Everyone in the camp was furious, Gu Bi made it clear that he wanted to drive them to a dead end, there was no food and grass, no ordnance, no necessary supplies of daily necessities, how could this line of defense be defended? How do you bring this soldier? If the news spreads, the camp will have to be bombed!

Under the excitement of the crowd, Gao Xiu stood up and hugged his fist at Zhao Junsheng and said: "Dutong, the matter has come to this, we have no camp to choose, it is better to simply follow Gu Bi's wishes, on the contrary!" ”

Zhao Junsheng's face was very calm, and he asked rhetorically: "It's the opposite?" Are you confident that you can resist the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court? ”

Cao Jiao stood up and said: "Dutong, we really can't stop the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court, but we can borrow the power of the Rouran people and choose to temporarily take refuge in the Rouran people, and then get rid of the control of the Rouran people when we are strong."

Hua Mulan was already in a hurry, and when she heard that they were discussing the rebellion, she immediately said to everyone: "No, you can't be rash!" Gu Bi wants to drive you to a dead end is only his personal idea, it does not mean that the court also has this kind of thought, you can't do this, if you really do the opposite, wouldn't it be in Gu Bi's hands? Also, even if you go to the Rouran people, will the Rouran people really accept you? Even if they accept you, can you guarantee that the Rouran people don't have the idea of taking advantage of you? If you rebel, it's fine, but treason and surrender to the enemy will be reviled by eternity! ”

Zhao Junsheng glanced at Cao Jiao and didn't make a sound.

Pei Jin immediately said: "Gao Duwei, Cao Duwei, you all say a few words, now is not the time to be angry, you have to find a way to tide over the difficulties in front of you!" ”

After he finished speaking, he said to Mulan: "General Hua, Captain Gao and Captain Cao are just talking angry, don't take it to heart!" We all understand the truth, but we can't wait here to be killed by Gu Bi, right? Is there anything you can do to solve the current dilemma? ”

Hua Mulan thought for a while and said: "I'll go back and ask General Pi to write to the emperor, there is not only Gu Bi alone in the Jinling camp, but also King Yongchang and the five princesses, I believe they will not watch Gu Bi insist on letting the situation collapse!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said to Mulan at this time: "Mulan, don't worry, our current baggage can last for two months, and this long time is enough for us to find a way!" I won't let Gu Bi get his wish, and of course we won't really rebel, no one wants to go down this path! Now we have nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 10,000 young and strong people, even if the Jinling camp does not supply us with baggage, we still have hands to work, there are mountains, rivers and lakes, there are grasslands and fertile soil, we can fish and hunt, we can open up wasteland and farm, we also have some materials seized from the hands of the Rouran people, which can be sold in exchange for food! ”

Hua Mulan saw Zhao Junsheng say this, and her heart was also relieved, she knew that although this could temporarily solve everyone's food problem, but it would not work without ordnance, and the soldiers' drills had a great loss of ordnance, and they must be replenished in time, otherwise they would not be able to defend against the Rouran people, she decided to go back to Jinling and promised to go to see Pi Leopard, King Yongchang and the fifth princess, and ask them to stop Gu Bi and report the situation to the court.

Early the next morning, Mulan said goodbye to Zhao Junsheng, Zhao Junsheng did not stay, and the military order was to transfer back the remnants of Hua Mulan and Huaishuo's army.

Not long after leaving the camp gate, Hua Mulan asked Mo Na Lou Jin and Wu Luo Lanqi to lead the remnants of the Huaishuo army to go first, she stopped and said to Zhao Junsheng: "Brother Junsheng, I also know that the situation of the baggage camp is very difficult now, there are Gu Bi and others who want to put you to death, and there are Rouran people outside, and the pressure of the baggage camp is very great, you must keep your sanity, Gao Xiu and Cao Jiao They have this kind of thinking It is very dangerous, how can a person easily say that he rebelled and rebelled?" You must suppress them and don't let them come nonsense, as long as you don't give Gu Bi and others an excuse to send troops to exterminate you, they won't dare to come blatantly! Also, General Pi has recommended me to the emperor to be his deputy general and the military Sima of Huaishuo Town, to assist him in rebuilding Huaishuo Town, and has issued a military post to recruit soldiers and horses from all over the country, and when I serve as the military deputy and military Sima, I will be able to speak in the Jinling camp, and I will not let him cover the sky with one hand when the time comes! ”

Zhao Junsheng was very happy for Mulan when he heard the news, "If you are appointed as the deputy of the army and the military Sima, this is great, you don't have to worry about it on my side, I have a sense of proportion, after you return to the Jinling camp, you will train the soldiers well, General Pi is a person who is good except for some greed for money, he is also a person by the emperor's side, as long as he is sure to speak for you, it is no problem for you to sit firmly in the position of the deputy and the military Sima!" I'll send someone to send you some money in a few days, and you can send some money to General Pi as he likes, and the matter should be resolved!" ”

Mulan frowned and said, "This ······ Not okay? My Hua Mulan relied on martial arts to fight in the army, and she also had military merits in her promotion, if she did this, wouldn't she have a reputation for liking to drill camps? ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled and patted Mulan's shoulder: "My silly girl, if the leopard is an honest and honest person, you don't need to engage in these means, as long as you are dedicated to the public and upright, he will appreciate you and promote you, but he is not an honest person, if you want to climb up, you have to do what he likes, we can't be too upright in the world, as long as we don't violate our own hearts, don't violate our own principles, it's completely okay to pay attention to some strategies!" ”

Hua Mulan looked at Zhao Junsheng, bit her lip, and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you!" ”

After sending Mulan away, Zhao Junsheng asked Gao Xiu and Cao Jiao to continue to train recruits, and he continued to build a new military camp with more than 4,000 people.

As the so-called large number of people and great strength, a new barracks were built in just ten days, the barracks are no longer barracks, all are barracks, including stables and warehouses are built with coarse wood, the gaps between the woods are all sealed with clay mud, and the wind will not be permeable in winter, the barracks have dug a two-foot-deep foundation, and the wood is tamped with rammed earth after being pierced into it, even if it is a large score, it cannot blow down the barracks, if it is a camp tent, it is often blown down or crushed by heavy snow in autumn and winter.

In order to prevent rain leakage from the roof of the barracks, the gaps between the wooden planks of the roof are pasted with clay, left to dry, then brushed with a layer of tung oil, and then dried and covered with a layer of hay, so that there will be no rain leakage.

At the same time as building the new military camp, Zhao Junsheng also distributed more than half of the people and gave them some tools to plant wheat seeds in the nearby wasteland and the fields that were cleared.

In order to cultivate enough fields to plant wheat before the weather cools completely, the people worked very hard, and the people who were digging in the soil knew that if they missed the sowing season, there would be no harvest next year, and they would have to go hungry.

When this part of the people was still cultivating the wasteland, the new military camp had already been built, and Zhao Junsheng asked these people who built the military camp to continue to build a camp for themselves next to it to help them withstand the wind and snow and survive the cold winter.

By mid-October, the barracks where the people lived had been built, and everyone had a comfortable home.

"Dutong, Pei Jin is back from Shanwu County!" Li Bao, the captain of the pro-soldier team and the captain of the Modao team, ran over on a horse and reported to Zhao Junsheng, who was supervising the people's cultivation and sowing.

When Zhao Junsheng heard this, he immediately asked his subordinates to watch the people and villagers work here, and he and Li Bao rushed back to the barracks.

Pei Jin looked haggard, was drinking tea, and when he saw Zhao Junsheng walking in, he immediately got up and saluted: "My subordinates have seen Dutong!" ”

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "No need to be polite, how is the situation at home?" Last time, the Rouran people raided Shanwu County, and there was no accident at home, right? ”

Pei Jin said: "Fortunately in misfortune, when the Rouran people raided Shanwu County, the subordinates hid in the cellar where the pickles were stored in time, and relied on the pickles for two days to wait for the Rouran people to leave before coming out, but the valuable things at home have been looted by the Rouran people, and when the subordinates went back, they had already dug wild vegetables outside the city for several days to eat!" ”

"The situation in the county town can only be said to be miserable, ten rooms and nine empty, when the subordinates arrived, the streets were full of corpses, wild dogs and kittens could not see two, there were few people in the city who survived, the officials who survived in the past few days recruited the people outside the city to clean up the corpses, and it took six days to clean up the city, and more than 20 pits were dug just to bury the corpses!"

Ever since Zhao Junsheng learned that the Rouran people had raided Shanwu County, he could imagine what the Rouran people had done in Shanwu County, and now that he heard Pei Jin say it with his own ears, he couldn't help but tremble.

After a long time, Zhao Junsheng cleaned up his mood and asked, "Have you settled down at home?" ”

"I am worried about all the troubles, and my subordinates have settled down at home, leaving enough money and food, and I will not be cold and hungry for at least three months!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and then began to get down to business, "The businessman you contacted, how did you get in touch?" ”

Pei Jin arched his hand and said: "According to the instructions of the capital, his subordinates have inspected the businessmen of several nearby state capitals in the past half a month, and only one person meets the requirements of the capital, this person's name is Qiao Yicheng, a Han man, originally a petty official in Shuozhou, but he has no backing in the officialdom, and he inadvertently offended high-ranking officials, so he can't get along in the officialdom, so he has to quit the officialdom and start a business with some of the money he has saved when he was an official. Over the years, he has relied on his shrewd mind and some contacts in the officialdom and familiarity with the official government to do business, but this person has recently encountered trouble, the business has been suppressed by his peers, many goods are backlogged and cannot be sold, and a large number of goods have been confiscated by the government on charges of fornicating with Rouran, and it is the time to be in a hurry! ”

Zhao Junsheng touched his chin and asked, "Where is this person now?" ”

"The subordinates have brought him, and he is in the barracks next to him at this time!"

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a moment and said, "You bring him over to see me tonight!" ”

"Yes!"

It was dark, everyone in Nantianbao had eaten dinner, and Pei Jin brought the merchant Qiao Yicheng to the lobby.

After Pei Jin's introduction, a tall and thin businessman in his forties stepped forward to greet Zhao Junsheng: "Cao Min Qiao Yicheng meets Dutong!" ”

Zhao Junsheng observed Qiao Yicheng and did not speak.

Qiao Yicheng was also observing Zhao Junsheng at this time, and he was also very curious about Zhao Junsheng, it was not easy for a Han man to achieve this position.

After a long time, Zhao Junsheng said: "Qiao Yuanwai, right? If you can take out half a year's worth of food, grass and clothing so that the Bentutong command can be fed and clothed, the three passes of Da'e Mountain Fort, Tunqi Mountain Fort, and Nantian Fort can let you and your caravan go unimpeded, no matter what goods your caravan sells to the south and north of the desert, Bendu can guarantee that no one dares to check! ”

Qiao Yicheng gasped when he heard this, and said in his heart that this Zhao Dutong has great courage, and he dared to let the caravan out of the customs and trade with the Rouran people privately for the sake of grain and grass for 16,000 people for half a year!