After returning to Shu, Xu Mu felt uncomfortable with not touching a sword for many days. This year, he spent almost all of it in the army, from Muyunzhou to Cangzhou, and from Demon Queen to Dongwen. Fortunately, he worked step by step, and today's Shuzhou has achieved gratifying results.
"My Lord, General Yu is back!"
Xu Mu, who was sitting in the palace, straightened his robe and stood up.
Yu Wen followed Dongfang Jing to guard Muyun Prefecture, but he had not been seen for many days. The number one general in Shuzhou must have a lot of abilities.
"Greetings, my lord!"
At this time, Yu Wen's original goat's beard has grown into a short beard, which is somewhat like that of an ancient general.
"No need to be polite, just take your seat."
Starting from Changyang, he rejected Beidi, entered Shuzhou, and attacked Liang and Cangzhou. Yu Wendu followed in his footsteps. Maybe not the most capable, but he is the most senior and loyal general.
"Thank you, lord." Yu Wen smiled and was not polite. Not only did he sit down, he also poured a cup of hot tea and took a few sips.
"I wanted the young military advisor to come back before, but the young military advisor said he was worried about changes in Cangzhou and he couldn't leave Yucheng."
Xu Mu nodded, this was indeed Dongfang Jing's temperament.
"My lord, the little military advisor... is already planning a plan. I am thinking of using Yuan An to make some articles. My lord doesn't know that I patrol Yucheng every day. I always feel strange that the soldiers in Cangzhou seem to be... They are becoming more and more numerous and fierce. Occasionally, the reconnaissance battalions of both sides encounter each other, but most of them result in a disastrous defeat for our army."
"There are only 300,000 households in Cangzhou. Ever since the big family in Cangzhou was wiped out, the royal family has lost its prestige. How can we still recruit so many troops?"
"Lord, this is the strange thing."
Xu Mu frowned. The Ye Xiao Group had infiltrated into Cangzhou. But more information will take some time. This kind of thing cannot be rushed, just like Chen Jiaqiao... was discovered by the demon queen and had to die.
"Yu Wen, is there any other news?"
Yu Wen thought for a while, "By the way, my lord, when I came back from the waterway, I heard that the Jingguo thieves had recruited righteous men and talented people in order to deal with Zuo Shiren. In the end, I worshiped an old man as his General Zhu Guo."
"The aging old man was worshiped as the general of the Zhu Kingdom?"
"Indeed. I also find it strange, but after asking several people who fled to Shuzhou, they all said this. It seems that the surname is Yan, and he and his eldest son became the generals of the Jingguo thieves."
"My lord, you don't know that Zuo Shiren is not a simple man. With 20,000 vanguard troops, he dared to chase hundreds of thousands of Jingguo thieves to kill him. Even the little military advisor said that Zuo Shiren's success today is not just because of his He has a reputation for benevolence, but he has great talent in leading troops."
"No one who has made it this far is a simple person." Xu Mu agreed. Even the small forces Kezhou and Huang Daochong's methods can be regarded as examples for the grassroots.
"Yu Wen, you must be reminded not to work too hard when you are with the young military advisor."
"Lord, I know everything. This time I returned to Shu. Firstly, I, Laoyu... really miss my lord, and secondly, the little military advisor asked me whether the Xiang Road between Muyun Prefecture and Shu Prefecture can be dug through next year's Liang expedition. . If it is dug through, there will be no need to transport troops by water. They can arrive quickly through the Xian Road."
"Almost." Xu Mu smiled.
Although it is still a bit rushed, the traffic is basically smooth, and after the beginning of spring, there will be no problems. The rest is just a back-up for laying and lighting. In addition, there are dragon-breaking stones on both sides, which are far from completed.
"If so, everything is settled." Yu Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked serious again.
"The little military advisor has said that in the spring next year, I will lead the army from Xiandao to Bailu County to help the lord fight against the cold."
"Don't be anxious. Specific matters still need to be weighed."
The more advantage he had, the more Xu Mu wanted to stabilize. Twenty shots in the downwind game had happened many times in his previous life.
"The new year is approaching, Yu Wen, please stay for a New Year's banquet."
"Lord, if I don't come back, the little military advisor will have to stay up late looking at the map, and no one else will dare to preach. Only if I am old, the little military advisor will listen to a few words. If I go back a few days later, he will have to stay up longer. Day and night. I’ll go back first after seeing my brother Hu and the young prince later.”
"By the way, the little military advisor still has a letter. The postman from Yucheng wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to go back to Shuzhou to get his wife. Hehe, let me snatch it. I will go to the street to buy more meat and wine later. Take it back to Yucheng and give it to these homesick little kids."
Xu Mu didn't know what to say, so he raised his hand and hugged the old man in front of him.
"My lord, I, Yu Wen, must learn my skills well. One day my lord will go to fight for the world. I will become a general who controls the state, and I will go to the battlefield with my lord again."
"Very good, I, Xu Mu, am waiting for you."
There is no master-subordinate relationship, and the friendship between the two has been full of passion since the young marquis Qing Jun.
"By the way, Yu Wen, do you have a nickname?" Xu Mu suddenly thought of something.
"No, I'm a rough guy, what do you want with this? I went to the palace to serve as a guard, but I was picked out by someone in the camp."
"If not, can I get one for you? Just think about it, one day you will become a powerful general. If you don't have a name, it won't sound good if you are included in the bamboo book."
"That's okay...Master, what will my name be?"
"Wen Ze. Yu Wen, Yu Wen Ze."
Although it was a temporary idea, in Xu Mu's heart, he felt different about Wen from people like Chao Yi and Chai Zong. How should I put it, Yu Wen gave him the feeling of being more like a family member rather than a master.
"Yu Wenze? Then I will remember it. One day, I, Yu Wenze, will shock the world."
Xu Mu didn't expect that Yu Wen would reflexively say something like "I will eventually be with Wen, and I am willing to go through fire and water for the Xu family."
He was just lonely, simply lonely.
"Lord, am I going?"
"Go ahead. There's no need to buy meat and wine. I'll have them delivered to you later."
"Hey, thank you lord."
Only when Yu Wen walked away did Xu Mu regain his thoughts, sat down in silence, and opened the letter sent by Dongfang Jing.
The content of the letter is very simple.
In addition to some intelligence and analysis from Cangzhou, they also arranged a suspicious plan, asking the civilians in Yucheng City to put on extra robes and armor of Shu soldiers and line them up on the city, aiming to confuse Demon Queen Su's sight.
"I have laid plans for the Cangzhou spies in Muyun Prefecture and killed many of them. This suspicious plan will help the army return to Shu to attack Liang. Please rest assured, my lord, a certain Dongfang Jing, although he is a lame man, he has also been able to break through the troubled times. ambition."
"I am here, and Yucheng is here."
Xu Mu put away the letter, stood up silently, and walked outside the palace. It was precisely because of his trust and reassurance that he could not bear to leave and left Dongfang Jing to guard the front line of Yucheng.
"Han Xing met my lord." Just when Xu Mu was lost in thought, a young man's voice suddenly came from his ears.
Xu Mu turned around and found the puppy Fu, dressed in robes and armor, standing guard outside the palace with a knife. Behind Little Dog Fu, there was also a group of Shu soldiers, who also saluted Xu Mu.
"General Han, according to the words of Divine Doctor Chen, you will take a medicated bath today, so I will be on duty. Please don't blame me, my lord."
Xu Mu lowered his head curiously and looked at the puppy Fu in front of him.
In the past, he had never discovered that Gua Wazi, who clamored to practice peerless magical skills, was actually a general.
"Puppy Fu, a big reward at the annual banquet, what official do you want?"
"I want to be a general! Give me 100,000 soldiers and horses to help my lord conquer the world!"
"Puppy Fu, I don't even have a hundred thousand..." Xu Mu smiled and rubbed Puppy Fu's head.
"After the New Year, you will be thirteen. In two years, you will be the age when your hair is tied up. When you are done up, you should learn your skills. When you leave Shu one day, you will be my eldest son, Xu Mu. General."
