Chapter 27 Iron Blooded Guard

"The Logistics Department has now built a smelting plant and an weapons manufacturing plant. The 500 sets of horse armor, 500 maces, and the 500 special spears required by the heavy cavalry department, which are 200 meter-long, two-foot-long special spears required by the spear department have all been built and delivered for use. However, the weapons manufacturing factory is still in its inception and can only make some simple weapons and equipment, such as strong crossbows and other offensive weapons, which are not yet built, mainly because they lack professional masters in this field." At this time, Li Wenhou, who was in charge of the Logistics Department, also began to speak.

In the past six months, Li Wenhou's logistics work has been done vividly and has truly integrated into the big family of Pegasus Ranch.

"The Pegasus Ranch has high-quality iron ore and coal, which can produce excellent equipment. You must find ways to ask famous craftsmen from all over the world to build our own smelting plants, weapons factories, armor factories, bows and crossbow factories, and siege equipment factories. Everyone understands the role of war weapons in war. It is the key to the outcome of the war, and it also determines the future of the ranch. Don't take it lightly." Huangfu Jian said with a firm confidence.

In this era, craftsmen have a very low status, but real famous craftsmen still have a high reputation and are not easy to attract.

"In accordance with the clearance plan, the Military Affairs Office cleared 15 large and small horse gangs around Longshan, and captured more than 20,000 horse thieves. In addition to selecting elite troops to supplement the battle losses, the other horse thieves who were captured were placed together in the ranch control area to farm and herd horses. During the process of clearing out the horse thieves, each unit took turns to attack. The newly formed eight ministries and the personal guard camps were well trained and greatly improved their combat power. Now, only the 500-mile area around the Pegasus Ranch has remained Wohuling in the southern end of Longshan. "After reporting, the candidate "White-faced Crazy Tiger" responsible for military affairs is not willing to fall behind, and reported his achievements in the past six months.

After hearing this, Huangfu Jian walked to the huge map hanging beside him, found the location of Wohuling, and studied it carefully. Wohuling happened to jammed a secret path leading to Hanyang County by the Pegasus Ranch. The terrain was steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even the officers and soldiers could not do anything about them. Many expeditions ended in failure.

If Wohuling could be taken down, Pegasus Ranch not only formed a three-legged defense, but more importantly, it opened the gate to Hanyang County. In this way, Pegasus Ranch has enough strategic depth to attack and retreat to defend. The entire foothills of Fanting Mountain and the foothills of Jitou Mountain (now the Liupan Mountains, also called Longshan at that time) were firmly in control.

"Whuhuling has strangled the only passage for us to march into Hanyang County. Only by controlling Whuhuling can the quality and defense of Pegasus Ranch be considered perfect and can we truly master the five hundred miles around Longshan. So we are determined to win Whuhuling. Which general is willing to take Whuhuling for me?" Huangfu Jian looked on the map for a long time, then raised his head, looked at the fierce generals under his command, and asked slowly.

"Don't let go?"

The commander of the personal guard Hua Xiong, the candidate of the eight generals of the "White-faced Crazy Tiger", the "Iron Tower" Cheng Yin, the "Mr. Bufan" Yang Qiu, the "Gate God" Li Kan, the "Lei Zi" Zhang Heng, the "Bow God" Liang Xing, the "Hei Zi" Cheng Yi, the "Thousand-Handed Boy" Ma Wan, the commander of the Logistics Department, all stood up with a scream and yelled, and asked in unison.

The battles everywhere over the past six months have awakened their former blood, and everyone exudes a sharp murderous aura! Even Li Wenhou is no exception. He has killed many people in the past six months, becoming murderous intent!

"The spirit of all the generals is commendable, and I am very comforted! But there are only more than a thousand soldiers in Wohuling. If everyone goes there, isn't this obviously bullying? It makes people laugh at me for being incompetent in Pegasus Ranch!"

"I think it's 500 people from General Li Kan's heavy insurgency, General Zhang Heng's spear team, General Liang Xing's powerful crossbow team, General Ma Wan's strong bow team, and 2,000 people will be dispatched together! Let me see the coordinated combat capabilities of each unit." Huangfu Jian laughed and said loudly.

"I will obey the order!"

"Gate God" Li Kan, "Lei Zi" Zhang Heng, "Bow God" Liang Xing, and "Thousand-Handed Boy" Ma Wan, these generals named, were all full of magic and dancing. The rest of the generals were only envious.

"The rest of the troops must not relax one day. They should train quickly and strictly grasp military discipline. Remember that what I want is an iron army, which cannot be defeated or dragged down! In my eyes, these horse thieves are nothing. Our opponents will be Xianbei cavalry on the grassland and heroes from all walks of life in the Central Plains!" Huangfu Jian looked at the murderous generals in front of him, and was also bold and arrogant. His lazy face showed a strong look and said in a deep voice.

"No!" The other generals did not expect that the young master turned against each other faster than reading the book. He shivered and replied in unison.

Huangfu Jian said to the old man Zhao Qi again: "Grandpa Zhao was killed fifty-four according to the seven bans in the "Xiliang Law" and twenty military merit system. The promotion rewards and punishments of soldiers over the past six months should be implemented, so that the soldiers' hearts should not be neglected."

Huangfu Jian looked at the leaders of the ranch again. They were all considered to be their uncles and uncles. His handsome faces were filled with a comfortable expression. "The ranch has taken in 1,000 wandering girls this year, and now they are all arranged in the military camp. Many of the ranch soldiers are bachelors. I think they will be rewarded to the soldiers based on the size of the credit! Are you thinking?"

"Okay!" Everyone's answers were very straightforward this time, without any hesitation.

"This matter is under the responsibility of the Military Affairs Office, the Administrative Affairs Office and the Supervision Office. You can discuss the specific allocation plan." Huangfu Jian said with a chuckling. He always believed that people's pursuit is nothing more than high-ranking officials and wealthy beauties. For these young men, women are more charming than high-ranking officials and can strengthen the cohesion of the ranch.

"How is Mr. Wenhe Gucheng built?" Huangfu Jian asked Jia Xu.

After Huangfu Jian went up the mountain, the original military camp was expanded into a city. Of course, the city name was Gucheng. The stone and wood were on the edge of the valley, and it was endless to use. Therefore, the construction of Gucheng was very smooth and now it has reached the end stage. The city design was led by the old man Guigu. In Huangfu Jian's words, the old man was not only a master of military tactics but also a master of formations. The city he was responsible for building must be as solid as a solid foundation and more secure in terms of safety.

Not only that, the city defenses of Pegasus Ranch and Feiyun Village were also changed after the old man inspected it. A grand pass was also built at the entrance of the Yishitian Canyon, which was even larger than the one at the entrance of the ranch.

In this way, Pegasus Ranch has several lines of defense, and Gucheng has become a city in the city and a fort in the fort. The chances of being sneak attacked are greatly reduced, and the ranch has truly achieved both offense and defense.

"Reported to the young master, Gucheng has been basically completed, but some facilities still need to be improved." Jia Xu replied.

"Master, does he have something to bring with him?"

"Mr. Guiguzi told the young master not to worry about the affairs of the valley, and he would have him in everything. The gentleman asked the young master to concentrate on practicing the two volumes of books and silk. Mr. Guiguzi also brought a big gift to the young master from Guigu. When the young master's mourning period expires, the young master will know."

"Mr. Wenhe thanked the teacher on behalf of my young master and asked him hello." Huangfu Jian said with a respectful attitude.

After everything was implemented, everyone said goodbye to the mountain, and they were discussing how to distribute the girls!

"Heizi" Cheng Yi and "Leizi" Zhang Heng stayed on the mountain because they wanted to arrange the newly recruited eight hundred personal guards.

The first thing Huangfu Jian did for these personal guards was to build a camp by himself. There were only camps with him and more than 200 personal guards here, but there were many trees here. If you want to not sleep in the wilderness, you had to do it yourself, cut down trees and set up camp by yourself. In such a snowy and ice, logging and building a house is also a big challenge for these newcomers.

On the next day, Hua Xiong gave the order, a thousand guards began to run towards the top of the mountain. The two hundred guards in front were the two hundred guards, and the newly-made eight hundred guards were followed behind. It is now the harsh winter of the 39th, and the temperature on the mountain is extremely low. It is about minus 20 degrees below zero, and the air emitted from the mouth quickly turns into ice fog. Although these new guards were also trained by "Heizi" Cheng Yi and "Leizi" Zhang Heng for a period of time, and participated in the large and small bandit suppression battle, compared with the difficulty of climbing, they can only be a witch.

It is about two miles from the camp to the top of Jitou Mountain. There are very few trees, mostly steep rocks. At first glance, the top of the mountain is clearly visible, as if it is right in front of you. But when you really climb up, you will find that it is not as easy as you imagined. The ice and snow ground is hard and slippery, and it is difficult to put in a force. If you are not inferior, you will be at risk of falling off the cliff.

Before we could go far, people fell one after another. According to Huangfu Jian's regulations, life and death are based on destiny, and even if we fall off the cliff, no one will save you. How can we meet Huangfu Jian's requirements? Without going through many life and death, how can we improve qualitatively! Huangfu Jian used his previous life philosophers to train these personal guards.

After falling down, they got up again, and no one gave up. These new guards were screened through layers of screening. Most of them were wandering children, and they were bullied since childhood, and their will was stronger than ordinary people. The team of two hundred men in front was neat and almost reached the top of the mountain, while the team of eight hundred new men in the back was loose, and the gap between the front and back gradually widened. For these new men, the peak in front seemed to exist in the misty place and was difficult to get close to.

Most of the newly recruited guards were exhausted and embarrassed, and their legs were more like they were filled with lead. They felt extremely difficult to lift them gently. The higher they breathed, the heavier they were, and their brains began to numb. But no one gave up and was still moving forward mechanically. Although they were as slow as an ant, they were indeed approaching the top of the mountain little by little.

These personal guards were absolutely unaware that they were on the top of the mountain, and at this moment, a pair of eyes were staring at them silently.

"Young Master, why are you here?" When Hua Xiong, Cheng Yi and Zhang Heng reached the top of the mountain, they saw Huangfu Jian standing proudly on a protruding rock. His usually lazy face showed another kind of perseverance, and his whole body seemed to be melting with the snow, giving people a feeling of being detached from the world.

The fiery red lightning marten on Huangfu Jian's shoulder was constantly urging everyone, as if he was greeting everyone, and as if he was mocking them for crawling too slowly.

Hua Xiong and the others were very surprised. When they set off, they asked Huangfu Jian, who was practicing swords in front of the pavilion. But now they had just reached the top of the mountain, Huangfu Jian had arrived early. They couldn't help but be shocked. Could it be that the young master's speed was faster than them?

How could they know that Huangfu Jian has been practicing the mysterious method of regulating Qi since he was a child. He was extremely agile and smooth in his actions. The way was natural. How could this mere cliff stop his pace?

"I have been waiting for you here for a long time. Come and see the new guards together!" Huangfu Jian looked at his three subordinates and said lightly.

Huangfu Jian's philosophy has always believed that power is the truth, and sometimes it is necessary to reveal means to better deter these arrogant soldiers and defend generals.

"No!" The three of them became more and more respectful, standing alone behind Huangfu Jian.

At this time, the two hundred veterans had reached the top of the mountain one after another, but the eight hundred new soldiers were uneven. Several of them performed very well and had already grabbed the front of the veterans. However, most of them still had a clear gap with the veterans, and a few of them were left far behind.

On the top of the mountain, the terrain is slowing down, and the peaks are rolling and endless. The towering ancient trees sway in the wind, making a sound of "wow, whistle" and gusts of snow and fogs are coming over from time to time.

Huangfu Jian looked at the performance of the guards below and nodded slightly. At least none of them quit midway. For him, being perseverance is the key to success.

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