At this moment, Xiao Jing was making some logistical preparations in the barren mountain village.
When puppet soldiers such as 'Terra Warriors' and 'Wind Cavalry' are recruited, they actually bring their own weapons and armor.
However, these weapons and armors are the same as normal soldier weapons and armors. Their durability will decrease in battles and may even be damaged.
Therefore, every war involves not only military strength, but sometimes logistics...
Food and grass, weapons, armor, arrows, siege equipment...what doesn't cost money?
Especially for grain and grass, soldiers consume different amounts of grain and grass in war and in peacetime training. In normal times, at most 2 to 3 units can satisfy one unit of soldiers, but in wartime, at least 5 to 6 units are needed, more than twice as much, and sometimes even Meat is needed to boost military morale.
It can be said that the war is about military power as well as the economy.
Before, if it weren't for the poor formation of the Yellow Turban leader outside Da Liu Town, and Zhou Cang's outstanding military strength, I'm afraid that in the end, even if Xiao Jing could win, it would be impossible for him to gain nothing without paying any price. Naturally, it’s not that big…
The longer a war drags on, the more horrific the drain will be.
Otherwise, if the Yellow Turbans had already surrounded Shanwu City, why would they still build "siege equipment" and prepare to storm Shanwu City?
It’s not that I really can’t afford to delay it.
Shanwu City was not wealthy to begin with, but in order to maintain the morale of the Yellow Turbans, the Chief Governor had no choice but to order the Yellow Turbans to disperse and plunder villages and towns to maintain the existence of the Yellow Turbans...
But as time went by, everything that could be robbed in Shanwu City was robbed, and those that could not be robbed were hard-core people like 'Daliu Town'. The gains outweighed the losses!
As a result, food became increasingly scarce, and he had no choice but to launch a strong attack...
Huangshan Village gradually developed. There was an iron mine in the village and there was no shortage of iron. It also had a blacksmith shop. Although there were not many blacksmiths, they could meet Xiao Jing's current needs and repair weapons.
The same goes for the tailor shops and medical clinics in the village, which can provide logistical support to Xiao Jing's army, repair armor, and treat the wounded.
However, some infrastructure in Barren Mountain Village has been barely built, but some advanced buildings such as 'equipment camps' and 'private schools' are still extremely lacking in Barren Mountain Village.
In short, the development of Huangshan Village still has a long way to go.
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Pre-Qin secret realm, first level.
The secret realm of the Pre-Qin Dynasty was built in the middle of the mountain, winding downwards. The cave was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.
But fortunately, Xiao Jing was well prepared for this and had already ordered people to prepare torches. Under the swaying light of the torches, the first level of the secret realm was revealed to the eyes of several people without reservation.
This is a dark passage, with 'terracotta warriors' faintly erected on both sides of the passage. Behind the terracotta warriors there seems to be some scattered gold, silver and rusty weapons scattered on the ground.
Behind them were several rotting corpses of horse bandits that were unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar to Xiao Jing.
At this moment, these soldiers seemed to be aware of the intruders, their eyes flashed red, and they rushed towards Xiao Jing and his group waving their weapons!
"Lord, be careful!"
Whoosh! ! !
Before the warriors could get closer, Cao Xing shot three arrows to kill the warriors one by one.
Xiao Jing looked at Cao Xing appreciatively, "The whole army is on alert, keep moving forward!"
After speaking, the group of people walked along the dark passage towards the center of the secret realm.
After setting foot on the first level of the Pre-Qin Secret Realm, as the master of the secret realm, he could vaguely sense the distribution of guards on the first level.
However, the perception was not very clear. Xiao Jing could only vaguely sense the gathering place of a large number of guards, such as the scattered "terracotta warriors" beside the passage, but Xiao Jing could not sense it.
Of course, during this process, he even vaguely felt that he could mobilize these soldiers.
But after several attempts, Xiao Jing suddenly discovered that these soldiers were too hostile to him and extremely resisted his orders...
"It seems we still have to use force to conquer these soldiers!"
After another attempted order failed, Xiao Jing finally gave up, thinking to himself.
To deal with the secret realm, if ordinary people want to occupy it, they must 'annihilate' the guards in the secret realm, but Xiao Jing, as the 'Lord of the Secret Realm', naturally does not need to go to such trouble.
Although he used the village building order to forcefully become the master of the pre-Qin secret realm, which caused the guards in the secret realm to have a very bad opinion of him.
But he is the 'Lord of the Secret Realm' after all. In name, everything in the Pre-Qin Secret Realm belongs to him. The reason why he cannot control it is just because the guard of the secret realm has a poor favorability and refuses his orders. Therefore, he only needs to Just show his 'strength' in front of the first-level guards and let these first-level guards recognize him.
"Be careful!!" Xiao Jing turned around and warned.
Xiao Jing did not dare to take it lightly when dealing with the guards in the secret realm.
The lion fought the rabbit with all his strength, so he brought in nearly a thousand yellow scarf soldiers, 200 first-order spearmen, 80 third-order wind cavalry, and the two historical generals Cao Xing and Zhou Cang from Huangshan Village.
Since the passage was relatively narrow, the army could not deploy, so two generals, Zhou Cang and Cao Xing, took the lead in clearing the obstacles.
boom! !
Zhou Cang killed a soldier with a sword, collected the broken gold pieces behind him, and turned around to say to Xiao Jing in surprise.
"My lord, this is truly a 'God-given land', so much gold!"
With that said, he handed the gold nugget to Xiao Jing along with the money he had obtained previously.
The gold nugget has not yet been tempered into gold, but it is heavy in your hand!
Xiao Jing felt the weight of the gold nugget in her hand, and felt a little surprised in her heart.
"As expected of a golden secret realm, the resources are really rich. We haven't gone far yet, but we have obtained at least 20 taels of gold nuggets!"
"But danger is also danger!"
Thinking about it, Xiao Jing also shook his head.
If Zhou Cang and Cao Xing's martial arts were not so high, I am afraid that even some third-level players would not be able to dodge the 'soldiers' who hide in dark corners and launch cold arrows, and they will definitely be seriously injured.
Moreover, the guards who hide and attack secretly are second to none. There are even Mohist agencies in some dark corners. These agencies are more dangerous and difficult to guard against than the guards.
Before, Xiao Jing was not uninterested in the secret realm of the Pre-Qin Dynasty. He secretly sent a few warriors to the secret realm to explore the information. However, after sending five of them, one did not come out alive. After realizing the danger, he gave up this unnecessary An act of consuming one's own troops.
"Be careful, the front is the center of the first floor, and there are a lot of secret guards there!"
The further down you go, the wider the passage becomes and the wider the view becomes, and Xiao Jing's army formation slowly unfolds.
Of course, the more secret realm guards you encounter, the more secret realm guards you encounter.
However, these guards did not have much impact on Zhou Cang and Cao Xing until they reached a certain number. One knife or one arrow was enough for them, and the few that came were simply a gift.
"We're here! Be careful, everyone!"
There was a bright light source at the end of the passage. Seeing this, Xiao Jing secretly became vigilant and alerted the two generals ahead.
"My subordinate understands!"
Zhou Cang and Cao Xing's eyes became solemn, and at the same time they began to order their troops to form formations and be on guard.
Squint and step into the light source.
The next moment, everyone opened their eyes in horror.
