Chapter 78 I can't do civil affairs. You can't do war
Chapter 78 I can’t do civil work. You can’t do war.
"What, everyone ran away?"
All the way to the government office, Li Yunze learned a piece of news that he couldn't tell whether it was a surprise or a shock.
The entire Guiyang Prefecture, from the magistrate to the nouveau riche, and the county magistrates of the two counties of Guiyang, all actually ran away to Chongqing Prefecture before the siege.
As for the regular army, those above the rank of general have either been vacant for a long time, or have run away with the gentlemen.
The biggest bosses in the camp now are the generals.
Li Yunze expressed his disbelief at this, "You sirs have a duty to protect your territory. If they run away, won't you be afraid of being blamed by the imperial court?"
Sun Li, the Prime Minister of Xingui County, is a local. He looked angry, "As long as the Governor speaks for them, any kind of guilt can be wiped out. As long as the money is in place, our Governor, hey!"
"Brother Pinggu, be careful what you say." Fang Wenshan advised, "Don't slander Shangguan."
He bowed to Li Yunze and saluted, "General, the Military and Civilian Government of Guiyang and the two counties attached to Guo regard the general as the most respected one."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Yunze with some worry, fearing that he would run away too.
"Hahahaha~~~" Unexpectedly, Li Yunze not only didn't apply oil on his soles, but was actually very happy, "Interesting, really interesting."
After he finished laughing, he looked at the generals headed by Dong Hai and asked, "How many people are there in the army?"
"Back to the general, there are still 721 combat soldiers and 330 auxiliary soldiers in the army."
"so little?"
Although the local regiment camp is not as large as the Beijing camp, a regular reinforcement camp must have a standard establishment of 3,000 troops.
"Since we were sent here for reinforcements two years ago, we haven't received any reinforcements. Brothers either died in battle, or were injured and died in the wounded barracks."
It was obvious that these words were spoken with anger.
Over there, Fang Wenhai also hurriedly saluted, "There are still more than 2,000 civilians and 300 archers in the city. There are more than 200 local soldiers inspected by the county government officials."
I'm still afraid that Li Yunze will run away.
Li Yunze nodded, indicating that he understood.
Then he called Dong Hai, "Go and call all the brothers over to gather."
"General." Fang Wenshan thought Li Yunze was going to lead his troops to run away, so he eagerly stepped forward to stop him.
"Fang County Cheng." Li Yunze calmed him down with just one sentence, "Find someone to clean up the backyard. My family wants to move in."
Thousands of regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers were gathered together. Only those above the rank of corps commander were wearing old iron armor. Most of the soldiers were wearing leather armor. As for the auxiliary soldiers, they were just clothed.
Li Yunze went up to the general platform and raised his tooth flag behind him.
Looking at the sergeants in front of him who were poorly equipped but far more powerful than his own soldiers, his first words were, "From now on, all auxiliary soldiers will be converted into regular soldiers."
The treatment of auxiliary soldiers and regular soldiers is different, and there is a huge gap in pay.
Regardless of whether there is arrears and deductions, the standard for regular soldiers is two taels of silver per month, while for auxiliary soldiers, it is only eight hundred coins.
This sentence directly made more than 300 auxiliary soldiers cheer.
His second sentence was, "The commander-in-chief of each small banner will select a thousand people from the inspection of the strong archers of the people to join the camp as auxiliary troops."
This is to enhance strength. The saying that there is strength in numbers is applicable in any era.
Expanding strength is a good thing, but practical problems still exist.
Dong Hai came out and saluted, "General, when recruiting troops, you should pay for their settlement, but there is no silver in the army."
Li Yunze turned to look at Fang Wenshan and Sun Li. They both shook their heads, "The money in the treasury has been taken away by the gentlemen a long time ago."
Smiling, Li Yunze motioned to Jia Lin and others to lift a large box onto the stage.
Opening the box, everyone was moved by the shining silver bricks inside.
"This is my general's private property. I will first make up for the arrears and then use it to recruit new soldiers. If it is not enough, just come and ask for it. If there is more, then you can take it and divide it among yourself."
Li Yunze, who was so generous, immediately received unanimous applause from the soldiers, and everyone looked at him with fiery eyes.
In this era, it is not that troublesome to win over the military, as long as the benefits are sufficient and you are fed.
Fang Wenshan wanted to step forward and say something, but Sun Li grabbed him and shook his head at him.
Defending the city is more important than anything else right now. Let’s talk about the court’s laws and regulations later.
Li Yunze once again said "Dong Hai."
Dong Hai, who was grinning toothily, immediately stepped forward and saluted, "The end will be here!"
"I will give you two hundred taels of silver to buy meat and wine from the people's homes in the city. Everyone will have a feast tonight. The price can be high or low. If you do anything to bully the people, I will chop off your head and hang it on the city wall.
superior."
"Don't worry, general." Dong Hai patted the armor on his body hard. "If you bully the people, I will chop off your own head and serve it as a chamber pot for the general!"
"Hahahaha~~~"
Amid the roaring laughter, Fang Wenshan couldn't help but stepped forward and lowered his voice: "General, the roads outside the city have been cut off by rebels. We don't know when reinforcements will arrive. The food in the city is limited, how can we waste it at will?"
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"How can it be a waste if the soldiers are well fed and drunk? I will take care of the military affairs myself." Li Yunze looked at him with a stern look, "I can't do civil work. You can't do war."
Fang Wenshan was extremely angry, but as a county magistrate, he was not qualified to point fingers at Li Yunze, regardless of his rank or position, so he could only stomp his feet angrily.
That night, there were thunderous cheers in the military camp. The soldiers, who were well fed and well-fed and had money in hand, said very simply that whatever the general said, they would do whatever they wanted, and from now on they would sell their lives to the general.
Li Yunze was also very drunk. After all, as the protagonist of the military banquet, he had to get drunk even if he drank a thousand cups. After all, if everyone comes to toast with a bowl, even if he is the wine fairy, he will become an alcoholic.
After he was sent back to the backyard of the government office, Qin Keqing took Xiang Ling and others to take care of him and worked hard all night.
The next day, after sobering up, Li Yunze went up to the city wall to inspect.
Although it is a prefectural city, the city walls here are not very tall and the city defense facilities are not as many as expected.
But surprisingly, even though the city was said to be under siege, there were not a large number of enemy troops gathering outside the city.
"General." A general saw his doubts and immediately explained, "We are never afraid of fighting with those chieftains. They don't even have leather armor, let alone come to attack the city. They are all extremely poor. In the villages in the mountains,
A pair of scissors can replace a piglet."
He pointed at the endless mountains outside the city and said, "But there are mountains all around. As long as we go out into the mountains, all kinds of harassment will be everywhere. Those mountain people are barefoot on the mountains and they can run like rabbits."
It's too fast to catch up. There is also a terrible miasma, and most of the brothers died of the disease."
"The so-called siege is that they have blocked the mountain roads leading to the outside world. As long as you go out into the mountains, you will be attacked. There are at least a hundred miles of mountain roads to other cities, and you can't get out at all."
"Is there anything else that is troublesome?" Li Yunze glanced back and continued to urge, "If there is anything that needs to be solved, tell me everything."
"General, the food in the army is enough to last two to three months, but there are many people in the city, but there is not much food left."
Li Yunze came to his senses and asked, "Where is the food in the official warehouse?"
"There wasn't much in the first place. Before those gentlemen escaped, they sold the rest to big families in the city. They sold the grain at high prices and the people's lives were difficult."
"Lack of food." Li Yunze nodded again, "What else is missing?"
"There is a shortage of food, oil, salt, cloth, wax, and medicinal materials. Everything is better in the city, but the poverty in the mountains is really shocking."
Li Yunze didn't ask any more questions, and went straight to the official warehouse after getting off the city wall.
Arranging sergeants to guard the perimeter, Li Yunze, who returned to the modern world, began to purchase supplies, and then transported them to various warehouses one by one.
The next day, the sergeants went all over the city to greet all the people, asking them to come to the official warehouse to receive food.
Not only food, but all supplies are distributed directly according to the number of people, which is enough for ordinary people's homes to last for several months, and they are all free.
The people were grateful, but Fang Wenshan and the others were dumbfounded.
"General, where did you get so many supplies?"
"Military secrets."
Fang Wenshan ‘(⊙﹏⊙)’
"General, why are they all shining? You have to keep some for emergencies."
"You can distribute my stuff however you want, it's none of your business."
Fang Wenshan, who was being sprayed and couldn't take care of himself, was furious, but looking at the smiling people with their hands and shoulders, he couldn't say anything.
Within three days of entering Guiyang Mansion, Li Yunze had already become the most popular figure supported by the military and civilians.
Next.
"The army will undergo rigorous training for twenty days before sending out troops to exterminate the bandits."
Li Yunze's words made the generals look at each other in shock.
"General." After a few glances, it was Dong Hai who finally came forward. "I heard that the Neishui Xi'an clan was besieging Guiyang Prefecture this time. They encouraged the surrounding chieftains to gather troops. It is said that there are a hundred thousand people."
"So what, they're just chickens and dogs." Li Yunze said directly, leaving everyone speechless. "Gather all the original firecrackers in the army, and select a group of people to come out and train the firecrackers."
"General, the army has too many muskets to use, and the gunpowder reserves in the treasury are scarce."
"I have as many as you want." Li Yunze looked at everyone, "Don't be idle. Eat more meals in these twenty days to build up your physical strength. Do rigorous training every day and dress up all of you."
The generals laughed one after another, "We are all big-bellied men, and I am afraid that we will starve the general."
"Really?" Li Yunze looked at them with a half-smile, "It's okay if you can't finish the food. You'll get slapped with it."
For breakfast the next day, Li Yunze arranged a large bowl of beef soup for each person, plus at least ten fist-sized meat buns as a staple food, and a ration of vitamin A.
The soldiers ate to their heart's content, gulping down the food with their mouths full of oil, and still saying that they were still getting as much as they wanted.
Li Yunze was naturally not polite. At noon, each person received a can of pork, two large bowls of rice, two apples, and a certain amount of vitamin A.
The soldiers continued to sweep away, even licking the cans and boxes.
In the evening, I switched to two cans of fish and meat, a large bowl of vegetable soup, unlimited staple food, and a certain amount of vitamin A.
Li Yunze was amazed by the ancient people's appetite. The soldiers actually ate them all.
After dinner, many people shouted, "General, there is not enough food."
Li Yunze smiled and said, "Restaurant owners are not afraid of big-bellied people, but they are afraid that you will not be able to finish the meal in the future."
After five days, the number of cans doubled and the variety increased.
The food was constantly increasing in various ways, and by the tenth day, most people started to be unable to finish it.
The ancients lacked oil and water, so they naturally had a great appetite at the beginning. However, as time went by and the oil and water were sufficient, difficulties would naturally arise if they continued to consume it.
Li Yunze's response to this was to strengthen training.
Train non-stop from morning to night, run with full gear, and run non-stop.
Exercise more to digest the food and convert it into energy and store it. Only when you go to fight over mountains and ridges will you have strength.
Twenty days passed by in a flash, and everyone had gained weight visibly.
More than five hundred fire gunners have completed preliminary training. The fire cannons made of modern seamless steel pipes are far superior to similar products of this era in terms of firepower and range.
The rest of the soldiers were equipped with new armor, and equipped with anti-explosion shields, they were iron cans.
After many days of searching with drones, Li Yunze also discovered the location of An's camp.
The mountain people also need to eat and sleep, and they also need to have a camp. It is in a valley forty miles away from the capital.
Before dispatching troops, Li Yunze provided each sergeant with a bag of masks, "This is for daily use after entering the mountains."
Then everyone was equipped with a gas mask, "This is what you wear when you encounter miasma."