63. Oversized Meat Ticket
The first victory of the Yulin Army was of great significance to Liu Penzi.
When he was in Zheng County, he was not sure how much results such training would achieve. Now it seems that this path is right. If you follow this path, in time, the Yulin Army may become the elite soldiers in the world.
What he was thinking about now was to sweep the world with the elite soldiers he had trained. As for the plans he had just traveled through time, I didn’t know where he had thrown it. Alas, he fell down. It’s just that he felt so good to be an emperor, and Liu Penzi was addicted.
Let Liu Xiu go to hell! I want to be the biggest boss!
The Shiliwu in front of him was a test on his way to the boss. Facts have proved that with the fortification defense, the Yulin Army still has a certain degree of tolerance, but what about the field battle? What about the tough ones? They will be tested one by one in this expedition.
The Yulin Army has two thousand people, the Wu family has a total of five hundred people, and the 2,500 team faces two fortresses with 20,000 people gathered. How can this battle be fought?
The little emperor's method is very simple: wait!
Waiting for reinforcements.
The emperor announced that tens of thousands of reinforcements would arrive in a few more days.
This made the Yulin Army soldiers feel more and more confident. The young man was already brave. In addition, he had just won a battle, not to mention that there were 20,000 people in front of him, what's the point? Some people even shouted that we don't need reinforcements!
For a time, the generals of each song took turns to ask the emperor for battle, but they were all repelled. The emperor's reply was that no one was allowed to fight and they all went to dig trenches.
"Where are there any reinforcements? Your Majesty is just timid." Liu Biao came out of the tent and muttered angrily to Wang Meng beside him.
"You dare to bring two thousand people to confront 20,000 people?" Hu Gouzi retorted disdainfully, "I think there are really reinforcements. Otherwise, how could Your Majesty send a scout to search back thirty miles?"
"Even if there are support, there are not many people. There are 3,000 people in Shenyang County. Xia Yang took away most of them. There are 800 people in Yangshu Fort. Even if Mu Hong brings them out, he can't handle anything."
"Don't forget that there are three thousand Yulin soldiers at home." Wang Meng said.
"Those baby soldiers have only been training for a few days, so how can they compare with our veterans?" Liu Biao said with contempt.
In fact, this group of them has only been training for more than half a month, and they regard themselves as big brothers. Just like the sophomore students nowadays, they are all little kids when they look at freshmen.
No matter how much I complain, the Holy Order must be implemented. More than 2,000 people were rushed to repair fortifications. Deep trenches were dug around the camp, covered with antlers, horses and caltrops, the fences were raised and reinforced, and another layer was added. A tall viewing building was formed on both sides of the camp, and people climbed up to look up day and night.
Liu Biao cursed and shouted at the soldiers working, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt he was more angry. Because his subordinates robbed in Yangshuwu, he was demoted to act as deputy chief of Qu. He failed to fight with Sun Yi as a vanguard in the army two days ago, and the second qu had made contributions. Now that Sanqu has not made any contributions, he still has a punishment on his back. Liu Biao, who is competitive, can't swallow this.
Because a soldier accidentally broke a fence while building a fence. Liu Biao kicked the soldier and kicked him in a whip. He whipped him in a daze and scolded loudly: "Useless things are clumsy in everything you do!"
The soldier hugged his head and rolled on the ground, begging for mercy in a silence, but this made Liu Biao even more angry. A manly man was beaten twice and called him like this. What kind of morality is that, so his whip became even harder.
"Liu Qu has such a big temper!" A man walked up from behind him.
Liu Biao turned his head and saw that it was Niu Decao, so he said angrily: "Mu Tou, don't talk sarcastic. This hot day, let you dig a trench for a long time?" Mu Tou Ho is nickname for Niu Decao. In the past, the brothers in the cow stable called it that way.
"I didn't dig a trench, but I moved for a long time and refused horses, so it's no easier than you!"
Liu Biao snorted and said, "Tell me, isn't war just a charge? Is the camp so strong and ready to live in it for a few years to have a son? When did our Red Eyebrow Army dig trenches? Stand fences? Didn't we also fight here from Qingzhou?"
Niu Decao snorted, "Liu Quchang, please be careful when you speak. If these words are heard, they will shake the morale of the army. If you reach His Majesty's ears, you will inevitably deal with you again."
"I'll clean up if I clean up, but I'll take a punishment anyway. If someone else beats the striker, I'll dig a trench to death. If someone else eats meat, I can't even drink soup!"
"Your temper is still like this...ah! I won't talk to you anymore." Niu Decao suddenly stood at attention, his body straightened, and said seriously: "According to your order, I ordered Liu Biao to meet him in three ways."
Liu Biao looked suspicious: "Is there anything wrong with your Majesty summoning?"
"I don't know this either, I only know that His Majesty the Emperor summoned you, and there was no other Quchang."
Liu Biao threw the whip to the ground in annoyance: "Did you do something wrong again and you are going to be punished again?"
He was a little nervous when he entered the tent. After giving the ceremony, he secretly looked at the emperor's face. His Majesty's expression was very serious, without a smile, and Liu Biao felt even more assured.
"Liu Quchang!" The emperor spoke with a very solemn tone. "Sanqu is a glorious group, the champion of the first competition. Because the previous Liu Quchang had another task, I handed over this group to you. I hope you will continue the glorious tradition of Sanqu."
The little emperor's tone was very modern. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Yulin Army were used to it and did not feel inconsistent at all. Instead, they formed a trend of imitating the emperor's words.
After hearing this, Liu Biao felt a little sad. The emperor meant that I was going to be punished by a good three-game song? Should I be punished again? Should I take the initiative?
"Your Majesty, I, I said a few words to digging the trench..."
"Oh? You don't like digging trenches? Then this combat mission can only be handed over to other songs..."
"Don't, Your Majesty, what kind of combat mission is it? I want to fight the forward? I want a new mission!" Liu Biao stood up straight and shouted: "As long as you do everything, please give your order!"
"Don't make a noise! This is a secret mission, and you can only know it alone." His Majesty the Emperor suddenly smiled in a strait, "Come on, come here, I have an idea, just don't know if you dare to do it."
"Dare! As long as there is a war, I dare to do anything!" Liu Biao leaned closer, and the two of them met and muttered for a long time.
When Liu Biao came out of the tent, he seemed to have changed his person. The depression these days were gone, and he was refreshed. He even patted Bandeng on the shoulder and said, "Little Bandeng, one day, I will take you to see the world and drink!"
That afternoon, he pulled out a small team, and each person had a shovel out of the camp. He was facing Niu Decao and shouted at him from afar: "Liu Quchang, what are you doing?"
"Your Majesty ordered me to go out and build another camp, let's dig a trench!" Liu Biao shouted with enthusiasm.
Niu Decao was a little confused when he looked at his back. This man had taken the ecstasy medicine? Why did he change so much after half a day of kung fu?
While the Yulin Army was digging trenches everywhere to carry out infrastructure construction, cockfighting was being fought in Shiliwu.
"General" Zhang Ding bent over and bent his back, staring at the two chickens in the fence with his eyes tightly, and kept shouting loudly: "Go! Go! bite it to death! Yes, just bite it on your head! Rush forward! Don't run! Who told you to run away from Male Gobi? This beast!"
He suddenly grabbed the defeated big red rooster, stepped on the chicken's body, twisted the chicken's head, pulled out the dagger from the boot, wiped it on the chicken's neck, then put it in his hands and sucked it soundly. The rooster kept struggling in his hands, and the chicken blood flowed all over his face.
Zhang Ding sucked enough chicken blood, wiped his face with his sleeve, making his face look messy, and red traces were everywhere on his chest. He smacked his lips and said to Su Yannian, the counselor beside him: "What are Liu Penzi busy with?"
"When the general, the Red Eyebrows were digging trenches and strengthening the military camp." Emperor Gengshi granted him a general's name, but Zhang Ding always asked someone to add the word "big" in front of it, as if this was the only way to show his status.
"Is this going to waste time with Zhang... How many soldiers does he have?"
"Two camps were built, one big and one small. Judging from the size of the camp, there were about three thousand soldiers."
"I heard that the Yulin Army is all baby soldiers, but it's true?"
"The people who rushed to the camp last time came back and said that the Yulin Army is indeed not old and they are all half-baby."
"A group of waste was beaten up by a group of children!"
"The general should not underestimate the enemy. Although the Yulin Army is not old, they have too many crossbow weapons. Standing in the camp to launch crossbows, children are no different from adults."
"What do you say about Cai Xing from Dongwu?"
"Cai Xing said that he has been sick these days and cannot lead the army to fight. Please give the general a few days to be graceful. When he is in good health, he will definitely lead his troops to attack and fight against Liu Penzi."
"This old fox is rushing to take advantage of things, and he will hide from his work. Zhang will deal with him sooner or later!" Zhang Ding spoke fiercely, which looked particularly terrifying with the blood on his face.
There is a small dock on the east side of Shiliwu. The general Cai Xing was stationed inside. He had three or five thousand soldiers under his command, which was nominally controlled by Zhang Ding, but he was often disobeyed.
Su Yannian leaned forward, "This Liu Penzi... The last general means that it is better to ignore it. If you want to conquer Shiliwu, it will be useless without 50,000 or 60,000 people... He will stay away, but he will not hurt us at all."
"Is there any news about Grand Sima?" Zhang Ding suddenly asked Zhu Yu without answering the conversation.
Grand Marshal Zhu Yu was one of the most powerful factions in the Gengshi regime. At this time, he was leading an army of 300,000 to guard Luoyang and confronting Liu Xiu's army.
Su Yannian said: "No, the war has been tense recently, and the Grand Sima probably has no time to take care of us for the time being. The Grand Sima has instructed us to guard this Shiliwu, collect money and grain from both water and land, and transport it to Luoyang from time to time. General, the money and grain this month has been ten days late, you see..."
"Money, money, money, I know that I can ask for money and food from me! I was blocked by thieves, where did they all go? Is Zhang his and Zhu his money bag? Is it empty when I am short of money, and throw it away as a rag when I see it is useless!"
Zhang Ding dominates the country here, and his backer is Zhu Yu. Zhu Yu guards Luoyang, accumulates food and grass, and orders Shiliwu to transport money and grain every month. Usually, Zhang Ding dares not shirk responsibility. Since the Red Eyebrow Army entered Guanzhong, Gengshi Army has retreated step by step. Zhu Yu fought fiercely with Liu Xiu's general Feng Yi near Luoyang, but was unable to get out of Luoyang City. The situation was not conducive to the Gengshi regime, and Zhang Ding's mentality also changed.
This was the first time he complained about Sima Zhu in front of his subordinates. Su Yannian was shocked and immediately shut up. He was originally Zhu Yu's disciple, but was sent to Shiliwu to be Zhang Ding's attack. In name, it was assistance, but in fact it was surveillance.
Zhang Ding was originally a private salt dealer. He gathered thousands of outlaws and traded in large ships. He traveled around the country and made huge profits. In recent years, due to frequent wars and chaos, private salt trade was not easy to do. Zhang Ding led his brothers to occupy Shiliwu and drove the original owner of the dock Cai Xing to the small dock in the east.
From then on, he changed from a mobile robber to a strong man who sat on the ground, stuck in this important place of water and land transportation, and his life was more comfortable than before.
Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan entered Chang'an and heard that there was such a robber nest under his nose, so he wanted to send troops to attack. Zhu Yu mediated and dissuaded Liu Xuan, but took the opportunity to take the Shili Shuangwu into his pocket and became his own private wallet.
Zhang Ding relied on Zhu Yu. Although he had to pay a huge protection fee, he could almost legally rob the merchants and his life was still good. However, now the Gengshi regime was shaky, and the protection umbrella of Grand Sima had broken holes. He was about to be unable to cover him. Zhang Ding could only save himself, so he would pay you a P!
Of course, the Grand Sima had hundreds of thousands of troops and was not so easy to fall by guarding the city. Now he cannot be easily punished.
"Yannian, it's not that Zhang doesn't want to send money and grain. Now the road is blocked and the transportation of money and grain has passed. If it falls into the hands of others, isn't that a enemy? When the Grand Sima opens the road, Zhang will definitely set off the ship immediately!"
"Since that's the case, please guard Shiliwu carefully and wait for the great Sima's good news."
Zhang Ding said angrily: "There are three thousand baby soldiers in total, what should I guard? Zhang has been scattered across the river for decades, but hasn't seen any tough character? He was blocked by a group of children in the dock as a turtle. Zhang couldn't afford to lose this person! I want to see how much this little emperor is!"
Su Yannian said: "But last time..."
"There were only a few hundred people last time. This time, Zhang wanted to play with the big ones, which was worthy of his three thousand men. Leave a thousand people to guard the dock, and all the rest went! Take Liu Penzi back for me, and I want to have a good deal with the Red Eyebrow Thieves."
Su Yannian also smiled and said, "I heard that Liu Penzi's baby soldiers were all children of the Red Eyebrow thief. If they were arrested and they were asked to redeem them one by one, the Red Eyebrow thief's property would be emptied."
Chapter completed!