The war was indeed crazy--in March, Zhao Wu was busy taking over Huocheng all month, and at the same time, Jin State began to mobilize war again.

Considering that the new army and the lower army had just returned to China, the Jin State went to war this time, using the upper army and the central army. The central army was assisted by the Central Army, the second official of Jin State, and the ten thousand-year-old left-behind Xun Ying was in charge of the country. Han Jue and Xun Yan led the coalition of princes to attack Zheng.

The attack of Jin State was very fierce. The coalition forces even attacked the outer city of Zheng State's capital and defeated the infantry of Zheng State on the edge of the Bingshui River. Then, the troops of various vassal states in the east (Qi, Lu, Cao, Zhu, and Qi) were stationed in Zheng State (Zheng land, southeast of Juyang County, Henan Province). The Jin army turned from Zheng State and led the troops of the five countries to attack Yi and Chen of Chu State.

During this war, Duke Dao of Jin and Duke Xian of Wei were stationed in Qi (now north of Puyang, Henan Province) as the general supporter of the war.

In the summer, Zhao Wu, who had already served as Shao Sikou (Police Director), began to organize the police force of Jin from scratch. Zhao Wu gave these new officials a name in the Tang Dynasty: Capture Envoy. This name was simple and clear, but later, Zhao Wu revealed his time travel, and he finally named the police from the Spring and Autumn Period: Police.

The main force of the police force is disabled soldiers and retired soldiers of Jin State. These people have received military training and have good organizational discipline. In addition, the gentry was originally a low-level noble. Zhao Wu used the power of his military school principal (the commander of the Wugong Guard) to give these people some simple legal training, and then let them manage public order and catch thieves. This is also a "retired military resettlement" method. As a result, this strategy was immediately strongly supported by the warriors.

After the police force was trained, Zhao Wu left 70% of the police in Jin State. With the help of modern management experience, Zhao Wu divided the entire capital into nine areas, including five areas: east, west, south, north, and central areas.

Later, Zhao Wu used the city gate as the boundary of the outer part of Xintian City, and also divided the four major areas of East Guo, West Guo, South Guo and North Guo, and formulated patrol systems, which immediately improved the security situation in Jindu. At least, those patrol police who kept patrolling on the streets made Jindu less thieves.

On that day, sitting in Shaosikou Mansion and looking through the battle reports sent from the front line, Zhao Wu was very depressed: "We have to fight. We have obviously broken through the outer city of Zheng State Capital. If we add another force to capture the inner city of Zheng State Capital, then, isn't the entire Zheng State finished? Why did we withdraw our troops from Zheng State and turn around to attack Yi and Chen State? What's the matter?"

This battle report was sent by Deputy Marshal Xun Ying. He happened to come to Shaosi Kou Mansion to accept Zhao Wu's work, so he looked at the battle report and explained: "The problem is 'adding another force'. Although the coalition forces broke through the foreign cities of Zhengguo, they no longer had the strength to continue. How can you ask them to 'add another force' - I heard that this attack, although our army used the rusher you made, Zhengguo has thickened its wall a lot. Our siege battle was very difficult, and various families suffered heavy casualties."

"Why is Zheng still not surrendering?!" Zhao Wu said depressedly: "When will this war end?"

Zhiying shook her head with a wry smile: "It's not just your family who complains. Your family is in a pretty good condition. I heard that your family's main income now comes from business and makes a lot of money, so why don't you be considered dead?

But my family has no big business. This year my farmer has served in military service, so they don’t have to pay taxes to me anymore - the same was true for the situation last year, the same for the year before yesterday, and the same for the same year before yesterday. In continuous wars, my family can’t receive a penny of tax from the territory, and the family’s grain warehouse is bottoming out... Xiaowu, support your father-in-law for some food."

Speaking of support, Zhao Wu became even more depressed: "Father-in-law, Zhiji has been moving things from my grain warehouse in recent years. The grain she moved was not included in Zhi's grain warehouse. Could it be that she gave it to others?"

Xun Ying threw away the documents in her hand and sighed: "The problem is that food alone is not enough. After fighting for several consecutive years, the soldiers' armor was broken and weapons were lacking, but the family had no income. What should I use to replace the weapons of the soldiers under her? I heard that even the number of weapons reserved in the national arsenal is insufficient. But the war is at stalemate, and I guess this year we still need to fight with the new army... How can we continue this battle?"

After Zhiying finished speaking, she fell into deep thought.

Zhao Wu murmured in a low voice: "Even our Jin State is so embarrassing. What will happen to other allies among our coalition forces? Do they still have money to continue to fight... Father-in-law, I don't understand that our Jin State is the overlord for more than a hundred years, and we are all in such difficulty. Why do the Chu people still have the strength to fight?"

Xun Ying shook her head gently: "If we talk about the number of destroyed countries, Chu will be the best in the world. The number of destroyed countries in other countries may not be enough for Chu. The people of Chu destroyed other countries, but they did not "continuously sacrifice the ancestors of other people" like our Jin State. They were simply plundering them, so the accumulation of Chu State is not worse than that of us, so they can still hold on. I think... Oh, I have to find a way to consume the power of Chu State."

Xun Ying's last words became more and more low, as if he was talking to himself.

After pausing for a while, Xun Ying cheered up again: "Your patrol team has a good catalogue. All the old and retired warriors have been included in the team to capture bandits, which has caused many homeless people in the country. The disabled warriors are also supported by the state. It is said that the soldiers were very happy when they heard this news, and they felt that even if they were old and disabled, they had a support, and their morale became higher and higher.

Well, now the police in Guodu has been recorded. Do you want to go to other places to go around?"

Zhao Wu nodded and agreed: "The next step is to go to the Jia family. The northern part of the Jia family is empty and there are often people rushing over. The patrol team needs to be strengthened. I am going to bring some of the selected elite troops over and set up a powerful mount police force in the Jia family..."

Xun Ying agreed: "The northern part of the Jia clan borders both the Di people, and the Wei Kingdom, Qi Kingdom and Yan Kingdom. I heard that the trade road leading to the Wei Kingdom is getting busier and busier now, and thieves often gather in the forest to rob passing merchants. In order to ensure the tax revenue of Jin State - of course, for the safety of your caravan, the Jia clan must retain an elite patrol force...you go and arrange it. I am here in the capital."

Jin State capital now has four ministers left behind. In addition to serving as the post of Shao Sikou, the new army assistant Zhao Wu also temporarily served as the Grand Sima (the Grand Prosecutor); Xun Ying was in charge of the overall situation as the deputy marshal. In addition to being in charge of logistics, the new army general Linghu Jie (Wei Jie) also also served as foreign affairs (the official position is called "Pedalman"); the lower army assistant Jushi was appointed as the Situ, in charge of domestic taxation and agricultural farming. The lower army general Luan Gu went to war with the monarch, mainly responsible for contacting the troops of the Allied Powers.

According to the information, Kou Ran hid in a place where he was hiding was swamped, and the search troops did not dare to go in and search, and he could threaten the "first son (village and town)" at any time. The "first son (village and town)" happened to be in the middle of our trade route - I guess there was more than one way to go in and out in the swamp where Kou Ran hid, so they could assault everywhere and their whereabouts were floating..."

After Qi Ce finished speaking, he gently wiped the map with his feet and continued: "In the past two years, we have tried every method to trap Kou Ren, but this guy is cautious by nature. He can tolerate a large number of troops and not attack when he encounters a small number of troops. After several battles, we suffered a small loss.

Kou Ran now has about a hundred military vehicles in his hands, and many crossbows have been seized from us. Their power has become increasingly greater and has become a confidant. It must be eliminated as soon as possible."

Zhao Wu suddenly asked: "Did anyone who came to Jia's cultivation escape?"

Qi Ce shook his head: "The team that came to Jia's family to reclaim was originally a hero of the Zhao family. These people wanted to escape from the Zhao family... Humph, after leaving the Zhao family, they were nothing. Even if they were involved in other families, they would start to fight as servants, civilians, and start to fight. What did they escape?"

Zhao Wu asked again: "I was wondering: Where did Kou Ran's military source come from? Logically speaking, our combat effectiveness is not bad. Kou Ran loses some manpower in every battle. How could he grow stronger and stronger? Where did his manpower come from?

I remember that Zhaocheng had gradually released its servants. Most of the people of Zhaocheng's "national people" had become civilians. They rented and sold my land and paid only a small amount of land rent. Under the feudal order, they could get the protection of Zhao's family by paying this rent... Similarly, my reclamation behavior was also granted by the monarch, so I also received the protection of the monarch.

Jin State is now the overlord! Stay under a powerful lord of the overlord and breathe freely, enjoy the power of civilians, paying insignificant rent, and even my servant has not escaped for several years. So where does Kou Ran's manpower come from? How did he grow stronger?"

Qi Ce obviously did not think of this problem. He was stunned for a moment and replied: "The master's perspective on the problem is very strange, but this is obviously a big problem? How could these bandits grow stronger and stronger in the A-Class Basin? Maybe, once we understand this problem, the A-Class bandits will become extinct."

Zhao Wu nodded: "I'm not worried that Kou Ran had seized our military chariots and crossbows. In the Jia family, military chariots were not suitable for galloping. Crossbows have high requirements for making arrow shafts. Craftsmen must have a high level of craftsmanship. For example, the arrow shaft must be short and straight, and can be embedded in the sliding groove of the crossbow, so that they can shoot out smoothly. So, I don't think that Kou Ran's servants, a group of servants without any knowledge, can master the crossbow processing technology. Could it be that they are also equipped with Zhao's lathes and circular saws?"

Qi Ce shook his head: "It's impossible. We have never leaked the circular saw technology. Even the major families in Jin have never obtained corresponding technology from us. Han has several circular saws and lathes, but I heard that Han guards these machines very tightly, and the operators are all loyal family members. If outsiders don't even look at it, they may have never heard of it."

The two of them walked while talking, and soon walked back to Zhao Wu's camp. Zhao Wu walked in front and opened the curtain. He was about to enter the door when he saw a black shadow pounce on him.

Wu Lian stuck out his tongue: "Lord, then you must be careful of your wife. I dare not hide what she is angry."

"It doesn't matter. The family of Jia has developed it, and the affairs are complicated. I have to build a resting place in Jia. There must be someone to serve you when you have a resting place, right? We are a nobleman and cannot cook by ourselves, so this is called hiding the sweetheart in the golden house. At that time, we will come to a world model fair...hehe, it's very beautiful!"

In fact, in real history, the Zhao family did have the habit of marrying white big sisters. For example, Zhao Wu's legitimate son Zhao Cheng was not born by Zhiji, but was born by a white lover. Zuo Zhuan and Spring and Autumn Period records Zhao Cheng's mother, Zhao Wu's white lover, blonde hair, blue eyes, plump breasts and fat buttocks, but this appearance was ugly in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the white people were also a "bad race" at that time... It is said that Zhao's strange habit was strengthened by Zhao Wu's generation, and by Zhao Yang's generation, it was even more developed.

Qi Ce saw the two of them talking more and more unbearable. He lifted the curtain and walked out of the military tent, looking for peace by himself...

The next day, the army set out on the camp.

The mount police team was scattered very well and moved very quickly. This was to prevent Kou Ran's lurking whistle from hiding in the mountains and forests, and thus discover the whereabouts of the army. The spread and moving quickly can make the lurking whistle have nowhere to hide and have no time to send signals.

When the team reached a two-day trip from Huguan, Wu Lian did not need to give orders and sent out all the scouts. The Zhao army began to "intercept battlefield information" to prevent someone from leaking the news of the army... After waiting for three days, a smoke pillar finally rose from the horizon. When Qi Ce saw the signal appear, he immediately waved his hand and ordered: "The whole army attacked."

The cavalry roared up, and two thousand servants trotted and followed them all the way.

At noon, the forward rewarded: "They blocked Kou's bend."

Hearing the news, Zhao Wu gently pulled the reins and slowed down his horse's pace. He looked around the left and right - this time Qi Ce arranged the vanguard was Wu Shikun; the left guard was Lin Hu; the right guard was Wei Min; the behind the palace was Ying Tun with superb swordsmanship.

Zhao Wu looked around and immediately became confident. He pulled out his waist knife and shouted, "Slow down and restore horsepower."

The cavalry changed from galloping to small steps to restore the strength of the war horses. Slowly, the subsequent cavalry gradually arrived, and the figures of running infantry could also be seen on the horizon in the distance... Zhao Wu's confidence became increasingly swelling. He waved his waist knife, shouting some slogans that he could not understand (modern language) while leading the troops to slowly enter the battlefield.

Judging from the remaining signs on the Huguan battlefield, the battle was going on very fierce. The Tian convoy, who suddenly encountered an attack, connected the chariots together, forming a solid defense circle. Then the caravan hid in the chariot and resisted with bows and arrows. In front of the chariots, there were corpses lying around, and some bandits who were not killed in the arrow were moaning on the ground. Looking at the chariots from afar, you can find that the defense line formed by the chariots had been broken, indicating that Kou Ran's troops had broken through the Tian's defense circle several times. If Zhao Wu had not come quickly, there might be only hand-to-hand combat left.

Kou Ran had dealt with the Zhao cavalry and knew that the Zhao cavalry was moving fast, and once they were bitten by the cavalry, they would be hunted down one side. Therefore, after Zhao Bing appeared, he was already rushing to withdraw his manpower from the fierce battle, but he did not dare to order to escape. He was desperately organizing his formation and deploying manpower to deal with Zhao Wu's attack.
Chapter completed!