The enemy has five thousand people.

And it is also the core force of Ding Sheng's headquarters.

There were only one thousand garrisons in Jishou, including 500 regular troops and 500 Jing'an troops.

Among the five hundred Jing'an Army, only more than one hundred people retired from the army. Although the Third Corps retired many officers and soldiers during the major disarmament, most of these people were northerners or Central Plains joined the army. In their hometown, it is now a time of booming development, and there are very few people willing to stay in the western Hunan area.

Take Wang Biao as an example. If it weren't for Ye Zi's ties, he would have returned to his hometown in Shandong and was busy setting up a house for himself.

The remaining Jing'an Army were all young and strong recruited from the local area. Even though the old army such as Wang Biao had never relaxed their training, all the time was only a little bit. Can you expect them to have enough experience like the old army?

"Since you know that Ding Sheng's headquarters is coming, why did General Shi not have the corresponding arrangement? Capture the king first. If you take Ding Sheng, wouldn't it solve the problem in Xiangxi?" Zheng Duan's voice was a little astringent.

Xiao Chong shook his head: "Of course the general has arrangements. However, compared with Ding Sheng's five thousand soldiers, the general attaches more importance to the nearly 40,000 enemies attacking Huayuan. The general wants to make a contribution to the first battle. Zheng County Zun, you are a wise man. You know the problem of Xiangxi, but not only Ding Sheng, but also Yizhou, but also Qianzhong's support. If we only take one Ding Sheng and let the 40,000 enemies escape, there will inevitably be endless troubles in the future. Therefore, our main force must first seek to annihilate these enemies in Huayuan. In order to achieve this goal, even if Jishou loses, it is worth it. Only one Ding Sheng is left, and if the support of the local indigenous tribes is lost, are they still far from destruction?"

Zou Feng and Wang Biao looked down on each other.

"Is the general going to give up our Jishou?" Zheng Duan shouted.

"Of course not!" Xiao Chong said with a smile: "At least our mountain troops will join the Battle of Jishou at the right time."

"What is the right time?" Zheng Duan said with a tense face.

Xiao Chong looked at the three people present and said, "The three must know that Ding Sheng can support him for so long in the western Hunan region. It is not because of how strong he is, but because he has received the support of the local indigenous tribes. We don't know that those people are their eyes and ears, Zheng County Zun, Commander Wang, dare you say that Jishou is not the one who informs them now?"

Zheng Duan and Wang Biao looked at each other and fell silent.

There are a hundred people, and all kinds of people. Although Jishou has basically eliminated the bandits very early, no one dares to assert whether there are any fish that have missed the net. Furthermore, the person who has gone down the mountain now, even if he is in the city now, is there anyone here dissatisfied with the government and talked with the enemy and secretly talked about the songs?

Without a perfect policy, when some people are satisfied, the interests of others will inevitably be damaged. The Tang Dynasty's policy has always been to first satisfy the interests of most people, and then slowly improve it to promote the benefits of everyone. However, this policy is not understood by everyone.

"So, if we enter Jishou in advance, whether Ding Sheng will come will become a question. Even if we hide around and are ready to join at any time, whether Ding Sheng will get news and escape will not be guaranteed. Therefore, we must approach Huayuan at the most difficult time after the outbreak of the Huayuan war. We believe that after our large-scale assembly, Ding Sheng will definitely get news and then advance towards Jishou with confidence and boldness."

"So this time is two days!" Zheng Duan said: "You will return after two days!"

"Yes, General Liang Han calculated the distance back and forth. With the guarantee of our combat effectiveness, you must support it independently in two days."

Zheng Duan fell silent. Since the general had made a decision, he must have received the approval of Qian Biao, the governor of Hunan Province. It is impossible for him to change this result as a county magistrate.

"General Yang, then, what is the support the general gives us? You will not come to support this matter in only two days, right?"

Two days is just a prediction, but in the real war, any accident may happen, and no one knows whether reinforcements will really arrive in two days.

"Of course. Jishou is the Pearl of Xiangxi. As long as there is a point, we don't want him to have any problems." Xiao Chong stretched out his hand and said, "Everyone, come with me to see the gift I brought to you!"

The three of them followed Xiao Cang to the yard. The caravan that followed Xiao Cang was parked. However, at this time, all of them had changed their clothes, took off their casual clothes, put on military uniforms, and stood in front of Zheng Duan and others, they were completely different.

The little insect waved his hand, and the felt cloth covered in the four carriages was immediately cut off and pulled down, revealing the true appearance of the things inside.

"Arson!" Zou Feng shouted.

"It's a cannon!" Zheng Duan also opened his eyes wide instantly.

So far, artillery has been equipped in the army very little, and they are all equipped to the level of the corps, as a separate combat corps. Because the weight has not been reduced, it is actually a waste of money in areas like western Hunan, and it is not easy to transport and is of little use.

But now it is undoubtedly of great use for Zheng Duan, who wants to stick to Jishou. They do not need to move, but only need to be placed on the city wall to play a huge role.

"Four artillery groups, twenty artillery soldiers, and five hundred flowering bullets!" Xiao Chong said. "This thing is only available in the corps now, and even the left army of General Hou Fangyu is not equipped. This was specially transferred by General Shi to Jishou."

Zheng Duan stepped forward and gently stroked the cold cannon body. Only then did his heart clear. With these four cannons, the hope of defending Jishou increased greatly. He had never seen cannons, and so was Wang Biao and Zou Feng. However, Zheng Duan had more or less knowledge of this thing through his classmates in the academy. He knew that this was a supreme weapon, but he did not have a large amount of equipment in the army because of various disadvantages that cannot be solved at present. However, he began to be equipped with a wide range of equipment among the navy. The bombardment of Guangzhou was a world-renowned battle.

Now even the Inland River Naval Division is equipped with two such artillery on the ship. It is precisely because of this that the Tang Dynasty Naval Division is invincible above the Inland River. The water troops of the Southern Alliance are now in ruins, and the southern waterways that are traversing are now basically controlled by the Tang Dynasty. Using these water arteries, the Tang Dynasty is ruthlessly cutting the power of the Southern Alliance into pieces.

"In addition to these, there are a thousand grenades and irritating bombs." Xiao Chong said: "These things are proficient in Zou Feng's troops stationed in Jishou. This is the only thing we General Liang Han wants. Zheng County Magistrate, I hope that when we appear in Jishou, your county town will still stand tall."

"Of course, I won't bother you to collect my body." Zheng Duan said angrily.

Xiao Chong smiled and did not think it was offended and left. Of course he understood Zheng Duan's anger, but in a big battle, in order to seek the greatest benefit and sacrifice a certain part of the interests, this is something that must happen. No one will feel comfortable becoming this abandoned child.

"We can only rely on ourselves." Wang Biao stroked the horizontal knife around his waist, "But we have a strong city to defend, and a powerful weapon like artillery, so there is great hope of defending it."

"The problem is that we don't have enough manpower." Zou Feng frowned and looked at Jishou's city defense map: "Jishou County is very open on all sides. We cannot determine where Ding Sheng's main attack direction is, and we can only play a role. The difficulty in moving artillery is, and what I worry most is that Ding Sheng is desperate and launches attacks on all sides at the same time. Then we will inevitably be in a hurry. Once we are broken a little, we may collapse on the whole line without the support of the city wall. If we fight with the opponent's opponent, Master, we are definitely not our opponent."

"You can only mix your team with me, and then divide them from all sides, with them as the core, and then go to guard the guns. The artillery is arranged on both sides of the east and west, and on the other sides, there are more grenades and turbulent oil bombs." Wang Biao said.

"That's all." Zou Feng nodded.

The two discussed how to fight the enemy, but Zheng Duan kept silent, but squinted his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.

"County Master, what do you think of our arrangements?" Wang Biao asked.

Zheng Duan nodded: "In military affairs, you are naturally much better than me, but your lack of manpower is indeed a big problem. More importantly, these local young and strong people have to say a little bit about the fighting will. After all, Ding Sheng once ruled here before, and I must think of another way."

"Where can we still be able to make people?" Zou Feng said with a wry smile.

Wang Biao looked at Zheng Duan, and after a while, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind: "County Master, are you talking about Xiangxi Mining?"

Zheng Duan suddenly stood up, "Yes, Xiangxi Mining, there are nearly two thousand people gathered there, those people are all strong men. More importantly, they have no connection with the locals. If they bring them over, they have no other way out except to fight to the death."

"Can these people be used?" Zou Feng hesitated a little: "County Magistrate, if they were a mess and a mob, it would be better to have them without them."

The Tang army never won by having more people, but emphasized the importance of being less and more refined. This concept also deeply immersed in every officer and formed a natural concept. They believed that their comrades around them who had been tempered for thousands of times are unwilling to cooperate with unfamiliar people.
Chapter completed!