Chapter 177 Chapter 177 The War Spreads
Both Nanzhao and Xiping believed in ghosts and gods. Nanzhao had wizards, and Xiping also had wizards.
Moreover, Zhang Yangshu also trusts this Xiping wizard very much, and has often talked with the wizard alone recently.
This wizard is an old man who is said to have dedicated his entire life to the gods, so he has remained a virgin until now.
The wizard closed his eyes for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Your Majesty has the qualities to be the common ruler of the world."
Zhang Yangshu's eyes had never opened so wide before: "Are you serious, wizard?"
The wizard smiled faintly and said, "This is the instruction from Heaven. As for the rest, I cannot reveal the secrets of Heaven."
After the wizard left, Zhang Yangshu thought about it for a long time, and suddenly became more confident, and his ambition expanded infinitely.
Then Zhang Yangshu began to think.
In fact, what the wizard said made sense. The new emperor of Da'an ascended the throne because of internal changes, and he had so many horses and cavalry in Xiping, so there was no need to be afraid.
However, he had no way of obtaining intelligence about the country of Da'an, and didn't know the specific situation. In addition, those novel commodities and gadgets still made Zhang Yangshu feel a little afraid of the unknown of Da'an.
Zhang Yangshu was not immediately moved, but the wizard's words did plant a seed deep in his heart.
Next, Zhang Yangshu devoted all his energy to military affairs. The frequency of cavalry training in Xiping increased frequently, and taxes were also increased.
Originally, he just wanted to incorporate Nanzhao into his territory and acquire Nanzhao's textile technology. Now, Zhang Yangshu also wanted to take the opportunity to test Da'an's strength.
Zhang Yangshu's communication with the wizard became increasingly frequent, and every conversation was tantamount to a subconscious brainwashing.
Zhang Yangshu and the court all agreed that Da'an's geographical environment was not suitable for raising horses. Even if their infantry were well-trained, it would not be able to make up for the inherent gap between cavalry and infantry.
As long as the troops are deployed carefully, Nanzhao will be absolutely powerless to fight back.
Zhang Yangshu’s main strategy is a combination of surprise attack and guerrilla warfare. If he can win, he will fight; if he can’t, he will run away.
After all, the lightness of a horse is far beyond that of an elephant, and the reaction speed of an elephant is also far behind that of a horse.
Zhang Yangshu was proudly imagining that after he conquered Nanzhao, he would let the Nanzhao people pass on their textile technology to the Xiping people whom they once hated the most!
As long as the people of Xiping learned how to weave, the price of cloth would be reduced.
However, what Zhang Yangshu did not expect was that the team he sent out to raid Nanzhao had not yet sent back any good news.
Just as he was waiting for military intelligence, he received bad news.
For some unknown reason, his advance raiding force came into conflict with Da'an!
Zhang Yangshu looked at the military situation and a big question mark emerged in his mind.
Not to mention that the location of the raid was quite far away from Da'an, how could there be a conflict with Da'an!
He read on and found that the military intelligence also explained the reason.
It turned out that there was a Da'an merchant transporting goods on the trade route between Nanzhao and Da'an, but he unexpectedly encountered the lurking advance troops.
The other party said that the advance troops were very arrogant, knocked over his ox cart and the goods on the cart, refused to apologize, and were unwilling to compensate!
Da'an couldn't bear to see its people being wronged, so it had to let the advance troops apologize to the Da'an businessman.
After reading it, Zhang Yangshu stood there in a daze for three seconds.
Then my brain began to frantically think about what was going on. This matter could not be as simple as Daan said.
But how could Da'an know the whereabouts of the advance troops? It would take a long time just to transmit the information back.
Even if they did it on purpose, it doesn't make sense.
Now that the two sides have met, Zhang Yangshu can only bite the bullet and hit the big hit.
He didn't believe that his cavalry could lose!
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Da'an, Anjing.
In response to this battle, Lin Si specially asked the Ministry of Rites to write an article about the causes and consequences of the military expedition. It was not published in the Li County Monthly Report, but was printed separately, and a summary and analysis of the battle was attached below.
The people called this military intelligence.
The people of Da'an were deeply outraged by what had happened to this Da'an merchant! How dare the people of Xiping treat a Da'an merchant like this? Da'an was determined to seek justice for its people.
Therefore, no matter whether it was a restaurant or a teahouse, every day before eating or drinking tea, I would first ask whether the military intelligence of the day had been released.
If it comes out, let's discuss it together.
"If we can recapture the Xiping grassland, the price of milk will probably be much cheaper in the future."
"Then these public oxcarts can also be turned into public horse carriages, and we in Da'an won't be so short of horses!"
"Yes, very good, very good."
"Look, I've heard of Xiping before. It's very poor, and cloth is very expensive. Many of their people pass down a piece of clothing like a family heirloom."
"Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?"
There are also some smarter ones who are already thinking about what they can do in Xiping and looking for business opportunities.
Since the war between Da'an and Xiping broke out, Lin Si received good news every day.
In this era of cold weapons, the power of □□ is still very strong. The people in Xiping have never seen such power, and many of them surrendered on the spot.
Da'an's army pays attention to discipline, never harms civilians, and does not trample on fields and crops. In addition, due to the public opinion that has been spreading in Xiping before, there are even many people who hope that Xiping will surrender to Da'an as soon as possible.
In this way, they can all live a good life. In addition, Da'an's soldiers have strong individual combat capabilities and can flexibly use various tactics. Not only did they repel Xiping's advance troops, they even beat the Xiping soldiers back step by step.
Everything went very smoothly.
Lin Si calculated that it wouldn't take long to recover Xiping.
Liang Nian began to work with Yang Yidong to transfer officials. After all, such a large piece of land needed people to manage it, and many people were needed at the grassroots level.
Many people who failed the civil service examination before are eager to take the exam, thinking that there will definitely be a lot of places this year.
Even more excited are the college students graduating this year, who are waiting to make achievements in Xiping to prove themselves and then rise to the top.
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Xiping had been collecting taxes for years, and life was difficult for the people. The sudden outbreak of war had made them even more anxious. Previously, food was simply a shortage, but with war, it was a matter of life and death.
At this time, some people came out to appease the people, talking about the benefits of Da'an. They said that as long as they became citizens of Da'an, they would never go hungry again, the price of cloth would not be so high, and everyone would be able to afford new clothes. Their children could also go to school and if they did well in school, they might even become officials.
The people were skeptical about this and said frankly that they didn't want to be an official anymore. If they could just have enough food and warm clothes, they would be very satisfied.
By the way, I also questioned these people why they trusted Da'an so much.
After all, in the eyes of the people, all soldiers are the same. After seizing the city, they will come in to burn, kill and loot.
But the people of Xiping did not expect that the soldiers of Da'an were really different. They were extremely well-educated. Not only did they not burn, kill or loot, they also took the initiative to help them repair their houses.
The people were frightened by the thunder-like weapons and said that this was a punishment from God and that the houses that were hit must not be repaired.
It took the soldiers a long time to convince the people about this.
Not only did the people receive help from the soldiers, they were also given yellow and red grains. This was their final confirmation that they would really live a good life in the future.
There were even people who cried and shouted to the sky: If only Daan had broken in earlier!
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