Chapter 1094 Different Attitudes

The three of them tallied up the results of the battle. They captured a total of more than 140 prisoners, injured and killed more than 40 people, and seized several weapons of various types. Of course, these weapons were extremely important in the eyes of the Haihan Army.

Some of them are scrap copper and iron, which can only be used to make farm tools and have little economic value. However, among the people captured and killed, the leader of the Wanjia Army was not among them. It seems that he jumped away during the chaos.

, and the intelligence information provided by these remaining people is of little value and is of little help in judging the enemy's next move.

"There are still an unknown number of local people in the slums outside Fushan County, so the vigilance cannot be relaxed. God knows if these guys will do anything else." Amakusa Shiro concluded: "In addition, the immigrants who have been recruited must be recruited as soon as possible.

Send him away to avoid causing trouble. We must let the local people know that we have enough capabilities to protect them."

Liu Xian responded: "The Wanjia Army is entrenched near here, which will definitely affect the progress of our recruitment of immigrants. I think we still have to try to expel them from this area."

"Listening to the confessions of these prisoners, the Wanjia Army is a local snake in Fushan County. They should not give up their territory easily." Sun Zhen raised his finger and pointed in the direction of Fushan County and said: "According to the prisoners of war, the headmaster and military advisor of the Wanjia Army are both

Now that they are here, I think we should take action as soon as possible, hit them as hard as possible, and get to their vital points to deal with them!"

"The risk is too high and the noise is too great. It is not suitable to carry out this kind of encirclement and suppression action at the moment." Amakusa Shiro did not agree with Sun Zhen's proposal: "There are estimated to be two to three thousand people living in the slums outside the county. Who among them

It is difficult for us to distinguish between ordinary people and bandits by their appearance. Besides, our troops are limited. If we disperse into slums to wipe out bandits, the risk of encountering assassination will be very high. The most important thing is that our current

The mission is to ensure the safety of this immigration transfer point, not to take the initiative to deal with banditry."

"But if we don't get rid of this group of people, they will definitely hinder our subsequent efforts to recruit immigrants." Liu Xian also had objections to Amakusa Shiro's focus.

Amakusa Shiro was silent for a moment and then said: "Let's report it to the headquarters first. The chief will decide what to do."

Since there will be disputes no matter what the choice is, the only way for everyone to unconditionally execute the order is for the headquarters to make the decision. Naturally, Liu Xian and Sun Zhen will not have any other objections to this suggestion.

Opinion.

Fortunately, after this battle, the refugees recruited from the local area have seen the power of the Haihan Army with their own eyes, their emotions have become more stable, and they have more confidence in the choice of immigration. After all, in these troubled times, people's lives are at stake.

Being as cheap as grass, being able to hug a real thick leg is an effective guarantee for living a stable life in the future. And the Haihan people’s previous propaganda has been verified. They have people, money, food, and boats.

It seems that there is indeed the ability to send immigrants to the south for resettlement. This is much better than lingering in the slums outside Fushan County.

At noon, several sailboats filled with immigrants began to turn around and sail to the lower reaches of the Jiahe River. In order to ensure the water safety of this transfer point, Amakusa Shiro allowed the exploration-class warship to stay instead of accompanying the other three ships.

Leave. The waterway from the lower reaches of Jiahe River to the mouth of the sea has been cleaned up, and there should be no more threats to navigation safety in the short term.

Almost at the same time that the Haihan immigration boat left the river bank and sailed to the seaside, the messenger Huang Qu sent to Qianshan Qianhu to deliver the news finally returned to Fushan County. The news brought back from Qishan made Zhang Pucheng and Huang Qu feel a little worried.

Surprised, Feng Fei from Qianshan House said that Haihan was just an ordinary caravan from the south and had no ill intentions. If the Haihan people wanted to rescue people in Fushan County, the county could cooperate as appropriate. As for Huang Qu's proposal to him

Unsurprisingly, Feng Fei's request for more troops to strengthen the city's defense was rejected on the grounds of insufficient troops.

"Master Huang, do you think Master Feng doesn't want to send troops, or do you think Haihan will not attack Fushan County?" Zhang Pucheng muttered a little after receiving such a reply, and could only ask Huang Qu for advice.

Huang Qu said with a gloomy face: "I thought it was not that simple! Fushan County is also the defense area of ​​Qishan Qianhu. Master Feng is so perfunctory, I am afraid that he has taken advantage of the Haihan people!"

Zhang Pucheng said in shock: "You mean Master Feng is colluding with the Haihan people? This...how can this be..."

Huang Qu explained: "Master Zhang, anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance that there are many prohibited things in Haihan's armed forces, but Master Feng whitewashed them, saying that they are just ordinary businessmen. In my opinion, there are only two kinds

Possibly, firstly, Mr. Feng has never had any contact with the Haihan people and does not know the true identity of this group of people; secondly, Mr. Feng took advantage of the other party and deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb to cover his actions."

Zhang Pucheng said: "If the Haihan people attack the county, Mr. Feng will not be able to escape the responsibility for losing his land!"

"Perhaps the Haihan people made some kind of promise to convince him that nothing would happen to Fushan County." The information Huang Qu had was limited, and he could only guess at Feng Fei's thoughts, but he was already sixty-seven percent close to the truth.

But apart from scolding his mother secretly in his heart, he still had nothing to do with Feng Fei, who had a higher rank.

"Why don't I write a letter and ask Dengzhou City for help!" Zhang Pucheng was unwilling to remain in this passive state and tried to find other ways to solve the problem.

"Sir Zhang, the soldiers in Dengzhou City...it's easy to invite gods but hard to send away! It's better to be cautious." Upon hearing this, Huang Qu quickly dissuaded Zhang Pucheng and said: "How much benefit can this Fushan County City bring? Reinforcements are moved from Dengzhou.

, maybe it will harm the people of this city!"

It's not unreasonable for Huang Qu to be so nervous. The troops originally stationed in Dengzhou City were all lost during the Denglai Rebellion, and the local garrison was later supplemented by troops from other places who were transferred to Dengzhou Prefecture to suppress bandits.

After coming out, these troops have no foundation in Dengzhou, and naturally they don't have much local sentiment at all. To put it bluntly, they want to take advantage of the time they are stationed here to scrape some oil and water out of the place.

However, the valuables in Dengzhou City have long been robbed by the rebels, and there is nothing to do locally, so the soldiers will naturally focus on the surrounding areas. It is impossible to go into the mountains to suppress bandits, and the risks are high.

Low, it is not cost-effective to garrison troops from outside. However, in the name of suppressing bandits, collecting food, taxes and even conscripting soldiers from the local area is a very cost-effective method.

Fushan County is more than a hundred miles away from Dengzhou City. Generally speaking, the troops stationed in Dengzhou City are unlikely to take the initiative to come here to fight the autumn wind. First, the distance is relatively long, and it takes several hours to travel back and forth.

Oh my God, secondly, this place is under the jurisdiction of Qishan Qianhu Station. If you want to get food here, you will definitely conflict with the local garrison, and the food will indeed be ugly. But if Fushan County Government takes the initiative to ask for help from Dengzhou, then

The nature is different. The Dengzhou garrison can openly enter Fushan County under the banner of rescue, regardless of the feelings of Qishan Qianhu. Of course, the materials and money that Fushan County needs to bear and contribute by then will also have to be

Only if the number is commensurate with this kind of rescue operation.

Can Fushan County now squeeze out the funds to invite Dengzhou reinforcements? The answer is obviously no. Not only did President Huang Qu know this, but Zhang Pucheng, who was in charge of the county's money and food as the county magistrate, knew even more, but he had not realized the cost of doing so before.

Huang Quyi reminded him of the risks he had taken, and he finally came to his senses.

"Master Huang is right. I didn't consider it carefully and acted abruptly!" Zhang Pucheng broke into a cold sweat when he thought about it carefully. If the Dengzhou garrison was really moved here, even if there were only a thousand people, it would be a big deal.

It is enough to completely reduce Fushan County to abject poverty.

Although the Wanjia Army is hateful, they will not attack Fushan County for the time being. As for the Haihan people, they have not found any such evil intentions so far. But if the Dengzhou garrison comes, don't expect those foreign soldiers to have any scruples.

.What the Northeastern soldiers led by Kong Youde did in Denglai and Denglai fully proved that there is no lower limit for these foreign soldiers. When the time comes, there will be an open robbery in Fushan County, and the county government will only

I can knock out my teeth and swallow it.

However, Zhang Pucheng did not give up his efforts. The two armed forces outside the city were both stronger than the Ming army defending the city. Under such circumstances, it was impossible to sleep peacefully. He had to find a way to resolve the crisis.

Zhang Pucheng paced back and forth for a long time, and finally said again: "Why not try to contact that group of Haihan people, find out their true intentions, and see if there is any possibility of reconciliation."

Huang Qu said: "The Haihan people have not had a direct conflict with us, and there is no reconciliation. Mr. Zhang, do you want to follow the agreement reached with Wanjiajun and negotiate with the Haihan people?"

Zhang Pucheng nodded and said: "Yes, I have this intention. I think that the Wanjia Army is just a rough bandit, and there is still room for communication. After all, the Haihan people also know how to post notices to calm the people, and their financial resources are so amazing. There should be high-ranking officials behind the scenes.

It is directed by someone. Moreover, Mr. Feng from Qishan Qianhu Institute also endorsed it. I guess there must be a reason for this, so I have to give it a try."

Huang Qu made sense when he heard it. In this situation, other than treating a dead horse as a live horse, he couldn't think of a better way for the time being, so Zhang Pucheng began to discuss the choice of messenger and negotiation conditions.

The Wanjia Army outside the city finally waited for a relatively reliable source of information - Gan Qiang, who had narrowly escaped from the battlefield. After making a big circle outside, he finally sneaked back to the Wanjia Army outside the county town.

His secret stronghold. However, before he could say anything after seeing Wan Meng and Pu Xueguang, he collapsed due to lack of physical strength.

Gan Qiang's injuries were serious or light. Although the lead bullet in his chest was blocked by the armor, the impact still shocked his heart. He coughed out a mouthful of blood and could not even speak fluently.

It's incomplete. After seeing this, Wanmeng couldn't bear to scold him for his incompetence in fighting, so he could only call a doctor to diagnose and treat his injury. Pu Xueguang couldn't be angry with Gan Qiang. After all, Gan Qiang was Wanmeng's confidant, and he could still beat a dog.

It depends on the master. Wan Meng won't be able to bear it if he talks too harshly.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Gan Qiang took a dose of medicine and his injuries eased a little. Only then was he able to tell Wan Meng and Pu Xueguang what he saw and heard during the battle with Haihan, and his description undoubtedly gave the two of them another piece of information.

Remember the blow.

"Short fire gun? Could it be a three-eyed gun?" Wan Meng was still confused about Gan Qiang's description.

Gan Qiang shook his head and said: "It's not a three-eyed gun. I was only ten feet away from the man and could see very clearly. The short gun was only a foot long, but a single barrel could fire continuously. I was hit once in the chest.

He was almost knocked off his horse, the power was truly astonishing."

"This means that each of these Haihan riders is equipped with at least two fire guns, one long and one short, and they can fire continuously..." Pu Xueguang frowned as he spoke. Gan Qiang is a veteran on the battlefield, so it is impossible

Even though he was very close to the enemy, he misread the information. The information he provided should have a very high degree of credibility. But the equipment of the Haihan people is also a little too weird. Everyone has a horse and a repeating fire blunderbuss, and they come and go as fast as possible.

If the wind and fire are strong, how can we fight this battle?

"Military advisor, do you think this is because the weapons are powerful or because they used magic?" Wan Meng still remembered Pu Xueguang's previous answer and tried to get a more accurate answer from him.

Pu Xueguang pondered for a long time and then said: "This kind of fire gun is so powerful, but I have never heard of it before. It is not equipped in the Ming army. I'm afraid it is not a good way. I still think it has something to do with magic. It's just that the Haihan people have such powerful methods.

, if you want to fight with it again, you must try to force its edge."

"In addition to the mountain-suppressing artillery, does the military division have any other good strategies for defeating the enemy?" Wan Meng asked hopefully. Although the mountain-suppressing artillery is powerful, its maneuverability is too poor, and the gunners of the Wanjia Army are all monks and are not professional artillery.

We still have a lot of strength. If we expect the artillery to defeat the cavalry in the open area, it is actually better to pull the team back into the mountains as early as possible and use the terrain to deal with the opponent. However, we suffered such a big loss this time and lost nearly 200 yuan.

With hundreds of manpower, Wan Meng really couldn't swallow this tone, and still hoped to find suitable means to get this place back.

But Pu Xueguang only had so much in his belly, and besides having a slight advantage in military strength, his side lagged behind his opponent in all other aspects. It was really difficult for him to figure out a way to defeat his opponent on the frontal battlefield.

Pu Xueguang thought for a long time but had no idea, so he could only use the "dragging technique": "Now we are short of manpower. To be on the safe side, we should observe the situation first and wait until the reinforcements and mountain-suppressing artillery arrive before making plans!"

Wanmeng shouted angrily: "What if the people nearby continue to defect to the Haihan people?"

Pu Xueguang said: "The Haihan people promoted immigration, so we did the opposite and arranged for people to spread rumors, saying that the Haihan people were recruiting living people to practice black magic. Anyone who went to Zhifu Island would not be able to come back alive.

Already."

"Will this work?" Wanmeng didn't quite believe in the effectiveness of this method.

"Whether it works or not, you have to give it a try to find out." Pu Xueguang persuaded with an apologetic smile, while cursing secretly in his heart, what can I do? I am also very desperate when encountering such an opponent!
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