In the blink of an eye, a few days later.
The first collective farm in Quyang County is already under construction.
Perhaps because of Xiong Wuliang's skill in painting pie, the slaves' enthusiasm for work has been completely mobilized!
In just a few days, a large area of mountain forest had been cultivated into flat land due to the struggle of the slaves.
The first batch of private houses have been built.
If these houses are placed in Quyang County, they can be regarded as luxury houses!
Because these private houses all use adobe bricks fired from adobe brick factories!
Moreover, the locations of these private houses have been planned in a unified manner, and they are built according to the farm drawings designed by the civil engineering brother Xiong Wuliang himself. The rows of brand-new brick and tile houses are neat and orderly, and they are not like ordinary villages at all. Clutter.
At the gate of the entire farm, there is a row of large characters posted:
'Rely on self-reliance and work hard to build a new rural area in Quyang County! '
'Hard work creates wealth, hard work creates the future! '
There are also some more simple slogans...
For example, 'No open defecation! Violators will have their crime tools confiscated! '
Accompanied by Zhong Hua and Xiao Yi, Mr. Xiong walked around the collective farm. Mr. Mi Liang nodded repeatedly and expressed great satisfaction with the slogans on the wall.
"My master is really a kind man!" The slaves praised Xiong Wuliang even more while working.
In the field, there are already strong young men holding the plow and starting to cultivate!
Although summer has already entered, the climate in Quyang is warm and winter comes relatively late, so it is not too late to start sowing now.
In the farmland, the waterwheel with burrs still rotates slowly in the newly dug ditch, transporting clear river water to the fields.
There are even neat rows of small saplings planted on both sides of the road!
Xiong Wuliang was amazed.
Once the subjective initiative of the working people is fully aroused, the construction speed is really ridiculous!
It’s only been a few days, and this place has completely changed!
"I didn't know that my lord was coming, so I missed you from afar. Please forgive me!" A middle-aged man with a simple appearance jogged all the way to Xiong Wuliang's car.
This guy's name is Zhou Zhuo, and he is also one of Xiong Wuliang's personal soldiers.
Because of his simplicity and hard work, Xiong Wuliang was appointed as the person in charge of the demonstration farm.
"Well done! In just a few days, the current situation of the farm has completely exceeded my imagination!" Mr. Xiong praised it without hesitation.
Zhou Zhuo smiled honestly: "It's all the master's advice."
Zhong Hua on the side coughed lightly: "Zhou Zhuo, this is not a place for small talk."
Zhou Zhuo suddenly smiled, and immediately bowed and said: "Young Master, please forgive me... please come this way."
The group entered the farm, and Zhou Zhuo personally served tea.
After briefly introducing the current population, cultivated land area and housing supply of the farm, Xiong Wuliang expressed satisfaction.
"How is the militia training going?" Xiong Wuliang asked.
At present, the biggest enemy of Quyang County is the Shaohu bandits entrenched in Shaohu.
Xiong Wuliang would not be able to sleep well unless he contained this powerful enemy beside his bed.
If the entire Quyang County can train militia teams to defend the villages, then even if there are thousands of Shaohu bandits, they will no longer be able to plunder Quyang County wantonly.
Mr. Mi Liang can have a good sleep.
Zhou Zhuo said respectfully: "Reporting to the Lord, the farm has just been established and there is a lot of work. The construction work is not busy yet, let alone the militia training."
"However, some bankers leave production every day and participate in combat training!"
"According to your order, not only young and strong men are participating in the training... women, children and the elderly are also trained."
Xiong Wuliang nodded with satisfaction.
The enemy is numerous and powerful. If you want to resist the Shaohu bandits, you need all the people to fight!
Zhong Hua admired the construction of the collective farm: "It seems that it won't be long before the entire Quyang County will be re-planned using this farm as a template."
The mere fact that every household has a brick house is enough to tempt all village households to switch to the collective farm model.
The demonstration farm has achieved great results!
…
Xiong Wuliang knew very well that large-scale turmoil would break out in Yue soon.
At that time, Chu State will follow the historical process and annex Yue State!
The militia was organized just to prevent Shaohu pirates.
But the Shaohu pirates were only short-term opponents. If they wanted to make a fortune from their land, they had to think hard about attacking Vietnam!
Attacking Vietnam is not something that these old, weak, women and children can do.
This requires an army with strong combat power and absolute loyalty to Xiong Wuliang.
Logically speaking, Quyang has a total population of more than 15,000, of which 1,500 are young and strong men of the right age. According to the convention of drawing one out of two, 800 Quyang disciples can be organized.
It is a pity that Quyang County lost its vitality in the Qin-Chu Danyang War, and the private soldiers in its hands can be said to have declined in strength.
After several years of preparations for the war, there were only 200 Quyang disciples.
Fortunately, there are not enough people, so we have to collect the equipment.
If you want to increase the combat power of Quyang's army, the best way is to smelt iron, improve the weapons, and strive to ensure that all members are armored!
But since there was no iron ore, it was impossible to improve iron smelting technology.
It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
The largest mine in the Central Plains is the Yiyang Iron Mine in South Korea. Although South Korea is a small country, it has also formed a very powerful army with this mine.
Known as 'Jinhan'.
It is conceivable that South Korea must strictly guard against domestic iron ore. Even if it is sold occasionally, the price is extremely high.
In this era, iron ore, like grain and horses, were out-and-out military supplies.
It’s not just South Korea—all countries have strict restrictions on the sale of this type of military supplies.
Of course, even without this restriction, a poor guy like Xiong Wuliang couldn't afford it.
But... even if there is no iron, Xiong Wuliang still has a way to arm his army.
He has ordered Shi Er to build a large number of hand-held repeating crossbows according to the drawings.
If you don't have to consider the accuracy of this thing, the cost is really low - the raw material is just wood, and the most indispensable thing in Quyang County is wood.
Of course, there is really no need to consider accuracy.
The holding repeating crossbow can fire ten arrows continuously at one time, and two hundred soldiers with one hand can pour out two thousand arrows in an instant.
Do you understand the theory of superior firepower?
The absolute advantage in quantity can make up for the lack of quality!
Anyway, there is a processing factory here, and there are enough arrow tubes!
In addition to the two hundred Quyang soldiers holding a repeating crossbow, a large number of hand-held repeating crossbows were also provided to the militia.
Quyang County lacks metal, so these repeating crossbows are the most economical weapons!
If an enemy invades, the militiamen can fire a large number of arrows at any unexpected place, which will definitely deal a heavy blow to the enemy.
Let this bunch of feudal backward elements feel what the "vast ocean of people's war" means!
…
In the mountain forest, a group of rough men with hair and tattoos walked quickly through.
The man at the head was eight feet tall, with tight muscles all over his body, and he looked like a fierce general.
General of the State of Yue - Shaohu!
He is also the current second commander of the Shaohu Pirates!
Since King Si Wujiang of Yue was defeated and died a few years ago, Yue's 100,000 troops fled in all directions and were intercepted and killed by the Chu army. They were almost completely annihilated.
The surviving Vietnamese troops fled eastward desperately, trying to escape back to the country of Yue.
However, the State of Chu had already deployed heavy troops to guard the border between Chu and Yue, leaving no opportunity for the Yue people to take advantage of it.
He could only occupy the lake area in Quyang and become the king, and barely survive by robbing the people.
The State of Chu seemed to have no intention of forgiving them, and sent troops to encircle and suppress them again and again.
Fortunately, Shaohu is a large area, and the Shaohu bandits are spread out, so the Chu army can't catch them at all.
It is already late summer, and although it is not yet late autumn, there are harvests in the farmland.
It was the right time for the Shaohu pirates to go out and plunder.
Shaohu made a big move: "My sons, whether you can have enough to eat this winter depends on this trip!"
The thieves were very excited.
Shaohu lowered his voice: "Sneak into the village and shoot without asking!"
There were only a hundred bandits following Shaohu, and they were just the vanguard of the Shaohu bandits.
If we conduct a reconnaissance today and find no trace of the Chu soldiers, the Shaohu pirates will come out in full force under the leadership of the general to plunder enough food to survive the cold winter!
Seeing that it was getting late, the thieves came out of the forest under the cover of night.
"This is..." The bandits under Shaohu's command widened their eyes in shock!
I saw that the road was smooth and straight, with neat shrubs planted on both sides!
One of the robbers leaned over and touched the road in disbelief, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"It's all rammed earth!"
"There are such hard and smooth roads in the world!"
Everyone was amazed.
Then I turned to look at the farmland on both sides and saw huge ears of corn. Although it was only the end of summer, they could match the quality of late autumn in previous years!
"Great maturity! Great maturity!" Everyone was ecstatic.
Quyang County is so rich, it seems that there is no need to worry about food for the winter this year.
In the farmland, clear water flows in the flat ditches, carrying giant disk-like objects, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
Although Shaohu was shocked, he was still a general of the Yue Kingdom, so he was still very determined.
Shaohu scolded in a low voice: "What's the fuss about? Don't forget the business!"
The bandits were noisy for a long time before they calmed down their shock.
Shaohu whispered: "Old rule, check around."
All the bandits responded in unison.
…
"The Shaohu thieves are here!" Several men ran over in a panic at a farm.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
The farm immediately fell into panic!
Especially the elderly people almost fainted while covering their hearts.
Every time the Shaohu Bandits attack, the villages that suffer will suffer heavy losses!
"Why panic!" At the critical moment, a young man stepped forward!
"Now is a good time to see how good my training level has been for many days!"
As soon as this statement came out, the chaotic scene became slightly calmer.
"How many people are here? How far is it from Zhuangzi?"
"There should be hundreds of people, only a thousand steps away from Zhuangzi!"
Everyone felt at ease.
With only a hundred people, it seems that the Shaohu pirates did not come out in full force.
The leading man immediately made a decision: "Take the serial crossbow and ambush on the roadside! Send people immediately to the city to ask for help!"
With a backbone, everyone no longer panics. Soon, a group of young and strong men, holding repeating crossbows and spears, took advantage of the darkness and came out of the village.
Several figures ran towards Quyang City under the cover of night.
…
"Second Commander, there seems to be a village ahead!"
Everyone took a closer look and saw that there was indeed a large black shadow.
Shaohu was overjoyed: "My sons, grab the food!"
The words just fell.
A large hail of arrows suddenly shot out from the bushes on both sides!
In an instant, everyone around Shaohu fell down!
After all, Shaohu was a general of the Yue Kingdom, with good martial arts skills.
Although the incident happened suddenly, Shaohu had quick eyes and quick hands, and he deflected several arrows one after another. When he looked at it carefully, he couldn't help but feel that the seven souls were missing two souls!
In the blink of an eye, dozens of people fell!
At a glance, there were hundreds of arrows fired!
In other words, there are at least hundreds of archers ambushing on both sides!
Even though we have an absolute numerical advantage, we still need to launch a sneak attack! Don’t talk about martial ethics!
"Pursues of Chu State! Retreat quickly!" Shaohu's dead soul emerged.
While he was speaking, another large hail of arrows swept over him.
The bandits had no intention of taking a closer look, let alone fighting, and immediately fled in all directions.
Shaohu was about to run away when he felt a pain in his leg.
When he looked down, he saw that an arrow had hit his leg.
A bandit tried to rush over to help Shaohu despite the rain of arrows, but was shot down on the spot by arrows.
Shaohu shouted in despair: "You guys retreat! Tell Heijiao to avenge me..."
After several more rounds of attacks, all the bandits still standing were knocked to the ground.
Only half a stick of incense passed.
Under the strong suppression, one hundred Shaohu bandits were completely wiped out!
Shaohu was hit by two more arrows. He huddled on the ground in despair, watching the bushes on both sides shaking, and dozens of people who looked like farmers walked out of the bushes.
These farmers were obviously not soldiers of the Chu State.
It looked like it was the first time someone had killed someone, and some people's legs were still trembling.
Shaohu's eyes widened, filled with regret.
If I had known that there were only such a few people in the ambush, I should have rushed forward with the arrows in hand!
This group of people is obviously a mob. Once they are approached by the arrogant Vietnamese soldiers under their command, it will be a merciless massacre.
pity……
However, the density of the arrow rain just now...
Shaohu managed to hold himself up and threatened, "I am the second commander of Shaohu! If you dare to touch a hair on my head, be careful not to be cut into pieces!"
It can be said that the Shaohu pirates have gained great power in recent years.
As soon as these words came out, the faces of several timid militiamen turned pale.
The man at the head seemed calmer and commanded the militiamen: "This is the leader, tie him up quickly and send him to the young master to collect the reward!"
At the mention of receiving the reward, the fear on the faces of all the militiamen was wiped away!
Master Mi Liang has promised to destroy the Shaohu bandits, and that will be a huge reward!
Shaohu's eyes widened as he saw several big men walking over with evil smiles on their faces... He took out the hemp rope in his arms...
"How dare you..." Shaohu never thought that these Chu farmers, who had always been as weak as sheep, were now not afraid of their own threats!
How unreasonable!
Shaohu wanted to struggle, but he couldn't muster the strength because of his serious injuries. He watched helplessly as the group of farmers tied him up.
The leader of the farmer smiled happily and said: "Treat his wounds quickly, but don't die. This man looks like a high official, and the master must want to live."
