"The navy of Bailu County, under the training of Dou Tong and Fan Lu, now has nearly 20,000 people. There should be nearly a thousand warships that have been renovated."
"Where's the building boat?"
"There are two ships in the building. They were also captured by Chen Changqing during the Fushanshui Battle."
Xu Mu nodded.
In the water battle to attack Muyunzhou, warships, food ships, and baggage ships are indispensable, and these two large ships are the most suitable as the main ships.
"Bolie, how are the naval forces in Muyun Province doing?"
Dongfang Jing looked at the information and thought about it, "Muyun Prefecture also has 20,000 naval troops, but if a war breaks out, there will be at least 20,000 to 30,000 naval troops in Cangzhou to provide quick support. The land forces , there are almost 60,000 people in the two states combined.”
After Wei Diao, a fool, killed his master to seek glory, not only the troops of the Xia'er Army, but also the rebels were gathered and organized by the Cangzhou royal family.
By now, the military strength of the Cangzhou royal family cannot be underestimated.
"On the Chuzhou side, there is only one last county left. The King of Chu wanted to surrender, but Zuo Shiren did not accept it. There were 50,000 Lingwu soldiers on both land and water routes, plus 30,000 Shanyue troops. The morale was like a rainbow all the way."
Xu Mu smiled lightly, "He is a smart man and knows what it means to keep the King of Chu. Otherwise, earlier, he would not have issued any message to attack the unjust King of Chu."
Such people are not suitable for long-term allies. But under the common interests, it is not a big problem to cooperate for a short time.
Of course, even allies need to be wary.
"Bo Lie, what's going on with the herb collector?"
"I have led hundreds of Shu soldiers to open up a mountain road and started to enter the mountain. I have given the order to return to southern Shu after only making a fuss."
"Zhang Shun is not a fool. When the time comes, he will increase his troops and set up defenses under the mountains." Xu Mu hesitated before speaking.
"Lord, there is no problem." Dongfang Jing shook his head, "According to the wishes of the lord, we are just an intrusion, and if the situation is unfavorable, we will return to Shunan early. Of course, if the people from Muyun State dare to pursue, I will also stay Backhand."
"Bo Lie, I'll leave this matter to you."
Xu Mu sighed in his heart. In this troubled world, whether he, the king of Shu, or the homeless people, if they are not careful, they will become the food of big fish.
"Lord, there is one more thing."
"Bolie, please speak."
Dongfang Jing looked serious, "Nowadays, in Shuzhou, in addition to the Pingman camp, there are more Croats. I think the lord can use the method of marriage. Let his generals intermarry with these two tribes."
"Could it be that Bolie was joking..."
"No. This was how Gaozu was back then. At least three of his seven generals intermarried with the barbarians and gained their trust."
Xu Mu lowered his head and considered. Of course he is willing to do things about national integration. What's more, this is for the future of Shuzhou. After the autumn harvest, the Pingbarians can field an army of more than 10,000 people, while the Croats can have at least four to five thousand.
"Does anyone have a choice?"
"It's not difficult to choose. Many of the generals in our Shu army are not married yet. But over at Pingman camp, Mrs. Luan Yu entered Chengdu before, and my lord happened to go to Kezhou. She seemed to have the same idea and mentioned it... …It’s a bit troublesome to choose someone.”
"Bo Lie, Mrs. Luan Yu has no daughters."
"In the Pingman tribe, there are not many constraints from the Central Plains. She wants to get married for the second time... From her words, she mentioned a candidate."
"Mrs. Luan Yu is only thirty years old. She is handsome and handsome. I don't know which general in Shuzhou is so lucky."
Dongfang Jing coughed, turned his head silently, and looked at Si Hu who was picking his feet with one hand and eating steamed buns with the other not far away.
Xu Mu's mouth twitched.
…
"I married a girl, and she shared my steamed buns with me! She kept staring at my steamed buns!" Si Hu cried outside the palace.
"Si Hu, you are already twenty-four."
The ancients paid attention to carrying on the family line, so they got married very early. In later generations, Si Hu, who was twenty-four, was already equivalent to an older leftover man.
"Brother Mu, I'm only sixteen."
"You sixteen ghosts, if it were any other woman, I really wouldn't dare let you marry me!"
"Brother Mu, the old lame said, if you marry a wife, you won't have the strength to fight!"
"Ignore that old guy." Xu Mu rubbed his forehead and finally gritted his teeth, "In the steamed bun shop on the streets of Chengdu, I don't care how much you eat from now on. Just treat it as your own shop and open it up to eat."
Si Hu raised his head in surprise.
"Hurry and change your clothes, people will be here soon!"
"What to change?"
"Put on...your invincible general's armor."
Si Hu ran forward a few steps and then turned back cautiously.
"Brother Mu, you said you can let me eat the steamed buns?"
"I don't care if you eat it up." Xu Mu sighed. My silly younger brother is fierce, but due to his innate factors, he cannot become a general, which is a pity.
"Hey, if I get married, I will lose my family and go out to eat steamed buns by myself at night!"
Xu Mu was stunned, took off his shoes angrily, and threw them in Si Hu's direction.
…
Meng Huo, who had just entered Chengdu, was also crying. A few days ago, I called him silly, but now I am ready to change my tune.
Mrs. Luan Yu hit her with a burst of chestnuts.
Meng Huo wiped away his tears and walked up to Si Hu.
"father!"
Si Hu looked horrified and looked up at Xu Mu's position. Xu Mu rubbed his forehead and made a gesture.
After some hesitation, Si Hu took a handful of broken silver, used it as money to change his confession, and stuffed it into Meng Huo's hand.
Meng Huo was still crying, and then Yinzi stepped aside and continued to cry.
"Um... Mrs. Luan Yu, are you sure?" Xu Mu raised his face and asked cautiously.
"My lord, I would like to marry General Tiger!" Mrs. Luan Yu didn't hesitate at all, and clasped her fists openly.
Si Hu stood aside, glared at Mrs. Luan Yu, and started talking to himself again, chattering endlessly.
"My younger brother has a lively temper. If anything happens in the future, you can come to me. However, after marrying Si Hu, how will things be done in the camp?"
"My son Meng Huo has grown up and can be a barbarian king. I am willing to stay in Chengdu!"
Having said this, it can be seen that Mrs. Luan Yu is really moved. God knows when his monster brother got such a blessing.
To be honest, although Mrs. Luan Yu is over thirty years old, she has handsome features, a heroic spirit, and a rare alien beauty.
"In that case, I will arrange your wedding myself in two days."
"Thank you, Lord!" Mrs. Luan Yu looked happy.
Xu Mu raised his head, looked at Si Hu who was still muttering to himself, and coughed twice hurriedly.
Si Hu immediately ran over, and as soon as he raised his fists, the three steamed buns he had hidden rolled down, probably because his armor was too loose.
