Chapter 629: The Army of Justice

The north wind is biting, and it is the coldest season of the year, but this winter, Xi'an City is exceptionally lively.

In previous years, Xi'an City would naturally not be so lively. Since

the Soul Tribe knocked on the gate, the saying that Xi'an City is a barrier to the west has become more and more popular. In addition, this is indeed the northernmost place in the Alliance, and many people are unwilling to live here for a long time. Even

if they need to live here for various reasons, they mostly choose to live on the land outside the east city of Xi'an City, and are unwilling to live in the city for a long time.

This is because of the impact of the war that year, and also because of the human tribe in the west.

The human tribe is not like the Alliance. The Alliance has stopped slavery since the Fire Tribe, but the human tribe still has slavery.

According to many slaves who escaped from the west, life there is very difficult, fighting against the heaven and earth, and competing with wild beasts for food.

Young children can be eaten in years of disaster, but they will be deprived in years of abundance. In recent years, there has been too much rain, resulting in a decrease in millet production, making life increasingly difficult.

This is only one reason for the increase in fugitive slaves. Another reason is that the human tribe is now in turmoil.

The princes have begun to compete with the human king for the throne. Although there has not been a civil war, there are constant internal struggles. Once small-scale friction occurs, these slaves will either die tragically or become scapegoats. It would be strange if they did not run away.

Some people even fled from Xiliang City to the Alliance. Along the way, countless people were frozen to death or starved to death. Only one in ten fugitive slaves from Xiliang survived to get here.

"A tribe like this has long lost its meaning of existence. When the army arrives, the slaves will surely respond."

General Niu said with his eyes wide open, standing on the west wall.

He said this to Marshal Lei in front of him, but Lei just looked at the army under the wall and remained silent.

Instead, Mu Wu, the lord of Xi'an City, who was standing next to Lei, shook his head.

"You don't agree?"

General Niu asked with his eyes wide open.

Facing General Niu's gaze and questioning, Mu Wu's face was not afraid at all.

Now that the alliance's military and political affairs are separated and not subordinate to each other, he is naturally not afraid of offending General Niu.

In addition, the current implementation of the three provinces, six ministries and nine grades system, in terms of official position, he is a second-grade civil official, a senior official in charge of the government affairs of Xi'an City and its surrounding areas.

If General Niu had not been in the army, he would have

been a second-rank military officer with the title of general, but he was just a casual officer. Now that he has joined the army, he has only been promoted to the third rank, with the title of lieutenant general of the guard. His position is even lower than his, so why should he be afraid?

"The tribes are ignorant, they don't learn literature, they don't know martial arts, and they don't talk about loyalty and righteousness, and they don't care about shame. General Niu talked to them about freedom, but they didn't understand."

Mu Wu's words were reasonable, and there was no contempt or other emotions on his face, just an official attitude, but General Niu was quite dissatisfied.

"If they don't understand freedom, why did they flee to Xi'an City?"

General Niu's words were already angry enough to make him look back at him, which frightened him so much that he lowered his head and looked much more submissive.

"That's because they thought there was a master here who needed them, but when they arrived, they found out that there was no master. I don't know how many slaves knew about this and committed suicide out of grief."

Mu Wu shook his head and sighed.

General Niu was stunned. Not only was he surprised, but even Li looked at Mu Wu in confusion.

"Because there is no master here, they committed suicide?"

Li asked.

Mu Wu nodded and said, "It's true that there is such a thing. When I first heard about it, I was also very surprised. I didn't expect that people would be so obsessed with an idea that they died."

"Maybe they just don't want to live anymore."

General Wolf suddenly interrupted, attracting everyone's attention.

The Wolf Tribe often lives in Xi'an City and often goes deep into the grassland to hunt. They have met many people from the human tribe.

"I would like to hear the details."

Mu Wu said, bowing.

Although he lived in peace with the three Ming tribes stationed in this city, he did not get their full support and recognition, let alone their help.

This time, General Wolf suddenly interrupted, perhaps it was his opportunity to pry open the three tribes, so he immediately came over.

"In the human tribe, if the runaway slave finds the master again and is recognized by the master, he can ask the master to trade his family."

General Wolf spoke slowly, his voice was very low.

"Those masters who have runaway slaves will temporarily postpone the treatment of the runaway slaves' families in order to gain benefits in the exchange, but this day will not be delayed for long. These people should choose to commit suicide after knowing that no one here will help them trade their families." After

he finished speaking, everyone did not speak for a long time, and they were silent, not knowing what to say for a while.

In silence, he looked at the army gathering outside, his eyes were deep, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"This... this is too stupid."

General Niu said this after a long while.

General Wolf glanced at him and said, "Do you think the alliance will be much better?" General Niu

was stunned. For a moment, he didn't know what General Wolf meant. It was Mu Wu who spoke up to clear his confusion.

"A few years ago, Taichu wanted to popularize education for all people and break the ignorance in the alliance, but after several ancestor witches studied it, they found that it cost too much, and finally nothing came of it, so..."

Mu Wu glanced at the innocent and romantic General Niu, and then said, "So there are many people in the alliance who don't know how to write, and even some small tribes still live together in a way that is very closed."

His last sentence "very closed" was dragged out for a long time, with a hint of deep meaning.

"We, the Mingtu Totem Tribe, have already broken the way of living together, how dare these small tribes be so presumptuous?"

General Niu widened his eyes and asked in confusion.

"Humph."

General Wolf snorted in dissatisfaction, and it seemed that he didn't want to explain anything to him.

It was Wood Wizard again, who spoke helplessly, "The Mingtu Totem tribe is a spiritual tribe. They were granted the title by Taichu and were well taken care of in all aspects. They are not bad after the separation. Small tribes cannot do that."

General Niu was still a little confused, but he interrupted his thoughts.

"Taichu always said that we should be upright in what we say and do. Today's Western Expedition was originally just because of the request of the Human King, but now it seems that it is also to clean up the dirty land. We deserve the title of the righteous army." He looked

at all the generals, and everyone hurriedly bowed, even Wood Wizard stood up respectfully.

"When the troops below gather, we will set out immediately. General Wolf will lead 5,000 soldiers as the vanguard to wipe out the small tribes along the way and explore the way ahead. Is it possible?"

He looked at General Wolf and asked.

"I dare to receive the military warrant."

General Wolf knelt on one knee and beat his chest.

He frowned and said, "For such a small matter, why should we issue a military warrant? Just say whether it is possible or not." "Yes.

"

General Wolf clasped his hands and said.

"Go down and organize the troops. You will set out first. Remember, you must strictly enforce military law and do not let soldiers kill innocent people. Otherwise, I will hold you accountable."

He said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

General Wolf agreed again and stood up to leave.

"Wait a moment, General Lang."

It was indeed his chief of staff who spoke. He stopped General Lang and said, "If the enemy sends a message to Dongwang City, let him go. Don't stop him."

General Lang looked at him in confusion. Seeing that he did not object, he bowed again and agreed. Then he turned around and went down the city wall to organize the troops.

"General Da Ri."

He called out the general of the Da Ri tribe and ordered, "You lead 5,000 people to serve as my left army and protect my left wing. Is there a problem?"

"No."

General Da Ri beat his chest and responded.

"Then go and organize the troops."

After hearing what he said, General Da Ri immediately went down the city to organize the troops.

"General Yin Yue."

He gave the order again. This time, it was indeed a female general who came out, holding a bloodthirsty gun.

"You lead 5,000 soldiers, serve as my right army, and protect my right wing. Is there any problem?"

"No."

General Yin Yue's voice was clear, but no one dared to underestimate her.

Her bloodthirsty spear skills were very powerful in combat, and the generals present had experienced it.

"Go down and lead the troops."

General Yin Yue immediately agreed and stood up to lead the troops.

"General Niu, you lead 5,000 soldiers, protect my retreat, and serve as my rear army. Go."

When it came to General Niu, I didn't have any questions, but just asked him to go quickly.

This is indeed because I know this stupid ox. If I ask him if he has any problems, he will definitely say no, and then ask again, there may be some problems.

I am too lazy to bother, so I just let him do it.

Although this Bull General may look silly, he is very good at executing military orders. Letting him be the rear guard will make me feel at ease.

"General Stag, General Snake, General Pegasus, General Iron Eater, General Contract, the five of you will each command 5,000 soldiers, with General Stag as the leader, in charge of the heavy troops. Is that okay?" The five

generals stood up and walked out. General Stag stood in the front and was the first to say that there was no problem. The other generals also expressed their opinions one by one.

After these five people left, the rest of the people would not have the opportunity to lead the troops alone. Some of the generals showed disappointment on their faces.

"You stay in the Central Army and help me command the 20,000 Central Army soldiers."

He glanced at the disappointed crowd and said nothing, but he was still very happy.

Soldiers are eager for war and military exploits. That is the courage to fight, which is exactly what the army needs.

"Have you gathered all the talents that I asked Mu Wu to prepare for me?"

The military order was given, and it would take some time for the generals to go down to the city to select soldiers. He had plenty of time.

"We tried our best and gathered more than 300 people. Including the 900 people sent by Wu, a total of 1,200 people."

Mu Wu said with a bow.

He nodded and looked west again with a deep gaze.

In his opinion, the difficulty of this expedition was not great, but logistical support was particularly important because it was very likely that they would have to attack Xiliang City.

Xiliang City is located in the far west of the prairie. With 40,000 troops and 25,000 heavy soldiers, a total of 65,000 people walking in enemy territory, trouble is inevitable.

The people he wants are all civil servants with administrative experience and who know how to act expediently, to help him stabilize the rear areas he has conquered.

Problems in the rear are the real trouble of this Western Expedition.

"Marshal, we still have to have a plan to prevent changes in the rear."

Mu Wu naturally knew the purpose of these people, but he still couldn't help but say this sentence that he shouldn't care about.

He didn't scold him, but just nodded and smiled, saying, "There is a strategy, and I'm not afraid to tell you. If there is really a problem with the supply of food and grass in the rear, the army can take off their armor and carry heavy goods, and directly kill all the way back, but the losses will be greater."

Mu Wu thought about it for a while, and this is indeed a method, so he felt much more at ease. Thinking of the fact that he had inadvertently explored the military situation, he folded his hands in fear.

But he didn't care, just nodded, and didn't say anything more.