The next day, Jiang Ze held a military meeting to discuss the next offensive objectives and specific matters.
However, some leaders proposed a policy of rest and recuperation, especially Wei Sheng, who held Wei Jing's instruction book in his hand and gave instructions to the meeting.
"Everyone, this is a guide for the wartime development of Nuer City, written by Wei Jing and Lie Wang after discussions. The central government believes that Nuer City is a very large city and should be defended above all else. Moreover, the Lieutenant Army in Nuer City is only There are more than 20,000, and another 890,000 are surrendered troops. Although they are not issued any weapons and armors now, their number is too large. If something happens, Nuer City will definitely be in chaos. So the first priority at the moment The mission is just four words, guard and defend..."
In the middle of the meeting, Jiang Ze couldn't bear it anymore. He picked up Wei Jing's instruction book, tore it to pieces, and then shouted to Wei Sheng: "Go on, you continue to make your lofty speeches. Without the instruction book, let's see what you do." speak."
"Captain, this is Commander Wei Jing's instruction book. His opinions represent the opinions of King Lie. You dare to tear it apart."
"There is a chance that King Lie will personally issue the order, otherwise I will not be under Wei Jing's control." Jiang Zesi said without fear.
"Captain, you are simply my idol." Wei Sheng said excitedly.
"What?" Jiang Ze was a little surprised by Wei Sheng's sudden change in attitude.
"Captain, I will always support you. Whichever city you want to attack, let me go and charge into the battle."
"You guy..." Jiang Ze suddenly understood that this Wei Sheng might want to commit rape and murder again.
After Nuer City was captured, Jiang Ze issued a city-wide protection order, which meant that no soldiers were allowed to cause trouble in the city. For Wei Sheng, this was really frustrating. To satisfy that perverted psychology, war is the only way.
Therefore, Wei Sheng always supports the war and is also the most active person in the war. On the surface, he is from Wei Jing, so he must obey any instructions from Wei Jing. However, now that Jiang Ze has torn up Wei Jing's instruction book, he has nothing to do with Wei Sheng.
"Everyone, the central government does not understand the situation here. They think that our foundation is unstable and we should not continue to invade Chu State now. However, I think the central government is too conservative. If we continue to do nothing, then Chu State will have sufficient With the preparation time, we can not only defend well, but also organize the battle to retake Nuer City. We cannot sit still and wait, we must take advantage of the high morale and continue to advance. The advancement speed does not need to be fast, but we must act. The best defense It’s just offense.”
The best defense is offense. Jiang Ze's argument was indeed quite convincing, and all the senior officials present agreed to continue the invasion plan. However, most people feel that the number of troops required for the invasion plan should not be too large and should be small. After all, the stability of Nuer City must still come first.
This time, Jiang Ze agreed with everyone. He said: "Not only should the number of troops in the invasion plan not be large, it is best not to have a single martyr army."
"What does this mean?" Everyone was confused.
"I'm going to involve the New Martyrs in the invasion plan."
"Isn't it too far-fetched to ask the Chu people to attack the Chu State?"
The New Martyrs refer to the surrendered troops. They have just surrendered less than ten days ago. They have no loyalty at all, let alone invade the city of their own land. I'm afraid that as soon as the surrender troops reached the enemy's city, they swaggered into the city and defected.
"There is a small thought in surrendering troops, but not everyone is loyal to serve the country, and not everyone is willing to abandon their home and family in Nuer City. In addition, under the heavy reward, there must be brave men. Next, Our military department must focus its work on screening. Within three days, we will find at least 10,000 people who can fight. Even civilians can sign up. They can also play a role in armor. The screening conditions are very strict and specific. Let Luo Erhu and Li Xiuwen supervise the matter."
"As for me, I can help too." Wei Sheng volunteered.
"Don't cause trouble."
"What? Am I causing trouble?" Wei Sheng said unhappily.
"Just wait obediently. I'll definitely call you on my first expedition."
"Okay." Wei Sheng suddenly became happy.
This new order issued by Jiang Ze immediately made the entire Nuer City excited, but it can also be said that people were panicked. Most of the civilians were very angry that Jiang Ze actually wanted the Chu people to attack Chu.
But the amazing thing is that in just one day, more than 30,000 people signed up. In addition to surrendering soldiers, many civilians who thought they were stronger also signed up. It is true that under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man.
However, Jiang Ze also knew very well that at least half of the more than 30,000 people had impure motives. It is very likely that Jiangbing secretly discussed among themselves to let some people sign up to obtain armor, weapons and other equipment, so that they can find opportunities to leave Nuer City.
The first day was extremely busy. The military department arranged for thousands of people to work all night long. Through various data screenings, it was found that 80% of the people had no family members or whose family members were unclear. These people have nothing to worry about. Once they leave the city, the possibility of not causing trouble is extremely small, so they are eliminated directly.
In summary, of the more than 30,000 people who signed up on the first day, only 5,000 were qualified. However, these 5,000 people have only passed the preliminary screening. They must also pass more detailed investigations, psychological tests, questionnaires, etc.
On the second and third days, there were still tens of thousands of people signing up every day.
After three days of strict screening, the military headquarters selected the first batch of people, totaling 10,000 people, who will obtain the legal status of the Lieguo and officially join the army.
On the fourth day, these ten thousand people received armor, weapons and other equipment, and brought two battering rams. Under the leadership of Wei Sheng, they set out to the small city in the west.
On the city wall, Li Xiuwen was a little confused: "Why did eldest brother let Wei Sheng lead the first battle?"
"The garrison of this small town is only a hundred people, and the militia is only a few hundred, so even Wei Sheng, who is inexperienced, can win."
"What I mean is, can Wei Sheng hold down these 10,000 troops? Even if they have been screened, they are Chu people after all."
"Of course Wei Sheng can't suppress them." Jiang Ze smiled.
"Brother, what are you laughing at?" Li Xiuwen felt that Jiang Ze's smile at this moment made people panic.
"Because no matter what the outcome, I don't care. Also, I didn't insist on letting Wei Sheng lead the troops, it was Wei Sheng who begged me." Jiang Ze patted Li Xiuwen on the shoulder, and then left the city wall.
Li Xiuwen still couldn't figure it out, but Jiang Ze didn't seem to want to explain it clearly. Li Xiuwen had no choice but to go to Luo Erhu and tell him his doubts.
Luo Erhu couldn't figure it out either, but Luo Geni next to Luo Erhu seemed to have figured it out.
"Jiang Ze is using Wei Sheng as an experiment."
"What experiment?" Luo Erhu asked curiously.
"Wei Sheng is young, has little prestige, and has little experience in leading troops independently. The key is that his strength is not very good. But Wei Sheng and Wei Jing have become relatives. Everyone respects Wei Sheng on weekdays, but secretly Look down on people like this. If Wei Sheng is allowed to lead ten thousand Chu people independently, a mutiny is likely to occur. At that time, Wei Sheng will be captured or killed."
"You mean, eldest brother still wants to eradicate Wei Sheng?" Luo Erhu said excitedly.
"We can't say that, because there is another possibility, that is, Wei Sheng returns with a great victory. After all, these ten thousand people were selected by us after three days, and they all have family members in Nuer City. And they all joined He has obtained the nationality of the Lieguo and has sworn to be loyal to the Lieguo to the death. However, with ten thousand people, it is impossible for everyone to have the same idea. Some people may want to launch a mutiny, some may simply want to attack the city and perform meritorious service, and some may simply want to attack the city and perform meritorious deeds. People may have really accepted the change of identity. In short, they must have various thoughts. The key is which thought is the majority. This is the answer Jiang Ze wants to know, so he asked Wei Sheng Lead this first battle."
"You have analyzed so much, but you don't know if it is true. I am still a little worried. I will go to my elder brother in person to find out." Luo Erhu said.
"Second brother, don't go. If the eldest brother wanted to say something, he would have told me before."
"I have to go. I've said it a long time ago. Wei Sheng is a loyal man. He didn't make any big mistakes. Big brother shouldn't set him up."
"But there is no evidence that Big Brother wants to set up Wei Sheng. If you ask rashly, wouldn't it make Big Brother feel chilled?"
After Li Xiuwen said this, Luo Erhu stopped. I have to admit that what Li Xiuwen said was very reasonable. Now it cannot be proved that Jiang Ze deliberately wanted to harm Wei Sheng. First, this is a winnable skirmish. Second, these 10,000 people have been carefully selected, and the probability of rebellion is low. Third, it was Wei Sheng who couldn't bear the loneliness. He had been begging Jiang Ze to let him fight this first battle.
Although Wei Sheng has a certain weight in Luo Erhu's heart, there is still a gap in status between the two compared to Jiang Ze. Luo Erhu finally decided not to question Jiang Ze. The only thing he could do was to pray for Wei Sheng, hoping that everything would go well.
In the early morning of the next day, Luo Erhu came to the wall of the West City Gate early and waited for the news.
Under the rising sun, it seemed as if a small group of people were riding towards the west gate.
Luo Erhu jumped off the city wall, came out of the small door, and flew to greet him. Sure enough, this small group of people came to announce the good news.
Wei Sheng successfully occupied the small town and captured a total of 350 soldiers and militiamen. His own casualty rate was zero.
Luo Erhu was very excited and hurried back to Nuer City and reported the results to Jiang Ze before the signal corps.
Jiang Ze was very calm after hearing the results. He took out his mobile phone and checked the time.
"It took Wei Sheng twenty hours to conquer a small town as big as a sesame seed." Jiang Ze looked a little dissatisfied.
"Wei Sheng only has two battering rams, so it's normal to be slower, and he achieved zero casualty rate." Luo Erhu defended Wei Sheng.
"Zero casualties are nothing unusual. If anyone were to lead this army, there would be no casualties."
"Brother, why are you not happy after winning the battle?"
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not unhappy. It can be said that I'm very happy." Jiang Ze poured a glass of blue wine and handed it to Luo Erhu. "What I'm happy about is that these ten thousand Chu people, facing Wei Sheng's behavior, If no one dares to overthrow them, then no matter which lieutenant is replaced in the future, these Chu people will not launch a mutiny."
"Brother, you still look down on Wei Sheng." Luo Erhu said a little displeased.
"I'm not looking down on it, I'm just being realistic. This small town is smaller than Xiao'er City at that time, and the city defense is also very weak. If it were me, I could take it in an hour. Of course, when I say this, you may think that I am I'm bragging. But what I want to tell you is that if it takes nearly a day to attack such a small town, then it will take us years and months to reach the capital of Chu? There are so many small towns like this that we can't even count them. "
"But not every small town must fight. You don't need to be so harsh on Wei Sheng."
"I'm not harsh. I discuss matters as they are. When it's time to reward him for his merits, I won't be without him. Are you satisfied?" Jiang Ze asked in return.
"Brother, I don't mean anything else."
"I don't have any other intentions. I did want to kill Wei Sheng. But if killing him will cause estrangement between our brothers, I would rather not do it. Because to me, a little Wei Sheng is as different as Compared with our brotherhood, it seems too small." Jiang Ze smiled and drank all the wine in the glass.
"Brother, I'm overthinking, I'm sorry." Luo Erhu also drank the drink in one gulp.
