The female emperor fights, captures Yang Yuhuan at the beginning

Governor of Lanzhou: Han Xin

Generals of Lanzhou: Chen Qingzhi, Li Siye, Cheng Yaojin, Yan Yan, Shenpei, Yujin, Qu'a.

Governor of Zezhou: Li Mu

Generals of Zezhou: Tian Dan, Lian Po, Le Yi, Zhao She, Huo Qubing, Han Shizhong, Kong Xiu.

Inspector of Qinzhou: Bai Qi

Generals of Qinzhou: Sima Cuo, Meng Ao, Wang He, Mi Rong, Wen Yang, Zhao Yun, Gao Shun.

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The fifth thing is more important.

Qin Lang and Chen Xiyuan won five fifth-level city upgrade cards in the new year event. Without even thinking about it, Qin Lang directly upgraded the other four first-level cities in Qinzhou, and the second-level city Fuqing City.

So now there are seven five-level cities in Qinzhou, Fengyu, Fengwu, Fenggu, Fengdeng, Fengning, Fengkang, and Fuqing.

According to normal circumstances, there are thirteen cities in one state, six first-level cities with a population limit of 20 each, three second-level cities with a population limit of 100 million, three third-level cities with a population limit of 500 million, and one fifth-level city with a population limit of 1000. million people.

In total, the total population limit of a state is 920 million people, which is the number that can only be reached when it is full.

In reality, the population of each city at the beginning is only one-tenth of the upper limit. After one year of development, Qinzhou has recovered to [-]%, Zezhou has recovered to [-]%, and Lanzhou has only less than [-]%.

Qinzhou has five more fifth-tier cities all of a sudden, which means that Qinzhou's population limit has increased by nearly 5000 million, which is the population of one and a half states.

In order to have more soldiers, the population base and arable land must be guaranteed. Qin Lang has not only added countless good fields, but also raised the population limit by half.

If Xianyang City is taken again, Qinzhou will have eight fifth-tier cities with a population close to [-] million. After another year of development, the population can reach [-]%.

Even if it is 400 in [-], you can have [-] million soldiers.

As long as the population is sufficient, it is really not difficult to make up tens of millions. The difficulty lies in the consumption of food and logistics supplies.

According to Xun Yu and Zhuge Liang's calculations, a state can support up to 150 million soldiers, and any more will collapse.

In general, 120 million soldiers in a state is considered too much, and 100 million is the most suitable.

But in this situation, for Qin Lang, who was neither short of money nor food, the more soldiers the better. After all, the military system was implemented, and the cost of raising troops was much lower.

Originally, Qin Lang planned to make a big move at the beginning of the year, but now it seems that the speed of realization will not be so fast.

On the one hand, Lanzhou needs time to stabilize, Zezhou and Qinzhou need to develop, and it really takes time to stabilize the territory of the three states by one person.

New Year's development requires money everywhere. Last year's various projects achieved remarkable results, and this year we must make persistent efforts and continue to develop.

Moreover, the three states were developing at the same time. Qin Lang spent half of the treasury just for the approval.

Now the treasury still has 1 million taels of gold, 2 million taels of silver, and 100 billion taels of copper coins.

Qin Lang felt a little guilty when he saw the balance. The construction of a state was not just for fun, it was real money poured into it.

The point is that the money is spent on infrastructure with little direct return.

This is impossible. If the infrastructure is not done well, no one will come here. If the population does not increase, everything will be in vain.

Xun Yu proposed to start collecting taxes this year at the Spring Policy, but Qin Lang directly rejected it.

On the one hand, it has only been developed for a year, how much can it collect even if it collects taxes?

It would be better to continue the tax exemption for one year, giving people enough opportunities to breathe and recuperate.

After the new tax policy was posted everywhere, the cheers in the tri-state were comparable to New Year's Eve.

The merchants rushed to tell each other that other places imposed heavy commercial taxes, and the three places in Qinzhou were exempted for another year. Isn't this free money?

All of a sudden, businessmen from other prefectures got the news and quickly sent caravans to Qin, and a large amount of private capital flowed into government and bank offices, making Fan Li ten years younger.

Merchants drove the remittance business of the official bank and Yamen, and the stored funds also increased sharply. Coupled with the storage interest given by the government, ordinary people with surplus money began to save money crazily.

The yamen fund pool that has been empty has finally accumulated to a base that can operate on its own. With the 3000 million gold backing from the treasury, this business will only get better and better.

Qin Lang has been busy since the second day of junior high school. He visited many places and visited Zezhou. When he returned to Fengyu City, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month had passed.

After being busy for half a month, basically he doesn't need to worry about any big or small matters, and all departments can work according to the plan.

After two days of rest, a secret letter came back, and Qin Lang's face turned pale after reading it.

Chapter 0103 Bad News (New Year's Day Seventh Bullet)

Qin Lang temporarily rejected Wu Zetian's invitation to have an in-depth exchange. He didn't expect that the whole world would be in chaos in just a few days.

Cixi, the dean of teaching in the northeast, took the lead in attacking the empty Chenzhou. Wu Meier had expected it a long time ago, but she was not prepared enough, and Cixi raided and occupied six cities.

General Doze led the army, and Yuchi Jingde, who rushed to support Wu Meier in Chenzhou, formed a confrontation.

Li Ming from Gongzhou joined the forces of the Southern Six States, and fought three consecutive battles with Yang Kai in Hezhou.

Shifeng of Yazhou raided Liu Xuezhou's Jiaozhou and won three cities. Liu Xuezhou resisted tenaciously with all the strength of the whole state, and formed a stalemate with Shifeng and Li Cunxiao's troops.

Zhu Youwei of Pingzhou dispatched troops and generals to support Liu Xuezhou, and made it clear that he was in a deadlock with Shi Feng.

The Kyushu in the east belonged to King Zhou, forming the largest power group. According to secret reports, King Zhou seemed to be planning to launch a military operation against Longcheng in Zhongzhou, and elite troops from Kyushu were gathering towards Xuandezhou and Yangzhou.

Qin Lang's face turned pale because he saw the worst outcome.

Hu Tianhao, the second emperor of the Qin Dynasty in Jingzhou, and Lu Hou, an English teacher in Liangzhou, attacked the eastern border of Zezhou at the same time and occupied Kangze City.

Li Mu dispatched Lian Po to garrison Shanze City, and it took repeated battles to repel the opponent's continued attack, retreating to Ningze and Kangze to form a confrontation.

In the northern part of Zezhou, the mathematics teacher Jingjue Queen dispatched generals Fuluo, Helian, and Suli to attack Kitazawa City. The defenders of Kitazawa City died in a fierce battle. There is a great tendency to attack the hinterland of Zezhou.

Zezhou was attacked from north to south, and Li Mu sent Le Yi to station in Tuze City in the north to fight against it.

The trouble wasn't just Zezhou. Lanzhou had just been conquered and the situation was not stable. Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Xiao of Dingzhou sent 50 troops, and Han Derang personally took command of Lanbei City in the north of Lanzhou, forming a stalemate with Chen Qingzhi's troops.

The nearby Tongzhou was not to be outdone, and Li Tong dispatched Qiu Liju and Sufuwan with 25 troops each to capture Landong City in the eastern part of Lanzhou.

Lan'an City in the south of Lanzhou was also occupied by Liu Jia and Wangling's troops sent by Empress Lu of Liangzhou, and they took a 50 army to confront Han Xin.

Qin Lang didn't expect that just after the new year, he would be faced with the attack from five states. It was obvious that these people had premeditated.

Fortunately, Qin Lang did not covet the temptation of Tongzhou, otherwise, once the stalemate with Tongzhou reached a stalemate, it would be much more uncomfortable for the other four states to stab together again than it is now.

In the meeting hall, Qin Lang's expression was extremely serious, and Zhuge Liang and Xun Yu beside him also frowned.

The sudden siege caught Zezhou and Lanzhou by surprise.

"What do you think of the current situation?" Qin Lang put down the secret letter, rubbed his forehead and asked.

The two pondered for a while before Zhuge Liang expressed his analysis of the situation.

"The subordinates think that the lord need not panic."

Qin Lang snorted, "Why?"

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and walked to the big map hanging on the wall, pointing to the western area and said: "Liangzhou, Dingzhou, Tongzhou, and Liangzhou are all Northwest power groups, and the same spirit is the inevitable result. Jingzhou Taking refuge in the northwest forces is also self-protection."

"My lord took over Zezhou and Lanzhou consecutively within one year. The speed is beyond everyone's imagination, and Zezhou and Lanzhou are members of the Northwest Force."

"At the beginning, the surrounding states were unable to rescue us in time, so we had to take advantage of our Qinzhou. It does not mean that we will be able to occupy the land of these two states safely."

"The siege and raid were all expected by the military divisions, so they were blocked at the beginning of the enemy's surprise attack. Although a few cities were lost, it was inevitable."

"As long as we curb their tendency to drive straight in, we will have time to slowly attack each of them."

"You must know that the strength of these five states is different, some are strong and some are weak, and they are far apart. If the siege is blocked this time, it will definitely disrupt their positions. It will be even more difficult to act in unison."

"According to the current situation, these five states can be divided into two strong states, two weak states and one middle state. Dingzhou and Liangzhou are strong, Tongzhou and Jingzhou are weak, and Liangzhou is in the middle."

"The five prefectures each have more than [-] soldiers. This scale is only the starting point around the small border town. It is almost impossible to win a medium-sized city."

"So, according to the opinions of the military advisers and staff, Wuzhou's move has three purposes."

"One, take the city by surprise."

"Secondly, put a nail in the border between Zezhou and Lanzhou, advance and attack, retreat and defend, and place the battlefield outside the mainland."

"Thirdly, to scare me, Qin Sanzhou, let us focus on defense and have no time for others, let alone attack, so as to gain more development time."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he returned to his seat and took a few sips from his teacup. He put down the teacup and continued to shake the feather fan. He was very precise.

After listening to the analysis of the general army division, Qin Lang, who was a little flustered at first, also calmed down. Being besieged by five states, this kind of excitement is not something ordinary people can bear.

Xun Yu and Zhuge Liang couldn't be said to be calm and calm, at least they couldn't see signs of self-disruption. After all, they were good people, and Qin Lang really had to learn this psychological quality.

Everyone knows the reason why the mountain collapses in front of the mountain and stands still. When encountering major events, it is necessary to be calm.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang had finished speaking, Qin Lang's complexion improved a bit. Xun Yu took over the conversation and gave Qin Lang another boost.

"Li Mu and Han Xin's troops have stabilized the situation, and the military adviser Sima Yi is planning strategies ahead, so there will be no major mistakes."

"If the situation continues to remain stalemate, my lord need not worry."

"The soldiers of the five states go out to the mainland, the supply line is extremely long, and the consumption is huge. Our army sticks to the homeland, the pressure is much less, and Qinzhou is full of food and grass, which can maintain 500 million soldiers for two years. The enemy's consumption is our army. Consume several times."

"It will not only affect the development of the states, but also drag down the economies of the states. The long-term stalemate is not an easy task for them."

"I have sufficient background in Qinzhou, and I am not afraid of the harassment and stalemate of any force. The world changed a few days ago, and five big cities rose from the ground. The fertile soil is tens of thousands of miles away. I only need to stick to it for a year. It’s what the states can’t match.”

Qin Lang nodded, agreeing with Xun Yu's statement that the emergence of five fifth-tier cities only takes one year of development, and their potential is absolutely unimaginably huge.

As long as Qinzhou develops, it will crush other states in all aspects.

"It's just... Are we equipped with enough troops at present?"

With a rich background, the military equipment must be sharper. Qin Lang probably knew the current situation of the military equipment, and he was a little worried, so he asked about the specific situation.

Xun Yu took these data at his fingertips, and replied directly: "Don't worry, my lord, I have sufficient troops in the three states, and I am not afraid of the encirclement and suppression of the five states. The Baiqi Division of Qinzhou alone has 120 million soldiers and 300 million auxiliary soldiers. There are 800 million peasants and soldiers."

"Zezhou's Li Mu Department has 150 million soldiers, 300 million auxiliary soldiers, and 500 million peasant soldiers."

"The Lanzhou Han Xin Department has 80 soldiers, 200 million auxiliary soldiers, and 100 million peasant soldiers."

"It seems that Lanzhou lacks troops, but they are actually veterans of many battles when Li Mu conquered Zezhou. Their combat strength is not bad, and they are enough to defend against the enemy."

"And Kongming has sent an order to dispatch Zezhou's 50 soldiers and 100 million auxiliary troops to assist Lanzhou, and Qinzhou dispatched 30 Baiqi troops to supplement Zezhou's defense."

"In this way, there will be 130 million soldiers in Lanzhou, 130 million soldiers in Zezhou, 90 soldiers in Qinzhou, and 50 soldiers trained by Li Jing. They will be able to fight the enemy in the summer."

After getting the exact number, Qin Lang basically had a solid foundation in his mind. Although the number of soldiers was not many, in fact, the auxiliary soldiers alone were enough to defend the city.

Calculated in this way, the three prefectures of Qin have more than 300 million defensive troops. If the five prefectures under siege do not send three times their troops, there is no need to worry at all.

In addition, there are Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, one is dealing with the enemy on the front line, the other is controlling the overall situation in the rear, and Xun Yu supplies the logistics.

Once the situation ahead has stabilized, there is nothing to worry about.

It's just that Qin Lang always felt that there was something missing. After thinking about it, he realized that he had forgotten one very important thing.

Power distribution map

PS: Please refer to this picture for the following plot.

Chapter 0104 new gameplay (eighth bomb on New Year's Day)

Qin Lang now has a large enough territory, enough advisers and ministers, and a large number of commanders. What he lacks most is a strong general.

There were still eight recruitment places that were useless before. Now Zezhou and Lanzhou are under siege, and it is time to hire people. As a result, I am too busy during this period of time, so I just forgot about it.

After discussing the next countermeasures with Xun Yu and Zhuge Liang, Qin Lang returned to the study and entered the new recruitment space.

Looking at the countless scenes in front of him, Qin Lang began to get serious. Whether he could recruit a strong general was related to whether he would lie down or fight this year.

If eight suitable candidates can be recruited, Qin Lang is confident to break the current deadlock.

With Qin Lang's current situation, the country is strong, food and grass are abundant, military equipment is sharp, and there are enough soldiers, but there is a shortage of strong generals.

Zhao Yun, Huo Qubing, and Chen Qingzhi each defended a prefecture. Although their personal abilities are strong, they still lack partners who can charge side by side.

It took Qin Lang a long time to re-watch the fifty scenes. He didn't just watch the flowers on horseback, but watched them carefully one by one several times.

Sitting cross-legged, Qin Lang closed his eyes, calmly began to recall these scenes in his mind.

It is difficult to find out their rules and gameplay, but as long as you find one, the others can be easily solved.

The system upgrade this time really made Qin Lang ugly. Everyone came to find fault. Brain teasers were rarely played before.

I don't know how long it took, but when Qin Lang opened his eyes again, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a mean smile.

"System, your upgrade this time is a bit interesting. I almost got into a dead end and couldn't get out. Hehe, demo, who are you learning from?"

"Haha! Has the host found a way?" The playful system woke up.