Chapter five hundred and eighty second preparation and march
With the dedicated cooperation of all parties, Li Xin's preparations and aftermath work went very smoothly.
Due to Lin Ze's request, Li Xin gave priority to concentrating manpower and material resources and completed the resettlement and pension work for the dead and injured soldiers.
This move was naturally seen by the surviving soldiers, and everyone felt warm in their hearts, and their belief in serving the Qin Dynasty became stronger.
When it comes to buying people's hearts, Lin Ze, who has been fond of reading history books since he was a child, said that he can come up with common methods at his fingertips.
Of course, Lin Ze did this not just to win people's hearts, but because he felt that he should do this and try not to owe anyone a debt.
This would at least satisfy his own conscience, although Lin Ze himself didn't know if he had that thing.
According to Lin Ze's order, Jiange's disciples who are proficient in the art of assassination crossed the high mountains and headed for Nanzhao Village.
They will do their best to prevent the tribesmen left behind in Nanzhao from going out to hunt.
For this reason, Lin Ze promised Jingmeng that after this battle, the elders of Jiange could recruit a thousand disciples in Chang'an, and the government would fully cooperate and provide the new disciples with resources for early training.
For Jiange, things like copper mines, no matter how good they are, are not as important as the expansion of their own power.
Besides, how much talent can you expect from a group of people who only know how to kill with a sword to run an industry?
If these disciples can successfully kill a thousand Nanzhao people and come back alive, Lin Ze will also be responsible for solving the middle-level cultivation resources.
This is Lin Ze's promise to these Jiange disciples who risk their lives for wealth.
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Qi Zong did not produce any armor and arrows during this period, but was producing "black powder" according to the formula given by Lin Ze.
The formula did not come from Lin Ze’s memory in his previous life. To be honest, can you expect a college student who only knows how to play games and flirt with girls all day long to memorize gunpowder formulas?
Unless he already knew that he could travel through time, who would remember such boring things? Is it because the game is not fun or the girl is not good-looking?
This formula was compiled by Xiao Jin when Lin Ze was studying alchemy. Originally, Lin Ze never thought of letting it appear. After all, the development of the technology tree has a great impact on martial arts.
But Nanzhao is mostly deep in the mountains and old forests. Without gunpowder to open the way, let alone destroying Nanzhao, it is estimated that even the people may not be found.
Otherwise, why did Nanzhao persist for so long under the attack of the Southern Army?
It's not just about fighting if you can beat them, and running away if you can't beat them.
Regarding the progress of Qi Zong's production of "black gunpowder", Lin Ze had to praise: "As expected of someone from the Moh family, their skills are second to none."
Lin Ze believed that he could definitely teach Nanzhao an unforgettable lesson when the time came.
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Carloads of dried herbs and grain were pulled from the Ba family's warehouse and transported to the military camp in the city. Lin Ze could only describe it in eight words: "Wealthy and rich, as rich as the enemy."
In addition, the Ba family also encourages family members to bring their own weapons and armor to participate in military selection.
All the disciples of Tianshi Tao who were skilled in medicine and talismans were recruited by Lin Ze, and some formed a military medical battalion to be responsible for treating injured soldiers in the following war.
Part of them formed the Fulu Battalion to provide "magic" bombing for the army.
Lin Ze had seen Zhang Liang take action. With enough talismans, as long as his mental power was not used up, he was almost like a bomber with unlimited firepower.
Finally, Lin Ze went to the military camp.
Li Xin and Yu Ziqi had a total of 150,000 troops. After going through that hard battle and excluding the wounded who could no longer fight, only a little over 50,000 were relatively intact.
Including the 20,000 new recruits, there are only 70,000 troops in the huge military camp.
Lin Ze did not go to the military camp with great fanfare. Instead, he hid his figure, like an assassin, and secretly took a look at the soldiers' training and food.
Lin Ze, who found that everything was normal, made a brief inspection and left the affairs completely to Li Xin and Yu Ziqi, and once again indulged in the process of martial arts training.
Lin Ze originally thought that by breaking through to the Grand Master level, he would be able to relax and enjoy the life of a strong man. Who knew that he suddenly discovered that a group of old immortals were hiding in the dark and might one day appear to cause trouble.
In order not to become cannon fodder and a pawn, Lin Ze could only practice harder.
Five days passed uneventfully like this, and Han Xin arrived at the capital of Shu with 200,000 yuan.
On the same day, after Wu Fan paid homage to Lin Ze, he arranged for a group of Jinyi guards to leave the capital of Shu and plunge into the deep mountains and old forests.
The next day, the 200,000-strong army spent a day renovating in the capital of Shu. They joined forces with the 50,000 veterans from the original capital of Shu and marched southward under the command of Lin Ze.
On the left side of the army, a group of elite cavalry protected hundreds of carriages moving forward. Inside the carriages, boxes were filled with black powder sealed in iron boxes. This was the secret weapon Lin Ze brought this time.
At this time, news came from the scouts that there were still 350,000 Nanzhao troops stationed at Hongyan Mountain at the junction of Shu and Nanyun. It seemed that they planned to stay there and not go north or go north.
Go south.
While receiving the latest news from Jin Yiwei, Lin Ze led his army to the vicinity of Hongyan Mountain, about ten miles away, and chose an unnamed hilltop with sufficient water sources to set up camp.
The war is about to break out.
In the evening, Han Xin came to Lin Ze's camp, bowed and said: "The general has arranged the military affairs at hand and inspected the military camp. I wonder if the Marquis has anything else to arrange?"
Lin Ze looked at Han Xin with a determined expression and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Fortunately, he had found Han Xin earlier. Otherwise, how could it be so easy to lead an army in battle?
Lin Ze pointed to the seat next to him and said, "General Han, please sit down. I have a few words to say to you."
After hearing this, Han Xin sat down upright, cupped his hands and said, "Please give me your instructions."
Lin Ze waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite. I see that your martial arts cultivation has reached the peak of the sixth level. I don't know when you will break through to become a master? Do you need my help?"
Han Xin's face became solemn when he heard this and said: "To be honest with you, the military training depends largely on the power of military expeditions. If a general wants to break through to the master level, he still needs to absorb a large amount of the power of military expeditions."
Lin Ze nodded slightly and said: "I have also heard about this matter. In addition to the power of military attack, do we need other assistance to break through? Pills or heavenly materials and earthly treasures?"
Han Xin thought for a while and said: "The inheritance that I will receive does not seem to require these."
"In this case, I immediately ordered you to be the commander-in-chief of the army. I hope it can be of help to you," Lin Ze said decisively.
After thinking about it, Lin Ze still felt that the Qin State had too few powerful masters, which was not enough. If there was one more master, the situation would be much better.
Han Xin frowned and advised: "Changing commanders before battle is a taboo for military strategists. Please think twice."
Lin Ze heard this and said happily: "Come on, you have been leading this army for much longer than I am. If you replace me as the commander, how can you change the commander on the spot?"
Seeing that Han Xin wanted to persuade him again, Lin Ze quickly interrupted: "This is a military order. The matter has been settled. You are not allowed to disobey the military order."
"What you have to do is to lead this army to win battles, absorb enough military power, and then break through the Grandmaster as quickly as possible."
"In the coming war, I will not care about the specific command. I will only treat myself as the supreme master to help."
"Tomorrow, I will directly break down the fortifications built by Nanzhao. It's up to you how to destroy Nanzhao's army next."
Han Xin was silent for a while, then he cupped his hands and replied: "I will obey your orders."