Under the night, in the Kingdom of Shaoze, General Zhao Chen and his remaining defeated soldiers fled like crazy.
The attack from the east, Prince Leng Kun, was really unexpected!
He was angry, but had nowhere to vent. Now he really wanted to rush to the prince Leng Kun, open his brain and see if it contained pig brains!
At the national level, the weak unite to defeat the strong; you unite the weak and the powerful to bully the weak, and when Nangong becomes powerful, you will still get the good news?!
But it's useless to say anything now, because... it's a foregone conclusion!
Prince Leng Kun launched an attack from the east, forcing General Zhao Chen to divide his forces for defense. As a result, Zhao Chen's military strength in the south inevitably weakened, and Nangong Zhi counterattacked.
Although the war a few days ago caused Nangong Zhi to suffer a lot, the timely response, especially the timely dispatch of troops by the prince Leng Kun, left Zhao Chen unable to expand the results. He was even killed by Nangong Zhi.
Being attacked by enemies on both sides, Zhao Chen was stretched thin and had to retreat again and again; but the failure led to different voices within!
The biggest problem with economic unification is that everyone is more like a "community of interests." If it fails, there will obviously be no interests at all. And if there are no interests, there will naturally be no such thing as a "community of interests."
As a result, his subordinates inevitably began to become disloyal.
The idea of economic unification is groundbreaking, but economic unification itself is not without its shortcomings. It can even be said that the shortcomings are obvious!
The advantages are obvious, but the disadvantages are even more obvious!
Needless to say, the advantages are that the idea of economic unification has brought hope to the country of Shaoze. But the disadvantage is that it is loose! It's okay to fight with the wind, but once this fails, the morale of the military will decline rapidly, and many generals from all sides, etc.
, began to waver.
As a result, during the retreat, the southern or eastern Ge separatist regimes would gradually break away from Zhao Chen's team and seek refuge with Nangong Zhi or the prince Leng Kun.
As a result, as Zhao Chen retreated all the way, the army gradually shrank. When he finally retreated to his core base and stabilized the front line, the army shrank by one-third.
This one-third is only an approximate figure. In fact, many legions are already half-empty. The real number of armies is only half at most.
As for the combat effectiveness of the army, we need to make another discount - one-quarter! Or even one-fifth!
In particular, a large amount of baggage was lost and soldiers abandoned their armor. It is really a question mark how much combat power is left.
After reading the report in his hand, Zhao Chen gritted his teeth and snapped the paper in his hand into pieces.
But at this moment, a scout came to report: Nangong Zhi in the south stopped attacking, while Prince Leng Kun's army in the east was still attacking. No, it couldn't be said to be an attack, it would be more appropriate to say it was robbery!
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In the south, Nangong Zhi stood on the top of a mountain and looked into the distance, with a faint smile on his lips - although he couldn't see very far at night.
The place under your feet is the northern third of the dividing line of the Shaoze Kingdom. Occupying this place means that you have mastered about two-thirds of the territory in the central and southwestern parts of the Shaoze Kingdom. Looking at the whole country, it is almost
Half of the territory of Shaoze Kingdom.
But what surprised Nangong Zhi the most was that Leng Kun didn't see the situation on his side, but was still chasing Zhao Chen.
Even though the two parties are now in a cooperative relationship, Nangong Zhi couldn't help but mutter - Isn't this Leng Kun a pig-headed person? Anyone with a little bit of political savvy should join forces with Zhao Chen to attack him at this time!
Thinking of this, Nangong Zhi couldn't help but ask Fang Rong, the think tank next to him.
Fang Rong thought for a moment and said with some confidence, "General, I think there are two main reasons for this. The first is that Zhao Chen was a relative of the emperor in the past. In terms of status, he can even be regarded as one now.
Leng Kun’s uncle!
I think in Leng Kun's heart, he hates Zhao Chen even more.
Secondly, Leng Kun has little control over his subordinates. Although he is a prince, he is only a prince, not the prince he once was. There have been rumors that the prince was killed by Leng Kun.
In addition, there are two groups of people around the prince. One is the old officials and nobles of the empire from the beginning. Most of these people are corrupt and fat-headed. There are also a group of people who, after the rise of us and Zhao Chen, were forced to turn to the prince due to circumstances.
These people over there are simply not trustworthy."
Nangong Zhi nodded, "You're right. Send the order, let everyone have a good rest, and distribute all the elixirs. Maybe it won't take a few days, and a decisive battle will break out."
In addition, you go to the person in charge of Dayang Group and tell us that we are applying for a war loan of 50 million high-grade spiritual stones. All of this money will be used to purchase artillery, shells, crossbows, pills, etc."
Here in the Land of Shaoze, Green Boat Bank and Dayang Group are not separated for the time being, but are exploring the market together. So to apply for a loan, just go to Dayang Group directly.
"War loan?" Fang Rong was shocked, "General, the interest rate of Dayang Group's war loan is extremely expensive, the daily interest rate is 0.5/10,000! It is compound interest. I roughly calculated the annual interest rate, and the comprehensive interest rate for that year was
More than 20%! The comprehensive interest rate in the second year exceeds 24%!
In addition, when applying for a war loan, the review process is strict. They will definitely ask about our general strategy, etc."
"Yeah!" Nangong Zhi nodded, "Do you know why I stopped attacking now?"
Fang Rong thought for a while and said, "Let the other party fight?"
"This is just the weakest reason. In fact, have you noticed that the people on the prince's side are not marching at all, but robbing! They are robbing civilians and massacring local nobles, families, etc.
And if they do this, it will lead to three negative consequences.
First, soldiers gradually dispersed, became greedy for money, and gradually lost their fighting spirit.
Second, offend the local people. The people who have nothing will go crazy. Just wait, when Zhao Chen calls again, it is estimated that not many of the prince's people will escape.
The third and most serious thing is that he has tarnished his reputation. He is a prince, anyone can rob people, but he can't do it! And now he has done it, hey...
Things belonging to the common people are not so easy to get!
I believe that within a few days, the situation in the north will inevitably change. At that time, whether Zhao Chen likes it or not, he will have a bloodbath with the prince Leng Kun, guided by the anger of the people.
That is our opportunity.
So now, let the soldiers have a good rest and prepare for the war. The next war may sweep the country.
Of course, we also need more strategic materials.
And war loans are a good choice!"
Fang Rong was overjoyed, "Congratulations, General, I know how to tell Dayang Group."
Nangong Zhi nodded, "Remember, at least 50 million, the more the better! After the war, I believe that just the noble families around the prince can make hundreds of millions of wealth! Repayment is completely stress-free!"
"I'll go."
Fang Rong quickly flew to Jinjiang City. The next morning, he found the person in charge of Dayang Group here. Feng Tai applied for a war loan. He opened his mouth to ask for 100 million high-grade spiritual stones, but in the end after review, 80 million high-grade spiritual stones were approved.
loan.
However, according to the consistent behavior of Luzhou Bank and Dayang Group, Nangong Zhi and Fang Rong cannot see a penny of this loan. They directly debit it and then calculate it into artillery, pills, etc., and hand it over to Lingfeng Group.
Transportation - Transportation costs are at your own expense.
In addition, there is a low-end version of the Heaven-Sealing Earth-Sealing Formation - 30 million high-grade spiritual stones. Plus a complete set of technical information on the Heaven-Sealing Earth-Sealing Formation - worth 20 million!
After Fang Rong got the information about the Sealing Heaven and Earth Locking Formation, he was shocked - such technical information was sold like this?
Until Fang Rong left, Feng Tai shook his head slightly - he didn't know why. When he just contacted the headquarters, the headquarters said that the technology of the Sealing Heaven and Earth Locking Formation could be sold! Feng Tai was still a little confused now.
Feng Tai first joined the Xuantie Guild, and later followed Zhang Shengde and left the Xuantie Guild, joined the Xuantie Factory, and finally became a small shareholder of Dayang Group. Now he volunteered to become the general manager of Shaoze Country. With the help of Dayang Group's resources
, has now become the Nascent Soul stage.
But at this time, Feng Tai shook his head and continued busy. He still needed to pay attention to the subsequent development of Nangong Zhi.