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Chapter 920: Strong walls and clear fields!

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    "Your Majesty, why don't you go and rest for a while, and then we can continue talking after you wake up?"

    Zhang Tu asked tentatively.

    "No need! State affairs are important. If you have anything to say, Grand Tutor, just say it. I just came back and I don't know what the situation is like now. Grand Tutor, why don't we go to the sand table and talk about it!"

    "No!"

    Since Liu Deng insisted, Zhang Tu did not refuse blindly. After all, the situation was indeed urgent at this time. He hurriedly followed Liu Deng all the way to Liu Deng's study.

    "King Qi, according to the intelligence we just received, the rebels from the four countries in front of us are fiercely attacking Jinsuo Pass. They are now divided into two groups. One of them continues to besiege Jinsuo Pass. The number is about 250,000. The other  Along the way, we have now detoured through Zhao State, and the specific situation is unknown!"

    No matter what, Liu Deng is the king of this country. Zhang Tu quickly pointed out the information he had collected over the past few days to Liu Deng one by one on the sand table.

    "How many people are there in Jinsuoguan? Can they still hold on?"

    After looking at the sand table for a long time, Liu Deng suddenly asked.

    "Reporting to your Majesty, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on at Jinsuoguan for much longer. There are only 20,000 people there. They have been fighting for five or six days"

    When he said this, even Zhang Tu felt his heart heavy.

    Although the terrain of Jinsuoguan is dangerous, once the rebels are bypassed from the territory of Zhao State, it will be destroyed in an instant.

    "How many usable soldiers do we have in our hands now?"

    Looking at the balance of power displayed on the sand table, even Liu Deng felt a deep sense of despair. The number of rebels was simply too great.

    "Report to your Majesty, now we only have 40,000 people left in Jinyang City. Among these 40,000 people, only 20,000 new troops have completed the armor change. The rest are collected from various places.  Veterans, the remaining 40,000 people are all distributed on the front line of Zhao State"

    "That is to say, even if we withdraw them all, we will only have 80,000 people in our hands"

    "Your Majesty, in fact there are still 10,000 troops in the Hutuo Valley. Do you think otherwise"

    "No! The 10,000 people in the Hutuo Valley must not move. Not only can they not move, but they have to send me another 5,000 people from the city and send someone to tell Su Jian that even if the country is destroyed, no one is allowed in the Hutuo Valley.  An accident!"

    Calculating the time, it will take more than a month at most before you can harvest the potatoes and sweet potatoes you planted.

    In fact, both Zhang Tu and Liu Deng knew in their hearts that after this war, the entire Dai Kingdom would probably return to its original state of poverty and poverty.

    There is not much food stored in the country. If we go through such a war now, I am afraid that after the war, many places will face famine again.

    The potatoes and sweet potatoes in the Hutuo River Valley were the kindling that Liu Deng prepared for the post-war reconstruction of the country.

    ¡° If something goes wrong there, I¡¯m afraid Liu Deng will never be able to see potatoes and sweet potatoes reappear as men in his lifetime

    "Master Taifu, I think it's better than this. I immediately issued an order to abandon all the small cities between our Dai Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom from now on. All the garrisons on the border were withdrawn to Jinyang City. We are here.  Fight them to the death!"

    After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Deng finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

    "But if the king does this, I'm afraid all our hard work this year will be in vain, and these cities will be burned to the ground by the rebels"

    When talking about this, Zhang Tu was really reluctant. Over the past year or so, the cities around Jinyang have really changed day by day. If they withdraw their troops, I am afraid that they will all be destroyed by the rebels immediately.  Burn to ashes.

    "Master Taifu, although I am not familiar with military affairs, I remember what someone once said, save people and lose land, and everyone and land will be saved; save land and lose people, and everyone and land will be lost! Don't be afraid of breaking those things  No matter what, as long as there are people here, after the war, we will naturally be able to build better new cities. The important thing is to let these people survive. Break this truth into pieces and explain it clearly to everyone.  They promise that after the war, the king will never break his promise!"

    Although Liu Deng was extremely tired at this moment, his mind suddenly became extremely clear-headed.

    The war has reached this point. If they fight on their own, they are likely to be defeated by the rebels. In the end, it may be difficult for these people to escape intact.

      It¡¯s better to gather all the troops at one point at this time and rely on Jinyang City¡¯s strong defense, no matter what, most of the people can survive!

    "No!"

    Zhang Tu stood in front of the sand table in silence for a long time, and then he bowed his hands to Liu Deng very solemnly.

    "Tell everyone that when you retreat, take away everything you can. If you can't take away a fire or burn anything, you can't leave it to these damn rebels!"

    Liu Deng gritted his teeth. The crops in this field were about to be harvested in more than a month, but now, he had to burn them all.

    After all, no one knows how long this war will last.

    The food and fodder for the 400,000-strong army, even if the four countries try their best, it is impossible to last long.

    It seems that now I can only imitate the later Taizu¡¯s policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country.

    "Your Majesty, what about the workshop in Hewan? The general is currently working day and night to make weapons and armor. Once moved, I'm afraid"

    At this time, all the generals and supervisors are already crazy busy. Cai Xin organized all the craftsmen into two shifts with red eyes, working hard day and night!

    After all, a war is imminent. Every additional piece of plate armor can give one more soldier a little more confidence in survival on the battlefield.

    Every time an extra arrow is shot, one rebel can be shot to death

    "Send a convoy to guard the gate of the prison day and night to remove the convoy. Every time a vehicle is produced, a vehicle will be taken away. Spread the scouts to me for two hundred miles. If the rebels press the border, I will burn them with fire!"

    When he said this, even Liu Deng felt a burst of pain.

    All the machines in the general prison were the work of him, Cai Xin and the craftsmen. Liu Deng didn¡¯t know how many nights he stayed up for these things.

    However, after all, these things all rely on water power. After leaving the river bend, there is no way to play their due role. In order to ensure production to the maximum extent, we can only do this at this time (note  Please visit our website: www.hlnovel.com
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