I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

"One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, that sounds like a lot."

Jiang Yuan's eyes flickered as he continued to read calmly.

It was nearly half an hour later that Jiang Yuan finally closed the book.

As a small city on the western border of Yunzhou, Taiping County has reached its limit of development to date.

The area that Taiping County can radiate is already quite large, and it can’t be made any bigger.

Only after the defeat of Prince Zhao and the re-emergence of Yunzhou in chaos, perhaps there is still an opportunity to make a fortune.

But this is the last chance. If there is no fresh blood injection in the future, Taiping County will reach its limit.

"No, the Crown Prince of Zhao can command hundreds of thousands of troops with just a wave of his hand. The number of people I have is still not enough."

Jiang Yuan frowned and said, casually flipping through the map on the case, but couldn't find a suitable target.

After a while, Jiang Yuan's gaze gradually stopped on the grassland.

There are no people in other places, but there are millions of barbarians in the grassland.

If all of them were brought to Taiping County, increasing the population would be a small matter. The key is the combat effectiveness of these barbarians, which is absolutely top-notch.

If the numbers of these barbarian tribes were not so small compared to those of the Great Duan, they would have invaded the Central Plains long ago.

"I've been there twice and only brought back some small tribes. It's time to take action against them." Jiang Yuan sneered and closed the map in front of him.

"Wang Gang, go find Li Hu."

"Okay, sir!"

Wang Gang, who was sitting on the doorstep and gnawing on two roasted sweet potatoes, stood up quickly.

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but sigh. He was already a general, but he had no dignity at all.

Not long after, Li Hu followed Wang Gang into the county government office.

"Sir, it's almost the end of the year and the rebels have been defeated. Why are you still looking for me?" Li Hu complained as soon as he came in.

"Stop talking nonsense to me and come here quickly. This is an urgent mission." Jiang Yuan waved his hand.

Li Hu hurried over and looked down at Jiang Yuan. "Sir, what's going on? Are the rebels coming again?"

"Damn it! Am I a fly? How dare I get hit like that?" Jiang Yuan said angrily. He then looked around and said in a low voice, "Li Hu, I remember there's a mountain near us that's covered with those barbed grasses. What's the name of that mountain?"

"Sir, what are you doing? That barren mountain is full of thorny grass. Neither cattle nor sheep will eat it. Even if it is dried, it cannot be used for burning. It is pure waste." Li Hu said with a pout.

"Besides, this thing grows like crazy in the spring. Several nearby hills have already been affected. We have to send people to deal with it every year. It's such a hassle."

Jiang Yuan nodded calmly: "Yes, this is what I'm looking for."

"Li Hu, send someone to the mountains to collect some seeds of this thing. The more the better."

"Sir, what do you want this thing for?" Li Hu still looked at Jiang Yuan in confusion.

Jiang Yuan looked around and lowered his voice, "After the New Year, take our scouts from Taiping County and spread these thorn grass seeds on the grassland."

"Sir, are you crazy?" Li Hu screamed in shock.

Judging from the crazy growth rate of this thing, it will probably spread across the entire grassland within three years.

By then, the barbarians in the grassland tribes will have no grass to graze on. How many people will die?

"You're crazy! What do you know? When the grass is completely covered with thorny grass, what do you think the barbarians will do?" Jiang Yuan calmly drank a sip of water and continued:

"Even if they were ruthless enough to burn the grassland in the fall, it would take at least one or two years for the grass to grow back to its current size. What choice would they have by then?"

"Either wait to starve to death, or directly raise an army to fight against the Great Duan. But don't forget, the barbarians have no pastures to graze their livestock. This is equivalent to having no logistics, and they are bound to fail!"

"No matter what action they take, as long as we spread the word, we can have food if we join the Shenlong Tribe. Do you think the barbarians will come?"

Listening to Jiang Yuan's words, Li Hu's face was filled with shock and disbelief.

"Sir, although that's true, I'm afraid many people will die. Moreover, this is a complete plan to wipe out the entire family. If the barbarians knew about this, they would probably just scatter our ashes."

"That's why I asked you to find scouts to do it. Our scouts, apart from other things, at least move fast enough, and the seeds of thorn grass are not big and are very concealed." Jiang Yuan said with a serious face.

Although Li Hu had an opposing opinion, what he said was indeed correct. If the barbarians knew about this, even killing them a hundred times would not be enough to vent their anger.

After thinking for a while, Li Hu had to give Jiang Yuan a thumbs up.

"Sir, your plan will really end your family lineage!"

"Okay, let's do it quickly. Remember, you must be secretive, and those who participate in the operation must be reliable people." Jiang Yuan spoke again and reminded.

"Don't worry, sir." Li Hu said, patting his chest.

After Li Hu left, Jiang Yuan opened the map again. There were millions of barbarians on the grassland, and all the young and middle-aged men were born warriors.

If we can recruit these people and build heavy armor, so that both the soldiers and the horses are armored, we won't need many such elite troops, three to five thousand will be enough. By then, you, the Prince of Zhao, will be nothing!

Although Yunzhou, Qianzhou and Yezhou are fighting so fiercely at the moment, in fact, it is mainly an infantry battle.

So far, neither side has used a single decent light cavalry unit to clash with each other. It's not because neither side has any, but because they are all hiding them, waiting for the final decisive battle.

As for heavy cavalry like the Iron Pagoda, according to Jiang Yuan's estimation, Prince Zhao probably doesn't have any at all. Da Duan may have some, but he will definitely not use them in this battle as he really can't afford the loss.

In other words, if he had a few thousand Iron Pagodas under his command, even if the entire Yunzhou was in chaos, Jiang Yuan would still dare to walk around in a swagger.

"If the plan goes well, Taiping County will be completely worry-free from now on..." Jiang Yuan said softly, then crossed his legs and began to look outside the door.

Unlike the quiet and peaceful atmosphere in Taiping County, the battle at the Yunzhou border has entered its most intense stage.

Inside the Da Duan army tent, Chen Liu stared with bloodshot eyes at the sand table that was constantly being moved in front of him.

The two flags of different colors represent the two armies that are fighting fiercely at this moment.

According to the situation demonstrated on the sand table, the Daduan army has been in a tough battle.

"How is this possible! How on earth did the remnants of the Zhao family create an army of 200,000 out of thin air!" Chen Liu slammed his fist on the large table in front of him.

Xue Zhen's face was stern. The balance of the two sides on the battlefield, which was originally evenly matched, was instantly broken by the sudden appearance of 200,000 troops.

Now, let alone defeating the enemy, Chenliu might even face problems with his own safety if things continue like this.

"Sir, according to the latest news, the rebels seem to have abandoned a large area of ​​Yezhou's territory. I suspect those troops have been transferred to our area."

"Ahhh!" Chen Liu stood up suddenly and looked at Xue Zhen with a distorted face.

"Two hundred thousand people! Two hundred thousand people! Why is it that only now has news arrived?"

"Are those guys in the Military Intelligence Department all shit eaters? What on earth are those guys in the Imperial Capital doing?"

"Once we are surrounded by the enemy, our army of over one hundred thousand will be destroyed. No one will be able to return alive!"