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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 728

    Shiyang Town, a little-known town in the western part of Jiangnan Province, has a permanent population of just over a thousand people.

    After the Qinghe army voluntarily abandoned Tongshan Mansion, Xinmen Mansion and Jiang'an Mansion, Shiyang Town became the front line from the rear.

    The troops of the Qinghe Army, which were covered in blood all the way, retreated here, and then replenished their soldiers and supplies here, turning this place into a large military camp.

    The densely packed tents centered on the low buildings in Shiyang Town and spread to the surroundings. Even the surrounding forests and fields were covered with colorful tents.

    Countless infantry and cavalry of the Qinghe Army crowded around this small town, making the place noisy and lively.

    Groups of peddlers gathered around Shiyang Town pushing carts full of fine wine and carrying fresh fruits and vegetables.

    Although new battles may break out at any time, for these adventurous small traders, they are still willing to take risks in the face of huge profits.

    The Qinghe Army has strict military discipline, and all transactions are fair trades, so they are willing to do business with the Qinghe Army.

    Now there are tens of thousands of elite troops of the Qinghe Army gathered near Shiyang Town. They may lose their lives on the battlefield at any time, so they are extraordinarily generous in their actions, and have no intention of saving money at all.

    Facing the huge consumer market of the Qinghe army, those small traders also made a lot of money.

    Chen Ziang's management of the army has always been lax and moderate. The brothers are bleeding desperately on the front line, so naturally they will not interfere with their freedom during vacation.

    Moreover, many small traders acted with the army, and behind them were the shadows of many newly rising business tycoons in Jiangbei Province, such as Wu Zhenrui.

    Among Wu Zhenrui's many properties, Chen Zi'ang, the commander of the Qinghe Army's Second Corps, also took a stake.

    Therefore, the soldiers on the front line spent money from the small vendors under Wu Zhenrui's control, and a considerable part of the money in the end flowed back to Chen Ziang's pocket.

    In any case, Chen Ziang encouraged the development of commerce and fair trade, which to a certain extent contributed to the prosperity of the area controlled by the Qinghe Army, and the front line was just a microcosm.

    The head of the Second Army of the Qinghe Army, Yuan Jie, and others naturally experienced the benefits of commercial prosperity.

    Because business is booming, the more transactions there are, the more taxes the Qinghe Army can collect.

    These taxes can not only improve the infrastructure construction in the area controlled by the Qinghe Army, but more importantly, it is one of the important sources of military pay.

    The generous military pay of the Qinghe Army is almost unmatched in the entire Far Eastern Dynasty.

    In the early days, the Qinghe Army had to pay so much military pay, and it was entirely dependent on the capture and support of the war.

    However, corresponding changes have taken place now, especially for the units stationed in the Second Army of the Qinghe Army in Jiangbei Province, almost all of their salaries come from taxes.

    Therefore, Yuan Jie and the others naturally agreed with Chen Ziang's encouragement of industrial and commercial development.

    Because the development of industry and commerce means that the military salaries of their Qinghe Army troops are also guaranteed.

    Therefore, Yuan Jie, the head of the Second Corps, also turned a blind eye to those small vendors who were selling and selling things near the military camp, and didn't bother to pay attention to them.

    Now most of Yuan Jie's attention is on their opponent, the southern army commanded by Zhennan General Luo Mingyuan.

    Yuan Jie sent some elite soldiers of the Qinghe Army to infiltrate into the Southern Army's control area, deliberately pretending to be the Southern Army's looting, in order to damage the reputation of the Southern Army, and now it has achieved quite good results.

    Previously, the people were cheered and encouraged when the Southern Army was able to fight back. After all, the Southern Army was the imperial court's army.

    But now the villages have been looted one after another, and the Southern Army set up cards to collect tolls, which caused the people to complain.

    There is no harm without comparison. After a comparison with the Qinghe Army, the military discipline of the Southern Army is really unflattering.

    The people sent by Yuan Jie and the others were just a head start, and the Southern Army stationed in various counties revealed their true nature.

    ? If the Qinghe army with strict military discipline can fight back, the local people will welcome it as they say.

    "Recently, quite a few civilians have crossed the Southern Army's blockade and fled to our side, which shows that our plan is successful."

    The intelligence staff of the Corps have been paying attention to the?The progress of the situation, when they saw a large number of people who could not stand the exploitation of the southern army and fled to their control area, they also showed smiles on their faces.

    Although they and the southern army have not yet decided the outcome on the battlefield, at least in terms of popular support, they already have a certain advantage.

    Many wars are never decided on the battlefield. In fact, in many cases, the outcome has already been announced before the decisive battle, but most people are kept in the dark.

    In the past, the troops of the Southern Army were stationed in a fixed area, and they could not be seen when they looked up. Even if they exploited the people, they should not go too far.

    It's different now. Many southern troops don't have the slightest affection for the local area, so naturally they don't have any scruples when doing things.

    "Now the relationship between the Southern Army and the local people is already on fire. Even if our people are active in the area controlled by the Southern Army, the people will probably turn a blind eye and close one eye, and will not report it.  , maybe it will help us.¡±

    Yuan Jie and the others previously provoked the relationship between the Southern Army and the local people with only one purpose, to gain space for the activities of the Qinghe Army.

    Previously, the people and the Southern Army fought fiercely, and the brothers of the Qinghe Army were active there, which can be said to be difficult.

    Because almost all the people are the eyes of the Southern Army, once the brothers of the Qinghe Army appear, someone will inform the Southern Army.

    However, the situation has changed accordingly, and the people's relationship with the Southern Army has deteriorated.

    Therefore, the people's favorability towards the Qinghe Army has increased accordingly. If the Qinghe Army returns to its activities, the people will become a good cover, unlike before, when the two sides were in a hostile relationship.

    "Send an order to the brothers lurking over there. The main goal of the next step is to attack the Southern Army officers, patrols, and storage areas for food, grass, and supplies, so as to disrupt the Southern Army-occupied area."

    The goal of the first stage has been achieved, but the relationship between the southern army and the people has deteriorated, so Yuan Jie immediately started the second stage of the plan.

    When Yuan Jie launched the second phase of the plan, Luo Mingyuan, the Southern Army's Zhennan General, was also in a state of desperation.

    ?Because the order he issued to restrain the military discipline of the troops had no effect, there have been several life-threatening conflicts with the common people, causing their relationship with the common people to continue to deteriorate.

    Not only can they not collect military rations, but even if they go to the street, the common people treat them coldly, which makes them quite uncomfortable.

    "General, it's not an option to continue like this. Now that we're on the street, people are throwing stones at us."

    The staff members of the Southern Army are also full of helplessness, because the commanders of the various troops feel that the soldiers are fighting hard, and it is nothing to be happy when they are resting, so they have not paid much attention to the matter of military discipline.

    "General, do you want to kill chickens to scare monkeys? To suppress military discipline?" Someone suggested.

    "never mind."

    Luo Mingyuan is also very clear that if he really kills chickens to make an example of monkeys, it will cause dissatisfaction among some people in the army, who feel that Luo Mingyuan is making a big deal out of a fuss.

    He still had to rely on his brothers from the southern army to charge the front line, so he didn't want to mess himself up until he defeated the Qinghe army.

    "The order is passed on, all the troops will assemble within three days, and we will continue to attack."

    Because Luo Mingyuan is worried about the morale of the army now, he dare not make great efforts to rectify the military discipline.

    Therefore, he can only choose a compromise method, which is to divert the conflict and let the troops fight against the Qinghe army, so that they will not harm the people.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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