Li Yan, who was far away in Tingzhou, attended too many activities on Zhengdan.
As the vassal king of a foreign town, Li Tan, under the guidance of Li Mi, first offered sacrifices to his ancestors from a distance, and then worshiped the God of Spring.
I drank a little too much at the banquet that night and missed the celestial sign of the fighting star entering the fate palace.
But it didn't matter. Li Yan, who had traveled through time, naturally knew that these celestial phenomena were just an accidental arrangement of stars and had no special significance.
If the world can be peaceful just because of the occurrence of special celestial phenomena, then the efforts of myself and the players will be ridiculous.
Li Yan, who knew the course of history, knew that it was now 758 AD, and the complete quelling of the Anshi Rebellion in history was already in 763 AD.
Even though Longyou's intervention had reduced the threat from the Uyghurs and Tibetans to the Tang Dynasty, there was still a long way to go before the world would be at peace.
Li Yan opened the system and said: "System, settlement in December."
"The settlement report has been generated, please check the host:"
[Control the Beiting Protectorate: 400 points per month]
[Affect Anxi Protectorate: 200 points per month]
[Affect Mobei Grassland: 400 points per month]
[Infiltrating Lingzhou: 200 points per month]
[Penetrating Pinglu: 200 points per month]
[Jisui Tuyuhun: 300 points per month]
[Included with Tu Shi Qi: 200 points per month]
[Jisui Modong Grassland: 200 points per month]
[Construct Tongliao City: 100 points per month]
[The total increase in luck points is 4400 points, the remaining luck points in October are 520 points, and the host currently has 4920 luck points. 】
The settlement of the almanac will not be settled until next month, and the settlement in December has shrunk significantly. Li Yan can only sigh, as there will be fewer new players recruited in January.
"System, summon a thousand new players."
[As you wish, there are currently 12043 players in the game.]
Among today's new players, less than half have entered the game through test codes redeemed by old players.
However, allowing more relatives and friends of players to enter the game can also increase the stickiness of the player's game.
For example, the Wuhan Iron and Steel Company and the Wu Zhonghua family can also bring many surprises to Li Yan.
When a new group of players entered the game, old players were naturally responsible for receiving them. However, what surprised Li Yan was that this time many new players chose Chang'an or Tongliao City as their birth points.
But it’s normal to think about it. The vacant positions in Longyou have almost been filled by players. Even businessmen are severely involved. If new players want to get ahead, they really can only go to new maps like Chang’an or Pinglu.
Only by wandering can you have a chance.
Compared with the players who opened up wasteland, Tongliao City and Chang'an are now much safer, and the opportunities are much greater than before.
The market in Fang Nei in Wannian County was temporarily converted into a workshop, and several players who dared to try it have gone to Chang'an to invest in building workshops.
New players can easily find a job in the workshop.
There are many opportunities in Chang'an City, and there are many battles near Tongliao City.
In order to prepare for the great detour strategy after the beginning of spring, Yuchixin is sending players to clear out the barbarian tribes in the desert area.
Those players who are aspiring to make achievements on horseback will naturally choose Tongliao City, which is capable of fighting, as their birth point.
There are also a group of old players who, after holding back their attribute points and resurrection books, began to leave Longyou and go to nearby Lingzhou, Sizhou and other areas to look for opportunities.
Naturally, Li Yan is very encouraging of the players' pioneering spirit.
Tubo did not dare to go north for the time being, and the Uighurs had surrendered. Now Longyou's attack direction was only Liaodong, where the Great Roundabout strategy was located.
Li Yan looked at the strategic plan sent by Yuchi Xin and found that the work of infiltrating Pinglu Town was progressing smoothly. Fang Guoshou pretended to be a Bohai business group and had quietly infiltrated into various areas of Pinglu.
After Wang Xuanzhi, the military governor of Pinglu Army, was recognized by Shi Siming and the imperial court, he felt that his position had been stabilized and began to enjoy himself in the military governor's mansion.
He handed over military affairs to his deputy Hou Xiyi, and handed over ordinary government affairs to Pang Ju, a player who had made meritorious deeds many times.
This is not because Wang Xuanzhi is lazy in politics, but because it is so cold in Liaodong that basically nothing can be done.
It was freezing and snowy, it was impossible to grow crops, and there were no other recreational activities in this era. The people were huddled at home preparing their cats for the winter.
Only players who pretend to be members of a business group can run around in the ice and snow without fear of the cold.
The player Li Fusheng only entered the game in November. The last time he ambushed and killed the scouts in Pinglu Town during patrol, Li Fusheng earned a lot of experience points.
After a simple upgrade, Li Fusheng deeply understood the principle of seeking wealth through risk. He signed up to join Fang Guoshou's "Bohai Business Group" and became an agent player who sneaked into Pinglu Town to collect intelligence.
Li Fusheng was investigating a military camp near Yingzhou City. He had been sending charcoal to the military camp in the past few days and he had already established a good relationship with the military camp's officers.
"Fu Sheng is here to deliver charcoal fire again!"
Li Fusheng unloaded the charcoal fire from the carriage and said: "Master Jieshuai asked our Bohai Merchant Group to transport military supplies. We can't let you military masters get cold. This winter is really too cold. The charcoal kilns in Yingzhou are all cold."
Several of them have been extinguished. Fang Xingshou bought these charcoal fires from Silla Shipping."
There were only two hundred people in this legion, and the highest officer was a brigade commander named Wang. I heard that he was related to Jiedushi Wang Xuanzhi.
Brigadier Wang also came out of his warm room and directed the soldiers to pile the charcoal into the warehouse where the charcoal was stored.
Originally, according to the requirements of the Tang Army's military drills, flammable charcoal, fodder, and grain should be stored in different warehouses. These warehouses should be far apart to prevent fire from burning all the materials.
However, it is obvious that the Pinglu Army has not implemented this military discipline for a long time. The charcoal fires are placed next to the soldiers' barracks for the convenience of soldiers to access at any time.
Granaries for storing grain and grass and arsenals for storing equipment were also built together. Although this made it easier for the soldiers to access it, in the event of a fire, the entire military camp's supplies would be burned down.
Sure enough, the military discipline of the Pinglu Army had long been ruined.
Li Fusheng secretly took photos and recorded these details. After recording this information, he would exchange it for experience points. By delivering charcoal fire to several military camps near Yingzhou City, he had already reached a level.
Although Wang Xuanzhi's cultural level is average, he is very pious to Buddhism.
Fang Guoshou took advantage of him and spent some time to find some Buddhist statues from the Northern Dynasties and gave them to Wang Xuanzhi.
For the leader of the Bohai Chamber of Commerce, who had extensive research on Buddhism, Wang Xunzhi also regarded him as a guest. He often invited Fang Guoshou to talk about Buddhism at the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion when he had nothing to do.
Yuchixin hadn't started the war yet. He already had detailed information about the various military camps in Pinglu Town. He even knew exactly how many rooms there were in the Jiedushi Mansion and where was the most convenient place to attack the Jiedushi Mansion.
The great detour strategy formulated by Yu Chixin was to send his troops south to occupy the entire Pinglu Town after the ice and snow melted on February 3.
After an in-depth investigation into the current combat effectiveness of the entire Pinglu Army, Yuchixin has confirmed that it is not difficult to achieve the goals of the first phase.
However, just occupying the entire Pinglu Town is only the first step.
The crucial second step is to quickly seize Yuguan, the main route from the south of Liaoning Province, after capturing Pinglu Town.
Yuguan, later known as Shanhaiguan, was the most important pass for the Central Plains Dynasty to go north since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty set out to conquer Goguryeo.
In later generations, the Qing Dynasty began to enter Shanhaiguan on a large scale, starting from Wu Sangui's opening of Shanhaiguan.
After occupying Yuguan, the player's elite troops will be stationed at Yuguan to resist Fan Yang and Taiyuan's rebels.
By occupying Yuguan, you will have the strategic initiative over Fanyang Town. You can develop and accumulate strength in Pinglu with peace of mind. Just like in the decisive battle, a ferocious tiger will descend from the mountain and capture Pingjin in the first battle.
Therefore, in Yuchixin's strategy, only capturing Yuguan can be regarded as completing the first step of the great roundabout strategy.
According to the player's information, Fan Yang Jiedushi is now Shi Siming's son Shi Chaoyi.
Although the Shi family father and son recognized Wang Xunzhi's loyalty, they did not trust the loyalty of the Pinglu army, so Shi Chaoyi sent his confidant Cai Wenjing to lead 10,000 elite troops to station in Yuguan.
Therefore, what really gave Yu Chixin a headache was not the exhausted Pinglu Army, but the elite Fan Yang Army stationed at Yuguan.
The Longyou army that entered Liaodong through the Great Roundabout strategy has reached 3,000 men. Now Mobei University cannot continue to replenish its troops. Insufficient troops are the main problem faced by Yuchixin.
After the blitzkrieg at Pinglu, some troops still need to be left to guard the Pinglu army, and even fewer troops can be pulled over to attack Yuguan.
Yu Chixin had a headache. After war games, he had to capture Yuguan within half a month after attacking Pinglu.
Otherwise, if Shi Chaoyi leads the Pinglu army northward, it will cost even more to capture Yuguan.
Yu Chixin looked at the map near Yuguan and fell into thinking, how can he quickly break through Yuguan?
The two latest artillery pieces have been transported to Tongliao City. These two artillery pieces can fire explosive shells filled with gunpowder, and their lethality has been greatly improved.
However, Yuguan is a male pass, and the city walls are all made of earth. If explosives are used to blow them up, a large number of explosives will need to be buried to blow the walls down.
Cai Wenjing, the guard general of Yuguan, was also a veteran who was good at defending the city, and his men were also elite. Yu Chixin felt even more headache looking at the map.
It seemed that sitting in Tongliao City was no longer an option, so Yuchixin decided to sneak into Yuguan to investigate this most important pass in the world and find a way to defeat the enemy.
When the northern players were planning a grand detour strategy, Li Guangbi, who was stationed in Anyang City in Xiangzhou, received an order from the imperial court to carry out a clearing of the country in Xiangzhou and work harder to quickly pacify the remnants of An Qingxu.
After receiving the order from the imperial court, Li Guangbi sighed and could only say to the eunuch who delivered the order: "Your Majesty Li Guangbi accepts the order."