"In this way, we must ensure that within half a year, it is impossible for Wen Bufan to clear the rebellion. The snow should start to fall after a while. As soon as this cold winter comes, the thieves around Hedong will lack food and things to keep out the cold, and many people will starve to death and freeze to death.

I think that although they are in turmoil, they are still the people of the Han Dynasty, and they should not be allowed to die so easily. Do you think so? ”

As soon as the patriarch of the Yanshi Jiang clan said this, the eyes of the patriarch of the wealthy clan in the entire field widened. The heart of the patriarch of the Li clan of Ji County was pounding, and he stared at the patriarch of the Yanshi Jiang clan and asked.

"Patriarch Jiang, do you mean that we are secretly helping these thieves?"

"Silence!"

Wang Zhong's face changed drastically in the abrupt seat, and Ling Ran shouted. This frightened the two patriarchs of the Yanshi Jiang clan and the Li clan of Jixian County, and everyone turned their attention to Wang Zhong one after another.

"The rabbit is in a hurry, and he will kick the lion on his hind legs. I don't know how many years we have lived in this Hedong, how can we allow a hairy child to sit on the head of our family.

However, this matter will be discussed by public opinion, and there is no need to say it explicitly. All the princes are wise people, and they all understand. ”

Although Wang Zhong's face returned to flatness, the light in his eyes was extremely bright. The patriarchs of the wealthy families in Hedong who were present were all scheming people, and they immediately understood.

This is a big crime of killing the head and exterminating the clan, and of course it can't be publicized. The patriarchs of the wealthy families in Hedong who were present looked at each other, and just made eye contact, deciding what to do in the future.

On the other side, it is in the Anyi County Office.

Wen Han had just received the holy decree from the imperial court, and ordered Xi Long to privately give some gold silk as a sign of respect, so he sent the eunuch who passed the decree away.

After reading the decree several times, Wen Han closed it, closed his eyes, and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Xi Long, who had settled the eunuch who had delivered the decree, walked back, but when he saw Wen Han who was thinking with his eyes closed, he knew that the holy decree that had been transmitted was not a good thing.

"It seems that the wealthy people in Hedong have already made a move. Lord, what does this decree say? ”

In private, when the two of them are in private, Xi Long will call Wen Han as the lord, and according to Xi Long's words, there is a sense of spur and reminder. When Wen Han heard the word lord, he knew that Xi Long was coming, and only Xi Long under his command would use this title to call him now.

"Half a year, half a year to clear all rebellions around Hedong."

Xi Long's body was stunned, and his brows furrowed unconsciously. He knew that Wen Han was fortunate to be able to keep the position of Hedong Taishou. But today's saints, the problem for Wen Han is really difficult.

"Look at the weather, it will snow in three days. And this snow will last for a long time. The cold winter is pressing, and it is difficult for soldiers to fight, and in this winter March, it is difficult for us to send troops to recruit against the thieves.

However, there are dozens of waves of large and small anti-thieves around Hedong, and there are tens of thousands of white wave thieves in the Xihe area. At the moment, time is pressing, and if the lord sends troops after the winter has passed, this time is absolutely insufficient.

Lord, has this decree ever said that if it is completed in half a year, then..."

"Then the saint wants me to be extraordinary."

"Uh... It seems that the lord is ready to send arrows. ”

Xi Long's eyes narrowed, and after saying this, he fell silent and began to think about plans for Wen Han.

"If you can solve this cold fighting thing, with the elite of the soldiers and horses under the command of the lord, you can first clear the rest of the thieves outside the Baibo Valley in this winter March. After the winter, we will fight to the death with the White Wave Valley..."

Xi Long muttered in a low voice, Wen Han listened to Xi Long's words, but his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of something, and grabbed Xi Long's hand with one hand.

"Let's go, come with me to the school grounds."

"To the schoolyard?"

"That's right. Although there has been no snow in the past few days, the temperature has dropped a lot. I'll wait to go to the school to see the condition of this soldier, and then I'll think about how to solve this cold fighting thing. ”

After Wen Han finished speaking, he didn't allow Xi Long to say more, so he took him and rushed out of the county hall and went straight to the Anyi campus.

On campus, it's winter. The trained soldiers all wore warm coats and velvet hats, and in the Wen Han army, the soldiers were extremely well equipped, and Wen Han paid special attention to this armament, spending a lot of silver taels on it.

The drunken immortal brew has been sold out for a month, although in Hedong, the wealthy families in Hedong intend to resist this drunken immortal brew, and strictly people of all ethnic groups are not allowed to buy this drunken immortal brew. But Wen Han was not a retailer, but a wholesaler, dividing the output of Zuixian Liquor into dozens of copies and selling them to the wealthy merchants in Hedong.

These wealthy merchants in Hedong have commerce all over the world, and they are not afraid of the arrival of the Hedong clan, and sell the drunken immortal liquor to various states and counties. It is a new wine, and it has its own unique strength, and the response is excellent. In almost every restaurant in every state and county, as soon as this drunken immortal liquor hit the shelves, it was immediately swept away.

And it's winter now, and if you drink this drunken immortal brew in one gulp, you can immediately drive away the cold. Deeply loved by the dignitaries and nobles in various states and counties, the large number of orders that came from the restaurants in various states and counties every day made those wealthy merchants in Hedong laugh non-stop every day, and asked the Lin family, who managed the drunken immortal brewing, to ask for more weight.

Just this month, the huge income brought by the drunken immortal brew can be worth the income of the Wenhan Gambling House for three months. In this way, Wenhan's funds are sufficient again.

Therefore, the investment in armaments has increased a lot.

After all, people are flesh, marching and fighting, facing all the weapons of killing, no matter how elite and brave a soldier is, excellent armament is indispensable.

Wen Han and Xi Long came to the school field, Guan Yu and Gao Shun, who were training soldiers and horses, saw Wen Han and Xi Long coming, and hurriedly asked their respective soldiers to train on their own, and the two of them ran in front of Wen Han one after another.

"Third brother, why are you here?"

Guan Yu is still wearing the same parrot green robe, only an extra mink vest has been added to the outside, he is strong and burly, but he is not afraid of this cold weather. Gao Shun wore a lot, wearing a velvet hat and a fur coat.

"Hehe, it's such a cold day, it's really hard second brother and General Gao."

"What did the third brother say? Since the second brother is in an official position, he has taken the money of the imperial court and the third brother, and this training is a matter of course. ”

"What General Guan said is very true. Moreover, we are generals of the first army, diligent in training, and also responsible for their lives. When they go to the battlefield in the future, they will shed less blood and suffer fewer casualties. ”

After Wen Han said kind words to Guan Yu and Gao Shun for a while, suddenly Wen Han's face sank and his expression became solemn. When Guan Yu and Gao Shun saw this, they didn't even look at each other, and both of them looked confused.

"Second brother, General Gao. The temperature has dropped sharply these days, and the training of the soldiers may encounter difficulties. If so, will I send them to fight the enemy at this time? ”

Guan Yu didn't know why Wen Han asked like this, but after pondering for a while, he quickly answered Wen Han's question.

"The third brother is willing to spend two silver on this cold armament, and the sergeant has excellent cold protection things, and it is necessary to fight in this cold weather. However, the second brother of this cold armament feels that it is still a part of the difference. ”

"Missing a part?"

"Well, it's cold. Although the sergeant had a warm coat, a velvet hat, and wool boots, his hands had nothing to protect him from the cold, and every time he trained, the soldier's hands would be red from the cold, and the whole palm would crack when he exerted force. If it is a war against the enemy, I am afraid that it will not last. ”

Guan Yu's answer, Gao Shun agreed very much, and nodded again and again on the side.

Wen Han's eyes lit up on the side, and he said secretly in his heart. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, gloves had not yet been invented.

Wen Han lowered his head and pondered for a while, then asked Guan Yu again.

"Second brother, if I can solve the cold thing in my hand, then can my sergeant fight in the cold winter?"

Guan Yu heard Wen Han mention the word battle again, and his heart was stunned. And Gao Shun next to him also changed his face. The two of them had already vaguely guessed at this time that in the near future, perhaps Wen Han would send troops.

So Guan Yu thought about it seriously at the moment, and after thinking for a while, he said very cautiously.

"If you can solve the cold thing in your hand, you should be able to fight in this cold winter. After all, the opponent's soldiers and horses also suffered from the cold winter. However, in the cold winter, you can't do a protracted battle, and every battle must end quickly, otherwise once the cold enters the body, the soldiers will become sick after the war and can no longer fight.

Third brother, this court has issued an order to exterminate the rebels around Hedong? In fact, there is no need to be so rushed, after the cold winter is over, with the elite of our soldiers and horses, it will not take a year to annihilate these anti-thieves! ”

Listening to Guan Yu's words, Wen Han smiled bitterly.

"If I had the time, I certainly wouldn't be in such a hurry. Just now, the imperial court has ordered that I will only be given half a year, and if there are any more thieves in Hedong after half a year, it will be difficult for me to protect this head. ”

"Half a year?!"

Guan Yu and Gao Shun's eyes widened, and they exclaimed in unison.

"That's right, only half a year. Therefore, now I have to prepare to send troops immediately, and strive to eliminate all the other thieves except Baibo Valley within this winter. Then use the remaining three months to fight to the death with tens of thousands of thieves in the White Wave Valley! ”

Guan Yu narrowed Dan Feng's eyes, although he didn't know why Emperor Han Ling suddenly gave such an order, but Guan Yu was not an ignorant person, and he more or less guessed that this must be related to the battle between Wen Han and the wealthy people in Hedong.

"In that case, there is no time to waste now. Third brother, how many days will it take you to develop this thing to keep you warm? ”

In Wen Han's mind, he already had a model of the glove, but he had to modify it slightly, so that the glove could not only keep out the cold, but also not hinder the battle.

"Three days. If it is rushed to build again, it will take another five days to equip the whole army. That is, in eight days, we will send troops. ”

"Wait, extraordinary. If so, at this time, we will immediately transfer the tailors from the counties next to Anyi, as well as the wealthy merchants who have cooperated with us, and ask them to transfer their tailors as well. As soon as you develop it, we will immediately get these tailors to work, and in two days, we will be able to equip the whole army.

But in this way, I am afraid that this research and development will be known to these tailors..."

Xi Long paused unconsciously as he spoke, Wen Han thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter. I can divide this product into several parts and let these tailors do it separately, and then our people do the final processing. “

Wen Han thought of the principle of the assembly line in later generations, and as soon as his words fell, Xi Long suddenly understood the deep meaning, and his face showed ecstasy.