Wei Fufeng was a little surprised when he heard that the old official gave up his position as governor. He understood that Li Song's departure was the wisest decision.

After Wei Fufeng thought about it, he chose to recommend Yang He to Changzhou to serve as governor.

Yang He took the order and went through the procedures with the military orders of the Jiedu envoy. Each of the five military envoys led a thousand soldiers. After hearing the order, Yang He marched towards Changyuan County.

Before leaving, Wei Fufeng made it clear that the land of Changzhou would be the battlefield for the decisive victory between southern Sichuan and Dongchuan, and subsequent armies would arrive in Changzhou to fight.

Yang He led his army to leave, and Wei Fufeng sent people to the south of the river. He ordered Wang Dahu and Liu Yi to return with all the bows, arrows and crossbows in the army.

Together with six other military envoys, he led 8,000 troops back to Lu County, and the command envoy Li Chenggang continued to stay in the south of the river to deal with the aftermath.

After the messenger left, Wei Fufeng looked through Yang He's records of family soldiers and warriors again.

Based on their origins and positions among the household soldiers, more than a hundred fire chiefs were selected to become two thousand soldiers. This time, Wei Fufeng planned to take away ten thousand troops.

After taking away 10,000 people, Luzhou could still have 40,000 troops, which mainly included the family soldiers of the wealthy families and nearly 2,000 town troops, as well as the vassal serfs of the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River to join the army.

Because if you join the army, you can get land, but if you don't join the army, you can only remain a landless tenant farmer.

After giving the order, Wei Fufeng fell into weighing and thinking, mainly about the issue of weapons.

The troops returning from the south of the Yangtze River possess a large number of regular weapons, while most of the troops north of the Yangtze River do not have military weapons, let alone bows, arrows and armor.

After weighing for a long time, Wei Fufeng made a decision. He could not ignore Lao Feng for his own selfish interests. Even if it was unlikely that Luzhou could be defended, he should try his best to support Lao Feng.

The eight thousand troops returning from the south of the Yangtze River had about a thousand regular bows and arrows and two thousand hunting bows.

Wei Fufeng only took away 300 regular army bows and 83 military crossbows.

Once he made the decision, Wei Fufeng felt relieved and thought of the bag of treasure again.

I thought to myself: "Those treasures are enough for me to become a wealthy family with no worries about food and clothing. If I encounter difficulties when going to Xichuan, I will take Xiaoxue to Chang'an and then look for my sister in the future. I am not a military envoy, and my sister may not be able to survive."

It will make you angry."

While I was in reverie, the guard outside the door reported: "Sir, Gao Jishi, please see me."

Wei Fufeng was startled and ordered to come in. He called two personal guards to accompany him into the hall.

After a while, Governor Gao entered the main hall wearing a round-collar brocade robe and respectfully greeted Wei Fufeng. Wei Fufeng asked him to sit down with a smile.

Governor Gao sat down, and Wei Fufeng asked gently: "Is there something wrong, Mr. Gao?"

Governor Gao hesitated for a moment and said: "My lord, I am willing to serve you, but the war is dangerous. Please allow the younger members of the Gao family to leave Luzhou."

Wei Fufeng nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay."

Gao Cishi looked slightly surprised, stood up quickly and saluted respectfully: "Thank you for your accommodation, sir."

Wei Fufeng waved his hand to sit down and said gently: "Master Gao, don't be too pessimistic. Dongchuan Jiedushi may not dare to send heavy troops to invade southern Sichuan, because Yang Shijun of Shannan West Road is eyeing Dongchuan with heavy troops."

Gao Cishi looked surprised and asked: "Your Excellency, you have an alliance with Yang Shijun of Shannan West Road?"

Wei Fufeng smiled and said: "To be precise, our ancestor Wei Zhaodu, the Xichuan envoy, had an alliance with Dongchuan Jiedu and Shannan West Road Jiedu. However, Yang Shijun's adoptive father Yang Fugong, after receiving Yang Shijun's request,

Please, although I am willing to establish a military governor in southern Sichuan, I am determined to control southern Sichuan, and my ancestors need military support in Xichuan, so there are complicated changes in southern Sichuan."

Gao Jishi nodded, and Wei Fufeng said again: "This time it is Dongchuan Jiedu Envoy

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If we are fooled, war may not be avoided, but if we can resist the attack, the situation in Jiedu in southern Sichuan will be settled."

Gao Jishi nodded and said: "I will try my best to support you."

Wei Fufeng smiled and said: "As long as you can be moderate, if the Dongchuan army fails to attack, you can write a letter to the Yuzhou governor on behalf of our army and ask the Yuzhou governor to respect our army."

"Your Majesty, please accept your order." Gao Jishi saluted and responded respectfully.

"Our army is tired, Gao Jishi should go back and rest." Wei Fufeng said gently, Gao Jishi stood up, said goodbye and left.

Wei Fufeng asked his personal guards to pass the order, allowing the Gao clan to leave Lu County, and retaining and appointing the Gao clan, in order to cover up the bad reputation of killing the wealthy clan and stabilize the people of Luzhou.

Wei Fufeng's concern was that once he gained the reputation of slaying the wealthy clans, it would inevitably arouse the common hatred of the wealthy clans in Shu and allow the Dongchuan Army to obtain the support of military strength and supplies.

The Gao family's existence and appointment as governor created an illusion of internal strife among wealthy families. Foreign wealthy families speculated that the Luzhou Gao family collaborated with Wei Fufeng to cause the destruction of the other two wealthy families.

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Two days later, Wei Fufeng led his army and set off to the west.

Before setting off, he summoned the chief officials north of the Yangtze River and told him to go to Rongzhou to take care of him. The affairs in Luzhou were divided into internal and external military affairs.

Internal military power is exercised in accordance with laws and regulations, while external military power is exercised by the governor Shi, the director of transportation, and Lao Feng of Baihutang.

After making arrangements for decentralization, Wei Fufeng led 10,000 troops and set off for Rongzhou.

He trusted Lao Feng very much, but he rationally restricted Lao Feng's power and did not allow Lao Feng to become the highest official who could speak for himself.

Wei Fufeng's actions were both selfish and public-spirited.

He could trust Lao Feng to give power to Jiedushi, but the result was that Luzhou officials seemed to be incompatible with each other, and there was no stake in the matter. Who was willing to sacrifice his life?

The Luzhou official system established by Wei Fufeng allowed top-down officials to have real power and interests.

With the gains and losses of interests, at least the officials and soldiers can hope for the existence of the Southern Sichuan Festival.

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The army meanders westward, and the road to the west is not easy to walk. There is no so-called official road.

In order to appease the morale of the soldiers, Wei Fufeng also wore fine scale armor and walked on foot like a general. Only Xiaoxue was treated like a sliding pole.

At noon, the army was stationed on a hill covered with bamboo forests.

During the rest, five guards sent by Wei Fufeng returned and reported the situation of the army to Wei Fufeng.

"Sir, there are very few deserters, but the morale of the soldiers is very unstable." Guard Wang Qiong reported back.

Wei Fufeng nodded calmly and looked at Zhang Li. Guard Zhang Li saluted and said: "Sir, the soldiers are very reluctant to leave the newly allocated fields."

Wei Fufeng nodded and looked away, and the guards stood up and saluted: "Sir, although Rongzhou is subordinate to Xichuan, the Bo people dominate. The Bo people are the most difficult to subjugate barbarians among the Liaoyi. They are brave and capricious. The soldiers are not

I am willing to fight against the Bo people."

Wei Fufeng nodded. He knew that Rongzhou was the sphere of influence of the Bo people. They were a very strange human race. There was a custom where the Bo people were buried with hanging coffins.

The administrative seat of Rongzhou is Bodao County (Yibin), which also has Pingshan County, Suijiang County, Gao County, Gong County, Nanxi County and Yanjin County under its jurisdiction.

Wei Fufeng went west to Rongzhou, passing through Jiang'an County under the rule of Luzhou, from Jiang'an County to Nanxi County under the rule of Rongzhou, and then to Bodao County.

It is understood that Nanxi County and Bodao County are dominated by Han rule.

In the south of the Yangtze River, Yanjin County, Gao County and Gong County, as well as Xing County adjacent to Luzhou,

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In Wen County, the Bo people are powerful.

In the southernmost Yanjin County, there is Douchuan Pass, which leads to the Wuchidao border of Nanzhao Kingdom (Yunnan).

Wei Fufeng listened to the feedback from Wang Ping and Zhao Yidou again, and they found that they were very similar. He asked the guards to rest and eat, and looked into the distance and lost in thought.

"It seems that the thinking is simple. If the morale of the army is unstable, it means that it cannot be used. Very few of the 10,000 troops fled. That is because of the concerns about the fields. But with the concerns of the fields, the morale of the soldiers is unwilling to stay away. Where are these 10,000 troops?

We can control Rongzhou, but if we take them to Chengdu, we are afraid of a mutiny." Wei Fufeng thought to himself vigilantly. After all, he did not have the confidence to control a large army.

Wei Fufeng's original idea was shaken. The army lost control and became a group of rebellious wolves. He was able to take control of Luzhou by relying on deception and containment.

In fact, Wei Fufeng has little prestige.

"Send the order, and all the military envoys will come to see you." After thinking about it, Wei Fufeng changed his mind about taking military power to Chengdu. Military power is not a commodity, but a group of fighting forces with self-awareness.

Ten soldiers and horse envoys came to meet. Although Wei Fufeng led his troops outside, he still maintained the organizational structure of the camp governor's office and the camp transfer department.

The soldiers and horses envoys only have the right to command, and the soldiers they belong to are recruited into the army by the recorder of the camp governor's house. They are replaced on time. It is also simple. The military order goes directly to the two fire chiefs.

After meeting the military commander, Wei Fufeng glanced at it calmly and said: "After another thirty miles, the army will arrive at Jiang'an County, and then go to Nanxi County in Rongzhou. Do you have anything to say to our army?"

The soldiers and horses were stunned, and some looked at each other.

Wang Dahu said: "Sir, my subordinates heard the suggestion and said that we should not go to Rongzhou at this time and should use all our strength to defend against the Dongchuan Army. I think it makes sense."

"Oh, who said that?" Wei Fufeng asked calmly.

"One of my soldiers, named Li Qing, is literate." Wang Dahu replied.

Wei Fufeng nodded, looked at the other soldiers and horsemen, and asked, "If you have any ideas, you can tell me."

"Sir, I feel that it is not appropriate to divide our troops to go to Rongzhou at this time. It is better to take a roundabout way to participate in the battle to protect Luzhou." Zhou He, the military envoy, said.

Wei Fufeng nodded and said: "What you said is very good. Our army led 10,000 troops to leave Lu County. It was just a trick to confuse the enemy, making the enemy think that Luzhou's army is not strong, and then eagerly attack Luzhou."

The soldiers and horse envoys nodded with sudden expressions, and Wei Fufeng said again: "We are surprise soldiers, and the troops left behind in Luzhou are regular soldiers. Because we are surprise soldiers, it will be very hard."

"Sir, as long as we can win, we are not afraid of any hardships." Soldier and Horse Commander Wang Tao said loudly and slightly excitedly.

"Keep your voice down, this is a military secret." Wei Fufeng scolded with a smile, and Wang Tao immediately responded with a military salute with his arms crossed.

Wei Fufeng smiled and nodded, then turned and said: "In order to confuse the enemy's prying eyes, you must not leak the secret. Our army will also rush to Nanxi County in Rongzhou. Only after taking Nanxi County can we turn into a surprise army."

"Promise!" The soldiers and horse envoys responded with military salutes.

Wei Fufeng looked at Wang Dahu and said: "Wang Dahu, you must be careful in your words and deeds and don't let your lips slip."

Wang Dahu was startled, and then he said with a serious face: "Don't worry, Sir, someone has revealed his secret and is willing to offer his head to plead guilty."

Wei Fufeng nodded and said, "Okay, everyone, please disperse."

The soldiers and horses left, and Wei Fufeng had a helpless smile on his lips.

His prestige is insufficient and he has few close friends. It is impossible to use military orders like a mountain. He can only follow the public opinion to gain a favorable situation. These ten thousand troops cannot be brought to Chengdu for the time being.

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