Chapter 53: Under the enemy’s banner, we can delay it for as long as possible!
Previously in Langya County, the main reason why the 100-mile city wall could be repaired within a month was not the cement, but the support of Qingzhou’s labor force.

From production to transportation, in all aspects, if the logistics are strong, the construction speed will naturally be fast.

The people Qin Shihuang used to build the Great Wall were not necessarily as many as those in Qingzhou. Ji Hao was able to mobilize more laborers. He used the elderly and women instead of able-bodied men, and cement instead of large stones, which was more labor-saving than building the Qin Great Wall.

But now it is located in Guangling County, which is not adjacent to Qingzhou at all, so it is difficult to build it quickly.

Even if there is enough cement, labor is still a problem.

However, this may not be the whole problem: after tens of thousands of people knelt down to ask Zhao Yun to liberate Xuzhou, Ji Hao assembled the army while at the same time sending thousands of "Mr. Datong" who had been armed with ideas to Xuzhou among the ten thousand people.

Unite the grassroots people in Xuzhou and promote the development of Datong Society.

Although there were only a thousand people, after being transferred to the six counties of Xuzhou, each place had less than 200 people, and a county could be considered good if it had 20 people. Going down further, to Tinghe Village, there was not even one person assigned to a village.

But Datong Society was founded by Ji Hao himself, who trained Mr. Datong and taught him how to work behind enemy lines.

This battle has been going on for several months, and some people may have already made some achievements.

"I remember the person in charge of Guangling was called 'Wang Er', right? He was from Langya County and wanted to go back to his hometown to unite with his fellow countrymen, but because Liu Bei was defending Langya City, he did not go, but came to the rear of the enemy army."

After Ji Hao separated from Zhao Yun, he immediately disguised himself as a merchant in white and contacted Wang Er.

When Wang Er learned that Ji Hao was coming in person, he was so excited that he hurriedly took him to see his achievements: during the months of fighting, he came to the countryside of Guangling County and hid in a place called "Li Yueting".

This place is relatively remote, located deep in the mountains and isolated from the world.

But there are dozens of villages inside, and it is one of the largest "pavilions" in the whole Xuzhou, which is a safe haven for poor families to escape from the war.

There are no aristocratic families inside, not even a village headman, only a few clan leaders.

Manage that place.

Wang Er came alone and was not in a hurry to promote the Datong Society. Instead, he integrated into the community with the knowledge he had learned in Qingzhou, helping the local people to get rich and at the same time gathering a large group of disaster victims.

There are thousands of people.

The banner they used to the outside world was "building their own militia". In the process, they also met the daughter of a major clan leader, married her and became part of the clan. Now his wife is pregnant!

Although he is not a village head now, he can be regarded as the king of the "Liyueting Village".

He is completely different from the Wang Er who was cuckolded and given poisoned wine, and died in humiliation.

By the way, he even had a name, Wang Rui, with the courtesy name Qiming. He was determined to become the “Morning Star” of his hometown, guiding the direction for the entire Xuzhou.

"In other words, Li Yueting is now under your control?" Ji Hao asked.

Wang Er nodded and said, "It's not just me. Although the comrades around me didn't establish a base, they basically succeeded in hiding. Some even got close to the county magistrate. For example, Wang Lang, the county magistrate of Guangling County, the capital of Guangling County, has a master who is from our Datong Society. He has a single line of communication with me, and no one else knows about it!"

As soon as these words came out, Ji Hao's eyes immediately lit up.

"The county magistrate's advisor?"

"Yes."

"Someone, go and inform Zilong. I have a new plan!"

……

The location of Li Yue Pavilion is really good. It is located in the mountainous area in the north of Guangling County, not far from the place where Ji Hao planned to build the "County Great Wall". Although there is a mountain in the middle, if a "track" is built, it can go directly to the place where the Great Wall is built. The dense forest is also conducive to secrecy.

Wang Er also had this in mind. After learning that Ji Hao was going to take Guangling, he immediately proposed to build a cement factory in Liyue Pavilion.

But Ji Hao shook his head and refused, saying: "I am here to save Xuzhou, not to burden the people of Xuzhou. Li Yueting, you should govern well and not disturb their peace."

These words made Wang Er stunned.

"Then where do we build the cement plant?" asked Cao Cao.

He is in charge of logistics, and he feels that Li Yueting is really good.

Don't feel too bad.

"Here!" Ji Hao pointed to a tall and large slope on the sand table and said, "I've had people survey it and found that the material of this mountain is 'limestone'. We can just build the production line on it. It's only 20 miles away from Liyue Pavilion. It will provide care without disturbing the villagers. It's just right!"

At that location, you can recruit local people to do work, and you can also hide in Li Yueting when necessary.

And escape to the mountains.

"Of course, this is just for safety reasons. The war may not necessarily spread to Guangling!" Ji Hao said, turning his head and looking in the direction of Guangling County.

At this time, Zhao Zilong had already taken over Guangling County.

It didn't take much effort.

The county magistrate Wang Lang was just a paper-talker. The soldiers he sent to guard the city only cared about money and had no intention of defending the city properly. Zhao Yun easily captured the city gate with only a hundred soldiers from Changshan.

Then the army entered the city. At this time, the county magistrate Wang Lang was already kneeling on the ground, begging for mercy.

Yes, Wang Lang.

He was the Situ Wang who was scolded to death by Zhuge Liang. He was originally in Xuzhou and became a scholar when Tao Qian selected him as a filial and honest official. Later, he was promoted step by step. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he was appointed Situ and became one of the Three Dukes.

He was born in the Wang family of Langya and was of the same clan as Prime Minister Wang Yun.

The family was powerful enough to show some signs of becoming the "Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats" later on.

But unfortunately, the signs have been nipped in the bud.

"Lock Wang Lang up in jail and keep him under strict guard. Visit the common people to collect his life's merits and demerits, and wait for his trial in the autumn!" After Zhao Yun had Wang Lang taken away, he looked at the advisor who was lurking beside Wang Lang.

He then asked, "If I ask you to create the illusion that Wang Lang is still in charge of official duties, is it possible to do it?"

"It can be done, it's very easy!" the man said, "Wang Lang is lustful, he basically revels every night, and rarely shows up during the day. The reason why I was able to sneak in and become his advisor is because of my ability to handle official business. Now I am handling all the official business of Guangling, and even if he doesn't show up for half a year, no one will care!"

It may sound ridiculous, but when the top leader does not show up, all the work is done by his deputies.

But even in modern times, many things are still done by secretaries.

No one will suspect anything.

"Well, you can order the construction of the 'County Great Wall' in the name of Wang Lang. No matter who comes, make them believe that Wang Lang is still in charge here!" Zhao Yun said.

There was no county governor in Guangling, so Wang Lang also served as the county chancellor, which meant he was equivalent to the county governor.

Under his banner, Liu Bei was kept unaware that Guangling County had been captured. The longer it could be delayed, the better. As long as the county's Great Wall was finally built, Guangling would no longer belong to the Liu family!

(End of this chapter)