"It's good to have famous horses. My friend may need a large number of qualified war horses. Now that Shaodian Kingdom is at war with several southern countries, it will be difficult to buy war horses in the future. You can repay me by establishing war horse trade with him." Ding
Kui keenly saw that there would be a shortage of war horses in the southern countries. Not to mention selling them to others, they would at least be enough for the Ding family's own use.
"It's simple. I'll give you a token. As long as you come to Zhushan City with this token, the Bai family promises to sell him the best war horse forever." Bai Cen took off a mountain-shaped blood jade from his waist and handed it to Ding Kui.
There is a pair of this jade pendant, which was originally inherited from the head of the Bai family. Giving one piece to Ding Kui was a promise made by Bai Cen in the name of the family, representing Bai Cen's greatest sincerity.
There is a large cattle and horse trading market in Zhushan City. Ding Kui can arrange for the Lu Chamber of Commerce to receive the goods at the border of Lu State, and the Lu Chamber of Commerce will be responsible for transporting them to the designated location in Shaodian State. He only needs to send one of his confidants to trade with him.
One fine morning, Ding Kui and Ao Yu left Zhushan City with four horses.
"Why don't you want the money he gave you? If you don't want it, you can give it to me." Ao Yu gradually began to understand the concept of money. Although there were many treasures in his space ring, there were very few gold coins.
"As a superior race, you should not be too greedy, and you need to take a long-term view. Sooner or later, you can make money from selling war horses. Besides, I have gained a lot in Zhushan City, so I shouldn't pay too much attention to things outside myself." Ding Kui taught Ao Yu "
"people" principle.
"I don't care. From now on, I will have my share of the war horses." Ao Yu was getting harder and harder to fool him, "But you have indeed become a little stronger."
"What? A little! Well, in your opinion, it may be a little," Ding Kui was a little discouraged, "I have mastered the art of flying."
"Tch, I will be able to do it when I am born."
Three black lines stood up on Ding Kui's forehead, and he didn't speak for a while.
Suddenly, a whirlwind of fire rolled up around Ao Yu, startling Ao Yu's horse and running wildly. Most people would definitely fall off their horses when encountering this situation. Perhaps because of Ao Yu's racial pressure, the horse ran for a while.
A controlled stop.
"I only realized when the magic was activated this time, how did your soul grow? It was so powerful." Ao Yu had already anticipated Ding Kui's prank, and his expression seemed unhurried.
"Don't you see that this is a second-level compound magic? Why are you talking about the soul? That's not the point. Learning talents requires a strong soul." Ding Kui felt that his expression was wasted.
"I really believe this. I practiced secretly according to your method, but it had no effect at all."
"You stole it! Forget it, you won't be able to learn it anyway, but it doesn't matter if you steal it from me. Remember, you must not watch other people practice."
"My great dragon clan is rare in the human clan's technique? Isn't it because I was sealed and bored that I tried it? Your second-level compound magic can't break my defense. It's almost like scratching an itch."
"Don't hide if you can."
"If this dress is torn, it will take a lot of energy to repair it. It will take a few days to repair it. Why am I wasting my energy in vain if it doesn't work?"
"By the way, let's go to the woods out front and change our makeup."
"Why?"
"We made a lot of noise in Zhushan City. I don't know which local powerful people will be offended. Be careful when going out. Changing your disguise can avoid a lot of trouble."
The Guyuan Empire has many more powerful men than the Shaodian Kingdom. Even with Ao Yu, a level 5 peak thug, he can easily be suppressed if he is too high-profile. Ding Kui somewhat understands the taboos of traveling around the world.
The noise caused by the battle between the nobles in Zhushan City is nothing compared to the million-level legion war in Nanma State. The battle in Nanma State not only affects the nerves of the countries that sent troops, but also other countries on the continent that did not participate in the war are also paying close attention.
The government and the public of our country are talking about the war in Nanzhao Prefecture every day, arguing endlessly about whether to help Shaodian Guo and what conditions should be attached to help Shaodian Guo.
King Jinan has been on the throne for ten years, and with the help of his shrewd and capable Queen Shaodianrong, he has gradually taken control of the power in the country. He has not yet expressed his opinion on Shaodian's war.
"Rong'er," Jinan still calls his nearly fifty-year-old wife, "do you really not care about Shaodianguo's affairs?"
"I am the queen of my country now, and I should worry about the affairs of my country. Shao Diandan has the ability to sit on the position of king, so he should face these things by himself." Shao Dianrong looked in the mirror and touched the small wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
Three years older than Shao Diandan, she looked to be only in her thirties.
"No matter what, Gu is his brother-in-law. Jiguo and Shaodianguo have always been friendly. Now that the three countries have jointly attacked Shaodianguo, it would be unreasonable for Gu to ignore it." Jinan knew that his talents were not as good as his wife's, regarding the important decisions of the country.
He will always listen to Shao Dianrong's opinions.
"This is easy to handle. You send envoys to the three kingdoms of Meng, Cao, and Qi to severely condemn their invasion of Shaodian Kingdom, urge the three kingdoms to withdraw their troops as soon as possible, and restore a peaceful environment to the people of Nanzhao Prefecture.
In addition, if our country encounters consecutive good years, we can clear out the old grains in the granaries and send them to Nanzhao Prefecture, and then the palace will purchase a batch of cloth and send it there to rescue and comfort the people who have fled their homes due to the war. You, my brother-in-law, can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous people.
It's over." Shao Dianrong took off all the ornaments on his head and asked the maid to put them into the ornament box. "I took out all the ornaments and auctioned them off. The proceeds from the auction will be used to adopt orphans who have lost their parents."
"The royal family has money, so how can you, a queen, sell jewelry? Moreover, doing so will not help the war situation, and the number of victims will only increase."
Shaodianrong rolled her eyes at Jinan and said: "Can the money of the royal family be compared with the ornaments of the concubines? The people of Shaodian country must know that the things that help them are bought with the money of the king and queen selling the ornaments. They will understand in their hearts
how to think?"
"Haha, I know what you mean, but it's useless to just let them think about it. The commander-in-chief has a plan..."
Before Jinan could finish speaking, Shao Dianrong put her finger on his mouth and said, "I know what your Majesty is thinking. Meng, Cao, and Qi all want to occupy a piece of land in Jiangxi, and they will spend a lot of money."
Manpower, material resources, and financial resources are needed to attack Shaodian State; you also hope to expand your territory and add more things to your country's territory.
However, after you help Shaodian Dan defeat the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, can you stay in Nanzhao State and not leave? Meng Fei, Cao Qi and Qi Shao can get involved in the territory of Shaodian State, but you can't. Not to mention the emperor and his concubines.
The identity of the Ji family and the Shaodian family have been in love for many years, and the Ji** team will not be allowed to occupy Shaodian's territory. Unless..."
Jinan's interest was aroused and he asked anxiously: "Unless what?"
"Unless what you are occupying is not Shaodian's land."
"What do you mean, wait until those lands are confirmed to belong to the three kingdoms of Meng, Cao, and Qi before sending troops to attack them?" Jinan was awakened.
"That's right, we must first make the Shaodian Kingdom admit that they have lost those lands, and then we can unite with the Shaodian Kingdom to send troops to attack. After snatching it away, we will have a reason not to leave."
"Come here, I'm sending an order to the royal family to buy a new set of jewelry for the queen." Jinan suddenly became enlightened and already had a plan in his mind.
Cao State sent two additional legions to Jinping County at the end of February 4872, which put great pressure on Jiang Xi, the commander of Shaodian State.
After nearly half a year of fierce fighting, about one-third of Di Tanglong's twelve legions are left; the eight, eleven, fourteen, and twenty and the seven legions of Zhongdi 1, Lindi 1, and Lindi 2 are all different.
level of losses; only the 1st Haitian Army Corps remained at full strength. Half of the 20th Army Corps was still immobilized, and the Shaodian Kingdom could only field more than 700,000 troops.
Meng's five legions, Cao's four legions and Qi's two legions, minus the battle losses, have over a million regular troops.
The coalition commander He Lianyu suddenly disappeared, and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces on the northern, central, and southern fronts moved frequently. Jiang Zhi judged that He Lianyu had made a new strategic move, but he could not analyze her specific strategic intentions.
While Jiang Xi ordered all war zones to be on tight defense, he also asked the commander-in-chief for help, and repeatedly urged the Haitian Army Corps staying outside Nanjing to rush to the front line.
On one day in early March, Shaodianmi hurriedly came to Jiang Xi and said: "I have received information that the people in the occupied areas have been forced to work by the enemy, and their destination is to go to the frontline military camp where the battle is taking place."
"Hard labor?" Jiang Zhi was startled. He checked the map of the war zone repeatedly and muttered something.
"What? Wartime labor is nothing more than transportation and construction. Is it possible that He Lianyu wants to organize the common people into an army?" Jiang Xi did not understand Jiang Zhi's seemingly excessive reaction.
"Construction, yes! It is construction. If it is just transportation, it does not require many people. People from the Intelligence Department spread intelligence behind enemy lines. There should be a lot of people forced to work." Jiang Zhi frowned.
Shaodianmi nodded and said, "Yes, there are many. In addition to the old, weak, sick and disabled, even women have been recruited."
Jiang Zhi rushed to a pile of documents and quickly looked through the recent battle reports sent from each war zone. "No, He Lianyu is building a large building. Judging from the fact that all war zones are killing scouts, is it possible that he is building a link to connect all war zones?"
Defenses in a war zone, right?!" He was frightened by his own inference.
If He Lianyu heard Jiang Zhi's inference, she would probably be shocked. Jiang Zhi has become a roundworm in her stomach, and his inference is actually accurate.
Such a big news that Cao State increased its troops by two legions could not be hidden from Shaodian State. He Lianyu took advantage of this incident to create suspicion, launched a feint attack on three fronts, and tried his best to kill Shaodian State's scouts.
She secretly recruited labor to build a city wall close to the battle line, isolating the occupied area from the Shaodian Army's defense line, and ensuring that the occupied area became a safe rear area.
A city wall that starts from the riverside city of Jinping County in the north, passes through the border of Yanling County and Huashan County, and ends at the swamp side of Nanqiu County in the south. Thanks to the ten days of repair work by millions of people, it has begun to take shape.
Jiang Xi heard Jiang Zhi's inference and immediately ordered: "Send an order to Hu Qin to have his 14th Army launch a tentative attack on the enemy-occupied areas along the Tongyuan River; send an order to Di Tanglong to lead his troops to Yanling County."
Take a look inside; send an order to the Central Army to launch a strong attack on the enemy in front of you."
If He Lianyu really wants to build the city wall, more than one million enemy troops will invade Nanma Prefecture in multiple directions with their backs on the city wall. Jiang Xi can't stop it even if he has two more legions.