What made his uncle happy was that Yan Rou had also come. They had not seen each other for many years, and the two of them had become friends through martial arts. They appreciated each other and admired each other's martial arts. Yan Rou's arrival was also a coincidence. After Yan Rou returned from Cao Cao's place, on the surface, she had accepted Cao Cao's appointment and returned to Xiliang to take up a post. In fact, she did not like Cao Cao's title as Minister of Han, but he was actually a traitor. However, Cao Cao was powerful, and the entire Xiliang could not compete with him. She could only live in seclusion in anger and cultivate disciples to wait for the opportunity to revive the Great Han Dynasty. Jiang Wei was the disciple he found and accepted after he returned. Originally, he would stay in Ji City for half a year to teach Jiang Wei martial arts. He had not been to Ji City for more than half a year because he had been delayed by something. He did not expect that when he came to Ji City this time, he would find that the owner had changed and this place had become his uncle's territory. After he arrived at Jiang Wei's house, he found out about Jiang Wei's story and was happy that Jiang Wei had become sworn brothers with us. Plus, I heard from Jiang Wei that the Yan Family's handsome talent, Yan Wen, has also become Uncle's subordinate. Or rather, he has become my retainer, indirectly becoming Uncle's subordinate. Not long after he arrived in Ji City, he came to the prefect's mansion to visit his uncle, his good friend. Uncle saw that Yan Rou had come, so he naturally wouldn't let her go. He even called Yan Wen, Yang Fu, Zhao Qu, Jiang Xu, and the others to accompany him and hold a banquet at the prefect's manor to welcome Yan Rou.
While waiting for Yan Wen and I to come, Uncle told Yan Rou how Yan Wen followed me. Yan Rou laughed out loud after hearing that, laughing at how Yan Wen had fallen for my trick. However, he also told Uncle that Yan Wen was his cousin and a great talent of the Yan family. Not only was he skilled in both martial arts and martial arts, he was even more outstanding in business. Before Yan Wen had worked for Wei Kang, Yan Wen had always been the main person in charge of the Yan family's business.
After Yan Wen came in and saw Yan Rou, he bowed to his uncle and then to Yan Rou,
"Greetings, big brother."
Yan Rou quickly supported Yan Wen and said to him with a smile,
"Brother, although we haven't seen each other for many days, you don't have to be so polite.”
I understand Yanwen now. He is indeed a loyal and brave man. He has a good upbringing and is very polite to me. I have told him many times that he is only a little more casual in front of me because of his status. This time, when he met his elder brother, he naturally did not forget his etiquette.
Seeing that everyone had come, Uncle arranged for everyone to sit down and sit on a stool that was already very common in Ji City to drink. The people present were all people who could shake Western Liang with just a stomp of their feet. In the past, they might have held grudges against each other, but after the war, they all stood on their uncle's side and became an alliance with their uncle as the core. Their subordinates had also been mixed up. Everyone had become generals or local officials in Western Liang, so they were no longer separated from each other. Therefore, they drank very happily this time. At the banquet, his uncle officially invited Yan Rou to stay and assist him. The others present also advised Yan Rou to stay and work together to protect Western Liang. Seeing everyone's sincere attitude, Yan Rou also understood that Western Liang was undergoing a new era under her uncle's rule. As a Liangzhou citizen, it was time for her to contribute some strength. Moreover, the entire Yan family had already sided with her uncle. For the sake of the family's interests, she should also assist her uncle. Yan Rou pondered for a moment and formally agreed to her uncle's invitation. At this point, almost all the talents in Western Liang had joined her uncle's command and formed a group with her uncle as the core. It was no longer the same situation as before where many people coexisted and guarded against each other. This time, it would be very difficult for Cao Cao's plan to sow discord in Xi Liang. Uncle knew that Yan Rou was outstanding in both civil and military affairs. Back then, Han Sui had insisted on marrying his daughter to him because of his talent. After receiving Yan Rou's response, he appointed her as the General of the Western Liang Military Division on the spot. She would assist Uncle in the military during normal times and control the entire Western Liang military in the rear when Uncle went out to war. Yan Rou was touched to see that her good friend uncle thought so highly of her. She swore on the spot that she would assist her uncle in guarding Western Liang.
Uncle has more subordinates now, so I can get involved less. Yang Ang was about to return to Hanzhong. When he bid farewell to his uncle, he specially told his uncle that if he came to Western Liang when he had no other choice, he hoped that his uncle would arrange a position for him. His uncle readily agreed. I knew that Yang Ang was killed by Zhang He's spear when he ambushed Cao Cao's camp. I knew that Yang Ang was not a bad person, so I didn't want him to die just like that. When we parted, I approached Yang Ang, pulled him to the side, and whispered to him,
"General Yang, this little nephew has something that I don't know if I should say.”
Yang Ang saw that I was whispering and didn't want others to hear it. He smiled and whispered to me,
"Good nephew, you're still keeping me in suspense. Why don't I listen to you? Just say it.”
Since Yang Ang said so, I also changed the way I addressed him. I said to Yang Ang very seriously,
"Alright, Uncle Yang. You also know that Cao Cao has been eyeing Hanzhong for a long time. Sooner or later, he will attack Hanzhong. His subordinates were as strong as a forest, and his strategists were as numerous as a group. If they were not careful, they would fall into his trap. I remind Uncle Yang that we should only use the dangerous pass to defend against Cao Cao and not attack him easily, especially when it comes to stealing camps. Cao Cao is an expert in this area and will be especially vigilant. Uncle Yang must be careful. If he failed to steal the chicken, he would lose the rice.”
Yang Ang saw that I was speaking so seriously. Although he didn't understand why I only mentioned the matter of stealing the camp, he knew that I always kept my word after seeing my performance in Xi Liang. It didn't seem like I was joking with him, so he very seriously expressed that he would remember it. He would definitely not easily steal the camp and rob the stronghold when he fought Cao Cao.
Seeing that he remembered it, I was relieved. I waved goodbye to him with my uncle. Yang Ang then took the spoils of war that his uncle had given him and the remaining 5000 soldiers back to Hanzhong.
There are still nearly ten thousand Cao captives in Jicheng. We can't feed them for free. We should follow the old rules and let their families pay for their lives. In addition, we will also build castles in some dangerous or critical places, such as the street pavilions. We will use these free labor to build a new city. We will take stones from the ground and build the city between two mountains. The city will be forty feet high and long and narrow from east to west. In order to prevent the enemy from coming around the mountain, the city wall on the east side extended to the mountains on both sides, the north side even reached the top of the mountain, and the south side reached a cliff. The flat ground outside the east gate of the city was only 400 feet wide. Even if the enemy came to attack, it would be amazing if they could only deploy 1,000 people to attack. It was estimated that after it was built, as long as 5000 men were placed to defend the city, even 100,000 soldiers would not be able to break through the city.
Yan Wen and I didn't stay idle either. My Ji Shi Tang opened a branch in Ji City and recruited the people I promised last time to work in the factory. We worked overtime to produce all kinds of urgently needed medicines. After Yan Wen, Ma Jun, and I informed uncle, we secretly built a weapons workshop in the mountains to upgrade some of the weapons for uncle's troops and my Tai Hu Battalion. I forgot to mention my Tai Tiger Camp. Now that the Tai Tiger Camp is famous, when the troops that joined my uncle were mixed up, many people tried their best to come to the Tai Tiger Camp. Some of the tribes couldn't find me, so they kept looking for Ya Dan and Yue Ji to plead for mercy, causing them to be extremely annoyed. Originally, I didn't want to continue expanding the establishment of the Tai Tiger Battalion, afraid that I would make uncle unhappy. In the end, uncle saw me like this and knew what I was thinking, so he told me,
"Tong 'er, you are my nephew. Look at your cousin, it's hard for him to become great. He still needs your help. In any case, you are the one who pays for the soldier's armor. As long as you can afford it, you can confess.”
Even though I heard uncle's words, I didn't open up recruitment. I only recruited another 3000 people, making a total of 5000 people. They were divided into the archer cavalry camp, heavy cavalry camp, infantry combat camp, and logistics camp. The Bow Cavalry Battalion had 1000 people who mainly used their bows and crossbows to attack, with combat as a supplement. They were mainly used to outflank the enemy and lure them into the encirclement. The Heavy Cavalry Battalion had 500 people, all of whom wore armor. When the two armies faced off, they would charge into the enemy's formation. The 3000 people of the infantry battalion were responsible for settling the battle. The 500-man transport camp also served as the Cooks 'Army. The people brought by Ya Dan and Yue Ji became the reserve camp of the Tai Tiger Camp. The treatment of the reserve camp soldiers and the official Tai Tiger Camp soldiers were different. Moreover, the Tai Tiger Camp was a dynamic system. Those who did not meet the requirements entered Yue Ji and Ya Dan's reserve camp, and those who were outstanding in the reserve camp entered the Tai Tiger Camp. This move made all the soldiers of the Tai Tiger Battalion nervous, and they trained with all their might.
Besides these workshops, Ma Jun, Yan Wen, and I also built a glass factory. We used the local minerals to produce glassware, which is what they call crystals. After my guidance and Ma Jun's repeated experiments, we finally produced glass. As my chief retainer and commercial manager, Yan Wen personally arranged for a large number of people to sell in the original direction of the Western Regions. At the same time, a small number of people went east to sell in the territory of the Cao army. Anyway, there were no competitors for this thing. I don't care, I'll leave everything to Yan Wen. Ma Jun has now become the technical director of all my products except the pharmaceutical industry. This guy is smart. He has countless ideas in his head that can be triggered at any moment. After I propose the concept, he quickly becomes a real thing. It's often better than I imagined. Sometimes, I really suspect that he's also a transmigrator. After the glass technology was mature, I instructed Ma Jun to grind many concave lenses. It was not easy to get a pair and make a simple monocular telescope. That day, when we specially took uncle to the top of the mountain to see the scenery, I took out this telescope and asked uncle to look into the distance. As a result, when uncle put the telescope on his eyes and looked into the distance, his hand trembled and almost threw the telescope to the ground. He kept muttering that it was incredible. I said to Uncle,
"Uncle, what do you think of using this on the battlefield?”
"Tong 'er, from Uncle's point of view, with this thing, you can observe the enemy first. You can clearly see the opponent's movements, and you can easily find the opponent's weakness to attack and defeat the opponent.”
"Uncle, this is Tong 'er's most confidential item. There is only one in front of you in the world right now, so Tong' er will give it to you. Uncle, please give this thing a name.”
"Tong 'er, did you make this?”
"It was only my idea, Ma Jun did it. It should be said that other than Ma Jun, no one else in the world can do it."
"Oh, I see. I was worried that this thing would end up with the Cao thief. You must protect Ma Jun in the future to prevent this thing from leaking out. I can see things so far, so I'll call it clairvoyance.”
"Thank you for naming it, Uncle. I don't want to produce more of this thing either. Firstly, it's too difficult to make and mass-produce it. Secondly, we are afraid that it will fall into the hands of the Cao bandits and cause us to be passive. Next, I will make a few more, give one to Master Zhuge and keep one for myself. They said that they were bought from the Western Regions."
"Alright. However, I must remind you that you should give another one to Envoy Liu. To shut my mouth."
"Alright, I'll do it. Then I'll make another one."
After Uncle hid the Thousand-Mile Eye, we went down the mountain together. Uncle returned to Ji City, and Ma Jun and I went back to work.
Uncle's army now has more than 50,000 people. The families of Cao Cao's soldiers have come to redeem them. But now that there are so many horses, no matter how many things there are, they can't support so many people. If we don't produce anymore, Jicheng will be empty. Yan Rou suggested to station troops, and I suggested to raise troops for the people. Actually, our methods are similar. We let the soldiers engage in production and reduce the collection of grain, so that the people can rest and build up strength. His uncle agreed. The various troops took turns to engage in production while training. They tried their best to be self-sufficient and reduce the burden on the people. The strong commoners, regardless of their gender, were given weapons and were known as the militia. They were usually engaged in production and would undergo a certain amount of collective military training every year. During the training period, everything was managed according to military-style management. The regular army officers would organize training and drills, and reward the winners of the training. In view of the fact that Xiliang was vast and sparsely populated, Yang Fu suggested that his uncle recruit refugees from all over the world to reclaim land in Xiliang. After discussion, his uncle agreed, and Yang Fu was responsible for arranging the implementation.
Our main task now is to practice martial arts. After this actual battle, we have also discovered the shortcomings of our usual communication. Now, we consciously improve ourselves. Uncle didn't hide anything. Whenever he was free, he would come and give us pointers on how to fight on horseback. At the same time, he also pulled Yan Rou over to teach us close combat and foot combat techniques. In this aspect, Yan Rou was indeed an expert. Even Uncle admitted that he wasn't Yan Rou's match in this aspect. We were very curious. We asked Yan Rou why, and she told us that his infantry and melee combat skills came from a certain expert in the Western Regions who was good at assassinating unknown experts. In addition, when he was young, he had also received guidance from the Grandmaster Wang Yue. No wonder he was so powerful. I know that Hu Ju and Ju Tu are infantry battle generals. When Yan Rou taught us, I often called them over to learn. Under the guidance of uncle and Yan Rou, who were experts in actual combat, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Jiang Wei, I, Wang Ping, Hao Zhao, Hu Ju, Ju Tu, and the others all improved greatly. Especially Ping Wang. His wild style and regular fighting style were simply a combination of strange and good. Now, he could fight Zhang Bao for more than 100 rounds without losing. It made her uncle and Yan Rou feel that it was a pity that Ping Wang didn't receive systematic training in his early years. Otherwise, his martial arts would be even higher.
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