At dinner time, Li Zhi came in a hurry, found Wei Yuan, and asked with concern: "Mr. Cai left. I asked him why, but he didn't say anything."
Wei Yuan said helplessly: "He said I was unkind and unjust, and he didn't bother to be with me."
Li Zhi was startled: "Is it because of sending mortals to the front line?"
Wei Yuan nodded.
Li Zhi frowned and said: "Mr. Cai's knowledge is good, but he cherishes his reputation and always keeps himself clean. He can indeed sacrifice his life for righteousness when necessary, but he is indeed a bit pedantic and refuses to change. Alas, I was impatient at the time. If I wait until the war is over, I can recommend
It would be nice if he came."
Wei Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "It's hard to say whether we can win the war now. It's too early to say that the war is over. If all the new refugees from Zhao and Jin are wiped out, and the Wu clan doesn't retreat, they will have to think of other things.
There’s a solution.”
"What is the current ratio of Qingming to refugees?" Li Zhi asked.
"Almost 10% are residents of Qingming and 90% are refugees."
Li Zhi looked at Wei Yuan inquiringly and asked: "This ratio..."
"The ratio has no special significance. It is simply because this ratio gives the highest total combat power and is more durable."
Li Zhi also understood. Qingming fell into the hands of the Wu clan, and the residents here were all unlucky, so everyone would fight to the death. But the refugees from outside didn't think so. Most of them chose to continue to be refugees.
, escape to another place.
Therefore, Wei Yuan used a small number of Qingming residents to match the majority of the refugees. During the battle, there were supervisors from the rear. When his companions rushed forward, the refugees also rushed forward, and then it was a natural bloody battle. If you didn't fight, you would die.
If all the residents of Qingming were killed in the battle and the enemy was approaching, the refugees would disperse in droves.
Li Zhi pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "I know Mr. Cai very well. He will not just walk away. He will definitely write an article to scold you. This man is well-known in the literary world. To scold you like this is very detrimental to your reputation."
Okay. I'll send someone to deal with him before he goes far."
Wei Yuan asked: "Did he take all his disciples away? Did he say anything when he left?"
"When I went to persuade him to stay, he only took half of the disciples away and left half. He said that after Qingming Academy was built and the first batch of disciples left, he would slowly remove the disciples. He said that you are unkind and unjust.
, but the people are innocent, and these students who are dedicated to learning cannot lose their way forward."
Wei Yuan sighed: "This Mr. Cai has a beginning and an end."
Li Zhi said: "This is just a small thing. Anyone else can do it. If brothers Fang and Tongfang were here, they might do better. But one of his articles can ruin your reputation, maybe
It is difficult to overturn the verdict in the history books. Many of the compilers of history books in various countries are Mr. Cai's colleagues. These people can sharpen their pens and confuse right and wrong. Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters, nor can they be constrained by small feelings and righteousness. This
Let me do it for you."
Wei Yuan thought seriously for a moment, then shook his head and said: "In the final analysis, Mr. Cai and I have different ideas. He wants to write an article to scold me. If I have nothing to do in the future, I can also write an article to scold me. If I were to
If you don’t have time, you can also ask someone to write an article to criticize you.
But if I kill him, I think it will be enough, and it is unnecessary. When I defeat the Wu clan, defend Qingming, turn Qingming into Qingzhou, and open up a paradise, then the world will have its own judgment."
Li Zhi sighed, glanced at Wei Yuan, and said: "You... are so naive! My dear brother, you are invincible on the battlefield, but you have underestimated the darkness of people's hearts. The hearts of people in this world are also in the same place.
The battlefield is ever-changing. Just because you think you are right, others will definitely agree with you! Many people oppose you, perhaps because they simply dislike you and want you to fall.
With variables like Mr. Cai's, the trouble will be much greater than you think in the end. The best strategy is to nip it in the bud."
Wei Yuan said calmly: "It seems that I am not the material to be an emperor. After all, Mr. Cai has helped me, but I still can't do it."
Li Zhi shook his head and finally said: "Forget it, let's talk about the matter at hand. My Zhenshan Army has suffered a lot, and the morale of the army has been unstable recently. You give me 5,000 soldiers to supplement, and then I will ask for 100,000 refugees.
Put it on the front line. Externally, I will say that this is my own decision. Mr. Cai has been funded by my Li family. Since it involves me, he may be a little restrained when writing articles."
"Thank you!" Wei Yuan hugged Li Zhi.
Li Zhi raised his hand and patted Wei Yuan on the back, saying: "There is nothing to thank me for. My lips are dead and my teeth are cold. If your Qingming falls over, my realm will also be destroyed."
Ten days later, Wei Yuan built several new forts on the ruins of the original Ding'an City, and at the same time reinforced the high tower forts at the rear. Steel-topped forts are now built on the high towers to protect the city defense guns inside.
After more than ten days of good food and drink, and training day and night, a large number of refugees have significantly improved their physical fitness. As the war approaches, they have been deployed in batches to forward camps close to the front line.
From the moment they entered these camps, there were only two orders left for them: advance and hold.
Any more complicated orders will cause confusion, and any order that requires thinking will also cause confusion. At this point, Wei Yuan has a keen intuition, so from the beginning, he will not give the refugees any chance of confusion. So
All commands are simple and straightforward, just execute them without thinking.
The Wu clan was still pushing forward, and the construction of the canal finally stopped after reaching a hundred miles. In fact, Hongye wanted to build it further, but Wei Yuan suddenly launched several high-speed missiles. The missiles came so fast that all the Wu clan were
They were caught off guard. The main defensive force of the Wu clan was at the altar, so they watched helplessly as the missiles landed on the river construction site, killing tens of thousands of Wu clan coolies on the spot.
All the coolies and slaves fled in all directions, and the Wu clan's canal project had to be stopped. The nobles spent a lot of effort to regain order.
In the center of the great lake nine hundred miles away from Qingming, a magnificent altar has been built. Blood gathered in the altar, rolling and surging like a boil.
The Holy Witch hurriedly walked up to the top of the altar, came to the blood pool, and stood waiting quietly.
The blood surged in the blood pool, and there were streaks of dark gray-black aura inside, which stirred and swayed with the blood waves, but never dispersed.
At this time, a vortex appeared in the center of the blood pool, and red leaves slowly rose from it. However, only its upper body was exposed, and its lower body was still soaked in the blood pool.
The Holy Witch glanced at the blood pool and saw traces of gray-black energy emerging from Hong Ye's body and dispersing into the blood pool. He closed his eyes tightly and tried his best to stabilize his breath.
"How are you now?" the Holy Witch asked.
Hongye opened his eyes faintly and said: "They are blessed by immortal means and are of extremely high status. I have only cursed to kill less than 200,000 people, and the karma is already unbearable. The karma caused by killing a human race in Qingming
The power is at least five or six times that of other places. For spells like the Collapse of the Stars, I will use them once at most, but it is best not to use them. Do you have any good news over there?"
The Holy Witch said: "There can be no good news. Sniper Ling's tribe has already obtained his body. The ancestor of the tribe is extremely angry and has sued Tianzhi City. If you can't give a satisfactory answer, they will want to
Find a way to make the ancestral witch withdraw its favor from you."
Hongye was greatly surprised: "How did Sniper Ling's body get into the hands of his tribe?"
"The Ancestral Tribe found a way to get Sniper Ling's body from the human race and gave it to his tribe."
Murderous intent flashed in Hongye's eyes: "The Day of Desolation! He is looking for death!"
The Holy Witch shook his head: "You can't touch him. Sniper Taizu has promised to protect the Huangzu Tribe. Unless you want to go to war with the spirit wizards now, it's best not to touch the Huangzu Tribe. By the way, you don't think
Can you beat the spirit wizard yourself?"
Hongye said: "The Ancestral Tribe and the Human Race are so close, why don't I have any news at all?"
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"In the past, the only person who was close to the human race was a small character named Tianyu. He was not even a great witch at that time. So I didn't pay much attention to it and stopped paying attention to it. The current situation obviously has nothing to do with Tianyu."
Hongye thought thoughtfully: "Are you saying that there is someone behind the Ancestral Tribe who gave instructions? Could it be the Lord of the Spirit Witch?"
The Holy Witch shook his head: "I don't know about that. But it's not just that adult who may take action. You have the upper hand now, and there are many potential enemies."
Hongye suddenly smiled and said: "You are right about one thing. I have already seized the opportunity. Others can only follow up when I have results. Before I fail, they can only watch.
With."
A terrain map suddenly appeared in front of the Holy Witch, which was the battlefield around Qingming. On this map, you can see a long canal that has been built in front of Qingming. It is not only a transportation waterway, but also a very large-scale canal.
Part of the terrifying formation.
"My troops are in position and will attack tomorrow. You will lead the tribe's ghost witches in this battle, but you don't have to fight with the humans. We mainly focus on ground consumption. I want to see how many people Qing Ming can still have. How many more people can Qing Ming have?
How many battles can you survive!"
The Holy Witch said: "Our spies within the human race have returned a lot of news, some of which are very interesting. One is that the Xu family continues to increase troops at Hanyang Pass, perhaps hoping to reap the benefits after our defeat."
"We will not lose."
The Holy Witch continued: "Yesterday we captured a group of Xu family's scouts. They want to open a new trade route with us."
"Trading routes? What do they sell?"
"Yunjin."
"No sacrifice?"
The Holy Witch said: "A few explorers don't know much."
"I want sacrifices, the more the better. It doesn't matter whether Yun Jin has them or not. If they agree, they will open a trade route. If they don't agree, it will be fine."
"Okay, I'll tell them."
"Any other news?"
"There is another interesting thing. According to the spies, Wei Yuan has been recruiting refugees from Zhao and Jin, and then filling them on the front line of the battlefield. Most of the people we killed in the previous battles were of this kind.
Worthless homeless people."
Hongye said solemnly: "I have noticed that this is a very effective strategy, and I don't have any good ideas. Wei Yuan is not a fool, he is a very difficult enemy to deal with! But the movement speed of the refugees is limited, and he can recruit them within a period of time
There are only so many refugees arriving. Once they are all killed, there will be no more to replace them. Moreover, the refugees will not fight to the last man. If there are too many dead, they will mutiny first."
The Holy Witch said: "What's interesting is not this, but that his approach seems to be quite unrecognized in the eyes of some people in the human race. Some people are said to hate this move very much. So we only need to bribe a few people in their court.
, let them attack Wei Yuan fiercely, maybe the human race itself will cut off Wei Yuan's backup."
Hongye found it a bit unbelievable: "For the sake of some refugees who are similar to our slaves and servants, you will attack the generals of your own tribe who are guarding the border? When did the human race become so stupid?"
"How do I know, but it is said to be true. What Wei Yuan did is said to be cruel and inhumane among the human race."
Hongye immediately said: "Okay! It won't cost much to bribe a few people. Let's bribe a few more! Get everyone in their court who is willing to accept money!"
Chapter completed!