Not only Mei was watching him, but everyone was watching him too.
Yes, the little saint only has three thousand soldiers and horses, and there are also soldiers transporting grain and grass. How can he attack Xi County?
In the eyes of Mei Shou and others, the courage of the little saint is commendable, but compared with the army of 500,000 barbarians, it is like an egg against a stone.
"Although the little saint only has 3,000 soldiers and horses, he still has 30,000 surrendered soldiers." Liu Mingquan smiled lightly and answered unexpectedly.
Lu Xiufu couldn't believe his ears: "Aren't they on the Chi Road of Shu? Why are they surrendering again?"
"Most of the Hu people who attacked Jiading were not real Hu people, most of them were northern Han people. These Han people were young. After careful selection, those Han people who did evil were either beheaded or built Chidao, and those who did not do evil were transformed , become the soldiers of the little saint." Liu Mingquan explained patiently.
However, Mei Shou shook his head and couldn't help frowning: "If you take a small meal to make a living, you are not afraid of being attacked by these barbarians, no, the northern Han people will backlash?"
"These Han people are young and have strong transformation ability. The little sage sent people to educate them, saying that the Han people should not kill each other, but should expel the barbarians and return China to us. The key is that they were beaten with firearms by the little sage. I am convinced and feel that there is a future for me to follow the little saint." Liu Mingquan analyzed it in detail.
Mei Shou thought for a while and nodded: "This is possible. The soldiers and horses will be subdued by strong opponents. In addition, the little saint's firearms are powerful, so it is possible for them to surrender."
"Drive out the Huru and return China to us. This is a good saying, even the Han people in the north were moved after hearing this." Wen Tianxiang couldn't help but praise him when he heard this.
Lu Xiufu nodded, feeling more and more that joining the National Protection Society was the right move.
Mei Shou shook his head, still a little unconvinced: "Even if these three northern Han people surrender, they can't fight against the Hu people. Moreover, these Han people have just surrendered, and the morale of the army is unstable. If there is a slight disturbance, they will easily surrender to the Hu people." people."
"Zi Cao is right, and he deserves to be a veteran in officialdom." Liu Mingquan praised Mei Shou, and then said, "The little saint didn't attack Xi County forcefully. He still attacked Yinshi sneakily, using more powerful firearms to blow open the city gate, and from the city Men went in and killed the Hu people by surprise, and by daybreak they had taken control of Xi County."
"It's firearms again. The little saint's firearms are so powerful." Mei Shou praised him, and then suddenly changed the following sentence, "In a small place, are you not afraid of barbarian counterattacks?"
"Of course. The Hu people naturally counterattacked, and at dawn there were 50,000 cavalry attacking from the mountains. As a result, they were caught off guard by the Little Sage's cyclone cannon." Liu Mingquan said calmly.
Mei Shou was indeed well-informed and immediately counterattacked: "Tornado cannon, that is Xixia's weapon, okay? If Xixia can rely on this weapon to defeat the Hu people, they will not be destroyed by the country and the city."
Not only was his tone sharp, but his tone was also unknowingly sarcastic.
"Of course, not only the Hu people look down on Xixia's cyclone cannon, but even the little saints look down on Xixia's whirlwind cannon." Liu Mingquan replied calmly as if he didn't hear Mei Shou's sarcasm.
Mei Shou looked confused and couldn't help but ask: "Is the cyclone cannon of the little saint different from the cyclone cannon of Xixia?"
"Of course, although both are called cyclone cannons, they are fundamentally different weapons." Liu Mingquan replied calmly.
Mei Shou thought for a while and asked in confusion: "What are the differences between the Little Saint's cyclone cannon and the Xixia cyclone cannon?"
"If Xixia's cyclone cannon is like a broom, then the Little Saint's cyclone cannon is a truly well-made weapon. Xixia's cyclone cannon is actually a tree with ten ropes tied to it, and the rotation force generated by the rope is used to Ejecting stones requires extremely high skills from those who use them. If you don't know how to use it, not only will you not be able to eject the stones, but you will also easily injure yourself." Liu Mingquan vividly described the characteristics of the Xixia cyclone cannon.
Wen Tianxiang became even more interested. He bowed his hands and asked, "Shopkeeper Liu, how is the Little Sage's cyclone cannon made?"
"Although the Little Saint's Cyclone Cannon is also launched with throwing force, it is started with the feet and is transmitted to the launcher through gears. The Xixia Cyclone Cannon can only fire stones, while the Little Saint's Cyclone Cannon can fire firearms. Not only does it have an extremely long range, but its power is far beyond what Xixia's cyclone cannon can match." Liu Mingquan answered calmly while cupping his hands in a salute.
Wen Tianxiang became even more interested, like a curious baby, and couldn't help but ask: "Shopkeeper Liu, how did the security team use firearms in Jiading?"
Wen Tianxiang was only seventeen years old in real life, but he was only sixteen years old in reality. It was the time when he was most curious about life and his desire for knowledge was extremely high.
"Before there was a cyclone cannon, the security team's firearms were lit and thrown by hand. It could usually be thrown twenty or thirty steps, and those with strong strength could throw it about fifty steps." Seeing Wen Tianxiang's curiosity, Liu Mingquan smiled at him The young scholar explained.
But Wen Tianxiang's doubts became even greater, and he frowned and asked: "It can be thrown twenty or thirty steps, how powerful is it?"
"It can injure three more people and horses within five steps. If the vital parts are hit, it will kill someone." Liu Mingquan thought for a while, "Especially the horses of the Hu people, when they hear the sound of such an explosion, they will be frightened and run away. Far."
Wen Tianxiang couldn't help being overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that the little saint's firearms are really powerful, much more powerful than arrows. The Song Dynasty also has weapons that can compete with the iron hoofs of the barbarians."
"The security regiment also has cavalry, why should they deserve the explosive sound of firearms?" Mei Shou was indeed a veteran in officialdom and quickly found the loopholes in firearms.
Liu Mingquan glanced at Mei Shou and felt that this man was really experienced. He immediately replied: "Because the cavalry of the security regiment have been trained and have adapted."
"What if the barbarians also train war horses in a targeted manner? I remember that the barbarians also have firearms." Mei Shou couldn't help being shocked and asked extremely worriedly.
Liu Mingquan smiled faintly, with a disdainful expression on his face: "Of course the Hu people also have firearms, but their power is ten times less than that of the Little Sage. Later, after they imitated the Little Sage's thunder, it was more than twice as big but less powerful. It was five times more expensive and was called a toy by the security guards.”
"Firearms are also toys?" Lu Xiufu was shocked and stunned.
Liu Mingquan saw that Lu Xiufu was about the same age as Wen Tianxiang, but not as handsome and tall as Wen Tianxiang.
He is small and seems to be less courageous.
Liu Mingquan said calmly: "The Hu people's firearms are so weak, are they not toys or something?"
At this time, another Tai student, Gao Ming, also came from the next room. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing: "I'm laughing so hard."
"Why is Ziliang so funny?" Lu Xiufu couldn't help but asked, looking at Gao Ming in astonishment.
Gao Ming rubbed his belly and couldn't help but smile: "Jun Shi, the firearms of the barbarians are actually called toys by the security guards. Only the security guards can do this."
Mei Shou frowned, looked at Liu Mingquan and asked solemnly: "Mingquan, what are the firearms of the Hu people?"
"It is indeed not as powerful as the security team, but if you are not careful after the explosion, for example, if you are not protected by clothing or the like, you will still be slightly injured." Liu Mingquan thought for a while and answered.
Mei Shou thought for a while and continued to ask: "For example, the face and hands, will they still be harmed by barbarian firearms?"
"The Hu people saw that the security group's thunder weapon was powerful, and later they imitated the thunder weapon. It looks like pottery, and the porcelain fragments produced after the explosion can also hurt people." Liu Mingquan explained patiently.
"It seems that the Hu people are mainly cavalry with iron hoofs and bows, and their firearms are not that powerful for the time being." Mei Shou thought for a while, nodded, still worried, "But the Hu people in Xingyuan Mansion have an army of 500,000, can the security group withstand it? live?"
"The security group attacked Xixian by surprise, and at the same time eliminated most of the Hu troops who attacked from Dingjun Mountain, occupying favorable terrain. The Hu people had not imitated the security group's thunderbolts at that time, and were frightened by the security group, so they asked the security group to The regiment temporarily stood firm." Liu Mingquan nodded, admiring his vision, and said, "Later, after the Hu people made an imitation of the Tianlei, the security regiment occupied Dingjun Mountain and had a geographical advantage. Although the Hu people had soldiers There are many horses, but they do not have an advantage."
"The security team is still firmly occupying Dingjun Mountain?" Mei Shou couldn't believe his ears?
Liu Mingquan nodded and solemnly emphasized: "After the security group occupied Dingjun Mountain, they immediately built several passes in Wuhou Town and several places where the Hu people wanted to attack. Dingjun Mountain also had dangerous terrain, and they attacked it for a month. , we lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but we still didn’t gain any advantage.”
In fact, the security team achieved more than these results, but in order not to arouse the suspicion of the court, Zhao Ping deliberately reduced the results.
"The security team is so powerful. How many soldiers and horses have been lost?" Mei Shou breathed a sigh of relief, but was a little worried. He couldn't help but ask, worried about the loss of the security team.
Lu Xiufu also nodded, clenched his right hand into a fist, and waved it: "The security team is so powerful, it can actually stop the barbarians from entering the country. I wonder how the security team suffered?"
"You won't kill ten thousand people and lose three thousand, right?" Gao Ming frowned and asked with a worried look on his face.
Although Wen Tianxiang didn't speak, he found that his palms were all sweaty and felt that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
After all, the Hu people's current attack focus is on Sichuan, so Sichuan suffered the greatest losses.
Not only was it plundered by barbarians twice, but the former Kingdom of Tian Abundance had only ten houses and nine empty houses, and its population of one million dropped to one hundred thousand.
Now the Little Sage finally occupied Xixian County. This was also the first time that the Song Dynasty faced a counterattack by the Hu people and succeeded.
If Xixian is lost, the gate to the Land of Abundance will suddenly be opened, and Chengdu Mansion will finally regain some vitality, but it will inevitably be ravaged by the barbarians again.
"Faced with the barbarians' crazy attack in January, the security team did lose several thousand." Liu Mingquan sighed heavily and shook his head.
"The ratio of losses between the two sides is ten to one?" Mei Shou made the calculation and frowned more tightly, "After all, the security regiment has too few soldiers and horses, and Xi County is thousands of miles away from Chengdu. I don't know if it can resist the barbarians. Crazy attack?"
Hearing this, Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, Gao Ming and others all turned pale.
Gypsophila held the teacup in his hand and kept shaking, even though the tea had splashed out of the teacup.
Liu Mingquan looked at everyone present and nodded, with a smile on his face unknowingly: "Fortunately, the security team has a doctor camp and a nurse camp. After rescue, most people have improved, and less than 10% of them are actually dead."
"The death rate is so low, it's so simple that it's hard to believe." Mei Shou couldn't help but be stunned.
As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Zheng: "Zizhong, do you think it's possible?"
"Reporting to the official, I think it is unlikely." Although he is a code official, he is also an official, and he does not dare to be rude in front of Mei Shou, the official.
"I didn't believe it at first," Liu Mingquan felt the same way when looking at everyone's doubtful looks, and then explained, "I heard that the little saint invented alcohol and the stretcher, which not only prevented the wounded soldiers from being hurt again during the transportation process, but also could Almost none of the wounded soldiers were infected due to their injuries. You know, the mortality rate of many wounded soldiers is so high because they died of wound infections that could not be rescued."
Mei Shou shook his head, his eyes still filled with doubts: "What kind of good medicine is alcohol? It's so powerful that it prevents wounded soldiers from being infected?"
"Zicao, how do you feel about the fine wine today?" Liu Mingquan did not answer, but looked at him and asked a question.
Mei Shou didn't know what Liu Mingquan meant by this, so he rubbed his forehead and said, "This wine is so powerful. It's okay to drink a bowl of wine normally, but after just one glass of this, I feel dizzy. Double Shadow.”
Others also felt embarrassed when they heard Mei Shou say this.
This is true for Mei Shou, a veteran of the wine bar, not to mention people like them who rarely drink.
"This is normal. Although the little saint's wine looks as clear as water, the content of the wine is only 30% to 40%. The wine Zicao drank before was less than 50%, so it is naturally intoxicating." Liu Mingquan smiled slightly, but the weight of his words was not. light.
Mei Shou finally understood the power of the wine: "What? The content of the wine is so high, no wonder I still feel a little dizzy now."
"Compared with alcohol, nectar wine can only be considered a dwarf. Because the alcohol content of wine is as high as 70%." Liu Mingquan told a shocking news, "It is precisely because of its high alcohol content that it can truly achieve Anti-inflammatory effect.”
"The little saint is indeed worthy of being a disciple of the gods. He invented something that benefits the people. I would like to express my gratitude." After saying this, he bowed solemnly towards the west.
Seeing the official of Lin'an Prefecture salute to the west, the others hurriedly put down their teacups and saluted in the direction of Chengdu.
Seeing other people following suit, Mei Shou couldn't help but smile.
Then he looked at Liu Mingquan, bowed his hands solemnly and asked, "Mingquan, is Dingjun Mountain still in the hands of the security group?"
"Of course, although the Hu people attacked fiercely and for more than a month, Dingjun Mountain is still in the hands of the security group." Liu Mingquan didn't understand why Mei Shou asked about this, so he answered while returning the courtesy.
Mei Shou thought for a while, then continued to bow his hands and asked: "What is the current population of Xi County?"
"Xixian County has a population of 150,000." Liu Mingquan didn't understand why Mei Shou thought this way, but he still returned the courtesy and answered.
Mei Shou couldn't believe his ears: "Mingquan, why is it that Xi County has a larger population than Jintang County?"
"Because not only people from the Western Regions of the Central Plains and other places came here, but the Hu people also sent Han Xi people, Liao people, etc. here." Liu Mingquan shook his head and felt funny.
Mei Shou felt like he was falling into the clouds, and shook his head in disbelief: "Didn't the Hu people prevent the Han people from coming to Jintang County? Why did they send the Han people here?"
Others also stared at Liu Mingquan with wide eyes and doubtful expressions.
"Zicao, if you think that the Hu people are sending people here out of kindness, you are totally wrong." Liu Mingquan shook his head and sighed heavily.
Mei Shou thought about it for a long time but couldn't think of a reason.
He rubbed his forehead and bowed his hands: "Mingquan, I really can't figure out why the barbarians do this. The barbarians must have their own purposes."
"Of course the Hu people had this purpose. When they saw that they could not conquer Xi County, they sent these poor people who were basically unable to work in order to destroy Xi County. Moreover, the people they sent were either old people or women. All of them were He opens his mouth to beg for food." When Liu Mingquan said this, he hit the Eight Immortals table hard with his hand, and his tea cup suddenly started to beat.
"This is a plan to wipe out every household. West County is far away from Chengdu Prefecture and cannot get relief from Chengdu Prefecture." Mei Shou nodded, feeling his face dripping with cold sweat. "I wonder how the little saint solved it?"
Although he had been in the officialdom for many years, he couldn't find a solution after thinking for a long time, so he had to ask Liu Mingquan for advice.
"It is indeed a desperate plan. If the little saint doesn't accept it, the reputation of the security group will be ruined. If we help him, he will definitely be ruined." Jiang Zheng also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and felt his heart sinking. "And the barbarians are still here. We took the opportunity to eliminate their burdens.”
Liu Mingquan couldn't help but feel proud when he saw everyone's faces were pale and heavy.
With a look of great admiration, he saluted to the west and said: "The little saint set up a wool workshop to solve the food and drink problem of these 50,000 refugees."
"Wool workshop?" Mei Shou couldn't help but look at Jiang Zheng questioningly, "Zizhong, what is a wool workshop?"
In his opinion, Jiang was the official of the workshop and was well-informed, so he should know.
"Tui Guan Mei, I have never heard of this workshop, let alone know about it." Jiang Zheng bowed his hands, shook his head, and replied sheepishly.
Seeing everyone's questioning looks, Liu Mingquan picked up his sleeve from his left hand and his right hand, letting everyone see, "This is it."
It was already the transition between autumn and winter, and this sweater was just right, so Liu Mingquan put it on.
Mei Shou wanted to touch it, but he was a promotion official after all, so this was very out of character.
Thinking of this, he winked at Jiang Zheng.
Jiang Zheng nodded, bowed his hands and asked, "Shopkeeper Liu, can you touch me?"
