Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 180 Confidence
Wang Xing raised two fingers and asked cautiously: "2000 people, is that enough?"

Liang Xiao and Li Jiao exchanged a look again.They knew that they had accidentally exposed a fact that the accounting officials probably knew well, but no one said it.

In the eyes of many people in the imperial court, Kuaiji is a barren land with slash-and-burn farming and tattoos. To put it simply, it is a group of uncivilized barbarians.In the Han Dynasty, large counties with more than [-] households had magistrates, and small counties with less than [-] households had magistrates. In the entire Kuaiji, only Wu County had magistrates. Compared with the Central Plains, the difference is not one or two points.

But they all ignored one thing intentionally or unintentionally: there is a large number of hidden people in Kuaiji County.The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Those descendants of the six countries who fled to Kuaiji when Qin Shihuang swept the world have already recovered after decades of recuperation. I don't know.

While nearly 2000 prefectures with the common people as the main body are defending Wu County, these common surnames near Wu County can easily gather [-] people. How much potential troops does Wu County have?

Judging by Wang Xing's expression, Liang Xiao reckoned that it would be no problem to double it again, and with the inheritance of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, the quality of these private soldiers should not be bad.

No wonder Xiang Yu was able to lead Jiangdong's soldiers to run rampant all over the world. No wonder Wu Wang Liu Bi was so confident that he wanted to grab the emperor.These people are probably part of their confidence.

The military system of the Han Dynasty often consisted of 2000 men, led by school lieutenants or captains.In other words, this is already a standard configuration in the field.

Liang Xiao looked at Li Jiao. "is that OK?"

Li Jiao is eager to try. "no problem."

Liang Xiao was a little worried.Li Jiao may have had experience in commanding troops before, but he certainly had never led so many people.It is one thing to lead a guerrilla attack with dozens of people, but it is another thing to lead a thousand people to fight.The reason why he recommended Li Jiao is because he has no experience in this field, and only Li Jiao can take on such an important task.

Can he handle it?This is war, not hunting.

"Don't worry, there's no problem." Li Jiao laughed, and said confidently, "When will we see these people? Where can we get supplies, whether they have armor, how is the training..."

Li Jiao asked a few questions in a row, not only Liang Xiao was relieved, but even Wang Xing was relieved a lot.Li Jiao is an expert.Liang Xiao also learned the art of war, and heard Huan Yuan talk about the precautions for commanding troops, but those were after all just talk on paper, far less practical than Li Jiao.

Of course, he didn't expect that Li Jiao was just bursting with confidence to a large extent.

After discussing with Wang Xing, taking advantage of the opportunity to be alone with Li Jiao, Liang Xiao, who was not at ease, asked Li Jiao, "Have you led the army before?"

"No." Li Jiao said without thinking.

Liang Xiao was taken aback and cried out. "You dare to accept the mission without leading the army?"

"I haven't led a soldier before, and I haven't seen anyone lead a soldier before?" Li Jiao laughed and rolled his eyes. "I have been participating in the capital test since I was 13, and I went out with my father when I was 15. I have been fascinated by it. I don't know how many battles have been fought with thousands of people. Besides, there are still brothers. It is no problem for each of you to receive two hundred, right? I just need to send you Just take care of it, why bother with everyone?"

Liang Xiao was speechless.I have to say that Li Jiao is courageous enough.Still, he had a good idea.In the Han Dynasty, every year, the county-state was used as a unit, especially in the northwest, and it might be organized to fight back against the invading Huns.Li Jiao and others have been exposed to combat since they were young, and they have no problem leading 200 people to fight.Liang Xiao was probably the only one with problems.

Seeing Liang Xiao's worried face, Li Jiao patted Liang Xiao's shoulder carelessly. "Okay, don't worry. It's very simple to fight. You'll know after a few fights. In the future, we will have to lead the army to fight. What's wrong if we have the opportunity to practice this time? If we can't even deal with these barbarians, we will How can you fight the Huns?"

"Okay." Liang Xiao nodded helplessly.There's no way, he can't keep a low profile when he's with these conceited guys.

As Li Jiao said, when the Langguans heard that there were 2000 people, each of them could command about 200 people on average.Their emotions infected Liang Xiao, and Liang Xiao put aside the timidity in his heart, and listened carefully to their plans.

The officials also knew that Liang Xiao was from Guangling. He was still young and had no formal training. Unlike them, who had taken hunting as a game since they were young, and had almost zero experience in leading troops, they were very enthusiastic about teaching him. Offer to be with him.

Li Jiao pushed them away. "Stop arguing, Ah Xiao will follow me and be my Sima. Shu Yun, work harder, protect Ah Xiao with you, and find a chance to shoot and kill two generals. That's better than anything else."

Li Shuyun cheerfully agreed.

Knowing that Liang Xiao and others agreed to help, Wu Qianqiu was very happy. He arranged a sumptuous banquet for Liang Xiao and others.At the banquet, Wu Qianqiu introduced some people to Liang Xiao and the others.Most of these people, like Wu Qianqiu, have good family heritage and strength, but they have always been relatively low-key and rarely show their faces.Now that their homeland is in trouble, they have to stand up and stand together at the risk of being exposed.

Commanding troops to fight is more important than banquets. Li Jiao immediately proposed to see the assembled soldiers to see how strong they are.Wu Qianqiu readily agreed, and before the banquet was over, she led Liang Xiao and his party out of Fuboli.

The 2000 people were stationed by the Songjiang River and divided into several camps, with dozens of tents and a dozen or so tents.With an order, these people gathered by the Songjiang River.If you don't look carefully, these people are no different from Wuyue natives, but if you look closely, these people still retain many characteristics of the Central Plains people.

Liang Xiao estimated that they should be the sons of slaves, that is, the descendants of slaves.From birth, everything about them belongs to the owner.In terms of status, they are not as good as ordinary people, but in terms of living conditions, they are worse than ordinary people. At least they will not often face the pressure of the government, and they will not be in danger of bankruptcy.Under the protection of their master, they live a relatively stable life.

Satisfied, Li Jiao immediately divided up the work, assigned the six Langguans to the six stronger camps, got to know each other well with their original leaders, gathered together several weaker camps, and let him personally command them.In order to ensure Liang Xiao's safety, he arranged ten strong young men under Liang Xiao's command.

Arranged properly, Liang Xiao and others moved into their respective camps on the same day, familiarized themselves with the situation, and conducted unified training.

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During this period, Liang Xiao went to the seaside and met Liu Ling who had just arrived by sea.

When Liang Xiao asked for a meeting, Liu Ling was soaking in the swimming pool and lost his mind.This building ship was refitted by Liang Xiao, the upper flying hut was removed, and the cabin was converted into a super-large swimming pool.After Liang Xiao and others left, Liu Ling took over the building boat and kept the swimming pool, but made slight adjustments to suit her personal use.

Hearing that Liang Xiao was coming, Liu Ling put on his clothes and stood up, beckoning others to change.The maids brought a full set of clean clothes, and were about to put them on for Liu Ling, when Liu Ling suddenly rolled his eyes and asked the maids to wipe off the water on his body, put on a silk dress, and then a sable fur. Two feet, come to the main cabin.The charcoal from Yuzhang County is burning in the cabin, and the incense is lit, and the warmth is melting, and the smoke is curling up.

Liu Ling's scalp was wet and draped over his shoulders, no makeup was applied on his face, his face was facing the sky, with a blush from just getting out of the bath.Under the entanglement of a trace of smoke, it has a little more fairy air, but it is still enchanting.

Liang Xiao entered the cabin, and seeing Liu Ling who was lying on his side, he couldn't help being stunned, standing in the cabin door, he even forgot to report in.

What does this mean?He knows that Han women are open, but this is... too tempting.

"I'm sorry." Liu Ling sat down sideways and put his bare|naked feet in the fur.Turning her eyes, she said with a sweet smile: "You came here without saying hello, I didn't have time to make up, so I can only see you like this."

"Your Majesty is born beautiful, even without makeup." Liang Xiao lowered his head, feeling a little itchy and complaining.You dress like this, let me see or not? "Actually, in my opinion, the Lord Weng who doesn't wear makeup is more beautiful."

"Really?" Liu Ling giggled, and the flowers trembled from the laughter. "You came all the way here just to praise me?"

"Of course not, I just couldn't help boasting a few words when I saw Lord Weng."

"Hmph!" Liu Ling snorted noncommittally, not knowing whether he was happy or unhappy.She was leaning on the side, resting her chin in one hand, and twisting the chess pieces on the table with the other. "You asked me to come to Kuaiji, what good will it do for me?"

"I don't know if Lord Weng is ready to send a great service to Lord Weng."

"I only have one large boat and several small boats. What kind of merit can I do? I heard that Minyue said that there are hundreds of boats. I am worried that if the meritorious service is not accomplished, I will be captured instead. Liang Xiao, why don't you come here?" Protect me, I will let you command this ship, and all the meritorious deeds will be yours. How about it?"

Liang Xiao smiled wryly. "Young Lord, you are joking. Although I grew up by the river, I know a little about water, but I am not familiar with water warfare. I may not be able to command operations. Lord, the people of Wu County have assembled and will find a way to intercept Minyue in Songjiang. If it goes well, Those big boats will run aground in the river, and the ones that can enter the sea are small boats. The size is so different that not only is the Lord safe, but also the big ones can bully the small ones and sink them directly."

"It's fun to bully the small with the big, but I only have one building boat, is it enough?"

"Would a tiger be timid when faced with a herd of sheep?"

"Am I a tiger?" Liu Ling's eyes fluttered, and his smile was half a smile. "It turns out that I am so vicious in your mind, no wonder you always keep a respectful distance."

Liang Xiao smiled awkwardly, feeling a little hot-headed.Can we still have a pleasant chat, let's talk about business, don't always talk about other things, okay?He covered his mouth and coughed twice solemnly. "One more thing, I need to ask Lord Weng for advice."

Seeing Liang Xiao's embarrassment, Liu Ling was even more proud, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes almost melted into water.It took a long time to get out of the water, and even though the charcoal was burning in the cabin, she still felt a little cold, so she took a hand stove and hugged it in her arms, gently rubbing the shiny burner body with her slender fingers. "you say."

Liang Xiao recounted the bad idea he had given Yan Zhu.

Liu Ling listened quietly, still smiling, but his eyes became serious.She glanced at Liang Xiao: "You mean, the court is a tiger, we are sheep, strong and weak are unstoppable, why not float in the sea?"

Liang Xiao nodded. "My lord, the imperial court conferred the title of the king as a vassal and guard court, so it must be sealed in a remote and intractable place. When Huainan was granted, the Kanto was not peaceful, and the Huainan Kingdom needed to shield the Central Plains. Now even Kuaiji and Danyang have become Han Commanderies, and the Huainan Kingdom has returned. Does it have any meaning?"

Liu Ling waved his hand, interrupting Liang Xiao's words.She rested her chin and stared at Liang Xiao with a pair of bright black eyes.

"Do you think the emperor will agree? Taking a step back, even if the emperor agrees, isn't the king of Jiangdu more suitable for guarding the border than my father?"
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