Xu Qingwu's move was unanimously praised by Xing Lie's think tank. With such an enlightened mistress, there was no need to worry about not achieving his future ambitions.

Lin Rui is now very familiar with logistics. War is a machine that constantly burns money. As long as the fighting begins, supplies from the rear must keep up. The Xing family army is invincible on the battlefield because of its strong logistics.

Under the guidance of Lin Rui, the Lin Workshop produced some military rations. These rations were easy to carry and were especially satisfying. A lot of animal bone meal, dried meat, vegetables, and even animal offal were added to the rations. After all, ancient people generally suffered from night blindness due to the lack of some trace elements.

There is a saying circulating among the Xing family army now: as long as Lord Lin is here, these soldiers will never go hungry.

From time to time, some canned meat would be delivered. These canned meats were made of colored glass, a specialty of Huangmoguan, which was perfect for sealing and preserving canned meat.

Although some loss was inevitable during transportation due to the fragile nature of the colored glass, there was still a lot left when it arrived at the camp, allowing the soldiers to at least get a taste of meat.

Canned meat is a new industry in Huangmoguan. Because it tastes good and is easy to preserve, many businessmen have set their sights on it.

Lin Rui has no plans to sell these things for the time being. If he really considers this business route one day, he will have to wait until this chaotic world ends and the Xing family army’s war is over.

So these businessmen could only drool as they watched the canned meat and canned fruit being produced continuously in Lin’s workshop.

It's not that he didn't consider spending money to bribe the managers or workers in Lin's workshop. As a result, due to Lin Rui's instructions, Lin's workshop was guarded like an iron barrel. As long as a businessman came into contact with someone with some real power, he would be arrested immediately before he had the chance to bribe him.

It is enough to see that the Lin's workshop is strictly guarded and has its own system. Due to the special nature of the military food factory, Lin Changtai, Lin Ziming and other people who hold important positions in the workshop are now accompanied by military generals to protect their personal safety.

Merchants are very flexible and adaptable. When they found that they couldn't get to the place of origin, they set their sights on the managers who were in charge of the logistics of the granaries. Many of these managers couldn't stand the temptation of money and secretly took some from the soldiers' cans.

After Han Wenjing learned about this, he launched a thorough investigation throughout the army until he caught the pale-faced habitual offender, removed him from his post, and punished him by military law. He and his family were also expelled from Huangmo Pass for their crimes.

This move achieved the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey, and no one dared to do such a head-loose thing anymore.

The soldiers of these princes were like a swarm of locusts to the Xing family army. They had no power to resist at all. They were beaten back again and again, and they fled back without any armor. They hid in the city gates and dared not come out.

The invincible Xing family army made the surrounding princes tremble in fear. They knew they were no match for Xing's army. If they wanted to ask for peace, they would inevitably be swallowed up. They no longer had military power, so what was the point of asking for peace?

The princes who had been fighting each other began to stop and work together to fight against the Xing family army.

If they had united earlier, perhaps they could have stopped the losses in time. But humans are too complex, and even if they united, they would have ulterior motives. The soldiers at the forefront of the battlefield repeatedly shirked responsibility, not wanting their own men to become cannon fodder.

Later, they could no longer withstand the offensive of the Xing family army, so they could only strictly follow the principle of "half and half", and no one could take advantage.

But it was too late now. Wherever the Xing family army appeared, those people would be frightened. What's more, when the Xing family army began to besiege or attack the city, a general-like person actually led the people and soldiers in the city to surrender.

The Xing family army was happy to see this happen. Previously, Xing Lie, Han Wenjing, Lin Rui and others had discussed how to treat prisoners of war and civilians. Everyone agreed that as long as they did not commit crimes or do anything harmful to the world, they would accept their surrender. If they were not sure about those soldiers, they could be dispersed and assigned to different camps to prevent them from gathering in groups.

As for the surrendered generals, they can be arranged according to their abilities and determination to surrender. If their character and tactics are acceptable, they can be allowed to lead the troops to fight.

Now is a time of great turmoil, and it is extremely difficult to find an additional general with qualified military qualities. They should make full use of them.

If he has bad character, just give him a manager position or send him to the rear to open up wasteland. Anyway, the more manpower the better. The transformation of Huangmo Pass is almost complete, but Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass are still wastelands, so there is a lot of work to do.

The Xing family army started to make a fortune outside the Great Wall, especially since they were facing foreign tribes across the river, they were bound to build the three passes into an iron barrier.

The sweeping style of play made them invincible, and with the old general's re-employment after being laid off, he used his experience to help Xing Lie find and fill in the gaps, and with the protection of Han Wenjing and Lin Pingyu, the team was particularly stable along the way.

The Xing Family Army's territory grew larger and larger on the map, and its power grew stronger and stronger. Unlike the Lin Dynasty, which valued civil officials over military officials, the Xing Family Army, from top to bottom, was forged through blood and battle, and naturally carried a terrifying aura.

Even if they were facing cavalry from foreign races, they were still on par with them. The food and training of the Flying Tiger Battalion were not in vain. The Xing Family Army could be said to be the one that understood foreign races the best. In an era without hot weapons, cavalry was a powerful weapon.

A military camp without cavalry is doomed to fail. The existence of the Flying Tiger Camp is to train cavalry so that they will not be afraid of cavalry from other races.

However, before they could fight against the foreign cavalry and defeat the Marquis of Huainan, the noble families in his territory instigated the people to rebel. It was fine for the two armies to fight each other, but it was too much for the soldiers to deal with the unarmed civilians.

The people instigated by the aristocratic families all guarded the city gates. If anyone wanted to break into the city, they had to step over their dead bodies first.

This made Xing Lie and Han Wenjing very angry. Lin Pingyu and Chen Zhidong also cursed these aristocratic families for doing bad things.

"Didn't they exploit the people's wealth enough during the peaceful times? Now they've transformed themselves into saints who are compassionate and trying to stop wars? They've lost all their shame!"

"They are shameless to begin with. These aristocratic families are intermarried with each other, and their relationships are unbreakable. In the territory of the Marquis of Huainan, he himself has no say over these aristocratic families. He is completely constrained."

"We have to think of a way! Our Xing army is aiming for the whole world, so how can we fail at the hands of the Marquis of Huainan?"

Xing Lie was also very annoyed. He had experience in marching and fighting, but he had no reason to refute those aristocratic families who stood on the moral high ground and criticized him as a traitor.

After all, what he did was indeed a rebellion, which was really wrong, but it was absolutely unacceptable to let him suffer like this.