Wu Gen sent Ji Nan away from the intersection at the foot of Chiyan Peak, and then said goodbye reluctantly.
"I didn't notice it in the past, but I didn't expect that this person's appetite increased a lot after leaving Hanlu City." Baoxiang looked at Ji Nan's back and said with emotion.
This time Ji Nan brought food and grass to Wu Gen, but he also brought the latest news about Hanlu City. Ji Xin was planning to establish a country in three months.
Although this was expected, it still felt a bit sudden to hear it suddenly. After all, Hanlu City still needed to be repaired after it was destroyed, a new palace still needed to be built, and the ministers in the court still needed to be deployed.
The purpose of Ji Nan's visit was to ask Wu Gen to help him destroy the Lu family, so that he would be worthy of his title as the county governor, and it would also be considered as a gift to the Ji family's founding of the country.
Over the past few days, although the Lu family agreed to the restructuring, they had been clinging to important matters such as personnel and military power. Ji Nan was struggling here. The manpower he brought couldn't get in at all, and the top and bottom were all members of the Lu family. What he could actually manage was his own county governor's mansion.
This time, in order to raise food and grass for Wu Gen, it took a lot of effort to get some from the Lu family.
"You are ready to help him." Baoxiang saw Wu Gen's expression and knew that he was interested.
"Yes, I have spent a lot of effort to open up wasteland in the mountains these days, but the results are still insignificant." Wu Gen sighed and looked at the rolling mountains with a look of helplessness on his face, "This year's food and grass have been secured, but next year Well, I am going to seize the fertile land on the Lu family’s territory for the needs of the Fearless Army.”
"If we beat the Lu family, what will happen to the neighboring lacquer sculptors and the Yang family? Once the fearless army moves, it can affect the whole body. We have to think of a countermeasure." Baoxiang looked a little worried. The lacquer sculptors and Yang families he mentioned were , it is the other two counties among the three southern counties, which are the areas that Wu Gen, the governor, should inspect.
"No matter how many things there are, the most important thing right now is that the Fearless Army can gain a foothold in Liangzhe Mountain. Defeat the Lu family first, and send people to the other two families. If the other two are interested, they will not send troops to attack, but only provide military rations. After all, we can't spread all the people to three counties." Wu Gen thought for a while, the issue of food was the most important, and finally made up his mind to fight.
"You will be the commander of this battle. Bring Xue Xin and Zhuo Ke's troops, and join forces with Ji Nanli and outside to take down the Lu family." Wu Gen walked back and ordered, "If there is a battle, Zhuo Ke will be the leader, you Just stay behind with Xue Xin and let him practice more. In addition, bring the Eight Riders of Ling Yun and let them see the blood. They dance more joyfully than the other all day long, and their hearts are as high as the sky. How can they know about the war? cruel."
"Aren't you going to lead the army?" Baoxiang was a little surprised.
Wu Gen stopped, looked at the vast wilderness in the distance and said quietly: "In the future, there will be more and more people in the Fearless Army, and the war may involve many continents. I will not be able to do everything myself. I can only hope for these generals. If we all become Optimus Jade Pillars and can stand alone, it will be easier for us."
Baoxiang was startled and touched his beard, "The day we were in Fuming Pass seems like yesterday. I never thought that we have been out for so many years and we don't know when we will see Lao Mo again."
"Let's go." Wu Gen raised the corner of his mouth, hooked Bao Xiang's shoulder, and walked towards the camp, "Come on, once we use Liangzhe Mountain as our backing, we can lay down a piece of territory and gather enough manpower. We can return to Beizhou. At that time, we will go find Lao Mo and have a good drink with him."
The two of them were walking and talking, and the soldiers beside them felt that they were farther away. The mountain breeze was gentle, mixed with the laughter of the two people, passing by the newly-formed Right Army camp, flying over the continuous Liangzhe Mountains, and turning into pieces of chatter across the vast sea.
Ten days later, Wu Genzheng was sitting quietly in the Xiangwanling Dazhai, watching the battle report sent back by Baoxiang.
In the distance, the faint sound of people pounding earth could be heard. The construction of the Chinese military camp has not been completed. According to Sun Hong's plan, it would be a pity to only build a few military strongholds in such a large Liangzhe Mountain. It would be better to just make it a small city.
Therefore, Xianwan Ridge has always been a construction site, and people coming and going are constantly building city walls, mansions, and houses. The prototype of a small city has faintly appeared.
After Baoxiang led his people into the Lu family, with the cooperation of Ji Nan, things went smoothly at first. Later, the Lu family finally realized that the Fearless Army was going to completely annihilate their family. ..net
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Under this situation, the Lu family mobilized all their troops to resist the attack of the fearless army, and there were also people from the lacquer carving master and the Yang family who changed their Lu family costumes to support them.
The territories of these three families are connected together, and they understand the importance of sharing weal and woe. Although I dare not object openly, it is still possible to send some people, horses and food to support.
Therefore, the offensive momentum of the Fearless Army slowed down significantly and they were in a stalemate with the enemy. However, Wu Gen is not in a hurry. Most of the current soldiers of the Fearless Army have participated in the coalition war. Overall, they still have advantages. However, due to the short running-in time, they have not exerted their due combat effectiveness.
In order to form an army as soon as possible, the fastest way is to train troops through battle, so Wu Gen simply sent Zhang Wuyang out, which happened to be using the Lu family's hands to train troops.
"Fortress Master, Yang Houzheng is back." A soldier knocked on the door gently.
"Oh." Wu Gen raised his eyebrows and stood up. Yang Zheng had not reported for many days, so it turned out that he had rushed back.
After leaving the temporary hut built for him, Wu Gen saw two people walking towards him along the stone steps in the distance.
Wu Gen frowned and muttered in a low voice: "Why did she come so quickly?"
Soon, Yang Zheng accompanied Ji Yan to Wu Gen's house. Looking at this elegantly laid out hut, Ji Yan's eyes couldn't help but light up.
This house is located on the southern slope of the mountain. The courtyard walls are made of fragrant pine wood. There is a clear pool next to the courtyard, with fish and small rocks hidden in it, which is unobstructed by the view. There is a thick locust tree next to the yard. The shade of the tree covers half of the yard, blocking the direct sunlight and making the cabin more peaceful.
"Third Young Master...Third Princess, the new dynasty is about to be established and everything is complicated. Why are you here?" Wu Gen quickly stepped forward and saluted Ji Yan, who was looking at the small courtyard with his hands behind his back.
Seeing that Ji Yan looked happy and ignored him, Wu Gen grabbed Yang Zheng's belly hard. The latter grinned and spread his hands, as if she was coming and there was nothing I could do about it.
Ji Yan finally finished looking at the courtyard, with a spring-filled face and a smile on her face, "Wu Gen, I never thought you could find such a perfect place. If I knew that Liangzhe Mountain had such beautiful scenery, I would have come here a long time ago. Today's Hanlu The city is filled with the smell of blood and the sounds of flattery, it’s really unbearable, why don’t you come and join us, Governor Wu.”
"Please." Wu Gen glared at Yang Zheng fiercely, invited Ji Yan into the room, and ordered Gao Han to serve tea.
Ji Yan glanced at this beautiful little girl curiously, and after she left, she asked in a low voice, "Who is this person? How come he looks so smart?"
"Gao Han, both her parents are dead. I thought she was pitiful, so I kept her close to me." Wu Gen said casually, glancing at Yang Zheng.
Yang Zheng spoke quickly and changed the topic, "When we passed through Lunan County just now, there was a battle going on below. Could it be that the Fearless Army is attacking the Lu family."
"Yes." Wu Gen said Ji Nan's request, but he did not hide his intention to seize the Lu family's fertile land to support the fearless army.
"On the way here, I asked Yang Zheng to go around Liangzhe Mountain. Wu Gen, you have a big appetite. It's not a problem to hide a million people in this mountain." Ji Yan looked at Wu with a provocative look. through.
Wu Gen smiled slightly and didn't care about the other party's words. "If there is no food, everything is vain, and no matter how many people are hiding, they will die in it. If Liangzhe Mountain can accommodate so many people, do you think the various provinces will He abandoned it and ignored it.”
"That's right, Liangzhe Mountain alone can't support so many people." Ji Yan smiled with relief and took a look at the furnishings in the room, "By the way, where is him."
he? Wu Gen and Yang Zheng looked at each other, and it was fatal.
Ahem, Wu Gen coughed, "Cong Yue is not here, he is at Suikong Peak."
"Oh, it's so far away. It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day. Why don't we go to Broken Sky Peak today?" Ji Yan blinked and tilted her head to stare at Wu Gen.
"Princess, you must be tired after coming from a long distance. Besides, there are women in Liangzhe Mountain, near Xianwan Ridge, and there are military camps everywhere else. You'd better rest here for two days." Wu Gen had no choice but to think of a way. Stop Ji Yan so that she won't have to flirt with Shui Congyue and bring trouble to herself.
"Yes, yes, the princess is traveling in a hurry. She only brought two maids with her. It is better to rest for a few days until arrangements are made for accommodation.
Let's settle everything down. Yang Zheng also hurriedly stopped the other party. He brought the man himself. If anything happened, Shui Congyue's iron fist would be the first to fall on Wu Gen's head, and he would be the second one.
"Come on, I see you are all nervous. Could it be that I am a tiger and can eat people." Ji Yan rolled her eyes at Wu Gen and leaned back on the chair lazily. "I think this house is good. I'll live there." This is it."
Wu Gen looked helpless and said with a bitter smile: "Third Princess, you are confronting me. You wanted to rob my house when you were in Xingshan, but you still won't let me go when you get to Liangzhe Mountain, and you can't see me. Feng made a complaint."
"Forget it, you're really stingy. I'll leave this house to you and find another place for me to live." Ji Yan stood up lazily, "I'm penniless now and I have to rely on Governor Wu for everything. Is this the maid? Just don’t have that many, just over a hundred. As for the monthly salary, I’ll give it the same as Hanlu City. Governor Wu, don’t be embarrassed.”
"It's not embarrassing, it's not embarrassing." Wu Gen stood up with a grimace and quickly sent Ji Yan out. He also ordered Sun Hong to find a newly built small building for her and arrange all her daily needs.
After Ji Yan left, Wu Gen strode back to the house and asked, "What's the situation in Hanlu City? Why are you coming back so late?"
Yang Zheng saw Wu Gen's serious expression and did not dare to neglect, "Ji Xin is crazy and is killing and arresting people everywhere. Hanlu City seems to be peaceful, but in fact there is a turbulent undercurrent. If it were not for the victory over the coalition forces to suppress many disputes, it would be impossible to say Someone has already rebelled. Moreover, Ji Chen and Ji Xin are already at odds with each other. The two sides were at loggerheads because of Murong Yanyu's dethronement. Ji Chen even went on a hunger strike to resist his father in order to save his wife."
"Why is it so tense? What's Ji Ye's attitude?" Wu Gen looked surprised. He didn't expect that as soon as Ji Xin came back, there would be a quarrel between father and son.
Yang Zheng pondered for a moment, then considered: "According to my speculation, there should be three reasons. Firstly, Murong Yanyu has no heirs, which Ji Xin cannot tolerate. Secondly, the matter of Murong Yanyu's personal secret guard is something that Ji Xin cannot tolerate." Xin knew that he was furious and killed all these people. Thirdly, Murong Yanyuxi was manipulating the government affairs, which was a huge taboo.
Therefore, Ji Xin was determined to get rid of Murong Yanyu, and Ji Chen wanted to protect his wife. Sooner or later, a conflict would break out between the two. As for Ji Ye, he ran back to Hanlu City a long time ago and stayed in the house all day without leaving the house, acting as if he had nothing to do with him. We wasted all our efforts and arranged a lot of help for him outside. "
"The two governors of the Xianyu family are dead." Wu Gen was noncommittal about Ji Ye's performance, but he was concerned about the life and death of Xianyu Chan and Shifa.
"It cost a lot of money to die." Yang Zheng said with a proud look on his face. "Although the Xianyu family is now at fault, they are quite angry about the death of the two of them. As a last resort, Ji Xin sent Yuan Xin to the northern part of the province to take precautions. Xian Yujia’s counterattack.”
Wu Gen nodded and walked around the room twice with his hands behind his back. "Very good. The Ji family is in turmoil and the Xianyu family is under pressure. There is no time for others to care. Our fearless army just takes the opportunity to grow. Besides, you come back just in time to send He contacted Chu Xi and others, and at the same time lobbied Hua Yanlin to help him."
"In other words, our next target is Bailing Province." Yang Zheng looked directly at Wu Gen with bright eyes.
"Yes, the next step of the Fearless Army's strategy is to target the Ji family in the north, defend the Xian Yu family in the south, and disrupt the Hulan family in the west. Our goal is to completely ruin the situation in Bailing Province." Wu Gen straightened up and looked through the window. Looking to the west, the setting sun over the thin mountains dyed the vast world red.
