"Just stay in Huayin obediently. Skin peeling will naturally be done by skinners. There just happen to be professionals here, who are more knowledgeable than you," Shi Jin said to Shi Qian thoughtfully, then turned his eyes. Look at Zhang Qing.
When Shi Qian saw Shi Jin's eyes falling on Zhang Qing, he immediately turned to Zhang Qing and asked, "So, Brother Zhang is good at peeling skins. I don't know what he was doing before."
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it," Zhang Qing smiled knowingly after hearing this, and said to Shi Qian: "When my brother came here, he opened a hotel on the cross slope to do some small business."
"Oh,,," Shi Qian said in a drawled voice as if he suddenly realized something, "So I understand. No wonder he is good at skinning people, dealing with merchants, cheating, and specializing in cutting people's oil and water."
"You guessed it wrong," Shi Jin said with a smile after hearing this: "Brother Wu and I had a drink in his shop that day. We know how powerful they are, but it's far from that."
"What else could it be? Could it be that he cooked for the guests and ate them," Shi Qian said.
"Little brother, don't tell me, you are right," said Sun Erniang, the dominatrix, "We just saw those tall and strong men and put sweat medicine into their drinks, which made them numb. He was dragged to the backyard and tied to the human skinning bench, disemboweled, made into human flesh buns, and then sold to others."
"This...this human flesh..." Shi Qian was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. He was so shocked that his tongue couldn't move and he couldn't speak clearly what was in his mouth.
"I want to know what this human flesh tastes like," Shi Jin said jokingly: "Another day, I'll ask Zhang Qing and his wife to skin an officer and soldier for you to see, and wrap them up for you to try."
Zhang Qing knew that Shi Jin was joking about Shi Qian, so he added fuel to the fire and pretended to be serious about it and said: "I don't know what kind of taste my brother likes, whether it's more white meat or lean meat, whether it's cut into cubes, chunks or... Cut into minced meat,"
When Shi Qian heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly and couldn't help but lower his head. His eyes fell inadvertently on the meat plate on the banquet. It felt like it was filled with bright red meat that had just been cut from a person's thigh. Shi Qian felt that his stomach There was a spasm in his heart, and he immediately shut up and obediently stopped talking.
Shi Jin saw that Shi Qian had become well-behaved and continued the topic just now. At this time, Wu Song, who had been looking at each other with a smile, happened to have a question waiting there.
Wu Songfa asked: "Since there is a way to defeat the enemy, why don't we defeat the enemy more quickly?"
"Our goal is not just to confront the garrison on the front line. Even if we defeat them, it will only tear through a layer of armor of the officers and soldiers and still not reach the critical point," Shi Jin replied.
"Then for us, what is the key point for officers and soldiers?"
"Capture Xiagui and successfully march north to capture Pucheng. Only by capturing these two places is our goal. After consolidating Huazhou, we can further send out troops and seek expansion. However, the most important thing for us at the moment is The most important thing is, first, materials, food and grass. We don’t have enough time for all industries to flourish. I am good at fighting, but for this, I still need to hire someone else. The current materials, food, grass, gold, silver, cloth, and armor are all obtained after conquering cities and territories. Seizing the trophies of officers and soldiers is the second most important thing, soldiers and horses. Shi Qian just said it right. Ever since we came down from Shaohua Mountain, we have been adhering to the idea of having better troops and simpler administration. It is not easy to recruit soldiers and horses, and we have never had an advantage in terms of number of troops. , now, they are all strong men recruited from the common people's markets, and some are captured and surrendered officers and soldiers. This implies a more serious problem, which is the training and overall quality of the soldiers and horses, okay In the long run, reputation far outweighs superior combat effectiveness. This was a headache for me at first, but with the help of Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, the discipline of the army has improved a lot. However, the actual strength is still very small. Officers and soldiers can use the human wave tactics. , but we have to save our troops," Shi Jin said here in one breath, sighed, and continued: "And this is not the most urgent thing. As the saying goes, 'It is easy to get a thousand armies, but it is hard to find a general.' What we are lacking right now is He is a general who can stand alone. I wonder if my two brothers have any suitable candidates. I hope to recruit them. I am very grateful, little brother." Shi Jin said and left the table and bowed.
Wu Song and Zhang Qing looked at it. Shi Jin bowed and it seemed that he was seriously talking about the pain point of the current development. So he quickly left the table and returned the gift, saying: "There are many good men in the world, but I don't know that in history, From my brother's perspective, how can we set a standard if we stand alone?"
"The ancients said, 'It's easy to conquer a country, but it's hard to sit on it.' But now, it's even more difficult to 'seize a country'. The war is in turmoil. Not only do we need to recruit capable people and people with lofty ideals to help restore the local economy, but we also need to be able to recruit soldiers and horses to gather food and prepare for war. , when officers and soldiers suddenly attack, they can respond in time and protect the land and water," Shi Jin said, looking at Wu Song and Zhang Qing expectantly.
Wu Song and Zhang Qing both lowered their eyes and thought about it. For a moment, the banquet was completely silent as they waited for the result of their thinking. However, after Zhang Qing thought about it for a while, he slowly shook his head and turned around to give the last words. When all his hopes were placed on Wu Song, Wu Song also sighed. Shi Jin could see that Wu Song wanted to recommend him, but the fact was that there was no one to recommend him, so Wei Wei shook his head in embarrassment.
Shi Jin looked at Wei Wei and smiled, brushing away the embarrassment, and said: "Talents are really hard to find. Most of the people who are clamoring in the arena are in vain, poor in skills but impetuous, and most of those who can really stand on the side of the battle are mostly It is very difficult to live in seclusion in the mountains and indulge in debauchery. You must first invite people to come out of the mountains."
"Brother, there is no need to be anxious. Everything is destined. There is an incident on our side, and word of mouth spreads all over the world. It is unknown, but there are already some people who dare to come and join the gang," Zhu Wu said.
"Well, I hope so," Shi Jin accepted Zhu Wu's step.
Wu Song raised his head at this time, hesitated for a moment and said: "Brother Shi, when I recounted what happened earlier, I mentioned a person, Xiao Guanying in Ping'an Village, who is known as Jinyan Biaoshi in Mengzhou. kindness,"
"Oh, that's the one you said begging you to help take back Happy Forest," Shi Jin remembered.
"Yes, that's him. When I met him, he was injured, and I had never seen his fists and kicks. He just talked about some fists and kicks while drinking. I thought that although they were not good, they were good. He can also be a capable general, but he is far from being able to stand alone as his brother said," Wu Song said.
Shi Jin smiled and said: "If there is a hero who can stand alone, that would be the best. If not, as long as he can go into battle to kill the enemy, I, Shi Jin, will open the door to welcome him out of the country. I'll recruit him as soon as possible. I'm afraid he won't come." ,"
After Wu Song heard this, he felt relieved and said: "Brother, don't worry. I will write a letter tonight. Shi En is also a good man. I will be happy to come after receiving the letter."
"Okay, okay," Shi Jin said, stroking his palms, "'It's not surprising that a friend comes from afar,' but it's a big surprise when he comes."
Everyone filled their cups with wine and immediately raised their glasses and drank together.
Shi Jin wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and continued: "Right now, we are short of major generals, so we don't dare to make a bold move against the officers and soldiers. Either we don't move, or we must move these garrison troops stationed on the front line and Xia Guicheng." Take them all together. Brother Wu asked just now. I will simply say it bluntly now. At present, Taoist Gongsun has a way to break the Five Elements Formation of those officers and soldiers, but we have a better way to break it. Guicheng, if you think about it, if we defeat the officers and soldiers stationed in front first, then the defense in Xiagui City will be strengthened, and then attacking will definitely consume a lot of our troops. However, if it is the other way around, and we capture Xiagui City first, it will be over. Those officers and soldiers' nests and those officers and soldiers guarding the front line will definitely be disrupted. If we take the opportunity to break the formation, wouldn't it save our energy?"
"Sounds good, but there is such a camp on the way. If we can't break it, how can our troops fly over and capture Xiagui City," Wu Song asked curiously.
"This..." Shi Jin said with a mysterious smile: "The method is already there, but it only takes two days. In just two days, it will be done. However, when the time comes, it will require a brave general to lead the troops. , and that situation is extremely dangerous. Courage alone is not enough. You also need real ability to fight your way through thousands of troops and obtain the rank of general."
After hearing this, Wu Song's eyes flashed with light, and his heart moved accordingly. Wu Song tightened his palms, grinned slightly, and said with a smile: "Brother Shi, this kind of job belongs to me, Wu Song. I'm not arrogant." , Just as Brother Shi said, such a dangerous thing could not be achieved without Wu Song, but I don’t know how to kill him."
The eyes of Shi Jin and everyone fell on Wu Song. Wu Song looked at everyone and said nothing, then stood up and said: "Why, you still don't believe me Wu Song, do you want me to lift the two stone lions in front of the court together?" Get up and open your eyes with everyone,"
Shi Jin waved his hand and said with a smile: "No, no, I, Shi Jin, have experienced Brother Wu's skills, and I feel inferior to him. If Brother Wu is willing to go to this battle, he will naturally be able to capture him. However, this must be slow down in advance." Let’s talk about it in two days, we still have other things to do,”
"Could it be that brother, I was tired from the journey and was afraid that I would make a mistake, so I postponed it for these two days," Wu Song said, remembering the incident of giving a favor.
"You and Brother Shi are brothers who have worshiped each other. How could you be so open-minded? However, I still have some preparations to make before the general can directly enter Xiagui City." Wu Yong said at this time He said: "This is also the reason why Zhu Wu and I have returned to Huayin County in the past few days. We are only two days away from preparations, but Brother Shi has to come up with the manpower. Mr. Gongsun needs five generals. You must be proficient in long weapons and good at riding. In addition, as Brother Shi just said, you need an extremely fierce general."