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Text Chapter 1363: Prelude to Han Banner World (53)

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    Yingshui is a prefecture of Yingchuan County, but it is now occupied by the Han army. It is far away from Yingchuan County across the Yinghe River. If it were not for the different flags flying on both sides of the city, it would be difficult for ordinary people to realize that this place is actually  It is the front line of the confrontation between the two countries. In recent years, due to Tan Feng's deliberateness, the two places have joined forces to create the most prosperous trading place between Qin and Han. Yingshui and Yingchuan have also benefited from this, and a large number of merchants have gathered there.  As a result, countless goods were traded here, which contributed to the prosperity here.  The two cities are separated by a short distance from the Ying River. They were originally wastelands, but now, these places are filled with houses. Of course, these houses are not carefully crafted or built with care. Most of them are.  They are all made of mud walls and thatched roofs, which provide good protection from wind and rain. But if you really want to live in them, they may not be so comfortable.  The merchants who trade here all know that sooner or later there will be a war between the two countries. It is obviously not a good idea to spend money on building houses here. With the war, no matter how beautiful and gorgeous your house is, it will turn into ruins.  But don¡¯t underestimate these simple thatched houses. Any one of them may have negotiated thousands of big business deals at a certain moment. After both parties negotiated, there would be ferries one after another to transport countless goods to  Two places, and then scattered from these two cities to various places in Qin and Han Dynasties.  Because of such a transaction, Yingshui became the richest county in the Han Dynasty. At that time, Fang Shu even pioneered the charity of distributing regular silver to the elderly over sixty years old, and received high recognition from Gao Yuan, so that this policy was subsequently adopted.  It has also been implemented in Jishi County and Tianhe County, but it is beyond the capabilities of other places in the Han Dynasty. Jishi County is the industrial capital of the Han Dynasty.  Top businessmen gather here, and the annual taxes are astonishing, but Tianhe County is where the capital Jicheng is located.  The political center of the Han Dynasty naturally refused to lag behind the local areas.  Even though Tianhe County is having a hard time doing it, it can only bite the bullet and increase revenue and reduce expenditure elsewhere, and is unwilling to lose this face.  In Yingchuan County, Tan Feng used this market to earn a large amount of military expenses, and equipped his tens of thousands of troops with extremely sophisticated equipment. However, most of his ordnance came from Chu State in order to support Tan Feng.  Huang Xie and Qu Zhong of Chu State also made a big investment.  However, after the end of June, this once extremely hot trading market suddenly became deserted. First, the top businessmen retreated one after another. They were well-informed and could run faster than rabbits. After one night, the agents of these top businessmen retreated.  He and the employees left cleanly, and then others also got the news, and the peace between Yingshui and Yingchuan County lasted for several years.  I'm afraid it will soon become a thing of the past.  The merchants of the Han Dynasty retreated from Yingchuan County like a tide, and one ferry after another left full of these merchants, among them.  Naturally, there are people who cry to the sky and howl to the ground. The big businessmen don't care much about losing some goods. For them, it is just a drop in the bucket. But for the small and medium-sized businessmen, it is a heartbreaking thing to abandon all the goods and the uncollected payment.  It hurts to dig out the liver. Many of them came here to dig for gold because of the bustling business here, but obviously, they were extremely unlucky.  The night after the Han merchants retreated.  Yingchuan County announced the closure of the city.  Countless fully armed soldiers suddenly appeared on the city wall, and brand new bed crossbows that had just been torn off their felt wrappings were installed on the city wall.  Stone cannons are placed densely, further away.  The huge trebuchet was also installed. Next to them, baskets of rounded stone bullets were stacked on one side.  On the streets of the city, except for the soldiers who were rushing back and forth, the people either closed their doors or retreated in a panic from the gate on the other side.  It seems that a war is about to break out between the Qin and Han Dynasties. Think about it, the fighting has already started at Hangu Pass, Lubin is currently fighting, and the two countries have torn their final skin. How can there be no movement here?  The reason why the city of Yingchuan County is in chaos is because the people in Yingchuan County are afraid. Over the years, the Qin army has never won the battle between Qin and Han Dynasties. They fought and lost every battle, and they lost their confidence long ago.  Now that the two countries are going to war again, their first thought is naturally to flee.  Tan Feng didn't care whether these people escaped or not, and he would not announce his actual military goals to these refugees. He didn't want the guys in Tai'an and Wulong to know his true purpose. For the Han army on the other side, Tan Feng  Feng was very sure in his heart. There was only a division of more than 15,000 troops led by Gao Yuan's brother-in-law Ye Feng on the other side. For this military operation, he had made corresponding arrangements for possible attacks on the other side. These  Over the years, he has been running Yingchuan City and has full confidence in his defensive capabilities. If nothing else, the city wall covered with thick cement cannot be easily broken open by his opponent, not to mention that he  There is also the dangerous pass of Yingshui River.  ¡°In the past few years, he has not allowed the construction of a reinforced concrete bridge between the two cases. There are even restrictions on the size of the ship. He will never allow them to build a large ship with more than 100 materials.If the Han army wants to attack the Yingshui River, what can those small boats that can only carry dozens of people at a time do to help?  The river bank near him was densely covered with carved buildings.  The crossbows and stone cannons on it can easily overturn these small boats while they are still in the middle of the river.  If the Han army wanted to land and fight, the beachhead position in the middle of the river would be enough to make them pay a heavy price.  With less than 20,000 troops, do you want to conquer Yingchuan County, which is defended by 20,000 people?  It's really a dream.  Tan Feng estimated that if he were to command it himself, it would take at least five to one hundred thousand people to conquer Yingchuan County, which was guarded by 20,000 people, and it would take more than a month. This did not include casualties. Even if they were finally captured, the attackers would  The death toll will definitely exceed 10,000. The Han army is definitely not willing to bear such a huge price.  In these years, I have never thought about attacking. I have been planning how to defend and how to make Yingchuan County impregnable. This is what Tan Feng really thinks.  Therefore, when all this came, he felt relieved to leave Gongsun Zheng to guard the city, while he followed Gongsun Yan to Tai'an. For him, the most important thing now was to capture Tai'an, Wulong,  Tai'an is the next center of rule in his plan, and there is absolutely no room for failure.  Occupying the three counties of Wulong, Tai'an, and Yingchuan, I will have strategic depth and room for maneuver. When the time comes, whether I am holding my own troops in front of Lu Chao, or bargaining with the Chu State, I will have everything.  Greater capital.  What Lu Chao can do today, why can't he do it in the future?  What's more, he is much better than Lu Chao in terms of geographical advantages. Although he is on the border with Han and Chu, they must be very happy to see him and Lu Chao against each other.  Being caught between the Three Kingdoms, although living a life like walking on a tightrope, there may not really be any danger.  Or at a certain time, the three countries will all try to win over themselves. With Tai'an and Wulong, Tan Feng believes that he can make them as prosperous as Yingchuan. Over the years, like Yingshui City,  Across the river, Tan Feng took advantage of the convenient location and kept studying the reasons for Gao Yuan's success. He did not publish an issue of Dahan Weekly, and often found some businessmen from the Han Dynasty to talk to them. He thought that  I have almost learned Gao Yuan's tricks. Of course, what I want to learn is only his tricks of making the country rich and powerful. As for the bullshit big parliament, senior members, and grassroots officials that Gao Yuan committed political suicide.  Systems such as self-selection by the people are a no-brainer.  Economically, we should learn from the Han Dynasty, but politically we should learn from Lu Chao's authoritarian rule. By combining the two, we will create a more powerful force in front of the world.  Han and Chu themselves can't chew it, but why can't they eat away step by step in the future, the two parties that are about to fight in the Qin Dynasty now?  Regardless of whether Lu Chao wins or Ying Ying wins, his ultimate goal is to replace people.  Tan Feng left the chaotic Yingchuan County with full hope. It didn't matter if the people were in chaos, as long as the army was not in chaos, that was enough.  These people who escaped will come back one day.  Different from the panic in Yingchuan County, Yingshui City opposite has a different look. Although there are obviously more soldiers on the streets, various carriages transporting weapons and ordnance are also driving from a distance one after another.  Entering the city, there is no martial law in the city, and the people are still doing whatever they want. The shops are doing very well because of the Chinese people who have been evacuated from Yingchuan County. The major inns are full, and there are never empty seats in the restaurants.  While everyone was drinking and drinking meat, they were discussing this sudden change.  "It looks like we are really going to fight this time. This business will definitely be affected." Someone said, this is a land dealer in Yingshui City, and he owns a hotel. Don't look at the business is still full right now, really want to fight  I'm afraid that the flow of people will drop sharply. During the war, there will naturally not be much business. Those who can do war business are top businessmen. These people are in the minority, and they will not choose small shops like them.  "We must fight, you know? I heard that we suffered a big defeat in Lubin. The king was furious, so we must teach these Qin people a lesson." "Brother, when did you get the news? The latest one  Didn't you read the issue of Dahan Weekly? Lu Bin was recaptured by us a long time ago. I guess we deliberately showed weakness in the previous small defeat, and then lured the enemy to take the bait, and then gave them a heavy blow. " "What, what, what?  Lu Bin has been recaptured. I have been staying opposite for the past ten days and just came back today. Is this true? " "See for yourself, this report is posted on the wall of the store." Someone laughed: "It's true.  I don¡¯t know what you were looking at for so long after entering the store, and you didn¡¯t even notice it.¡± To be continued.  
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