Become a feudal king from today

"The royal army and the county soldiers currently have a total of 33,000 troops in Yan County. I will deploy 8,000 of them in Wu'an County, 2,500 in Yishui County, and 2,500 in Zhu County. Read М"

"The three counties in the south are relatively safe, so I will give you a total of 5,000 people. Two counties each have 2,000 people, and the last county has 1,000 people. Yancheng will leave 10,000 people."

Zhao Xu took a thin bamboo pole and tapped it on the map of Yan County.

"There are fifteen thousand people left in Yancheng. Your Highness, this is too dangerous." Liu Fu was surprised. "Yancheng has so few troops. If Beidi knows about it, they will definitely attack with all their strength."

"What I want is to attract them to Yancheng." Zhao Xu snorted coldly.

Since he learned about the plans of the Zhang family and Beidi, he naturally wanted to cooperate with them.

In the past, every autumn hunt in Beidi was like plowing the fields, plundering from north to south.

Every county town in Yan County must be attacked.

After the city was broken, the people, food, gold and silver were all taken away.

Now that he has deployed heavy troops in these counties, if Beidi continues to chew on it like in previous years, he will lose a few teeth.

When they reach Yancheng, their troops will be greatly damaged. These ten thousand people will be enough by then.

Of course, the best situation for him is that Beidi gives up attacking these counties and directly sends all his troops to Yancheng.

In this way, Yan County will suffer the least loss.

Moreover, the Zhang family and Beidi were secretly connected. After learning about his troop deployment, Yancheng became even more tempting to them.

In this way, the Beidi people can easily slip into his trap.

"It's just His Highness's safety..." Liu Fu swallowed hard.

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "You are good at managing politics, but you are not good at fighting. Even if Yancheng is besieged, the prince's troops in your county will be able to come to support you. At that time, Beidi will be attacked from both sides, and it will be equally uncomfortable. Moreover, if the enemy is serious, Changes will be made at any time.”

The county magistrates were relieved when they heard this, but they still didn't understand why Yancheng left so few troops.

But others didn't understand, but Liu Fu quickly figured it out.

He knew that the Zhang family had connections with Beidi people, so he was worried about Yancheng.

But looking at King Yan's confident look, he might have a plan secretly.

Immediately, he said: "Your Highness, what do the county magistrates need to do?"

Zhao Xu's eyes swept over the seven people, "You must cooperate with the soldiers of the royal family, organize the people and soldiers to guard the county, transport food and grass, and take care of the wounded soldiers."

In his view, the fight against the Beidi people this time required the mobilization of the entire Yan County.

Now that the layout of the countryside has been completed, the county has also taken action.

"Yes, Your Highness." The county magistrates understood.

In this autumn hunting, King Yan focused on fighting against the Beidi people, instead of choosing to escape like the previous wealthy families and officials.

Of course, both officials and ordinary people must work together with the palace.

"There are rural soldiers in the countryside, and those in your county are county soldiers. They select young and strong people to serve as soldiers. When the time comes, they will be given weapons and obey the command of the pro-army generals. Their main role is to bluff..." Zhao Xu explained to the county magistrates. .

There was nothing he could do in the countryside using special tactics.

Because the countryside is not protected by city walls like the county town.

If they wanted to escape into the mountains, firstly, the people would not be able to take too much food with them, and secondly, if they were discovered, they would still inevitably be slaughtered.

This happened not once or twice.

Only then did he decide to involve the countryside in the war.

The weapons and equipment given to them are also good, after all, they belong to the field.

As for the county seat, it itself is protected by the royal family's army.

He was only going to give the old weapons and equipment in the warehouse to the county soldiers.

The war will not be allowed to begin until the royal soldiers are finished fighting.

Therefore, Zhao Xu does not have high requirements for them.

After all, when it reaches that level, Yan County is definitely doomed, and so is he.

After discussing with the county magistrates, Zhao Xu asked them to go back and prepare.

This is only a temporary deployment, and specific responses will be made based on the situation in Beidi.

Of course, for Zhao Xu, the biggest benefit of asking the county magistrates this time was to strengthen their determination.

This is important in war.

"Your Highness, General Chang is here." Feng'er entered the study at this time and said.

Zhao Xu nodded. Chang Wei was much busier than him in the past two days.

He needs to handle all the affairs of the royal family and the army, large and small.

"Your Highness, I just received military information. This time Beidi dispatched 30,000 cavalry, and most of them stayed in the king's tent." Chang Wei said.

"Thirty thousand cavalry?" Zhao Xu groaned, "How many people came last year?"

"I heard there are 20,000 people." Chang Wei said.

"It seems that the extra 10,000 people are here for me." Zhao Xu smiled.

However, unlike the servant army, Beidi's 30,000 cavalrymen this time were actual Beidi people.

The servant army is just a prisoner of war. It is composed of young men who were forced to conquer a place in Beidi. Their combat power is much different from that of the real Beidi people.

According to his understanding, in every war, the Beidi cavalry were elite cavalry when mounted, and equally powerful infantry when dismounted.

Chang Wei sneered, "If these 30,000 cavalry are just galloping and looting, there is nothing we can do, but if they attack Yancheng, they have made the wrong calculation."

After a pause, he said: "The royal family's soldiers are not the wastes of the Yuan family."

"Strategically, you can despise the enemy, but tactically, you must pay attention to the enemy." Zhao Xu reminded Chang Wei.

This guy has become a bit inflated since the entire army changed his uniform, and he is confident that his combat power has surpassed that of the Forbidden Army.

Of course, Zhao Xu also has this confidence, but it is not enough to underestimate the enemy.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei thought about Zhao Xu's words, and when he thought about it, it really made sense. He secretly wrote down these words and took them back to reprimand the generals below him.

Zhao Xu pushed the map in front of him, "The county magistrates have just arrived. Now that Beidi has such a force, it seems that there is no need to adjust it. The fifteen thousand people left in Yancheng are enough."

Chang Wei thought to himself that King Yan had just said that we should pay attention to the enemy in tactics, so he asked Da Da to leave only 15,000 people.

Hearing this, he wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

Zhao Xu saw Chang Wei's thoughts. Like Liu Fu, they were both concerned about their own safety.

He said: "You came just in time, I will take you to see a new weapon."

"New weapon?" Chang Wei was startled.

Zhao Xu closed the drawing, ignored Chang Wei's doubts, and took him directly to the Military Division.

When he met Wang Ying, Zhao Xu gave him a look.

Wang Ying understood and took the two of them to the courtyard.

The three of them stopped in front of a pile of something that looked like flour.

"Is this a new weapon?" Chang Wei was dumbfounded.

Seeing Chang Wei's appearance, Wang Ying smiled and said nothing.

Zhao Xu said: "This thing is called quicklime. It will cause a burning sensation when it enters the eyes. You can only wash it with oil. If you wash it with water, your eyes will be burned and blinded."

After speaking, Zhao Xu poured a bowl of water and sprinkled it on the quicklime. The quicklime immediately started to smoke.

"Try it." Zhao Xu said to Chang Wei.

Chang Wei squatted down, touched it with his hand, and immediately retracted his hand. This thing was very hot.

"Your Highness is planning to use this against the Beidi people?" Chang Wei had already imagined how to use this thing.

Although this trick of Xindao is poisonous, it is very practical.

But when it comes to poison, Beidi people are probably more poisonous. Their arrows have all been soaked in feces.