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Chapter 415: Lu HaiKong's Actions
Chapter 415: Lu HaiKong's Actions
September 25, 2017
In the county office of Qiangyin, Lu HaiKong, and Xi Zhi Cai sat facing each other.
"In the end, there are only 10,000 troops in the four provinces, and the situation is even worse than I expected," Lu HaiKong said, but his face showed little dissatisfaction.
"The fact is, without authority, even if I had become the Governor of Bingzhou, I could only truly control the three provinces," Lu HaiKong continued.
"No, without authority, no matter how much Zhang Ran helps, it would be difficult for you to become the Governor of Bingzhou," Xi Zhi Cai replied, sitting on a round, plump, silver-white-haired creature resembling a pig, holding a cup of tea.
Lu HaiKong glanced discreetly at the silver moon, Yin Yue, originally intended as his mount but now a fat pig pet raised by Xi Zhi Cai, and shook his head lightly, "From now on, I can only take matters into my own hands."
"When did you ever rely on them?" Xi Zhi Cai smiled.
Lu HaiKong smiled but remained silent. Indeed, from the beginning, he had never really expected to borrow any troops from the four provinces.
The reason he had sent Li Xiong to borrow troops was to achieve two goals. One was to reasonably delay time and allow Ding Yuan and the two tribes of Uhuan and Xianbei to clash a few more times. The other reason was that Lu HaiKong wanted these refusals from the provincial governors.
With the rebellion of the Uhuan and Xianbei tribes, the former Governor of Bingzhou had personally led the resistance at the front lines, while the provincial governors in the rear refused to send troops to suppress the rebellion. This provided Lu HaiKong with a perfect handle, which he was eager to grasp.
"They have refused, and Ding Yuan is probably reaching his limit. It's time for me to make my move. Inform Wang Yue and Zhao Er that they can begin their actions. Also, I'm heading to Xianyang soon. With the influx of refugees in Qiangyin, there might be some chaos in terms of security and environment, so it's best if you return to the fortification."
Xi Zhi Cai's health had been deteriorating over this period, and Lu HaiKong was genuinely concerned.
"I'm fine here at the county office, protected by the mountain bandit guards. Besides, I have some matters to attend to here," Xi Zhi Cai insisted.
"You can handle your matters there. It's settled!"
Lu HaiKong was quite dictatorial in this matter, firmly deciding on this course of action. In such a situation, Xi Zhi Cai had no choice but to obediently prepare to return to the fortification.
After arranging for Dian Wei to send Xi Zhi Cai back to the fortification, Lu HaiKong did not immediately depart for Xianyang. He still needed to wait for a day.
In fact, since the rebellion of the Uhuan and Xianbei tribes, Qiangyin had already begun recruiting troops.
At this time, Qiangyin had taken in tens of thousands of refugees, many of whom were young and strong, making them excellent potential soldiers.
With the rebellion of the two tribes as an excuse, Lu HaiKong decided to recruit troops.
Within five days, Qiangyin had recruited 30,000 soldiers, and this was after Lu HaiKong had limited the number. The speed and quantity of recruitment far exceeded Lu HaiKong's expectations, indicating that the banner of resisting foreign tribes still held significant influence in Bingzhou.
Lu HaiKong spent a day arming this newly recruited army.
Originally, Lu HaiKong had wanted to include some members of the Flame Battalion in this army to increase his control over it. However, at this time, most of the Flame Battalion members under Lu HaiKong's command were already deployed, leaving him no choice but to lead this army towards Xianyang while organizing and selecting talented individuals from within its ranks during the journey.
Despite having the Identification Spell, Lu Hai Kong could see through anyone with his discerning eyes. However, he couldn't solely rely on this spell to manage his army, as it had its limitations.
The spell provided Lu with detailed data, but it fell short in assessing personality and social skills.
Moreover, it would be impractical to use the spell on thirty thousand people, as it would exhaust Lu. Therefore, instead of solely relying on the spell, he divided the thirty thousand into groups of ten, without initially assigning a leader. After a day of marching, each group would recommend one person to be their leader.
The next day, ten groups were combined into a larger unit, and all the leaders were gathered. They marched for another day, and from among them, a centurion was chosen. After that, Lu personally selected the millenaries, as it was impractical for centurions to recommend them.
Though managing three hundred people was still a significant workload, Lu managed to handle it. When the thirty-thousand-strong force arrived in Xianyang, all thirty millenaries had been selected.
In just three days, Lu had formed a thirty-thousand-strong army from scratch.
Of course, the framework Lu created wasn't perfect and had many issues, but time constraints left him no choice.
To Lu's surprise, among the thirty thousand, there were several Outsiders with impressive Strength and Leadership skills.
In the 619th chapter, there was no mistake in the original version.
Lu didn't particularly reject these Outsiders. Since the construction of Qiangyin, Lu had stepped into the spotlight, and Outsiders who had previously hidden in the mountains and forests began to appear before him in large numbers.
It was then that Lu truly began to understand this group of Outsiders.
In this world, Outsiders were divided into three types. The first type was the Lordly type, like Lu himself. The second type was the Wanderer type, like Zhang Daoyi and Taishi Ling. And the third type was more passive, with no ambition to conquer the world, known as the Incapable or Life type.
In Qiangyin, there were many Life-type Outsiders who settled down. They worked odd jobs, ran small businesses, earned a modest living, and lived ordinary lives like regular people.
Among the three types of Outsiders, Lu favored the Life-type the most for their law-abiding and non-confrontational nature.
The Outsiders in Lu's army couldn't be of the Life-type; they could only be of the Wanderer type.
Lu neither liked nor disliked the Wanderer-type Outsiders. He invited them to meet, learned about their situation, and discovered they were also trying to take advantage of the large-scale Wuhuan-Xianbei Rebellion to complete the mission.
Understanding their circumstances, Lu didn't reject them but instead promoted them to the position of centurions, giving them room to develop. However, they could only serve as centurions until Xianyang.
At Lu's current status and authority, he no longer feared a few Outsiders with Strength below 60. On the contrary, in the challenging battles ahead, these Outsiders would strive to help Lu complete the mission to ensure their survival.
Lu wasn't entirely unprepared, though.
(End of Chapter)
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