Chapter 978: The God's Strategy Guards Arrive at the War Zone
When everyone heard what Luo Chong said, they suddenly realized that it was for the slaves!
Slaves are good things. They only need a bite of food, and they are more useful than cattle and horses. If they don't listen, they will be beaten to death. There are many ways to deal with them, and they don't have any psychological burden. Any hard work, any work that is not done by humans can be given to them.
Of course, beating them to death is definitely not an option. It would be a loss for them to be beaten to death. After all, they are fed with so much food. Who will work for them if they die?
"Leader, how many slaves can we catch?" At the dinner table, Dali, Jing Yan, and She Xin suddenly asked in unison.
As soon as the words came out, the three of them looked at each other awkwardly.
"Hahaha, of course you three places are indispensable." Luo Chong saw the three of them like this and couldn't help laughing.
See, people are so practical. Just now, asking them to give some food was like cutting their meat. Now that they can be exchanged for slaves, the three of them are scrambling for fear that they will get less.
Xingang County, Liuyang County, and Dongxin County all have mines, including an iron mine, a coal mine, and a Baoshan copper mine. They are all industries that require a large number of laborers. If a large number of slaves can be added, they will naturally fight for it. The more they get, the better.
"This time we are conquering the cannibals, firstly to exterminate the monster race, and secondly to capture those totem warriors to serve as slaves for our Han tribe. According to Youye's report, there are naturally many cannibals there, estimated to be tens of thousands, or even more. How many can be captured depends on the ability of the soldiers on the front line."
Having said this, Luo Chong paused for a moment, then continued to speak to everyone.
"You don't have to worry. The tribe will definitely not be short of your people. In fact, I have other plans for the people in your three mining areas. The Power Research Institute is now developing more machinery for civil engineering projects. Of course, these machines have many functions, and the same applies to mining.
"In the future, when these machines are equipped in the mining areas, the manpower used in your mining areas will be reduced, just like the effect caused by the equipment of trains now. So I plan to replace the original citizen miners in Xingang County with slaves, and then let them go to work in various factories in Xingang County after training. Now there are more and more factories, and the demand for skilled workers is also getting higher and higher. It's just right to train a group of our own miners.
"As for Dongxin County, I am also going to use some slaves to replace a group of the original coal miners. These people can continue to do front-line management and technical work in the coal mines. In addition, I have ordered You Fu to go to the south to find coal mines. If new coal mines are developed in the future, a large number of miners in Dongxin County will definitely go there to support them.
"The last one is Baoshan Copper Mine. In fact, there are not many miners there. After the machinery is available in the future, I am afraid that only a hundred of our own workers will be needed to meet the mining needs. The other laid-off people will also be transferred to the south to develop new mines. At that time, they will all be used as technical backbones.
"If there are any slaves captured in this battle, they will be sent to the capital to let them build the capital. After the capital is built, they will build bridges and railways. Anyway, there are always endless things for them to do. If it doesn't work, they can be asked to move bricks.
"In short, these slaves are our wealth. Since we are going to fight, there must be benefits. We will not fight a battle without benefits. "
After Luo Chong finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement. Isn't it? If there is no benefit, why would I fight a war? I'm busy with my own affairs, who has time to care about the outside world?
"Chief, should we transfer more troops from the south? Since we are here to capture slaves, more than 2,000 people may not be enough?!" When Dali heard the word "slaves", his eyes lit up and he immediately made suggestions to Luo Chong.
Luo Chong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Just now these people complained that they had too much food, and now they took the initiative to ask for more troops. However, he knew the specific situation in the north, so he was not worried.
Luo Chong waved his hand and said again, "No need. The Shen Ce Guard Army is enough. They have advanced weapons and all of them are equipped with firearms. In terms of combat capability, there is no enemy in the world that is equal to them. As for the shortage of manpower to capture prisoners, I have ordered the Shen Ce Guard to form auxiliary troops in the local area to follow the army and be responsible for capturing prisoners.
"There are 30,000 people there, many young and strong men, and there is nothing to do in winter. Moreover, the winter there is long, estimated to be five or six months. Now is a good time to train soldiers and fight. There is no need to mobilize troops from the south."
After hearing this, everyone was completely relieved. Since the leader had made a complete plan, there was nothing to worry about.
Just when Luo Chong summoned the governors of the eight counties of Hanyang to have a banquet at home, the Shen Ce Guards, who had been on the expedition for more than a month, finally arrived at the destination of this trip.
At this time, the north was very different from the Han tribe. In the area of the northern eight counties headed by Hanyang County, it was still late autumn and had not officially entered winter. The temperature had not dropped below zero, but here in the northern survivors' camp, it had already entered the cold winter for more than a month. In the farther Han tribe, Takuhai County, the weather was still at the junction of summer and autumn. It was hot to wear a vest and waistcoat at noon, but it was comfortable to wear long clothes and long pants in the morning and evening. As for winter, it was still far away from them.
As for the Shen Ce Guard, they sailed all the way here by sailboat. The further they went north, the colder the weather became. At first, everyone thought that in the middle of summer, the leader had distributed all the winter equipment such as cotton-padded
jackets and trousers so early. As a result, they began to add clothes involuntarily before they arrived at the destination. They wrapped themselves in cotton-padded jackets, cotton-padded trousers and cotton coats one by one. In the end, they were reluctant to take off their cotton-padded boots, hats, and gloves. They wrapped themselves up like dumplings.
When there were still ten days of sailing to the camp, icicles appeared in the river. After two more days, floating ice appeared. In the last five days of sailing, the entire river was frozen. Fortunately, it has not been long since winter, and the ice in the river is not very thick. The cold wind swelled the sails, which could push the wooden boats forward. Finally, the fleet finally arrived at the river valley dock where the survivors' camp was located without any danger.
Youye led the camp officials to the dock to welcome the army. Qubing also wore a cotton hat from a locomotive, and his nose was red from the cold. When he saw the ice on the river valley, he thought it was not good. He had just arrived, and he must first familiarize himself with the situation before he could go out to fight. When he really fought a battle and captured prisoners, the river would probably be completely frozen. By then, he would not be able to send slaves back, and could only wait until the spring thaw.
Fortunately, the leader asked them to bring more food, otherwise it would be difficult.
When Qubing saw Youye, he bowed and said, "My nephew Qubing greets Uncle You. How are you, Uncle You?"
When Youye saw Qubing, he looked as if he had seen a ghost. Of course, they knew each other. After all, they were all veterans of the Han Tribe. Qubing joined earlier than the Shu Tribe, which joined earlier than the Black Rat Tribe, which joined earlier than the You Tribe.
When Youye first joined the Han Tribe, he knew Qubing, the kid who always hung around Luo Chong, but he hadn't been back for many years. He didn't expect that Qubing had grown up so much. The most important thing was, didn't they say that the Shen Ce Guards were coming? What was this kid doing here?
"Don't tell me you are the leading officer of the Shen Ce Guards?!" Youye stared at Qubing as if he had seen a ghost.
"Hehe, that's really unfortunate. Uncle You really said it. I am the commander of the Shen Ce Guards appointed by the leader. I am fully responsible for this expedition to fight the cannibals. This is my seal and token. Uncle You can check it if you don't believe it." Qubing didn't get angry when he heard him say that. He immediately raised his head and said carelessly, trying to pretend to be a general.
"No, the leader really wants you to lead the troops to fight?!" You Ye asked in disbelief after seeing those things. Although he knew that Qu Bing couldn't possibly use a set of fake seals to fool him, he still didn't want to believe it. How old is Qu Bing?
"No, Uncle You, you don't understand. Our Shen Ce Guard is different from other guards. We use all new weapons, and the tactics are also brand new. Even the organization is different from other guards. The leader said that instead of pulling another guard for reorganization, it is better to reorganize a new army.
"For the new army, the generals must be young. I have been a personal guard beside the leader for more than a year, and I have been responsible for many things related to the research and development of new weapons. No one is more suitable than me to lead this new army, so the leader sent me here, haha.
"Uncle You, don't be surprised. Please arrange accommodation for us. The soldiers are all frozen. It has never been so cold before. By the way, you should have prepared our barracks, right?"
You Ye nodded woodenly after listening to Qubing's explanation. Since it was arranged by the leader, there must be a purpose for it. The leader is such a smart man, it is impossible for him to really send a child to make trouble, right?
But it is also true that Qubing is thirteen or fourteen years old this year. When he was this age, he seemed to have even had women, so he was not young anymore, You Ye thought secretly in his heart.
"Of course, housing has been prepared. Before you set off, the leader specifically asked me to build more houses, but it can't be called a barracks. The conditions here are limited, and there are no building materials. It is naturally not very good to prepare so many houses in a hurry, but it can still shelter from the wind and rain.
"How many people are there in your Shen Ce Guard? I will ask someone to arrange accommodation for you. "You Ye came back to his senses and began to introduce the situation here to Qu Bing.
"There are 2,600 members of the Shen Ce Guard, not more, not less. I'll trouble Uncle You to arrange it. In addition, our ship is loaded with a large amount of food. If there is a warehouse and manpower here, the food can be transferred to the warehouse. If there is no warehouse for the time being, it doesn't matter if it continues to be on the ship. I see that the weather here is so cold that the food will not be damaged even if it is left on the ship, which is a bit beneficial." When Qu Bing heard that there were ready-made houses to live in, he immediately took over and introduced the situation of his fleet
. "Okay, then let's arrange to transport the food when we are free. We don't have many carriages and horses here, so it may be a little difficult to unload the whole ship. Let's talk about it after I mobilize enough carriages and horses.
"You can let the soldiers get off the boat. I will have someone take you to your residence and prepare some firewood for you to keep warm." You Ye nodded, and then made arrangements for Qu Bing.
"Okay, Sima Wen, go and talk to the local officials and prepare to transport our logistics and food. Hu Yi, you and Sima will go to see our camp and arrange the guards. Deputy Commander Lu Jian, you will organize the soldiers to disembark." Qu Bing immediately arranged for his men after hearing this.
"Yes!" Everyone took the order and then got busy.
Lu Jian, the deputy commander of the Shen Ce Guard, was responsible for leading the troops. Several ships shouted and asked the messenger to blow the assembly call. The soldiers on the ships began to line up on the deck and then lined up on the thick wooden boards to board the snow-covered dock.
Especially some soldiers from the south, their faces were already red from the cold, but their spirits were still good, especially after leaving the cabin and smelling the air here. Unlike the salty and humid sea breeze in the south, the air here was very refreshing, cold and dry. There was almost no moisture in the air, and the moisture was frozen into ice chips.
Moreover, living in such an environment, white mist would come out of their mouths and noses every time they breathed. This was a wonder that the southern soldiers had never seen before. They did not expect that after it got cold enough, even the breath they exhaled would turn into white smoke like steam.
Teams of soldiers wearing pine green military coats, locomotive-shaped military caps of the same color, velvet boots, mittens on their hands, a circle of carrying gear hanging around their waists, a square backpack with a sturdy binding behind them, an ordnance shovel hanging on the backpack, and a "fire stick" on their shoulders began to gather on the snow on the shore of the dock.
Everyone began to line up according to their own organization, shouting various slogans. This strange attire and strange weapons immediately attracted the attention of the local people. Many idle people came out to watch this elite army that was said to have come from the Han tribe.
"Are these the most powerful warriors of the Han tribe? Why don't they carry long swords like You Changshi? Isn't it said that the armies of the Han tribe all use long swords and large shields?"
"What do you know? It didn't say that all armies have to use long swords and wooden shields. Those are called sword and shield soldiers. Aren't there other things like long spear soldiers, short spear soldiers, halberd soldiers, and long-range archers? Who knows what they are?"
"You understand? Even if you understand, you still can't recognize them, right?" the person next to him retorted.
"But they are all wearing the same clothes, which makes them easy to recognize and look impressive. Look, how neatly those warriors are lined up!"
The onlookers were discussing it, while You Ye and other local officials who were standing next to Qu Bing and watching the Shen Ce Guards assemble couldn't help but frown when they saw the weapons carried by the Shen Ce Guards.
Especially You Ye, he didn't even understand what the weapons were used for!
(End of this chapter)
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