Volume 2: The King's Way Chapter 170 Hefei Ji
"Okay, I was not thoughtful enough about this matter. Although you have committed the mistake of greed for merit, it is understandable... Let my adoptive father punish you specifically." Bai Tu said to Cheng Lian and Cao Xing who were apologizing to him.
Just as Bai Tu said, although the two fell into the trap, but... their abilities are really limited!
Although Cheng Lian and Cao Xing were veterans of the battlefield when they were in Bingzhou, and had no peace at all after entering the Central Plains with Ding Yuan, but... generally speaking, their level was only at the level of "being able to lead troops and obey orders normally" or "leading several thousand troops step by step."
They were able to do the basic tasks of setting up camp, leading the troops in charge, and commanding the rear guard. Moreover, because they had fought with the Qiang people for a long time in Bingzhou, they were more courageous than ordinary generals.
But there is still only one nerve in my brain!
Bai Tu did not punish them too much. If they went to Lu Bu, they would probably just be punished - after all, they led 3,000 cavalrymen to pursue the enemy, but suffered heavy casualties. This could not be considered "unwarlike fault" in any way, so a small punishment and a severe warning were still necessary.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Lian and Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but were also secretly depressed. They had thought that the time had come to make a contribution, but who knew that Yuan Yin would not escape honestly, but instead "cheat" and ambush them.
The burned baggage was checked afterwards and most of it was found to be fodder. The vast majority of the food and fodder was taken back to Shouchun by Yuan Yin.
As for other counties... once the important city of Hefei changed hands, Bai Tu could "send an edict to conquer" most of the counties in central Huainan, but the word "edict" should be read as "liang".
Bai Tu planned to communicate with Ji from other cities in Huainan first through Ji from Hefei - normally, a large part of Huainan was within the scope of Yangzhou, and should have been under the jurisdiction of himself as the Mu of Yangzhou.
As soon as he entered Cheng Ji Mansion, Bai Tu discovered something different.
The Chengji Mansion in Hefei actually has an independent small martial arts arena after entering.
As soon as he entered the room, Bai Tu saw Hefei Ji, who was actually wearing thin armor that was convenient for movement, and was dancing with a sword in the martial arts field... a very vigorous kind of sword dance, different from the performance-like sword dance of Yu Ji!
Bai Tu also didn't know whether "training" was useful as a city girl.
In addition to Hefei Ji, there are several Cheng Ji who appear translucent - it can be seen that their real bodies are not here, so Bai Tu recognized the only real Hefei Ji at a glance.
To some extent, Bai Tu was also familiar with the other city princesses present, such as Xiaoyaojin Ji, Xingye Ji... They were all the city princesses of Hefei, equivalent to... personal soldiers?
Chengdeji and Chaoxianji were also present, most of them were wearing armor...
Hefei is a vital military city. Places like Xingye City, also known as "Xiliang City", and Xiaoyaojin, which serves as a ferry, are considered the Acropolis of Hefei.
In fact...many of them are official "cities" with city princesses, not just simple camps!
Looking at the lineup of Chengji, you can know how difficult it is to capture Hefei. In history, not only did Sun Quan break his own record of 100,000 tour groups here several times, but the Battle of Feishui, which shattered Fu Jian's dream of unification, also took place on the line from Shouchun to Hefei. Yue Fei resisted the Jin Kingdom here, Du Gao blocked the Mongols here, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da also sighed at the "feet" here...
Although Hefei is still in the "under construction" stage before the Chinese cultural center moves south, it has already begun to show its brilliance.
"Huh? You are the governor of Yangzhou, right?" Hefei Ji was halfway through sword dancing when he saw Bai Tu coming in, so he put the sword back into the sheath.
Bai Tu also looked at her carefully at this time, and saw that Hefei Ji had long dark red hair tied into a ponytail on top of her head. She also wore a golden hair bun and a simple helmet with light silver double horns.
The thin armor he wore was also very convenient for movement. Basically, only the upper body from below the collarbone to the waist and the calves were wearing combat boots. He wore a white dress inside and a white cloak with gold patterns on the back. The greatsword in his hand... was exaggeratedly large, and the thigh area... was very convenient for movement.
When looking at the white picture, his eyes also had a faint crimson color.
"Ahem, yes, it's me." Bai Tu's eyes wandered a little.
Although people in the world of Johji dress more casually, but... such thin armor that allows for easy movement is still somewhat rare.
"I didn't expect that Hefei was taken back by you so easily." Hefei Ji said with some regret.
However, Bai Tu could hear Hefei Ji didn't hate him that much, but just felt a little regretful that no epic battle took place - from the statement of "recapture", it can also be seen that Hefei Ji acknowledged the legitimacy of his position as the Mu of Yangzhou!
"It's just that the righteous have many supporters..." Bai Tu said modestly.
"Many helpers? So it was you who asked Moling... no, it was Jinling Ji... to launch the 'Let Everyone Know' campaign?" Hefei Ji looked at the white map with scrutiny.
"No, I only found out afterwards that Jinling Ji... did help me a lot." Bai Tu said with emotion.
Hearing this, Hefei Ji showed a satisfied look and said, "You have a conscience."
It can be guessed that Hefei Ji must be dissatisfied with Jinling Ji's decision to send envoys to know the news. After all, this means that Cheng Ji, as the initiator, will have to pay a huge price.
Bai Tu even suspected that if he was the one who had ordered it, or if he had just acted "ignorant" or "innocent" towards Jin Lingji's behavior, he would be kicked out... Well, that shouldn't happen, right? He would still be allowed to work normally, right? At most, he would have a little temper, right?
"Let me introduce you to some of the people here... You will probably need them to deliver messages later, right?" Hefei Ji asked.
Bai Tu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "That would be great!"
Apart from Chaohu Ji and Ruxu Ji, whom Bai Tu had known for a long time, there were also many unfamiliar city Ji. Most of the others... were from cities that Bai Tu had not yet occupied.
However, starting from the time Yuan Yin gave up Hefei, no matter how sophisticated his operations were, it can be said that with the change of ownership of Hefei, Guangling and Qichun, Yuan Shu's sphere of influence will be greatly compressed to the north in the future.
Only the areas of Shouchun and Zhongli along the Huainan coast, the southern part of Runan in the Central Plains, and Shucheng, which is the western Anhui region in later generations, were still under the control of Yuan Shu.
And Bai Tu's Jiangdong Army will expand its sphere of influence to most of Huainan in one fell swoop...
Of course, the prerequisite is... there is food!
If it weren't for the once-in-a-century drought in Huainan, it would have been difficult for Bai Tu to fight Huainan with Jiangdong. The best outcome would have been to join forces with Cao Cao and Liu Bei and divide the country among themselves.
However, due to the severe drought, it was almost impossible to defend Huainan except for important cities such as Hefei and Guangling. As long as there was food, it could be "clicked and delivered".
It went straight from a stand-alone hell mode to a krypton gold (food) crappy mobile game...
After Hefei changed hands, Bai Tu believed that he could use relief grain to quickly expand his sphere of influence to Huainan.
After sending friendly communications to the counties around Hefei and Guangling, Bai Tu entered the room behind the martial arts field.
"You have a good relationship with Jin Lingji? Then you can spend more time with her. She is now..."
"Did you misunderstand something? I don't have a good relationship with her...she 's just a crybaby!" Hefei Ji answered quickly.
But Bai Tu always felt that Hefei Ji was a little insincere. Could this be... tsundere? Could Cheng Ji also be tsundere?
"So what is your relationship with Shouchun Ji?" Bai Tu asked without any hesitation.
After all, no matter what the relationship between Hefei Ji and Shouchun Ji and Jinling Ji is, it will not have any real impact. Even if the army of Hefei fights with the defenders of Shouchun, it has nothing to do with the two city Ji.
"Tsk, a little girl who becomes arrogant when she is in power." Hefei Ji said disdainfully.
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I always feel that... Hefei Ji seems a little difficult to get along with!
However, if we think about the changes in Hefei's status in the "future", we can find that except for the Three Kingdoms period, when Hefei became a crucial stop in curbing the Eastern Wu's entry into Huainan, Hefei has served as the "umbrella" of Jinling for more time in all dynasties.
To defend the Yangtze River, one must defend the Huai River, and the key to defending the Huai River is to defend Hefei.
Thinking about it this way, could it be that the relationship between Hefei Ji and Jinling Ji is also the same?
I didn’t like you the first time we met, but who knew we would become such close later on?
"Are you thinking about something rude?" Bai Tu's figure was reflected in Hefei Ji's deep red eyes.
"Ahem, nothing."
Bai Tu has a lot of things to do. Other counties need Bai Tu to deliver messages, but Bai Tu can directly take back the citadels around Hefei and reactivate them one by one.
"I think Xingye City is not that important after that. After all, you have already taken Guangling in the east... Xiaoyaojin can take advantage of the dry season to widen the river channel to the north. Do you have enough food reserves to provide relief in Hefei? When the drought is over, the navy of Chaohu can be directly transferred to Xiaoyaojin... Will you attack Shouchun later? How about waiting for the water level to recover and taking the water route from Beifeishui?"
When Bai Tu was studying the deployment and garrison of troops near Hefei, Hefei Ji started chattering excitedly.
After seeing Bai Tu's surprised look, Hefei Ji restrained herself a little and said, "Ahem, I'm just giving you some suggestions from a bystander's perspective. It has nothing to do with my position. You can decide for yourself whether to accept it or not."
Compared with other city princesses, Hefei princesses seem to be more "energetic", or more interested in military affairs.
Usually, the castle princess herself is indifferent to political and military affairs, and is only responsible for guiding the administrators to use the " system".
As for the city princesses themselves, they have their own preferences. In addition to improving the public's support and increasing their favorability, catering to their preferences actually has additional effects.
For example, Qu Aji has extra favorability towards Bai Tu because Bai Tu briefly appointed her as the state princess and expanded the city.
Others are rarely willing to communicate with Cheng Ji. They either treat her as a tool or have an inexplicable admiration for her.
"Ahem, could you explain it more clearly? I'm not very familiar with the surrounding situation. After all, I took back Hefei without fighting." White picture.Please cater to their preferences.jpg.
"Married her back to Hefei?" Hefei Ji frowned.
"We took back Hefei City..."
