The princes of Weiguo are very large, larger than the Jin Kingdom, and roughly the same as the Zhiguo, but the overall economic strength is not as good as the Zhiguo, a large reason is that the Central Plains countries have successively implemented changes more than 80 years ago, and some are earlier.

Of course, in recent years, the Central Plains has also been changing the law to a greater or lesser extent, but most of them have changed the shortcomings of the previous changes, and they have not hurt the muscles and bones.

However, Wei Guo has not implemented any changes in these years, and the maintenance of the monarchy system relies on the old fiefdom system under the system of three princes and nine kings, and even continues the old half-slave and half-personal dependency system.

Nowadays, the slavery system in the Central Plains tends to be semi-abolished, and the source of slaves is mainly prisoners of war and prisoners, rather than simply turning ordinary people into slaves. The slaves who defend the country rely on the common people of small countries as slaves, which is fundamentally different.

At the same time, due to the lack of law changes, the agriculture, commerce, industry and mining of the country are relatively backward, although the iron ore mining is earlier, the output is slightly larger than that of the Jin Kingdom, but the technology of iron smelting and copper casting lags behind the average level of the Central Plains.

What's even worse is that the Central Plains has generally popularized ox ploughing and bronze ploughing technology, while the Xihai countries, including Weiguo, still have not popularized ox ploughing and bronze ploughing technology.

A large part of the reason is that the relatively abundant manpower under the slavery system has led to the reluctance of a large number of vested interests and elites to spend a lot of capital to invest in technological change.

Just think, anyway, slaves can be caught everywhere, so why spend a lot of money on technology, there is no shortage of people anyway.

Further, in essence, if the change is promoted, the common people will have a better life, the slaves will become workers, peasants, and a large number of labor will be released, and the common people will have a better life, and the slaves will become workers, why should they still enjoy the treatment of slaves, when the thinking changes, rebellion and resistance will be inevitable, and it will inevitably shake the vested interests of the aristocracy.

Although the Central Plains is lagging behind in terms of technology and system as a whole, due to the huge population and land area, Sun and Xu, who are bordering it, do not dare to act rashly.

It is still the era of agriculture, and the generation gap in the field of technology in the early days is not enough to improve the overall absolute productivity and economic strength, and in the era of agriculture, people are the fundamental national strength, and the number of people can make up for the low efficiency of agriculture to a certain extent.

There are many patriots in a wide area, and in the past few decades, the patriots have not suffered major military defeats, and they can bully small countries to practice their hands.

Previously, Uncle Kuo saw the strength of Wei Guokong and formulated a strategy of long-distance attack and inbreeding. But Uncle Kuo ignored the most deadly, and at the same time unavoidable issue in this time and space, that is, geopolitics.

The annexation of a piece of land across the sea, even if it is colonization, will eventually become a large-scale independence event in which the United States secedes from Britain, Australia secedes from Britain, and the whole of South America separats from Portugal and Spain, just because of the sea. Of course, there are also the results of the difference in the essential characteristics of civilization, and the identity of Chinese civilization is undeniably stronger than that of the West.

Therefore, distance can stifle all attempts to build an empire across the sea, and even in the industrial age, it is difficult to control one's own army from thousands of miles away.

People's minds will change, and no one knows if you send them out, and in the end they will take the top of the mountain and establish themselves as kings. So Uncle Gong's broad strategy, which looks beautiful, is actually illusory. Even worse is communication and traffic, and without solving the problem of rapid traffic and communication, it is difficult to fundamentally maintain the administrative jurisdiction of the enclave.

What's more, the Jin State attacked the Xian State, and the Zhi State was eyeing the tiger, and without first settling the battle of the Central Plains, it expanded across the sea, which was dragged to the grass in the water, and the more it was dragged, the heavier it became.

When Bai Liyan and Zhao Xun were talking, someone suddenly came to report outside the door:

"General Zhao, the flag of our army was found on the river."

Zhao Xun was overjoyed when he heard the news:

"Do you know whose flag it is!"

"I don't know, only the military flag of Xianguo is fluttering in the wind, and I don't see the handsome flag."

"Quick, let's go!"

"No!"

The reinforcements of the Xian army came unexpectedly, much earlier and too smoothly than expected, which couldn't help but make Bai Liyan (Wei Xian) wonder if it was the Jin army's fake Xian army who came to earn the city.

A group of people hurriedly came to the west of the city, climbed the city wall and looked at the river, and it can be seen that countless warships of all sizes are all over the river:

"General Zhao, it's a Xianjun warship." Bai Liyan asked.

"It's our warship, I never thought that reinforcements would come so quickly." Zhao Xun was overjoyed, and quickly erected a flagpole and hung the flag of the Xianguo Army.

About half a moment, the Xian army warships had seen very clearly, and a large number of Xian army foot soldiers were stubborn and high-spirited.

"General Zhao, how to deal with the reinforcements after entering the city, the general has a voice."

"In your opinion, how to deal with it."

"The momentum is so huge, I am afraid that the Xian army will definitely be a decisive battle with the main force of the Jin army, if it is below, it will never be a decisive battle with the Jin army now, and now it has already missed the opportunity to fight with the Jin army in the field.

I am afraid that if the general explains all the stakes in detail, the general may not be able to listen to the general's words. If it were to be the next, it would not be said much. However, the Xian army lived and died in this battle, and if it could not be persuaded to abandon the attack and defend, I am afraid that the Xian army would be wiped out after this battle. ”

Bai Liyan was worried that the Xian army crossed the river this time to find the Jin army to die.

If it was last year that Han He besieged Yin Yangcheng and fought a decisive battle between the main forces of the two armies under the city, even if there were fewer Xian soldiers, it would not be difficult to defeat the Jin army.

First, the salty army does not have much food and grass, and it must be in a hurry to fight a decisive battle, and if it is the end of last year, it will be equivalent to two more months of room for repayment.

The second is to take advantage of last year's Jin army's eagerness to win, lure the Jin army to attack Yin Yangcheng first, and then the Xian army took advantage of the situation to land by surprise and attack the Jin army that was besieging the city under the city, and the Jin army will be defeated.

Now if you want to fight with the Jin army, not to mention that you will definitely lose, but at least when the food and grass are insufficient, the time that the lord will be able to move will be very small, and he will be led by the nose by the Jin army. Thinking of this, Bai Liyan continued:

"General Zhao, if you can't say that you will turn the offensive into defense, I will suggest that you try your best to get grain and grass, and if you get grain and grass in hand, the main force of the Xian army still has a glimmer of life."

"You mean, if the Jin army is unable to fight in the field, it will drag the main force of our army, and take the initiative to find our army for a decisive battle after waiting for the grain to run out."

"Exactly, if the Xian army and the Jin army are deadlocked, the cavalry of the Jin army will defeat the Xian country in terms of number and combat strength, so the infantry army cannot win the field battle, and it is very likely to adopt cavalry warfare and attack from the flank. Therefore, as long as the grain and grass are controlled, the whole army can be controlled remotely, and the generals will not be able to act freely. ”

Bailiyan intends to control the grain and grass of the Xian army, as long as the grain and grass of the Xian army are controlled, the range of maneuver and the duration of the battle of the Xian army will be restricted, and the range of the Xian army's march will be controlled, and the Jin army will not be able to induce the Xian army to enter their preset battlefield to fight.

As for the cavalry of the Jin army, it should be fortunate that there is no cavalry archery technology and large-scale heavy cavalry at the moment, even the Song and Xu kingdoms located in the grassland, there is no cavalry archery technology, and it is still mainly farming, so there is almost no room for the development of cavalry archery.

Therefore, the cavalry tactics of the Central Plains are more traditional and rigid, and they are still swarming upward, and then they are outflanked left and right, breaking through in the middle, and there is no more flexible tactics of the Xiongnu and Mongolia, and the current threat to the infantry mainly comes from the impact of the cavalry, and the infantry has good tactical weapons and formations after the formation of long weapons.

When the infantry fought in the field, they would accompany a large number of baggage wagons, which were placed in the rear and left and right sides of the military formation, and were covered by crossbowmen and pikemen to prevent the opposing cavalry from attacking in a roundabout and flank rear. As long as the first wave of cavalry attacks is withheld, it is difficult for the cavalry to have an absolute impact on the huge infantry formation.

Although Han He was confident that he would defeat the Xian army head-on, it was largely psychological, believing that the level of combat readiness was higher than that of the Xian army, and the ordnance was also a head higher than that of the Xian army, so he could annihilate the main force of the Xian army by virtue of his numerical superiority. In fact, the justice and injustice of war determine to a large extent the morale and the mortal heart of the soldiers.

If one enemy is three with the heart of death, it will be difficult for the Jin army to win head-on, so the two sides may fall into a stalemate. Once it reaches a stalemate, it is undoubtedly the most dangerous for the Xian army, especially after being surrounded.

At this time, the ships on the river were like clouds, and they were already within easy reach of Yin Yangcheng.

Yin Yangcheng as one of the few ports on the Wangqin River with a city, a big reason is that Yin Yangcheng is a natural inland deep-water port, the coast is not a beach, it is a reef, after the reclamation and operation of the Xianguo in the early years, the warship can directly dock and land, without changing to a small boat to land, it is a natural naval port.

After a while, the first battleship docked at the west gate, the battleship was much shorter than the city wall, and the troops on board waited solemnly, and after a while, all the troops came to the port side and shouted:

"Where is General Zhao Xun!"

Zhao Xun is in the city at the moment:

"General Zhao Xun, who is under your army?"

"The last general, the Marquis of Dingyang, was ordered to come."

"Since it is under the command of Marquis Dingyang, please invite Marquis Dingyang to come, and this general can open the city."

Zhao Xun is not stupid, you said that you are a subordinate of Ding Yanghou, I will open the door, what if the Jin army cheats me to open the door.

The person who came immediately beckoned the flag bearer, waved the flag towards the fleet, and the battleship on which the Marquis of Ding Yang was riding quickly broke away from the fleet and leaned towards the river bank surrounded by several large and small warships.

At this time, Bai Liyan asked:

"General Zhao, how is the Marquis of Ding Yang?"

"This man is fierce and brave. and has an in-law with the king, so he worships the marquis. ”

Zhang Jun, the cousin-in-law of King Xian, has a very good relationship with King Xian, and is known as Marquis of Ding Yang because of his fief in "Ding Yang".

Prior to this, he had been confronting Zhiguo on the southern front, and later recalled to the capital of Xianguo, where he served as a state supervisor and was in charge of military quartermasters. This time, Zhang Jun, the Marquis of Dingyang, led the army to fight, either because this person has uniqueness, or because he is responsible for military supplies, has a better understanding of logistics, knows how to fight, and can calmly grasp the progress of the war.

The flagship of Ding Yanghou quickly approached, and saw a person on the bow of the ship wearing a strong and sharp armor looking at each other, Zhao Xun was more than two hundred steps away, and recognized this person as Zhang Jun at a glance.

Zhang Jun's flagship docked to the north of Xicheng and shouted to Zhao Xun across the city wall:

"General Zhao Xun is unharmed."

"The last general has seen the Marquis of Dingyang." Zhao Xun gave a slight salute.

"General Zhao is exempt, the general is here to be ordered to take over the defense of Jiangdong, the king knows that the general is sticking to the Jin army for reinforcements, and he is very grateful in his heart, so he passed on the royal edict and the general, and promoted the general to the general of Zhendong."

"Thank you for the grace of the king, and the end will definitely live up to my king's trust."

Zhang Jun and Zhao Xun talked for a while, and then Zhang Jun went down to the shore through the trestle, and Zhao Xun opened the city and led Zhang Jun into the city. As soon as the two met, Zhang Jun first asked about the military situation:

"General Zhao, what is the current enemy situation?"

"Back to Ding Yanghou, more than 80,000 people in the Jin army are cowering in Feicheng, and the cholera has just been subsided, so the Jin army is still repairing."

"Well, if it weren't for the rampant cholera this time, our army might not be able to cross the river calmly."

When the two of them spoke, they had already arrived at the Taishou Mansion.

Taishoufu was seriously damaged by the Jin army's artillery bombardment before, and most of the wood was demolished in the previous stage of repairing the city wall, and now it is less than a quarter of the original construction area, which can be called simple.