Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Zhao Wenbo's success in the imperial examination enabled him to cross the social class barrier.

This is a great thing for the Zhao family, and also for Lu You and others.

After all, he attended Zhao Wenbo's family dinner in front of dozens of constables, and this matter would definitely reach the ears of County Magistrate Lang.

If he wants to deal with Luyou again, he will definitely give it more consideration.

But the jailer who came in a hurry from thousands of miles away cast a shadow over Lu You's world, which had just cleared up.

Ever since Lu You discovered the existence of soldiers and bandits, he has been worried about possible war.

This is also the reason why she insisted on moving her family to the town.

Lu You offered to keep watch at night, not to show off her style, but because she knew it would be difficult for her to fall asleep tonight.

Lying on the bed, Lu You stared at the ceiling with defensive eyes, but his mind was already in a mess and he couldn't make sense of anything.

Although Qingzhou Prefecture is not a border prefecture, there is Xijiang Prefecture on the west side as a barrier, but this "barrier" is not very solid.

Policy essay is a subject that all scholars must study.

It’s just that scholars study the ways of civil governance and think about people’s livelihood issues rather than leading troops to fight, but there are many similarities between the two.

In recent years, the Jin army has repeatedly attacked the border of Xijiang Prefecture. Lu Yi once asked Lu Dejin about this issue in front of his original body, why the court did not station a large army in Xijiang Prefecture to confront the Jin army.

At that time, Lu Dejin gave an explanation from the perspective of people's rule, which roughly meant that if the army moved rashly, it would cause great trouble and waste money and manpower.

If a large army were to be stationed in a certain place for a long time, the amount of food and fodder required would be astronomical.

Once the number of troops exceeds a certain proportion, the local food will not be enough to supply the army, and it can only be mobilized from other states.

However, the basic transportation in this other world is not as convenient and fast as that in the 21st world.

To continuously transport these grains and fodder would be a huge burden on the financial resources of the entire Wu State.

Therefore, in order to fight against the Jin army, the Wu State had always adopted the policy of stationing troops in different places, stationing troops in Xijiang Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture and Jinzhou Prefecture respectively.

The three states are located in a mutually supportive position. Xijiang Prefecture is located in the westernmost part and directly borders the Jin Kingdom, so the largest number of troops are stationed there.

Qingzhou Prefecture and Jinzhou Prefecture are located in the southeast and northeast of Xijiang Prefecture respectively, which has a very advantageous geographical location.

Once the Jin Kingdom attacked Xijiang Prefecture, the armies of Qingzhou Prefecture and Jinzhou Prefecture could move diagonally westward from both sides to quickly reinforce Xijiang Prefecture, forming a pincer attack on the Jin army from the north and south.

This effective deterrence has been maintained for sixty-seven years since the establishment of the Wu State.

When they heard Lu Dejin's story, the four siblings were all amazed and even thought that such an arrangement could ensure eternal peace in the western border of Wu Kingdom. However, Lu Dejin gave another idea.

In Lu Dejin's opinion, although this arrangement seems safe, it fails to take into account the most important condition, which is distance.

Xijiang Prefecture seems to be strong in terms of military power, and it has the support of Qing and Jin states behind it.

However, there is a huge difference between the garrisons of Xijiang Prefecture and those of other prefectures, and that is their location.

Qing and Jin states, as the internal prefectures of Wunei, the garrisons not only have the responsibility to rush to support Xijiang Prefecture at any time, but also have to maintain the stability of the prefectures.

Therefore, the locations where the garrisons of the two states were stationed were basically near the provincial capitals, which were the central locations of the provincial capitals.

Since Xijiang Prefecture was a border prefecture, all the garrison troops were stationed on the border.

In this way, the distance between the defenders of the three places was directly shortened. If the garrisons of Qing and Jin states wanted to rush to Ningguan for support, they had to first take the road of Banzhou before they could enter the territory of Xijiang Prefecture.

Then you have to cross the entire Xijiang Prefecture diagonally from the northeast and southeast directions to reach Ningguan on the border.

And for a battlefield that changes rapidly, the time spent is enough for many unexpected events to occur.

In Lu Dejin's description, Xijiang Prefecture was not a solid stone, but a piece of cotton blocked behind a shield.

The garrison stationed at Ningguan of Xijiang Prefecture is that solid shield. Once this shield is pierced, there will be no more resistance inside Xijiang Prefecture.

The Jin army could then march straight in and capture Qing and Jin states.

This memory is of a casual conversation after dinner among the five members of the Lu family before the eldest sister Lu Yao got married.

Even the original body himself forgot it after hearing it, and he probably won't be able to remember it in this lifetime.

But Lu You is a time traveler, and for her, these are brand new memories that she just inherited a month ago.

So when she thought of the war and the Jin army, these memories automatically came to her mind.

If it is true as Lu Dejin analyzed, once Ningguan is broken, the war will probably quickly spread to Jianhe County.

You must prepare early!

Go buy pancakes tomorrow morning!

Although his storage space was filled with several sets of armor and a lot of weapons, about a quarter of the space was still empty.

Fill it up with pancakes first. If a war really happens, these things can be taken and eaten whenever you want without any secondary processing. At least you can ensure that you won't starve to death.

Having made up his mind, Lu You finally felt a little relieved.

Lu You estimated that it was probably midnight, so he got up and called Lu Yi to keep watch for the rest of the night. Then he went back to the house and fell asleep peacefully.

…………

The next morning, after Lu You had breakfast, he asked Lu Yi and Widow Zhou to stay at home, and then set out for the market alone.

But as soon as he arrived, Lu You realized something was wrong.

To put it simply, this market is similar to the prototype of a modern farmers' market, with stalls on both sides mostly occupied by farmers selling vegetables and some snack shops.

Although there are people coming and going on weekdays, Qingshi Town is so small that there are only so many people coming to the market to buy vegetables every day. Even if it is occasionally lively, the flow of people will not increase too much.

But today's market was extremely noisy, with many people gathered in front of almost every stall.

Even the shops next door were constantly filled with people coming in and out, making the place seem extremely busy.

What's the situation?

Lu You came to Mr. Yang's herbal tea stall in the middle of the market, but saw that the small stall was already full of people.

"Uncle Yang!"

Lu You called softly to the busy old man.

Mr. Yang was pouring tea for someone. When he heard someone calling him, he quickly responded.

"A bowl of herbal tea costs one cent. If it's not enough, you can get more..."

As Mr. Yang was speaking, he turned around and saw Lu You looking at him with a smile.

"You...are the girl who beat people up?"

Seeing that Mr. Yang recognized him, Lu You immediately smiled and nodded.

"You still remember me?"

"I'll never forget it." Old Man Yang stepped forward and whispered, "In all these years, you're the only one who dared to fight against Zheng Xiezi's men in the city!"

Lu You chuckled when she heard that. She respected this kind-hearted old man from the bottom of her heart.

"Uncle Yang, I don't want to drink tea today. I want to ask you something."

Hearing this, Mr. Yang smiled and nodded: "Ask me, as long as I know it, I will definitely tell you."

Lu You didn't beat around the bush when he heard this and asked directly, "Why are there so many people in the market today? Did something happen here?"

Hearing Lu You's words, Mr. Yang immediately put away the smile on his face.

Looking at the people drinking tea in the tea stall, Mr. Yang sighed and said.

"Something happened, but it didn't happen here, but in Xijiang Prefecture!"