Xiaohe Village, the owner's mansion.
Zou Lang, the owner of Xiaohe Villa, frowned and looked at the two envoys who were trembling all over as they sent to Da Liu Town.
Just now, the envoy brought back the results of his mission to Da Liu Town.
Very pessimistic!
Although Da Liu Town agreed to withdraw its troops, it was unwilling to return the grain fields they had seized, and even asked them to support the general of Da Liu Town to become the commander of the reinforcements.
The Zhao family of Shanwu City requested Shanwu counties to send troops to assist Shanwu. The news has long been spread in Shanwu County. Whether they like it or not, all the towns and villages in Shanwu County have sent a lot of troops to support Shanwu City. For Shanwu City, Zou Lang was also very keen on the position of commander of this army and wanted to compete for it.
But now, Da Liu Zhen's request clearly requires him to give up his position as commander of the reinforcements. How can he be willing to do so?
"Is there really no other way?"
Thinking of this, Zou Lang asked the envoy with some reluctance.
The messenger shook his head with a bitter look on his face and said bitterly,
"Sir, you are well aware of the situation in our Xiaohe Village. There are only 700 combatable soldiers in the entire village. We can barely defend ourselves in front of the Yellow Turbans. How can we fight for the position of commander of the reinforcements?"
"We couldn't even protect the grain fields on the Woniu Plain outside the village. They were usurped by Da Liu Town's malicious disguise of Yellow Turban..."
As he spoke, the envoy's tone unconsciously became lower, "Furthermore, according to my subordinates' observations, there are at least 2,000 combatable soldiers in Da Liu Town, which is definitely not something we can fight against!"
"What? 2,000!! Are you sure you read that correctly?"
Zou Lang's pupils shrank sharply, his tone became high unconsciously, and he asked in disbelief.
The messenger nodded bitterly.
"this……"
Under the huge strength gap, no matter how many thoughts he had in mind, Zou Lang finally let out a deep sigh and lowered his raised right hand weakly.
"That's all, I agree to Da Liuzhen's request!"
Regarding Zou Lang's decision, the envoy was not surprised. After all, the difference in strength was too big.
After a second thought, the envoy seemed to have thought of something again, and cautiously asked: "How many troops should we send to support Shanwu City this time?"
When Zou Lang heard this, he was angry at first, then smiled coldly and said, "He in Da Liu Town has seized thousands of acres of fertile land from my Xiaohe Village, and he still wants me to send troops?"
"But if we don't send troops, it will be difficult for the Zhao family to explain, and most of the fertile land occupied by Da Liu Town belongs to the Zhao family! I'm afraid that in the future..."
"Those 30,000 Yellow Turbans are not just soldiers. The Zhao family can't even protect themselves. They still have time to take care of us. Do as I say!"
"Yes, I will go to Daliu Town now!"
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Due to historical reasons, Shanwu City is not located in the center of Shanwu County, but is located in the north near the desert. It was originally an important military town in Yanmen County to defend against foreigners.
Daliu Town is the closest to Shanwu City. The distance between the two is only more than 80 miles, and the cavalry can reach it in a day and night.
Therefore, Daliu Town became a gathering point for reinforcements, where reinforcements from various towns met.
There are seven major towns in Shanwu County, namely Daliu, Xiaohe, Muma, Dashan, Woniu... Among the towns, three are the strongest and most famous.
Daliu Town, Xiaohezhuang, Muma Town.
The first two benefited from the large grain fields on the Woniu Plain, with rich grain production, the largest population, strong strength, and the greatest reputation.
Muma Town is located at the northernmost tip of Shanwu County, bordering the desert. Hu and Han people mix together and compete with the alien tribes in the desert all the year round. Although the population is small, it is full of martial virtues, everyone is martial, and there is a large area of pasture, rich in war horses.
Therefore, Muma Town had the strongest military front, and before the rise of Da Liu Town, it was the strongest, with nearly 500 cavalry.
Although Muma Town is strong, due to the mixture of Hu and Han, although it has to admit its status due to its strong strength, in fact, Shanwu Town, including Shanwu City, is not very fond of Muma Town. Too close to aliens! The status is much lower than that of Dalu and Xiaohezhuang, which control the two major grain-producing towns in Shanwu County.
Therefore, in this reinforcement, although Muma Town was the town with the largest number of troops except Daliu Town, 300 second-level cavalry troops were sent.
Others, such as Shi Yan and Wo Niu, sent more troops, only about 200 first-level soldiers, while the few sent only about 50 first-level soldiers, and even the big town and Xiaohezhuang did not send any troops.
But this does not prevent the towns from tacitly agreeing to isolate Muma Town, curry favor with Da Liu Town, and surround Xiao Jing with stars holding the moon in the center.
After all, compared to the more than 300 second-order cavalry in Muma Town, the troops sent by Da Liu Town were even more astonishing, up to 4,000, which was three times more than the reinforcements from all towns combined.
If you don’t curry favor with Da Liu Town, is it possible that you have to curry favor with this weakling, Muma Town?
"Mayor Xiao, I really didn't expect your town to be so powerful!!"
Mao Gang, the mayor of Woniu Town, praised, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
To be honest, when he saw the nearly 4,000 troops in Da Liu Town, he had mixed emotions in his heart, including shock, envy, and disbelief...
Woniu Town is located on the other side of Wuniu Mountain. It is a neighbor of Daliu Town. It is a town in the mountains. It is rich in stone ore, iron ore, and wild goods resources, but it does not produce food.
"This cavalry? I'm afraid it's not that simple!"
Ding Chi, the mayor of Dayan Town, swallowed when he saw the wind cavalry behind Xiao Jing, his eyes full of horror.
Damian and Woniu, these two towns do not produce food themselves. In the past, all food was supplied by Daliu Town. The relationship between the three towns was very good. Even if Xiao Jing took over Daliu Town, this relationship was not shaken.
Therefore, when they heard that the Zhao family was recruiting troops, they had no intention of coming.
After all, what does it have to do with Shanwu City asking for help? It's a waste of troops and no good, so I won't go if I don't go!
But after hearing the words of Da Liu Town, "Conquer Zhao Ni, support Shanwu!" 'After the slogan, the two towns immediately changed their minds and personally led the soldiers in the towns to Daliu Town to express their attitude.
The reason why there are such different attitudes is because of 'food'.
It doesn't matter if you offend Shanwucheng, it's disgusting at best, but if you offend Daliu Town and run out of food, it will really kill people!
Hearing the praise of the mayor of the second town, Xiao Jing was very impressed, but she still smiled reservedly and said politely: "The two mayors are not bad at all!"
Mao Gang and Ding Chi looked at each other with wry smiles and said one after another:
"Mayor Xiao, please don't make fun of us. Compared to you, these two hundred or so first-order soldiers are really incapable of us!"
Xiao Jing smiled slightly and said no more.
In addition to the two towns of Dashan and Woniu, because of Xiao Jing's relationship, they attached great importance to this support. Not only did the mayors come in person, but they even brought 200 soldiers each.
Some other towns sent a general and sent some soldiers to finish the job. Shanwu County's request for help was not taken seriously.
It's incredible, but understandable.
After all, apart from being nominally affiliated with Shanwu, each town is very independent in everything else including the military and finances, and there is little control from Shanwu.
For example, Shanwu County belongs to Yanmen County, but Yanmen County has no management rights over Shanwu County.
Therefore, under the Han Dynasty, large and small towns, cities, and prefectures were like independent forces. They had only one co-owner, the Han Dynasty, who paid tribute of money (taxation) every month.
Of course, there is no alternative to adopting a similar 'co-owner' system in "War". After all, the territory of the Han Dynasty is too large under the premise of expanding the map ten times. Although there is a teleportation array, there is a fee for teleportation arrays. Large-scale teleportation of troops It is simply unrealistic and this management method can only be adopted.
"What town is that? There are so many cavalry!"
Xiao Jing noticed the nearly 300 units of cavalry in Muma Town. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he pointed at the cavalry and asked.
Mao Gang and Ding Chi looked in the direction of Xiao Jing's finger, and when they saw the Muma Town cavalry, they immediately shook their heads with disdain in their eyes and some contempt.
"They're just those barbarians in Muma Town!"
