Leaving the boundaries of Yangzhou and entering Taixing is like stepping into two worlds.
Although Sui Ting had been defeated, it was the strongest overlord in Huaidong before the Huai army went south.
Su Wei, Pei Ju and others were also talented people who were capable of both literary and military skills and were good at governing the people.
Under their governance, more than 10 million people in Yangzhou have developed Yangzhou and other places, and all places that can be reclaimed into farmland have been fully developed.
Although Yangzhou is currently experiencing war, and millions of young men have either been drafted into the army, or are working as wives or laborers, the villages, towns and small towns around Yangzhou have become deserted.
But you can still see the lively scene of the village and town when it was prosperous.
Stepping into the territory of Taixing is like stepping into the wilderness from a normal village. Large areas of land are abandoned, swamps and rivers are everywhere, and wild beasts are rampant in the mountains and forests.
There are also many evolved beasts appearing.
Although Pei Ju had anticipated this situation, he had to sigh in his heart when he came to Taixing in person and saw the territory occupied by the Beifu Army.
Liu Laozhi is really a pure soldier...
"Liu Laozhi is a famous general with extraordinary military skills, but his ability to manage internal affairs is too low!"
The internal affairs management is not good, and the food reserves in the representative army are not enough.
In order to seize Taixing, Sui Ting appointed Yang Yichen as general and led one hundred thousand elite troops to confront the Beifu Army, although there was no decisive battle with the Beifu Army.
However, the mere confrontation between the two armies restrained the Beifu army from moving, and the farmland within the territory that had not been cultivated much was abandoned as a result.
Just like when Wang Jing attacked Wuhe and Qin Dynasty.
Just relying on the consumption of food and grass can forcefully consume the enemy to death.
If the Huai army had not suddenly moved south to intervene, Yang Yichen, supported by a large amount of food and grass, would have exhausted the Beifu army and invaded Taixing to seize the land.
Liu Laozhi could not withstand the defeat, and Yang Yichen's troops could then move north to join Lai Huer and attack Zhang Shicheng's troops. Then they attacked Yuhuaji and occupied Huaidong.
This is Sui Ting's grand strategy for expansion.
Liu Laozhi, who has the appearance of a famous general, obviously has extraordinary personal strength, but is regarded by Duan Wenzhen and others as the weakest and easiest to defeat among the Huaidong princes.
Pei Ju thought of what had happened in the past and the situation Liu Laozhi was currently facing, and he had full confidence in his mission this time.
After entering Taixing.
The Huai Army's Yun Chai turned around and returned to avoid leaking the secret of the Yun Chai to other princes. Pei Ju and a group of guards got on the carriage and continued towards Taixing.
Two days later.
The Beifu Army got the news and sent two thousand cavalry to protect them.
The man leading these two thousand cavalry was Liu Jingxuan, Liu Laozhi's son.
"Liu Laozhi asked his son to come to protect him in person. Haha, it seems that there is really a problem with the Beifu Army. Liu Laozhi is already worried!"
Pei Ju thought to himself.
A wise old fox like him knows everything about the smallest things.
If the other party reveals a little information, he can judge the other party's thoughts and the general situation of the power.
He made a judgment in his mind, but showed no signs of it on his face. He also talked to Liu Jingxuan intentionally or unintentionally, and got more useful information from the other party's words.
Taixing City.
Pei Ju stuck his head out of the carriage and looked into the distance. He saw Taixing City in the distance, which was solemn and solemn. It looked more like a large military camp, or a military fortress.
On the way to Taixing City, he saw sparse people busy in the fields.
The harvest of the fields is not very good at first glance.
Those people were also sallow, thin, and physically weak.
Liu Jingxuan and the two thousand cavalrymen who came to escort them were all strong and strong, with strong expressions on their faces. Obviously, all the food and supplies of the Beifu Army were consumed by the army.
"Mr. Pei, Taixing is ahead. My general has been waiting for a long time!"
Liu Jingxuan urged the war horses and came to the carriage and said with a smile.
A few days of traveling.
Coupled with Pei Ju's intentional show of goodwill, the two parties have become familiar with each other.
Pei Ju said: "Then let's speed up. We can't let General Liu wait in the city!"
Said.
A line of thousands of people picked up speed again.
As they approached, Taixing City became clearer and clearer. The soldiers on the city wall stood upright, and the entire city seemed to contain a strange aura.
The moment he entered the city, Pei Ju's mental power was suppressed.
The mental sense that could clearly detect movement a hundred feet away suddenly shortened the distance by two or three times, just like the originally clear eyes were covered with a layer of gauze, making them hazy.
"This...is this a military formation or the Mohist method of building a city?"
Pei Ju was shocked.
The inheritance methods of hundreds of schools each have their own secrets, but most of the people who came to the Chinese world after the Southern and Northern Dynasties received Taoist, Confucian and military methods.
In particular, Confucianism and military strategists have become orthodox among most princely forces. Among them, Confucianism has many civil servants and military strategists have many generals.
This is the mainstream of life practice and transformation.
Pei Ju was born in the Pei family in Hedong. He was from a truly thousand-year-old family and had extensive knowledge.
After coming to the world of Shenzhou, I knew that with more and more strong people, there would definitely be various kinds of restrictions on strong people, and weapons specifically aimed at military generals.
For example, the Cloud Car built by the Huai Army Construction Department combines Taoist talisman formations with Mohist equipment structures, and has a strong supporting effect on a force.
The God-breaking Crossbow that He Chou built before was specifically designed to target military commanders' aura. It could cause damage to military commanders below the seventh level as soon as it was developed. If it is carefully developed and continuously improved, it will sooner or later be able to cause serious damage to the seventh-level generals.
Whether it is a cloud car or a God-breaking crossbow, they are all researched and built by top talents.
Liu Laozhi is just a general who only knows how to lead his troops to fight, but he actually has a way to suppress the strong?
"I understand... This should be the basis for building a city based on the military camp of the military strategist. Taixing City is essentially a military camp! There are a large number of soldiers in the city!"
"With these soldiers and the city that looks like a barracks, we can exert our ability to suppress outsiders!"
Pei Ju reacted quickly after being shocked.
Liu Laozhi didn't know any Mohist techniques. He just transformed the military formation method and used the city as a military camp... Sihong and Yangzhou City could not be copied.
Because Sihong and Yangzhou are positioned as big cities that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, not as pure military camps!
"But... we can learn from this idea!"
"When we return to Yangzhou, we can discuss this matter with He Chou. If He Chou can improve it so that Yangzhou City can also suppress the strong, he will definitely be reused by King Huai!"
Pei Ju thought secretly.
The carriage drove down the street, passing through the houses that seemed to be used to station troops, and approached Liu Laozhi's mansion.
Outside Liu Laozhi's mansion.
Several richly decorated carriages stopped, and the attendants standing beside the carriages were dressed in the same style as Liu Song in the south of the river.
"Liu Song's envoy is here too!"
Pei Ju understood clearly in his heart!
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The sole of my left foot seemed to be broken. I went to Yangzhou to press it. The pain was so bad that I couldn't stand, so I had to lie down on the bed... I will update two chapters today.
I will write more during the day tomorrow. A total of five chapters will be added, which will be completed in the next few days.
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