Carrying a transmigration guide, Zhao Hao transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty, becoming a notorious good-for-nothing second-generation official. Because he teased a princess, he was thrown into...
After he finished speaking, all the generals lowered their heads in deep thought.
Zhao Hao smiled slightly and asked, "Generals, do you have any concerns?"
"You might as well speak frankly!"
One of them bowed to Zhao Hao and said, "General, in this case, the results we have achieved are too small."
"Moreover, when the reinforcements from Shu arrive, they can still launch a strong attack on Luoye City."
"I think that if we are going to do something, we should do something bigger."
"Why not wait until the reinforcements from Shu arrive? Then we can strike them a fatal blow while they are still unstable!"
"Just like when you and General Xiao were here!"
Upon hearing this, several other generals nodded in agreement.
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "I understand what you generals are thinking."
"However, the situation is different now than it was then."
"What we have to do now is to hold on for a month, or even longer."
"Moreover, if you insist on using the same old trick again, I believe the Shu army will be prepared."
"We may not be able to succeed in one strike."
"In that case, why not move first!"
Everyone looked at each other and immediately bowed and said, "We will obey your orders!"
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Thank you, generals, for trusting a guy like me who has no battlefield experience."
The leading general said, "General, you are too kind. You may not have much military experience."
"However, the general's brilliant idea was admired even by the experienced General Xiao, let alone us!"
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "With the concerted efforts of all the generals, I am more confident in defending Luoye City!"
"Okay, now, I order you to be ready to go at any time!"
"Defeat the Shu army in one fell swoop!"
Everyone responded in unison: "Yes!"
A few days passed like this, and the Shu army did not launch another attack.
The damaged parts of the city walls were also restored.
Throughout the city, both soldiers and civilians continued to be on high alert.
Zhao Hao had some free time now. He would just climb up to the top of the city wall every day to observe the situation in the Shu army camp.
On this day, various materials transported from the imperial capital also arrived in the city.
Jiang Wan'er did not allocate any money. After receiving Zhao Hao's letter, she ordered people to purchase a batch of materials for making arrows and had them delivered as soon as possible.
Once the materials were in place, Zhao Hao immediately mobilized the people in the city.
Tens of thousands of people in the city were involved in the work of making arrows.
A large number of people gathered outside the City Lord's Mansion.
Zhao Hao stood at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, his eyes fixed on the common people.
When most people had gathered, Zhao Hao spoke loudly, "My fellow countrymen, everyone knows that the Shu army is gathering outside the city and wants to seize our Luoye City!"
"Our soldiers have already fought a desperate battle with them."
"But, right now, the number of arrows in our city is extremely short!"
"So, Zhao Hao is here and would like to ask all the elders and fellow villagers to come and help out and lend a hand."
"Come and help us make arrows!"
"Don't worry, I will never let you work in vain."
"The City Lord's Mansion will record the quantity that everyone has produced, and then pay wages to the villagers based on the quantity!"
Hearing his words, an old man with white hair and beard, hunched back and leaning on a cane, stepped out from the crowd, supported by a young man.
"General, you are wrong. You and the soldiers are protecting our Luoye City. It is only natural for us to do what we can."
"How can you still ask for money?"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, some young men also started shouting loudly.
"That's right, Luoye City is our home. The general and the soldiers are guarding our home without fear of life and death."
"It's just a little work, how can I ask for money?"
"Yes, if outsiders knew about this, it would poke the spine of us people in Luoye City!"
"General, don't worry. Although we are not your soldiers, we all obey your orders!"
“…”
Listening to the voices of the people, Zhao Hao felt a sense of pride in his heart.
With such people, how could Dagan be destroyed by other countries?
As the saying goes, those who share the same desire will win!
This time, although it is dangerous, Da Gan will win in the end!
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Hao said, "I can understand the feelings of the elders and fellow villagers, but the money must be given!"
"Due to time constraints, we will not say more."
"I'll leave the arrow-making business to you guys!"
After saying this, he clasped his fists and bowed to all the people present!
Then, he immediately arranged the venue and manpower, and led the people to the place where arrows were made.
The common people made arrows, although they were not professionals.
The speed may not be very fast.
However, these are tens of thousands of people after all. With the participation of these tens of thousands of people, at least the problem of whether or not there is a solution can be solved first.
It’s better to have it than not to have it!
At this moment, Wu Song walked up quickly from behind.
"Sir, there's news from the Kingdom of Yue!"
"The situation has changed!"
Zhao Hao's eyes flashed, and he immediately turned around and took the note handed over by Wu Song.
After reading it, his expression suddenly became solemn.
After a long while, he took a deep breath, crumpled the note into a ball, and said word by word: "What a great female prime minister of Wu!"
"What a great Xie Daoxun!"
It turned out that in addition to approaching Tongshan City, the Wu army had also mobilized an army of 100,000. Together with the 100,000 troops of Southern Chu, the total force was 200,000.
They actually went from Southern Chu, bypassed the sea, and landed directly on the east coast of Yue State.
The first thing the armies of the two countries encountered was Xie Ying's "pirate" army.
The two sides fought a fierce battle at sea.
Xie Ying's army of more than 20,000 was defeated in one fell swoop and had to land and flee inland.
Soon after, an army of 200,000 from Southern Chu and Wu also landed in Jinchuan.
An army of two hundred thousand rushed towards the capital of Yue at an extremely fast speed.
Wu Song said, "Sir, this is an army of 200,000. Where did they get so many ships?"
If you want to transport an army of 200,000, it is definitely not something that can be done with just a few small fishing boats!
Zhao Hao snorted and laughed, "Isn't this simple? It must be that Wu's female prime minister. She has already calculated it. If I make any move, I will definitely attack Yue first."
"And the Kingdom of Yue will definitely not be able to stop me from building an iron army."
"So, she had already prepared this to deal with today's situation!"
The last time the four nations attacked Gan, Xie Daoxun was defeated by him.
I suffered losses twice in a row at his hands.
However, from beginning to end, Zhao Hao never dared to underestimate this female prime minister of Wu State who possessed extraordinary talent.
Sure enough, the other party is really powerful.