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Volume 10: Initial Victory Chapter 257: Regaining Composure

  In Wolong City, although everyone knew that a great war was approaching, there was no tense atmosphere like "the wind and rain are coming, and the grass and trees are all soldiers".

  Whether it's Fang Xing or Lu Dingrong, they have both done a good job in stabilizing people's minds.

  To the left outside the city walls were 20,000 vanguard troops of Lu Ding's Tianying Army, while to the right were more than 30,000 elite cavalrymen who had withdrawn from the northern large camp.

  After the Northern Great Camp suffered this disaster, only more than 20,000 of the 100,000 sons were able to return safely to the Western Front. As soon as they arrived at Wulong City, contrary to Chiang Kongming's expectations, Fang Zhennan naturally took over the command of that army. Including the original 5,000 cavalry he brought, a brand new red ocean with nearly 30,000 people was formed.

  In the battle of North Border, although the Northern Great Camp was lost, there were also a considerable number of people who escaped. In order to cover up Liu Zhengqi and his party, most of the soldiers dispersed and fled. Among them, some managed to evade the interception after leaving the battlefield, went through countless hardships, and finally returned to the Western Front. As a result, the number of Red Ocean has been increasing continuously, and now it has exceeded 30,000.

  These two military forces are not to be underestimated, they are the elite troops of the Great Han Empire, even if they were to engage in a head-on confrontation with the eight legions of Caesar's army, they would absolutely not lose face.

  In addition, within Wulong City, there are also 30,000 new soldiers serving as city guards.

  Although they had never been on the battlefield, all mid-to-low-level officers were graduates of military schools and had trained together for over a year. Judging solely by their training results, they were no less than the elite of the five major legions. Of course, how actual combat effectiveness was not determined by everyday performance, but only through trials by blood and fire could the true answer be obtained.

  They lacked only one thing: a war.

  These more than 30,000 people were mostly recruited from local civilians. They were originally the subjects of the original Tubo Kingdom and joined the army under Lin Yuan's call.

  If they said they were loyal to the Great Han, loyal to Xu Haifeng, it would be better to say that the object of their loyalty was none other than Princess Lin Wanxin of the kingdom.

  For these 30,000 people, the attitude of the Directional Horn is to turn a deaf ear, while Chiang Kongming is extremely protective. All salaries, equipment and food are treated as first-class troops, with treatment that is absolutely not inferior to those two major military groups.

  Su Chunwei and others had some reservations about this, but under Xu Haifeng's strong insistence, they did not want to thoroughly tear their faces off, so they could only default.

  If these forces displayed on the surface are still not enough to calm people's minds, then the Black Flag Army hidden in the Taihang Mountains is absolutely an extraordinary reassurance.

  Although, from start to finish, no one has ever seen this legendary army. However, as long as Xu Haifeng is still here, as long as this great general is still in Wulong City, no one will doubt the direction of this troop.

  It was at that time, when it became known that the Caesarian forces numbered only a paltry 50,000, even the most pessimistic person would not have believed they could breach the walls of Sleeping Dragon City. Half a month ago, Absolem had ordered his entire army to retreat back to Mingdiao City. The news had spread like wildfire, and the city was jubilant, as if they had already won a great victory that would decide the outcome of the entire war.

  The courtyard was deep and quiet, with a slow and gentle voice rising from the garden.

  "Has Master woken up?"

  "General, Young Master is still asleep." A pretty maid smiled and replied.

  He carefully looked at the beautiful little girl in front of him, and Jiang Kongming's eyebrows furrowed. This girl was not unfamiliar to him, she was one of Lin Wanxian's two personal maids, Wanling.

  This little girl smiled brightly, but refused to back down half a step. Who is Jiang Gongming? He naturally knew that this was the little girl's family being deliberately provocative.

  Wanting to conquer the world is not something that can be achieved by just muttering a couple of sentences. Anyone who has such thoughts will inevitably be a person who toils for their entire life.

  Although Xu Haifeng had the all-powerful military advisor Jiang Kongming to assist him, he was also unable to completely extricate himself from it. After all, there were many things that Jiang Kongming could not replace.

  Yesterday, Xu Haifeng sneaked away for half a day and played with Lin Wanting and the other girls all night, so I really slept in late. The little girl is considerate of others, so she naturally dragged me along.

  Jiang Kongming smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. Some masters from the Northern Martial Arts world have arrived at Wulong City under the leadership of Hu Si, they just want to meet with Master."

  The delicate and slender eyebrows wrinkled, saying disdainfully: "Who knows who is in that temple? Our Young Master is the lord of Wòlóng City, how would he bother with martial artists, why don't you, Military Advisor, go and deal with it?"

  The little girl spoke to this point, suddenly seeing a triumphant look in Jiang Kongming's eyes, she was greatly surprised, and just as she was about to ask, she heard a familiar voice coming from behind: "Wanling, don't talk too much, take care of your young lady."

  Wanling turned around in surprise, and Hui Feng, who had been fast asleep just now, was standing behind her, fully awake. The little girl didn't notice when he came. She didn't dare to argue back, and responded with a hint of grievance, bowed slightly, and walked inside.

  Jiang Gongming's laughter was heard in his ear: "I heard that the young lady of Wanying said that the master is still in a dream, how did he come out like this?"

  Xu Haifeng replied in a bad temper: "With General Jiang's voice so loud, even if Xu wanted to sleep, it would be absolutely impossible."

  Wanling's footsteps slowed down, she stomped her foot heavily and left in a huff.

  It wasn't until now that she realized that Jiang Kongming's voice had been gradually rising in pitch earlier, but the amplitude was not large, and even though she was close by, she hadn't noticed. But Xu Haifeng, this master, wasn't called for nothing, with ears and eyes sharp beyond imagination, and he was startled awake by this. Without even washing his face, he hastily ran out like this.

  The little girl's thoughts were not on the two men in the hall, who lowered their voices to discuss matters that could decide the fate of tens of thousands of lives and national affairs.

  "Milord, how do you plan to utilize these ruffians from the jianghu?"

  "Cough... what exploitation... it's too unpleasant to hear, I'm just giving them the opportunity to serve the country." Jiang Kongming said with a straight face.

  Xu Haifeng's smile froze, and he said, "Alright, stop beating around the bush. What are your plans? Let's hear them."

  Jiang Kongming's smile suddenly froze, and he replaced it with a serious expression: "Your Excellency, these Jianghu men may have impressive martial arts skills, but each and every one of them is arrogant and disobedient. If we let them mix into the army, I can guarantee that the combat effectiveness will only decline, not improve."

  Xu Haifeng nodded, this truth is not only known to him, but also clear to those old generals who have been fighting on the battlefield for many years.

  Throughout the ages, when the Xiongnu invaded, there were many on the rivers and lakes who took the initiative to gather their disciples and sons to go north and assist in the war effort. However, once they entered the battlefield, the role they played became negligible. The martial arts they had learned could only be put to use in less than 30% of cases on the battlefield.

  In the collision of thousands of troops, without the cover and support of comrades, unless it is a super existence at the level of a master, once surrounded, there is only one way to die.

  As for how to use this group of rare elite soldiers, all levels of generals in the Han army were worried about it.

  "Alas... what a waste." Xu Haifeng sighed.

  It tastes bad when eaten, and it's a pity to abandon it. This is Xu Haifeng's true evaluation of them.

  It would be great if these martial arts masters could have the iron discipline of the military, and in his heart, he even thought of blood wine. If they were all made into blood wine warriors, then there would naturally be no more worries.

  It's simply impossible.

  "Actually, if used properly, these masters will be an unimaginably powerful force." Seeing through Xu Haifeng's thoughts, Jiang Kongming took out his feather fan and leisurely fanned himself, saying.

  Xu Haifeng's eyes lit up and he suddenly clapped his hands, saying: "I've thought of a good idea."

  "What?" Jiang Gongming's feather fan paused in mid-air, eyeing Xu Haifeng suspiciously.

  "Now that General Jiang is here, I don't need to think about it anymore. Let's just leave everything to him." Xǔ Hǎifēng let out a sigh of relief.

  "Master? Why are you always like this..." Jiang Gongming sighed.

  Once Xu Haifeng realized the thorny issue, he always liked to push it onto him. It's hard to say whether this habit is good or bad. However, it's clear that if it were someone like Su Chunwei, as long as it was within their power, they would definitely be overjoyed.

  Faintly savoring the fragrance of the tea, Xu Haifeng said: "As you are General Jiang's military advisor, since you asked this question, you must have a way to resolve it. Is that right?"

  Jiang Kongming was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "The master is the master, I do have some ideas, but they haven't been put into practice yet, so it's hard to say."

  He looked at him with a somewhat strange expression, and Xu Haifeng asked in surprise: "When did General Jiang's actions fail again? Speak quickly, I am all ears."

  With a smile, Zhuge Liang said: "Your Excellency, the Jianghu figures led by Hu Temple are all martial artists who have been practicing for many years. If we consider their individual qualities, they are absolutely unparalleled in the world. However, precisely because of their exceptional skills, they look down on ordinary soldiers and want to train them into an iron army that only takes orders like the Five Great Military Units. That is an extremely difficult task."

  "Extremely difficult? Isn't it utterly impossible?" Xǔ Hǎifēng asked in astonishment.

  This matter has long been unanimously recognized by all senior generals of the Han Dynasty as an impossible thing, how did it change when it came to Jiang Kongming's mouth, could he really have that heavenly rebellion technique?

  "It would be impossible for anyone else, but you, milord, have a chance of succeeding." said Jiang Gongming solemnly.

  Xu Haifeng's face suddenly turned somewhat strange, and he asked softly: "Blood wine?"

  Jiang Gongming's eyes widened slightly as he said, "If this matter also requires the use of blood wine to succeed, then what face will the student have left to see the master?"

  Xu Haifeng was overjoyed and asked with great interest: "General, please tell me quickly."

  Jiang Kongming knew that there was no one else around, but he still used his fan to cover his mouth and spoke in a low voice.

  Xu Haifeng listened and did not comment, after a moment, he finally said: "Doing so may not necessarily be beneficial to their future growth."

  "It's good fortune or bad, but misfortune can't be avoided. At least it's better than dying on the battlefield with nothing to show for it." Jiang Kongming said calmly.

  He sighed and said, "In that case, let's follow Military Advisor's plan."

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