"That's true!" Liu An nodded: "I heard that this guy is secretly doing human trafficking, transporting women from Baekje back and selling them as maids from Silla. Now the young masters from Luoxia and Chang'an are My favorite, one can be sold for hundreds of guan, so what does a thousand guan mean to him?"
"Let's not talk about this!" Wang Wenzuo said: "Time is tight now, you and I should go to those shops to check the inventory, otherwise it will be miserable if someone gets in first!"
Baekje Palace, Tang Army Governor's Mansion.
When marching commander Shi Dushuang came in, Liu Renyuan was alone, with the oil lamp beside his elbow emitting a soft light. He leaned over and looked at the map on the table, lightly making a mark with charcoal on it from time to time.
"Protector, it's almost time for the first update!"
Liu Renyuan raised his head and rubbed his dizzy eyes: "It's so late? Why don't I feel anything?"
"Although you are busy with military affairs, you should also pay attention to your health!" Du Shuang sat down opposite Liu Renyuan: "Mr. Liu, there is news!"
"What?" Liu Renyuan was overjoyed and stood up from his chair: "Seriously, reinforcements have arrived?"
"Look!" Du Shuang took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over. After Liu Renyuan confirmed that the seal was correct, he opened it and took a closer look. As time went by, the excitement on his face gradually disappeared, and finally he sighed. A voice said: "I didn't expect that Wang Wendu died at this juncture. Could it be that God will not bless me, the Tang Dynasty?"
"Yes!" Du Shuang sighed: "Originally, we hoped that Governor Wang would bring new troops to help, but now even if the court appoints new people to replace him, it will take a month or two to come back and forth. It's really adding insult to injury!"
It turns out that Wang Wendu in the mouths of Liu Renyuan and Du Shuang was the governor of Xiongjin Dudufu in the Tang Dynasty. After Su Dingfang pacified Baekje, he made Liu Renyuan the governor and led 10,000 troops to guard the old capital of Baekje. However, the Tang Dynasty had the highest authority in the old land of Baekje. The Chief Executive is not him, but this person. This man led the army to cross the sea from Shandong and landed at Sansanseong (located in Uam-ri Mountain, Uam-ri, Boeun-gun, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is the closest important military stronghold of Silla to the estuary of the Baekchon River). Due to the rough wind and waves, Wang Wendu fell ill after crossing the sea. He went to Silla to read the edict of canonization to King Jin Chunqiu of Silla, and died suddenly of a sudden attack. Even the canonization ceremony was completed by his subordinates. They lost their coach without even shooting an arrow, which is undoubtedly bad news for Liu Renyuan and the others.
"In this case, we can only count on ourselves! Du Changshi!" Liu Renyuan walked to the map: "What do you think our top priority should be now?"
"Sixian City is the old capital of Baekje, and the city wall is strong and solid! But if we just rely on the city wall to defend it, it may not be enough. As you can see below, a fence must be erected at a dangerous place outside the city to serve as a barrier!"
"Well, then we will start erecting the fence tomorrow!" Liu Renyuan stretched out his finger and clicked twice on the map: "Here, and here!"
Wine shop.
"This is the account book of these stores. I have copied it into one book!" Wang Wenzuo made a surprise and handed the account book to Liu An: "Wu Lang, first check if there are any errors in it!"
Liu An picked up the account book in confusion. He just flipped through two pages and was confused by the rows of numbers in it. He hurriedly handed it to the next person: "Hongdu, why don't you take a look, I have no problem." !”
"I don't have a problem either!"
"Me too!"
The account book quickly passed through the hands of everyone around the table and returned to Wang Wenzuo. He was angry and funny at the same time: "You guys didn't even look at it. This is not my business alone!"
"We all trust you!" Cui Hongdu responded the fastest.
"Yes, Saburo, we can rest assured when you do things!"
"right!"
The people at the table were all military veterans for generations. They were all familiar with running horses, bending bows, and wearing armor and dancing with staffs, but they had a headache when they saw calculations and accounts. Seeing this, Wang Wenzuo could only sigh: "Okay, since that's the case, then do it my way! These shops will be contracted to the original shopkeepers in the first month, and they have to pay us a quota, and the rest is theirs. . In order to prevent someone from taking advantage of the chaos to rob, each store must be guarded by two sergeants every day, and each team takes turns to draw people, how about that?"
"good!"
Everyone claimed that it was, and Wang Wenzuo shook his head helplessly: "Then that's it for today! I hope everything goes well from now on!"
The sergeants lined up in a neat square formation, the cold wind passed by and blew on their faces, as if a sharp knife had passed by, but no one moved, like a stone man next to the Shinto.
"Make Liu An the captain of Guoyi and lead the guards of Qingzhou Prefecture; take Wang Wenzuo as the captain of Xuejie and the special general of Zhechong Prefecture..."
The voice of the marching Sima was loud and melodious, and could be heard clearly even in the last row of the phalanx. Wang Wenzuo tried his best to stay calm, but the corner of his mouth still subconsciously turned upward - finally getting rid of the identity of the leader of the soldiers and entering the ranks of the generals and tails. According to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, the chief of the Zhechong Prefecture is Captain Zhechong, and Captain Guo Yi serves as the deputy general. Liu An is commanding the soldiers from Qingzhou Zhechong Prefecture as the deputy general of Zhechong Prefecture in Qingzhou; and his casual officers have reached the eighth rank. to serve as Liu An's deputy. Although the entire Qingzhou Zhechong Prefecture only has six to seven hundred sergeants in the city, he can finally get rid of the fate of cannon fodder - or in other words, he can become a relatively high-level cannon fodder.
"Sanlang, congratulations!"
"congratulations!"
"This is such a happy event!"
Responding to the compliments of his colleagues with some embarrassment, Wang Wenzuo was about to congratulate Liu An, but found that Liu An, who came from Marching Sima, looked ugly.
"What's wrong?"
"Our defense area is outside the city!" Liu An said bitterly: "The superiors asked us to set up a fence at Erzagang to hold on!"
"Erzha Ridge? Isn't that the first to bear the brunt?" Wang Wenzuo couldn't help taking a breath of cold air. He was very familiar with the terrain around Sixian City. Erzha Ridge is a hill outside the east gate of Sixian City. The terrain is not steep. , but the location is very important. If the rebels want to attack the east gate of Sixian City, the defenders on Erzagang can attack its side. Therefore, once the rebels attack, Erzagan will definitely bear the brunt.
"Yes, this official is really not promoted in vain!" Liu An sighed: "Sanlang, let's go see the terrain first and how to set up a fence!"
Outside the east gate, Erzagang.
"It's too dangerous. All these trees must be cut down!" Liu An pointed to the forest on the right side of the hill. The road leading to the east gate of Sixian City skirted the edge of the forest and extended to the end of the field of vision.
"I'm afraid this is beyond our capabilities!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "This forest is too big and too dense!"
Liu An didn't say anything. He jerked his horse's butt and walked toward the woods at the foot of the post. Wang Wenzuo followed closely behind. The thin snow on the ground cracked under the horses' hooves, like brittle bones. The fresh wind blew and the fallen leaves rustled. The trees were very close to each other, blocking the slanting sunlight. Liu An seemed to feel countless cold fingers running along his back. Climb up slowly.
