Chapter 601 601: Ping Sibao County (3) [Request for monthly votes]
Shen Tang was having an intensive meeting to discuss where to send troops and personnel allocation, and Qiu Cheng was naturally not idle either.
Qiu Cheng asked: "In your opinion, what will happen this time?"
The atmosphere in the conference hall was solemn.
Someone tried to ask: "Can I borrow food?"
Qiu Cheng frowned: "Who can I borrow from?"
In this year's situation, the landlord's family has no food left.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have targeted Shen Tang.
Someone said: "How about writing a letter to the alliance leader?"
The alliance leader in his mouth is the founder of the Dragon Slaying Bureau——
Huang Lie.
Qiu Cheng recalled Huang Lie's old lair, curled up his lips, and thought to himself: [Huang Lie, a scoundrel, still owes his family money and food, and there are hundreds of thousands of homeless people and bandits under him. People are still worried about how to support so many mouths. Where can he borrow them? 】
Everyone thought about the forces with good relations.
There is food in places farther away, but the delivery is not timely.
Some people in recent times are also poor and have to tighten their belts to get by.
After some discussion, the situation turned gloomy.
The core of their meeting was not to worry about how strong Shen Tang's soldiers and horses were - in fact, in Longwu County, no matter how many soldiers and horses were recruited, they could not recruit many soldiers and horses, and even if they could recruit them, they would not be able to raise them, let alone There is also Yonggu Pass to share the troops.
If Shen Tang wants to send troops, he can only mobilize tens of thousands of people.
Wouldn’t this guy just take away the guards at Yonggu Pass and leave no one to look after his home just to conquer Sibao County?
Qiu Cheng is really not afraid of thousands of people.
What he was afraid of was the aftermath of a war between the two sides.
In fact, his current situation is worse than Shen Tang's.
At least Shen Tang is not short of food.
He is not only short of food but also short of money.
The wealthy gentry and wealthy households in Sibao County had already escaped from the previous rounds of disasters. Qiu Cheng wanted to "borrow" money from the local tycoons but could not find anyone. The only good thing is that he was born in the Qiu family. During the years when Dafang was held hostage by Zheng Qiao, he took up the banner of the Qiu family early and pocketed most of the Qiu family's resources. Relying on the connections between in-laws and old friends, we can also gather a batch of emergency supplies.
But it can only be done on an emergency basis.
The three armies went ahead without using food and grass.
The gap in the war cannot be filled with just this.
How to fill it out has become a difficult problem.
The batch of grain in Nanyu County can only last for a while.
At this moment, someone whispered a suggestion. Everyone present was a scholar/martial artist with sharp ears and eyes, so they naturally heard it clearly. They also thought about this proposal, but no one had the nerve to propose it.
Add more taxes to the common people within the territory!
Qiu Cheng was embarrassed: "This, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"
He said it was not good, but his heart was also moved, and he sighed: "In recent years, the lives of common people have become worse. It’s not easy to live in. The first two county governors were greedy and imposed excessive taxes, which made the people resentful... How can I imitate their methods? "
There is also a drought this year, and food output has dropped sharply.
"What's wrong? If my lord hadn't worked so hard in the past two years to help the people recuperate, the situation in Sibao County would still be unknown. Now that the thieves have invaded, and the war is coming again, if the people don't want their families to be destroyed, they should help, and it's only natural and right."< br>
The speaker was a burly middle-aged general. He was extremely violent.
When talking about the word "Shen Thief", he gritted his teeth.
Without him, the ninth-level and fifth-level doctor whose head was taken off by Shen Tang was his younger brother. When he suddenly learned of the bad news, he wished he could spread his wings and chop off Shen Tang. Others may not want to fight this battle, but he is a determined fighter and full of fighting spirit.
For a while, many voices echoed him.
Someone struck while the iron was hot: "My lord, starting a war with Thief Shen will do more good than harm to us, and it may be able to solve our urgent needs."
Start a war with Shen Tang, and if we win, we will naturally annex the entire Long. Wu Jun, get all the other party's inheritance. Although Shen Tang knew that his wealth should be kept secret and had kept a low profile in the past two years, it could be seen from the increasingly plump cheeks and improving complexions of the people under his rule that Longwu County was a fat sheep. Judging from the relatively frequent business activities in Longwu County, the other party's family background is quite strong.
Successful annexation will restore full health in one go.
Qiu Cheng said: "How could I not know?"
If there is a win, there will be a loss.
Winning is great, but what if you lose?
With the tone of Shen Tang's letter, he was afraid that there would be no chance of a comeback, and he didn't think that the other party would stop at that.
In the current situation, he has been forced onto the cliff.
In this battle, we can only win but not lose!
Thinking of this, Qiu Cheng couldn't help but feel bad luck.
I thought my neighbor was an embroidered pillow with a reputation for kindness and a good temper. I didn’t expect that the neighbor was small in stature but had a big temper.
Everyone discussed and finally reached an agreement.
In extraordinary times, let the people under the rule suffer for a while longer, wait until the immediate crisis is resolved, annex Longwu County, and then make compensation.
Then we discuss how to defend, guess where Shen Tang will attack from, and who we should send to resist and defend one side.
During the whole process, Miao Shu didn't say a word.
Just looked more silent than before.
She didn’t speak until it was almost over.
Everyone turned their attention to her: "...I have heard that since ancient times, arrogant soldiers often lead to defeat, but underestimating the enemy has always led to success. The thief Shen's tent may really be a crouching tiger, hidden dragon... That day, we waited for his ambush to fight. , let’s not talk about the warriors under his command, the scribes should be vigilant..."
"I don’t like to hear this. 'A large number of arrogant soldiers leads to defeat'?" When did we become arrogant soldiers?" The general who led the battle frowned impatiently, feeling that Miao Shu was targeting him, and his brother's death was related to Miao Shu's incompetence. He was getting angry and said, "You have lost your fighting spirit before the war begins. You are a coward who still tries to shake the morale of our troops. You should be punished!"
"It is not advisable to embolden others' ambitions and destroy one's own prestige."
"Did you become completely timid after the first battle with Shen Thief? Are you frightened out of your courage by others? What is a 'arrogant soldier', what is 'underestimating the enemy'? You are an ant. Looking at the rocks, I feel that there are high mountains and mountains, and when I see a puddle, I say that the sky is heavy... Huh! You are just an incompetent person!"
In fact, after she said this, she realized that she had lost her sense of proportion.
When I heard the ridicule from several people in my ears, my face turned pale.
Only one person supports himself.
It was an eighth-class bus that went and returned the same day: "What she said is not unreasonable. We were misled by the outside world and really thought that Shen Thief was no good, so we carelessly underestimated the enemy and harmed so many people. How dare Shen Thief Maybe you really have the confidence to say so.”
Qiu Cheng gave up on Miao Shu just for his sake. Eyes: "Shu Niang, do you have any countermeasures?"
Hearing this address, Miao Shu secretly clenched her hands in her sleeves, her face was filled with shame, and she did not dare to look up, for fear of seeing other colleagues acting strangely. The look in his eyes——Qiu Cheng has never called himself this in public before, he has always addressed himself by his position.
Calling "Shu Niang" such an intimate nickname...
It's somewhat playful.
She calmed down and said: "Just now there was a suggestion to borrow food from the alliance leader. Although borrowing food is not appropriate, borrowing troops is OK. Not only the alliance leader, but also all the forces participating in the alliance can borrow troops. Even if it is not possible, it is possible to borrow troops. , you can also put pressure on the lord Shen. In the past two years, the lord has sent troops to attack the tyrant Zheng Qiao, but Shen thief is attacking the lord at this moment. How do you know that this person is not a supporter of the tyrant? "
"Since you are a supporter, you should be equal to the violent lord and attack him!"
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Thank God, it finally rained heavily for two or three days in a row. The drought was so severe before. It’s hard to even drink a sip of water, and water is limited and cut off every day... I have to squeeze out time to take a shower, for fear that I will run out of water halfway through...
(End of this chapter)