Start with a red name

Chapter 172 Straight Road Concept, Recruiting New Members at the Front

The moment Geng Xuan saw the small wooden barrel, he was stunned.

After a while, he remembered that this small wooden barrel was the standard measuring tool that he had forced to be specified in order to facilitate the preparation of medicine!

At first, Geng Xuan just handed the wooden barrel to Wang Lu.

Because of this, Ding Yong, who was also witnessing the scene at the time, argued with Wang Xun.

Soon, Luo Qing realized the special significance and important value of this wooden barrel.

It was taken away from Wang Xi and put into the public treasury.

Because of this small wooden barrel.

In the Giant Bear Gang, all data related to volume, weight, and length have standard basis.

——A bucket of water has a volume of one liter and a weight of one kilogram. If you put the water into a cube of appropriate size, the side length of which is one decimeter. Ten decimeters is one meter, and one decimeter is ten centimeters.

Originally, this was only used for the logistics management of the Giant Bear Gang.

Now, according to the first pigeon message sent back by Luo Qing and others after they arrived at Santongji and reunited with Liang Wenying, Peng Ke and others at the Wufang Camp.

The first thing Luo Qing did was not to seize power, nor to discuss the specific preparations for river dredging with Liang Wenying, Peng Ke and others, but to promote the standard unit in the Wufang Camp.

According to Luo Qing's explanation, this seems to be a useless effort, but it can lay the most solid foundation for the advancement of various subsequent affairs.

Apart from anything else, huge value can be played in the preparation, design and production of a large number of diverse tools.

At the end of the pigeon message, Luo Qing specifically requested that Geng Xuan and his large group must bring the wooden barrel with them when they headed to Santongji.

He planned to gather together all the craftsmen from various industries in the Five Workshops who had the most experience, were the ones who were implementing the standard units, had the greatest resistance, and were the group that Luo Qing most wanted to break through.

——Carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, bricklayers, potters, tailors, bamboo weavers, kiln workers, etc.

With the personal participation and witness of all of them, a more accurate measurement of weight, volume and length units was made.

But now, this wooden barrel emits a unique "ripple" that is different from other "dead objects".

Like the "Overlord's Last Finger", it has many characteristics that only "living things" possess.

"Is it so special? Or did I choose it as a standard measuring tool and give it special meaning, which makes it special?"

Naturally, this thought came to Geng Xuan's mind.

And the moment this thought came to his mind, the answer came to his mind.

Geng Xuan was very sure that the choice of this wooden barrel was a spur of the moment decision.

The final selection of this barrel was also a random thing.

Before this, it was just an ordinary item among the many utensils provided by Wanfufang, and there was nothing special about it.

Its special meaning was given at the moment when it was singled out by him.

Therefore, regarding the "ripples" with peculiar characteristics emitted by the wooden barrel, Geng Xuan's judgment is more inclined to believe that the changes occurred after he gave it special meaning.

Before that, it was no different from other wooden barrels in Changpingfang.

“So, it is the special meaning, or the special value, that gives it the special ‘ripple’ characteristics?”

“Both meaning and value are subjectively attributed by people.

So can we say that people’s ideas can change certain characteristics of things? !”

It was a logical deduction, but the result made Geng Xuan feel incredible for the first time.

Compared to those cultivation methods and the various magical abilities of the Nine Streams of Secret Arts, this discovery shocked Geng Xuan the most.

For the first time, he realized that the most basic rules of this world might be fundamentally different from those in his previous life.

"Uh... not necessarily. Wasn't there also a mysterious observer effect in the previous life?"

Geng Xuan worked hard to eliminate his inner discomfort and accepted the existence of this "underlying rule".

Then, he continued thinking along this line of thought.

Naturally, several questions popped up in his mind.

“If this barrel really becomes special only after people give it special meaning.

Then there should be many things in this world that have this kind of specialness."

His arsenic is mine honey.

What seems ordinary to others may have unique meanings in the eyes of some people.

The value is unparalleled.

A broken bowl, a poorly made doll, a tattered piece of clothing...

In the hearts of certain people, it may be the most precious thing in the world.

Even a pile of dog shit has unique meaning and great value in the eyes of farmers.

Therefore, if "human concepts" really have the ability to change the nature of things.

Then there must be many things in this world that have "special ripples" like the wooden barrel.

At that time, if this is really the case, it should no longer be called "special".

This is obviously inconsistent with what Geng Xuan observed.

“Is there a requirement on the number of people?

The subjective endowment of a family, a small group, or a small range cannot reach a certain "baseline"?
And the Giant Bear Gang and the nearly 100,000 people in the Wufang Camp meet the minimum requirement in terms of numbers?"

Geng Xuan thought so in his heart.

But soon, he felt that this was still not convincing enough.

This will certainly filter out most things.

However, only most of them can be screened out, not all of them.

Finally, only one barrel is revealed.

Not to mention those far away, just the cartloads of weapons he inspected along the way, many of which were extremely famous and well-known, and were all endowed with special significance and great value.

For example, the Xuanyou iron armor, the copper-framed iron-backed bow, and many other similar weapons.

In terms of Kyushu, the size of the group that gives them special value is far larger than this barrel.

But Geng Xuan did not see any "special ripples" like those on the wooden barrels on these weapons.

The thoughts in his mind could not help but undergo another iteration.

"In addition to the element of 'human mind', it is likely that the object itself must have some kind of particularity, or even uniqueness."

Geng Xuan thought about the meaning that he had given to this wooden barrel.

Suddenly, he had an idea and thought of the "Finger of the Overlord" hidden in the cutting knife.

It also has a special "ripple".

As for Overlord’s life, leaving aside other things, the fact that he was the first to open the “unparalleled innate door” made him extremely special, even unique.

His reputation in Kyushu is so great that he is the only one who can be compared with Emperor Yuan in the past five hundred years and stand at the pinnacle of Kyushu's reputation.

“If it is really the combined effect of these two that gives a thing its special properties.

So, are the special functions of the Overlord's remains inherent characteristics?

Or is it like this wooden barrel, which only acquires this magical property after being endowed with the ‘human mind’?”

Such a question arose in Geng Xuan's mind.

Because there were too few clues, he had no answer in his mind.

Looking at this ordinary wooden barrel, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Geng Xuan's mind like a kaleidoscope.

At this moment, Hong Quan, who was directing the gang to carry supplies, came to Geng Xuan and saw him staring at the wooden barrel.

He couldn't help but smiled and said to Geng Xuan:
"Boss, your hand is truly a Midas Touch.

At the beginning, he just pointed out the most valuable treasure to us with just a simple gesture."

"The first treasure?" Geng Xuan looked at Hong Quan with a puzzled look on his face.

Hong Quan said:
"You may not know this yet, but Luo Qing sent me a special pigeon message.

The letter repeatedly stated that it didn't matter if other things were left out, the most important thing was to take the small wooden barrel with you.

He also told me to be extremely careful during the transportation process.

Can't knock it, can't touch it.

As a result, I didn't dare to ask anyone else to move it, so I moved it out of the warehouse by myself and put it carefully in the car.

It is surrounded by soft cushions and silk cloth, for fear that it will be scratched even a little bit on the road.

You say, with this kind of treatment, isn't this the most precious treasure of our Giant Bear Gang?"

"So, it does count." Geng Xuan nodded.

As the two were talking, they saw a carriage approaching from the entrance of Wanfufang.

The driver was none other than Cheng Hui, who was arranged by Geng Xuan to go to Kangleji.

Cheng Hui quickly stopped the carriage near Geng Xuan and Hong Quan, saluted Geng Xuan with his arms crossed, and immediately reported:

"Boss, Master Fan has already agreed to help our Giant Bear Gang take care of their families."

Cheng Hui paused and continued:

“At first, Master Fan was a little unhappy.

However, when I told him the explanation you gave me, he immediately agreed."

Geng Xuan nodded and took the opportunity to assign a new task to Cheng Hui.

“Yes, please ask Wanfufang for assistance to safely and securely move the families of Lifang to Kangleji.

This matter is also handed over to you to handle, is there any problem?"

Cheng Hui shouted: "No problem!"

As he spoke, seeing that the gang leader's eyes had shifted to the carriage behind him, Cheng Hui hurriedly said:

“Boss, after negotiating with Master Fan, I went to find Master Gu.

The six sets of armor and the damaged weapons you brought with you have all been repaired.

He said that it had just been repaired and he was planning to deliver it to us personally at dawn.

...I checked it myself and there are no problems.

There is no difference from the new one.”

Geng Xuan said with satisfaction: "Not bad, then put them in the carriage that is used to store armor and weapons."

Cheng Hui nodded, but did not urge the carriage forward. Instead, he said quickly:
"Boss, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

Geng Xuan was a little curious, because he remembered clearly that he had only told Cheng Hui two things.

Why do so many things happen when I go to Kangleji?
Cheng Hui said:
"I went to visit Master Gu, and the armor and weapons that had just been repaired had not yet been put into storage and were being placed in the forging workshop.

When Master Gu took me to get them, I saw many discus piled up in the corner of the workshop.

Apart from the rougher outline and the lack of a handle, it is not much different from a real shield.

I asked a few questions out of curiosity.

Master Gu said that those were the leftover materials from when they were making Xuanyou Iron Armor for the Wu family of Anleji..."

At the beginning, the Wu family searched everywhere for a master blacksmith and raised funds for the Xuanyou iron armor from various sources.

The order was rushed and the money was paid promptly.

Master Gu wanted to forge more in the shortest time.

Except for the key forging, which he was personally responsible for, he assigned other more basic processes to various iron shops in Kangle Group that had the ability to forge weapons.

After they have completed the basic forging, they will gather with Master Gu, who will carry out the final and most important forging.

This method greatly increased the number of Xuanyou Iron Armor produced.

But on the other hand, after his strict screening, there was quite a lot of "waste" that did not meet the quality standards.

However, to call it waste is only based on the high standards of Xuanyou Iron Armor.

The fact is, every piece of scrap has been forged and refined by skilled craftsmen at least hundreds of times.

Moreover, the materials used are all top quality.

In order to make it easier for Master Craftsman Gu to forge it into the shape of armor, when it was delivered to him, it had already been forged into a "discus" of uniform thickness.

Compared with the Xuanyou Iron Armor, these "discus" are naturally unqualified products.

But if the standard is lowered a little, its quality will not only be as good as that of ordinary weapons, but will even be much better.

Such a good thing certainly cannot be thrown away or directly forged into ordinary iron products.

However, if they are forged into other weapons, these forged "discus" will be more time-consuming and labor-intensive than the raw materials that have not undergone any forging process, and the cost will outweigh the benefits.

For this reason, these "discus" have been placed in the corner of Gu Dajiang's workshop, gathering dust until now.

"...I've learned that if we just add a handle, it would be very convenient.

With the cooperation of other forging craftsmen in Kang Le Ji, everything can be done in half a day."

Cheng Hui reported in detail the unexpected discovery he made at Gu Dajiang's workshop.

Geng Xuan seemed to be thinking about something. He looked at Hong Quan, who had bright eyes, and asked, "What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Hong Quan nodded quickly and said:

“We can take it all down.

Moreover, when the Wu family of Anleji was looking for more than just Master Gu from Kangleji.

There should be similar situations among the master craftsmen in the surrounding markets.

There should be a lot of similar 'waste', and we can definitely take it all down."

Prior to this, during the Green Ripple Garden operation, Hong Quan had taken the opportunity to propose a suggestion to guide the members of the Giant Bear Gang from fighting on their own to fighting in a military formation.

To guide this change, a key point is to increase the defensive capabilities of the army.

Compared to the high-quality armor that everyone wears, which also hinders movement.

A better way is to increase the number of practitioners who specialize in practicing shield defense skills.

This not only gives the entire army greater mobility and more possibilities, but is also more economical.

——Among the more than 400 skills that the Giant Bear Gang obtained from various channels, there are also several shield defense and shield attack skills.

But they are either "antiques" passed down from one or two hundred years ago, or they are martial arts techniques passed down from other states.

With the current atmosphere in Yuanzhou, not many people practice this kind of martial arts which has some "self-sacrificing" attributes.

Even if someone practices it, they will not regard it as the core focus.

After the Green Ripple Garden operation was over, Hong Quan, who was authorized by Geng Xuan, directly selected people who were willing to "change jobs" in this direction from among the existing gang members and a group of captives who had been determined to be the next batch to join the Giant Bear Gang.

As the first batch of professional soldiers in the Giant Bear Gang, preferential treatment is inevitable.

Therefore, there are quite a few people who are willing to respond to Hong Quan's call.

The biggest problem is the lack of sufficient high-quality shields.

Obviously, Cheng Hui also kept this situation in mind.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to so keenly discover such an opportunity when he went to the workshop with Master Gu.

The Xuanyou Iron Armor can withstand attacks from the Bone Refining Realm for a while.

Even though the quality of those "waste materials" was a little worse, they were still much higher than the "high quality" that Hong Quan had originally expected.

Geng Xuan looked at Cheng Hui with an approving look on his face and said:

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness. You did a good job on this.

...Then, you will be responsible for the follow-up contact with Master Gu.

There are other big craftsmen in the surrounding markets. If there are similar opportunities, you can also take a look. "

"Yes."

Cheng Hui responded happily. After completing the task, he left Wanfufang without staying for long and headed towards Kangle Market.

……

When the sun of the 29th rose from the horizon of the eastern wasteland.

One hundred and seventy-seven Xuanyou horses led a huge convoy out of Wanfufang and galloped towards the direction of the rising sun.

Before setting off, Geng Xuan consulted with Fan Hongsheng, Wei Wanzong and others and borrowed all the ninety-seven Xuanyou horses and ninety-seven sets of Xuanyou armor that were sold to them.

The reason is simple. The Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, which is already limited in number, can only bring greater value when they are concentrated and used.

Moreover, from another perspective, at this time, the pressure on the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry will be greater and more dangerous.

It must be the enemy's first target to be attacked.

Moreover, Geng Xuan has promised that after the war, he will return the corresponding number of Xuanyou horses and armor.

After a brief discussion, Balijiafang agreed to "lend out" all the Xuanyou horses and armor.

……

Just as Geng Xuan and his men left, Bajiafang also began a major operation.

On the one hand, the residents of the other seven Lifang all went to Yonghefang, which had the best geographical location and was the easiest to defend and difficult to attack.

Then, two thousand soldiers were recruited from the nearly 20,000 residents of the eight villages.

Among them, one thousand will guard Yonghefang, and the other one thousand will set out this afternoon and march overnight to Santongji.

Because the eight villages had already been fully mobilized many days ago.

The annual autumn hunting also gives each workshop rich practical experience in this regard.

Act very quickly.

But it doesn't seem chaotic, everything is in order.

At the same time, the neighborhood can also allocate sufficient manpower, and under the coordination of Cheng Hui, all the families of the Giant Bear Gang currently living in Wanfufang will be relocated to Kangleji.

Before leaving, Geng Xuan took out 7,200 taels of silver from the inventory and handed it to Cheng Hui.

After the negotiation between Cheng Hui and Gu Dajiang, Gu Dajiang will transform those "discus waste" into 120 shields when the 1,000 soldiers from Bafang set out this afternoon.

After a more detailed discussion with Yu Hongquan, Cheng Hui made more requests of Gu Dajiang.

It's not just about adding a grip, but also about making appropriate adjustments to the size and outer contour of each shield.

Because of the increased requirements, and the fact that these shields themselves are made of very solid materials and workmanship.

In the end, Cheng Hui negotiated the deal with Gu Dajiang at the price of sixty taels per shield.

After Cheng Hui got these shields, he went to Santongji together with Fan Hongsheng, Wei Wanzong and others.

……

Because the horses pulling the carriage were all Xuanyou horses, Geng Xuan and his party moved very quickly after leaving Wanfufang.

If they were not worried about running too fast and breaking the carriage apart, the team pulling the carriage would be faster than the Yuanzhou horses running at full speed. At noon, when the team stopped to rest.

The journey of four or five hundred miles has already been completed more than half.

Naturally, Yixianxia had long been left far behind by them.

Geng Xuan sat on the shaft of the carriage, chewing some dry food while looking far away towards the west side of the Yixian Gorge. He said to Hong Quan beside him:

“After the silted-up section of the Zhushui River is cleared, we can consider widening and straightening the Yixian Gorge.

This section of road has too many twists and turns and is too narrow in many places, which seriously affects traffic.”

“…The workload of this project won’t be smaller than dredging a river, right?” Hong Quan said after a moment of silence.

In fact, what he really wanted to say was, is this necessary?
However, saying this is too disrespectful to the gang leader.

So, before he finished speaking, Hong Quan changed his words in time.

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "If we want to achieve the standard I have in mind, the amount of work will be much greater than dredging the Zhushui River."

"What is your standard?"

Hong Quan, who felt that his gang leader had entered "rough mode" again, still honestly played his role of supporting actor.

"Tell me, if the Xuanyou Horse becomes popular in Yuanzhou, or even Jiuzhou, what will be the biggest obstacle to its passage?"

"What is it?" Hong Quan asked.

But he thought to himself that this was simply impossible.

Xuanyou Horse's appetite is much larger and more delicate than that of a human.

The per capita fine food rations in Kyushu must be several times more than it is now to support such a situation.

is it possible? !
Geng Xuan didn't know what Hong Quan was thinking, and even if he knew, it wouldn't matter. He just expressed the thoughts that came to his mind when he passed through Yixian Gorge just now.

At this moment, he was not only talking to Hong Quan, but also taking the opportunity to sort out his thoughts.

“There are two biggest obstacles.

One, this is it. ”

As he said this, he dodged the shaft of the cart under him with his feet.

"Carriage?" Hong Quan asked.

“Well, one is the problem of quality and workmanship, and the bigger problem is the design and materials, which makes it impossible for these carriages to run very fast.

Now that the problem has been found, it is easy to solve it.

In the short term, improve quality and workmanship standards.

But in the end, a completely new carriage must be designed that can accommodate higher speeds and heavier loads.”

“The second obstacle is this road.

Rugged and bumpy.

There are many sections of the road that are barely passable, with no drainage and no leveling.

Another problem is that many sections of the road are too winding. Even though the road is not long and you can see a section of it at a glance, you have to take many detours to find a passable route.

This not only increases the actual mileage, but also makes it impossible to increase the speed.

So, level the roads, harden them, straighten them, increase drainage, and manage them effectively.

Plus a new carriage adapted to higher speeds.

With the strength and stamina of the Xuanyou horse, even if it is pulling a carriage, it can still run at a speed close to its peak."

That is a speed of 70 to 80 kilometers per hour.

In Geng Xuan's opinion, as long as Xuanyou Horse can fully display its "talents".

For Kyushu now, it is completely sufficient.

There is no need to wait until the Industrial Revolution.

Whether it is designing a new carriage or improving the road conditions in the world, Jiuzhou can accomplish it with its current capabilities.

There is no need for any revolutionary innovation at all, just the ability to mobilize enough manpower.

Having said this, Geng Xuan has already shut his mouth.

In his mind, he had already come up with a new idea that was even more advanced than what he had described to Hong Quan.

That is to completely combine the "car" and the "road" with tracks.

Let two obstacles become one.

No iron rails are needed, wooden rails are sufficient.

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan seemed to have discovered something interesting.

"Hey, it seems that Emperor Yuan didn't build a straight road.

Is it because there were no Xuanyou horses at the time, or do you think it is unnecessary? "

……

After a short rest, the team continued its journey eastward.

At around three or four in the afternoon, Geng Xuan and his party arrived at Santongji.

In Santongji, there is only one master who is in the early stage of marrow refining.

All other powerful people in the Marrow Refining Realm were transferred to Qingyuanji by Fang Jintang.

This man, who was in the early stage of marrow refining and was in charge of Santongji, was one of Fang Jintang's confidants. He was forcibly detained by Geng Xuan for nearly ten days.

At this moment, he was more respectful to Geng Xuan than to Fang Jintang.

"Wu Yi, who originally expected to complete the integration tomorrow, led all his soldiers out of Baiyuanji at noon today and slowly advanced towards Qingyuanji.

Although the Grand Master had already led people to Qingyuanji to set up defenses, in order to prevent accidents, he still urgently pulled all the marrow refining realms in Santongji over, leaving only me to guard Santongji."

After understanding the situation, Geng Xuan let the team rest for a while in Santongji. After Luo Qing and others from Wufang Camp arrived and joined them, they continued to set off towards Qingyuanji.

At around six o'clock in the afternoon, Geng Xuan and his party bypassed Qingyuanji and arrived at a huge camp nearly ten miles north of Qingyuanji.

Although they were on the defensive, neither Qi Mingcheng nor Fang Jintang stayed in Qingyuanji for passive defense. Instead, they set up their camp ten miles north of Qingyuanji.

They showed an attitude that they were not afraid of confronting Anleji and Baiyuanji in the wild.

When Geng Xuan and his party arrived, Qi Mingcheng, Fang Jintang, and a group of powerful marrow-refining masters from Qingyuanji and Santongji all gathered at the entrance of the camp to welcome them.

Among them, many people have just learned of their existence.

There was shock, curiosity and inquiry in his eyes.

Seeing Geng Xuan and his group coming, Fang Jintang and Qi Mingcheng, who had originally had serious expressions, suddenly relaxed a lot.

After welcoming Geng Xuan into the tent, Fang Jintang said directly:
“Originally, we thought that Wu Yi would have to wait until at least tomorrow to complete the integration of Baiyuanji’s power.

Unexpectedly, he finished it a day ahead of schedule.”

Geng Xuan smiled and said, "It is normal to have some errors. We cannot expect the enemy to follow our pace in everything."

Fang Jintang shook his head and said:

"It's not a mistake. We just didn't expect that Wu Yi had another source of power besides Anleji and Baiyuanji."

"Oh? Another source of power?"

"A team hired from Yuanjing. According to some information we have learned, the size of this team is about 500 people.

Those with the lowest level of cultivation are at the Blood Refining Realm.

Among them, there are at least five in the early stage of marrow refining and one in the middle stage of marrow refining.

This is almost equivalent to the power of another bazaar!

It is precisely because of the emergence of this force that not only was Wu Yi able to complete the integration of Baiyuanji's power ahead of schedule, but the power under his command also far exceeded our previous estimates.

We have to deal with not the full force of two markets, but three!"

Fang Jintang, who said this, as well as Qi Mingcheng next to him and other marrow refining masters in the two markets, all had solemn expressions on their faces.

Compared to the increase in the opponent's strength, Geng Xuan was more curious about another point, "Hiring people from Yuanjing? That would cost a lot of money, right?"

Fang Jintang nodded and said:

“It is said that Wu Yi sold off many of the Wu family’s properties in Yuanjing at a low price for this purpose.

In order to invite those people in the Marrow Refining Realm, they even directly used Yuanjing’s shops and houses as rewards.”

Geng Xuan nodded.

It seems that Wu Yi's determination to avenge his son is so strong that it even outweighs the consideration of the overall interests of the Wu family.

If we look at it from the perspective of the overall interests of the Wu family, Wu Yi's decision is undoubtedly very unwise.

Being able to take root in Yuanjing is the ultimate dream of almost all Yuanzhou people.

Many families and forces have worked hard elsewhere for their entire lives, or even for several generations, just to own a suite in Yuanjing.

Now, in order to increase his chances of revenge, Wu Yi took the initiative to retract his hand that had already successfully reached Yuanjing.

Regardless of success or failure in this revenge, the Wu family has already lost.

"You guys are well-informed." Geng Xuan said.

Fang Jintang said:

"Although Wu Yi has increased his vigilance, small-scale information exchanges are simply impossible to prevent."

Having said that, Fang Jintang paused and glanced at the several marrow refining masters from Santongji and Baiyuanji nearby.

No one else could see his action, but Geng Xuan, who was standing opposite him, saw it clearly.

Fang Jintang paused and said:

“It’s pretty much the same here.

Regardless of whether Wu Yi knew of your existence before, from the moment you appeared in Santongji, it was impossible to hide this matter anymore."

Geng Xuan understood that Fang Jintang was reminding him that not only might someone in Santongji and Qingyuanji betray their information, but also pass it on to Wu Yi.

Even the two chairmen who were present and gathered by them could not all agree with them.

Maybe after this meeting, someone will find a way to sell their existence to Wu Yi.

This is very difficult to defend against.

Speaking of this, Fang Jintang felt helpless.

According to his and Qi Mingcheng's suggestions, they hoped that when Geng Xuan brought people here, he would not appear directly in Santongji and Qingyuanji.

Instead, they stationed themselves in the wilderness where no one noticed them and only sent people to pass on messages.

If there is anything urgent, they will naturally come to see him.

In this way, it can have the effect of a surprise attack.

These nearly two hundred Xuanyou Iron Cavalry suddenly rushed out at the most needed and critical moment.

It not only exceeded the expectations of Wu Yi and others, but also exceeded the expectations of people in Santongji and Qingyuanji.

If Geng Xuan really listened to their advice.

Even though the force Wu Yi mobilized exceeded their initial expectations, they were confident that they could secure victory in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Geng Xuan did not follow their advice.

Not only did he lead his team directly to Santongji, he also blatantly brought people into this camp, which is the front line of confrontation with the enemy!

However, they did not know that the "Giant Bear Gang Leader" whom they relied on as their strongest backer did not need a quick victory that would crush everything in their path.

If the power displayed by their side on the battlefield was too strong, the enemy would be defeated or surrender within two rounds.

For Geng Xuan, this was almost an outcome worse than failure!

Yes, worse than failure!

Start with the first-line gorge layout.

What Geng Xuan wanted most was not victory, but——

dead.

The more death, the better.

It's not that he regards human life as worthless.

Rather, these overly large, unproductive groups of practitioners themselves are the biggest obstacle for Jiuzhou to end chaos and restore order.

Fang Jintang paused for a moment and continued:
"Right now, Wu Yi is leading a force of nearly 1,500 soldiers, and they are setting up camp about 15 miles to the north.

Just a while ago, he personally led a group of Xuanyou cavalry to spy outside our camp.

If nothing unexpected happens, Wu Yi will formally launch an attack on our camp tomorrow."

Geng Xuan asked in surprise:

"Wu Yi personally led a troop of Xuanyou cavalry?"

Fang Jintang explained:

“It is understood that the Wu family obtained 240 Xuanyou horses at the beginning of this year.

In addition to the damaged ones, there are also these that have gradually fallen into your hands. He should have more than fifty horses in his hands now."

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "In that case, let's not delay any longer and go to the training ground now."

Fang Jintang and Qi Mingcheng looked at each other, and once again felt that the actions of "Boss Su" were beyond their comprehension.

At this time, shouldn't the most important thing to do be to rest hard and prepare for tomorrow's fierce battle?

After traveling hundreds of miles, instead of taking the time to rest, he had to continue to work hard.

Both of them felt that working for the Giant Bear Gang was really tiring.

Not only the body is tired, the mind is even more tired.

Geng Xuan didn't care what Fang Jintang, Qi Mingcheng and others thought.

He brought all the members of the Giant Bear Gang and the "prospective members" who were about to become members of the Giant Bear Gang and quickly came to the spacious training ground.

The composition of these "preparatory gang members" is very complex.

Among the captives in Yixianxia, some of them had officially joined the gang in the wild outside Fengzefang before the Yueluyuan operation officially began.

However, there is still a large number of people who have not joined the gang.

In addition, there were a larger number of more than a hundred light cavalry who were "taken over" from Fang Jintang.

Some of them joined the gang urgently in Yueluyuan, but more of them were always confined in Wanfufang.

Geng Xuan did not release Fang Jintang and Qi Mingcheng back to Santongji just because they showed their sincerity in taking a clear stand.

Another part is the people who were taken away from Baiyuanji by Feng Yu and others.

This group of people did not follow Feng Yu and Geng Xuan to Kangle Village, but instead stayed in the Wufang Camp.

Earlier, Geng Xuan led his team to Santongji, and these people rushed here with Luo Qing and others to join them.

In addition, there is another part of people who followed the footsteps of Sheng Xiang and Gu Yuqun, following them all the way from Wanpingji in Yueluyuan to Wanfufang in Kangleji, and then followed them all the way from Wanfufang to this place.

The number of these people varies, and their strength levels vary.

All together, there are three hundred and sixty-eight people.

Originally, there were many rangers from Yueluyuan who were deeply involved in the grain transportation in Yueluyuan, and they also sincerely expressed their desire to join the Giant Bear Gang.

But after silently calculating the size of the people joining the gang this time, Geng Xuan still refused.

Although, he didn't mind the fact that the Giant Bear Gang was a mixed bag and had many factions.

However, for an organization to expand, some basic principles must still be followed.

In the current Giant Bear Gang, excluding him, there are only seventy-seven gang members in total.

It was said that all the gang members were brought here on this trip, but Hong Quan's wife and Xie Hang's sister, who was there to get the monthly allowance, were all settled in Kangleji as family members.

Plus there is Cheng Hui who is still staying in Kangleji to handle things.

Now, there are only seventy-four gang members present.

The strongest one is Hong Quan.

If too many gang members were recruited this time and their sources were too diverse, the order that the Giant Bear Gang had just formed would be completely destroyed in an instant.

Therefore, even though he wanted to eat more, Geng Xuan still controlled his appetite this time.

Standing on the high platform used for reviewing troops in the parade ground, all kinds of thoughts ran through Geng Xuan's mind.

Under the high platform, the "preparatory gang members" quickly formed rows under the organization of experienced gang members such as Luo Qing and Hong Quan.

The first row, which is closest to Geng Xuan and has the fewest people, has seven people.

Feng Yu, who was at the middle stage of marrow refining, took the lead and stood in the middle.

On both sides of him, Ding Fuquan, Pang Wen, Tao Bai and Wang Hengshu from Baiyuanji also stood there with their hands behind their backs.

Beside Wang Hengshu, Sheng Xiang and Gu Yuqun also stood tall.

Behind them, there were 368 people whose original affiliations and origins were disrupted, and 30 of them were at the bone refining level.

They were divided into two rows, with fifteen people in each row, and lined up behind Feng Yu and others.

After these three rows, there are 106 people whose cultivation is at the blood refining level.

They were divided into seven rows, with fifteen people in each of the first six rows and sixteen people in the last row.

Then there were the one hundred and ninety-eight people whose cultivation was at the flesh refining level, and they were divided into thirteen rows.

The first twelve rows have fifteen people each, and the last row has eighteen people.

Finally, the thirty-four people were lined up in two rows, with seventeen people in each row.

They are all at the skin refining level, and the techniques they practice are also very superficial.

With their strength, if they were in the Giant Bear Gang, they could only bully Xie Hang's sister.

However, Geng Xuan did not reject them just because of their low cultivation level, and included them as well.

According to Geng Xuan's request, Luo Qing, Hong Quan and others arranged the teams of all the "reserve gang members".

Ding Yong, Teng Yu, Wang Xi and others held trays with neatly placed Giant Bear Gang tokens on them and distributed them to each "prospective gang member".

As the process proceeded in an orderly manner, Fang Jintang and Qi Mingcheng, who were standing aside and watching the ceremony, originally thought that "Boss Su" was too unreasonable, couldn't help but become solemn.

They recalled a similar scene that happened in Yueluyuan.

He also recalled the bloody terror that ensued when "Boss Su" led a mob of people who had just joined the Giant Bear Gang and rampaged through Yuelu Plain.

"Boss, we are ready!"

Luo Qing strode forward and reported respectfully.

"Let's get started," Geng Xuan said.

But he was thinking, "If there are no accidents, the war will start tomorrow? Then let's see if I can create some accidents for you."

(End of this chapter)