This is the third time that the unparalleled general Zhe Heng has made extraordinary contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Why is this?
It turned out that Zheheng, who was sharpening his sword and preparing to stop the Zhou army at Duanxia Pass, encountered a very embarrassing problem, that is, the original food in Duanxia Pass was only enough for 3,000 people for five months.
After he led more than 10,000 people to Duanxia Pass, the military rations were suddenly not enough, and he had to push for supplies from Shuzhong.
But the problem is that this mountain road is difficult for everyone. Ten days have passed since Shuzhong received the order to urge food supplies, and then the ministers or the major families decided on the question of 'whether to give it or not' We debated for five days on the issue, and for another five days on 'how much' to give.
Twenty days have passed.
However, when the number of grain distribution was determined and ready to be summoned to transport grain, it was suddenly discovered that there was not that much grain in the warehouse.
So another eight days were spent discussing the food production status of each family.
It was finally settled, but it turned out that we couldn’t mobilize so many civilian workers to do the work!
There aren’t that many people on the books!
According to the books, the entire Sichuan Plain area has a population of only 100,000. Can this be believed?
But for the King of Shu, these 100,000 people were the population he could really control, which was really a sad thing.
So in order to transport food and recruit people, the major clans started a new round of wrangling.
But this time they would no longer have to argue anymore, because the military supplies at Duanxiaguan could no longer be maintained, and Zheheng could only retreat with this army that had only reached the goal but had not fought a single battle.
I can't hold on any longer. If I hold on any longer, Duan Xiaguan will run out of food.
When the original guard of Duanxia Pass saw this situation, without saying a word, he directly led his original 3,000 men to join Zheheng's team, as if he was the leader.
It has to be said that not everyone is born to fight. Some people's ability to lead troops in battle is gained through experience.
Just like this ocher.
He went from being a 'celebrity' who knew nothing at first, to now at least being able to lead the entire army to retreat in an orderly manner. This is already a big improvement.
Zheheng, who was becoming more and more proficient in the matter of 'retreat', made great progress this time. After taking enough people to escape, he finally returned to Shu.
In contrast, the Zhou army no longer paused after occupying Duanxia Pass. They almost marched on the back of this army and launched a strategy to attack the surrounding counties.
The final situation of unifying the world has finally begun.
Another good news is that the two hundred thousand people attacking from the east have also made progress.
Two roads, one from the north and one from the east, were advancing side by side, which put great pressure on Shu.
At the same time, Gongsun Zhi also began to receive some prisoners of "the world's greatest talents".
This left him speechless.
How should he deal with so many talented people?
Later, Gongsun Zhi simply imprisoned all these so-called "great talents" temporarily and waited for the recovery of Shu before dealing with them.
This was the right decision, otherwise he might have been annoyed to death by these people who were used to bragging about each other.
Jiang Sibai and Yuan Ling did not carry out the serious reconciliation of yin and yang, but observed the status of the void monsters in Shu.
Void monsters, this is the enemy they have to face after establishing Heavenly Palace.
This enemy is actually very weak, but it is all-pervasive. If you relax a little bit, it may bring chaos to the world.
What reassured them was that this kind of monster was actually very weak.
Not only are they suppressed by order, but they are also destroyed by military evil.
In fact, all the armies trained by Gongsun Zhi already have military evil spirits.
Therefore, wherever the army passes, these monsters have no room to survive and must stay away.
Therefore, wherever Zhou Jun passed, Jiang Sibai and Yuan Ling looked like they were washing the world, washing away all the bad and ugly things.
The government orders for Shu were also issued at the same time. Every time the Zhou army occupied a place, they directly carried out land transfer on the spot.
Because they have done so much, the army is very proficient in Dutian's affairs and can get things done first without the need for civilian officials to be in place.
There is no need to worry about whether this army will take the opportunity to do anything extraordinary.
Looting places would never happen in this army. As long as they saw the guilty monument erected locally, their hearts were already filled with a sense of awe.
A large number of people, land and food were released from the local area, which made the entire land full of vitality.
At the same time, certain emotions that were suppressed by the rich clans in that era were also rapidly awakening, making the rich clans' control over the place instantly in danger.
The big families have realized one thing, that is, if they want to continue to maintain the continuity and dignity of their family, they must accept the rule of the Great Zhou and become officials of the Great Zhou.
So the same thing as in northern Shu happened again, and more and more wealthy families began to choose to surrender.
Especially for those newly moved families, there is no psychological burden at all when they surrender.
They haven't had time to buy much land in Shu, so they can just do it. How much loss can they make?
As a result, more and more wealthy families began to fall in favor of Gongsun Zhi, and many "great talents" praised by the King of Shu fell into Gongsun Zhi's arms.
It's just that Gongsun Zhi doesn't dare to use these so-called talents at all. Who knows how much water has been put into these virtuous names.
But he must use these people, because there are too few civil servants under him, so he can only make do with them first.
But in terms of supervision, they have communicated with Jiang Sibai. Once these officials violate the rules or have no food, they will be removed immediately and replaced.
Jiang Sibai, who has the support of all the land gods, can certainly have this confidence.
As a result, Shu was restoring order at an astonishing speed.
Driven by this general trend, King Shu's surrender has become less conspicuous, and everyone knows that this is inevitable.
Only the generals felt sorry.
This battle to unify the world was determined by too many rumors, too many surrenders of prisoners, but very few direct battles.
In this way, everyone will have less merit in beheading.
In the process of restoring order, Jiang Sibai and Yuan Ling were still observing the status of the monsters.
"I'm just curious, how do people come up with so many weird things?"
Yuan Ling asked curiously as he watched those strange-looking things retreating into the mountains and forests.
Jiang Sibai said: "This should not be the fear of one person, but the fear of many people mixed together."
"It's like some people feel that there are eyes staring at him in the dark, and some people feel that there are scary tentacles in the dark. What do you think the combination of these two elements is?"
Yuan Ling thought for a while, took a breath and said, "That's really uncomfortable."
"I thought of eyes covered with tentacles."
Jiang Sibai said: "There is another possibility, tentacles covered with eyes."
After hearing this, Yuan Ling quickly patted him and said, "Stop talking about this, it's disgusting."
Jiang Sibai followed suit and changed the subject: "It seems that these things will indeed be excluded by order."
"Order in Shu is restored quickly, and they have no choice but to escape."
Yuan Ling said: "It's a pity that it can't be eliminated directly. In this case, as long as the world is in chaos, the demons will dance again."
Jiang Sibai said: "It's not just them, there will be new monsters born all over the world."
"Okay, things here are almost settled, and then Zhi'er will officially ascend the throne as emperor."
Yuan Ling said: "Then the sky will fall."
"Can we withstand the Demon King, Demon Lord, Immortal King, and God King?"
Jiang Sibai shook his head and said, "What are you afraid of? We have Juntian and Houtu, as well as the Hell Scroll, the Yin Yang Sword and the Heaven Appraisal Mirror, which should be enough."
(End of chapter)
