Chapter 21 Battle and Appointment

Entering Yangzhai County can be regarded as officially entering the scope of Yingchuan County, which means that it is possible to meet the Yellow Turban Bandits at any time.

The scouts have been released, and they are within the scope of investigation within fifty miles ahead.Almost every two quarters of an hour, scouts came back to report and pass on the surrounding situation.Without them, the entire army would be blind!

"General and the others have been discussing for a long time. What's the situation ahead?" The army stayed for a long time and hadn't set off yet. Seeing the senior generals discussing things, Li Ming couldn't help but asked Zhu Yong.

"The main striker of the Yellow Turban Thieves has not been found yet, but they have found five small teams, attacking Jiaxian, Yingyin, Linying, Xiangcheng, and Yingyang respectively. Now the county magistrates of the five places have sent for help, and we have no choice but to rescue them. It’s just that if we divide our forces, we’re worried that the enemy’s main force will suddenly attack, and then we will be attacked by the enemy!” Zhu Yong sighed, and the situation in Yingchuan was not optimistic.

"How many people are there in these teams?" Li Ming asked curiously.

"According to the envoy asking for help, there are about [-] to [-]. Why, are you planning to go there?" Zhu Yong naturally saw the longing in Li Ming's eyes and asked involuntarily.

"I want to go, of course I want to go! It's just that I have only 400 people under my command, and I didn't deliver food in the past? By the way, how many people are there in their county? Also, how is the equipment of the Yellow Turban Bandits?" Li Ming replied a little unwillingly. road.

"There are only 500 people in the county. It's good to be able to defend. You still expect them to come out to help you? Unless you have an absolute advantage, it is almost impossible to get their help! But the good news is that the equipment of those yellow turban thieves It's terrible, and there are problems with the military rations, otherwise we wouldn't rush to attack the county with three to five thousand people!" Zhu Yong thought for a while and said.

"Three to five thousand is a lot, so we can't conquer the county?" Li Ming was a little puzzled.

"If it were our army, three to five thousand would have been able to compete with the county! But the Yellow Turbans are different. Most of the Yellow Turbans are rioters. They have not been trained, and their equipment is also very bad. There is almost no iron armor, and the leather armor is also very bad. Scarcity. Not to mention that they have no experience in siege cities, unless they are filled with human lives! Unless the county magistrate is afraid of them surrendering, there are not tens of thousands of people, and I am afraid it will not be so easy to take down the city!" Zhu Yong said disdainfully , In fact, from his attitude, it can also be seen from the side that the main force of the big man really didn't pay much attention to these yellow scarf thieves.

Li Ming didn't remember anything else, but he remembered that the yellow scarf thief seemed to fight again, and then rise again after being wiped out, over and over again.Zhang Yan, the most senior, seemed to wait until Lao Cao pacified Hebei before being recruited.

Perhaps this is due to the chaos in the world. The army did not use force, and it may not be a reason to wipe them all out.But then again, if they are all wiped out, where will they make merit?For some reason, Li Ming thought of the word 'raising the thief's self-respect' again, and suddenly felt that the water in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was really deep!

"Perhaps, I should consider improving my intelligence next time!" Li Ming couldn't help thinking.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing Li Ming's pensive look, Zhu Yong asked curiously.

"Thinking that if I take the 400 people from the headquarters and kill them directly, Master, can you allow me the right to recruit soldiers on the spot? If nothing else, I am worried about the problem of soldiers and food!" Li Mingao Said loudly.

"If you really dare to fight, I can give you the right to recruit soldiers, but the number can't be too many, at most 2000. As long as you win a group of skirmishers, I can even make you a captain directly!" Zhu Jun suddenly appeared Next to the two of them, he said in a cold voice.

"There are no jokes in the army?" Li Ming swallowed involuntarily, the temptation is great!
"There is no joke in the army! If you can't win, don't come back!" Zhu Jun said angrily, then turned around, and directly ordered Zhu Yong, "Take your village to help!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't bother to care about Li Ming, so he turned around and left, obviously there were other things to deal with.

"Master, what does this mean?" Li Ming was a little confused.

"Brother, I have been implicated by you!" Zhu Yong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What else can I do? The Patriarch is having a headache for this matter, and we were discussing this matter in private here, and we were directly arrested. 500 people against 3000 Yellow Turban Bandits, most of the soldiers under your command are still recruits, even if you can win, you will have to hurt your muscles and bones!"

"Can't you say that?" Li Ming immediately refused to accept, "What if we win the battle? Besides, we can still recruit soldiers, isn't it, the quota of 2000 people! Two thousand fully armed recruits can't beat more than 3000 bandits ?”

"You are right! Or there is no way out now, how do you plan to fight?" Zhu Yong heard the words, weighed them carefully, and immediately gritted his teeth.

"The closest to Yangdi is Yingyang, why don't we go there?" Li Ming suggested.

"I said you were stupid, but I didn't expect you to be really stupid!" Zhu Yong complained immediately, "Yingyang and Xiangcheng are so close, and we started the war in less than half a day, maybe the yellow scarf over there will come to help. Are you going to face the enemy?"

"Then where do you want to fight?" Li Ming knew that he was not a professional. Anyway, he preferred to fight with others directly, rather than worrying about who to fight like this.

"Jia County! There has not been any harm from the Yellow Turban bandits nearby, and the village is relatively intact. Now most of the villagers have probably hid in Jia County. After the war, we can even recruit a group of young men to add to the team! "Zhu Yong glanced at the marching map in the camp, and then suggested.

"Okay then, I'll make preparations and leave tomorrow?" Li Ming suggested.

"It's almost afternoon now, and it's unrealistic to rush there in half a day, and it can only be tomorrow! Besides, the armor and weapons, and the food for 2000 people, still need to apply to the quartermaster!" Zhu Yong thought. want to say.

"Isn't this not yet recruited?" Li Ming was a little puzzled.

"It will be too late to apply after you have been recruited!" Zhu Yong replied angrily, "Besides, you have no weapons, armor or food, so why should others enlist?"

"So that's the reason, these things are for those young and strong to enlist in the army with peace of mind! It's true, if I go to apply for the army and others don't bring anything, then I'm really worried that I will be used as cannon fodder!" Li Ming muttered uncontrollably. .

"What are you talking about? And what do you mean by cannon fodder?" Zhu Yong heard it, and asked curiously.

"It's equivalent to sending victims to consume the enemy's supplies when attacking the city!" Li Ming could only explain casually. As for Zhu Yong's understanding, it's none of his business.

"That's an appropriate description, but why is it called cannon fodder?" Zhu Yong was clearly struggling with the word cannon fodder.

"Don't care about these details!" Li Ming was helpless, in this era, how should he explain the term cannon fodder.At the same time, I can't help but secretly make up my mind that some words that are beyond this era should not be said in the future.

If this happens again, it will be too tortured!

 Ask for collection, please recommend!I have a cold...

  


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