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Chapter 460 Hou Mingfeng returns to Hengshan

Because of Hengshan's intervention, the situation in Yanzhou began to reverse in a short period of time.The originally peaceful rear, stirred by the Hengshan cavalry, became turbulent for a while.The Yanzhou remnant army took the opportunity to gather their forces, expand their strength, and constantly harassed Cao's supply line, which made the food and grass supply of the army in front begin to become tense.

Cao Ziyan was already tired of dealing with this, and the Hengshan cavalry were as cunning as foxes, and they didn't fight them head-on at all.Whether it is deliberately showing weakness to lure the enemy, or throwing bait, this cavalry cannot be caught.They seem to only want to harass the rear of the army, and have no intention of fighting hard.Just when he was having a headache for this cavalry, an even bigger bad news came. The Yanzhou Army also possessed gunpowder. When the army attacked the city, a large number of gunpowder packets were thrown from the city. Down, the army was almost unable to advance.Facing the powerful gunpowder, the soldiers didn't have the courage to move forward. Once the explosion sounded, they all fled.

Seeing the setback in the siege, Cao Ziyan, who had no advantage in gunpowder, had no other way for a while. At this time, a strong attack would only cause greater losses to the army and lower the morale of the army.Therefore, we had to suspend the attack and inquire about the information of Yanzhou gunpowder first.

Soon, relying on the pervasive ability of the black-clothed guards of the Cao family, within a few days, they finally found out the news.When he got the news, Cao Ziyan couldn't help but turn pale with shock. It turned out that Yanzhou's gunpowder was assisted by Hengshan.But what frightened him even more was that Hengshan actually sold the gunpowder formula to Yanzhou.This made him very puzzled. Is this Lin Yifan crazy? Gunpowder is a powerful weapon for the country, how can it be easily handed over to others?
But now that the boat is done, the Yanzhou army will soon have the ability to make gunpowder, so can my hundreds of thousands of troops win the entire Yanzhou?In this regard, Cao Ziyan has lost confidence.

After thinking for a long time, Cao Ziyan wrote a letter himself, and sent it back to the capital by his personal guards, and handed it over to his father for decision.Whether or not the Northern Expedition should continue depends on what my father has to say.

When the war in Yanzhou came to a stalemate, Hengshan finally welcomed the triumphant return of Hou Mingfeng's army.

There are only 1 people in Tongwan City this time, and they are mainly responsible for escorting the wealth seized from the Western Regions.The rest of the soldiers and horses did not follow because they had the important task of garrisoning Xizhou.

Even so, Lin Yifan held a grand welcome ceremony in Tongwan City for the returning soldiers.Amid the cheers of all the people, the soldiers marched forward with their heads held high, accepting everyone's review.When carriages drove into the square from outside the city continuously and lined up neatly, the whole city fell into a carnival.

The common people looked excitedly at the densely packed carriages in the square, and as pieces of sackcloth were lifted to reveal the rare treasures inside, everyone's eyes were straightened.Many of the merchants were drooling, wishing they could go bankrupt and buy these treasures with all their strength.Because they know that as long as these things are transported to the Central Plains for sale, the profit will be no less than several times, which is enough to increase their net worth several times.

The entire triumphant ceremony lasted one afternoon. When the carriages were escorted to the treasury, the common people reluctantly left, but in their minds, they had such an impression that it turns out that war does not necessarily waste people and money, but also pays off. Can make a fortune.is not that right?In the wars that Hengshan has waged over the years, which time did not make everyone in Hengshan feel full?

Because of the war, the government bought a large amount of grain and grass from farmers at a price higher than the market, and hired them to escort grain and grass materials during the war, so that farmers earned enough money to spend for a year.

Because of the war, merchants can mass-produce armaments and materials, and once they are purchased by the Ministry of War, they can make a fortune.The seizure and sale after the war is a profit method that businessmen value.You only need to buy the seized items at a relatively low price, and if you resell them, you will double your profits.

And because of the war, the production of various workshops continued day and night. The workers were paid by the piece, and the more they worked, the more they got. During this period, as long as they worked hard, they could get a generous reward.

It is because of the war that countless Hengshan soldiers climbed up step by step through the baptism of the battlefield, changing their lives.

This idea planted seeds in the hearts of many people who watched the triumphant return, and began to slowly affect more people.

Lin Yifan and the others were unaware of this, and after rewarding the soldiers, they gathered together to listen to Hou Mingfeng's detailed report on the expedition to the Western Regions.

Hou Mingfeng's expedition to the Western Regions this time can be described as an eye-opener. Only then did he realize that the world is not just the land of the Central Plains.In the future, Hengshan will inevitably deal with Western countries, and Hengshan must be prepared for this.

Everyone listened to Hou Mingfeng's description of what he had seen and heard in the Western Regions with relish, and bursts of exclamation came from time to time.

Through Hou Mingfeng's description, they realized that the land of the Western Regions is not a barren land. Although there are many countries here, their culture is prosperous, and their technical level is not inferior to that of the Central Plains.What made everyone even more excited was that in this vast land of the Western Regions, there were rich mineral deposits, many of which were materials that Hengshan urgently needed at present.But at the same time, they also realized that the land of the Western Regions could not be easily defended, not to mention that it was surrounded by two great powers in the north and south, but also in the west, there were two great powers in the west, and they might invade east at any time.If Hengshan wanted to defend the Western Regions, he had to invest more energy and strength in order to be able to defend the Western Regions.

"My lords, this time our army repelled the Xijin werewolf, but it didn't damage its roots." Hou Mingfeng took a big sip of water after he finished talking about the Western Regions, and then said seriously, "Therefore, the agreement we signed with the Xijin werewolf It may be torn apart at any time. The subordinates are very worried that once the Xijin werewolf recovers, our army's situation in the Western Regions will be very difficult."

Lin Yifan couldn't help but nodded when he heard that, "I understand your worries, but we don't have the strength to go to the Western Regions now. You don't know that Cao Jun already has gunpowder after launching the Northern Expedition."

"What?" Hou Mingfeng suddenly stood up, he really didn't know about it, "My lord, here, how can Cao thief have our Hengshan gunpowder?"

"Don't worry, it wasn't leaked by us at Hengshan." Lin Yifan knew his thoughts and couldn't help laughing, "There are so many capable people in the world, who can guarantee that no one can develop gunpowder. But even if Cao Jun has gunpowder, we don't have to Too worried. Now that we have artillery technology, we are not afraid of anyone in the world."

"But in this way, the advantage of our army will be shortened immediately." Hou Mingfeng said anxiously, "Since there are so many capable people in the world, who can guarantee that our advantage in Hengshan can be preserved forever?"

"Haha, I am very pleased that General Hou has such worrying thoughts." Lin Yifan laughed loudly, "Everyone should also remember that there is nothing eternal in the world. Even if we in Hengshan take the lead temporarily, we cannot be complacent. You should know that life is born in sorrow and death is in peace, this is the most reasonable and famous saying, and I encourage you all."

"I'll keep it in mind." Everyone shuddered slightly, and immediately added words.

After the meeting, Lin Yifan pulled Hou Mingfeng into the military system reform team to study and draft reform plans together.For this military reform, Hou Mingfeng showed great interest.Because during this Western Expedition, he discovered many shortcomings in the military system, and along the way he was also thinking about how to improve the existing military system, so that the army can be better commanded, and how to cooperate with each other.

But he didn't expect that the adults coincided with him and started to prepare for the establishment of a new military system.Therefore, he immediately brought up his new ideas for discussion without hesitation.With his joining, the reform plan of the new military system gradually became clear.

PS: This chapter is scrapped again.

(End of this chapter)