Fang Hetong called a few people in and moved three boxes of military supplies into the warehouse. He specifically asked them to strictly take inventory and enter the accounts. After everything was arranged, he sat down next to Wei Yuan.
Fang Hetong was silent for a moment, then Fang sighed and said, "This is actually my fault. A few months ago, the Liao barbarians invaded, and I joined the army out of passion. However, when I arrived in Quyang County, I found that the generals here were greatly devoured.
The quota was vacant, and the county magistrate protected it. It would have been fine if the quota had been used in peacetime, but now that foreigners have entered the border and there are not enough troops in the border army, aren't all the unlucky people the common people? In anger, I reported it to the county magistrate, and together with
I wrote a copy for the county magistrate."
"It's just that I didn't expect that the county magistrate was colluding with them. After I sent the letter, there was no news, but the revenge of the county magistrate and the general came one after another. At that time, I called out from a high place and summoned hundreds of aspiring people.
The soldiers defended their homes against the enemy, but the generals refused to recognize their status as civilian warriors. The county did not provide them with any money or food, so I had to supplement the food and salary myself. But how could I have any wealth? I didn’t have much money to sell off my land and house.
I only had two taels of silver and relied on some support from my brothers in the academy to survive until now. In the end, I ran out of food. If Brother Wei hadn't arrived, I really don't know what I would have done."
"Brother Fang is too old to be called Brother Wei."
"How old is the stupid brother? Then he will be bold enough to call him wise brother."
"Brother Fang, continue talking."
Fang Hetong sighed and said: "Actually, I have also thought that if it were not me but others who gathered to guard the border, the brothers outside might have obtained the status of civilian warriors long ago, and they would not have to fight bloody battles with the Liao barbarians, and some people in the family would starve to death.
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Wei Yuan was not familiar with the political situation of the Western Jin Dynasty, and his mission here was just to guard the border. Taichu Palace had no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Western Jin Dynasty. At this time, he did not know how to deal with these official affairs. However, the government did not care, and there was Taichu Palace.
The two boxes of dried meat each contained a thousand sticks, which together was enough for the two hundred sergeants to eat for ten days. However, the standard for sergeants in Taichu Palace is that the muscles and muscles have been completely forged, and such people eat much more than ordinary people. Change it to the ones in Shayang Village.
For people who have just started to practice bodybuilding, half a stick a day is enough. For ordinary people who have not practiced, it takes four days to eat one stick of dried meat.
The price tag in Taichu Palace for such a box of dried meat is one tael of fairy silver. In other words, a month of silver for an introductory disciple of Taichu Palace can keep thousands of ordinary people alive for more than a month. This is still based on military ration standards. If it is replaced by brown rice
, enough for them to live for more than half a year. Wei Yuan could feed these people just by exchanging his own monthly silver for food.
Fang Hetong cheered up and said: "I just can't think about it for the moment. I'm complaining a few words. Junior brother, don't take it to heart. Junior brother is new here. I'll tell him about the battle situation first."
The two came to the map, and Fang Hetong said: "The enemy we face is the Agula tribe of the Liaoman. The Agula is a medium-sized tribe among the Liaoman, but there are also hundreds of thousands of string control people. A few months ago, the Agula
After capturing the last three counties of Pingning County and annexing the entire Pingning County, Bianning and Ganning counties became the front line. Our Quyang County is also the poorest county in the entire county, and the Liao barbarians have little interest in it.
The main force is placed in Ganning County. There are only some partial divisions here, which usually come from the north and northwest. I suspect their camps are in these places."
Fang Hetong clicked on a few locations on the edge of the map and said: "According to the ground veins, these places may have underground water sources and are natural camping places. Liao barbarians are used to looking for water sources, so these places should not be able to escape their attack."
Eye."
Fang Hetong added: "The Liao barbarians mainly fight on horseback, and they come and go like the wind. In order to restrict their movement, in addition to raising the protective wall, I also dug many pits one foot wide and two feet deep outside the wall.
, making it impossible for the Liaoman to sprint with all their strength. However, the Liaoman sometimes attacks at night, which is very troublesome. Many people cannot see clearly at night, so I have to keep watch personally to ensure safety."
Fang Hetong also talked about several defensive methods, the most important of which were the three powerful crossbows borrowed from the academy, which were extremely powerful within a hundred feet. In addition, he also had a magical longbow of his own, which could shoot three hundred feet. Fang
Hetong relied on his archery skills to compete with the Liao cavalry and not fall behind.
Fang Hetong also gathered all the old, weak, women and children from the three villages and placed them in the two villages at the back. At first, a small group of Liaoman cavalry saw that Shayang Village was well-defended, so they wanted to go around and attack the villages at the back. Unexpectedly, Fang He
The long bow, the same magic weapon, can cover all the passages to the two villages behind. The Liao barbarians were shot to death for more than a dozen riders during the detour, and they never dared to bypass Shayang Village again.
Fang Hetong knew Bei Liao very well, and with proper defense arrangements, and because everyone was guarding his hometown and relatives, he was able to hold off Bei Liao for three full months with hundreds of untrained farmers without food and wages.
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When Wei Yuan heard this, he was very impressed by Fang Hetong. Fang Hetong had already cultivated the Taoist foundation and was on the path to immortality. He actually endured hunger and cold, led a group of farmers to resist the aliens, and even squandered his family wealth, even if he was suppressed by the powerful.
, I don’t give up despite all kinds of difficulties. This kind of character is rare.
"Junior Brother Wei, can we exchange Taoist knowledge and magic skills, so that we can know each other and cooperate with each other on the battlefield." Fang Hetong suggested. This was a proper proposal, and Wei Yuan naturally agreed.
Seeing Wei Yuan nodding, Fang Hetong said: "My qualifications are dull and I have been practicing hard for more than 20 years. I have only cast a general body. Originally, there was no hope for the foundation of the Tao. Then one day I read the Three Immortals of the Saints and felt something in my heart, so I became the foundation of the Tao. I
The foundation of Taoism is a book with three articles in it, one is "Establishing Speech" and the other is "Maintaining Merit".
A book appeared in front of Wei Yuan's eyes. The style of the book was quite old, and it was still bound with thread. Wei Yuan was a little surprised when he saw this book. He had not seen a book made of ordinary paper for a long time. Taichu Palace
The contents are all made of jade paper. Most of the so-called books are just a piece of paper, which can be read with spiritual consciousness. The important books are only three pieces of jade paper: cover, content, and back cover.
A piece of jade paper can hold millions of words, and high-quality jade paper can also carry a trace of Taoist charm. Therefore, all the exercises in the Taichu Palace were written on jade paper. When writing, a wisp of the writer's insights was often added, which will benefit the readers.
It is of great help to understand the contents of the book. The highest grade jade paper can even carry the True Lord’s insights, but it takes ten thousand pieces of ordinary jade paper to make one piece of the highest grade jade paper, so there is not much in the entire Taichu Palace, and all of them are used
To record the path to heaven.
Fang Hetong's book is not very thick, but it is about a finger's length and has about a hundred pages. Although this is the basis of Taoism, the basis of Taoism is also absorbed into people's hearts, which means that this is what Fang Hetong's book should be like.
"Why not use jade paper?" Wei Yuan asked. This is not because Wei Yuan dislikes ordinary paper, but as a Taoist foundation, jade paper and ordinary paper are not of the same grade at all. They can produce many miracles out of thin air. Books can carry the Dao,
It's not an ordinary weapon. If Fang Hetong's Taoist foundation is a jade paper book, it might already be on earth.
Fang Hetong said helplessly: "How can we, a small family in Bai Feng Academy, compare with the Immortal Sect. Except for a few inherited exercises that use jade paper, the rest of the academy uses ordinary paper. I entered the academy myself and copied books.
I practice calligraphy on ordinary paper, and the books I read are all on ordinary paper. Even if it is ordinary paper, it cannot be used casually. So this is what I condensed the Tao Foundation into."
"I see, then what's the use of these three articles?" Wei Yuan changed the topic calmly.
Fang Hetong was really refreshed and explained in detail.
Liyan can help Fang Hetong get twice the result with half the effort when preaching, teaching, and solving doubts. The so-called preaching is not only reading, but also leading the disciples to practice. In the past few months, Fang Hetong has led everyone to build city defenses and busy with farm work during the day, and taught them to read at night.
Learn how to read, and then cast the body for an hour before going to bed. These people were originally illiterate farmers. In a few months, some of them recognized more than a hundred characters, and some knew five or six hundred characters, and the body casting also made progress.
It is not easy to be able to enter the body without having enough to eat.
Merit originally means making meritorious deeds, but in Fang He Tongdao Ji, it means temporarily improving the abilities of the people around you. With the blessing of this article, these original farmers can exert their abilities when their muscles are forged, and their combat power is equivalent to that of regular border troops.
Although the sergeant lasts only a short time, it will have miraculous effects when used properly on the battlefield. Fang Hetong used this meritorious service to always turn the tide of a losing battle, leading a group of farmers to fend off the fierce Liao barbarians for several months.
Fang Hetong didn't say what the third article was, and Wei Yuan didn't ask. After all, they had just met for the first time, so it was normal for Fang Hetong to have reservations.
When it was Wei Yuan's turn, Wei Yuan frankly said that he was only a master of casting and had not yet condensed the Dao foundation. As for what he was good at, this Wei Yuan really hadn't thought about it, he could only say that he knew a little bit about everything.
Wei Yuan's physical strength is seven to eight times that of the same level, and his Tao power is about ten times more than that of the same level. Wei Yuan can basically use Tao skills at this stage casually, so he can't be said to be good at it.
Fang Hetong did not look down upon Wei Yuan because he had not cultivated the Taoist foundation. The disciples of the Immortal Sect and other small sects like them were completely different from the same world, and challenges to leapfrog levels were commonplace. Even if the disciples of the Immortal Sect had a mediocre Taoist foundation, magical weapons, and Taoist
He can also crush small sects at will with his magic skills.
Of course, what is more terrifying is not the disciples of the Immortal Sect themselves, but the fellow teachers. If you hit an Immortal Sect Taoist foundation, you have to fight all the way up, and maybe a True Lord Yu Jing will pop up in the end. Unlike Bai Feng Academy
, I have only one Dharma sign that I can hold on to. This Dharma sign is still at the bottom of the same level, and I have to compromise at every turn.
After exchanging Taoist abilities, Fang Hetong discussed the defense system with Wei Yuan.
Fang Hetong first talked about local defense. The Northern Liao Dynasty moved southward, and of course it was impossible to resist it only by the soldiers and civilian bravery. The main defense force in Quyang County was actually the 1,500 elite frontier troops stationed in the military fortress 30 miles away.
The leading general, whose surname is Jingwu, had already cast the foundation twenty years ago. It is said that there is still a glimmer of hope for further progress.
The military fortress is the core of defense on the northern border of Datang. The army builds fortifications and defends the important areas. The military fortress will be equipped with a powerful bed crossbow. Non-Daoji monks cannot activate it. One arrow can kill Daoji. Each military fortification contains
There will also be a cavalry. When encountering a large foreign army, they will defend the fortress, and small groups of troops will send out cavalry to destroy them. The military fortresses stocked with elite soldiers are the defensive fulcrums within a hundred miles, and together with the county town and villages, they form a
Defense network.
Wei Yuan understood as soon as he heard that the key figure in charge of local defense was actually General Liao Jingwu. He had the power to mobilize military forces, distribute military supplies, and control the bravery of the people.
Chapter completed!