Chapter 298 The Eve of the War
Langtian City is one of the few towns in the Mandala Empire where mobs did not occur. Almost everyone knows that this is because of the Immortal Legion. As for those who do not know this, they are almost isolated from the world and cannot affect the pattern of this world.
The people are quiet and do not like chaos. Many people regard the achievements of the Immortal Bird Legion. Many people regard the Immortal Bird Legion as the patron saint of the people. Joining the Immortal Bird Legion is also the dream of many people.
But what makes people bothered is that the Immortal Bird Legion has been in Langtian City for more than a year, but has never recruited soldiers. Many people complained in their hearts that they have recruited more than 200,000 soldiers in Dongwang City. Why did they not recruit any soldiers in Langtian?
Zhang Yi wiped the sweat from his face, sat in the tea tumbler, and asked for a bowl of Wanglaoji for himself. This was his habit. Every time he finished his work, he always had to drink a big bowl of herbal tea to get rid of his anger. Not only him, but many people in the dry-pulling industry had this habit. After doing a job, drinking a bowl of Wanglaoji was almost their only enjoyment.
Zhang Yi looked at the dark green Wanglaoji on the table. He did not drink it in one breath like before, but looked at it in a daze. There were struggles hidden in his eyes that others could not see. He seemed to be deciding something very important.
I have been to Langtian for half a year and have been working as a boatman. The Jiuzhou River in Langtian is beautiful and provides many working people with a job to survive. Especially in the past few months, Langtian's rapid development, as long as you are willing to do it, you can always survive here, but Zhang Yi did not come here to make a living.
Zhang Yi is from Zhongzhou. Although the family's conditions are not very good, they are still acceptable. There is no need to come here thousands of miles to be a coolie.
The biggest reason why he came to Langtian was that he wanted to join the army and wanted to become a soldier of the Immortal Legion.
Zhang Yi has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and has a little understanding of military tactics, and has a certain vision. In recent years, the situation has been turbulent and the people are living in poverty. He judged that sooner or later there will be problems, which is likely to be the beginning of a war.
Heroes come from troubled times, and Zhang Yi is not afraid of troubled times because he wants to be a hero. However, heroes must have the right soil to grow, and joining the army is a good choice.
After analyzing the strength of the various armies of the Mandala Empire, he first eliminated the local garrison troops. Those soldiers who only knew how to bully the common people had no future, even if they accounted for more than 70% of the country's armed forces.
Zhang Yi's attention was among the five major legions, the Royal Cavalry, the Crazy Wolf Legion, the Black Crusade, the Red Fen Legion, and the Immortal Bird Legion. After analyzing them one by one, Zhang Yi found that it seemed that only the Immortal Bird Legion was more in line with his intentions.
This is not to say that other legions are not good. In his opinion, the Mad Wolf Legion and the Red Fen Legion are also very good, but the promotion system of the Immortal Legion is more attractive to him. Moreover, in recent years, he has heard a lot of rumors about Hu You. The new star of the Empire, which is as dazzling as a diamond, always has many stories.
The story is inevitably full of exaggeration, but groundlessness may not be without cause. Zhang Yi decided that it was the Immortal Legion, so he came to Langtian and planned to join the Immortal Legion Legion. He believed that with his ability, he would definitely be a member of the Immortal Legion.
Young people are always impulsive. Zhang Yi came here without even asking if they were recruiting people. So naturally, he tasted the failure. He failed to join the Immortal Legion, but became a boater.
But things seemed to have turned around.
When Zhang Yi was working today, he received a news that the Immortal Legion was about to form a new division, and the Bingyuan was selected from Langtian's four prisons.
Why do we have to pick the recruitment that we have longed for from the prison?
This is not a question that Zhang Yi can explain. What he is thinking about is the credibility of the news and his own way of dealing with it.
"The crime rate in Langtian has been much higher in the past few days."
Hu You looked at the latest report in his hand and looked angry and funny.
Harrison and Hou San actually played this trick this time. Looking back at what Harrison said when he took over the mission, it seems that this guy had planned it for a long time. It was a blessing for them to come up with such a solution. This shamelessness really has the style of the young master back then.
"It has improved a lot, but the incidents that occurred did not hurt human lives. As soon as the public security forces arrived, they stopped the invasion and surrendered. Even many people who had no connection with the case rushed to confess. What's more, there were many so-called murderers who had not had a case but came to confess. Everyone seemed to be very interested in going to jail suddenly."
Hongye drank the red bean porridge in his hand, telling stories about these abnormal events.
As smart as her, how could she not know the reason? The news that the Immortal Legion will be selected in prison these days has almost reached a point that is well known. As a person in charge of Langtian, she cannot not know such a thing.
"These two guys are so brave."
Hu You put down the document and laughed. It’s a pity that he can’t participate in such a fun thing, as he is now.
I really didn't expect that Langtian had so many people who wanted to join the Immortal Bird Legion. If you issue a national conscription order, if you don't do it well, you can get 500,000 soldiers overnight.
Langtian now has a population of five million. In just ten, one person wants to join the army can reach this number. What's more, more than one-tenth of people want to join the army.
"Harrison and Hou San this time also took advantage of people's desire to join the Immortal Legion. And the person who dared to gamble for this unproven news is at least good in terms of courage."
When Hongye said this, she felt a visible pride on her face. In her opinion, these were not negative news.
So many people would rather join the legion at the risk of being imprisoned. This is a recognition of Hu You. In the past, Hu You had the most troublesome problem with the source of troops, but now he no longer has to worry about it. Langtian was like a huge torch, attracting moths from all directions. As long as Langtian is controlled in his hands, the Immortal Legion will no longer have any worries about the source of troops.
Hongye watched Hu You grow from nothing to what he has grown to this level. Hu You is her man, and she has reasons to be proud of her man.
Hu You shook his head and smiled, "I really want to sort out and see what kind of soldiers they will recruit if they do this."
The case has been greatly improved, but Hu You is not worried at all. These small storms are not enough to have too much impact on Langtian's control. Those who find opportunities to go to jail are not stupid. Their purpose is just to enter the prison and join the Immortal Legion. They cannot commit such a serious crime of murder.
After drinking the red bean porridge, Hongye gently pushed the bowl away, lightly tapped her lips with an embroidered handkerchief, and asked, "There are actually many people who Langtian wants to join our legion. You won't know this. I don't understand why you used prisoners to set up a new division."
Hu You glanced at Hongye's seductive red lips and smiled, "Don't you know?"
Hongye shook her head. She had been thinking about this question for two days, but she had not received a reasonable explanation.
Hu You sighed and said, "The reason is very simple. To put it bluntly, it is just the word 'money'."
Hu You stopped, turned his head out the window, looked at the large white clouds like flowers in the sky, and continued: "The army is going up and down, eating, drinking, defecating, and every day's expenses are a day's news. In addition, we are now changing to five crossbows, which requires a lot of money. I have no money to go through normal recruitment."
"So you just think about using the soldiers in the prison who don't need to pay the salary." Hongye finally knew why Hu You did this. It turned out that he was thinking about this place.
Hu You nodded and said, "Turning prisoners to join the army is a piece of money to do two things, and at the same time, the four prisons have been cleared. In addition, I also want to give them a chance to be a new person. Many people here were imprisoned by Huang Chuqiu, the former city guard. After we took over Langtian, the judicial department has always been insufficient and there is no way to re-verify their crimes. Now I return the freedom to them. What path I will go in the future depends on their own."
Hu You finally told Hongye his true thoughts. The problem of money is one aspect, and giving those who are in jail a chance to correct their mistakes is also a big consideration. The most important point is that Hu You understands in his heart that with the current judicial system, the real bad people are not in the jail, and the people in the jail are basically those without power. As one of these people, Hu You is sincere and wants to help them.
Maybe this kind of thinking is a bit too casual, but what does it matter if you do casual things occasionally?
"How is it? Have you counted it? How many soldiers have we got this time?"
Hou Sanyi looked at Harrison with a anxious look. This time, their division and regiment formation work was extremely smooth. In just fifteen days, the recruitment work had been completed. The flag of the fire extinguishing regiment had been raised, and the rest depends on how much they could do.
"One hundred thousand, we got one hundred thousand. Hahaha, the fire extinguishing group will be the largest division among the Immortal Legion."
Harrison put down the report in his hand and looked proud. This time their plan was really successful. He just released a little news that people from all over Mandala regarded the prison as a paradise, and they really tried to get into the prison in different ways. This gave them a lot of room for choice. The level of the soldiers was almost as good as the beauty pageant. He had never tried it for so many years in the army.
When he was demoted to a slave soldier because of his boss, he never thought that one day he would have such a life. This is something he would never dare to imagine.
"100,000"
Hou San was surprised. Their initial plan was to recruit 60,000. Now, in just half a year, there were actually 100,000 soldiers.
Hou San said with some concern: "Is it too much for 100,000? If the young marshal asks, what should I do?"
The Immortal Legion has an average division of 50,000 to 60,000, which is already a very large division. You should know that a city guard in the empire has only 50,000 units, and only a few big cities can have a unit of 100,000 troops. Moreover, among the 100,000, there are many civilian personnel who cannot go to the battlefield.
Now they have brought the newly formed fire extinguishing ball to a scale of 100,000. Will Hu You have any dissatisfaction? As a subordinate, you have to consider more.
After being proud, Harrison was also a little unsure. Looking at Hou Sanhao for a while, he said: "The Young Marshal must have been observing us. Until now, he has not spoken yet. He should be supporting us."
To be honest, Harrison was also a little nervous this time. A large number of people who wanted to join the new division were like rosys, constantly emerging. There were many good materials. Harrison wanted this and couldn't bear to leave that. Sometimes, even hundreds of people wanted it, it was a lot. Now that I think about it, there are really a lot.
Hou San and Hu You had a much earlier time than Harrison. However, he couldn't figure out Hu You's thoughts. Hu You sometimes seemed to be easy to understand, but when you really thought it was like that, you found that Hu You was a very difficult person to understand.
Not to mention Hou San, even the four maids such as Hongye, Huang Jinfeng, Ouyang Hanbing, Ximen Yufeng, or Xuan Ri, who had a friendship with Hu You, could not tell clearly what kind of person Hu You was.
Yes, sometimes he acts very simple, and is so simple that he is cute, just like a child. But whoever dares to underestimate him so much, then he will teach you a lesson that you will never forget, a lesson that you will never forget in your life.
Although Hou San has not experienced such a thing personally, he has seen a lot of it. It is difficult for him to make a conclusion.
Hou San hesitated and said, "Maybe. With the young coach's ability, it is impossible not to know what we have done in the past few days. He has not said anything, which proves that he is giving us a chance.
I think as long as we do a good job this time, everything should be fine."
Harrison agreed: "I think so too. Since the young man gave us a chance this time, we must do it well.
There are still fifteen days left before the time given to the young marshal. We have to train these new recruits well, so we can't be embarrassed."
Hou San agreed and said, "It seems that this is the only way to do this. Make the content more difficult as much as possible. This time, we must ensure combat power. If we don't work, we must not stay. As long as we are all good soldiers, I believe the young marshal will not say anything."
"Okay, then we will do that. If there are more than 100,000 people, we can cut some more. Anyway, if we don't meet the standards, we don't want it, don't care who they are."
In the study, Hu You was looking at the latest military updates. From his frown, he could see that the content on the conversation seemed not so good.
After reading the last word, Hu You closed the report and pondered. He stretched out a pair of jade hands behind him and gently rubbed Hu You's temple. Hu You leaned back and leaned into the body full of virgin body.
Behind him is Xuan Ri. When he was in Qingzhou, Hu You almost shot her with an arrow because of a misunderstanding as a pursuer. However, she never hated Hu You. At the beginning, it was because Hu You was Ouyang Hanbing's man and the son-in-law of the Ningnan Empire. She grew up with Ouyang Hanbing since childhood, and had already sold her life to Ouyang Hanbing. How could she hate Ouyang Hanbing's man?
Since obeying orders and coming to Mandra, he became Hu You's maid, Xuan Ri has no hatred for Hu You.
She saw Hu You's efforts. Since ancient times, beauties loved heroes. Although Hu You used scheming in many things, Xuan Ri understood that this was a way to survive in troubled times, and it was understandable. Xuan Ri watched Hu You grow stronger bit by bit, not only did he not have hatred in his heart, but he fell in love with this somewhat ruffian man without realizing it.
Although the moment Ouyang Hanbing asked the four sisters to serve Hu You, the four twin sisters were destined to be Hu You's women. But that doesn't mean that Xuan Ri must fall in love with Hu You.
Xuan Ri is a woman with a lot of ideas. Although the four sisters themselves can't tell who is the sister and who is the sister, Xuan Ri always feels that she has an obligation to exercise her sister's mission and take good care of Nayue and the others. If following Hu You is not the best choice, then she will sacrifice herself to find a way out for Nayue.
But now, she no longer has this heart, because in her opinion, Hu You feels that he is a man who can be entrusted to his life. Even if he can only be by his side for the rest of his life, it is a wonderful thing. She has decided in her heart that she will follow Hu You in this life. No matter what Hu You want her to do,
She will do her best to complete it for Hu You.
"The news from the Dark Night proves that the Fire Army is now having unusual movements. Liu Guangda is likely to make contributions to Langtian in the near future."
Hu You leaned his head against Xuan Ri's chest, and while enjoying Xuan Ri's soft pressing, he expressed his depression. The war is finally coming.
Xuan Ri's hand did not stop, and it was still neither light nor heavy, just rightly pressing it.
"What are the young master planning to do?"
Hu You snorted and said, "Soldiers come to block the generals, and water comes to the soil. Am I still afraid that they will not succeed? This time I will let them know that the immortal birds are not easy to mess with."
Xuan Ri asked, "Are you really planning to fight an offensive and defensive battle with them?"
Hu You looked up at Xuan Ri's pretty face and laughed, "You fairy really can't hide it from you. Okay, okay, okay, I'll tell you the plan."
As he said that, Hu You told Xuan Ri his plan. This plan had already been brewing in his heart.
Chapter completed!