At present, the oak tree, like mahogany and nanmu, is used as a fine wood for well-made furniture, and it mainly grows in the land with a warm and slightly dry climate and a lot of charcoal underground.

Oak trees are produced in the central and southern parts of the Weiguo, Zhiguo, and Jin kingdoms in the entire Central Plains, but only more than half of the oak trees in the Sun Kingdom grow on the hills and great plains at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level to 2,000 meters. Among them, the oak trees in Xingcheng and Zhaocheng have not yet been developed, and the large oak forests have extremely high shipbuilding value.

Subject to the constraints of the current industry and shipbuilding technology, shipbuilding is still easy to deform, good shape preservation of fir trees, pine numbers, cypresses, camphor wood, and even more expensive nanmu, on the contrary, teak and oak with excellent toughness and high hardness, limited by the technical ability, it is difficult to maintain the shape when processing ship plates and ship beam keels, and the processing of large keels requires long-term afterburner bending of large iron structures, so there is no ship built of oak and teak at present.

Mancheon-gun has teak, while Zhaocheng and Aungongjo have oak trees, which are ideal for building large, sturdy wooden warships.

In addition, the platinum ore found in the mountains on the southern flank of Zhaocheng is crucial to the smelting of cannon steel, and finding platinum ore in another way is undoubtedly time-consuming and laborious, and may not be fruitful in the end.

Gongliangxiu didn't believe in Bailiyan's nonsense, the oak tree might be just a disguise, and it really had another purpose, but he really couldn't think of it, and he wouldn't think of what Zhaocheng and Xingcheng could mean to Xianguo.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"This matter is related to the territory of the county, and this doctor has no right to decide, so why don't you leave it to discuss it later?"

"That being the case, then Changyin Beijun will also be returned in the future, what does Doctor Gongliang think?"

"Hmph..."Gongliang Xiu snorted coldly: "I know that Baili Yan must be cheating, otherwise he can exchange half a county and two cities for two places." You say, what is the use of Bailiyan to take the city and Xingcheng to the bottom! ”

Zhao Anling was not in a hurry, and continued to drink wine and eat meat, but not to say it, Gongliangxiu's face gradually changed, and there was a hidden guess:

"Didn't you find a gold mine in Zhaocheng!"

"There is no gold mine, but poison mine has been found. The Black Turbans have been operating here for decades and have discovered poisonous mines, which are to be killed after smelting, and there is neither gold nor silver in them. ”

"Since it's poisonous, what do you want to do here?"

"It's no secret that Hou Ye has found a new metal in this poisonous mine, and coal can't melt it, so he needs to smelt it by other means to make iron for artillery, that's all."

"You use this to make cannons!"

Not exactly, and the exact circumstances are not clear below. But Hou Ye said that this metal can be used to make powerful artillery. At present, all countries cannot refine, only Yongxing City can refine, so there is no benefit to being occupied by you and others, and only when it is classified into the Xian State can it be effective. ”

"Even so, Zhaocheng cannot be given to you easily, otherwise my king will not lose a lot!"

"It's useless, Hou Ye has obtained a sample of this mine, you just need to go to various places to find it, it will take a year or two at most to find it, Hou Ye doesn't want to spend two more years. Moreover, this mining is toxic, and the slightest accidentally falling into the water or farmland can often kill people over time, and you will only be counterproductive if you wait to mine it. ”

"You're not lying to me!" Gongliang Xiu was skeptical.

"What are you going to do, for the long-term plan, it is most beneficial to the Gongliang doctor to give Zhaocheng and Xingcheng to my Xianguo. The land of Beique and Nuoxiang is fertile, the water conservancy is abundant, the land is large and the Bosang plant is vigorous, and the two places can raise more than 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers.

On the contrary, the cost of excavating the Zhaocheng poison mine is high, and there is a worry about your life. At that time, Hou Ye will find this mine in Xianguo, and it will be the same with and without a city. ”

"Then why didn't you say it before, you are hiding it so deeply, you don't know it."

"It doesn't matter if you say it or not, it's useless for Zhiguo to occupy the poisonous mine, and the Gongliang doctor is helpless to know this secret. How, how about exchanging the two places for the Xian country. ”

"Don't say that Doctor Ben can't be the master, even if he does the master and builds such a powerful artillery, what good will my Gongliang clan do. Only forty percent of the grain and grass, Bailiyan, a black-hearted profiteer, can easily earn it by selling more artillery grenades, wouldn't my Gongliang clan lose his old capital. No, this matter is a separate matter. ”

"Then there is no way to do it, Changyin Beijun can only postpone the return."

"Hmph, Bailiyan is really calculating, why didn't he see that he was a profiteer in the first place!"

Gongliang Xiu was unhappy in his heart, at first he thought that Bailiyan was a decent person, but he didn't see it for a few years in the blink of an eye, and he became a black-hearted businessman who must be compared.

In fact, he should have seen that Bailiyan was a complete profiteer, which was exactly the same as blackmailing Mooney and Gudappa.

It's just that Gongliangxiu was still young at that time, and he only thought that it was natural to extort Jin Xuedi, and now when it falls on his head, the taste of being blackmailed is obviously not good.

The meal ended up unhappily, and Gongliangxiu hurriedly returned to the office to tell Gongliangyi in detail, and Gongliangyi was half-convinced:

"Zhao Anling really said that?"

"Yes, father, Zhao Anling is very sure that Bailiyan will use this poisonous ore to refine new metal cannons. Obedient voice, the power of the new cannon is probably not small, it is likely to be farther than Sun Guo's sixty-three catties Tianwei General Cannon, if so, it is at least ten miles away, this is worth it. ”

Gongliang Yi frowned when he heard the news, and paced back and forth with his hands in the future, and said after a long time:

"Then Zhao Anling told this secret, don't you think it's strange?"

"It was Zhao Anling who said it after the child's repeated questioning."

"Shhhh Zhao Anling is so deceitful, he just makes an excuse, why do he want to tell you and me about such a confidential matter. If it weren't for Bailiyan's instructions, Zhao Anling would never let go, how could he feel that there was another clue in this. ”

"Father thinks Bai Liyan has other plans, or is this matter false?"

"It shouldn't be like it, he has already revealed the news of the new cannon before, but why does he need to say it in such detail today, it is really incomprehensible."

"Then leave this matter at a later date. Let's take a look at what Bailiyan plans to do. ”

"Yes, yes. For the time being, I promised to borrow him an army and get the grain and grass back, but I couldn't pull the grain and grass back openly. Split it in two, the big head is on me, you know. ”

"The child understands."

The father and son agreed on a strategy, and on the second day, they did not rush to reach an agreement with Zhao Anling, but dragged on for a day to ponder Bailiyan's intentions.

At the same time, the complexion of the supernatural powers who were recuperating in Gongcheng still did not improve, and the news that Huang Che had not arrived in Iwaki came unexpectedly.

"Huang Che didn't go to Iwaki to transport grain?"

"Back to the Heavenly King, what did the people say?" Song He said truthfully.

Shentong helped Za Collapse to sit up straight, spread out the topographic map of the mountains and rivers on the table to find Iwaki, and then looked at Xingcheng, he asked:

"Is there any news in Xingcheng recently?"

"No, the land route in Xingcheng has been completely cut off, and the news can only be transmitted by land and water, and there has been no news for seven or eight days."

"What about Bailiyan, where is Bailiyan?"

"It's said to be in Lintai."

"That's not right!" The supernatural power denied: "Zhaocheng has been down, it doesn't matter whether Xingcheng takes it or not." But if we don't take it, our army will attack the city from Xingcheng, and Bailiyan will take it. If he had already taken Zhaocheng at this time, and Huang Che had not gone to Iwaki to transport grain, what would this mean! ”

looked at Song He, and saw the cold and desperate gaze, Song He's heart was shocked:

"Could it be that Huang Che is the opposite!"

"It must be!" The supernatural power was depressed, like a deflated ball, and once again slumped on the couch, his eyes full of despair.

"Heavenly King, should we immediately strengthen the defense of Ganfu County, in case the Xian army comes ashore from behind and attacks our army from the north and south."

"It's late... It's late...... Day and night, why didn't I watch out for Huang Che, the villain. "The supernatural power is unprecedentedly desperate, he has already thought that Bailiyan will never rashly recruit Huang Che, and must use Huang Che's warship to land in Dekang to burn grain and grass.

"Heavenly King, it's just Huang Che, don't worry so much."

"Hehe......" Shentong sneered, a little self-deprecating and a little desperate: "Huang Che is not to worry, how can Bailiyan recruit Huang Che in vain, it must be Huang Che's boat, send surprise troops to attack Dekang, burn the grain and grass, and cut off the grain and grass of hundreds of thousands of troops on our eastern front, how can our army be undefeated!" ”

"This ...... How can this be done, Dekang is piled up with more than 10 million stones of grain and grass! ”

"At this moment, I'm afraid that Bai Liyan is already on his way to Dekang, and it is impossible to stop him again. For the sake of today's plan, I only hope that 200,000 reinforcements can arrive in Dekang as soon as possible.

Calculated together, Bailiyan only has ten days at most, and within ten days, it is absolutely impossible for it to capture the entire county of Dekang, and even if our army only gets half of the grain and grass, it is enough to support a year.

I'll fix the book at once, and you will rush to the Thunder Army with the fastest horse. ”

"No!"

The Thunder Army fought in the two counties of Changsun Suichang and Fangling, Fangling and Dekang County were separated by a boundary, connected by land, and the Thunder drew troops south to Bailiyan as a huge threat, due to the defeat of Changsun in April, the eastern front was fully shrinking, unable to resist the rebel offensive, at this time the Thunder transferred troops to the south, which was undoubtedly the result that Changsun was happy to see.

At the same time that Shentong tried to avoid the deterioration of the situation and slid into the abyss, Bailiyan took Huang Che's naval army as the guide, defrauded the gate of Jiangquan City, and captured Jiangquan without bloodshed, and two days later took Tingshan in the same way, and obtained 47 ships, Huang Che then evacuated to Xingcheng with more than 30,000 people with his family, and at the same time transported Xingcheng soldiers and horses to Jiangquan and Tingshan.

At this time, reinforcements from the west were imminent.

"The rebel front army of about 40,000 people will enter Dekang County from the southwest today or tomorrow, and the remaining 160,000 people will all enter the country within three days, Yongxing Hou must be careful." Yuke said quickly, and transferred the news of the military situation to Bai Liyan.

"Who is the rebel commander?" Bailiyan asked.

"It is rumored to be Lu Sheng, the king of India."

"The Heavenly King?" Baili Yan frowned and thought about it, but she had no impression, so she asked, "Who is this Seal Heavenly King, why haven't you heard of it?" ”

"That's right, the rebels originally had twelve heavenly kings, about last year's war, the new four heavenly kings, the way is not very clear, and the other three heavenly kings do not know their names, and this seal heavenly king is also known recently."

"In this way, the rebels are secretive because they want to be caught off guard at the key point."

"It should be." Yuke said truthfully.

"So what's so good about this man?"

"I don't know yet, but according to secret reports, this person seems to have a disability in both legs and has difficulty moving."

"Well, Ben Shuai knows, please rest in the city for the time being, and when Ben Shuai has made up his mind, he will reply to the door master."

"That's the next goodbye."

The royal guest gave a slight salute and slowly exited the lobby. Bai Liyan thought for a moment and looked at Zhou Kong:

"General Zhou, do you know the Heavenly King?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of it before, but the Sixteen Heavenly Kings do have it"

"Shhh...... That's hell, the rebels have been holding back for a year, and at this time, they put a big move out, and what do they want to do. Jiang Jie, bring me the map. ”

"No!"

When Jiang Jie was about to get the map, Bailiyan spread it on the table, found Dekang Southwest and said:

"The three counties of Dekang, Ganfu and Helong County are located in the open plain, they are all large land counties, Dekang is long from east to west, equivalent to more than one and a half times that of Xianxi County, the rebels enter Dekang from the southwest border, and it takes about ten days to rush to Jiangquan on foot, and two days later, Huang Che will carry Gu Zhong and 30,000 people from the armed battalion to join the army, and the rebels will not have time to rush to Yefeng Dacang anyway, we can occupy it first."

"But we still can't take the two warehouses of Xuandi and Taiqin, and the rebels can still attack our army through these two warehouses."

As soon as Jiang Jie's words fell, Zhou Kong said.

"No, never."

"Why is that?" Jiang Jie asked.

Zhou Kong pointed to Xuan Di and Ye Feng and said:

"Xuandi is west of Yefeng, although they are far away, but the two warehouses are both north of the Biqing River, so as long as Huang Che's army controls the Biqing River, the enemy can be prevented from crossing the Hebei River.

The grain and grass in Taiqin Cang is only more than 2 million stones, and the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of troops is acceptable, but it is by no means enough to supply millions of people for a year, so it is not painful to give it up. ”

"What General Zhou said is extremely true." Bai Liyan affirmed, and turned to Taiqin Okura: "But Taiqin Okura must not fall into the hands of the rebels, so a few days ago, this commander asked Mr. Zhao to go to Yaoqu and invite the Zhi army to come to help in the battle, and within four to five days at the earliest, he should be able to rush to the Huangchang River, and he can land and transfer grain and grass the day before the rebels arrive in Taiqin." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Kong was taken aback:

"You're such a good means, you're cutting off their roots!"

"Since ancient times, soldiers have not tired of deceit, and if I cannot force the surrender or defeat of the 200,000 rebels, the thunder will attack from the north. At that time, I will be able to fight back and forth, and my 50,000 horses will not be their opponents. ”

"If the thunder attacks from the north, how do you plan to deal with it, there is no big river in the north for you to stop the thunder army from going south."

"This is really tricky, so Ben Shuai has to ask who this Seal Heavenly King is."

"Why, you still want to buy him."

Bai Liyan looked at Zhou Kong strangely, Zhou Kong suddenly felt that his face was hot, and said evilly:

"Look at what, look!"

Bai Liyan disagreed, shook her head and laughed:

"He Yin Tianwang didn't eat this meal, is he still waiting to starve to death!"

"What do you mean?"

"Huang Che went to Iwacheng to transport grain to Fangling and Qingtian counties before, Fangling is where Thunder's base camp is located, which shows that Thunder's grain and grass will be used for two months at most, or even one month. Now ten days have passed, and the Thunder Army is on the front line of Suichang and Fangling counties to confront the Changsun army, and it will take a long time from the time they get the news to the redeployment of the frontline troops.

When it reacts, it will take about 20 days to mobilize the army to rush back, and it will take a month at the earliest, where is it so easy to counterattack our army.

At that time, Xuan Di and Taiqin granaries have already been emptied, and then the 200,000 hungry soldiers of the Yin Tianwang will be spared Biqing River and the Thunder Division, and the grain and grass in the Thunder Camp will be quickly exhausted.

This is called the way of others, but also with the body of others, Thunder used this method to attack Beihai County back then, and today the commander will return it to him. ”