Since the rise of Huangmo Pass, Xinyanghou and Xiding Pass are not in the same league at all. Even if the two join forces, they cannot stop much of the iron cavalry of the Xing family army of Huangmo Pass.
The Xing Family Army has been recruiting soldiers on a large scale since they decided to compete for supremacy. The monthly salary of soldiers is twice as high as that of the regular army of the dynasty. The recruitment office also guarantees that if he dies in battle, the elderly and weak in his family will be taken care of by the Xing Family Army, and his children will be sent to schools run by the Xing Family Army, and they will be raised until they are fourteen years old.
After the age of fourteen, if a student is well educated and wants to continue studying to take the imperial examination, the school will give him a corresponding reduction in tuition fees, and if he excels in his studies, he will be awarded a scholarship.
If a soldier of the Xing family army was disabled due to fighting on the battlefield, he would be given priority to work in the Xing family army's factory and receive wages after returning for treatment and recuperation, depending on the severity of his injury.
In short, the main point is that as long as you go to the battlefield, the Xing family army will arrange all the big and small things that you care about at home.
Some people would say that it would be better not to go to the battlefield, at least you can save your life.
The Xing family army also gave an explanation for this. Even if the Xing family army stayed in a corner and did not move, Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass were still eyeing the increasingly prosperous Huangmo Pass. The news that General Xing was assassinated in Yishu Pass last time was directly leaked out, causing the people of Huangmo Pass to hate Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass.
Today, Huangmoguan has become prosperous, stable and peaceful, a rare piece of pure land in troubled times. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the streets and alleys are filled with the joyful laughter of children.
Seeing such peace, the bandits from Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass became so angry that they rushed to rob again. Did they really think that there was no one at their Huangmo Pass?
After Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass attack, the people of Huangmo Pass will start to be displaced again. In such troubled times, will there be another Huangmo Pass?
No, and it was impossible. Wherever they went, there was war, oppression and exploitation. When they fled from the center of Linchao to Huangmoguan, many of their family members had died, and in some families, only one person was left.
After arriving at Huangmoguan to work or do business, and finally starting a good life, marrying and having children, and starting a family, do you have to endure another brutal escape from famine?
No, this is their home, they can't run away anymore!
Even if it means death, I will live and die with Huang Moguan!
Just when Lin Rui was still thinking about whether he should write some exciting recruitment quotes, he found that the recruitment office was overcrowded. People from as young as thirteen or fourteen to old men in their fifties and sixties came with farm tools to sign up for the army.
Although there was some worry on the faces of the female relatives who saw them off, they were mostly relieved and happy. Someone had to serve in the army, someone had to go to war, and someone had to protect Huangmo Pass. Even if their husbands and children died, it was a worthy death and they left with relief. Lord Lin from the Xing Family Army's Logistics Department had already arranged all the retreat routes.
They believe in the Xing family army, General Xing and Lord Lin!
When the war first broke out and Huangmoguan was in turmoil, General Xing and Lord Lin became the most frequently mentioned words by the people of Huangmoguan.
Lin Rui was so busy that he was nowhere to be seen. He wished he could eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the barracks. He was busy with endless logistical matters every day. Han Wenjing was a versatile person, so he followed General Xing on field missions. Now he has taken over Han Wenjing's position and is in charge of the rear, responsible for the supply of food and meals.
The battlefield where the two armies faced off was Yishu Pass. As early as three days before the war broke out, Yan Xiu Yu and Yan Xiu Zhuo of Yishu Pass, as well as the father and son of Xinyang Hou, ran to Xiding Pass with their personal soldiers to seek protection.
They thought clearly that although the refugee leader of Xidingguan hated them, they had to hold their noses and borrow their troops to stop the attack of the Xing family army because of common interests.
Although Xidingguan has a large number of soldiers and horses, they are more like a mob. Those are disaster victims who are just trying to make a living. They have not received any systematic military training. The most they can do is to hit people with hoes. How can they be compared with the well-trained soldiers and horses of the Xing family army?
Although the soldiers at Yishu Pass are not good enough, they are much better than the roving soldiers at Xiding Pass in terms of military training, so the two sides can make use of each other.
Originally, the leader of Xiding Pass thought that the alliance with Yishu Pass would make up for each other's shortcomings, but when they actually fought with the Xing family army, they found out how big the gap between the two was.
Whether it was the soldiers from Xiding Pass or Yishu Pass, they were like paper in front of the Xing family army. They were punctured and fell to the ground in a few strokes. The first barrier, the second barrier, and the third barrier failed one after another, and they retreated again and again.
It was then that the Marquis of Xinyang and the leader of the refugees at Xiding Pass remembered the rumors from the outside world, that Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass were only abandoned by the Xing family army because they were unable to defend at a large distance due to insufficient food and grass, and they were not driven away by foreigners.
Even the foreign races can't defeat the Xing family army, so where do they get the confidence to be on par with the Xing family army?
Now he was beaten so badly that he didn't even recognize his mother. Taking advantage of the terrain, he hid in the city, watching the heat and fragrance coming out of the camp opposite.
Wang Sanhu brought Sanliang with him, apparently wanting to train Sanliang. Sanliang was indeed an excellent swordsman on the battlefield. He could hit whatever he pointed at with great accuracy. This battle with Yishu Guanxi Dingguan was completely overwhelming and did not require much effort.
Didn't he say that the general should have eradicated these cancers and recovered these lost territories long ago?
Well...but these also require talents like Lord Lin to help the general solve his problems. More importantly, he should use the money earned from business to feed the soldiers and arrange for their families. Only then will people be willing to work hard for the major general.
Since the start of this military operation, the benefits that Lord Lin has stipulated for the soldiers have made all ordinary people jealous. The elderly have everything they need and the children are well taken care of. These are things that ordinary people would find difficult to achieve even if they work hard all their lives, but now they can have everything as long as they pass the selection and join the army.
The children went to school for free, and the parents and wives would always choose one of them to work in a factory. The monthly wages were three or four taels, enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably.
General Lin of the Xing Family Army has considered all the retreat plans that the soldiers are worried about. All the soldiers can do is to attack all possible obstacles ahead without hesitation until everything is cleared for the Major General.
Chu Tong, who was hiding inside the city wall, smelled the aroma of meat coming from the opposite camp, and his throat rolled.
He knew that Huangmoguan had become very wealthy because of a man named Lin Rui, and had never had the bad habit of cannibalism. It had opened up trade with other ethnic groups, so the meat aroma there was pork, beef and mutton.
On the other hand, there was meat on their side, but it was all from soldiers who were seriously injured on the battlefield. They could no longer defend the city, so cutting flesh and bleeding to fill the stomachs of the remaining soldiers was the last thing they could do.
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