Chapter 830 The Imperial City Secretary and the Town General
Jichuan Village, which was originally prosperous in trade, has now become desolate everywhere. Merchants who received the news would rather go a hundred miles around than stop by Jichuan Village.
At present, Jichuan Village has become a place that merchants from the northwest cannot avoid. Everyone knows that the forces in the northwest are at odds with Puhui Company, and the two sides are in a state of conflict.
But the scene in Jichuan Village is puzzling. There are not many fighting and shouting here, there is no noise, there is just a quiet and solemn atmosphere.
Even the vicious dogs that barked in the past did not dare to make much noise. If they made any sound, they would be beaten severely and let out a low whimper.
At this time, the Puhui Merchant convoy was no longer a simple convoy camp, but had become the location of the Xi Lie Army. The ability of Ye An's army could not be said to be top-notch, but it could also be said to be quite powerful.
The young people in Puhui Village have already received this simple paramilitary training, but compared to the stragglers in Jichuan Village, they are much stronger.
The most important things on a real battlefield are formation and military discipline. As long as these two things exist, even recruits who have never experienced fighting on the battlefield will have a kind of psychological stability under the blessing of a strong aura.
What's more, at this time, the Xi Lie Army had already shared the same enemy. With the blessing of sufficient armor and various war weapons, the Xi Lie Army had an absolute advantage.
The Xi Lie army, armed to the teeth, was like a wild beast at this time. The restless young soldiers even wanted to break out of the camp, but they were able to endure it under the constraints of strong military orders.
The Western Lie Army implemented the system given by Ye An and improved the military system of the Song Dynasty. Ten people formed a team, a hundred people formed a capital, a thousand people formed a battalion, and five thousand people formed an army.
The total number of the Xi Lie Army should be 5,000, but in the Song Dynasty, the ten armies were divided into one camp. The army governed five camps, and the camps governed five capitals, each with 100 people. Therefore, the standard of the Xi Lie Army has exceeded the number of people in one army.
Even so, Ye An felt that the combat personnel of the Western Lie Army were far from enough. In this era of cold weapons, an army should have at least 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers, but the court could not afford them.
The reason is very simple. The purpose of raising soldiers in the Song Dynasty was not only to raise soldiers, but also to raise military dependents. That is to say, a soldier's relatives, young and old, all fell within the scope of the court's responsibility.
This is of course beneficial. The lives of the soldiers and their families in the army are in the hands of the imperial court, and the chance of rebellion will be reduced because of the heavy burden. But even so, there have been several mutinies and rebellions in history. That is true.
They have been oppressed to the point where they can no longer survive, otherwise who would be willing to lead the whole family to rebel.
Under Ye An's reforms, a ten-man team of combat units was finally formed, which not only strengthened the relationship between Pao Ze, but also improved the tacit understanding on the battlefield.
The Xi Lie Army is different from other armies. The battles tend to be more precise. What is the ultimate goal of the army? Of course, it is to kill the enemy efficiently. With the support of sophisticated armor, armor-piercing spears and crossbows, the Xi Lie Army's combat power
I don’t know how many imperial streets these green forest tycoons can defeat.
Just when Ye An was about to arrive at Jichuan Village, Ding Xiaoyi and Wen Zhongliang unanimously decided that it was time to eliminate the gangsters in Jichuan Village, and they could not let the Hou Ye be in danger again when he arrived in Jichuan Village.
As a result, Xi Lie's army was ready to go, which frightened Meng Shan, the general of Jichuan Village, almost to death.
Although they are from the Imperial City Division, they have never seen such a battle before. The gangsters in Jichuan Village still regard this place as the camp of Puhui Company, but in fact, this place has already become the Xilie Army.
's military camp.
Since those detecting and secret sentinels were killed, there are no longer these monsters around the camp of the Xi Lie Army, and the other party cannot detect them at all.
The only thing these bandits knew was that the escort team of Puhui Company had occupied the two gates of Jichuan Village, one south and one north. They never knew about the rest.
While they were still thinking about how to cannibalize Puhui Company, others were already preparing to use them as a sacrifice.
But after all, there are hundreds of lives. Once the killing starts, I don’t know what will happen to the entire Jichuan Village!
The first person to realize that the disaster was coming was not the soldier of the Imperial City Division but the general of Jichuan Village, Meng Shan. He tremblingly found Lu Yongliang, the soldier of the Imperial City Division, who was the only one who dared to find him.
He went to the Xi Lie Army to persuade Wen Zhongliang and Ding Xiaoyi.
Seeing Meng Shan coming, Lu Yongliang was slightly surprised: "Why is General Meng here today? The Western Lie Army will suppress the bandits soon, so you'd better take your people and clean up the Yamen."
Meng Shan knew that this was mocking him as a general for failing to fulfill his responsibility of guarding Jichuan Village. He smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, you still have time to tease me? If the Xi Lie Army really takes action, my general will definitely be punished by the court.
And I’m afraid my life will be ruined too!”
Lu Yongliang smiled coldly: "A certain family is from the Imperial City Division, and they are fulfilling their mission to the top! At present, Puhui Company's convoy has been detained in Jichuan Village, and a certain family is doing its duty! As for the Xi Lie Army's suppression of bandits, the gangsters attacked first.
, as it should be!”
"Haha!" Meng Shan looked up to the sky and laughed: "It is natural for the Xi Lie Army to suppress bandits? Where did the bandits come from? As long as people are willing, these bandits and bandits can become serious businessmen in an instant. Who are those people?
You don’t know how big the means are, right? What’s more, if we really kill them, who is the gangster and who is the merchant, who can tell clearly? This is the worst kind of arrogance and disaster, can you afford it?!"
This sentence sent shivers down Lu Yongliang's spine. This was indeed true. He was a man who had been on the battlefield. He knew that the soldiers were more terrifying than the bandits. Once the soldiers took action, the little Jichuan Village would be destroyed.
It truly becomes a hell on earth.
The death of those bandits and robbers is not a pity, but there are serious merchants in Jichuan Village. Once they are all attacked, whether they are attacked by the Xi Lie Army or the bandits and robbers, they will definitely be blamed for the suppression of bandits.
But if you just sit back and do nothing, you will not be able to escape the same guilt!
Lu Yongliang is not a fool. Of course he knows who Ye An has offended and who attacked Ye An. He is not willing to offend Ye An, but he is even less willing to be implicated in this matter.
No matter whether it is Puhui Company, Xi Lie Army, or the clan's forces, don't conflict with them while you are here. Wait until the two "powerful people" Ye An and Chen Daguan arrive. When the time comes, it will be a fight to the death.
It has nothing to do with yourself!
Thinking of this, Lu Yongliang knew that he should maintain the fragile balance in Jichuan Village. It didn't matter if a dozen people died, as long as there was no large-scale fighting between the two sides!
"Brother Meng is right! Even if the Xi Lie Army suppresses bandits, it can't bring disaster to the people of Jichuan Village, right? A certain family will go find the commanders of the Xi Lie Army to talk..."
"Report! Everyone... heads... no... bad! The Western Lie Army opened its camp gates today, and eight hundred elites wearing strong armor, armed with sharp blades and powerful crossbows, attacked and killed all the forces in Jichuan Village!"
After the deathly silence, Lu Yong was heard screaming like he was kicking the widow's door on a good night: "Silly mother-in-law! Where did the 800 elite soldiers from the Western Lie Army come from?! Send someone to stop them!"
The soldier with his hands clasped in his fists smiled bitterly and said: "Du Tou, we don't have enough manpower to stuff our teeth. How dare we stop the Xi Lie Army? It is said that Ye Hou is coming soon! Everyone in the Xi Lie Army must eliminate Xiaoxiao!"
Meng Shan's eyes lit up, he took Lu Yongliang's arm and said: "Brother Lu, quickly bring your people with me to welcome Ye Hou!"
"Goodbye, Brother Meng!"
Lu Yongliang instantly understood Mengshan's intention. As long as they were not in Jichuan Village, what happened here would have nothing to do with him. At most, he would be punished by the court for leaving his post without permission. However, he went to greet the soldiers and horses of Qinfeng Road. As long as he did not leave Baili is what should be done, what does it have to do with it?!
When the time comes, no matter what happens in Jichuan Village, it will be up to Ye An to clean up the situation!