To the north of the Ten Thousand Mountains, at the junction of Lingnan and Guangxi provinces, there is a place called Wuzhou.

Half a year ago, a mysterious tribe suddenly appeared in the originally deserted Wuzhou. Under the leadership of the tribe leaders, they overcome all obstacles and swept away the bandits; they built cities and villages, farmed and planted mulberry trees.

The leader of the city wall was a very amazing figure who enjoyed a lofty prestige among the mountain barbarians. With the establishment of the city wall, the nearby mountain barbarians moved and rushed to the city wall to see the mysterious leader.

The mountain barbarian tribes that lived in hundreds of mountains for generations have since had new homes. They have successively begun to migrate to Wuzhou City, without any hesitation.

As time went by, all the fifty-five mountain barbarian tribes in the northern area migrated to Wuzhou, and even the largest tribe of ten thousand people was no exception.

Last month, migration waves began to spread to the southern region.

With the influx of mountain barbarians, the city walls were expanded repeatedly and eventually developed into a giant city, which was built to establish Wuzhou. On the top of the city, the black immortal bird flags fluttered in the wind and flew with wings.

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It was about to begin winter, the wild grass was withered and yellow, the birds were extinct, and the wilderness was in a stern scene.

Located in the southern bay of Guangxi, the Lianzhou Basin has obvious marine monsoon climate characteristics, but it has no chance of being cold winter. In December, the temperature remains at more than 20 degrees Celsius.

The Lianzhou Basin seems to be calm, but in fact it is undercurrent.

According to the feedback from the Military Information Department, the grassland divisions have stopped civil war and there are signs of secret alliance.

Under Bai Qi's instructions, the Second Division frequently appeared on the grassland in the name of La Lian to shock the tribes and tried to alienate and win over the tribes.

The western part of the Tianqi tribe has been rebuilt, and the eastern part of the town and the Khan's personal guards have a total force of 12,000, which is comparable to the Second Division.

The seven medium-sized tribes, each of which will have a force of no less than three thousand, will have more than 20,000 people together.

When the war is approaching, the grassland tribes can also issue temporary convening orders. It is not difficult to double the size of the army with the tradition of the whole people of the nomadic tribe.

If the grassland divisions really form a joint force, the Second Division alone cannot be suppressed.

Duanben County to the east is also not worry-free.

Due to the title of Badao, Duanben County could not be promoted to a third-level county. The strength of Shanhai Territory made Badao unable to sleep or eat; in order to protect his territory, he could only take risks and even be eager for quick success.

While connecting with the Yanhuang League, Badao frantically built affiliated territories. In addition to three first-level affiliated territories, even nine second-level affiliated territories have been built and are steadily moving towards first-level county towns.

The most direct advantage is that the total population of the territory is increasing day by day, creating conditions for expanding the army. Coupled with the troops from the Shan Barbarian tribe and the funds provided by the gold mines, Duanbian County's military strength is growing, and the military scale has reached a division, which is comparable to Shanhai County before.

If Badao is stepping on steel wire, then Ouyang Shuo is playing with fire.

The development of Duanbian County to the present situation is closely related to Ouyang Shuo's intentional indulgence. After taking Tianfeng County, Ouyang Shuo did not have the opportunity to take Duanbian County, but he was unwilling to let his "Gu-raising" strategy die in his womb, so he gave up and let Duanbian County continue.

If there is no restraint, it is possible to raise a tiger.

What worries Ouyang Shuo the most was the change that occurred deep in the 100,000 mountains.

A large number of mountain barbarian tribes migrated deep into the mountains. Leng Qian, the head of the Military Information Group of the Military Information Department in charge of Eastern Intelligence, has personally led the team to enter the deep into the mountains to investigate, and there has been no reply yet.

Ouyang Shuo had a premonition that deep in the mountains, a arch enemy was staring at him.

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Just as the Lianzhou Basin was surging, an old man quietly came to Shanhai City.

The old man was over fifty years old, with a wide forehead and a round face, with his eyebrows, and a pair of beards. He was wearing very simple clothes, coarse linen, and a blue headscarf. He was elegant and exuded awe-inspiring majesty.

After entering the city, the old man was interested in traveling around the city. Seeing the prosperous scene of the commercial street, the people lived and worked in peace and order, and couldn't help but nod.

Then, the old man walked into the Southwest University Hall and met a scholar who came towards him. He arched his hands and said, "I dare to ask, I heard that there is a library in the land, but I don't know where it is?"

The young scholar was a student of the School of Economics of Southwest University. When he saw his father-in-law on the opposite side, he did not dare to neglect. He quickly replied, "The library is built on the shore of Wangyue Lake. I will take you there!"

Ouyang Shuo had long said that the library would never be treasured by itself, and it was open to the people of the world. Therefore, it is not uncommon for people like the old man to ask for directions in Southwest University.

"Thank you!"

The young scholar took the old man to the library and turned around and left.

The old man walked into the library with a little excited and nervous look.

He was no other person, but Sun Wu, the "Sage of War". Later generations respectfully called him Sun Tzu, and he was also known as the three brightest stars in the ideological world in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

Sun Wu has a great relationship with Jiang Shang, the owner of the library.

First, Jiang Shang is respected as the founder of military strategists, and Sun Wu is the representative of military strategists.

Secondly, Jiang Shang was the founder of Qi State, and Sun Wu was from Le'an, Qi State.

Tracing the root of the source, the two really have a close relationship. Therefore, after learning that Jiang Shang was appointed as the owner of the library, Sun Wu immediately traveled thousands of miles to Shanhai City to meet Jiang Shang.

Strictly speaking, the Saint Sun Wu of the Soldier can be considered half a hermit.

Before he was thirty years old, Sun Wu was not familiar with the world. During his seclusion, he wrote "The Art of War". Since then, he was a general in Wu State for more than 20 years, and had outstanding military achievements. Then he retired bravely and lived in seclusion again, revising his works on the art of war.

Throughout his life, he was full of legend.

The master of the Hundred Schools Jiang Shang and the Saint of Bing Sun Wu, two sages, met in the library across time and space.

"Student Changqing, pay homage to Taigong!" Sun Wu held the disciple's courtesy.

Jiang Shang had received halfway through his body, and borrowed a famous saying from the Analects of Confucius to cleverly redefine the relationship between the two: "Isn't it a pity to have friends coming from afar!"

When two military masters met, they unconsciously started talking about military tactics. The more they talked, the more they became, the more they were speculative, and they regretted that they met too late.

Before we knew it, it was already dusk.

Jiang Shang turned his head and looked out of the building, dazed. The sunset was red in the sky against the backdrop of the lake. Although it was too late, it was still red. He said with emotion: "It is enough to meet a confidant in life."

"Happy!" Sun Wu was also satisfied and looked happy.

"How is Changqing, would you like to follow me to the island to talk?"

"I really want to ask for it."

The two laughed and they were like old friends reunited, everything was in vain.

Following Jiang Shang onto the Falling Star Island, Sun Wu admired the beautiful lake and mountains and said in admiration: "Such pastoral style is a wonderful place to live in seclusion, and Taigong is blessed."

Jiang Shang shook his head, looked a little melancholy, and said, "It's all the Marquis of Lianzhou who are interested."

"Oh?" Sun Wu showed an interesting expression and said, "The Shanhai Leader is well-known in the circle. I just entered the city and I visited it casually. It is indeed well-known and has a good manner. Taigong lives in seclusion here. What does he think of this Marquis of Lianzhou?"

"Why, do you want to become an official here?"

"No." Sun Wu shook his head and said, "I have no intention of my military career. I am willing to learn from Taigong and be a hermit. If Taigong does not dislike it, I would like to move to the island to live here, write books and revise military books. I heard that the library has more than ten thousand books, and I am just trying to take a look at the military tactics of future generations to inspire and learn from their strengths and weaknesses."

"Isn't such a talented person living in seclusion in a small island?"

"Isn't Taigong the same?"

"I am different from you. I have a knot with the Marquis of Lianzhou, so I am unwilling to become an official. Even so, I will take over the position of the head of the library, and it is difficult to refuse my affection!" Jiang Shang said frankly.

Sun Wuran mutes for a long time before he says firmly: "I am still willing to follow my original heart, gallop across the battlefield, and wield everything in a row. It is no longer my pursuit; promoting the art of war is my lifelong wish."

Jiang Shang nodded and said, "Of course you will do it, and this matter is impossible. I guess the Marquis of Lianzhou will come to visit you tomorrow and invite you to become a general."

"It's okay, I have my own concerns."

"This person has a lot of hills and valleys in his heart, but he is not a vulgar person. Don't refuse it in one go."

Sun Wu's eyes narrowed. He never thought that Jiang Shang had such a high evaluation of the Marquis of Lianzhou. He smiled and said, "I want to see what Taigong said."

"You will not be disappointed, and Bai Qi has already taken office as the general of the Marquis' Mansion. There is also an interesting training system in the Shanhaicheng Army. I believe you will be interested."

He is worthy of being Jiang Taigong. He knows everything about the world without going out.

As they chatted, the two talked about military tactics again, and they simply had a long talk at night.

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The next day, Ouyang Shuo received a secret report from the servants of the Falling Star Island, saying that a guest came to the island yesterday, nearly 50 years old, wearing a cloth dress and a long gown with Taigong all night.

After reading the secret report, Ouyang Shuo was secretly excited. If what he expected was right, the various schools of thought were finally officially launched. Those who could talk to Jiang Shang all night long are not ordinary people.

"Come!"

"Hi!"

"Go and invite General Bai Qi!"

"promise!"

Ouyang Shuo was preparing to take Bai Qi to visit this mysterious person together, hoping to use Bai Qi as a ready-made example to prove that there is great potential for leadership in the mountains and seas and increase persuasion.

"Mr.!" Bai Qi rushed over.

"Follow me to the library."

"Oh? But who is the person coming?" Bai Qi was so keen that he guessed the reason at once.

Bai Qi is also one of the representative figures of military strategists. When Jiang Shang was the owner of the book collection, he took time to visit him once. The two had a communication on military tactics and had a very speculative chat.

"good."
Chapter completed!