Chapter 264: Making Torch Chengyang
"Get out of the way! You're the one going to heaven!"
Huo Changan was terrified.
What was that sound just now?
It was like the sky falling and the earth splitting apart, and it sounded right next to his ears, making them still buzz.
Huo Changan shook his head, his heart beating like a drum, and looked at Yan Meng and Feng Dali.
"Didn't you hear anything?"
"Ah? Western Liao is attacking the city?" Feng Dali picked up his sword and was about to rush out.
"stop!"
Yan Meng looked at Huo Changan and saw that his expression was really not right.
The master was a man who never frowned even when being hit by a knife, but now when he looked around, he actually looked...fear?
"My Lord, are you alright?"
Huo Changan's expression became even colder.
Others can't hear it, could it be... Ning'er's side again...
"My lord, my lord, General Wu is fighting with the group of people who just arrived!" A soldier came running to report.
The group of people who just arrived were not the generals of the Huaishan and Changtu uprisings, but a group of bandits located in the border area of Beibin and Honghua who had heard the news from somewhere and came to seek refuge.
There weren't many of them, only about three thousand.
Huo Changan had talked to them and learned that the boss Wei Chang was once the leading bodyguard family in the local area. They traveled all over the country and were involved in both the black and white worlds.
The government and the outlaws had made all the necessary arrangements, so all the escorts they carried had smooth routes and were sure to arrive at their destination.
Once, they cooperated with the government to escort a batch of silver darts.
It was also because they had been friends with the magistrate of Beibin County for many years that they relaxed their vigilance, resulting in problems with that batch of escorts.
One hundred thousand silver coins disappeared without a trace, all turned into large stones wrapped in tinfoil.
Of course, the consequences will be borne by the escort agency.
Over a hundred people from the escort agency were thrown into jail. The magistrate of Beibin County determined that the escort agency had colluded with the bandits and embezzled the 100,000 silver coins, so he sentenced them to beheading and the execution was carried out immediately.
Fortunately, he was rescued by the Green Forest Brothers he had befriended.
However, his family and the families of more than a hundred bodyguards were killed by the government.
At this point, he took his bodyguards to the mountain stronghold and became a bandit.
Later, he sneaked into the county government office and killed the magistrate of Beibin County with his own hands.
Therefore, the truth was learned.
The 100,000 silver ounces were relief funds that should have been sent to the disaster-stricken areas. I don't know which big shot above used them to embezzle them.
In the past few years, Wei Chang has been investigating, but he only got as far as the county magistrate's office. He thought that the man must be a powerful person, someone he, a bandit leader, could never find out.
Not long ago, the Huo family army passed through Honghua Corridor and was discovered by his men. After investigation, they found out that it was the troops led by Huo Changan.
With the reputation of Marquis Boyang in front of him, and because the large army stationed in Honghua posed a threat to them, he discussed with the second in command Pei Ming'an and came here to become the first to surrender.
Everyone knows that Wei Chang has been entrenched at the junction of Beibin and Honghua for many years, and this cannot be false.
They opposed the government and never harmed the common people.
Huo Changan had arranged people in Honghua to keep a close eye on them and had confirmed that they were not sent by the imperial court, so how could he not accept them?
Knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain, he still goes there. This courage and spirit alone makes him admire him.
This Wu Gaoda, relying on the fact that he was his father's former subordinate, repeatedly looked down on newcomers. It's not that he was not capable, but that he was too arrogant.
Now is the time when they need people the most, but he doesn't appease them and always gets into conflicts with them.
Huo Changan had a cold face and went over to deal with it.
The reason for the quarrel between the two sides was simple: Wu Gaoda was conducting military drills.
Wei Chang's men gathered around and watched, laughing and making comments from time to time.
A bunch of bandits don't know how to deploy troops. Wu Gaoda has always looked down on them, and this time he became even angrier.
A small team was assigned to tie up those gossipers and beat them with military sticks.
Wei Chang was of course unhappy when he heard the news. If they wanted to deal with them, they had to go through him. They attacked his people without even informing them. This showed that they didn't take him seriously!
As a result, the conflict between the two sides intensified and they even confronted each other.
When Huo Changan arrived, Wu Gaoda and Wei Chang were already competing.
He didn't stop it and just watched from the side.
Wu Gaoda was a fierce general who wielded a long iron halberd, while Wei Chang used twin swords.
After a fight between the two, Wei Chang narrowly won.
Wei Chang's men cheered loudly.
Wu Gaoda had a gloomy face. His iron halberd was more suitable for fighting on horseback. It was not effective in close combat and he was very passive. That was why he lost.
He was very dissatisfied, but because he was willing to accept the loss, he kept silent, but his face looked quite ugly.
"Master Wei is indeed a martial arts expert." Huo Changan praised.
Wu Gaoda lowered his head in shame.
"My Lord, you praise me."
Wei Chang's face lit up with joy, and he continued to ask, "Lord, will you enlist us in the army now?"
"No rush, let's deal with this first. You're new here and don't understand the rules of the barracks, so I won't punish you for now. But General Wu, for the internal strife before the battle, must be punished with twenty military sticks."
How can this be considered an internal conflict? These bandits are actually from the military camp!
Wu Gaoda's people wanted to fight back, but Wu Gaoda glared at them coldly.
Then he lifted his clothes and fell to the ground, accepting the military stick.
Wei Chang looked unnatural and wanted to stop it, but was blocked by the unquestionable coldness on Huo Changan's face.
The second in command beside him also shook his head at him.
But Wei Chang felt very uncomfortable.
Now, before any achievement is made, a contradiction is created?
"Wu Gaoda, do you look down on the people Wei Chang brought?" Huo Changan asked.
"Yes!" Wu Gaoda said loudly without any hesitation.
"Why do you look down on me?"
"They have no rules or discipline, no sense of teamwork, and not only are they outnumbered, they might even disrupt our plans. The situation is critical right now, and we don't have time to train them. What we need now is an army with combat experience!"
"An army with combat experience can easily establish itself as a king or join a more powerful force. Why would they come here and join us, who have no troops and no advantages?"
Facing Huo Changan's question, Wu Gaoda paused and lowered his voice a few notches.
"But you are the only son of Marquis Boyang, Lord..."
“My father was prestigious, but he’s dead. I’m not my father anymore, and I have no credibility now.
If you are not strong, no one will see you, and no one will care whose son you are.
People always weigh the pros and cons. Knowing that this is a life-or-death situation, who would risk their life and property for a dead person?
Those who can come are people who have great righteousness in their hearts and are willing to give it a try. I, Huo Changan, admire and am grateful to them.
They may not have combat experience and may not know how to deploy troops, but when they are on the battlefield, their desire to kill the enemy is the same as yours, and they will fight with all their might."
Wu Gaoda gradually lowered his head.
Wei Chang and the second in command looked at each other and saw relief in each other's eyes.
They chose a wise leader.
As long as you can get through this, you will no longer be a despised thief!
Huo Changan spoke slowly, and each word seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.
“Although the firefly is tiny, I wish to be its light.
It is just a tiny ray of light, which can turn a torch into the sun.
Thousands of streams converge into rivers, hundreds of rivers gather into the sea. Everyone who comes here is the Huo family army, no one is different from you! "
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