2102 Colonial Economy

"Damn. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info a little worse. Newton scolded.

"If it weren't for the help of the planes in the sky, we'd really be finished." Qin Da said.

"yes." Newton said.

"If it weren't for their help, we wouldn't have been able to defend such a large area, and we have less than ninety people in total, and less than seventy people who can wield guns. And the other side has a large number of personnel, but they can't rush out. It's funny. Newton said dismissively.

Twelfth bomber in the sky.

"Alright. We need to hurry back and report the news to our superiors, for whom this is a life-saving message. The captain said.

The plane began to quickly return to its base.

Newton and his men had just rested from the battle. Li Kai and his men walked over with a prisoner of the Western Regions Restoration Army.

"Sir. We captured some captives, and from these captives we learned some information. Li Kai said to Newton. Newton is currently the supreme governor here.

"What's the matter? Tell me, I don't have time to interrogate this guy who is afraid of death. Newton said.

"Yes. Sir. Li Kai said.

"We know from him that the Western Regions Restoration Army is a loose alliance of nobles. Their armies are all extremely chaotic patchwork, which is the biggest reason why we are able to suppress them at the moment, regardless of their large numbers, many of them are watching the most active of them act. Li Kai said.

"Oh. And there is such a thing. Newton was also the first time he had learned about such a thing.

"Sir, you can ask him, he knows the most detailed information." At this time, Li Kai pushed the prisoner of war and said.

"Is that the case?" At this time, Newton asked the other party seriously. For prisoners of war, he was disdainful. However, the people of the Qin State were always able to get the information they wanted, so they asked according to the urge to kill the other party.

"Yes. That is true. The prisoner of war spoke in Qin dialect, which was not very fluent.

"We're going to have to listen to everything and we're going to be in tune with the turtles. They are two of our biggest organizers. The prisoner replied.

"The other tribes are reluctant to fight against the Qin people, you are too powerful." The prisoner of war then replied.

"Is his worth finished?" At this time, Newton asked Li Kai.

"This. Sir, I don't know what you mean? Li Kai didn't understand what Newton meant.

"I mean, what else can he say." Newton said.

"This, I don't think so." Li Kai shook his head and said. Indeed, he had gotten the news from his mouth that he most wanted to know.

"Good. Very good. Newton nodded. Then he walked up to the prisoners, who looked nervously at Newton. He was very afraid, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Trembled.

"I, I." The other party said in fear.

"Poof." At that moment, the dull sound of a knife stabbing into flesh was heard. Li Kai was surprised.

"Me. I don't want to die. The other looked at Newton in pain.

"Poof." Newton drew his short knife after a turn. Then he looked fiercely at the other party's corpse.

"Sir. This. Li Kai looked at Newton incomprehensibly, he didn't understand why the other party wanted to kill the other party.

"Kill all the prisoners of war you captured." Newton commanded.

"This. Sir. This. It's not in line with our rules. Li Kai stepped forward excitedly and said.

"It's for our good." Newton said to Li Kai.

"However, we can't kill prisoners of war at will. Such a thing would have been court-martialed. Li Kai said.

"We're here for our situation. If they run away and tell the people of the Western Regions how many of us are, what will the people of the Western Regions do, they will rush out. How much ammunition do we have. How many people are still capable of fighting, not at all. Now reinforcements are delayed, and that's for us. It's a threat. Newton said. When Li Kai heard such a reason, he couldn't refute it, indeed, once these Western Regions Restoration Army entered the desert, it would be difficult for the Qin army to catch them at once. Despite the blockade of the minefield, the other side is familiar with the terrain and the characteristic desert storm, and the mines planted sometimes lose their due function. The effect of the blockade will be lost. In order to prevent such a thing, they must try to stop each other. Their resistance was decisive.

"But this kills." Li Kai continued.

"We're here to win. It should be done. Newton said to Li Kai.

Li Kai had nothing to say when he heard this.

"Go. Kill all the prisoners of war. Newton commanded his subordinate Qin.

"Yes, sir." Qin Da nodded. And then he left.

Li Kai looked at these Hun soldiers helplessly, they were very brave and good, but they also killed very seriously. Li Kai had already noticed this, and had constantly reported to his superiors, but Qin Jun's superiors seemed to have become accustomed to it. They believe that this is the same as the Qin army, therefore, the Qin army high-level believes that there is no need to control it, and maintaining such killings can maintain the combat effectiveness of the Hun cavalry, which the Qin army high-level is pressing. And many officers of the Qin Army knew that there was nothing to do about it after reporting such a thing, there was no way, and the above intended to do so.

When Li Kai returned to his position, he saw a corpse in a place. The Hun soldiers killed these prisoners of war cleanly, and for them, it was nothing more than killing a few lambs. This is a disregard for life. Li Kai was extremely disdainful but helpless.

After being sabotaged by the bombers of the Qin Army Air Corps, the Western Regions Restoration Army never organized a counteroffensive, and time was being consumed little by little.

Inside Wang Ben's headquarters.

"Sir, urgent military situation." The chief of staff hurriedly handed a telegram to Wang Ben.

"I'll see." Wang Ben took the telegram and looked at it.

"Is this true?" Wang Ben asked.

"It's true. Sir. The chief of staff replied.

"Our army aviation has already confirmed it. They went down to support a bit. They were gathered on the edge of Area Twelve, where there were mountains, and a large number of the Western Regions Restoration Army was suppressed by a small part of our Qin army at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. In this case, as long as we send reinforcements in time, we can solve these Western Regions Restoration Army. There are very few people in the Western Regions. Solving a large number of people in the Western Regions can solve many problems. The chief of staff said.

"Just, we're just going to send reinforcements like this?" Wang Ben asked.

"Nope. Just do it, reinforce them. Immediately mobilize the surrounding troops and form a defensive blockade circle. Don't let you go back into the desert. Wang Ben said. The reason why Wang Ben hesitated at first was that he was worried that such vague information would lead to the transfer of troops. But even so, he argues, needs to be tried.

"Yes. Sir. The Chief of Staff nodded.

Inside the headquarters of the 12th Cavalry Regiment.

"Sir." The chief of staff looked at Wang with a bitter face.

"What's wrong?" Wang said very easily.

"This is an order from above, let's immediately mobilize troops to support." The chief of staff said.

"That is, the previous intelligence was accurate." Said the chief of staff.

"What?" Wang He said in surprise.

"It's true, sir, we missed our chance. But it's still too late, as long as they can withstand it, our reinforcements can arrive in time, and there is still a chance. The chief of staff said.

"Hmm." Wang felt very confused at this time, he did not expect that one of his prudent decisions would lead to such a missed opportunity, which was too difficult for him to accept.

"This. All right. The king nodded. He thinks that the chief of staff is right and that he is already wrong. Since it was wrong. There's still a chance.

"Alright. That's it, do as you say, go to the back, and bring our reserves up. In addition, our other troops will also move in this direction to establish a blockade line to block the enemy's further escape. Then the king gave the order. He knew that it was too late for him to correct his words.

The Jimo City of Qi.

"Tweet goo." The wheels of an ox cart make a maddening sound.

"Ahh A Chu soldier standing at the city gate carried his own musket and hit Hatche.

"What is this?" The Chu soldier asked the driver disdainfully.

"Oh. Back to Master Jun, this is the Jing family's truck. The driver said politely.

"Oh." Hear such an answer. The Chu soldier stopped interfering. Then stand up. After all, this is the stuff of the great nobles of the Chu State, and these little soldiers can't interfere at all, and they can't get some oil and water.

A grocery store at the city gates. A small vendor is buying from the grocery store.

"Boss. Give more, I often buy. Zou Qi said with a smile.

"You Qi people." The boss shook his head and said.

"It's easy for me to get in. Never mind. You can buy more goods in the future. The boss said with a smile. The owner of this family was from the Chu State, and he came here to do business because he had relatives among the Chu army, so he got the convenience and snatched a Qi people's shop as his own.

"Good, good." Zou Qi immediately nodded and said.

"Hmm." The boss said disdainfully.

"Give, Qin State banknotes. Absolutely universal. Zou Qi said.

"Hmm. This Qin banknote is okay. The boss said.

"Hey, boss, what's that delivery truck?" At this time, Zou Qi asked.

"Oh. We can't afford to offend those trucks, they are all nobles. The boss said.

"Oh." Zou Qi nodded.

"So, it must be valuable goods on it, right?" Zou Qi then asked.

"Hmm. Those were ordinary goods, tea, silk, and sugar, all from the south. Jimo is a good harbor. Get on the boat from Wuyue and go directly to Jimo in the Qi Kingdom. Then it was directly transported from Jimo to Wei, Korea, and Qin. The boss said.

"Those aristocrats, seeing that these things can be sold for a high price, they do the same, and they do the same, but do not allow other merchants to do such a business, it is really excessive." The boss said dissatisfied. He also knew that tea, sugar, and silk could make a lot of money, but he did this kind of business, there was no way, there was no goods, and if he wanted to buy goods, he had to buy them from the nobles, but the purchase price for him was so high that if he did, there would be no profit to be made at all. So he had to give up such a business.

"Alright. Boss, I'll go first. I need to hurry up with this shipment. And then come to the stock. Zou Qi said with a smile.

"Good. Just go. Just go. The boss waved his arm and gestured to the other party. Zou Qi carried his burden out of the city.

Then stop at a mountainside.

"How?" A tall, lanky man asked, carrying a load of firewood.

"There is no possibility of reinforcements for the Chu army, but they have a naval army, and the nobles have transported a large number of goods from Wuyue, mainly tea, sugar, and silk, and they have to transport them from this place to Wei and Korea." Zou Qi said.

"Oh. This is important news. The tall and lanky man said.

"What else is there to say?" The tall and lanky man then asked.

"If there is any news, I guess there is no more." Zou Qi said.

"I've inquired before. The Chu army had about fifteen thousand troops in this place. There were 10,000 men defending the rest of the city, and there were 5,000 defenders in the city. Their discipline is very poor, and the people of Qi hate them very much. Zou Qi said.

"Hmm. That's right. The tall and lanky man said.

"Why have you asked for so much news lately. I can't even ask. Zou Qi complained at this time.

"This. Can't tell you, it's dangerous to tell you. The tall and lanky man said.

"Alright, that's it." Said the tall and lanky man.

"There's nothing you can't say." Zou Qi watched the tall and thin man leave. I walked away.

In a tent on the top of a hill one hundred and fifty miles west of Jimo City.

"According to the information we have obtained, there are 15,000 Chu troops in the Langya area, that is, the number of Chu troops in Mocheng is more than 5,000. Two thousand more than us. If our whole regiment attacks directly, I am afraid that we are also in a disadvantageous position, and the number of the Chu army is still more than 10,000 people, no matter from that point of view, the number of the Chu army is very large. Xue Gui said.

"yes. Sir. Zhang Yi said.

"The Chu army has an advantage in numbers, which is too disadvantageous for us." Zhang Yi continued.

"However, their weapons are not very clever." At this time, Chen Liang said.

"Just look at their weapons. The flintlock pistol, and it is a smoothbore gun, the range is very limited, what is the weapon we are equipped with, it is a rear-pull revolving rifle, and the all-metal fixed ammunition is used. The range is simply incomparable. Chen Liang said proudly.

"Such an advantage is definitely not comparable to others." Chen Liang thinks he can solve all the problems.

"And our artillery." Chen Liang said.

"The power and range of artillery are greater than that of the enemy, I think we can go directly to Jimo City, which is defended by the Chu army, and attack directly. There is no need to be too polite with them and kill them. Chen Liang said excitedly.

"Nope." Xue Gui said at this time.

"Why?" Chen Liang said unconvinced.

"Because of our logistical supplies. From the very beginning of the first offensive, our ammunition consumption began. Xue Gui said.

"Our bullets are one shot and one shot less. What is the situation in Qi country, you also know that the road condition is very deteriorating. Xue Gui continued.

"The supply materials transported by logistics cannot be replenished in time, which will cause our logistics supply pressure to be very huge." Xue Gui said.

"It is possible to transport supplies by sea, but it is necessary to take a long detour, so to speak, in this operation we must defeat the other side at once, and not fight a war of attrition. Although our weapons are sharp, we do not have an advantage in numbers and logistical supplies, and we must find a way to solve this problem. Xue Gui said.

Hearing this, others have no choice. They think it's too frustrating for something like that.

"Our advantage is too obvious. What we want to achieve this time is to win more with less. This one. Zhang Yi said.

In his opinion, this battle is indeed very difficult.

"Don't we have another regiment?" Zhang Yi asked.

"They're going to attack by sea. I don't understand what the above is thinking. Xue Gui said.

"That is, before the arrival of reinforcements, we had only three thousand troops, which is for us. It's just too difficult. Xue Gui said.

"Looks like we can't do anything about it." Zhang Yi said.

"Hmm. That's true. Chen Liang said.

"We'll wait, maybe we'll have new information in place. After all, it takes a certain amount of time to process. Xue Gui was encouraged. In his opinion, it is not cost-effective to launch an attack rashly, and he needs to have a clear understanding and grasp the enemy's weaknesses in order to launch further attacks.

Xianyang Palace of Qin State.

"Wenyang Bank is going to send representatives to attend the meeting of the main hall. The widow looks at this matter. That's right. King Qin looked at the newspaper in his hand and decided.

"Understood. The king. Zhao Gao replied.

"Hmm. Look, you can also participate. King Qin flipped through the newspaper in his hand and said.

"This. The old slave didn't dare. Zhao Gao hurriedly said.

"Hmm. Now your identity is different. There are also several companies, and they know a lot about their operations. You can talk about your personal experience, which is of great benefit to you. King Qin said.

"Now that the bank can attend the meeting. Why can't you companies attend the conference? King Qin said.

"The widow also needs to rely on these newspapers to understand what is happening at the bottom of the Qin State, otherwise, the widow will not know that the Qin State has changed so much. Or small yet don't know. King Qin said with a smile.

"The widow also wrote a few comments to the newspaper and published them." King Qin said with a smile.

"This. The old slave really doesn't know. Zhao Gao said in surprise.

"Huh. Written by a widow, no one knows. King Qin said with a smile.

"The widow just wrote his opinion. Specifically, it still depends on what the prime minister thinks. King Qin said.

"Now that the prime minister is back. In a few days, a meeting of the main hall will be held to discuss the next development of the Qin State. King Qin put down the newspaper in his hand and said.

"A lot of things have happened lately, and the widow has found that there are so many things now. A lot of things have gone beyond what they used to be. The widow is feeling a little struggling more and more. A lot of things I don't understand. King Qin said.

"Let's convene a meeting of the main hall. Maybe the more people who hold the meeting, the more ideas there will be. That's it. "King Qin decided.

"Understood." Zhao Gao saluted.

"Go ahead. Arrange to go. King Qin stood up and waved his arms and said. Zhao Gao didn't go to inform Li Kai, the king of Qin.

Inside the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"It seems that the king is also worried." Meng Yi took the telegram in his hand and said to Shang Wen.

"Hmm." Shangwen looked at the telegram and nodded.

"What? You're not worried at all? Meng Yi asked.

"Don't worry, we have nothing to worry about." Shang Wen said.

"It's just that there's a lot of other things. You know? At this time, Shang Wen took out a telegram and handed it to Meng Yi.

"This is what the General Staff means, they want to do the arms trade and sell the mines to the Yan people." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"If we don't say yes, the votes of these armies will be lost. The problem is that the Yan people have no money, and they have already suffered a lot of losses in the war against Korea. Shang Wen said.

"How is Yanguo developed? How to develop, this problem is the headache. Shang Wen said.

"There are also two kinds of people in the Chu State, one is the cooperative Chu people, such as the Xiang family in the south, they actively trade with the Qin people, and the other is the non-cooperative Chu people, most of the nobles of the Chu State do not cooperate, so that many agricultural products imported from the Chu State are offset. There are also the countries of the Western Regions, they are also doing business, but there is a large amount of currency in circulation there, and there is a large gap in funds. That's what worries me the most. Originally, the idea was to turn banks into investment banks to invest, but none of these places seemed to have much value. How to convince them. Shang Wen wiped his head and said.

"Headache. It's a headache. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"This, I really can't help you." Meng Yi said.

"Only you can figure out these questions, and ordinary people really can't figure it out." Meng Yi said.

"yes." Shang Wen said.

"My idea is to let the investment banks think for themselves, but in this case, there is still a lack of guidance. My concern is that they will not be able to carry out it on their own, after all, some of the cooperation has a very national character. Shang Wen said.

"I have a solution, though." At this time, Meng Yi thought.

"You see, now all countries are actively exploring their own colonies, such as Zhao, can we fund them to develop colonies, and then develop the colonial economy. In this way, it is also a market and a source of raw materials. These are all of great benefits to us. I think it's okay to do that. Meng Yi suggested.

"Colonial economy?" Shangwen asked.

"Yes. Colonial Economy. Meng Yi said.

"Hmm. Colonial Economy. Shang Wen said.