I must say, those 3,000 points are quite a bargain.
Xu Chu's burly, bull-like body terrified the soldiers, who scurried off to report.
Afterwards, the generals in the military camp rushed out, and upon seeing Lin Mo and Xu Chu, they knelt down to pay their respects.
Having a big guy by his side would make Lin Mo talk less nonsense.
At his command, several rows of wooden stakes were pulled from the ground, clearing a path for Lin Mo and his men to pass through.
Nishikawa Jue's military camp stretched for several miles and appeared to have far more than four thousand men.
Lin Mo knew that the military camp was originally designed to accommodate 100,000 troops, but Lin Wenzhong later withdrew the troops and kept reducing the army, eventually resulting in its current state.
Upon entering the military camp, the Xichuan soldiers were astonished to see the "system soldiers" behind Lin Mo, their mouths agape in surprise.
The reason is simple: these "system soldiers" don't just look alike, they look like they were made from the same mold!
Not only do they look alike, but they're also the same height and weight.
What's even more shocking is that they look to be very close in age!
Unfortunately, Lin Mo had little experience in using the system to "create people" and hadn't paid much attention to the details.
At the same time, the system is also very unfair. The first 400 soldiers are in "newbie mode" and are not only given equipment and weapons, but their physical appearance is also made to look like normal people.
The so-called "all-in" mode that followed was quite perfunctory in terms of appearance.
Many soldiers are distinguished by the difference in their appearance, such as having a mole, a thicker beard, a slightly crooked mouth, or slanted eyebrows.
Lin Mo had no choice but to silently thank the entire system family in his heart.
Because he knew that, given the system's nature, he either had to customize everything or "charge 648" to solve the problem!
Under the astonished gazes of the others in the military camp, Lin Mo directly issued orders in his capacity as the master.
"Xu Chu, I entrust these four thousand elite soldiers to you for training!"
"Also, there are bandits in the mountains outside Xichuan City. You need to familiarize yourself with the surrounding terrain as quickly as possible!"
"Yes, my lord!" Xu Chu immediately accepted the order.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Chu led the four thousand elite soldiers, who looked like twin brothers, to the camp.
Xu Chu was very experienced in assigning duties and dividing the work into teams, so Lin Mo didn't need to worry about it much.
But problems also arise.
Food, lodging, and equipment need to be addressed!
So, after Xu Chu reorganized the army, he and Lin Mo began their "robbery" operation.
Upon finding the deputy commander, Lin Mo immediately ordered, "My men need food and water. Arrange it within half an hour, or you will be held responsible!"
"Your Highness, your troops arrived too suddenly. This humble general needs time to prepare. We haven't prepared enough food for today!"
Based on the ancient soldiers' food intake, each soldier needed two catties of grain per day, which was about seven liang per meal. For four thousand people, that would be two thousand eight hundred catties.
Given Lin Mo's presence, it's impossible for him to stay just one night, have one meal, and then leave. He's definitely going to stay long-term; the food rations for four thousand people are no small amount.
"Not enough food, is that it?" Lin Mo didn't care about that. He said coldly, "Then your people shouldn't eat!"
"Your Highness..." The deputy commander hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
Without giving him a chance to object, Lin Mo ordered again, "After my men have eaten their fill, we need to arrange for them to stay. They can temporarily set up tents for the next few days, but after three days, we must arrange for them to have proper barracks."
"ah…"
"And also! I want four thousand helmets, four thousand sets of chainmail, swords, spears, steel spearheads, iron gauntlets, neck armor, knee pads, breastplates, and four thousand warhorses!"
"Your Highness, I need to consult with Lord Yang about the items you requested!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo's expression darkened. "What? Yang Fei is the King of Shu?"
"This..." The deputy commander's face turned ashen, and he couldn't utter a single word.
The garrison in Xichuan is 4,000 strong, but there are only a little over 2,000 in the camp at present, because Xichuan city also needs soldiers to patrol, and other outposts also need to be garrisoned.
Lin Mo's troops had a significant numerical advantage, and Lin Mo was also the King of Shu, not to mention the fierce-looking Xu Chu before them…
In the face of absolute strength, there is no room for him to act recklessly.
"What are your ears for?" Seeing that the deputy commander remained silent, Xu Chu roared angrily, "If they're useless, I'll twist them off right now and hand them to the next deputy commander. Hopefully, four ears can hear better than two..."
If he still can't do it, then the next person will have six ears.
Lin Mo turned to examine Xu Chu, thinking, "He really knows how to get things done!"
The deputy commander trembled with fright and readily agreed.
"That's more like it!" Lin Mo nodded. "Let's get on with the arrangements!"
After the deputy commander left, Lin Mo said again, "Xu Chu, send someone to Xichuan City to summon Qiao Shan. I have something to discuss!"
After more than ten days of rest, Qiao Shan's health has almost fully recovered.
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, Qiao Shan arrived at the military camp.
Next, Lin Mo ordered his men to guard outside the tent, forbidding anyone from approaching, and then convened a meeting.
Besides Xu Chu and Qiao Shan, there were also two system soldiers selected by Xu Chu inside the tent.
"Gentlemen, this fellow surnamed Yang will definitely not sit idly by and wait to be killed. What do you suggest we do?"
"In my opinion, we should just grab him, chop him up with an axe, and be done with it!"
They were indeed very brutal, always ready to twist off someone's ear or chop them up with an axe!
Lin Mo's lips curled up as he said, "It's probably not a good idea to just chop someone up with an axe like that!"
“Yes, doing this will not only fail to achieve anything, but will also alert the enemy!” Qiao Shan had followed Lin Wenzhong for many years and could be said to be both literate and martial. He had a clear understanding of the situation. “Furthermore, in my opinion, although Yang Fei is very arrogant, he doesn’t have that many tricks up his sleeve!”
But the man next to him, Wang, looked like a weasel, and clearly wasn't a good person…
"Then let's chop Wang Cheng in half with an axe first!"
Lin Mo: "..."
"Don't be reckless!" he advised. "There's no need to rush to kill Yang Fei. Right now, we need to stabilize the situation in Shu and ensure that the border defenses and government affairs in Shu function normally."
"Qiao Shan, you saw it before: the scorched earth within Jianping Pass, the corpses along the way, the gallows in Xichuan City. I think these were no accident; they were more likely deliberately orchestrated by Yang Fei and his men."
“That’s right!” Qiao Shan said. “They deliberately created chaos at the border, so we need to grasp the situation in Shu as soon as possible. Your Highness, I know a few local generals in Shu, and I will go to them tonight to help us find out the details of Yang Fei and his men as soon as possible.”
"It won't be too late to tear Yang Fei and the others to pieces once we're fully prepared!"
"Your body?"
"He's out of danger!"
"Alright! Then I'll have to trouble you!" Lin Mo said. "During tomorrow's banquet, let's first give Yang Fei a warning. If he listens, all the better; if not, Xu Chu, you'd better watch my signals!"
Xu Chu understood immediately and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Don't worry, my lord!"
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