The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 407 After the war, the crisis still exists
When the battle report was sent back to Tongwan City, Lin Yifan couldn't wait to announce the victory to the public.The people of Hengshan need this good news so much. From the beginning of autumn last year to now, Hengshan has experienced more than half a year of war. Although the people have not been traumatized by the war, they have lived under the shadow of fear for a long time.As good news continued to come from the battlefield, the entire Hengshan people slowly turned from fear to pride.All this is due to the contribution of the Propaganda Department. During the war, the continuous publicity of the strength and justice of the Hengshan Army aroused a strong sense of pride in the hearts of the people.

Just imagine, under the invasion involving three powerful countries, the Hengshan Army, which only occupies a corner of the country and has no more than one hundred thousand soldiers, actually fought more and more bravely under the huge pressure of the three major countries, and finally won the victory.And they are members of Hengshan, contributing their strength to these three victories.In other words, being able to achieve this series of victories also has its own credit.This feeling made the people of Hengshan begin to examine their identities, and they were deeply proud of being Hengshan people.

Compared to the cheers of the common people, the faces of the people meeting in the Executive Yuan did not show much joy.

At this time, Luo Yi was making a report on the results of the Hengshan Army's operations since the Battle of Shazhou.Since last year, the 11 Hengshan Army organized a war to aid the sand and fight against the enemy. A total of 20 troops were assembled and rushed to Shazhou to join forces with the Dingxi Army to fight against the Eternal Army.During this period, the Hengshan Army recruited 600 rebels to fight together in Shazhou, and the coalition forces totaled nearly 30 soldiers and horses.In the battle with Eternity, there were more than [-] casualties, more than [-] enemies were wiped out, and [-] were captured.During the service, a total of more than [-] war horses were seized, the total value of gold and silver treasures exceeded [-] million taels, [-] shi of grain and grass, countless materials, and various armors.

In the battle with the Western Golden Wolf Khanate, our army had only more than 13 troops on the western front, and with the addition of the Dingxi Army, the total did not exceed 2.After this battle, the Hengshan Army suffered more than [-] casualties, but wiped out [-] enemies and took as many as [-] prisoners.At the same time, he also killed the commander of the Western Golden Wolf Army, the eldest prince of the Western Golden Wolf Khanate, Herder.In this battle, a total of more than [-] horses, more than [-] sets of armor, nearly a million stones of grain and grass, and countless materials were captured.

Finally, it is the result of this battle with the Tianyun Army. Because they have just won, they have not been able to make detailed statistics, so they can only get a rough understanding.In this battle, the Hengshan Army suffered about [-] casualties, lost two artillery pieces, wiped out about [-] enemies, and captured more than [-] people.Tens of thousands of sets of armor and several supplies were seized.

After listening to Luo Yi's report, everyone's faces became even more gloomy. In this turbulent war, the Hengshan Army actually lost nearly 10 people. After deducting the casualties of the Dingxi Army and the newly built rebel army, the local Hengshan Army alone would More than [-] people were killed or injured.This can be said to be the heaviest casualty in all previous wars.

Lin Yifan looked at the crowd with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, after half a year of war, we can say that we have almost exhausted our wealth and sacrificed countless soldiers of the Hengshan Army. But we still won in the end. , Greatly displayed our military power in Hengshan, showing our strength to the world. In the future, our Hengshan will become an equal force with several big powers. If they want to invade our Hengshan again, they will have to worry about our minions. Can it withstand our counterattack? Ladies and gentlemen, these are the victories achieved by the soldiers of our Hengshan Army who made great sacrifices. We are proud of them and pay tribute to them."

"The Hengshan Army is victorious!" Everyone cheered with pride in their eyes.

Suppressing everyone's voices, Lin Yifan looked at Han Song, and said calmly: "Master Han, tell me, what impact has the half-year war had on us in Hengshan?"

Han Song immediately stood up, stroking his short beard, and looked at the crowd solemnly, saying: "Everyone, this victory is certainly a great joy for us in Hengshan, but after these few wars, it will have a great impact on our people's livelihood and economy in Hengshan. The impact should not be underestimated. Because of the continuous war, because most of the workshops have turned to the production of military supplies, the lack of civilian supplies, the rise in prices, and the people's lives have been greatly affected. And because of the lack of supplies in Hengshan, we are in contact with various countries. During the trade with the big powers, we encountered difficulties from all parties, and the purchase price generally soared, causing us to lose a lot of money. Now the library bank has bottomed out, and it is no longer able to purchase materials from outside to reconcile internal prices. Fortunately, the war is over now, and the industrial The factory can re-produce civilian products, and foreign trade does not need to look at other people's faces. However, my lord, we really can't afford so much money for post-war pensions and military rewards. Please forgive me for this. "

Lin Yifan nodded heavily, and snorted coldly: "We are resisting foreign invasion, but they are here to make a fortune. It is really hateful. Don't worry, Mr. Han. The money and food we lost this time came from these shameless people. Take it back from the person."

"This?" Han Song frowned, "My lord, how is this possible? Are you planning to go south?"

Everyone also looked confused, not knowing what Lin Yifan was up to.

Lin Yifan smiled slightly, "It is true that we want to go south, but we don't have to fight to defeat them. I have a plan, so that they have to donate money and food to make up for our losses. But now we are discussing post-war matters, so I won't go into details here. In short, don't worry about money and food."

Seeing that the adults don't say anything, everyone can only suppress their curiosity and continue to listen to the report.

After everyone reported, Lin Yifan said seriously: "Everyone, now that Shazhou has been established, we must actively expand westward while governing Shazhou. Now that the Dingxi Army abandons Xizhou, then we have another piece of land." How to manage the territory requires you to plan carefully. There is also the land of the Western Regions, which is related to the development of Shazhou. We must now open up the Western Regions to make the passage between the East and the West unimpeded. But now we are in the Western Regions, facing Two major opponents, one is the Eternal Kingdom and the other is the Western Golden Wolf Khanate. Although we have defeated them, it cannot be said that we are their opponents. Within Shazhou, we can be invincible, but outside Shazhou, we have no Advantages. But the Western Regions must be in our hands, how to control the Western Regions, do you have a plan?"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help being silent for a while.

After a long time, Luo Yi stood up and said calmly: "My lord, the Western Regions are vast and cannot be controlled without cavalry. At the same time, there are many countries in the Western Regions, and non-infantry are not enough to guard them. If you want to take over the Western Regions, you must be equipped with infantry and cavalry. In order to block the invasion of the enemies of the north and the south. The subordinates think that we might as well adopt the Western Regions Protectorate established by the previous dynasty, to unite the countries in the Western Regions and jointly resist the invasion, and secondly, to use this to shock the countries and make them He bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister. In this way, we will be able to gain a foothold in the Western Regions and protect the commercial road."

Lin Yifan nodded slightly, but he didn't express his opinion. He just quietly looked at the crowd to see if they had any different opinions.

At this time, Han Song stood up and said with a wry smile: "Zongbing Luo said it lightly, but how can we get together the [-] cavalry? After this battle, our army has suffered heavy losses, and the newly built soldiers and horses can't bear it." Useful. If we rashly go to the Western Regions, I am afraid that it will attract the counterattack of the two great powers. This subordinate believes that it is safer to slow down the affairs of the Western Regions and wait until next year."

"Time doesn't wait, Master Han." Luo Yi couldn't help being anxious, "Now that the Xijin werewolves are retreating, it is the time when their strength is declining. Only when we go out at this time can we receive miraculous results. If we wait until next year, the Xijin werewolves have already recovered. At that time, we want to It will be difficult to win the Western Regions."

"But now our supplies have already been exhausted. If there is another conquest, where will our Executive Yuan go to raise military supplies for the army?" Han Song retorted impatiently.

"But...."

"Okay, now is not the time to argue." Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Lin Yifan immediately interrupted Luo Yi, "Is there anything else you can do?"

"My lord, this subordinate has a plan." At this time, Ye Hongyu stood up and said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)