Hanoi County, where the county is located

Today, the Wei family is holding a core meeting here.

"Taiping Road is not simple, our plan is half successful and half of it fails." Li Kui first concluded.

Subsequently, Li Kui carefully began to describe the many changes in the first half of the war: "After more than three years of development, the nobles of our Hanoi County have almost been cleaned up, and the entire county of more than 80,000 square kilometers has also been completely controlled by us. ”

"In the past three years, we have sorted out the earth veins and water veins, purchased improved varieties from Yancheng, purchased Tubao patents, and established a factory to produce Tubao in our Hanoi County, and now it barely covers 35 counties under our rule."

"Today, there are 35 counties in Hanoi County, with a total population of 1.52 million."

"In the past three years or so, we have carried out several large-scale demon slaying activities, using the army hundreds of times, large and small, to finally clean up all the mountains, rivers, and all the demons and monsters in the county."

"Today, we have as much as 80 million acres of land alone, and thanks to Yancheng's improved varieties and soil treasures and advanced farming technology, the yield per mu has been as high as eight stones, although there is still a gap from ten stones, but we have thoroughly mastered the relevant technology, and, since last year, there have been people from Wei's hometown to learn Tubao manufacturing technology and more advanced farming technology."

"Today, 640 million stones can be harvested every year from grain alone, with a total value of about 64 billion yuan."

"In addition, our Wei clan is already famous for its armor. In the past, our Wei clan's heavy infantry was the first among the six secretaries of the Jin Kingdom, and even if it expanded to the world, our Wei clan's armor was also a first-rate existence. ”

"Now, for more than three years, with reference to the Xuanjia in Yancheng, our own armor has also been produced and improved, and now it is better than the Xuanjia in any other aspect except for the production that can't keep up."

It's more expensive, less productive, and takes longer.

The dignified Wei clan, there are more than 100 counties in the fiefdom, and they are all developed familiar land, but the armor manufacturing speed in the territory is not as fast as that of the small Yancheng, if this was said three years ago, no one would believe it!

But nowadays......

Thinking of this, Li Kui sighed slightly in his heart: Today's Yancheng is not small. When Yancheng completely engulfs Chaoguo, and then completes the development of Dongning Island, and then reclaims some counties towards the forest, then Yancheng can directly become a new prince.

Even in Yancheng at that time, even the Wei family could not be underestimated.

In just a few years, Yancheng has become so powerful that it needs to be faced by the Wei family, and in the past, this is unimaginable!

But fortunately, Yancheng is the south after all, and the degree of development here cannot be compared with the north. The population can't be compared with the north, and it's not a problem for the time being.

"Relying on the armor industry, grain income and other handicraft industries, the actual annual income of our Hanoi County is about 100 billion yuan, plus the 100 billion bonds issued by us with Wei's reputation as a guarantee, in the past three years, we have invested 500 billion yuan (the income in the first two years was not so high) to train Taoist soldiers, purchase magic weapons, build water conservancy, and cultivate talents......

"And Taiping County only has 300 billion dollars, it seems that we have more advantages, but our territory is too big, and there are more minerals, once the mine is opened, our annual income will skyrocket again, and the land is vast, and the future development prospects are also better."

"Therefore, as long as Taiping Dao does not sit still, sooner or later it will be the first to strike."

"It is precisely because of this that we were ready to be raided by the Taiping Dao as early as possible. There are four counties in Hanoi County that are close to the Chao River, and each county has some industries on the surface, and on the surface, a large amount of materials have accumulated in each factory. Some are armor, some are weapons, some are grain, and some are copper coins. ”

"But in fact, whenever a copper coin is produced, it is transferred away as soon as possible. Therefore, even if we are raided, our actual losses are not large. ”

"So, the first part of the plan has actually been successful."

"However, I never expected Taiping Dao to be so cautious."

"In the beginning, they only raided one county, and then they only used that county as a base and continued to raid the populations of other counties. These Yellow Turban wrestlers do not attack county seats, or even towns and villages, but specifically go to villages to migrate population. ”

"In just three days, more than 300 villages were relocated, with a total of more than 56,000 people."

"So much so that we had to send troops to interfere on the third day, and now, in just half a month, Taiping Dao has relocated about 80,000 people as a whole. Zhangjiagang County, where Taiping Dao is now stationed, has a population of 60,000 due to its port, and now about half of it has been relocated. If we don't send troops yet, the remaining 30,000 will be relocated as a whole sooner or later. ”

"Originally, we had a population of 1.52 million, and after this time, it may be a maximum of 1.4 million people. The opposite Taiping Road originally had a population of 600,000, but after this time, it can have a population of 700,000. ”

"Originally, it was 1.5 million against 600,000, and it was five against two. After this time, it became 1.4 million against 700,000, which is two to one, and the change in the situation is quite obvious. ”

"The bottom line is that it seems like we're going to have a hard time changing that."

"Even if a decisive battle is launched immediately at this moment, it seems that it will be difficult to change the lost population."

Speaking of this, Li Kui sat down, Pang Juan stood up, and began to talk about the military aspect: "Although it has only been half a month, I have met with the other party's army several times. ”

"First of all, the Yellow Turban Lux, the other party has more than 10,000 Yellow Turban Lux."

"Although it is only a yellow-level Dao soldier, it stands to reason that he can only compete with Qing Xiang and cannot threaten Qing Xiang, but the Yellow Turban Lux has a significant difference. Probably because they all believe in the will of the Yellow Sky, these Yellow Turban wrestlers can be well integrated. ”

"The cooperation of the Yellow Turban wrestlers is very good, and it has reached the point of intimacy. Even the Yellow Class Dao soldiers I have seen with a long tradition are difficult to compare with the Yellow Turban Lux in terms of cooperation. ”

"Moreover, most of the Yellow Turban wrestlers are not afraid of death, even if they die."

"It is said that after the death of the Yellow Turban Lux, he will directly integrate into the will of the Yellow Sky and become a member of the Yellow Sky.

"Often about 2,000 Yellow Turban wrestlers can compete with ordinary Qing Xiang, and about 3,000 Yellow Turban Lux can easily defeat ordinary Qing Xiang."

"There are more than 10,000 Yellow Turban wrestlers, and I can only compete with half-trained Xuan-level Dao soldiers."

"Fortunately, the territory of Taiping Dao is not large, the population is small, and now the Yellow Angel who is on the upper level has only trained more than a thousand people, and it is not systematic, otherwise, once the training is completed, this is a powerful Xuan-level Dao soldier."

"If you directly hit the hard, Taiping Road should be a turtle with a shrunken head, and defend wholeheartedly, we really don't have any good way, it is not advisable to attack strongly, even if we win, it is a miserable victory, once we fail, the loss will be too great."

"On our side, there are six Huang-level Dao soldiers, and the total number is as high as twenty-eight. Xuan-level Dao soldiers are training, and there are three thousand. ”

"So, we should make the most of our strengths."

"So, the minister suggested opening up multiple battlefields."

"The first battlefield is naturally a frontal battlefield, directly dispatch three Huang-level Dao soldiers and the minister's Xuan-level Dao soldiers to confront the main force of Taiping Dao head-on, and build a large camp to prepare for a long-term confrontation."

"The second battlefield is Taiping County, Taiping County is close to Chaohe, so we will directly send a Taoist army across Chaohe to attack Taiping County."

"The third battlefield is Chaohe itself, one of our six yellow-level Dao soldiers is specially born for water warfare, let them cut off the fleet of ships on the other side of Taiping County and Chaohe, and not let a grain of grain or arrow pass by."

"In addition, you can also send experts to Taiping County to disturb people's hearts. Although you can't directly attack the people, it's okay to create rumors, dreams, and cause chaos. ”

"By the way, buy some people to publicize more for us in Yancheng, to highlight the undeclared war of Taiping Dao, to highlight the shamelessness of Taiping Dao and our innocence, we are peace-loving, and now everything is forced to fight back......"

"Our advantage is that we have a large territory, a large population, and a faster follow-up development, and now we are staring at their main force, fighting on many sides, and continuing to develop by the way. But Taiping County is different, the reason why the sectarians of Taiping Dao can live a good life for a long time is mainly because the Yellow Turban Lux and Yellow Angel of Taiping Dao and other Taoist priests and feather priests have been working hard to earn money to support them. ”

"However, when the war comes, and the Taiping Daoists and other Taoists can no longer continue to feed these low-level people, can the belief of the Taiping Dao still be as firm as in the past? No matter how determined a believer is, he must eat, right? ”

"I can't eat enough to eat, and I can't stand firm in my faith."

"This is the biggest flaw of Taiping Dao, as long as you make good use of this, Taiping Dao will fail!"

Li Kui nodded slightly: "Taiping Daocheng also believes in defeat and faith, make good use of this, and this battle will also be won without a fight." ”

Just when Pang Juan and the others were talking, Taiping Dao was also holding a meeting here, and other nobles and Taoists nearby were also in a meeting, and everyone was very lively, all observing this battle, thinking and summarizing from all angles, and then making modifications.

……

Lotus pond cave day

Xiao He recounted the first-hand information that had just arrived: "Lord, this is the current situation. ”

"Taiping Dao is very cautious, so cautious to the point that Hanoi County did not take advantage of it too much, and lost nearly 100,000 people."

Wu Qi began to analyze from a purely military point of view: "Due to the existence of Huang Tian's will, both the Yellow Turban Lux and the Yellow Angel have the ability to call for the coming of Huang Tian's will at critical moments. ”

"For example, a Yellow Turban Lux can briefly let the Yellow Heavenly Will descend a trace of power and bless him, and before this power is exhausted, he can let this Yellow Turban Lux temporarily have the power to compete with the scholars. And if the Yellow Turban Lux fights to the death, he can burn everything and have a doctor's blow for a short time. It's just a single blow, but it's terrifying. ”

"As for the Yellow Angel, man is as his name suggests. Every Yellow Angel can communicate with the Yellow Sky, mobilize the power of the Yellow Sky, and bless the Yellow Turban Lux, or use the power of the Yellow Sky to call the wind and rain. Compared with the Dao system in the past, many wrestlers and messengers under the Huang Tian's will system are more like sacrifices. ”

"In the past, the great witches were able to master all kinds of mysterious skills by communicating with heaven and earth."

"In the previous dynasty, the sacrifices could also borrow the power of the demon king, the heaven and earth divine beasts, and even the will of the heavens and the earth by sacrificing to the ancestors or sacrificing the mountains and rivers, or sacrificing a certain heaven and earth divine beast, or even a certain demon king."

"And the Yellow Heaven will of Taiping Dao is equivalent to the object of sacrifice by the sacrifices."

"The difference between the Yellow Turban Lux and the Yellow Angel seems to be a gap in absolute strength on the surface, but in essence, there is a gap in the compatibility between them and Huang Tian's will."

"The higher the fit, the stronger the power you can control!"

"If you look at it from this point of view, if the Taiping Dao all dies out at this moment, the 100,000 sect members, plus the 10,000 Yellow Turban Warriors, the thousands of Yellow Angels, and the Taoist priests and Yu Priests all sacrifice themselves, and they may be able to make the Yellow Heaven will evolve to the point of a real person in an instant."

"Moreover, thanks to the special nature of Huang Tian's will, this is more like some kind of heaven and earth will, or the Great Dao of heaven and earth."

"That's why Taiping Dao has been able to cultivate so many masters in just over three years."

"In essence, these so-called masters have all been transformed by the power of the Yellow Sky, and the power in their bodies is all borrowed!"

"The key to their subsequent breakthrough is not their personal perception of strength, but the compatibility with Huang Tian's will."

"Since the power of these Yellow Turban Lux and Yellow Angel comes from the original Yellow Heavenly Will, does it mean that with the death of Yellow Turban Lux and Yellow Angel, the power of Yellow Heavenly Will will become stronger and stronger?"

"Even, when they die, will everything they do feed back to the will of the Yellow Heavens?"

"I think it's possible!"

"In this battle, Taiping Dao may lose, but it will never lose too badly, because no matter what, Huang Tian's will will be strengthened."

"When necessary, the Taiping Daoist is in line with the Tao and has the blessing of Huang Tian's will, who is his opponent?"

"Even if the first monarch has lost the power of heaven and earth, it is difficult to help him within this enchantment!"

Speaking of this, Wu Qi cautiously hugged his fist towards Jiang Hua and said: "Lord, this Yellow Heaven will has far-reaching potential, although the teachings of Taiping Dao are good, but this style of acting is really a taboo for rulers!" ”

"Shall we take this opportunity to borrow a knife to kill someone?"

Hearing this, Jiang Hua shook his head without hesitation: "Sir, Huang Tian's will is indeed terrifying, and his potential is also very strong, but there are countless powerful supernatural powers, Dao methods, and treasures in this world, and we can't destroy one when we encounter one." ”

"Besides, the contention of a hundred schools of thought is also the foundation of our Yancheng. If you make a move at this moment, you can't hide it for a while. ”

"Besides, that Taiping Daoist is not the ruthless person you said, you let him sacrifice many sect members, he can't do this. If he really did such a thing, then his Dao heart would probably have been shattered long ago. ”

Moreover, the sons on the other side, Li Kui, and Pang Juan are all outstanding people. There are also Gongzi Fei and others nearby, although Huang Tian's will is terrifying, it may not be difficult to stop them. All we need to do is send a team of officers to watch the battle and record everything about them truthfully. ”

(End of chapter)