Others chimed in, "Let alone using detonators, even in a head-on confrontation, the battle would be over in just a few charges. If the government troops along the way were like that, we would have been dead long ago."
Lu Tu patted them on the shoulder: "Recognize the gap and then catch up. No one is born knowing everything. The real hero is the one who kills the enemy and survives."
After saying that, Lü Tu left, leaving He Yong and the others looking at each other in disbelief, their eyes filled with unspeakable shock.
That evening, after setting up camp, Nie Yun arranged for people to take turns on night watch and then went to Lü Tu's tent: "Brother, when do you think Zhang Chengyan and the others will attack?"
Lu Tu shook his head: "I'm not a prophet, it's impossible for me to know everything."
Nie Yun handed over a letter: "This was sent by Mr. Xiao from home. Please take a look, elder brother."
Lu Tu opened the envelope, a gleam of joy in his eyes: "Mr. Xiao said the busy farming season is about to begin, and our harvest this year will be excellent!"
"Great! Everyone will be alright now!"
Lu Tu nodded, then wrote another letter and handed it to Nie Yun, saying, "Have someone send it back immediately."
"Yes, sir!"
Lu Tu then instructed, "Tell everyone to stay put and make sure you have enough to eat these next two days. In my opinion, Zhang Chengyan will not be able to withstand the pressure for more than three days and will continue to attack us. That will be the real battle."
"clear!"
In his letter back, Lü Tu instructed Xiao Zhong to store all the grain in the granary for safekeeping. Afterward, the people could bring money to the granary to buy grain as needed. The distribution of rations and pay to soldiers in the city was also changed to cash.
In this way, Lu Tu could exchange for a large amount of silver and labor, barely achieving an internal cycle, and with this silver, he could also buy grain in Wuchuan City.
One point was particularly emphasized: no one was allowed to touch any of the sweet potatoes. Everything had to wait until Lu Tu returned. If Lu Tu couldn't return, then Song Yuxi would have to handle the matter.
Based on Lü Tu's understanding of Xiao Zhong, he should know what sweet potatoes mean. This is not just a matter for Wuchuan, but concerns the rise and fall of the entire Chinese nation!
It's important to know that in Lu Tu's previous life, the world's population only experienced explosive growth after sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn were introduced from South America to Eurasia.
Without these high-yield crops, people would not have enough to eat, not to mention the frequent droughts, floods, and locust plagues, as well as the major course changes of the Yellow River, the mother river, which have caused the people of China to suffer greatly.
The upcoming bumper sweet potato harvest has given Lü Tu even more motivation. In the next season, he wants to plant sweet potatoes all over Wuchuan and achieve mass production of this high-yield crop in the shortest possible time.
That night, Zhang Chengyan's army did not appear. In particular, the newly arrived surrendered soldiers were able to get a good night's sleep. Normally, even if they were on the attacking side, they would get up from time to time to go to Longcheng to challenge the enemy. This was Zhang Chengyan's order, and no one could disobey it.
Lu Tu wasn't just waiting for Zhang Chengyan; he was waiting for Longcheng to send troops to attack him from both sides after Zhang Chengyan attacked him.
After all, Longcheng is Jiang Lingfeng's hometown and the foundation of his Jiang family. As the Minister of War, Jiang Lingfeng would never sit idly by.
However, as can be seen from the previous Shence Army, the entire Da Yu Dynasty's complex bureaucratic system is extremely bloated and rotten to the core from top to bottom. Orders are transmitted layer by layer and are very slow to take effect. It may take some time before Jiang Lingfeng's troops can support Longcheng.
For three days in a row, even Lü Tu was puzzled as to why Zhang Chengyan still hadn't sent anyone to attack. Did he not want to ask him for detonators anymore? Or was he unwilling to commit too many troops to this rocky pass?
When Lü Tu reached the mountaintop and strained his eyes to look into the distance, he still couldn't see any sign of Zhang Chengyan's army, which made Lü Tu quite suspicious.
He summoned the Feng brothers, Feng Xiao and Feng Lie, and said, “Brothers, tonight you will take a dozen or so riders and go check on the enemy’s situation. If there is any danger, do not fight, and come back immediately!”
Feng Xiao and Feng Lie exchanged a glance, then solemnly clasped their hands and said, "Yes, General!"
Even though Lu Tu was the King of Soldiers in the Dragon Kingdom in his previous life, he had never actually commanded an army of so many people. After all, he was a special forces king, and his squads were at most 20 people.
He had only ever commanded such a large number of people in simulations, so he had to be extremely cautious with every step he took.
This is what sets him apart from others of his time. Lü Tu cares deeply about human life and doesn't want his men to die needlessly because of his mistakes. Especially after being used to information-based warfare, Lü Tu is extremely troubled by the current lack of timely intelligence.
However, this also has an advantage: if one side has no intelligence, then the other side cannot have any intelligence either, which is a fair exchange.
The next morning, Feng Xiao and Feng Lie returned to report. Both of them looked tired, but their expressions were very excited: "Reporting to the general, Zhang Chengyan and his men have retreated!"
"He went back to attack Dragon City again?"
The two shook their heads in unison: "No, they also gave up attacking Dragon City and went south instead."
Lu Tu frowned: "What on earth is this guy up to? Go and summon all the captains and officers to my tent!"
Soon, everyone arrived at Lu Tu's camp. After hearing the information from Feng Xiao and Feng Lie, two distinct factions immediately emerged.
One faction consisted of Lu Tu's original team, leaving everyone puzzled and somewhat worried.
The other group, needless to say, consisted of He Yong and others who had just surrendered. They all secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Good, the fact that they're not attacking us means they really don't have any pay and dare not waste any more time here."
Nie Yun spat disdainfully: "I'd rather they continue attacking us. Now that they've even abandoned Dragon City and headed south, it means they'll continue to bully unarmed civilians. What a bunch of useless trash!"
These words were extremely harsh. Even though He Yong and the others knew that Nie Yun was cursing Zhang Chengyan and others, they had been in the Red Turban Army before and had done similar things. Hearing these words, their faces were burning with embarrassment.
"General Lü, what should we do now? Should we retreat back to the city?"
After much deliberation and confirming many details with Feng Xiao and Feng Lie, Lü Tu paced back and forth in the tent. Everyone's eyes were on Lü Tu, waiting for him to make a decision.
After a long pause, Lü Tu said decisively, "We will not retreat! Nie Yun, you immediately lead 10,000 troops back to the city to transport three days' worth of rations. The rest of you will rush out of the pass today and set up camp south of the pass. We will attack Longcheng soon!"
These words shocked the entire audience!
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