Chapter 193 Take a step back and wide the sky

Thirty thousand to five thousand, this number is too different! At present, the three battalions of the Xingtian Army and the cavalry artillery have only more than 5,000 troops, among which a small number of troops to be stationed in important places. The number of troops can be used is only about 4,000, but this time the number of officers has more than 30,000. It seems that this time the Xingtian Army wants to follow the previous two times to resist the enemy's jurisdiction. It is estimated that it is impossible to be outside the earth.

What's more, their jurisdiction has now been extended to the scope of three or four counties. If you want to block the officers and soldiers outside these three counties, then the Xingtian Army must divide the troops and station like the second time. In this way, after the division of troops, all soldiers and horses will be relatively weak, and every soldier will face stronger than them. Too many enemies, in that case...

At this time, Fu Deming said worriedly, "There is one more thing that should be reported to the general!" Since the beginning of winter this year, there has been no snow in our area. The weather has always been extremely dry and cold. According to the local elderly, if it doesn't snow before and after the Spring Festival, there will be another big drought in our area next year. Fortunately, the people in Yangcheng still have some food on hand. However, Yuanqu County, Qinshui County and the southern part of Zezhou are all the territory we have just taken. The local people do not have much food storage. If there is a big drought in the spring, it is estimated that there will be another big disaster in Shanxi! This also has to be taken into account that the problem of eating and drinking for more than 200,000 people is not easy to solve!

With the amount of grain we have hoarded at present, it is only about 20,000 stones. If we only meet the needs of our army, we can still support it for a period of time, but once there is a drought in the next spring, our current grain reserves will not be able to support so many people at all! Please make a final order!"

After hearing this, Xiao Tianjian also thought of this matter. Since entering October this year, there has been no rain again. Although the autumn sowing has barely been completed, the autumn seedlings in the ground are not growing well. Now it's good in winter. Once it doesn't snow after the New Year's strike, then the drought will definitely be It has become a forerunner-off. In this way, there will be a catastrophe in the territory he has just laid. With Xing Tianjun's current grain reserves, it is not enough to cope with the drought. In this way, with the advance and suppression of the officers and army, it is undoubtedly worse for Xing Tianjun.

So he walked back and forth a few times in the house, and then turned his head to deal with Deming and asked, "Mr. Yifu, how should we deal with it this time?"

"General, at present, it seems that the officers and soldiers are going to use a large number of troops against us, and our new territory in addition to Yangcheng can be said to be unstable. If the officers and soldiers commit a large number of crimes, it may be difficult for us to cope with our current military strength. As a humble position, if the officers and soldiers take action, Then we might as well give up Qinshui and the southern part of Zezhou for the time being, shrink our troops back to Yangcheng, and take a defensive posture to resist the entry of the officers and troops into the Yangcheng. Only by controlling Yangcheng can we have the possibility of blocking the officers and soldiers!" After hesitating for a moment, Fu Deming said to Xiao Tianjian.

Xiao Tianjian frowned and asked Deming, "Mr. Fu, do you mean that we give up Qinshui and the south of Zezhou?"

"Exact! Otherwise, with our troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the entry of the officers and soldiers!" Fu Deming nodded.

At this time, Feng Gouzi objected and said, "Isn't this equivalent to letting the brothers work in vain? It's not easy for us to find Qinshui and the southern part of Zezhou, especially the southern part of Zezhou. It's all a good land of Pingchuan! Isn't it a pity to lose it like this?

"I also think it's a pity, but the fact is that Qinshui is close to Jiangzhou and Fushan, and very close to Pingyang Prefecture, which has threatened Pingyang Prefecture. I'm afraid this is one of the reasons why the government has moved so many troops to deal with us this time! In particular, Brother Luo also invaded the territory of Fushan County this time, which directly threatened Pingyang Prefecture. Once Pingyang Prefecture is lost, the north and south of Shanxi will be cut off by us, and the government will never sit idly by!

Although the southern part of Zezhou is full of good land, there is no danger to defend. It is a land that is easy to attack and difficult to defend. If the officers and soldiers start from there, we will put in heavy troops there. Once there is a loss in the direction of Qinshui, we will not take care of the beginning and the end!

In my opinion, we are still in Yangcheng. As long as we don't lose this battle, we still have a chance to turn over. If Yangcheng is not guaranteed, then I'm afraid we have nowhere to go! The government will never allow us to sit in this area anymore, only like those rebels, wandering around!

So it is necessary to abandon the pawn and protect the commander when necessary! We can't just focus on our immediate interests!" Fu Deming immediately retorted.

"That's not necessarily true. The officers and soldiers are just guys who can only eat dry food. How can they compare with our Xing Tianjun! With our musket team, how much to kill them. Besides, now we also have cannons. Why are we afraid of them? Feng Gouzi immediately dealt with Deming.

Xiao Tianjian raised his hand to stop their argument and said to them, "Don't argue. What Mr. Fu said makes sense. Now is not the time to be angry. At present, the officers and soldiers are not as incompetent as you think. After all, He Renlong and Zuo Guangxian, Xu Dingguo and Hu Dawei are all famous generals in Shanshan and Shaanxi. We don't But underestimate them, Mr. Fu is right. The most important thing for us is not Qinshui and Zezhou. At present, the most important thing for us is Yangcheng!

A man can bend and stretch, and take a step back to the sky! This time, it's not more than the last two invasions. This time, the number of officers and soldiers came too much. If you want to break them separately, I'm afraid it won't be as easy as the last time! Maybe it may be broken by the officers and soldiers separately, and then it will be too late to regret it! If you lose the territory, you can still grab it back, but the first and first is to keep our foundation!

Feng Gouzi, in your opinion, when is it possible for the officers and soldiers to start to take action against us?

After hesitating for a moment, Feng Gouzi said to Xiao Tianjian, "At present, there is no news from Hong Chengchou. The mobilization of officers and soldiers in Qinshui and Lu'an Prefecture has not been put in place yet. If it is fast, it is estimated that they may do it before the New Year. Even if it is the latest, they will do it will do it at the Spring Festival of the New Year!"

Xiao Tianjian nodded: "If this is the case, then we still have enough preparation time. Feng Gouzi, please keep an eye on the situation in Shaanxi. As soon as there is any movement in Hong Chengchou, please inform me immediately!

In addition, Tietou, I sent an order to order the battalion to stop operations and give them ten days to hand over the defense to the local township soldiers. At the same time, they told the leader of the township soldiers that once the officers and soldiers enter the bandits, do not fight hard with them. For the time being, organize the villagers to avoid the mountains, and the battalion will stay in Yuanqu County, but give up Zhengjiapo and return. Go back to the ancient town to garrison, and the other two battalions retreated to Yangcheng! On November 15, all the generals will come back to discuss the matter. Let's do it now!"

Feng Gouzi and Tie Tou immediately took the order and began to arrange it.

After Xiao Tianjian and Fu Deming discussed for a while, Fu Deming also took the order and began to arrange his affairs.

After arranging the affairs of Lianhuazhai, Xiao Tianjian also rushed to Shuangfengzhai non-stop, ordering various workshops in Shuangfengzhai to increase production efforts and prepare for the future war. He also took special care of Gao Cheng and continued to produce a large amount of gunpowder and all kinds of iron cannons.

(I took the medicine yesterday and had a whole day's hiccup, which almost turned my liver out! Damn, it feels like I can't live!)