Shang Zhongli comforted his thumb and said, "Canglan, in your opinion, what are the two countries fighting against each other?"

Yun Canglan pondered for a moment before saying, "National strength!"

Shang Zhongli showed admiration in his eyes and said with a smile: "Yes, when two countries have fought, the elite soldiers are not the main ones, and strategies and tactics are not the first priority. What is really important is national strength. Speaking of national strength, it is ultimately a country's money and food. Without money and food, even if the main general is capable, the soldiers cannot win the battle if they cannot feed themselves."

Yun Canglan nodded slightly and said, "In recent years, the emperor has enfeoffed a large number of land by the empress family. The national treasury must collect 20% or 30% of the tax and silver every year... The corruption of local officials has become popular, and the northeast is affected this year. The crops in Gaoyang, Zhongshan and Yangping counties are growing very badly. They will be harvested in autumn when they see it. I am afraid...!" Speaking of this, he seemed to understand something and his eyes lit up.

Shang Zhongli obviously saw that Yun Canglan understood something and said with a smile: "You child is still very sensible."

"The Holy General is going to set up a formation on the Longshan line to block the Wei army, in order to... the grain that is about to harvest in autumn?" Yun Canglan suddenly realized.

Shang Zhongli nodded and said, "Although I have put pressure on the Ministry of Revenue and squeezed out a lot of money and grain to transport it to Nanyang County,... the Wei army will never retreat easily during this attack. As you said, their troops are in full swing, and our army must not confront them directly in the initial stage, so I have already asked people to build defensive fortifications on the front line of Longshan."

Yun Canglan sighed: "The Holy General is wise. A few months ago, the Holy General asked the order to dispatch a large number of people from the Ministry of Works to Nanyang County. We thought we were going to strengthen the fortifications of Nanyang Pass and Wancheng... It turned out that the Holy General had already prepared to set up a second line of defense...!"

Shang Zhongli smiled and said, "After Longshan Mountain, it is the flat Nanyang Plain. The autumn harvest season is coming... Nanyang County is the most fertile prefecture in Daqing and the largest granary in Daqing. This year, Nanyang County has sufficient rainfall, which will definitely be a bumper harvest year. I have asked the Ministry of Revenue to calculate that if all the grains and wheat in Nanyang County are collected, there will still be millions of stones of grain, which is enough to support the needs of the military and civilians in Wancheng for one or two years...!"

Yun Canglan said in confusion: "The holy general, the military and civilians of Nanyang County, together with millions... how can those food be enough?"

Shang Zhongli waved his hand and said, "Migrate."

"Migration?" Yun Canglan was shocked.

"This time I want to compete with the Wei army in Nanyang County. Nanyang County is the main battlefield of this battle!" Shang Zhongli sighed: "The war will bring disaster to the people... I have asked the emperor to decree and have begun to temporarily move the people of Nanyang County to neighboring prefectures and counties. The food collected by Nanyang County will not be collected back to the national treasury, and all of them will be included in the military rations... As for those migrants, the food will be supplied by the local prefectures and counties and the court...!"

Yun Canglan frowned and said, "Saint General, the largest granary in Daqing is Nanyang County. Although the neighboring prefectures and counties produce grain, they mainly use silkworm farmers. The grain harvest is limited, which is only enough for the population of this county to eat. If there is a famine, they will have to adjust grain from Nanyang County to fill it... How can they bear this sudden increase or decrease of millions of mouths for eating?"

Shang Zhongli closed his eyes and didn't speak for a while. After a long time, he calmly said: "This is a war period. It is impossible to live well for everyone."

Yun Canglan felt cold.

A miserable picture appeared in his mind. Countless people in Nanyang County migrated to neighboring prefectures and counties with their families. In a short period of time, the migration of a large number of people will surely breed countless tragic things.

Even if you reach neighboring prefectures and counties, these people will only be victims of disasters.

When the Qing State learned that Wei State was interested in attacking Qing State, Shang Zhongli had already begun to prepare for the response. In addition to further strengthening the fortifications in Nanyang Pass and Wancheng, the most important thing was to require the Ministry of Revenue to prepare strategic materials, and in addition to weapons and equipment, the most important thing was food and grass.

Shang Zhongli's power in Qing State was naturally not inferior to Qing Hou, not to mention that it was related to the survival of Qing State. The Ministry of Revenue naturally stepped up the dispatch of food and grass to Nanyang Pass and Wancheng.

The first thing to do in the transfer of grain is naturally the neighboring prefectures and counties of Nanyang County, Wuping and Wuguan County are not grain-producing prefectures and counties, but in order to supply military rations in the front, they can only draw grain from the already small amount of grain and grass to transport it to the front line.

When the war broke out, Shang Zhongli was the one with the most right to speak, or he could be said to be the one with the right to live and die. If an official did not cooperate, as long as Shang Zhongli said something in front of Emperor Qing, it would be light to lose his official position and dismiss him. Most of the time, he would have to use his head to establish his authority.

The food and grass in neighboring prefectures and counties were transferred, and there was not much left. The food of the people in this county was a problem. At this time, the sudden influx of migrant people from Nanyang County would inevitably greatly increase the burden on the two counties. At that time, the amount of porridge increased, and Yun Canglan could foresee that countless people would die of hunger.

Shang Zhongli was nominally migrating the people to avoid being trampled by the Wei army's cavalry, but the fundamental purpose was to move countless food and grass to consume, thereby freeing up a large amount of food and grass to provide the Qing army with logistics support, so as to have enough confidence to compete with the Wei army on the chessboard of Nanyang County.

Yun Canglan naturally would not think that Shang Zhongli was wrong in doing this.

Shang Zhongli's move was to strengthen the Qingye and to be prepared to fight the Wei army to the death. And from a certain perspective, once the people stayed in Nanyang County, they would not only be allowed to be trampled by the Wei cavalry, but also likely to hinder the Qing army's desperate desire.

"The Wei army is known to have an army of 400,000 to attack Qing, but the army that can be fought is only more than 100,000." Shang Zhongli's expression began to be serious: "80,000 cavalry, 50,000 infantry, and the force is about 130,000. However, these 130,000 people are powerful troops accumulated by the Wei State over the years, and it is head-on confrontation... Our Qing army is really hard to resist!"

Yun Canglan nodded slightly.

He knew very well that Shang Zhongli would only say these words to him.

Although there are peerless generals like Shang Zhongli in Qing State, the overall atmosphere of the entire Qing State emphasizes culture over military affairs. Although Shang Zhongli has never relaxed his training on the Qing army, he is still flesh and blood, with limited energy, and has to face the conspiracy of the Party in the middle and rear of the court, and he can never devote all his energy to the army.

Because of this, the Qingren, who already advocates literary power, is quite weak in combat.

However, the Wei State was a martial artist who was relatively civil and had a very high status. Moreover, from top to bottom, he became a trend of practicing martial arts. The states and counties often organized martial arts conferences to select brave martial arts to serve the army. The soldiers of the Wei State also had extremely high salaries.

This led to the men of Wei State who began to practice martial arts since childhood. From counties to villages and towns, there will be special organizational training for men of Wei State who will conduct physical exercise and combat training.

Men in Wei State should start morning exercises from the age of four or five to strengthen their bodies.

Although the citizens of such a martial country have weak economic strength, their combat effectiveness is terrifying.

In the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains, when it comes to individual combat capabilities, the Wei people undoubtedly ranked first, followed by Yan people, and the Qing people who worshipped literature were the weakest.

"The Wei army is mainly cavalry, and what I like most is plain combat." Shang Zhongli stroked his beard and said, "Nanyang County is a plain area, but it is also the unmissable place for my country of Qing. In addition to Nanyang Pass, there is also Longshan Mountain in it, and the cavalry is not suitable for mountain combat. I want to set up formations in Longshan to block the cavalry of Wei, rub their spirits, and also fight for time to allow the people of Nanyang County to migrate, and even seize the time to collect the wheat in the fields and hoard them.

Yu Wancheng...!" He smiled coldly: "No one can beat Sima Qingtian's plains, even I dare not fight with him. But when it comes to attacking the city, he is not as good as me, and when it comes to defending the city, he is not as good as me." He clenched his fists and said solemnly: "Although I am the one who steps into the coffin with one foot, I... must block him in Nanyang County in this battle so that he cannot move forward at all!" His voice was full of firmness and confidence.

Yun Canglan was silent for a while, and finally stood up and bowed, "The Holy General came to change students tonight, but because he was worried... going to the capital?"

Shang Zhongli smiled and signaled Yun Canglan to sit down. When Yun Canglan sat down, Shang Zhongli's old face showed a serious expression and said softly: "Canglan, you can see clearly the situation of my Daqing court. I went to the front line this time, and I couldn't even confirm whether I could come back... The Wei army was attacking, Sima Qingtian was cunning, and I could only focus my energy on the front line. I no longer had the energy to ask about the subsequent matters!"

When Yun Canglan heard Shang Zhongli say this, he knew that what he wanted to explain today would be extraordinary. He immediately sat solemnly and listened carefully.

"Since the founding of Daqing, my business has been loyal to the royal family for generations, and has received the favor of emperors of all generations and enjoyed unprecedented treatment." Shang Zhongli sat upright and said seriously: "In this battle, I will swear to serve the emperor to the death and serve my Daqing. As long as I breathe a sigh of relief, I will block the wolves of the Wei people." Speaking of this, Shang Zhongli's expression became gloomy, staring at Yun Canglan's eyes, and whispered: "But... there are traitors in the court. Although I have the intention to eliminate traitors,..." Speaking of this, Shang Zhongli sighed with infinite emotion.

Yun Canglan seemed to guess something, and a strange light flashed through his eyes.

"Eight years ago, I accepted you as my disciple and taught you martial arts and military skills, just because I saw that you were smart and calm, and I was a talent that could be made." Shang Zhongli said slowly: "Over the years, I have been busy with military affairs and have not taught much time. I have not been able to teach you too many martial arts. I feel sorry for you... It's just that you are gifted and have a high understanding. Although I don't teach much, you are also a top-notch young talent in my country. If God can give me another five years, you will definitely be able to get the essence of my husband and become a hero of a generation... It's a pity that I haven't given it so long."

Yun Canglan stood up and said respectfully: "Every word taught by the teacher is all the essence of the words. Canglan has always kept it in mind and dare not forget it at all!"

Shang Zhongli nodded slightly and continued, "You know that before I accepted you as my disciple, you were just working in the Purple Guard. After entering, I let you enter the Shangjing Security Camp... At the beginning, I just wanted to train you in the security camp. After all, talent is rare. If you train me carefully, you may become a pillar of my Daqing military. In those years, you did not disappoint me. I took it seriously and studied military books and martial arts hard, and I saw it all!"

"Students just want to thank the teacher for taking in the inclusion of the teacher. No matter how bad the students are, they cannot defile the teacher's reputation." Yun Canglan looked at Shang Zhongli, his eyes full of emotion.

Shang Zhongli just stared at Yun Canglan's eyes and said slowly: "I might as well tell you directly that in those years, first, it was to examine your abilities, and second, it was to examine your character. You... did not disappoint me!"

Yun Canglan did not sit down at this time, but bent down and stood in front of Shang Zhongli, a famous general.

"I am thinking about training you into a powerful general in the army, but starting five years ago, my plan changed." Shang Zhongli's voice was low: "I helped you as the General Commander of the Shangjing Security Battalion, so that you should seize the control of the security battalion. You are doing very well..."

At this time, Yun Canglan's eyes twitched.
Chapter completed!