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Chapter 127 The army is dispatched!Prefect studying piano

Wen You was stunned when he heard Liu Sheng's words.

He said that the new battalion's combat strength was insufficient, and participation in the siege would result in greater casualties. His original intention was to have the two new battalions of the second regiment stay to guard Suiping, so that they could take the opportunity to train more.

Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng asked him to lead the original second battalion to guard Suiping.

Liu Sheng saw the surprised look on Wen You's face and said: "The first regiment and the third regiment only have one new battalion, but the second regiment has two. Their combat effectiveness must be improved as soon as possible, so that the overall combat effectiveness of the second regiment can be improved." Not too far behind the other two groups.

From Suiping's army to Ruyang, and then experiencing the Battle of Ruyang, the combat effectiveness of each new battalion was also improved.

As for casualties - there will definitely be casualties in battles, and siege battles are something every army must go through, and they cannot be avoided blindly.Understand? "

Wen You sighed secretly, cupped his fists and said, "I will eventually understand."

He did get it.

Liu Sheng's words just now had a hidden meaning that he didn't say - an army can only become a strong army after being tempered by blood and fire.

What's more, the rebels are now more in need of time than soldiers.

Therefore, in Liu Sheng's opinion, the Battle of Ruyang is the best training opportunity for the newly built fifth battalion and should not be missed.

Liu Sheng continued: "Look carefully, the Minyong camp who stayed in Suiping selected the five with the worst training progress.

In addition to those assigned to the various regiments as heavy supplies, other civilian brave battalions also served as accompanying soldiers and civilians to Ruyang. "

"As ordered!"

The three of them clasped their fists together and accepted the order.

Because during the general reorganization in the past few days, hundreds of people were selected from various civilian brave battalions to supplement the vacancies in the new fifth battalion standing army.

Another two to three hundred miners, after a period of cultivation and training, determined that their bodies were seriously ill due to exhaustion in the mines. Not only were they unable to serve as soldiers, they were also unable to work as civilian laborers. They could only be arranged to do light chores elsewhere.

Therefore, after the general reorganization, the number of Minyong camps here was reduced to eighteen.

Each battalion has 600 men, totaling 10800 men.

Among them, the three most outstanding civilian brave battalions were selected as the supply battalions of the three regiments.

Five of the ones with the worst training progress were left to assist in the defense of Suiping, and ten were left at the Minyong camp that followed Liu Sheng to Ruyang.

The straight-line distance from Suiping County to Ruyang City is only more than 70 miles.

But the rebels couldn't go in a straight line.

Because from the west to the northwest of Ruyang County, there is a swamp area that stretches for dozens of miles.

In later generations this was the Suya Lake Reservoir.

However, the Suya Lake Reservoir was built in the 50s. It took 11 people to work hard for four months to build it, and then it took another 30 years to complete it, so it has the reputation of the "man-made cave" in the north.

This was not a "man-made Dongting" in the Ming Dynasty.

Because more than a dozen large and small rivers such as Ru River, Lianjiang River, and Huangxi River flow through this area, and most of them have been in disrepair for many years, they often burst and flood during normal rain years, making this area a flood discharge area for many rivers.

Once the flood breaks out, everything from the original Suya Lake to Siping Lake will be connected together, and even some slopes such as Guanchang Slope will be submerged, turning it into a real vast swamp.

Some people may think that since there are floods in normal years, and now there have been droughts for several years, wouldn't this become a good place for reclaiming wasteland and farming?

If there is a strong organization, a lot of food can indeed be grown here in years of severe drought.

The problem is no.

Not only that, but during the Yuan Dynasty, King Ruyang directly enclosed this area as a hunting ground and horse racing land. People were not allowed to farm in the surrounding area at all. Even the original villages were demolished to restore the original appearance of nature.

In the Ming Dynasty, King Chong was transferred to Ruyang.

Although he did not occupy land like the princes of the Yuan Dynasty, he also occupied the surrounding areas suitable for transformation into fertile farmland.

If ordinary people want to live here, they can only take risks and compete with wild birds and beasts for territory in the swamp.

In recent years, droughts and other disasters have occurred, and refugees have arrived, quickly eating up all the wild ducks and other wild birds in the swamps (in fact, most of them migrated away).

Without natural enemies, this place becomes a locust breeding ground in drought years!

For example, the locust plague in Ruyang in midsummer this year was quite large. Not to mention crops, weeds, leaves and even tender bark were all eaten away by you.

In autumn and winter, this place becomes a wilderness with nothing left.

But even if it became a wilderness, it was still a swamp, and the army could not pass through it.

Liu Sheng prepared for the rebels to march along Ru River.

Although the Ru River has not dried up during the nearly hundred miles from Suiping to Ruyang, the water level is also very low. It is difficult for boats with dozens of materials to move and may be stranded at any time. The only options are small fishing boats and awning boats.

There are more than 1 rebels, and it is not practical to rely on small fishing boats to transport them.

Therefore, Liu Sheng only used the collected ships to transport grain, grass and other supplies.

The rebel team walked along the river bank, and their main baggage, such as artillery and armor, followed the team overland. (During long-distance marches, heavier cloth armor, iron armor, etc. are kept on the car or on the mules and horses, and then put on before the battle.)
The army marches neither quickly nor slowly.

Because the attack on Ruyang required arrangements, Liu Sheng had already made arrangements.

Marching for hundreds of miles like this is a good exercise for both Liu Sheng and the generals under his command, as well as the soldiers below.

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Chongzhen 13th year, November [-]th.

It was cold and windy.

Ruyang city is still prosperous.

The smoke from thousands of houses adds a lot of warmth to this tall city that has stood for countless years.

Of course, beggars on the street and refugees outside the city cannot feel this warmth.

All they can feel is hunger and cold.afternoon.

Fu Ruwei, the prefect, finally managed to escape from the busy official duties and squeezed out some time, so he quickly sent his servant to invite Miss Qu Xiaoxiao of Ming Cuiliu to meet him at the other courtyard in the west of the city.

Mingcui Tower is a brothel, and it is not easy for someone like him to go there.

The wife lives in the back house of the government office and likes to be quiet. He certainly cannot disturb the wife's purity just for the sake of learning the piano.

Therefore, the other courtyard given by the wealthy businessman Wu Shihao came in handy.

When Fu Ruwei was about to leave the government office, a petty official rushed over.

"Your Majesty, Master Zhu Tong invites you to discuss the matter of letting the enchantress Bai Taiwei 'ride a donkey through the streets' tomorrow."

"Ride a donkey through the streets?"

As soon as Fu Ruwei heard this, he knew that the donkey must be a wooden donkey. Thinking about the appearance and temperament of this woman, he felt a pity.

However, Bai Taiwei was captured by Zhu Guobao's design, and the sentence was within his duties.

Although he, the palace master, could intervene, he couldn't offend Zhu Guobao for a witch.

Thinking that the famous prostitute Qu Xiaoxiao was still waiting in the other courtyard in the west of the city, he waved his hand and said: "Go and tell Zhu Tongpuan that there is no need to discuss this matter with the government. Just do what he wants."

If it were in the past, a witch like Bai Taiwei who dared to collude with the White Lotus Sect to rebel would have been sent to the capital and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment.

But in the past ten years, too many people have rebelled in the world, and there are countless rebels related to the White Lotus Sect and other folk sects.

In troubled times, heavy codes should be used. Nowadays, local officials like them can deal with ordinary rebel leaders on the spot and judge them at will, as long as they follow the official rules.

Only giant bandits like Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai, who had wreaked havoc on several provinces, were worthy of escorting the capital and cutting them to pieces.

For example, Liu Sheng, the rebel bandit in Tianmu Mountain, captured the two counties of Queshan and Suiping and was rampant for a while.

But when he was captured in the future, he was not even qualified to be escorted to the capital, so he could be killed at the food market in Ruyang City.

Thinking of this, Fu Ruwei couldn't help humming a tune, left from the back door of the government office, boarded the sedan, and went to ask Qu Xiaoxiao for advice on piano skills.

Fu Ruwei's sedan was driven through small streets. When he met some refugees begging on the street, he only urged the sedan bearer to walk faster.

Soon the sedan arrived at the gate of the west courtyard of the city. Before getting off the sedan, Fu Ruwei heard a soft sound coming from the courtyard.

It's really a thousand twists and turns, which makes people worried.

He got off the sedan chair and handed the exquisite small heater in his hand to the accompanying servant. He thought to himself: It seems that Miss Qu has been kept waiting for a long time this time. I have to be a good match. Otherwise, she may not be willing to teach me well. Play the piano.

So he paused in front of the courtyard gate and said to his close servant: "I went to Yucuizhai to buy a box of good almond cake and sent it to me."

"Yes."

The servants left.

Fu Ruwei tidied up his appearance a little before preparing to open the door and go in personally.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the courtyard door, he heard the sound of drums coming from the north city gate tower.

He looked up and saw five streaks of wolf smoke rising straight into the sky from the city wall!
As the prefect of Runing, although he has no military knowledge, he does know some basic common sense.

The sound of the city gate tower drum means that a large number of enemies are approaching, and the five wolf smoke means that the enemy is only five miles away from the city!
The drums sounded and the music in the courtyard stopped.

I don’t know if Qu Xiaoxiao was frightened or what happened.

With this thought in his mind, Fu Ruwei didn't bother to go in to investigate, turned around and got on the sedan, loudly saying: "Go back to the government office quickly!"

When Fu Ruwei returned to the government office, he saw Zhu Guobao and Wen Shiyi waiting in the hall.

Seeing him come in, Wen Shiyi asked anxiously: "Does the Lord know how the enemy is doing?"

Fu Ruwei said displeased: "I also went back to the government office after hearing the sound of drums. How did you know?"

Zhu Guobao said: "We don't have to worry. The drums and the smoke are all ready. The two guerrillas, Cui and Shen, will definitely send people to report the enemy's situation."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the government office, and then stopped suddenly.

"Report-"

Following the emergency call, a battalion soldier entered the hall and knelt down on one knee.

"Reporting to the governor, there are ten or twenty thousand enemy troops coming from the north. They are suspected to be the Tianmu Mountain bandit army from Suiping. Generals Ji and Shen request that all the camp troops be withdrawn into the city and defend the city!"

In ancient times, when defending a large city, they would usually set up camps outside the city, acting as horns for each other.Some even choose to set up a stronghold on a mountain a few miles outside the city.

As a prefectural city, Ruyang is naturally a big city.

Therefore, although only a few thousand soldiers were recruited, two camps were set up outside the city, one outside the north gate and one outside the east gate.

Of course, there is another important reason for stationing soldiers outside the city, which is to prevent officers and soldiers from disturbing the people.

Fu Ruwei heard that there were 2 rebels, and he immediately wanted to agree.

But Zhu Guobao said first, "No! If the soldiers abandon the camp and withdraw into the city, won't the bandits be able to attack the city as soon as they come?!"

Fu Ruwei heard the same thing, but he still hesitated and said: "After all, the camp has less than five thousand soldiers. If we divide our troops and set up a stronghold outside the city, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop the traitors, right?"

Zhu Guobao said: "The two camps are stationed on the edge of the moat and rely on each other with the city wall. Even if there are only 1000 people stationed, it is not easy for the bandits to capture them.

Besides, even if you lose, you can retreat into the city under the cover of friendly forces on the city wall. What's there to be afraid of?

Besides, I don’t believe that the thieves really have an army of [-] to [-] people - they probably have a lot of refugees with them. The Lord and I will know it when we go to the city wall and take a look! "

After saying that, Zhu Guobao stood up and walked out.

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