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Aya looked at the booklet and said: "Before the war, the soldiers of the Han army plus the surrendered army, the total strength has exceeded 3,500 people, after the slave camp and some of the surrendered troops joined, the number of registered Han soldiers has exceeded 8,000 people, not including the wounded soldiers who can be demobilized after recovery, our Han people have many more soldiers than clansmen at this time, and they have become a veritable military clan......

Liu Zhibang nodded lightly and asked again, "Then what about our supplies?" ”

Aya opened another booklet, looked at it a few times, and said: "Our various materials are relatively abundant for the time being, and almost all the materials have been retained after Li Jun's defeat last time, which is enough to support us for a month......"

Liu Zhibang rubbed his temples and said: "The grain in the field is about to reach the harvest season, the weather here is hot, the water is abundant, and the crops grow rapidly, which is indeed beneficial to us, and we have to hoard a lot of grain...... By the way, how about the replies to the letters sent to other tribes in the Wumang Mountains? ”

Aya replied: "Six letters were sent, and five have been replied to so far, three of which are willing to surrender, two of them said that they would have to consider it for a while, and one did not reply, but sent a message, and politely refused......"

"Which three accepted?"

Aya replied a little helplessly: "The three clans of Mifeng, Brown, and Lidan have expressed their willingness to surrender. ”

Liu Zhibang nodded, and said, "What is the strength of these three clans?" ”

Aya recalled for a moment and continued, "I went to the Lost Wind Clan once, it was three years ago, when I went there and took a cursory look at the number of huts, the number should be around five hundred. I haven't been to the Brown tribe, but it is known that there are about 700 people, and about 600 people from the Dan people......"

Liu Zhibang asked again: "What about the other three?" ”

Aya thought for a moment and said, "What are still being considered are the Poison Flower Clan and the Bumeng Clan, and only the White Tiger Clan has refused...... There are not many people in the Poison Flower Clan, there are about 400 people, but this clan is good at using poison, and few people dare to provoke them, and there are only about 500 people in the Bumeng Clan. The largest number of these five families is the White Tiger Clan, the White Tiger Clan has more than 1,000 people, before the establishment of the Han Nationality, it is second only to the Montenegro Clan's Wang Clan, its people are still martial, often out of warriors, but with the Wooden Dragon Clan is a feud, this refusal may still take into account the power of the Wooden Dragon Clan in the Han ......"

Liu Zhibang was silent for a while, and said, "Send some more envoys to bring some gifts to lobby the two tribes that are still under consideration, and I will handle the affairs of the White Tiger Clan." Our troops are still not enough, we must unite as many people as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to confront the Qingyun Empire......"

Liu Zhibang sent Aya away, walked out of the residence, walked to a three-story building, looked at the room upstairs and saw that there was still light, and walked up.

Tuk Tuk ......

The door opened, Xia Yong looked at Liu Zhibang and was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "The commander is here, please come in!" ”

A thin young man in the house also said hello: "The patriarch is here!" ”

Liu Zhibang carefully looked at the thin young man in front of him, this person is Xia Yong's only son Xia Zhuangzhuang, because he has been sick for many years, his figure is quite thin, when he first saw Xia Zhuangzhuang, Liu Zhibang was extremely worried that he would die immediately, but at this time, only a few days later, Xia Zhuangzhuang's delicate face was already a little more angry, although he was still thin, but the whole person looked very energetic, and his eyes were much more flexible.

Liu Zhibang patted Xia Zhuangzhuang's shoulder and said, "Yes, my body is much better, I have to eat more, and I can go out more when I have time......

Xia Yong made a cup of tea for Liu Zhibang and said to Xia Zhuangzhuang: "Kowtow to the commander, the commander is your savior......

Xia Zhuangzhuang hurriedly ran in front of Liu Zhibang and was about to kneel, but Liu Zhibang held him and didn't let him kneel.

Xia Zhuangzhuang was excited, and said with a slight choked voice: "Patriarch, if it weren't for the 'Fountain of Immortality' water you gave, I would not have survived this year, the patriarch is gracious, and Zhuang Zhuang has nothing to repay, I just hope that in the future, I can saddle the horse and tie the horse ......for the adult."

Liu Zhibang patted Xia Zhuangzhuang again, and said with a smile: "Let's sit together, summon your father and son into my Han nationality, do you feel aggrieved in your hearts?" ”

Xia Yong smiled awkwardly and said: "Don't joke about my father and son, it's a blessing for me to be able to serve the commander, my lord, the dog has no power to restrain the chicken, but he has studied hard since he was a child, and he has some scientific names, and the clan is the time when everything is in ruins, so it's better to let him work for the adult!" ”

Liu Zhibang nodded and said, "I also have this intention, I want to summon Ling Lang into my shogunate to worship as a staff officer, I don't know what the two of you think?" ”

Xia Yong was overjoyed when he heard this: "That's great, Zhuangzhuang, I haven't thanked the commander!" ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang got up and waved at Liu Zhibang: "Thank you patriarch for cultivation!" ”

Liu Zhibang looked at Xia Zhuangzhuang with satisfaction, and said: "Zhuangzhuang, you have read poetry and books since you were a child, how can you look at current affairs?" ”

Hearing Liu Zhibang's examination of his own knowledge, Xia Zhuangzhuang said quite confidently: "Today's world has been in chaos, according to my inference, in a few years, the Divine Enlightenment Continent will definitely fall into chaos, and the patriarch can take the opportunity to sweep the Quartet and achieve hegemony......"

When Liu Zhibang heard this, his eyes widened suddenly: "Why do you say this?" ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang continued: "On the surface, the current pattern of the Divine Enlightenment Continent is stable, but there are many dangers, due to natural disasters for many years, the crops of the Golden Light Empire and the Qingyun Empire have been in large areas of poor harvests, and the victims are everywhere, affecting the political situation, which can be seen from the frequency of the Golden Light Empire's invasion of the borders of the Qingyun Empire every year......

Liu Zhibang smiled teasingly, and continued: "Even if a large-scale war breaks out in these two largest countries in the Divine Apocalypse Continent, it will be even more difficult for my little Han nationality to settle down, how can I sweep the Quartet and achieve hegemony?" ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang shook his head lightly and said: "The patriarch is in vain, heroes are born in troubled times, the patriarch is eloquent and strategic, as long as he takes every step of the way, the opportunity is still considerable...... Take this battle against Li Jun, the city lord of Xia Yuan, as an example, I analyze the changes in the battlefield before and after and compare it with the battle examples recorded in history, and the battle of the patriarch can be called a classic battle example of defeating the strong with the weak. ”

Liu Zhibang smiled and said: "It's over, the victory in this battle depends on the spirit of all the clansmen who sacrifice their lives and forget their deaths, and my role is insignificant!" ”

Xia Zhuangzhuang said affirmatively: "No, if this battle is commanded by others, it will be difficult to win, if the patriarch is given more time to prepare for the battle, this battle will definitely be won more neatly, and the patriarch does not have to be too humble." But the patriarch of this battle also has his faults......"

"I'd like to hear and advise!" For the young man in front of him who is not stage frightened, Liu Zhibang's good impression of him is getting stronger and stronger.

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