Lin Meng didn't push Cai Wenji down immediately. Women in ancient times were all very pure, and they had to be officially married. Since it was already on the tip of his tongue, there was no harm in waiting. On the contrary, after kissing Wenji once, their relationship quickly warmed up. Occasionally, they could also hug and hug, making Lin Meng so happy that he could not close his mouth.
At the same time, the construction of Dongling County was also in full swing.
Meng Lin had sealed off Coiling Dragon Valley. Guan Hai would not know that Zhou Cang had been defeated and died within half a month. In ancient times, wars were fought by two legs, and it was inconvenient to send messages. By the time he realized that something was wrong, half a month had passed.
During this period of time, Meng Lin still needed to rebuild the two city walls and recruit the refugees nearby.
The most important thing for a city was food and population. With food, it was natural to recruit refugees. As long as there were people, it meant that there were soldiers. Only then could Dongling County regain its vitality.
At the same time, Meng Lin also established his own faction and called himself the East Conquering General.
He sent several hundred cavalrymen to spread out in the direction of Xu Prefecture, spreading the news that Dongling County had been taken by the government troops and that there was a large amount of food here. The East Vanquishing General accepted refugees. Those who wanted to live could go over.
The Yellow Turban bandits wreaked havoc, causing refugees to be everywhere. The common people were everywhere, eating tree bark and human flesh. Their lives were miserable. Now that they heard that the government troops were taking in refugees, no one cared if it was true or not. They all desperately rushed to Dongling County. In just ten days, Dongling County had 30,000 refugees, and more were coming.
Meng Lin sent people to settle these poor refugees. They had hot water, houses, and food. All the refugees were grateful and praised his name.
Once he had a reputation, Meng Lin openly recruited soldiers from the refugees, and he really recruited many people.
On the 12th day, a cavalryman rushed to Dongling City. He claimed to be from the nearby Xu County and wanted to see the General of the Eastern Garrison, Lin Meng. Meng Lin was curious, so he met him in the county office.
"Reporting to General, I am the messenger under Xu County Commandant Li Jian.”" Xu County was invaded by the Yellow Turban bandits a month ago," the messenger said loudly." The commandant led us up the mountain to fight the enemy. Now, all our food has been exhausted. I heard that the general is recruiting soldiers in the Eastern Tomb. Our commandant wants to bring all of our brothers to join us.”
"Xu County Commandant Li Jian?" Meng Lin muttered in confusion.
Man Chong whispered in his ear,""Milord, this subordinate knows this Xu County Commandant Li Jian. This fellow is a coward. He doesn't have much ability and relied on flattery to get to the top. When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, he abandoned his fellow countrymen and brought his men up the mountain to seek refuge. They must have run out of food now and wanted to make a living.”
A trace of disgust flashed in Meng Lin's eyes. Did this guy really think that Dongling County was a sucker?
Meng Lin wanted to reject such a person, but he thought that he was short of manpower recently, and a commandant with thousands of men could be recruited. When the time came, he would find an excuse to kill Li Jian. Then, his subordinates would be scattered and absorbed, becoming his own people.
Meng Lin immediately laughed." Alright, Manchong, order the cavalry to gather. I will personally go and welcome Li Jian. You will guard the Eastern Tomb. Do you understand?"”
"I understand." Man Chong grinned.
The two of them cooperated well. Full Pet immediately understood Meng Lin's thoughts, so he brought the remaining 500 infantrymen and the newly recruited recruits to defend the city. Meng Lin took the lead and charged out of Dongling County with the 500 cavalrymen that had just been replenished.
As he ran west, he saw countless refugees with their families heading towards the Eastern Tomb. Meng Lin felt proud. Although he did not have many people, he was slowly developing.
Half a day later, Meng Lin and the others entered a small plain. They were surprised to find that there was a battle ahead.
It was thousands of infantrymen surrounding and killing two to a few hundred civilians. These infantrymen were all well-equipped and looked like regular troops. The hundreds of commoners, along with their families, were desperately resisting. There were two sturdy men among the commoners, holding two halberds made of iron. Every time they charged, they would smash a large number of government troops away.
These soldiers were like scarecrows in the hands of these two people, and they were sent flying from time to time, suffering heavy casualties.
"Not good, Lord General. Our commandant Li Jian's men are right in front of us.”"It seems like they've encountered bandits," the messenger said nervously."Please help them."”
"Bandits?" Meng Lin was furious." These are all commoners. F * ck your grandmother. How dare you frame us for robbing commoners?"”
The messenger was shocked and wanted to say something, but his neck had already been slashed away by Meng Lin.
"All troops, listen up! Bow and arrow!" Meng Lin roared.
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone charged forward and appeared in front of the battlefield in an instant, aiming their bows at everyone. These 500 cavalrymen had fought with Meng Lin many times. They were all filled with killing intent and shocked the entire scene as soon as they appeared.
"Everyone, stop!" Meng Lin roared.
The battle stopped immediately. The two groups of people split up and looked at Meng Lin and the others nervously. Even a fool could tell that this was a well-trained army, and it was definitely not something that ordinary government troops could compare to.
"Which county is the general from?" A man in a commandant's armor shouted,""I am Xu County Commandant Li Jian. I encountered bandits on the road and would like to ask General to help me kill the enemy.”
"Bullsh * t bandits. You government troops are the bandits. You want to rob the commoners when you see them.”The man with the halberds roared angrily.
"General, we are really not bandits. We are just ordinary people.”
"That's right General, please be merciful and let us go. We only wanted to go to Dongling County City to seek a way out, but these government troops actually wanted to kill us.”The commoners knelt on the ground and wailed.
Li Jian laughed loudly." Idiot, I said you are bandits, so you are bandits."”
"Dog, you are the bandit. I, the East Vanquishing General, will take your life today.”Meng Lin roared as he charged into the enemy formation. Before anyone could react, he had already sent more than ten soldiers flying. His black iron spear smashed fiercely on Li Jian's head.
Puchi!
Li Jian's head was directly blown up. He didn't even know why he died before he died.
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