Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 58 Barbed Wire

“Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the foundation of people’s livelihood.”

The tip of the pen in Lin Dao's hand moved across the A4 paper.

"Every household has at least one army green cotton coat and one army green cotton quilt."

"When the temperature rises, we can just wholesale the cheapest cloth."

The tip of the pen drew a horizontal line and continued writing.

"As for food, except for the military households, everyone else is already providing chicken feed."

"Military households also mainly eat corn, supplemented by rice and wheat."

“The procurement cost is greatly reduced.”

After recording this, Lin Dao frowned and picked up the mobile phone beside him.

The news on the APP platform is currently broadcasting the news that South Korea demands an increase in the import volume of cabbage.

"The price of cabbage is going to go up too, it's all because of the Koreans!"

Cabbage is the cheapest vegetable and is the main source of food for the Beggar Army.

Draw another line on the A4 paper.

"The Jiehu built Xiangguo City for decades, and every year they started major construction in the city."

"There are so many palaces and mansions, it's enough for us to live in if we squeeze in together."

"As for the way"

"Not for the time being."

Lin Dao sat on the chair, thought for a moment and made a final conclusion.

"Supply procurement for the next month will still focus on food supply."

“Looking for a cheap alternative to Chinese cabbage.”

A rough record of the next work plan.

After packing up his paper and pen, Lin Dao stood up and left the duty room to inspect the warehouse.

There were obviously more goods piled up in the warehouse than when he first arrived.

Especially those returned clothes and socks, which are piled up in bundles.

Looking at these clothes that have to pile up because of lost orders and returns.

Lin Dao smiled comfortingly, like a farmer seeing the crops growing vigorously in the fields.

He cooperated with Su Tongtong to obtain information and used cheap clothes from Yonghe Time and Space to snatch the African orders that the company was focusing on.

As a result, goods piled up more and more, and the company's revenue dropped sharply.

When the company goes bankrupt and auctions off the supplies in this warehouse, all of them will be bought at low prices.

After confirming that everything was fine, Lin Dao checked the time and headed to his company's warehouse next door.

A Dayun heavy truck, pulling a truck full of barbed wire, drove into the warehouse.

Lin Dao signed the order and asked the loaders to unload all the barbed wire.

Previously in Yonghe time and space, when we were slaughtering the elite Di people who were trying to steal the city, the barbed wire was unexpectedly useful.

Trapped in the barbed wire, it was difficult to break free.

Lin Dao specifically placed additional orders to prepare for any emergency needs.

The heavy trucks and workers left the warehouse one after another. Lin Dao locked the gate and came to Yonghe Time and Space with barbed wire.

Rubbing his slightly swollen forehead, Lin Dao walked out of the warehouse.

The guards who were keeping watch outside the door came forward one after another to pay their respects.

Wang Meng, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried forward and said, "Master~"

"Jinglue is here." Lin Dao took a breath. "You look so happy, what's the good news?"

"Master Lang."

Wang Meng couldn't hide his excitement, "The Jiehu have retreated!"

Shi Hu mobilized hundreds of thousands of men and civilians from all prefectures, counties and districts, and set up camps for dozens of miles.

Such momentum and scale are enough to fight a war to destroy a country.

Who can be unafraid.

Now that the troops have finally withdrawn, how can we not be happy?

"Really?" Lin Dao strode out. "Let's go check it out!"

When I reached the top of the city and looked out, I saw that many camps were packing up, and people, horses, livestock, and carts were leaving in a line.

"Leaving now?"

Lin Dao frowned slightly. "Is this true?"

Everyone around him nodded, "It means to withdraw the troops."

Lin Dao pursed his lips and said, "We haven't fought many battles yet, and it ends so anticlimactically?"

Wang Meng and the others all looked strange when they heard this.

"My lord." Wang Meng stepped forward. "The Jiehu have lost their courage."

"When the Flying Luan Divine Fire falls, the Jiehu will be unable to build siege equipment."

"When thunder roars, even the bravest warriors will be reduced to dust."

"Driving the people to fill the trenches, attacking the city with soldiers, sitting on the scouts and attacking the lord, and stealing the city through tunnels are all useless."

"The Flying Divine Luan went to the enemy camp every night to throw dry mines. The soldiers and horses were exhausted and morale was low."

"It's useless to continue to besiege the city with a large army. It will only waste food and supplies."

In addition to these, there was another important reason that prompted Shi Hu to make up his mind to withdraw his troops.

The Murong Xianbei clan in the north took advantage of the fact that the main forces of the Shi Zhao were gathering at the city of Xiangguo and marched south to attack Youzhou.

The Murong family was Shi Hu's deeply hated enemy.

Standing on the top of the city wall, Lin Dao asked seriously, "I read in the art of war that when the enemy army retreats, we should actively pursue and defeat them."

"What the Lord said is very true."

Wang Meng first nodded, agreeing with Lin Dao's words.

Then he pointed to several camps outside the city and said, "Master, please look."

"The Jiehu cavalry did not make any unusual movements."

"The Stone Bandits are probably planning to take advantage of our army leaving the city and wait for an opportunity to launch a counterattack."

The cavalry of the Jiehu was considered weaker among the other Hu tribes.

However, compared with the cavalry of the Qihuo Army, it still has an overwhelming advantage.

Shi Hu left behind cavalry to continue besieging and guarding the city, trying to seal off and starve the people inside.

Another intention was that if the Qihuo army left the city, they would use the cavalry's advantage in fighting in the wild to defeat them.

The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky.

Lin Dao, standing on the top of the city wall, whispered to himself, "Cavalry is invincible? I'll run you over with my car."

Purchase heavy trucks and various types of engineering vehicles, especially those that require various modifications.

Many documents are required, and the procedures are very complicated. Regular inspections are also required.

Lin Dao's plan was to purchase scrap gold mines abroad and export them abroad in the name of the company.

Or simply buy a second-hand one abroad and modify it.

This way, things become much easier.

Now, watching the Jiehu retreat calmly, I feel unhappy.

"Master Lang."

Wang Meng guessed Lin Dao's intention and said, "We can send a large number of soldiers out of the city and challenge him to a battle behind the city walls."

Since the master wants to fight, let’s fight.

Leaning against the city wall can minimize the impact of cavalry.

It would be even better if the Jiehu did not dare to fight.

Lin Dao remembered the barbed wire he had brought with him and immediately nodded, "Okay."

The city gate, which was filled with debris, was cleaned up overnight.

The iron-clad city gate was pushed open with a creaking sound.

After a hearty meal, the three thousand soldiers marched out of the city.

Following them out of the city were a large number of civilians carrying barbed wire.

As the soldiers lined up, the civilians stretched out long strips of barbed wire on both sides of the front.

Swinging a hammer, he embedded wooden stakes to secure the barbed wire.

At this time, in the distant Jiehu camp, the sound of trumpets continued, and the people and horses were in high spirits.

Thousands of female riders marched out of the camp and surrounded Shi Hu's huge and luxurious carriage.

"King of Heaven."

"Since the beggars have taken the initiative to challenge us, we should just charge and defeat them."

The Qihuo army guarding the fortified city left the other Hu tribes helpless.

But since they dared to leave the city, they must be destroyed.

"Heavenly King." Ma Qiu, who had suffered a great loss before, hurried forward and said, "The Black Spear Dragon Army charged into the battle formation just like this last time, and the result was..."

As a result, they were defeated and suffered heavy losses.

"Ha~~~" Shi Xuan's face showed a strong disdain. He pointed at Ma Qiu and scolded, "If you don't have the ability, don't disturb the morale of the army here!"

Ma Qiu was furious and looked extremely ugly.

Ma Qiu, whose name is recorded in the idiom "killing people like crazy", is not a good person.

His expression immediately turned fierce. "In that case, the prince can be attacked!"

"Shut up, everyone!"

Shi Hu glared at them.

The two men fell silent, but still looked angry.

"If a cavalry charge isn't going to work, then we'll just harass from the side."

Shi Hu instructed word by word, "Wang Zhuo, lead the cavalry to harass them."

"Prince, you must charge head-on."

Wang Zhuo was from the Tuge tribe of the Xiongnu, and all his men were Xiongnu cavalry.

Later Zhao was a hodgepodge of a country.

There are Han people, Jie people, Di people, Qiang people, Xiongnu people and so on among them.

Before this, Shi Le relied on his personal ability and charm to unite the various tribes.

Now Shi Hu relies on brutality and terror to suppress.

Basically, all the troops had participated in the siege before and suffered losses.

Shi Hu also understood the art of balance, and now it was time for the Huns to take action.

Similarly, the Jie people also had to send troops, otherwise the other tribes would not submit.

Wang Zhuo led the Xiongnu cavalry and rushed over, harassing Qihuo's army with archery and arrows.

Most cavalry bows are seven-dou bows, which look weak but are actually strong enough to penetrate the body.

The reason why it looks weak is that it is useless against armored soldiers.

The soldiers of the Qihuo Army raised their shields and lowered their heads. There was a clanging sound in the formation, but few people were killed.

The powerful crossbows in the formation and on the city walls counterattacked and killed many Hun cavalry.

"The Hu people have learned to be smart."

Lin Dao, who was watching the battle from the top of the city wall, held the battlements with both hands. "They didn't even charge with cavalry."

The Hu people are brutal, but not stupid.

Especially the Hu people who have rich battlefield experience.

The Black Spear Dragon Sovereign Army had suffered a great loss before, so they would not be foolish enough to repeat the same mistake.

Shi Xuan was arrogant and conceited, and never cherished life.

Under his orders, the Gaoli guards directly under the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace formed a battle formation and pressed forward in a mighty force.

This group of Gaoli guards had massacred tens of thousands of local Xianbei people in the Shuofang area several years ago.

Their advantage lies in the use of strong bows for shooting on foot.

The foot bow has a long range and strong penetrating power.

At close range, it can even penetrate armor.

But this time, their strong bows lost their former sharpness when facing the armored soldiers of the Qihuo Army.

The soldiers of the Beggar Army, wearing several layers of armor and holding riot shields, let the arrows hit their bodies and make a sound, but they stood still.

At the same time, the Qihuo Army used powerful crossbows to shoot and kill many Gaoli guards.

Seeing that the shooting battle had failed, the high-powered commander Liang Du immediately ordered the beating of drums and waving of flags, urging his troops to charge forward for close combat.

Gaoli's guards rushed into the dense barbed wire.

Barbed wire is very tough and difficult to break even with a knife or an axe.

Gaoli's guards crossed one, two, and three barbed wire fences, but there were still more than a dozen barbed wire fences in front of them.

Once you are entangled, the more you struggle, the tighter it becomes.

A large number of Gaoli guards were trapped in the quagmire of barbed wire, unable to move forward or backward.

Finally, someone approached the front line of the Qihuo Army, and what greeted them were rows of seamless steel pipe spears.

A bullet pierced into the body, and immediately a bloody hole appeared and blood spurted out.

The gun heads are all equipped with bloodletting grooves.

"It was originally prepared for cavalry." Lin Dao, standing on the top of the city wall, took a deep look at the many Jiehu people struggling in the barbed wire outside the city. "Go up and kill them all."

After the order was given, soldiers armed with pliers stepped forward and cut the barbed wire to open a passage.

The armored soldiers of the Qihuo Army followed, stabbing with their long weapons from a distance, while those who were closer used hammers to hit the heads.

One hammer down, I guarantee that no one will make a sound~~~
(End of this chapter)