Chapter 468

Chen Xiaoru knew that sun Kaidao was smart. Seeing sun Kaidao sitting on a half stone roller and squinting to rest, he leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Sun, the general just said he changed his mind. What do you mean?"

Sun Kaidao smiled and took a sip of the wine bag handed over by Chen Xiaoru: "the general is reluctant to give up fan Gu and plans to put his home here for the time being."

"Ah?"

Chen Xiaoru whispered, "don't we go to the wolf Rushan?"

Sun Kaidao smiled: "What do you want to do? The team is hostile to the general. Not to mention the man who stole the general's war achievements, but only the following generals. Do you think they really don't know that the victory was facilitated by the general alone? They just don't want to admit it. Relatively speaking, they prefer to let Mou Liangbi be the leader. After all, they We have been together for more than two years. We are familiar with each other. It is natural to be exclusive. Moreover, the general is a red man in front of his majesty, and they are more exclusive. "

"What's the point?"

Chen Xiaoru snorted.

"Where to find what reason."

Sun Kaidao returned the wine bag to Chen Xiaoru: "Those people have the same experience. They all get together after surviving a great disaster, and their feelings are naturally deeper. Moreover, they are jealous. When the general arrives, he breaks the rebel West camp and kills more than 20000 people. Those people have not made such a great achievement for more than two years. They are worried that the credit will be occupied by the general in the future. It will be difficult for them to return to the court and turn around with military merit."

"There are intrigues everywhere."

Chen Xiaoru sighed: "why don't they think about it? If the general stays, it will be more beneficial to them?"

"Because people usually see the disadvantages first."

Sun Kaidao stretched out his waist and enjoyed the afternoon sun.

Chen Xiaoru: "If we really settle down in Fangu, what should we do about food and grass supply? Since those people reject us, it's not easy to expect them to share some food and grass. Although the city wall is strong, the city is too small, and the wolf milk mountain is not far to the West. Mongolian Yuan people can come in and go out at any time now. It's easier to walk through Qingxia than their own house. It's difficult in case of being besieged "I hope those people can save me?"

"The general naturally has a general's plan."

Sun Kaidao pointed to the outside and said: "There will be no war in this place in the next few months. The people of the rebel xidaying have suffered losses, but they dare not easily cross Hou Wushan to provoke. Meng Wansui's soldiers are his capital to protect his life, and he can't give up. It can be seen from his collusion with Li Xiaozong that that man is not loyal to Li Yuanshan. The cavalry of the Mongolian Yuan people have no profit and can't get up early. Now he has been killed in the northwest They've robbed almost all the things they can. Now they don't go because they are enjoying themselves here. Eating Li Yuanshan's food, holding Li Yuanshan's gold and silver, and not having to fight. Stationing people and horses in the pass is not bad for the Mongols. "

"But don't expect them to work hard for Li Yuanshan. Even if they know that we are stationed in fan Gu, the Mongolian Yuan people won't take the initiative to provoke us. They don't know that Mou Liangbi and I can face and disagree. Li Yuanshan's main energy is used to deal with the western expedition army of the imperial court, and he can't transfer a large group of people here, so the general knows this very well. Fan Gu is very safe now."

"As for the food and grass, the general just needs to ask Mou Liangbi. Unless he eats the leopard courage and plans to get rid of the general, he will not cut off our supplies. After all, if the general is willing, the memorial will not be sent to the Western army. Mou Liangbi dare not offend the general too hard, and he may take the initiative to send a batch of food and grass."

"I don't understand..."

Chen Xiaoru shook his head.

Sun Kaidao explained: "the general didn't go to langrushan stronghold. In fact, he was deliberately showing weakness. He wanted to tell Mou Liangbi that he didn't intend to fight with him. Mou Liangbi was a smart man. Naturally, he understood. So in order to make up for the general's great victory, he would hurry to send grain and grass. He didn't have the courage to kill the general, so he had to make up as much as he could."

"What if... He has the courage?"

Chen Xiaoru worried about Tao.

"Those Sui generals will not agree."

Sun Kaidao smiled: "those generals can accept Mou Liangbi as the leader, but they will never be stupid enough to kill people. They are just xenophobic, not rebellious."

"In addition..."

Sun Kaidao was unfathomable and said, "I'm afraid the general's choice of fan Gu to settle down has more far-reaching meaning. It's not a decision made by a hot head. You should believe him. Even at any time, he is a person who can keep sober. Otherwise, how could I follow him?"

"Mr. Sun means that there are many benefits for us to stay here?"

"Many benefits!"

Sun Kaidao nodded: "but there's one thing you should remember. It's hard to separate the advantages from the disadvantages. There are no flawless interests in the world, and there's no honing that won't come forever. Fan Gu is safe for at least a few months, but who knows if this small city will become the target of public criticism in a few months?"

As soon as Chen Xiaoru's face changed, he seemed to understand the meaning of sun Kaidao.

"If I were you, I wouldn't be idle here."

Sun Kaidao looked at the city gate: "it is said that the Han pine on the wolf milk mountain is the most tenacious and good material for the city gate."

Chen Xiaoru was stunned and immediately nodded: "I'll arrange someone to cut wood now!"

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Not as sun Kaidao expected, Mou Liangbi had no difficulty in supplying food and grass. He even asked Cui Zhongzhen to persuade Fang Xie to return to the stronghold. From the candidates he found, we can see that his original intention was not so. Counting on Cui Zhongzhen to persuade Fang Xie to go back, Mou Liangbi didn't have this idea from the beginning. It was because he knew that Cui Zhongzhen had a deep personal relationship with Fang Xie that he was asked to persuade him, because he knew that Cui Zhongzhen would not persuade at all.

"Clean up here. It's really a good place to stay."

Cui Zhongzhen accompanied Fang Xie walking in the city: "If there weren't too many teams on the mountain and the town couldn't let go, it would have chosen to settle in Fangu. It's just right to accommodate thousands of people. If there were more, it would be crowded. You don't have to worry about food and grass. I'm watching on the mountain. In fact, I was surprised when I first heard about it. Later, I thought it's better to settle here than on the mountain. Those people on the mountain are single-minded towards you. Even if you stay on the mountain, you have nothing to do What a great achievement. "

Fang Xie said, "I'm just familiar here and have feelings."

Cui Zhongzhen knew Fang Xie's past and nodded: "I don't think there will be any war this winter. It depends on the progress of the Imperial Army in the East. If the army hits Xiangcheng before the spring, there will be no peace here. If Xiangcheng can't keep it, Li Yuanshan can only retreat westward... And fan Gu is the only way to return to the prairie. You're blocking the retreat of the Mongolian Yuan people and the rebels here."

Fang Xie said: "I do have this consideration. I'll see at that time. If the rebels are invincible, I'm meaningless here. If the rebels are defeated, I can block the imperial army for a few days. At least I can't let those Mongolian Yuan barbarians who have killed enough and robbed enough come and go."

"Don't worry. If Mou Liangbi refuses to send troops to help you, I'll pull the team down by myself. You and my brothers will be happy to die together."

Fang Xie smiled and patted Cui Zhongzhen on the shoulder: "When we entered Chang'an City together, no one expected that we would return to the northwest and fight side by side. This is God's will, and we can't stop it. What I guess now is that it's not so easy for the rebels to retreat, but Meng Yuan barbarians are different. Once they find that Li Yuanshan's rebels can't support them, Meng Yuan people won't fight with Li Yuanshan. They are harming the Sui Dynasty and don't regard this as a place Own territory. "

"In any case, this place will become a place of great attention in the future."

Cui Zhongzhen smiled: "I want to go down the mountain and squeeze with you now."

Fang Xie said, "just keep it on the mountain. Don't quarrel with Mou Liangbi. After all, it's all your own people, not the enemy."

"I saved it"

Cui Zhongzhen said, "you can settle down here at ease. If you have any questions, send someone to contact me immediately. I'll go back first. I have to reply to Mou Liangbi. He asked me to persuade you. In fact, I wish you wouldn't go back."

"Ha ha"

Fang Xie laughed: "that's all you want. It's only a hundred miles away from the stronghold. You can come to see me at any time."

Cui Zhongzhen hugged his fist, got on the horse and left with his own soldiers.

In the next few days, Fang Xie was busy with two things. The first thing was to select a cemetery in the peach forest of Fanghe Pavilion, move the bones of the people of fan Gu, place them and bury them again. The second thing was to repair the urban defense. The soldiers went to langru mountain to cut down the cold pine, and then pulled it back in a cart, dried it, inlaid with iron plates and fixed it. The city wall was cleaned out and the bed crossbow carried by the army was installed OK, then the arrow tower was reinforced.

Mou Liangbi sent someone to deliver enough food for 5000 people for three months, as well as a lot of city guarding equipment. These things were taken back from the rebels, including 30 heavy crossbows. Fang Xie also asked people to build a lot of wolf teeth to shoot and hang on the wall, and then renovated the four gates and added a stone gate. The so-called stone gate is to select a relatively flat kilogram stone to transport it and hang it On the inner side of the city gate, once the outer city gate is broken, the big stone can be put down to block the dead city gate.

Fang Xie personally stared at the wall and asked the soldiers to build a barrier on the wall every ten meters or so, leaving only one person available. In this way, the defense on the wall of Fangu city will be separated from small areas of the city. The purpose is that once an area is lost and blocked by these barriers, the enemy attacking the wall will not be able to quickly expand the scope of occupation. The enemy is in the barrier , the defenders on both sides can easily pile them up with crossbows and feather arrows.

Then the Fang solution ordered to block the two gates in the north and East, leaving only the south gate and the west gate.

It took a month to repair the city defense. During this period, Fang Xie sent people to search and suppress some horse thieves. Although he got Limited food, he got hundreds of war horses and arrested dozens of craftsmen.

Fang Xie left most of the trivial matters to sun Kaidao. He took time out to look at the cemetery every day, and then took a team of elite riders out to hunt.

Horse hunter.

I don't know whether he is really interested in those horse thieves or wants to get back his feeling.

Time passed quickly. In a twinkling of an eye, Fang Xie spent the first Spring Festival after taking shanziying and yangziying. Fan Gu's winter is also the coldest time. If he pees slowly, he will freeze.

Fortunately, this team lacks nothing.

This month, everyone has gained some weight.

"How long will you stay here?"

Shen qingfan stood beside Fang Xie and looked at the desolate land outside the city.

"The man I sent yesterday came back."

Fang Xie's tone was very light, and his answer was not what he asked: "Two groups of people... Those who went south brought back the news. Luo Yao has led troops north. It seems that he is going to join the imperial army. He came back safely. Hehe... The Buddha's God can't help him. People going west said that the imperial army has subdued the whole territory of Hexi Road, and the rebels on Shannan road have collapsed. Now millions of troops have sealed half of Shandong road... Forced him to this Last night, Li Yuanshan should use any useless moves. Let's wait. There's no accident. Meng Yuan's barbarians are going to retreat. "

"Aren't you afraid that all your people will lose here?"

"Fear"

Fang Xie smiled: "but I know a little about the emperor's temperament. Do you think he will allow Meng Yuan to withdraw easily?"