Shi Dakai's retreat this time actually means that he has taken the initiative to admit defeat. Of course, it is called a strategic retreat.
But no matter what he said, a defeat is a defeat!
And this also successfully gave Guo Wei valuable experience.
[Ding dong, Guo Wei, with the assistance of Zhu Wu and Fang Xuanling, attacked Shi Dakai through night raids many times, forcing Shi Dakai to retreat. Therefore, Guo Wei is awarded Basic Commander Permanent 1;
Guo Wei's current five dimensions are as follows: Commander: 99 (1), Force: 105 (2), Intelligence: 95 (3), Politics: 97, Charm: 100 (1);]
Bingzhou, Jinyang City.
From late October of the first year of Zhongping to late February of the second year of Zhongping, four months passed like this.
In these four months, a lot of things happened, the most unforgettable of which was the plague in January this year.
It can be said that if Wang Yu had not prepared masks made of silk cloth and some medicine to treat the plague in advance, the people of the Central Plains would still be suffering from the plague.
I don't know how many people will die.
But because of Wang Yu's arrangements, the death toll was greatly reduced, which also spread Wang Yu's popularity to a greater extent, causing countless people to spontaneously come to Bingzhou after they were cured of the plague.
Wang Yu made preliminary statistics and found that the current population of Bingzhou has reached more than 8.5 million people, completely in a state of nirvana and rebirth.
Not only has the population increased significantly, but even the military strength has shown a trend of crazy growth.
The bed crossbow, Mo Dao, Heng Dao, these epoch-making weapons appeared one after another.
Unfortunately, Wang Yu lacked a Mo Dao general, so he could only let Chu Lushan temporarily serve as the commander of the five thousand Mo Dao army and use it as a trump card.
In addition to the military field, the entire Bingzhou is also accelerating construction in other areas that need development. It can be said that all institutions of the Bingzhou Governor's Office are in a state of overload operation.
After all, the Bingzhou Army has too many things to do. All civil and military officials are in a tense environment. They are expanding the army, immigrating, building houses, dividing fields, clearing wasteland, sowing seeds, purchasing grain...
In short, it’s just one word, busy.
It’s so busy!
The three central and northern counties are very large. Although Wang Yu has ordered the people to open up wasteland many times in the past few years, the population of the people in the three counties is not as large as that of ordinary counties.
Therefore, it is also caused, as long as it is enough.
But now, with the arrival of more and more refugees, it is obvious that there is not enough land in the three northern and central counties.
Therefore, Wang Yu organized the people to clear up wasteland and began to expand the city wall, so that the labor could not be wasted.
Therefore, this also led to the fact that in these few months, Wang Yu built two cities in Shuofang County and Dingxiang County respectively, named Shuofang and Dingxiang respectively.
It can be said that in the future, these two cities will be the capitals of Shuofang County and Dingxiang County.
These two cities are not small. After all, they are built according to county cities. There is absolutely no problem in accommodating 30,000 to 50,000 people.
Moreover, Wang Yu is still nearby, building a village to defend the county.
After all, not everyone likes to live in the county. For the vast majority of people, they still prefer rural life outside the city.
The original three counties, even if the Bingzhou Army invested in their construction, were sparsely populated due to population problems. However, as the number of refugees increased, the population carrying capacity of the three counties was not enough.
Therefore, Wang Yu could only build cities in some spacious areas in the three northern and central counties, such as Linhe in the hinterland of the Hetao Plain, located in the Shuofang County area.
In addition, Wang Yu also built three cities, Shenze, Wulan and Linkou, in Shuofang County!
Anyway, Shuofang County is too big. Not only does it have endless deserts, but there are also many uncultivated wastelands. We should take advantage of this opportunity to build a suitable city.
In addition to Shuofang County, ten cities were built in Yunzhong County, Wuyuan County, Dingxiang County, and the occupied Hetao area, allowing people to move there.
Not only that, in October last year, the people of Bingzhou planted wheat seeds in their own fields, and they could harvest wheat in late spring.
By then, soldiers as far away as Hetao will be able to eat white flour steamed buns, as well as some secret-made flatbreads and other pasta, and at least they don't have to worry about eating.
Not only on the issue of immigration, Wang Yu will naturally not ignore business development.
Especially this year's plague, Wang Yu made a lot of money by selling masks in Kanto. After all, although the manufacturing of masks sounds simple, it is actually not that simple.
This requires a certain amount of technical content.
During this period, I discovered something. Some aristocratic families felt that the masks sold in Bingzhou were too expensive and did not want to spend the money. After learning that the masks were made of silk cloth, they also wanted to make them for sale!
As a result, although the appearance is similar, the effect produced is completely different. This also makes people truly understand that Wang Yu must have mastered advanced technology.
It is this technology that hinders the spread of germs, can alleviate the spread of the plague to a certain extent, and further prevent the spread of the plague.
Therefore, even if Wang Yu is a mask monopoly, they can only accept it and get through the immediate crisis first.
Because of this, in more than a month, Wang Yu earned 40,000 to 50,000 gold by wearing masks, and took away an unknown amount of money from wealthy families.
During this period, Wang Yu also continued to recruit troops to expand the army. Due to the strong logistics and welfare benefits of the Bingzhou Army, many people immediately attracted many people to join the army.
Wang Yu did not want them all, but eliminated them. Because this time he only recruited 100,000 soldiers to expand his army. As for the remaining 50,000 soldiers, he recruited soldiers from various counties.
Although their treatment is not as good as that of the soldiers charging into the battle, it is still good. When dealing with the Yellow Turbans, their combat power is definitely better than that of the ordinary Han army.
Considering the cost of cavalry, Wang Yu's expanded army of 100,000 was not all set up as cavalry, but 50,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry each.
Of course, when announced to the court, there would naturally be an army of 80,000, including 50,000 combat soldiers and 30,000 county soldiers.
According to Bingzhou's current population, not to mention supporting an army of more than 300,000 people, even if there are another 100,000, it can still be supported without any pressure.
This is the power of money.
When Zhang Rang came over the year before last, Wang Yu promised the court through his mouth that when the decisive battle comes next spring, he will order a capable general and 30,000 elite cavalry to go south to help.