MTL - Back Off, Let Me Come-Chapter 817 : Why is there still a shortage of people?【Ask for a monthly ticket】

  Chapter 817 Chapter 817: Why is there still a shortage of people?【Ask for a monthly ticket】

   After trying so hard to fool Cui Xiao away, Shen Tang jumped up on the spot as if his **** was on fire, rummaged through to find a blank scroll of letters, picked up a pen and ink, and wrote a lot. While holding the letter to warm herself by the fire, she was still muttering.

"There are too few things that can be written in a letter, and it is more convenient to send letters by the blue bird..." With the letter sent by the blue bird, one copy can write two to three thousand words, and there is no need to worry about having no place to write. The letter is heavy and heavy. It's not easy to use, and it's also very inconvenient to transmit. It's a pity that the blue bird's transmission distance is limited, and the more content, the more literary energy will be consumed per kilometer, so she can't afford it.

  Her papermaking workshop can be put into use.

  The craftsman has experimented countless times in the past two years, and has explored the ratio of various materials, and finally produced high-quality paper. However, the output is limited and the quality control is not very stable. The current output of papermaking workshops, some of which are given priority to the library of local government offices, arrange a large number of people to re-transcribe local chronicles, files and book collections, and gradually replace the difficult-to-preserve slips, and update them to paper carriers that are easier to store and carry, and the other part is Give it to Xu Jie to sell in exchange for more research and development funds...

  Shen Tanggui is not willing to do all paper work even though she is a sheriff.

   In most cases, bamboo slips are still used.

  She checked the letter to Qishan carefully, and made sure that there were no typos that would make Qishan picky. Then she closed it, rolled it up, fastened it with a specific method, and wrapped it with a special layer of clay. Wait for the clay to dry before printing the monogram.

  If the pottery clay print is damaged, the contents of the letter may be leaked, but if this letter is leaked, it will be leaked, as long as the original is not seen by Cui Shanxiao, everything is fine. Except for a few key points, the content inside is her passionate greeting.

   "Come here—"

  She called out.

  The bodyguard Yang Ying who was on duty today jumped off the beam.

  Shen Tang handed the letter to her: "Find someone to send this letter back to Sibao County, and hand it over to the master Qi Yuanliang, hurry up."

  Yang Ying took it with both hands, and Shen Tang remembered something again.

   "Maybe Sheng Mei hasn't contacted for a long time?"

  Yang Gongcheng is Yang Gong.

  Yang Ying's father, stay-at-home old father.

  Yang Ying's brows and eyes were gentle: "I sent a letter home three months ago."

Shen Tang pinched her fingers and turned back the time. At that time, the battle of crossing the river had not yet been fought. She said: "It's too long to contact once every three months. It doesn't matter if I write this letter to Yuanliang. You can also write to your father." Take one and send it back with you."

  Yang Yingdao: "Thank you, my lord."

   "Who will replace you next time?"

  Yang Yingdao: "Return to the lord, this is the sect."

   "Oh, got it."

Shen Tang's bodyguards are not large. They are in groups of one or two in non-wartime, and in groups of four or eight in wartime. A group is on duty for twelve hours at a time, and is on time at noon every day. handover. On the surface it was said that they were protecting Shen Tang's safety, but in fact when they encountered an assassination, it was hard to say who would protect the other. For them, duty is more like a rotation.

  These people are actually confidantes that Shen Tang plans to cultivate. When the situation stabilizes in the future, the garrison troops in various places will be decentralized. Following Shen Tang's side, the most important task is to observe and study.

  Of course, the final step depends on each person's ability.

  Shen Tang took the map that Qin Li had brought out overnight, and went to the Government Affairs Office for a morning meeting. When she arrived, the small hall was already full of people. She greeted each other with everyone, and then sat down: "Last night, I happened to get a treasure, and I will share it with you."

  She asked Lu Ji and others to fully open the map.

   Except for a few insiders, no one else knew what was on the cloth. When the cloth was fully unfolded, the content on it immediately caught the eye. Shen Tang said: "As you can see, here are the details of Huang Xiguang's troops stationed and deployed. This one belongs to Zhang Yongqing. From the map, the actual number of troops of the two families has increased to 300,000. This is in line with our previous estimate. Not too bad, it is estimated that 60% of them are temporarily recruited in the past few months...the pressure is much less than expected..."

  The data in this map is very detailed.

  The plotter seems to be afraid that the viewer will not be able to understand, and all kinds of data are comprehensive, which belongs to the level of simplicity that a layman can come to a long way. But because of this, a few people who didn't know it became suspicious of the source and authenticity of the map.

  Many generals among them have fought battles all their lives, and they have never seen a map like this rushing to feed them.

   "My lord, this map... this old man has never seen anything like this in my life. Are you being deceived?" Wei Shou almost put his eyes on the map, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. The above even draws the offensive route, marks the weak points of the enemy's defense, and briefly provides several feasible strategic solutions. My lord actually calls this map? Don't lie to him that he doesn't fight much.

  Shen Tang smiled: "The map was provided by a righteous man who was 'in Cao Ying and his heart is in Han'. This person is trustworthy!"

   Wei Shou couldn't take his eyes off the map: "Righteous man?"

"For the sake of his safety, I can't reveal his identity for the time being, so as not to hurt him. After this battle is over, I will officially introduce him to the gentlemen." She unilaterally announced that Qin Li was hers, Wu Xian is past tense.

  Bottom, Gu Chi and Cui Xiao had strange expressions.

   Wei Shou's eyes brightened as he listened, and he rubbed his hands excitedly—if the lord hadn't encountered a fairy dance, and this righteous man really existed, then he would have made a lot of money! He further asked: "My lord, is the painter and the righteous man the same person?"

  Huang Xiguang actually has such a capable person under his tent?

  Not only Wei Shou, but others also mistakenly believed that the "righteous men who lived in Cao Ying and their hearts were in Han" in Shen Tang's mouth were from the enemy's side, either Huang Xiguang's people or Zhang Yongqing's people. Only in this way can we understand the deployment of the two armies so clearly.

   Logically speaking, it is also smooth. After all, who would have imagined that the righteous are not under the account of the enemy but under the account of allies?

  Shen Tang nodded: "En."

  Wei Shou said: "This man is very talented."

  Shen Tang smiled and said: "This is indeed a great talent."

  Wei Shou chuckled, and Chu Yao, who was not far away, knew what he was up to when he heard his laughter, with a sneer on his lips. Sure enough, Wei Shou wanted such a partner. Regardless of the lord, Gong Xichou who refuses to command the army, and Chu Jie who loves to station at Yongguguan, only Wei Shou is the oldest and most powerful in Shen Tang's tent. He will be considered first when leading troops to fight in the future.

   In other words—

   That righteous man can be a bound military advisor! With the ability to draw such a detailed map, what battles cannot be fought? What battle cannot be won? Wei Shou could almost see the continuous flow of military achievements flying into his pocket. With more military achievements, the quarterly military budget is also larger, the soldiers under the account can eat more, train for longer, and have surplus food to recruit troops to expand the scale!

   This is a positive cycle!

  Although he has not seen the righteous man himself, but just looking at this move, he unilaterally decided that this person must be better than Chu Liangliang! He and Chu Liangliang had a hard time getting [Five Virtues of Generals]. I didn't consider it at all, this righteous man might already have bound generals.

   Wei Shou's wishful thinking made Gu Chi's ears hurt.

   Of course, some people expressed their incomprehension.

   It's not that he doesn't understand why this righteous man "abandoned the dark and turned to the bright" and turned against his lord, but he didn't understand why the lord changed his mind temporarily? If our army occupies the geographical advantage of Chaoli Pass, it can retreat or defend, and it can drag Huang Lie's soldiers who are short of food to death.

   Drag on for a while to weaken their combat power.

  The enemy's status declines, and its own status is increased in disguise.

   This is also the countermeasure they discussed before.

Unpleasant memories were brought back to Shen Tang, and he pursed his lips and said, "Received the information from the righteous man earlier, and sent troops to attack a camp by surprise. Huang Xiguang was short of food under his tent, and tricked refugees into using it as military food. But they had three One hundred thousand soldiers and horses..."

  Implications—

   How much can three hundred thousand soldiers and horses eat?

  How long can the two prefectures of Yangan and Ganzhou survive?

   It won't be long before it will be eaten into a no-man's land, and Shen Tang works so hard to toss Yumai, reclaim wasteland, build river embankments...all for the purpose of building a stable environment to house refugees. What's the use of empty land without refugees?

At this time, one person said in a calm to cold-blooded tone: "Shen Jun, as long as Huang Xiguang's power is destroyed, even if the Yangan and Qianzhou prefectures are emptied, as long as this place is peaceful, there will still be a steady stream of refugees moving from other places." .”

  As long as there are enough fields to cultivate and enough food to satisfy our hunger, there will be more lost population. Conversely, if we send troops now, our own side plus our ally Wu Xian will only be 100,000. Three hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, even if 60% of the three hundred thousand were captured soldiers and temporarily recruited refugees, it would still cause heavy losses to one's own side. It's one more life for one's own elite, isn't it?

   Wait until they eat up all the refugees, and turn around to eat themselves, or mobilize all troops to fight with their own side before that. As long as the wave of the most pressure is supported at the lowest cost, Huang Xiguang and others will only kill themselves sooner or later.

  Maybe two months, maybe half a year...

  The person fell silent, and the whole hall was silent.

  Everyone's eyes, including Shen Tang's, fell on him.

   This is a fresh face, an old minister of the Xin Kingdom who was rescued earlier. The sorrows and joys of people are not connected, and it is difficult for high-ranking people to empathize with ants. Shen Tang crossed this person in her heart. She had an impression of this person and remembered that he was quite good at work, but she didn't expect the three views to be so inconsistent with her. To be on the safe side, it's better not to let him encounter power, it's too indifferent.

Shen Tang asked him: "From a certain point of view, your words are not unreasonable and sensible, but do you know how long it takes to conceive a person? A woman is pregnant in October, and once she gives birth, half of her foot will cross the gate of hell. Even if she is born , and the probability of supporting them is also small. A couple can have eight or nine children in their lifetime, some more, and there may be three or four who actually grow up. Although they are one of the mortal beings, they are nothing more than ants in the world, but Indeed, he lived for dozens of years."

  It takes more than ten years to grow from a baby to a teenager.

  From baby to youth, it takes about twenty years.

  From baby to old age, it takes longer.

  The time is enough for the current country to go from its establishment to its collapse. It is normal to change one or two nationalities in a lifetime. These hours are the weight of their lives! These are real people, not just specks of dust.

  Shen Tang: "I can't agree with what you said."

   Yes, the most indispensable thing in this world is refugees.

  But the refugees who will come later are not the same as the group in front of you!

   Realizing that Shen Tang was displeased, the man's face changed slightly, and he found a step to blur the topic. Chu Yao took note of this person's face from the corner of his eye, and then smiled and brought the topic to the deployment of troops. Many people in the hall also had similar behaviors.

  Gu Chi listened to his heart, and sneered in his heart.

   Didn’t this idiot pay attention to the origins of everyone present before speaking? According to his rhetoric, more than half of the people present could be sacrificed, watching coldly as the existence of military rations. It is also a talent to offend more than half of his colleagues with a few words.

  He shouldn't be here, he should be under Huang Lie's tent.

   It is estimated that Huang Lie will like his cold and decisive.

  My lord doesn't want to eat this one.

   An hour later, the formation for this battle was basically finalized, with Wei Shou as the commander of the Chinese army. It's not that I trust him too much, but that those with strength and qualifications don't want to be. Especially Gong Xiqiu, how can the Chinese army be fun to fight with generals?

  He was thrown to the vanguard by Shen Tang.

  Although Shen Tang is the protagonist, he also loves pioneers.

  Afterwards, arrange the left and right armies, finalize the formation of the three armies and the army formations that need to be used, and step up the training of soldiers according to the spirits, so as to ensure that the front line will not lose the chain. Although with Wei Shou and others joining, the pressure on high-level combat power has dropped sharply, but the scale of Shen Tang's troops has also expanded. What is most lacking now is the middle-level generals. Arrangements come and go, but they are still stretched.

  Shen Tang: "..."

   There is no need to worry when it is the turn of Wenxin scribes.

  Easily full of people, not to mention, the manpower is still overflowing.

  Finally, with a big wave of her hand, she arranged for more assistance.

  Friendly reminder—if you can build a good relationship with them, you may be able to get one or two more 【Five Virtues of Generals】oh.

  Quantity is limited, first come first served!

  By the end of the long and boring meeting, the sunset in the sky had already rendered the sunset into magnificent colors. Shen Tang did not forget to remind the logistics to provide additional meals for the soldiers, all the food is full, and meat is also added. I have had enough food and drink for the past two days, so be an enemy!

   With the wartime order issued, all parts of this war machine are running again. Except for the temporarily recruited recruits and captive coolies, all other elites were transferred back from barren fields, river embankments and other places, and the common people under the rule smelled some kind of message.

   "The war is about to start again—"

   "Oh, how long did it last..."

  The life of the common people in Chaoli Pass is relatively stable, and Shen Tang redistributes their fields, and rents and sells their grain seed called Yumai at a low price. It is said that it can be ripe before the autumn harvest, and the yield of delicious food is still high. This winter, you don't have to worry about food.

   Because there is no other choice, the common people can only try.

  Watching the sprouts and growth of the carefully tended crops day by day, they are numb and have hope for life again... Perhaps, life will really get better and better? It's just that this kind of joy lasted too short, and the subdued flames of war ignited again!

   "Will people from outside the pass call in?"

   "It's hard to say..."

   "What should I do with the 20 acres of jade and wheat? This is the lifeline of my family who has been serving for a month. Alas, it's hard work."

   "Why are you howling? Which one of us is not like this?"

  As soon as they heard that there was going to be a war, the village closest to Chaoliguan moved upon hearing the news, and every household packed up their belongings and waited.

  Escape if something goes wrong!

   |ω`)

  (end of this chapter)