Patong County, that is, several counties in the eastern part of the former Ba County......

Counting the occupation by the Chu State, that is, what has happened in the past two years, Zhang Ren originally thought that the people would welcome the king, how did he expect it...... Not only did many people take the initiative to withdraw to Zongcheng in order to avoid the Xichuan soldiers, but the people who were intercepted or did not leave were also full of vigilance against the Xichuan soldiers.

Zhang Ren even had the illusion that he had entered the state of Chu......

If Bajun Taishou was not Yan Yan, Zhang Ren would definitely think that this guy had the evil act of arson and plundering the people.

Otherwise, why did the hearts of the people of Ba County surrender to the Chu State so easily? It's only been two years!

"Justice usually only manages the army, and I don't know these Chu people...... In terms of buying people's hearts, he is also very set. Yan Yan sighed and said helplessly.

There have even been cases of people near Jiangzhou migrating to Badong before, and Yan Yan also sees these in his heart.

At the beginning, Yan Yan also reflected on it without embarrassment, after all, although his main responsibility is to guard Ba County, but at the same time, he is also the Taishou of Ba County, and the military and political affairs of a county are entrusted to him!

To a certain extent, he also has autonomy in domestic affairs.

But later, Yan Yan inquired about the policy of Patong County......

The original self-esteem was forcefully gone—not suddenly confident, but ...... I didn't have to learn at all! It's better to be thick-skinned and pretend not to know what is going on!

And you must know that Badong County was in a "wartime" state for most of the more than two years that it was occupied by the Chu State.

In other words, according to the standards of the Chu State, they are leading the people of Badong County to tighten their pants and contribute to the front line.

However, this wartime state has been completely better than the most stable time in Xichuan, which is comparable to the stable years of the Han Dynasty, so it is better to say that it is better...... It can only be compared with the period when the people recuperated and recuperated.

It's just that other people can learn, but it's a little embarrassing, this is not the effect that the princes can achieve by being benevolent and taking the lead in doing hard and simple dramas, so that they and their subordinates can be frugal, but a fundamental increase in productivity.

However, other princes wanted to learn, even if they "learned" some technologies to improve productivity from various ways, including the essence of Shennong......

We must also liberate the productive forces first!

In order to liberate the productive forces, it is necessary to liberate the productive forces smoothly without triggering civil strife...... For Cao Cao and Liu Bei, there must also be a stable environment to achieve a small part.

As for today's era of "if you don't beat me, I will calculate you" and "if you don't sharpen the knife, I will stab the knife", even Cao Cao, in order to catch up with the Chu State, can only choose a path that is extremely harmful and has extremely serious hidden dangers.

Liu Bei was also even more difficult because he had to be constrained by the Han family.

Yan Yan ......

A Ba County Taishou is still a Ba County Taishou who was sealed by the Marquis of Shu......

Don't say it's him, even if it is replaced by Shuhou, he can't do this, and even if he really wants to pilot it in Ba County, Yan Yan may not be able to support it, after all, ...... Yan Yan is also the Yan Yan of the Bajun Yan family.

Zhang Ren also understands that at present, this is by no means as simple as buying people's hearts, although there are indeed factors that buy people's hearts, such as those drama troupes and the incredible folk tales...... But tricks alone can't get to where we are now!

"At least the good news is that there is indeed not much food in the city." Zhang Ren comforted Yan Yan helplessly, and he could be regarded as enlightening himself.

Indeed, because the amount of grain paid to Badong County is far less than imagined, and considering the inconvenience of transporting grain against the current, the main force of the first division of Wancheng must have taken away part of the inventory when it left, so the grain stock of Chu in Badong should be very limited.

In this way, it is necessary to trap the defenders who are defending the city......

"Report! Thirty miles ahead, the enemy army was found encamped! ”

Yan Yan and Zhang Ren's words were interrupted by the scouts again.

"Come in quickly, speak!" Yan Yan hurriedly called the scout in.

Originally, I thought that after the Chu army retreated, it would defend the city, but look at it now...... The opponent is clearly just shrinking the defensive line, or does he want to compete with them in the field?

That's a tenfold difference in strength......

Soon the scouts also came in and reported what they had found to Yan Yan and Zhang Ren - it was indeed found that an unknown number of Chu troops had camped thirty miles away and built a field defense line.

And just as Yan Yan and Zhang Ren expected, the most incredible situation, the Chu army really put out a long array, completely sealing the flat area that stretched for more than ten miles!

There are less than 10,000 Chu troops in the entire Badong, and it is actually a posture to blockade the Shu army, which is nearly six or seven times its size......

"Unknown quantity? Are you saying that there is a steel needle and iron mesh blocking it, so you can't detect the number? Yan Yan repeated the words of the scout.

"General Hui, that's exactly the case, the steel needle iron net stretches for more than ten miles, and it is within the range of the enemy's crossbows, I'll wait...... Even if you have a warframe, you can't get close! The scout said apprehensively.

Yan Yan didn't understand too much, what a "steel needle and iron net", but because Chu Guo had shocked him too much before, he didn't blame the scouts who failed to complete the task too harshly this time, but decided to take a look for himself.

Afterwards......

Yan Yan and Zhang Ren once again saw what it means to be "wealthy", more than ten miles of flat land, is the Chu army's continuous joint camp, in front of the camp can see the trench, there are bunkers, there are crossbow mouths......

Towards the outward are three layers, every thirty paces or so, there is a "steel needle iron fence" - in fact, it is also a barbed wire fence.

It is not the flat barbed wire wall used to divide the territory outside the buildings of later generations, but the crumpled messy barbed wire of military engineering!

This thing seems inconspicuous, but ordinary infantry wants to pass, but it is difficult to climb a mountain, even if it is equipped with professional sapper pliers, it is not easy to cut the barbed wire under the enemy's guns.

And although the appearance is not good, but only when the steel output reaches a certain height, there is a need for application - if it is short, there is no effect, to pull the net to stretch, to stretch the net!

Slash with a knife?

Even if there is really such a sharp knife, it can't cut through the clumps of wires that are deformed and displaced when slashed, and the barbed wire is generally continuous, it can be said that the hammer cannot be broken, and the barbs on it will make everyone who wants to go over feel its existence......

Before the advent of tanks, the best tactic for infantry in the face of barbed wire was to sacrifice ......

If enough people are willing to sacrifice themselves and lie on the barbed wire fence and use themselves as stepping stones, the barbed wire fence will not be terrible.

However, such armies are few and far between......

It's usually a wave of charges, and it's not over until the corpses are enough to cross the barbed wire!