Isn't the purpose of recruiting these soldiers now to resist the rebels?
"What are the rebels?"
"I have never taken them seriously. What can a bunch of rabble accomplish?"
"They are just a bunch of fat sheep that will be slaughtered before the time comes."
"If nothing else happens, these people will become our family assets, just wait and see!"
"One day the great roc rises with the wind and soars ninety thousand miles."
"My father-in-law is still afraid of future generations, but my husband must not be young."
Zhang Bao smiled and said to Lao He.
Hearing this, Lao He was very excited. To be honest, although he couldn't understand the meaning of these two lines of poetry in Zhang Baozui.
But this lack of understanding made him feel extremely powerful.
This time.
If only I could have a drink!
pity!
What a pity...
…
That night.
Sun Ming, Wu Dayong and Zhang Hansheng came to find Zhang Bao.
The purpose of their coming was what Zhang Bao had previously ordered them to do, about putting themselves in his shoes and conquering the county government.
After they return.
After brainstorming, I actually came up with several solutions.
They couldn't help but be afraid again and again.
Naturally, we don't dare to delay this kind of thing. If these rebels can think of it, it will be troublesome.
We now have enough manpower to respond to these measures.
They came to see Zhang Bao immediately.
"Sir, after we thought of this plan, we have already taken people to conduct an on-site inspection."
"In the mountains and forests on both sides of the county, there are indeed enough paths for large groups of people to pass. We can garrison there. The terrain in those places is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. We can hold them back simply by relying on the terrain."
"Then if we double team up front and back, there is no risk!"
Sun Ming pointed at the map and said.
"Okay!"
"You don't need to tell me everything. You are your respective commanders now. If you find these problems, just inform me and make your own arrangements to implement them."
"I will give you general directions, and you can do it yourself."
"I only care about the results!"
Zhang Bao interrupted Sun Ming with a wave of his hand.
Sun Ming was stunned.
"Don't use it when you doubt others, don't doubt when you employ people."
"You three are the commanders I selected. Now you have 500 people under your command. In the future, you may have 5,000, 50,000, or even 500,000!"
"You must learn to make your own judgments and bear the consequences yourself!"
Zhang Bao looked at Sun Ming's confusion and explained with a smile.
Sun Ming and the others looked at Zhang Bao. They didn't expect Zhang Bao to have such great trust in them!
And I don’t know why, but the Zhang Bao in front of me clearly looks young.
But when he speaks and acts, he has a calmness and courage that belies his age.
Fifty thousand people?
Even half a million people?
Sun Ming and the others felt short of breath just thinking about it. Doesn't that mean that by then, they will be generals commanding thousands of armies?
Don't know why.
Hearing these words come out of Zhang Bao's mouth at this time is extremely convincing!
"Yes, sir!"
Sun Ming and the other three said in unison.
"By the way, there's one more thing. We've already got plans for making bows and arrows."
"It won't take long to replenish it for you. When training, don't be stingy with your bows and arrows, and don't be afraid of damage."
"Training must be life-threatening, train to death for me!"
"The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed in war."
Zhang Bao said slowly.
During this time.
The making of bows and arrows is also in full swing.
I don’t know if it’s because of the recruitment of government officials and military conscription.
Something that no one originally came to ask about.
It was packed overnight.
The factory also started smoothly.
To put it bluntly, it is actually a matter of trust and pressure.
At first, everyone did not believe that people from the yamen would give them money.
And after this period of time.
Everyone no longer has any worries, let alone making bows and arrows to defend the city.
The aunts, sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law who had nothing to do all came to work at Zhang Bao's place.
It’s just that at the beginning, most people’s production efficiency is relatively slow.
But practice makes perfect, I believe I will continue at this speed.
The shortage of bows and arrows will be quickly replenished.
at the same time.
On Erlong Mountain.
During this recent period.
Zhang Guanxi and the others were not idle either.
Almost all villages and towns in Sanhe County within a hundred miles radius have been robbed by them.
Although many gentry and local tyrants have established their own power.
But this small number of troops is naturally inferior to the rebel army under Zhang Guanxi.
Zhang Guanxi also understands the principle of not fishing in a dry lake.
Besiege but not attack.
Deter but not kill.
In this way, money and food can be obtained from these villages on a regular basis.
After this period of sweeps.
At least the entire Erlong Mountain no longer has to worry about money and food.
Even though natural disasters are everywhere, it must be said that the foresight of those country gentry and wealthy people is very powerful.
Each family's grain storehouse can last for more than five years.
It's really a bargain for Zhang Guanxi and the others.
"What do you think about the placement of spies in the county government?"
"Is there any good way?"
Zhang Guanxi said to several generals.
There were no expressions on the faces of the other people, except General Liu Chong of the South, whose face was gloomy.
Behind Liu Chong, Hu Dugu and Smiling Tiger stood out.
It was Zhang Guanxi who ordered the two of them to be here specifically.
Liu Chong didn't know.
When Liu Chong saw these two people, he immediately understood that this was what Zhang Guanxi meant.
His face naturally looks ugly.
Although Hu Dugu and Xiaomianhu were Liu Chong's subordinates.
But he turned a blind eye to Liu Chong's gloomy expression.
Hudugu remained expressionless as always.
The smiling tiger wore a cheerful smile.
Hearing Zhang Guanxi's question, he seemed to be prepared and took a step forward.
"General, I have an idea."
The smiling tiger said with a smile.
"Back off!"
"When is it your turn to speak?"
When Liu Chong saw the smiling tiger appearing first, he immediately scolded him.
I've already given you a lot of face by asking you to come. I haven't even said anything yet. Is it your turn to show off?
"Liu Chong, since he has something to say, you might as well listen first. If he talks nonsense, it won't be too late to punish him."
Zhang Guanxi did not blame him, but waved to the smiling tiger.
When Liu Chong saw this, his heart sank completely.
The glimmer of hope that I had had was completely shattered.
Several other generals looked at each other.
He looked at Smiling Tiger and Hu Dugu again, and an imperceptible smile appeared on the corners of their mouths.
"In the opinion of my subordinates, if you stay in the county government for a short time and go to find out information with a strong purpose, you will be easily exposed."
"For those in the county government, they must have been alert after the previous actions."
"We might as well just buy a property in the county government!"
"In this way, we can not only add some money, but also keep an eye on the county government's trends."
The Smiling Tiger ignored Liu Chong.
He stepped forward and said, minding his own business.
"oh?"
"That's a good idea!"
"Now the army is rich in silver. If we can break into the county government, we can slowly buy off the people inside. That would be great!"
Zhang Guanxi touched his chin and said.
This point coincides with his thoughts.
"In your opinion, what property should we purchase?"
"It's best to be the kind that contacts a lot of people."
Northern General Zhu Chang asked.
"My subordinate has been here in Erlong Mountain for many years, and he knows a thing or two about the situation in the county government."
"There is a place where the people there are quite related to my subordinates. After much thought, I found it most suitable."