Throne of Vientiane Civilization

Without staying in Huangsha City for too long, Zhou Xu left after a brief inspection and understanding of the situation.

When passing by Black Rock City, I found two hot air balloons floating in the sky.

Nowadays, the outside of Black Rock City has become a training camp for hot air balloons. It has become normal to have several hot air balloons floating over the city every day.

At first, the people of Black Rock City mistakenly thought it was a miraculous god, and they quickly knelt down and worshiped when they saw it. However, under the conscious publicity of the patrol team, over time, they became accustomed to it.

At the same time, I felt a little more reverence for the great Zhou Dynasty that had annexed them.

"Is there any action in Xishan City and Anling City in the near future?"

Standing on the wall of Black Stone City, Zhou Xu was looking thoughtfully in the direction of Xishan City.

"Reporting to your Majesty, there is no movement in the two cities for the time being. I'm afraid Liu De is also busy with spring plowing at the moment and doesn't have much spare time to do other things."

Having said this, Shi Lei paused, and then couldn't help but ask.

"Your Majesty, do we really do nothing?"

Obviously, Shi Lei was a little worried about Liu De on the opposite side, who had stabilized after a wave of spring plowing, and would cause more trouble for them in the future.

Zhou Xu listened and shook his head.

"Shi Lei, you are worrying too much. A wave of spring plowing will not change anything. After the crops are planted, no matter how fast they grow, some of them will have to be harvested in the summer, and most of them will have to wait until the autumn. This will not immediately change their situation."

"Normally speaking, this period of time needs to be spent with the grain reserves obtained from last year's autumn harvest, but last year's spring plowing and autumn harvest here were affected, and the grain output was not as good as the previous two years. It fell to Xishan City and Anling The city has even less."

"At this stage, most of the people across the street probably don't have enough to eat and need to rely on relief to avoid starving to death."

Having said this, Zhou Xu paused and his eyes fell on Shi Lei.

"Shi Lei, do you think such people have the strength to work?"

Faced with this problem, Shi Lei has the right to speak, because his tribe came from that state in the early years.

"The labor force is definitely there, but it's definitely not high."

Zhou Xu nodded.

"To put it simply, the effect of their spring plowing will most likely be worse than last year. At this time last year, there was still no famine."

"At the same time, I have also learned that although there are seven cities here, there are only two that function as major grain-producing cities, namely Green Forest City and Xianyang City. Before that, at least 10% of the country's grain production was Seventy is produced from these two cities.”

"Other than that, the development of agriculture in Xishan City is average, and the food output in previous years has not been high. This year it will only be worse. It is hard to say whether it can support the people of this city, let alone Anling City. There are thousands of mouths waiting for food."

After saying that, Zhou Xu walked towards the city wall and gave instructions to Shi Lei without looking back.

"Then Liu De won't be able to dance for long. I guess this summer is almost over. It is already the end of spring. The soldiers must not relax in their daily training. Be prepared and wait for me to pass the message."

"Subordinates take orders!"

After leaving Blackstone City, Zhou Xu went straight to Green Forest City.

Green Forest City now has Bai Tu leading the garrison. The main task at this stage, in addition to providing wood for the construction of Huangsha City, is spring plowing.

Although the season is already at the end of spring, the spring plowing work here is still very busy. According to Zhou Xu's latest understanding, it is estimated that it will be busy for another ten days and a half.

The situation in Green Forest City itself was nothing to worry about, but considering the existence of Xishan City, Zhou Xu did not forget to remind Bai Tu before leaving.

"The famine problem in Xishan City has most likely not been solved yet. They are short of food there. They will probably target Green Forest City or Xianyang City to plunder food. After that, you need to arrange patrols and strengthen Don’t be careless when it comes to patrolling the perimeter of the city.”

"I will obey the king's orders!"

At this time, Bai Tu was saying this, but in his heart he didn't take the rabble seriously. He even wished that Xishan City would attack them in a big way so that he could have a chance to make meritorious deeds.

When the time comes, he will launch a counterattack, take Xishan City, and then take advantage of Anling City, which will be a great achievement!

Of course, he was just thinking about it now. Unless the other side took action first, he would shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding Green Forest City and would not dare to leave his post without permission.

Thinking of this, Bai Tu felt really melancholy.

At first, in Black Rock City, when the king ordered him to lead troops to attack Green Forest City, he was excited. He thought about taking Green Forest City first, and then directly taking Xianyang City to achieve great success.

When he is in Xianyang City, he can consider the situation before considering Feiyan City.

Who would have thought that the three hundred troops in the trap camp of their Great Zhou were cavalry on horseback and infantry on dismount. Because of the existence of trap camp, the five hundred troops under his command could only be reduced to auxiliaries in the attack on Green Forest City.

Afterwards, they deceived the city gates and outsmarted Xianyang City, and it was completely fine for them.

It has been a year since he brought people to surrender. It seems that the war is almost over, and he has no chance to perform well. And he is a military attache. After the war is completely over, there will be no chance. Opportunity.

I'm afraid we may have to wait three to five years, or even longer. Thinking of this, can Bai Tu not feel melancholy?

Bai Tu was eager to make meritorious deeds, and Zhou Xu knew it.

This is normal. As a newcomer, if you don't show some good performance, how can you gain a foothold here?

But unfortunately, apart from the initial city defense battle in Huangsha City, Bai Tu and the others really didn't have many opportunities to perform.

What Zhou Xu pursues is to achieve the greatest victory with the smallest loss, so if he can kill with one blow, he will definitely not take the risk of hitting him in two blows.

In this battle with Yan Sheng, the three hundred traps and the crossbow troops are the weapons of victory in his hands! How much room would there be for the five hundred troops headed by Bai Tu? At most, it can help to control the field and then assist in the occupation.

As his thoughts whirled, Zhou Xu raised his hand and patted Bai Tu on the shoulder.

"I know it's a good thing to be motivated and motivated, but sometimes things can go wrong. If you want to lead an army on your own in the future, you must first learn to be calm, do you understand?"

At this moment, Bai Tu, who knew that the thoughts in his mind had been seen through by their king, felt extremely ashamed.

"I am ashamed of myself!"

But at the same time, the respect for their king in his heart was quietly growing.

During this period, Zhou Xu turned around and released the 'Eye of Peeping Secrets', feeling a secret smile in his heart...

[Hey, loyalty is eighty points~]