Now is not the best time to launch a large-scale war.

Luo Gang knows this better than Wang Zhu.

The foundation of Guizhou Road is really very thin. When Xiao Cheng was running Qianxinan Guizhou earlier, he relied more on external blood transfusions. But with the establishment of Guizhou Road, the market is getting bigger and bigger, and it is almost impossible to rely on external blood transfusions anymore.

, what we have to do now is to develop our own potential.

Dozens of merchants in the association have basically ensured that the business routes on Guizhou Road are intact. It can be said that under Xiao Cheng's special attention, the commercial activity on Guizhou Road has far exceeded that of surrounding areas.

But this is just one aspect.

It is far from solving the fundamental problem of Guizhou Road.

Therefore, some subversive policies such as land reform and household responsibility system were introduced.

Although these policies have ensured the rights and interests of large local households and more dispersed the rights and interests owned by the government, it may not be possible to gain local support and see results within three to five years.

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At this time, Xiao Cheng naturally did not want to fight.

Perhaps it was because of Xiao Cheng's great reputation that even though Xiao Cheng now disguised himself as a harmless little white rabbit, Dali Gao Yingde on the other side still thought that he was a tiger that was eyeing Dali.

This is naturally Gao Yingde's deepest understanding of Xiao Cheng. At the same time, it is also one of Gao Yingde's methods to solve domestic problems and replace Duan.

When the two factors were combined, Gao Yingde decided to strike first to gain the upper hand.

This is what Gao Yingde wants, but not what Xiao Cheng wants.

Judging from the intelligence sent back by Huiyuan, the first to take action should be the Gao Yingxiang tribe entrenched in Liupanshui and their allies, the Xuzhou Sanman tribe.

They are pioneers, and at the same time, they are also a large-scale trial.

This trial of defeating the opponent with the power of thunder and overwhelming force made the opponent realize the power of Guizhou Road and realize that by launching a war with Guizhou Road, what they gain and what they are about to lose will be far from what they can achieve.

Proportionally, this war will only cause them to lose more.

In this way, the war came to an abrupt end.

Guizhou Road will usher in a rare development time.

Even if Gao Yingde did not give up after suffering a defeat, he would have to re-plan and deploy the war after losing the assistance of the Sanman tribe in Xuzhou. As a result, the war would have to drag on for another year.

Half a year.

For Guizhou Road, every day that passes, the balance of victory will shift one more point towards them.

"Fight the Wumeng tribe in Zhaotong?" Looking at the small flag on the sand table pointed by Wang Zhu's finger, Luo Gang felt his heart tremble. "From Bijie to Zhaotong, it is a full five hundred miles, almost crossing the road.

In the entire sphere of influence of the three barbarians in Xuzhou, why do I feel that you are not going to fight, but more like going to die?"

Wang Zhu laughed: "The specific battle plan has been sent to Futai Mansion. It depends on Futai's decision! Mr. Fu, the most important thing about this battle is to establish our prestige and let the opponent realize how powerful we are.

, it doesn’t matter how many enemies you kill, nor how much territory you can occupy.”

"In this case, all cavalry will be needed to fight, but the Sirius Army only has one battle camp and five hundred cavalry." Luo Gang shook his head.

"I have suggested to Futai that the Tianwu Army cavalry battalion be mobilized to join the battle. One thousand cavalry is enough."

"Since the request is fast, we have to consider the factor of horses. Where did so many horses come from?" Speaking of this, Luo Gang couldn't help but miss the time when he was in the northwest.

At that time, there was no need to worry about horses at all.

The Iron Harrier is equipped with one person, two horses or even three horses, but in the southwest, it is pitiful. No matter which cavalry battalion of the army, it can ensure that the cavalry of 500 people is fully equipped and the horse has already used its old nose strength.

Son.

"There is no shortage of horses in the Three Barbarians of Xuzhou!" Wang Zhu said: "Did the Palace Master forget that one of the key points of our transactions with them in the past two years is war horses? Their horses are not as good as those in Dibei.

My horse is tall and has strong sprinting power, but when it comes to endurance, it really has nothing to say!"

"Grab it now!" Luo Gang was speechless.

"Isn't it?" Wang Zhu said with a smile.

Three days later, Wu Ke arrived in Bijie with Xiao Cheng's personal order.

Five days later, Fan Yifei personally led the Tianwu Army cavalry battalion to quietly arrive in Bijie to join Wang Zhu.

"General Fan, why did you come here in person?" Wang Zhu was naturally surprised and happy when he saw Fan Yifei.

Why did Wang Zhu want the cavalry battalion of the Tianwu Army to assist him instead of the cavalry of other armies? An important reason is Fan Yifei.

Fan Yifei, who had a background as a scout, attached great importance to the cavalry under his command, which was unmatched by other army commanders. Fan Yifei even served as the commander of the Tianwu Army's cavalry battalion himself.

If the cavalry under Wang Zhu's command are good at fighting fiercely and storming strongholds, then the cavalry under Fan Yifei's command are best at light cavalry raids and various wild survival abilities. Almost every cavalryman is a qualified

of scouts.

But Wang Zhu didn't expect Fan Yifei to come in person.

"How could I not come in person for such an interesting thing?" Fan Yifei said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have reported it to Futai, and I am your pawn in this battle, and you will direct everything."

Wang Zhu smiled, feeling relieved.

He and Fan Yifei are at the same level and have similar seniority. They both participate in this battle at the same time. If there is no priority, what will happen if there are objections to each other?

That would be a mistake.

"Now that you're gone, what will happen to Guanling?"

"Over at Guanling, we are currently preparing for defense in case the opponent suddenly attacks. My lieutenant is much better at defending this kind of thing than me. Leave it to him, I can rest assured." Fan Yifei said with a smile: "Moreover,

All troops and horses are already making preparations. As soon as our side succeeds or Dali starts to attack, the troops will quickly move to the front. You also know that the advancement speed of our troops is far faster than that of any other army."

"That's true!" Luo Gang said: "Chongwen has always paid attention to the speed of army transfer. The speed of the infantry of Guangrui Army at that time amazed the Liao Army. The reason why Guangrui Army was like this is that the Xiao family

Lang listened to Chongwen's suggestions and worked hard to establish it."

"But in the past two years, on our roads in Guizhou, the prices of donkeys and mules, let alone horses, have skyrocketed!" Fan Yifei said with a smile.

"Once we teach the three barbarians of Xuzhou a lesson and then bring them to our side, there will be no shortage of horses in the future!" Wang Zhu said. "Speaking of which, I quite like the horses produced there. They endure hardship.

Hard-working and not squeamish, they are better than Northland horses."

A thousand cavalrymen rested for a while in Bijie and set off quietly in the early morning.

Luo Gang prepared supplies for them for ten days.

Valley pot

The fried rice noodles were mixed with salt, vinegar and other condiments, and even some sesame seeds were added to it. Each person had a specially made bamboo tube to hold drinking water. Wang Zhu's cavalry had a divine crossbow and twenty crossbow arrows. , but the Tianwu Army cavalry inherited the tradition of Fan Yifei. Each person can defeat the enemy with a bow and thirty feather arrows. They can shoot on horseback.

In the thin mist, Master Luo Gang and the cavalry disappeared from his sight. The worry on his face did not appear until this moment.

No matter how confident it seemed in front of the army, such a military operation itself is full of variables, and there is only a thin line between winning and losing.

And now, the only thing he can do is wait.

Wait for good news, or bad news.

Wu Jing is just sixteen years old this year. In Mangbu, sixteen is considered an adult. The first thing he needs to do is to join the tribe's army and become a member of the tribe's protection. He must serve in the army for three months every year. At the end of three months, you can return home and wait to come back next year.

But when the term expired in March this year, Wu Jing was unable to go home because the tribal chief had spoken and everyone could only continue to stay in the army.

This made Wu Jing very angry, because his family had agreed that his daughter-in-law would get married after returning from service. As a result, the planned wedding date would inevitably be postponed.

The experienced veterans in the army are a little uneasy. They know that under such circumstances, it is very likely that there will be another conflict there.

As for who the target is, it seems self-evident.

In the past, they were always fighting with the Luo Ghost Kingdom, but now the Luo Ghost Kingdom is gone and replaced by the Song Dynasty army.

No one is afraid of fighting against Luo's Ghost Kingdom, but conflict with the Song Dynasty is a different concept.

The soldiers below don't understand. Our Xuzhou is considered to be under the rule of the Song Dynasty. Is this a rebellion?

Of course, these words can only be passed on in private.

As a group of people at the lowest level of the Mang tribe, they have no other choice but to obey.

Although Wu Jing was young and inexperienced, he also knew that something was wrong, because in the past, they had only forty or fifty people stationed here, mainly to collect taxes from passing caravans.

Zhenxiong is adjacent to Bijie and is the only way from Xuzhou to Bijie. The tax revenue here is very considerable in a year. It is one of the main sources of income for Mangbu.

However, people from these two sources continued to arrive one after another. Now the number of people has doubled to more than a hundred. Moreover, the number of caravans has been decreasing sharply. In the past two days, Wu Jing was a caravan. Didn't see it anymore.

In the past, there was a constant flow of caravans from Xuzhou to Bijie, and the money there was very easy to make.

Wu Jing put the backpack on his back and stabilized it. There was a large bucket half as tall as a man in the backpack. As young soldiers who had just joined the army, of course they had to do the chores of fetching water and cutting firewood.

One bucket of water weighs seventy or eighty kilograms! In the past, forty or fifty people would have to carry a dozen buckets of water, which was barely enough. But now that the number of people has doubled, Wu Jing has to carry a dozen more buckets of water. , the workload has doubled all of a sudden, is there any reason not to complain?

Touching the red and swollen marks on his shoulders caused by the strips, Wu exclaimed, "When I go back this time, I must make a leather vest."

There were two pairs of armors at home. One was iron armor, but the eldest brother wore it away. The other was leather armor, which was given to the second brother. When it came to him, he had nothing left. If you want it, you have to earn it yourself.

However, Wu Jing has no complaints about this distribution, because he has not contributed much to the family! Now the family is completely supported by the eldest brother and the second brother. The money he has to ask for his wife is all saved by the eldest brother and the second brother.

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Moreover, the eldest brother works as a personal guard next to the big leader, so he naturally has to have a pair of iron armor to maintain his reputation. The second brother went to Shimen Fan tribe to make a living, and also became a general. Everyone in the village is envious of him now! They all say that the Wu family has arrived.

In this generation, they will become more prosperous.
To be continued...