Murong Shu had always been straightforward. He said to Liu Heng,"Then, Ziyu, your top, middle, and bottom three strategies all have advantages and disadvantages. Which one do you think we should use now?”
Liu Heng was also very anxious. Time was of the essence now. If he didn't make up his mind, Yangde and Wengjin City would be destroyed. Time waited for no man. The opportunity would be gone in a flash.
Everyone looked over. Liu Heng thought for a while and said to Pei Yi,""Uncle, I think it's better to use the middle plan. The middle plan is neither slow nor urgent. It can protect more than half of your foundation and reduce losses.”
After Liu Heng finished speaking, he realized that he had said too much. How could he say that he could complete it? That would be sending him to the battlefield.
Pei Yi pondered for a long time before he raised his head to look at everyone. His eyes lit up as he said,""Alright, we'll follow Ziyu's plan! Set off immediately."
The soldiers immediately cupped their hands and said,"Yes!"”
Soon, everyone gathered in front of the counting platform. Pei Yi was in front, Murong Shu was on his right, and the official was on his left.
Murong Shu walked in front of Pei Yi and cupped his hands in greeting.""I'm here!"
Pei Ni placed the token arrow in Murong Shu's hand and said,""I order you to lead 10,000 troops to Yangde. You will be in charge of all matters in the city. Remember not to defend the city. You must let the Koreans know that our Great Tang is not easy to bully.”
If it wasn't for the addition of six thousand new soldiers in the summer, Le Lang probably wouldn't have had the strength to fight against them.
Liu Heng currently commanded less than 800 soldiers. Although it was not a lot, under Liu Heng's training, the soldiers 'combat strength was not small. In addition, this plan was Liu Heng's, so the chances of success would be higher with him.
Murong Shu had already taken away half of the people in the prefecture. This was almost all the soldiers that could be used because they still had to send many soldiers to protect some important counties.
Pei Yi didn't want his nephew to go to the battlefield. If anything happened to him, how would he explain to his old friend who was forced to death in the netherworld? But now, Lelang Province was in a life and death situation. He couldn't ignore the 200,000 people in this province and 12 counties just because of Liu Heng. Therefore, Pei Yi hardened his heart." Ziyu, regardless of the outcome, you must survive. Uncle is only in this position..."
Liu Heng walked in front of Pei Yi and cupped his hands.""I'm here!"
"Now, this provincial governor will appoint you as a deputy general and order you to lead your troops. In addition, I will assign you 500 archers, 30 warhorses, and 800 infantry to guard Wengjin City!”Pei Ni handed the token arrow to Liu Heng.
Liu Heng was stunned after hearing that. I won't say anything if you want me to lead troops to the battlefield. Who asked me to do this? I'm your nephew. You can't promote me so quickly.
However, they only brought 10,000 soldiers with them. Why did they only bring 2,000 soldiers with them? Wasn't this asking me to die? There were 20,000 enemies! Twenty thousand!
I've never commanded a war before, and you're asking me to defend myself to the death. Why did you ask me to do this?
Liu Heng had no choice but to obey military orders. He pretended to agree firmly,"I accept your orders!"
He took the token and returned to the array.
After Liu Heng returned to the array, Pei Ni assigned other tasks, but this was no longer important. This was because Liu Heng's plan this time was mainly based on Weng Jin and Yangde.
Liu Heng, who was standing below, did not listen to them at all. He turned around and glanced at his soldiers. They were all quite excited. They did not know the exact number of enemy troops because they were afraid of affecting the morale of the army. This was still a secret. Only those above Uncle Du knew. If they knew that the enemy troops were nearly ten times stronger than them, would they still be laughing?
Liu Heng was very depressed. If I had known earlier, I would have trained with the soldiers from time to time. With my current small physique, wouldn't I be courting death on the battlefield? I was also the commander, so I had to personally lead the battle on the front lines. Otherwise, if I lost this battle, I would really be crippled.
I estimated that this battle wouldn't last long. It was almost winter, and the ancient soldiers didn't have any heating measures at all. Therefore, I would try my best to drag it out.
Pei Ni said,"All the troops will set off tomorrow at seven!"”
Pei Yi did not stay for a moment and hurriedly left with the registrar. Murong Shu's organization was dismissed.
Liu Heng told Gao Peng and Du Tao to lead the troops, then reorganized the camp. The army was about to set off, and he had to go home to leave a message for his family. Wang Yanzhang also had to bid farewell to his mother...
As soon as the military order was issued, not only the military camp but also the civilians knew that there was going to be a war. Although they didn't know the exact situation, Liu Heng and Wang Yanzhang had discussed it and decided to keep it a secret so that their families wouldn't worry too much.
Liu Heng and Wang Yanzhang returned home. Wang Yanzhang went back to his mother's place in the east courtyard. Liu Heng walked into the backyard with trepidation. Li Zixun, Yue 'er, Mr. Bai, and Mr. Gao, who had just returned from Qingzi Road, were already waiting for him at the entrance.
Liu Heng forced a smile and said to Mr. Gao,""Oh? Mr. Gao is back. How's the family business in Qingzi Road?”
Mister Gao cupped his hands." Thanks to Young Master Hongfu and Old Master's spirit in heaven, the family business is doing well. With the help of Provincial Governor Kong, it's quickly getting on the right track."”
"I'm relieved." Liu Heng smiled.”
Liu Heng looked at the others. Lee Zixun and Yuer didn't say anything, but Mister White handed over a ledger and said,""Young Master, this is all the accounts of our family since we came to Le Lang. I have even settled the accounts of Mister Gao's portion in Qing Zi Dao.”
"What's Mr. Bai doing?" Liu Heng asked. Do you think I don't trust you?"
However, Liu Heng still took the account book and looked at it in surprise."Oh! So many? It seems that even I don't know how much money I have. My family can have a good New Year.”
In fact, Liu Heng only glanced at it and didn't look at it at all. He handed the account book to Mr. White and Li Zixun said,""You two gentlemen have worked hard. You should quickly go down and rest.”
"Yue Er, go tell the kitchen to prepare the dishes that Young Master likes," Li Zixun said.
Yue Er nodded and ran down.
Only Liu Heng and Lee Zixun were left in the courtyard. Lee Zixun said to Liu Heng,""Husband has been busy all day. The water is ready.”
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"Oh?" Liu Heng frowned. Were there people who escaped from other counties?”
The county magistrate said," This subordinate doesn't know yet. However, there might be some in Tun. After all, Wengjin is closer. The number of people who escaped should be the most."”
"How many soldiers are there in the county? How much food can we have?" Liu Heng asked again. How far away are the enemy troops from the city?"
The county magistrate did not panic when faced with Liu Heng's questions. He said steadily,"800 soldiers. When I heard that there was going to be a war, I urgently recruited another 300 strong men. I tried my best to have enough to last General Li's soldiers and the soldiers in the city for three months. The latest report from the scouts said that the enemy was still 300 miles away, but that was before sunset.”
Liu Heng nodded and thought, Hmph, subordinate! I should be younger than you, but who asked me to be the big shot in this war! Looks like you're not a good-for-nothing. You still know what's going on in the state.”
Liu Heng waved his hand and said," Thank you, Magistrate. You may leave first. Tell the soldiers to prepare the city defense equipment as soon as possible. We will discuss the rest tomorrow."”
The county magistrate still had the heart to accompany Liu Heng to eat and drink. Han Tong, who Liu Heng waved to the side, was a person of few words. Without saying anything, he directly sent the county magistrate out of the door.
The county magistrate immediately changed his expression after he left the room. He turned around to look at Liu Heng's room and whispered,""Bah! Do you think you can guard this small city with just a few people? I don't want my family to follow a fool like you to their deaths. I'm not going to accompany you!”
After saying that, she smiled and strode away.
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