After chatting and laughing with the wounded for a while, Yang Ning told them to take a good rest and then left the house with Yang Kui.
"Commander Yang, do you think it is possible to raise troops to fight against Hu?" Yang Ning stood under the eaves and looked up at the sky and asked.
Yang Kui was silent for a moment and then spoke seriously: "If before today, the villain felt that the strength of the Yang family was not enough to resist Hu, it would have been very difficult.
"But now that the young master... the young master has changed, the villain feels that with the young master's ability, things can be done. If there is another famous person like Zhao Gong to help, the confidence will be even greater!"
Yang Ning was noncommittal: "Does everyone think so?"
The people he meant were private soldiers.
Yang Kui did not hesitate: "If the Fourth Young Master takes the lead, if nothing else, the brothers who have fought today will definitely agree!"
Yang Ning nodded. Whether the issue of raising an army can be approved within the family depends on many factors, but at least enough people must support it.
If Yang Kui and the private soldiers have no fighting spirit and feel that raising an army is seeking death, then even if the Yang family decides to take action, they will be timid before fighting, and the road ahead will be full of difficulties.
Yang Ning insisted on taking people to Lianhua Village to fight that battle today, not only to rescue Zhao Wenjing and the villagers, but also to show his strength to everyone, use a big victory to help everyone build confidence, and at the same time establish his own prestige.
"Commander Yang, I need your help with two things."
Different from being casual towards Yang Xiaofu, a confidant, Yang Ning looked solemn at this moment and had considerable respect for Yang Kui.
"Fourth Young Master, just give me your orders, and I will definitely obey them!" Yang Kui didn't even ask what the matter was.
Yang Ning did his best to say:
"First of all, our tenants have come to Wubao one after another today to avoid trouble, and you and I have also brought back a lot of homesteaders. You should seize the time to select the young ones who are strong and honest, and we will assemble at midnight tomorrow.
"Second..."
...
On that day, the old patriarch held a banquet for Zhao Wenjing, accompanied by Yang Ning, Yang Meng, Yang Zheng and others.
When everyone was enjoying themselves, Yang Tong sneaked to the private soldier station and pulled Yang Kui out.
"What does the Third Young Master have to do with a villain?" Yang Kui raised his chin and looked at Yang Tong proudly.
Yang Tong looked around for a long time and saw no one around. Then he coughed twice and pretended to raise his chin:
"Commander Yang, I would like to ask you, how good is Yang Ning's martial arts skills?"
He planned to have a fight with Yang Ning to get back the loss he suffered today, but he was not a reckless person, so he wanted to find out in advance.
Yang Kui was silent for a moment and said in a stiff tone: "The third young master calls the fourth young master by his first name. Don't you think it's too rude?"
Yang Tong glanced sideways at Yang Kui. Yang Kui was usually the most unruly guy and didn't take Yang Ning seriously. Now he suddenly became so protective of him. He was not used to it.
"This is my business, it's not your turn to take care of it!" Yang Tong snorted coldly, his nostrils turned upward, "You just need to answer my questions!"
Yang Kui once again organized a speech for a long time. He had a lot to say, but he only said one concise and concise sentence:
"The fourth young master's martial arts skills are much higher than those of the third young master."
Yang Tong was immediately furious and glared at Yang Kui and said bitterly: "Yang Kui! How dare you look down on me?
"Who in the entire Yang family doesn't know that Yang Ning is a loser. When has he ever won a martial arts contest? Do you think I'm easy to bully when you humiliate me like this?!"
Yang Kui was silent.
He is not good at words and needs to think carefully about his answers in order to appear strong and convince Yang Tong instantly.
But when his appearance fell in Yang Tong's eyes, the latter thought that he had nothing to say, and he couldn't help but become even more arrogant:
"Tell me honestly, did Yang Ning not kill any barbarians today? Did you accept his benefits when you spoke for him before?"
Yang Kui was silent. He understood that Yang Tong could not accept Yang Ning's performance. After all, if he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed those things.
"Come here, Fourth Young Master, and the villain." Yang Kui turned around and led the way, and came to the stable with Yang Tong. He met two private soldiers on the road and ordered them to get some items.
"Does the Fourth Young Master know anything about horses?" Yang Kui stood in front of the stable and asked this question with a arrogant look on his face.
Yang Tong didn't know what kind of medicine the other party was selling, but he was very unhappy with Yang Kui's arrogance.
He couldn't stand the other party's arrogance. The other party was just a servant, and he was the master of the Yang family. Why could the other party be so arrogant in front of him?
Therefore, the more proud Yang Kui is, the more unconvinced Yang Tong becomes and prouder than him. The higher the opponent's chin is raised, the higher he must be.
"What don't I understand?"
Because his chin was raised too high, Yang Tong raised his nostrils to the sky again, "Family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs, I care about everything!"
Yang Kui turned around and pointed to the stable: "Fourth Young Master, look at these horses."
It was getting late and the light in the stable was not very good. Yang Tong asked the accompanying servant to bring the lantern closer and took a closer look at the horses.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, he can't help but say "Huh".
Although the Yang family is a local big family, its power is limited to one county. In order to form a private army to protect the family, the Yang family spent a lot of money to buy some horses, but they were of average quality.
But these war horses in front of them are quite tall and magnificent. Even though they are not rare breeds, they can still be called good horses.
According to the practice of Daqi, horses that are seven feet tall can be used as war horses, and horses that are less than seven feet tall cannot be used for combat. However, the Yang family's war horses are generally one and a half inches shorter than seven feet.
The Central Plains does not produce horses, and the price of good horses is high. If the requirements are not lowered, how can the Yang family form a cavalry?
The war horses in front of Yang Tong are generally taller than seven feet, and there are even many that are seven feet one inch and seven feet two inches taller. These are obviously not the original horses of the Yang family!
There are actually thirty or forty such good horses!
With these war horses of the Yang family, the combat effectiveness of the private soldiers will undoubtedly reach a higher level!
The more Yang Tong looked, the straighter his eyes became, and his heartbeat could not help but accelerate.
"These horses were captured today, and half of them were obtained by the Fourth Young Master alone. The family soldiers and many villagers can prove it. Does the Third Young Master still doubt that the Fourth Young Master has not killed foreigners?"
Yang Kui looked down at Yang Tong with squinted eyes.
Yang Tong was speechless.
After a long while, he muttered:
"No, it's impossible. That guy Yang Ning is obviously as timid as a mouse. What happened to him? Why did he suddenly become brave and good at fighting?"
Yang Ning just came back today and beat him up in front of the gate, so he didn't see the trophies Yang Ning brought back.
Yang Tong was very unconvinced about the fact that he was beaten. He did not think that his martial arts skills were worse than Yang Ning's. He only felt that the other party had unexpectedly attacked him unexpectedly, and he suffered a heavy loss.
But now it seems that Yang Ning is really better than him.
"Fourth Young Master, look at these again."
Some private soldiers brought over the bows, arrows, scimitars, and leather armor captured today. Yang Kui pointed at them and said, "Not only do we lack good horses, we also lack good bows.
"And these weapons of the Hu Renqi are all exquisite.
"Without Fourth Young Master, how could our military equipment suddenly rise to a new level?"
Looking at the cold-glow weapons, Yang Tong couldn't help but hold his breath.
