Time is always passing in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye, it is already June. Since the signing of the covenant, Li Xi has been busy with various political affairs, after all, the relocation of the population and the arrangement of settlement require his coordination. Fortunately, the preliminary civil affairs system had been established, and the mayor had already arranged it, so those trivial matters were finally far away from him, which made him a lot easier.

According to the plan drawn up by Li Xi, only two villages were to be established in the original Sadolon area for the time being, which was not far from the border military town. Who told him that the land was vast and sparsely populated, so the focus was still on the original territory. Then he exchanged five villages in one go, two outside and three on the border, all of which were used as guards. The five villages, which were previously the second line of defense, have all turned to the development of people's livelihood. (Energy remaining 10%)

At the same time, the grain brought by Mecro was distributed, and although it was still a little reluctant, it could at least last until the autumn harvest. The output of more than 2,400 acres is enough to support future consumption, and he finally doesn't have to worry about food anymore.

Now we only need to wait until the middle of the year to add another 20,000 people. For him, this can be a lot of wealth, human resources have always been his shortcoming, and now all walks of life are in urgent need of manpower, so the output has not been able to keep up, and many workshops can only temporarily suspend work.

Moreover, with people, we can promote the economy and expand the market. After all, Li Xi has not collected taxes once, and everyone is still in the system of a planned economy. But this is not a long-term solution, and economic support will be the main body in the future, so he will often use money to offset some food distribution to residents, in order to wait for the autumn harvest to officially start the tax system.

In the same way, he will buy surplus grain in order to increase the income of the inhabitants and stimulate the economic development of the territory. The other way is to trade with Mekro's economy, after all, the culture and technology of the rat man are relatively backward, and there are many aspects that can obtain huge benefits, but now his own internal affairs have not been done well, and the plan to make money will have to be talked about in the future.

After the civil affairs side finished speaking, the military cannot be left behind, through this period of training, there are 800 bronze one-star troops, but the establishment is full, and it cannot continue to expand, but this is not difficult for Li Xi.

So he issued an order that in the future, the troops in the establishment must be prefixed with the Sardinian prefix and equipped with the Eagle Banner. Those with the same strength but not included in the establishment shall be uniformly equipped with wolf flags. If the strength is not enough, it is still handled in accordance with the previous regulations. In this way, the strength and establishment of each ministry will be clearer.

For example, within the establishment of the troops, the Sardinian adult army of 800 people, equipped with the eagle flag. With the same strength, the adult army is 800 people, equipped with wolf flags. There are 1,600 Black Iron Three-Star Adult Army (pseudo) and 2,700 Black Iron Three-Star Militia. The above distinction is clear at a glance, and it is now all of Li Xi's troops.

However, it is too late to continue the redressing, after all, the manpower is limited, the time is urgent, and at least 2,000 sets of materials are too late to be used. Who told Lao Mei to send someone to urge him every once in a while, Li Xi was also so troubled that he had no choice but to arrange the matter and prepare to lead the troops to the battle.

But everyone did not agree with Li Xi going in person, how could the emperor personally go to help people fight. What's more, in case of danger, there is no possibility of rescue at all. Therefore, for the sake of face and life, the subordinates have made statements, hoping that Li Xi can keep his home with peace of mind, and leave the war to them.

Therefore, Li Xi's violent temper collapsed at once, and he wanted to keep him in charge of government affairs? Who said that? If there is a kind of stay, he will stay with him! It is better to leave him with a mess than to let him die!

Besides, the situation on the front line is complicated, the situation is changing rapidly, without him making a decision, can you rely on you? And what kind of security problems, when did he not charge ahead, which time did he not fight bravely to kill the enemy, if he was afraid of death, how could he lead the army, how could he set an example, how could he intimidate everyone, this was slandering him! He wanted to find this group of bastards to duel!

In the end, under Li Xi's incomparable crooked heresy, everyone was defeated and retreated, so they had to obey his wishes. However, everyone also put forward a demand, the number of troops must be increased, and the main force must go, which is related to the safety of the emperor and the face of the empire. So Li Xi also did good, and once again exchanged 3,000 troops, and the poor merit was only 820 points.

The strength of the expedition has expanded a lot, and the main force is even more fully dispatched, 3200 main forces plus 3200 skirmishers, and the 6400-person legion has been formed, and it is also equipped with a 500-person rat-man scout, after all, such a good opportunity is just right to find out some news.

However, Lao Pa's 40-member elite general guard was forced to stay, which was also for territorial considerations, and at the same time, Li Xi also issued an order that more than half of the remaining 2,500 people must advance successfully before he returns, otherwise the military law will deal with it. In addition, during the departure, if the migrants arrived, they were resettled in the five villages in the middle, and this was also left to them.

After all this was done, Li Xi comfortably patted his ass and left, leaving behind the generals with a bitter face. And Mekro looked at the supernumerary troops, and also praised Li Xi for his righteousness. happily, he even wrapped Li Xi's military rations, which made Li Xi's heart flutter, and this time he earned back his face and benefits.

"Lao Mei! I didn't say you, you are so old, and you are too tired to go on the expedition yourself!" At this time, Li Xi and Mekro were sitting in the carriage, enjoying the slow journey.

In addition to the troops this time, Li Xi also pulled out the carriage, after all, the distance is far away, and the food and materials have to be transported by people, so it is better to reduce the pressure with the carriage, which can better reflect Li Xi's dignity.

"There's no way, the second child is unreliable, I still have to worry about letting him go, so it's better for me to go! I used to worry that I was too tired, but now I don't have your carriage." Mecro drank his tea and lay down comfortably.

"Yes, otherwise, just relying on your old legs, I guess I would be tired when I walked there. Why don't I give you one, this thing can be used on weekdays, and it is just right for you!" Li Xi said casually.

"Really, the old man will thank you! Not to mention, you human beings are smart, this carriage is wide and comfortable, and it doesn't take effort to travel, it's really enjoyable!" Looking at the carriage that is about to belong to her, Lao Mei's eyes are really shining.

"This is still a small meaning, in the future, there are good things, we can be mutually beneficial and develop together. Li Xi changed his position, lay on the side and continued: "Lao Mei, is there any new news on the front line?

"At present, there is no movement on the front, and the remnants of the Monza fortress have retreated a few days ago, but only more than 5,000 people remain, and Levst has also been killed. In addition, Wang Khan suddenly decided to divide his troops into two routes, he led one main force to attack directly through the rear of the enemy army, and the other road led by his younger brother to pin down the enemy army at the main camp. Mecro explained the information in detail.

"Then the boss of your family must be the main force, so it's time to make a contribution. But the plan sounds good, but how to get around, what is the route, how to avoid the enemy doesn't seem to have been mentioned!" Li Xi heard the problem in an instant, the matter of fighting still needs a detailed plan, otherwise it will be a random piano playing.

"It's true that it wasn't mentioned, Wang Khan only said that there was a secret passage that could go directly behind enemy lines, but as far as I know, the Sardinian River is wide and deep, and both sides lack a large number of ferries, so it is impossible to cross the river, and on the other side is the enemy's camp, so I can't figure it out!" Of course, Mekro also knew what the problem was, but Wang Khan didn't reveal it to anyone, and all he knew was a few cronies.

Hearing this, Li Xi frowned, it seemed that Sost's rebellion had made that Wang Khan angry, and he didn't trust the foreign tribe at all. Then his situation is even more worrying, after all, he is an outsider. It seems that going to the front line should be quite troublesome.

And this plan always feels a little tired, although I don't know what went wrong, but if it's him, he must know the whole plan before he acts, otherwise you sell me, and I will cry to someone. But after all, he doesn't need to carry it out, so he doesn't bother to worry about it anymore.

"Lao Mei, mention the boss of your family, don't lose all the credit when you don't earn it. Anyway, I don't think it's reliable, and the conspiracy is serious!" Of course, he was happy to remind him if necessary.

Hearing this, Mekro didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and continued to ponder something. And the two of them calmed down, thinking about their own thoughts.

For several days, an army of 16,000 men passed through the river, across the plains, through the tribes, and finally reached its destination at noon today. The long road made the troops a little tired, and Li Xiwo was also stuffy and panicked in the carriage, if he didn't arrive again, he would be crazy.

In fact, they did not go directly to the royal court, but came to Jim's camp. Jim was already waiting at the door, personally greeting the two of them.

"Father, you're here, go and rest!" After speaking, Jim looked at Li Xi and said sincerely: "Thank you for your help, you can also go and rest together! ”

Li Xi didn't care about this, nodded and watched, and they became the object of onlookers. For a while, all kinds of eyes came one after another, curiosity, suspicion, hostility, and more expressions of intimidation by the powerful army.

With more and more rat people, Mekro's camp seems to have become an open-air zoo, and countless rat people point fingers and judges, making Li Xi a little Alexander.

Hey! Enough is enough! Patience is also limited! The feeling of being a monkey makes Li Xi very unhappy, but it is not good to have a seizure on the spot. Fortunately, with the entry of the troops, this farce was over.

Li Xi arranged for the troops to go to rest, anyway, the discussion was also in the evening, just time to seize the time to rest. On the other side, Mecro and Jim had already discussed: "Now you can understand my original intention, this batch of troops is not bad!"

Jim nodded and said, "Father must have a reason to do things, I am just a soldier, and it is my duty to obey orders." Then he said: "The strength and equipment are very strong, there is a strong smell of blood, and he should also be a veteran." ”

"Of course, our ally is not those grass chickens, just these 6,400 people, it is not impossible to defeat our 20,000 people. You haven't seen their army march forward, it's like a wall, blocking you every minute. "Mekro admires Li Xi's troops very much, and if he hadn't been pressed for time, he would have asked people to help with the training.

"Then we have a better chance of winning this big battle!" Jim is still a soldier-like stereotype, he is a model of seeking truth from facts, if he can't fight, he can't beat it, and there is no shame in thinking, which will only inspire him to be more diligent and stronger.