Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 360: Strong troops, sword pointed at thunder

Zhao Qingxue became pregnant in April last year, and her due date is also February.

Hou Yuxiao got the news about the birth of his son as early as the end of February.

On February [-], Zhao Qingxue gave birth to a fat boy weighing seven pounds and sixty ounces.

Wuji was the name that Zhao Qingxue had discussed with Hou Yuxiao as early as last year. He hoped that his son would grow up smoothly in the future and that evil spirits would have no taboos.

Hou Yuxiao had long been worried about returning home and wished he could fly back to see his son immediately. However, there were still some details to be dealt with in the Nanping Mansion. In addition, he was worried that if he left, the remnants of the rebel party in southern Xinjiang would cause chaos, so he did not go back immediately.

This time Hou Yuduan notified Yue Qianfu and her son to come over. It was nominally to meet the two women, but in fact it was a test of the rebels in southern Xinjiang to see if they dared to cause trouble again after three months of silence. The mother and son only brought a hundred Red Flame soldiers with them on the road. Secretly, Hou Yuxiao and Hou Yuduan were keeping an eye on them. Fortunately, no accidents happened along the way.

This proves that the rebel party in Nanping Mansion really has no strength.

He can also go back!

Of course, before going back, we have to make arrangements for Nanping Mansion.

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The fifth day of March in the year 1332 of the New Yu Calendar

Nanping Fucheng, the main hall of the Hou family

Hou Yuxiao stood at the main seat, and below stood five brothers, Hou Yucheng, Hou Yuduan, and Gao. Among them, Hou Yucheng spoke with a lively eyebrow:
"After the first batch of source blood was distributed, 1200 captains have already taken it, 142 people have directly broken through to the master level from Baodan, 251 warriors from the stellar energy level have broken through, and 382 people have broken through from the first level After breaking through to the Stellar Qi Realm, the remaining 800 or so people, although they have not advanced in cultivation, their talents have greatly improved.

Brother, the effect of this source blood is really incredible! "

It’s no wonder that Hou Yucheng’s eyes were full of joy, his cultivation level improved so quickly, and not just one or two soldiers, but benefited a large number of soldiers. The eldest brother brought out this thing called source blood, which is simply rare in the world.

The Battle of Southern Xinjiang ended last year, with only 12 Red Flame Army left. Hou's military system is one hundred-man team, one thousand-man standard, one ten-thousand-person battalion, and one 10-person town. The corresponding military positions are captain, standard Zheng, commander, captain general.

The Red Flame Army is the strongest elite of the Hou family, and those who can serve as captains in the army are at least at the tenth level of peak cultivation, and even nearly half of them are Gang Qi realm warriors; standard ones are generally Gang Qi realm warriors. Those who are above the second level of Qi, or even the third level, and reach the commander level, must be a master level warrior. As for the generals, they are the three brothers of the Gao family so far, and all three of them are already at the Yuan Dan level.

Before taking the source blood, the 1200 captains of the Red Flame Army had 172 Grandmasters and 482 Gang Qi realm masters. The remaining 540 people were all at the tenth level of peak cultivation. After taking it, they had 314 Grand Master realms and 864 Gang Qi masters. The number of Qi realm warriors increased to 1200, which means that of the entire Red Flame Army's 22 captains, there are only [-] who have reached the tenth level of peak cultivation, and the rest have all broken through to the Gang Qi realm or above.

"Brother, do you still have this source blood? Hurry up and promote it. The Red Flame Army has not expanded in the past six months. It has been a bit inactive and its strength has been greatly reduced. I am worried about how to improve my strength. This source blood is so powerful. If all the remaining 11 soldiers take it, their strength will definitely increase five times...ten times...no, more than a hundred times!"

Hou Yucheng's tone was filled with excitement, and he almost walked to Hou Yuxiao's side. The three Gao brothers had also taken source blood, and their expressions were similar to his. They were all looking forward to Hou Yuxiao coming up with another batch of source blood.

"Second brother, if there were no restrictions on such a good thing, then our Hou family would have dominated the world long ago. You should listen to what the eldest brother has to say first. If there was, what are he waiting for? He would definitely take it out directly! "

After all, it was Lao Wu who was the most sober. Hou Yuxiao nodded slightly and said: "There are not many ways to obtain this source blood, so it is not possible to promote it on a large scale for the time being, but don't worry, I will continue to use it as long as it is available in the future."

One drop of ten thousand good deeds. Of these 1200 drops, he spent 1200 million good deeds. One drop for each of the remaining 11 Red Flame Army, that is nearly 12 billion good deeds. In the past six months, through the creatures of Nanping Mansion, his good deeds and karma were indeed It has increased a lot, but 12 billion is still an astronomical number to him.

This origin blood will definitely be promoted in the army under Hou's command in the future, but the conditions are not yet met. Hou Yuxiao remembered the purpose of calling the five people here today, and hurriedly started to talk about business.

"Second brother, you and Hong Kui have been leading the Annan Army for the past six months. I don't know what the specific situation is. How did you arrange your return to Hexi this time? Tell me!"

When it came to business, Hou Yucheng's expression became more serious, and he raised his hands and said: "The Annan Army was formed from the remaining 20-strong army of the original Hongmiao Army, plus the remaining 90-plus Southern Xinjiang Allied Forces. The initial number was 120 million. In the past six months, the two places have been integrated, and we have recruited only 30 soldiers to join the army. Now the Annan Army has a total of 150 million soldiers, all of whom are above the fifth level. Although the martial arts of Nanping Prefecture has improved in the past six months, the gap with Hexi is still not small. , the entire army has 12123 people who have reached the tenth level of cultivation, and there are even fewer people who have reached the Gang Qi realm, only more than 500 people.

However, the Annan Army has three major commanders, namely Hongping, Hongyuan, and Hongcheng. They are all former commanders of the Hongmiao tribe. They are all Qianyang realm cultivators. There is also Hongkui, a commander in the Xuanyin realm. There are seven Yuan Dan realm masters and 72 Grandmaster realm warriors, [-]% of them are local masters in Nanping Prefecture, and more than half of the [-]% are from the Hongmiao tribe, that is, the people of Hongjue and his son. "

Hearing the personnel structure of the Annan Army, Hou Yuxiao immediately frowned.

Seeing his expression, Hou Yucheng understood and immediately said: "Brother, you can rest assured that the upper ranks of the Annan Army are indeed all red Miao and Nanping local masters. I considered this issue half a year ago and transferred people from Hexi. While observing Hong Kui's performance in the army, based on my current cultivation level in the three realms of Yuan Dan and the personnel structure of the Annan Army, Hong Kui's prestige in the army is far greater than mine. , Not to mention the turmoil within the Annan Army, but also through the chaos in southern Xinjiang, Hong Kui had countless opportunities.

But in the past six months, instead of showing any signs of misconduct, he has helped me control the Annan Army everywhere, and even kept a distance from the original Hongmiao generals in private. In my opinion, the loyalty of Hongju and his son has already Not a problem anymore. "

After hearing these words, Hou Yuxiao nodded. In fact, he was not worried about Hongqiu and his son. The problem was that the Annan Army had 150 million soldiers. It was difficult to guarantee that there would be a mixed bag of good and bad, and there were probably not a few people with different ideas. It is definitely unrealistic to expect them to surrender completely in just half a year.

"It is normal for the soldiers to be difficult to control due to the large number of soldiers. However, as long as Hongqiu and his son can be stabilized and no one takes the lead for those with different ideas, Annan's army will not cause any big chaos. In the past six months, I have asked the two soldiers to take the lead. Brother cooperated and transferred many soldiers from Hexi, pretending to be local warriors from southern Xinjiang, and blended into the Annan Army. In fact, some unstable factors in the army have been sorted out and can be dealt with at any time, but most of these people only talk about it. If you are not angry, as long as it takes a long time, there is a way to change it, so don’t worry, big brother!”

With Lao Wu's words, Hou Yuxiao was truly relieved.

"That's good. Nanping Mansion will be handed over to you first. The Red Flame Army's organizational structure has not been restored yet. The second brother will take the Scarlet Flame Army Zhaoyang Army back to Hexi with me this time. In addition, Hongqiu and his son will also want to Come with me with 100 million Annan troops. On the Nanping side, I will only leave you 50 troops and [-] Red Flame troops. Is that enough?"

In fact, the number of soldiers for the restoration of the Red Flame Army is completely sufficient. Not to mention the ten-level soldiers in the Zhaoyang Army and the Hexi Army, even in the 150 million Annan Army, there are many soldiers who can be used as supplements. Moreover, as long as Hou Yuxiao provides a sufficient amount of source blood, and there will be more and more soldiers who have reached the tenth level of cultivation.

The problem is that the recruitment of the Red Flame Army is related to the teaching of the Code of the Holy Army. The soldiers are not only required to be cultivated, but also their loyalty. The army cannot be expanded indiscriminately. According to past experience, the soldiers have to be brought to Baiye Camp for training. Then we will choose again, so this time Hou Yuxiao returned to Hexi and wanted to take away two-thirds of the Annan Army.

"50 is more than enough. Apart from us in Hexi, the only one bordering Nanping Mansion is Leiyin Temple in the north. According to the news from the third sister, there has been no news from Leiyin Temple. The owners of the four holy places have gone. There is no way that there is no movement in Jianye Mansion. Either Leiyin Temple has blocked the news, or the four people are still staying in Jianye Mansion for some reason and have not taken action. Anyway, Leiyin Temple does not have time at this time. Just leave us alone, brother, just go back without worries!"

After hearing about Leiyin Temple, Hou Yuxiao's pupils flashed with cold light.

Sanniang heard the news about Leiyin Temple from Nanping, and he also saw it.

There are two biggest reasons why he dared to lead his army south this time. One is that the Rakshasa Holy Sect has extended its hand to southern Xinjiang; the other is that the Ziqing Holy Sect conveyed a message to him through his wife Zhao Qingxue, News about Leiyin Temple.

In early July, Wei Xuheng, Xun Mu, Meng Qu, and Jing Yuanxiu, the masters of the four holy places, went to Jianye Prefecture to look for Shitian Buddha in Leiyin Temple.

It was precisely because of this news that Hou Yuxiao dared to take all 70 elites from Hexi to the south. Although in hindsight, he still followed Sikong Yue's way and helped her to help Da Jin defeat Nihan, but Hexi's harvest was not good. Small, with such a large area in southern Xinjiang, half of the Wuxingtian, Hongju and his son surrendered, and even understood the changes that have taken place in the Shenlian in the sea. Compared with the loss of 42 elites, the harvest is definitely rich.

After conquering southern Xinjiang, the Hou family had three prefectures, Xingnan, Hexi, and Nanping, with a population of nearly 5000 million. This scale had already reached the standard of China. If it weren't for the fear of big trees attracting wind, Hou Yuxiao would have announced the merger of the three prefectures. Becoming one, after all, is the best way to enhance the sense of identity of the people of the three prefectures.

When can we establish an alliance openly and honestly?
In the past six months, Hou Yuxiao has thought about this problem more than once.

Because the Yunlan Ancient River is to the north, the threats to the Hou family are only from the east, west and south. Now that the southern border has been resolved, only the east and west sides are left. King Wuwei on the east side has the support of the Ziqing Holy Sect and is still fighting with Wan Jian Sheng. Zong Dou's main focus will definitely be on Xuzhou for the time being, which is not a problem for the time being, so for the Hou family, the only thing that needs to be worried about is the Leiyin Temple in the west, entrenched in Jianye Prefecture.

It just so happens that Leiyin Temple is in a difficult time right now!
According to Hou Yuxiao's speculation, the owners of the Four Holy Lands went to Jianye Mansion to find Shi Tian, ​​definitely for Lin Xuangan's Shenzong treasure map fragment, although so far, he has not received any news from Jianye Mansion. , but Leiyin Temple is in trouble, he is sure.

In the past six months, Hou Yuxiao has worried more than once that Leiyin Temple will solve the problem of the Shenzong Treasure Map. He has sent letters back to Hexi again and again, telling Sanniang to keep an eye on the situation in Jianye Mansion. Fortunately, so far, There is still no news from Leiyin Temple.

If there is no news, that is the best news!

Hou Yuduan said that there was a problem with Leiyin Temple wanting to cause trouble in Hexi.

A cold light gradually appeared in Hou Yuxiao's eyes. Since Leiyin Temple has not solved the problem of the owners of the four holy places for more than half a year, it is not that Hexi is afraid that they will cause trouble, but that Leiyin Temple is afraid that Hexi will find trouble with them. .

It would be a pity not to take advantage of the troublesome autumn wind of the masters of the Four Great Sacred Lands to eliminate the time bomb of Leiyin Temple in one fell swoop.

He returned to Hexi this time, firstly, to speed up the restoration of the Red Flame Army's organizational structure and make up for the losses six months ago; secondly, to expand the Hou family's current armaments.

The New Deal has been implemented in Nanping Prefecture for half a year. Through the military registration order, Hou Yuduan has almost figured out the situation of warriors in the whole prefecture. When he returns to Hexi and the three prefectures recruit troops at the same time, the Hou family will definitely be able to pull out one , an army far larger than half a year ago.

The purpose of expanding armaments is of course the Leiyin Temple in the west.

"Second brother, you and Gaochang Long and Gao Changhu will set out tomorrow morning with the army. Fifth child, you and Gaochang Bao will lead 50 Red Flame Army and [-] Annan Army and stay in Nanping Mansion. Remember, on the third day of April, Recruitment has begun in an all-round way. When the time comes, all the expanded soldiers of the Annan Army will be sent to the Baiye Camp in rotation and handed over to the second brother for training. They will form combat effectiveness by the end of this year at the latest.

If I want to keep these three prefectures together, or even continue to expand the territory, I, the Hou family, must have an army that is far more powerful than before! "

The three brothers Hou Yucheng, Hou Yuduan and Gao all looked excited and bowed in unison.

"yes, Sir!"

"Obey, Patriarch!"

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The sixth day of March in the year 1332 of the New Yu Calendar

Hou Yucheng, Gao Changlong, and Gao Changhu personally led one million Annan troops, plus 18 Chiyan troops and [-] Zhaoyang troops, and embarked on the road back to Hexi. Such a large-scale troop mobilization naturally alarmed everyone. Shao Nanping Mansion people.

There are more than 3000 miles from Nanping Fucheng to Hexi Fucheng, and 1208 million people march together. Even if it is the fastest, it will take at least nearly 20 days to complete.

Hou Yuxiao did not accompany the army. He was thinking about his son who had been born for more than 20 days. He was eager to return home, but he could not wait for so many days. In addition, Nanping and Hexi were already connected, and there was no threat from the army, so he simply went He took Hongqiao and his son to set off first.

(End of this chapter)