"Can the fearless army collect taxes from the three counties?" In the private residence in Xianwan City, Wu Gen stared at Ji Nan across from him in surprise.
"Yes, this is what the young master wants. Although there is no formal military order, the governor can act accordingly. As for Shanbei County where the lacquer carving family is located and Jinliang County where the Yang family is located, I have already said hello. If anyone is disobedient, We can send troops to fight against it." Ji Nan held a tea cup in hand and stared at Wu Gen with a smile.
Wu Gen frowned and heard something different, "There is a dispute in Hanlu City. Ji Ye knows about it."
After hesitating for a moment, Ji Nan said calmly, "There is indeed unrest in Hanlu City. The eldest young master and the lord have some differences over the matter of establishing a crown princess. As for the taxation of the three counties, the second young master does not object and is happy to see it happen. .”
Wu Gen leaned his head on the wicker chair and lightly knocked on the tea table next to him, "It's such a good thing, I'm grateful to the young master, but I don't know what the fearless army is needed for."
"The governor can make his own decision. It would be better if he could help." Ji Nan raised her eyelids and looked at Wu Gen meaningfully.
"Who are you helping?" Wu Gen stared at the other person aggressively.
"Ahem, of course it's the eldest young master." Ji Nan put down the tea cup and said calmly: "This is also the meaning of the second young master. I think the governor has also heard about it. The lord has killed many people in the past few months, and has attracted various kinds of people. The family was dissatisfied, and the second young master tried to persuade her many times, but was also punished and banned from the house."
Wu Gen sighed slightly. Since Ji Xin returned to Hanlu City, he has been ruthless with his butcher's knife. He not only killed all the people who opposed him in the city, but also massacred the rebellious families such as Lu and Gu. On the roadsides around the cities of these families, the trees on both sides were covered with corpses, and blood flowed into rivers. It was too horrible to see.
In Liangzhe Mountain today, escapees from various families are constantly entering the mountain, bringing news from outside the mountain. Since there were a large number of soldiers from various families in the Fearless Army, and these people were cooperating openly and secretly, Wu Gen could not stop them, so he could only let them enter the Territory of the Fearless Army.
If this continues, the food in the mountains may become tense again. Sun Hong had proposed several times to intercept the refugees outside the mountain and resettle them on the Lu family's territory, but Wu Gen rejected them all.
Although these people defected to the Fearless Army, it added some troubles, but firstly, they could not chill the hearts of their own men. Secondly, the more people there were, the more regular soldiers of the Fearless Army could expand, and the greater their combat potential would be.
Nowadays, the Fearless Army has more than 50,000 regular soldiers, but it has reached a bottleneck, because without foreign aid, the people in the mountains alone cannot support more regular soldiers.
"Furthermore, according to reports from the city center, the lord has sent the governors Jizhen and Nie Pi to command 40,000 guards each, totaling 80,000, stationed outside Lunan, Shanbei and Jinliang counties in order to keep an eye on the governor. These fifty thousand horses." Seeing that Wu Gen didn't express his position, Ji Ye continued.
Wu Gen frowned. He had already learned the news, but since the Fearless Army would turn its focus to Bailing Province in the future, they did not make much response. Wu Gen didn't want to get too involved in the Ji family's affairs, especially when father and son turned against each other and brothers killed each other. As long as Ji Ye didn't speak, Wu Gen really didn't want to fight with the Ji family's men.
"I understand. The eldest young master has understood the good intentions, and the fearless army will respond accordingly." Wu Gen finally made up his mind. Although he knew that the other party was trying to win over him, he had to swallow the bait. The taxes of the three counties are enough to support the expenditure of the Fearless Army, which is what I need most at the moment.
"Okay, Ji Nan said goodbye. The founding of the country is getting closer and closer, and the situation in the province will become more and more tense. Please respond to it as soon as possible." Ji Nan stood up and said goodbye. Wu Gen personally sent him five miles away before returning.
On the second day, Wu Gen summoned generals from all over the country to the Governor's Mansion and told him about Ji Nan's lobbying.
"Fortress leader, Ji Nan is obviously lobbying for Ji Chen this time. Our army's main attack direction needs to change." Xue Xin was the first to speak.
According to the military discussions held a few days ago, the focus of the Fearless Army's operations has been to the west. They are preparing to cooperate with Hua Yanlin to stir up the situation in Bailing Province, open up channels with Shixing Village and other places, and wait for opportunities to move around Hengmen Port. Bringing it under his control was the purpose of Wu Gen's hard work in Kuntianzhou for so long.
In the end, relying on Hengmen Port, they crossed the rising sea and marched towards Beizhou to stop the expansion of the divine religion.
Everyone is watching Wu Gen, because this involves a series of adjustments in the armies and changes in the focus of preparations. It can be said that
A single move affects the whole body.
"The main direction of our army's advance is still to the west, taking into account Jijia in the north and Shule Province in the south. This cannot be changed." Wu Gen had been thinking about the direction of advance all night, and finally decided to focus on the westward advance. "Has the road to both places been discovered?"
Hu Jia quickly stood up and responded. The matter had already been handed over to him. "Two roads have been explored to the Bailing Province. However, due to the rugged mountain roads, people had to be sent to dig into the mountains to open roads for the army to pass. As for going there, On the road to Shule Province, progress is somewhat slow due to the high mountains and wild beasts."
"Hurry up, the cunning rabbit still has three holes. We need to open up the west and south roads as soon as possible. You can call on the Rebel Army to help survey the routes in various places." Wu Gen looked serious and glanced at the two rows of generals. "To advance westward, still use the left The army will take the lead, and the other armies will provide assistance. The corresponding preparations must be completed as soon as possible."
Xue Xin and Hu Jia quickly stood up and responded.
"What to do with the 80,000 people in the north? If the Ji family's situation deteriorates and they have to move north, our army must break through these two groups of troops before they can attack Hanlu City." Baoxiang also said next to him.
"Those people can't attack Liangzhe Mountain for the time being, so there's no need to be too nervous, but they still need to be prepared accordingly." Wu Gen thought for a while and said, "This direction is dominated by the front army, with the right army assisting. If we don't attack, forget it. Yes, the fight must be quick and decisive, and we must not throw our troops here."
Wu Gen turned to look at Yang Zheng, and then ordered, "Yang Hou is waiting for an opportunity to contact these two governors to find out their details. Also, keep an eye on Ji Nan, who sits a little crooked on the buttocks."
When the Lu family and other families rebelled, the two governors Ji Zhen and Nie Pi led the guards to station outside. They had little interaction with Wu Gen, so they were not familiar with him. As for Ji Nan, birds choose good trees to roost in. Under the current situation, it is normal to seek refuge with anyone.
"Yes, I will make arrangements immediately."
"Also, send a letter to Hua Yanlin. I want to meet him. The location should be in Qiyun Mountain." Wu Gen continued to give instructions with an expressionless face.
Yang Zheng hurriedly agreed. In the governor's mansion, Wu Gen was never serious about his words, and the generals did not dare to act casually.
"For the taxation of the three provinces, Sun Hong is in charge, assisted by Lu Qing, Cang Renjing and others, and the central and rear troops are sent to guard. This is the top priority of our army at the moment, and it must be completed. But there are those who dare to stop it. , use the strength of the entire army to kill him." Wu Gen ordered coldly.
"Captain, there have been a lot of refugees recently. You might as well set up a station in front of the mountain to deal with resettlement." Cang Renjing stood up and suggested.
"Yes. Let Gao Jing, Cang Wei, and Ji Chenming be responsible for this matter. After the refugees are received, they must be arranged in various places." Wu Gen naturally agreed to the other party's suggestion.
Five days later, Wu Gen took Shui Congyue and Yang Zheng and took a shuttle to the northwest. In less than half an hour, Qiyun Mountain gradually appeared on the horizon.
During this secret meeting with Hua Yanlin, Wu Gen brought Shui Congyue with him just in case, and to show his strength, so that he could negotiate a good price with the other party.
The shuttle circled around and finally found a place where smoke was coming out.
"That's right here." Yang Zheng pointed to the stone platform where the smoke was rising.
"Okay, let's fall down, be careful." Wu Gen nodded and signaled Suoji to descend.
The shuttle landed on the stone platform, and Wu Gen jumped lightly to the ground, looking around for movement around him. There was no one on the stone platform, and there was still snow that had not melted for many years beside the platform.
After a while, seven or eight people walked out of the forest on one side. The leader was Hua Yanlin, who was still dressed in green. When he saw Wu Gen, he stroked his beard and laughed and said: "Wu Gen, Commander Wu, Hua is so polite." .”
"Brother Hua, why are you so hypocritical? Wu Gen still remembers the grace of letting me go that day, why do you hate me so much when we meet?" Wu Gen also laughed, walked a few steps quickly and grabbed the other person's hands tightly.
"Wherever, even though I'm hiding in this remote place, I occasionally heard about Governor Wu's shocking actions in the Iron Hand Province." Hua Yanlin looked Wu Gen up and down and sighed in admiration, "I don't think there were only a few hundred people wandering around at the time. The bandit is now also the governor of a stronghold. How dare I, a member of ten thousand households, do whatever I want. People say that I have the ability to read horses, but I have always dismissed it. Seeing the governor today confirms this statement." qδ.net
"Haha, the governor is very eloquent. He not only praises others, but also elevates himself." Wu Gen
He let go of the other person's hand and looked around, "Brother Hua won't let me drink cold wine and eat frozen meat."
"It's cold in the mountains. I specially prepared a hot pot. Someone, bring it up." Following Hua Yanlin's order, one of his men lifted a hot pot and placed it on the stone platform. These people quickly set up the hot pot and lit the bonfire, and for a while, the cold stone platform was filled with smoke.
"Captain Wu, please take a seat. I don't know what to call these people." Hua Yanlin had already noticed Shui Congyue. He felt that this person was very dangerous, like a sword that had been sharpened for ten years, with a sharp edge as sharp as frost. Pierce the sky.
As for the fat black man in the back, there is a hint of viciousness, like a poisonous snake, and he will be poisoned if he is not careful.
Wu Gen briefly introduced Shui Congyue and Yang Zheng, and the four of them sat around the pot. Soon the milky white soup in the pot began to boil.
A soldier handed a large piece of mutton to Hua Yanlin on a chopping board, and attached a short knife inlaid with gems.
"This sheep was obtained from the top of the snow-capped mountains. The meat is fat, tender and tough. When I have nothing to do on weekdays, I cut some mutton myself and drink it alone. Today, Governor Wu is here, so I can see how good Hua's craftsmanship is." Hua Yanlin said When I rolled up my sleeves slightly, I heard a swishing sound, and slices of mutton as thin as cicada wings flew around, forming a mountain of snowflakes in an instant.
"Brother Hua is so good at it." Looking at the mutton slices, which were exactly the same thickness, Wu Gen knew that Hua Yanlin was really good at it, and couldn't help but feel a little itchy. The subtleties make the difference. I am a person who has cut down many tree stumps, so I know that being able to control the strength so accurately and to the last detail is impossible without years of hard practice.
"Haha, it seems that the governor is also a fellow, you might as well give it a try." Hua Yanlin raised his eyes, looked at Wu Gen, and handed over the short knife.
"Then give it a try." Wu Gen was not polite and reached out to grab the knife. Turning his wrist softly, the tip of the blade snaked along the texture of the mutton like a dragon. Soon, a large piece of mutton turned into thin strips. Although it was not as smooth as Hua Yanlin, Wu Gen The knife moves according to the texture, moving the clouds and flowing water, and the knife moves the dragon and snake, but it also has a unique charm.
"Good sword skills." Hua Yanlin sincerely praised him. He is also a swordsman, so he knows his stuff. Different from his own powerful cutting, Wu Gen's sword technique is more like weak water, following the trend, so soft that it can overcome the world's toughness.
Wu Gen laughed loudly and put the mutton slices on the table into the pot. The mutton was cooked as soon as it was simmered in the boiling soup. Wu Gen was not polite and reached out to grab the jade chopsticks given by the soldiers and fished them out. The meat melts in your mouth, the soup drips down the corners of your mouth, and the bitter cold of the snow-capped mountains is instantly swept away.
After drinking for three rounds, Hua Yanlin put down the chopsticks in his hand and wiped a little bit of the soup from his beard with brocade silk, "The Governor Wu is here, isn't he just looking for Hua to enjoy the scenery and eat meat?"
Wu Gen stuffed a big mouthful of mutton into his mouth, and Fang put down his chopsticks reluctantly, "Brother Hua, do you still have the ambition of the day?"
Hua Yanlin smiled slightly and said, "This old man is so ambitious."
"Okay, Brother Hua has great ambitions. He has the opportunity to contain the universe and the ambition to swallow up the world. I admire him." Wu Gen smiled and said, "Today Wu Gen came as promised. You and I can create a great cause together. The Hulan family can easily do it." .”
