Number of People

  Chapter 2131 Guizi scrolls to fight for aid, a dilemma

  Qiu Zixiong also raised his thick eyebrows, extremely excited, which somewhat exceeded his expectations.

  Even the intelligence information given to him only said that the grain storage in Huaining Village should be more than ten thousand stones, but this Huaining Village refers to Huaining Village in a narrow sense, that is, Guojia Village and several surrounding villages.

The surrounding villages that are attached to the Guo family village are not counted, but the news reports over there have also roughly estimated that the big family of the Su family in the slightly larger villages like Suji village, it is estimated that Mimai should also be counted. There is more than a thousand shi in stock, but it should not exceed 1,500 shi.

Now this seizure has greatly exceeded the prediction, and it has even doubled, especially because there are refined grains such as flour and round-grained rice in it, which is enough to show that the Su family is not simple, or that the four daughters of the Su family are really too big. To seduce people, let the government and the Guo family take extra care?

  Feng Ziying gave him the instruction that if a village is captured, 30% of the property can be taken away, but at most 10% of the food can be taken away, and the officers and soldiers will soon follow in to take over.

   Feng Ziying must have placed and bought someone in his own army. Qiu Zixiong still understands this, and there must be more than a few people.

   Qiu Zixiong didn't care about it. If it was him, he would definitely do the same, otherwise if he really turned his back and got out of control, wouldn't Feng Ziying steal the chicken or lose the rice?

   In a sense, it is also a good thing. First, it can prove itself, and second, it is enough to show that Feng Ziying attaches great importance to her team.

And the 30% and 10% are just an approximate ratio given by Feng Ziying. If you really want more or less, Feng Ziying will definitely not mind. As long as you don’t go too far, the governor must have a lot of adults and don’t care about this. Son.

  For example, the 500 shi of flour is slightly more than the proportion of the entire 3,000 shi of grain. If you really want to take it away, Feng Ziying won't care.

  However, Qiu Zixiong didn't intend to take advantage of Feng Ziying's "expensiveness". If he took more food, he would keep more goods.

  He didn't want to leave a bad impression on Feng Ziying because of these details. After all, his future in the future still depends on the other party's likes and dislikes.

   "Have you asked why there is so much food?" Qiu Zixiong asked casually.

"After the interrogation, it is said that part of the food that should have been kept in the county is also stored here and in Guojiazhai, but the amount stored here is not large, that is, only 800 shi, and it is mainly the Su family's own savings..." Sun Lun was so excited that he rubbed his hands, "If it's not too late, let's let the brothers light a fire on the spot in Suji village, and make a 20-jin cake each, and use up all the flour."

"Okay, don't dream there, I guess Guojiazhai and Qingjian County are unwilling to let it go, and they will definitely come and take it back." Qiu Zixiong put his hands on his hips, "The county can ignore it temporarily, Seventy miles away, we may not be able to reach it tomorrow, but Guojiazhai, it’s only ten miles away, it depends on whether the Guo family has the guts.”

   Sun Lun was sent away, and the seizures from Lianhuazhai and Youjiazhuang were also reported soon. Compared with Suji village, Lianhuazhai and Youjiazhuang were much poorer.

Lianhua village has only a little over a thousand shi of corn, more than a hundred shi of wheat, and only 50 shi of flour. Youjia Village is even more pitiful, with only 800 shi of corn, slightly more wheat, 200 shi, and no flour at all. Of course, this is also due to the fact that these two villages are much smaller than Suji Village.

   But in any case, this is not a small sum, and it is not without disadvantages for Qiu Zixiong's tribe, which has no more than 3,000 people.

  As for the goods, there are also a lot of goods, which are still being counted because they are complicated and trivial, but Qiu Zixiong doesn't care much about the goods.

Because he knows very well that in the next year and a half of his running career, the key factor that determines whether his team can survive is whether they can rob enough food, not goods, and that one obviously They are not people who are interested in goods, they are going to do big things.

"Second brother, don't worry about them going to count their belongings, that's not important, just keep an eye on Guo's village, that's the leader of Huaining village, I really hope that Guo's family will dare to send troops to save this place , that can prevent us from attacking the fortress, and the brave will win in a narrow encounter."

   Qiu Zixiong told Qiu Zifeng that among several brothers, Qiu Zifeng was the most meticulous and prudent in doing things, especially Qiu Zixiong's trust.

"Brother, don't worry, I have arranged for people to extend and explore in the north of Suji Village, and I have also deployed them in place. I guess the number of soldiers that Guojia Village can pull out now is about a thousand. How about their combat effectiveness? It’s hard to comment, if they are suitable for soldiers like Suji Town and Youjiazhuang, then there won’t be much suspense in this battle.”

   What Qiu Zifeng said made Qiu Zixiong feel more at ease, "Then I really hope that they will attack, so that the world will be determined by a battle."

"The Guo family isn't that stupid." Qiu Zifeng shook his head, "At least we should send someone out to investigate before deciding whether to send reinforcements. However, in Qingjian County, if such a big incident happened, I'm afraid they won't send troops. It's justified. , the magistrate will not last long."

While the two were talking, He Huan and Qiu Zitong also came in, "Boss, brother, the money, silver, and goods in each village have also been sorted out. After a rough estimate, there are 4,200 taels of gold and 98,000 taels of silver." More than two, other pearls and jade jewelry are not easy to calculate. In addition, there are more than 200 silks and silks in the Su family in Suji Village, and there are more than 200 others in total. If you count them all, there will be 500 pieces, cotton and homemade cloth There are a total of more than one thousand horses, more than two hundred donkeys, horses, mules, and cattle, and more than five hundred pigs and sheep..."

As for the civilian supplies He Huan reported, Qiu Zitong mentioned the military supplies involved: "There are more than 80 pairs of leather armor, most of which are somewhat damaged. It is estimated that they should be bought from the Yulin Army. Iron leaf armor There are eight pairs of wire armor. I tried them, but they are bulky and inflexible, and unusable. No wonder no one uses them in the warehouse. There are more than 160 spears, more than 80 various knives, and 120 shields. Tool,…"

"Have they been registered?" Qiu Zixiong nodded, "Gold and silver goods should be avoided as much as possible. Keep more horses, donkeys and mules. Pigs and sheep can be slaughtered and eaten, but they should not be used too much. Keep all weapons and armor. This is the capital of our future growth. ..."

   "Brother, I don't keep any gold and silver, isn't it a bit..." Qiu Zitong asked hesitantly, "You guys are fighting this battle with all your might, if you don't think about it at all, maybe everyone will complain,..."

"Complaints? Let me ask you, who can get the money?" Qiu Zixiong sneered, "Can the small soldiers get it? It's not the officers below, but what do they do with it? In the future, we will all Running around and fighting, what are they doing with these burdens? Wait until the officers and soldiers surround us, or will other rebels come and attack us? Once they have gold and silver, how desperate are these people? Maybe they have to wonder if there is a suitable one If you have a chance, just get out and find another identity, and become a good citizen to live your own life."

  Qiu Zixiong's words made both Qiu Zitong and He Huan turn pale. Thinking about it carefully, it is really possible.

  If these small and medium leaders have gold and silver in their pockets, how much will they have to fight for their lives?

   I'm afraid they are all fantasizing about finding a chance to escape. The wife and children have gone to live a comfortable life, so what fighting power does this army have?

"So, don't worry too much about gold and silver. The soldiers below can each give one or two taels of silver to add to the fun. Don't think about anything else. Weapons, military supplies and food are the foundation of our survival in the future. Donkeys and horses are just a matter of time. The inseparable ones allow us to easily take away our luggage and supplies, and the rest, after taking them away, we will slowly discard them and leave them to the 'later people'."

   Qiu Zixiong made the final decision.

   Just when Qiu Zixiong captured these three villages outside Huaining Village in one fell swoop, the entire Huaining Village and even Qingjian County were shaken.

   Originally thought that these rebellious troops were frustrated and defeated under Wubao Castle, and then it was reported that the governor, who was sitting in Wubao, was going to deal with it with two hands, recruiting and exterminating them to completely solve these rebellious troops. Everyone hoped that the situation would change because of this.

But I didn't expect that the governor's methods could only play a partial role. Only less than half of the rebellious troops surrendered and accepted the recruitment, while the remaining two largest rebellious troops, Boyan Village and Baitang Village raised their rebellious flags again, and It also attracted the support of many other rebellious troops, and the power of the two rebellious troops quickly expanded again.

   It's just that these two rebellious armies no longer attacked Wubao. Obviously, after suffering a big loss, they wanted to avoid the real situation and attack the weak, so they turned south and chose Qingjian.

When he came to Qingjian, he stirred up huge waves. First of all, he launched a fierce attack on Huaining Village. Surprisingly.

"What should I do?" Guo Yanbo, the leader of the Guo family in the Guojiazhai in the central area of ​​Huainingzhai, beat his hands bitterly, "This Su Laobai is so useless, I have already sent him a letter to remind him to be careful, Don't be careless, those rebellious troops may come south at any time, what will happen? He is still sleeping soundly in his dream, not taking precautions at all, what should he do now?"

"Uncle, with the small number of people in Suji Village, it is difficult to resist the attack of the rebellion even if it is prepared. Qiu Zixiong's Baitang Village is the most powerful rebellion army in the border village, and they have received other rebel troops. How can we win if the Suji Village and Sanzhai have only a few hundred people?"

  The man at the bottom couldn't help but said that he was Su Laobai's son-in-law Guo Jinding, and he was very dissatisfied with his uncle who could only shirk responsibility on others when things happened.

"Wulang, why do you turn your elbows outward? At least if Sanzhai can resist for a while, we can rush to reinforce in time, but now, what should we do?" Guo Yanbo snorted softly. This nephew was fascinated by the daughter of the Su family. Confused, he even forgot his surname Guo, "According to what you said, it's no use for us to go, why don't we go at all and guard our own gate?"

  (end of this chapter)