Han Xiang

Chapter 119
At the end of July, the summer grain returns to the warehouse.

The threshed straw is temporarily piled up in the field to dry.

Straw is a good thing for farmers. Except for a part that will be used for composting and returning to the field, the rest will be transported back home for further use.

It can be used as firewood, chopped and mixed with bran and other materials as feed, can be used as a variety of building materials, and can also be used as mattresses, etc. It has a wide range of uses.

Therefore, the farmers who finished the harvest did not stop working because the grain was put into the warehouse. They continued to turn the field, fertilize, and process the straw until the autumn planting ended and there was a period of rest.

At this time, the renovation of the main bureau's mansion was completed, and Lu Su brought a group of officials to the independent yamen, just waiting for the family members in Dongcheng to come to reunite.

On the morning of the second day after Lu Su moved, when he was sorting out documents with the officials in the hall, someone outside the house suddenly called Master Lu, and the urgent voice came from far and near to the courtyard.

Mother is here?

Lu Su was ecstatic in his heart, and strode out to welcome him.

What was waiting was not the news of relatives, but the invasion of foreign enemies.

The thief commander Zheng Bao led thousands of people, and he was rushing to the north in a mighty way, and now he is less than ten miles away from Hefei.

Long Xiang, who was inspecting the cement workshop, urgently called the generals in Hefei to discuss countermeasures.

Lu Su was shocked when he heard the news, and he said that He Fei hadn't completely let go, and Zheng Bao came without warning.

Before he had time to think about it, Lu Su rushed to the Army Sima's Mansion according to his official duties.

Arriving at the front hall of Jun Sima's Mansion, Lu Su found that all the generals except Feng Zhong had arrived.

"Come on, Zijing, that fellow Zheng Bao is indeed attacking, sir, please dispatch the enemy."

Long Xiang pointed to the position beside him, motioning for Lu Su to come to his side and give orders.

Lu Su straightened his clothes, strode to the front on the right side, and bowed his hands modestly: "Hefei has been on guard all along, and Zheng Bao is unable to break through the city. The general is already in the city, how can I overstep and dispatch?"

"The enemy is at present, please Zijing not to give way, we should work together as one."

Long Xiang frowned and continued to signal, his attitude was very sincere.

"I will definitely help with all my strength, but it is up to the general to call the shots."

Lu Su was very persistent, and immediately changed the subject after speaking and asked, "Where is General Feng? His craftsman camp is of great use."

Long Xiang replied: "Thousands of people are working outside the city. They are reluctant to part with the grain and grass in the fields to dry, and they are trying their best to rush to the city. I am worried that there will be no time, so I ask Uncle Zhong to take the craftsman camp to help."

Lu Su was surprised, and quickly advised: "A quick march of ten miles is not far away. How can you let the people rush to transport grain and grass? You must bring them back to the city as soon as possible, and immediately set up city defenses."

"I also think about the people, it is not easy to grow food for one season"

Long Xiang gave a bitter smile, then stopped Cao Xing and ordered, "Send people out of the city quickly to pass an order, telling everyone to give up grain and grass, and enter the city immediately."

"Wei." Cao Xing cupped his fists and turned away.

Long Xiang had never experienced a city defense battle. With Lu Su, the governor, in front of him, he naturally didn't want to take detours.

So he spread his hands, motioning for Lu Su to continue.

"and then?"

When Lu Su saw Long Xiang asking for advice, he turned around and made arrangements with Tang Ju and Xu Ding: "The two generals have been in charge of city defense. If Zheng Bao besieges the city from all sides later, he will implement the original defense plan. If Zheng Bao only attacks one of the gates , you will listen to the dispatch and take a break in the middle, and then follow the orders of Long Sima's army, and now you can deploy according to the plan."

"only."

Tang Xie and Xu Ding clasped their fists at the same time.

Lu Su finally told Xu Chu: "General Xu's athletes are the main force. You go down first and gather the soldiers to stand by. You will follow the orders of Sima Long later."

"only."

"Wait a minute."

Xu Chu clasped his fists and turned to leave, but was suddenly stopped by Long Xiang.

"Zijing, the last time we were in Chengde, we found that Yuan Shu's soldiers were as weak as chickens. We expected that Zheng Bao's men were also mobs, so using Zhongkang's tiger and wolf fighters to defend the city, isn't it a bit of a shame?"

Lu Su smiled and said: "Don't worry about the cloud rising, no matter whether Zheng Bao's people are chickens or dogs, let's use the city to drain their energy first, and when the morale of the opponent is low, we will go out to fight in the city and we will gain great merit."

"Alright, Zijing is more thoughtful and Zhongkang is going to assemble first and stand by."

"Yes."

Xu Chu's troops were not damaged in the slightest test in Chengde before.

Long Xiang had never seen such a strong soldier, so after getting this powerful army, his heart swelled a little for a while, but fortunately he was awakened by Lu Su in time.

After Xu Chu left, Long Xiang asked Lu Su again: "Uncle Zhong's craftsman camp has a lot of people, where do you plan to put them?"

Lu Su stroked his beard and replied: "First, transport war materials as a substitute, and then replace them one after another when the defenders in the city are damaged."

"What if the craftsman camp is also emptied?"

"If you want to keep guarding, you can only recruit the men from the city to go to the city, but they have not been trained, and the casualties should be very heavy, so usually."

Lu Su didn't continue in the middle of the conversation. Although there were nearly 2 people in Hefei at this time, it was just right to feed more than 2000 soldiers.

Blindly expanding the army can easily break the balance of income and expenditure. Lu Su has been encouraging Long Xiang to recruit troops because the grain stored in the official warehouse in Hefei has been kept at more than [-] hu for a long time, and it is a pity not to use it to raise troops.

Longxiang's thinking is the same as the saving thinking of later generations. As the saying goes, there is food in hand without panic, and you need to have enough food to hedge risks.

He doesn't have the solid foundation like Yuan Shu, nor does he have the support of the gentry like Cao Cao. Others can make a comeback after repeated defeats. Long Xiang only needs to lose once and the game is over.

Seeing Lu Su's serious face, Long Xiang smiled and comforted him: "I just assumed, but the craftsman camp can be expanded in the future, and more than a thousand people are not enough to build Hefei."

"Yun Qi knew it well, so Lu Su didn't persuade him too much. Zheng Bao will go to the south gate for the meeting. The general can go to sit on the tower first, and I'll come to meet up after I've dealt with the matters in hand."

"Now that the deployment is complete, where does Zijing want to go?"

"Although the army has been dispatched, food and supplies for the defense of the city must be continuously dispatched during wartime, and must be properly arranged first."

"Alright."

Military workshops in Hefei have been set up, but due to objective reasons such as the scarcity of craftsmen, the output of defensive materials such as arrows is very small.

At this stage, we still have to rely on Longxiang's ideas, relying on throwing bricks and stones as the main weapon.

It is not easy to make bricks by firing a kiln, and Long Xiang is a master who has lived a hard life and knows how to save. He is reluctant to use the finished bricks as a weapon.

The bricks transported to the city wall are all waste bricks, that is, half bricks damaged during firing and transportation, and waste from demolishing old houses.

Putting on his armor and just about to leave the mansion, Long Xiang found Qiao Ni holding a Qiao Rui saber and following behind with a serious face.

Long Xiang sized him up, and persuaded him earnestly: "Young Master, it's fine to follow along. Hefei is going to fight right now. Yashi will not have eyes at that time. It's better to stay at home to be safe."

Practicing the basic skills is boring, Qiao Ni listened to Chen's suggestion, and liked to follow Long Xiang around, acting like a son-in-law who can't accomplish great things.

However, there are exceptions. At this time, Xiaoqiao is not afraid of threats.

"Yun Qi looks down on people. I am the only son of the Qiao family. How can I hide in my boudoir like my daughter's family? My father can go to battle to kill the enemy, little Shishi, what is there to be afraid of?"

Long Xiang nodded appreciatively, thinking that after all, he was General Qiao's seed, and there was still some blood in his bones.

He didn't want to dampen Qiao's enthusiasm, so he nodded and agreed: "Young master insists on this, then take care of yourself, I won't be able to take care of you later."

"Ah."

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