After the turmoil in the council chamber, Youyishan became much quieter. Lu Ben was no longer as aggressive as before. He would hide in his house when he had nothing to do. Even when he participated in military meetings, Wu Gen took the lead and no longer wanted to take over power in everything.
The number of regular soldiers in the Fearless Army has reached 3,000. Although there are still many soldiers in the servant army, Wu Gen does not want to expand the army, so as not to attract criticism from others.
However, he placed Zhuo Ke and Mu Shi in the servant army and trained these people as soon as possible to prepare for emergencies.
In the afternoon on Youyi Mountain, the sky suddenly became as dark as night, with strong winds and overturned vegetation.
A bolt of lightning pierced the sky, followed by thunder rolling over from the sky like thousands of chariots. Under the huge roar, everything was trembling, not daring to look at the tragic sky.
The heavy rain fell hysterically, lashing the earth mercilessly and making a crackling sound. Wu Gen stood in front of the window, holding a piece of paper in his hand, looking absently at the waterfall of water under the eaves. The rolling mist hit his body, making the ends of his hair decorated with a string of crystal beads.
The letter was sent by Ye Ziming, and there was only one piece of news, that is, the head of the Lu family, Lu Zhan, was leaving for Hanlu City.
This means that Ji Xin's condition is terminal, and the heads of these ten thousand households are required to go to the city to prepare for the funeral.
Ye Ziming also said in the letter that originally the Lu family did not want the head of the family to go to Hanlu City, but Lu Zhan was quite conceited and insisted on going.
Frankly speaking, apart from the lord, the Ji family has no one who can take on important matters. In addition, with so many family heads going together, if the Ji family has any ideas, it is possible that they want to force various families to rebel.
But just in case, Lu Zhan still ordered the governor Bu Kuan and his eldest son Lu Lie to assemble troops and horses at the border between Panshi Road and the Ji family's self-administered territory. At the same time, they invited the nearby Ba family, Murong family, and Qiu family to The Lin family sent troops together and joined Bu Kuan to prepare for possible changes.
Soon, the Lu family's military orders will arrive at Youyi Mountain, sending fearless troops to the south of the province to intimidate Jiangguan Road and prevent other families in the south from supporting the Ji family.
"Fortress leader, do you want to inform us in advance and put the entire army on alert?" Zhuo Ke suggested in a low voice behind him.
Wu Gen turned his head, put the letter in his hands and rubbed it gently. The paper immediately turned into pieces.
"It doesn't have to be like this. It's still the same these days. Just inform Baoxiang and a few people of the news, but you need to reserve some luggage. In addition, the servant army must be reorganized quickly, and at least two thousand people must come out. If the war breaks out this time, it will not be like before. Just make a small fuss, but be prepared to die."
"I understand that there is a lot of wood in the servant army, so they should be able to organize so many people soon." Zhuo Ke nodded, turned around and prepared to go out.
"You must have the servant army in your hands. In the end, they will be the real winners and losers. I will transfer Le Yu to help you." Wu Gen hesitated and reminded Zhuo Ke.
Zhuo Ke suddenly felt that the burden was a bit heavy. This was the first time that Wu Gen had completely entrusted so many people to him. He nodded heavily, pushed the door open and squeezed into the rain and mist.
Wu Gen stood in front of the window, looking at the rolling dark clouds and the dancing silver snakes, and murmured to himself,
"What is supposed to come will come." A few days later, due to many days of rain, the water level of Youshan's famous Falling Cliff Waterfall almost doubled.
Wu Gen sat quietly under the waterfall with his eyes slightly closed, letting the pouring water wash over his body. The water mist rises next to the waterfall and rolls continuously into the valley, lingering among the flowers and plants and wandering in the forest.
The sun shines through the clouds and onto the mist, forming brilliant rainbows. A figure appeared from the rainbow. Li Qi walked to the edge of the pool, squatted on the ground with a dagger in his hand, and looked at Wu Gen under the waterfall without saying a word.
Wu Gen opened his eyes, his eyes flashed with light, glanced at Li Qi on the shore, and punched upward.
The raging waterfall suddenly stopped, and then roared and swept up. The two streams of water collided together, making a deafening sound.
Taking one step to the shore, Wu Gen wiped the water from his face, picked up the clothes on the shore and put them on. It was only then that the waterfall flowing upstream fell again, stirring up thousands of waves in the pool.
"The person who attacked Ning Yuxi has been found." Li Qi walked to Wu Gen and lifted the bamboo hat on his head.
"Who is it?" Wu Gen adjusted his clothes and put the broken knife on his body again.
"Meng Qi." Li Qiyi said simply as usual.
"It is indeed him." Wu Gen shook his head. Why should he be involved in the grudge between the Meng brothers? It was really unfair.
"Do you want to kill him?" Li Qi asked.
"No, just reveal the news to Meng Zhuo, and he will handle it on his own. We don't have to eliminate his dissidents for him. With Meng Qi to restrain him, Meng Zhuo's power will shrink a lot." Standing in the sun, Wu Gen stretched.
In fact, there was something he couldn't say. If Meng Zhuo regained his momentum, Meng Shun would have the idea of returning.
Meng Zhuo and Meng Qi were fighting with each other, but he couldn't help either side, so he could only stay in the Fearless Army. Li Qi agreed and said nothing.
Wu Gen, who had long been accustomed to the way he interacted with Li Qi, walked out of the valley. When approaching the mouth of the valley, Wu Gen stopped.
"Your manpower is ready. After the troops are dispatched, the army needs to be cleaned up. The work must be done quickly."
"Don't worry, sir, everything has been arranged." Li Qi replied calmly.
"Okay." Wu Gen nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly looked at the other person with a smile,
"I want to ask you something. You said that the fowler took over the business. If someone else offers a higher price, will he break the contract?" Under the bamboo hat, Li Qi's eyes moved slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
"No, bird catchers are very loyal when doing business. As long as the money is collected, it will be completed. There is no reason to give up halfway."
"Haha, it does sound a bit like being a thief." Wu Gen laughed when he heard this and continued to walk out.
"Find a way to contact them, and ask them to do some business." At this moment, dust and smoke billowed on the mountain road in the distance, and a horse was riding fast.
Coming, Wu Gen muttered in his heart, and simply stopped. When the horse came close, Zhuo Ke dismounted and hurried over.
"The leader of the village, there is a letter from Maojing City, asking the Fearless Army to send troops in three days to go to the south of Panshi Road from Mao'erling to the Qingyi River to set up defenses, and be ready to leave Jiangguan Road at any time." After receiving the letter from Zhuo Ke, Wu Gen glanced through it quickly. The letter was sent by Lu Lie in the name of the family head. It was stamped with the family head's big seal and Lu Lie's private seal.
According to the letter, the head of the family, Lu Zhan, has already gone to Hanlu City. The Lu family has gathered troops from all over the country and is preparing to go to the Yediyuan area to garrison against the Xiaohe River in case of any unexpected events.
At the same time, the fearless army was ordered to move forward quickly to cooperate with the army's actions. At the end of the letter, Lu Lie vaguely proposed that Wu Gen contact the Xingshan Fearless Army privately and instigate the main generals in the army to rebel.
Wu Gen took a look and handed the letter to Li Qi, who took it and read it carefully.
"Didn't you summon me to Maojing City?" Wu Gen looked at Zhuo Ke.
"No." Wu Gen smiled slightly and looked in the direction of Maojing City.
"It seems that people still don't trust us, so let's eat what they eat, drink what they eat, and send out troops. Order the entire army to prepare the supplies in one month. At the same time, send a letter to Liu'an City, asking Lu Qing to provide us with food, grass, weapons and equipment. , also based on one month's supply. We are about to go on an expedition, and this stingy city lord must vomit some blood." When he returned to the camp, Wu Gen immediately summoned all the generals above the camp commander together and announced the Lu family's military order.
There were whispers in the hall. In fact, the fearless army has been on the alert these days. Now that the military order has been issued, everyone feels relieved.
Wu Gen pressed his hand down, and the hall became quiet.
"This expedition will be led by me and the Lu Supervisory Army. The specific coordination will be carried out by Bao Xiaowei, assisted by Zhang Wuyang. The three troops will be led by Tu Dan, Lexi and Meng Shun respectively. Tu Dan will be the forward, and Meng Shun will be the forward. Shunbu Quchong served as the central army, Lexi as the rear guard, and moved forward in turn. From Yishan, Zhuo Ke was fully responsible, with Mu Shi's assistance, to increase the combat effectiveness of the servant army as soon as possible, and to supplement it from the civilians in due time. In addition, the Yifu Army Under the command of Lu Yuan and assisted by Wan Yi, we will first fly to the Mao'erling area to conduct reconnaissance and expel some small forces. Wu Yang will do the hard work first. You are familiar with the local terrain and will go with the Yifu Army."
"I understand." There was a sudden response in the hall. Wu Gen nodded with satisfaction, turned to Lu Ben and smiled: "Supervisor, can you see if there are any omissions or anything else to add." Lu Ben behaved quite well today and did not interrupt too much.
Seeing Wu Gen asking, he pondered for a moment and then said: "Did the Yi Falcon Army leave too early? We now have sixty hawks, and all of them suddenly went out. This supply pressure is quite heavy. We need a few to go out for reconnaissance." But, why bother sending out the whole army?" Wu Gen sighed, and the other party was reasonable.
"Supervisor, I know that supplies are difficult. However, we have few fearless soldiers. A war is very likely to break out this time. According to the instructions of the family leader, it is difficult for us to stop the advance of ten thousand households. So I can only Press the whole army forward, if not for the supply difficulties, I would even prepare to bring the servant army with me. The master treats me well, and I will go all out this time to repay him for his kindness." Lu Ben's expression moved slightly, and his expression softened a lot.
"Yes, this time the head of the family goes to Hanlu City alone, it would really be unreasonable if we cannot make complete preparations. There is one more thing I want Qianhu to make clear. According to the rules of the military, if Qianhu goes into battle or encounters other unexpected events, Wuwei Who will take over the leadership of the army?" When Wu Gen heard this, he realized that Lu Ben had indeed led troops. When the army goes to war, it will be agreed in advance who will take over the leadership if the commander dies in battle.
After thinking for a while, Wu Gen said slowly: "If something happens to me, I will be the supervisor to take over."
"What if I die in battle too?" Lu Ben then asked.
"Captain Bao will take over, followed by Zhang Wuyang, Meng Shun and Zhuo Ke." Wu Gen also said with emotion.
"Okay, Qianhu is indeed magnanimous." Lu Ben stood up and gave a solemn salute to Wu Gen. He didn't expect that Wu Gen would be able to rank him second and command the entire Fearless Army.
Wu Gen stood up, gently held Lu Ben's arm, and said with emotion: "The supervisors only knew who I am, Wu Gen, today. Although we have had disputes over trivial matters in the past, when it comes to major matters in the clan, we should put aside our past grudges." , work together to repay the kindness of the family master." Seeing the two people in the hall cherishing each other, Li Qi, who was sitting in the corner, twisted his body unconsciously.
