Time passed day by day, and the commander-in-chief and crown prince of the Song Dynasty, Zheng Wu, and the commander-in-chief and crown prince of the Cai Kingdom, Ji Hua, frowned more and more. It had been two days again, and they had marched hundreds of miles, but they were still deserted. To be precise, it is not deserted, but empty! The burned-down houses, the filled-in wellheads, the desolate fields everything illustrates the enemy's attitude of standing firm and clearing the country! Nothing was left, even the trees on the mountains and the more convenient places were all cut down. There is nothing left, so cruel! Although we all have enough food and grass now, and although there are a few masters with purple energy around us, digging wells and getting water will not be a problem; but in the long run, it will inevitably have serious consequences. Even now some soldiers are mentally unstable! Although the general of Cai State previously said in order to encourage the morale of the soldiers that he had scared the enemy away, at this time even a fool could understand why he had scared them away. They were standing on a strong wall to clear the field! The military morale, which was not very stable to begin with, began to waver at this time. But at this time, the logistics troops, that is, as many as one million auxiliary troops, etc., once again sent bad news that food and fodder can last for up to ten days! And somehow this information spread in a very short time, letting almost all the soldiers know about it! "Isn't the food and grass we collected enough for a month?" Zheng Wu was angry. This simply means that everything is not going well. "Yes, we originally collected two months' worth of food and grass, but now we only have one month's worth of food and grass! Don't say that the food has wings and flew away! Even if you want to embezzle, you can't bring it with you under such circumstances. Let¡¯s go!¡± Ji Hua also glared at the quartermaster in front of him. "Your Highnessesthisthis" the military quarters commander was running around anxiously, wanting to say something but not daring to say it. "Having trouble? Do you know the reason?" Zheng Wu's eyes also burst out with sparks at this time. "This" "Say!" The two princes were immediately furious. "Your Highness, Your Highness, please spare your life. I really didn't do it. I even took out the food of the whole family to supplement the military supplies. But I am really humble." The Military Supply Sima lay on the ground crying. "Huh?" Zheng Wu narrowed his eyes at this time, obviously digesting what the munitions commander just said; this seemingly simple sentence actually hides too many things. "I even used my family's food to supplement military supplies." This sentence means too much. First of all, it is certain that this shortage of military supplies is definitely not the current problem. But there was a problem before departure! If there was a problem before departure, then this problem is really too big, and it is directly related to the victory of this war. "Tell me, what's going on!" Zheng Wu didn't end there. "If you don't tell me, I will certainly confiscate your home when I go back! Even if I am defeated this time, I will definitely be able to confiscate your whole family when I go back, and even It's to kill the Nine Tribes! " "Your Highness Your Highness it's none of my business! During the food collection, many noble officials took out the spoiled food and grass from the granary and sold the good food and grass." "You're lying! Even old grain and grass will not completely spoil. It can still be used at critical times!" Although Zheng Wu is the prince, he has a lot of experience and is not a rice bug. "Your Highness, these old grains were from 5 years ago, or even 10 years ago" This military supply Sima also broke his jar at this time. "What!" The two princes were stunned. "The food from ten years ago! How can it be left? What else is left?" "There are still green sacks left" The munitions commander was now sweating coldly. . "Pah! Take me to see it!" Zheng Wu stood up and walked out. Ji Hua, who was next to him, looked at his quartermaster, "Where's ours?" "Similarly" "Okay! Okay! If we fail, then when we go back, I will raid the houses of these nobles one by one! I suddenly I understand Xu Guo's policy! I really can't have the nobles!" Ji Hua seemed to be talking to himself. When Zheng Wu and Ji Hua led the generals to the logistics camp, they saw green "grain and grass" all over the ground. If these grains and grass are buried in the ground, they can pollute the earth and water sources. Almost all the generals were angry. A general grabbed the quartermaster Sima. He raised it up in the air and said, "Say, please make it clear to me! We are fighting with our heads hanging in the front, and you morons are working hard in the back and losing money. Okay! Don't say you are innocent, I don't believe it." You didn't get any benefits. Look. This jade pendant on your waist is actually a health jade charm that just appeared recently. It's said to be worth 10 luck coins.Where did Xi come from? Don't say this thing was picked up! " The munitions commander's face had long been ashen. Unexpectedly, the health jade talisman hanging on his waist was exposed, and the general knew this thing. Zheng Wu, the crown prince of the Song Dynasty, looked over. He said to the general: ¡°You go and interrogate. This health talisman is just enough to save his life, and he can use it with all his strength. " "Hehe Of course, Your Highness. This guy actually prepared a health charm for himself in advance. It seemed that he had already made this plan. Hehe" "Don't don't I'll do it all. "The munitions commander has a big belly and small arms and legs. He has no ability to resist in front of a general. "No, you have to say hello anyway! The general sneered, "You are really brave. You can use the food from ten years ago." Your Highness, all the military officials around here should get up and let the soldiers come over to guard the food. " "Um! "Zheng Wu nodded gloomily. The situation on site was shocking. More than half of the grain was five years ago, and many were more than ten years old. There was not much good grain, and last year's old grain had already It was considered good. But the situation here spread completely for some reason, and the people were in an uproar. The soldiers became even more unstable, and many soldiers began to disobey the command. The severe situation made it difficult for the Song and Cai coalition forces to continue. . This has really become a "food delivery" coalition! But the march still has to go on. There are only ten days of food left. Sufficient achievements and even supplies must be obtained in the shortest time, otherwise Song and Cai will be defeated. The country's 500,000 troops were about to starve to death. But before that, in order to save food and calm the anger of the soldiers, Zheng Wu and Ji Hua teamed up to kill more than 30,000 military personnel, from soldiers to the highest-level military commander. He didn't escape, and he got a shocking confession. This killing was simply horrific. But no matter how hard the situation was, the disadvantages would inevitably increase. We thought we would have enough food for a month, so we didn't panic. If you are not busy, even if the enemy adopts the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country, you will not be in a hurry; one month is enough to slowly reach the current capital of Xu Kingdom. But now? There are only ten days of food and grass left, which is a long time for the soldiers. A huge blow, a psychological blow. And those nails planted by Xu Guo in the army continued to spread various opinions; the already unstable military morale was like surfing. "Exciting"! Finally, when we marched for another five days and arrived at the border of Xu Kingdom that originally belonged to Songzhou, we finally saw the inhabited army. At this time, due to various rumors, the coalition forces of the two countries were almost gone. Fighting spirit; all the soldiers were dejected. Zheng Wu looked at the border gate in front of him with a cold light in his eyes, "Send a thousand men to attack!" "A thousand people attack? Is this simply asking for death! The selected one thousand people are almost moving, not daring to take a quick step. Maybe they are still hoping that the general behind or His Highness will take back the order. "Let's go slowly. , let me see, can you still not reach the front border in one day? Humph, there are plenty of ways to deal with you! "The two princes snorted coldly. There have been endless rumors these days, and the people who spread these rumors were also very cautious and were not caught. This made Zheng Wu and Ji Hua a little helpless. But After all, he is the prince. There are some thinkers around him, and after thinking for a long time, he found some methods. Although it may not be useful, at least there are methods available! The thousand people in front finally arrived at the border gate; then they saw the border gate. The people from the Xu Kingdom above shouted a few words, and then the thousand people immediately dropped their weapons and were picked up by the ropes hanging from the city wall. "This" Zheng Wu was stunned. He originally wanted to give up to the thousand people. As a test, I waited until these people came back from defeat and killed a few soldiers by "drawing one out of ten" to re-establish their majesty. But I didn't expect that it would happen so interesting! The ground roared in the distance. I don¡¯t know where the cavalry came back. There were enough cavalry, and the red light above the cavalry was rolling like waves. "Those who surrender will not be killed!" Put down your weapons and retreat immediately, otherwise you will be killed without mercy. "A loud voice rushed out from the cavalry camp. Tens of thousands of cavalry, so majestic that you can hardly forget the boundaries. At least you can't see the boundaries on the ground. These cavalry rumbled forward, and nearly a million people in front of them The auxiliary soldiers guarding the food and grass suddenly opened the food and grass; and the cavalry took out various flammable items from their arms and threw them down. Suddenly, the few food and grass left burned, and the burning speed was beyond imagination. Yes! How could this happen? Looking at the huge crowd, the senior officials of Song State and Cai State were shocked."Those soldiers have no resistance at all!" Some generals finally understood! The soldiers guarding the food and grass took the initiative to retreat, and no one tried to resist. "Wewere defeated" Some generals couldn't believe it. The grain and grass were burned like this; it seems that the most important role of this grain and grass is to deliver the coalition forces of the two countries to the mouth of Xu State, so that Xu State can swallow it in one gulp! What's going on? At this time, the impact may have been too great, and the two princes of Song and Cai were unable to react, or they could not accept such a fact. "Seeing that nearly a million auxiliary soldiers began to retreat slowly after the food and grass were burned, while the cavalry of Xu Kingdom was guarding these auxiliary soldiers. "No!" Zheng Wu roared angrily, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. At this time, Zheng Wu finally accepted the reality. He was defeated, and he was defeated in a daze. Boomseveral gates at the border of Xu Kingdom opened, and countless soldiers poured out like a tide; and after seeing the soldiers of Xu Kingdom, the soldiers of the two countries "delivered food" as if they had seen their relatives, and most of the soldiers dropped their weapons, He ran to the rear of Xu Kingdom, willingly accepted the jurisdiction, and was taken to the city. It only takes a blink of an eye. The two princes Zheng Wu and Ji Hua had less than 30,000 truly elite and truly sincere soldiers left around them. But what can thirty thousand soldiers do! There are now more than 200,000 soldiers in Xu Kingdom, all of whom are awakened elites; and Xu Kingdom now has many masters of luck and magical powers, and they can completely suppress the elites around Zheng Wu and Ji Hua. "Why!" Zheng Wu looked at Zhang Yun in front of him angrily. "It's very simple. We can provide enough benefits and dignity to civilians and low-level nobles here; but you don't have it and can't have it! This makes us fundamentally different. You may not know that we lured these people to surrender. There are only three conditions for soldiers: First, they should not pay attention to their past; second, they should enjoy the life and treatment of normal civilians in Xu Kingdom; third, they should be protected on the battlefield without any high-ranking officials or hereditary privileges. The nobles have no gold or silver. What we give them is a very ordinary life, a life that everyone in Xu Kingdom enjoys; nothing more!" "Impossible! Ji Hua and even many generals couldn't believe it. Among these promises. No silver reward? Are these soldiers so stupid? Surrendering so cheaply? "Nothing is impossible! Because you nobles who are above you never look down upon the lives of the common people below, and you never know what they really need. What they need is very simple, simple beyond imagination, which is a peaceful life. That¡¯s it! Gold and silver treasures are not as good as a simple and peaceful life; and Xu Guo can give their descendants a place to learn and have the opportunity to rise to the east. These are things you cannot give them no matter what. Yes, it is natural to lose. But we only need a few simple words to make them loyal to you, which is equivalent to giving up their own lives. But being loyal to Xu Guo is so simple. Let¡¯s talk about the account!¡± ¡°Stop talking!¡± Zheng Wu roared. Really angry! Because just now, when Zhang Yun said these words, Zheng Wu's remaining 30,000 elite soldiers began to waver. "Why can't you say it? There is freedom of speech in Xuguo. You don't know. Just a few days ago, a person from the ideological enlightenment movement detailed His Majesty's faults in front of our Majesty. Although our Majesty looked gloomy, he still He was rewarded according to the law. And you are in Xu State. But in your country, these soldiers are just slaves and tools." Zheng Wu is anxious. It's urgent! Following Zhang Yun's words, many of the remaining 30,000 elite soldiers quietly lowered their arms, and the swords in their hands fell to the ground. "Are you talking nonsense? Everyone knows whether it is true or not! Your Highness, no matter what, you are also the Crown Prince. According to His Majesty's instructions, if you surrender, I will not embarrass you." "Impossible! Even if you die, I will die. I won't surrender!" Zheng Wu was so stubborn at this time. "Your Highness, are you doing it for your face? You didn't think of it. You died with nothing; but what about these soldiers who are loyal to you? They still have families, their parents, wives and children are still looking forward to their return. Are you like this? "Can you bear it?" "If you can't bear it, just let us go!" Zheng Wu was really pushed to the limit at this time, and he even said such words. "Haha, Your Highness is really joking. You haven't surrendered yet, and we are still enemies. Under such circumstances, you ask me to give up the attack? Let you leave? Don't Your Highness think it is a bit ridiculous! Your Highness should actually understand that you have not There is no way out. Surrender, at least our Xu Guoguo will give you a good destination, and these soldiers will also have a satisfactory outcome. If you still have the ability to resist, I have nothing to say; but now you have no way out. Even if you can run away now, how long can you survive without food and grass? Don't make unnecessary sacrifices. I admire the courage to not be afraid of death, but when there is absolutely no hope, why not put everything aside temporarily and go see. Let¡¯s look at the other way. Dear warriors, you have fought for Song and Cai for so long. What have you gained? You have not even had dignity, but have been enslaved for generations. You have fulfilled your promise. But the kings and nobles of Song and Cai have not given you enough respect and reward. Don¡¯t worry about it, come to our Xu country and see a new world, a sunny world. " Banga sword fell to the ground; Zhang Yun was really powerful. He actually incited the enemy to rebel on the spot. "No, they are lying! Xu State is a country of tigers and wolves. They even kill nobles, let alone civilians." Finally, at the critical moment, Zheng Wu found a reason. "Even the nobles are killed? Shouldn't the nobles be killed?" Zhang Yun sneered. "The reason why we won so easily this time is because of the nobility you call us. There is a number you definitely don't know, that is, 80% of the grain in your granary has been resold, and we in Xuguo are the main buyers. . We can exchange tens of thousands of stones of food for a few simple health charms, which is enough to meet the needs of the population of the three states of Xu. On behalf of the people of Xu, I would like to thank the two countries for their generosity. More than 20% of the food income supports a large number of people in the Xu Kingdom. Now we are here to take you to enjoy a life like a rice insect. " "Pfft" Zheng Wu squirted blood. He came out and finally collapsed completely, his breath was like a gossamer. ??¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Dongsheng Shenzhou was shocked again! The coalition forces of Song and Cai really became a "food delivery" coalition. More than 1.5 million soldiers from the two countries attacked Xuguo. As a result, after arriving at the ground, more than 1.4 million troops directly rebelled and surrendered. Among the remaining 100,000, 30,000 were military supplies personnel who were killed; some were normal wear and tear during the march; in the end, the remaining 30,000 elites surrendered after hesitating for a long time! In fact, I don¡¯t know how many pairs of eyes are watching this war! This is the first time that the Xu State has fought against 1.5 million enemies since it was officially founded. This is a real number and is not an exaggeration. For this war, the Cai State and the Song State almost emptied their family fortunes, followed by the Zajia and the Song State. Li Zongfa's faint help. But the result was unbelievable to everyone, and they lost like this. Complete defeat! I have never seen such a war before. Almost all of the parties surrendered before the fighting even started. Regarding the politics of Xu State. All schools, families, countries, etc., finally began to truly face it. But on the other hand, everyone is paying more attention to corrupt officials. The reason why Xu Kingdom was able to win so easily this time is that corrupt officials are "indispensable". Eighty percent of the grain in the country's granaries, equivalent to 20% of the country's grain output, was unknowingly bought by Xu Guo; and Xu Guo paid nothing more than dozens of health charms. yes. Health charms are expensive, precious and effective, and can even turn eunuchs into men; but health charms can only make one person healthy. And countless amounts of food are enough to keep people all over the country "healthy"! And in this obscure transaction, the businessmen of Xuguo also shine brightly; please take this matter from beginning to end. The Xuguo State just nodded, and all operations were completed by businessmen. These businessmen took advantage of their natural sense of profit and used various methods to empty out the national granaries of Song and Cai. Even until they sent out troops, the monarchs of the two countries did not discover this problem! Without these 1.5 million soldiers, and with the princes of the two countries being captured, Xu Guo's next actions were also very fast. The army attacked directly. Song and Cai, who had little military strength and fighting determination, were almost like rotten wood, falling down with a slight push. Before the army arrived, the city had already been captured by civilians and ordinary soldiers. Many times, as long as a hundred or ten people from Xuguo arrived with good temperament, the city would surrender. In just one month, the state of Song and Cai was destroyed, and the king fled to other countries. And from beginning to end, no country around dared to take a bite when Song and Cai were weak. Let Xu Guo easily take over two huge countries. ?This war is as simple as telling a story. There is basically no decent resistance; on the contrary, many civilians and soldiers from the Song and Cai States took the initiative to help after the soldiers from the Xu State arrived! "It's incredible!" Not to mention outsiders, even Xu Guo himself found it hard to believe. For this war, everyone made huge plans, and various departments were running non-stop, but the final result was this. "Is it incredible?" Xiao Hao looked at the ministers and generals around him and shook his head with a mysterious smile. To be honest, Xiao Hao can't believe it, but it's not that he can't understand another world. It was the same during the Zhou Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty. The idiom of turning against each other also comes from here. The Shang Dynasty was brutal and the people were in dire straits. As a result, the Zhou Dynasty came to fight. At that time, the huge Shang Dynasty was like a bubble. It burst with just a prick and the whole country turned against it! It was because of thinking about the reasons for the demise of Shang Dynasty that the Zhou Dynasty invented "ritual and music", which also laid the foundation for the birth of Confucianism. It can be said that the reason why the Chinese civilization in the other world is special is that it started (mature) from the Zhou Dynasty. There is China before the Zhou Dynasty. Before the Zhou Dynasty, it can only be said to be the pre-Chinese era and ancient times, and there is no essential difference from other nations. , all in the tribal era. And here, in this world; when Xu Guo appears with an unprecedented face, history repeats itself! ! ! (To be continued)