Chapter 42: Opening a Small City (2)
Kuode secretly looked at Cons, who was expressionless and felt cold sweat on his back. Now Kuode thought that this was Cons' words. It was obvious that Cons wanted to deprive him of command, which not only could reduce his troops, but also strengthen the strength of the siege army.
Kuod wanted to capture Cons and his group like this, but not only were there tens of thousands of troops outside the city eyeing them, but the man named Cons in front of him was also a god of war who could compete with thousands of people.
If I rebel now, my 1,000 people plus two thousand mercenaries would not be able to kill Cons immediately. When the outside team attacked the city, I would definitely die!
Kuod, who had no choice, had to nod his approval with a smile. However, Ida did not let him go, and immediately asked the city defense captain Rusner to take him to gather the city defense soldiers, saying that they would reorganize them immediately so that they could form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.
There were only four personal soldiers left by Cons, and the others followed Ida; Cons kept watching Ida perform his plan, and he listened silently, thinking about Ida's words and deeds, and the purpose of Ida doing so.
Cons learned from this incident that as long as he controls the situation of victory or defeat, he can take advantage of certain situations of the enemy and easily gain benefits from it. For example, now he weakens the enemy's strength without spending one soldier, and he increases the strength of one thousand troops.
Cons, who was very concerned about the casualties of soldiers, began to learn how to achieve maximum success with the least cost.
Cons did not expect how much impact Ida's oppression of Kurd would have on him in the future, and ultimately made him not only a god of war on the battlefield, but also an undefeated god of war on the military.
Under the leadership of Quad, Cons came to the city's vast official residence. Although there were crowds everywhere in the city, there was no civilian here.
The official residence is magnificent and full of beautiful maids, which makes Cons sigh at Kuode's wealth.
Because Kuode proudly introduced these buildings and maids in the morning, they all built them with his own money, and sent his maids to serve them. He did not have a penny in Huacheng Kuli. At the same time, he mocked Chengku for not having enough money for him to have a meal.
Sure enough, the dishes at the banquet were very generous. But when facing Cons, Kurd was a little uncomfortable. He didn't answer him just because he asked him, nor did he look like Cons didn't stutter, nor because Cons' attitude.
Cons's attitude was not cold, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and his actions were gentle, giving people a feeling that they were easy to get along with and without any harm. But for some reason, Kuode just felt that he hated him very much.
After dinner, Cons thanked him, and on the grounds that he could not leave his subordinates, he politely declined the kindness of Kuode's staying in the city and left the city with his personal soldiers.
"Mr. Guters, what do you think of this person?" Kuod asked the mercenary commander while tasting the good tea in his hand.
After Guters drank all the tea in front of him in one sip, he replied: "This is the first feeling for people who have no sense of existence."
"Oh? I wish to hear and see." Although Kuode asked politely, he looked down on this uncultured warrior in his heart.
You know, this tea costs 1,000 gold coins per pound, and it actually drinks it like a cow drinking water in one sip? It’s really a rough man, and he shows his kindness in front of him!
"Because his aura is not as good as other officers, and even the personal soldiers around him are not as good as those of the personal soldiers, let alone the captain of the personal soldiers." Gust also learned when he saw Qude slowly savoring tea. He picked up the tea cup filled with the maid, sucked it gently, and then put the tea in his mouth and tried to savor it carefully.
"Does there any other feeling?" Quad looked at Gust interested in learning to taste tea. In fact, when he first saw Const, he felt the same as Gust. Among a group of officers, he could not recognize Const as their highest commander.
"It's unfathomable, this is the last feeling. These can be felt from the performance of the captain of the personal soldiers and his actions at the banquet." Gust frowned and swallowed the tea.
"Well, the personal captain named Ida is really powerful. He has easily settled my direct subordinates. It is definitely not much short of a person who has such a subordinate. It seems that it is necessary to ask someone to investigate it in detail." Kuod said hatefully.
He knew how Ida would deal with the thousand city defense forces, and must have scattered them to each squad, which would save them from colluding with the enemy to create chaos, and that would also assimilate them and make them a member of the army.
Gust didn't say anything, but drank all the tea cups in one sip. He couldn't taste what the bitter tea was good, nor did he understand why this thing was one of the essential products representing the identity of the upper nobles.
"Do your main force still stay where they were?" Kuod asked suddenly.
"I don't know, no one knows where the military advisor will place the stronghold at this time. But please rest assured, we haven't seen the ten thousand people outside the city yet." Gust said proudly.
Kuod put down his teacup and said, "Of course I know this, because your troops are not as rumored at all. I'm just wondering, it will take at least three days for them to enter the boundary. In these three days, have you not decided when to attack them or harass them?
"You must know that our cities have already carried out wilderness operations according to the proposal of the military advisor. Do you know why we cannot send troops directly for the time being, and we can only rely on you to eliminate these people?"
"Don't worry, military advisors want to win the greatest victory at the least cost. Our troops are the cornerstone of the founding of the country and cannot be wasted. Their food can be eaten for about three months, but as long as this is the case..."
Gust's voice suddenly became low, and it was not until the end that it sounded: "They claimed to be a righteous teacher, and they will definitely do what we thought. It would be a slight effort to destroy them at that time?"
Kuod seemed to hesitate and held the teacup tightly without consciously. After a long time, he said, "This plan is feasible, but it needs your help."
"No problem, we will attract their attention at that time." After saying this, the two of them had no topics. After a while, Gust said goodbye.
In the Cons tent.
"Sir, I always feel that there is not enough food. If there is enough food, we can recruit farmers to join the army again, because in such a complex environment, there is too few 15,000 people." Carlo said to Cons.
"Recruiting the farmer? I don't think it's possible. When I entered the city, I felt that the eyes of those people were not only lifeless, but also very numb, as if they didn't care about everything. Now I feel like we are invading other countries, not like we are on the territory of our own country at all." Ida hurriedly expressed his opinion.
"Well, if we want to get food support, we have to set up a warning point in that barren land, right?" Cons thought for a moment and asked Carlo. He knew the importance of food when he was a soldier, so Carlo said that there was not enough food, and he agreed.
Although there is enough food to eat for three months, what if the bandits cannot be wiped out within three months? What if the city lords take the opportunity to take advantage of the situation? What if something suddenly happens, what is not enough military rations?
"Sir, our country's war has just passed, and productivity has not yet recovered. Moreover, the supply of food on long distances is not only dangerous, but also the consumption of people escorting people is also very large. It costs eight to ten kilograms of food to be consumed per kilogram.
"And our army, according to the current situation, can be regarded as fighting on the border of the country. You must know that the merchants and people on the border outside the war zone have taken the opportunity to raise prices, and the military spending for purchasing food must be a burden to the country.
"Fortunately, our troops are only 15,000. If we have a troops of 100,000, we will stay here for three months and our finances will go bankrupt." Ida interrupted.
Carlo said seriously: "Sir, I believe you know from the military books that only those who use military forces to fight can only seek quick victory when they are honest and seek long-term success when they are used. It has never been possible for the army to fight for a long time abroad, which is beneficial to the country."
Carlo knew the princess' wishes, but it was indeed incredible to forge a general at such a dangerous price. Fortunately, the number of troops sent was not large and the country could afford it. However, this principle must be pointed out to Cons again, which is common sense that the general should have.
Cons sighed, he knew all these principles. When he understood these principles, he sighed that the princess actually used these dangers to forge himself. Why is this ordinary person worthy of the princess doing this?
But Cons will not reject this responsibility again, because his personality is that once he takes responsibility, he will continue to bear it to the end and will try his best to complete it perfectly.
Therefore, he remembered the military knowledge in his mind and found a solution in the military book, "Then should our food and grass problems be solved on the spot?" He was not used to making up his own ideas, so every time he had any ideas, he would say them in a questioning tone.
Carlo smiled in praise, "Yes, sir, the army's food can be fully supplied, because obtaining one pound of grain here is equivalent to transporting twenty pounds of grain from China."
Ida thought for a moment and interrupted, "There are no people in other villages here except for the cities, and the fields are abandoned. Now there are food in the cities.
"We want to make food here. Not only do we have so much money, but even if we have so much money, I'm afraid they won't sell it to us... Are we going to attack those cities? Once the cities are attacked by us, will other cities rebel immediately?"
"Haha, when I came, I saw those fields, which were all just sown and no one cared about. Although weeds are overgrown now, one acre of fields can still get dozens of kilograms of grain.
"Now there are almost all kinds of fields everywhere. I think we can harvest the fields in a month. Those old landlords can't control us because these are wastelands." Carlo showed a naughty smile for the first time.
Hearing this, Cons and Ida both smiled. This guy had a solution for a long time, but he only said it now.
Cons learned something from Carlo: you should always pay attention to the surrounding geographical environment, because you might find unexpected gains.
"Well, don't worry about food for the time being. However, Ida, we must find the traces of the bandits as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to afford a protracted war with them. After all, this is not in China, and there may be changes in the prevention over time.
"So all the personal soldiers were dispatched and they had to borrow some horses from the city. All soldiers who could ride horses were sent out to search for the enemy." Cons ordered in a very decisive tone.
Ida immediately took the order, and he was as pleased with Carlo. Because Cons looked like the commander of the first army.
Cons knew that delaying and waiting for a protracted war was not good for him. Moreover, during this period, Idacarlo no longer offered advice, but waited for Cons to order, semi-compulsively let Cons begin to understand the power of the leader of the army. It seems that Cons is slowly growing up.
Late at night, the earth was pitch black, and the stars and moon in the night sky were also shrouded in a layer of mist, and only a dim shadow of clouds could be seen.
Outside the city, the military camp that had been established was quiet, with only guards holding torches patrolling back and forth.
At this time, a guard suddenly stopped and looked over Kaiyi City. His partner asked curiously: "What's wrong? Is there any movement?"
The guard smiled and shook his head, "No, I just heard the sound of birds flapping their wings over there." He said, pointing to the night sky that opened a city, and then continued to walk forward.
Another guard didn't care when he heard this, but he still looked at Kai Yi City in habit, but he could not see anything. There was no torch on the wall of Kai Yi City, so he couldn't see if there were any guards on the wall.
"I won't save this level, right?" The guard muttered to follow the guard in front and continued his mission.
Chapter completed!