Zhang Kai also looked at Baoshan curiously.
Didn't see it! This kid doesn't talk much like Wang Er, but he didn't expect to be so ruthless in his actions.
"Master Zhao, our brothers have suffered heavy losses. Five hundred brothers have lost nearly a hundred, if not for the five hundred brothers from the prisoner of war camp who were still there to support us.
These brothers and I will definitely not be able to come back last night.
But Mr. Zhao, I want to ask you something! "
Baoshan's expression was rare and solemn, which made Zhao Ming's heart tremble, "Say it."
"That's why I want to recruit some of these Outer Mongolia prisoners of war into my command!" Baoshan lowered his head as he spoke, not daring to look at Zhao Ming.
After all, there are still a large number of Outer Mongolian compatriots to choose from, but he has to select his troops from Outer Mongolian prisoners of war.
"Why?" Zhao Ming was not in a hurry to refute.
\"Mr. Zhao, if it weren't for these prisoner-of-war brothers last night, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back to see you.\"
As he spoke, Baoshan took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and continued,
“I estimate that there will be no less than two Outer Mongolian tribes chasing us tonight, with no less than five or six thousand people.
According to the plan, we did not carry any heavy firepower and only relied on real swords and guns to fight the opponent.
If you want to hold them back, you will have to engage in firefights with the other party more than a few times.
Most of the time, this group of Outer Mongolian prisoners of war is responsible for breaking up the rear. If it weren't for them, more than half of the brothers under my command would have been destroyed! "
Listening to this, Zhao Ming thought about it for a moment and realized how bad the situation was at that time.
One can imagine how difficult it is for a team of a thousand people to hold off five or six thousand people for several hours when they are not even elite.
During this period, there need to be no less than a dozen collisions with the opponent, and there are constant small frictions, so that the opponent can be held back as much as possible.
"Okay, I can agree to your request, but you must ensure that these Mongolians you have recruited must be trustworthy.
Once something goes wrong among these people, you must be responsible for them! "
Zhao Ming did not object to his subordinates taking in prisoners of war.
These prisoners of war were originally regular troops trained by Outer Mongolia, although the training methods of the Biao Zhensong Army were somewhat outdated.
But with a little training, they can form combat effectiveness faster than their Outer Mongolian compatriots in a very short period of time.
However, the risks involved must be borne by Baoshan himself.
In fact, it is not incomprehensible that these Outer Mongolia prisoners of war would behave so bravely on the battlefield.
It has been two long months since he was captured.
They eat and drink here every day, the work is not too strenuous, and they don’t have to go to work if there is bad weather such as wind or snow.
Over time, many people here developed some hostage complexes, and inexplicably developed some sense of belonging here.
Zhao Ming even often sent people to give speeches, and the speeches were all about the Mongolian and Han families, preaching that Outer Mongolia has been a part of the big family for many years, and expounding some of the bad behaviors of Outer Mongolia today.
Once or twice is nothing, but I can’t help but have people come and give speeches every day.
Well, this is just like that game where my brothers come and kill me.
No matter what kind of bizarre news or even narrative, once you listen to it too much, your ears will become calloused.
Then naturally a thought will come to mind, is what the other party said true? Maybe what the other person said is true.
What's more, what Zhao Ming sent people to say does exist, and he considers it from the perspective of the people at the bottom of Outer Mongolia, understands the other party's pain when facing injustice, and denounces the high-level people in Outer Mongolia on the surface.
It is all because their senior officials have chosen independence regardless of justice, which has resulted in the current poverty situation in Outer Mongolia.
Now many people are showing signs of being brainwashed.
For no other reason, the main reason is that this move is too terrible, which is equivalent to man-made ideological changes and corrections.
If you tell too many lies, even you will fall into it.
It's like a black-hearted politician. If the words he publicizes to the outside world every day are the words "love the people like children", then after saying a thousand things, he will subconsciously be distorted by his own words, and gradually he will really act in accordance with the personality of "loving the people like children". interpretation.
So now, let alone this group of Outer Mongolian prisoners of war, even the brothers who were originally sent out to be responsible for lobbying can feel that these brothers have affection for the Outer Mongolians.
Hmm...very creepy.
Because just over a month ago, every time that brother came back from giving a speech, I could often hear him verbally abusing the Mongolians.
What's the use of saying this? This is a group of enemies. We can't get enough oil and salt, so we can just shoot them all.
Looking at this brother now, I really feel like he is a different person.
Those who didn’t know thought he was the priest of which church.
"It's Master Zhao!"
Baoshan was so excited that he quickly performed a military salute, and then walked towards the simple infirmary in the camp with a grin.
Seeing the other party walking away, Zhao Ming chuckled and shook his head. It is naturally a good thing for the people below to have subjective initiative.
But now we have to face a series of troubles, that is, the population is increasing, and Huo Zhongtun is really about to be overwhelmed.
"It seems that this infrastructure work cannot be stopped for a moment!"
"Yes, it seems that it is going to be expanded again. Now it is no smaller than some small market towns."
Zhang Kai was also filled with emotion. Looking around, there were stretches of clusters of houses everywhere.
This is still a situation where many people are crowded into one house. If each person had one room, the houses here would have to stretch out for several miles, which may not be enough.
"But we have completely caught the fish this time. It is probably impossible for them to escape. Who would be willing to suffer such a huge loss!"
As he spoke, Zhang Kai almost laughed out loud.
Indeed, this time the Outer Mongolians suffered huge losses, equivalent to half a year's work, only to find that most of the money was earned by intermediaries.
Zhao Ming also smiled. If this Outer Mongolian was the leader of the Qiyan Banner, there was no guarantee that he had successfully captured the opponent.
But now that the other party has a different voice, it's different.
"Well, it's a pity that the battle report I wrote to our Commander Zhang was still too implicit. If it doesn't work, I have to add another one."
Zhao Ming rubbed his chin, feeling like he had lost 100 million.
The countdown to the Outer Mongolians is approaching, and Zhao Ming must take advantage of this gap to make a lot of money.
"We should be relatively safe in the next few days. If the predictions are correct, they will increase the defense of the base camp in the near future. It will be impossible to lure people out.
At the same time, the remaining manpower and loot in Chazhong will be quickly transported to Chabei.
This should be something the leader of the Qiyan Flag would do, but this is a good opportunity for us to attack their escort team, don’t you want to try it?”
Zhang Kai said and looked at Zhao Ming with a smile.
Zhao Ming smiled and nodded, "Of course I have to give it a try, just leave it to Wang Er, he is professional in this business.
But we still have to give them some hope, loot some, and put some back. They cannot be allowed to completely give up the loot. "
Facing the nearly 20,000 troops from Outer Mongolia, even if Zhao Ming had heavy firepower, it would be difficult to guarantee that he would be able to defeat them all in one fell swoop.
Therefore, at this time, it is natural to attack the opponent as much as possible.
But once everything is done and the other party feels that transporting the loot is completely undesirable, it will not be a good idea to simply give up the loot and go back to the defense base camp when the time comes.
Strictly speaking, the Qiyan Banner Master was not a gambler, but Zhao Ming wanted to turn him into a complete gambler.
Constantly stir up the opponent's nerves, and then relax the opponent at the right time.
Like a annoying little goblin, making the other party unable to get up or down.
