Pei Min's "Not asking for merit but no mistakes" talks about the hearts of the crowd.

Because of the Silk Road in Jincheng, Lanzhou, all the people traveling here are great merchants who travel back and forth between the Western Regions of Chang'an. They are generous and large in scale, driving the economy of all walks of life in Jincheng. Most of the incumbent officials have achieved good political achievements. As long as they do not make any mistakes, they can quickly get promoted. "Not seeking merit but no mistakes" is their motto for doing things.

Pei Min came from afar and asked them to open the door and enter the city. They discussed this little thing for a long time, just because they were afraid of causing trouble for themselves and avoiding quarrels. After all, their position was too slanderous.

Facing the yi group and the mixed group, if Pei Minyi starts to put on airs and make them obey with a tough attitude, it will only arouse their collective resistance.

But Pei Min said so tactfully that the Changshi, Sima and the crowd were a little moved.

Pei Min continued: "I can't bear the crime of lying about military affairs. I'm here today, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and all the people in Jincheng, to avoid war. You don't have to doubt that what I said is false. But if you are restrained and look back, causing the fall of Jincheng, or causing unnecessary serious losses, don't blame me for being ruthless." Saying good words with a taste will not really achieve results. Therefore, the carrot must be accompanied by a big stick. The more he said, the colder he voiced, and finally he smiled suddenly, "I will arrange for the supervisory censor to stay in Jincheng."

Lu Yu, Xie Jing, Yang Yun, Fan Chen, Yuan Xu, Qi Rui became more and more awkward as he heard it. He originally thought that Pei Min's threat was just to slap the swollen face to pretend to be fat, but when he heard his cheerful smile, the people felt a chill on their backs: the Censor of the Supervisor of Jincheng was stationed in Jincheng, and the Censor of the Supervisor was staring at it day and night, and there was no better life.

Lu Yu reacted the fastest and immediately said: "Pei Zhongcheng is an important official in our dynasty. How dare Lu doubt Zhongcheng's words? It's really hateful that the Tubo traitor dared to plot against our Tang Dynasty."

Seeing that Lu Yu was the first to express his opinion, the remaining five people couldn't help but curse: "Cunning!" In order not to stare at the censor day and night, they put away their little thoughts and scolded Tubo's crimes indignation.

Yang Yun, the military officer of the military commander, asked: "But I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in Tubo, and when will we arrive at Jincheng?"

Pei Min said in a deep voice: "Tubo has a 100,000 army. If the Weiyuan Army horse farm retreats smoothly, Jincheng will face the fierce attack of their main forces. According to my estimate, at least 50,000, and if you go up, you will be able to go up to 70,000 or 80,000."

Yang Yun was stunned for a moment. He was responsible for the military. He had a lot of plans. Their soldiers were only 5,000. How could they defend against more than ten times the enemy?

Pei Min said cautiously: "Don't think I'm talking big. Tubo is here to make money. Before I come here, I let the Weiyuan Army Horse Farm retreat eastward. Tubo did not get any benefits in Weiyuan, so it is inevitable to put his target in Jincheng."

In an instant, the few people looked at Pei Min with some resentment, and then they realized that it was him who caused the situation.

However, they also knew that Pei Min's choice was not a problem. Jincheng was protected by the city walls, and the Weiyuan Military Horse Farm was a broken camp, with not many soldiers inside. When attacked by a large army, the horses would be sent for free. What's more, Pei Min came to Jincheng in person to share the hardships with them? What else do they have to say?

Pei Min comforted, "Don't let the number of Tubo be scared. My Tang Dynasty had at least 200,000 soldiers in Guanzhong, and the Central Plains soldiers and horses could be transferred westward. Why are you afraid of the 100,000 Tubo army? They were just unexpected. As long as we can persist for half a month, Tubo will be under pressure from Chang'an, and they can ensure that Jincheng is safe. However, it is not easy to defend in this half month, and we must work together. I have brought more than 160 people, all of whom are excellent archers, who can perform miraculous results in defending the city, and you can follow your instructions."

Xie Jing said politely: "The top martial arts scholar is the commander of the Central Chief." He shot the first bird out of his gun, and they were famously unwilling to compete for the first place.

Pei Min was not polite and said unwillingly: "Fan Jun, you should prepare the notice immediately and be prepared to appease the people's hearts. But if you get the news of the Tubo army, you should immediately release the letter to avoid chaos in the city; Qi joins the army, prepare armor, especially the bow and crossbow of the city guarding, and rolling stones by min, and count them one by one; Yuan joins the army, tomorrow morning, recruits servants, and is responsible for helping Qi join the army to transport the rolling stones, min, and other defensive equipment to the city wall. Yang joins the army, Guang sends scouts, no, no, scouts, I will arrange my people to go, you strengthen the four gate garrisons, increase the night patrol soldiers three times, and prevent Tubo fast horses from attacking. In addition, count the soldiers, release the armor, and prepare for the enemy. Chief Lu, thank Sima for the overall coordination, what do you think?"

His arrangement was to be reasonable and effectively mobilized four officials with real power, Yang Yun, Fan Chen, Yuan Xu and Qi Rui, without violating their bottom line.

Yang Yun, Fan Chen, Yuan Xu and Qi Rui arranged for him to go overnight.

At the second hour of Si, Lu Yu and Xie Jing received news from Taozhou that the Tubo army invaded.

One hour after they received the news, Pei Min also received a report from the scout: the three thousand vanguard cavalry of Tubo had approached Jincheng, only twenty miles away from Jincheng.

Yi Time Jincheng's chief historian, Sima, and the soldiers all threw gratitude to Pei Min. If he hadn't warned in advance and persuaded them with both soft and hard methods, they would have more than half a day of preparation time.

Now that we have come to prepare again, the daylily is cold. They can never imagine that Tubo will be arrogant and will advance directly to three groups.

Pei Min had the spirit of Tubo, and he rushed to the nine-curve land of Xihe River. The journey was about 380 miles. Now it was summer again. When the daytime marched, his physical strength would be consumed. For a army that nourished his energy, he would welcome the tired journey. According to principles, he could fight. But after Yang Yun beat the drum and gathered the generals, the soldiers gathered and prepared, which refreshed his three views.

Looking at the Tang Bings who were as morale as they were and had no vitality, Pei Min gave up the idea of ​​leaving the city.

He did not blame the Tang Bing for this. Soldiers are also human beings, not saints. If they want to work hard, they must have interests worthy of their life. Now the land annexation is serious, the government military system is extremely corrupt, and the new military system has not been officially issued. The soldiers cannot see the prospects in their eyes. How can they make their lives scream like the Zhenguan period?

Pei Min was just missing a good opportunity to defeat the enemy. He made up his mind that if he was in charge of the army in the future, he would definitely train elite troops like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Black Armor Cavalry, and the Beiwei Army. Only with such strong soldiers can he seize every opportunity, and not like today. It is an opportunity to defeat the enemy, but there are no available soldiers to implement it.

Pei Min still sighed, and suddenly he thought about something in his heart, and slapped his thighs and found Lu Yu and said, "How many merchants from the Western Regions are there in the city today? They are not the kind of small-scale ones, they need large-scale ones, and they need to be guarded."

Lu Yu looked at Pei Min in surprise, and after a while, he was surprised and said: "Yes, why didn't I expect that the guards of the Western Region merchants were all mercenaries from alien races, who made a living by fighting. At critical moments, they could be recruited and listened. I don't know the specific number, but if they get together, there are seven or eight hundred people, but they may not be able to use it for us?"

"Hurry! There is still some time left! Take me to find them. Some things you don't do will never do. If you have hope, you should try them!" Pei Min's eyes were firm and powerful. As he said, he said to Yang Yun again: "Yang joins the army, you can pick the soldiers of Qianshan Cavalry and ask for the most elite type that can be fought."

Yang Yun's ability to use troops is like that. Although he mastered the military affairs of Jincheng, his mission has been to maintain public security and arrest bandits and be responsible for the stability of Jincheng, Lanzhou. He has never thought about fighting in the past. How to defend the city and how to arrange the city defense cannot be said to be a ignorant of the knowledge in the book, but it is a complete copy of the knowledge in the book and does not know how to learn and apply it. Pei Min got Xue Na's instructions on how to defend the city. Compared with the dead knowledge in the book, Xue Na's experience taught is more vivid and flexible.

According to the characteristics of Jincheng, Pei Min proposed a military arrangement plan, which was much better than Yang Yun's arrangement. Yang Yun also further realized that he was indeed not as good as Pei Min in military terms, and he had no doubts about his words and obeyed his orders.

Lu Yu took Pei Min to the largest inn in Jincheng, Sihai Tower.

Sihai Tower is a restaurant built during the Zhenguan period. The shopkeeper took a fancy to the business opportunities of the Sihai Road and built Sihai Tower on the grounds of "welcoming guests from all over the world". From the beginning, except for the years when Tubo occupied the Western Regions and cut off the Sihai Road, business has been booming to this day, making money every day.

Now the Sihai Tower is crowded with people. Because the city gate is closed and entry and exit is prohibited, all the merchants who travel to and from Chang'an in the Western Regions are trapped in restaurants.

They had nothing to do, so they could only gather together to drink and chat, as if they were having a banquet.

Lu Yu led Pei Min into Sihai Tower and whispered to Pei Min: "Now there are three Hu merchant forces in this Sihai Tower that meet the requirements you said, namely Aviye, a merchant from the Great Food Kingdom, Savoy, a merchant from Fuyu Kingdom, and Yilidou, a merchant from the Indian merchant. They all have a certain scale. According to the city tax they paid to enter the city, the strongest one is Aviye, the second one is Savoy, a merchant from Fuyu Kingdom, and Yilidou, a merchant from the Indian merchant."

"Yo, Lu Changshi, what's the point of doing when you come to the shop?" Lu Yu's status is the number one person in Jincheng. The shopkeeper came to greet him in person, looking at Pei Min curiously, wondering why he was walking in front of Lu Yu.

Lu Yu introduced: "This is Pei Min, the Chief Censor."

The shopkeeper moved and said, "It turned out to be Pei Zhongcheng, who came to earth by the civil and military star Qu, was disrespectful."

Pei Min asked the shopkeeper to prepare an elegant and quiet place for him.

The shopkeeper gave up his private backyard without hesitation.
Chapter completed!