Liu Feng looked at this arrogant and ignorant captain.
"Let me put it this way, I have three thousand Tiger Roar Army soldiers, fifteen hundred city defense soldiers, and several hundred constables and yamen runners."
“I can afford to recruit five hundred men, but my five hundred men are worth your five thousand.”
"According to the laws of Dali, our Tiger Roar Army is only responsible for guarding one area and is not within the scope of conscription."
"However, it's not impossible for my army to march into Yanzhou together with you."
Five thousand people?
The captain straightened up and looked at Zhengde County in front of him.
Five thousand soldiers in just one county?
Putting everything else aside, Liu Feng, who has 5,000 men under his command, would be considered a capable vanguard general in a regular army.
But now I'm talking to Liu Feng like this. Am I being a little too arrogant?
"Cough cough..."
The captain was somewhat embarrassed and could only express his fear with a dry cough.
"Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. Go back and tell Lin Yuan and Han Lan who came with the army."
"I, Liu Feng, am waiting for them inside the Tiger Roar Army camp."
“It’s easy to talk things over, but it’s against the rules to send someone as lowly as a captain to see me.”
After Liu Feng finished speaking, he turned and left.
The captain's mind was in turmoil, but when he saw Liu Feng get up, he suddenly came to his senses.
Wait a minute.
Even if you are the great general of the Tiger Roar Army.
Even if you have a large number of soldiers under your command.
However, his official rank was only that of a county magistrate.
Why should our great general come to visit you?
The Grand General has been ordered to leave the capital and is now the Grand General Who Conquers the North.
A second-rank military officer? Who do you think you are?
He was just a low-ranking official, only a seventh-grade rank.
"General Liu, even if you command a large army, shouldn't you act this way?"
"According to the rules, you should be the one visiting our General."
"How come we, the great general, are the ones visiting you?"
Wang Dingliu was already unhappy. He had just received a report that someone had arrived, and that they were soldiers.
Speak to people in a friendly and pleasant manner.
Who knew that this clueless soldier would immediately give him a hard time.
Seeing that this guy was so tactless, Wang Dingliu slapped the ignorant captain across the face.
They have absolutely no self-awareness; what a piece of trash.
"Shut up. I've been following the General for so long, and you're the first person to speak to him like that."
"If your General Lin doesn't come, that's fine too."
"Therefore, I advise you to know your place."
"I'm not killing you because of Lin Yuan."
Since Wang Dingliu dared to lay a hand on him, the captain was immediately enraged.
You dare hit me?
"So what if I hit you?"
"Isn't that possible?"
"I am a scout general under the Great General, what are you?"
"Shut up, and then obediently go back and inform Lin Yuan of our General's intentions."
"you……."
"you……."
The captain glared angrily at Wang Dingliu's departing figure. Although he was cursing Wang Dingliu a million times in his heart, he dared not utter a single word.
About two hours later.
At this moment, Lin Yuan was leading his army, leisurely strolling along the official road.
We are now not far from Zhengde County; it will take about an hour.
Today, he plans to have his army find an open space near Zhengde County to set up camp, and the army will continue to march to Tianyong City tomorrow.
The captain who appeared in Zhende County not long ago was a conscription messenger sent out by Lin Yuan. He had sent out many such conscription messengers along the way.
The results have been good, and the army has now expanded considerably.
For Lin Yuan, this was the first time he had led troops out on his own, and he was leading elite troops out as well, recruiting many more people along the way.
Lin Yuan took this expedition very seriously. He didn't bring any personal belongings with him, and he personally oversaw everything, big and small. When he set off, he rode a horse and accompanied the soldiers, without seeking any special treatment.
He hoped to establish himself as a good general who personally took charge of everything, and that a successful suppression of the rebellion would be a qualitative change for him.
According to His Majesty's wishes, an army of 50,000 was to be raised, and now there are already 40,000. The people brought from the capital have become centurions or even chiliarchs among these new recruits.
Once he has completed the recruitment of troops in Youzhou, especially in Tianyong City, he can lead a large army to Yanzhou to quell the rebellion.
The first messenger to return from the mission to Zhengde County looked aggrieved, with the finger marks on his face still clearly visible.
"General."
"Zhengde County refused to carry out the General's order."
"Tell me slowly, what happened?"
"Is there something wrong with them?"
Are the majority of the disaster victims local, or is there a shortage of local population?
"Or is it simply that they don't want to send able-bodied men?"
Lin Yuan first frowned, then thought of many possibilities, as their army had encountered similar situations in the prefectures and counties along the way since they set off.
Because of the famine, there were simply no able-bodied men available to be conscripted.
"General, our conscription tokens are not valid against them."
"They have the authority granted by His Majesty."
Lin Yuan was immediately shocked. Power granted by His Majesty?
"General, they call themselves the Tiger Roar Army, and they have a full five thousand soldiers under their command."
"However, their general said he was willing to lend us three thousand men."
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