After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 158
Then Meng Di, under the leadership of Liu Xiatuo, arrived at the barracks, and saw thousands of majestic men quietly waiting for the inspection.

Following Liu Xiatuo's order, 3000 people filed out, and immediately began to practice long-distance raids. Meng Di and Liu Xiatuo followed suit on horseback. The speed of these 3000 people was not too slow, and the formation could still Keep mostly intact.

When they made a circle and returned to the barracks, it was almost a hundred miles away, and then these soldiers immediately began to nock arrows with their bows, and each shot three arrows. Although each had their own shortcomings, they basically hit the target.

Even if one arrow misses occasionally, but the second arrow can land on the target immediately after, Mengdi is very satisfied with this, but he is a little interested, so he got off his horse and walked to the front, and took it from a soldier. his bow.

Liu Xiatuo hurried forward to take a pot of arrows, and saw Mengdi shoot a few arrows one after another, all of them hit the bull's-eye, causing the soldiers present to cheer. Mengdi stayed overnight in the barracks that night and met with the general.

Ask them if there is any problem that needs to be solved, as long as someone makes an opinion, Meng Di will carefully remember it in his heart.

After the meeting was over, he spoke to Liu Xiatuo.

"It's the right way to be strict with the soldiers. At the same time, you must also pay attention to what they think in their hearts. Only in this way can you be united. You have heard the problems they mentioned just now. Although they are all small things, you still have to guard against them. It can increase your prestige."

Liu Xiatuo was also very impressed, and quickly nodded in agreement.

"What the lord said is that I have been busy training soldiers for a while, and almost forgot the reminder from the lord. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

This is also unavoidable. Liu Xiatuo had never made such a mistake when working under him before. The main reason was that with him as the lord, there would be a kind of pressure invisibly.

Now that Liu Xiatuo is leading the army alone, it is inevitable that he will slack off after a long time. This is a terrible thing. If he can't reflect on it in time, there will definitely be problems in the future, so Meng Di reminded him.

"You have to know that you are their superior now, only if you behave convincingly, the soldiers below will be infected by you, and once they fight, they will work harder, otherwise, a sense of arrogance will grow in the army. "

"If things go on like this, disasters will inevitably arise. The so-called freezing three feet is not a one-day cold. This is the truth. I hope you will pay more attention from now on, and guard against arrogance and impetuosity. In the future, you will be able to fight on the battlefield and become famous all over the world."

After he finished speaking, Liu Xiatuo bowed solemnly and said immediately.

"This subordinate has not been taught by the lord for a while, so it is inevitable that I will get carried away. I should take it as a warning in the future."

After staying in the army for a few days, Meng Di returned to Huai City and invited Bai Gui to tell him about his arrangement, but Bai Gui said it indifferently.

"My lord, there is no need to worry about the safety of Huai City. Now there are quite a few shops in the city, and I have rented them out to those tribes. Many of their children have been selected into the army. That's why I suggest expanding the army."

"It is to bind the people in these tribes with us. At that time, whether they want to or not, most of them will stand with us. At least we can get enough information by then."

"Under such circumstances, although Liu Xiatuo's troops are not many, they are very elite. Although our chances of winning in a frontal battle are not great, but if we make a surprise attack at night, the opponent will definitely not be able to withstand it and will definitely return in defeat. "

This raised Mengdi's evaluation of Bai Gui to a higher level. It was obvious that Bai Gui had considered this matter carefully during this period of time, so he calmed down and asked.

"If you really defeated Ran Yi's troops in the future as you said, what would you do next?"

Hearing his question, Bai Gui showed a confident smile on his face.

"Naturally, we must take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack those disobedient tribes at the same time, so as to establish Huaicheng's local power in one fell swoop. From then on, we can reduce some troubles and send people to see Ran Yi, expressing their willingness to coexist peacefully with him."

"Now our strength is not too strong, and we are not yet capable of completely swallowing Ran Yi. Naturally, we can't intensify the conflict between the two sides at this time. We can only buy time as much as possible for Huaicheng to grow and develop."

Since Bai Gui has already made a comprehensive plan, Meng Di has nothing to worry about.

After Gongshuban brought his disciples to Huaicheng, Meng Di told him his thoughts. After listening to Gongshuban, he frowned and thought about it for a while, and then took his disciples to start investigating nearby.

And then Mengdi went to the winery, which is also guarded by heavy soldiers. It is located in the northernmost part of Huai City, occupying a corner of the city, and the surrounding area is still being expanded. After entering the winery, there is a strong smell of booze.

The head craftsman of the wine shop hurried forward, holding a small jar of wine in his hand, his expression a little excited.

Seeing his appearance, Mengdi sized him up curiously and asked.

"What are you holding in your hand? Could it be the wine that has just been brewed?"

The master hurriedly knelt down and raised the wine jar in his hand, and said in a trembling voice.

"My lord, this is a kind of good wine that we accidentally discovered recently. The taste is more mellow and extremely spicy. It's just that the amount we got is too small, and we want to offer it to you."

Hearing this, Meng Di became interested, took the wine jar directly, and when he opened the seal, he smelled a strong aroma of wine, which made his head a little dizzy, so he picked up the wine jar and sipped it lightly a mouthful.

The taste is really strong, and it feels like there is a line of fire in the mouth, flowing down the throat and thinking about the stomach, and suddenly feels hot all over, so Mengdi can't help his eyes light up, and admired.

"This is really good wine, how did you brew it?"

Hearing this, the chief was obviously relieved, hesitated for a moment, and then said.

"It's because the people below did something carelessly and spilled the wine on the ground, leaving only half of the altar. Because it was not sealed in time, the remaining wine has been placed for a long time, and the taste is very bland."

"So some people said that the essence in the wine was no longer there, so they thought to see if they could extract the essence in the wine, so they used wine of not-so-good quality and tried many methods to obtain such a altar."

Maybe he was worried that Mengdi would blame him, so he quickly explained.

"The little ones also obeyed Lord Yi's orders, and they did this for the sake of brewing good wine."

(End of this chapter)