Hanoi County, where the county seat is
Today, Mr. Wei Si is holding a core meeting here.
"The Taiping Road is not simple. Our plan is half successful and half failed." Li Kui first concluded.
Afterwards, Li Kui began to carefully describe the many changes in the two months since the war started: "After more than three years of development, our nobles in Hanoi County have been almost wiped out. The entire county of more than 80,000 square kilometers has also been It’s completely under our control.”
"In the past three years or so, we have sorted out the land and water veins, purchased fine seeds from Yancheng, purchased the patent for local treasures, and established a factory to produce local treasures in our Hanoi County. Now we can barely cover the 35 counties under our control."
"Today's Hanoi County has a total of thirty-five counties with a total population of 1.52 million."
"In the past three years or so, we have carried out several large-scale demon slaying activities and used the army hundreds of times. Finally, we have cleaned up all the mountains, rivers, and monsters in the county."
"Today, we have 80 million acres of land alone, and thanks to Yancheng's fine varieties and local treasures as well as advanced farming technology, the yield per mu has reached as high as eight stones. Although there is still a gap from ten stones, we We have thoroughly mastered the relevant technologies, and since last year, people from Wei’s hometown have been coming over to learn local treasure manufacturing techniques and more advanced farming techniques.”
"Today, 640 million shi are harvested from food alone every year, with a total value of approximately 64 billion yen."
"In addition, our Wei family is famous for our armor. In the past, our Wei family's heavy infantry was ranked first among the six ministers of the Jin Dynasty. Even if it expands to the world, our Wei family's armor is also first-rate. exist."
"Now, for more than three years, with reference to Yancheng's Xuanjia, our own armor has also been produced according to Taoism and has been improved. Now, except that the output cannot keep up, every other aspect is better than Xuanjia. excellent."
The price is also more expensive, the production efficiency is lower, and it takes longer.
The dignified Wei family has more than a hundred counties in the fiefdom, and they are all developed mature lands. As a result, the armor manufacturing speed in the territory is not as fast as that of the small Yancheng. If I said this three years ago, no one would believe it. !
But now...
Thinking of this, Li Kui sighed slightly in his heart: Yancheng is no longer small now. When Yancheng completely engulfs Chao Kingdom, develops Dongning Island, and reclaims some counties towards the forest, then Yancheng can directly become a new prince.
Even in Yancheng at that time, even the Wei family could not be underestimated.
In just a few years, Yancheng has become so powerful that the Wei family needs to take it seriously. In the past, this was unimaginable!
Fortunately, Yancheng is in the south after all, and the level of development here cannot be compared with that in the north. The population is not comparable to that of the north, so it is not a serious problem for the time being.
"Relying on the armor industry, grain income and other handicrafts, our annual actual income in Hanoi County is about 100 billion yuan. Coupled with the 100 billion bonds we issued with the reputation of the Wei family, in the past three years, we have been equivalent to We have successively invested 500 billion (the income in the past two years was not so high) to train Taoist soldiers, purchase magic weapons, build water conservancy projects, and cultivate talents..."
"Taiping County only has 300 billion yuan. It seems that we have the advantage, but our territory is too big and there are more minerals. Once the mine is opened, our annual income will surge again. Moreover, the land is vast and rich, and the future development prospects will be better. good."
"So, as long as Taipingdao doesn't sit back and wait for death, sooner or later it will take the lead."
"It is precisely because of this that we were prepared early to be raided by Taiping Road. There are four counties in Hanoi County that are close to Chaohe River. Each county has some industries on the surface. On the surface, every factory has They have accumulated a lot of supplies. Some are black armor, some are weapons, some are grain, and some are copper coins."
"But in fact, whenever copper coins are produced, they are transported away immediately. Therefore, even if we are raided, our actual losses are not big."
"So, the first part of the plan actually worked."
"However, I never expected that Taipingdao would be so cautious."
"At the beginning, they only raided one county, and then based on that county, they continued to plunder the population of other counties. These yellow scarf warriors did not attack the county seat, or even the towns, but only went to the villages to migrate. population."
"In just three days, more than 300 villages totaling more than 56,000 people were relocated."
"So much so that we had to send troops to interfere on the third day. Now, in just half a month, Taiping Dao has relocated about 80,000 people. Zhangjiagang County, where Taiping Dao is currently stationed, has a population of 60,000 because of its port. Now, Almost half of them have been relocated. If we don't send troops yet, the remaining 30,000 will be relocated sooner or later."
"Originally, we had a population of 1.52 million. After this time, the population may be only 1.4 million at most. The Taiping Road opposite originally had a population of 600,000. After this time, it will have a population of 700,000."
"Originally, it was 1.5 million versus 600,000, which is five versus two. After this time, it became 1.4 million versus 700,000, which is two versus one. The change in the situation is quite obvious. .”
"The most important thing is that it seems difficult for us to change this."
"Even if a decisive war were launched immediately at this moment, it seems difficult to change the lost population."
Having said this, Li Kui sat down, and Pang Juan stood up and began to talk about military aspects: "Although it has only been half a month, I have already encountered the opponent's army several times."
"The first is the Yellow Turban Warriors. The opponent has more than 10,000 Yellow Turban Warriors."
"Although they are only Huang-level Taoist soldiers, they can only compete with the ministers and cannot threaten the ministers. However, there is a significant difference between the Yellow Turban Warriors. Perhaps because they all believe in Huang Tian's will, these Yellow Turban Warriors can integrate well. Together."
"The cooperation between the Yellow Turban Warriors is very good and has reached the point of closeness. Even the yellow-level Taoist soldiers I have seen who have been passed down for a long time can hardly compare with the Yellow Turban Warriors in terms of cooperation."
"Moreover, most of the Yellow Turban warriors are not afraid of death, even death."
"It is said that after the death of the Yellow Turban Warriors, they will directly integrate into Huang Tian's will and become a part of Huang Tian. The level of belief that the Yellow Turban Warriors have in Huang Tian can be called a cult!"
"Usually, about two thousand yellow scarf warriors can compete with ordinary ministers, and about three thousand yellow scarf warriors can easily defeat ordinary ministers."
"There are more than 10,000 yellow turban warriors, and I can only compete with them by bringing out half-trained Xuan-level Taoist soldiers."
"Fortunately, the territory of Taiping Dao is not large and the population is small. Nowadays, the higher-level Yellow Angels have only been trained for a thousand years and are not systematic. Otherwise, once the training is completed, this will be a powerful Xuan-level Taoist army."
"If we go head-to-head and Taipingdao is a tortoise and focus on defense, we really have no good solution. A strong attack is not advisable. Even if we win, it will be a miserable victory. Once we fail, the loss will be too great."
"We have six Huang-level Taoist soldiers here, with a total number of 28,000. Xuan-level Taoist soldiers are training, and there are three thousand."
"So, we should make full use of our advantages."
"So, I suggest opening up multiple battlefields."
"The first battlefield is naturally the frontal battlefield. We directly dispatch three Huang-level Taoist soldiers and Chen's Xuan-level Taoist soldiers to confront the main force of Taiping Dao head-on, and build a large camp to prepare for a long-term confrontation."
"The second battlefield is Taiping County. Taiping County is close to Chaohe River. We will directly send a Taoist army across Chaohe River to attack Taiping County."
"The third battlefield is the Chaohe River itself. One of our six yellow-level Taoist soldiers is specially born for water warfare. Let them intercept the fleets in Taiping County and on the opposite side of the Chaohe River, without allowing a grain of food, An arrow passed by.”
"In addition, you can also send experts to Taiping County to disturb people's hearts. Although you can't directly attack the people, it is still okay to create rumors, dream and cause chaos."
"By the way, bribe some people to do more publicity for us in Yancheng. We must highlight Taiping Dao's undeclared war, highlight Taiping Dao's shamelessness and our innocence. We love peace, and everything now is forced to fight back... …”
"Our advantage is that we have a large territory, a large population, and a faster follow-up development. Now we are targeting their main force, launching wars on multiple fronts, and continuing to develop at the same time. But Taiping County is different. The reason why the Taiping Dao congregation can last for a long time To live a good life, it is mainly the Yellow Turban Warriors, Yellow Angels, and other Taoist priests and Taoist priests of Taiping Dao who have been working hard to earn money to support them."
"However, when war comes and Taiping Taoists and other Taoists are no longer able to feed these low-income people, will Taiping Taoism's faith be as firm as in the past? No matter how firm a believer is, he must eat, right?"
“If you don’t have enough food in your stomach, you won’t be able to strengthen your faith.”
"This is the biggest flaw of Taipingdao. As long as we take advantage of this, Taipingdao will fail!"
Li Kui nodded slightly: "Taiping Dao also believes in success and failure. Make good use of this, and this battle will be won without a fight."
While Pang Juan and others were talking, there was also a meeting on Taiping Road, and other nearby nobles and Taoists were also having a meeting. Everyone was very lively, watching the battle, and thinking about it from various angles. Summarize and then revise.
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lotus pond cave sky
Xiao He recounted the first-hand information that had just arrived: "Master, this is the current situation."
"Taipingdao was very cautious. It was so cautious that Hanoi County did not take much advantage and lost nearly 100,000 people."
Wu Qi started his analysis from a purely military perspective: "Due to the existence of Huang Tian's will, both the Yellow Turban Warriors and the Yellow Angels have the ability to call on Huang Tian's will at critical moments."
"For example, a Yellow Turban Warrior can temporarily let Huang Tian's will descend a little power and bless him. Before this power is exhausted, the Yellow Turban Warrior can temporarily have the power to compete with the warriors. And if the Yellow Turban Warrior If you fight to the death, you can burn everything, and you can have a doctor's blow for a short time. Although it is only the power of one blow, it is also terrifying."
"As for the Yellow Angels, they live up to their name. Each Yellow Angel can communicate with Huangtian, mobilize the power of Huangtian, and bless the Yellow Turban Warriors. They can also use the power of Huangtian to call the wind and rain. Compared with the past Taoist system, The many warriors and messengers under Huang Tian's will system are more like sacrifices."
"In the past, great witches were able to master all kinds of mysterious and mysterious skills by communicating with the world and nature."
"In the past dynasties, priests could also borrow the power of the demon king, the divine beasts of heaven and earth, and even the will of heaven and earth by offering sacrifices to ancestors, offering sacrifices to mountains and rivers, or offering sacrifices to a certain divine beast of heaven and earth, or even a certain demon king."
"And Huang Tian's will of Taiping Dao is equivalent to the object of sacrifice by the priests."
"The difference between the Yellow Turban Warriors and the Yellow Angel Warriors, on the surface, seems to be a gap in absolute power, but in essence, there is a gap in the degree of compatibility between them and Huang Tian's will."
"The higher the degree of compatibility, the stronger the power you can control!"
"If we look at it from this point of view, if all Taiping Dao dies at this moment, and one hundred thousand followers, plus tens of thousands of yellow scarf warriors, thousands of yellow angel warriors, Taoist priests, and Taoist priests all sacrifice themselves, maybe Huang Tian's will can be instantly evolved to the level of a real person. situation."
"Moreover, thanks to the special nature of Huang Tian's will, this is more like some kind of will of heaven and earth, or the avenue of heaven and earth."
"That's why Taipingdao was able to train so many masters in just over three years."
"Essentially, these so-called masters have all been transformed by the power of Huang Tian, and all the power in their bodies is borrowed!"
"The key to their subsequent breakthroughs lies not in their personal perception of power, but in their compatibility with Huang Tian's will."
"Since the power of these yellow scarf warriors and yellow angel warriors comes from the original Huang Tian's will, does that mean that with the death of the yellow scarf warriors and yellow angel warriors, the power of Huang Tian's will will become stronger and stronger?"
"Even when they die, will everything they have give back to Huang Tian's will?"
"I think this is possible!"
"Taipingdao may lose this battle, but it will never be a disastrous defeat, because no matter what, Huang Tian's will will be strengthened."
"When necessary, Taiping Taoists use their bodies to match their Taoism. With the blessing of Huang Tian's will, who is his opponent?"
"Even if the first generation monarch has lost the power of heaven and earth, it will be difficult to do anything to him within this barrier!"
Having said this, Wu Qi cautiously clasped his fist towards Jiang Hua and said, "My lord, this Huang Tian's will has far-reaching potential. Although the teachings of Taiping Dao are good, this kind of behavior is really taboo for rulers!"
"Should we take this opportunity to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
Hearing this, Jiang Hua shook his head without hesitation: "Sir, Huang Tian's will is indeed terrifying, and his potential is also very powerful. However, there are countless powerful magical powers, Taoism, and treasures in this world. We cannot destroy just one of them if we encounter one." one."
"Besides, the contention of a hundred schools of thought is also the foundation of our Yancheng. If we take action now, we can hide it for a while but not forever."
"Besides, Taiping Taoist is not the ruthless person you said. You ask him to sacrifice many believers, and he can't do it. If he really does such a thing, then his Taoist heart may be It’s long been broken.”
"Moreover, the young master Si, Li Kui, and Pang Juan on the opposite side are all outstanding people. There are also young master Fei and others nearby. Although Huang Tianzhi is terrifying, it may not be difficult to catch them. We only need to send a team of officers to observe the battle and record their records truthfully Anything.”
(End of chapter)
