Zhao Long's words left Xie Xing stunned.
Xie Xing is a traditional soldier and a standard general. In his opinion, it is only natural that he should be paid as a soldier. As for those who serve as soldiers, they only need to protect the border and obey the commander's orders to win the war. .
Why do you need to consider so many things? When did soldiers need to think about money and food, and whether fighting is a matter of making money?
They are soldiers, not businessmen.
This also made Xie Xing completely unable to think of this in his solidified thinking.
Therefore, he can only be a general, not a commander-in-chief.
If Yue Qing, Nie Ze or Han Yun were here and listened to Zhao Long's words, they would immediately say that it makes sense.
You can take revenge and make money, so why not?
Xie Xing thought for a while and said,
"You're right. We should indeed seek revenge, but I think there's something wrong with the money-grabber you mentioned. Isn't this appropriate?"
"What's wrong with robbing the enemy's country? The soldiers have traveled thousands of miles with you, going through life and death. Why do you reward them with more money?"
Put away your traditional and solid thoughts. The soldiers will fight with you. It is true that they are soldiers and they have to obey orders. It is true that they want to protect their families and the country. They do have military pay, but you have to care about the morale of the soldiers.
As I said, after grabbing the money, give some of it to the soldiers, but they can't intercept it privately, otherwise it will affect the marching speed. Forget it, I tell you, you don't understand. I will give the order then. "
Xie Xing nodded and realized that he was indeed not a commander-in-chief. Zhao Long was still young and had a flexible mind.
He said,
"Then should we apply to Nie Shuai and Marquis?"
"What are you applying for? Applying to enter the enemy's country to fight? Do we still have this time? How long will it take for us to return to Yumen Pass from here?
Soldiers are valuable and quick, so Lord Marquis and Nie Shuai sent us out, which naturally gave us the power to act cheaply. We can adjust our tactics according to the situation.
Now that the enemy country has just been defeated and there is no time to regroup, it is the best time.
I have decided that your army and ours will directly break into the territory of Luo Bu Kingdom from here. After destroying Luo Bu Kingdom, we will then go northwest into Hami Kingdom. After destroying Hami Kingdom, we will go all the way west and directly break into Loulan Kingdom. We will destroy Loulan and capture him alive. Talmu was brought back to Yumen Pass and cut into pieces with a thousand swords.
It's a pity that we have too few soldiers and horses. If you give me another 200,000 troops, the troops will be divided into two groups, and the other group will go south to destroy Ruoqiang and Cheshi Kingdom.
Forget it now, those two countries are too far away, so let’s mainly destroy the three countries of Luobu, Hami and Loulan. "
Xie Xing was stunned when he heard Zhao Long's tactics. Then he nodded firmly and said,
"Okay, listen to you, let's do it like this. I want everyone in the world to know that the Yue family's army has not dispersed, and we are still full of energy!"
"Okay, let's take a day's rest and we'll leave tomorrow."
As soon as Zhao Long finished speaking, the city gate in the distance opened, and countless soldiers and civilians rushed out, cheering happily.
Zhao Long smiled when he saw this and said,
"Look, we rescued them and they came to greet us."
Xie Xing also laughed when he heard this.
The two waved to the soldiers and civilians who rushed out. However, what surprised them was that the countless soldiers and civilians did not even look at them, and rushed towards the northwest in a swarm.
Only then did they see clearly that some of these people were holding kettles, some were holding barrels, and some were even pulling carts with large barrels on them.
What is this for?
While the two were wondering, the city magistrate and county guard came out on horseback and came to them.
"The magistrate of Mangya City pays homage to the two generals."
"Fan Kuan, the governor of Mangyacheng County, has met the two Pao Ze."
Seeing that it was the prefect and the county guard, Zhao Long and Xie Xing couldn't help but look at them.
The prefect is white and fat, and he is not a good person at first glance. The county governor Fan Kuan has dark skin, a strong build, and there are bandaged scars on his body, presumably from the war.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Long's impression of the county guard changed greatly. At least, the county guard was a good official who lived and died with the soldiers, rather than someone who just stayed in the city and let others work hard.
"I am Zhao Long, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei Army."
"I am Xie Xing, the commander-in-chief of the Yue Family Army."
The two introduced themselves.
Xie Xing was sent by Nie Ze to lead the battle this time, so he naturally held the position of commander-in-chief.
As for the Yue Family Army, it was Xie Xing’s own designation.
The prefect smiled and said,
"It turns out that they are the Yuejia Army and the Zhenbei Army, which are famous all over the world. No wonder they can easily defeat hundreds of thousands of enemy troops in one battle. Thanks to you, our Mangya City can be saved. Otherwise, Xiaguan's head, But it will be used as a ball by the enemy."
Zhao Long smiled and said,
"The magistrate has given you too much credit. Mangya City can be defended only because of the leadership of the two adults and the unity of the army and the people in the city.
Mangya City is an isolated city. It is not easy to hold on until now when it is besieged by the enemy. I also understand the hardships of the two adults. "
After hearing Zhao Long's words, the prefect's nose felt sore and he almost cried.
He wiped the corners of his eyes and said,
"It's not easy. The food in the city is okay. We can buy cattle and sheep from the herdsmen to satisfy our hunger. However, the water source has been cut off by the enemy. The city has been completely without water for several days. The soldiers and civilians are all thirsty and smoking. You If we don't come again, the soldiers and civilians will really not be able to support us anymore.
Fortunately, the king's division arrived in time, repelled the enemy and saved the people in the city. "
No water supply?
Zhao Long and Xie Xing turned to look at the soldiers and civilians who were still running wildly, and also saw the freshwater lake to the northwest.
I understand why all these people are carrying buckets.
It seems that he is really thirsty.
Even without water for several days, they still resisted the enemy tenaciously and did not surrender, which shows the deep faith of the soldiers and people in the city.
It can be seen that these two high-ranking officials did an excellent job, at least they were very good to the people and soldiers, otherwise the army and the people would not be so united.
When people are in desperate situations, any class oppression will become insignificant.
The people did not rebel, did not surrender, and did not riot, rob, or kill officials, which shows that these two people really meant their best.
Thinking of this, Zhao Long admired the two people in front of him even more. He turned over and dismounted, clasped his hands and bowed, saying,
"On behalf of all the soldiers and civilians and the people of Dachuan, I would like to thank you two adults."
"Don't you dare? This is what we should do. As parents and officials, we naturally have to protect our people and the city. This is our responsibility.
If we say thank you, we still want to thank you. If you hadn't arrived in time, the enemy might have already broken through the city. Our contribution is negligible, but it's hard work for you to travel thousands of miles to come to support us. "
The magistrate bowed repeatedly and then helped Zhao Long up and said,
"Two marshals, please come in. I've already prepared a banquet to welcome you."
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