"The appearance of a human master?"
Xu Maogong smiled.
He looked at Wei Zheng and replied: "To be honest, my first target was Tang Gong Li Yuan. To be more precise, he was Tang Gong Li Yuan's second son."
"Second Young Master? That ten-year-old boy?"
Wei Zheng frowned and said in disbelief.
"That's right... When I was young, I learned the method of stargazing from Zhoutian Dou Shu. When observing the sky at night, I already had an insight into the stars. Li Yuan's second son, Shimin, is none other than Ziwei Emperor Linfan at the North Pole of Zhongtian!"
Xu Maogong stroked his long beard and said.
"But why would you assist Wang Zhenbei?"
After Wei Zheng heard this, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then he asked.
"A few days ago, when you and I were still at the Dongyue Temple in Luzhou, one night, on a whim, I went to the top of the Dongyue Temple to watch the stars.
Suddenly, the Ziwei Emperor Star, which was originally hanging over the boundary of Bingzhou, swayed slightly, and six small stars rose from the north, gradually merging into one, and turned into one big star. The light directly overwhelmed the power of the Emperor Star.
Seeing this situation, I was surprised. The emperor's star suddenly shone brightly.
These two stars, one located in the Bingzhou boundary and the other in the Youzhou boundary, flicker brightly and dimly, reflecting each other.
After watching for a while, the two stars gradually disappeared and finally disappeared into the billowing clouds. "
Xu Maogong stood up slowly and said while pacing in the main hall of the Taoist temple.
"Could it be that the big star formed by the fusion of these six small stars is..."
Wei Zheng raised his head, looked at Xu Maogong, and asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know about this either... However, I have seen many important ministers on the pastoral side in Youzhou, and only Wang Zhenbei is good enough to take on this responsibility, right?"
Xu Maogong twirled his beard in his hand, raised his head slightly, looked at the moonlight outside the Taoist temple, and whispered.
"In that case, why didn't Brother Mao go directly to assist the confirmed Ziwei Emperor Star instead of assisting the uncertain General Zhenbei?"
Wei Zheng looked at Xu Maogong with burning eyes and continued to ask.
"With all our abilities, we have to be constrained by the general trend of heaven. Do we have to assist that emperor star? Brother Xuancheng, let's just think about it. If the emperor star succeeds in the future, it will be favored by heaven, and we will have the credit for it. Where? If the Emperor Star does not succeed in the future, we will all be sinners forever!"
Xu Maogong sighed, looked at Wei Zheng, and said bitterly.
"So in order to display your extraordinary talent, you have to assist Wang Zhenbei and use your own power to fight against the Ziwei Emperor Star?"
Wei Zheng nodded slightly and said.
"Not bad! I wonder if Xuancheng is willing to help me?"
See, that's it.
Xu Maogong turned around, bowed deeply to Wei Zheng, and said in a sincere tone.
"I didn't expect that Brother Mao Gong would have such great ambitions! It doesn't matter, Wei is not talented, but he is willing to work with me to assist General Zhenbei!"
Seeing Xu Maogong be so sincere.
I listened to his expressive words again.
Wei Zheng immediately stood up, cupped his fists with both hands, and said decisively.
…
A few days later.
Wei Zheng officially became Wang Ke's adviser.
That's it.
Wang Ke had powerful generals and counselors under his command, and his momentum was very great.
The generals in the class are - Gan Meng, Ling Wei, Wang Tianyou, Wang Junke, Luo Shixin, Jiang Song, Yuan Zhen, Wang Heng, Liang Tingfang, Lu Yu, Qin Feng, Qin Yong, Shi Danai, Shi Dayi, Su Dingfang Twenty-three heroes including Wei Pijiang, Hao Xiaode, Kong Xu, Song Jingang, Zhang Hu, Hou Junji, Mai Tiezhang, and Guo Kai were among them.
Among the civil servants, there were only three counselors: Xu Maogong, Wei Zheng, and Fang Xuanling. Although the number of civil servants is small, they are all rare and outstanding people in the world today.
With the help of these talents.
Jizhou City and the three towns in Saibei controlled by Wang Ke gradually developed.
A few more days passed.
Su Dingfang and Song Jingang came to report that their light and heavy cavalry had been fully trained.
After learning about this.
Wang Ke was very happy.
He immediately wrote an order in handwriting and asked the generals, commanders and officers scattered everywhere to gather in Jizhou City to prepare to redeploy troops and horses and reorganize the defense.
At this moment.
Wang Ke had 5,000 heavy cavalry and 8,000 light cavalry under his command, plus 30,000 infantry and archers trained by Gan Meng, and 10,000 city defense troops from Yuan Zhen, Wang Junke, and Governor Ling Wei, for a total of five Thirteen thousand troops.
besides.
Five thousand troops were stationed at Miyun Pass.
Five thousand troops were stationed in Gubeixia.
Five thousand troops were stationed at Waguankou.
In the pasture outside the fortress, five thousand miscellaneous cavalry were recruited.
In total, Wang Ke actually controlled a total of 73,000 troops.
A combat power of this magnitude.
Although they are not as rich as King Luo Yi of Peiping, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose in a battle with swords and spears.
Subsequently.
Looking at so many soldiers and horses.
Wang Ke issued a military order.
He worshiped Wei Zheng as the prefect, taking over the administrative power of Jizhou and the three towns in Saibei, making decisions at the spur of the moment and acting expediently.
He also worshiped Xu Maogong and Fang Xuanling as left military advisor and right military advisor respectively. They planned strategies for Wang Ke and analyzed the general trend of the world.
Then, he ordered the heavy cavalry trained by Song Jingang to be "Tiger Cavalry", with the intention of attacking like fire and being as powerful as a tiger. The tiger cavalry and horses all wear red iron armor and dark yellow war robes, with a tiger head flag as their symbol, and Song Jingang and Hao Xiaode as their chief and deputy generals.
Immediately following, came Su Dingfang's light cavalry.
Wang Ke named this light cavalry "Leopard Cavalry", which means it is as fast as the wind and shaped like a cheetah. The soldiers and horses were all dressed in red light armor and light yellow war robes, with leopard tail flags as their symbols, with Su Dingfang and Zhang Hu as their chief and deputy generals.
As for the thirty thousand infantry and archers trained by Gan Meng.
Wang Ke broke them up separately and divided them into other troops.
Miyunguan, Gubeixia, and Waguankou each added 5,000 troops.
The city defense force was increased by 10,000 troops.
The remaining 5,000 people were incorporated by Wang Ke into his own personal guards, and were directly led by Mai Tiezhang.
in addition.
Except for the iron rod.
The newly arrived Guo Kai was sent to Gubei Gorge to share military command with Lu Yu and defend one side.
in this way.
All the generals under Wang Ke's command have their own duties and perform their own duties, so I won't mention them for now.
…
soon.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days flew by.
Wang Kewen sat in the governor's mansion.
He has received a reply from Xin Wenli.
This letter stated that there was indeed a skilled craftsman in the south of the Yangtze River who was proficient in artillery manufacturing, and that this man had a close relationship with Xin Wenli's father, Xin Chengshi.
This person's name is Yong Guangqi, and he is a child of a down-to-earth family. His ancestor was once a disciple of Ge Hong, so he has a heritage of gunpowder refining and artillery manufacturing.
Read this letter.
Wang Ke nodded slightly.
He waved to Wang Tianyou and Mai Tiezhang, who were waiting at the door, to come in.
"The two of you will send a few of your most trusted advisors to the south of the Yangtze River to look for Mr. Yong Guang Qi Yong."
Wang Ke handed the letter to the two of them and said.
The two took the letter, looked at it briefly, then nodded, cupped their hands together, and said: "I will obey your orders!"
"Go ahead."
Wang Ke waved his hand and said.
"yes!"
The two bowed, turned and left.
And at this moment.
A soldier walked in quickly.
"My Lord, a letter has been sent from Beiping Mansion."
The soldier handed a letter to Wang Ke.
Seeing this, Wang Ke took the letter and opened it slowly.
This letter was written by Wu Kui, and the content of it was roughly that Na Luo Yi was planning to expand two cavalry units, and Wu Kui planned to let his son Wu Anfu compete for the position of captain of the cavalry.
And the person who competes with Wu Anfu.
It’s Qin Qiong!
