Chu Ke smiled slightly, he knew that as long as Zhu Guang's doubts were dispelled, then it would also dispel the doubts of everyone in Baixuanzhai.

When the time comes, Bai Xuanzhai will be happy and convincing and submit to the barbarian witch army.

"Quite simply, there are three reasons for this. Chu Ke said.

"First, my plan is to accumulate grain and build a wall to slowly become king. If I attack Bai Xuanzhai, I can indeed defeat Bai Xuanzhai. ”

"But after doing all this, unless I kill all the people in Baixuanzhai, I can keep the news that I have an army of five thousand demon cultivators from leaking. If one escapes, then I will become the target of this son Jin Xizhou in the future. ”

"No matter what thoughts and considerations are in mind, Ju Xinshui, Jiang Hanming and other forces will notice me. This is not good for my development. ”

Zhu Guang nodded.

"Second, preserve strength and recuperate. Chu Ke continued.

"Although my army of five thousand demon cultivators is strong, if I take Baixuanzhai hard, there will be more or less damage. For me at present, every demon cultivator is precious, and I don't want to lose even one demon cultivator. ”

"Thirdly, and most crucially. Chu Ke suddenly became extremely serious.

"I am a development force, not a robbery. If I kill every force I encounter in the future, won't I become a tree without roots and water without a source?"

"I want to become the overlord of the West Continent, and these five thousand people alone are not enough. Besides, the five thousand demon cultivators agreed to destroy Bai Xuanzhai, and if they conquered the city in the future, where would these five thousand demon cultivators be enough. ”

The last reason is also the most crucial reason, and it is also the biggest problem that the Ancient Expeditionary Force is currently facing, that is, the problem of manpower.

20,000 expeditionary troops, sounds like a lot.

But war will always kill people, 20,000 people will be like that, and a little less will die.

After don't arrive, he didn't even go out of Xizhou, and the expeditionary soldiers were gone.

Therefore, the development of men and horses to recruit auxiliary troops is what Chu Ke and the expeditionary force need to do now.

And Bai Xuanzhai is the first stop in Chu Ke's eyes.

Baixuanzhai has 4,000 people, and as long as it is collected to form an army, it will be a decent team.

Although these people are bandits, but in front of a large group of immortals, they must not be obediently transformed one by one?

"Okay, do you still have any questions? If not, then from today onwards, Bai Xuanzhai will officially come under the command of General Ling. Hong Wu came out at this time and said.

Look at the nine masters, no one is talking now.

is the most stinky Zhang Ming, who is now silent, standing aside alone and not speaking.

No one from the nine masters spoke, and the rest of the big cats and kittens naturally had nothing to say.

From now on, Chu Ke's Xuanzi Battalion officially completed the tasks assigned by the expeditionary force and took down Baixuanzhai.

Chu Ke stood on the high platform, looking left and right.

This Baixuanzhai is still large, and if it wants to accommodate an expeditionary force of 20,000 people, it still needs to be expanded.

But just the Xuanzi battalion is stationed, and it is enough.

Just now, Chu Ke received an order from Wuyangshu.

Wuyangshu ordered Chu Ke to lead the Xuanzi battalion to be stationed in Baixuanzhai, and the other three battalions would establish their own strongholds in other parts of the Fallen Leaf Mountains.

The 20,000 expeditionary force will have four strongholds in the east, west, north and south, which will be self-contained and can echo each other.

The spies who set off from Guanhe City were still half a day away from the Fallen Leaf Mountains at this time.

Even though the spies were fast, the distance between the Deciduous Mountains and Guanhe City was there.

A round trip will take nearly two days.

The spies had already left Guanhe City for half a day, and during this half a day, between Hu Lin, the guard of Guanhe City, and Jiang Hanming, the general of Zhenxi, were discussing the problem of frequent bandits in the Fallen Leaf Mountains.

"General, the Deciduous Mountains are an important economic place in the southern part of the Western Continent. Hu Lin sat opposite Jiang Hanming, and the two were talking about things in a private room.

"These days, bandits are rampant in the Deciduous Mountains, and the officers and soldiers in the vicinity not only have nothing to do with them, but even have to be harassed by them. ”

What Hu Lin said was naturally those bandits led by Bai Xuanzhai.

"Lord Hu came to me just to tell me about these bandits and bandits?" Jiang Hanming squinted.

"Master Hu, you have to be clear. My soldiers are not some scene soldiers used to suppress bandits and clear mountains, they are all soldiers with real skills. ”

"Naturally, the banditry will be dealt with by officers and soldiers from all over the country, so don't we need regular field troops?"

"The general misunderstood. Hu Lin said, "If it is an ordinary bandit, how dare he come to disturb the general?"

"The general didn't know that during this period of time, many bandits played the banner of the righteous army and started an incident in the southern part of Xizhou, to echo Ju Xinshui and other traitors. ”

"Oh, and this matter?" Jiang Hanming's face softened slightly, "But what can a mere rabble do?

"General, with all due respect. Hu Lin said, "Among these rabble who call the righteous army, in addition to the bandits, some of them are famous families in various places, and even families in the army, they are going to rebel." ”

Hearing what Hu Lin said in the second half of the sentence, Jiang Hanming lifted his spirits.

"What do you say, the local famous families, and the military families?" Jiang Hanming asked, "How dare they rebel?"

"Back to the general, from the humble point of view, these people have long harbored bad intentions. Hu Lin said.

Taking advantage of the limelight of this uprising, they also rose up, wanting to get a piece of the pie and seek more benefits. ”

"The most important thing is that these people have their own troops and divide one side, and their strength is really not comparable to the lowly city guards. Every time I think about it, I can't sleep at night. ”

"Hmph, a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, do you want to take this opportunity to find food for their bottomless pit?" Jiang Hanming sneered.

"Mortals still know about the food monarch and the loyal king, and the etiquette, righteousness, honesty and shame believe that these beasts have really practiced at home. ”

"The rebellion of the mountain bandits can still be pacified, but these famous families and military families in various places are ......."

"Needless to say!" Jiang Hanming closed his eyes and waved his hand absently.

"I see what you mean, I'm a man who doesn't like to beat around the bush. The bandits are a rabble, and these people are chaotic ministers and thieves, and they are different in nature. The bandits will be handed over to you, and the anti-thieves will be dealt with by my Zhenxi Army. ”

"Thank you for the general's understanding, and I wish the general success and victory. Hu Lin smiled, his purpose of this conversation was achieved.

"The ants will definitely let them look at the army!"

Three days later, 10,000 city guards led by Hu Lin, the city guard of Guanhe City.

In cooperation with the 50,000 Zhenxi Army led by Jiang Hanming, the general of Zhenxi, the two armies marched out of the city and south.

It was intended to quell the bandit rebellion in the southern part of Xizhou.

The bandits and forces of all parties who received this news have taken corresponding measures.

Some of them shrank down, some were undecided and panicked, and some of them were simply disbanded and fled for their lives.

It's really the shadow of a famous tree, and before the Zhenxi Army arrived, these people were in chaos.

Of course, there are also people who have been oppressed for a long time.

Even in the face of the Zhenxi Army, they decided to break the net and fight against the water.

The expeditionary force had received the news two and a half days earlier.

The spies came to report that after the Zhenxi Army entered Guanhe City, Wu Yangshu and others began to take action.

Almost before and after Chu Ke took Baixuanzhai, the other three battalions of the expeditionary force, the heaven, earth, and huang, also each found a stronghold in the deciduous mountain range.

And in the past few days, everyone in the expeditionary force, from top to bottom, has been busy non-stop.

What are they up to?

They're building cities.

It took two days for the three camps of Heaven and Earth Huang to rise from the ground in the Fallen Leaf Mountains and create three small cities.

And Chu Ke also completely renovated Baixuanzhai from the inside out, and Baixuanzhai officially became Baixuancheng.

When the Zhenxi Army and the Guanhe Army approached the Fallen Leaf Mountains, their troops were divided into two routes.

The Guanhe army went directly south and headed towards the Deciduous Mountains.

Jiang Hanming's Zhenxi Army, on the other hand, bypassed the Deciduous Mountains to the east and headed further south.

Because there, there are some local armies with real combat effectiveness.

It was the princes of the feudal towns who had their own troops.

"How long will it take for the Guan He Army to arrive?" Wu Yangshu sat on the upper seat, and on his left and right sides sat the generals of the Tianzi Battalion.

"Your Majesty, we have established a garrison in the villages beyond the Fallen Leaf Mountains. A general said.

"What's the trend?" Wu Yangshu asked again.

"The 10,000 Guanhe Army was divided into four battalions, with 3,000 men in one battalion and one battalion for 1,000 men, which was responsible for the transportation of grain and grass supplies. The general said again.

"Two of the three battalions are heading west, and the remaining one continues to stay, and it seems that the target is our Tianzi battalion. ”

"He actually wanted to beat us up in the Tianzi Battalion. An immortal venerable sitting next to Wu Yangshu smiled contemptuously, "This Guanhe City Guard really thinks that we are no different from ordinary bandits?"

Wu Yangshu ignored the words of that Immortal Venerable, but continued to speak to the general just now.

"The other three battalions, have they all been notified?"

"Back to my lord, I have been informed. The brothers of the Dizi Camp have already gone back to pay their respects, and presumably the Dizi Camp is ready now. The general replied.

Wu Yangshu stood up and said loudly: "The whole battalion of the Tianzi Battalion is ready, so that the Guan He Army in front of you doesn't know how they were defeated." ”

"The last general obeys!" the crowd said, standing up.

Outside the Deciduous Mountains, Hu Lin personally led 3,000 men and horses stationed in a former village.

This village is now their home base, and those villagers are now unconditionally their logistical supply.

In the era of war and chaos, the most bitter people are these unarmed and honest people.

Like livestock, everyone is a knife, and everyone can fish them.

Just like now, the Guan He Army is no different from bandits to them.

The same exploitation, the same oppression.

If there is any difference, it is that as long as he is honest and obedient in front of Guan Hejun, he can still ensure that his life is worry-free.

What these ordinary people are thinking now is that the Guan He Army will finish the bandits quickly.

Then hurry up and withdraw the troops back, so that everyone will be happy.

Hu Lin thought the same way.

This time, the southward suppression of bandits by the Western Army of United Town can be regarded as hugging Jiang Hanming's thigh.

Hu Lin had already investigated it clearly, and Li Quanyi came to Xizhou and forced ...... At least to outsiders.

forced Jiang Hanming to hand over power and let him take charge of the situation in Xizhou.

Jiang Hanming was resentful in his heart, and led his Zhenxi army to leave Xiquan City and go all the way south, and arrived at his own Guanhe City.

Hu Lin did her homework and did what she liked.

Jiang Hanming just came, and he wanted people's sycophancy, so he gave Jiang Hanming flattery.

After getting too much face, he gave him another chance to "suppress bandits".

Killing two birds with one stone, not only solved the rebellion and banditry in the south of Xizhou, but also allowed Jiang Hanming to firmly control the south of Xizhou in his own hands, and he could naturally fight against Li Quanyi at that time.

Of course, this is a plan for Hu Lin to kill three birds with one stone.

took advantage of the contradiction between Jiang Hanming and Li Quanyi to help him deal with the disaster in the south.

After that, he curried favor with Jiang Hanming, Jiang Hanming is now the time to employ people, and his status in Xizhou is naturally rising.

In the end, Jiang Hanming and Li Quanyi were at odds, and most of the supplies of the Zhenxi army in the north were provided by the transportation lines in the south.

Jiang Hanming will definitely give Li Quanyi a shortage of two catties at that time, but if he can secretly maintain the quality of supplies, when will he meet Li Quanyi again......

Li Quanyi is a celebrity in front of the Demon Venerable Palace Master, as long as he has a relationship with him, he can also show his face in front of the Demon Venerable Palace Master.

Being able to meet the Demon Venerable Palace Master, how beneficial is that?

Thinking of this, Hu Lin had to pour three white things for his wisdom.

"Hahaha. Hu Lin herself actually laughed out loud.

It's just that he doesn't know what kind of team he is facing.

He was naïve enough to think that he had encountered just an ordinary bandit.

By the time he realized all this, it was probably too late.

Wuyangshu's Tianzi Battalion is ready to go, and another Dizi Battalion of the Expeditionary Force that is targeted by the Guanhe Army is also ready.

The commander of the Dizi Camp is an immortal Venerable who has cultivated to a first-class level, Liang Lihui.

"How long is it?" said Liang Lihui, with two mochies on his face.

He was holding a shoulder-high knife with his hands on the ice, his four fingers tapping the hilt regularly.

"General Qiyu, there is still half an hour. The adjutant general said on the side, "The enemy is infantry, and the speed will be relatively slow." ”

"Infantry?" Liang Lihui glanced back at the hundreds of soldiers on horseback behind him, and grinned, "Then let them see how our cavalry is." ”

These cavalry were established by Liang Lihui after he came here.

When he arrived, he was surprised to find that there were many horses in the southwest of the Deciduous Mountains.

Although they are all wild horses, for immortal cultivators, taming wild horses is just a matter of time.

On a whim, Liang Lihui set up a cavalry team of more than 500 people.