Hengshan is also known as Dabie Mountain, located at the junction of Jinyang and Yongning, lying across the Central Plains, stretching thousands of miles away, choking the key point of Jianghan and Jianghuai, and has always been a place for soldiers to fight. There are peaks in the mountains and hills such as knives lying down, and they want to cut the blue sky, so they are called thin blade peaks. In the southeast slope valley of Thin Blade Peak, a clear stream is like a galloping horse, zigzag downward.

In the southeast slope valley of the Thin Blade Peak, from time to time a few vigorous figures pierced the edges in the sparse mountain forest, they stepped on the thick rotten leaves, and the sound of their feet was sucked clean by the soft accumulated leaves, showing that they all had a not weak cultivation. After a while, a group of people moved from the northwest mountains to the southeast slope of the Thin Blade Mountain, and the number of people increased, and in a few moments, thousands of people gathered by the clear stream. A handsome and plump young man with a weak crown and a middle-aged man with a thin white face walked out of the crowd, and with a slight lift, the two jumped onto an abrupt brown boulder one after another.

The weak-crowned young man looked at the endless mountains and forests, and said, "Uncle Yi, if you go there, you will be in the territory of Tongchengyi in Yongning County, and you will be able to reach Jiangjin City in four days." ”

The middle-aged man said: "Liang Bao and Wei Yan should have only arrived in Yongyang at this time with your letter, it seems that we still have to stay in Jiangjin for a few days, and Yi Fengchen will agree that more than 1,000 of us will be stationed near Jiangjin City?" ”

They are Xu Ruyu and Meng Yi. Xu Ruyu and Meng Yi and others led the Qingyan Army and 200 elite horse gang disciples led by Xu Boying and Xu Zhaorong to meet more than 500 residents of Hanshui Taoyuan Zhuzhen in the southwestern suburbs of Suizhou Yi and the territory of Mi Yusheng, and finally came to the Hengshan Bojian Peak mountain area after a ten-day trek.

Xu Ru smiled foolishly: "Half of the people are powerless villagers, why do you need to be so skeptical of us?" ”

"Your art of war has to be passed on to the two masters, and they have already formed their own faction, and in the East China Sea war, they used unpredictable soldiers, and the slick Gongliang Youqin and Xu Bodang were planted in your hands one after another, how can you not make people tremble and be frightened when you lead so many people into Jiangjin City?"

Xu Ruyu looked at Meng Yi's pale face that had been covered under the mask for many years, and said: "The overall combat strength of the Qingyan Army is still impressive, but the personal cultivation is not outstanding, and only a few people in Jimo Mingxi can barely be regarded as masters. The deserted city of Qingjiang is dangerous and abnormal, and the regular army may not be able to please well. It's necessary to improve their strength as soon as possible. In the past, although they all nominally followed me to learn art, after all, my energy was limited, and I couldn't teach so many people. Now that Uncle Yi is helping me, it's much easier for me. Uncle Yi, you and Uncle Sun will serve as the instructor of my Blue Flame Army together. ”

Meng Yi sighed lightly and said, "If it wasn't for the old lord to take us in, we would have only died on the streets. The old lord is as kind to us as a mountain, and we should never forget it. After Yongning made many killings, especially after hearing that the old lord apologized for his sins in Jiangjin, we were already disheartened, and we no longer had the heart to compete for victory, nor did we want to fight again. After hearing that Ru Yu became famous in the East China Sea, we were very conflicted in our hearts, we wanted to follow Ru Yu and continue to repay the kindness of the old master, but we were afraid of resuming the heart of killing. Now that I hear you say this, I am relieved, and I thank you for Ao Fang and them. ”

Xu Ruyu saw Mi Yusheng come out of the dense forest, probed in the crowd to look for himself, and listened to Xue walking up to him and pointing this way. When he smiled, he showed his teeth as white as jade, and there was no trace of worry on his handsome face.

Mi Yusheng has followed Yin Jun Yiguanyuan to practice for many years, his skills are not weak, the boulder and the crowd are separated by a stream seven or eight zhang wide, Mi Yusheng turned around and pointed on the turbulent splashing water, and the next step has jumped to Xu Ruyu's side, clasped his fists and saluted and said: "Lord, the Yi family agrees that we will borrow Jiangjin, but ask to send troops to accompany us in Jiangjin." ”

"It's not too much to ask, who are the generals accompanying you?"

"The second son of the Yi family is easy to do, and he will lead the troops to wait for us at the Shili Pavilion in Tongcheng at noon tomorrow."

Xu Ruyu remembered the situation when he met Yi Xingzhi in Jiangjin City, and said softly: "I have a relationship with him, and it is indispensable to trouble the Yi family in the future. Return people, you can call me directly in the future, don't be so angry. ”

Mi Yusheng said respectfully: "When Mr. leaves, let him follow the lord in life and death, and he will not dare to be presumptuous. ”

"You and I have a very happy relationship on the shore of the Han River, how can you be so unfamiliar? You are younger than me, so call me like snow. ”

Mi Yusheng's face was a little unnatural, when he called Xu Ruyu a brother on the bank of the Han River, he didn't expect that he was the Qingfeng general who he admired and was famous all over the world, and now that he knows his identity, how can he be so presumptuous.

Meng Yi saw the hesitant look on his face, and said solemnly: "This is going to the deserted city, it is not easy to be too publicistic before the foundation is solid, Ah Yu still listens to your foolishness." ”

Mi Mi Sheng said in a low voice: "Sir asked Mi Sheng to lead the residents of the town to move to the deserted city with the lord, but Mi Sheng did not use it, and only brought more than 500 people, and there are still 6 or 700 people still there. ”

Xu Ruyu and Meng Yi looked at each other and smiled, and said, "It's hard to leave your homeland, how can I blame you?" We will rebuild a paradise in a deserted city, and then we will take them over. ”

After Mi Wusheng left, Meng Yizheng said: "Ah Wusheng has followed Yin Junyi Guanyuan since he was a child, Wen Taowu is already a leader among the young people in Zhuhang Town, that is, he looks at the world, and it is also a rare talent, and a little pondering can be of great use, but he has lived in Hanshui Taoyuan for a long time, does not know the world, and has just come into contact with the outside world, and he has met the dragon and phoenix among the people, no wonder his confidence is so insufficient." In this way, Ru Yu's practice of letting them arrange everything is very good, and only when they really become people who can stand alone, can the dream in Ru Yu's heart be realized. ”

Xu Ruyu smiled bitterly: "Uncle Yi praised it falsely. I let them arrange a military friendship, but it is not my specialty to march and explore the road. However, Uncle Yi reminded him very right, no matter how strong a person is, there are limits to what he can do after all. ”

On the sixteenth day of the fifty-second month of the new dynasty, Xu Ruyu led the Qingyan army to meet Yi Xingzhi at the Shili Pavilion at the west gate of Tongcheng. On the twentieth, Xu Ruyu and his entourage, under the supervision of 2,000 elite horsemen led by Yi Xing, came to the south gate of Jiangjin City, camped on the western slope of Setset, and waited for Liang Bao to return from Yongyang.

Yi Xingzhi set up dozens of monitoring posts outside the Qingyan military camp, led eight guards, and galloped over. Seeing Xu Ruyu from afar, he dismounted and greeted him, and said: "I hope you will forgive me, I am also the public opinion of all the families in the city to do this." However, you have other requirements, and you should do your best to help. ”

Xu Ruyu said: "I can understand that the Yi family asked me to use Jiangjin to save the old and weak in the team from the hardship of trekking, and I am too late to be grateful." ”

"Ru Yu has time to enter the city tonight, and the old people of Jiangjin want to get together with Ru Yu?"

The old man of Jiangjin? Xu Ruyu was a little stunned when he heard this word, and thought: He probably refers to the lords of the Jiangjin family who are in the Yongning Admiral's Mansion, right? Xu Ruyu looked at the surging water flowing under the mountain, muttered for a long time, and said slowly: "I am going to worship my father-in-law tonight, Ming said, Ming said that it should be me to feast the heads of the family, you are worried a lot." ”

In the past, it was Jiangjin that the Jiangjin families did a bad job, and now Xu Ruyu is not as good as it was back then, and the lords of the Jiangjin families who participated in the secret discussions of Shangnan Shangdao naturally knew his influence on the Yongyang Mansion, and now Jiangjin is under great pressure from Donghai County, and the attitude of the Yongyang Mansion, which is nominally subordinate to the Chen family of Donghai County, is very important to Jiangjin, and the Jiangjin families naturally want to have close contact with Xu Ruyu, so as to know what Xu Ruyu's idea is.

Yi Xingzhi saw that Xu Ruyu promised to enter the city to get together, and he was naturally very happy in his heart, and said: "It doesn't matter who comes to the banquet, I don't think Ruyu wants to let our Yi family lose the face of the landlord." So it is certain that he will be waiting for General Qingfeng in the East Fence Tower at noon tomorrow. ”

At this time, Mi Wusheng and Xu Boying walked over, Mi Wusheng looked at the gloomy sky worriedly, and said: "Brother Xu, it may snow at night, it is best to go up the mountain and cut some thatch to keep out the cold, otherwise it will be difficult for those who have not practiced martial arts." ”

Xu Ruyu looked up at the sky, only to see that the dense clouds in the sky were like scales, pressing on the Fengling Peak of the Mountains, and the north wind was coming, even if it did not snow at night, the temperature must be extremely low. Jiangjin is dry and rainless in winter, the thatch on the mountain is yellow and flexible, and the cold resistance surname is excellent, Xu Ruyu said: "General Yi happens to be here, Ah Yu, you can discuss it with General Yi." ”

Yi Xingzhi said: "You are foolish, you have a long journey, why don't I let someone go up the mountain and cut it and send it." ”

Xu Ruyu and his entourage only had more than 250 war horses in the Qingyan Army, and all the children of the horse gang led by Xu Boying became foot soldiers, and they happened to have special training on the way, so naturally they would not bring war horses. More than 200 war horses were given to the women and children of Hanshui Taoyuan to ride, and the rest were all on foot. Naturally, they were very tired along the way, at least on the surface, even if the Qingyan Army still had extremely strong combat effectiveness, Xu Ruyu also asked them to behave as exhausted.

Xu Ruyu knew that Yi Xingzhi was still not at ease with himself, and he understood his cautious approach in his heart, so he did not shirk and said: "There is General Lao Yi." ”

At the beginning of the night, the cold wind intensified. Although the camp chosen is backed by the mountains and Jiangjin City, the cold wind still flows wantonly between the camps. The limited camp tents were all given to the residents of Hanshui Taoyuan, and the soldiers of the Qingyan Army and the disciples of the Mabang all slept in the open.

Xu Ruyu said worriedly: "When it snows, the wet and cold will be even worse, Bo Ying, Ming Xi, you arrange those soldiers and people who lack skills to crowd, remember to pass on my orders, there must be no disturbance to the people, otherwise they will be severely punished." ”

Originally, the limited camp tent was the property of the horse gang, but Xu Boying didn't feel anything wrong, and returned to the camp with Jimo Mingxi to make arrangements.

Xu Ruyu, Youli, Meng Yi and others lit two torches and walked towards the grave of Prince Wu. The low grave has long been lost in the withered yellow grass stems, and by the swaying firelight, looking at the ruined lonely grave (the Yi'er grave next to it has been flattened), Xu Ruyu's heart is touched, and he slowly knelt down and was silent.

Meng Yi and the other twelve former subordinates of Wu Chu were in tears, and their faces were tangled, showing a deep sadness that ordinary people could not understand.

Uncle and grandson Fangwu, Youli and Jue'er put on the incense case offerings, and returned to the camp after respectfully worshipping, leaving only Xu Ruyu and Wu Chu's former subordinates.

I don't know when the snow fell, and the snowflakes drifting in the dark night were like black elves, weak but endless. The torch was inserted in front of the grave one left and one right, and the licking tongue of fire made a slight "hiss" sound, more and more swaying, and finally could not stop the cold wind blowing, the torch on the left was extinguished, and a wisp of green smoke was absorbed by the boundless dark night.

Jimo Mingxi walked over and whispered in Xu Ruyu's ear: "A convoy of fifty people came out of the south gate of Jiangjin City, and Yi Xingzhi and an old man with a white beard led the team towards me. ”

Meng Yi stood up suddenly, his voice was resolute and resolute, and said, "Ru Yu, let's go, next time I come, I hope to be able to move the bones of the old lord to his homeland Boling." ”

Xu Ruyu nodded, remembering in his heart that his father's bones were no longer in Bayang City, his eyes couldn't help but overflow with tears again, and he said in his throat: "The time will not be very far, I will go to the city to ask for a coffin, collect my father's bones and take them to the deserted city, and then bury Boling." ”

Meng Yi said: "This is better, let us twelve sinful people protect the mule." ”

Xu Ruyu probed and saw a convoy in the distance with dozens of torches coming here, although it was far away, Xu Ruyu still clearly saw that the person accompanying Yi Xingzhi was Ling Zhanwei, who forced him to move the boulder. Xu Ruyu grabbed two handfuls of snow, wiped them on his face, washed away the tears on his face, and said to Jimo Mingxi: "The alert is lowered by one level, they should come to send cold items." ”

Meng Yi remembered the killing of Yongning County six years ago, felt guilty in his heart, and said, "We won't go with you." ”

Xu Ruyu nodded understandingly, walked to Youli who was waiting at the camp gate, took her hand, warmed her cold hand, and said, "Your clothes are thin and your body is weak, so let's go into the camp tent." ”

Youli's eyes shone softly in the dark night, and he said softly, "It's not cold now." ”

The convoy stopped at 200 steps, and Yi Xingzhi and Ling Zhanwei walked towards Xu Ruyu side by side.

Ling Zhanwei looked at Xu Ruyu for a moment and then muttered: "God didn't let me make an irreparable mistake after all, the car behind me is full of cold materials, Ruyu don't refuse." ”

Xu Ruyu said calmly: "Lord Ling loves Ruyu very much, how dare you disobey your fate." Sideways instructed Jimo Mingxi to arrange someone to take over the batch of supplies. Yi Xingzhi and Ling Zhanwei seemed to know that Xu Ruyu had worshiped Prince Wu, and his mood would not be too good, so after a few words of greeting, he said goodbye and returned to the city.

Among the cold materials sent by Ling Zhanwei, there were not only necessary items such as thick cloth tents, but also a batch of medicinal materials, Xu Ruyu saw that he was very thoughtful, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. Jimo Mingxi led the soldiers of the Qingyan Army in a short time, and the fifty camp tents were set. The sentry posts were arranged, and the people went into their tents to rest.

Xu Ruyu and others waited outside Jiangjin City for five days, and Liang Bao and Wei Yanfang rushed over from Yongyang to meet them.

On the 25th day of the lunar month, the sentry post set up by the Qingyan Army on the shore of Jinshui saw a fleet of 16 ships, all of which were composed of hundreds of merchant ships more than 20 zhang long, flying on the clear water and clear waves, and Liang Bao and Wei Yan stood at the bow of the pilot. Looking at the deep waterline, you know that the ship is full of cargo.

The sentry was just about to send someone back to the camp to inform him, but Xu Ruyu had already led everyone to the shore of Jinshui. Before the ship could get near, he jumped ashore. Liang Bao calmly ordered the fleet to approach the shore and mooring, and only after everything was arranged was made before going ashore.

Xu Ru smiled and asked, "Everything is going well?" ”

Liang Bao scratched his head and replied: "Fortunately, Brother Jiang read your letter and immediately invited Lord Mei to discuss, and Lord Mei agreed without hesitation, saying: The Yongyang family borrowed Mr.'s grain and returned it from Angelica." ”

Jue'er heard the strange feeling in her heart, and said, "When did you have the grain to lend to the Yongyang family?" Could it be that these dozen ships are full of grain? ”

"Before the East China Sea War, I expected that Gongliang Youqin and Xu Bodang would join forces to besiege Yongyang, so I asked Ling Tian to hoard grain, which caused the price of food in Yongyang to rise several times for a while, and Ling Tian and the Su Gang were scolded by the people of Yongyang as annihilating merchants, but a large amount of grain from all over the country still poured into Yongyang, avoiding a food shortage when Yongyang was trapped."

"Didn't that food be distributed to the people of Yongyang for free, why are you embarrassed to ask for it?"

Xu Ruyu told her that Tijun blushed. Youli took Jue'er's hand and whispered in her ear: "Considering the feelings of the Chen clan in the East China Sea, Yongyang's side can't get too close to us, and can only support us in this way, don't talk nonsense about these words." ”

Jue'er now understands why Ru Yu sneakily sent Liang Bao and Wei Yan to Yongyang with more than 50 good men a few days ago. But he was so strange, he opened his mouth and asked: "Isn't it just a dozen boats of grain, and more than fifty good men are needed to escort it, Yongyang can just send some guards, I don't believe that anyone dares to rob it?" ”

Xu Ru smiled and said: "These dozen boats of grain are only 20,000 quintals of grain, and in this grain-producing land, it is only more than 3,000 gold, I don't think any family is willing to offend me for this money, but if these dozen ships are loaded with 500,000 gold, it is difficult to say." ”

"What, you said there are 500,000 gold in this ship, my God, let me go up and have a look, I have never seen so much money in my life." 500,000 gold is equivalent to the tax revenue of a medium-sized city of 400,000 dings for one year.

Liang Bao said calmly: "It's not all. Xu Ruyu "oh" and motioned for Liang Bao to continue. Liang Bao said: "These merchant ships were also given to Mr. by Yongyang, after the Yongyang Water Camp was defeated by Gongliang Youqin, the Yongyang River Port was taken over by the Pingcheng Water Camp of the Chen family, and Yongyang was not allowed to set up a water camp again. These merchant ships were built to the standard of a hundred warships, and could be used for water warfare with only minor modifications. In order to show that Yongyang had nothing to do with Mr. Yongyang, these sailors had to go ashore in Jiangjin, and the ship was driven to Qingjiang by ourselves. ”

Xu Ru smiled foolishly, "Ling Tian still can't trouble me this time. Ami, these sixteen ships will be under your control in the future, and you can lead someone to hand them over. ”

Yongyang can't set up a water camp, so it is necessary to set up a strong water camp in Qingjiang. Mi Yusheng never thought that Xu Ruyu would be entrusted with this important task, his heart was stirring, and he wanted to speak, but his throat and eyes seemed to be blocked by a foreign body, he couldn't say half a sentence, and his face turned red.

Listening to Xue shouting from the side: "Ami doesn't want to be the commander of the water camp, I'll be the one." ”

Uncle Fang Wu said with a smile: "Where can I be the commander of the water camp now, but I am only the boss of the boat, and Ami is afraid that his position is low." ”

Mi Wu gave them a sarcastic speech, relieved himself, walked in front of Xu Ruyu, knelt on one knee, and said earnestly: "The lord is so important to life, and life should be repaid with death." ”

Xu Ruyu brought Mi Yusheng over and said, "I believe in you, and Mr. Yi also believes in you." Regarding this candidate, Yi Xian and I both thought of you, you can do a good job. ”

Xu Ruyu looked back at Xu Boying, who looked back at the crowd, walked up to him, pulled him to the shore rock, and asked him: "You don't have a specific position in Xiangfanhui, can you come to help me temporarily, if you want to go back to Xiangfanhui later, I won't stop you." ”

Xu Boying's face was full of expectation, his eyes suddenly brightened abnormally, and he didn't know what thoughts had turned in his heart, and his eyes quickly dimmed. Xu Boying said in a low voice: "You are full of talents, I govern the army, martial arts are not as good as Liang Bao and Ming Xi, you are afraid that you don't need me?" ”

Xu Ruyu laughed and said, "When did Bo Ying learn to be arrogant?" There are 20,000 loads of grain and 500,000 gold in this ship that need to be managed by Bo Ying for me, and we need more than 1,000 people to have food, clothing, housing and transportation for us. Xu Ruyu's scorching gaze looked directly at Xu Boying's eyes, making him feel as if his soul was about to be ignited by the light of his eyes.

Xu Boying said loudly: "Thank you for being so important. I swear here today that if he returns to the Xiangfan Society, he will not reveal the slightest secret in the Blue Flame Army. ”

Xu Ruyu was about to say this, put his arm around his shoulder, and said, "Since I asked you to help me, I won't doubt you." ”

The five deserted cities of Qingjiang Mansion are located in the southwest inland of Yue County, the Qingjiang River that originates in Yunling zigzags northward, and merges with the Lishui River that originates in Wuling Mountain in the territory of Qingjiang Prefecture, the water is deep and the river is wide, which is conducive to the navigation of giant ships of 200 tips. However, Yunling was occupied by the Miao people, Wuling Mountain was occupied by the Yi people, and the Qingjiang Mansion located in the middle reaches of the Qingjiang River experienced many wars and destruction by the bandits, Yiren and Yuejun families on Puji Island for more than ten years, leaving only five deserted cities, and dozens of fierce thieves, so the Qingjiang River only has a very short waterway downstream for shipping.

The horse gang did not have merchant ships and warships, and when they first arrived in the deserted city of Yuejun, all they could do was to fight for territory with thieves, but leading the troops to fight, Xu Boying was obviously inferior to Xu Jingcheng and Xu Zhaorong, let alone Shao Haitang, so it was useless for Xu Boying to stay in Xiangfan now. Although on the surface, the power of Xiangfan Hui is far stronger than Xu Ruyu's Qingyan Army, but thinking of the strength behind Xu Ruyu and his own unmatched amazing talent, he knows that after he arrives in the deserted city, he can do a lot of things, especially after having sixteen hundred warships, Xu Ruyu will definitely open up the Qingjiang waterway, and then the passage between Qingjiang Mansion and the outside world will be opened. The identity of Liang Baoyi's people is destined for Xu Ruyu to deal with the Yiren on Wuling Mountain.

Xu Boying and Xu Ruyu know each other deeply, although Xu Ruyu did not tell Xu Boying what he thought completely, but Xu Boying knew that Xu Ruyu had great ambitions in his heart, Xu Ruyu would definitely use the Qingjiang River to open the passage from Yunling to Nanning County, and with the help of the Lishui River to open the passage from Wuling Mountain to Southern Fujian, then Qingjiang Mansion would become an important city.

Xu Boying could almost guess Xu Ruyu's original intention of leaving Yongyang.

Xu Ruyu has been firmly believing in the world for all the people since he was taught by Fu Weichen, so he was ordered to turn the tide in Yongyang.

After the end of the war in the East China Sea, the Yongyang families no longer relied on Xu Ruyu's military talents, and they were restrained in government affairs.

At present, Yongyang Mansion has no cavalry and no water battalion, and is subject to the Chen clan militarily and by the families economically and politically. Xu Ruyu's greatest ideal is to weaken the enslavement of ordinary people by the wealthy families, which is simply impossible to do in the Yongyang Mansion, where the family is extremely powerful.

Xu Ruyu had no choice but to give up his position as the governor of Yongyang Mansion, and to retreat as advance, and fully support Jiang Lingtian, who was born a commoner and broad-minded, and his gang forces, and let Jiang Lingtian take charge of Yongyang Mansion instead of himself. Jiang Lingtian lacked qualifications, and Xu Ruyu did everything possible to support the Mei tribe, whose strength had seriously retreated after the war, so that the Mei clan and the Su Gang could form a mutually beneficial political alliance and jointly control the military and political power of Yongyang Mansion.

The most critical point is that the 3,000 warriors of the reserve battalion are completely under Xu Ruyu's orders, and all the generals in the reserve battalion were promoted from among the displaced people by Xu Ruyu, and all the people in Yongyang Mansion believe that unless the reserve battalion is withdrawn and reorganized, it will not be possible to weaken Xu Ruyu's control over the reserve battalion.

The Xiangfan Society would undoubtedly rely on Xu Ruyu at first, and the grain, grass, and goods needed by the Xiangfan Society before it could organize its own production would need to be imported from the outside world through the Qingjiang River water transportation, and the ordinary members of the Xiangfan Society would need Xu Ruyu's support even more when they moved to Qingjiang Prefecture. If Xiangfan and the Qingyan Army led by Xu Ruyu become the final two major forces in Qingjiang Mansion, how should they deal with themselves. Xu Boying couldn't help but feel a little confused when she thought of this.

When he was in Funiu Mountain, Shao Haitang proposed that Xu Ruyu be the head of the Xiangfan Society, and at that time he saw the possible dilemma of the Xiangfan Society. In my heart, I also think that this is the best way, and only in this way can Xiangfan become a significant force in this land. Besides, Xu Ruyu's belief should be consistent with the original intention of the establishment of the Xiangfan Society, but those who have deviated from the original intention of the founding of the Association ruthlessly refuted this proposal.

Xu Ruyu pursed his lips, still with a flat smile on his face, although it is said that there are still more than 2,000 elite combat power in the Xiangfan Society, and the ordinary people who will migrate over in the future are more likely to be as high as 20,000 people. And Xu Ruyu only has more than 200 elite combat strength, of course, among the nearly 600 town residents who came from Hanshui Taoyuan with Mi Yusheng, half of them are young and middle-aged, but Xu Ruyu does not want to kill chickens and take eggs. In addition to asking Mi Yusheng to select fifty men who are proficient in the water surname to control the merchant ships, Xu Ruyu will also let the Qingyan Army take on the role of the escort of the merchant ships.

The residents of Hanshui Taoyuan have followed Yiguanyuan to live in Zhuhang Town for decades, and the younger generation is almost all deeply influenced by Yiguanyuan, they are born with simple and simple surnames, free and enthusiastic, without the concept of family hierarchy, sympathetic to the Lishu people who are enslaved by the family, and are proficient in books and literature, and their beliefs are very similar to Xu Ruyu. These people grew up, and they were the people who were most loyal to Xu Ruyu's beliefs, Xu Ruyu never dared to let them be easily injured, and he was reluctant to fight as an ordinary sergeant.

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