I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 164, The war machine starts!
Xu Wei looked at Duan Peng and said: "This battle is the time for your armored heavy cavalry to become famous all over the world, you must fight hard!"

Duan Peng, who was only [-] years old this year, was at his most vigorous. Hearing Xu Wei's encouragement, he immediately said: "This subordinate will definitely not disappoint Qu Shuai, and will definitely behead the Hun Shan Yu." Handsome to him!"

Xu Wei laughed loudly when he heard this, and said, "I didn't expect you to have such great ambitions. You are not satisfied with beheading the Xianbei's Khan, but you also want to behead the Xiongnu's Shanyu. Well, I'll wait for you to realize this." promise!"

The others also laughed, but they didn't take it to heart. They were very lucky to be able to behead Helian. Such an opportunity can be said to be rare, and they didn't think that Duan Peng would have such a good chance. Chance! "

Xu Wei continued to ask: "Wang Ge, how many troops do you think we should prepare for this battle?"

Wang Ge thought for a while and said: "10 conscripts are enough, of which 5 cavalry are recruited from all over the herdsmen, 4 infantry are recruited from Mayi farmers, plus our [-] standing army is enough to deal with the coalition forces of the Xianbei and the Huns. We can no longer If there are too many, even if we have rail carriages in Mayi to transport grain and grass, the logistics will not be able to keep up!"

There is no guarantee that Wang Ge will hit any place this time. It is okay within the range of the Tengjia Army. There is a track in Mayi that can save a lot of manpower to transport food and grass. , The logistics of maintaining this army may exceed 2000 people, which is almost the limit of Mayi's manpower.

"The army can be divided into two groups. One route is from Mayi as the orbital Mayi to march into Wuzhou, and then support Luo County, and the other route goes to Dingxiang County, and then supports Jiling. With the strength of our Mayi, as long as we push across, the Xiongnu There is no doubt that people will be defeated, and the Huns are desperate to come to the north bank of the Yellow River. As long as we use water to block the way for the Huns to escape, they will have no place to escape!"

No wonder Wang Ke is so confident. The offensive has been developing for more than a year, and Mayi has made great progress in all aspects. Besides, there are 5 pieces of iron armor.

Although the rest of the soldiers do not have iron armor, they are all equipped with ceramic armor. The defensive power of such armor is two or three times higher than that of leather armor, and the weapons of these soldiers are all steel knives that have been refined or above. If the weapons have grades, The weapons of Mayi soldiers are all of the highest grade, while the Huns are not even 100% satisfied with leather armor, and the sabers in their hands are only tattered iron knives. Wang Ge really can't think of the possibility of the rattan armor army failing!
Not to mention the advantages of weapons and equipment, it can be said that there is a generation gap between Mayi and the Huns in weapons and equipment. Here, Mayi is no longer talking about one Han fighting against five Hus, but I want to fight ten!
Xu Wei also felt that he was not a big success in farming, but it was considered a small success. These Huns should be shown the power of his farming style!

Xu Wei said to Zhang Baiqi, Old Man Wang and other Mayi executives: "From today, Mayi has entered a wartime state, and all affairs are focused on the war against the Huns. The logistics of the Tengjia Army is entrusted to you!"

"The subordinates and others will definitely not drag the Tengjia army back!" Ma Yi has been in a wartime state more than once, and Zhang Bai is familiar with riding them.

Then Xu Wei said to Wang Yong and the others: "The army is divided into two groups on the left and right, and they will gather in Mayi all the way. I will be in command to deal with the Huns in Luo County. They will gather in Shanwu City all the way. Wang Yong will be the commander of the army to deal with Ji." Huns in Ling County."

Wang Yong said pleasantly: "This subordinate will definitely not disappoint Qu Shuai!"

The next day, when the Mayi tribe started a new day of life, everyone was surprised to find that there were many more soldiers on the street.

At the gate of the Mayi arsenal, teams of soldiers took out the weapons and armor, bows and long arrows inside, and then piled them all into carriages and sent them to various barracks in Mayi!The carriages transporting weapons on the streets of Mayi formed a long queue, marching towards the barracks.

After reading the notice, the people of Mayi realized that the alliance of the Huns and the Xianbei had come to fight against their Tengjia army. All the people who knew the news were furious: "Kill these Huns!"

"Hey! I don't remember that you are a Hun!" A member of the tribe laughed.

"I am an upright Han Chinese, if you dare to speak nonsense again, I will kill you!"

"You still have time to quarrel, hurry up and join the army now, or you won't be selected if it's too late!"

At this time, the onlookers rushed to the military camps everywhere!
To say that the job in Mayi is the most enviable, it must be the soldiers of Mayi, with high income and good food. They are the only group in Mayi that can eat meat every day. Everyone in the city is envious, the income during the war can be doubled, and there are also rich spoils of war.

In the last battle with the Xianbei people, as long as the participating soldiers were allotted one horse and two cows, even the civilian men who transported them were allotted a few sheep. Even the casualties were not large, which naturally aroused everyone's enthusiasm for joining the army. People in this era are used to death, but they don't care about death. One blog is a one-time income for more than ten years. The attraction in this era is huge!

However, most of the people in Mayi City will be disappointed when they go to the military camp, because it is even more important to ensure the production of the Mayi military industry during the war, so it is naturally impossible to recruit these workers!
Mayi's decree was distributed to every village in Mayi!

Mayi, Beixiang, Team A!

Captain Wang Wu summoned all the people of Team A and said: "Damn Xianbei and Huns can't see us living a good life, and they want to rob us of Mayi's wealth. Now Commander Qu recruits everyone to join the army. There are 200 of us in Team A." Quota, those who are willing to sign up, come and register with me!"

Zhu Min shouted: "200 is enough. Our A team has more than 3000 people, and there are more than 500 young and old. Captain, you didn't help our A team ask for more places!"

Wang Wu said unhappily: "Zhu Min, why are you everywhere? Now you are going to fight a war. You think it's just a joke, and people will die!"

Zhu Mindao: "Our Tengjia army has won every battle, what are the mere Huns and Xianbei people, I will definitely grab a few cattle and sheep back from this expedition."

Wang Wu was furious and said: "All the captures in the Tengjia Army should be credited. If you go to the battlefield for such behavior, you will be beheaded. You should not go, so as not to embarrass our A team!"

Zhu Min immediately wailed: "Captain, let me just say this, I am also an old member of the Tengjia Army, who knows that everything captured will be returned to the public, what I just meant is the spoils given to us by the Tengjia Army!"

The others laughed and said: "Captain, this Zhu Min has never been able to bear hardships, and he likes leisure and work. In order not to disgrace our Team A, let him stay in the team!"

Zhu Min said angrily, "How dare you insult people's innocence out of thin air!"

Seeing the noisy scene, Wang Wuda shouted, "Don't make noise, everyone draws lots to decide, those who win will go, and those who don't win will stay in the team to manage the field!"

So more than 500 young and strong men of the right age in Team A went up to draw lots. Those who were drawn were very happy, and Zhu Min was among them. Those who were not drawn were dejected. After all, they lost their plan to make a fortune.

Wang Wu saw that everyone shook their heads helplessly. He also experienced several fierce battles and knew that the battlefield was not as beautiful as they imagined.

But it is human nature to love leisure and hate work. His followers are willing to risk their lives to fight a war, and they are unwilling to work sincerely and hard for 10 years to accumulate wealth.

By the second day.

The wives of Team A began to silently prepare for their husbands to go out. The parents also helped their sons, prepared dry food, and gave them some money, telling them to be careful on the battlefield so as not to lose their lives.

This kind of mobilization spread throughout the countryside around Mayi, and each brigade sent hundreds to dozens of people to report to the military camp in Mayi. These people quickly gathered into a long river in the military camps outside Mayi.

The tribes of Mayi are no strangers to it, they have such military operations almost every year, they still keep the tradition of military training in winter, not to mention that Mayi has been fighting every year in the past few years, everyone is used to it.

They will send their husbands and fathers away, and when they return, they will bring rich spoils of war. If they are lucky, they can even go to the sky and stay in the army to become professional soldiers.

A professional soldier in Mayi is a very honorable profession. Not only is the income high, but even if he is injured and retired, he can become an official in Mayi, just like Wang Wu, the captain of Team A, who can manage a team of 3000 people. Already a Qiangfu, a glorious little official, for ordinary people, this is a step up to the sky.

And it would be even more terrible if he made military exploits and became an officer, just like Duan Peng from Xianbei, a poor man who was lucky enough to behead Xianbei's Khan Helian on the battlefield, and became Mayi's leader all of a sudden. The school lieutenant has become one of the most important officials in Mayi, and all of Mayi's followers follow Duan Peng as an example, and Duan Peng is the representative of Mayi's dream.

Xu Wei definitely didn't know that he originally wanted to use Duan Peng as a role model for the Hu people, but Duan Peng accidentally became a role model for the entire Mayi tribe. Duan Peng's deeds are too inspirational, although it is difficult to repeat, but But they think they can do it. No one thinks that they are inferior to a poor boy from Xianbei. What they are short of is just a little bit of luck, so Duan Peng has a strong sense of substitution among ordinary people.

Although there are many ways to achieve class leaps in Mayi, such as inventing new tools, one can become a master craftsman, and one can become a force farmer with a good harvest. This year’s autumn harvest, Mayi has selected 800 force farmers. After their training, the last time is also A big captain, but these are all technically difficult, and it is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

And joining the army is the easiest way to achieve prosperity. The ordinary people in Mayi are willing to risk their lives for a bright future!
Except for the countryside in Mayi, in the pastures around Mayi, after a herdsman learned of the call-up order of the Tengjia Army, all the surrounding tribes became excited.Many herdsmen even jumped up when they heard the news!
They like war more than Mayi's tribe!
For the accumulation of wealth, herding is far inferior to farming and working, and most of the herdsmen who have taken refuge in Xu Wei only know how to herd.

Moreover, working in Mayi is not something they like. As long as they are not really unable to get along, they would rather lazily bask in the sun on the grassland than go to work. It's not worth it.

The herdsmen are not as rich as Mayi's tribe, so they naturally want to surpass them in military affairs, not to mention that Mayi has a lot of spoils, and everyone who goes to war has a share. In this regard, the herdsmen are excited Lei Gong is more generous than any headman on the grassland.

Especially after Duan Peng became the school lieutenant of Mayi, the herdsmen became even more excited. Lei Gong is a hero who does not discriminate against us Hu people at all. The emperor of the Han people is not even willing to give money, but Lei Gong can let them do it. Your Majesty, these herdsmen have long been waiting to gain wealth and honor on the battlefield.

So after they saw the call-up order of the Rattan Armor Army, many of them took out their treasured weapons and shouted, "Men in the grassland should gain wealth on sabers!"

These words really spoke to the hearts of the herdsmen, and everyone cheered!

At this time, the clan elders of the tribe came out and said: "Master Lei Gong issued a call-up order, anyone who wants to make contributions can go, just don't embarrass our tribe!"

Xu Wei’s management of these tribes is the same as that of the village. With the silage fodder, the herdsmen who came to Mayi no longer need to be nomads. In fact, they don’t like nomads either. Brick houses are much warmer than their tents. After settling down All kinds of daily necessities are also easy to get, and they can also go to Mayi to have a look, so now the herdsmen are very loyal to Lei Gong, the general.

One of the most important reforms Xu Wei made to the herdsmen was the abolition of slaves and the system of tribal chiefs. Now the tribes in Mayi are managed by clan elders, just like the three elders of the Han Dynasty.

What Xu Wei pays is only a little food every month, and the cloth has reaped the loyalty of these elders. I am grateful to Xu Wei for giving them their current status and life. You must know that on the grassland, old people like them can hardly survive 40 years old. Old people are the first to die in case of natural disasters, so as to save food.There are only big men in this beautiful blue star who have the habit of respecting the elderly and providing for the elderly!

"Don't worry, the clan elders, we will definitely kill the enemies of Commander Lei Gong and protect our wealth!"

Now these herdsmen naturally regard Mayi as their own city, and the wealth of Mayi is also their wealth!
The clan elder said happily: "Go to Mayi, protect Commander Lei Gong, and you also have to make military exploits. Let our Baihua tribe produce a captain like Duan Peng. Commander Lei Gong is a rare hero in the world. As long as you If you can make meritorious deeds, he will promote you, you must follow Duan Peng as an example, and you must also become a high-level executive in Mayi, go to the meeting hall in Mayi for a meeting!"

"We will definitely do it!" Then the herdsmen, armed with sabers, rode their horses all the way to Pingcheng and Qiangyin to gather in these counties. !
At the same time, the whole Mayi was being mobilized, but there was a group that silently observed the actions in Mayi. They were the Han merchant group in Mayi.

Mayi is a commercial city with the largest number of merchants and caravans in northern Xinjiang.

On the top floor of a hotpot restaurant, big businessmen from the entire Mayi are gathered here, and they are observing the military operations in Mayi!

Zhen An looked at the rigorous teams and sighed: "The strength of the rattan armor army is really getting stronger and stronger. Just one mayi can recruit 10 troops, and it can also make half of them wear iron armor. Even the imperial court There is no such wealth!"

Zhen An is not only the first businessman from Mayi, but also the businessman who has the best relationship with Xu Wei. He naturally became the leader of the Hu Han merchants in Mayi. Everyone is willing to ask Zhen An for news if they have anything to do. .

"Who let Lei Gong have a lot of valuable goods in his hands, and an industrial area with tens of thousands of people, and a single woolen cloth is enough to feed so many troops. It is said that the emperor is rich all over the world, but look how poor the imperial court has become these years, even The Marquis of Guannei sold them all, which shows how poor the emperor is, and I think this Lei Gong should be the richest person in the world!" Tian Zhong laughed.

He is the commercial steward of the Tian family in Youzhou. Youzhou and Mayi drank the Sanggan River together. After confirming that Lei Gong did not want to rob and kill people indiscriminately like other mountain kings, the nobles and nobles from all over Youzhou sent caravans to the entrance of Mayi. Goods, and all kinds of livestock, timber, and even guano stones in Youzhou are needed by Mayi. It can be said that the connection between Mayi and Youzhou is stronger than that of Bingzhou. After all, there is a Sanggan River waterway connecting the two places. , which is much larger than the land transportation volume!

And after Zhang Chunzhangju's rebellion, a large number of refugees came to Mayi, and even some aristocrats, after several years of contact, felt relieved of Xu Wei's character, and even led the whole family to Mayi to escape the war, so The more chaotic Youzhou is, the more prosperous Mayi is.

"It's a pity that this war will make us lose a lot of money! I don't know what's going on now, the whole north of the Han Dynasty is full of wars, and there are wars everywhere, and our business can't continue!" Gongsun Fu smiled wryly.

He is the business manager of the Gongsun family, and the Gongsun family happens to be at the center of this war, and now the entire Youzhou, the Han army, Zhang Chun's rebels are still fighting in chaos, and the family's wealth can be said to be non-existent. Flee to Mayi to keep some.For these businessmen, they still prefer peace. Now that Mayi is fighting, they can't even do business on the grassland.

"Brother, you sold all your silk at a high price, so you must have made a lot of money!"

As soon as these words were uttered, all the merchants present envied Zhen An. He brought 10 bolts of silk, all of which were bought by Xu Wei and used to make silk inner armor.Moreover, Zhen An is the only silk supplier in Mayi, and the silk that Mayi needs, as long as it is thick, doesn’t matter. Every year, Zhen An will go to the south to buy cheap silk in exchange for woolen cloth in Mayi. .

Zhen An said with a smile: "I don't earn much, and now big men are fighting everywhere, so it's not bad to have something to eat!"

Gongsun Fu smiled wryly and said: "Brother still earns money, but we are almost losing our family fortune! It's still brother who can get in touch with Commander Lei Gong! We can't do it!"

Zhen An said: "Brother Wei came here this time for this matter, what do you think of the business environment here in Mayi?"

Xian Yuying smiled and said: "It's much better than the big man. The commander of Leigongqu is strict, and the officials in Mayi dare not take bribes, and the tracks and roads are built in Mayi. As long as you enter Mayi, it is very convenient to transport goods. Sometimes the old man really I can’t wait for Lei Gongqu Shuai to occupy Youzhou, and the income of the people in Mayi is also high. No matter what goods we transport to Mayi, they can be sold out quickly, and Mayi also has an industrial area, and the goods in Mayi can be transported out quickly. You can make a lot of money, and the old man has been in business for decades, and I found that there is no place in the world where you can make more money than Mayi!"

Zhen An said with a smile: "Now that the Han Dynasty is in decline, it looks like the end of the dynasty, but Mayi is thriving here. Haven't everyone thought about making their home in Mayi?"

Tanaka was surprised and said: "Brother, why do you have such an idea? Although Lei Gong promises a lot, he can control his subordinates, and it can even be said that he is better than a big man. But Lei Gong kills nobles and powerful people. Look at what Lei Gong did in Wei County. The thing is, all the nobles in Wei County have been killed, and Yanmen County is similar, as long as the nobles who haven't escaped have been killed by Lei Gong! Don't you think that brother is afraid that Lei Gong will also kill Zhen's family!"

Zhen An said with a smile: "I have been with Lei Gong for several years, and I know that Lei Gong is not killing innocent people indiscriminately. He kills powerful families like this mainly for the sake of land. Our family is not near Lei Gong's territory. What are we afraid of? We really wait for Lei Gong to lead the army. Come to our family, relying on our family's strength to resist Lei Gong's army is nothing more than a mantis arm, why not hand over the land and join Lei Gong so that the family can be preserved at least!"

The people present sank at once, the land is their lifeblood, although the aristocrats in this era also do business, and the profit from business is more than that from the land, one or two times is normal, but doing business is risky after all, being robbed by bandits and horse thieves , A natural disaster wiped out the entire caravan, but land is an industry with no risk at all, so everyone will desperately annex the land.

Guo Yuan asked: "Isn't it the same for us to do business in Mayi now?"

Guo Yuan is the steward of the Guo family in Bingzhou.Yes, don’t look at the clansmen in Bingzhou yelling at Xu Wei, but private business contacts have not been cut off, and even because they have suffered heavy losses on the land, they have to use business to make up for it. Of course, even if they make money in Mayi Taking a lot of wealth, but this does not change their hatred of Lei Gong!
Zhen An sighed and said: "Although we help Mayi sell goods and make money, we still don't make as much money from opening a factory in Mayi, and the income is stable! All the caravans in Mayi earn less than 20 billion a year , and the money earned by a textile factory in Mayi may exceed 50 billion yuan, and the money made every day may not be more than that! But all kinds of machinery in the Mayi factory are kept secret from outsiders like us, and we have no access to them at all. And if you want to get in touch with these machines, you obviously want to become Lei Gong's own people!"

(End of this chapter)