Before leaving the city, the sound of marching drums finally died down.
Riding General Feng, Xu Mu turned around and glanced at Jia Zhou and others who were following behind.
"Wenlong, come back soon."
Jia Zhou hesitated, took out a letter from his arms, and asked General Pi to hand it over.
Xu Mu was stunned.
"My lord, I originally wanted to wait until you come back to talk about it, but I think about it, this expedition against the tiger barbarians is indeed an opportunity... If this person is worthy of use, my lord can take him to conquer the tiger barbarians. If he is not useful, my lord, he will take my place." If you send me thirty taels of silver, I will give it to you as a charity."
"Wenlong, who is this?"
"My Lord will know after reading the letter. One day later, he will rush to Fuyang County."
The Shuzhou test seemed to have ended silently. To be honest, not many useful talents have been recruited. Xu Mu has also seen the top candidate in the big exam. He is knowledgeable enough, but has an anxious temper and is a bit dependent on his talent.
But if Jia Zhou dares to choose this person, there must be something different.
After bowing his hands, Xu Mu rode out on his horse, surrounded by an army of ten thousand people, and rushed towards Fuyang Border County in Nanlin.
Due to the chaos and bandits, Han Jiu had already led Xiao Qing. Although the official road leading to Shuzhou Nanlin was a bit bumpy, there was no trouble after all.
Along the way, I saw a few heavy troops coming from the west of Shu. As soon as they met, the leading captain bowed his hands towards Xu Mu and saluted.
"Meet the King of Shu!"
"What did you send?"
"Sichuan Tiefang, we just made three thousand feather arrows."
Xu Mu nodded. When I first entered Shuzhou, I was short of supplies. Just three thousand feathered arrows were rushed to the front and sent to the front line without stopping.
"I'll bid farewell to the King of Shu."
"Let's go."
Riding on the horse, Xu Mu raised his eyes and looked at the distant mountains in the cold wind. It was almost bare, as if there was nothing there. But Xu Mu understood that there were countless tigers and barbarians hiding in these bare mountains.
"Ma Yi, let the brothers drink some spicy soup to warm themselves up."
When leaving the city, to prevent the soldiers from getting cold, Xu Mu asked the logistics camp to distribute a gourd of spicy soup to each person and wrap them in animal skins to keep them warm.
When fighting in winter, the things you need to pay attention to are so complicated that it makes your scalp numb.
After receiving the order, a lieutenant general from Liennu Camp began to ride around on horseback, giving orders according to Xu Mu's orders.
After spending about half a stick of incense, Xu Mucai led an army of ten thousand people and continued to rush to Fuyang County.
"Lord, we're here!"
After nearly two days of marching, the Chengdu army of ten thousand people finally arrived in front of Fuyang County.
From a distance, Xu Mu could see the Shu army camp outside the county. Countless thick felt tents were arranged in the open space behind Fuyang County City.
"Ma Yi, arrange for the army to camp. It's cold at night, so remember to light the stove early."
"Lord, don't worry."
"Lord!" At this time, Yu Wen, wearing a battle armor, suddenly came over in a hurry. Before he even got close, it was already loud as thunder.
Xu Mu smiled and dismounted.
Along the way, it is not an exaggeration to say that Yu Wen has become a life and death brother.
Xu Mu raised his hand happily and punched Yu Wen on the shoulder. When Si Hu came over, he also wanted to beat him. Yu Wen was so frightened that he ran away.
"Brother Tiger, I made mutton soup!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Si Hu dragged Gong Dog and ran forward in a hurry.
Only Xu Mu and Yu Wen were left, walking slowly on the cold city road.
"A few days ago, I heard that Mr. Chen was martyred, and I couldn't sleep every day. If it weren't for Mr. Chen, that female devil in Cangzhou would have been hiding it from so many people."
Xu Mu remained silent.
"Lord, I remember all the people who killed Mr. Chen. In addition to the female demon, there is also Zhang Shun from Cangzhou. I heard that he is the Cangzhou Four Eagle Dog, the main battle figure of the Cangzhou Army. He has been threatening to fight as far as Chengdu."
"If one day comes, I will definitely cut off their dog heads to pay homage to Mr. Chen."
"Yu Wen, there will be."
Not only Yu Wen, but the entire Xu family army in Shuzhou wants revenge.
"Master, please don't talk about this anymore. When I think of Mr. Chen being shot and killed, I feel heartbroken."
Yu Wen breathed a sigh of relief.
"This time the army to encircle and suppress the tiger barbarians, plus the lord's ten thousand people, should be forty thousand troops."
Forty thousand troops, most of the entire Shuzhou army. Of course, if the conquest of the Humans is successful, the benefits to the entire thirteen counties of Shuzhou will be huge.
From a military perspective, there is no need to divide the troops to garrison in Nanlin, so that the entire Shuzhou military force can be consolidated into one force.
In terms of political affairs, the Hubarians were eliminated by Xiao Qing, and the people no longer had to worry about autumn raids and robberies, and the entire Shuzhou would truly be in ruins.
"According to the Lord's instructions, I have carefully explored the Tuogu Peak side. Although it is a bit far away, it is really a good road into the mountain. Previously, I had buried a secret post there and did not see any tiger barbarians. Haunted. By the way, my lord, is this road into the mountain the idea of the military advisor?"
I have three dads, and all of them are crazy.
Of course, Xu Mu would not say that. After all, he is a king of Shu. One son and three fathers are nothing.
"Yu Wen, there are about how many tiger barbarian troops there are in the mountains in Nanlin."
Yu Wen thought for a while and shook his head seriously, "Lord, it's hard to say. Some time ago, the tiger barbarians raided in autumn, and I led a large army to garrison. I saw many tiger barbarian boys and tiger barbarian women, all holding weapons. Come fight for it.”
Even at the beginning, Pei Dang's 40,000 tiger barbarian army was almost completely wiped out. However, these tiger barbarians are all soldiers, and they are only less than 300,000 in number, but they have plunged the entire Shuzhou into a cloud of sorrow for hundreds of years.
"However, please rest assured, my lord. These tiger barbarians are like loose sand, divided into many tribes in the deep mountains. We only need to defeat them one by one."
Xu Mu shook his head, things were far from simple. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and sticking to the numbers in some military reports will only make you more passive.
"Yu Wen, where is Mrs. Luan Yu?"
"I'm going on patrol with my men. I'll probably be back soon. The last batch of luggage should arrive in the next two days."
Entering the mountains this time is not a long-distance battle, but a steep mountainous terrain. Xu Mu didn't want to let the peasants push the baggage up the mountain into the forest where tigers were infested. These peasants didn't have robes, armor, swords and shields, so it was too dangerous.
No matter what happens, the decision to attack Human will not be finalized until Madam Luan Yu returns in the next two days.
"By the way, Yu Wen, where is the Zhao Confucius Temple?"
"Zhao Fuzi Temple? That temple is right next to the south gate of the city. Why are you looking for it? The whole thing has been destroyed. However, Zhao Fuzi is indeed a hero."
There are rumors in Shuzhou that more than a hundred years ago, 30,000 tiger barbarian troops came to Fuyang County. All the county officials fled, but Master Zhao left the city alone and angrily scolded the three tiger and barbarian armies in front of the battle line.
In the end, Master Zhao was killed by an axe. The people in the city were extremely sad and went to defend the city with four thousand county soldiers. They defended until reinforcements arrived and repelled the tiger barbarians.
"Master Zhao is a hero."
"Anyone with a righteous heart is a hero."
Xu Mu lowered his head and looked at the letter from Jia Zhou.
The content is very simple and clearly points out the identity of that person.
Only at the end of the letter, Jia Zhou left the eight characters.
"The jealousy of God is the talent of the number one scholar."
