Section 2382 Grain-Producing Areas

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They all belong to the two squads of the same company. Their task is to do experiments here. They have delivered a lot of weapons, ammunition and supplies to them before, and they have really lived up to the people above. Hope, just like one of the monitors among them, this one person killed about 600 people in the past few days, although the others were not as many as he killed. But they are basically the same. A battle of this scale is already very good. When they use the chain crossbow, they are obviously different from other people. It takes a long time for other people to aim, but for them, aiming is a very simple matter. In fact, their Their skills are about the same as those of third-level archers. It is of course very easy for them to deal with these people. Each of these people has done a very good job. The people of the Western Empire were the first to discover such a strange place. When their people rushed to prepare to study it, it was a pity that the troops from the other party's Cao's House of Commerce also came. These people are basically the same as the previous weapons. above are the same. But they can kill a large number of people on their side, and their positions are all in their hands. I really don’t know how they accomplished such a thing. If they all become like this, then they can really dominate the entire continent in the future. I don’t know which empire’s army gave these people a title, that is the devil’s army. Often they need to lose hundreds of people to make the enemy lose One, this can definitely make up for the lack of troops in Cao's House, but the armies of the three empires have also entered a crazy mobilization because of the name devil army. Not only the number of troops has increased a lot, but also other defenses They also prepared a lot. At the beginning, the people of Cao's House also hoped that this army could bring great morale to their own people, so they tried their best to publicize these things. There was a problem that I didn't expect That is, promoting the people on your side can boost the morale of the people on your side, but at the same time, it can also make the people on the other side make major changes. Just like now, the people of the three empires put all their national strength With the use of this war, the monarchs of the three empires also feel the great danger at this time. The war of attrition is beyond their imagination. If they continue to consume like that, their life will definitely be over. I can't go down.

What the people from the three empires were thinking about, the people from Cao's House naturally wouldn't think about it, but they also encountered another trouble at this time, that is, their attacking army began to encounter some resistance from the surrounding people I don't know how important the emperor is in their hearts. In short, the people of the three empires have already started a full-scale war. Before, it could be said that the deacons fought at the level of the army, but now it is already It's completely different. They have already started to organize the common people. Li Wei is not a devil. He can't order to kill all these common people. He can only stop the army temporarily. , the people of these three empires have finally felt the crisis, and they have all seen the end of the Southern Empire. If they don't start a full-scale war, their life will definitely be similar to that of the emperors of the Southern Empire in the future. Yes, many people had already asked them to do that before. But they are all very afraid of the expansion of local power. Local officials only have the government in their hands, and they don't have the right to the army. But if the local government people also have the army, will they still listen to the central government at that time? That is a question worth thinking about. It is very likely that those people will not care about the words of the central government at all.

The people from the Cao's House of Commerce were beaten away, but in the end they also lost control of the entire empire. Besides, before that, they had only one opponent, and that was from the Cao's House of Commerce. If there are such armed organizations, how many opponents do they have? This is the ending of a dead end. Similar things have happened in history before, but at that time it was because of the problem of Warcraft in the Warcraft Mountains. Now it is because of the problem of the Cao's House of Commerce. Could it be that the Cao's House of Trade can already be at the same level as the monsters in the Warcraft Mountains? The conflict between the local government and the central government has always been a matter that people like them attach great importance to. If this problem is not handled well, even if they win the war with Cao's firm, it will have no effect. Being bullied by their own people, they probably feel even more uncomfortable in their hearts, so they are also unwilling to start such a policy that makes Cao's business difficult, but they all know it. If you don't use this at this time, you will have no chance to use this thing in the future. As everyone knows, this is also an opportunity for the people of Cao's firm.

The people of Cao's Commercial Bank will consider some things when they do anything, especially at this time, they will have more things to consider. In fact, Cao's Commercial Bank has also made some internal concessions. Thinking about whether it is possible to make peace with the people of the Eastern Empire. In fact, the team has already been dispatched. Recently, there have been many internal conflicts in Cao's House. The most important thing is that they have no way to control the newly occupied area. This newly occupied area really makes them feel helpless. Yes, some of the things they estimated in the past were actually too simple. Before, they thought that conquering a region would be their own, but now they all know that things are not as simple as they thought, and many people have also seen that it is easy to conquer the country, but difficult to defend it. It's not a joke. It's not that simple if they want to manage this place well. First of all, some forces in various places want to make trouble. Some armies of the four empires have been driven away, but the local people will still There are some bandits and landlords, and they all have their own armed forces. It is not so easy to kill them all. Many people have made some decisions after knowing this matter. It is to ask the army to kill them directly, but these people are not the army of the four empires, they are also very difficult to deal with. If you send people over today, they will retreat immediately. Wait for your people tomorrow When they retreat, they can get their own people back. If you are stationed locally, they will also see your weakness. It is impossible to have many people. You people always need to rest Yes, but we won't let you rest. We will come over after a while. It looks like there is a lot of momentum. In fact, there are not so many things. As long as all of your people come out, we will leave this place immediately Local people, we are not fools, they were originally a group of mobs, and it is impossible for them to have much combat power now. If they were against the armies of the other three empires in the past, they would still be there. However, they are fighting against the army of the Cao Family Firm now, and they would not do such a thing if they were killed. You must know that they have no such ability at all, but even such harassment is enough to make the Cao Family Firm The people in this group don’t have any strength anymore. They all told the people above that they need a certain amount of support, at least they have to be given time to sleep. This day or two can be persisted, but if it takes a long time, they will There will be slack, if this person's spirit is not very concentrated, then they will all fall down one by one, this kind of thing is not a joke, many people understand this truth, but some things understand After all, I understand that at the end of the day, I still can't figure it out. That's why they do things one by one. If such a problem occurs in one place, it can still be solved. It is enough to send some troops to that place, but now there are more than 400 places in one province of the Southern Empire. These places are some strongholds built by Cao's business. It is to manage a county with about 100,000 people or something, leaving two to three squads of soldiers, because even if you want to take down this county, you only need a few thousand people. In addition to them, there is also a security team composed of hundreds of local people. Usually, they can do some things, but now those security teams will not talk about it. They all need at least double the number of people to support Theirs, otherwise they wouldn't be able to persist. Now some strongholds with less than ten people have been cancelled, because their strength is insufficient, and there is no such thing in the area around the county. . The main reason is that there are more people in the county. In fact, it is easy to solve such a problem. As long as the number of people in a stronghold reaches two or more than 200 people in ten shifts, it will be easy to solve this problem. , This is a province that needs to increase by nearly 10,000 people. This is still the way it is now. There is no way to attack. If we attack, a province will need to increase by at least 50,000 people. Where did they get this army of hundreds of millions of people? The people from Cao's House of Commerce also organized a lot of security teams among these people in the Southern Empire. But these security teams can only do some things to maintain law and order. Besides, they really can't do anything. Before, they dared to go out of the city to have a look, but later one by one They don't even dare to act alone. If there is no army from Cao's Commercial Company following them, they probably wouldn't even dare to go out of the city gate. What can such an army expect them to do? It's better not to do anything at all, because of this reason, later Cao's firm directly lowered the salaries of the security team, as long as there are good performers, they can get the original salary. Those who pay, as for the rest.

It’s better for you all to be honest. You don’t want to do anything, but you still want to get so much salary. If it’s not your brains, it’s my brains. You can do such things As I can imagine, this action of Cao's House directly made the people in the security team less motivated, and everyone in the rear felt that things were no fun, and it was for this reason that they They will think about making peace with the people of the Eastern Empire, otherwise their life will be difficult.

Some people from Cao’s House of Merchant on the battlefield who represented the Eastern Empire also saw it, and they also knew that this might be an opportunity. The people in the Eastern Empire were divided into two factions, and the people in one faction thought it was a rare opportunity. In the past few years of war, although the Eastern Empire has not been a major battlefield, as long as it is a person, it will understand that now the Eastern Empire has no overseas profits. In the past, the Eastern Empire One-third of the empire's income comes from overseas islands. Now not only is there nothing, but their coastal areas are also attacked by Cao's firm from time to time. Now it can be said that 40% The entire coastline is in the hands of Cao's House, and if the remaining 60% is not because of their insufficient number of troops, they may come and invade at any time. There are many, many similar things. Yes, these people are very calculating in doing things one by one. They also know that at this time, they must never confront the people of Cao's House of Commerce. First of all, the economy of the Eastern Empire does not allow it. Continue to fight If it continues, their days will be over, and people from the other faction don't think so, they feel that these things can be changed, and they also think that if they negotiate peace with Cao's business now, they will have Those who have enough strength to do other things will not be able to fight back in the future.

The people of this faction also began to analyze this matter carefully. Now the people of Cao's House of Commerce have already surpassed any of the four empires. If you give him time, he will become stronger in the future. The people of this faction People think a lot, and now they are very difficult, but the people of Cao's Commercial Bank are even more difficult. They have acquired so many areas, but now they are unable to occupy them, so they need more In terms of time and manpower and material resources, if there are enough people at this time, they can solve the Western Empire. Then there is the Northern Empire. At this time, the combined forces of their three empires are still unable to resist. If there is only one empire left, the Eastern Empire, it will be even more impossible, but the people on the other side also said The reason why they failed this time is because all their troops went abroad to fight. People in that place are unfamiliar, and their supplies are not delivered in a timely manner, so there are so many things, but if they are fighting on their own territory, it will be completely different. , I don’t know what ideas are in these people’s minds, but what is certain is that they are arguing endlessly now. The peace ambassador of Cao’s House has also stayed in the Eastern Empire for two months. There were peace talks, but none of them lowered their heads. They are also prepared in two aspects. If the people of the Eastern Empire are willing to negotiate peace with them, this will be the best result. At that time, their army can have a good talk with the people of the Eastern Empire on this issue. Well, as long as the people of the Eastern Empire are willing to withdraw the troops in other empires, then everything will be easier to handle, but if they are not willing, the war will continue. The navy and marines on their side will harass their coastal areas more frequently. It would be even better if they could all be beaten back. The Eastern Empire will also withdraw at that time. Of course, if they withdraw at that time, it is impossible to have so many preferential treatment conditions. There are few coolies, but it's a pity that the people in the Eastern Empire don't care about them, and the people in the Eastern Empire also have their own ideas. In the end, half a month later, they drove away the peace talks ambassadors of Cao's House of Commerce. In their view, they could not negotiate peace with the people of Cao's House of Trade alone. This would cause the people of the Western Empire and the Northern Empire to fall apart. There are two more important reasons why they still resist now. One is because their territory cannot be surrendered to the people of the Cao family firm, and the other is because the Eastern Empire is still with them. In their impression, the Eastern Empire is definitely a behemoth, and the Eastern Empire can fight against them. The three empires plus Cao’s House of Commerce, of course, this was all a long time ago. What they didn’t expect is that the Eastern Empire has gone through so many things now, and it has been weakened a lot, especially now that the Eastern Empire The empire no longer has any relationship with their sea colonies. They are at their weakest at this time. They are also aware of some movements within the court of the Eastern Empire. Before that, they were all mentioning It’s okay to be afraid in one breath, but now they don’t have so many thoughts. Since this is the result now, they don’t need to say so much in the future. In short, in the future There will be a good way. Li Wei is also very surprised by the decision of the Eastern Empire. Before that, his think tank has already made the calculations. The people of the Eastern Empire will abandon their comrades in arms to get their own internal It seems that the people on my side have underestimated the people of the Eastern Empire. Not only did they not abandon their comrades in arms, but they even wanted to stand up to us. Since it is you If you have your own ideas, then we won’t be able to give you too much face in the future. Some things need to be done slowly. The people in Cao’s House must deal with the Western Empire first. Although the Eastern Empire has shown Such an attitude, but the support from the people of the Eastern Empire to the Western Empire and the Northern Empire is also limited. Judging from his current ability, he knows that they don't have much ability. If they are really that powerful If so, there are not so many things now, and now everyone clearly knows that the people in the Cao's House are very powerful, and it has nothing to do with them, and it is the matter of their three empires, and now the Cao's The people from the business firm mainly attacked the Eastern Empire. Although they would not stand idly by, it would be impossible for them to dispatch all their troops there. The people from the Cao Family Firm knew this, and so did the people from the Western Empire. Li Cong felt that he had to let the people of the Western Empire know how difficult this matter is. If you don’t understand this problem, I will do things for you for nothing, so Li Wei immediately announced that he would capture the Western Empire The second line of defense located within their empire, the second line of defense is about 4,500 miles long and consists of seventeen counties. The people from Cao's House had already attacked several times before, but it was all because the army of the Western Empire used crowd tactics. Although they lost hundreds of millions of troops, they didn't take a step back. Li I want to turn this place into a meat grinder for the entire Western Empire, and let the people of the Western Empire try the power of Cao's House of Commerce in this place.

If they don't do that, they don't know how powerful the Cao's House is. Most people in the Western Empire feel very scared about the decision of the Cao's House, because they know clearly that behind the second line of defense There is no danger to defend, although there are still many cities with relatively strong walls, but what is the use of these things? The artillery of the Cao's House of Merchant can directly turn those things into rubbish, and then hundreds of provinces may throw them away. The royal family of the Western Empire also knows that this matter must not be let Cao's The people in the firm come according to their temperament. They also had to do something. On the one hand, they called on the local people to quickly pick up their weapons. On the other hand, they asked their troops to go south quickly, and once again asked the other two empires for help. In addition, in response to the attack of the officer corps of Cao's House, the Western Empire also formed a very powerful army, an army composed of tens of thousands of fifth-level fighters. Their main role is to deal with those officer corps. To be honest, the formation of this army has indeed caused a lot of bleeding for the people of the Western Empire. Most of the people are hired, and they cost 10,000 taels of silver every day. These people earn nearly a billion taels of silver a day. If this army dies and cannot do what they should do, the Western Empire will not be able to do anything in the future. It is impossible to stop the attack of the officer corps of Cao's house, which is also a big deal.

The officer corps is no longer a secret. Although many people know about this, there is another thing they don't know is how they got here. The people in the Western Empire have already paid 10,000 a day, but they have recruited about tens of thousands of people. There are not many people like fifth-level fighters. How can an empire have hundreds of millions of people, but only tens of thousands of fifth-level fighters have been recruited. In fact, most of the fifth-level fighters are from the guardians of those powerful families, and they cannot invite senior people. Yes, but there is no problem with fifth-level fighters. There are quite a few in the army, but they all have their own official positions. If they all lose their official positions and just go to the front to form an army, the Western Empire The military department also said that it is an act of suicide. During the war, especially when they are going downhill like this, these officers are a very precious asset. If these things are not properly If they persist, they will suffer a lot in the future, so the army rejected this action. They all have their own ideas, and they just need to continue recruiting from the civilian population, but the result is that It's not very good, and it's no wonder that 10,000 silver a day seems to be a lot, but in such a chaotic war, if you are a little careless, you may lose your head. It's even more terrifying. Where can I not earn this money? Why do you have to earn this money? Unless there is a problem with my own brain, there is another major problem in capturing the second line of defense. The more than 30 provinces behind are all important grain-producing areas of the Western Empire. Now the grain in the Northern Empire has already It has reached a terrible price, and the price of the Western Empire has risen by 40% compared to before the war. If this grain-producing area is taken down by the people of Cao's Commercial Company, their grain prices will definitely fall at that time. The increase is doubled. This is a crucial place for economic warfare. Unless those people don’t eat much, otherwise they can only continue to starve. There are not many things for the common people Yes, but the affairs of the common people are not trivial matters. If their stomachs are not full, there will be more troublemakers. At that time, there will not be so many troops on the front line of the Western Empire. It can be regarded as a plan of Cao's House, but it may be difficult to implement. Just like now, there are more than 1.5 billion troops on the defense line of several thousand miles, and now there are another one billion troops. If you are on Earth, you will be dumbfounded when you hear so many armies. How could such a thing happen? But this is a normal thing on this planet. You must know that their people are more than 250 billion. Of course, there is no problem in bringing out such a large number of troops. The population on this continent is comparable to that of the cultivator Li Cong. Compared with the mainland, it is no good. There are more powerful people in the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield over there than the total population here. Not to mention the ordinary people outside, they are definitely more than a million people who are cultivators. What’s more, it’s just that Li has been in contact with some cultivators from the beginning. Those people outside really don’t have much foundation, so if they want to occupy that side, there are no more strong people. How can this be possible?

The war with the Western Empire can be said to be on the verge of breaking out. Li Cong also has something to do here. After he exchanged those spirit stones, he returned to the place where his senior sister and the others were mining. He hoped that he could talk to them about the future. What I encountered was a waste area, which was also done by the people of the flame group. Li Cong didn't know where they went, but he could also think of some situations at that time, which must have been given by the people of the flame group. It's a disaster, I killed so many of you back then, you must have had results, I really have no wish for you, if this is the case, I must find them back, If you can't find it, I will continue to kill you until they appear. How would the people of the flame group know that they have such a powerful enemy? At this moment, they are still looking for Li Cong. That guy who brought them a huge loss.

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