Li Luo ignored the whispers of the generals, glanced at everyone and said: "Generals, listen to the order. ? "
"I will obey the order," all the generals in the tent replied in unison.
"Mingwei General Kuang Lizhe calls on the winter cicada."
Hucha Dongchan and Kuang Lizhe were startled. They didn't expect that they were the first general to receive the order. They quickly stood up, bowed and said, "The general is here."
"Lead the left camp of the Central Army, according to this secret letter, arrest all the merchants listed above, and seal all their property. If there are any resisters, behead them. Hucha Jing, you can draw another thousand and five from the Yueqi camp.
, and hand them over to the command of Hucha Dongchan together to gather three thousand cavalry."
"Yes, I will obey the order." The three of them accepted the order in unison. Hucha Dongchan raised his head and glanced at Li Luo, as if he felt that Li Luo was killing too much now and was making decisions about life and death at every turn, but the words came to his lips again.
After swallowing it, he turned around and said, "It's just that the general is going to arrest people like this because he's afraid that some people won't accept it."
Li Luo smiled lightly and continued, "My Xingxiu Sword is still in your hand."
"Ah!" Hucha Dongchan blushed and quickly glanced at the generals in the tent. Seeing that everyone was looking at him with a smile but not a smile, he quickly lowered his head and whispered back: "Here I am."
"Okay, you bring the Xingxiu Sword and this secret letter from the Privy Council. If anyone is dissatisfied, I and Mr. Yang will support you. All those listed in the secret letter will be captured and the local state officials will
If anyone gets in the way, take them down as well."
"Yes, I will obey the order." Hucha Dongchan responded.
"General Kuang, this time you and Princess Mu Chan will investigate this matter together. Soldiers are noble and try to capture all the people listed in the secret letter. If a few are missed, let them go. This time, General Kuang is in charge, and Mu Chan is the leader."
Princess Cicada, please listen to General Kuang and do not act without permission."
"General, I will obey the order." Kuang Lizhe and Hucha Dongchan accepted the order. Hucha Dongchan looked unhappy at first, but after accepting the order, he saluted Kuang Lizhe with a straight face and sat down calmly. Kuang Lizhe returned the salute.
, nodded secretly, and sat down.
"The Zhonglang general of Huaihua, Qin Shutong, and the Guide Zhonglang general, Qi Shaobing."
"The last general is here." Qin Shutong was better. Qi Shaobing's voice choked up when he heard Li Luo read his name. Since the last time he fled without fighting and was punished with sixty military sticks, Qi Shaobing
He had always been uneasy, fearing that Li Luo had a grudge against him. When he heard Li Luo's order today, he almost burst into tears. However, Qi Shaobing had always been like this, and everyone was already used to it, so Li Luo just let him go.
"The two of you will lead five thousand troops, record all the grain and grass in the two prefectures and cities of Shahu and Tianshui, and gather them together. If anyone buys or sells, the grain can only be released after verification based on the military records."
"Yes, I will definitely live up to the general's high expectations." Qi Shaobing answered first without waiting for Qin Shutong's reply.
Qin Shutong thought for a while and replied: "General, merchants are not willing to deal with the government. If we rashly seize all the food and goods in their hands, we may arouse public resentment and cause other troubles. How about that?"
At the end of the day, the general will send troops to various important towns in Shangfu to register all grain and grass sales. This will prevent merchants from conducting private transactions and will not easily arouse public anger."
As soon as he finished speaking, several people in the tent started whispering to each other, and were quite moved by Qin Shutong's proposal. Li Luo was not angry, and nodded and replied: "What General Qin said is true. Forced payment of grain is indeed easy to arouse people's resentment, but this
It's just an expedient, you can just do it. As for collecting the grain, leave it to General Qi. I think General Qi has many ways to get these merchants to hand over the grain."
"That's right, that's right," Qi Shaobing hurriedly replied with a flattering smile: "General, don't worry, I have at least ten ways to make these people obediently get out the food." After speaking, he turned to Qin Shutong and said: "Qin Shutong Don't worry, general, this time you will be the leader and I will be the assistant. Let General Qin see what the young general can do."
Qin Shutong frowned slightly, as if he still couldn't feel relieved. Seeing this, Liu Ce continued: "General Qin, you do as the general wants. Remember that military law is strict, and you must not enrich your own pockets or take anything by force. In these extraordinary times, we should use extraordinary means to ensure fairness and justice, and these businesses will no longer have any grievances."
Qin Shutong saw that Liu Ce agreed, and Qi Shaobing also kept trying to persuade him. He thought about it for a moment, and said with a calm salute: "The last general takes orders."
Li Luo nodded and stood up. The generals also stood up one after another. Li Luo glanced at everyone and said slowly: "It will be the New Year's Eve in just over a month."
The generals were stunned for a moment, not knowing what Li Luo meant. Only Shen Xiangdong and Liu Ce looked at each other, a bright light flashed in their eyes, and they all looked at Li Luo, who was feeling a little sad.
Traveling to the Wind Valley, it’s just after noon.
A team of carriages and horses walked slowly in the valley, winding for several miles, with deep ruts, and the mules and horses struggled to pull the carriages forward on the road.
Next to a carriage in the middle of the queue, two soldiers were walking and talking in a low voice. From time to time, they would help push the carriage. Then the young soldier asked: "Wutou, how far does it have to be to get there?" ?”
"We've only walked more than halfway. It will take at least half a month to bring these supplies to our camp." The older soldier stretched his neck, looked at the endless queue in front of him, and sighed. .
"Ah, then we are not in time for the New Year? When we came out, the generals in the camp started to prepare New Year's goods. The rear army caught a lot of cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, fish and so on. I have a fellow who is in the rear army. He secretly told me that the general spent a lot of effort this time to let the rear army handle things well in the camp." The young soldier exclaimed with a look of regret on his face.
At this time, a rider came from the front of the team and shouted to the two of them: "Don't make any noise in the queue. Look around more."
"Yes, yes." The older soldier responded quickly, "The new recruits don't know the rules. General, please calm down."
The cavalryman hummed, said nothing more, and rode towards the rear to patrol. The young soldier curled his lips and muttered: "What an air!"
The older soldier glared fiercely and shouted: "Shut up. Watch out later. These are military patrols. They have the right to kill first and then kill them on the battlefield. How can your neck be stronger than his sword?"
The young soldier was startled, and hurriedly shrank his neck and said, "Huh?" After saying that, he turned around and looked at the patrolman in the distance, and said with envy: "Then I will also be a patrolman in the future."
The older man sneered: "You must learn to ride a horse first."
When the young soldier heard this, he walked aside dejectedly and lost his energy. The older soldier smiled helplessly when he saw this, slapped the young soldier on the shoulder and said, "Look at you, you look like a bear. It's not like our infantry camp doesn't have cavalry." , Besides, if you have achieved military exploits, there will be military instructors who will teach you riding skills. By then, you will be able to do it as a general, let alone a little patrolling cavalryman."
The young soldier's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Wutou, is this true? Don't lie to me."
The older soldier couldn't laugh or cry, so he nodded in agreement. The younger soldier became happy again, and ran forward, shouting slogans from time to time to help push the carriage. After a while, he was tired and panting, and stumbled to the side of the older soldier.
I was so angry that I couldn't speak.
The older soldier glanced at it and said slowly: "You should push the carriage back to our camp."
The young soldier gasped and asked: "Wu, Wutou, what's in this? It's so heavy."
"Hmph, all the stolen money from the unscrupulous merchants who surrendered to the enemy and treason in Shahu and Tianshui prefectures are here, and there is also food and grass that were requisitioned from behind. How strong are you able to do this?"
The young soldier took a breath of cold air and asked in shock: "Is this all here?"
The older soldier seemed to realize that he had said too much, and he scolded: "Stop asking, remember not to talk nonsense, or see how I deal with you."
The young soldier didn't seem to listen. He just looked at these carts in a daze and muttered to himself: "Mom, how much does this cost?"
The queue marched slowly amidst the conversation between the two soldiers, one senior and one young, occasionally mixed with the shouts of the patrolmen.
At midday, the young soldier looked up at the hazy sky and said, "Wutou, it looks like it's going to snow."
The older soldier also raised his head and said, "Well, looking at the posture, this snow will not be light. When it snows in Xifu, the wind will blow, and the people who are hit will not even be able to open their eyes." After speaking, he sighed.
Several messengers from the front of the queue came on horseback and shouted loudly: "Every unit has a rest on the spot and makes a fire to cook. As soon as noon passes, the troops should be mobilized immediately. There must be no mistake."
After giving the order, all the troops in the team immediately stopped and started to light fires and cook in an orderly manner. After working for a while, the older soldier looked at the boy next to him with a dazed expression and said angrily: "Xiao Liu,
What are you thinking about? You are so distracted, come here and help."
The young soldier replied blankly: "What if someone robs the camp in this weather and takes away all the treasures?"
The older soldier was so angry that he was about to curse, when suddenly a shrill whistle was heard in the distance, followed by a loud shout: "Someone has robbed the camp!"
The older soldier was also stunned, and for a moment he was awakened by the shouts next to him. He pushed Xiaoliu up, who was already frightened, and cursed: "Look at your bad mouth, I will not die this time, I will definitely go back."
I'll peel off your skin."
Xiao Liu asked with a sad face: "Wutou, what should we do?"
The older soldier shouted: "Why are you panicking, you guys, follow us." After saying that, he picked up the long sword and gathered with the rest of the army, forming a military formation and preparing to fight. When Xiaoliu saw it, he also hurriedly
He took the knife and followed him.
At this moment, several patrol riders rushed over and shouted: "Soldiers from all departments, move their carriages to the road, set up horse formations, and retreat to the southeastern hillside to prepare to resist the enemy."
All the soldiers shouted in unison, and six carriages formed a formation in the middle of the road. As soon as they took up the formation, they saw thousands of troops and horses rushing in from the mouth of the valley. The big flag raised in front was none other than Ning, under the command of Zuo Shuai of Xirong.
Mount Earle.
Xiao Liu turned pale with fright, and asked tremblingly: "Wutou, why are there so many of them? We don't have enough people to fill their teeth."
"Shut up, look at your potential, you still want to be a patrolman. Do you think any patrolman is shivering like a dough while hiding behind others? You go home and drink milk quickly, so as not to embarrass me here.
." The older soldier cursed.
A soldier of similar age next to him smiled and said: "Okay, Uncle Wu, your first time on the battlefield is probably about the same as Xiao Liu. Stop scolding, as long as you can survive."
Wu Bo sighed in frustration, turned around and said to Xiao Liu: "Be smart and stay alive. If I die, collect my body for me."
Xiao Liu was stunned, his eyes were hot, and he choked with sobs: "Wutou..."