I'm playing tricks in Daqin

The only thing she has to do now is to avenge blood and hatred, as for national affairs, it is none of her business anymore.

On the same day, Tang Fei'er, as the ninth princess of the Tang Dynasty, raised the banner of justice to eradicate the temptress and avenge her hatred, and led a mighty army to Yicheng, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

An Tong led an army of [-] to sweep all the counties under the jurisdiction of Jindu County, and then stationed in Yi County, waiting for Li Wei to take over the military power.

He originally wanted to continue to control the [-] troops, but Lu Bo told him that you are a surrendered general with a [-] troops in your hands, and no one would be at ease if you changed them, or you might lose your life.

Tang Fei'er came forward to take over the military power of the [-] troops. Afterwards, the troops were stationed in Yixian County for three days. During these short three days, Mingzhu conducted an urgent review of the [-] Tang troops. They were dismissed, and travel expenses were paid to let them go home and farm with peace of mind.

After sorting out, there were only [-] young and strong Tang people left, and they were scattered and organized into various departments of the Phoenix Army. Mingzhu led an army to attack Yicheng, the capital of Tang Dynasty, and Zhuo Fengxing led an army to Weicheng. Li Wei and Tang Feier accompanied them. Go to Weicheng, take down Weicheng first.

4 Chapter [-] Merger of Qin and Tang Dynasties

At this time, after the chaos in the imperial capital of the Tang Empire, not to mention counterattack, defense is a problem, and it is only a matter of time before the country is subjugated.

Now, Li Wei no longer considered defense, but set up a large army stationed in Mei County and Lang County, Jindu, and occupied as many important important passes of the Tang Empire as possible before the empires responded.

The two armies are advancing rapidly, and the armies stationed in the two counties of Baimo and Changchuan are also marching desperately. The long dragon-like team is slowly passing through the dangerous road of Wulong Mountain.

Except for the defenders at Pingtang’s dangerous pass, the army at Zhuangxian Fortress and Sun Jai’s Qingchuan Legion were even more mobilized, approaching the bank of the Wei River. As a new type of army, it has just appeared, and the engineers who are still attached to the logistics are desperately building The pontoon bridge has the potential to storm Weicheng.

The guard of Weicheng is Tiger Cavalry General Long Ji, a die-hard royalist. The news of the turmoil in the imperial capital has spread to Weicheng, which makes him feel extremely bad.

Most of the rumors about the imperial capital, he did not believe. No matter how insane Lu Zhong was, he would not dare to slaughter the entire Tang family. If he is so stupid, how can he rise to the high position of Shang Shu Zuo Pushe, how can he develop the Lu clan to the peak?Also, the king is old and frail, so can Concubine Zheng conceive a dragon seed?

However, he had no evidence, let alone time to investigate these things. Hundreds of thousands of Qin troops had pushed to the other side of the Wei River, were building a pontoon bridge, and were about to launch an attack. It was difficult for him to make a decision whether to defend or withdraw to the imperial capital.

The mood was already extremely bad, and those two ghost women even played the sign of the unborn little king of Tang, and issued an imperial decree to force him to be loyal. What was even worse was the arrogance and greed of the little eunuch who delivered the imperial decree, which made him almost draw his sword and cut him off on the spot .

In the midst of a headache, a guard came to report that His Royal Highness Tang Feier, the Ninth Princess, condemned the temptress in Tian County, and led an army to come. General An Tong, Dragon Knight and Eagle Yang, was ordered to sweep up the counties under the jurisdiction of Jindu County, and led the army directly to the imperial capital. Yicheng.

Long Ji was stunned for a moment, and then he ordered the guards to call the team in charge of spying on Yebushu, and he wanted to inquire carefully in person, because news came a few days ago that Tang Fei'er had been assassinated and died in Gutang Mountain.

The team came into the general's mansion at night and vowed that they all witnessed the Ninth Princess Tang Fei'er's condemnation of the temptress in Tian county town, and their plan could never be wrong. There is also the elite army of the Great Qin Empire. For this reason, they repeatedly interrogated several soldiers who had been sent home and brought them back to testify.

Long Ji interrogated the soldiers who had been sent home again, and after confirming that the information was correct, he fell into deep thought.

He knew in his heart that when the Great Tang Empire arrived at this time, it was only a matter of time before the country was subjugated. In the era when his family and country were in trouble, he first considered his own future and the interests of his family. As far as the current situation is concerned, taking refuge in the Great Qin Empire is his only choice. If he chooses, even if he wants to join the Jin Empire, the most recognized power in the mainland, he will not have this opportunity.

He has [-] elite soldiers in his hands, plus a Weicheng with an important geographical location, no matter how miserable he is, he can keep his current official position. If he doesn't make a choice now, it will be too late when the Qin army builds a pontoon bridge and launches an attack.

"Come on, cut that guy off to General Ben!"

After figuring it out, Long Ji went up against the police and ordered the guards to kill the hateful eunuch who passed the decree, and then took his head out of the city to meet the Ninth Princess Tang Feier.

This surrender is also very particular. Surrender directly to the Qin army on the other side of the Wei River. Compared with the Qin-Tang coalition army led by Tang Feier, no matter how you say it, Tang Feier is still His Royal Highness Ninth Princess of the Great Tang Empire. Well.

The army occupied Weicheng, a very important pass town with a very important geographical location, without bloodshed, and solved the logistics and transportation difficulties of the Qin army at once.

On the Weishui River, teams of Qin soldiers passed the pontoon bridge in an orderly manner, and the huge logistics transportation team had several dedicated pontoon bridges to pass through, and a large amount of military supplies were transported into the Weicheng city for storage.

Long Ji was still temporarily serving as the guard of Weicheng. However, 7000 of his 3000 soldiers were transferred away, of which more than [-] were sent home due to age and physical problems, and the rest were scattered and incorporated into various departments of the Qin Army.

Weicheng had an important geographical location, and it was also the material supply station of the Qin army, so it was natural to send heavy troops to guard it. Long Ji still had [-] soldiers under his command, which was only a ratio of [-] Tang soldiers to [-] Qin soldiers.

Long Ji didn't have any complaints about this. He knew in his heart that they didn't blow him off, gave him a vain job to stay at home, and let him guard this important town. He already trusted and reused him. He is now considered a member of the Great Qin Empire. It is a great achievement to guard Weicheng and ensure unimpeded logistics and transportation.

After solving the problem of logistics and transportation, armies from all walks of life rushed to Yicheng, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the Qin army showed its strength: the Phoenix Army led by Mingzhu had 5 people, and the coalition army of Baimo and Changchuan, led by Zhuo Fengxing, had 3 people , An Tong's 5 Tang soldiers, and the 18 Qingchuan Army Corps led by Sun Zha, and the 30 soldiers stationed in the fortress of Zhuang County, totaled [-], and they were claimed to be [-].

The army was divided into three groups. The 5 men under Sun Zhu went straight to Jingnan County, Zhuo Fengxing led his troops to Guangnan County, and the rest of the army went straight to Yicheng, the capital of the Tang emperor.

Among the three-way army, Zhuo Fengxing had the fewest troops, only 3, and they were in a hurry without carrying any heavy siege equipment, while Guangnan County had 5000 guards, plus the urgently recruited young and strong troops, There are at least [-] to [-] people, and it is impossible to break through.

However, Han Shizhong is the head snake in Guangnan, and with his secret help, it would be easy to occupy Guangnan County.

Li Wei and others led the army to advance quickly. Seven days later, the vanguard of [-] cavalry arrived at the city of Yicheng, the capital of the Tang emperor.

The gate of Yicheng was opened, and 30 or [-] civil officials greeted them outside the city. It turned out that although Tang Su'e and Zheng E were in control of the capital, during the turmoil, soldiers such as the City Guards, Habayashi Guards, and Imperial Guards either died in the civil war or deserted. , there are less than [-] soldiers left in the city, and the officers in charge of the soldiers may not all obey the orders of Tang Su'e and Zheng E. When they heard that [-] Qin troops came to kill them in a mighty manner, they were even more frightened and dispersed, and Yicheng became a city. An undefended capital city.

Seeing that the situation was over, Tang Su'e and Zheng E had to flee in panic under the escort of a small number of palace guards. Instead of fleeing to Guangnan, they went straight to Jingnan, intending to call on the subjects of the Tang Dynasty to resist in Jingnan.

I don't want Han Shizhong to make a sudden attack in Guangnan, kill the Guangnan prefect, and welcome Zhuo Fengxing's army to enter the city, while Sun Zha is leading an army of [-] to rush towards Jingnan.

The two empires of Zhou and Tang bordered each other. No matter how unresponsive Zhou Wang and Chu Wangjiang were, they still took advantage of their neighbors. 30 Zhou troops poured out from Fuchuan in Long'an. He also offered to surrender to the Zhou Empire.

It is said that the two daughters were brought into the palace by Zhou Wang Chu Wangjiang, and Zheng E was so favored that he was granted the title of concubine by Zhou Wang.

Li Wei had to admire that these two women were not only unbeatable Xiaoqiang, but also very powerful. They said so quickly and seduced King Zhou.

Tang Fei'er regretted not being able to catch Tang Su'e and Zheng E and avenge his parents and brothers and sisters.

However, she also clearly knew that, judging from the current situation, the Qin army was exhausted, and it was impossible to start a war with the Zhou Empire. They could only wait helplessly for the opportunity. The most urgent task was to rebury their parents, brothers and sisters.

After Tang Su'e took control of the situation in the imperial capital, she ordered the execution of all members of the royal family, including the eldest grandson, Empress Prince Ying, clearing away all obstacles for Zheng E to successfully take over the throne, and blamed Lu Zhong. The bodies of all royal family members were temporarily stored in the In the ice kiln of the palace, there were too many things to deal with, and Tang Su'e couldn't find time to bury her.

After Tang Fei'er buried the remains of all her relatives, she announced to the world as the sole legal heir of the Tang family, His Royal Highness Nine Princesses, that the Tang Empire was merged into the Qin Empire, and the subjects of the Tang Empire were also the subjects of the Qin Empire. .

As soon as the announcement came out, the world was in an uproar, and the empires in the mainland were envious and jealous. The Qin Empire first annexed the Wei Empire, and now it annexed two-thirds of the land of the Tang Empire. It has become the second largest country in the Cangyun Continent. All empires had to be vigilant.

For the people of the original Tang Empire, it doesn't matter who is the ruler, as long as they can eat enough and dress warmly. Many nobles followed the trend and acquiesced to the rule of the Qin Empire. Dissatisfied, secretly connected in series, ready to make trouble when the time is right.

Chapter 421 Repairing the Great Wall

Considering the overall situation, Li Wei did not want to go to war with the Zhou Empire for various reasons, such as the need to digest the territory occupied by the original Tang Dynasty. Fortunately, Tang Feier understood the righteousness and did not pester and cry, which made him heave a sigh of relief.

Of course, the next target of the Great Qin Empire is the Zhou Empire. However, during this period, the Great Qin Empire needs at least three years of recuperation. These terrible problems can only be solved by transferring a large amount of food from home.

Calculated according to the time, in the first year, he bled heavily and spent money and food to help the people in the original Tang area.

In the second year, the people in the original Tang area were able to make ends meet, with a slight surplus, which was considered to have completely solved the problem of food and clothing. In the third year, there was a surplus, and they also began to accumulate war supplies.

Therefore, he gave Tang Feier a five-year promise.

Cangyun Continent has never been peaceful for as long as five years. It is estimated that even if he does not go to war against the Zhou Empire, King Chu Wangjiang of Zhou will find an excuse to declare war on the Qin Empire.

Of course, Li Wei doesn't want to go to war with the Zhou Empire now, not because he is afraid of how powerful the Zhou Empire is, but in private, he still instructs his subordinates to make some small moves. The two counties of Tiegang and Yiwu were taken advantage of by the King of Zhou, which made him a little unhappy , No matter how disgusting King Zhou is.

After Sun Jai led the Qingchuan Legion to occupy Jingnan County, while reinforcing the city defenses, he dispatched a small force to sweep the counties under the Jingnan and Yiwu counties with the assistance of Shang Xingyun's [-] tiger and leopard cavalry and [-] light cavalry. Even the market towns and villages were not spared, and all the local people were forcibly moved into Jingnan City, and they did not leave even a single grain of food to the Zhou army, which resulted in the desolation of hundreds of miles between Jingnan and Yiwu counties. Vacuum.

In Cangyun Continent, which is extremely backward in technology, the population is the labor force, and the labor force is the productivity. No one in the world knows this truth better than Li Wei.

Zhou Wang had taken the first step before, taking advantage of the two counties of Tiegang and Yiwu for nothing, and he must not let him take advantage of the remaining small advantages.

After Zhou Junbing occupied Yiwu without bloodshed, he happily continued to move forward, not to mention seeing people along the way, not even a single livestock.

Su Mu, the general of the commanding army, was very puzzled. He didn't know until he didn't receive any rewards for the spilled night. Just yesterday, the Qin army forcibly moved all the people in the market towns and villages in this area to Jingnan County. The marching speed was very slow. It takes half a day to catch up.

"Follow me!"

Su Mu gritted his teeth and ordered the army to speed up to catch up with the Qin army. He didn't think about the common people, but the money in the people's pockets. As long as he catches up with the Qin army, defeats them, and intercepts the common people, he will be able to send a merciless blow. Pen.

His headquarters is the vanguard army, with [-] infantry and [-] Qingqi.

The two thousand Qing cavalry whipped their horses fast, with rumbling hooves, and quickly threw off the infantry. The money in the pockets of the common people was a great motivation. These cavalry fastened their horses and chased after them along the footprints left by the common people.

The war horses galloped for more than 30 miles, and sent Ye Bushuo to report back in a hurry. Nearly ten thousand cavalry of the Qin Army lined up on the flat ground three miles ahead.

"what?"

Yang Ke, the chief officer of the cavalry army, was taken aback. His subordinates only had two thousand cavalry, which was not enough to be swallowed up by others. Grandma is such a bear, is it so difficult to make a small fortune?

Yang Ke ordered the whole army to stop the pursuit and stand by for orders. While dispatching a large number of Yebujuu to monitor the movement of the Qin army, he also sent people to report to the vanguard general Su Mu for instructions.

"Tens of thousands of cavalry?"

Su Mu hissed and sucked in a breath of cold air. Nima has tens of thousands of cavalry, his [-] vanguards are not enough for others, so he retreated quickly.

He gave an order, when the [-] Zhou soldiers came, they were aggressive and murderous, and when they left, they ran twice as fast as before. They were cavalry, and they had four legs. If they didn't run faster, they were overtaken by Xiao Life is not guaranteed.

"Grandma's a leg, I've been waiting for a long time for nothing..."

Listening to the night and not accepting the report, Zhou Jun withdrew, Shang Xingyun couldn't help complaining, but he waited here for a long time, and as a result, the menacing Zhou Jun didn't even have the courage to fight.

His [-] tiger and leopard cavalry and [-] light cavalry were in charge of intercepting the Zhou army's pursuit at the rear to cover the safe migration of the people. The Zhou army did not dare to fight, and retreated in despair, so he could only retreat.

After the last group of people safely retreated into the city of Jingnan County, Shang Xingyun led three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and five thousand light cavalry along the flat official road to Tieji Ridge. On the official road in the middle, in case Zhou Jun attacked Yicheng, the former capital of Tang Dynasty.

If Zhou Jun goes northward along this official road, the three cities of Yicheng, Jingnan, and Guangnan will be threatened. Therefore, Mingzhu's Phoenix Army will be stationed there temporarily, and the Shangxingyun Department will assist in the defense until all the areas in front of Tieji Mountain and Canglong Mountain All passages are blocked.

Li Wei asked Tian Ce, Wu You and others to do a careful calculation. The distance between Tieji Mountain and Canglong Mountain is about 100 miles. There is an official road and three or four small roads. Regardless of whether it is a road or a small road, troops must be stationed. At least [-] troops are needed, and there is no [-]% guarantee that they can prevent Zhou's sneak attack. The most terrible [-] troops consume an astonishing amount of supplies in a year. Instead of doing this, it is better to build a Great Wall that connects the two mountains. , Although it took a lot of financial, material and manpower for a while, it was much more cost-effective than stationing [-] troops, and the defense was guaranteed to the maximum extent.

As long as there is enough manpower, it is estimated that it will take three to four months at the fastest, and half a year at the longest, to complete the construction of the [-]-mile-long Great Wall. Iron cavalry and five thousand light cavalry were stationed until the Great Wall was built before they could withdraw.

With Li Wei's order, all young and strong people from the four counties of Yicheng, Guangnan, Jingnan, and Weicheng were recruited, and they flocked to the project site in a mighty way, and started working in full swing.

Although it is called for recruitment, they can eat a few big bowls of white rice every day, and eat meat to their heart's content every three to five days. For households with less labor force, the government will arrange manpower to help with farming, which will not delay the farm work at all. For the people in the original Tang Dynasty, it is simply a pie from the sky, which is dozens of times better than that of the old Tang King. Therefore, not only did all the people in the original Tang Dynasty not boycott or sabotage their work, on the contrary, they signed up enthusiastically one by one, wanting to compete for it.

Someone once calculated an account, the government provides food and housing, does not need to spend a copper coin, and can earn several taels of silver after the completion of the construction period, and the family's farm work will not be delayed. In a short time, you can save enough small money to marry a wife, which is worth it.

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed Zhou Jun. There were some daring people who ventured into the construction team at night. Only then did they confirm that the Qin people were not joking, but really wanted to build a Great Wall connecting Canglong Mountain and Tieji Mountain. A new type of powdery building material called cement is used. It can be used after pouring water and sand and stirring evenly. Both large and small stones can be used. The construction progress is not only amazingly fast, but the firmness of the city wall is no less than that of heavy-duty buildings. The city wall was built with hundreds of kilograms of rocks.

"You must get me the secret recipe!"

King Chu Wangjiang of Zhou was not interested in the [-]-mile Great Wall built by the Qin people. This was not only a waste of money, but also threw a lot of money into the water. Those who ordered the construction of the Great Wall must have their foreheads pinched by the door. Interested in the secret formula of cement, he ordered the secret agent to get it at any cost.

Not only the Zhou Empire, but the kings of all empires in the mainland are as interested in cement as the terrifying Thunder Chariot. They sent a large number of secret spies and dead men, trying to get the secret formula of cement in every possible way, but, The hundreds of secret spies and dead soldiers sent out seemed to be drowned in mud, and there was no news of them.

No one understands the importance of information and secrecy better than Li Wei, who is a member of the time-traveling crowd. In the ancient continent with extremely backward technology, any new invention can bring about earth-shaking impacts on this continent, and it is also important to keep it secret. Can't blame Li Wei for being selfish, any "new invention,"

It can give him a certain opportunity and advantage in this continent, and it is also one of the great artifacts for him to save his life and protect his family. Therefore, before the mainland is not unified, some things can only be kept secret as much as possible.

For example, movable type printing, because of its good secrecy work, has not been leaked so far. Just selling newspapers can bring him huge wealth, and most of this money is invested in the construction of the army. A small part is invested in projects such as education and convenience facilities.

The whole world knows that books in the Great Qin Empire are the cheapest, several times cheaper than books printed by any other empire. Therefore, businessmen from all empires flock to the Great Qin Empire to buy all kinds of books by truckloads. After shipping it back to China for sale, after deducting the cost of customs clearance and customs clearance, you can still earn one or two times the profit. In short, it is also one of the ways to make money.

It can be said that movable type printing has almost monopolized the books in the world. Of course, it is only aimed at books with a large number of prints and high demand, which has brought Li Wei a lot of wealth.

At the same time, under the chain reaction, the production and sales of paper in the Qin Empire also brought a lot of profits to the workshops and created more jobs. In short, there are many benefits.

Of course, after paying a very heavy price, the secret spies of the various empires still stole some secrets, such as the iron ore refining technology, which also made the iron quality of all empires get a qualitative leap.

However, the special smelting technology of carbonized steel has not been leaked yet. Although the iron quality of the empires has made a qualitative leap, better weapons and equipment can be made, and even the heavy armor made is much lighter than before. It is still much heavier than the Qin Empire's standard heavy armor. There is still no way to solve the heavy armor of horse armored knights. We can only watch helplessly as the Qin army has heavy armored cavalry with terrifying impact.

Li Wei did not put all the "new inventions"

They are all hidden, and the things that are convenient for the people, such as the potter's wheel, lifting frame, young master plow (Quyuanli), etc., are still open.

The appearance of Quyuanli greatly facilitated the people's land reclamation and cultivation. However, Li Wei valued the domestic people and was willing to spend money. Only a few aristocratic families are willing to spend money on wooden plows that are easy to break and break, but they are only used in their private farms.

Chapter 422 It's the first move

As the saying goes, it is easy to capture a place, but it is a hundred times more difficult to manage it well. Fortunately, Li Wei and the cheap daddy have a clear division of labor, so this matter is a headache for the cheap daddy.

However, for the forces of all parties, the captured Tang land is a huge cake, who wouldn't want to take a few bites?

Therefore, all parties recommended their own people without avoiding relatives. Of course, those who recommended were all talents with certain talents. Otherwise, if something happened, not only the benefits and face would be lost, but the prime minister would be held accountable.

A large number of civil officials were sent to serve in the Tang area. In order to appease the local people and those aristocratic families, many local people would also be appointed as officials. However, the first and second in command must be their own people, and the military power is firmly in their own hands.

A large amount of food also entered the Tang land through Pingtang Danguan and Weicheng successively to help the local poor people to solve their food and clothing problems, so as to eliminate various hidden dangers.

During this period, Li Wei also sent people to lobby among those aristocratic families to imply that you are now the people of the Great Qin, and the empire is going through a difficult period. Shouldn't you also take some responsibility?

These aristocratic families have a large amount of land, and there is a large amount of grain in their homes. Even if the old Tang Wang Jili is desperate to raise military rations, even if the grain of these aristocratic families is too much to eat, they will not lose a grain. Of course, Old Tang Wang didn't want to offend these aristocratic families either.

However, Li Wei was different, he directly sent people to ask for sponsorship, and these aristocratic families also generously donated a lot of food, firstly, to build a good relationship with the new ruler, secondly, for the benefit of the family, Large pieces of cake are not eligible to eat, but small pieces of cake can still be distributed.

Some aristocratic families such as the Han family who had already taken refuge in the Great Qin Empire donated a large amount of food without hesitation, and even some fertile land, as well as many refugees hiding in the farm. The more they gave, the more abundant the harvest. The sooner you squeeze into the center of power, the sooner the family will grow and develop.

As for the refugees sent out, it is true that the more refugees there are, the more private soldiers there are, and the more powerful they are, but for the new rulers, it is also a hidden danger that makes them very uneasy. Handing over these refugees will not only Just showing sincerity can be regarded as reducing the risk factor as much as possible.

Of course, not all aristocratic families have such a long-term vision. They even feel dissatisfied, thinking that Li Wei is oppressing them. On the surface, they dare not resist. But it made things difficult for the government.

Such aristocratic families were blacklisted silently by Ding Xi, the leader of the Black Guards, who dispatched a large number of Secret Secret Agents in Black Clothes to spy on them, bribe them and infiltrate them. It is pervasive and unscrupulous.

Civil servants are in charge of governing the occupied areas, and even if Li Wei acts as a hands-off shopkeeper, he always pays attention to the progress of the Great Wall project.

The [-]-mile-long Great Wall connecting Canglong Mountain and Tieji Mountain is only a single-sided wall. According to preliminary estimates, it will take about four to six months, but the construction workers are very motivated, and the Zhou army stationed in Yiwu has no Come to harass, the progress of the project is extremely fast, completely beyond the expectations of Li Wei and others.

Li Wei wandered around the construction site for a few days, and after earning the loyalty of the soldiers and the gratitude of the people, he discussed the true meaning of life with Mingzhu for a few days before returning to Yicheng.

Now, his Hussar General's Mansion can almost be said to have been moved to Yicheng, and the former Tang Palace has become his office.

The palace is so spacious that there are endless places to live. For the convenience of work, Wu Youtiance and others also lived in the palace, enjoying the life of an emperor. Some palaces even became the office of the black guards.

Of course, without Li Wei's permission, the black-clothed guard wouldn't dare to live in it.

If the imperial palace was large, there would only be one eunuch, the younger six sons, and the newly recruited dozen or so young and pretty maids would be provided by trusted families such as the Han family.

Most of these young and beautiful court ladies are the prostitutes of the Han family and other aristocratic families. Among them are well-known ladies or talented young ladies from good families. They are willing to enter the palace because of the reputation of Master Mu Li.

Even if you don't want to, you will be persecuted by the clan elders, so you can't help but not enter the palace.