Chapter 123 Breaking the situation
Thus, the plan was shelved.
Fortunately, the deputy general had kept the manuscript of the general. When he saw it, he realized that going into battle to kill the enemy does not necessarily mean becoming an enemy of the enemy.
Now that he has become the commander here, he naturally has to do things for the people... It seems that this is the only way to quell the war.
"Qingnan, I have something I need you to do... I'll leave this to someone else. Remember, don't contact her during this period, don't even go."
"yes."
Qingnan also wanted to go back and see Liang Ming. They hadn't seen each other for over six months, and she missed him terribly. And Renwen, had he grown taller?
At present, the situation is very stable. Why haven't you contacted your wife yet?
He didn't understand, so he took the book in his hand and went to the city to buy something.
After returning, Gu Rongyu took a dozen people and started planting crops directly behind the military camp, starting with corn and potatoes, as well as sweet potatoes and wheat.
The soil here is not much different from that of the barbarians, but Gu Rongyu also learned a lot in Chang Xixi's class. He asked another team of more than ten people to dig the soil on the barbarians' land.
First, a large pit was dug, and then a stone wall was built on the edge with stones. When the people who went to dig the soil came back, the soil was piled inside, and then the people were divided into two teams to farm.
This was definitely not an option, so Gu Rongyu spent money to buy a large piece of land outside the barbarian tribe, reclaimed the land and planted crops.
He disguised himself as a merchant and a citizen of Zhu State, and went there every five or six days. He then hired a few farmers to go there, and naturally he also went there from the border of Zhu State.
His rigorous and eccentric style attracted Li Qian's attention. They came here to fight, not to farm.
Isn't this nonsense?
Gu Rongyu didn't want to reveal his thoughts to Li Qian at this time, so he just said that he wouldn't delay the process. He would solve the problem here within three years and make sure that there would be no future trouble!
At the very least, he had to make sure the Khan of the barbarians only recognized him! That way, he would have absolute assurance that he could have a say in the Southern Dynasty's court. It wasn't enough to just get the emperor to admit his mistakes; he also had to restore the former glory of the General's Mansion!
Li Qian was not stupid and knew what Gu Rongyu was doing, but the order from above only said to resolve the situation of long-term wars here, but did not mention anything else.
A general is not allowed to obey the orders of the emperor when he is away from home, and he is powerless to do anything! If the emperor asks, he will pretend not to know, and just think that Gu Rongyu is farming here to cultivate his temperament.
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Half a month later, Gu Rongyu directly launched a second attack, but this time, he failed!
However, after truly appreciating the barbarians' combat state, he also understood where his army was lacking... They all used scimitars, and his soldiers were beheaded before they could even charge forward! There was no solution at all!
Every soldier who comes forward dies! Every soldier who comes forward dies!
If they don't solve the weapons problem, they will die! In one word, only death!
Gu Rongyu was deeply troubled, and Li Qian understood his current problem... Arriving at his tent, he said, "I discovered this problem five years ago, but I've never found a solution. The court isn't paying much attention to this either, so I'd rather keep my soldiers inside the city walls than let them go out and die."
"oh?"
"There's no way to solve this. Their weapons are swift and fierce! Those men aren't afraid of death; they all grew up on horseback. Every one of them is incredibly brave! The men in our Southern Dynasty are either from scholarly families or commoners. There's no such thing as someone who learned martial arts from a young age; that's all fake."
"So... you've been searching for all these years and haven't found a solution to your problem?"
"Yes. Now it's up to you."
Gu Rongyu fell into deep thought. The next day, he led a group of men to challenge the enemy. There were heavy casualties in the battle, and he himself was injured. He was attacked from both sides!
But within three days he was gone again.
Half a month later, Gu Rongyu came up with a plan. They could not stop the enemy with their sickle-like weapons, but they could solve the problem by deploying troops in battle formations.
For example, if they encountered someone using this kind of weapon, they would gather in groups of three or four and wait until the person used the weapon, leaving their backs open.
Two people attracted the target in front, and one person chopped directly at the person's head from behind!
The person standing behind must use a broadsword, a long sword, or a sword like the Embroidered Spring Knife to chop off the enemy's head directly.
So... he decided that this was how he would train his soldiers.
Soldiers participating in the battle had to carry a broadsword and a spear, ready to fight at any time. Training this team took him another three months.
Every day on the training ground, I see the soldiers sweating profusely and I beat them from time to time... I'm not afraid of the sweat I'm sweating about now, but I'm afraid of going to the battlefield and shedding my blood and my head.
Gu Rongyu was too busy to think about Chang Xixi, because he found that the crops on the planted land only grew well in the land of the Southern Dynasty.
The others were not very good. The wheat, sweet potatoes and potatoes grew fairly well, at least they were not a complete failure, but they were still very little.
There were only five baskets of crops in ten square plots of land. The taste was okay, but the crops certainly didn't grow as well as in the land of the Southern Dynasties. This was not something he could decide, so he could only try his best to make the land fertile.
For example, before planting crops, bury cow dung, other straw, or leaves in the soil, wait for them to ferment, and then plant them.
They could only try again and again, and then summarize their experience. By doing so, they were able to improve the food in the barracks.
In addition, Gu Rongyu also took the barbarian soldiers he had captured before to a veterinarian to learn pharmacology, and also found a translator.
Teach them about herbs, how to deliver sheep and cows, how to raise calves...how to solve the problem of indigestion in cows, etc.
These soldiers began to reject and resist, thinking that Gu Rongyu was brainwashing them to surrender.
Even the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty couldn't stand it anymore. Those people didn't appreciate it and even scolded Gu Rongyu. Naturally, they were not convinced.
So I had a fight with these people!
They were caught by Gu Rongyu, who beat them with ten military sticks each. The reason was... it was because they were looking for trouble and fighting in the military camp, and were even hung at the door for a whole day.
Later, these people also reacted and felt that Gu Rongyu was teaching them how to improve the survival and fertility of calves.
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