The boss, Mr. Zhao is here. "Zhao Wu walked in from outside.
Later, Zhao Yutu walked into the signing room.
As soon as he came in, he said to Liu Heng: "Master, are you looking for me?"
"You came just in time." Liu Heng waved to Zhao Yutu and said immediately, "Huang Hong just came back from the grassland and brought news that Su Nang is going to attack the convoy we sent to the grassland."
Zhao Yutu turned sideways and looked at Huang Hong, who was looking aside.
He is very familiar with Huang Hong, the deputy director of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, as he was an old man who lived in the bandit camp in the past.
"Mr. Zhao, the sentry that Su Nang came to shoot was on the grassland more than ten miles away from Xinpingbao. I saw it with my own eyes when I came back." Huang Hong said to Zhao Yutu.
Zhao Yutu frowned, twirled the beard on his chin with his fingers, and said: "I dared to send a convoy to Baicheng five days ago, and another convoy set off today to play Khalkha Five."
"It's broken. It must have been discovered by the Mongolian sentries." Huang Hong patted his thigh in annoyance.
The convoy that set off five days ago has already appeared on the grassland.
"Why don't we send cavalry to chase that convoy back now?" Zhao Yutu looked at Liu Heng.
Liu Heng shook his head slightly and said: "It's too late, and even if the cavalry trained by Lao Wu is sent out, it will be a drop in the bucket, and there is a huge gap between it and the Mongolian cavalry."
"What should I do?" Zhao Yutu looked worried.
Now he was also anxious.
Liu Heng thought for a while and said, "Don't worry yet. Our convoy is escorted by a squadron of soldiers and followed by a baggage team. There are four four-pounders with four guns. The total strength is 500. The Mongols are not that It’s easy to hijack a convoy.”
"Should we send a team of soldiers to the grassland?" Zhao Yutu said, "Once the Mongols start to rob our convoy, the extra team sent may be able to rescue the convoy heading to Baicheng in time."
"Su Nang's Mongolian army has nearly ten thousand people. It will be useless if there are too few people sent there." Huang Hong interjected.
When Su Nang besieged the Dunbao in Daheihe, the Mongolian army did not have so many people. Since Kankantada and Batu led their troops to join Su Nang's army, the number of the Mongolian army has reached nearly 10,000.
Such a large Mongolian army gathered nearly half of Tumote's strength.
Liu Heng thought for a moment and said: "Su Nang will definitely leave people to besiege the fort in Daheihe River. There won't be too many people sent to rob the convoy. Our soldiers have a vehicle formation as a barrier. The Mongols want to rob the convoy." It’s not that easy.”
In the early days of the Tiger Banner, when they came to the grasslands to trade, the number of soldiers was not large. Facing several times the number of horse bandits, they relied on the cooperation of car formations and firearms.
Qi Jiguang's chariot camp was good for dealing with nomads. Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty's armaments were lax and abandoned the chariot camp. Now Tiger Character Banner has changed the chariot camp into a chariot formation, which has become a sharp weapon against northern barbarians and cavalry.
"Do we still want to send a convoy to the Fifth Khalkha Division?" Zhao Yutu asked.
Liu Heng said: "The convoys sent to the grasslands for business cannot be stopped, especially at this time. Once the income from the grasslands is cut off, not only will there be problems in several military camps, but the officials who cooperate with us will also be dissatisfied. "
"It is no longer safe for a large group of soldiers to escort the convoy." Zhao Yutu said, "Now all the tribes on the grassland are watching our battle with Su Nang. If we win, everything will be the same as before. If we lose, all the tribes on the grassland will turn into wolves. It tore up everything on the grassland of our Tiger Flag."
Liu Heng walked back behind the desk, sat down, and said: "The soldiers in the camp have been training for so long, it's time to move around, Zhao Wu!"
"My subordinate is here." Zhao Wu took a step forward and stood in front of Liu Heng.
"Issue an order in the name of the Military and Political Department." Liu Heng said: "In addition to the third military camp on the grassland, the other five camps each prepare a team of 1,000 people to accompany the convoy sent to the grassland at any time. Go to the grassland.”
"My subordinates will arrange for someone to deliver orders to several soldiers' camps." Zhao Wu agreed and left the custody room.
Seals are needed to convey orders. He only needs to use a seal on each official document sent to the War Soldier Camp. The people in the Attendant Department will do the work of conveying orders to several War Soldier Camps.
Liu Heng turned to Zhao Yutu and said: "The convoy sent to the 5th Khalkha Division will leave tomorrow. We will turn around and let the thousand-man team sent from the First Soldier Battalion escort us."
"Is there too many people?" Zhao Yutu said hesitantly.
There are more than 1,000 people in a thousand-man team, plus the entourage of the baggage team and the motorcade, the number will not be more than 1,500 people.
The appearance of such a team on the grassland was equivalent to half of the Ming army's battalion, and it was still the kind of full camp that the Ming army had on its books.
Liu Heng said with a sneer: "There are not many people, how can we deter those who want to extend their claws to our motorcade."
"I understand." Zhao Yutu said, "When there are more people, the expenses will be higher. The Logistics Bureau needs to prepare more things to cover the expenses for so many people."
Liu Heng nodded and said: "Your logistics bureau should quickly calculate the extra expenses. The majority of recruits are going to the grassland this time. Once the expenses on the road are not enough, trouble will easily occur."
The two thousand-man teams expanded into five military battalions. Except for some of the heavy soldiers from the baggage corps, most of the remaining soldiers were new recruits.
As soon as the recruit training was completed, several military battalions consciously arranged for these recruits to suppress bandits or guard the convoy. However, there were too many recruits, and a large part of them failed to be rotated.
"Yes." Zhao Yutu solemnly agreed.
Things have priorities, and this matter ranks first in his mind.
Liu Heng said to Zhao Yutu: "The convoy sent to the grassland has added a thousand-man team. The changes are not small, and there are many things that need to be prepared. You go back and prepare first, and be sure to ensure that the convoy heading to Khalkha Division 5 leaves tomorrow. .”
Zhao Yutu nodded, excused himself, and walked out of the signing room.
Liu Heng picked up the teapot on the table, took a sip of the warm water in it, and then said to Huang Hong, "Don't just sit there, drink water."
He pointed to the teapot Huang Hong placed on his lap.
Huang Hong picked up the big tea vat, put it to his mouth and took a sip.
Liu Heng continued: "What do you think of my method? Can it solve the safety problem of the convoy going to the grassland?"
"The boss is wise." Huang Hong flattered him a little, and then said, "With a thousand-man team as the convoy escort, you will not be afraid even if you encounter thousands of Mongolian cavalry, unless you encounter nearly 10,000 Mongolian cavalry led by Su Nang. Army.”
Hearing this, Liu Heng smiled and said: "You have stayed in the grassland for a long time, and you may have forgotten the power of our vehicle formations and firearms. Let me tell you, as long as the vehicle formations are not in chaos and our soldiers are not in chaos, even if We are not afraid of tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry, unless the Mongols are prepared to risk half of their lives fighting our soldiers."
"The Mongols have long since lost their blood." Huang Hong sighed and shook his head.
He has lived on the grassland for so long and knows the Taiji and herdsmen on the grassland very well.
The nobles want to continue to enjoy the glory and wealth in the next life, and the herdsmen hope to live a good life in the next life. The wolf nature in their bones has been almost exhausted as early as the Anda sweat.
