Chapter 703: Agadorji
But the daily food and drink of 50,000 cavalry is a lot of expenses, although they took some benefits from Yexian at the beginning, they can't stand up to eating nothing, and one day they will have to eat.
People have no foresight, but they must have near-term worries. Now Agadorji urgently needs a foothold and a place to enter, otherwise, these 50,000 cavalry will still leave him sooner or later. In order to find a suitable place, he once thought of uniting with Mobei Mongolia, thinking that his son would marry the lord of Toya County, and consolidate the relationship between the two parties by marriage.
It's a pity that his son Hara Ruo is too ugly, so ugly that Toya can't look down on it at all, and in addition to Sude Khan, he is not very bold, for fear that he will annex the other party, so the marriage did not work. Not only that, but because of a battle with the Five-Star Army, he lost 5,000 cavalry and Lumuk, a general.
For this matter, Agadorji was so good that he scolded his son, and even gave him two horsewhips as a punishment. Then he naturally thought about finding trouble with the Five-Star Army, and even if he beat himself, he had to be prepared to be beaten back. What he never imagined was that the Five Star Army had turned into mercenaries, which also made Agadorji think about giving up for a while.
The name of mercenary and god of war is simply too big. On the grassland now, the strength of the Warat Department is obviously the strongest, especially a while ago he did business with Beiming, I don't know how many rare goods were transported to the grassland through his hands, and became a sought-after item in the eyes of the nobles of various tribes in the grassland, which really made a lot of money.
With money, there is naturally a greater opportunity to strengthen one's strength, and it can only be said that it is stronger than before, and even has a faint sense of self-respect. The strong strength made Ye Xian a little dazed, and he even thought about going to Beiming for trouble, and wanted to use the war to achieve plunder and growth.
After all, Zeng and Yexian have worked together, and the relationship between the two sides is quite passable. Agadorji had asked the other party for his opinion on the affairs of Shicheng, but it seemed that he was not afraid of heaven and earth, and he even gave him a piece of advice, that is, it was better not to provoke the god of war, because it was no longer something that humans could defeat.
As I said first, when I first heard it in the ears of Agadorzi, he did hesitate. But now, he seems to have no choice. The army will run out of food and grass in a month at most, and if he can't find more food during this time, or find a place to grow, there may be a mutiny in the army, and in that case, where will he go?
I'm afraid that the eldest brother has already sent someone to keep an eye on him, will he take the opportunity to deal with himself at that time?
And also first. Don't look at the relationship between everyone now, it seems to be good, in fact, the other party wants to swallow himself. If it weren't for the fact that he still had 45,000 cavalry in hand, the other party wouldn't be sure enough, I'm afraid he would have made a move a long time ago. This can be seen from the fact that he wanted to ask the other party to borrow food, but he was rejected under various excuses.
There are wolves in front and tigers in the back, which is the true portrayal of Agadorji now. Reality also forced him to set his sights on Shijo.
The scouts he sent had already inquired enough about the mercenaries in the city, and there were a lot of silver taels in the city. I heard that the Han Chinese and Mongols who work there can earn a lot of silver every day.
"How much money does this loyal man have?" Agadorji often can't help but think about it, and the greed in his heart is getting stronger and stronger.
Someone once said that when the benefits reach ten times, it is enough to make many people forget about life and death and take risks. If the benefits can reach a hundredfold, it means that there are still many people who are willing to do it, knowing that they may die.
Now Agadorji is carried away by the benefits, or he has no better way to solve the difficulties he is facing. It seems that only by capturing Shicheng and taking the silver taels there can the army be stabilized again. And once you occupy it, you will have a foothold and can get out of the current difficulties.
There were so many benefits, so much so that even if he had a reminder, Agadorji decided to take the risk.
After making a decision, he summoned his son and two of his generals to discuss the attack on Shiseong.
Agadorji is still a bit skillful in doing things, so much so that he has encircled some capable generals when his brother is under his command. For example, Rumuk, who died in battle, and Suhe and Gelang, who are now summoned.
Su He, who was once a general who was praised by Tokhtar without sweating, and his name translated into Chinese means axe. In fact, after entering the battlefield, this man was indeed like a sharp axe, and he once cut down an unknown number of enemies under his horse.
This time, the three of them were summoned, and the first thing Aga Dorji asked was Su He, "General Su, I'm going to attack Shicheng." There are piles of gold and silver, and strong walls, and there are many people gathered in them, and if we can occupy them, they will all become our slaves, and then we can create more wealth for the army through them, and we will have no worries about food and clothing, and our cavalry will trove all over the steppe and dominate one side. ”
Drawing a beautiful picture of the future, Agadorji became more and more excited the more he spoke, so that little stars appeared before his son Khararuo, and he seemed to see groups of beautiful women, piles of gold and silver in front of him, for him to choose.
General Grand's eyes also showed a look of yearning, and he was very moved. But Su He, who was asked in the tent, was calm and did not get excited by these words.
"General Su He, what do you think?" The most important thing is Su He's ability, Agadorji saw that the other party did not express his position, and couldn't help but ask a little anxiously.
Su He, who was asked, still didn't answer immediately, but after thinking carefully in his mind, he slowly spoke: "My lord, as far as I know, there is a god of war in Shicheng, and that is an existence that even the first one is afraid of, let's go to him for trouble, is it okay?" ”
"What's wrong, we've already inquired, the god of war now has less than fifteen thousand or so cavalry. Indeed, we have 45,000 cavalrymen, three times as many as the other side, and we can fight this battle. Hara spoke. Seeing it, he was a little dissatisfied with Su He's caution.
"yes, I think I can fight it. And what about the god of war? After all, this is a grassland, and in the end, it depends on whose war horse is faster and whose saber is sharper. Grand also spoke, expressing his thoughts on the main battle.
The four men in the tent, all three of whom have now expressed their positions, all support the attack on the city. Su He knew that no matter whether he agreed or not, this battle had to be fought, so he had to nod and said: "Okay, I respect everyone's opinions, but it's okay to fight, and how to fight still needs to be carefully considered." ”
"Okay, then let's discuss, who will take the lead and how to fight." Seeing that Su He also agreed, Agadorji was overjoyed, and this set the tone. In the ensuing time, the four of them discussed for a long time, and finally decided to set the battlefield outside the first city, after all, they were all cavalry in their hands, siege warfare was not what they were good at, if they could set the battlefield on the vast grassland, they would have more chances of victory.
Whether it was greed or helplessness, Agadorji finally decided to make a move. Forty-five thousand cavalry marched out in full force, and with the certainty of victory, they set out camp early the next morning and marched towards the first city, which was 500 miles away.
In the first city, there has been no news of Agadorji. After all, the grassland is too big, and most of them are plains, and there is nothing to hide, which greatly hinders the movement of the cavalry of the reconnaissance battalion, and there is no shelter, so that they have no way to contact the enemy at close range, and naturally they cannot prepare for battle in advance.
It is precisely knowing this that Yang Chendong asked his three regiments to maintain a fighting heart at all times, and to be able to fight when called, and to win when they come.
The city is still being built in an orderly manner. Another day passed, and the number of people of all ethnic groups who came to Shicheng really increased again, 500 more than the previous day, and today alone, more than 1,000 people came, most of whom were Mongolian brothers who dragged their families with their families.
According to the rules for entering the city, you must first register your identity, and then pay a certain amount of money, and then you will be arranged to a house that can be used for a month for a fee, and finally different jobs will be arranged according to the different conditions of each person.
"We must carefully screen the body of the person who comes, and we must not let the stability factor appear in the city." Yang Chendong walked on the streets of Shicheng, surrounded by Hu Mang and Yang Er and other protective people. Walking in the crowd, the sixth young master said some precautions from time to time.
"Yes, we have dedicated people doing the work. People who come not only need to report their real names, but also report their previous places of residence, which we have people who will investigate afterwards, although I dare not say that it is 100% fine, but for those who have doubts, we have focused on guardianship. Hu Mang nodded incessantly while reporting his work.
"That's how it should be, don't let a grain of rat droppings spoil a pot of soup. You can also fully mobilize the people, let them take the initiative to expose those who have bad intentions, or people who behave differently, and they can give a certain reward appropriately, so that unless they can pretend to be nine images, otherwise, they will not be able to escape everyone's eyes. Also, if we can be sure that the spies sent by other forces are spy, we can also allow them to come in and sneak around, but if you want to live here, you can't do it, and we have to let others know about our strength, so they will be afraid. Yang Chendong also smiled and nodded, putting forward his own experience and opinions.