Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 31
"General Bingtiangong, the arsenal has a total of forty pieces of leather armor, ten pairs of double armor, one piece of black light armor, and fifteen short weapons such as swords."

"General Bingtiangong, the granary has a total of [-] catties of rice"

After hearing the messages from various ministries, Wang Zheng thought for a moment and said:

"There are 2000 people in the Tianfu camp in the city, and 200 people are left to guard the granaries and military equipment depots. The rest go to the four gates and the top of the city to replace the people from the Tianzhu camp and the Tiangang Department."

Then he turned to Wu Niu and the others and said:
"You go and inform Wu Sheng that in an hour's time, you will bring Qi Tianzhuying and Tiangang to the county government. Also tell Gao Sheng not to let the folks outside our city come in, and set up camp at the same place for the time being."

"promise."

After finishing the order, Wang Zheng led 500 people towards the county government office without haste.

Along the way, Wang Zheng led five hundred soldiers in no hurry, but the invisible evil spirit still shocked the two residents. All of them immediately closed the courtyard door. But listened anxiously at the door.

Occasionally, the people on the road at this time are even more panicked, like a group of ants on a hot pot, swaying at a loss.

Everyone is secretly praying to God and worshiping Buddha. These thieves must not kill anyone they see. If they want to kill, it is better to be someone else than themselves.

There was really no place to hide and it was too late to run. Seeing that they collided with the army, they had no choice but to avoid the side of the road and knelt down, keeping their heads down and not daring to breathe, for fear of getting angry for no reason and causing death.

It wasn't until Wang Zheng and his team walked past these people without seeing them that everyone felt a little relieved.

Only then did I have the courage to discuss where these bandits came from, who was the leader, and why they were so young.

"It's been a long time since I've been here, this Zhao county is a little strange."

Looking at the homeland where the original body grew up, Wang Zheng asked seemingly casually:

"How far is it from the county government?"

"We'll be there in two more streets." Xu Fang respectfully replied, then glanced at Wang Zheng, showing a look of hesitation.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing his expression from the corner of the eye, Wang Zheng asked:

"We don't want this attitude between us, it's okay to be frank."

Seeing what Wang Zheng said, Xu Fang boldly expressed his doubts.

"General, although we are sure of victory, the county government has not yet been conquered. First, our army does not quickly concentrate its forces, and second, the march is so slow. After a long time, there will be some hidden dangers after all, isn't it?"

"Do you think I'm too proud and careless?"

Wang Zheng, who was listening attentively, turned his head and asked with a smile.

"The general sees thousands of miles away. He is a low-ranking person who is worrying about the sky. He is worrying too much."

Xu Fang hastily handed over his hands and pleaded guilty.

"No, you're quite right."

Wang Zheng waved his hands, showing approval:
"No arrogance in victory and no discouragement in defeat, this is the mentality that a general should have. Xu Fang, I am very happy that you can think of possible hidden dangers under the great advantage of our army."

"In a war, until the last moment, the outcome cannot be determined. If the dominant side carelessly underestimates the enemy, it will often give the enemy a chance to come back."

As he spoke, he looked up at the sky and muttered to himself:
"Especially in the special era of the Three Kingdoms, when the dominant wave is sure to come back, it is almost becoming a basic operation."

Xu Fang heard the emotion in his words, but he didn't see the complaints from these strange words, his originally clear eyes suddenly became confused.

Is it because I still read too few books?
Why didn't I understand a word of the general's sentence?

Seeing his bewildered expression, Wang Zheng couldn't help laughing, shaking his head and explaining:
"What I did was not careless, but deliberate."

Seeing Xu Fang's more suspicious expression, Wang Zheng looked at him and asked suddenly:
"Xu Fang, if you were the county magistrate of Zhao County at this time, what would you do in the face of the current situation?"

Xu Fang has never heard of the word empathy, let alone tried it.

It's just that Xu Fang, who has long been accustomed to obeying Wang Zhengyan, instinctively fell into thinking when he heard this.

After walking a certain distance, Xu Fang pondered and said:
"The enemy is outnumbered and we are few. We must not face the enemy head-on. We must either look for opportunities to break through, or take strict precautions and send a letter for help."

"Clear thinking and correct attitude."

Wang Zheng nodded and asked again:
"Now our army is blocked in all directions, and there is no way to enter the sky and no way to enter the earth. How do you break through?"

"Then we can only stick to it"

Xu Fang touched his chin, and said:

"Under the current situation, defending to the death is to sit and wait for death. The only hope is to ask for help from outside. Before the reinforcements arrive, we can only quickly mobilize all the current officers and soldiers to block the front as much as possible."

"Then how many officers and soldiers do you think they can have now, and how many people are needed to defend the county government under our army's lead until their reinforcements arrive?"

Xu Fang looked at Wang Zheng, remembered his "divine power", and remembered that he, Wu Sheng and others, as well as the Tianzhu Camp Tiangang Army had blessed this state, and couldn't help shaking his head:

"Even if there are so many people that they fill every inch of the county government office, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for a day."

Zhao County is not a prefecture, and the defense of the county government itself is not as good as that of an inner city.

This kind of geographical advantage, in the case of a large gap between individual force and collective force, can only be regarded as better than nothing.

"Xu Fang, since you are the county lord at this time, you will not know the true combat strength of our army."

Wang Zheng smiled and said: "So in the eyes of this county lord." Pointing to himself: "We are the same as the Qingzhou Yellow Turban before."

"In this case, you are the county lord, how many people do you think you need to support the reinforcements?"

Xu Fang thought for a while and said: "No matter how fast the reinforcements are, it will take five or six days. We must persist for such a long time."

He thought for a while, and was a little uncertain: "I'm afraid we need more than [-] people, right?"

"Okay, let's count as 300 people."

Wang Zheng smiled and nodded: "The number of officers and soldiers is not enough at this time, so what will he do?"

"Well, I can only call the rich families of various families in the city and let their guards come to assist."

Xu Fang suddenly realized: "The general's intention is to give the county lord time to gather all the generals of these wealthy families?"

Having said that, he has new doubts:
"But general, these people were originally dispersed, wouldn't it be easier for us to defeat them? Why should we gather them instead?"

"You are the one who reads the most among this group of people." Wang Zheng smiled but did not answer: "However, if you want to be a real general, you have not read enough books."

The real consideration in his heart, Wang Zheng didn't want to tell everyone, even Xu Fang under the system.

It is true that the scattered rich families are easy to break down one by one, but he also lost a reasonable reason to kill.

Before Cao's army invaded the border, in order to be safe, he must punish the gentry in Zhao County to prevent these people from leaking information and colluding internally and externally.

However, if any force wants to develop and grow, it must learn from its reputation in everything, and it cannot be punished without teaching.

If all the gentry were exterminated, it would arouse the collective resentment of the gentry class at the most inappropriate early stage of development.

I am afraid that every time they go to a city in the future, they will desperately resist with all their strength.

Wang Zheng scanned the tallest towers in the county with great interest, his eyes sparkled, and he said lightly:

"If you want to hide it, you must strengthen it. If you want to be weak, you must strengthen it."

(End of this chapter)