GBP Chapter 215 Layout
Chapter 215 Layout
Zhang Xiaojun led his troops south and encountered a small group of remnants of the Zhang family army who had escaped from Ansu County the next day.
"What? You lost a city in one day? And you still have 30,000 defenders?"
Although Zhang Xiaosi also captured the city in one day, there were only 500 soldiers in the city and only ten longbows, which made it impossible to defend the city.
"Do you know where your young marshal went?"
"Your Excellency, Major General, we left the city in a hurry and didn't see the Young Marshal. However, we know that a large army was heading northwest. We were separated by the intercepting troops and thus came here by a detour."
The remaining soldiers spoke tremblingly, fearing that they would displease the major general and be killed by him with a single blow.
"Northwest?" Zhang Xiaofeng repeated these two words, spread out the map and took a look, roughly determining a few locations.
"Orders have been sent out to search for the Zhang family army in these locations. We are..."
Yizhou has a very special geographical location. When Zhang Xiaofeng led his troops here, he intentionally bypassed Yi County, which was located to the east. Now he has to go around the northwest, and the space for movement is really narrow.
So he detoured for a hundred miles and set up an ambush at the intersection leading to Zijing Pass, waiting for news from Zhang Xiaosi's team.
There happened to be a reservoir here called Yishui. When Zhang Xiaofeng arrived here, he set up camp here.
Hou Qianzhi and Lu Lihong, who were accompanying them, were very familiar with the place, and they gradually won over the remaining forces of the local Lu family.
When the Special 1st Division left, it left behind an artillery company in front of Chen and four infantry guns to guard against enemy attacks from the west.
Unexpectedly, Shi Ge sent someone to negotiate, saying that he was here to collect the money that Luancheng owed the Lu family, and produced an IOU signed by Lu Yang at the time.
"What's the use of your IOU? I only see that Lu Yang owes you on behalf of the Lu family, it doesn't mean that we owe the Lu family!"
Zhao Sheng met the representative sent by Shi Ge, the young and capable general Mu Hui, who was the youngest and most educated general in Shi Ge's army.
"This matter needs to wait for Lu Yang's approval, but we are here for this reason. We will not leave. If you want to fight us, we are not afraid."
Zhao Sheng is not really afraid of fighting now. They only have about 60,000 to 70,000 people, and they can draw troops from Jing County and other places to decide the outcome.
At this time, news came that there were tens of thousands of troops stationed in Woniu City, and there were signs of reinforcements.
Although they are the imperial army, no one can predict whether they will turn against us and cause a "Luancheng Incident"!
With the lessons learned from the past, Mr. Zhao had to take these into consideration.
"Okay, just don't move where you are."
Zhao Sheng compromised and designated a location where they could not move around, so that the villagers could return home and live.
The Chinese New Year is just one month away!
Luancheng needs a stable environment.
"This location is quite inconvenient for our food supply. We want to station here."
The location Mu Hui pointed to was Luming Mountain, fifty miles north of the original address. Although the mountain here is not big, it has an excellent location and is also the entrance and exit of Jing County.
"This place is not suitable. There is a fast road here, and the imperial court has soldiers guarding it."
The purpose of bringing the imperial court out was to scare them.
Although Mu Hui was educated, he had no decision-making power. After hearing what Zhao Sheng said, he was at a loss.
"My dear Prince Consort, I will go back and discuss this with the Chieftain and give you an answer. However, I hope you won't launch a surprise attack."
"Do you think we are such shameless people? But please don't harass the people nearby."
Mu Hui was not worried about his own people regarding the request made by Zhao Sheng, but he really couldn't guarantee the people left behind by Tuoba He and the newcomer Hou Lin. However, since they were already here, he agreed to it verbally.
After Mu Hui left, Zhao Yongsheng said, "Will you believe what these people say?"
"I don't believe it, but I don't want to start a war now. Let's wait until Ma Biao comes back."
He wanted to ensure temporary stability, exchange time for space, and manufacture more weapons.
After Shi Ge received the news, he had no plans to send troops, but he made a request, hoping that Zhao Sheng would give their people some food.
Logically speaking, this request was a bit excessive, but Zhao Sheng agreed to it. News came from Ma Biao that the battle was won, but more than 10,000 people had escaped and were still being pursued.
It’s the end of the month again, next month is December, and the Chinese New Year is just around the corner.
"In this year's battle, the food in two places was robbed, which is really unbearable."
Li Xin rushed to Luancheng, saw his daughter, and then found Zhao Sheng.
"Luancheng's food reserves are quite active, but they only cover one year's supply. We'll allocate half of them. I hope the county city won't be in too much trouble."
"The food in the camp can only last for three months. What will we do after spring comes?"
"The main camp will be allocated food from Langya. That should be enough to supply the main camp with food and fodder for two months."
Zhao Sheng's arrangement would last at least six months: the military garrison would guarantee Guangchang County for half a year, and Guangchang County would guarantee Weizhou. Jing County would be guaranteed by Luancheng, but Zhao Sheng had stored up more than half a year's worth of food in Shigang Village, which he hadn't disclosed.
Li Xin felt relieved when he heard that there was food in Langya. He decided to transport it back before the New Year to avoid any further trouble.
As for the food and fodder for Shi Ge's 60,000-strong army, Zhao Sheng suggested that some of the troops be withdrawn first, and Luancheng would help to provide half of the remaining troops.
Shi Ge thought that there was little possibility of fighting in the remaining days, so he sent half of the personnel back, and Hou Lin also went back with them.
Zhao Sheng was still worried about these people, so when the people returned home, he sent an armed force to continue garrisoning here under the pretext of repairing Macun.
At the same time, some supplies such as seasonings and ready-to-eat foods were sent to reward Shi Ge's army.
As we all know, the ? tribe to which Shi Ge belongs were once slaves and suffered discrimination for many years, which led to their psychological distortion. When someone suddenly cared about him, he felt a little uncomfortable.
However, there was no reason for him to refuse something that was delivered to his door.
Pharmacist Guo waited in Woniu City for some time. The supplies on both lines were almost used up, so he wanted to see what to do next.
"General, the young master has been leaving the camp frequently recently and seems to be in close contact with a woman."
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Pharmacist Guo raised his eyebrows and pondered for a long time before saying, "This rebellious son is fooling around outside again. Go call the Shaoqing."
Shaoqing is Guo Zi'an's courtesy name. When the family general heard the instructions from Guo Pharmacist, he responded and went out to find Guo Zi'an.
Pharmacist Guo moved to the military tent desk and sat down, and couldn't help but worry about his son.
"Father, you called me?"
A soft call woke Pharmacist Guo from his thoughts. He looked up at Guo Zian, his young face filled with pride, which was the breath of youth.
"You've been leaving the camp quite often recently, and there are rumors that you're having a close relationship with a woman."
Guo Zian was shocked when he heard this and thought to himself: I am very careful in my relationship with Roland, how could my father know about it?
Thinking of this, he realized that his actions were not only known to his father, but it was very likely that his wife's servants were also secretly observing him!
He had to make this matter pass, especially after knowing that Roland was from the grassland, he had to suppress it.
As the son of a great general, and the one who will inherit the national prestige army in the future, he must never let anyone know that he is associating with the barbarians of the grassland.