From refugee NPC to mythical general

Chapter 96 Testing
The people of Daming Town did not panic because of Huang Gai's arrival. Although Zhuge Liang, Zhang Zhao, Guo Tu and others were still skeptical about Huang Gai's purpose of surrendering, they remained calm on the surface.

It seemed as if Huang Gai had truly come to Daming Town wholeheartedly, and he was diligently helping Zhuge Liang train his soldiers every day.

Early that morning, he found Ning Mengya.

"General Huang, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Huang Gai led Ning Mengya to the military camp for inspection. "My lord, please inspect the results of my training."

Huang Gai was still very polite and was courteous to his lord Ning Mengya.

In the barracks, the soldiers were training in an orderly manner in a square formation. Ning Mengya nodded with satisfaction and said to Huang Gai, "General Huang is amazing! He trained these soldiers in an orderly manner."

Ning Mengya spoke politely, but to be honest, the effectiveness of his training was far inferior to Zhuge Liang's. For some reason, every time Zhuge Liang trained these soldiers, Ning Mengya could clearly feel that the soldiers' morale and combat effectiveness were stronger!
But no matter what, Huang Gai was an eighth-rate general who took the initiative to join her. He was a talent, so Ning Mengya was very polite to Huang Gai.

Huang Gai smiled and said, "My lord, some of your words seem strange to me."

"Oh? What happened to General Huang?"

Huang Gai said: "Most of these soldiers only know General Zhuge but not the lord..."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and glanced at Ning Mengya, but Ning Mengya didn't show any expression, which made Huang Gai feel a little strange.

"My lord wants to dominate the world in the future. What if his soldiers are not loyal to him? General Zhuge is indeed powerful, but his brilliance will inevitably make his soldiers forget the existence of their lord..."

"Well, I don't have any other intentions. I just hope that the lord can come to the military camp more often to inspect and encourage the soldiers when he is free, so that the soldiers will know who the lord of Dameng Town is."

Ning Mengya thought for a moment and said, "General Huang is right."

Huang Gai nodded and said, "My lord, please take your time to inspect. I will go to train the troops first."

"it is good!"

After Huang Gai left, Ning Mengya also left with her hands behind her back.

Looking at Ning Mengya's back, Huang Gai smiled slightly.

The achievements are so great that they shock the lord... The tree stands out in the forest... As long as Ning Mengya plants these seeds, any lord with a little ambition will probably not allow his subordinates to surpass him.

Military power...has always been the most important power of a party!
Losing the military power would mean that her position as the master of Daming Town might be handed over to someone else at any time. No one could hear these words without feeling any ripples in their hearts!
He will plant these seeds for Ning Mengya today, and then he will find a way to let Ning Mengya share power with him after some time... Huang Gai has already thought of all the plans in his mind.

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Inside the meeting hall.

Zhuge Liang, Guo Tu and Zhang Zhao listened to Ning Mengya's words and could not help but become more certain that Huang Gai's purpose for coming here was not pure!

Guo Tu smiled and said, "General Huang is a little too hasty. He hasn't even settled the issue of the two lords of Dameng Town, but he's already trying to divide people's hearts. Haha!"

Zhang Zhao and Zhuge Liang also smiled at each other.

If Huang Gai knew that he was betrayed by Ning Mengya right after what he said to her, he would probably be so angry that his lungs would explode.

At this time, several people were talking about Huang Gai as if they were talking about a clown.

Zhang Zhao thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea. I can try to find out where General Huang is from."

Zhuge Liang asked curiously, "What can I do, sir?"

...Huang Gai has been training in the army these days as usual. Ning Mengya really often comes to inspect the army in person. It seems that the seeds that he planted in Ning Mengya's heart have begun to sprout.

Suspicion and distrust began to appear between them!
"By the way, General Huang."

Ning Mengya found Huang Gai and said, "Come with me to the meeting room later. We need to discuss the attack plan."

Huang Gai was stunned for a moment, and said, "My lord...are you going out to attack now?"

Shouldn't we continue to develop our internal affairs and military strength?
Ning Mengya nodded and said, "Well, we have to send troops to attack other territories now. There are still some towns in the north of Luoyang that we haven't conquered yet. We have been developing for a while, so we plan to take the initiative to send troops to attack other territories... Let's go to the meeting hall first and discuss it together."

Huang Gai said, "Okay!"

Soon, Huang Gai followed Ning Mengya to the meeting hall of Daming Town.

There was a huge map hanging in the meeting room, on which many territories to be attacked were circled.

Zhuge Liang sat in the first seat, with Zhang Zhao and Guo Tu sitting next to him. After Ning Mengya and Huang Gai arrived, Zhang Zhao began to introduce: "We plan to attack these six territories, Changsheng Dynasty, Buzhou Dynasty, and Xianhe Dynasty. These three territories are fifty miles west of Jiming Town, and the distance is relatively close, so the chances of attacking are greater."

Huang Gai hurriedly said: "I heard that we just fought a big battle, and our vitality has not yet recovered. In addition, all places have just entered the reconstruction stage. Isn't it a bit too hasty to take the initiative to invade now?"

"Why not wait for a while until the army is strong and the troops are sufficient before attacking?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "General Huang is wrong. During the reconstruction phase, only Yuhuang Town and Jiming Town need to be rebuilt."

"Our capital has not been damaged at all, and we have sufficient troops. We don't have to worry about food and supplies."

"If we don't take the initiative to attack now, once the enemy develops or recruits stronger generals, it will be much more difficult for us to attack again."

"By then, it will be much more difficult to unify the north, so we shouldn't give our opponents any chance to breathe."

"My Lord, do you agree?"

Huang Gai looked at Ning Mengya, who was silent for a while and said, "General Zhuge is right."

Huang Gai sighed silently.

Zhuge Liang said, "Well, let's decide which of these territories we want to attack first... I suggest attacking the Buzhou Dynasty first."

Huang Gai immediately said: "The Buzhou Dynasty is the farthest from Jiming Town, why not attack the far one instead of the near one? Why not attack the Changsheng Dynasty and the Xianhe Dynasty first?"

Seeing Huang Gai's nervous look, Zhuge Liang really didn't expect that he could identify Huang Gai with just a casual try. He thought he would have to try a few more times.

He glanced at Guo Tu.

Guo Tu smiled and said, "It is because the enemy is far away. As long as we capture it, the other two territories will be within our encirclement and we can take whatever we want."

"What kind of logic is this?" Huang Gai retorted, "My lord, we should start from near and move to far, so that we can be sure of our actions. We should not take risks lightly!"

Zhuge Liang said, "It's settled. We will lead our troops to attack tomorrow. With General Huang here, we will surely be able to defeat them."

"General Huang will set out with me tomorrow!"

Huang Gai looked a little unnatural, and he stammered, "This..."

(End of this chapter)