Chapter 577: Whole Life
With Bai Xingzhi's tacit approval, Pingzhou began to reform after taking over Jiankang.
Pingzhou is a good man. During the reform period, he directly asked the Huotou Army to prepare a sumptuous meal for the soldiers who had been stationed in Jiankang by the King of Jin.
By the time these soldiers had enough to eat and drink, their transformation was almost complete.
Qin Zhao led Bai Xingzhi to see their achievements before sending them out of the city.
Looking back, Qin Zhao ordered his people to put their Pingzhou flag on the top of the city.
Because Jiankang is the city that the imperial army has attacked most recently, the imperial court will know about it as soon as Jiankang changes its flag.
Dong Guowei immediately sent his confidants to report this news to Xie Zhan.
"Grand Governor, what's wrong, King Jin gave Jiankang to Pingzhou!"
"What?"
"It's true. Now Jiankang has planted the flag of Pingzhou."
"This is really unreasonable!" Pingzhou picked their fruits again! Xie Nan said angrily.
The generals looked at each other.
Xie Zhan frowned. What he had worried about before had indeed happened. Pingzhou is indeed difficult to deal with!
Dong Guo is a confidant: "Grand Governor, General Dong, please indicate the next combat objectives."
Before Xie Zhan could say anything, Xie Nan suggested, "Grand Governor, let's attack Jiankang!" Once or twice, he dared to pick their fruits, and this time he had to let Pingzhou feel their anger!
Wei Kuang disapproved, "Don't act on impulse. Now it's obvious that Pingzhou and King Jin have cooperated. We continue to attack Jiankang, which just gives King Jin's troops some breathing time." This is in line with the opponent's plan of war. count.
Xie Zhan ordered, "Continue to attack King Jin's city."
"Yes!" Dong Guo took the order and left for his confidant.
Now that the Grand Governor Xie Zhan has made his decision, Xie Nan and others will not be nagging.
Xie Nan just thought viciously in his heart, not believing that King Jin would give away the cities in his hands one by one!
The Jin king's troops withdrew from Jiankang and retreated to Moling.
Bai Xingzhi led a huge team back to resume his duties.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Bai is back."
When King Jin came out, he saw the vast team behind Bai Xingzhi and the supplies they carried, "Mr. Bai, why did you bring so many things back?"
Are these things Pingzhou's return gifts? Isn’t it a little less? Why would Mr. Bai still want such a small thing? It would be better to let Pingzhou owe him a favor.
Bai Xingzhi did not answer King Jin's words, but instead asked him for instructions, "Your Majesty, it's too late to explain. Please allow me to have our city reinforced."
King Jin was confused, what did Mr. Bai mean? He didn't understand it yet, but that didn't stop him from agreeing to Bai Xingzhi's request.
"Tang Gong, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Tang Jincai nodded, "Easy to say."
Tang Jincai was a mid-level craftsman in the civil construction workshop of Liaodong County. This time he was assigned to the engineering battalion to go to the East China Sea. Now, at the instruction of General Qin Zhao, he led a team over to do some work for King Jin.
Later, Bai Xingzhi asked people to take them to the west city gate, and arranged some soldiers to help with the work. As for what to do, Bai Xingzhi asked them to follow Tang Jincai's instructions.
"What's going on?"
Bai Xingzhi took a sip of water before returning to King Jin. "When my subordinates came back, Guo Chong specifically reminded me that Xie Zhan might focus on attacking Moling next. We must seize the time to consolidate the city."
Prince Jin: ...Xie Zhan, that bastard, caught him specifically to bully him, right?
Then Bai Xingzhi told the King of Jin that he had learned some news from the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force.
More than an hour later, Tang Jincai sent someone to invite Bai Xingzhi.
King Jin and Bai Xingzhi arrived at the west gate together. I saw that some visible parts of the city tower had changed drastically.
"They have helped us strengthen the city gate."
They climbed the city wall and found that the most vulnerable place to land when the enemy attacked the city became very dangerous.
"Are the people of Pingzhou so sinister?"
King Jin looked at the sharp object with a cold light. He could already imagine that when the enemy soldiers finally climbed up, their palms were pierced and bleeding.
"Ahem—" Bai Xingzhi coughed, reminding his prince to pay attention to his words.
"Is this the cement and glass you're talking about?"
"Yes, this is the cement and glass produced in Pingzhou."
Jin Wangxin said that this glass feels a bit like colored glaze.
"How did you do this?" King Jin asked curiously.
At that moment, the clever young general stepped forward to explain to King Jin and Mr. Bai, "They first applied a layer of cement mortar, and before the cement mortar hardened, they inserted these glass slag flowers. It is said that it can dry in about one night. "
King Jin was surprised after hearing this, "So fast?"
Hearing this, the Pingzhou craftsman on the side replied happily, cement hardens very quickly.
"Good stuff, good stuff." King Jin and Bai Xingzhi said, "I wonder if there are any more in Pingzhou?"
He still has so many cities, so he can equip them all!
"They don't have much left on hand."
King Jin was about to ask them to transport it from Pingzhou. The price was not an issue. He suddenly remembered that the maritime logistics line of the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force had been cut off by Xie Zhan.
After King Jin and Bai Xingzhi walked around for a while, he couldn't help but praise, "Pingzhou's handiwork is really beautiful."
What they did, and the number of defensive soldiers, at least brought Moling's defense to a higher level. Xie Zhan, Song Mo, just come over here!
"Jiankang is also equipped with these?" King Jin asked.
"Yes." It was after seeing all this that Bai Xingzhi realized that Pingzhou's return gift was not insignificant.
Tang Jincai was packing up his tools. When he saw the two people coming down the tower, he said, "Prince Jin, Mr. Bai, we have finished the work. If the inspection is completed and there is no problem, we will go back."
The others also looked ready to go back.
Bai Xingzhi said, "We have checked it. There is no problem. You can go back first."
"Okay, then Prince Jin, Mr. Bai, we will take our leave first."
Then, Tang Jincai and other craftsmen left Moling under the escort of a team of their own soldiers.
Prince Jin: "Mr. Bai, can you..."
Bai Xingzhi shook his head. These craftsmen have their roots in Pingzhou, and the prince can't recruit them.
Prince Jin sighed. He really envied these craftsmen in Pingzhou.
Bai Xingzhi comforted him that they had a good relationship with Pingzhou and could borrow them.
After returning from the west gate, the King of Jin was very interested in the things Pingzhou sent. "Quick, let me see what else Pingzhou sent us?"
"Pingzhou also sent us some medicinal materials for treating wounds." Bai Xingzhi asked the people below to bring up the medicinal materials sent by Qin Zhao.
"What is this? Gaomin wine?"
"This is a stronger liquor than Gaomin wine. Pingzhou calls it Gaomin alcohol."
The King of Jin smelled it, alcohol? The essence of wine?
"Pingzhou said that this wine can be used to clean wounds and prevent suppuration. It can improve the treatment effect of wounded soldiers with the help of military doctors."
"Really?"
Bai Xingzhi hummed. In addition to Gaomin alcohol, there are also matters and key points that need to be paid attention to when treating wounded soldiers. Qin Zhao said that telling these to military doctors can increase the survival rate of wounded soldiers.
"Pingzhou's return gift is quite sincere." These are all what he is anxious about.