Boom!
With a deafening explosion, large swaths of rock collapsed.
Before the dust and fog had dissipated, a large number of people swarmed forward, some pulling gravel, and some tying thick ropes to large rocks, like hard-working worker ants.
A mile away, Gujin Pass, which originally belonged to Great Qin, was crowded with people, and all kinds of chants came and went, making it a busy scene.
Today, this important pass has become a very large construction site.
The person who presided over and planned this project was Wang Chen. After he commanded his troops to occupy Gujin Pass, he immediately issued a recruitment order to recruit 200,000 young men to rebuild the fortress.
Because the original architectural layout of Gujin Pass had the defensive side on the east side, and now it is owned by Great Zhou, it is natural to change the direction.
Wang Chen wants to build it into a bridgehead for Great Zhou to invade Great Qin.
This is called an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
The young and strong civilian men he recruited were basically Yan people, and he adopted the principle of proximity.
But Wang Chen did not use Yan people like cattle and horses. He used the wealth and grain seized from the three major tribes and distributed them to these farmers on a pay-for-work basis.
Not only that, Wang Chen also took out Pills, put it into the water tank, and gave them the diluted elixir.
He even personally participated in the construction and solved the problems with the help of Law Technique.
Under such circumstances, 200,000 Yan people civilians were recruited from unwillingness to willingness. Gujin Pass's reconstruction was very fast and is expected to be completed within three months.
By then, as long as a giant cannon is set up on the city wall, Gujin Pass will be truly impregnable!
At the same time, Western Expeditionary Army's cavalry first occupied Chidao west of Gujin Pass, and established a camp stronghold on the west side of the mountain range, constantly sending out rangers to reconnoiter Great Qin's situation.
Wang Chen does not expect that he can completely solve Great Qin this time. This task should be completed by Wu Zhao and Ling Zhiyuan.
Because as his strength increases, he becomes more and more aware of the influence of this world on him.
In other words, rejection!
Wang Chen knows very well that the time he can stay is limited.
So what he has to do is to create a general trend for Wu Zhao and Ling Zhiyuan as much as possible.
Conquer the whole world!
During the reconstruction of Gujin Pass, Wang Chen kept in contact with Ling Zhiyuan and knew that his clone was still confronting Great Qin Army god Qin Qi. The two sides fought several times, but no one took advantage.
Wu Zhao, who was personally recruited by the imperial commander, has returned to the imperial capital. Her mission is to stabilize the situation within Great Zhou, quell rebellions in various places, and then accumulate strength for the future.
The division of labor among the three is very clear!
Wu Zhao also sent several letters to Wang Chen through Kuaiqi, expressing his longing and admiration.
But for today's Wang Chen, the love between children is destined to be put last.
After completely occupying Gujin Pass, he discovered that the world source power contained in Cangqing Ring had increased a lot.
Obviously this incident had a major impact on the normal development and operation of this world, causing Wang Chen to harvest some Origin of the World.
Wang Chen's understanding and mastery of the Cangqing Realm has also deepened a lot.
The Small World strategy is getting better and better!
But Wang Chen had no patience to stay at Gujin Pass for three months. After the supplies such as ammunition, grain and grass materials were delivered from the rear, he left 15,000 sergeants to garrison this magnificent pass, and led 50,000 cavalry out west Great Snow Mountain.
Entered the territory of Great Qin.
The territory of Great Qin in the far west is extremely vast. It is said that the total area far exceeds the sum of Great Yan plus Great Qi, and is not under the Great Zhou that the Three Kingdoms have now unified.
Great Qin has been a country for thousands of years, and its heritage is unimaginable.
But through the oral confessions of Qin people prisoners, Wang Chen already knew that Great Qin also had many problems in the country. The biggest trouble was that the local princes were so powerful that they had become too big to lose.
The fundamental purpose of Great Qin's coveting and invading Great Zhou is to solve internal troubles, or to lead internal conflicts to the outside, obtain wealth and slaves through war, satisfy the needs of all parties, and then continue the country.
Currently confronting Ling Zhiyuan in the north is the coalition of the Feathered Forest Army from Great Qin and the local princes!
After understanding this situation, Wang Chen brazenly launched an invasion and aimed his first target at the princely power closest to Gujin Pass.
So in the southeast of Great Qin, thick smoke filled the air!
Two months later.
Wang Chen stood on a high hillside, staring at the dark army in the distance.
In the past two months, he led 50,000 cavalry to conquer seven cities, including a county with a population of over a million. He killed countless enemies and captured them without any calculation, and captured a Great Qin prince alive.
This prince has been escorted to Great Zhou Imperial Capital and handed over to Wu Zhao for handling.
Although compared to the huge Qin Kingdom, Wang Chen's record is far from shaking its foundation, but wherever Great Zhou cavalry went, Qin people fled in all directions, causing panic that greatly exceeded the actual losses.
Now, Western Expeditionary Army finally has a real opponent.
An elite Qin army of more than 200,000 people!
Wang Chen glanced back.
Behind him, 50,000 soldiers were waiting in full formation.
Although Western Expeditionary Army also suffered considerable casualties in the ongoing battle, the support from Gujin Pass has never been interrupted, so the number has increased slightly compared to before leaving the border.
The main additions are gunners and gunners.
Woo~
The majestic horn sounded, and the vast battlefield was filled with solemn killing.
Wang Chen waved the flag and lowered the flag. The hundreds of artillery pieces placed at the front of the battle formation immediately took off their gun jackets. Each artillery crew expertly began to load ammunition, and sharp whistles sounded one after another.
The next moment, tens of thousands of gunmen moved forward in formation, advancing to a position level with the artillery.
"Fire!"
Following the command from the artillery battalion flag-bearer, hundreds of artillery pieces suddenly roared with thunder, and puffs of gunpowder smoke rose into the sky, and exploding shells roared towards the enemy camp.
Since the gunners had raised the shooting angle in advance and maximized the charge, the first round of shelling reached the maximum range of these field artillery.
boom! boom! boom!
Cannonballs exploded among the Qin army, and blood and flesh flew everywhere, screaming, and countless soldiers fell down.
They didn't even have time to display their bravery, and they had already become dead souls under the fire!
After the first round of shelling, the Qin army generals realized that something was wrong and immediately ordered the entire army to charge towards the Western Expeditionary Army.
Only by fighting hand to hand can we win!
However, Qin people obviously did not learn the lesson, or thought that as long as the troops were spread out, they could withstand the casualties of the charge.
What greeted them were hot projectiles.
And when many brave soldiers rushed to the front of the Western Expeditionary Army formation under a hail of bullets, they suddenly found that the solid land under their feet had turned into a quagmire.
They are trapped in it and have all become living targets!