Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 203: The Emperor? The Emperor is nothing!

Wang Yin had already arrived at the foot of the city, with several shield-bearing soldiers guarding him on both sides.

Something was obviously not right. Si Xingfang's brows were already furrowed. Looking at the people who were slowly being brought up, there were so many familiar faces and Fang Jie's body was thrown right in front of them.

Another soldier stepped forward to cut off Fang Jie's head and placed it on a long pole. This happened not far from the city.

Jiande's garrison commander Du Wei also came to Wang Yin's side...

Si Xingfang also saw it clearly, and said subconsciously: "Qingxi is broken, Jiande is also broken..."

Looking at Li Tianyou standing aside, he was even more shocked. The fierce and vengeful face he had just had now turned into an expression of dumbfoundedness.

The prison van also arrived, and there were soldiers urging Fang La to get off the train and stand still.

This time, Fang La cooperated very well, without any delay, and even took the initiative to look up at the top of the city wall.

On the top of the city wall, Si Xingfang exclaimed, "Holy Lord!"

"Impossible!" Li Tianyou shouted.

The Archbishop was speaking: "Marshal Si, it's me..."

Su Wu did not ride his horse closer, but stood forty or fifty steps behind. When he heard the shouts, he smiled slightly.

Si Xingfang immediately lay down on the parapet, leaned forward to the outside of the parapet, and asked, "Why, Lord..."

Fang La also answered: "Alas... defeated!"

"This..." Si Xingfang's brain seemed to stop working for a moment. He looked at Li Tianyou, and the two looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Wang Yin came down from the city and shouted, "Marshal Si, General Li, the situation is over. Now, only Tonglu and Xincheng are left. Xincheng is besieged by tens of thousands of troops. As for Tonglu, General Su has come in person this time, and tens of thousands of elite troops are also coming to besiege it. That's all..."

When Li Tianyou heard the three words "General Su", he immediately shouted: "Where is Su Wu? Where is Su Wu?"

He really wanted revenge.

Su Wu was so moved by the shout that he actually rode forward and replied, "I am here. What do you want to do?"

Li Tianyou raised his finger and pointed out: "You...give me back my brother's life!"

Su Wu also asked: "Who is your brother?"

"My brother is the great general Li Tianrun!" Li Tianyou was extremely excited, but Si Xingfang on the side was still shocked by what was happening before his eyes.

Su Wu was actually quite puzzled, so he just answered: "Oh? He died? Where did he die? Died in Hangzhou? It's quite interesting, a great general died in battle, but I didn't know about it. I guess the corpse was trampled by thousands of horses and could not be identified. So he died..."

"Do you dare to fight me?" Li Tianyou was already standing on the parapet, looking furious.

Su Wu raised his head and said, "Then come out, and I will fight you!"

Su Wu was serious. Since there was such a deep hatred, there was no room for negotiation. Since he was asking for a fight, he would naturally agree.

Li Tianyou looked around and suddenly came back to his senses. He calmed down a lot and asked again: "Do you dare to fight me?"

For a moment Su Wu thought he had heard wrongly. The war had already reached this point, how could someone still say such things?

There were many soldiers around Su Wu, and they were all laughing.

Si Xingfang didn't say anything for a while. It was obvious that at this moment, he was in a helpless situation and didn't know what to do.

Wang Yin was shouting: "General Li, now that things have come to this, please stop killing people, let our brothers live, and return home safely. Let's end this as soon as possible..."

Li Tianyou also replied: "No matter what, I will avenge my brother!"

Su Wu suddenly replied: "Then you come down first, I will allow you this one fight!"

Even when Su Wu said this, the soldiers on both sides looked at him sideways. Fan Yun had already said, "General, you are so precious, why do you have to fight with this guy?"

Su Wu waved his hands. He didn't want to fight with this man, but he knew that Li Tianyou was obviously not very smart.

Being "smart" can be good or bad. People who are too "smart" are too calculating and easily cowardly.

People who are not "smart" will stick to their own opinions, and may even be very stubborn, or even very loyal.

Obviously, Li Tianyou belongs to the latter, which is very troublesome. Under the current situation, as long as Li Tianyou is in the city, there will be a big obstacle to opening the city and surrendering.

Since Li Tianyou is obsessed with revenge and wants to fight Su Wu alone, then just agree to it and let this guy leave the city first.

But Li Tianyou on the top of the city wall asked: "Are you serious? If I really go down alone, will you really catch me alone?"

Su Wu nodded: "On both sides, there are thousands of soldiers in front of us, how can it be false? I am also famous for my bravery. Since you said that your brother died in my hands and you want revenge, then just come!"

Upon hearing that Su Wu was really going to catch someone alone, Fan Yun immediately turned his horse around and went to the main formation. This matter was of great importance and had to be reported to everyone.

Su Wu watched Fan Yun turn around and did not stop him, and even smiled.

Seeing that Li Tianyou was still hesitating on the top of the city wall, Su Wu shouted again: "Are you coming or not? If you don't come, whether you open the city to surrender or attack the city, you will never have another chance!"

Li Tianyou's face was less angry at this time. He calmed down and said, "General Su, as you said, you are also famous for your bravery. Now that you are the vanguard of the government army, you must be well-known and a good man. Since you agreed to fight me alone, it is even more admirable. Life and death are determined by fate, and I am here!"

Having said that, Li Tianyou turned around and went to arrange the things for the hanging basket.

After a while, many people came to Su Wu's side, including Liu Yanqing, Han Shizhong, Lu Da and others, as well as Xu Guanzhong...

Just look at the crowd gathering around, they must all be here to persuade.

Su Wu raised his hand and said, "No need to persuade me. Since I have agreed, there is no joking in the army. All of you brothers have charged into battle bravely. Today, I will also fight."

After Su Wu said this, he glanced at Xu Guanzhong.

Xu Guanzhong nodded and walked to the side.

Everyone stopped trying to persuade him. Liu Yanqing said, "Since the general has made such a plan, he must have thought it through carefully. I can't say much. The general will win!"

In Liu Yanqing's mind, Su Wu was never a person who would do stupid things.

Su Wu certainly didn't do anything stupid. He knew that Li Tianyou was not strong and even Lu Fang could capture and kill him alone.

Su Wu himself had been in the army for such a long time, and he studied and practiced diligently every day, so his skills had already become quite good.

This is one of them.

Secondly, since there were so many soldiers in front of him, it was also good for Su Wu to enhance his reputation. In order to capture the city without bloodshed, Su Wu fought for the whole army. If a literati saw it, it would be stupid, but the soldiers liked this kind of heroic character.

Thirdly, Su Wu was no fool, so how could he not prepare a backup plan? He gave Xu Guanzhong a hint, and in Su Wu's sight, Xu Guanzhong had already found Hua Rong in person, so the matter was settled.

Just go and fight. If you really get into danger, Hua Rong will surely come to your rescue with his magical arrows.

If Su Wu really wanted to lose, what would be the harm? In the current war situation, losing would not affect anything. As for Su Wu's personal reputation, I just want to ask one question: why did Su Wu agree to be captured alone with the enemy general? Isn't it touching?
Just looking at the top of the city wall, two hanging baskets were coming down, one was hanging Li Tianyou, and the other was hanging a horse.

No one stepped forward, and just asked Li Tianyou to prepare his armor, take his spear and mount his horse.

Su Wu also walked forward with his spear in hand.

Xu Guanzhong stood beside Hua Rong and patted him on the back. Hua Rong nodded, then held the bow in his left hand and touched the quiver at his waist with his right hand.

Su Wu was never a coward. He rode his horse forward a few steps and said, "Li Tianyou, soldiers are bound to die in battle. Your brother died in my battle. You can take revenge if you want. Today, we will fight, but I have something to tell you first!"

"You say!" Li Tianyou had already led his horse over, and the two men stood facing each other twenty steps away.

"Since you have come to the city to capture the enemy, if you win, you can return to the city safely, and my men will not stop you. If you lose, how about your men come out of the city and surrender?"

Su Wu is still playing with people's hearts. He didn't say it just now, and he will say it after Li Tianyou leaves the city.

Of course, Li Tianyou, who is not very "smart", can never beat someone like Su Wu.

Even if he just added this city into the bet, how could Su Wu fight in vain if he was caught alone?
Upon hearing this, Li Tianyou turned around and looked at the top of the city wall, to see Si Xingfang.

Wang Yin immediately spoke up, "I think this is a great idea. It has never been heard of that a commander-in-chief and a general are alone. General Su, because he thinks of your loyalty and filial piety, has agreed to this. How could he not have discussed these matters in advance?"

Fang La also looked up and said, "Marshal Si, is that all?"

There are also Li Tianyou's words: "If I lose, I will die here. I don't have many soldiers and horses under my command. They are all under my brother's command. If I die again, there will be no one left in my Li family, and everyone will surrender!"

If he really died, it would be meaningless to Li Tianyou whether the city still existed or not, and victory or defeat would be even more meaningless.

These words were not only said to the generals under his brother's command, but also to Si Xingfang. The situation had come to this point, and the Holy Duke was already captured. He didn't want to think too much about the Yongle Kingdom. As for what Si Xingfang thought, he couldn't be blamed.

Fang La called out again: "Marshal Si, please respond."

Wang Yin also shouted: "Marshal Si, this way, there will be fewer casualties, and it will still be decent!"

On the top of the city wall, Si Xingfang finally nodded: "Then let's do this..."

Su Wu pulled the reins and said, "Okay!"

Li Tianyou even shouted, "Come!"

The horse suddenly stood up, and Su Wu, riding the black horse on snow, increased its speed in a few steps. With a spear in his hand, Su Wu had already mastered the spear as if it were his own arm after countless battles, not to mention his hard training.

Li Tianyou was also running forward with all his might, but his mount was a head shorter than him. After a few steps, he saw Su Wu's iron spear coming down like a mountain, extremely fast.

Obviously, Li Tianyou was at a disadvantage because he miscalculated the speed of Su Wu's horse, which meant he did not grasp the timing of the two people's encounter.

He just quickly raised the gun to the top of his head to block it. When he did, there was a loud bang and his palm went numb.

Li Tianyou was really not bad. Even though the two horses were in a wrong position, he knew immediately that he should move back and forth. Before he even turned his head, he had already put the spear on his back.

Sure enough, with a clang, Su Wu really turned his horse around and attacked.

The two horses staggered apart, and Li Tianyou became very anxious, for he already knew that Su Wu was very capable!

Just wait until the two horses stop in the distance, then turn around and ride again.

I don't know who shouted first: "The general is mighty!"

Everyone on both sides started shouting, and even the large formation behind them started shouting. The general's mighty voice echoed back and forth, never stopping in the ears.

There were people shouting on the top of the city wall, but their voices were obviously much smaller and were drowned out by the general's mighty voice.

The two horses met several times again, and they fought each other. At this time, Su Wu also realized that this man who could be caught and killed by Lu Fang was actually not a bad person, and not as bad as he had thought before.

Su Wu was not nervous. He just tried to be calmer and take it slow.

But everyone around was extremely nervous, especially Xu Guanzhong, who kept asking Hua Rong while shouting, "General Hua Rong, you must keep a close eye on them. There must not be any mistakes!"

Hua Rong nodded: "Don't worry, Yu Hou, the general is very capable, I can see it clearly, if you really want to fight, my arrow will go there in an instant!"

"Okay, okay, there must not be any mistakes!" Xu Guanzhong reminded again.

Hua Rong just watched intently and saw that Su Wu suddenly changed his fighting tactics. He no longer rode his horses past each other, but when they met, he used his best horse to nudge the enemy general's horse to turn around, so that the two horses could run parallel to each other.

The principle is simple. The two sides can only fight for one or two rounds. If you fight like this, it will be difficult to press forward even if you have the advantage.

With the two horses running side by side, Su Wu naturally had the advantage of being in a commanding position. Li Tianyou not only rode a shorter horse, but he was also much shorter than Su Wu. So, Su Wu was more than a head taller than Li Tianyou. Both of them were wearing armor, so he could just keep hitting and poking them.

Li Tianyou was immediately at a disadvantage again at this point. The more he was at a disadvantage, the more he could only defend himself, and the more he could only defend himself, the more he was at a disadvantage.

From the current perspective, it was General Su who was stealing the show and displaying his prowess.

There were cheers from both sides.

"it is good!"

"The general is mighty!"

"What a great martial artist, General!"

"The general is brave!"

Su Wu became more and more calm, and was less anxious when he had the upper hand. The enemy was gambling with his life, so he would be anxious. The more anxious the enemy was, the calmer he had to be.

How could Li Tianyou not be anxious? It was too late to talk about the difference in horses at this time. He just tried his best to attack Su Wu, even if it meant sweeping Su Wu's waist and abdomen with the butt of his spear.

Su Wu held the spear with both hands in the middle, smashing and blocking at the same time, while the two horses ran in circles.

Not only Su Wu was running, but Hua Rong was also running outside the field. He did not stop his horse, but ran on foot, just to make sure that the general would not be too far away. He could shoot arrows anytime and anywhere.

Just looking at the two horses running side by side, it was always Taxue Wuzhui who was pressing Li Tianyou's mount, and the two horses were forced to go around in a circle.

Su Wu was truly at ease at this time, and was thinking calmly about how to win with one strike.

They had fought for more than twenty rounds. It was time to end it, so they decided to watch Su Wu slowly pull his right leg out of the stirrup and then strike with the spear.

Li Tianyou raised his gun to block again!
Su Wu then swept the spear tip across Li Tianyou's face, but Li Tianyou leaned back and barely dodged it.

Then it was Li Tianyou's turn to attack, and he aimed the butt of his gun at Su Wu's waist and abdomen again, even though it wouldn't do much damage, he still hit hard.

Su Wu tried to block with the butt of his spear, but inexplicably, one of his legs had already been pulled out of the stirrup and he kicked hard to the side.

It's not some amazing skill, it's just an unexpected move. Su Wu was about to kick Li Tianyou a few times earlier, but he waited until this moment to kick him. There is also a difference in strength. Su Wu can kick Li Tianyou when he raises his leg, but Li Tianyou can never kick Su Wu when he raises his leg.

In just a blink of an eye, Su Wu's leg hit Li Tianyou's armpit.

Li Tianyou's body tilted to the side as soon as the sound came. He subconsciously used strength from his waist and abdomen, not wanting to fall off the horse, and even lost his center of gravity. However, he still used his feet to hook the stirrup to gain leverage.

Li Tianyou was really amazing. He did not fall off his horse. He swayed a few times, supported himself on the ground with his spear, and actually sat upright again.

In fact, if you shouldn't sit upright, it doesn't matter if you fall off the horse. The horse is not running very fast. You can roll a few times after falling off the horse, stand up and fight again.

But he refused to get off his horse and forced himself to sit up straight. He just raised his head, but before he could see anything, his eyes went dark.

A solid iron spear hit Li Tianyou's head hard as he was trying to turn over and sit up straight. Sparks flew from his iron helmet, and his eyes went dark, and he fell off his horse.

Li Tianyou rolled on the ground several times. In a daze, he stood up and looked around. His ears were buzzing, and he looked around to see where Su Wu was.

Where is Su Wu?
He was already riding a horse and holding the spear under his armpit. This was the most basic and simplest way to charge.

Li Tianyou, who had just stood up from the ground, also noticed that Su Wu had arrived again, and hurriedly tried to block him with his gun, but he was still in a daze...

There was a scratchy sound, and the horse's speed carried Su Wu. Su Wu's arms stabbed with all his might, with extreme stability, accuracy and ruthlessness.

After stabbing, Su Wu loosened his arm, pulled it back, and rode away on his horse.

Su Wu didn't even look back and just went towards the city gate.

Behind Su Wu was Li Tianyou, whose face was purple and red. He looked down at his chest, and his throat was humming. Then, his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, his body falling.

The shouts and cheers were already resounding throughout the sky. The general was mighty, the general was brave, the general was mighty...

How could the soldiers not have their hearts in their throats just now?
At this moment, his heart fell into his chest again, and he was so excited that he clenched his fists and smashed them into the air, and his feet were also jumping.

Xu Guanzhong patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Hua Rong came back at this time and said with a smile: "Xu Yuhou, this is nothing. In the past, the general was the one who led the way to climb the wall. Why are you so worried about catching a thief alone?"

"Hey, it's a serious matter, a serious matter!" Xu Guanzhong said repeatedly.

Hua Rong turned around, looked at the nearby and distant places, and said, "Look at the army, whether it's the Jingdong Army or the Northwest Army, who doesn't like it?"

Xu Guanzhong forced a smile: "But this time, it's not right, it's really not right!"

"Isn't this settled?" Hua Rong laughed, and he was happy in his heart.

"I can't say much to you..." Xu Guanzhong waved his hand.

But looking at the other side of the city wall, the general raised his hand slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet, and the soldiers from near and far slowly stopped their cheers.

Su Wu looked at Fang La first. Fang La was also looking at Su Wu, but he quickly avoided his gaze.

Looking at Wang Yin again, Wang Yin quickly raised his head and shouted: "Marshal Si, the situation has been decided, open the city, the Holy Lord misses you and wants to meet with you to talk..."

On the top of the city wall, countless people had dazed eyes, as if the Saint’s golden body had been broken and the world had collapsed.

Si Xingfang looked around, spoke for a moment, and then asked, "Holy Lord, are you really going to surrender?"

Fang La nodded and waved upwards: "Forget it..."

"Sigh..." Si Xingfang let out a long sigh, placed his weapon against the parapet, slowly took off his armor, and slowly turned his head.

Su Wu had already turned his horse around and threw the spear to Fan Yun: "Wash it and apply tung oil!"

"Hehe... got it!" Fan Yun was extremely happy. He carried Su Wu's spear on his shoulder, rode his horse and followed Su Wu back to the battle formation. As he walked, he raised his head and looked around, feeling very proud.

Even the soldiers on the left and right, who wouldn't come to see General Su? With warm and eager eyes, they followed General Su away.

Fan Yun couldn't help but say: "The general is extremely brave, invincible in the world, and unmatched in courage!"

Su Wu pretended to be a thief.

Fan Yun was in high spirits: "That's not a little thief! General, I will tell Xiaozhi's mother about this today when I return to Huzhou. In the future, when you give birth to seven or eight sons, tell them all!"

Su Wu turned around and smiled: "You bastard, you keep talking about my mother and giving birth to a son."

What Su Wu said was obviously true, the two of them had been almost inseparable recently, and Fan Yun had been like this recently.

"Hehe, General, don't you miss Madam Meng?" Fan Yun also asked.

Su Wu's smile stopped, he sighed and said nothing.

Fan Yun continued, "General, I heard that Madam Meng is pregnant? I don't know how many months she's been pregnant, and I don't know if we can catch up..."

"Counting it up, it's been more than four months, almost five months." Su Wu answered seriously.

"General, we have been away from home for four months." Fan Yun remembered it clearly.

"Yes, it's time to go home." Su Wu nodded and looked to the north. He was going to get married when he went back. He had Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Meng, a wife, children and a warm bed. Who wouldn't want that?

"It's good to go home! When you go home, you can give birth to sons, more sons. Those who can study can study, and those who can't study can... hehe, become soldiers!" Fan Yun smiled innocently.

There was a creaking sound behind him. Fan Yun turned around and said, "General, the thieves are coming out."

Su Wu did not turn around, but rode his horse forward and returned to the camp. There were already people busy taking care of the aftermath.

After a long time, the big tent was filled with people.

Su Wu looked around and said, "Let's discuss the division of the money. Divide it now to avoid any changes when we get to Xincheng or Hangzhou. I will make the decision and divide it all!"

Liu Yanqing came over with a salute: "General, your loyalty is unparalleled, we will remember it in our hearts!"

"Don't say that, we are all brothers!" Su Wu waved his hand and raised his hand to call Zhu Wu.

Zhu Wu had the account book in his hand and came forward.

Su Wu spoke first: "Everyone, I will not talk about Qingxi's money, and you don't have to ask."

Su Wu was very straightforward, and Liu Yanqing immediately said: "What are you talking about? General, you don't have to say that. Who in the army doesn't know the general's loyalty? The general has never treated anyone unfairly. Just follow the general's instructions and we will respond accordingly!"

Wang Yuan immediately said, "That's right, that's right. General, you are here to tell me your loyalty now, which is a testament to your friendship!"

Liu Guangshi even said: "Brother, please stop saying those embarrassing words!"

Su Wu nodded and gestured to Zhu Wu.

Zhu Wulai said, "The money and property of Jiande City is worth 2.2 million strings of cash. The money and property of Tonglu City is worth about 1.7 million strings of cash. Together, the total is about 3.9 million strings of cash..."

Su Wu said again: "Then I will add another 100,000 strings of cash, making a total of 4 million strings of cash. You and General Yao Pingzhong of Yuezhou and Guan Shengzhi's troops of Hedong can share it."

Then, everyone in the room could be heard gasping for air and making clicking sounds.

Liu Yanqing even said: "This...this...this is too much..."

This is really too much. No matter how to divide it, Liu Yanqing's unit has many people and generals, so he can get at least more than one million strings of cash. Liu Yanqing has never seen such a number in his life of several decades.

Su Wu waved his hands: "Not much, not much. When we go back, weapons, horses, and so on are all expensive!"

Liu Guangshi nodded and said blankly: "Yes, yes... it's a bit too much."

Su Wu also said: "If we take over Xincheng, there will be quite a few of them. We will divide them up when the time comes."

This matter is about to end, and they will meet again on the battlefield tomorrow. Su Wu only hopes that by then he will see the armies of various tribes again, where they will also be equipped with clusters of iron armor, countless craftsmen, and strong horses galloping.

Su Wu's situation has become more and more ambitious now. He still doesn't know what will happen to the Zong family army. Anyway, Su Wu has already regarded these people in front of him as his direct descendants. He is also thinking about Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, and Zhe Kecun...

The young people are about to take the stage, and these young people will definitely be powerful weapons in Su Wu's hands in the future.

As for things like faith and loyalty, Su Wu was not too worried. Many things, when it really came to that point, would inevitably be caught up in the complexity.

Even when Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao mutiny, did all the military commanders in the world agree with him? Obviously not, it was just a coercion.

Wang Yuan said, "Have you forgotten Wuzhou Chief Steward Wang?"

Su Wu smiled and waved his hand: "I have my own arrangements for this matter, I won't forget it."

The soldiers of Wuzhou were the most loyal of the loyal. How could Su Wu treat them unfairly? The division they had now was in the far northwest, where Su Wu could not get his hands on them. In the Liangzhe area, where river and sea transportation were concerned, Su Wu's hands were here.

Wang Yuan nodded: "That's good, that's good..."

Su Wu had already stood up: "Okay, no more words, today we have decided, you guys go and load the goods, once we get to Xincheng and Hangzhou, there won't be any more trouble. Just... keep it a secret, don't tell anyone."

Liu Yanqing nodded repeatedly: "I know, I know..."

Wang Yuan also nodded: "Don't worry, General. I dare not tell anyone."

Liu Yanqing also asked: "General Su, should we divide them according to the number of people?"

Su Wu nodded and said, "Just focus on the number of people in each unit and divide it according to the number of people. As for the other rewards and pensions, I will come back later and the Privy Council will also make the decision."

"Great, great, great!" Although Liu Yanqing was old, he was also excited. This fortune was too huge.

"We will set out again tomorrow and head for Xincheng. I think Wang Xun's troops from Wuzhou should have arrived in Xincheng by now." Su Wu was in control of the overall situation and the movements of all the troops, which was really stressful and laborious.

Liu Yanqing sighed and said: "This is the last battle..."

Su Wu stood up and bowed to both sides: "It's the last battle! Everyone, please sacrifice your lives!"

Everyone stood up and saluted: "We will definitely serve you!"

For a moment, the atmosphere became tense again, and everyone was actually reluctant to leave.

Han Shizhong even said, "Brother, I will write to you more often after we part."

"Okay..." Su Wu nodded, but also smiled: "It's not time to say goodbye yet, you can be pretentious when we say goodbye, haha..."

Liu Yanqing also laughed: "That's right, let's share the money..."

"Manager Liu, please divide it properly..." Su Wu had already stood up and walked out.

Walking out of the big tent and looking around, Su Wu actually felt a sense of accomplishment. The feeling of having thousands of troops in his hands is truly a real enjoyment for a man.

Xu Guanzhong also followed and asked: "General, speaking of it, many of these thieves are really brave and courageous."

"What do you mean?" Su Wu asked with a smile.

"General, many people have surrendered now, from Wang Yin and Pang Wanchun to Si Xingfang... What I mean is, many brave men, whether they are generals or soldiers, are to be brought back to Jingdong. When they return this time, Jingdong should also expand its army..." said Xu Guanzhong.

"This...is okay!" Su Wu nodded.

"But I'm also afraid that they... have bad intentions..." Xu Guanzhong said again.

"It's not difficult. First, select the best confidants of the surrendered generals, and then select some brave and strong people to serve as auxiliary soldiers. Train them strictly, provide them with food and wages, and they will gradually calm down. In the army, there are comrades and layers of military commanders, all of whom are under control. If we fight against foreign enemies, they will not have improper thoughts..."

Su Wu also had his analysis.

"Well, let's try the confidants of the surrendered generals first. If they are not bad, we can select others. How many generals do you want?" Xu Guanzhong asked.

"Now, including the soldiers from Huzhou, there are just under 20,000 of them. I want..." Su Wu raised one hand.

"So many?" Xu Guanzhong was a little surprised. He thought it would be another three to five thousand, but he didn't expect it to be fifty thousand. That means there would be another thirty thousand people. How could Xu Guanzhong not be surprised?
Su Wu nodded and said, "We still need to recruit soldiers from Jingdong. We can't have too many bandit soldiers. Ten thousand is good, and fifteen thousand is the maximum. We'll see how the soldiers from Jingdong are recruited. If it's easy to recruit soldiers from Jingdong, then the bandit soldiers will be used as auxiliary soldiers. If it's not easy to recruit soldiers from Jingdong, then the bandit soldiers will be used as combat soldiers."

Xu Guanzhong was still surprised: "General, so many soldiers..."

"The more the better. Song and Liao will go to war soon. I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses if we go into battle. We must win while maintaining our strength. If we don't have the strength, the Jurchens may be as fierce as tigers and wolves! We have to drive away tigers to devour wolves, and we have to be on guard against tigers..." Su Wu talked about strategy.

Xu Guanzhong was a smart man, so he agreed: "I'm afraid... with so many names, how can the Privy Council complete the list?"

"I'll think of a way..." Su Wu said. Su Wu had thought of many things, which was also Su Wu's ambition. Whether the journey to the capital was smooth or not, as long as he had 50,000 soldiers at hand, he could advance or retreat freely, whether it was a shortcut or a difficult road.

The emperor? The emperor is nothing!

From then on, your destiny is truly in your own hands.

Su Wu has always had a feeling of uneasiness. Only in this way, only if he really had 50,000 soldiers, could Su Wu's uneasiness be cured.

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