"How many days will it take for the city wall to be completed?" Yu Buzhi looked at Yi Feng.

"Three days."

"Three days, that's a good relationship. The Dragon Leader's side has just come to an end. If the Dragon Leader's side is not stable, it will be difficult for the main city to start the famous city war. By the way, have you borrowed the siege equipment from Bajun Mansion?

?”

"I borrowed it five days ago. Governor Zhao gave it to Linchong Lu's chariot, saying that Lu's chariot is the most useful for attacking the city."

There is no room for failure in the battle of famous cities, and the leading force of Zhulu is limited, so we can only find ways to improve the victory rate of famous cities. Borrowing siege equipment is out of consideration for a rainy day, regardless of whether it is needed or not. Anyway, we have this way, if we don’t borrow it, it will be in vain. In other words,

Zhulu Ling actually had some siege equipment. When the Wuling Army arrived outside Zhulu City with their siege equipment, they later became the trophies of Zhulu Ling, but not many of them were intact.

"In that case, Yuan Zhi will arrange the defense of Longling and Yema Town, and then follow me back to Zhulu Territory."

"promise."

After the meeting was over, Yi Feng and Xun Yan did not dare to stay for a long time, so they teleported back to the city.

Shortly after the two figures disappeared from the teleportation array, a sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, and the outside of the town became noisy. Worried about being bumped into by the player and Zhao Yun, Yu Buzhi hid in the lord's office and did not dare to go out. He was puzzled, but fortunately, soon

Someone came in to report the situation.

The Qiang and Hu people are coming.

But this time, they are not here to fight, but to pay a ransom in exchange for the captured tribesmen.

Almost all the Qiang and Hu people are soldiers, and only those who can herd horses and fight, everyone understands the principle of strength in numbers. When the ransom is not too outrageous and their own abilities allow, they usually choose to ransom the people and leave them alone. Not only will they lose money

Population usually affects the morale of the tribe. The three small tribes all sent people to bring things to redeem people, but the Barbarian Niu tribe did not make any move.

Yubu tutted and praised: "Those Qiang and Hu people came so quickly."

"It won't work if you don't hurry up. If you stay one more day, you'll have to count your meals, and the ransom will increase." Xu Shu walked in.

"Forget it, let's deal with the prisoners as soon as possible and settle this matter."

"Yes. Thousands of prisoners cannot be killed, and staying here is a hidden danger after all."

Yu Buzhi picked up the teapot on the table, poured two full cups, and signaled Xu Shu to help himself. He picked up a cup and drank. While drinking, he asked: "The military affairs of Longling and Yema Town have been arranged."

No?"

"It's not much different from usual. It's just that I appointed a general when I'm not around."

Yu Buzhi nodded silently.

The rules formulated by Xu Shu for the Zhulu Army have been implemented for a long time and have been implemented on weekdays. Several generals, Qu Chen and Zhao Yun, are both king-level military generals with both wisdom and courage. Liu Chun of the Panshi Camp and Li Fu of the Polu Cavalry are both transferred.

He is a leader among military generals and has made rapid progress. Currently, the Hetao stronghold has more than 6,000 troops on foot and cavalry. As long as there are no large-scale Qiang and Hu invasions, there should be no pressure to defend the two township-level strongholds.

"By the time we capture the famous city in Bajun, Longling will almost enter a first-level city. The construction progress of Yema Town is at most one month behind. Once we enter the city level, we can build stone city walls. As long as the stone city walls are erected, our pressure

It will be much smaller, but until then, there can be no carelessness."

Xu Shu sighed: "What the lord said is true, but in that case, the population needed here will be much different. To support the development of the two cities, how many tribes will the Second General and the others have to rob..."

Before the cavalry from the four tribes invaded, the various construction projects in the Dragon Territory were almost completed. However, many of the wooden walls were damaged during the battle. After the battle, the territory was being repaired urgently, and it would take about two or three days to complete the repairs. As for what is needed

Regarding the population, Poluqi made several attacks some time ago, and the population gained from plundering three Qiang and Hu tribes enriched Longling and Yema Town respectively. The two sides were slightly evenly matched, and it was easy to gather the 8,000 people needed for a third-level township.

Can enter city-level territory, and the population difference is even greater.

The upper limit of the population of a first-level city is 20,000, and the combined population of Longling and Yema City is 40,000. Not counting the army, the total population of the two strongholds is now just over 10,000. The shortage of people will become more serious after it is upgraded to the city level. Sneak attack on Qianghu

Although the small tribe has gained something, putting aside the casualties and escapes caused by defeating the tribe's will to resist, as well as the various dangers that may be faced on the way back, on average, it is not easy to get more than a thousand people in one trip.

Attacking larger tribes is more profitable, but the bigger the target tribe is, the resistance the Polu Cavalry will face is bound to be stronger, and the loss of troops may be greater, which may not be cost-effective. After the Bloodthorn Territory upgrades, its own population is insufficient, and it can no longer be as good as before.

Blood transfusion to the dragon leader, but if we continue to rely on cavalry to plunder, how long will it take?

The Qianghu are not fools. Several small tribes were brutally murdered by the Dragon Leader one after another, and other small tribes stayed away. The attack of the Zhehan Tribe and the cavalry of the four tribes also reminded the Zhulu Leader that wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance. Although the Dragon Leader

With the auras of "Dragon Deterrence" and "Cycle Protection", he has done a lot of bad things in the Hetao, and he might be punished one day.

Yu Buzhi was also worried about the population problem in Hetao. After thinking for a long time, he was still at a loss. He said sadly: "Take your time, you have to eat one bite at a time. The top priority is to capture the famous city first, and cannot delay the development of Zhulu City. Wait

Zhululing’s upgrade is complete, it’s not too late to find a way, there will be a road to the mountain.”

While talking, Zhai Jiong walked in happily.

"Looking at your expression, the prisoner exchange was a good one, right?"

"All the three small tribes have been replaced, not a single one is left!"

Yu Buzhi was stunned: "All?"

Zhai Jiong said cheerfully: "Yes, my subordinates did not expect it to go so smoothly."

He specifically asked the Qiang and Hu people in the territory, and based on the information he obtained, he formulated corresponding transaction standards. According to the rules on the grassland, war horses, cattle and sheep are usually used to redeem people among tribes. If the target to be redeemed has a noble status or other

Value, the horses, cattle and sheep that need to be paid will be more. For example, the two captured tribal capitals are quite valuable, while the price of ordinary captives is much lower.

The trading standards drawn up by Zhai Jiong were roughly based on the basic market conditions on the grassland, and finally added a Han slave option. After all, Longling and Yema Town were short of population, and for the sake of territorial harmony and future development, they decided to have as many Han, Qiang and Hu people as possible

Exchanging captives for Han slaves can directly increase the population.

"How many war horses will be exchanged?" Xu Shu is the coach of the Zhulu Army, and he is more concerned about the harvest of war horses.

"No."

"Then in exchange for cattle and sheep?"

"No. The ones they sent were all Han Chinese, that's right!"

Zhai Jiong's face was full of happiness. In exchange for the livestock, he could only kill the animals for meat and get some furs by the way. The difference was with the Han slaves. These were the population needed by the territory.

Xu Shu frowned and asked, "Are they all Han Chinese?"

"yes."

Yu Buzhi and Xu Shu looked at each other with strange expressions.

There is a valley twenty miles north of Longling. The allied forces of the four tribes hid their troops here to rest before they raided Longling. The military commander returned to this valley again, but compared with the complacency when he came last time, the current military commander is obviously

He was much haggard, and the tragic failure of the sneak attack on the Dragon Territory was a huge blow to him. They failed to successfully defeat the Dragon Territory, but were almost wiped out. The Barbarians who sent the most troops suffered particularly serious losses.

The Manniu tribe suffered heavy losses, and the risk of being jointly suppressed by the Qiang and Xianbei was reduced, but its future was gone. The dream of building the largest Xiongnu tribe in the Hetao area had been shattered.

Commander Wu hated Long Ling with all his heart because Long Ling destroyed his hopes.

But he still had to deal with the dragon leader to solve the remaining problems, at least to replace the captured tribesmen first.

The coalition captured more than 4,000 people, and the Barbarian Bull tribe accounted for almost half of them. Those who went out to the expedition were all young and strong men. They were valuable combat forces that ensured the development and growth of the tribe. Such a huge loss was enough to break the bones of the Barbarian Bull tribe.

After breaking out of the siege, the military commander sent people to notify the tribesmen who were intercepting the dragon leader cavalry in the east to return to camp. After he led the remaining defeated soldiers back to the camp, he immediately ordered to pack up their things and leave as soon as possible.

He doesn't dare to stay here anymore, the Dragon Territory is too scary!

The dragon has not yet appeared, but the melon soldiers, the dragon leader's defense system and the heavily armored infantry have frightened the military commander.

Before the camp was cleaned up, the tribesmen released by the Dragon Leader came back and brought back news that they could redeem their people.

In order to facilitate collective movement, the four tribes camped very close to each other. The Manniu tribe received the news, and the other three small tribes naturally also received the news. The two small tribes immediately gathered things to redeem their people, and their leaders were still in the Dragon Territory.

At hand, the leader's order was carried out without any problems; the tribe whose leader died was a little more troublesome, but it was not much slower. A new leader was urgently elected, and then the new leader personally took people to the dragon to redeem the people.

Commander Wu hesitated.

Of course he wanted to redeem his people, but he was worried that it was another trap set by the dragon leader.

How could there be such a quid pro quo?

There must be a fraud!

Commander Wu firmly believed that the so-called redemption was a trap by the enemy. With the Dragon Territory's past behavior of vengeance, he must have wanted to catch all the tribes who dared to attack the Dragon Territory. The so-called redemption conditions were just a pretense. The Dragon Territory's troops might have already

On the way to the station, you have to run quickly.

But he didn't dare to do that after all.

The tragic defeat has demoralized the tribe. The attack on Longling was promoted by the military commander. After the defeat, the tribesmen naturally resented the military commander. The news that the dragon leader allowed the redemption of people has spread. If he dares to abandon the captured tribesmen, the tribesmen will definitely

He was even more angry. The tribesmen whose relatives were captured would definitely not obey his orders.

Knowing that it might be a trap, Commander Wu had no choice but to jump down.

However, the commander-in-chief is not easy to deal with. He delayed the preparation of supplies. After the three small tribes left, the preparations for the Manniu tribe were quickly completed. The commander-in-chief immediately set off with his cronies. He did not chase the small tribe, but took the

The team came to this valley and used the three small tribes as a touchstone.

A fast horse galloped into the valley and came directly to the military commander: "Report, the redemption transaction of the three tribes has been completed."

"Did the Dragon Leader give them any trouble?"

"No. The three redeemed tribesmen have mounted their horses and left, and the dragon leader cavalry did not pursue them!"

Wu Shuai looked confused, the plot was different from what he imagined.

When he saw the three tribes rushing towards the north, Commander Wu finally suspected that he was overthinking.

"let's go!"

The Barbarian Bull tribe left the valley and headed towards the Dragon Territory.
To be continued...