Chapter 22: Li Arrived, Surprised
Although they were placed and had a chance to breathe, Yang Miaozhen and others were still unsatisfied and did not have a deep understanding of Meng Jiucheng and the Red Turban Army.
Yang Miaozhen came to Wang Min's residence and heard a violent cough outside the door, and couldn't help but stop.
Military advisor Wang Min was already weak. After Yang An'er was defeated, he often blamed himself for this, believing that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities of assisting him. In addition, he suffered from a cold after moving on the war and his condition had not been cured.
After a burst of coughing, Wang Min's tears came out. He wiped the tears and the phlegm at the corner of his mouth with a cloth towel. He paused for a while before he heard the knock on the door and Yang Miaozhen's voice.
Yang Miaozhen responded and pushed the door open and walked into Wang Min's room, asking with concern: "I heard that the military advisor was still coughing, so the medicine did not work?"
"It's much better, I just cough a few times occasionally." Wang Min waved his hand and asked Yang Miaozhen to sit down and speak.
"I still coughed so badly when I heard it just now," Yang Miaozhen sat down and said, "Let me find another doctor!"
"It's no big deal." Wang Min shook her head and said, "Sir Qu, are you worried about your future future for the army?"
Yang Miaozhen nodded and smiled bitterly: "Although I have settled for the time being, I am still living under someone else's roof. We don't know what Meng Jiucheng planned."
Wang Min gently stroked her beard and said slowly, "That's true. It's a good thing to have a place to live for the time being, but how should we solve the problem of food and grass? It's not a long-term solution to rely on others. If we surrender to him, Qu Shuai must be unwilling to accept it."
Yang Miaozhen smiled and said, "Who knows what kind of person he is, what abilities he has, how many people he has, and how big a territory he has?"
Wang Min nodded with a smile and said, "Well, these are the ones that should be clarified. I think he will give us the answer soon."
Yang Miaozhen used his inquiring eyes to signal Wang Min to continue speaking.
"I think he had plans for a long time, otherwise he wouldn't have made a decision so quickly." Wang Min explained thinking: "Perhaps he hopes we will be stationed here to resist the enemy in the north for him. In short, how he planned it will be communicated with us soon."
Yang Miaozhen thought about it, nodded in agreement, and said, "Since that's the case, there is no need to think about it. Just wait for him to come up with the regulations, and it will not be too late for us to make a mistake."
"There are also military disciplines." Wang Min reminded: "No robbery or harming the people is an agreement and not a bad thing to our army. If you want to take root here, you must also have a good reputation among the people. If you have a bad reputation and the people are afraid of avoiding it, how can you grow and grow?"
"I asked Wang Xian to lead a team of people to be responsible for the suppression." Yang Miaozhen deeply agreed and made a decision very simply. "In addition, the Red Turban Army is repairing the city. They are giving it out of the city, so we will continue to repair it. Military advisor, what do you think?"
"That's right." Wang Min agreed: "Only by the strong city can the hearts of the people, the hearts of the people can be consolidated."
Seeing that Wang Min was holding back her cough and her face turned red, Yang Miaozhen quickly poured a glass of water and handed it over, stood up and said goodbye.
As Wang Min expected, Yang Miaozhen was wandering around the city, and someone came to report that the Red Turban Army sent an envoy and sent a batch of food and supplies.
Yang Miaozhen hurriedly sent someone to summon her uncle Liu Quan, military advisor Wang Min, general Wang Xian and others to receive the envoys in the conference hall.
The etiquette was sufficient, but the messenger did not bring Meng Jiucheng's conditions, but only gave gifts, Meng Jiucheng's letters, and some documents, and expressed condolences on behalf of Meng Jiucheng. Then the messenger introduced the liaison officer left and said goodbye.
After seeing off the messenger, Yang Miaozhen and others returned to the conference hall, all of whom were confused. Only Wang Min, who was staying in the conference hall, was looking through the documents and his face changed.
"This is for a certain family, and there is a note!" Liu Quan looked at the box, stepped forward and opened the seal, lifted the lid of the box. There was a telescope inside, but he didn't recognize it, and he held it in his hand and fiddled with it, "What is this?"
The liaison officer hurried forward and said, "Go back to General Liu, this is a thousand-mile mirror. You can see the scenery in the distance clearly. The battle formation command is extremely useful." As he said that, he introduced Liu Quan how to use it.
Liu Quan held up the telescope and looked out the hall. He was immediately attracted and suddenly exclaimed. Wang Xian and others felt curious and surrounded him.
"Haha, it's interesting, it's really interesting." Liu Quan put down the telescope, smiled happily, and asked everyone to give it a try.
Yang Miaozhen was reserved and did not open the box for him immediately, but walked to Wang Min and asked, "Military advisor, what are these?"
Wang Min reached out to signal Yang Miaozhen to sit down, then took a map from the document, spread it flat on the table, and pointed and said, "Sir Qu, look, this is the territory of the Red Turban Army now and the surrounding situation."
Yang Miaozhen watched attentively. The map seemed rough to Meng Jiucheng, but she thought it was very detailed and could see clearly both the state and the county.
"The land of the three states?" Yang Miaozhen was shocked as soon as she glanced at him and looked up at Wang Min, feeling a little unbelievable.
Wang Min smiled bitterly and said, "I don't think so. Sir Qu first take a look and understand the current situation. Here, let me take a closer look at it."
Yang Miaozhen lowered her head and looked at it to know what Wang Min meant. The map not only contained the sphere of influence of the Red Turban Army, but also the approximate areas where the rebels such as Liu Erzu, Peng Yibin, and Li Quan were involved.
"So the Red Coat Army is so strong!" Yang Miaozhen couldn't help but sigh, "Although our army was defeated, the situation in Shandong is still the same. The rebels are rising, and it is difficult for the Jin people to defeat them all!"
Wang Min was not as optimistic as Yang Miaozhen, but she didn't want to pour cold water at this time. Instead, she smiled faintly and handed over two pieces of paper, "This is the general process of the Red Turban Army's battles. How did Fang Guosan lose? How did the Jin army defeat Wanyan Bird's troops who defeated him again by the Red Turban Army?"
Yang Miaozhen was very familiar with the words, took them and looked at them seriously, and her face gradually changed.
It is surprising that the Red Turban Army occupied the three states. Looking at the general battle process, we can understand the process. The other is nothing, only capturing the city of the state and defeating Wanyan Bird shows that his combat power is extraordinary.
Yang Miaozhen has experienced many battle formations and knows the shortcomings of the rebel army. One is to attack the tough and the other is to fight against the enemy cavalry in the field. From equipment to training, the rebel army, which is mainly peasants, has certainly insufficient combat power.
Chapter completed!