With a deafening explosion, large swaths of rock collapsed.
Before the dust and fog had dissipated, a large number of people swarmed forward, some pulling gravel, and some tying thick ropes to large rocks, like hard-working worker ants.
A mile away, the Gujin Pass, originally owned by Da Qin, was crowded with people, and all kinds of chants were heard one after another, creating a busy scene.
Nowadays, this important pass has become a very large construction site.
It was Wang Chen who presided over and planned this project. After he commanded his troops to occupy Gujin Pass, he immediately issued a recruitment order to recruit 200,000 young men to rebuild the fortress.
Because the original architectural layout of Gujin Pass was with the defensive side in the east, and now it is owned by the Great Zhou Dynasty, it naturally has to change its direction.
Wang Chen wanted to build it into a bridgehead for Zhou Dynasty to invade Qin Dynasty.
This is called an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
The young and strong civilian men he recruited were basically from Yan, and he adopted the principle of proximity.
But Wang Chen did not use the Yan people as cattle and horses. He used the wealth and grain captured from the three major tribes and distributed them to these farmers on a pay-per-work basis.
Not only that, Wang Chen also took out the elixir and put it into the water tank, and gave them the diluted elixir.
He even personally participated in the construction and used magic to solve problems.
Under such circumstances, the 200,000 Yan people who were recruited went from being reluctant to willing. The reconstruction of Gujin Pass was very fast, and it is expected to be completed within three months.
By then, as long as giant cannons are set up on the city wall, Gujin Pass will be truly impregnable!
At the same time, the cavalry of the Western Expeditionary Army first occupied Chidao west of Gujin Pass, established a camp to the west of the mountains, and continuously sent out cavalry to reconnoiter the situation in Daqin.
Wang Chen does not expect that he can completely defeat Da Qin this time. This task should be completed by Wu Fu and Ling Zhiyuan.
Because as his strength increases, he becomes more and more aware of the influence of this world on him.
In other words, rejection!
Wang Chen knew very well that his stay was limited.
So what he has to do is to create a general trend for Wu Fu and Ling Zhiyuan as much as possible.
Conquer the whole world!
During the reconstruction of Gujin Pass, Wang Chen kept in contact with Ling Zhiyuan and knew that his clone was still confronting the Great Qin Army God Qin Qi. The two sides fought several times, but no one took advantage.
Wu Fu, who was personally led by Yujia, has returned to the imperial capital. Her mission is to stabilize the situation within the Great Zhou Dynasty, quell rebellions in various places, and then accumulate strength for the future.
The division of labor among the three is very clear!
Wu Fu also sent several letters to Wang Chen through Kuaiqi, expressing his thoughts and admiration.
But for Wang Chen today, the love between his children is destined to be put last.
After completely occupying the Gujin Pass, he discovered that the world source power contained in the Cangqing Ring had increased a lot.
Obviously, this incident had a major impact on the normal development and operation of this world, allowing Wang Chen to harvest some of the Source of the World.
Wang Chen's understanding and mastery of the Cang Qing Realm has also deepened a lot.
The Small World strategy is getting better and better!
But Wang Chen didn't have the patience to stay at Gujing Pass for three months. After the supplies such as ammunition, food and grass were delivered from the rear, he left 15,000 sergeants to garrison this pass and led 50,000 cavalry out west.
Snowy mountains.
Entered the territory of Daqin.
The territory of the Great Qin in the far west is extremely vast. It is said that the total area far exceeds the combined area of the Great Yan and the Great Qi, and is not under the size of the Great Zhou after the Three Kingdoms have been unified.
The founding of the Qin Dynasty has a history of thousands of years, and its heritage is unimaginably deep.
However, through the oral confessions of Qin prisoners, Wang Chen already knew that there were many problems in the Qin Dynasty. The biggest trouble was that the local princes were so strong that they could not lose their power.
The fundamental purpose of Da Qin's coveting and invading Da Zhou was to solve internal troubles, or to lead internal conflicts to the outside, to obtain wealth and slaves through war, to satisfy the needs of all parties, and to continue the state.
Currently confronting Ling Zhiyuan in the north is the Yulin Army of Great Qin and the coalition of local princes!
After understanding this situation, Wang Chen brazenly launched an invasion and targeted the princely power closest to Gujin Pass as his first target.
So in the southeastern part of Da Qin, thick gunpowder smoke filled the air!
Two months later.
Wang Chen stood on a high hillside, staring at the black army in the distance.
In the past two months, he led 50,000 cavalry to conquer seven cities, including a county with a population of over a million. He killed countless enemies and captured them without success, and even captured a prince of the Qin Dynasty alive.
This prince has been escorted to the Imperial Capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty and handed over to Wu Fu for processing.
Although Wang Chen's achievements were far from shaking the foundation of the huge Qin State, wherever the Zhou cavalry went, the Qin people fled in all directions, causing panic that greatly exceeded the actual losses.
Now, the Western Expeditionary Army finally faced its real opponent.
An elite Qin army of more than 200,000 people!
Wang Chen looked back.
Behind him, fifty thousand soldiers were waiting in full formation.
Although the Western Expeditionary Army also suffered considerable casualties during the ongoing battle, the support from Gujin Pass has never been interrupted, so the number has increased slightly compared to before leaving the pass.
The main additions are gunners and gunners.
Woo~
The majestic horn sounded, and the vast battlefield was filled with solemn killings.
Wang Chen waved the flag and lowered the flag. The hundreds of artillery pieces placed at the front of the battle formation immediately took off their gun jackets. Each artilleryman skillfully began to load ammunition, and sharp whistles sounded one after another.
The next moment, tens of thousands of gunmen moved forward in formation, advancing to a position level with the artillery.
"Fire!"
Following the command from the flag bearer of the artillery battalion, hundreds of artillery pieces suddenly let out thunderous roars, puffs of gunpowder smoke rose, and exploding shells roared towards the enemy camp.
Since the gunners had raised the shooting angle in advance and maximized the charge, the first round of shelling had reached the maximum range of these field artillery.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Cannonballs exploded among the Qin army, causing screams of blood and flesh, and countless soldiers fell down.
They didn't even have time to show off any of their bravery, and they had already become dead souls under the fire!
After the first round of shelling, the generals of the Qin army realized that something was wrong and immediately ordered the entire army to charge towards the Western Expeditionary Army.
Only by fighting hand to hand can we win!
However, the Qin people obviously did not learn their lesson, or thought that they could withstand the casualties of the charge as long as they dispersed their troops.
What greeted them were hot projectiles.
And when many brave soldiers braved the hail of bullets and rushed to the front of the Western Expeditionary Army, they suddenly found that the solid land under their feet had turned into a quagmire.
They were trapped in it and all became living targets!