Chapter 14: Unreliable Teams

Sitting in a car with the Shangguan family badge, he was not blocked when he entered the city gate, and he was checked. Mu Tianxiang carefully observed the place where he might live for a period of time in the future, the city wall is still new, the moat is about 30 meters wide, the water inside is dark green, the depth is not shallow, such a moat is rare, and it is a lot of effort to think about it. The thick and tall city gates and city walls firmly guard this piece of heaven and earth.

When I entered the city gate, I saw the wide street full of people. The buildings on both sides of the road are layered on top of each other, and the scene of majestically stretching out. It was noon, and the restaurant was full of friends. The faces of the pedestrians on the road were mostly satisfied smiles, the streets of the city were clean and tidy, and the army led by the monks patrolled, except for the occasional drunken person making trouble, but it was quickly suppressed by the army. Overall, law and order is good. Prosperity, wealth, and peace are rare in this troubled world. It seems that the Shangguan City Lord is still very capable. Mu Tianxiang has a good sense.

There is light and there is darkness, Mu Tianxiang saw that the houses in the northwest corner of the city were low, messy, and dilapidated, and the people who came and went were ragged and had vegetables on their faces, but it was worth affirming that they could have such achievements in troubled times. There are always injustices in the world, and these things are not worthy of criticism.

"It's mainly inhabited by people who have fled from the surrounding area, and it's relatively chaotic. Shangguan Ping explained beside him.

"The city lord is very courageous, and there are very few people who can develop the city so well in the troubled times. Mu Tianxiang praised from the bottom of his heart.

Shangguan Ping smiled, and it seemed that he was also very convinced of the city lord.

Not long after entering the city, Shangguan Jin separated from everyone, thinking that he was going to report the situation. Shangguan Ping arranged the rest of the people in the restaurant opened by the city lord and left.

I've been tired for two days, and Mu Tianxiang hasn't had a good rest recently. Then he and the lotus mother and son simply finished eating and rested. Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Shangguan Ping came to the restaurant and led everyone to the military camp outside the city. The accompanying staff prepared horses for everyone to walk, a red dragon horse of one color, and a very tall divine horse. Mu Tianxiang likes it very much.

"Childe's residence, Miss is negotiating with the city lord, and I think it can be arranged in the next two days. Shangguan Ping, who was parallel, said.

"Don't worry, let's take a look at the situation of the army first, and the rest is nothing. Mu Tianxiang said with a smile.

"This is as it should be, the son is a thousand-commander, and the lady will find a way to treat him as he should be......" Shangguan Ping said in a chattering voice.

The speed of the Red Dragon Pony is very fast. There is a small valley about five miles outside the city, which is the military camp of Shangguan Jin.

"This time, we have gathered a total of 1,000 people with the recruitment of Qingshan Town, including 900 ordinary people and 100 monks, and the highest level is the Yellow Ninth Order, and most of them are Yellow Rank Beginners. Before entering the barracks, Shangguan Ping said.

"Tsk" is enough, Mu Tianxiang has a little headache, and the proportion of monks is too small, the ordinary army should be five or five, and the elite is three or seven.

"In order to ensure combat power, the elites who can be used have been transferred by Childe. Looking at Mu Tianxiang's face, Shangguan Ping explained in a low voice.

"How many troops are there in Shangguan City?" Mu Tianxiang asked when he felt that the situation of the army was not right.

"There are less than 100,000 people, of which the 50,000 troops directly under the city lord have other things, and they do not participate in this kind of confrontation and drills, so there is not much room for choice. The heart of the city lord is relatively kind, and a lot of resources are used to develop people's livelihood, and the number of troops is relatively small, but this situation will soon change, people's livelihood has developed well in recent years, and it has begun to feedback, and the city now has a little money to spare. The city lord plans to start expanding his army this year......" Shangguan Ping said,

That's right, in Mu Tianxiang's impression, such a huge city basically has an army of about one million, and the extreme can reach three million. It seems that the city lord is not a reckless man. Whether such a person is good or not, Mu Tianxiang is not easy to say, after all, in this troubled era, there are not many monks and powerful armies to protect. The better the economy, the more likely it is to attract the greedy eyes of others. No amount of wealth will be wiped out in an instant.

Entering the barracks, Mu Tianxiang walked up to the point of the general platform, looked down, and the phalanx of about 900 ordinary people in the middle was also neat, all of them were more than 1.85 meters tall, and their bodies were strong, although they were still relatively immature, but their overall senses were good.

What the hell is next to him, Mu Tianxiang looked at it with wide eyes, and there was a team of less than 100 people standing sparsely, all of them looked like nothing, what did the white-haired old men in the middle of the team mean, monks, it's okay to be older, this endures, what's going on with the two one-armed ones, maybe they have practiced the one-armed knife technique. I put up with this. But this absolutely could not be endured, and I saw a strong man on crutches and a child of about ten years old talking loudly in the queue as if no one was around.

"The strong man with a cane is called Li Rui, and he is the most powerful monk this time. It's the one of the ninth order of the yellow level, don't look at the loss of a leg, it is also very fast, and it is very ferocious, and ordinary people can't enter the body with one or twenty. That kid's name is Zhang Wei, don't look at his age, he is already at the middle level of the yellow level. Looking at Mu Tianxiang's swarthy face, Shangguan Ping explained.

Mu Tianxiang felt that the future was dark, this was the army he wanted to lead, the old and the young, not to mention all kinds of cripples, and they looked unruly, undisciplined, and disobedient, what kind of people are they. What a mess in the future. Mu Tianxiang was very painful, and his heart said that if it is rotten, it will be rotten, then you will not be rotten to this extent, it is a bit scary.

"Is there anything else?" asked Mu Tianxiang with a glimmer of hope.

"No, you know, the monk was reluctant to join the army in the first place, and the elite was picked up by the city lord and the prince, so there are no more people. Shangguan Ping was also a little embarrassed.

It seems that the city lord doesn't attach much importance to his daughter's competition, and it is purely a game, otherwise it will not be so rotten to such an earth-shattering point. The really enthusiastic estimate is that Shangguan Jin is alone, and he may not even pay attention to Shangguan Ping.

"The army of ordinary people is not bad, the monks are a bit too much. I'm trying to figure it out. Mu Tianxiang said helplessly.

"Yes, the most important thing in an army is the monk, but there is no way to do it......," Shangguan Ping also shook his head and said.

Mu Tianxiang also lost interest in speaking, and asked someone to disband the team, and the monks recruited in Qingshan Town also stayed in the barracks, Mu Tianxiang stayed in the barracks as a thousand-commander unnecessarily, and the lotus mother and son are still temporarily living in the inn, and these things have to be dealt with. Therefore, Mu Tianxiang, accompanied by Shangguan Ping, briefly checked the barracks and left with Shangguan Ping.

Not long after entering the city, I met Shangguan Jin on the street.

"Mu Tianxiang, I've finished your formalities," Shangguan Jin handed Mu Tianxiang a letter of appointment and a token. This means that Mu Tianxiang's identity has been officially recognized by the city lord, that is, this army has been officially established.

Mu Tianxiang took the thing, looked at it roughly, and put it away in his arms.

"Mu Tianxiang, you went to the barracks in the morning, what do you think?" Shangguan Jin asked.

"Honestly?" Mu Tianxiang asked with a smile.

"Yes. Let's be honest. Shangguan Jin stared at Mu Tianxiang viciously.

"It's a little scary. Mu Tianxiang didn't seem to see Shangguan Jin's warning.

"You're really boring, anyway, you have to bring it to me, otherwise I want you to look good. "It's about getting ducks on the shelves.

"Then I can't quit now. Mu Tianxiang continued to tease Shangguan Jin, although Shangguan Jin also has Miss Fugui's problems, but people are not bad, Mu Tianxiang likes it very much.

"No, absolutely not, I've already done your formalities for you, it's too late to say anything now," Shangguan Jin smiled slyly, and added viciously, "If you dare to escape, I will arrest you as a deserter." ”

"Well, that can't be helped. Mu Tianxiang agreed bitterly.

Looking at Mu Tianxiang's painful appearance, Shangguan Jin inexplicably felt a trace of pride.

"Also, I also won your house for you, but recently my father and brother are also recruiting a lot of people, and there are no good places, so you can pick and choose in these places. Shangguan Jin indignantly handed Mu Tianxiang another drawing.

"It's okay, just have a place to stay. "I don't pay much attention to these Mu Tianxiang.

Mu Tianxiang took the drawings and saw that the residences controlled by the city lord were basically allocated, and the remaining residences were generally small. Or the location is more off. Mu Tianxiang was also not satisfied. Suddenly, Mu Tianxiang found that there was a courtyard of 300 acres in the west of the city that was still empty.

"The west of the city was originally the residence of the main generals of the previous city lord, and the resistance was relatively strong at that time, most of the houses were destroyed, and there were few left. Because there were a lot of people who died, there was basically no construction in the future, and it was empty, and now it is mainly some people who have fled to live there spontaneously, which is quite chaotic. The house you are looking at is originally a general's house, the area is not small, and the house is basically intact, but due to the local area, it is still empty. Seeing Mu Tianxiang staring at the residence, Shangguan Ping briefly introduced.

"Forget it, if you don't like it, just live in the inn first, and I'll think about it in the future, that residence is not very lucky. Shangguan Jin also persuaded.

"It's okay, this is it, it's big enough, I like it. Mu Tianxiang said with a smile. Mu Tianxiang also has his own considerations. The Hu soldiers around him have a story, and his dragon knife and black tiger are too many people who are inconvenient to know. The black tiger is still small and nothing, but the monster grows fast, and the place is inconvenient to be small, although there are many people who raise the monster, but the black tiger is always something special, and it is avoided as much as possible. The legends of dead people and ghosts can only scare ordinary people, and cultivators see and come into contact with more strange things, which no one cares about.

Shangguan Ping and Shangguan Jin persuaded a few more words, and seeing that Mu Tianxiang insisted, they didn't say anything.

Mu Tianxiang picked up the lotus mother and son and the black tiger in the inn, and came to this residence under the leadership of Shangguan Ping, the house is basically intact, but there are more weeds, this is a trivial matter, just find someone to clean it up, Shangguan Ping arranged some maids and servants and bought some furniture. Under the care of the subordinates, everything quickly became normal, and Mu Tianxiang handed all this over to Lotus to deal with. I accompanied Shangguan Ping to talk.

"How long will it be this time?" asked Shangguan, who Mu Tianxiang had said goodbye.

"There are still three months, do you have confidence?" Shangguan Ping said.

"Time is a little tight, but I have some ideas, so let's do my best. Mu Tianxiang said flatly.

Bidding farewell to Shangguan Ping, Mu Tianxiang lowered his head and pondered, walking slowly.