Gu Qingcheng and his men rested in the earthen fort for three days.

Huo Sanlang also observed closely for three days.

He discovered that the Ninth Prince really did not seem like a naive young boy who had never been exposed to military affairs.

The Ninth Prince is well versed in military tactics and how to command troops.

Huo Sanlang once tentatively chatted with the Ninth Prince. From his behavior, speech content, and other aspects, he guessed that the Ninth Prince must have read some military books.

"Archaic talk"?

Such an amazing performance in his first time leading troops?

Either he's a genius, or he's lying.

However, Huo Sanlang prefers the former.

and--

For some reason, Huo Sanlang saw a unique temperament in the Ninth Prince.

"He's not a great general, but he has the heart and arrogance of a founding emperor."

After returning to Xizhou, Huo Sanlang said this when he found time to report to General Huo.

"Oh? You think so highly of him?"

General Huo thought that the Ninth Prince was just a young man with a talent for leading troops.

Unexpectedly, his own son would elevate the Ninth Prince to such a high position.

"I can't explain why! But I just feel this way!"

Huo Sanlang scratched his head. To be honest, he himself found it unbelievable.

A young man under twenty years old.

Or the prince of the Qing Dynasty.

There is no need for him to create a new dynasty from scratch.

Why do I feel that he is like the founding emperor?

General Huo fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he raised his eyelids and said, "Your feeling may be right!"

The Qing Dynasty had already been founded, but to the north of it was the Yu Dynasty and to the south was the Feng Dynasty.

The world will eventually unite after being divided for a long time.

The situation of three dynasties coexisting may soon be broken.

If the Ninth Prince has the ability to unify the world, his achievements will be no less than founding a dynasty!

General Huo is a brave general on the battlefield. In addition to believing in his own abilities, he also believes in that mysterious intuition.

When leading troops in battle, General Huo relied on his almost beast-like intuition to avoid danger many times.

Therefore, General Huo instinctively chose to believe what Huo Sanlang called "feeling".

“…Let’s wait and see!”

General Huo is not an impulsive person, especially since this matter is of great importance, he must be more cautious.

He found a time and invited Gu Qingcheng over. He acted like a father-in-law and spoke from the heart, "Jiulang, what are your plans?"

"In the northwest, there are three major provincial capitals and nine small border towns, each of which has border troops stationed."

As General Huo spoke, he took out a map and ran his finger along the border line.

"Xizhou is the garrison of my Huo family. I can't say it's impregnable, but it has 30,000 troops stationed there."

Therefore, Xizhou is the safest.

If the Ninth Prince and his entourage just want to gain some experience, they can stay in Xizhou.

When there is a war, you just follow the army, waving flags and cheering, walking around the battlefield and getting some credit, that's enough.

Gu Qingcheng did not comment, but just looked at the map silently.

General Huo raised an eyebrow and moved his fingers. "This is a border town, a little far from the grassland. The city is a bit dilapidated, but there are still 10,000 troops stationed here."

Gu Qingcheng looked in the direction General Huo pointed.

Well, the border town is really good. The city is not big and is close to Xizhou.

If any situation occurs, Xizhou will be able to provide rescue immediately.

This is a gilded land second only to the Western States.

Gu Qingcheng still didn't say anything.

General Huo's eyes flashed with interest, and he slid his finger again, "This is North City, the northernmost end of the northwest line."

"To the west is the grasslands of the Western Rong, and to the north is the territory of the Yu Dynasty."

North City is almost the most dangerous area in the northwest.

Several "conflicts" occur every year.

Either the Western Rong cavalry plundered, or the Yu Dynasty troops invaded.

In fact, in the past few decades, the city of Beicheng has been occupied by the Yu Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty.

The situation in North City is a bit like the small county town where the Ninth Prince fell off the cliff.

Located on the border between the two dynasties, the issue of ownership has always been unclear.

When a country is strong and wants to test the enemy, it will use this city to test the waters.

Therefore, even the local people can't tell which dynasty they belong to.

Household registration is chaotic, nationality is unclear, and the people do not have a strong sense of belonging.

This was also the reason why Wu Yanniang dared to save a strange man whose origins were unknown and who was not sure whether he was an enemy or a friend.

What?

You said this person is from the enemy country?

ha!

Who said that the other side is the enemy country?

My grandfather also said that when he was alive, our place was under the jurisdiction of the opposite side.

I guess even the emperors of the two countries can’t tell which side we are on!

North City seems to be even more complicated than that small county town.

In addition to being sandwiched between the Yu Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, Beicheng also has a Xirong tribe!

There are wars every year, and ordinary people simply cannot survive.

Both the Yu Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty simply used this place as a "designated unit" for exiling criminals.

Most of the people in the city are descendants of exiles.

Military households were also prisoners sentenced to exile.

There are also many caravans and spies...

"Jiulang, I do not recommend you go to North City! Although we have recaptured North City now, the people in the city are complicated and the enemy and us are confused."

General Huo discovered that when he pointed towards the North City, the Ninth Prince's calm and handsome face finally showed some fluctuations.

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