Bu'an was not mistaken, and this afternoon, people came to Ningyang Inn one after another to join the army.

The Dingmin army recruits soldiers, and the requirements are not less than fifteen or more than thirty, they can speak official language, and it is best to have studied and read and write.

This last one, not only the people are puzzled, but even the people of the Seventh Division feel that it is too harsh -- isn't it just a few big-headed soldiers, what words do you want to recognize? If you recognize too many words, you will have a bad stomach and it will be difficult to discipline.

Bu An also understands that at present, the people in Ningyang County are not prosperous, and it is good to be able to recruit people, and there is no room for picking fat and thin.

The first to come to join the army was a young man of eighteen or nineteen, who walked back and forth along the door of the inn several times, still not daring to come in, but only secretly looked inside.

When Shopkeeper Lin came in to report, Bu An asked him to ask him clearly, and if he was indeed here to join the army, he would bring people in.

After a while, Shopkeeper Lin really brought someone in.

The young man was born with a dark face and an honest face, and followed behind the shopkeeper Lin, with his head down, not daring to look at people.

Bu An greeted him with a smile, personally led the young man into the main hall of the inn, and instructed the shopkeeper Lin to pour tea.

The black-faced young man listened to the man in front of him called the general in front of the shopkeeper, and suddenly became more and more nervous, sweating on his forehead, shortness of breath, wanting to kneel but not knowing whether to kneel, standing and not knowing where to put his hands. The chair behind him was even more daring to sit on it.

"Are you from Ningyang County?" Bu An asked with a smile as he sipped hot tea.

The black-faced young man couldn't stop nodding.

"The family doesn't know that you're coming to join the army, right?" asked Bu An again.

The young man still nodded, but this time he buried his head lower.

He had heard before that this general knew astronomy and geography, knew everything, knew everything, and when he saw him, he saw that he had come secretly, and he felt that the rumors were indeed not wrong.

How can Bu An have that ability, but according to common sense, the children and nephews in the family should be accompanied by at least one or two elders, and it is a little strange to see him running alone.

"It's a bit of a problem, what if someone from your family comes to the door and asks me for someone?"

The black-faced young man saw that this general had no arrogance at all, and he was better at talking than those little officials, so he only felt that his heart was hot.

"Daddy...... Daddy died...... ...... dead," he plucked up his courage and said, "Sister-in-law...... Sister-in-law...... Sister-in-law is fierce, brother...... Not...... No ......"

Bu An nodded, and asked him what his surname was, where he lived, whether he was illiterate, and whether he had ever learned martial arts.

The black-faced young man was still nervous, and he answered simple questions in a mess.

Bu Anxin said, it seems that the façade of Corporal Lixian can't be overdone, otherwise the efficiency will be too low.

So he went to the courtyard, called Ma Gan (outside the horseman), and told him to continue to ask.

The horseman was very kind, and he looked very good at talking, and sure enough, it didn't take long for him to find out the origin of the young man, and he came back to report them one by one.

"Do you think this person can ask for it?" Bu An asked casually as he practiced archery with a bow.

Ma Yuanwai was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting Bu Ye to ask his opinion, and hesitated for a moment and said: "My subordinates think that this person is a little stupid, but he is better than being honest, and he will not have two hearts...... Recruiting such a person now will be worry-free after all, and it will be convenient to make a fuss about the word 'loyalty' in the future. ”

"Okay, then you ask Shopkeeper Lin to help, find a big mansion nearby, and let this person live in it first." Bu An nodded.

Ma Yuanwai didn't expect his words to have such a big weight, Bu Ye didn't even think about it, so he allowed it, and he was stunned, and even a little flattered.

"What are you doing in a daze? This is your person, and naturally you have the final say. Bu An smiled slightly: "Let's go and arrange the house first, it's all done, and then come and see me." ”

Ma Yuanwai finally knew that Bu Ye was going to promote himself, and he couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, and responded happily, turned his head and ran out of the yard.

Half an hour later, Ma Yuanwai searched for a mansion directly opposite the inn through the shopkeeper Lin, and "interviewed" two teenagers waiting outside the inn, and then rushed to see Bu'an.

Bu An led him into the guest house where he lived, and made it look like he wanted to talk to him for a long time.

"Old Ma, do you know what I'm doing with this Dingmin Army?" asked Bu An bluntly.

Ma Yuanwai knew that Bu Ye's examination of himself in this way was a sign of promotion, so he pondered for a moment and replied solemnly: "According to my humble opinion, this Dingfu army can be used for two purposes, one is to deter the city defense inspection, so that they will not dare to do anything wrong; ”

Bu An nodded appreciatively, and said with a smile: "Your brain is very useful, stay in Baiying, and be wronged." ”

Ma Yuanwai hurriedly stood up and expressed his loyalty, as if to say that as long as he could follow the Seven Divisions, it would be his great creation, and he would not feel condescending at all.

Bu An knew that he was insincere - a smart person in this year must have this city, the more critical the moment, the more he must calm down, it seems that once he shows his ambition, he will become a thorn in the master's heart.

"I'm going to hand over the Dingmin army to you. Bu'an was straightforward, not going around in circles at all, and after saying this, he waved his hand, signaling the horsemen not to express their position first, and then said: "But the role of this army is more than the two things you said, since it is handed over to you, I have to say it to you, so that it is convenient for you to act." ”

The horseman sat precariously outside, with a solemn expression, and vaguely realized in his heart that this army that had not yet taken shape seemed to be of great significance to Bu Ye.

"The south of Jianzhou Mansion is the mountains and rivers, and between Zhangzhou Mansion, there is almost a moat, Ningyang County is on the edge of this moat, I didn't come here by mistake, but I made up my mind at the beginning. Seizing Changtai County, and then retreating, is just a pretense to cover people's eyes and ears, so that others will think that we are forced to come to Jianzhou Mansion at the end of the road......"

Bu'an got up as he spoke, and laid out a rough terrain on the table with pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

The horseman stood aside and frowned, as if he had seen something strange, but he didn't know what was going on - Ningyang County was like a dead land, the southeast was a desperate situation, the west was Sangang County, the north was Yongding County, and further north was Jianzhou Prefecture, and only a small piece of the east was connected to Yanping Mansion - why did Bu Ye have to come here?

"We have already occupied the three counties of Ningyang, Sangang and Yongding, and if we lay down three more county seats, we can directly take Jianzhou City. "Bu'an uses an inkstone to represent the entire Jianzhou Mansion, below is the moat represented by two brushes, on the top is a ball of rice paper on behalf of the Tingzhou Mansion, and on the right the teapot represents the Yanping Mansion.

Then he glanced at Ma Yuanwai, then pushed away the teapot and said lightly: "The next step is Yanping Mansion......"

"Then take Tingzhou with the momentum of encirclement?" muttered the horseman.

"No, stay in Tingzhou and don't fight," Bu An shook his head and said softly: "Raise Kou and respect yourself." ”

The horsemen were shocked when they heard this, but the doubts in their hearts were easily solved - if it was Ningyang County, which was to raise its own dignity and nest in the mountains, with inconvenient transportation and poor information, it would naturally be the best choice for the soldiers to settle for food.