The large troops attacking Cai successively set up camp around Zhoulai City according to the dispatch. In addition to some entering the main city of Zhoulai, another part was stationed around the small southeastern city.
The land near Zhoulaicheng is quite good, but it is a bit fragmented, with large plains further north. Although the local cultivated land adjacent to the Huai River is fertile, due to the lack of water conservancy facilities, it has been used by many small-scale farms in the Huai River.
The tributaries are separated.
Standing at the top of the city and looking at it at a glance, Li Jie's feeling about Zhou Lai City was a bit like the geographical environment he saw when he was traveling back and forth between Suzhou and Huzhou when he was working as a foreman.
It's just that Zhoulaicheng is different from Suzhou and Huzhou in that there are no developed residential areas and no connected urban buildings. The city is very simple and not much better than "Bai Yu's" Luyi.
Li Jie speculated that it might be the earlier wars between Wu and Chu that led to the gradual decline of Zhou Laiguo.
In the process of big countries competing for hegemony, they may weaken the surrounding small countries. This is not the will of the big countries themselves. They are just fighting, and the small and weak countries will be gone...
"This place will become a granary after the river embankment is repaired."
After patting the city wall, Li Jie was very satisfied and pointed his finger to the northwest, "Sword, go straight up the Ying River. Is it Xiang Guo?"
"After passing the State of Hu, we will reach the State of Xiang."
After thinking for a while, Ying Jian said again, "The Hu State is adjacent to the Fan State. These two countries were oppressed by the Chen State, but when Wu and Chu fought against each other, they were able to recover."
Countries on both sides of the Huai River, even those like Xu State, which had a rich ancestor, ended badly. The rest were not as good as Xu State, let alone them.
For example, Fan Guo and Hu Guo were originally made viscounts by the Emperor of Zhou, but Xu Guo became more powerful for a while, and the king of Xu State even imitated Chu State and became king, so Hu Guo and Fan Guo, whether it was because of submission or fear,
Yes, in short, he also paid tribute to Xu Guo.
In short, there is a dark history, and it is not small.
After Xu Guo was crippled by Chu State, Xu Guo had thirty or forty younger brothers between the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River. Naturally, they were also messed up by Chu State, an international gangster.
Normally, with the rise of Wu State, life must have eased a little, but it didn't happen, because when Wu Chu was fighting for hegemony, Chen State was fishing wildly along the Ying River.
Most of the countries in Huaibei were robbed.
"It turned out to be another novice country. I destroyed it in the meantime, and then declared it to be the territory of Wu State."
"..."
This trick is super easy to use. Anyway, when Li is acting wildly in the world, it is all for the sake of the king.
I am the Optimus Prime of the Wu Kingdom, and I am the most loyal minister of the Wu Kingdom. Why, I don’t accept it.
Come hit me if you don't accept it.
Not to mention, no country dares to question Li Jie for doing such an immoral thing. The shadow left by the old monster to two or three generations is so deep-rooted that nothing can be done to get rid of it.
At the same time, the top officials of various countries even boldly hypothesized that this macho man with a royal destiny was the illegitimate son of the old monster.
Otherwise, how could you explain why the old monster was so doting on him? It was so lawless!
And this guess is quite reasonable. Back then, the old monster Lu State played "United as One", but now it's better. Another wild dog appeared in the Wu State and played "Mighty Central Plains".
Diuleilou!
The princes of the Central Plains looked at Li Jie like a madman looking at a wild dog, and the fathers and grandfathers of the princes in the Central Plains also looked at the old monster in the same way.
Wu Guo, the dog barbarian, is used to having this kind of second-guessing. He’s so retarded...
Resentment is resentment, but there is also a good thing. No matter how rough County Magistrate Li's work is now, others will put a bucket of shit on the old monster's head.
As for the old monster himself, he is waiting for death in Gusu. It doesn't matter whether there is a shit basin or not. If you put more blame on him, he will be very calm.
After all, the more arrogant Li Jie is internationally, the more awesome he appears.
Now all countries know that after the transfer of power is smooth and smooth, Wu will have the foundation to further strive for greater hegemony.
In this case, the old rival Yue State and Chu State will definitely need eye drops.
But the Yue State did not even dare to raise troops to cause trouble. In addition to its own shortcomings in national strength, Li Jie's current reputation was simply resounding throughout the country.
Kuaiji is not a cramped place with no information at all.
In fact, Li Jie himself had also thought about it. From the perspective of the international community, the old monster did not even dispatch the King of Suzhou. He just sent a country noble to defeat the "big country" in the Central Plains, the Song State, and cede territory and pay compensation. Even the king
"Big Jue". Isn't this awesome? How can this not be awesome?!
Anyway, if Li Jie were to be a substitute for those countries bordering Wu, he would definitely be trembling with fear.
A nobleman from the countryside is so wild. If this is the direct force of the old monster, how unnatural must it be?
The Yue State has been reluctant to raise troops to take a gamble. This is the problem.
It’s scary to think about it.
"Sou Li, the two countries are weak and they are members of the coalition. If we attack them, we will have no name."
"Jian, are you stupid? Is it difficult to find a suitable reason?" County Magistrate Li glanced at Ying Jian, "Let's just talk about the Hu State. It paid tribute to the Emperor of Zhou, right?"
Ying Jian nodded with confusion on his face, "Is there any problem with paying tribute to Emperor Zhou?"
"Later, he paid tribute to Xu and Chu, and also paid tribute to our great Wu Kingdom. You said, these are not three families... no, four surnames... aren't they, four surnames of slaves?"
"..."
"So what's wrong with me punishing it on behalf of justice and the Wu Kingdom named Ji?"
"..."
"The Emperor of Zhou is so wronged, so what's wrong with me bringing glory to the Emperor of Zhou?"
"..."
"Most of the time, it's not difficult to just provide a reason." County Magistrate Li patted Ying Jian on the shoulder, "The key is how to explain it to our soldiers. The division has a reputation. First, it is to deal with the international community.
The second is to deal with the middle and lower class soldiers. Why we fight is something we have repeatedly emphasized in Jiangyin City. As long as the middle and lower class soldiers feel that the fight is not an 'unjust war', it is justified and there is a reason, then
, an important indicator of the expedition has been solved."
Ying Jian, who looked confused, blinked for a long time before asking out of nowhere: "Are there any other indicators?"
"Are you really stupid? War is just about fighting for money and food. If you don't have money or food, you're fighting a shitty war."
"..."
Ying Jian, who was almost depressed, took a deep breath and didn't want to continue discussing this topic.
Ying Jian, who was repeatedly flushing his three views, was thinking that the boss's attack on Cai this time might be just a pretext, and getting rich was the core.
"What a great place. As long as the river embankment is built, it doesn't need to be very strong. This high-quality rice field will increase at least hundreds of thousands of acres. It is a natural overlord granary. To the north is the Central Plains, a smooth road, and to the south is the Yangtze River and hills.
It’s a film. It can cause trouble from north to south, south to south.”
I didn't think so before, but now that I have arrived in Zhoulaicheng and seen the geographical environment on both sides of the Huai River, County Magistrate Li finally understands why such a land can always produce dog overlords and dog emperors.
However, the geographical environment has both advantages and disadvantages. If you don't play well, you will be attacked from the north and the south, and then both of your mouths will be exploded. In the end, you will stagger and die without any skin.
"I decided to change the name of this city in Zhoulai."
County Magistrate Li thought about it and quickly made a claim. If he ran away at that time, he would have a reason to fight back in the future.
"I don't know how to name Shou Li?"
Ying Jian has no intention of stopping it, the boss can do whatever he wants.
"This place is in the middle part of Huai River, let's call it Huai Zhong."
"..."
It was very casual. Ying Jian didn't want to talk, but he still asked a stonemason to carve the stone tablet in simplified Chinese.
As for Zhou Laicheng's past, does it have anything to do with Ying Jian?
On the road to cut Cai, County Magistrate Li's mood went up and down. He was made ecstatic by the heavy rain before, but now he is in a state of ecstasy.
It's not that he really wants to come to the key business city of Zhoulaicheng, but he can dig a hole in a place and understand the local environment before coming to develop it in the future, which can save a lot of trouble both inside and outside.
"You have to be prepared on both sides. If this little snake succeeds to the throne, I will be Grand Master Dong; but if this little snake cannot succeed, then I will be Boss Cao, who has many interests and hobbies."
"..."
Ying Jian, who had no idea what his boss was talking about, just looked at the righteous soldiers who were busy below the city.
After a round of fighting, the righteous soldiers experienced another tempering. Although the righteous followers were still a little unhappy, because they had won the battle and had a dry environment, the sun was a bit hotter, but it was better than being hit by the rain.
It's much better to be a fool.
At a glance, wherever Ying Jian could see, the followers were following the captains, deforestation everywhere, and then building temporary prisons to imprison the prisoners inside.
The composition of the prisoners is quite uniform, and they all have one thing in common.