Outside Lishan County, inside the newly established Chinese army camp.
The flags were flying, the north wind was howling, the guards on duty at the camp entrance were hunching their necks, and the patrols were kicking and tapping, trying to use exercise to warm their bodies.
The weather is really too cold.
In the Chinese army's tent, Su Lu was lying on the couch, flipping through the various books in front of him.
Magistrate Pang Xiao of Lishan County knelt on the ground, his body trembling. Two guards stood next to him, standing close to Pang Xiao.
Su Lu finished reading the brochure and threw out a stack of brochures, his face full of annoyance:
"Pang Xiao, this is how you serve as an official, how you serve the court, how you treat your neighbors who gave birth to you and raised you!"
Pang Xiao raised his head tremblingly, his face full of fear: "My lord, your lord, I am not from Guangnan, I am from the north."
"Bang"
Another stack of documents hit Pang Xiao on the head.
Zhou Yuan, who was looking through the Lishan County archives and account books over the years, had already stood up, his face turned red, and he almost yelled and cursed.
"The government and businessmen colluded to intimidate the people, embezzle shops, and give profits to the people of Qi!"
"Pang Xiao, Pang Xiao, you are a good official of the Qi people. You are not an official of my Han country. You are a loyal official of the Qi people."
Zhou Yuan, who wanted to seize the Lishan territory, was angry.
Damn it, your grandson has sold all the grain in the Lishan County Grain Depot. I and the Superintendent are beating their chests and guaranteeing that the promise of plundering tens of thousands of tons of grain will go bankrupt.
Use my achievements to bribe Qi people, and Pang Xiao will get angry just looking at him.
Su Lu glared at Tudun angrily: "Go, pull him out and chop him down. Such a dog official will waste food if he keeps it."
"My lord, please spare my life!"
Pang Xiao became frightened immediately, kowtowed repeatedly and begged for mercy loudly, his face full of fear and fear.
The two guards dragged Pang Xiao away and walked out.
Su Lu asked Wang Si next to him: "How many of the large treasuries collected by Dingxiang Guards have been raided now? Tell Niba to speed up. The army is waiting for the food to be cooked."
Wang Si chuckled and said: "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, Captain Niba has already set out today and has found a large Qi people warehouse in Guangshan County. It is said that there is as much silver as mountains and seas in it. Commander-in-Chief, just wait."
Su Lu nodded. Over the past few days, Niba has been training through battle. According to the regulations he wrote, the guards under him have become more and more impressive.
"How is the battle situation of the three armies? Is there any reaction from Dong Qi?"
Now all the armies came out to sweep Guangnan. Not only did they wipe out the government offices in various places, the Qi people's Fushou drug shop, but also some local ruffians and bullies related to the Qi people were wiped out.
What Su Lu is most worried about now is Dong Qi's movements. Although the army is no longer short of food, if there is a war with Dong Qi, the current food and grass will not be enough.
We still need to find ways to increase food production so that the people can become rich and the army strong.
Su Lu made up his mind this time to clean up Guangnan and Annan, and then stick to the border and stop quarreling with Qi, Qin and Chu. He could rest in peace, stock up on food and grass, organize and train his soldiers, and then try to conquer the world again.
Wang Si rubbed his head and said with a bitter look on his face: "This morning, Dingxiang Guards sent a message, saying that there were signs of mobilization of the Qi army in Luojiang Prefecture. Governor Li Ling had already taken people to Dong Qi to find out more information.
Be clearer."
Su Lu nodded. As the commander-in-chief of Dingxiang Guards, Li Ling has been working hard these days. If Guangnan can really be pacified, he will not be spared a title.
A guard entered the tent and presented a bright yellow letter.
Li Qing has written.
Su Luzhan read the letter once and frowned.
Thule actually showed signs of instability.
Originally, the South Royal Court relied on the support of the Han army's armor and supplies. The brave and skilled Youxiang Cha won several battles and defeated the North and West Royal Courts several times. There was a faint tendency to gain the upper hand.
Su Lu had already sent an order to cut off the supply of food and supplies to the royal court of Turnan.
On the grassland, it is in the best interests of the Han State to be in a state of scattered melee. A unified regime is very detrimental to the Han State.
Li Qing's letter stated that according to Thule's intelligence report, the inspector in the right wing of the South Royal Court was accidentally hit during the battle in the Ulan Valley. He was seriously injured and fell into a coma.
From being strong in the past, Nanwangting suddenly became in danger.
Su Lu put down the letter with a grim look on his face. If the South King's Court declines, it's hard to say what attitude the East and North King's Courts will have towards mutual trade. If they are hostile to the Han Kingdom, the court will lose the land to raise horses.
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Over the past six months, Tulerian horses have been continuously transported, which has greatly enhanced the strength of Han's cavalry. If the supply of horses is cut off, the strength of the cavalry will decline. If Han wants to compete in the Central Plains in the future, there will be no light cavalry.
Along with heavy cavalry, infantry alone would not be able to compete with the Qin and Tang Dynasties.
The only thing that can fight against an organized cavalry army is an organized cavalry army.
Su Lu picked up the pen and began to write a reply. The attitudes of the two royal courts of Thule were very important. If the Eastern and Northern Royal Courts were completely hostile to the Han Dynasty, there would be no other way. The Han Kingdom must increase its support for the Southern Royal Court.
We would not hesitate to use strength, armor, weapons, or even cavalry to go into battle in person, we must protect Han's interests on the grasslands.
If the two royal courts were close to the Han Dynasty, it would be easy to handle. The southern royal court would fall. As long as the balance of power between the eastern royal court and the northern royal court is maintained.
There is also food. After this time, the princes of the three provinces must pay attention to food, encourage farming, and even reward farming, and increase the court's food reserves. Only when they are full can the Han army compete with the Qin and Tang Dynasties in the Central Plains.
"Wow"
The curtain of the big tent was opened, and Li Ling strode in, his face covered with sweat and mud.
After walking a few steps in front of the handsome case, Li Ling picked up the tea on the handsome case and drank it all in one gulp before speaking in a hoarse voice.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Governor of Luojiang Prefecture in the Eastern Qi Dynasty has ordered all his troops and horses, numbering no less than 30,000, to gather at the border and threaten to invade our Han country."
Su Lu frowned, "What's Qi Ren's excuse?"
Li Ling wiped the black mud from his face and said in a hoarse voice: "The excuse is that our Han army massacred the Qi people, confiscated the Qi people's property, and did not obey the orders of the barons of the Rhine Empire."
Su Lu frowned even more tightly. The name Rhine Empire appeared several times. Could it be that there is another Rhine Empire behind Qi Ren?
Is it Yidezi?
Su Lu turned to Zhou Yuan and asked: "Zhou Yuan, do you know what this Rhine Empire is?"
Zhou Yuan shook his head: "I only know that Qi is close to the sea. In the early years, Qi people fought with people from overseas. This Rhine Empire may be an overseas country."
Luo Xuan strode in from the outside and reported: "Commander Commander, something bad has happened. When Captain Cao Hua led the army to pursue the rebels of Qi on the border of Qi, he encountered the Qi army and fought a battle.
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Su Lu's face turned dark, now the fight is about to begin!