Chapter 780: Even if you are far away, you will be punished (Part 2)
"Does this mean that we can directly pass through the army and go deep into the hinterland of the grassland?"
It's so bad that no one can't help but be surprised.
Ye Qing was not surprised by this. He had seen archaeological documentaries and found that this road had been intact for two thousand years, let alone only a few hundred years ago.
Perched high in the mountains, this military highway is a road of surprise. It has always been secretly blocked and rarely used in peacetime. Some sections of the road are often submerged by green jungle. Nature always demonstrates its dominance at all times.
It was only used at certain special moments. Meng Tian set out from here to chase the Huns 700 miles north, Qin Shihuang's body returned south from this road, Li Guang and Wei Qing both marched from here to sweep across the Northern Desert, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty patrolled the border many times.
From here on…
Ye Qing stared at this road and thought.
Jia Xu observed the emperor's expression, felt something in his heart, and asked aloud: "Your Majesty, do you want to go out to the Hetao to fight in person?"
"Well, Jizhou and Youzhou have gathered heavy troops. Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang can rest assured that a pincer offensive will be formed here..."
The remaining light of the setting sun entered the hall, and the ministers were silent for a while. Then Xi Zhi said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to take risks personally. The little thief Murong is no better than the Star Lord Ship and the Earth Immortal, and the soldiers can be captured easily..."
"Your Majesty has a body worth thousands of dollars, and every move he makes affects the fate of the country. How can you take risks so easily..."
"The son of a rich man cannot sit in the hall, let alone the king of ten thousand chariots."
"I object"
This sentence meant that the river had opened its floodgates. Immediately afterwards, Lu Shangjing, Xun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, all important ministers, immediately stepped forward and warned the emperor not to go on a personal expedition. It was almost as if they had been linked up in advance.
What are you doing?
Ye Qing didn't even know whether to laugh or cry. Although he knew that they were right, he was very puzzled and could only wave his hands and wisely put the matter aside for the time being.
By the time he returned to his dormitory to rest, it was almost dark, the Mid-Autumn Festival was twilight, and the wind was drizzling. The palace people were lighting the palace lanterns. When he returned to the palace, the maids and eunuchs all saluted. Only Queen Mi stood up and smiled: "
The emperor is back, please bring the meal I have prepared."
While he was talking, there were two palace maids, holding a plate with four or five side dishes in their hands. Ye Qing couldn't help but smile when he saw it: "I'm sorry for your thoughtfulness. I'm going to court and I want to use some."
As he spoke, he smiled slightly, scooped out the soup with a spoon, and told about the court meeting just now. He was a little confused: "My practice has been advancing rapidly, and all the ministers know it. Why is the obstruction so fierce this time?"
After hearing this, Empress Xiao Mi pursed her lips and smiled, and revealed the mystery in one sentence: "The ministers are indeed devout and loyal to the emperor. There is indeed no need for the king of ten thousand chariots to go to the battlefield - you don't have a prince yet."
"Moreover, the battle in Jizhou was dominated by high-end combat forces, but this time it was a large army fighting against each other. The situation was different... If all the merits were attributed to Your Majesty, how would the generals be promoted and their descendants? And how could the soldiers be rewarded? How could they be rewarded with fields?
To pass on his family?"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Qing was a little speechless: "I dare say that the master is too capable, and he also blocks the officers and soldiers' official and financial paths..."
"Isn't it?" Little Empress Mi said with bright eyes and a smile.
It was rare to see her husband's miserable face, like a child's beloved toy being snatched away. She found it very interesting.
"What are you laughing at..."
Ye Qing flicked her forehead. Although she was a little depressed, he also knew that the empire had reached a critical stage of integration. All parties had common interests and sought external expansion. This was a good thing. It was time to let go.
After washing, it was time to go to bed. The moonlight fell silently, casting its shadow on the cicada gauze screen beside the bed. A picture scroll was quietly pasted on the screen, sealing off the inside and outside. The light and shadow were confusing, showing the mountains, rivers and the country.
"Are you used to it now?"
"Well, the clone is getting stronger and stronger, and the ubiquitous feeling of attraction to the main body is indeed getting smaller. My husband's guess is right, and the main body can gradually get rid of it in the future... My business is nothing. Now that the war has started, for my husband, this
The training of noodle soldiers will be slowed down." Empress Xiao Mi said with a little regret.
"fine."
Ye Qing caressed her smooth and smooth back: "That's a lot, you did a good job... The enemy Blood Wolf Cavalry has just recovered 20,000, Murong Zheng dared to fight me at this time, probably to judge the strength of the Luoyang North and South Army
The total number of Taoist soldiers is less than 30,000, and I may still think that his cavalry has an advantage...but how do you know that I have the help of a good wife?"
In the past five years, Qianqian's Forgotten Land has been operating. At present, the space is as high as the Yin Shen level. Her Qingmai treasure house only has enough space for her to cultivate to the Yang Shen level. It can be seen that it is difficult to increase the space. However, it is used for cultivating the Qi refining level for her husband.
Taoist soldiers are more than enough.
"You're glib again."
Empress Xiao Mi may have an angry look on her face, but she feels comfortable in her heart. She secretly thinks that her husband said that women are hearing animals. It’s true, she just listens to her husband’s praises when she likes her.
The forgotten land of Dongtian is gradually recovering, and the cost of simulation training is very low. Ye Qing's strategy is to select veterans from the local army who participated in the Battle of Jizhou, and join the space in batches for virtual training. Some people have good results, and some people have poor results.
, it doesn’t matter, just try another batch and come back.
There wasn't a lot of spiritual energy in the soil, but there were a lot of people. Ye Qing was always used to making the most of his advantages.
There were many soldiers who contributed to the elimination of evil spirits in the Battle of Jizhou, and there were 200,000 to 300,000 people who were nourished by Xuanhuang Qi. This group of people had certain cultivation resources, and also had the simulation space of the Forgotten Land, which helped them experience the Qi Refining Layer in advance and return to reality.
Everything comes naturally and the level is raised.
Generally speaking, magicians enter the country faster. A small number of magicians originally have the first and second levels of Qi training. They have made great achievements in Jizhou. When they go to space, their virtual cultivation level becomes higher. In the past five years, there have been more than twenty new breakthroughs.
When he saw real people, many of whom were heroes of the moment, Ye Qing recognized Sima Yi's name on the list.
The progress of ordinary veterans is much slower. Some are even too old and have poor cultivation results. Due to the large base of the army of the county and state, 50,000 new Taoist soldiers have been selected and trained to supplement the northern and southern armies in Luoyang. The total number of Taoist soldiers accumulated has now been
Of the 76,000, 6,000 were assigned to the Southern Guards and 70,000 were assigned to the main force of the Northern Army.
Ye Qing knew that this was actually the benefit of the Han Empire's elimination of three thousand real people from the outside world. This blowout upgrade was not the norm, but it surprised him.
What's more, Murong Zheng is far away from the grassland, making it even more difficult to detect the reality.
On the one hand, they used Nuwa's method of concealing the secrets from the sky to deceive the secrets of heaven. On the other hand, half of them were sent to Shu to take turns fighting in order to accumulate experience.
A two-pronged approach hides most of the strength.
Everything is ready, it's time to give the enemy a fatal blow.
"The great catastrophe has just arrived in this world, and the first wave has not yet completely ended. How can you have time to waste time with Murong Zheng?"
"This is not a historical drama," Ye Qing thought to himself.
When the matter was discussed again the next morning, Ye Qing changed his attitude and said in a good tone: "What you said makes sense. I will cancel my personal expedition."
"Your Majesty is wise"
A group of civil and military officials, regardless of the truth or falsehood, took their words and hammered them into reality.
These foxes... Ye Qing chuckled secretly and added with a straight face: "The Northern Wei Dynasty is not comparable to Shu. In this national war, we can strategically and tactically pay attention to the enemy. The plan of the pincer offensive cannot be changed... This battle is a comprehensive national war.
, the main theme is a duel with heavy troops, the main force is still Jizhou, and the supplementary troops are supplemented by extraordinary troops... so that Zhao Yun does not have to return to Luoyang, but goes directly to Chang'an to take the Qin Straight Road, and goes north instead of my extraordinary troops."
"Although I will not be on the front line in person, I still have to display the honor of my personal expedition."
The ministers looked at each other in confusion, wondering what the emperor's regulations were.
Ye Qing tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingers and stated his conditions: "Jizhou is a plain that is favorable for cavalry. Although there are many forts on the ground, it is difficult to defeat 400,000 barbarian cavalry. We must control it on the north bank of the Yellow River. We must not allow the enemy to cross the river and destroy it in depth."
A densely populated area with workshops.”
"The railway network of the four main industrial cities of Luoyang, Xuchang, Xuzhou, and Xiangyang has just begun to be built. Transportation is based on the Grand Canal water system. We cannot let Murong Zheng cross the river to threaten the transportation artery. I used to be able to attract firepower by sitting here. I was not allowed to visit the battlefield in person. When
A strategic target is okay, right?"
"Where will His Majesty's camp be?" Xi Zhicai asked. This is the key.
"Let's set the northern boundary of Yanzhou... Chenliu County on the south bank of the Yellow River. I will watch the war from across the river. Are you relieved now?" Ye Qing smiled and glanced over.
All the ministers laughed secretly and pretended not to hear.
Although Lu Shangjing is the prime minister, he was born in China. His character is not as free and easy as that of the heroes of the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty. He admired the courage of his colleagues, so he changed the topic: "The transportation of military rations is still based on your Majesty's camp..."
"Okay... I have become your grain transport officer." Ye Qing laughed and nodded in agreement: "That's all, the general situation is under control. The destiny is with Han, so I will follow you. This can be regarded as strategically defying the enemy...
…”
This was a joke, but all the Han ministers cheered up, and they all looked convinced.
After the harvest of grain in autumn, the first five-year plan of Xinhan was basically completed. Except for Jizhou, Yizhou, and Liangzhou that were damaged by the war, the grain, products, and manpower of the thirteen states in the country have basically recovered.
As for the Henan Plain in Yuzhou and the Jianghan Plain in northern Jingbei, they have been in power for more than ten years and have actually completed agricultural recovery long ago.
In Xuchang and Xiangyang, the Huoling Steam Engine Workshop District has been established. Together with Luoyang and Xuzhou, which relied on the political advantages of the capital and the advantages of East China Sea trade, these four cities became the four major industrial centers of the Han Empire.
Either the foundation of the world is different, or the accumulation history is not enough. There is basically no coal and oil in this world, and the effect of using charcoal is not good. Moreover, burning wood as charcoal has too many side effects on the ecosystem, and the cost of scale is too high. It is far inferior to spiritual stone as an energy source.
It is more popular, and the mining of Lingyun mineral veins requires Huoling steam engines to improve efficiency, which in turn creates demand for Lingshi and steel.
This steel-spiritual stone industrial complex is the prototype of the positive cycle of Taoist industrial society. Many travelers are unaware of the huge energy it contains.
The worlds may be different, but the principle of circulation is the same. Basically, in all the worlds where steel, spiritual stone and immortality exist, it is enough to drive the Taoist revolution, and change the world begins with this small positive cycle.
Taking the most important steel in the early industrial stage as an example, the proposal to lay a rail network and adopt a standard gauge to improve logistics is to meet the needs of emerging factory owners in these four places for dumping steel - go to the iron lessons presented in the autumn report
A total comparison with last year shows that Xinhan's annual steel output has exceeded 40,000 kilograms (20,000 tons), which is ten times that of the Eastern Han Dynasty at its peak.
Nine-tenths of it is pig iron, all of which is used to make new farm tools and the recently popular iron pots. It is not enough for the people. The prefects of various counties are complaining and competing for the pig iron quota...
It would be even better if you can grab steel and build a Fire Spirit steam engine. Anyone who has seen it with his own eyes will basically realize the efficiency of this thing. It can greatly save people's labor and increase the tax revenue of the county. Who doesn't like it?
Excluding nine-tenths of pig iron, the remaining 40 million kilograms of steel sounds like a lot. Most of it is invested in the production of Huoling steam engines, and only a small part is transferred to the military industry, but this is amazing. All armor, swords, guns, and crossbow arrows come from
This is enough to form a torrent of steel to crush the grassland. The Han army's traditional large yellow crossbow formation has always frightened the Hu people, and the only restriction on the crossbow vector is also being relaxed.
Not only steel, but also the application of fire spirit steam engines in mines has greatly increased the output of spirit stones. This is the main raw material of the magic circle, which is enough for magicians and real people to exert several or even ten times the power.
Low-quality miscellaneous crystals can be used as fuel for the Huoling steam engine in peacetime, and as raw materials for Ye Huolei's crystal bundles in war.
Ye Huolei and the Han soldiers formed the early Taoist army, which made the Han army even more powerful.
Jizhou and Youzhou in the north are already full of Wubao. Even in the dark century when Wu Hu was in chaos, the Hu people suffered serious blood loss. Now let Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang establish an organized group defense, and distribute a small number of magic circles and Ye Huolei.
Going down, there are more hedgehogs everywhere.
It can be said that the society of the Taoist Revolution has broken through the limitations of the agricultural era, and the efficiency of converting manpower and material resources into war potential has increased more than ten times. Even if it is only an early stage, nomadic tribes can compete.
Times have changed, and the barbarians who do not realize this will soon be beaten to death under the upgraded version of the Northern Wubao system, and then be pushed and crushed.
If there were no external interference, what awaited Murong Zheng would only be defeat.
Thinking of this, all the ministers bowed together: "What your Majesty said is true, the destiny of the Han is with the Han, and those who openly offend the powerful Han will be punished no matter how far away they are."