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Although Yu Xiaotian's words were scolding those who secretly colluded with the rebels, his eyes made people feel very uncomfortable. After listening to his words, many gentry felt a chill in their hearts. Although

Most of them did not collude with the rebels, but they seemed to feel vaguely that Yu Xiaotian was threatening them.

Of course, there were indeed a few gentry among them who were afraid that the rebels would attack Jiaozhou, where all their property was. They were afraid that they would suffer when the rebels came, so they sent people to contact the rebels in advance to express their goodwill.

, once the rebels come, they will express their willingness

They surrendered to the rebels and sent some money and food there. They planned to make good friends with the rebels first. When the situation here changes drastically, they can seize a little advantage. If not, they can establish a line with the rebels and do it well.

With the connections, I might be able to take advantage of the opportunity to make a windfall.

And these people, after hearing Yu Xiaotian's words, were undoubtedly struck by lightning. Although they didn't know how Yu Xiaotian got the news, they vaguely felt that Yu Xiaotian's words were

There was something pointed out, so the group of people immediately began to panic.

Although they thought they did these things secretly enough, and the people they sent were all their trusted servants, but this fact could not be seen in the light. If this person named Yu got caught in the future, then they would

I'm afraid I'll be out of luck.

However, Yu Xiaotian didn't say anything more about this matter at this moment. He just mentioned it casually, reminded the Lord Zhizhou here, and then discussed with him the issue of follow-up supplies and his presence in the north of Jiaozhou City.

, a small military station should be built at a selected location to protect his food route.

Yu Xiaotian attaches great importance to the issue of military depots. This time he set off from Jiaozhou Bay to Laizhou City. After resolving the siege of Laizhou in the future, he will lead his army to Dengzhou City and attack Dengzhou.

It's a hundred or two hundred miles along the way, and the rebel cavalry is relatively large in number, relatively elite, and highly mobile. As long as the rebel general is smart enough, he will think of cutting off his food route to force him to retreat.

Maybe even defeat him.

Although he had a baggage camp with the army carrying a batch of food supplies, the quantity was limited and could only meet the expenses of their army for about ten days. They would still have to rely on subsequent food supplies to enable them to have the ability to continue fighting.

It stands to reason that he is fighting on the territory of the Ming Dynasty. He is now a real general of the Ming Dynasty. This logistical supply issue should be left to the local government. However, Yu Xiaotian has never trusted the ability of these local officials of the Ming Dynasty.

The Lai area itself is relatively barren and has relatively few grain reserves. Yu Xiaotian cannot rest assured that he relies on them to maintain the food supply for the army.

In addition, when a large army fights, there will definitely be casualties. The dead can be burned on the spot and their ashes taken away, or buried on the spot, but the injured are still very important to him, and he will never abandon the injured easily.

Soldiers and generals who are injured in front of the battle line must not be allowed to move with the army. The wounded must be transported and sent back to the Fushansuo camp in the rear for treatment and recuperation.

Transporting the wounded back along the way was also a problem. He did not believe that the local officials would treat his wounded soldiers well, so he had to do all these things himself.

So after he set off from Jiaozhou Bay this time, he decided to set up military stations along the way to protect the food route and maintain the logistics supply line for his army. If the rebels sent a small amount of cavalry to try to attack his supply team, the transport team could enter nearby.

Avoid the rebel cavalry attack in the military station.

The wounded who were transported back could also rest safely in the military station, including the messengers who were delivering the news. They could also change horses or rest in the nearby military station, eat something and drink water.

Therefore, Yu Xiaotian took the issue of military depots very seriously and required that a military depot should be built thirty miles along the way. This distance is exactly the transportation team. The distance traveled in one day, and the baggage team transporting supplies every day can start from a military depot in the morning.

, arrive at another military station in the afternoon, enter the military station to rest overnight, and continue to move forward the next day. Once you encounter an enemy, you can retreat to the nearest military station where you started, or rush to the next military station to avoid it.

In this way, the baggage team transporting supplies can avoid sleeping in the wild at night, which would be extremely vulnerable to night attacks by the enemy. With the military station, they will become much safer once they are attacked by a small group of rebels.

If so, the military stations on both sides can send troops for rescue. As long as they withstand the rebel attack, the reinforcements can rush to the scene of the accident to rescue the baggage train in a relatively short period of time.

On the way here, Yu Xiaotian had already set up a military station, and it happened to be here in Jiaozhou that a second military station needed to be set up.

As for the location selection and establishment of the military depot, the best way is to temporarily use a fort with relatively complete facilities to avoid the time required for on-site construction.

When Yu Xiaotian proposed to find a fort with better conditions in the north of Jiaozhou City and set up a military station, the governor of Jiaozhou seemed a little embarrassed.

Yu Xiaotian's request is actually not excessive, and the reason is sufficient, and it will also be beneficial to Jiaozhou City. Yu Xiaotian is obviously different from other generals. He does not want to have too much dealings with the local area, and he does not intend to destroy Jiaozhou City.

Instead of treating it as his transit station, he built a military station on his own. In this way, their army's supply and transportation personnel would not have to enter Jiaozhou City again and again.

What local cities fear most is that these guest troops enter the city. Most of the guest troops have poor military discipline. Once they enter the city, they will cause chaos and make the place a mess. They can't fight or kill. Then it will be very difficult for local officials.

Do.

But on the other hand, Yu Xiaotian's request to find a castle to serve as his military depot is not easy to handle. Who is willing to easily give up their castle to serve as a military depot for these guest troops?

These castles are all private property. Will they be willing to give them up to anyone? Moreover, although these Fujian soldiers and horses seem to have strict military discipline, once they disperse and stay in the castle, can they still be so obedient? Who knows about this?

No guarantee either.

But since Yu Xiaotian made this request, he had to find a way to solve it. During the Denglai Rebellion, the emperor was furious and issued an order to reprimand the family of Wang Xiangchun who had caused the disaster. At the same time, he also

An order was issued to arrest Wang Xiangchun's son who was causing trouble.

In addition, Zhu Dadian, the newly appointed governor of Shandong, also sent a special edict, instructing them to fully cooperate with the Fujian soldiers and horses, cooperate with Yu Xiaotian's actions, and try to provide convenience for him. If he does not comply with such a request, Yu Xiao will

Heaven will definitely be very dissatisfied, and will inevitably send people to complain to Zhu Dadian. Even if Zhu Dadian cannot move him, he can still impeach him and charge him with ignorance of the general situation.

It's enough for him.

So he had to turn around and scan the crowd, and found a few squires who owned a large amount of land and real estate in the villages in the north of the city, and asked them to see who was willing to temporarily give up their castle to Yu Xiaotian.

Used as a military depot.

However, when these squires heard Yu Xiaotian's request and saw Lord Zhizhou looking at them, one or two of them immediately shrank their necks. Quan pretended not to have seen it and would not accept it at all.

Hey, whoever wants to pick him up will pick him up. Anyway, they definitely wouldn't dare to do such a stupid thing.

Are you kidding, aren't they just a bunch of bastards? You actually want to borrow my castle to use as your military depot. If I lend my castle to you, God knows what you will do before it is demolished by you.

Ah! What's more, they have a lot of money and food hidden in the cellar or buried underground in their village. If these Qiu Ba find it, wouldn't it be like feeding the wolves? So I will never do this kind of thing, no matter what I say.

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Yu Xiaotian also followed Zhizhou's gaze and looked at the guys who had been exposed by other squires. When he saw them all pretending to be stupid, his face suddenly darkened.

"This is a national crisis. Yu just wants to borrow a castle for a period of time. After the chaos is settled, it will be returned intact. What's more, Yu is extremely strict and will never let his soldiers general

He will harm the local area, let alone destroy your property at will. Are you unwilling to comply with such a small request?" Yu Xiaotian asked those guys in a cold voice.

But his words didn't seem to have any effect. Several guys still lowered their heads and pretended not to hear. They all pretended to be dumbfounded, as if I was ignoring you.

Zhizhou also felt that his face was not good-looking, and he smiled apologetically and said to Xiaotian: "This matter is indeed a bit embarrassing for them. Otherwise, Marshal Yu can choose a place outside the city as your military station, and I will recruit some immediately."

Civilian, I will help your department build a fortress. It will not take many days and it will be put into use by your department. I wonder what the commander-in-chief will do?"

Yu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "That's not right! Even if we find a place to build a new building now, I'm afraid it will take ten days and a half at least. Now the rebels are besieging Laizhou City. How can I wait for the fort to be completed before setting off?"

You must know that this is a very important matter, and the military depot is the foundation for our soldiers to ensure the safety of the food route. Time does not wait for us, how can we waste time like this?

If this is the case, Lord Zhizhou may not be able to bear it! Delaying the opportunity to fight is a big crime, and I cannot bear it!"

After hearing this, the Jiaozhou magistrate also felt a little angry. He felt that Yu Xiaotian was really using chicken feathers as arrows. Isn't it just that the construction of the military station would be delayed for some time? Without this military station, wouldn't you lead your troops to set off?

Do you want to lead your troops in Jiaozhou City and wait for the military station to be completed?

So he was just waiting to make a strong argument. Anyway, you are the only one who asked to build a bullshit military station. Why didn't other soldiers and horses make such a request? What the hell is a military station?

(I’m dizzy! I was shocked again when I saw it today. Brother Da Mo Xifeng actually gave me another reward of more than 5,000 Zongheng coins! I am really grateful! There is really no way to repay such a great love.

, I can only say thank you! In addition, of course, I also want to thank the brothers Xia Xia Lu and other brothers for their rewards! Come on, I can’t stop updating even if I risk my life!)