"Captain Wang, what do you think?"

Tao Jiefu turned his gaze to the veteran Wang En. Wang En stroked his white beard, "Maybe it's okay...... But it's not enough to just take a silver state. It is necessary to capture the castles of Yinzhou, Mida Cave, Shizhou, etc., and also to uproot a large number of forts around it, and at the same time repair all these castles as a basis for defending the western thieves from the west along the Wuding River.

In addition, it is necessary to build a castle on the upper reaches of the Myeongdang River and the edge of Anqingze to support it. ”

"Captain Wang," said Zhao Zhongge, "in the strategy drawn up by the command of the Three Straight Military Commanders, there are three large cities that are ready to be attacked, and there are twelve branch forts that are ready to be occupied or built. ”

Wang En frowned slightly, "Then fifteen castles need to be built or repaired...... How many people do you want? How much time does it take? I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in a few months, right? ”

Most of the castles controlled by the Western Xia in the Wuding River valley were dilapidated, as they were once occupied by the Song army. After the defeat of the Wulu Battle of Xia in the fourth year of Yuanfeng, the Song army did not immediately abandon the castles occupied in the Wudinghe area, but carried out an orderly retreat, destroying all the castles that had been occupied.

And the national strength of Western Xia is limited, and he doesn't like to build walls, so he just repaired it so-so. If all these dilapidated castles were to be repaired, it would not take them a few months.

"And it's still winter!" Orihiko interjected at this time, "The weather north of Hengshan is very cold, the soil is all frozen hard, and it is extremely difficult to excavate!" The city of Yinzhou alone can't be repaired in half a month. Not to mention fifteen castles? Therefore, it is impossible to start tuntian next spring. ”

Wu Haogu smiled: "Folding, what you said is an ordinary method...... However, there are construction masters in the two craftsman commands of our Imperial Three Straights, and they can build the city with the method of rushing to build! ”

Is there a way to build a city?

"Impossible, impossible." Zhi Yanzhi shook his head again and again, "No matter how rushed you are, you can still dig up the frozen hard soil?" ”

Wu Haogu said: "If you have urgent money, you can do it!" ”

Hurry up and give money! This is how the expedited fee came from in later generations......

"Rush money?"

Tao Jiefu and Wang En looked at each other, and thought in their hearts: Wu Haogu is really a profiteer!

"How much?" Tao Jiefu asked.

"How urgent?" Wu Haogu asked rhetorically.

"How urgent?" Wang En smiled, "If the old man wants you to restore Yinzhou City in one day, you can do it?" ”

Wu Haogu actually nodded seriously: "Yes!" It takes 100,000 yuan to rush money, and the price of salt tea is increased by 30%. ”

Who is it? Who is this?

Tao Jiefu, Wang En, and Zheyan are all stupid, not only are they stupid, but they all miss Gao Yu a little...... What a good person Gao Yu is, he is dedicated to the public and never talks about money. Such a good official was actually harmed by Zhong Fu, a traitorous minister, and lost the command of the three straight emperors. Now a profiteer has come over, and everything is about money!

"130,000 salt tea can be given!" Tao Jiefu's face was gloomy, "But you have to make a military order!" If it is overdue, it must be punished severely! ”

"Report to the Prime Minister!" He Tianran, who came with Wu Haogu, said, "It is impossible for my family to sign a military order, and Xuanzan can only sign a contract." ”

Sign a contract? I'm still doing business!

Tao Jiefu looked at Wu Haogu, Wu Haogu nodded, and said with a smile: "It is impossible to sign the military order, it is risky to send troops to fight, and this official will not gamble on his head." However, the contract can be signed on the basis of the reason, and if it is overdue, the official will lose money. ”

"Nonsense!" Wang En snorted, "There is no joke in the army!" How can there be a contract in a war? ”

"You can only sign a contract," Wu Haogu insisted, "If the lower official doesn't gamble his head with others, the lower official only has one head, and he has to keep it for dinner."

If the Tao envoy and the general manager of the king agreed, then not including the time required to march and completely capture Yinzhou City, the imperial front three of the official could complete the urgent repair of Yinzhou City in one day, so that it would be enough to resist the attack of the Western Thief army. ”

Seriously, Tao Jiefu and Wang En both have the urge to drag Wu Haogu down to play the board - they really have this power! There is corporal punishment in the army...... But after the fight, not to mention that no one in Yinzhou City has gone to repair, even those extremely powerful Jurchen cavalry (in fact, only a small part of them are Jurchens) don't want to use it.

"One day overdue must be compensated 100,000!" Tao Jiefu gritted his teeth and said, "Wu Chongdao, this is the bottom line of this official!" ”

Wu Haogu listened to Tao Jiefu's words, and just smiled bitterly: "Envoy, the lower official said that he would build a city in one day, but he is actually completely sure. Moreover, the 100,000 yuan of urgent money is not put in the pocket of the official, not only the government soldiers and people below have to give money incentives, but also have to spend money on materials. It was said that the soil was hard and could not be constructed, and although the lower officials had a way, they had to spend money to buy something to ignite the fire to roast the soil softly. In fact, this soil is only one layer of freezing, and the soil below is still soft, as long as the surface is baked, you can excavate.

In addition, in order to speed up the repair of the city wall, Xia Guan also prepared special tools for building the city, all of which were bought at a high price from the Jiehe Merchant Market! These are all costly...... To be honest, Xia Guan didn't make a penny in the matter of building Yinzhou City. Therefore, you have to pay 100,000 yuan for one day overdue, and it will be difficult for you to obey your order. ”

That's quite reasonable......

Wang En frowned and said, "Then how much are you going to lose?" ”

"Three thousand yuan," Wu Hao Gudao said, "Let's pay three thousand yuan a day after the deadline...... It is not the compensation of the officials, but the deduction of wages and rewards for all the officers and soldiers and people who participated in the construction of the city. ”

Sounds like a bit of a point!

"Okay!" Tao Jiefu actually has no choice, if he wants to build Yinzhou City in winter, he has to come to Wu Haogu.

He thought for a moment and asked, "How many people do you want?" ”

"It doesn't take much," Wu Hao Gu said, "a few thousand people are enough." The mobilization of the people is too loud and time-consuming, and it cannot be concealed from the spies of the Western Thieves. ”

Tao Jiefu didn't quite believe his ears a little, "Wu Xuanzan, can you really use 20,000 people to repair Yinzhou City in one day?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Haogu nodded, "If the envoy has no objection, then the lower official will have the reason to draft the contract." ”

"Good!" Tao Jiefu said with a smile, "This officer has led the troops for many years, and it is the first time he has signed a contract with his subordinates...... Don't let me down! ”

……

Gao Yu and Wu Haogu were together again, and after he received the order issued by the Shuai Si of Yan Yanlu, he immediately ordered 3,000 men and horses to rush to Fu Shi and Wu Haogu to join him, and he brought not all the people, including 1,000 elite edge archers.

In fact, the edge of the archer is also a kind of government soldier pilot, the earliest began in the second year of Jingde of Song Zhenzong, proposed by Cao Wei, the Zhizhen Rong Army, with 200-250 acres of land to recruit a strong man, prepare their own food weapons, and participate in the war for the main soldier forward.

The existence of this kind of half-peasant and half-army similar to the government soldiers, although it is not on the books of the forbidden army, is an indispensable part of the combat power of the Western Army! Its number was not even less than that of the Forbidden Army in the Northwest, and it was always placed at the forefront for the vanguard. The combat effectiveness is no less than that of the Sui and Tang Dynasty soldiers.

However, the archers in Shaanxi and Hedong were also in the same predicament as the Tang Dynasty soldiers in history, and they were in a difficult predicament. On the one hand, the continuous conquest has put the archers under great economic pressure and casualties; On the other hand, the official fields of Zhulu in Shaanxi Province were occupied by the increasingly swollen Jiangmen, and there was also a situation where there was no land to grant.

Without Tian, there would naturally be no archers...... The situation without fields does not exist in the newly opened Xihe Road, but it can be imagined in the land of the Great Song Dynasty for more than 100 years such as Yanyan Road.

Therefore, from the beginning of the Zhezong Dynasty, the number of archers on the edge of the Dunyan Road began to decline continuously, but it has not yet developed to the point of unsustainability. At least Gao Yu and Yang Kebi still pulled 1,000 archers from the ground in Yanzhou.

"Da Lang, can you really repair Yinzhou City in one day?"

Gao Yu already knew that Wu Haogu boasted about Haikou in front of Tao Jiefu.

"Unlikely!"

It was Su Chi who answered this question, he himself was aware of the affairs of Shi County, so he naturally often walked around Wuhao Gu. And he has already prepared 1,000 government soldiers and 1,000 people to stop and be ready to go out at any time.

"Where is the need for a day? I won't use the slab method to completely restore the Yinzhou city wall...... Difficulty: Do you have to consider a century-old plan? It's enough to use it now, half a day is enough. ”

Wu Haogu smiled, with a smug expression outlined in the lines at the corners of his mouth, and it was very clear how the Western Thief would deal with the menacing offensive of the Song Dynasty. It must be the same as Yuanfeng's four-year method, using the method of clearing the field with a strong wall and luring the enemy to go deeper. The battlefield of the decisive battle will certainly not be placed in the area of the Wuding River.

Therefore, the battle around the Wuding River revolved around attacking the poorly defended city and repairing the city and tuntian. Not to mention Tuntian, that is Su Chi's job. Siege and repair of the city are completely difficult for themselves!

When the cities on the banks of the Wuding River are completed, it is time to add Yao County, and then find a way to leave......

"Don't use the board construction method?" Gao Yu was stunned for a moment, "Do you want to build a brick city?" ”

Wu Haogu smiled: "How expensive is the brick city...... Brother Gao, Bochong, let me tell you, don't leak it. In fact, Huang Shilang thought of a way when he left the boundary river and filled the hole in the city wall with a sack of mud. ”

"Dirt in sacks?" Su Chi frowned, "Is it reliable?" ”

"Firm!" Wu Haogu said, "Jiehe Shang City used this to strengthen the embankment of the Jiehe River, and this method was built quickly. There are more than 20,000 people, how can there be 100,000 dirt bags carried overnight, and they can't plug the gap? ”

"But where does the soil come from?" Su Chi asked again, "The soil is frozen hard." ”

"Tear down the house!" Wu Haogu said with a smile, "There are many houses in Yinzhou City, all of which are adobe, and there will be soil after pulling out the houses, which is enough to repair the city wall." ”