Chapter 117 The Failure of Wei Xiang's Attempt to Win Him Over (29)
Qin did not intend to stay here any longer. She stopped answering Liu Bang's questions and let him study the map on his own. She then disappeared from the spot.
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Instead of watching Liu Bang's uprising, Zhu Qing'ai actually went to the northern border.
The last time I was here was a long time ago, and it's quite moving to come back for another visit.
On the vast grasslands, one can barely see any animals, mostly livestock raised by herders. Further in, one can see the Xiongnu royal court.
After calculating the time, Zhu Qing'ai realized that this was still the time when the Donghu were powerful. She checked the original historical records and found that the Xiongnu had not yet reached their strongest period.
At this time, Modu Chanyu had not even recovered the Xiongnu territory that Meng Tian had seized years before, let alone expanded his territory.
Zhu Qing'ai stroked her chin. When Modu led the Xiongnu to their peak, Liu Bang had just pacified the Central Plains. Under such circumstances, winning would really require a cheat code, otherwise the two sides would be in an unequal situation.
Although cheating is unfair, Zhu Qing'ai didn't care. If the store didn't have them, she would have liked to get some planes and tanks and just sweep through...
Oh, she's a legitimate system, then it's alright.
The store does have such blueprints, but she just got them for free in the previous world, and even the interstellar era blueprints were delivered to her door by aliens who came to plunder people. She has all the information she needs, so spending points to buy them would be foolish.
Zhu Qing'ai refused to buy from the store and chose to get it for free.
Unless it's something she doesn't have, she'll definitely save up her points for later.
Modu Chanyu, who was discussing matters concerning the Donghu with his ministers, was unaware that a spirit was watching them from above, nor did he know that the spirit was planning a devastating attack.
If they knew, they'd probably exclaim that this is giving him far too much credit, and that he should be careful not to watch it again.
Of course, they didn't just discuss the Donghu, but also the Qin Dynasty. Some people thought that while the people in the south were fighting amongst themselves, they could take the opportunity to reclaim the lost territory.
Immediately, someone objected: "News has come from over there that Meng Tian is indeed dead, but the garrison is still there, so now is not the best time."
Modu Chanyu had a similar idea. The Xiongnu were not strong enough to support a war on two fronts. If they were to attack the Qin Dynasty at this time, the Hu people in the east would definitely take the opportunity to seize some benefits.
He was determined to reclaim the lost territory, but he was not an impatient person. He immediately decided to wait and see: "Don't act rashly. Have someone keep an eye on that side and report any news immediately."
After everyone had left the meeting, Zhu Qing'ai placed a hidden eavesdropping and surveillance device inside the large tent, which seemed to be specifically used for meetings. After spending some energy to charge it, she left.
She took a walk around the grassland, looking east and west, and got a general idea of the current situation of the grassland.
However, the Donghu and Yuezhi were not among her key targets of observation, and by the time the Central Plains were pacified, these two would not even be able to play cards.
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After receiving the miraculous personal map, Liu Bang was overjoyed for two or three days, but he was soon struck down by the news that came his way.
After recapturing Huling City, he led his army back to Kangfu County, leaving Cao Can to guard Fangyu County. He was still studying the map to see where to attack next when he heard that Wei Chancellor Zhou Shi was attacking Fangyu, and that Fangyu City had already surrendered to Wei.
To be honest, this is quite reasonable, and it is also reasonable for Liu Bang to smash the pottery bowl in his hand.
He was angry at Fang and Cheng Qiang for being two-faced, and he also clearly realized that although he had a good reputation in his hometown, if he were to go out and talk about it, probably very few people would recognize him as the Duke of Pei.
As soon as Prime Minister Wei arrived, the cities that had surrendered before were handed over to others again.
The angrier Liu Bang became, the calmer he became. News came that Cao Shen had led his army to meet the attack, but Liu Bang was actually not very hopeful of winning, after all, he knew the strength of his own troops.
He calmly wrote a letter to Cao Can, telling him that they should not launch a direct attack.
After calming down, he still had the mood to look at the map that 'Qin' had given him. He found that the map was like it was delayed, with the little red dots representing the enemy moving and not moving at the same time.
Liu Bang guessed that perhaps 'Qin' had gone to the Xiongnu territory again, otherwise the map wouldn't look like this.
After finding a reason for 'Qin', he immediately started pacing back and forth, thinking about what to do.
Troops stationed elsewhere could not be drawn away at will, so he would leave some of his men in Kangfu County. In reality, he could not take many troops to provide support.
Sigh, we're still short-staffed...
Perhaps when people are down on their luck, even drinking cold water can cause problems. After Fang Yucheng switched allegiance, news came from Fengyi that it was written to him by Meng Tian.
The document states that Zhou Shi simultaneously persuaded Feng Yi to surrender, and Yong Chi was already considering surrendering. The question asks him how to handle the situation.
Liu Bang was furious. This was his hometown! All they knew was to covet Fengyi, huh?
Ignoring the matter of Fangyu City, Liu Bang led his men to rush towards Fengyi.
Hearing that they were going back to save their hometown, and that there were many people from Fengyi in the group, naturally no one objected or complained about being tired, and they marched back quickly.
When Liu Bang arrived, Meng Tian had already captured Yong Chi. With the evidence irrefutable, Yong Chi had nothing to say and simply lowered his head in shame, not daring to look at Liu Bang.
That's all. After all, he wasn't really willing to be Liu Bang's subordinate. When Wei Xiang approached him to offer his surrender, he agreed almost immediately.
Liu Bang sighed. He could get Yong Chi to guard his hometown, which meant he trusted him… but ultimately, he lacked capable men. In fact, he had initially planned for Yong Chi to keep an eye on Meng Tian, but now the situation had reversed…
Although we feel sorry for this person's choice, we still have to do what we should. If we don't punish them severely now, will anyone think of turning against us in the future?
Yong Chi died before Zhou Shi attacked and entered Fengyi.
After dealing with Yong Chi, perhaps due to extreme anger or illness caused by the hurried journey, Liu Bang fell ill and had to return to Pei County to seek medical treatment.
He left a portion of his army in Fengyi, and before leaving, he instructed Meng Tian to defend Fengyi.
At this time, those who were preparing to attack Fengyi did not know that Qin Tian, the garrison commander of Fengyi whom they had never heard of, was actually Meng Tian, who was already 'dead'. If he had known, he probably wouldn't have come to attack.
Professional matters should be handled by professionals. When Yong Chi received the offer to surrender, he immediately planned to do so. Meng Tian and he were completely different people.
After receiving another portion of the troops left by Liu Bang, Meng Tian, based on his experience, felt that the battle was not unwinnable, but the disparity in numbers was too great, and his own conditions were also quite poor. He also cherished the few men he had under his command and could not afford to fight the enemy to the death.
After much thought, achieving a decisive victory with minimal losses is quite difficult, but defeating the enemy is a piece of cake.
So Meng Tian continued to train his troops in Fengyi as usual. When the two armies clashed, Zhou Shi was shocked to find that the army was completely different from what he had imagined. Zhou Shi couldn't understand how there could be such a well-trained army here.
They didn't look like a rebel army; they looked more like a regular army. He even thought they must be the ones stationed in the northern frontier. But when he saw the red flag on the city wall, he dismissed that absurd idea. What Qin army would use such an irregular flag?
Unable to capture the city after a prolonged siege, and startled by the ominous atmosphere of the enemy during a brief exchange, Zhou Shi hesitated for only a moment before deciding to skip this place and instead attack other cities that originally belonged to the Wei Kingdom.
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Upon returning to Pei County, Liu Bang went directly to see Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu. At that time, Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu was still studying the matter of farming in a few days and had also obtained land from Lü Zhi to use as 'experimental fields'.
Most of these lands belonged to the former magistrate of Pei County. After the magistrate died, these lands directly belonged to the rebel army and were used as military supplies.
Because of the need to establish experimental fields, several public toilets were also built in Pei County, which not only beautified the county's environment but also became a source of fertilizer raw materials.
Actually, there are traditional fertilizer recipes that use animal manure, but Zhu Qing'ai thinks it's better to keep it clean and treat it as a way to make use of waste.
Empress Lü assigned special personnel to be in charge of the fixed-time scavenging of manure. They dared not complain, since everyone had witnessed the grain donated by Wei Sheng at the time. He claimed it was a secret recipe for fertilizing the fields, and many people believed him.
When cleaning the latrines, they were all very conscientious and dared not slack off.
Zhu Qing'ai said she wouldn't work on gunpowder for the time being, and didn't want to use a powerful weapon during internal strife, but in reality she still had her host secretly manufacture it.
It's just something I did casually while making fertilizer, and I did it without even realizing it.
So when Liu Bang came to see him, Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu was directing people to fertilize the land. Because the land area was too large, he could not complete the work by himself, so he had many people sent by Lü Zhi to help him.
People in the city might hesitate to go to war, since it would be a life-or-death situation, but many people were eager to do farming, which was a safe activity and seemed to offer the opportunity to learn farming secrets.
So the people who came to work at this moment were carefully selected, looking healthy and in their prime, ready to go straight to the battlefield.
Liu Bang stood silently by the field for a moment, watching a group of people busily scattering something on the ground, which smelled unpleasant.
Those fertilizers were certainly not the original kind, but rather processed fertilizers.
It has few steps, but it works well.
Liu Bang looked around and spotted Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu at the edge not far away, so he immediately went over to him.
He first looked the man up and down. To be honest, he couldn't see why this man could make the Xiongnu sing and dance so well. But Liu Bang chose to believe Qin's words. He wouldn't joke about something like this.
Even if you can't farm, it's okay if you just know how to farm. The importance of food supplies in chaotic times goes without saying.
Therefore, Liu Bang was very enthusiastic about Wei Sheng Jiujiu. It was one thing for him not to like farming, but it was another thing for him to value farming. It was very fortunate for Liu Bang to have such a talented person!
However, when he thought about how he was able to meet 'Qin', he felt that his good fortune was only natural.
After exchanging pleasantries and showing concern for Wei Sheng Jiujiu, Liu Bang finally inquired about the condition of the fields: "If we use these fertilizers, how much grain will we harvest later?"
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