Gan Liangbo's mansion in Ganzhou City.
Liu Mingzhi, Dongfang Ming and their generals, Song Qing, Keyan, Xiong Kaishan and others gathered together in Dongfang Ming's mansion!
Among the generals under Dongfang Ming's command, Liu Mingzhi didn't know anyone except Zhou Baoyu, who followed Liu Dajiangnan to suppress the bandits!
Just because Young Master Liu didn't know them except Zhou Baoyu didn't mean that these generals weren't curious about Young Master Liu.
The white-robed Confucian commander, who defeated the 400,000 rebels with 70,000 Imperial Guards in the Jin Kingdom and achieved a great victory, has almost become a legend among the Six Guards of Northern Xinjiang.
However, these generals didn't know that if Master Liu hadn't relied on those explosives to give the rebels of the Jin Kingdom a thunderous blow, the grass on Master Liu's grave would have been three meters high!
However, these generals didn't know the reason, especially when they observed the battle between Longwuwei and the enemy forces in the Western Regions before Song Qing entered the city from the city wall.
The overwhelming rain of arrows headed towards the enemy troops in the Western Region desperately. Even these generals felt chills in their hearts.
No wonder Zhou Baoyu was full of praise when he mentioned Young Master Liu after arriving in Ganzhou, Northern Xinjiang. He couldn't do anything with Marshal Liu, especially Young Master Liu's military skills, which focused on long-range attacks.
Every time they fired arrows against the enemy, as long as there were arrows, they would never let the brothers risk their lives. Several generals listened to Zhou Baoyu's words and their ears almost became calluses.
When I met these generals today, I finally understood that Zhou Baoyu's words were not an exaggeration.
They were watching the battle on the city wall and saw clearly that Long Wuwei, who was fighting in close combat, suddenly fired a lifeless rain of arrows and stopped the cavalry charge. The superiority of the cavalry charge was turned from passive to active.
They also read the accounts reported by the army Sima who was cleaning the battlefield. In just half a day of fighting, Long Wuwei consumed more than 280,000 arrows of different types in just arrows!
This is nothing short of crazy behavior.
If there were no molds for pouring arrows, the generals in Ganzhou City would not be willing to waste arrows like this. Even so, Ganzhou City's consumption of arrows in one and a half months was only about 370,000 arrows.
Compared with Mr. Liu's arrow rain covering more than 200,000 arrows in half a day, it is nothing to mention!
"The last general Dou Chuan has met Marquis Wanhu!"
"The last general has not seen Wanhu Hou!"
"The last general Geng Youliang has met Marquis Wanhu!"
"The last general Han Duohao has met Marquis Wanhu!"
"Generals, there is no need to be polite!"
"Thank you Marquis Wanhu!"
"General Dongfang, what is the damage situation in this battle?"
Dongfang Ming's face was a little downcast: "Relying on the power of the city wall, we lost more than 23,000 people and beheaded more than 50,000 people!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Dongfang Ming in confusion: "That's not right. If we have captured so many enemy troops, how can there be so many people left? In just one battle outside the city, the enemy army dispatched 90,000 troops. The troops of all the countries in the Western Regions were divided. There shouldn’t be so many people on both sides!”
"Master Hou, let the general speak about this matter!"
Ke Yan sighed and said!
Liu Mingzhi looked at Key Yan: "General Ke, you didn't tell me that the governor also forgot to ask. It only takes more than half a month from Yingzhou to Ganzhou. Why did you arrive today? And what happened to the wounded behind your carriage?"
Ke Yan nodded in despair: "What I am going to say is related to this matter. The Marquis did not know something, and the information was wrong. The thirty-six countries in the Western Regions did not send 270,000 troops, but more than 390,000 troops. The rest The armies of several larger countries secretly detoured to the reinforcement routes of the general and Yunzhou City to harass the supporting armies!"
Liu Mingzhi took a breath of cold air: "Have all the thirty-six countries in the Western Region sent troops?"
"That's right, more than 10,000 enemy troops kept harassing the army that came for reinforcements. They did not engage in close combat with Long Wuwei's army. The purpose was to delay the progress of the army. Basically, they fled at the first touch, leaving the final general I was so troubled that I had to wait until this moment before rushing to Ganzhou for support!"
Liu Mingzhi thought for a while with a cold expression on his face: "Long Wuwei has encountered obstacles, and the situation of the Tiger Guards' army is not good at all!"
"The general doesn't know either!"
Dongfang Ming, the general of Xiaoguo Guard, sighed: "I have sent a letter from the Golden Eagle to General Lu Chengjie of Huxiang Guard in Suzhou City to inquire about the situation. Once the siege of Suzhou has not been lifted, we will organize it in two days. Prepare for war and rush to the Suzhou city to support the brothers of Hu Xiang Guard!"
"I really didn't expect that the countries in the Western Regions would use dirty tricks to hide the traces of a hundred thousand troops. What a blessing. If they attack the city regardless of the cost, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Dongfang Ming nodded with lingering fear: "I have read the document sent by His Highness the Crown Prince, and I really asked you to tell me accurately. People in the countries in the Western Regions have different ideas. They were procrastinated when attacking the city, so that Ganzhou didn't have it." Being in a desperate situation, and having bribed four countries with inducements, they have no manpower to attack the city. If they unite as one, Ganzhou will be in danger!"
Just after Dongfang Ming finished speaking, Liu Mingzhi's face suddenly turned purple and looked at Dongfang Ming closely: "The materials left behind by the enemy's retreat in the Western Regions are those gold, silver and jewels that are not paid by the treasury?"
Dongfang Ming shook his head sadly: "Except for some insignificant grain and grass, there are basically no valuable items left. Sima, show the accounts to the warlord!"
"It's the general!"
A lean old man took out an account and placed it in front of Liu Mingzhi: "Overseer, all the expenditures for this campaign are in this account. Please take a look at it!"
Liu Mingzhi was not polite, and quietly looked through the accounts of Ganzhou City. After calculating the accounts silently in his heart, Mr. Liu slapped the table hard.
"Stealing a chicken will end up losing a lot of rice. Old Jiang knows that three million taels of silver have been wasted, so he has to fight with the commander-in-chief to the death!"
Dongfang Ming and Keyan looked at each other. They were naturally aware of the plans of Young Master Liu and Jiang Yuanming, the Minister of Household Affairs, but no one expected that the Western Region would send an army of more than 300,000 troops instead of 270,000.
Not only did the dragon fail to wipe out all the enemy forces from the twenty-eight countries in the Western Region, but it suffered heavy losses!
Liu Mingzhi was so angry that he secretly cursed these people from the Western Regions for wanting money rather than their lives. You even fled and didn't forget to bring gold, silver and jewelry with you. How much do you love money?
Although a million taels of silver mirror is nothing, what should we do if there is still a loophole of two million taels of silver? You can’t use your own money to supplement it, right?
There has been no such thing since ancient times. Throughout ancient times and modern times, there has been no such thing like the loss of ministers replenishing the treasury!
Young Master Liu had already anticipated what would happen if Lao Jiang found out that the three million taels of silver were wasted, and he kept chattering at him.
She cried and yelled, pointed at herself, scolded her, and even started to make moves with herself!
This is still secondary. What's more important is that this battle plan was drawn up by me, the regent. Now I really don't know how to face the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.
Young Master Liu didn't need to guess to know that once he returned to Beijing, there would definitely be many ministers participating in his play, and that would be a fatal thing.
Liu Mingzhi wanted to pray that the Western Region Army would come back immediately. Otherwise, there would be no benefit from fighting the dragon this time.
"I hate this commander so much!"
