When Xie Tong left Chang'an, he returned to Luoyang with Wang Daoxun, accompanied by Huo Zixin, Yi Wuxing and Wang Wanru, as well as more than ten generals, but Xue Yue, who also belonged to the Hebei Army, was missing.

According to Yi Wuxing's understanding, Xue Yue has been transferred out of the Hebei Army, and it is said that he was placed in Sima Xiangru's Chinese Army, serving as the right general of the Chinese Army, and his official position is slightly larger than Xie Tong. Yi Wuxing was very resentful of this guy who was a traitor seeking glory, but there was nothing he could do, after all, the tide was rising, and where Xue Yue's status was, he would definitely not be able to move. Unless he duels with him according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, will Xue Yue be stupid enough to duel with Yi Wudang!

Huo Zixin was assigned to the Eastern Route Army, and like Xie Tong, he was under the control of Li Zhaofeng, the king of Ye, this decision made Xie Tong very pleased, and it was a very happy thing to be able to fight side by side with his good brothers.

However, before leaving Chang'an, he did not see Hong Shan, not only because of the urgency of time, but also because Hong Ru was very disdainful of a young man like him, who was like an upstart, forbade Hong Shan to associate with him, and even completely controlled Hong Shan's freedom. However, there is also good news, that is, Hong Shan will follow the Western Route Army, Xie Tong knows that if Song Wenyuan does him a great favor, it is a plan to secretly repair the plank road of Ming Cang, ostensibly to let Hong Shan follow Song Wenyuan, and once he arrives in Jiangnan, it is easy to send a team of people to escort Hong Shan to meet Xie Tong, thinking of this, Xie Tong feels very happy.

Huo Zixin scolded, "What is laughing like this, say it, share it, share it!"

Wang Wanru also showed an expression of wanting to know, she poked her head out of the window of the carriage, and said, "Big brother, let's talk about it!

Xie Tong didn't expect Wang Wanru to guess so accurately. said, "What nonsense is the little girl?" But he couldn't help but smile, obviously Wang Wanru guessed eight or nine is not far from ten.

The crowd burst into laughter. laughed at Wang Wanru's shrewdness, and laughed at Xie Tong's shyness.

Yi Wuxing, the iron man, has been depressed for the past two days. It was Xue Yue who had a great impact on him, but when he heard about this, he also laughed and said, "Brother Xie is now rising, and his identity and fame have increased many times, and Old Man Hong is afraid that he will have another heroic son-in-law."

Xie Tong sighed and said, "The situation is not as good as the description of Brother Fearless, but it has the meaning of an anti-strange journey, and Old Man Hong instead believes that Xie is a martial artist and has no aristocratic temperament." I rejected Xie even more, and I don't know if this old man has taken the wrong medicine!

Wang Wanru couldn't help laughing, this Xie Tong was too bold, describing her future father-in-law like this, and her mouth was open, it really made her laugh and couldn't help herself, but thinking that Xie Tong's heart was completely on Hong Shan's body, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Huo Zixin saw it in his eyes, and he wanted to step forward to comfort Wang Wanru. But after all, he didn't have the courage, he was just distracted and rode his horse aimlessly.

The crowd burst into laughter again.

Wang Daoxun said, "Virtuous nephew, have you ever thought about how to form this pupil battalion. King Ye had already sent a message to all his subordinates, demanding that all units must arrive in Sizhou before the first day of the first day of March to draw up a battle plan. It's now the tenth day of February, and there are less than 10 days left."

Huo Zixin was puzzled: "My lord, what does this mean." The saint has already named Brother Xie as the left-sided general of the protector of the country, commanding the forward battalion and the pupil battalion. Doesn't talk count?"

Wang Daoxun glanced at him and said, "The Holy Lord only allowed Xie Tong to build a camp, not to hand over a fairly large army to Xie Tong, and the forward battalion belonged to Xie Tong, but the Tongzi battalion really needed Xie Tong to find a way to establish it himself, including personnel, food, armaments, and so on." You all need to solve it yourself. “

Yi Wuxing was also puzzled, and said, "My lord, isn't this embarrassing Brother Xie, where can I find so many soldiers, not to mention that food and armaments are a huge expense, and it is even more difficult to get silver!"

Wang Daoxun said, "The key point is here, the cost of silver is an astonishing amount, and the equipment is even more difficult to solve, but even so, there are still many generals who have formed their own armies, after all, having a private army is not allowed by the saints, only generals can lead troops, and others are not allowed." Being able to lead an army is also a status symbol."

Xie Tong was confused, but he finally understood two major things, one is to have people, and the other is to have money, otherwise the nickname of this pupil camp may be unsustainable. At the same time, Xie Tong will also become the laughing stock of generals in the world.

Let's not talk about people's affairs, where did Xie Tong go to raise such a large amount of money, do you care about Wang Daoxun borrowing it? But Lord Wang has a clean breeze on his sleeves, and he doesn't look like a corrupt official. Others don't have the strength either. And Yuanshui can't save the near fire, even if Song Wenyuan is willing to lend it to him, but the people still can't get together, do you have to go to the army door to door?

Xie Tong's face was embarrassed, this first major event after taking office had already stumped him.

Huo Zixin said, "It's true that the bigger the official, the more worry, hey, a left-sided general is not as good as a commander, but the younger brother also has a forward battalion." ”

Xie Tong said: "Your broken forward battalion is still under the jurisdiction of Lao Tzu!

Everyone was amused by Xie Tong's words, but Xie Tong was not happy, after all, no one wanted to be the commander of the light pole.

Wang Daoxun saw through Xie Tong's worries, and said, "Don't worry too much about the virtuous nephew, when you get to the battlefield, you can contain deserters and generals, deserters and generals generally have equipment, you just need to eat enough, in this way, it is not impossible to form your own pupil battalion, of course, deserters and generals are generally not easy to control, it depends on your personal management and operation ability."

Xie Tong was surprised, "There is still such a method, but just by accepting the surrender of the generals, I am afraid that the formation of the Tongzi battalion will not be completed without a three-to-five year."

Wang Daoxun smiled and said, "Isn't this still slow! The deserters and generals are all fragrant and sweet, and they want a lot of people! Unless you go and grab a battalion and come back!"

"Grab a battalion and come back!" Xie Tong muttered this sentence in his mouth, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he had a goal in his heart.

He suddenly thought of Xitong County near Yingzhou, as well as the remote Xitong Ancient Village, if they could be incorporated into a regular army! He hurriedly asked, "Lord Wang, if the last general recruits thieves and robbers, will it not violate the rules of the Holy Lord?"

Wang Daoxun said to him, "If you have that ability, not only will the saint not ask, but he will also praise you if he knows about it in the future, after all, the co-optation of thieves and robbers is also a great favor to the people!"

Xie Tong was even more determined in his thoughts, Xitong Ancient Village is estimated to have about 2,000 people, if the Xitong Ancient Village is really absorbed, it will be a big event. However, there are many people in this ancient village, and the owner of the village has a relationship with him, and this matter is extremely difficult to solve, and he has a headache when he thinks of this. But he had to take the risk. He needed this group of people too much, not only to be able to form his pupil battalion, but also to be able to make great contributions to the battlefield of the Southern Expedition, this battalion was the beginning of his prestige, and it was also a process of accumulating strength for him to plump his wings and challenge the clan valve. No matter how dangerous or hard, he had to give it a try.

Wang Daoxun saw that Xie Tong's eyes were confused and uncertain, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he shouted, "Isn't the virtuous nephew really trying to grab a battalion and come back!

Wang Wanru poked her little head out of the car window and said, "Wanru knows what the eldest brother is thinking, it shouldn't be the cheapness of Daxi Tonggu Village!" Thinking of that terrifying ancient village, Wang Wanru felt a chill in her back, if it weren't for Xie Tong's wit, wouldn't she have become someone else's wife.

Yi Wudaunt said, "Lord Qiyu, Dauntless has heard of this ancient village, the owner of this village is surnamed Fan, the name is Chongxi, and he is lustful by nature, making a pair of machetes, quite two, Xitong Guzhai has about 2,000 people and horses, entrenched in the southwest of Xitong County, and its strength is quite strong. He explained the situation of Xitong Ancient Village in great detail, and obviously did some research.

Huo Zixin said arrogantly, "Just two thousand men and horses, why be afraid, wait for the younger brother to lead a thousand men and horses to level it,"

Xie Tong said, "Zi Xinxiu wants to talk nonsense, we are not here to kill, but to co-opt and use these thieves for my use, not to mention that the military situation is urgent, how can I mobilize the army so easily."

Facing the scolding of his eldest brother Xie Tong, Huo Zixin didn't say anything, he secretly watched everyone's reactions.

Wang Daoxun is the oldest, and he has been on the battlefield for a long time, he hurriedly said, "Virtuous nephew, this is too dangerous, although you are strong in martial arts, but the battlefield and military camp are not as good as martial arts, there is only the word killing in the army, for a person, it is easy to bring him down or kill him." The old man suggested returning to Luoyang first, and wait for Commander Xiang to lead his headquarters soldiers and horses, as well as your forward battalion in the Hebei Army, to solve the problem of Xitong Ancient Village without a fight, and the relevant soldiers and gold, silver and jewelry can all belong to you. ”

Xie Tong said, "I'm afraid I can't wait so much, the juniors must set off immediately now, otherwise after a long time, it will be easy to dream a lot at night, so as not to be robbed by others and lose a lot."

Yi Wudauntless said, "Zi Xin needs to take care of the forward battalion, and he definitely can't pull out, so it's better for my brother to accompany you!"

Xie Tong was about to refuse, but Yi Wudaunt said, "I have made up my mind, brother, you still don't have to force it."

Xie Tong looked at Wang Daoxun helplessly, and had no choice but to agree to Yi Wuxing's request, and the two changed their route and went straight to Xitong County.

The two went to Xitong County non-stop, and after three days and three nights, they had reached the border of Xitong County.

Due to the overnight rush, the two were exhausted, quickly find a place to rest, the two walked into a tavern, Yi Wudauntless didn't say a word, quickly ordered wine and food, rushed along the way, the two of them almost never ate any decent meals, and now they have arrived in Xitong County, they must relieve this tired mentality. (To be continued.) )