Chutian was busy revitalizing the industry, and in Lingyan Town, about 25 kilometers away from Xia Town, 50 cavalry and 100 light infantry recruited by the lord "Tang Li Er" had completed training.

Hundreds of free players from guilds have come to Lingyan Town one after another.

"This time we are targeting a tertiary gold mine in Shangbi Village. Shangbi Village may have been overrun by a powerful lord. But in any case, we are going to take the third gold mine. The third-class gold mine invests 100 laborers and produces at least 30 taels of gold per month. If you increase your labor, you will get more gold each month. With this gold, coupled with the fact that my town has a second-level pasture, our Lingyan Pavilion will become the largest force in the Langya Kingdom. Before Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian becomes active, we must expand the territory as soon as possible! ”

Datang Li Er glanced at the guild members present, with the troops at hand and hundreds of free players, he should be able to capture the third-level gold mine.

"Let's go!"

The Lingyan Pavilion coalition consisting of 50 light cavalry, 100 light infantry, 100 free players, and 300 village warriors marched in the direction of Shangbi Village.

Chu Tian didn't know that his vassal village would soon be coveted by other lords, and at this time he was taking Li Kui to inspect the farmland. Li Kui organized a group of displaced people to divert water from the Yi River to newly cultivated farmland, and at the same time excavated drainage ditches and wells.

October is the season for planting. Xia Zhen should prepare farmland before October and reasonably plan the use of farmland. For farmland with loss of land fertility, some grains and beans can be planted to accelerate the recovery of land fertility.

The rhizobia of leguminous plants have a strong ability to fix nitrogen, which is common sense Chutian still understands.

In addition to soybeans, oil crops such as peanuts can also be grown.

Soybeans are the crops owned by the Eastern Han Dynasty, peanuts and corn are in other civilized areas, and even Champa rice, which is very important to the Eastern Han Dynasty, are all in Annan District. There are still seven or eight months before the opening of the civilized zone, so it is impossible to buy seeds for these crops.

Even if the civilized area is opened, merchants on both sides will have to transport goods through the vast sea.

The summer town and the vassal villages practiced a wheat-soybean rotation system.

"Mayor Town."

The peasants in the farmland were clearing weeds and preparing the land finely, and when they saw the lord Chu Tian and the agricultural official Li Kui coming to inspect the farmland, they greeted them one after another.

Now Chu Tian will often come to the farmland to inspect it, and if he is upgraded to the city in the future, it is estimated that he may not have time to go to the field in person.

The farmland, of course, is not inside the town, but outside the town. The area covered by the rammed earth walls of the town is not large. During the Three Kingdoms, the total length of the city wall of Cao Wei was only 10.3 kilometers. Generally speaking, administrative, commercial, residential and other buildings need to be protected by city walls, and the farmland, orchards, and mines that occupy a wide area are outside the town. If the population is larger, new districts will be formed even outside the city walls.

A fast horse galloped along the country road, and the cavalry above shouted: "Get out of here, get out of here!" ”

Farmers on dirt roads have taken refuge on both sides.

Chu Tian frowned slightly, and he said to Hua Mulan, who came to inspect with him, "Stop him." ”

Mulan blocked the dirt road, and the galloping cavalry had to stop their horses.

The cavalry looked a little anxious, but after seeing clearly that the person blocking the front was Mulan, the cavalryman who had been under Hua Mulan immediately dismounted: "General! ”

He saw Chu Tian again, and hurriedly knelt down: "Lord Lord! ”

"When did you panic so much that you rode a horse in the field?"

Chutian's policy of "separating soldiers from peasants" clearly stipulates that soldiers should not disturb the people at will, especially in peacetime, cavalry should not ride around the town on horseback, nor can they ride their horses in the fields, so as to prevent trampling on farmland or hitting peasants.

The cavalry hurriedly explained: "The villain was ordered to garrison Shangbi Village, and when he was patrolling outside the village, he found that there was an army marching towards Shangbi Village, and Lord Wu Shang immediately sent me back to Xia Town to report!" ”

"The army? How many of them are there? ”

"More than 500 people, including many strangers!"

Chu Tian was shocked. He has not yet had a real battle with other lords, whether it is Xiaozhu Village or Yunlai Village, they all surrender after seeing that the situation is not good. The conquest of Shangbi Village was just a skirmish with horse thieves.

As the territories of the various lords expanded, some conflicts were inevitable.

It is possible to have an army of more than five hundred soldiers and players, and the lord behind it must not be weak, at least owning the town.

"The other party's target is Shangbi Village. Shangbi Village is only a second-class village, not a third-level village. Then it is very likely that they are coming for the tertiary gold mine. ”

Although Li Kui is an internal affairs hero, his current intelligence of 75 is comparable to that of a second- or third-rate strategist in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Chu Tian almost thought of the third-level gold mine in Shangbi Village. There are many people who know about the existence of a third-level gold mine, the miners of Shangbi Village, and the village chief who escaped when the horse thieves arrived.

Sure enough, if you have good things, you must also have the ability to keep them.

"Alas, if you want to farm well, you can't do it, you have to have trouble coming to your door." Chu Tian patted the dirt on his military boots, "Gather all the troops, let Xiaozhu Village send 300 villagers, and our Xia Town will send 400 villagers." See who's the most! ”

The Xuzhou archers in the barracks have a long training cycle and are still being trained, and 60 elite infantry have been trained.

40 cavalry, 40 Xuzhou archers, 140 elite infantry, a total of 220 professional soldiers gathered in the school field of Xia Town.

Chu Tian was preparing to sow seeds in October, and at this time, trouble came to the door, and troops had to be sent to settle it.

"Wait, the other party is supposed to be the lord who owns the town, right? I wonder if the town can be turned into a vassal? ”

Summertown still has a place for a fourth vassal village.

It stands to reason that the level of the main city is higher than that of the branch city. For example, if Xiaozhu Village becomes a vassal of Xia Town, then even if Xiaozhu Village meets the conditions for upgrading to a first-level town, it cannot be upgraded to a first-level town, and can only be upgraded after Xia Town is upgraded to a second-level town.

Chu Tian also didn't know if he could swallow up a first-class town. If a town of the same level can be annexed, Xia Zhen's strength will be even higher.

"The townsmen, the townspeople, when they heard that the enemy had invaded, were filled with righteous indignation, and they were willing to participate in the battle before the farming was busy."

Elder Li organized 400 village warriors to come to the battle, and the average level of village warriors was about 20.

Xiang Yong's combat effectiveness is lackluster, but at least the numbers seem intimidating.

Chu Tian appointed the bronze-level hero Zhao Qi to lead the Xiang Yong troops, and his trait [Xiang Yong Commander Small] can give Xiang Yong all attributes +1, which is considered a small magic skill in the early stage.

Mulan commanded 40 of Xia Zhen's most valuable light cavalry. Mulan's 25% attack and defense bonus allows first-tier light cavalry to be used as second-tier elite light cavalry.

Liu Sandao commanded 40 Xuzhou archers, and the bow generals plus the trait [Han Army Soul Small] added two bonuses to the archers.

As for the elite infantry, Chu Tian personally commanded it. Chu Tian has no characteristic bonus, but the attributes of the elite infantry themselves are already very good.

"If the other party knows the difficulty and retreats, the matter will be over. If the other side wants to fight, then defeat them and annex their territory. ”

While thinking about it, Chu Tian led 220 professional soldiers and 400 townships in Xia Town to go out of the town.

"Ding! Notice from the Eastern Han District: All players in the Eastern Han District should note that the first epic battle, the 'Yellow Turban Rebellion', will start on December 1 of the first year of the lord calendar, so all lords and free players should prepare in advance! ”

As soon as Chu Tian took half a step out of Xia Zhen, he received a shocking news.

The time for the first epic battle has been set, and there are two and a half months to prepare from now!