Five days later.
Refuse to enter Beichuan.
In Shifeng City, the autumn harvest is in full swing.
After the bandits were wiped out, the people could safely go to the fields to harvest grain and store winter food.
Qin Ze ordered his soldiers to assist the people in the city to cultivate the land and harvest grain. In the past few days, they have harvested hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain.
The people were extremely grateful, after all, these soldiers not only helped them wipe out the bandits, but now they were even taking the initiative to help with the grain harvest. How could they not be grateful?
Since the Prince of Zhenbei came to Jubeichuan, he has brought about earth-shaking changes to them.
Although the soil is barren, as long as we can get through the winter safely this year and not starve to death, there will be more labor force to go out and cultivate the land next year, and it is not impossible to reclaim wasteland.
Therefore, Jubeichuan at this moment appears more peaceful and tranquil compared to other places in Beiliang.
For this reason, during this period, more and more people flocked to Jubeichuan, since there were no bandits here and the renowned Zhenbei King was stationed here.
Qin Ze opened the pass and, after confirming that those entering were all poor and destitute commoners, allowed them to enter the pass and cultivate the land.
Qin Ze did not use the gold and silver he had obtained from the bandit stronghold for his own purposes, but instead used it to build houses and settle these outsiders.
The goal is quite simple.
With more people, more food can be grown, and the army can be built up faster and faster, which in turn requires a large supply of food.
With these people, one can use the points to upgrade military equipment. At the same time, the increase in the number of troops also requires more generals to lead the troops.
Therefore, Qin Ze did not waste his points over the past few days, but instead planned to exchange them for another general.
now...
In the military camp, Qin Ze watched as the soldiers carried loads of grain into the granary.
If we stockpile enough food now, we'll have a sufficient guarantee when we take our troops out to fight.
At this moment, a soldier rode up hurriedly to report, carrying a scroll in his hand.
"General! An imperial edict has been issued from the capital! And a batch of rewards has been sent!"
Qin Ze frowned and opened the imperial edict.
As Qin Ze read the contents of the imperial edict, his expression gradually darkened.
Seeing the change in Qin Ze's expression, Dian Wei, who was standing to the side, asked:
"My lord, what has the court said?"
Qin Ze put away the imperial edict and sneered:
"My reputation has spread to the capital after this bandit suppression campaign, and Jin Fengluan has bestowed upon me the title of General Who Pacifies Bandits, but..."
"She ordered me to immediately lead troops to quell the rebellion of the Huma people at Hurong Pass, and to drive them back a hundred li within five days."
Upon hearing this, Dian Wei frowned deeply and said in a deep voice:
"Hu Ma? This is not like bandits."
Qin Ze stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes cold and stern. He nodded, then said in a cold voice:
"That's right, she's got a good plan."
“I made great contributions in suppressing bandits, and she couldn’t do anything to me openly, so she could only reward me.”
"But you send me to fight the Hu cavalry without giving me a single soldier, and even set a deadline for me, haha... Jin Fengluan's mind is truly ruthless!"
Dian Wei's face darkened. "That damned emperor is always resorting to underhanded tricks!"
Qin Ze shook his head and smiled faintly, saying:
"She anticipated that I would not be able to defeat Huma, which is why she gave me a deadline, but... for me, this may not be a bad thing."
In fact, Qin Ze was currently planning to annihilate a major force to gain an increase in points. It should be noted that the previous three bandit groups only increased the points by one point for each one they annihilated.
But if you defeat Huma, the points you gain will definitely be even greater!
In this way, you can quickly accumulate points and exchange them for more troops!
Furthermore, the Huma are a nomadic people from the Beiku Grassland. The Beiku Grassland is located just outside Hurong Pass. It is a fertile land with a thriving animal husbandry industry and countless horses!
If the Hu horses are pacified, not only will I gain more points, but I can also gain more territory. With this grassland, the future military horses will be guaranteed, and I won't have to spend more points on horses.
At the same time, it allows people to graze their livestock on the grasslands, providing more food.
The Empress granted Beiliang as her fiefdom, which encompassed thousands of miles of territory. This naturally did not include the Beiku Grassland where the Hu Ma were located. Once she defeated the Hu Ma, wouldn't she be able to make the Beiku Grassland her fiefdom and create an army there without restraint?
After taking over the Beiku Grassland, it will only take some time before we can use it as a base for our army. Once we have enough troops, we can march on the capital!
Thinking of this, Qin Ze's eyes gleamed with excitement!
He didn't want to sit steadily in Jubeichuan, accumulating points little by little; that would only put him in a passive position.
This time, Jin Fengluan asked him to quell the Hu tribes, but who knows what tricks she will use next time?
Instead of taking advantage of this opportunity, we should openly lead our troops to attack the Hu and Ma tribes!
Repel them a hundred miles? Impossible! If we're going to fight, we must completely annihilate the Hu horses and take over the entire Beiku Grassland!
Seeing Qin Ze's excited expression, Dian Wei asked, "My lord, have you made up your mind?"
Qin Ze nodded slightly. "Good, Dian Wei! Pass down the order to gather provisions as soon as possible, and march on Hurong Pass tomorrow!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Dian Wei immediately accepted the order and went to carry it out!
Inside the camp, Qin Ze began to think about how to attack the Hu cavalry.
As a nomadic people, the Hu people are all brave and fierce, and their horsemanship is first-rate. Ordinary infantrymen are definitely not enough to fight them. In other words, you need to exchange for a powerful cavalry force.
Furthermore, the Hu Ma are not like the bandits who resisted Beichuan; their numbers are certainly greater. I currently only have 14,000 troops, of which only 6,000 are cavalry, which is definitely not enough.
In addition to cavalry, a large number of archers are needed to defeat the Hu cavalry on the grasslands.
After all, the grasslands are vast and boundless, with no cover, so bows and arrows can be very effective.
Thinking of this, Qin Ze opened the attribute panel to check the current accumulated points.
[Host: Qin Ze.]
Points: (Increasing...)
[Territory: Northern Liang (square kilometers)]
[Tier 5 Qin Elite Troops: 4015 infantry, 2000 archers, 6000 light cavalry, and 2000 shield bearers.]
[General: Dian Wei (3 stars)]
In just eight days, I've accumulated over 2.7 million points, enough to exchange for a more powerful army!
Qin Ze directly opened the system shop, selected various weapons and equipment, and then began to exchange them.
"Exchange for 10,000 cavalry!"
As he made his choice, the system's voice sounded:
[Use points to exchange for cavalry!]
The next instant, a cavalry force of ten thousand men appeared neatly outside the military camp!
However, that wasn't enough. With over a million points remaining, Qin Ze looked at the troop templates.
Considering that they were going to be dealing with the Hu horses who were good at mounted combat, Qin Ze's eyes scanned the various troop templates, and then he focused on the five-star template Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!
"Exchange for 10,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry templates!" he ordered.
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