Xiao Ruxun led a group of people to make a routine inspection of the barracks. He inspected the morale of the soldiers in each barracks. Although it was said that they could rest today, it was still necessary to do the morale check.
After making some instructions, Xiao Ruxun came to the barracks of the Liaodong Army. As the main force, Xiao Ruxun was very concerned about the situation of the Liaodong Army.
He looked at the morale of the soldiers of the Liaodong Army and felt that they were full of energy. Their faces were not red. It seemed that they had a good sleep after venting their lust last night.
Of course, there were also a few soldiers with dark circles under their eyes and listless faces. It was obvious that they didn't know how to control themselves last night!
So Xiao Ruxun stepped forward and kicked these guys' butts.
"Who asked you to play with women? Do you want to die on a woman's belly? Look at the circles under your eyes! Don't you know how to control yourself? Doesn't your waist hurt? Believe it or not, I'll let you go out and run circles now. "
These soldiers suddenly panicked and quickly admitted their mistakes. Xiao Ruxun kicked them a few more times and then said to Li Rusong, "Commander Li, remember these people. After dinner tonight, they are not allowed to play with women!"
Li Rusong was overjoyed. He laughed and said, "Yes, sir!"
The rest of the soldiers were also very gloating. This was a situation where there were too many wolves and not enough meat. These guys were especially arrogant last night, hugging the women and not letting go. Now, without these few wolves, everyone was a little better off.
"Don't! Governor! Let's run circles! Let's run circles! "
"Yes, Governor, don't stop us from playing with women! After fighting for so long, it's not easy for us to play with women. If we are not allowed to play and watch others play, we might as well die! "
"Governor, have mercy!"
Xiao Ruxun was so angry that he laughed and kicked them a few more times.
"You have no ambition! Run circles! If you don't finish running, you are not allowed to eat meat at noon and play with women at night! "
"Yes!"
The soldiers were overjoyed and immediately ran outside.
"All battalions shall rest and reorganize according to the arrangements of their respective commanding officers. But remember, you are not allowed to stray more than five miles from the barracks. You are not allowed to fight or quarrel. If you are discovered, you will be severely punished! In addition, he would eat three meals today! Every ton was dry rice! All of them have meat! "
"Oh!!!!"
The soldiers immediately cheered loudly.
Even 90% of the soldiers in the Daming couldn't enjoy three meals a day, let alone eating meat and dry rice. Even some private troops might not be able to eat meat, such as the Liaodong Army in front of them.
Although they were also retainers, the true elite retainers enjoyed the best treatment. In Li Rusong's army, there were only three thousand of them, and they were considered core retainers. The remaining seven thousand or so could only be considered peripheral retainers. Although their treatment was slightly better than that of the Imperial Guards, it was not that much better. Those who could truly eat and drink were the elite retainers.
Therefore, when they heard that they could eat meat and dry rice for three meals, wasn't it a great thing?
After ordering the soldiers to line up and prepare for breakfast, Li Rusong followed Xiao Ruxun to take a walk in the barracks.
"According to my estimation, we will soon confront at least five hundred thousand Northern Barbarians at the front line of Shahukou."
Xiao Ruxun whispered to Li Rusong.
"So many?"
Li Rusong was shocked.
"Yes, that's why I need to mobilize one hundred thousand soldiers from the four towns to have the confidence to fight with the Northern Barbarians. I'm still underestimating the number. Before Talick went south, he sent invitations to more than twenty tribes that he knew. If each tribe has fifty thousand people, there are at least a million of them.
Tumert has been living under Daming's protection for twenty years and has a population of more than three hundred thousand. How many tribes can Talick take notice of? Usually, these tribes live separately and are not a threat to Daming. However, now that they are gathered together, things are different.
Even if not everyone was bold enough to start an all-out war with the Great Ming Dynasty, there were still at least five to six hundred thousand people in ten tribes. And this was still a low estimate. Among these six hundred thousand people, there were at least one hundred thousand able-bodied soldiers.
If they are determined and can be mobilized to fight, I think there are about two hundred thousand of them. Therefore, getting rid of Talick and taking back Datong is only the first step. The real trouble lies in dealing with the Northern Barbarians who may come south. "
Li Rusong frowned. "Two hundred thousand soldiers coming south is a big deal. We have to let the court know about this, right?"
Xiao Ruxun nodded. "I have rations and soldiers in my hands, but I'm definitely going to report this to the imperial court. I'm going to have to be serious. If they come with 200,000, I'm going to report 300,000. I'm going to force those old men to give me money, food, weapons, and armaments.
"Then is Ji Xin confident in dealing with these two hundred thousand Northern Barbarians?"
Li Rusong asked.
Xiao Ruxun nodded and said, "Of course I have a way. I don't fight without preparation. If two hundred thousand soldiers come south, we will not be able to fight them. Even if we win, we will not be able to go north. We have to use some tricks. After we reach Hukou, we will first set up five or six of them and wait and see. I predict that at least a quarter of these two hundred thousand soldiers will be eliminated."
Li Rusong was stunned for a moment, then clapped and praised.
"Yes! With so many tribes coming south, how to unify the command is a big problem. If Tarik is alive, he can still be Yuan Shao. But if he is dead and Yuan Shao is gone, who will be the leader? They will definitely have many internal conflicts.
When the time comes, we can make the heads of the Northern Barbarians into five or six temples and place them at regular intervals along the way. First, we can scare the cowardly scoundrels and make them not dare to continue south. First, we can get rid of a batch of them. Every temple we pass will weaken their morale, not to mention that they are bringing their families south! "
"That's right. They are not going for a simple military operation. They are migrating, so they will definitely bring along a large number of non-combatants. If this happens in the Central Plains, it will definitely be a death sentence. Only the Northern Barbarians live on the grasslands and have this custom. When the time comes, these non-combatants will be scared, and they will definitely be internally unstable. When they come to us, both their morale and numbers will probably be greatly reduced."
"Subduing the enemy without fighting. That is the art of war! Governor, you are really brilliant. "
Li Rusong flattered him. Xiao Ruxun laughed.
"If we can succeed this time, we will definitely kill the grassland tribes so that they will not dare to go south for ten years. Without them hindering us, we will be much more relaxed. When the time comes, we will build eighty to a hundred temples along the Great Wall. It will be more useful than the Great Wall!"
"Hahahaha!"
Li Rusong laughed happily.
It had been a long time since he met a superior who was so agreeable to him.
"By the way, Governor, do you still like the girl from last night?"
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