Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 368: Wolves in front and tigers behind!

In the quiet military camp.

Except for Ping Zicheng and Ruan Chuanqiao who were out, all four sons of the Su family were present. They were receiving news from the former members of the Jingsai Army in various forts.

"...Nuanquan Village has been taken. The guard of Nuanquan Village, Ding Ang, was stubborn and unyielding. Commander Sun Rui led the old members of the Jingsai Army to chop off Ding Ang's head and control all the personal soldiers who stubbornly supported Ding Ang. Now Nuanquan Village is under our control."

Zheng Chaozong reported.

Su Yun nodded and said, "Has the propaganda team entered the village? We need to post a notice to reassure the people in the village as soon as possible. In addition, we need to reorganize the garrison troops in the village and train them in the same way as the Jingsai Army.

The food in the reclaimed fort must be transported in as soon as possible to ensure that there is enough food in the fort."

Wang Baopu said quickly: "Sir, we don't have much food. If every fortress needs to transport food, we won't have enough."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Please come in, Ah Hui."

Wang Baopu hurried out the door and told someone to invite Cai Fenghui. After a while, Cai Fenghui came trotting in. When they saw Ah Hui coming in, Wang Baopu, Zheng Chaozong and the other four sons hurriedly stood up and greeted Ah Hui: "Housekeeper, you are here."

Ah Hui greeted everyone with a smile, then quickly stood behind Su Yun.

Su Yun smiled and said, "Why are you standing behind me? Find a chair and sit down."

Ah Hui chuckled: "There is no place for a villain here, I will just stand here."

Su Yun snorted and said, "Don't make trouble for me. Didn't Shouzhen tell you about your job arrangement?"

Ah Hui nodded quickly and said, "I've said it, but I still want to be your housekeeper."

Su Yun smiled and said, “The small family needs to be managed, and everyone needs to be managed. From now on, all the properties under your jurisdiction will be transferred to the assets of the Su Society and will be under the jurisdiction of the State-owned Assets House under the Household House.

You are the clerk of the State Assets Department, and you are in charge of these industries. Your rank is equivalent to that of the head of the six departments."

After hearing this, Cai Fenghui's expression did not change much, because Su Yun had already explained it to him before.

At that time, he felt that giving all the assets to the Su Society was too unfair to the Su family, especially to the young master Su Yi.

But later on, thinking that Ah Yun wanted to seize the world, and once he gained the world, that would be the real asset that could be passed down from generation to generation, he stopped resisting.

But he had decided that he had to keep an eye on these assets for Ayun and not let others waste them, so he had to be thrifty with his money.

But Su Yun said, "Shouzhen, you can discuss the food issue with Ah Hui."

Wang Baopu looked at Ah Hui and said, "Housekeeper, we have recovered a lot of forts, but each fort is very short of food. If we want to win people's hearts, we must provide food and fodder. What do you think?"

Ah Hui nodded and said, "I understand. Give me the location of the fort that has been recovered, and I will have someone go and unseal the nearby granary."

After these words were spoken, the four disciples of the Su family all looked at Su Yun in surprise.

Su Yun smiled and said, "Ah, tell me."

Ah Hui smiled and said, “These granaries have been prepared for a long time, but I didn’t expect what happened today.

At that time, my husband was the governor of the northwest, so we came here to set up business.

At that time, we were doing some business here, but later my husband was framed and transferred back to Bian Jing, and it became difficult to continue these businesses.

They processed it locally and converted it into food, which they stored in various secret warehouses, with the intention of returning it to the people in the various forts and villages during years of disaster.

I didn’t expect to give back in this way, it’s really amazing.”

The four Su brothers looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

——Sir, your foresight has reached this level?

Had you predicted what would happen today several years ago?
Seeing their expressions, Su Yun did not explain. Everyone had embarked on the path of rebellion, and there was no turning back. There was no need to explain that I did not want to rebel back then.

Instead, it will make people feel that your will to rebel is not firm, so how can others believe in you?

Your subordinates will follow you, and the more determined you are as a leader, the more at ease your subordinates will feel.

The more prepared you appear to be, the more loyal your subordinates will be.

So, no explanation is needed.

Ah Hui looked at the faces of the people and said with a smile, "In addition to food, there are also a lot of fine iron, weapons, armor and other things in each warehouse. They are all well preserved and wrapped in oil paper. If you take them out and wipe them a little, they can all be used."

As soon as these words came out, Zheng Chaozong was overjoyed and said, "There are still these good things? That's great! Now we are short of everything, especially weapons. This is really timely!"

Bi Taihua smiled and said, "Timely Rain Cai Fenghui, well, this nickname is really good."

Everyone started laughing.

Wang Baopu was a little curious and asked, "Housekeeper, these are all sensitive materials, how did you collect them?"

Ah Hui laughed and said, "There is a market in the northwest. It would be easy to collect similar supplies. There are many people in the Western Army doing this kind of business. It's actually very simple as long as you find the way."

The expressions of the four Sumen brothers suddenly became angry, but the anger soon disappeared.

——The Western Army is corrupt, the imperial court is corrupt, isn’t this why they rebelled?

If these insects weren't everywhere, why would they take such an extreme path!

There is nothing to say, just overthrow them.

Su Yun saw the expressions of the crowd and felt deeply moved.

They took the path of rebellion because they were forced into desperation by the corruption and injustice of the court.

Now that they have these supplies, it undoubtedly adds confidence to their great cause.

"Now that supplies are guaranteed, we must speed up our actions."

Su Yun said with a firm look, “Take back the various fortresses of the Suide Army as soon as possible and win over the people’s hearts with food and determination to resist.

Subsequently, the integration and training of various forts must be accelerated so as not to leave any opportunity for the Western Xia to take advantage.

What is coming next may be an extremely difficult war, so everyone should be mentally prepared.

The Song Dynasty court was originally going to withdraw from this area, so they will not help us, and may even add insult to injury.

We can’t count on the imperial court. Not only can we not count on them, but we also have to be on guard against them stabbing us in the back.”

Zheng Chaozong nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely supervise the training of the garrison troops in each fort so that they can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

Wang Baopu also hurriedly said: "The propaganda team is ready and will enter each fort as soon as possible to publicize our ideas to the people and win their support."

Su Yun nodded with satisfaction, turned his gaze to Cai Fenghui, and said, "Ah Hui, the allocation of these materials from now on will all depend on you. Make sure to distribute them reasonably and there can't be any mistakes."

Cai Fenghui stood up respectfully and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will do my best to ensure that the allocation of materials is foolproof."

Just as everyone was discussing, a scout ran in hurriedly, knelt on one knee, and said anxiously: "Report! Xixia has learned that we have captured Nuanquan Village, and is dispatching nearby garrisons to encircle and suppress us."

Everyone's expressions tensed when they heard this. However, Su Yun remained calm and asked, "How many people are there in the invading enemy army, and who is the general?"

The scout replied, "The enemy has about 3,000 men, led by Wang Bo, the garrison commander of Youzhou."

"Wangbo?"

Su Yun thought about it and felt that the name was familiar. He suddenly laughed. Wang Bo, an old acquaintance.

At that time, Su Yun used a trick to make the Youzhou Army and the Jianing Army kill each other. In the end, the Youzhou Army led by Wang Bo won, and Nama Naxianren and others were killed by Wang Bo.

Of course, Su Yun only found out about these things later.

interesting.

"Since the Xixia people are coming with swords and guns, we should treat them well."

Su Yun stood up and glanced at everyone.

“Shouzhen, you organize the logistics personnel to prepare for support.

Sheng Zhang and A Hui were responsible for delivering food and military equipment to the surrendered fortresses.

In addition, we must bring all the forts of the Suide Army under our command as soon as possible. Only by bringing all the forts under our command will we have enough manpower to deal with this crisis!"

Everyone agreed.

Then Su Yun looked at Zheng Chaozong and said, "I can only gather a thousand elite cavalry for you. Do you have the confidence to defeat the enemy?"

When these words came out, several people who had originally planned to go out and carry out Su Yun's orders were suddenly a little surprised.

Bi Taihua said in surprise: "We only have 600 cavalrymen, Qinglan and Duyuan took some away, and now we have less than 400.

Then we have to draw some soldiers from the surrendered fortresses to join. Although they are considered the old members of the Jingsai Army, they have not trained together for a long time, and they are probably out of battle for a long time.

Isn't it too risky to just put together a thousand men to fight against the three thousand elite Youzhou troops?"

"Yes, and although Haifu followed you in a battle, it was not under his command after all, and the battle was against a grain protection team, which is different from a regular army like this.

So, should we be more cautious?"

Su Yun smiled slightly, looked at Zheng Chaozong and said, "Haifu, everyone thinks you are not good enough, what do you think?"

Zheng Chaozong looked determined and confident, and said to everyone: "Don't worry.

Although the Xixia people had 3,000 people, they had come from a long distance and must be tired.

We were well-rested and had the familiar terrain to rely on.

The former members of the Jingsai Army were all brought up by you, sir. Not only are they well-trained, but they also followed you deep into the battles in Western Xia, so each of them is a veteran.

With a little integration, the combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

The Xixia people have come from afar, and we have made a deliberate plan and ambush them at a certain place. Even if there are only a thousand cavalry, it will be easy to defeat three thousand soldiers!
I have studied many of your wars, and there are many battles where the outnumbered defeated the larger force. As long as you can launch an ambush, the chances of victory are very high!"

Su Yun nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Hai Fu, although you have never independently commanded such a large-scale battle, I know your ability.

You are familiar with military tactics and strategies, and have the ability of Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty. This battle is just a small test for you. I will prepare a celebration banquet for you in the rear and wait for your return."

After hearing Su Yun's words, Zheng Chaozong felt a surge of pride in his heart. He knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will do my best to defeat the enemy!"

After receiving the order, Zheng Chaozong immediately began to make preparations.

He quickly selected strong men from the surrendered fortresses and joined them with the existing cavalry to form an elite cavalry team of a thousand people.

In the process of selecting soldiers, he strictly controls the process to ensure that everyone has good physical fitness and combat skills.

At the same time, Wang Baopu led the propaganda team to various forts to publicize the ideas of the Su Society and the significance of the fight against Western Xia to the people.

They posted notices describing the corruption of the imperial court and the brutality of the Xixia people, and called on the people to unite and support their actions.

After listening to the propaganda, the people expressed their willingness to provide help within their capacity. Some sent food, some sent clothes, and some took the initiative to join the team to fight against foreign enemies together.

Cai Fenghui and Bi Taihua worked non-stop to deliver food and military equipment to the surrendered fortresses.

They organized a large number of laborers and vehicles to transport supplies day and night, so that each fortress would have sufficient supply reserves before the Xixia people advanced further.

Just as the Jingsai military camp was making intensive preparations to meet the enemy, another piece of bad news came.

The scouts reported that a Song army had arrived from the Yan'an army and was heading towards the Suide army.

When everyone heard this, their expressions suddenly tensed.

Wang Baopu frowned and said, “The court sent troops here, but we don’t know whether they are enemies or friends.

But in my opinion, the Song Dynasty court has always regarded us as rebels, and sending troops here this time must be with ill intentions.

But we cannot easily come into conflict with the imperial army, after all, our main enemy is the Xixia people.

Therefore, I suggest that we find a way to temporarily ease the relationship with the imperial court. They can choose not to help us fight against Xixia, but at least they should withdraw from the Suide Army and not stab us in the back! "

After hearing Wang Baopu's words, everyone nodded in agreement. But no one had any idea of ​​how to do it.

Everyone looked at Su Yun.

Su Yun looked at the scout and asked, "How many troops are there here, and who is the general?"

The scout quickly said, "There are about 3,000 men, and the commander is Xu Huai."

Su Yun thought for a moment and asked, "Does anyone know this Xu Huai?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Su Yun thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know. It's nothing more than a matter of courtesy before force. Who will go and find out Xu Huai's background and find out their intentions?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Baopu immediately stepped forward and said, "Sir, I will go!"

Su Yun looked at Wang Baopu and nodded, "How do you want to talk?"

Wang Baopu said quickly: “I intend to explain our situation and intentions to them, and express our determination to fight against Xixia and defend the border.

At the same time, we can also put forward some suggestions for cooperation to fight against Xixia together.

As for the rest, we will talk about it after the Dangxiang people retreat.

This is a courtesy first, mainly to see their attitude, whether they agree or not, there are different countermeasures. "

Su Yun nodded. He had confidence in Wang Baopu and said, "Okay, you can go and find out the truth. But no matter what, your personal safety must be guaranteed. Remember, there is still a long way to go!"

(End of this chapter)