Early morning.
The first rays of the morning sun were accompanied by specks of the morning glow. A new day had also arrived at this moment.
On this day, with the martial law imposed yesterday and a large number of Nanman foreign races being watched, the entire provincial capital seemed a little solemn. The only sound on the streets was the sound of soldiers patrolling.
When the morning sun shone down.
In front of the prefect's mansion.
Liu Yu's figure arrived again.
However, at this moment, in front of the prefect's manor, Shi Xie had already personally welcomed him. He was even more solemn than before.
When Shi Xie looked behind Liu Yu at the neat and orderly figures that were obviously different from the previous farmers, his expression could not help but change once again.
With his eyes, he could clearly feel that the 20 men behind the King of Qin were all elite soldiers, and they were not ordinary elite soldiers. As the prefect and someone who had been fighting against the Nanman for many years, he could clearly feel this.
Moreover, what surprised him was where Liu Yu found these people.
He was certain that the previous Prince Qin's mansion did not have one.
In just one day, Liu Yu had actually brought out more than 20 people. Could there be more?
More importantly, the state capital had been sealed off. Where did these people come from? They couldn't have come from outside the city. There was only one possibility for them to have been inside the city for so long.
Thinking of this, Shi Xie broke out in cold sweat.
Looking at the young man in front of him, he only felt waves of fear.
Perhaps, as long as the King of Qin wanted to, he, the acting prefect, would have already lost his head. It was even possible that the entire state capital would be taken over in an instant. It might not be a difficult thing.
Of course, after the shock, there was joy.
Having made his decision, the stronger Liu Yu became, the more excited he became.
It could even be said that he heaved a sigh of relief.
Yesterday's decision was more of a gamble, and from the looks of it, his gamble seemed to be right.
"Lord Prefect, can you help me get enough wood in a short time?”
Seeing Shi Xie come out to welcome him, Liu Yu also directly spoke.
Now that Shi Xie had joined him, some things naturally became much simpler.
And his purpose for coming here was naturally for the wood.
The barracks had been successfully built last night.
There were two types of soldiers that could be produced.
One was the spearmen, and the other was the swordsmen behind him.
He had made thirty swordsmen last night, but he did not make pikemen. Even though pikemen were actually cheaper to make, he did not have wood.
Of course, he had no intention of giving up.
In the short term, the pikemen were his choice.
Judging from the fact that the two buildings required gold, he did not intend to spend gold casually.
Therefore, the cheaper pikemen became the best choice.
However, pikemen needed a large amount of wood, which he did not have at the moment. Although he could rely on the peasants to collect a large amount, it would take time.
The Nanman invasion obviously wouldn't give him that time.
"Your Highness needs a large amount of wood?"
Shi Xie was a little puzzled, but he quickly nodded in response.
"Your Highness, I'll get it done right away. There are some in the city. If Your Highness needs more, it might take some time. We might be able to send some wood over in the afternoon, but we might need your help.”
Shi Xie was very decisive.
In Jiaozhou, there was no shortage of food, let alone wood.
In fact, there were several large logging yards in the entire Jiaozhou. With the identity of the governor of Jiaozhou, it was not a problem for him to quickly mobilize some wood.
In fact, due to the impending war, the entire Jiaozhou City had already transported a lot of wood to be used for defense.
"Alright, bring me to the wood in the city. In addition, I will send 500 people to listen to your orders and transport the wood over as soon as possible before dark.”
Liu Yu nodded. In terms of manpower, he directly sent 500 people over. At this moment, there were more than 6,000 people. Other than the 3,000 people who were still outside, the 2,000 people in the city had already given up on urgently needing food. Under such circumstances, sending 500 people would not affect them at all.
As for the wood in the city, he planned to use it first.
The war was about to begin, so there should be a lot of wood in the city. This was also the reason why he came to find Shixie.
"Alright, Shiyi, bring His Highness's men with you. You must return before dark.”
"Your Highness, please follow me."
Shi Xie ordered. His figure brought Liu Yu and swiftly headed to the place where the wood was stored in the city.
Meanwhile, his brother Shiyi led 500 farmers to transport the wood.
At this moment, the entire city was in a more serious state of martial law than yesterday. Even the 2,000 people were temporarily under martial law, allowing the entire city to remain relatively stable.
However, Liu Yu knew that this stability was extremely fragile. However, with only 2,000 people and less than 4,000 defenders, it would be very difficult to control tens of thousands of people in the city. It was even more impossible to face the siege of the Nanman foreign races.
Fortunately, Liu Yu didn't need them to defend. They just needed to stabilize themselves. The barracks had been completed. There was only one thing he needed to do next, and that was to kill his soldiers.
At this moment, the resources were enough to support him.
One had to know that he had obtained Shi Xie's support. It was not just the 1,000 gold coins, but also the food. At this moment, he could completely mobilize the food in the provincial capital.
In fact, early in the morning, he had already gone to recharge more than half of the grain and obtained a very high value.
Now, as long as the wood arrived, he could start his explosive operation.
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