Dark Fairy

Chapter 266
The Pengshan pass in the south is broken, and the barbarians are coming to kill them!
Just this sentence made all the men and women in the streets and alleys of Yongchuan City tremble subconsciously.Then his face became a little pale.

Everyone knew how terrible it would be if those barbarians who could eat people came to Yongchuan City.It is recorded in the history books, and it was only a few decades ago, that time Yongchuan City was directly slaughtered after being breached by the barbarians, and the last ten rooms and nine empty rooms were utterly miserable.

Some people are also asking "really or not"?
But soon this question will no longer need an answer.

When Yongchuan City began to recruit labor to repair and strengthen the city walls, and began to forcibly bulldoze vacant houses in the city to erect military camps, even the gangsters on the street knew that the situation was bound to deteriorate again.This posture clearly shows that they are making final preparations for war.

In this matter, the City Lord's Mansion and the Yamen did not restrain each other. Although there was not much communication, it was considered a tacit understanding.In less than three days, they found enough space in a place close to the city wall, moved the residents here, and moved them to another place, which was used to build a new military camp.

The city walls are a bit more troublesome.It is located in a remote place, and the defense of the city wall is of little significance. Even before Liu Jianyu's garrison came here, there were no regular soldiers here, and the city wall was useless.Not to mention regular maintenance.

Now it is required to increase the height of the city wall from the original two feet to three feet, and at the same time to thicken it by one foot.And all damage due to lack of maintenance in the past must be repaired properly.

This is a military order directly issued by Liu Jianyu to the City Lord's Mansion and Yongchuan City Yamen.According to the battle rules of the Hong Dynasty, local forces need to obey the arrangements of the garrison when the battle is tense.

In other words, during wartime, the local power of the garrison is actually equal to that of the city lord's palace, and may even vaguely overwhelm the city lord's palace under special circumstances.

Such a huge project naturally requires a lot of labor.Not only were most of the projects to be built in the industrial park stopped, but even the gangsters on the street and people who had lost their livelihoods due to the decline of all businesses were all recruited in one go.I work as a coolie, but I also take care of the food for the money, and I do it twice.

But during this period, Liu Jianyu's troops did not directly take over the city defense, and they still stayed in their military stronghold outside the city, doing various drills with the sound of horns all day long.It is estimated that compared with the tension and hesitation of the common people, the soldiers here have a more personal experience.

In the large tent in the Bingzhai, Liu Jianyu paced and frowned endlessly.He held two things in his hand, one was the military newspaper that Liu Jianyu had read no less than ten times, and the other was an urgent order from the Yamen of the Ministry of War in the capital that arrived yesterday.

"General, the strong labor force in Yongchuan City has been transferred one after another. Moreover, the construction of the city wall and barracks has almost squeezed out all the strong labor force around here. Yesterday, my subordinates went to the city wall and looked around. Even [-]-year-old and half-year-old children are knocking on rocks with hammers on the construction site. There are also many people who push carts and carry loads in their fifties and sixties, and it may be difficult to recruit people."

The lieutenant just came back from the outside with a sad expression on his face.

Liu Jianyu waved his hands when he heard the words, and slapped the things in his hands on the table with a bang.

"The black tiger will die, and the situation in the south will fall directly. However, after more than half a year of offensive and defensive bloodshed, it will take time for the Yunyan barbarian to recover, and the shortest is half a month, and the longest is more than a month. This is why the Yunyan barbarian's foothold is unstable. Time. It was supposed to be a bold attack, a frontal confrontation at the foot of Pengshan Pass and additional harassment. We must not let the opponent relax easily. But Lin Yun, as the master of the garrison of Pengshan City, actually made the army stand ready! Want to wait for work? This is simply a"

"General, speak carefully!" the adjutant interrupted hastily.Don't be afraid of [-], just in case. There are some things in the military that cannot be said nonsense.In particular, it is a serious crime to criticize Shangfeng.Compared with Liu Jianyu who was in charge of the first army, Lin Yun was the chief general of the military affairs, and his official position was only half a rank lower than that of the Yamen Yamen of the Ministry of War, and he was far higher than Liu Jianyu.

However, Lin Yun is known for being good at keeping things safe.It seemed that it was suitable to be placed behind Pengshan Pass as a support before, and it was just right to cooperate with Black Tiger General Zhao Panshan.But now that Heihu will die in the line of duty, leaving Lin Yun alone to support the overall situation, this is not quite right.

At the beginning, Zhao Panshan asked the back to prepare for the battle, but he did not expect that Yunyan's army would rest for such a long time after breaking through.And after death, there is no way to do anything to respond.

But Lin Yun stubbornly guarded his defense line, not at all interested in the fighters that might exist in front of him.

In the eyes of a general like Liu Jianyu who focuses on attack or flexible military strategy, this is simply a crime.It would be strange if I could bear not to scold my mother.

But it's hard to tell with the use of soldiers.

Liu Jianyu also stopped the bad words in his mouth in time.He sighed, although he was still in the limelight in Yongchuan City, but what a fart when looking at Hong Chao?Even swearing at Lin Yun from thousands of miles away was worried about getting into trouble, and he felt powerless for a while.Shaking his head, he still felt that it would be prudent to get things done in his hands first.

So while Liu Jianyu sighed, he picked up the urgent order that arrived yesterday, read it again, and said: "The superiors want our troops stationed in various places to strengthen the city defense, and we must train a group of auxiliary soldiers. Especially for special places like Yongchuan City, The number of auxiliary soldiers should not be less than five hundred, and they also need to have a certain ability to fight with a knife. You also said just now that the labor force in Yongchuan City has been drained, so how to deal with this order?"

Liu Jianyu also felt a dilemma. Although he had an idea in his heart, it was inconvenient to say it first, and wanted to hear if the adjutant had other ideas.

The adjutant shook his head and said: "This subordinate went to the yamen before, and asked Luo Suchen to show me the list of records around Yongchuan City. Almost all those who can be called labor have already been used. The rest Those who are there are all necessary craftsmen and laborers in the wharf and industrial park, such as carriages and horses, and they cannot move.

However, there is one place that adults seem to be able to consider.There are a lot of laborers over there, and they can fight people with swords on them, which is far more demanding than ordinary laborers. "

Liu Jianyu raised his eyes and glanced at the deputy general, sighing: "You mean the sword shop, right? Is there no other choice?"

The deputy general was also helpless, and said: "General, you don't have to worry too much. The situation is similar in every city now. The reason why the construction of the Tianfeng Plain in the south is so fast is not because a lot of labor was allocated from the whole country. There is a labor shortage everywhere.

But the knife hall has been controlled by the city lords of the cities, so it is not included in the list of recruits.Usually it is not obvious, but now it is particularly prominent.The subordinates even felt that this order was deliberately issued by the Yamen of the Ministry of War. They knew the situation in various places, and they wanted to force the troops stationed in various places to attack the knife shops in various cities in desperation.

Maybe it's a kind of temptation from the Ministry of War to the various families? "

As soon as the deputy general said this, Liu Jianyu immediately fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)