Chapter 509: Grandma misses Third Master?
"Besides that, they brought a large number of cavalry!"
"The area around the city is mostly flat, and we also need to guard against sneak attacks from the Daqian troops in the city..." said a general.
Sambuza nodded slightly. "In other words, if we don't want to give up Chengdu Prefecture, we must deploy our forces and fight the Daqian reinforcements! If we win, Chengdu Prefecture will naturally be ours, but if we lose, we can only retreat to Jiading Prefecture."
"Let's discuss now, whether to fight or retreat!"
There was a moment of silence, and then shouts were heard, "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
There are two reasons why all the generals asked for a fight. The first reason is that the Daqian troops they encountered before, including the elite troops led by King Zhao Guang of Nannan, were mostly vulnerable. Even if it were the troops in this provincial capital, they would have taken it down long ago if the city walls were not so high.
The second is that the number of soldiers and horses under their command is no less than that under Jia Cong!
In order to capture Chengdu Prefecture, the Xuhen and Wudeng tribes only left 10,000 soldiers in the Jiading Prefecture area, the Wumeng Mountain tribes gathered 70,000 soldiers, and the Xishan Yechuan tribes gathered 20,000 vanguards, totaling nearly 150,000 troops.
Even though Suolang Wangdui lost 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers and horses, and even though there were small groups of soldiers stationed in other directions and some soldiers were lost during the siege, there was still a 100,000-strong army. Jia Cong only had 50,000 main forces.
That's why they are so eager to fight!
Seeing this, Sambuza responded, "Since that's the case, let's engage the Daqian troops in battle! Deputy General Mengda, I'm leaving you with 30,000 troops to continue besieging Chengdu. If they dare to leave the city, fight them back. The rest of you, organize your troops and deploy them fifteen miles to the north!"
At the same time, Jia Cong's troops also set up camp twenty miles north of the city.
"General, the troops from the southern border have temporarily halted their siege!" Jiang Zining reported. "They've left around 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers outside Chengdu. The remaining troops, totaling around 70,000, are heading our way."
Jia Cong laughed and said, "It seems that these people are planning to fight us head-on."
"We currently have 50,000 soldiers and horses, including 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry! The gap with the enemy isn't too far. Are you confident, generals?"
"Hahaha! Marshal was able to defeat several times more enemy troops back then. How can he not have confidence now?" All the generals shouted loudly.
"In that case, let's set up the battle formation tomorrow!"
"Teng Wu, Lu Feng, each of you will lead 5,000 cavalry! Jiang Zining, Xie Jing, each of you will lead 10,000 infantry. The rest of the generals will lead their troops and stand by!"
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"Where do you think that enemy is now?" Wang Xifeng and Ping'er walked along the alley towards Jia Mu's courtyard. Things at home have been a bit busy recently. First of all , there is still more than a month to go before the New Year, and preparations must not be delayed. In addition, there is the construction of the garden at home.
This matter was handled by Wang Xifeng, Youshi, and Yuanyang, with Jia Yun and Xue Ke in charge. Whether it was the allocation of various tasks or the various expenditures, most of them needed to be reviewed by Wang Xifeng, the general manager. Therefore, she was rarely idle for a day.
Although she was tired, Wang Xifeng was still enjoying it.
According to Shan Ziye's previous plan, this garden would probably cost more than two million taels of silver. Originally, Wang Xifeng was worried about how Jia Cong could come up with so much silver, but when she saw the silver Jia Cong had prepared, her heart was about to jump out.
In terms of cash alone, he had prepared 1.5 million silver coins, and the silver ingots piled up in several private vaults almost made Wang Xifeng dizzy.
She had known for a long time that this enemy was rich, but she had never expected him to be so rich.
With such great power in her hands, not to mention other things, there were naturally many people from inside and outside the mansion who came to her to ask for errands. Wang Xifeng was naturally concerned about Jia Cong's affairs. If it was the public money, she would probably have embezzled some of it, but if anyone wanted to touch her own money, would they really think she, Wang Xifeng, was a soft persimmon?
In the mildest case, the person will be beaten with a stick and stripped of his job; in the worst case, he will be directly expelled from the house.
Today the old lady came with a message saying that several more members of the family's branches had come to her, hoping to get a job in the mansion.
"Master should have arrived at Chengdu Prefecture by now!" Ping'er said thoughtfully. "I wonder what the situation is like there. I think there will be a big battle."
"Grandma, are you missing Third Master again?"
Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at Ping'er, but didn't reply. "That enemy has a strong army and powerful horses. Those barbarians are definitely no match for him."
Upon hearing this, Ping'er also nodded vigorously.
"Tomorrow, have Xiaohong take some silver and go to the temple outside the city to donate some money for incense! Donate 48 kilograms of incense every day. Second Madam has plenty of money! Also, have someone send some money to the Taoist temple outside the city, saying it's for the Marquis's blessing."
"These Bodhisattvas, Buddhas, and immortals, one of them will always be effective!"
"As long as that villain is safe and sound, Second Madam will accept any amount of money." Feng Lazi didn't believe in retribution in the underworld before, but now that she has concerns in her heart, her thoughts have naturally changed.
As the master and servant were talking, they arrived at the old lady's yard.
Entering the hall, they saw the two elders, Jia Dairu and Jia Daixiu, sitting in their rooms. Wang Xifeng and the others bowed, and then heard Grandmother Jia say, "My grandson is building a garden in the mansion. This is a major event for our family, and many of the side branches are also looking for jobs. You two have made a list. Please see if there are any of them who can be used, and then assign one or two. They are all young men from the mansion, so you can rest assured that they can be used."
Wang Xifeng took the list with a smile, glanced at it briefly, and then smiled at Jia Dairu and the others, saying, "Originally, everyone has already taken care of everything. However, since the old lady has asked, and we are all family, we should give the two old masters some respect. However, I am only helping the Marquis with his errands, so I have to tell the two masters some things in advance to avoid them accusing me of running errands later."
"First, all the money that passed through our hands must be kept in a clear and honest account. If someone plays dirty tricks, I won't be able to explain myself to the old lady and the great marquis in the future."
"Secondly, you must be diligent in your assigned tasks. This garden is the pride of our entire family. If any part of it is neglected, there will be punishment."
"Thirdly, since I've been trusted by the old lady and the marquis to hold this seal, I can't say I'll just do whatever they say, but there are rules and regulations. If there's anything that requires me to obey orders and not to obey orders, I'll have to ask the two old masters to help make the decision."
"It's not that I, your grandson's wife, have the power, but everything has its rules. With the old lady and Cong'er attaching great importance to it, I really have to put in some effort. I wonder what the two old masters think?"
Jia Daixiu immediately said, "That's right. The government is very kind to assign me a job. If there is anything inappropriate, we will handle it according to the rules."
