From refugee NPC to mythical general

Chapter 158 Invasion Plan
Zhang Liao was obviously jealous. Although he was very powerful now, he was only a third-rate general. This guy was the best in martial arts. Now seeing that Zhuge Liang had improved his martial arts so much in such a short time and was promoted to a fourth-rate general, how could Zhang Liao not be jealous.

He also wants to become stronger.

Although Zhuge Liang really wanted to tell Zhang Liao how to become stronger, it was useless because he had his own panel attributes, which Zhang Liao did not have.

"Practice more." Zhuge Liang said lightly.

Depend on!
Zhang Liao rolled his eyes at him. This kid is too pretentious. What's the point of practicing more? I've been practicing for so long but my strength hasn't improved.

Zhuge Liang was worried that Zhang Liao would think he was stingy and unwilling to share, so he said seriously: "It's really more practice, there is no other way. Although I really want to tell General Zhang how to improve my martial arts, I just practiced more."

"Hey, I don't have your talent, so you should practice more. If you become stronger than me in the future, I will benefit from it. If something happens on the battlefield, you have to protect me."

Zhang Liao was naturally not that petty. In fact, Zhang Liao didn't care at all about how Zhuge Liang became stronger. As he said, Zhuge Liang became stronger, and he was happier than anyone else.

It is inevitable that he will encounter stronger people on the battlefield in the future. When Zhuge Liang becomes stronger, then those who Zhang Liao cannot defeat will be dealt with by someone else.

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On the other hand, after three months of intensive military development, the Wu Dynasty now has a military force of nearly 50,000 people. These people are not just small fry, but all of them are NPCs recruited with all the economic resources of the Wu Dynasty. They are all elite soldiers.

Although the Wu Dynasty's military and industrial capabilities had been greatly improved, its domestic economic capabilities gradually declined, the people lived in dire straits, and their taxes and corvee labor were increasing.

This made the people of the Wu Dynasty miserable, and in just three months, the people within the Wu Dynasty were already complaining about the rulers of the Wu Dynasty.

Inside the Wu Dynasty meeting hall.

Zhuge Jin reported the situation of the people in Wu Dynasty to his lord Wu Yingxiong one by one, and said: "My lord, the people's grievances in the country have begun to accumulate. The localities are dissatisfied with our political offices. Although many people dare not say it outwardly, they are complaining in private."

"If this continues, we may face major turmoil within the country."

The continuous collection of taxes and corvee labor has made it impossible for the people to live happily. If this continues, there is a possibility that the people will rebel because they are hungry.

How could Zhuge Jin not be worried? He had not suggested concentrating all the forces of the Wu Dynasty on developing the military industry. Now the military was strong, but the internal situation was already riddled with holes. If things continued like this, they would not even need Dameng Town to attack them, as they would collapse internally.

Xiahou Yuan pondered for a moment, then said to Zhuge Jin calmly, "Don't worry, sir."

"I have already planned to launch an attack on the Great Dream Dynasty."

"It's nothing more than our economy is sluggish. Since ancient times, there are two ways to increase the economy: either rely on slow management or plunder."

"Since we are destined to be unable to improve our economy through self-management, then we should go and plunder. When we have obtained food and money, we will distribute these things to the people. Will the people still have any complaints then?"

This is true, but what if we fail to capture the city? Wouldn't that be even more risky?

Zhuge Jin told Xiahou Yuan about these possibilities, and Xiahou Yuan said, "But this is all we can do now." "Let's take a step back and say that we have already developed a force of 50,000. If the other side develops step by step, the force will be no more than 30,000."

"If we wait another ten days or half a month, our military strength can be increased to 70,000. If we attack the enemy with twice the force, won't we be able to plunder their city?"

Zhuge Jin said: "The other side knows that we are developing military industry, so they will definitely build fortifications vigorously. It may not be so easy to capture a city."

Xiahou Yuan shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhuge is too worried. With so many troops, it should be no problem to capture a few cities."

"No matter how strong their fortifications are, we have our troops here. With so many soldiers and generals, it will be easy for us to capture a city."

"Mr. Zhuge, don't overestimate the other party, and don't be scared by the other party."

"Maybe they were so arrogant last time just to scare us on purpose."

Xiahou Yuan hit the nail on the head, but Zhuge Jin never thought so.

Seeing the generals and counselors disagreeing, Wu Yingxiong stepped forward to stop them, saying, "Don't say anything. We have already come to this point. We have to bite the bullet and move forward no matter what."

"Mr. Zhuge, you should calm the people first and give us ten days to develop. When the army reaches 70,000, I will let General Xiahou lead the troops to attack the city of the Dameng Dynasty. At that time, we will definitely plunder more property and bring it back. You should do a good job of calming the people."

Zhuge Jin stopped arguing after hearing this. Just as Wu Yingxiong said, no matter what, they had already developed to this point, and whether they were right or wrong, they had to bite the bullet and move forward.

"Here!"

Zhuge Jin left the meeting room and took his advisers to the local area to appease the people.

At the same time, generals such as Xiahou Yuan also began to actively prepare for war. Ten days later, the Wu Dynasty's military strength successfully reached 70,000.

On this day, Xiahou Yuan led his generals and 30,000 troops and set out towards the northern border of Dameng.

Chenpi Town is the first-line defense town of Daming Town in the north. Daming Town has deployed nearly 7,000 troops here. As the first town of defense in the north, if Wu Dynasty wants to enter Daming Town, it must either bypass the plain area of ​​more than 300 miles or let the demons go directly into the heart of Daming Dynasty from Chenpi Town.

However, the plain area of ​​more than 300 miles is not so easy to pass. If the cavalry and infantry move regularly through here, the Dameng Dynasty can take advantage of its rest and easily defeat the enemy's attack.

If the enemy only sent cavalry to charge, the cavalry would not be able to carry out the next step of the siege plan. Even if they crossed the plains, it would be of no avail. Moreover, so many cavalrymen entering the heartland of the Dameng Dynasty would likely become trapped.

Taking all factors into consideration, attacking Chenpi Town is the best direction of attack for the Wu Dynasty, but Chenpi Town is bound to have a lot of troops, so this war is destined not to be so simple.

Zhuge Liang has already dispatched Gongsun Zan and Guan Ping, who are the best at defense, to defend Chenpi Town. The troops in the rear can also go to the front line for supplies at any time. As long as there is a smoke signal here, the troops in the rear can arrive in an hour.

Xiahou Yuan's army had already arrived at the city, and then Gongsun Zan immediately set off a signal smoke signal in Chenpi Town, and the army prepared for battle. The tops of the city walls were densely packed with soldiers from the Dameng Dynasty, who were ready for battle with strong fighting intent in their eyes!
(End of this chapter)