Du Jia couldn't help but smile as he looked at their backs away. He naturally understood deeply that science and technology are the primary productive forces. Not to mention the distance, just take these four inventions as an example. It was originally invented by our Chinese nation, but foreigners were the ones who brought their role to the extreme.

Especially the compass and gunpowder, we completely stagnated after the Ming Dynasty, and we did not continue to study and expand production. On the contrary, the Western world used them to open the era of great navigation, and then knocked on the door of our closed-door with strong ships and cannons, opening the shameful history of our modern era comparable to the Jingkang Incident.

Du Jia has always been deeply ashamed of this history and has made up his mind to never repeat the same mistakes. Therefore, as long as there are such requirements below, whether it is medicine, forging, equestrianism, or engineering, he strongly supports it. This time he heard that Yang Yao and the others had such advanced shipbuilding technology, he was too happy, so how could he be stingy with silver?

What's more, it was brought for free from Wang Qing. If you don't need it, it's useless. Du Jia never had the habit of accumulating gold, silver and treasures. Only the money that can be spent is silver, otherwise it would be just a pile of shining metal blocks.

After Yang Yao and the other naval leaders left, Hu Yanzhuo said, "Did Mr. Jia ask me to wait for the other officers and soldiers this time? But now Wang Qing and the others are fighting with the officers and soldiers. Wouldn't our fight be of help?"

Du Jia smiled and said, "Of course not. Although we also went to fight, our target was not Jingzhou, but Yuzhou. And we don't need our Liangshan name, but from the Thirteen Taibao of Dongting Lake."

Hua Rong suddenly realized: "So that's it. Mr. Jia is going to stage the good show in Xuzhou again, but I wonder which one is the target this time? There are many big guys here, haha."

The interests of the other generals were also aroused, and everyone was surrounded and looked at the map of Yuzhou. There was no reason for everyone to be so happy, because among the nine states in the world, Yuzhou is the most special one.

It happened to be surrounded by the other eight states. It has been said to be the Central Plains or Zhongzhou since ancient times, and its history is also the oldest. The legendary Huangdi of the Three Emperors came from here. Now, the capital of the Song Dynasty, Tokyo Bianliang, is also here. In addition, there is also the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties.

Their ultimate goal of rebelling in Liangshan was to capture Tokyo in the minds of many people. Seeing that Du Jia's goal has been chosen in Yuzhou, how can the generals not be excited?

Du Jia naturally understood their psychology, and saw his fingers slowly moving on the map. When he moved to Luoyang, everyone's breathing became nervous, but Du Jia slowly moved away. When he moved to Kaifeng, everyone became more anxious and excited, but Du Jia just smiled faintly and continued to move eastward.

Fang Xuedu was in a hurry and immediately shouted: "Mr. Jia, tell us wherever you want to hit, don't point it slowly, I'm so nervous that I can't breathe."

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Du Jia also smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't keep it. The place we are going to fight is here!"

After saying that, Du Jia's fingers also stayed on a city in the southeast corner of Yuzhou. Everyone hurriedly looked at it. There were two clear words written on the map - Xuchang.

Seeing everyone's puzzled eyes mixed with a little disappointed look, Du Jia slowly explained: "I know everyone wants to open Feng or Luoyang, but it's still far from the time. Blindly fighting the country is undoubtedly a way to get the chestnut from the fire. This may seem inconspicuous, but it has several benefits. First, it is closest to us, and second, this city is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it has great military value. Back then, it was the place where Emperor Wu of Wei Cao of Wei made his fortune. If we take it, we would nail a solid nail in Yuzhou, which is of great strategic significance."

When the generals heard this, they nodded frequently, and then Lehe sent Xuchang's specific information to the generals. While everyone was watching, they discussed how to take it down. Hu Yanzhuo frowned and said first: "The city of Xuchang is tall and the moat is deep. The guard Wang Ping is also an experienced veteran. Although his martial arts skills are not very strong, he is calm by nature and cautious in using troops, especially good at defense. This battle is probably not so easy."

Hu Yanzhuo's military strategy was already very outstanding, and everyone stopped talking when they heard this. They only had 2,500 troops in their hands. It was obviously not the best way to attack Xuchang. In strange words, the most annoying opponents like Wang Ping. He was not sure about eight or nine points. He would not take any action, such as luring the enemy into depth, leading the snake out of the cave, and making a sound from the east to the west, and most of them used these strategies when they attacked the cunning mansion.

Seeing the generals in a dilemma, Du Jia smiled and said, "Actually, this matter is not as difficult as everyone thinks. It's good. Wang Ping is indeed not easy to trick him, but we can force him out to fight with dignity. Even if he knows it's a trap, he has to jump."

Hu Yanzhuo said in confusion: "What does Mr. Jia say? I am completely confused. How can I make Wang Ping jump into our trap?"

Du Jia pointed to the map with his hand and said, "Look at it, there are nine counties under Xuchang, most of which are rich in wheat. Not only can they supply many places, but the best part is specially supplied to Tokyo. If we don't attack Xuchang but go to these counties to grab wheat, what do you think if the superiors know? If it were other places, Wang Ping might be able to report it, but at the foot of the emperor of Zhongzhou, if he does this, it is equivalent to publicly admitting his incompetence to the officials of the court. I think he shouldn't do this, right?"

When the generals suddenly realized when they heard this, Hu Yanzhuo broke out in a cold sweat. Then he felt that what he had lost before was taken for granted. Du Jia's ability to grasp and control the situation was too strong. He could use all available conditions to build momentum for his side, and at the same time weakened his opponent. Sometimes he even forced his opponent to get in even though he knew it was a trap.

Just like this time, Du Jia did not go directly to attack Xuchang City but harassed the nine counties and grain roads under its rule, so that the news could soon reach the capital. At that time, Wang Ping would not be able to leave the city, unless he dared to disobey the orders of the emperor and the court. Hu Yanzhuo, who had served as a chief general of the court, understood very well that this possibility was almost zero.

Then Du Jia divided the team into seven. He and Hu Yanzhuo, Yang Zhi, Hua Rong, Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, and Fang Xuedu each brought one, each with three and more than 300 people. Then they did not attack head-only but wandered in the grain roads of these places under Xuchang's rule. As long as they saw the grain transport teams, they would grab them. If they could not take them away, they would burn them. As much as possible, they could not even leave Xuchang.
Chapter completed!