"Nie Chen, have you eaten?"
In the county government office, Weng Qiuchan walked in with a tired look on his face and quickly stood up and asked.
"Not yet, let's go have dinner together."
The two came to the dining room, the maids brought the food, and the two of them ate hungrily.
Although these two people are from family backgrounds, one is from a merchant's family and the other is from a general's family, they have no rules or restrictions.
Nie Chen said while eating,
"Qiu Chan, the Shadow Guard who came back today told me that because the county guards were plundering food and grass everywhere, the people were filled with resentment and many people couldn't afford to eat."
Weng Qiuchan snorted coldly and said,
"These dog officials all have the same virtue. The county magistrate collects tax money every day, and the county guard collects grain. They are trying to force the people to death without leaving anything for the people."
Nie Chen smiled slightly and said,
"But this is also our opportunity. The Shadow Guards who dispersed came back and told me that people everywhere are very resentful. Many people have no way to survive and can only go up to the mountains to hunt, dig wild vegetables and eat tree bark.
In some places, the people really couldn't bear it anymore and united to kill the officers and soldiers who went to collect grain.
Killing the officers and soldiers is tantamount to rebellion, but they are leaderless and out of scale. When the officers and soldiers leave, they will all die.
In Qingshui County, their only hope is our Qingfeng Village.
Regardless of whether they are those who killed officers and soldiers in rebellion, or those who were robbed of food and unable to survive, they will eventually end up in our Qingfeng Village.
Next, Dazhuang will recruit troops and everything will go smoothly.
Let's hold on for a while longer. When there are more people on Dazhuang's side, we will cooperate with him inside and outside, and fight the county guard's army together. "
Weng Qiuchan nodded and said,
"That's good, but Brother Da Zhuang is recruiting troops outside. Can you rest assured? If it were anyone else, would you rest assured that his subordinates have more troops than you?"
"What are you talking about? I am the lord, not a general. Why do I want military power?
In the future, our territory will become larger and larger, and there will be more and more soldiers and horses. Am I the one who will lead them myself?
Every city needs soldiers and horses to garrison it. Do I have to guard it myself?
During a war, all parties are fighting. How can I command the overall situation in detail?
When it's time to delegate power, we must delegate power. Now we have a small number of people, so I am the one who commands the troops. But in the future, if there are more troops and horses, we will have to hand it over to the various generals.
They are in charge of the troops and horses, and I am in charge of them. "
"Okay, you're not confused. My father always said you were suspicious in the past. I'm really worried that you won't trust anyone in the future."
Weng Qiuchan rolled her eyes at him and said.
"Hahaha, what are you afraid of? Your husband, I am not a fool."
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"And you, don't call me old Nie Chen Nie Chen anymore, please call me husband, you know? If you call me by my name every day, it will seem to others that we have a bad relationship and are always quarreling."
"Okay, husband."
Weng Qiuchan smiled slightly, gave Nie Chen a piece of meat, and said,
"No matter what you do, I don't care, but I will supervise you and won't let you do anything too outrageous. When you make a mistake, I have to remind you and correct you. You can't get angry and fall out with me. "
"Look at what you said, as if I am a tyrant. If you don't even speak against me, then who would dare to speak to me?
I still know the truth that good advice may hurt your ears but help your actions. "
"Okay, after dinner, let's go and have a rest. I'll go up to the top of the city to have a look tomorrow. We can't make any mistakes during this period."
"Okay, I won't accompany you tonight. I have to go to my father's wake."
Weng Qiuchan stood up and was about to leave.
"no!"
Nie Chen pulled her and said,
"You have to sleep tonight. You can't stand staying up late every day. Also, tomorrow you go check on the logistics, appease the people, and find something to do. Don't kneel in front of the mourning hall every day.
You have been immersed in grief, and your body and mind will not be able to bear it.
Filial piety is not just that, our father hopes that you can be happy and healthy every day. Do you think he will be happy if he sees you losing weight every day? "
"Then... okay, but you can't touch me at night."
Weng Qiuchan lowered his head and whispered.
"If you don't move, I won't be able to hug you."
…
When he woke up in the morning, Nie Chen practiced sword practice for a while, moved his body, and then put on his armor and came to the south city gate.
A lot of arrows, rolling wood, kerosene and other items have been piled up here, specially used to deal with the siege by the county guards.
Next to Nie Chen were Wang Hao, Lin Guang, Ma Niubai and Qi Huan, who were patrolling the city wall with him.
Ma Niubi grinned and said,
"My lord, there is nothing left to see. The county guard will definitely not attack the city today. They don't have much food and grass now, and the army has been sent out to search for food and grass.
They don't dare to send out too many people, and they have to be prepared for us to attack the camp. If there are fewer people sent out, less food will be stolen.
With less food being robbed, the soldiers would not have enough to eat and would not have the energy to attack the city. "
When Nie Chen heard this, he looked at the horse and cow bill in surprise and said with a smile,
"Oh, you old horse can actually use your brain? That's okay. You have to change from a fierce general to a wise general."
"Hahaha……"
Everyone laughed in unison, and Ma Niu was a little embarrassed.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Qi Huan is still very good. He set a fire the night before yesterday and burned the governor's food and grass, which helped us a lot.
Qi Huan has made great achievements, and after this battle is completed, he will be heavily rewarded. "
Qi Huan immediately said,
"This subordinate only made a small contribution and I don't dare to ask for a reward."
"If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. This is a matter of course."
Nie Chen took off his helmet and felt the wind blowing in front of him. His hair was flying in the wind. Then, his expression changed slightly and he said,
"Is it the south wind blowing?"
Lin Guang said,
“At the turn of spring and summer, there are indeed more southerly winds.”
Nie Chen immediately said,
"Lin Guang, you immediately ask the soldiers to carry water, collect buckets, place them on the city wall, and then ask them to collect some towels, fabrics and other things. Hurry!"
Nie Chen's clueless order surprised everyone.
Lin Guang asked,
"Lord, why is this?"
"We can use fire to deal with Liu Hu, and Liu Hu can naturally think of using fire to deal with us.
The wind is blowing from the south now. The opponent only needs to light a fire outside in the south. The thick smoke will be blown to us by the wind. By then, we will not be able to open our eyes and will be choked to death. The opponent will attack the city in a wave. You can take us down.
Go and get ready, be prepared. "
"I will obey your orders!"
Lin Guang immediately went down to the city wall to prepare.
Ma Niubi didn't take it seriously at all and said,
"My lord, you are just too suspicious. How could the other party come up with such a good idea? If Liu Hu could think of it, I would perform a handstand peeing show for everyone.
Don't worry, he won't come to attack the city. "
