"What can we do?" Ding Kui looked at Kong Ren warily, not hiding his distrustful attitude.
Kong Ren didn't mind and said with a smile: "If you don't trust the Kong family or a certain family, you can find a few more families. The Jiang family has Anguo County, the Long family has Weiguo County, and even the Xun family has Liguo County. I
I believe there must be many talents in these places.
Of course, there are also other places. It doesn’t matter whether you know them or not. It just requires a few city lords and county guards. As long as you relax the restrictions, you will definitely be able to get enough. There are many capable people in Shaodian Kingdom who know you, Ding Kui."
"Yes!" Ding Kui suddenly stood up and woke up the dreamer with one sentence.
"You don't know it when you guard Baoshan! Before, I jumped into the trap of uniting and balancing the friendly forces. Why didn't I think of that?" He understood what Kong Ren meant instantly.
Different statuses consider different issues. When he was still a lord, he could only focus on how to manage his own territory; now it is different. He has become a representative of a certain camp and cannot just guard his own territory.
Land, we must learn to share and share, and how to benefit others is a major issue.
"Oh, I'm going to get scolded when I go home." Kong Ren deliberately cried with a sad face.
The Kong family does not need to be a representative, they can earn as much profit as they can, and they can eat alone regardless of others.
"Haha, the Kong family has taken a lot of advantage. I'm not stupid. If you don't remind me, someone will remind me. The Jiang family and the Long family won't watch you taking advantage in vain."
Ding Kui is just not used to the change in status. After thinking about it, he will see more clearly. It will be difficult to fool him.
"What kind of brain do you have? Are you a soldier or a politician? If I hadn't been following you these days, I would have thought that many of your ideas came from your staff. Whether it is military or domestic affairs, you can make clear and correct decisions.
." Kong Ren deepened his understanding of Ding Kui.
"Hey, if I hadn't been young back then, none of you would have been my opponent." Ding Kui said proudly.
"No one in that batch of players is your opponent now. It's pointless to say this. Now you can consider taking over Yanling County. If you delay, there may be reinforcements from the local army, and it won't be that easy to fight again." Kong Ren hoped.
Continue to expand territory.
Ding Kui shook his head and said: "No, the people's sentiment is not stable enough. Official governance also requires time to adjust the people's sentiment and digest the newly occupied territory first.
The terrain of Yanling County is complex, the local officials have combat experience, and there is naval support on the Tongyuan River. It is not suitable to go north along the river before solving Huasong.
How many local troops can Shao Dianxi organize? Zhushan County can threaten the state city, how many troops does he dare to send to help defend Yanling County? If he sends more, I dare to directly attack the state city."
"Okay, take it slow, don't push the court and Shao Dianxi too hard, otherwise it will be bad if they concentrate on dealing with you." Kong Ren did not insist on his opinion.
The Supervisory State has another new decree. This time it is to notify Nanmao Prefecture that Cui Dun, the lord of Shapu City, will be moved to Dongxing County Governor, and the commander of the city defense army will temporarily act as the city lord.
As soon as the news came out, Yi Sheng was even happier than Cui Dun. Someone was in charge of Dongxing County, and he was an official who was good at economics. The soldiers of the 20th Army were paid and the morale of the army could be stabilized.
Dongxing County guards the main entrance and exit of the Great Swamp. At least it has the resources of Warcraft and the native products of the Great Swamp. Cui Dun has room to play, which should make Dongxing County richer.
In contrast, the orders of the deputy commander of the Military Command Department were much lower-key. The transfer orders of the Eighth Army were given directly to Jiang Zhi, and he did not even send a copy to the Zhongwangzhou Theater. However, Jiang Li knew it well and did not care whether the Eighth Army ran away.
Which war zone.
Jiang Li was more interested in another piece of news from Ding Kui. Ding Kui asked major aristocratic families to provide recommenders and reserve officials above the city lord level for Nanzhao Prefecture.
It is said that the reserve is actually used to replace the existing local officials. The big family who received the request knew clearly and quickly selected suitable people from the family and rushed them to Huashan County. The earlier the person arrived, the easier it would be to get the position.
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Now that Ding Kui's control area is connected with Zhongwangzhou, people who come to seek refuge with Ding Kui can travel unimpeded. It all depends on whose horse can run faster.
Pingfu County and Nanping County took the initiative to surrender, and local officials and local armed systems did not need to be adjusted. Ding Kui allowed these two counties to be autonomous.
Dongxing County is the headquarters of the 20th Army Corps. The local armed system is in the hands of Yi Sheng. The local officials are adjusted by the newly appointed Cui Dun. Ding Kui arranges for Liu Yu to coordinate on his behalf, basically leaving Dongxing County in a semi-autonomous state.
Daling County had 20 legions of troops radiating from it, so Ding Kui could only temporarily declare the county to be under military control, waiting for a suitable candidate to be appointed as the county guard.
The situation in Chongxi County is slightly better. With the former county governor as a puppet and the troops of the Eighth Army constantly arriving, this place at least cannot make big waves and can barely maintain local development.
Tunchang County and Huashan County are in the best situation. They are just on the edge of Nanqiu County. The small court of the Supervisory State Organization can control these two counties, and if you have money, you will be in charge of Tunchang County City, and Ding Kui will be in charge of Huashan County City. The following
Even if officials wanted to rebel, they did not dare to make any move.
The situation in Zhushan County is the most embarrassing. The county guard wants to rely on Nanjing City, but there is a war zone camp where Jiang Xi is stationed nearby. He can disarm all the troops in the county at any time. On the surface, he must make peace with Ding Kuixu.
Shaodianxi was anxious and angry when he learned that nine counties in his jurisdiction had fallen into the hands of Ding Kui. However, after he had just formed tens of thousands of local troops, Wei Shiwen led them into a ditch. Less than 10,000 people fled back to Nanjing.
For a time, there was no military force to resist Ding Kui.
Fortunately, Ding Kui stopped his expansion and did not continue to invade other counties. Shao Dianxi had a chance to breathe.
"Nearly half of the state fell into Ding Kui's hands. What should we do?" Shao Dianxi summoned the civil servants and generals in the state to discuss countermeasures.
Lou Xiao, minister of the state's Ministry of People's Livelihood, said: "The situation is critical, and we should ask the court to send a large army to suppress the Ding thieves."
"Far water can't quench the near thirst, and the imperial court has to deal with the rebel king Shaodian Yong, so I'm afraid it won't be able to send troops to Nanzhao Prefecture. I thought it was necessary to organize troops to protect ourselves, at least to ensure the safety of Nanjing City." Wei Shiwen judged the situation more accurately.
These two are representatives of the internal affairs and military of Nanzhao Prefecture. They open their mouths and others dare not talk to them casually.
"There is no conflict between reporting to the imperial court and forming a local army. The two things can be carried out together. What I am asking is if there is a way to capture Ding Kui!" Shao Dianxi was not satisfied with the answers given by his two men.
Lou Xiao peeked at Wei Shiwen and saw that the requirements of the state animal husbandry were not under the control of the Ministry of People's Welfare.
Wei Shiwen gritted his teeth and said: "Replying to your lord, Ding Kui is the master knight. He has a great martial artist, a great archer and a forbidden magician under his command. The Magic Guild has declared neutrality, and Nanzhao Prefecture does not have the power to capture him."
"Then what should I do? Should I just watch him do whatever he wants? Should I let him run rampant in the state? Or should I wait until he brings his people to Nanjing and arrest me?" Shao Dianxi waved his fists angrily.
He knew the actual situation, but he couldn't save face. The dignified state pastor couldn't do anything to take down a city lord. This was a great shame and humiliation.
Lou Xiao understood the truth of the situation, and now was the critical moment to unite to deal with Ding Kui, so he proposed: "My lord, now we must gather all the forces in the state, including the power of the nobles.
If the Magic Guild refuses to help, there is also the Knight Guild. The minister of the Nanqi branch is also the master knight. Your Excellency, you can issue an order to have all the knights guilds in the state gather in Nanjing City to ensure the safety of the state city first.
The nobles in Nanzhao Prefecture are not short of master-level experts. If they can gather together, they can completely compete with Ding Kui's men. They don't need to be restricted by Ding Kui's high-end combat power. Even if Ding Kui cannot be caught, he will not be allowed to invade Nanjing City."
"It makes sense!" Shao Dianxi's eyes lit up, "I'll leave this matter to you. You can represent me with full authority to contact the Nanqi branch and all the nobles in the state."
He treated a dead horse like a living horse and adopted any plan that sounded reasonable.
"I obey! This humble position requires the handwriting of an adult." Lou Xiao was not humble. He had great power to represent the state pastor, and this opportunity was rare.
Wei Shiwen gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, the top priority is not to capture Ding Kui, but to build up a force to fight against him! Currently, the Eighth Army, the New Twelfth Army and the Twentieth Army are at the disposal of Ding Kui. Here is the Thirty
What can we do against the regular army and the most elite army in the kingdom?
For this plan, all the armed forces in the state must be concentrated. The counties can be ordered to deploy city defense troops to support Nanjing City, and recruit new soldiers to form local legions. You can even order each county to form a militia and replace the city defense troops with militiamen. In this way, several counties can be quickly mobilized.
One hundred thousand city defense troops arrived in Nanjing."
This is a desperate effort!
On average, each city has two thousand city defense troops, one county has 40,000, and ten counties have 400,000. In addition to Wenguo County, Shao Dianxi also controls ten counties. If the power is delegated to the county guards to form militia, the militia will be used to maintain the local area.
If it is safe, Nanjing City can indeed mobilize hundreds of thousands of city defense troops in a short period of time.
Shao Dianxi understands this account, but he cannot issue such an order unless it is absolutely necessary. Who can guarantee that no one in the local area will rebel? Who can guarantee that Meng and Cao will not attack? All the city defense troops were transferred to Zhoucheng and Nanzhao.
The state will be in a state of extreme weakness.
"Okay!" he fought, "Except for the counties along the Tongyuan River, other counties will organize their own militia to maintain security, and all city defense troops will be transferred to Nanjing City!"
Ding Kui's threat was too great, bigger than the local Xiao Xiao, Meng and Cao. If he didn't fight, Ding Kui might attack Nanjing the next day. At that time, his life would not be saved, let alone
Protect Nanzhou.
"Yes!" Wei Shiwen breathed a sigh of relief. He was the only person who had directly faced Ding Kui's power. He knew very well how powerful Ding Kui was. If he didn't do this, he would not be able to stop Ding Kui's expansion.
"Wait a minute, so many soldiers and horses are gathered at once, who will be in command?" Shao Dianxi was very cautious. He did not allow these soldiers and horses to fall into the hands of people he did not trust, otherwise he might become the second Ding Kui, like that in Nanmarsh.
The state is even more ruined.
"A humble position..." Wei Shiwen was interrupted by Shao Dianxi before he could finish his sentence.
"No! You are no match for Ding Kui. You have to choose someone else to take command!"