Suddenly, Hotung raised his hand.
“I know this, they now have a total of 300,000 people.
Distributed in eight mountain villages, they formed a large encirclement.
No matter where the war is, we can react quickly and provide timely reinforcements.
This is why they have been able to survive and continue to grow.”
Everyone was curious and asked in unison, "How do you know so much?"
Huo Tong touched his nose embarrassedly and said, "If you often walk by the river, you will get your feet wet.
Didn’t we run into them once when we were sweeping the Yuxu Kingdom?
Seeing that I was smart and had good martial arts skills, they decided to recruit me and let me work with them in the future.
They said that when they were showing off to me, and I don't think they were lying.
He also told me that the guard had changed his name to Sun Meng, which was specially changed based on the content of the opera and the storyteller.
Now even Huo Jingxuan was confused, and slapped Huo Tong on the back of his head, "When did you go to raid Yuxu Country? How come I didn't know anything about it."
Huo Tong quickly covered his mouth and thought, it’s over, it’s over, how come my big colander has leaked out all by itself.
Then he tried to make jokes with a joking look on his face in an attempt to get away with it.
"What Yuxu Country?
Did I just say the three words "Yuxu Kingdom"?
I must have said it wrong, it should be Tiansheng Country."
Huo Jingxuan raised his hand again, "Are you itching for trouble?
Tell the truth, or I will call for military justice!"
Huo Tong was frightened when he heard the word "military law" and shook his head in fear, "No, no, no, I'm a general who is loved by everyone and makes flowers bloom wherever I go!
I just took some private work, isn't it all for the benefit of my brothers?
You don’t know that Zhang Laosan’s father and mother were sick at the same time and they had no money to buy medicine. As a son, he couldn’t just watch his parents die!
Also, Ma Er, he is already 25 years old, and finally a girl likes him, but the girl's family is waiting to marry their daughter to their son!
Don't things just rush together?
The brothers decided to take him down, but you can't just fleece the whole sheep, so isn't this setting the target on the Yuxu Kingdom?
I didn’t ask for a penny, I gave it all to my brothers.”
"Just do it. I won't say anything to you. Why are you so nervous?" Huo Jingxuan said.
“Am I nervous?
No, I'm not nervous at all!"
After saying this, Huo Tong quickly wiped the cold sweat from his head. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous. After all, they were acting on their own and would be punished.
A light beating with a military stick would be a punishment, but a heavy one would be a direct execution.
If other people follow suit, the army will be in chaos.
After a while, Huo Jingxuan said, "Let it go this time. Since this is your first offense, I will not hold you accountable for the past.
If it happens again next time, I will double the punishment and will not show any mercy.
However, I have to tell you in advance that it is said that a general is not subject to military orders when he is away from the battlefield. But before you make any decision, you must make sure that you can protect yourself and the personal safety of the soldiers.
If necessary, communicate in advance. At least you have to let everyone know where you are going and when you will be back.
If something unexpected happens, everyone will know where to rescue you."
Huo Tong nodded quickly, "I understand, sir, no, I understand, General."
Leng Yue looked at Huo Tong's frightened pale face and quickly interrupted him.
"Okay, let's get back to the topic and don't go off topic.
Let's first talk about how to recruit Sun Meng's 300,000 troops and ensure that they can be used by us and will not have second thoughts. "
Huo Jingxuan said: "Promise them high positions and generous salaries, and issue them legal household registration.
Let them have a legal identity, and their descendants will be able to take part in the imperial examinations and change their family status.
Being a bandit is a choice made out of necessity and can only be done for a while.
Once the urgent need is resolved, especially when they have started a family with children, they will need a legal identity even more urgently.
After all, bandits are illegal, and when the investigation is strict, they can't even enter the city gates, and there are many who are caught and beaten to death. "
Huo Tong nodded quickly, "Master is right, Sun Meng has many people under his command, and they all register their children with other farmers, and they have to pay a large amount of silver as hush money every year.
Even so, there are still people who are jealous and report them.
As a result, the household registration checks in Yuxu country are now very strict, and they are worried to the point of going bald. "
An Er added the most important point, "There is another particularly important point, that is, they all hate the monarch of Yuxu Country and wish that he would perish soon.
If we can help him fulfill this wish ahead of time, they will definitely listen to us."
"What are you waiting for? Let's take action and go!"
Leng Yue's words completely confused everyone, especially Huo Tong and the old housekeeper Zhang, who asked, "Are you going now? Don't you have to go back and prepare and make arrangements before leaving?"
"What's there to arrange? The earth will continue to rotate without anyone.
Huo Jingxuan hadn't shown up for several years, but weren't the Huo family soldiers doing well and handling things in an orderly manner? "
Everyone thought Leng Yue's words made sense, so they all turned their eyes to Huo Jingxuan.
As a result, Huo Jingxuan said, "Why are you all looking at me? Have you forgotten that our wife is the head of the family?"
Turning to look at Leng Yue, he said, "Wife, I will listen to you.
Whatever you say is what it is!"
Leng Yue directly asked everyone to get off the horses and switch to off-road vehicles.
Touching the familiar steering wheel, it feels so good.
He turned around and asked Huo Jingxuan, "Didn't the secret guard we captured earlier say that Ouyang Jing went to visit Yuxu Country to discuss the alliance?
Do you think we can catch up now?"
Huo Jingxuan and everyone else were inexplicably excited. If they could catch up with him and kill him halfway, then there would be no need to fight, right?
They consciously let those who were carsick or might be carsick go into Leng Yue's space to rest, and the secret guards and Leng Yue drove three cars on the road.
Why do we have to drive three cars? One is to allow the secret guards to practice their driving skills, and the other is that the road is difficult to drive on and it is easy to get stuck, so they can help pull it out.
It saves everyone the trouble of otherwise having to go down and push the cart.
Another thing is to make the road more solid, which will make it more convenient when coming back or traveling in the future.
They sped along the way, with Huo Jingxuan and Huo Tong in charge of directing the way, at daybreak.
From a long distance away, I heard the sound of horses neighing at the foot of the mountain ahead.
Leng Yue and Huo Jingxuan's first reaction was to catch up. They hurriedly signaled everyone to get off the car and sent two secret guards to get information.
As a result, before Anwu and Anliu could even arrive, they were discovered by the secret sentries arranged by Tiansheng Kingdom.
The two sides soon started fighting and the fight was fierce.
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