"General Xu Shen, is this your personal intention, or is it the intention of all of you who are preparing for the forbidden army?" Shi Qianshan did not agree immediately, but asked about the specific situation.
If only Xu Ba and a few others followed, it wouldn't make much sense.
On the contrary, if 10,000 people follow, the force will not be small.
"Of course everyone means it. Haha, to be honest with Brother Shi, once General Zhongwu left, our food standards dropped, and everyone complained." Xu Ba chuckled.
Hearing that the 10,000 reserve imperial troops would follow, Shi Qianshan also laughed and said, "Okay, General Xu Shen doesn't mind that we are an army composed of ordinary people. Let's all go together to find General Zhongwu."
"Okay." Xu Ba laughed immediately.
After the two of them agreed, they decided to leave immediately. Otherwise, who knows if Wang Deyong would change his mind or cause any trouble.
Xincheng, which was originally very lively, became quiet that night.
Thirty thousand Xinzhou soldiers left, taking many of their family members with them.
The 10,000 reserve imperial troops also left, on the pretext of leaving the city to test Mongolia's strength. They left the city in batches and never came back.
Seventy percent of the people in the city left in an instant, leaving only 30% who did not have Xinzhou soldiers at home and were unwilling to leave their homes.
When this result reached Wang Deyong's ears, he was stunned for a while, and his eyes could almost spit fire, and then he said, "Let's go, let's go, let's all go, this way
No one is wasting food anymore. If anyone comes, immediately seal the four gates. No one is allowed to enter or exit without my order. At the same time, fast horses are sent to notify nearby cities.
The troops quickly gathered in Xinzhou."
"By the way, notify the reinforcements and ask them to prepare their own rations. Tell them that even if I borrowed it from them, they will return it all as soon as the rations from the court arrive."
There were suddenly more than 40,000 troops missing from the city, and Wang Deyong was really scared.
Fortunately, Long Wuwei did not leave, and Wang Miao stayed, which somewhat comforted him. Also, Shi Ruohai, the northern general who was sent out, returned. Although he did not bring many troops, he brought
Some food came.
However, what he didn't know was that it wasn't that Wang Miao didn't want to leave, but that he didn't know where to go.
When Su Shi was here, they didn't get along happily. That is to say, Su Shi looked at King Jing's face, so he didn't argue with him and gave him full freedom. He never owed a stone for food and grass.
Now that Wang Miao was asked to find Su Shi and bow his head, he still couldn't bend down.
After all, he is also the martial arts master of King Jing.
At best, Su Shi was just an aide to King Jing. He was also an aide who was physically ill and could not be on the stage.
Wang Miao despises Su Shi from the bottom of his heart. That is to say, His Highness King Jing is still young and there are not many people around him. Once King Jing grows up, people like Su Shi will definitely be abandoned.
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Even if he will fall behind sooner or later, what's the point of having a good relationship with such a person?
Wang Miao is a realist, and he will often follow whoever is more powerful, which leaves him with nowhere to go and has to stay in Xincheng.
Taiyuan Prefecture, Yu County, Shouyang and other places soon received the transfer order issued by Wang Deyong. Regardless of whether they wanted to or not, the Privy Councilor ordered that they
We have to execute it.
Soon, reinforcements from various places arrived one after another, and Xinzhou City became lively again.
Wang Deyong could finally let go of his high-spirited heart. While he was summoning the army, Su Shi, who had already left Xinzhou long ago, was not idle either.
With the black cavalry and the vanguard army, they hurried all the way from Xinzhou to Baozhou. As General Zhongwu, they met General Ansu Army and General Guangxin Army.
Su Shi had no intention of seizing power, or even asking them for soldiers or food. He just told them that he would recruit troops in Baozhou next and would be responsible for everything he needed.
The two generals who originally had some resistance to Su Shi were instantly relieved.
What they were afraid of was that Su Shi would blindly command with imperial orders, or simply take away their military power.
Su Shi was Zhao Zhen's personal loyal general and had the power to lead 50,000 troops.
But now there are only about 6,000 vanguard troops around Su Shi. If he really wants to use the two armies for his own use, speaking of justice, there is really nothing he can resist.
But Su Shi had no intention of attacking them.
Maybe they think they are strong, but that's what they think. Su Shi may not necessarily have such a view.
This was how the preparations for the Forbidden Army were before. These were all the seedlings of the Forbidden Army, and their combat power was only that much. On the contrary, they were not as useful as the Xinzhou soldiers composed of ordinary people.
At least Xinzhou soldiers dared to fight and died, but they were still obedient.
Although you have to pay a lot of money and food to pay for Su Shi, isn't that what you should do?
If someone is working hard for you, why can't they put forward some conditions?
Just like now, when Ansu Army and Wenxin Army were really handed over to Su Shi, he still had to consider whether they would really
Be obedient. Don't slander yourself at a critical moment, as it can affect the entire battle, and that's scary.
There was no intention of disturbing the two armies, but it was just a warning to the soldiers among the people. When the two generals put down their nervousness, they would naturally cooperate vigorously.
Baozhou has always been on the edge of the northern border. The population is not as large as Xinzhou, but it still managed to gather 20,000 troops in five days. By this time, Su Shi had already left Baozhou and went to Xiongzhou.
The Baoding Army here in Xiongzhou, Su Shi met General Baoding and said what he said before.
Xiongzhou was "captured", and it took only five days to gather 20,000 troops.
This speed surprised the three generals. They had not recruited troops in the area before, but the people always made excuses and were forced to do so. They dragged the family away without even giving you a consultation.
There is no room for it.
But now, in the same recruitment process, Su Shi is making very rapid progress. How can this not be enviable?
Of course, the reason why it was possible was also very simple. Rice noodles as high as mountains were pushed there. There was so much food and grass that the three generals couldn't help but want to grab a handful.
It’s better to have money!
The three generals all sighed involuntarily.
But they didn't want to think that this time the court only gave 5 million yuan in military expenses. Before leaving Bianliang City, Su Shi had spent 80% of it. All of this was Su Shi's own.
In a short period of time, the faith points decreased significantly. Originally, Su Shi had accumulated nearly 300,000 points in these days, but in order to sign these troops, 200,000 faith points were taken in the blink of an eye.
came out.
effect
The results were also excellent. Not only did they recruit 40,000 strong troops, but they also increased their faith value by tens of thousands.
For the time being, it seems that what you get out is not as much as what you pay for, but it doesn't matter. Once the foundation is laid, even if you need to continue to pay in the future, you can still earn some compared to the points you get every day.
Su Shi thought in his heart that one day, when his name resounds throughout the northern border, and everyone wants to join his side for various benefits, and when everyone is convinced, he is afraid that it will happen at the end of the day.
When you have hundreds of thousands or more Faith Points in your account, you will feel really happy.
Su Shi also wanted to see if the system would be upgraded and changed again when the faith points reached one million.
In ten days, an army of 40,000 was formed.
The speed is so fast that it is rare in ancient times.
The Baozhou Army and the Xiongzhou Army set up a fight, and Su Shi used cash to buy some of their excess weapons from the three armies.
The three armies also made a fortune, and everyone was dazzled.
Speaking of which, they only made money this time. When Su Shi led two armies to the battlefield and won the battle, were they still afraid that they would not be able to capture usable weapons?
Su Shi came to Bao and Xiong prefectures, and the commotion was so great that the Liao spies lurking here naturally knew about it and reported the matter to their superiors.
After General Xiao Xiaoyou learned that Su Shi was not in Xinzhou and had gone to Bao and Xiongzhou, he also thought about turning the gun around. He always had a feeling that Su Shi posed too much danger to them.
Already.
But this is an army of 100,000. The goal has been set and it is really difficult to change. Otherwise, it will have to be chaotic for a while.
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"Well, didn't you say that the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty has arrived in Xinzhou? Let's fight him first and restore the morale of the army. Besides, Xinzhou is a good place. With so many Liao soldiers coming, we always need to conquer a territory first.
, just choose this place.”
With such self-comfort in his heart, Xiao Xiaoyou led the army and continued to advance along the previously planned route.
Wang Deyong in Xincheng still doesn't know that the danger is approaching. But even so, he is not in a good mood.
He ordered in the name of the Privy Council to mobilize surrounding armies, but the effect was not very good.
In more than ten days, only 30,000 troops were ordered to come to Xincheng, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.
Obviously, the people below were perfunctory with him.
Do you want to mobilize the army for his use?
Okay, you are the Privy Councilor, your arms are thick, we can't twist you.
But you only talked about the quantity of the troops you mobilized, not the quality, so as a temporary sign, I'll send you the weakest people in your territory.
You can ask us to bring food.
But it didn't say how many days it would take. We will only give them ten days of food and grass. After that time, you will be responsible for the food and drink of these people.
You can't take responsibility? That's okay.
If I don't have food, I can't starve to death. At that time, don't blame us for sending the army back to defense.
The following set of players has policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. This set is very slippery.
Wang Deyong has also been an official for many years, how could he not see the truth behind this? While he was angry in his heart, thinking that he would deal with you one by one when he is free, he kept writing to Bianliang City, asking for reinforcements and food.
At this moment, Wang Deyong
I really treat Eight Hundred Miles Express as an ordinary letter delivery.
Sometimes, Wang Deyong would use the 800-mile express two or three times in a day. Of course he knew that doing so would make people feel bored, and this was exactly his purpose.
Wang Deyong was telling the wealthy old men in Bianliang City that the situation in the north was not good, and even a bit critical.
Once this kind of psychological suggestion is formed, even if he loses the battle in the future, it will be hard for others to say anything.
This is Wang Deyong's old trick: before he talks about victory, he seeks defeat first.