Chapter 424: Difficulties in Jiaozhou and Difficulties in Yangzhou

Jiaozhou, the county seat of Jiaozhi County, and Yinglou County are also the seat of Jiaozhou Prefecture. It was originally a sparsely populated place, but with Shi Xie’s vigorous communication with the southwestern barbarians, Jiaozhi County has now become a place that blends with the southwestern barbarians. place.

After losing the battle against Gu Rubing in Cangwu County, Shi Xie led his army back to Jiaozhi County in despair. This battle left Shi Xie with broken muscles and bones. He originally thought that he would Four hundred Gu girls and an army of 150,000 people attack a small Cangwu County. Isn't it easy to capture them?

But the facts gave him a loud slap in the face. Changxin City was defeated, but his Jiaozhou Army could not even take a step out of Cangwu County, let alone attack Guiyang County again, and even Guiyang County was not seen , Gu Rubing drove the people back to Jiaozhou with an army of 100,000.

Moreover, the four hundred Gu girls he brought with him were forced to use the Gu girls' own poison to repel the pursuing Gu Rubing. Otherwise, Shi Xie might have been hunted down to Jiaozhi County and possibly back to Jiaozhou. Afterwards, Shi Xie learned from the painful experience and launched a training similar to devil's special training for his soldiers.

The incompetent heavy armored soldiers that Shi Xie once treasured were no longer so valuable. First, Huang Zhong broke through hundreds of armors with one arrow, and then shot and killed the deputy general of a heavy armored soldier. A deputy general with the peak of second-rate military generals, wearing heavy armor, with a sword in front of him. There were hundreds of heavy armor blocking it, but it was still pierced by an arrow. This terrifying lethality stunned Shi Xie.

He first built heavy armored soldiers because he felt that in this era of cold weapons, a heavy armored army could run rampant across the world, tearing down mountains and demolishing cities. It was no problem that heavy armored soldiers had just appeared in the world. In the first battle after entering the world, Gu Rubing He was taught a hard lesson and let him know that although we are in the era of cold weapons, there are still people who have powerful attack power comparable to those cultivating immortals in martial arts novels.

This also means that the heavy armored soldiers he has been building since the beginning of the game are a complete joke. Even with the financial resources to build 50,000 heavy armored soldiers, he can create a 200,000 well-equipped troops, even cavalry. He could get tens of thousands of them, but in the end he worked hard to get a bunch of heavy armored soldiers. It can only be said that he lost because of the information asymmetry. If he had known that military generals could grow to this point, there would be nothing he could say. We need to recruit more generals and train them more. There is no need to spend a lot of money to create a bunch of living targets.

But it's not too late now, there is still a chance to make amends. He has many generals, warriors, and first-class generals under his command. The most powerful general under his command is also his clan brother, Shi Yi, and Shi. His younger brother, who served as the prefect of various counties in Jiaozhou, were all first-rate generals and could be said to be the strongest in the south. His son, Shiren, was already a second-rate general at a young age. It can be said that he was better than his master.

Although there are not many generals, he is better than the fine ones. Moreover, he has been in Jiaozhi County for a long time. He has faced the southwestern barbarians. Wherever he can use strong generals, a first-rate general can overwhelm those foreign tribes. Shi Xie Being able to trade with the southwestern barbarians was mainly suppressed by his iron-blooded methods. This made the southwestern barbarians have no intention of aggression and could conduct some good transactions with them.

As for the Gu girls who have been regarded as trump cards by Shi Xie for a long time, their performance in the battle this time can be said to be a big draw. Shi Xie originally thought that as long as these Gu girls join the war, all kinds of enemies will come up. Just bewitched? But how did he know that the miracle doctor under Gu Rubing could prepare anti-poison medicine in such a short period of time.

But in the end, thanks to the voodoo girls, Shi Xie and the others were saved by using the original voodoo contained in his body. In addition, he had a cooperative relationship with these voodoo girls, not superiors and subordinates. Even though he was angry in his heart, But he didn't dare to say it to them.

At this moment, Shi Xie was discussing the next matters with the Gu girls, because before inviting these Gu girls to come out, he promised the other party that no matter what the outcome, he would provide a batch of new utensils for the Gu girls. Now, it is The leader of Gu Girl came to Xian Shixie to get back what he promised them.

"Lord."

The Gu matriarch is still called Princess Shixie, walking back and forth in the room with lotus steps. Although she is covered with a black veil and cannot see her face clearly, with her tall figure and her voice like a silver bell, it is easy to People unknowingly gave her a charming face, but only Shi Xie knew clearly how terrifying the woman in front of him was. If he was confused by her weak appearance, , then I’m afraid death is not far away.

"Chief, the fifty people this time have been prepared for you."

Shi Xie didn't want to talk too much with the Gu girl. After all, she had annoyed her, and Shi Xie had no antidote. The clan leader stopped moving and sat across from Shi Xie, raising his jade hand lightly.

"My lord, what we said at that time was to help you fight, but in the end, we sacrificed our own people to save you and your useless soldiers from Liu Bei's men. Shouldn't my lord give you more?"

As the clan leader spoke, he tapped his jade hands gently on the table. The rhythmic thumping sound echoed in the room. A drop of cold sweat fell from Shixie's forehead. Such close contact made him feel that his life was no longer his own. It was an ant that was held in the opponent's hand and could be killed at any time. This feeling made Shi Xie particularly uncomfortable.

"I haven't prepared too much this time. There are only fifty. I'll make up for the clan leader next time."

"two hundred."

"What!?"

Upon hearing the clan leader's request, Shi Xie immediately stood up.

"Two hundred? Patriarch, you don't know that your request cannot be found by just picking up someone on the street. It took me three months to find these fifty."

"Two hundred, no one should be less. After this, we can help you three more times, but two hundred, we must give it next month."

The clan leader's voice was very ethereal and his tone was very calm, but it made Shi Xie break into a cold sweat. Maybe he has been bewitched by the clan leader now. His life depends on the clan leader's thoughts, and he has already changed his words. , no longer called Lord Shixie, this has never happened before.

"Two hundred is fine, but this will take time. It's too late in a month."

"There's only one month left."

The patriarch's voice became firmer this time, and his tone became colder.

"For this month, we are at your disposal."

As soon as these words came out, Shi Xie fell into deep thought. He exchanged two hundred people for one month. This exchange can only mean that he made a lot of money. Originally, it only cost fifty to invite these Gu girls to come out, but now A month's time only requires two hundred, and I can tell with my toes that they must have some hidden secret that cannot be told. Thinking of this, Shi Xie clapped his hands.

"Okay, 200 people, send them to the clan leader now!"

After hearing that Shi Xie agreed to his request, the clan leader returned to his usual cold demeanor, stood up again, and walked towards the door.

"Awaiting good news, my lord."

As the clan leader went away and disappeared from his sight, Shi Xie let out a sigh of relief, and then knocked on something like a clock next to him. Just after knocking for a few breaths, a person appeared. In the room.

"Lord."

"Go and get two hundred more people to send to the Gu clan."

The man hesitated after hearing Shi Xie's order.

"My lord, two hundred is not a small amount. We may not be able to collect enough foreigners in a short time. You also know that there are really few people who can meet their requirements."

"Look for as much as you can, as long as it's not enough."

A cold light flashed in Shi Xie's eyes.

"Then go to Cangwu County to make up for it."

"promise!"

The man received the order and turned around to leave, leaving behind Shi Xie who was still meditating. According to the rules he had set with the Gu clan leader, these people must be boys and must reach the crown of their heads. Sufficient Qi can make up for the shortcomings of the Gu clan's heavy Yin Qi, and it would be more suitable to be used as a vessel for raising Gu.

They must also be strong, because after the poison enters the human body, for the first period of time, it relies on the vessel to provide nutrients, and this nutrition is naturally the vessel itself, so they must also be strong.

But in this era when most people don't have enough to eat, where do so many young people of the right age come from? Moreover, those with rich families will have child brides early, and they will get married in their teens. He will no longer be a child god before he reaches his prime, which is why it is so difficult to find such talents.

However, Shi Xie had always been looking for people who met the requirements among foreign ethnic groups before, and had never targeted his own people. However, this time the situation was urgent. In addition, although Cangwu County belonged to Jiaozhou, After all, it was taken from someone else. It would take three days to get into the city, let alone a state.

Shi Xie crossed his hands, his two thumbs constantly turning over, intertwining with each other, and frowning slightly. Before this, he had not had a clear positioning of the strength gap between himself and the other princes. Until this time, Gu Ru Bing slapped him in the face, and then he realized how big the gap between the two sides was.

The heavy armored soldiers and Gu girls that he had regarded as treasures before had a way to defeat them, and it was no problem to defeat them with a small number and a large number. It can be said that Shi Xie received a solid slap from Gu Rubing. This slap It also awakened Shi Xie's dream of domination.

Shi Xie raised his head, thought for a while, then suddenly stood up and walked outside.

Yangzhou, Wu County.

In the successive battles, Sun Jian almost devoted all his troops, but he seemed to have made a mistake. No matter what, no matter how big the victory was, it would eventually turn into a complete defeat. Sun Jian was so messed up that he almost asked someone to ward off evil spirits himself. See if you have committed any crime recently or touched anything dirty.

Sun Jian was severely injured in two battles in which the entire army attacked. He lost half of Yuzhang County in one time and lost hundreds of thousands and nearly two hundred thousand troops. This time, he led all the troops to attack Jingzhou and suffered another loss. It was disastrous, and he couldn't even get his Yuzhang County back.

Even if his family has a big business, it can't withstand such a consumption method. What's more, now, he is too poor to take the blame. After so many wars, he has no resources for setting off the army, transporting grain and grass, and most importantly, for To compensate the soldiers who died in the war, the total battle losses of more than 200,000 yuan in the two wars were converted into subsidies for each soldier, which is more than 2 million taels of silver. The Sun family has been short of funds for a long time, and now they have such a There was a big gap, and Sun Jian was worried about it for a while.

Moreover, he will continue to recruit soldiers, which will cost a lot of money. After all, even if he sells iron, it will not be enough. Now he is wondering where Liu Bei and Cao Cao got the money. The enrollment is still expanding even now, and Sun Jian almost has a headache because of money.

Jiangdong is a land of plenty, and also the location of many weaving bureaus. In peacetime, it is indeed a rich place, but in this era of war, weaving bureaus are definitely not doing well. However, Yangzhou, which is known as a land of plenty, has indeed made a lot of money. However, due to the protracted war, their food reserves are running low. In addition, many young and strong people have enlisted in the army, and the number of people cultivating land has gradually decreased. Grain production has gradually decreased, and they can barely guarantee the supply of Yangzhou. There is no other extra grain to sell to others.

This also led to Sun Jian and his men's capital turnover. They are all Jiangdong elders, and he can't force taxes, so he can only muddle through. Now, finally, the problem has broken out, and they can't pay the military at all.

How could he know that Cao Cao had the General of the Central Army and the Lieutenant of the Mojin Army, who collected gold and silver treasures for Cao Cao. In addition, he had plundered all the treasures of the five major regimes on Mount Lantuo in the Western Regions, and now he was even richer. Even if he shared the treasures of the five major regimes with Liu Zhang, it was still a very considerable income.

As for Gu Rubing, he had a fine salt shop, which firmly grasped the most basic needs of the people. The fine salt shop was opened in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. Even Cao Cao, who knew that the fine salt shop was responsible for delivering news to Gu Rubing, did not demolish the fine salt shop. It can be seen that people who already knew the deliciousness of fine salt can't do without fine salt now. Cao Cao was like this, let alone others.

Even Shi Xie made a lot of money by selling some special things. Although his combat effectiveness was not strong and the area he was in was very far away, he was rich.

It can be said that among the five great princes, although Sun Jian can rank third with his strength without any sign, his current financial resources rank last among the five. Not to mention continuing to recruit, he can't even afford to support the current soldiers. If he continues to waste time like this, then what awaits him is only destruction.

After thinking for a long time, Sun Jian stood up, and Sun Ce, who had been sitting beside him, stood up quickly.

"Father."

"Bo Fu, go and call Xing Ba, let's go to Jiaozhi County."

"Jiaozhi County?"

Sun Ce came to Sun Jian today because he had no money and came to ask for money. Why did he suddenly go to Shi Xie?

However, Sun Ce was puzzled, but he still obeyed Sun Jian's order and turned away.