Li Song clearly said that he must first find a way to protect himself, but Hu Baozong also said that Wubao could not be defended, so what else could be done?
escape?
Where to escape?
"Tell me carefully!" Li Chengzhi said while sitting upright.
This was a matter of life and death, so he couldn't help but care about it.
This involves military secrets, so naturally it cannot be disclosed to outsiders. Hu Baozong waved his hand first, drove the two doctors out, and then said seriously:
"Of course the Wubao is used for self-protection, but the protection is only for a short time, not for a long time... Let me ask you, can your Wubao hide all the more than a thousand people from the Li Family Fort?"
"Is it barely okay?" Li Chengzhi said uncertainly.
After all, there are only two floors that can accommodate people, so standing up is definitely no problem, but when it comes to sleeping, it is probably crowded and it will be difficult to get your feet through.
"Okay, according to what you said, everyone can hide, but if these mobs surround your Li Family Fort like they did in Jingzhou... let alone a year and a half, if they surround you for a month, this will
Where should the food needed for more than a thousand people for a month be stored, where should the water be placed, where should the pots and stoves be placed, and where should the firewood be piled?"
A word woke up the dreamer, and Li Chengzhi suddenly realized.
Wubao only defends against horse thieves. The Qiang and Hu are unable to guard against the refugees who are in dire straits and will never move away from their homes.
Moreover, it has reached the point where "the governor ordered all the powerful clans to summon the villagers to quell the rebellion." It is conceivable to what extent Jingzhou's military affairs have been neglected. The state, county, and county soldiers have long been unreliable.
It will definitely not calm down after half a meeting.
At this point, we can only wait for the imperial court to mobilize troops and horses to quell the chaos.
However, it is the severe winter, and troops, horses, grain, winter clothes, etc. cannot be prepared in a short time. Marching in winter is a big problem, so at the earliest, we have to wait for the weather to get warmer and the snow has almost melted before the army will be dispatched, and then wait until they arrive in Jing.
Zhouzhou, at least until after the Qingming Festival.
In just over two months, relying on only one fort to protect more than a thousand villagers was like telling a joke...
The Li family could not abandon the villagers and hide in Wubao themselves.
Otherwise, when the civil unrest subsides, the imperial court will definitely take the first stab at it...
So now, all that's left is to escape?
I don’t know what Li Song planned, so naturally he didn’t bother to ask?
Li Chengzhi was making random guesses when the door was pushed open and Hu Xin led Li Song in.
Considering that his relationship with Li Chengzhi was no longer ordinary, Hu Baozong was not polite and said directly:
"I also know that even my Hu family may not be able to abide by Mr. Shi's order to order troops to quell the chaos immediately, so Mr. Li, please don't try to trick me. I'll ask you how you arranged it.
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Seeing Li Chengzhi's expression as usual, Li Song felt something in his heart: Is the relationship between Lang Jun and Captain Hu already so good?
When I think about it carefully, it makes sense: after all, it is a life-saving grace...
After organizing his words, Li Songcai handed over his hand: "The servants have gathered in Lijiabao, and there are more than 200 strong men in the east and west villages. They are ordered to prepare weapons, winter clothes, and dry food. They will set off soon..."
Hu Baozong gave him a very interesting look: "Where to go?"
With just this sentence, Li Song couldn't take it lightly anymore.
After hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Go west and take a detour to Kongtong Mountain..."
Hearing this sentence, Li Chengzhi's eyelids jumped: Can he finally go to Kongtong Mountain?
Hu Baozong and Hu Xin had weird looks on their faces, as if they were about to burst out laughing.
The word "detour" is so well used...
Jingzhou is in the east, but you are taking a circuitous route to the west?
Can you just say run away?
But they also admired him a little: Li Song was indeed trained by Li Qi, and his vision was really vicious.
In the entire Jingzhou, apart from the city, if there is any place that is the safest, it is Kongtong Mountain.
The mountains are high, the forests are dense, and they are covered with snow. The twelve peaks are even more steep and dangerous. It is said to be a place where "one person can block the barrier, but ten thousand people cannot open it".
And there is no need to worry about food. Xuandu Temple, which is responsible for the monks in Jingzhou, is on Kongtong Mountain, and the monks' warehouse is at the foot of the mountain. The autumn tax has just been collected, so even if there is not 100,000 dan, tens of thousands of dan of grain are still available.
If the snow melts in spring and the mountain cannot be defended, we can continue to "detour" westward...
But Li Chengzhi felt something was wrong: "You can think that there is food in Kongtong Mountain, but the rebels can't think of it?"
Li Song nodded in agreement: "I really thought about it, so I sent someone to the west to find out the news yesterday!"
Hu Xin, however, was somewhat disapproving: "I'm afraid Lang Jun is overly worried... There are thousands of monks, monks, and monks guarding the monks' warehouses in Xuandu Temple. It's okay to defend ourselves with the geographical advantage..."
Li Chengzhi's eyelids twitched: "The person guarding the monk's warehouse is also a monk?"
The Fuzhong Temple where the uprising took place and the Xuandu Temple in Kongtong Mountain are just over 200 miles apart. They are both monks. Who dares to say that there is no exchange of information and that the two sides are rebelling together?
Li Chengzhi expressed his doubts, and Li Song explained: "I don't have to worry about this. Those who can guard the monks' warehouse are the monks' confidants, and their treatment is not bad, just like the officials in the government.
There is still a big difference between ordinary monks and households..."
Does this mean that these are the scoundrels who help the temple and the monks exploit the lower-level monks? It is unlikely that they will follow the rebels in rebellion?
Thinking about it this way, there seems to be no problem, but Li Chengzhi still feels that Li Song and Hu Xin are too optimistic.
Can ordinary people be the ones who can incite tens of thousands of monks and households to rebel?
With such a big granary right under your nose, how could you not make up your mind before the incident?
Moreover, it is the same system, which is inherently convenient. Not to mention instigating all, it is completely possible to bribe individual people to cooperate inside and outside, or even to plant a few spies inside.
It's much easier than grabbing some county seat first...
But compared with these three, he really didn't understand anything. If he continued to argue, it would be a bit suspicious, so Li Chengzhi shut his mouth in a wise manner.
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, as if he didn't agree with it, Hu Baozong was afraid that he would interfere indiscriminately, so he could only reveal a little bit: "When there was a disturbance in the kitchen meeting, Wei Na of Xuandu Temple (the highest monk official in Jingzhou) was also on the scene.
On that day, he asked Lord Shi to send elite cavalry to protect his cronies to break out of the encirclement and return to Xuandu Temple... If he was unable to do so, he would burn down the monks' warehouse..."
Li Chengzhi suddenly realized: It turned out that he had made arrangements in advance, no wonder he was so calm.
But if the monk's warehouse burned down, wouldn't Li Song's plan go bankrupt?
Now we can only wait for the news...
Hu Baozong discussed some details with Li Song and agreed to set off together in three days: he would return to Anding County, and Li Song would go to Kongtong Mountain.
Li Chengzhi originally wanted to persuade him that he couldn't be shaken due to his injury, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
If you leave early, there are still horse-drawn carriages available, so if you are careful, it shouldn't be a big problem. But if you wait for the mob to come to your door, Hu Baozong will have to ride on horseback, which is really dangerous...