Zhao Xingde nodded and agreed, "We should not bully them, just give them double wages." He turned his head and said to Lu Mingyu, Luo Xian and other generals, "These fiddlings are all poor customers. They earn a day's life in the river, and the income is only more than 200 yuan. Originally, the boatmen did not need to pay taxes, but since the Northern Barbarians invaded the army, the court had to pay 50 yuan a day to raise troops to quell the chaos. They had to pay 50 yuan a day to donate the imperial guards. They had wives, children, and children were old and young, so they could only live with porridge and vegetables." His tone was a bit desolate, "The Liao army occupied Henan, Hebei, and the court was going to use large numbers of troops again. The taxes will definitely increase and increase in the future. In addition, the harsh government and officials were working on them. The people in the southeast were exhausted, forcing the people to sell their children and daughters, and it was not uncommon to change their children and eat."

Zhao Xingde took a deep breath of the fishy air, and the corners of his eyes were moist.

"It's really outrageous!" Xia Maoer said angrily. He was originally a fisherman on the water, but because he was angry that he was harboring the harsh taxes. When he heard that he had to increase the tax, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him. The other generals also felt sorry for him. Luo Xian looked at him with deep thoughts. He didn't know why Zhao Xingde mentioned this matter, so he focused his attention and listened to him.

Zhao Xingde looked at Xia Maoer and sighed: "Last time you went to Jiayu County to urge the salary, the taxes paid in the county, the clothes and food we have in our mouths, most of them have to come out of these ordinary people. Now we are only in dozens of prefectures and counties, and with the strength of the people of dozens of prefectures and counties, we cannot bear the burden of overthrow. No matter how strong the Liao army is, we soldiers and eat food, can only know that they cannot do it and cannot live up to these people who have been living hard."

After all this, all the generals understood what he meant. The few people who were willing to retreat just now felt a little ashamed.

Zhang Wudi reached out and slapped the boat with a "slap" and said loudly: "We will fight against Liao Gou by ourselves! Xia Maoer also said: "I frowned and I will become a cow in my next life!" Lu Mingyu and Luo Xianshi were also deeply impressed, and Luo Xianshi clasped his fists and said: "People in the wild don't know the general, please issue an order to forgive me!"

Zhao Xingde smiled and said, "What's the crime? When Zhao first went to the battlefield, he was so scared that his face looked like a slut."

The generals laughed with him. Although they didn't know when Zhao Xingde was on the battlefield for the first time, since the Baoyi Army was established, he has handled all kinds of affairs in the army in an orderly manner. Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi and others saw it and knew that Zhao Xingde was not Zhao Kuo who talked about war on paper, but an experienced general. They were also relieved and strange, but they didn't dare to ask more questions.

Back in the cabin, the generals calmed down and discussed together how to defeat the Liao army in Fangzhou. Luo Xianshi suggested trying to find a way to cut off the Liao army's food route, but Lu Mingyu opposed that the Liao army had stored a large amount of food and grass, and the number of times it transported grain was not frequent, and the grain route was strictly protected. The Qin village leader had failed to rob the grain. Lu Mingyu also suggested that he harasse the Liao army with suspicious soldiers and lead them to attack, and then find a dangerous valley to set up an ambush. The Liao army cavalry was inconvenient to fight in the mountains and would suffer a great loss.

. Luo Xian’s ten-thread ambush can never be repeated. After the Liao army suffered losses in the mountains, it would definitely not be fooled again. If the Liao army only stayed in Fangzhou City and was surrounded by plains, it would be not easy to break the enemy. Most of the generals were from thieves, and none of them had come up with a plan to defeat the enemy head-on battle with the enemy. Zhao Xingde nodded in his heart and thought that the atmosphere of the Baoyi Army was mixed. If he really wanted to expel the Northern Barbarians in the future, he would still be able to fight a tough battle.

Seeing that Zhao Xingde was not upset, Luo Xianshi smiled and said, "General Zhao didn't say anything. If he had a good idea, he might as well tell us to wait." At this time, Lu Mingyu and others woke up, as if they were too active just now, and instead put Zhao Xingde aside.

Zhao Xingde smiled and said, "One person's plan is short, everyone's plan is the leader. Zhao is just trying to listen to everyone's plan. I have an idea to break the enemy's plan. Let's take a look at the details." He paused, and saw that the generals were listening intently, and pointed to the mountain and river map of Fangling and said, "I see that this place is towering on all sides, but there is a plain in the middle and the rivers intersect, which is a great place for water attack."

This sentence woke up the dreamer. Fangling has suffered the most floods since ancient times. From the Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the place name was called "Fangzhu". It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the "Fangzhu" of "Fangzhu" was changed to "Fang" for houses. Although the generals did not know this allusion, Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi and others had a rough idea of ​​the land and geography of Jingxiang. They knew that Fangzhou was flooding all year round, so that the garrisons who were flooding were spread all over the prefectures and immediately reported it when there was a flood. Now that the Liao bandits have invaded, these garrisons who were flooding have retreated, but the water flows of the lakes are still there.

"The seven armies flooded!" Zhang Wudi slapped the table and said.

Lu Mingyu pondered: "The Liao thieves are good at cavalry, we are good at water battles. After we join forces with the Qin village master and the others, let the Qin village master guide several valleys to cut off water. This season there is a peach blossom flood. When the mountains and rivers accumulate, we will dig the embankment to prevent water and drown these Liao thieves!" His eyes were bright and full of admiration.

Luo Xianshi smiled and added: "Even if he can't die, there will be mud outside Fangzhou City, and the Liao thieves' horses will run. We will not suffer any loss when fighting!" Zhao Xingde actually thought about what the generals said, but he was not as good as teaching people fishing. He came up with this idea, but he was unwilling to take charge of everything himself. Instead, he guided these generals from bandits to perfect the strategy step by step. Seeing that the generals were talking to each other, the discussion was very lively, Zhao Xingde nodded with a smile.

At this time, Shi Jingkui said worriedly: "If you attack with water, you are afraid that the water will harm the people." Zhao Xingde also frowned slightly.

Luo Xianshi said, "The people near Fangzhou were either going into the mountains to avoid disaster, but they were led by the Liao thieves to sign the army. There were not many people left on the dam. Besides," he pointed to the rivers and rivers, "There are many rivers here, and the water rises for at most half a day and can be drained. When you go out, the people will not be killed if they hide for a little time. This period of time is enough for us to deal with the Liao thieves."
Chapter completed!