Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 34: Thousand Miles of Sound Transmission
Qin conquered Zhao and established Xindu County.

Xiang Yu divided the country among the princes and made Zhang Er the King of Changshan. He changed Xindu into Xiangguo and made it his capital.

As early as the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Xiangguo County was the capital.

After the Yongjia crossing to the east, Shi Le, the founding emperor of the Later Zhao Dynasty, established his capital here.

"Ten years ago, the Stone Bandits moved their capital to Ye."

Xie Yi said slowly, "Xiangguo has been reduced to an old capital."

"The Stone Bandits indulged in luxury, built palaces, and imposed heavy labor service."

"To build the Taiwu Palace, we must have recruited more than 100,000 civilians."

"The defenses within Xiangguo City were weak, but there were many warehouses built, storing countless grain and straw."

Xie Taishou was full of enthusiasm and said to Jiangshan, "Such a good place should be taken to strengthen our army."

Although the defense force is insufficient, there are a large number of civilians who can be converted and recruited, and there are also many warehouses with a large amount of stored supplies.

There is no doubt that Xiangguo is a very suitable target.

Lin Dao was watching Xie Yi's powerful command, but what he was thinking about was the famous scene in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that he watched last night.

If a feather fan were put in the hand of Xie Yi, who was wearing Confucian robes and a turban on his head, it would be even more like the real thing.

"Speaking of which, when Zhuge Liang and Zhou Gongjin get together, they usually try to trick the Grand Commander."

"Why do I feel like this Governor Xie is also trying to trick me, the Grand Commander?"

Xie Yi was really trying to trick him.

Xiangguo’s defenses were indeed insufficient, but its importance was evident.

This is the secondary capital of Shi Zhao.

Attacking here is like hitting a hornet's nest with a stick or slapping Shi Hu's fat face.

The furious Shi Hu will inevitably divert his attention.

In this way, the safety of Huan Wen's flanks was guaranteed when he attacked Cheng Han.

As for how miserable the Qihuo Army would be after being defeated, Xie Yi didn't care.

This is his job on this mission.

In Xie Yi's opinion, the Qihuo Army could never be a match for the Stone Bandits who were able to mobilize a million-strong army.

"Xiangguo is less than three hundred miles away." Qin Lang said solemnly, "The troops can arrive in ten days if they march quickly."

"Are you sure there aren't many defenders?" Lin Dao frowned. "There aren't any defenders at all?"

In his impression, important cities like the capital and the secondary capital must be heavily guarded and have large armies gathered.

"Yes." Qin Lang replied solemnly, "Xiangguo is located in the heart of the Stone Bandits, and there are not many defenders."

"The beggar army is right next to us." Lin Dao was puzzled. "Can't Shi Hu see it?"

Everyone looked embarrassed when they heard this.

"Lord." Qin Lang's words were quite serious. "Before, under pressure, the Qihuo Army had to pretend to submit to the Stone Bandits."

Although they were pretending to submit, they still paid taxes and sent troops to fight in wars.

This time, they were forced into a corner, and with the emergence of the variable Lin Dao, they turned against each other.

"Oh~~~" Lin Dao breathed a sigh of relief, "I understand."

"That's it."

He stood up and waved his hand, "Then send troops to Xiangguo!"

As the strongest refugee group in history, the Beggar Army has extremely strong mobilization capabilities.

In just two days, the men and women, whose number had surged to nearly 50,000, dismantled the entire camp.

All items in the camp were dismantled and loaded onto carts.

Even the wood for the fence was not spared and was packed up and taken away.

This is the true nature of refugees, like locusts passing through a border, leaving nothing behind and taking everything with them.

Feng Dun and other generals stood on the city wall and watched silently, and did not choose to follow.

To put it more politely, this is a case of people having different ideals and being unable to work together.

To put it bluntly, they can't pee together.

The two sides have different classes and pursuits, so parting ways is the best option.

It was not until this time that Xie Yi realized that Lin Dao, the beggar general, was not recognized by the various beggar armies at all.

Now that the matter is done, there is no way to regret it.

We can only hope that Lin Dao can grow bigger and stronger and attract Shi Hu's attention.

A huge group of tens of thousands of people marched along the dilapidated road towards Xiangguo County.

The specific marching arrangements were the responsibility of Qin Lang and other military generals and captains.

Lin Dao still rode his tricycle and relied on Sun Dalang and more than a hundred other personal guards to obtain information and convey messages.

Sitting in the back of the tricycle were the alert-looking Liu Hu, his two maids and secretaries, Jin Lian and Sun Rong.

And Xie Yi, who was fidgeting and looked terrified.

Originally, Xie Yi's mission had been accomplished, and he successfully provoked the Qihuo Army to send troops.

He, Xie Yi, should have set out to find the Xianbei Murong clan as a backup to contain Shi Hu.

But Xie Yi felt that Lin Dao's beggar army had too many good things that he could not understand, and too many rules that he did not understand.

He decided to go to Xiangguo to check out the combat effectiveness of this beggar army so as to arrange the next action.

When invited to get on the tricycle, he complained that the vehicle was a little small.

While waiting for the cattle and horses to be led over and the tricycle to move forward, it turned out that it started moving on its own!

Xie Yi was so frightened that he almost fell out of the car by dancing around, causing Jinlian and others to cover their mouths and laugh.

"It's actually a mechanical beast~"

"The Mohist mechanical beast actually exists!"

Before, when we were in the camp, we ate refined rice, lived in mobile houses, and saw colored glass everywhere, but it was not as shocking as it is now.

Lin Dao, who was concentrating on driving, complained, "This road is too bad. Can this even be called a road?"

Sun Rong added a note explaining, "The stone thieves are extremely violent and revel in large-scale work."

"I never ask about people's livelihood."

"It's been in disrepair for so long that it's unbearable to walk on."

Shi Hu conscripted hundreds of thousands of civilians every year.

Either they were building palaces or transporting supplies for war.

As for building water conservancy facilities, maintaining roads, repairing city walls and so on, they did not ask about that at all.

Weathered by wind and rain, it fell into disrepair over time. Water conservancy facilities were abandoned, roads were overloaded, and city walls collapsed, which was normal.

A horseman came galloping over.

Led by several guards, he came to the tricycle.

"Report to the Grand Commander~~~"

"The captain of the front garrison reported that we encountered a fort on the way and asked what to do with it."

Lin Dao took a deep breath and asked, "How old are you? Have you ever asked if you are willing to go with our army?"

“I never asked.”

"Then go ask." Lin Dao turned to look at Xie Yi. "This communication is too inconvenient."

"The front troops have already run over twenty miles, and we are still on the road. The ones behind them haven't even left the camp yet."

"If there's any news, the communication back and forth is too slow."

The actions of tens of thousands of people naturally cannot be like what is shown in novels, where tens of thousands of people can move from here to there with just one sentence.

Even tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people can huddle together in a village.

In actual marches, elite troops act as pioneers.

Strong laborers accompanied them, clearing roads through mountains, building bridges over rivers, and constructing accommodation camps.

The people behind marched in groups, like a long dragon.

Many times, the front army had set out for several days, but the rear army had not yet moved.

"This~~~" Xie Yi, having composed himself, managed to answer, "Hasn't it always been like this since ancient times?"

In Xie Yi's opinion, this beggar army has done well enough.

Even the hereditary soldiers of Jiangzuo are no more than this.

The combat effectiveness and organizational system of the Beggar Army are indeed very strong.

When Xie Yi's son Xie Xuan formed the famous Northern Army, the core force he recruited was the refugees of the Qihuo Army who had fled to Jiangzuo.

"Since ancient times?" Lin Dao smiled slightly.

By the afternoon, the march had stopped.

Lin Dao and the people around him moved into a temporary camp built by former soldiers and civilians.

After dinner, Lin Dao asked Liu Hu to guard the door and not see anyone.

I set out to return to the modern world to purchase.

I got on an online taxi and headed straight to the military goods store.

When he arrived at the store, Lin Dao expressed his need, "Give me ten walkie-talkies."

Traditions from ancient times need new technologies, new techniques and new rules to break.

In the face of the technology of the modern world, everything since ancient times is meaningless.

The next morning, Lin Dao got up in the air-conditioned dormitory.

After washing up, go to the snack street for breakfast.

I returned to the dormitory, took the walkie-talkie that had been charged overnight, and came to Yonghe Time and Space.

He walked out of the tent and looked at Liu Hu who had been guarding him all night, nodding with satisfaction.

"Let's go eat." He patted Liu Hu's shoulder and said, "Call Sun Dalang over."

Xie Yi gradually adapted to the pace of life in the Beggar Army.

For example, start eating at the hour of Mao in the morning.

When he was in Jiangzuo, the morning meal was usually eaten at noon.

'Snoring~~~'

A big bowl full of corn porridge, two snow-white steamed buns, and a plate of pickles.

Everyone was eating enthusiastically.

In the real world of Yonghe Time and Space, eating is always the most important thing.

Lin Dao can provide them with sufficient food, and they will naturally offer their loyalty to Lin Dao!

After eating and packing up, the people in the camp set off.

The camp will not be demolished and will be left for future generations to use.

On the back of the tricycle, Liu Hu, wrapped in his military coat, curled up and fell asleep.

Sun Dalang stood on one side, fiddling with the walkie-talkie in his hand.

Xie Yi looked at it strangely, as it was something he had never seen before.

Just as he was about to ask, he heard voices suddenly coming from the small box.

"Captain, I'm already at Captain Lou's side, can you hear me?"

When this sound came out, Xie Yi trembled with fear and almost fell off the truck.

While they were having breakfast, Lin Dao had already taught a group of clever guards how to use walkie-talkies.

After learning how to use it, they were dispatched to various departments as quickly as possible.

The troops under Captain Lou are the vanguard of the front army.

"Master?" Sun Dalang handed the walkie-talkie to Lin Dao.

Lin Dao took the intercom and spoke, "Is Captain Lou with you?"

"My dear, I am here."

"How's the dock you mentioned yesterday afternoon?"

"I refused the fort's request to send 100 dan of grain and ask our army to leave. I gave them one night to consider surrendering."

"There has been no response at this time."

"Have you told them that I am the governor of Jizhou appointed by the imperial court, and that all the troops on the ground in Jizhou must obey my orders?"

The fort is a military facility, and it is not an exaggeration to call the people in the fort an army.

"I have already informed you."

Lin Dao, holding the intercom, said calmly, "Then let's attack the city."

After saying that, he handed the walkie-talkie to Sun Dalang.

He turned to Xie Yi and smiled faintly, "Since they are unwilling to submit to the imperial court, they must be Jiehu vassals and should be attacked."

Xie Yi was stunned, his eyes fixed on the intercom.

After a moment, his voice trembled.

"Thousands of miles of sound transmission~~~"

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