Chapter 369 Going Home to Divorce My Husband (Additional Update)
Both families were present.
Xia Chengsheng held Liu Youran's hand and looked at the people in the room. He said, "The Ghost-Faced People have been suffering from cholera for a long time. This time, we have dealt them a heavy blow. What we need to do now is to seize the opportunity when they are seriously injured and have not yet recovered. We must pursue them and recapture all the cities they have occupied and return them to the displaced people."
"The imperial court certainly hasn't heard the news of the Ghost-Faced People's defeat yet. If they did, they would definitely send troops to reclaim the lost territory. We can't just rush in and let them take advantage from behind while we're fighting!"
"Once we have taken back all these places and started rebuilding, we will then be able to fight the imperial court!"
His father wanted to occupy the land and become the king, and Xia Xing'er strongly supported this.
They were the ones who defeated the Ghost-Faced Man and resettled the refugees. The imperial court didn't even care about its own people, but now that they are in charge, the imperial court people should not get involved anymore.
Xia Chengsheng thought for a moment and said, "The cities that are too far away are too scattered. We can give them up, but even if we take them back, they will be difficult to manage. We must firmly control the cities adjacent to Liangzhou City."
Xia Qingyun stood up and said, "Father, I will lead 10,000 elite soldiers to recapture the city tomorrow. You, mother, and my younger sister will stay in Liangzhou City. Within five days, we will definitely take back the lost city."
"Based on the resources that Stone Village has accumulated over the past three years, we definitely have enough supplies. I just don't know if there are still ghost-faced people hiding in these cities."
Zhuge Pei frowned slightly and said with some concern.
Chen Baoyue continued, "We can temporarily suppress them with our numbers, but they can control corpses, and their tricks are really annoying."
If not for this, they would not have been in such a mess in the previous battle.
The ghost-faced men just hiding behind and blowing whistles to control the corpses were enough to exhaust them.
Those corpses were different from ordinary people. They could be killed with sharp weapons, and some of them could still climb and bite even with broken limbs.
Xuanyuan Wudao: "There shouldn't be many corpses left in the nearby cities. They've already gathered a large number of people, and we've already dealt with all of them."
Whenever he thought of the dead people, his heart felt heavy.
Bai Wan'er said, "But there are still several cities in Beidi that haven't been affected. According to my estimate, there are at least six cities. If they gather the people from these cities in a short period of time, it will be difficult for us to deal with them!"
Xia Xing'er took out a flute made of locust wood from the space and said: "Don't worry, this flute is breakable!"
Chen Baoyue's eyes lit up when she looked at the flute in Xia Xing'er's hand. If this thing really worked, then they wouldn't even need a day to capture the city.
"Count me in. There are six cities surrounding Liangzhou City, and we each have one city!"
Xia Chengsheng smiled and said, "I think it's okay!"
Xuanyuan Yi, who had been silent until then, spoke up: "We must also capture those six cities in Beidi."
Xia Chengsheng began to estimate that it would be difficult for them to capture the six cities of Beidi with the troops they had.
But if they miss this opportunity, there will be no such good opportunity in the future.
As the saying goes, the bold will die of overeating and the timid will die of starvation.
As for whether you can eat it, you will know only after you have eaten it.
He waved his hand and said, "Collect!"
"We need to act decisively on this matter. We must not give Beidi a chance to react. I will post a notice tomorrow to recruit soldiers and offer preferential treatment."
Early the next morning, the two Xia brothers and several people from the Xuanyuan family began to divide their troops into several groups and set off with their troops. More than half of the 130,000 troops left, and in the end only 10,000 Black Potassium soldiers were left in the city to maintain order.
At the same time, Xia Xing'er built several teleportation arrays in Liangzhou City to reach other cities, allowing the residents of Liangzhou City to participate in the reconstruction of the city.
The city was in ruins after the disaster.
The people who had left their homes because of the disaster, upon hearing about the great victory in Liangzhou City, all obeyed the orders of the Xia family and returned to their hometowns.
Xia Xing'er also began to open the granaries and distribute grain. All the people who returned could receive it for free at the Nevernight Pavilion: 50 kilograms of rice, 30 kilograms of flour, 10 kilograms of rapeseed oil, and a can of salt.
As soon as the news came out, the originally deserted city quickly regained its popularity in just three days.
There was a huge crowd of people in front of the Nevernight Pavilion, but because there were thousands of Black Potassium soldiers guarding it, there was no trouble.
Xia Xing'er, Xia Chengsheng and Liu Youran were in the attic, discussing the rules for recruiting soldiers. They set the basic monthly salary at three taels of silver. Of course, the higher the position, the more silver one would receive. As for the food, there were both meat and vegetables, which was very rich. Soldiers and their wives, children and the elderly at home could enjoy a 50% discount when they came to the Never-Sleeping Pavilion to spend money, and they could also receive 50 kilograms of rice every month.
Duan Yu and Xia Qingyu are specifically responsible for this area. They select outstanding and qualified recruits from all those who have registered.
As soon as the notice was posted, people came to register in droves, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they almost broke down the door.
Old and young, tall and short, fat and thin, from the eighty-year-old to the three-year-old child, no matter whether they can pass or not, they all signed up first.
"Master, please take a look at me and see if I can do it. Please don't use me just because I'm old. Although I'm already 78, I know some martial arts. Look at my legs and feet, they are very strong. Even an ordinary young man may not be able to walk past me. I can hunt wild boars in the mountains and carry water when I go down!"
"Hey, hurry up and sign me up first!"
"Sir, I see there are women in your team. Are there any requirements for women to sign up? Do they have to be single? If so, then Sir, please wait for me. I'm going home to divorce my husband and will be back to sign up right away!"
"Uncle, uncle, I want to sign up too. I'm really good. I can beat Erdan from next door!"
If the Black Potassium Army had not been there to maintain order, if only Duan Yu and Xia Qingyu were left, they would definitely have been beaten up by the enthusiastic people.
This is their fault. The notice didn't even mention the age requirement. They were so careless.
Soon they added the conscription requirements.
Male: aged 14 to 45, healthy and without bad habits.
Female: Aged 14 to 45, healthy, no bad habits.
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