Not only the people in Yuezhou, Daozhou, Jianzhou and other places immediately stopped after hearing the news.
"It was said that one hundred thousand troops came!" "No, it was said that it was two hundred thousand!"
A little fat man said eloquently in the middle of a group of women buying vegetables: "I saw it with my own eyes, at least 200,000."
"Ah! Don't worry then." A woman held her chest, "Why are you here at the market?"
"Yes! How can you, a grown man, come to buy groceries? And why don't you bring a basket when you buy groceries?"
A group of women surrounded the little fat man.
"I sell medicine." The little fat man said calmly. "What medicine?"
"Rejuvenation Pill, it's good for him, and it's good for you too." "Tch!"
The women dispersed.
The little fat man sighed, "You don't know the treasure!" He patted his butt and left. "Langjun, Langjun!"
He hadn't gone far when someone was chasing him. When the little fat man turned around, he saw the woman from before.
"What's the matter?"
The woman looked polite and said, "I have a relative. How much does your rejuvenation pill cost?"
The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first.
And public sentiment and public opinion are another form of food and grass. "Fifty thousand, it still doesn't make sense."
During the discussion, Jiang Cunzhong suddenly mentioned this matter.
"Guanzhong is too big, and the positions of those people are ambiguous, so it requires a lot of troops to suppress it. Naturally, there will be fewer troops to attack Shi Ni."
Pei Jian said, "After we go south, once we capture somewhere, we will have to leave troops to guard His Highness. I think we should allow Taoxian County to expand its troops as soon as possible."
"It's already being expanded." Han Ji said, "Taoxian County is also complaining." "How can they suffer?" someone said dissatisfied.
"The territory of the old Northern Liao territory is vast, and it also requires a lot of troops to suppress it." Han Ji said: "This time they were able to mobilize 50,000 troops. Your Highness said it is rare!"
Everyone looked at King Qin. "It's not easy."
King Qin settled the dispute with one sentence. "What will happen next?" Someone asked. This is an urgent matter.
"This matter is a headache." Even Han Ji felt helpless. "Do you feel unsure?"
Seeing that his ministers were a little depressed, Li Xuan smiled and said, "It's not a big deal.
"Your Highness, it's not a small matter!" Jiang Cunzhong smiled bitterly, "I'm worried that Shi Ni knows that our army doesn't have many troops to mobilize, so he pretends to be defeated, and our army will become weaker and weaker after leaving troops behind to suppress it. At that time, he charged up a blow
"Take retreat as a way to advance," said the old thief.
He Lianrong shook his head, "No, it's to shrink your fist. Think about it, if someone wants to punch out, do they have to retract their fist first?"
Qinghe.
Jiedu envoy's house.
Civil and military officials were arguing over the upcoming war.
Some people say that every inch of territory must be fought for, taking advantage of the northern Xinjiang army's weakness in coming from far away and difficulty in supplying, and constantly wearing down their troops.
Some people say that we should concentrate our troops in several large cities to avoid being defeated by the Northern Xinjiang Army one by one.
"That's enough!"
Shi Zhongtang sat at the top. He had gained a lot of weight recently and looked quite majestic.
The officials continued to make a fuss for a while, and then they calmed down. People in southern Xinjiang have been in a state of flux lately!
Even the ministers have become a little slack. If it were in the past, who would dare to continue quarreling after Shi Zhongtang opened his mouth?
He Zun felt a little uneasy and felt that the current situation was too complicated and he was walking on thin ice.
"The Northern Xinjiang Army is having a hard time supplying supplies, but after taking Guanzhong, there will probably be no shortage of food and grass."
When Shi Zhongtang thought of this, his eyes became filled with anger.
When he led the army out of the pass, he was full of confidence, thinking that even if he was defeated, he could return to Jiagu Pass and hold on.
Unexpectedly, King Wei suddenly attacked him, forcing him to flee south in embarrassment. A lot of the food and grass he plundered in Guanzhong became the spoils of war for the Northern Xinjiang Army.
"But they have limited manpower."
Shi Zhongtang Shen Sheng
He said: "If you want to hit someone, you must first be beaten. This is my mother's teaching at the beginning, and I deeply believe it."
What does this mean? Everyone is puzzled.
"Take it back first." Shi Zhongtang said: "Place old and weak defenses in front, and let the commander of the Northern Xinjiang army drive straight in..."
"Your Majesty!" An old minister came out and said, "No!"
Everyone spoke one after another. After some persuasion, Shi Zhongtang said coldly: "After the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army marches straight in, how many people will be needed to guard and suppress him along the way?"
Hey!
Someone let out a light sigh, and then said happily: "Our army retreated step by step, gathering strength to wait for the weakening Northern Xinjiang Army. When the Northern Xinjiang Army was exhausted, our army launched a bold attack..."
As everyone thought about it carefully, their eyes gradually changed.
"Your Majesty, you are wise!" The old minister saluted and said happily.
Here were all Shi Zhongtang's confidants, and for a moment, they were filled with joy.
We will disperse later.
He Zun stayed behind and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's move is very clever. Even if King Qin knew about it, he would have to do it."
The highest state of using troops is when your opponent knows your plan and knows that it is poisonous, but has no choice but to follow your plan.
Shi Zhongtang was not happy, "We can't give King Qin too much time, otherwise once he stabilizes Guanzhong, we will become a real corner of the country. Lao He, with a corner of the world to compete with the world, there will be winners."
How many people? "
What neither of them said was that the King of Qin had great righteousness in his hands. The longer the time went by, the better and better the attitude of the people in the world towards the King of Qin would be.
It is never a false statement that there will be many helpers when the right person is in the right way, and there will be little help when the wrong way is wrong.
When He Zun went out, he met an official who hurriedly came to look for Shi Zhongtang.
"What's the matter?" He Zun asked.
He is Shi Zhongtang's most capable staff member. With Wei Ming being left out, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one confidant. Therefore, officials do not hide it, "Mr. He, the spies found that many people are discussing secretly."
"What's the secret discussion?" He Zun asked.
"Some people want to hedge their bets, while others are frightened by King Qin's ruthlessness in taking no prisoners and want to surrender early.
He Zun waved his hands and thought with his hands behind his back.
No matter who you are, this kind of thing is inevitable.
Even though King Qin has become more powerful and more prestigious in recent years, many people in northern Xinjiang still oppose him. Not to mention Shi Zhongtang, who had just been defeated.
But at the moment, the Northern Xinjiang Army is watching with eager eyes and may move south at any time. Once these people's positions and remarks become fermented,
It's fine if the war goes well, as the saying goes, a good thing is a good thing. If things don't go well, these remarks will become more and more popular, and the doubts about Shi Zhongtang will become more and more sharp.
"Mr. He," the official said, "How about how many of them should be dealt with?"
He Zun pondered and said for a long time: "If we punish them at this time, I'm afraid those people will die in despair."
The official suddenly stood up with his hands tied.
He Zun was about to turn around when Shi Zhongtang's cold voice came from behind him.
"Kill a batch!" Kill a batch?
He Zun turned around and saluted, "Your Majesty, this will cause controversy." When the army is defeated, killing people will cause more opposition! "Then continue killing!"
Yuezhou.zhousi lobby.
King Qin looked at the ministers and said calmly: "The lack of men and horses is a problem. You are right, but you have forgotten something."
The ministers lowered their eyes.
"Whose world is this?" King Qin asked.
"Your Highness!" Wang Laoer said, "Whoever dares to compete with Your Highness for the world will be killed by me!"
This fool!
Others seemed particularly embarrassed and deliberate when they said such things, but what Wang Laoer said was so fresh and natural that there was no fault in it.
"Why sacrifice the near for the far?" King Qin looked at the ministers. They were all stunned.
"In the whole world, there is nothing but the king's land!" King Qin stood up.
The ministers stood with their hands tied.
"Recruit warriors from all over Guanzhong!"
"Mr. Cao, someone has returned from Shu. Zhang Xu happily entered the check-in room.
"The false emperor is gone." Cao Ying put down the brush in her hand and said, "This is just the beginning."
Recently, people have been returning from the Shu region one after another, and the Jin Yiwei came to investigate. Those people said that after learning that King Qin defeated Shi Nihou, the hearts of the people who fled were agitated.
"The road to Shu is difficult, otherwise if I give you 20,000 horses, you can capture the false emperor and his son and present them to Your Highness." Zhang Xu felt a little regretful.
"Don't worry." Cao Ying said, "In my opinion, Your Highness is playing cat and mouse. Making the false emperor and his son panic is also a first-class punishment!"
"A batch of reinforcements have arrived." Zhang Xu said, "They will probably arrive in Chang'an tomorrow or the day after."
"Just in time, people are needed to suppress them everywhere." Cao Ying has been worrying about this recently, "The more powerful people come back, the more trouble we will have. The more people, the better!"
In the past, Chang'an had more than 100,000 troops, so that the emperor could rest in peace. Now it only has more than 20,000 troops, and Cao Ying could only dream of rebellion.
"But Your Highness needs more troops to go south." Zhang Xu said: "I think, how about we retreat back?"
"But Guanzhong is the foundation!" Cao Ying said. The two of them smiled bitterly at each other.
"Mr. Cao."
An official came in and said, "Your Highness has an envoy." The envoy came in and said, "Your Majesty ordered us to recruit troops from all over Guanzhong!" Cao Ying was startled, "How difficult it is!"
What’s the most popular thing in Guanzhong? Landlords!
Hundreds of years of Tang Dynasty allowed Guanzhong to accumulate a large number of large and small landowners.
From aristocratic families to local tyrants, the trend of annexing land has become stronger and stronger. So much so that the military system has become useless, and for the first time in many years, there has been a wave of refugees in Guanzhong.
Several petty officials entered Deng Village, and the village leader Yao came out to greet them with a loud smile and several strong men.
"Everyone, this is"
"Yao Da, summon the people!" the leading clerk said calmly. "Okay, okay!"
Later, hundreds of villagers gathered.
A clerk coughed dryly and said, "Your Majesty has ordered that athletes from all over Guanzhong who are willing to join the army can sign up at various military camps or government offices. There is no need to worry about money and food, there are rules."
Join the army?
The eyes of those common people flashed brightly, and Yao Da smiled and said, "But they are all slaves!"
"Let's do it as usual, tell you what to do, and you can figure it out for yourself!"
Several petty officials still had to go to various places to publicize, so they refused Yao Da's suggestion to treat him to a drink, but still accepted a bunch of copper coins.
After leaving the village, several petty officials smiled bitterly.
"It's true that His Highness wants to recruit warriors from Guanzhong, but he doesn't want to think about it. Most of the land in Guanzhong belongs to the nobles. The people who farm the land are either the slaves of the nobles or the tenants of the nobles. Who dares to apply if the nobles don't open their mouths?"
"No, King Qin thinks a little simpler." "He just took over Guanzhong, so he doesn't know the importance." "It's just that this time he will inevitably be disgraced.
At the entrance of the village, Yao Da turned around and looked at the villagers with a sneer, "You are all Zhang's slaves, what are you thinking about? Go back!"
The villagers staggered back.
Several young people looked back from time to time, the longing in their eyes gradually dimming as the clerks left.
Deng She, an old man in the village, sighed: "Don't even think about it, us! Our ancestors have been slaves for generations, and we have no control over life or death!"
One of the young men named Deng Duo said unwillingly: "But didn't Mrs. Zhang run away?"
"I heard that he is coming back." Deng She said, "Even if King Qin ascends the throne, this day is still the heaven of the nobles. Do you understand? Let's farm the land honestly and listen to the master's words honestly."
"Why!"
A pair of eyes, either old or young, gradually became numb.
Yao Da watched the villagers go back and said with a smile: "The military system of the government has been ruined in recent years. The last time your Majesty recruited troops, he only greeted the rich clans. Without their nods, how could your Majesty get the army?"
Several of his subordinates were laughing at the King of Qin.
Chong. Yao Da turned around, looked in the direction of Chang'an, and said:
"After this, King Qin should also know. The sky in this pass is still ours! His sky is the one above the palace!"
"Your Highness, there are very few warriors recruiting from all over Guanzhong!"
A matter was being discussed in the prefecture, and Jiang He'er sent a document, "There are only more than 5,000 people, and many of them are old and weak."
"Hey!" Someone sighed, "This is Dingkou in Guanzhong! Many of them are people from wealthy families. Your Highness, why not recruit people from northern Xinjiang?"
A few people in the know were smiling bitterly.
Last time the King of Qin said that he would recruit troops from Guanzhong, they tried to persuade him tactfully, but the King of Qin insisted on having his own way. Now there are more than 5,000 soldiers, many of whom are old and weak. This reaction can be called a slap in the face!
When the master humiliated me and died, Han Ji said, "I am willing to take charge of this matter."
In this way, if things go wrong, it will be Han Ji's fault, and it will not damage King Qin's prestige. Han's rebellion was indeed fierce enough!
The ministers looked at King Qin, waiting for his decision. King Qin asked:
"Are those Dingkou mostly slaves?"
Han Ji said: "Yes, even a tenant farmer has attached himself to the master's family for many years and dare not betray."
King Qin tapped his fingers on the table with contemptuous eyes.
"How come Kegu has heard that all those slaves are ownerless?"
What?
Ownerless?
Didn't Jinyiwei just say the day before yesterday that many of the powerful and powerful people who fled with the pseudo-emperor are quietly returning?
"Your Highness, those people will come back." A civil servant smiled bitterly. King Qin looked at the civil servant with sharp eyes.