Unexpectedly, as soon as he went online, Bai Jian gave him a surprise.

In the mayor's room, Liu Feng looked at Bai Jian with a happy face, and said eagerly: "What you said is true, it's already over a thousand?" ”

"Yes, the mayor of the town, his subordinates dare not say anything, there are 1,128 people, all of whom have reached the elite level, and the number has exceeded that of Aoshan City." Bai Jianzheng color road.

It has been half a year since Bai Jian came, and Baizhen was still Baijia Village at that time, so it can be said that Baizhen's military achievements came from his own hands. Back then, he said that if he was given 10,000 men and trained for one year, he would be able to break through Aoshan City. It's a pity that White Town hasn't had that many people and not so much time for him to train. In this way, intermittently, while training and fighting, while recruiting new soldiers, so far, there are only more than 2,000 veterans in Baizhen, and the rest are newly recruited.

But now, the elite army of Baizhen has exceeded 1,000, you know, when the Snow Mountain Cottage War ended before, there were less than 500 people. Bai Jian once said that if he directly trained the elite, it would take a year and a half, and now that he suddenly has so many elite soldiers, it can't but be said to be a surprise.

1,128 people, which is already nearly half of the existing veterans.

"What about the others? Can you continue to train as an elite? Liu Feng looked at Bai Jian eagerly.

"I'm afraid not. The mayor also knew that the training time of our soldiers was too short, and they basically went to fight as soon as they formed an army, and the losses in previous wars were very large, so it was good to have these. And most of these elites are soldiers who survived in the early recruitment. Don't think about the rest of the short term. Bai Jian was a little helpless, the mayor didn't know the general's suffering.

"Yes, I'm too anxious. Still, it's okay to go out and fight, right? Liu Feng said.

"Of course, one is ten. Even those who have just returned can continue to fight. Bai Jian said confidently.

"Alright, you're ready to go on the expedition. Aoshan City and Yucheng have made peace talks, the army is retreating, and the city is recruiting troops and gathering supplies, which are definitely aimed at us. And the most dangerous thing is that these two are likely to have joined forces to attack us, and our next situation is very serious. Liu Feng said in a deep voice, "Therefore, step-by-step development is no longer feasible, and we have to expand the army on a large scale." How did the recruitment work go before, is the army of 15,000 people full? There's also the training thing to get done, we don't have much time and we have to break one side before they really come together. ”

"The subordinates understand that the army recruitment has ended, and training is being intensified, except for new recruits, others can go out at any time." Bai Jian said solemnly.

"Okay, train for a few more days, and then let's go on the expedition. Of course, you don't have to have too much pressure, the worst result is just to retreat to Baizhen, with you waiting, it is difficult for them to break through Baizhen. I don't believe that they can work together after so many years of fighting. Liu Feng said angrily.

Bai Jian went to prepare, and Liu Feng also began to arrange various affairs.

With a population of just over 60,000, it was a bit harsh to recruit 15,000 people, but there was no way. Fortunately, there were still many prisoners, and if all of them were to surrender, they should reach a full force of 80,000. So these days, Wang Hua and the others have been busy and have been in the prisoner camp.

The war was tense, and the grain planting in Baizhen this season was delayed, and even some of the reclaimed wasteland did not have time to plant, all of which were serving the war and producing all kinds of war preparation materials. Wood, stone, cloth, medicine, weapons, armor, and so on, everyone was busy. Fortunately, there is still a lot of grain storage in Baizhen, and there is no risk of food disaster in the short term.

After handling internal affairs, Liu Feng went to Aoshan Town again. In Aoshan Town, Liu Feng is very popular, almost public, Aoshan Town has turned its back on Aoshan City and thrown himself into Baizhen, although some people are still worried, but with the improvement of life, they have also accepted this fact. This also fully shows that Wei Ju has a good governance and has won the support of the people, which further intensifies Liu Feng's mind to get Wei Ju to Baizhen.

Without further ado. When he arrived in Baizhen, Liu Feng had a long conversation with Wei Ju behind closed doors, revealing his plan to fight directly with Aoshan City, and asked Wei Ju to help do something. Wei was surprised that Liu Feng did it so quickly, and although he was a little worried, he still accepted Liu Feng's request.

Liu Feng didn't let him do anything else, but asked him to convince the mayor of Yunshui Town that it was better to take refuge directly, and if he couldn't, he would also remain neutral in the war between Baizhen and Aoshan City.

It's not that Liu Feng is afraid of Yunshui Town, but there is really no need to do this. Yunshui Town is ostensibly subservient to Aoshan City, but in fact it is already an independent force. If Bai Zhen clears it, not to mention that he will not be able to increase his help in the short term, maybe it will still liberate the troops for Aoshan City, so it is better to keep it, so at least Aoshan City will not dare to come out.

Wei Ju is very confident in this task, not to mention doing his best, but at least he can keep Yunshui Town neutral. Because Wei knew that the reason why Yunshui Town rebelled against Aoshan City was not only for the people of Yunshui Town, but also because their mayor had a grudge against the city lord, but there were very few people who knew this. In other words, even without his line, Yunshui Town may be neutral or even counterattack in the war.

Sure enough, a few days later, Wei Ju sent a letter to Bai Zhen, Yunshui Town had agreed to remain neutral at that time, as for the surrender, the two forces that had not yet been contacted, it was too early to talk about this, and Liu Feng had already prepared for this.

Whitetown's recruitment was very efficient, and in a matter of days, enough recruits were recruited, training began, and preparations were made for the expedition. Liu Feng left behind five hundred veterans, a thousand troops who had participated in the battle before and all the recruits to defend the city and train strictly, leaving Shanrong to defend the city, and set off with nearly 10,000 people, the target is Gaojia Town, which is the closest to Aoshan City and a medium-sized town that is completely loyal to Aoshan City.

Yun Ao and the five hundred bandits who had been transferred to the official bandit soldiers did not set off with them, they went to guard the valley to the east. Although Aoshanzhai has been upgraded to a medium-sized cottage, the strength has not expanded, and it is still 500 people, but the combat power has been greatly improved compared with the past. Liu Feng assigned him another 500 recruits, a total of 1,000 men, to train and defend at the same time. If Yucheng doesn't pass from here, then they will fight soy sauce in this war.

Liu Feng doesn't like to be passive, he wants to take advantage of the fact that Aoshan City is not ready, while the two sides have not yet united, take the initiative to attack, strike first, and firmly control the initiative in his own hands.

The army traveled and moved slowly, and before Liu Feng left Ao Mountain, the information had already been sent to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Hmph, it's too much of a deception! Do you know what the other party's goal is? In the hall of the City Lord's Mansion, the young City Lord of Aoshan City asked angrily.

"It is impossible for so many people on the other side to attack Aoshan City, then there is only Gaojia Town." The middle-aged scribe who was a staff member replied.

The generals below were silent, for a long time, they were executors in the eyes of the city lord, and there was no room for their opinions.

"How's the recruit going?" The young city lord asked again.

"I've been fully recruited, but morale is a little low, and it's more troublesome to train." The middle-aged scribe said, "In the short term, we will not be able to go to the battlefield, that is, in the future, we will only have a maximum of 25,000 people to fight, and this will include the garrison troops." ”

"Attacking head-on, how many people do you need to defeat them?"

The middle-aged scribe was silent.

It's not that he doesn't say it, it's that he can't measure it either. In recent times, Baizhen has won several victories, and its combat power has been expanded invisibly, not to mention that Baizhen's army has more than doubled recently.

"You don't want to say that even if the whole army is dispatched, there will be no way to help the other party, right?" The young city lord stared at the middle-aged scribe and said in a deep voice.

The middle-aged scribe was still silent, but the expression on his face spoke for itself.

"Then why am I raising so many people, even a small town has bullied me." The young lord still believed in the middle-aged scribe.

"Lord of the city, why bother to grow the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige, your subordinates are not talented, and they are willing to lead the army to break the thief. The enemy alone is less than 10,000 people, and only 15,000 subordinates are enough. At the next point, a general couldn't help but ask for battle.

Although the other generals were dissatisfied, they could not deny the words of the city lord. If it weren't for the city lord's continuous reduction of the army's investment over the years, the city guards would not be here.

"Let's talk about the war, let's get an idea first." The young city lord waved his hand and said, "When will the people from Jade City arrive?" ”

As soon as these words came out, some of the generals below changed their faces. Yes, they have been fighting against Yucheng all their lives, and the result of such a union is somewhat unacceptable, especially since the Yucheng army still fights in Aoshan City as allies, which is obviously a distrust of the Aoshan City army, and fuels the other party's momentum. I don't know how the city lord made this decision, and many people's eyes have already been fixed on the middle-aged scribe.

The middle-aged scribe seemed to be unconscious, and replied, "According to the news from Jade City, they will directly attack Bai Zhen from the other side, and let us hold back the main force of Bai Zhen. ”

"So, what should we do, face the enemy head-on?" The young city lord asked.

"That's too much damage, it's better to defend the city. If it is possible, abandon Gaojia Town and move all the troops and residents into Aoshan City, anyway, Aoshan City is now seriously underpopulated and can be accommodated. The middle-aged scribe suggested.

"Nope." Before the generals below could object, the young city lord directly rejected this suggestion, "In that case, everyone thinks that we are afraid of Baizhen, and if we lose even the last town, who cares about the majesty of Aoshan City in the future." Even if you can't meet the enemy head-on, you must hold Gaojia Town. ”

"However, Gaojia Town has few villains, and it is not suitable for defense, especially this kind of war with tens of thousands of people." Middle-aged scribes.

"Then I don't care, I just want the result. There are few people and few soldiers, so they will send people over to support, in short, they must hold Gaojia Town, and persist until Yucheng attacks Baizhen. Wait until the back road of Baizhen is cut off, and then defeat them in one fell swoop. The young lord gave the order.

For a while, Aoshan City was busy, and a large number of materials and manpower were enriched to Gaojia Town, and suddenly, Gaojia Town, which was panicked, settled down, and the mayor of Gaojia Town, who had been sad, also smiled again.

By the time Liu Feng brought people to bring Gaojia Town, he was already facing Gaojia Town, which was defended by 9,000 people. Banners are displayed, and soldiers are lined up.

The Great War is about to begin.