Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

"Stop burning it!"

"Supervisor Qin, please have the grain collected ahead of schedule! I beg you, please don't burn it anymore!"

"What a tragedy! This is all food!"

Outside Pingsha Pass.

Standing solemnly before the vast fields, Qin Feng ignored the pleas behind him and kept ordering his men to burn the wheat fields in front of him.

There simply wasn't enough time to harvest the grain.

The wild boar hides will arrive in a few days at most. Besides, it's impossible for all the soldiers in Pingsha Pass to come and collect the grain; that would take a long time.

Traps still need to be dug outside the city, so it's impossible to waste time harvesting grain.

Therefore, Qin Feng argued with General Gou for a whole day before finally persuading him to lead his men to burn down all the wheat fields outside, leaving not a single grain of food.

"Drag everyone away! Stop howling! For the civilians who didn't leave, compensate them for the lost grain within the city, even if it's settled in silver!"

Qin Feng glanced back at the civilians who hadn't run away and sighed softly.

"All the residents of the nearby villages were relocated to Pingsha Pass. They were to be provided with food, clothing, and other necessities in the city. Their houses were to be abandoned and burned down!"

Some of the factory security guards responsible for the work couldn't help but shudder.

To be ruthless!

Their Lord Qin is truly ruthless.

The entire area outside Pingsha Pass was burned down, from wheat fields to land, and even the forests were burned. In short, nothing usable by wild boar hide was left.

"Yes, stop crying. The master just said that all losses will be compensated. Our master keeps his word. He will go to Pingsha Pass to sign the documents in a moment. After the city is successfully defended, you will be paid immediately."

Upon hearing this...

The people who were reluctant to leave their land here, though they didn't believe it in their hearts, had no other choice at the moment.

They could only follow these soldiers into the village, sobbing and crying, and hurry up and pack their belongings.

"Father, if we can't hold Pingsha Pass, won't we lose everything? How will we survive then?"

An elderly man walking along the road paused slightly.

Everything is gone?

If Pingsha Pass falls...

Why would someone who's about to die receive anything?

"Continue to the next village, and follow the same standard. Burn them all down, leave no one alive. Cao Liang, you are in charge of keeping an eye on this matter."

"Your subordinate obeys!"

Looking at the land that was gradually burning away, Qin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

Time is too tight.

If he had arrived a few months earlier, he might have been able to come up with some solutions, but now, the only thing to do is to implement a scorched-earth policy and leave nothing behind.

Even a single piece of wood could be used to build a tent from wild boar hides.

This kind of thing must never be allowed to happen.

"Old General."

They rode their horses to a distant earthen slope.

Qin Feng met General Gou, whose expression was complicated.

"It was all burned?"

"Yes, it's happening very fast. There's no time to harvest them all, so they have to be burned. Even the houses in the village can't be left standing."

"well……"

General Gou sighed softly.

When he first learned of Qin Feng's method, he immediately knew why.

But... I can't bear to part with it.

This is food, food that can save lives.

Some of the people didn't run away; they just couldn't bear to part with the grain that was about to ripen.

Now that it's all burned down, how can anyone not feel heartbroken?

"General, as long as we can defeat Yezhupi, we can continue to grow crops next year. However, if Pingsha Pass is breached and Yezhupi enters the pass, let alone growing crops, all the border people will have a hard time surviving, let alone farming."

"I understand that principle."

General Gou took a deep breath and rode slowly forward with Qin Feng.

He can tell.

The supervisor sent by the Emperor this time, who is also this year's top scholar Qin Feng, really wants to win and wants to defend Pingsha Pass more than anyone else.

Since arriving here, I've been sleeping less than two hours a day, spending the rest of my time dealing with all sorts of matters in the city.

From storing grain and fodder to replacing weapons, clearing houses for treating the wounded, and recruiting civilians from outside the city...

He saw it all.

This person is truly capable.

In just a few days, the chaotic Pingsha Pass has been transformed into a well-ordered place, and even the streets are much cleaner.

"Now the situation at Pingsha Pass is gradually stabilizing, and the soldiers are starting to train hard, which is much better than before. Supervisor Qin, I will personally report this achievement to the Emperor afterward."

"General, that's a story for later. The most urgent task is to continue improving the city's defenses and see what other ways there are to increase the chances of success."

Qin Feng gave a wry smile and waved his hand gently.

It's too early to talk about these things now.

Let's talk about it after we win.

"Everything that could be renovated within the city has been renovated. Patrol teams and medical facilities have been established, so there won't be any problems with those. The most important thing now is the soldiers guarding the city walls!"

Qin Feng stroked his chin and said in a low voice:

"To be honest, the Wild Boar Skin Man is tall and strong, having grown up on horseback since childhood. I've heard that the chances of a Wild Boar Skin child surviving to adulthood are very low; if their bodies aren't strong enough, they will die. Therefore, those who do grow up are all physically strong!"

"Fighting on the city walls is too late for training now. Besides, as the commander-in-chief, you should know very well what kind of fighting strength the soldiers defending the city are now."

"Panics will break out in the event of an accident; chaos will ensue whenever someone dies."

After several days of observation.

Aside from the people he brought from the capital, the bandits from Daliu Village, and several thousand members of the Gou family army, the soldiers from the border prefectures and counties were extremely weak in both combat and mental fortitude.

With a tailwind, there's no problem, but once the wind blows against them, they all collapse faster than the last.

If this matter is not resolved, it will inevitably become a major hidden danger for the defense of the city, especially since wild boars are afraid of getting onto the city walls. If even one breach is made, the entire city wall will be in chaos.

Engaging in urban warfare?

That's even less likely. Even with the city walls, they're no match for the wild boar skin. Street fighting would be tantamount to suicide.

"I will be intensifying my training over the next two days!"

"General, there are only a few days left, and training is definitely not enough time. I do have a solution, but... if we win, I need you to give me a personal order."

"What is it?"

"Spending money recklessly."

"What?"

Qin Feng grinned and rode his horse closer.

"General, when the grain is plentiful, the wild boar hides from the grasslands will surely arrive. In the last few days, further training will be useless. I plan to increase the silver and at the same time change the city's defense system. Instead of using small teams, we will change it to a more refined five-man squad for defense."

Seeing General Gou's puzzled expression, it was clear he hadn't quite understood.

Qin Feng pulled on the reins and said softly:

"Let's go, let's go back and I'll explain to the old general how this method works, and how it works in conjunction with the subsequent reward system. It's the only way to get the soldiers to fight desperately in a short time."

"If it really can be done."

"I can't speak for other things, but holding Pingsha Pass will increase our chances by at least 30%."

These words were spoken.

General Gou's face was more solemn than ever before, and he gave the horse's rump a hard tug.

He growled in a low voice:

"Get back to the city as soon as possible."

In the past, he wouldn't have believed a word Qin Feng, a civil official, said.

It's all just theoretical stuff.

But not now.

The "Wartime Emergency Management Measures" currently in effect at Pingsha Pass are clear evidence of this.