my wonderful zoo

Chapter 43 Determination
"It can be as short as ten days or as long as half a month. This is my estimate. I really don't know the actual situation." Lezhi knew that it was now a critical period. Chen Xun had obtained the information he wanted. Can he survive? It all depends on Chen Xun's next choice: "Why don't you just vote? I can be a lobbyist."

Chen Xun felt a little flutter in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

If I invest, it will be impossible for me to develop to the current level in less than 20 years, because I have been exposed, and I can no longer make a fortune in silence.

Moreover, being controlled by others and unable to control yourself will only lead to a dead end.

"I won't worry about what I should choose." Chen Xun didn't ask any more questions, made a gesture of wiping Lu Hui's neck, and walked out of the kitchen directly.

Soon, Lu Hui also came out and wiped the short knife in his hand with a rag. There was no movement in the kitchen.

"Go, get out of town."

Time passed quickly, and the sky was already bright. He left two ingots of silver for the family, and asked several other guards to roll up Le Zhi's body with a torn mat. After leaving, he dumped it in a dead end. Head quickly towards the assembly point.

When they arrived at the assembly point, the guards from the other three groups had already arrived and were waiting in an alley facing away from the street.

"how?"

"very smooth."

The group that chose wealthy businessmen from other places succeeded in "robbery" and only took money and no one was hurt.This wealthy businessman was very wealthy after arriving in Guangzhou. He did not do business and only spent money. He was a standard fat sheep. Even if Chen Xun didn't do anything, the locals would do it later.

The team that chose local gangsters failed on purpose, injuring people and not getting any money.This official has a very bad reputation among the people of Guangzhou, so he can be regarded as removing harm for the people.

"As soon as the gate opens, leave the city. The horses are in the woods two miles north of the city."

Soon, the sun rose and the city gate opened on time. People waiting to leave the city lined up to leave the city under the watchful eyes of the city defenders.

Chen Xun and others also left the city smoothly without any danger.

When they were approaching the forest, Chen Xun quickened his pace and entered first. In an instant, 31 horses were released from the zoo space. The guards followed them into the forest and were surprised to see so many horses.

"Why don't you have a saddle?" Lu Hui asked.

"It would be nice to have a horse. One for each person. Get on the horse quickly."

Chen Xun had accumulated prestige for a long time, and no one asked any more questions.

With horses, even without saddles, the speed was much faster. It took more than an hour to reach Beijiang.Letting his personal guards board the ship first, Chen Xun took thirty horses to an alley in the port. When he came out again, he was already empty-handed.

When Chen Xun got on the boat, the boatman immediately untied the mooring rope and the boat began to move down the river.

"Lang Jun, what kind of trick are you doing? It's too awesome!" Lu Hui couldn't help but ask.

You know, among the 31 horses just now, there were Chen Xun's Xiaohei and his maroon horse, but before he left Chenjiazhuang, he clearly saw both horses in the stables.

"Don't ask any more questions." Chen Xun couldn't explain.

In the future, as there are more and more contracted animals, more and more bizarre things will happen to me, and it is simply impossible to find a way to explain them every time.

All I can do is not explain it and let my subordinates figure it out on their own.

Whether it is deification or demonization, it will always increase the deterrence.And if you give it a little guidance secretly, it will definitely develop in a direction that is beneficial to you.

"According to Le Zhi, it is impossible for our Chen family village to resist. Should we evacuate overseas first?" Lu Hui was thinking about Le Zhi's confession and stopped worrying about Chen Xun's mystery. "You can't just withdraw. If you run away before fighting, Chenjiazhuang will be doomed from now on." Chen Xun shook his head and objected.

Chen Xun might have been timid in the past, but after the incident of the hungry people in Yanhu, Chen Xun's ideas changed.If you choose to be patient, the villagers below will be more tolerant. Once they get used to being patient, they will become submissive.

The situation of the hungry people of Yanhu at that time is the future of Chenjiazhuang.

"But the Guangzhou government has dispatched so many troops, we can't win at all." Lu Hui said.

"We cannot believe what Le Zhi said. It is very likely that we exaggerated the scale of the enemy we will face in order to gain more chances for survival." Chen Xun explained: "Deploying an army of 6000 to [-] people alone will The logistics force must be of the same scale, tens of thousands of people. Guangzhou did not dare to do this before getting permission from the Song court, and it could not afford it."

Fighting in ancient times was not like modern times. The transportation capacity was poor. All logistical supplies had to be carried on shoulders and horses, and both men and horses had to eat. It is estimated that the supplies transported by one logistician could only be enough for himself and one or two soldiers.

If a small Guangzhou can dispatch 6000 people at any time, the Song Dynasty's 500 state capitals, plus the imperial army in the capital, the border troops on all sides, and the northwest Tibetan soldiers, etc., the total army size can exceed [-] million.

Later generations of New China's army would not have so many troops.

Don't look at the wars described in the novels. Both sides have hundreds of thousands of troops. These numbers are all false reports to scare the enemy.If the actual number is one-fifth, it would be considered genuine, and most of the actual troops are logistics units. Only a small part of the remaining half are elites, and most of them are temporary part-timers.

"And even if there are so many troops in Guangzhou, it is impossible to send out all the troops. We still have a chance." Chen Xun's words can be regarded as encouraging himself.

His power has grown to this point, and he definitely can't be a coward anymore.

Look at Zhao Paopao's ending. As soon as he starts running, he will be unable to stop the car and will eventually be searched.

"But Chenjiazhuang now only has two hundred personal guards, and the village wall only has a foundation, so there is no way to defend it." Lu Hui said.

"If there are not enough people, we will call back from overseas. If there are not enough, we will mobilize villagers to participate in training. When the war comes, we can always do some logistical work. When there is no danger to defend, we will go out to fight and fight with the officers and soldiers. It is time to show our cards." Chen Xun made up his mind.

Beijiang makes a large circle from the northwest of Guangzhou, bypassing the city of Guangzhou.

Apart from being inspected twice by the North River Inspection Department and spending some money, there were no other disturbances along the way.

As soon as he returned to Chenjiazhuang, Chen Xun began to write letters.

One after another, homing pigeons took off from Chenjiazhuang and flew in all directions.

Except for the fact that Mayi is too far away from the mainland and snow pigeons cannot cross the long South China Sea and cannot directly send letters, letters have been sent to other coastal states, Hainan Island, Li Chao, and Champa.

It would take five or six days for the farthest city of Champa to receive the letter, but Chen Xun sent it anyway.

We don’t know how long this upcoming war will last. The Li Dynasty and the indigenous soldiers occupying the city will be a big help in the later stage.

The Chen family's strongholds in Li Dynasty and Champa were mainly defended by local indigenous soldiers. They were trained by sea guards and personal guards all year round, and their combat capabilities and loyalty were guaranteed.

Moreover, fighting against Song Ting's soldiers on the territory of Guangzhou will actually strengthen the will of these indigenous soldiers to fight.

After struggling for a while, Chen Xun decided to send a ship to Mayi.

With a mature compass to guide the direction, we can transfer at the Dongsha Islands and directly cross the South China Sea to Mayi. The distance is not far. It only takes seven days by boat with a favorable wind and fifteen days with a headwind.

Here, Chen Xun had to admire the wisdom of the ancients again. Chinese-style hard sailing boats could actually sail against the wind. This knowledge point was something Chen Xun didn't know before he traveled.

(End of this chapter)