Subsequent Arrangements

Zhou Xu was actually lying at this moment. He was not worried in the slightest that Liu De would attack and seize Green Forest City.

There was an old saying that put it well: It was easy to conquer a kingdom, but hard to defend one!

Conquering a kingdom relied heavily on force. As long as an opportunity arose and the conditions were right, even a ragtag outfit like Liu De's could rise to prominence in a short time.

But defending a kingdom was far more complicated. Having a hard fist alone was useless; one also had to understand how to develop and manage the territory. At the same time, one needed money and resources. Otherwise, even the cleverest housewife would be helpless without rice to cook.

The cities in this region had already become a complete mess because of the internal turmoil and Yan Sheng's series of maneuvers.

Zhou Xu had the confidence to attack and take cities here because Great Zhou had abundant supplies and sufficient grain. It could serve as his backing and continuously provide him with support.

But what was Liu De relying on?

What he was relying on now was the small amount of food and resources in the warehouses after occupying West Mountain City and Anling City.

In other words, he was using someone else's stockpile.

But stockpiles would inevitably run out sooner or later. What mattered was being able to produce resources oneself.

When the seven cities under Yan Sheng's command had originally formed a single whole, they naturally possessed a complete production chain. But now everything had collapsed into this state, and the interior was in chaos. How could they still produce anything?

Therefore, from Zhou Xu's perspective, the larger Liu De's territory grew, the more miserable he would be when it