bookcurios Chapter 162 Zhang Xuegeng's Team
Chapter 162 Zhang Xuegeng's Team
Tuoba Youyou originally led the 20,000 men he had gathered to rest outside Qianmuping. After waiting for a day, he encountered Tuoba Wansheng's 50,000 men returning.
Tuoba Wansheng's team structure is relatively complete.
For the fighting people on the grassland, the so-called organization means that both weapons and horses must be present to be considered a complete team.
He died before leaving the army...
Tuoba Youyou tasted the sorrow of losing 30,000 troops before an army of 100,000 reached its destination!
"Chief, I found a problem."
When everyone was immersed in sorrow, Wang Jialie stepped forward and offered advice.
"What problem did you find?"
Tuoba Youyou didn't say anything, but Tuoba Wansheng asked instead.
"When we evacuated, the Jin army, which had gone ahead with tens of thousands of men, suffered no more than a thousand casualties, but we didn't encounter any enemy. Although General Wansheng took a detour, their sniper team, when they returned, said the enemy force there was no more than 4,000 men."
Speaking of the number of people, Tuoba Wansheng felt a contrast. That is, when they did not retreat, they were heading west. If they insisted on heading towards their destination, perhaps...
Thinking of this, Tuoba Wansheng said, "What Sikong said makes sense. When we found the main road and headed towards our goal, the people on this road were definitely no match for us."
Perhaps Tuoba Youyou was old. A man in his forties, he had been riding horses in the cold climate for many years, and his forehead was covered with the rings of time. This escape on the mountain road made his body tired.
"You two will take command this time. I will follow your orders."
It would certainly not be good to take the Lu family's money and not do anything, but the current situation is not suitable for continuing the conquest.
"I suggest sending someone to the grasslands to find Tuoba Jing and ask him to send troops!"
Tuoba Jing and Tuoba Xianbei are from the same clan. After they split up, some of them developed in the Xiongnu.
"This can be carried out simultaneously, but the Lu and Wang families need to pay more."
Tuoba Wansheng didn't mind having one more group of people share the spoils, but their loss this time couldn't be in vain.
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Since the last time Zhao Sheng invited people from the Wang family of Bingzhou to come over, he discussed and inquired about the reasons for the Xianbei tribe's military action.
It was not originally intended to deal with Dingzhou, and the Wang family would never admit it.
This time, a dangerous situation occurred at Niangzi Pass, and the Xianbei people stepped into the territory of Dingzhou, so the Wang family's words were hard to believe.
"Let's stop the Wang family's business now." Zhao Sheng was helpless. He actually just wanted to develop himself quietly and didn't want to make enemies.
However, after Niangzi Pass was captured, this expressway was basically out of service. Goods bound for Qin had to be transported by water or by land via Xingyang.
"Should we report this incident in the evening paper?"
Although Li Shuya was pregnant, she still insisted on working at the newspaper.
"Leave the reporting to Su Wenshan. It's inconvenient for you now since you're too big."
Mr. Zhao cared about his wife and said lovingly.
"It's okay. There are people walking around doing the specific work. I'll just accompany you during the meeting."
I looked up at the people coming to the meeting. They were all familiar faces, including Su Ling.
"According to reports, there are people active in Weizhou, and there are many spies in various places."
Zhao Yongsheng spoke.
"Your department should pay more attention to these matters. Some things will not be discussed in today's meeting."
It is inappropriate to discuss military matters together with today's all-encompassing issues. Zhao Yongsheng was obviously a little anxious.
After understanding the meaning, Zhao Yongsheng also chose to keep silent.
"I think this is the way to go. We should implement comprehensive inventory management to prevent anyone from hoarding food and essential supplies, and we should also implement a real-name system for the sale of military reserves."
The military reserve will eventually be activated in times of war. Once any store supplies are branded with the military reserve trademark, no businessman will be able to profit from the national crisis.
Of course, some businesspeople don't want to be labeled.
I'm sorry, Mr. Zhao will ask the military to intervene. Please leave the military jurisdiction.
Because Mr. Zhao has the confidence to do so.
After the meeting, Zhao Yongsheng stayed, and some technical personnel from Pingshan, Jing County, withdrew to Luancheng.
"Prince Consort, the TNT you mentioned is almost ready. It's a pity that it was lost during this war. We brought back some raw materials and are speeding up the production. We tested it a few days ago and found that it doesn't have the original explosive properties."
"What do you mean? Was it made strictly according to the process I gave?"
Mr. Zhao looked at Master Lu and asked with concern.
"Yes, with sulfuric acid mixed with the formaldehyde from the coke, and finally with nitric acid..."
Master Lu did not hide anything from Zhao Yongsheng and told him the method of making TNT in person.
"We ended up with a yellowish object, which we discovered after burning it was essentially difficult to burn."
After listening to Master Lu’s story, Mr. Zhao smiled.
"Master Lu, you're right when you say it's difficult to burn. I have a way to make it explode. What's missing is a detonator."
"Detonator? What is this?" Master Lu asked Zhao Sheng as if he had discovered a new continent.
"Let's talk about this later. I need to plan the defense and security of Luancheng."
Zhao Sheng stopped Master Lu from asking further questions and said to Zhou Tong, "Pick someone from your side to take charge of these backbones and arrange for them to live in the experimental middle school in the workshop."
After that, he said to Liang Dong and others, "Strengthen the defense of the Princess Mansion, and check people entering and leaving carefully, especially those leaving."
Mr. Zhao repeated the usual rules, and this time he simply strengthened them a little.
The battle at Niangzi Pass was not far away, but it did not affect Luancheng, so everyone did not feel a sense of crisis yet.
On the contrary, a group of people headed straight towards Guangchang County.
At the same time, the Lu family in Yi County also drew out some private soldiers and border troops supported by the Lu family, gathering about 10,000 people, and headed towards the Langya Post Station and the military town.
"When will the Yi Yu people attack Weizhou?"
Lu Benzhong asked the housekeeper beside him impatiently.
The housekeeper of the Lu family's head is called Lu Ao, and he would definitely not tell others such top-secret matters casually.
"The Yiyu tribe is led by Yu Wenhua, with a force of 50,000 people, and there are also some other tribes."
"The Duan family is here?" Lu Benzhong asked in a hoarse voice.
"The Duan family did not come. Hu Shanzhong brought a small tribe and Zhang Xuegeng's tribe." Lu Ao said in a low voice.
"The Hu Lu had some strength, but unfortunately they were almost completely destroyed over the years. This Zhang Xuegeng escaped from Yanbei. What's his intention in coming here this time?"
Lu Benzhong knew these people very well, especially Zhang Xuegeng's troops, who were the remnants of the previous dynasty and had been beaten many times but not wiped out.
"This time, Zhang Xuegeng's team is led by his son, Zhang Xiaosi."
"Zhang Xiaosi is no match for him. His son Xiaoliuzi will be a big shot in the future."
Hearing Lu Benzhong say this, Lu Ao couldn't help but ask, "Why does the Patriarch say that? Zhang Xiaosi has also led troops for many years, so why is he not as good as Zhang Xiaoliu?"
"The Zhang family's little sixth son, not to mention being born outside the family, dared to kill the housekeeper and seize power at the age of eight. At the age of thirteen, he dared to lead the servants to burn down the mansion of the master who had fallen out with his family.
Back then, his house was just an outhouse, with no one to protect him, so he took advantage of the situation to kill people. Now that he's an adult, his methods are naturally even more ruthless!"
After Lu Benzhong finished speaking, he sighed deeply. He knew that the Zhang family was not here to help this time, but to occupy the territory.