It costs money to establish a contact point. There may only be a few people on a site, and their monthly expenses are only a few taels of silver. But if there are more sites, the expenses will be larger. This is not the main expenditure. The main expenditure is that the site spends
Expenditure on intelligence trading. They cannot find out anything by themselves. They have to deal with many "social people" and official people. Dealing with these people requires money to support them, a lot of money.
Therefore, the places where Mahanshan has established contact points are only in some important state capitals, such as Lin'an, Mingzhou, Xiangfan, Lizhou, etc. Some stations have also been built in Donghu, such as Nanjing Road and other places.
However, because of his relationship with the Money Gang, if Ma Hanshan wants to seriously intercept a person moving on the road, it is not that difficult. Because the Money Gang has many warehouses and branches in other industries all over the country, if the Money Gang launches
All our own cooperative stock holders from all over the world and people from all walks of life can intercept a person moving on the road, which is much more powerful than GPS.
Ma Hanshan knew that Meng Lianggon would definitely pass through Suishui County or the Xinyang Army, so he did not need to send out the money gang, nor did he need to send out the Ruyi Warehouse. He only needed to tell the people in Suishui County and the Xinyang Army that at about the same time
Just pay attention to the inns, inns and passes in your location.
Ancient times are different from modern times. Modern people are very happy. There are many roads to choose from when going to a place. Ancient people did not have many roads to choose from, and they had to pass through many passes.
Li Ergou received a notice from the Zhangzhou contact point asking him to receive Meng Tiju, the sworn brother of Ma Zhaizhu. He was so happy that he could finally do something for the person he admired most, his great benefactor, Ma Zhaizhu.
.So, he thought he was smart and sent people to a place more than 300 miles away to find and greet him.
It was another day, the next evening, when Meng Lianggon arrived in Suishui County, Li Ergou and others greeted him thirty miles outside the city. They met Li Ergou, the "God of Cooking" who Ma Hanshan had said was the best in the world in making pig ears.
I know that the emperor has a decree for him, and the "imperial envoy" who announced the decree arrived yesterday.
He had heard of "stopping people to complain" a lot, but this was the first time he heard of "stopping people to deliver orders". Meng Lianggon was a little confused. What order did the emperor give to him? Could it be that he had withdrawn his promotion before he took office?
Bar.
However, Li Ergou immediately answered his doubts.
"Sir, Hu soldiers have attacked Jinzhou. The leader of the village said that he is going to make a great contribution." On the way to the county government, Li Ergou whispered.
"Ah... the wild dog went south again? When did it happen?" Meng Lianggon was really surprised. He had just been on the road these days and had little information.
"The second day of May." Li Ergou said.
"Ah! Hasn't it been ten days? Do you know how the war is going now?" Meng Lianggon was surprised again and was very worried about the war in Jinzhou.
But, why didn’t I hear anyone talking about this matter along the way? It stands to reason that it has been so many days and the news has already spread among the people.
Weird, this is really weird.
Of course it's weird, both sides are controlling the spread of news.
"I don't know, but it doesn't matter, the division commander knows." Li Ergou said with a smile, "Master Meng, hurry up and receive the order. After receiving the order, the division commander should be here when you return to the inn. He knows everything."
The division commander is, of course, Shi Hualong, the militia battalion commander in Wagangzhai. Now that the number of militiamen has increased, he will naturally be "promoted."
Meng Lianggon met the person who delivered the edict at the county government office, received the edict and returned to Li Ergou's Yigao Inn. As expected, Shi Hualong was already waiting.
Li Ergou introduced the two of them to each other, and then left to prepare dinner. One was an important figure in Wagang Village, and the other was the benefactor's brother. He would personally prepare a sumptuous dinner to express his gratitude.
"Mr. Meng, here is a letter from the leader of the village to you. Please read the letter first." In the room, after Meng Lianggon sat down, he didn't know what to say to this big man who exuded a unique military temperament. He took a peek and saw the whole picture.
In the past, he had always been suspicious of the militiamen in Wagangzhai, and he always had a little disbelief in his heart. How could a militia of a hundred or so people capture more than twice as many Hu soldiers?
But now he believes it. He doesn't need to look at this so-called militia. He can see from the militia leader alone that the essence of this team is a strong soldier. This kind of solemnity, confidence, calmness, strength, and actions are full of rules.
He had never seen such a temperament of strength and power, whether it was the Xiang Army or the Forbidden Army, the Yulin Army or the Palace Guards, he could not find this kind of temperament.
This kind of temperament is so special. He found that when the division commander was quiet and indifferent to him, he was like a sword in a scabbard. But once the division commander's aura was released, he would immediately
It becomes an extremely sharp knife out of its sheath, a knife that can cut hair with a blow, and can kill people without leaving a trace.
It was so harsh that he actually felt pressured.
After opening and reading the letter, Meng Lianggon finally understood what was going on.
"My dear brother sent the division commander to follow me to Shiquan to kill the enemy. Does the division commander know?" Meng Lianggon was very excited. In the letter, Ma Hanshan not only told him how to fight the enemy, but also gave him 300 elite militiamen and a group of
New weapons to defeat the enemy.
"I know that three days ago, I ordered the necessary weapons and materials to be transported to Shiquan. Two days ago, the three hundred disciples also went in batches. If there is no accident, they can reach their destination tomorrow or the next morning at the latest." Put your hands on your hands.
On his lap, Master Hualong, who was sitting upright, said calmly.
"It can be reached tomorrow? I remember that it is nearly a thousand miles away from here to Raofengguan. They...can get there in four days? How will the supplies be transported?" Meng Lianggon was surprised.
"Of course, horse-drawn carriages are used to transport supplies. The farther west, the harder the road becomes. Otherwise, it only takes two days for them to reach the eight or nine hundred-mile distance. Of course, they are just traveling during the day." Speaking of horse-drawn carriages, the teacher said
Hualong smiled. The carriages in Wagonzhai are the fastest and most transportable carriages in the world.
Shi Hualong is not bragging. If the four-wheeled carriage in Wagangzhai runs on an asphalt road like Wawan Avenue, it can reach a speed of fifty, sixty or a thousand miles per hour. If it is driven even at night, it can travel a day and a night.
We have arrived. Of course, there must be a rotation of horses on the road.
According to Ma Hanshan's arrangement, the "ammunition" shipped to Jinzhou from Wagonzhai this time is actually not much. Ma Hanshan believes that in the face of such weapons that span generations... spanning countless generations, the quantity does not need to be too much, whether it is Rao Feng
The terrain in both Guan Pass and Ziwu Valley is very narrow. As long as you lay mines on their way back to blow them up, and then use flasks and grenades to burn them up, scaring them out of fear, you can make them surrender.
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Willingness to fight greatly affects combat effectiveness. If Hu Bing were to know that this move south was not the order of the imperial court at all, but the commander's private deployment of troops, then their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced immediately. Their willingness to fight would be fragile, and their combat ability would be compromised.
In addition, encountering weapons that have never been seen before, let alone three or four thousand people, even thirty or forty thousand people are not a big concern.
As for Ma Hanshan, he had already arranged for someone to spread the news to Hu Bing that General Hu was secretly deploying troops. When Meng Lianggon and the others arrived, the news had been fermenting for two or three days. This was the time when Hu Bing's mood was at its most volatile, and his combat effectiveness was at its lowest.
when…….
The fighting spirit is strong. When an army with strong fighting strength encounters an army with the weakest fighting strength and willingness, coupled with the dominance of weapons and terrain, it is not a myth at all to win ten times the enemy.
"Okay, I understand." Meng Lianggon pinched the letter from Ma Hanshan in his hand, and felt at a loss. It seemed that...he didn't need to make any preparations. Ma Hanshan had arranged everything for him. He just needed to
Just rush to Jinzhou and take charge of leading the troops to march out.
In fact, he didn't even need to lead troops. He only had to go to the port to hand over power, and then he could directly act according to his plan.
Of course, he still didn't believe that Mahanshan's 300 militiamen could stop thousands of barbarian soldiers. Moreover, Mahanshan also made it clear that he would have to lead a small number of border troops to deceive others. The letter made it very clear that the battle could defeat Wagangzhai.
The militiamen fought, but they did not need the credit. From the beginning of the war to the end of the war, the militiamen could not show it to others.
After all, it was his first time to lead troops. That night, Meng Lianggon actually suffered from insomnia. In addition to repeatedly deducing the tactics mentioned in Ma Hanshan's letter in his mind, he was also very confused about why the emperor asked him to lead troops to resist the enemy. He
I don't understand why the emperor suddenly ordered him to be the vanguard of the extermination of the captives.
I have never led an army, why would the emperor trust me so much? I really can’t figure it out.
In any case, he never expected that it was recommended by Ma Hanshan. Who would associate this kind of thing with Ma Hanshan? He is just a common man, a small businessman, and the emperor... this... is this enough? One in the sky and one in the sky.
Underground.
The next day, before dawn, Meng Lianggon summoned his teacher into a dragon, ate breakfast in a hurry, and rode westward.
In the past, when he was not in a hurry to take office, Meng Lianggon almost never urged his horse to rush, but it was different now. He was able to rush to Jinzhou as quickly as possible.
The military situation is like a fire, so we must move quickly.
In fact, the Hu soldiers had been camped outside Raofeng Pass for more than ten days. They knocked on the pass every day, but their offensive was not severe and their strength did not increase.
This was originally a private action by the border troops, and the purpose was not to attack the city, but to create a situation in order to promote certain political goals.
The defenders of Jinzhou were very panicked at first, thinking that the Hu army was about to invade the south again. This frightened the Lizhou pacification envoy to urgently mobilize troops from other places for reinforcements, and even borrowed troops from Jinzhoufu Road and Jingnan Road...
However, they soon settled down, because they found that Hu Jun did not increase his troops behind him, nor did he desperately attack the key points, so the Jinzhou defenders were not alarmed. A few days later, the imperial court ordered them to
All we need to do is guard the pass. As for how to drive away the enemy, what other pioneer officers will the court send...
Therefore, these days, both of us are just like going to work, attacking the test on time and guarding the test on time...
They were all waiting. The Jinzhou garrison was waiting for the vanguard of the expedition to the north, while the Hu army was waiting for news from the Song Dynasty.
Yes, they were just waiting for news from the Song Dynasty. The commander-in-chief of the Jingzhao Mansion had sold his life to the Northern Mongolia. He led his troops to invade the Song Kingdom, originally to force the Song Dynasty to join forces with Meng Kehu. Only Emperor Song agreed to this strategy.
He then retreated... Of course, if Hu Ting was faster than Song Chao and ordered him to retreat, he would have no choice but to retreat...