March passed by so quietly.
In a blink of an eye, it’s April and May.
In the past few months, the entire Southern Wilderness has been calm. The Feng and Chen families, who had been in constant conflict with Wu Qi, have also temporarily stopped. The main reason is that all the well-informed forces in the entire Southern Wilderness have been frightened.
Indeed, Nanhuang's access to the outside world is now controlled by Zhao Cheng, but this does not mean that Nanhuang is completely isolated from the outside world.
It's just that the path is dangerous and difficult, not suitable for large-scale caravans or army marches.
In addition, as early as many thousands of years ago, Taoists tamed birds. Over time, even mortals can master some of the skills of taming animals and can use them to deliver letters.
Under this situation, what happened under the Heaven's Jueguan had already spread throughout the Southern Wilderness as early as March.
Facing that destructive force that destroyed millions of troops, no one could remain calm and calm.
In this case, even if you have thought about it, such a method must be difficult to replicate, otherwise Zhao Cheng would not have to withdraw to the Southern Wilderness, but knowing it does not affect people's fear.
As time went by, more details were revealed. For example, the charred corpses within the destruction range would emit a faint light at night. For example, fertile soil turned into poisonous soil, and ordinary people stayed in it for a period of time. Over time, you will be poisoned and die in pain. Medicine and stone cannot save you.
As for the center of the big explosion, everything was destroyed, not even the bones were left. Under such circumstances, Huang Tianjun's retreat to the southern wasteland undoubtedly added a layer of mystery.
In the past, the Feng and Chen families were not unaware of the threat from Ying Tian's army, but compared to the Ying Tian army who was further away, they were more inclined to destroy Wu Qi first and then execute Ying Tian.
After all, Ying Tian's army was farther away and could also be used to destroy Wu.
Now, although Wu Qi, the old thief, deserves to die, the threat from Ying Tian's army has to be taken seriously. They still understand the truth of death and coldness. With the magic of Ying Tian's army, if Wu Qi loses, it will be his turn later. They are.
But the problem is, if the magic cannot be replicated, and the Ying Tian army, which retreated from Qingzhou, is not as strong as they expected, wouldn't it mean that they have lost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to eliminate the Wu thieves? !
Now that Wu Qi is surrounded by two forces, this is undoubtedly when he is at his weakest.
Under this situation, the Feng and Chen families could only stay put for the time being and think about it. Now the two families were quarreling with each other.
Some people believe that since ancient times, those who hold the destiny of heaven have been exhausted after a short period of time. It is better to sit back and watch Wu Qi and Ying Tian's army fight, causing the two sides to consume each other. When the time is right, send troops to destroy the Wu thieves in one fell swoop. Cut off Yingtian and divide the southern wilderness into two parts.
Some people also believe that Yingtian is too evil. He has had too many supernatural powers since his debut and cannot stay for a long time. It is better to join forces with Wu Qi to wipe out Yingtian in one go and then try to follow up.
Compared with the second statement, there are undoubtedly more supporters of the first statement.
Alliance is simple to say, but the reality is that even if Wucheng is really taken, it will most likely be helping Wu Qi regain Wucheng. After all, everything bordering Wucheng is Wu Qi's territory.
Of course, the most important thing is that what Ying Tian's army is showing now is all about magic, not hard power. If Ying Tian's army has an army of two to three hundred thousand, the three families will definitely unite without hesitation. But now, the entire Ying Tian's army only numbered 70,000, and its territory was only the small city of Wucheng. It was impossible for them to develop in a short period of time.
"Meat eaters are despicable and cannot plan far!"
At the Wu Jiajun's military camp, Wu Qi looked in the direction of the Feng and Chen families, feeling agitated in his heart.
Compared to a few months ago, he was undoubtedly older, with gray hair, deep wrinkles, and black age spots.
Before Ying Tian's army withdrew to Nanhuang, he attacked Wucheng several times, but all failed. But now that Ying Tian's army has absorbed Huang Tian's old army, it is even more difficult to fight. He is not a person who is motivated by ambition. If nothing can be done for the time being, I will not attack forcefully, but just wait for the weather.
But the longer he waited, the more anxious he became, especially the news conveyed to him by the craftsmen in the city, which gave him a strong bad feeling.
Of course, only those Taoists in the entire Yingtian Army know about such top-secret matters as muskets. Even if the Wu family has been cultivating in Wucheng for many years and left behind many secrets, these secrets are just civilians. Now They are all working as apprentices and taking classes, and they cannot get in touch with the core of Ying Tianjun.
But even those things that were not top secrets still frightened him. If Zhao Cheng was really allowed to develop for two or three years, the follow-up would be really bad.
As for Wucheng, the total population is over 500,000 to nearly 600,000, but in fact, many people in the city are illegal and have no household registration. This is not a secret. In order to avoid taxes, there is no one who can't do it. matter.
The entire Wucheng, even after several purges by Zhao Cheng, now has a population of at least more than 600,000.
There are more than 600,000 people. According to Zhao Cheng's current system, except for the old, weak, women and children, it can be said that all the soldiers are soldiers.
The old and weak, women and children learn the art of making clothes and armor, and the young and strong learn the art of making crossbows. When these young and strong are not fighting, they can make armaments. When fighting, they don’t need much training. They only need to be equipped by everyone. Crossbow, form a formation, and then pull the trigger.
This means that if Zhao Cheng is really given time, the opponent will easily be able to create a number of archers of up to 200,000 in addition to the main force of Ying Tianjun.
As for the resource issue, Wucheng is backed by mountains and there is no shortage of wood and stone. As for leather, silk and cloth, Zhao Cheng ransacked so many homes and brought back countless resources from Qingzhou. It is impossible to consume them in a few years. completely.
And this is not counting the population that Zhao Cheng brought back from Qingzhou. How many people are in this group? Because Wu Qi's status is too low, it is impossible to know, but it can be as many as one or two hundred thousand.
Two hundred thousand archers, plus seventy thousand, rounded up, that is an army of three hundred thousand. With such strength, who can stop this Southern Wilderness? !
Wu Qi was frightened when he thought about this kind of war potential.
But it is impossible for him to imitate Zhao Cheng. The reason why Zhao Cheng can do this is because Wucheng is now an isolated city, and all the forces have been wiped out by Zhao Cheng. Zhao Cheng can naturally do whatever he wants, but he cannot.
Apart from anything else, he simply cannot do this by abolishing currency and switching to merit.
And if he can't do that, many of the people under his rule are actually the private property of local powerful people. Furthermore, he doesn't have enough money and food to support so many people out of work.
