novelhk Chapter 131 Yingying, have you started your period?
Chapter 131 Yingying, have you started your period?
Inside the government affairs hall, Yue Pingzhi began to explain the plan's procedures.
Xu Tianyi listened attentively, and Yue Pingzhi was also a relatively professional military talent.
First, the eleven counties in the northwest belonged to Chongsheng Prefecture.
Each of the eleven counties has 5 to 9 towns, and each town is further divided into villages.
Some mountain villages have even been transformed into mountain villages.
These are all very difficult areas to manage.
Xu Tianyi doesn't have much money at the moment, so he can only share some of the expenses with village officials in larger villages. For smaller villages, he will send people to investigate for a few days and do some publicity, but he will not interfere in other aspects for the time being.
The people here also have a strong sense of belonging to their hometown and value their territory highly, so they are unwilling to leave.
Developing it would be difficult, so we'll have to leave it for now.
Xu Tianyi plans to use higher incomes to attract their next generation.
The older generation certainly wouldn't want to leave.
Now, the snow-covered army has only been gone from Yuzhou for three days.
Don't assume that just because Yue Shan is here, the snow-covered army will arrive soon.
That's impossible, because Yue Shan came here using his peak Grandmaster cultivation.
It's different from his troop deployment.
Based on Yue Shan's estimation of the marching speed under the snow, it should take him about a month.
This is a long enough time for me to set up my defenses.
Moreover, according to Yue Shan, the fighting strength of Xue Mantian's army was quite average.
Just pay attention to the Imperial Preceptor's residence under his command.
Since the opposing army consisted mainly of former members of the Yue family, as well as soldiers and able-bodied men captured from Yuzhou, the quality of the troops was probably not high.
There aren't many elites among them. After indulging in lavish meals and daily pleasures, even the elites have probably been corrupted.
The mole sent by Yue Shan told him that there were a total of 31st Army troops inside.
The military system is relatively uniform.
Captain (10 men), Squad Leader (50 men), General (100 men), Centurion (300 men), Commander-in-Chief (1,000 men), Commander (3,000 men), Lieutenant General (10,000 men), General (100,000 men).
The general's name is Qin Xian, a Grandmaster at the peak of his cultivation, and a geomancer in the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion.
The Imperial Preceptor's Mansion is also divided into Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow, and the Celestial Master is only Xue Mantian.
Qin Xian came from a military background and had received two years of systematic military training. He had also studied military texts in the Conquest Hall of the Imperial City.
He was even the son-in-law of a family in a snowstorm.
He turned back to attack Xu Tianyi, partly because Xu Tianyi was delaying his departure from Yanzhou, and partly because Xu Tianyi was also an inside man.
Wuchen asked him to deliver Yanzhou to Xu Tianyi, so he must have something to do.
If you don't put pressure on Xu Tianyi, why would he run away?
Sending you to Yanzhou is fine, but you can't settle down in Leizhou.
As the Grand Preceptor, he will definitely take back Leizhou and Yuzhou.
Therefore, Xue Mantian would give Xu Tianyi time to prepare, and Qin Xian urged him to send troops as soon as possible to travel this route.
But he didn't want it to be over so soon.
The towns and counties along the way were unlucky.
For powerful and wealthy families, sending money, women, and food was a safe option; they would remain unscathed.
Ordinary people will complain bitterly.
The villagers, in particular, are being robbed or slaughtered every day.
Qin Xian had no choice but to begin consolidating his military power.
However, the total number of people is still increasing, which is more than 60,000, including more than 30 lieutenants.
Their numbers varied, but their official positions were extremely high.
The leaders, Lu Feiyang and Zhang Yulong, along with their men, numbered a total of 30,000.
Most of the rest sought refuge with Qin Xian.
Despite having 30,000 men, Qin Xian also has ten subordinate generals.
With ten people and ten different thoughts, this parachuted-in commander-in-chief was having a real headache.
As it turns out, he wasn't Han Xin; he didn't have the ability to have more.
Although he read many military books and even went to the military camp for an internship.
But he didn't have a systematic tutorial like Yue Shan's.
They also lacked Xu Tianyi's methods of controlling the army, and were unable to manage logistics.
He might be good at leading troops into battle, but he's not good at managing an army.
Human nature is a very difficult thing to manage.
You have no reputation, no achievements, no resources, only a title and cultivation level. Even if I follow you, it would be just to appease you.
Qin Xian even forbade them to plunder, because military strategy dictates that such actions are unacceptable.
Military strategy also states that there are five prohibitions and seventeen executions.
He implemented this policy for only a few days, and after killing several hundred people, his army was on the verge of collapse. Everyone feared and hated him.
For a moment, he wanted to quit, but he knew that if he quit, Xue Mantian wouldn't let him off the hook, given how much he had invested.
So he begged for money from Xue Mantian several times, and after distributing two batches of money, he stabilized the morale of the troops. Then he started to make empty promises.
But the more he acted this way, the more his ten lieutenants looked down on him.
It's actually quite simple. Many of these thirty-odd lieutenants are former subordinates of the Yue family, making it easy to compare him to members of the Yue family. Moreover, many of them are more capable than Qin Xian, who is only a mediocre individual.
They're just not as good as him in terms of cultivation or background.
As a result, the snow-covered army began to find ways to circumvent the rules and engage in perfunctory exchanges.
Lu Feiyang and Zhang Yulong's abilities are beyond question; they have no problem controlling the army, but they certainly won't teach Qin Xian.
The two men led their troops in training while also enjoying themselves.
At the same time, it also absorbed the forces of many minor generals.
Along the way, they even began to recruit young and strong men, making their momentum increasingly grand.
Therefore, Yue Shan could easily find out about their army's situation.
Similarly, even those unfamiliar with military matters know that Xue Mantian's attack on Xu Tianyi's Northwest would undoubtedly involve a three-pronged approach, with little change in the outcome.
It might even be the kind of story where whoever conquers first gets a title.
Xu Tianyi found it rather boring after listening to it.
And then something even more boring happened.
Yue Pingzhi took out a map.
General Yue Shan predicted Xue Mantian's army's attack route, speed of advance, and possible tactics.
After finishing this, Yue Pingzhi turned the page.
The second page contains Yue Shan's ambush plan, which includes strategic plans such as using the terrain to ambush, luring the enemy deep into the territory, cutting off supply lines, coordinating attacks from within and without, and setting fire to the city.
Xu Tianyi is numb, how can he lose?
It's not over yet, turn to the third page.
General Yue meticulously planned the military formations to be used on each battlefield and the deployment of each army during the confrontation.
The plan to deal with a surprise attack by the experts from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion is also on it.
After reading it, Xu Tianyi could only think of the word "awesome".
Is there anything else?
He looked at the thick strategic plan and was somewhat impressed.
Yue Pingzhi continued turning the page.
"This includes the necessary weaponry and provisions, the required arrival times for each battlefield, contingency plans for unforeseen circumstances, and..."
Xu Tianyi clapped: "Brilliant!"
He stamped it immediately.
"Manager Hu can directly contact the finance department for any needs."
"Just let us know what you need us to do."
Yue Pingzhi and Manager Hu stood up and bowed: "Thank you for your trust, Master!"
Xu Tianyi laughed heartily: "It's all for the Valley God Sect, it's all for the people of Wuji."
The two bowed again and then went back to prepare.
Yue Pingzhi was thrilled. Fighting here was truly exhilarating. Resources from above were plentiful, and they were very cooperative, never interfering with his plans.
Of course, there was also some disappointment. I originally thought the cult leader would come up with a better plan. Usually, when problems arise, the cult leader can come up with a very good solution almost every time.
Unexpectedly, this time the leader didn't say anything and just stamped the document.
It seems the leader is testing us and cultivating our abilities. That's great!
The two men, full of energy, strode off to work.
Xu Tianyi stretched and yawned: "Wow, that's amazing! Look, governing a region is quite simple..."
Ji Yingying chuckled: "Tomorrow you need to go to the Shen family. The army is short of weapons. Also, you need to do the seventy-first part of this plan yourself, and the thirty-first part requires the princess, Ji Canghai, and Ning Hongye."
Also, please note that the post-war plan is not listed here, meaning you'll need to figure out how to manage the aftermath of the war as well.
Xu Tianyi's lips twitched, and he suddenly felt like he was about to collapse from exhaustion.
But I still have a few girls I haven't pampered!
Turning to Ji Yingying, he said, "Come here..."
"Ok?"
"You've started your period recently, haven't you...?"
Ji Yingying blushed: "Get lost! You wish! I'm not here!"
Xu Tianyi slowly stood up: "Really not here? My dear little Ying'er..."
Ji Yingying smiled, and a small fireball appeared in her hand: "Hmph, the moment I squeeze this Flame Spirit, the Fire Dog will come and beat you up!"