"Our army has ten victories, while the enemy has ten defeats. The advantage in this battle is mine!"
"Seventy thousand versus fifty thousand, that's a full twenty thousand more. The advantage is mine!"
After a while, the surrounding generals left happily. Regardless of what they were thinking in their hearts, at least they appeared to be quite happy on the surface.
Didn’t you hear what the chief secretary said, our army has ten victories and the enemy has ten defeats in this battle? When you hear it, you will definitely win. What are you worried about?
However, when all the generals left, Jiacheng Hu's face turned gloomy. He cupped his hands to Young Master Yang Sheng and said, "Young Master, this battle is really extremely dangerous."
"Almost all the 50,000 county soldiers in Yancheng are selected from the best. Most of these county soldiers have innocent origins. After entering the army, they also obey orders and can achieve unity with government orders."
"Although our army numbers 70,000, its origins are complicated. Only more than 20,000 bastards can be considered as ordered and prohibited."
"The 30,000 people recruited by the country are a mixed bag, and the discipline is not strict enough. Even after four months of training, the overall situation is still quite loose."
"The 10,000-strong army of the nobles is far from being able to command them. In many cases, many orders can only be issued with the consent of the nobles."
"If we just look at the army itself, it's hard to say who will win against the 50,000 county soldiers in Yancheng with our 70,000 troops."
However, war is not a mathematical problem, and it does not mean whoever is stronger will definitely win. Otherwise, there would be no need for so many wars throughout the ages. It would be enough to just draw out the armies of both sides and compare who is stronger.
"As for the Taoist soldiers, you are the only one of us who has trained the Taoist soldiers, and there are only two thousand of them. There are at least three thousand Taoist soldiers in Yancheng. However, their three thousand Taoist soldiers are divided into several groups.
However, although ours are smaller overall, they are all Tao soldiers, and in this aspect they can be considered to have equal strengths and weaknesses."
"Finally, there are the strong ones. They include at least Taoist Changkong and Peng Bing, who is suspected of being dead and whose exact status is unknown. Just as some generals worried, our 70,000-strong army is not enough for Peng Bing to fight with his life that day."
"Therefore, I advise you to be careful during this trip."
Hearing this, Young Master Yangsheng also sighed: "I have now taken the position of Great Sima. The reason why I have been in the current situation in the past four months is all because of the position of Great Sima.
Righteousness."
"Nowadays, success and failure are the same."
"The commander-in-chief of the five counties and the military, since I was able to monopolize the private transactions with Yancheng in the past and obtain huge profits, I must rush forward now. Winter is over and spring is coming. The most important thing is, I heard that Huo County is about to be conquered.
If we don’t take action..."
Jiacheng Hu sighed: "What you said is reasonable, but even so, I still advise you to be cautious and cautious."
"Spring has begun now, and I heard that the army in Yancheng is slowly retreating. This is a military achievement."
"You can first send your confidants to various counties and smoothly hand over these counties to Yancheng. In any case, this is just to regain the lost ground."
"When all the lost territory is collected, we can delay it for another three months. In this way, we can wait until the summer solstice to confront Yancheng."
"With these three more months, our strength will be even stronger."
"Perhaps, by then it will no longer be an army of 70,000, but an army of 80,000, an army of 90,000, or even an army of 100,000."
Hearing this, Young Master Yangsheng couldn't help but frown: "I can handle it this way, but Yancheng will only become stronger in three months, and by then it will be even less of an opponent!"
Jiachenghu remained silent. Young Master Yangsheng immediately understood and took out a talisman and lit it. The figures of the two became blurred. This is one of the latest inventions in Yancheng. It is called the Tianji Talisman. It is a one-time use.
Can effectively shield the secrets.
In the past, such secrets and treasures of fate could not be bought even if you had money. Nowadays, if you have enough money, you can buy a talisman that can conceal the secrets for half an hour with only 10 million yuan.
I have a good conscience, and I agree with everything I buy!
"Sir, your goal is to seize the throne and succeed to the throne!"
"The Yancheng in front of us is obviously a tough one. If we can destroy it, we will destroy it. If it is really impossible to destroy it, then we will keep it useful."
"Today, the nobles in the country are basically divided into two types. One is those who don't know the strength of Yancheng, which accounts for the majority. The other is those who know the strength of Yancheng, which is a very small minority."
"In this battle, it doesn't matter even if the ordinary army dies. As long as your Dao soldiers are still there, your wealth is still there, your confidants are still there, and your strength is still there, then everything else doesn't matter!"
"There are many bastards and small and medium-sized nobles in the country. In the next three months, they will continue to regain lost territory, and then they will continue to report their victories to the country and ask for supplies. At the same time, they will step up training of the army, Taoist soldiers, and confidants."
"It won't be too late to go to Dashiguan in three months."
"If everything goes as smoothly as possible, that is, Peng Bing is actually dead, and Taoist Changkong only broke through with the help of secret methods, then these three months cannot change the fate of Yancheng. If Yancheng is really that powerful, even if we are now
If you charge directly, you'll be hitting a stone with an egg."
"In the final analysis, regardless of whether the monarch or the noble family, their expectations for us are actually to test the reality of Yancheng."
"Even if Yancheng is really powerful and this battle is defeated, it has nothing to do with Young Master. The main reason is that Yancheng is too strong and everyone will fail. But as long as Young Master's strength is still there and the Taoist soldiers are still there, then at least they can do it in the future.
If you are lucky enough to open up a new land, you can become a minister with a real title."
"As for Yancheng, isn't there still a king? The king is the king, the Chao country is the Chao country, and the young master is the young master! The minister is the prince's family minister, not the king's minister, so naturally I have to consider the young master in everything, and regard the young master as his own.
Profit comes first.”
There is another thing that Chenghu didn't say. With this kind of strength, even if he fails to seize the rightful son in the future, he can at least live in exile in other countries. There will still be a way to survive, right?
Hearing this, Young Master Yangsheng looked complicated and said nothing...
After a while, Young Master Yangsheng lit a talisman again: "Gu Ye knows that you are doing it for Gu's good, but Gu is the young master of Chao Kingdom, so he cannot give up directly no matter what."
"Next, first go to Chunmu County, recruit at least 10,000 troops, and then squeeze the surrendered Taoists in Guyang County and Dong County. This time, we must fight an upright battle. No matter what, we will wait until the battle is over.
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"As for Peng Bing, isn't there Senior Bo Chang?"
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Just when Young Master Yangsheng was mobilizing troops and horses, relevant news came to Jiang Hua's desk immediately. At this moment, Jiang Hua was busy with the important matter of spring plowing.
On Dongning Island, only one county was originally developed. After Jiang Ju used non-attack to kill the seven remaining demon kings on Dongning Island, people began to be mobilized to open up wasteland in the jungle.
The Taoists will pull a net to kill big monsters, small monsters, and goblins one after another. Unless they are willing to surrender and cooperate, there is only a dead end. They may also be sent to some Taoist temple laboratories to serve as experimental materials.
He was experimented on, but no matter what the outcome was, it was not a good outcome.
The land reclamation has been going on for four months. In the past four months, about four counties have been cleared by Taoists, and now the army has been dispatched to clean them.
There are also fish that slip through the net in the Taoist group's drag-net cleaning. These fish that slip through the net are generally not strong, but they are enough to cause fatal harm to ordinary people. At this time, it becomes very important for the army to go first.
Therefore, Yancheng is actually not 50,000 county soldiers, but 50,000 county soldiers plus 100,000 county soldiers plus 300,000 militiamen.
These 100,000 county soldiers and 300,000 militiamen are the anchor of defense for the six million people in Yancheng.
The targets of the county soldiers and militiamen are not other armies, but demons, nor big or small demons. They usually target ordinary goblins or larger animals.
There were also casualties, but they were not large and were within the tolerable range.
The land of four counties was developed, plus the original land, this is the land of five counties. Unfortunately, land reclamation is not that simple. It will take at least two or three years to change from raw land to more mature land, and
Right now, the enemy seems to be impatient with waiting.
In the prefect's mansion, Commander Yan was reporting the current situation to Jiang Hua.
"This is what the enemy is like."
"If you look at them alone, fifty thousand county soldiers can eat them all."
"Today's county soldiers are completely different from day to day. They are much stronger than before the war. A large number of Taoist techniques are used in the army, such as the battle flag of courage. Once the effect of the battle flag is activated, it can affect dozens of people in a radius.
The range of ten feet makes the soldiers inside full of courage and fighting to the death. Even if they suffer more than half of the casualties, they can still fight to the end without retreating."
"There is also a similar magic weapon in our training camp called the focus war drum. Once it is sounded, the soldiers can focus more and immerse themselves in training. Now it only takes three months.
We can train a new recruit who is qualified in all qualities."
"And our communication talismans have been equipped with everything. Such high-precision command was completely unimaginable in the past."
"Today's army has completely abandoned the dense formations of the past, and uses hundreds of people as a basic combat unit. Each hundred people are equipped with combat weapons such as acceleration, courage, and indomitability. Both combat will and personal qualities have been greatly improved compared to the past.
"
"The only unpredictable thing is Bo Chang!"
"Bo Chang is a variable. He alone poses a greater threat than the 70,000 troops combined."
Jiang Hua nodded: "Bo Chang is indeed powerful, but he is not from the Chao Kingdom. If you make good use of this, you can kill him directly."
"Besides, we have already been prepared for this. Now all the people in Yancheng have already evacuated and moved to Dongning Island."
"And there are many Taoist righteous men and friends on Dongning Island. With them here to guard Dongning Island, Dongning Island will have no worries."
If Bo Chang dared to run to Dongning Island at this time, Jiang Hua would only admire his courage.
It has been four months now. In the past four months, there has not been a single real-person level master who has come to Dongning Island, but there have been more than thirty ministers and Taoist priests who have come to Dongning Island.
, there are more than a dozen descendants of Shennong alone.
If there are so many Taoist priests, ministers, and Bo Chang who dare to go, they probably won't be able to come back. As long as you are not stupid, you will not get over. If you are stupid and get over, there will be no future.
"There are no ordinary people in Yancheng now. It has completely turned into a military city, and all related trade has been placed outside Dashi Pass."
"We can't attack Dongning Island, so we can only attack Yancheng or Dashiguan."
"Yancheng and Dashiguan are only a hundred miles away from each other. The Prime Minister and the Taoist priests can reach them in a matter of seconds with all their strength. And whether it is Yancheng or Dashiguan, there are Taoist priests."
No matter where you raid, it's of no use.
In the end, it can only become a war between soldiers and generals, and whoever has stronger hard power will win.
Commander Yan nodded: "Yes, so this war minister plans to strengthen the wall and clear the country, luring the enemy to the foot of Dashi Pass."
Having said this, Jun Weiyan took out a crystal ball and with a flick of his finger, the terrain east of the Chao River appeared in front of everyone.
"There are five counties in total east of the Chaohe River and west of Dashiguan."
"Considering the gap in strength between each other, our strategy has always been to migrate the population."
"Today, the barbarians and common people in the three counties of Liu County, Yang County, and Chunmu County have basically completed their migration. The barbarians and common people in Dong County and Guyang County have basically been sold to us by the nobles."
"These counties are of little value to us. And once they are occupied, the enemy may attack us along the Chao River at any time. By then, there will be smoke everywhere and it will be impossible to defend against them."
"So, in the past, we have always adopted the strategy of migrating people, sticking to Yancheng, and developing Dongning Island."
"This strategy is not only adopted now, but will also be adopted for a long time in the future, until the strength of us and the Chao Kingdom changes."
"Of course, while adopting this strategy, we have also been making deals with nobles to enhance our foundation and accelerate development. Now there are six million people on Dongning Island plus five counties. The same effort has been spent on
The harvest on Dongning Island is obviously greater."
"Therefore, the response strategy for this battle is to strengthen the walls and clear the country, lengthen the enemy's front, and at the same time continuously dispatch Taoist squads to attack the enemy's lone troops, generals, and civilians transporting food."
"As long as we make full use of the Daofa team's mobility, coupled with the traps we have set in these places in the past, it will be enough to make the enemy tired or even anxious."
"Finally, at Dashi Pass, see if they have any other trump cards. If not, just stick to Dashi Pass until their morale is exhausted, and then lead the army out of the pass to win."
This is a very common and effective strategy.
"And if they have more trump cards, then give up Dashiguan and use the trap of Dashiguan to counterattack."
"However, this is all based on the premise that Bo Chang does not take action. Therefore, in order to force Bo Chang to show up, we will trouble Daoist Fellow Changkong next."