Cui Wenxiu, who led the second division, acted as the front army of the expedition to Luzon, and the light cavalry of the two wings marched extremely fast, while the speed of the heavy cavalry and the light infantry of the two wings was not slow.

To Cui Wenxiu's disappointment, this expedition seemed to be a march, and the scouts sent out had already gone out in several waves, and the search range had been expanded several times, but they had never found the enemy's whereabouts, not even the enemy's reconnaissance troops, and he was both disappointed and puzzled when he saw that he was only less than a hundred kilometers away from the target, Vito City.

"Tianfang, is there any information about Vito City?" Wu Feng held a teacup in his hand, and while looking at the military map hanging on the tent, he was fascinated by it, and asked Ling Tianfang, who was reading the information, for a long time.

"The intelligence from all sides has been gathered, and it has not surprised us. Ling Tianfang couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.

"Oh, what about the situation on the side of the Gaoyue people?" Wu Feng fixed his eyes firmly on the map of the Gaoyue people's settlement area in the Great Hengduan Mountains in eastern Luzon, and the color on the map was also darker, indicating that the terrain of that area was different from the alluvial plain of the two rivers and shallow hills in the west, and there were vast mountains, which were not only the place where the Gaoyue people had lived for a long time, but also the cage that restrained the further development and growth of the Gaoyue people.

"The deputy division commander of Shanzhu has led a third division and a wing as early as ten days ago secretly infiltrated there from Jinzhou, because of the stone flow they are quite supportive and cooperative, things are going very smoothly, Xiao Tang also sent Deputy Director Mu Haoran to lead a large number of personnel to enter later, and now the work there is in full swing, according to the information sent back by the deputy division commander of Shanzhu yesterday, now they have reorganized the militia organization of about 40,000 people of the original Luzon Gaoyue people, after streamlining and selecting, 25,000 people were selected, and now the deputy division commander of Shanzhu and his subordinate troops have reorganized these 25,000 people into five wings, just weapons, armor and other logistical equipment and materials are scarce, and these new recruits have not been formally trained to deal with real battles. Deputy Director Mu Haoran is also conducting further detailed studies on the expansion of the future settlement of the Luzon Gaoyue people, the division of administrative areas, and the composition of administrative personnel and stone flows, and the progress is also very large, and it is estimated that results will be obtained soon. Ling Tianfang methodically gave a brief report on the situation on the Gao Yue clan's side.

"Oh, who let Shanzhu take over the militia of the Gaoyue people without authorization? How dare he act so boldly! Isn't our army enough?" As soon as he heard that more than 20,000 Gaoyue militia had been recruited, Wu Feng's eyebrows immediately furrowed, and his tone became stern.

"My lord, this ''''''" Ling Tianfang, who had always been talkative, suddenly became a little squeaky at this time.

Long before Shanzhu set off, when Ling Tianfang was about to make an explanation, Shanzhu proposed that the militia of the Gaoyue tribe in Luzon could be incorporated to enhance the strength of the Northwest Army. And Ling Tianfang was also very supportive in his heart, but in view of the fact that the addition of the army was a major matter, it had to be approved by Wufeng, and he couldn't make the decision, so he didn't dare to agree, but he couldn't stand the repeated lobbying of Shanzhu and Mu Lige, plus Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov, who heard the news, also rushed to strike while the iron was hot, and finally a few people discussed a tricky idea.

Ling Tianfang deliberately ran to Wufeng to report some of the situation of the Gaoyue clan in Luzon when Wu Feng was about to rest with his woman in the evening, Wu Feng listened for a while and there was no special situation, and he was a little impatient, so he told Ling Tianfang that he could deal with it at his discretion, so Ling Tian, who had obtained Shang Fang's sword, put it back and agreed to the mountain pillar's request.

But Ling Tianfang couldn't let go of this matter, after all, this was a side game, and he also knew that the paper couldn't hold the fire, so he had to stand up, and when he heard Wufeng ask today, he knew that he couldn't hide it, so he had to report it truthfully.

"My lord, my subordinates heard that the militia of the Gaoyue clan in Luzon is not weak, and if we can absorb the elite among them, it will also be a big help to us. Mu Lige, who was standing next to him, saw that Ling Tianfang was a little unable to answer, and hurriedly gritted his teeth to defend his deputy.

"Oh, that's good, then you don't need to know it, and report to me what you're doing, you can just do it. ”

Wu Feng's voice was not high, and his tone was very flat, but Ling Tianfang, Mu Lige, and Kamapov, who were standing next to him, were shocked when they heard this, and their backs were immediately sweaty and sweaty, and they all knelt on the ground immediately, Ling Tianfang spoke first: "My lord, the responsibility for this matter lies on Tianfang alone, it was I who agreed to the deputy division commander of Shanzhu to incorporate the Luzon Gaoyue militia without authorization, and it has nothing to do with anyone else, please punish your lord." ”

Mu Lige also hurriedly said: "This matter was instructed by his subordinates to be done by the head of the Shanzhu Deputy Division, and it has nothing to do with Lord Ling, please punish your subordinates." ”

Kamapov also hurriedly pleaded guilty: "My lord, my subordinates also have a part in this matter, please punish my lord." ”

Song Tianxiong, the captain of the Guards Wing, Jing Li, the head of the logistics department (Lu Ping, the deputy captain of the wing, stayed in Qingyang to take charge of the safety of Hua Dilu and the women) and Yun Yi didn't know what was going on, but they saw Wu Feng's face uncertain, and the three adults who were kneeling on the ground were actually Ling Tianfang, Mu Lige, and Kamapov, who couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly knelt behind.

Wu Feng saw that the three people behind him came in and knelt behind without knowing anything, a little funny, and waved his hand: "It's none of your business, you guys get up." ”

Song Tianxiong, Jing Li, and Yun Yi stood up and walked to the side inexplicably, seeing that Ling, Mu, and Ka were still kneeling on the ground, and they wanted to ask something, but they didn't dare, Wu Feng glanced at the three people kneeling on the ground again, snorted lightly, and then said, "You guys should get up too." The tone softened a bit.

Only then did the three of them slowly stand up, still keeping their heads down, not daring to make a sound.

"The three of you, as well as Cui Wenxiu, hmph, I don't know yet, without your Ling Tianfang's consent, he wouldn't dare to decide such a big matter by borrowing a few guts from him. Slowly pacing in the tent, "But Tianfang, you also know that now our northwest finances are extremely difficult, and the army's expenses account for the vast majority, even this expedition, I have repeatedly done Xiao Tang's work, and he reluctantly agreed, and I have promised him a long time ago that I will not expand the army in the near future." But you guys are good, you have added more than 20,000 people to me quietly, and you know that more than 20,000 people get 100,000 gold coins a month just for their salaries, not to mention others. ”

Ling, Mu, and Ka also knew that what Wu Feng said was the truth, and they had no choice but not to open their mouths.

"Even if we can achieve the expected goal this time, it is impossible for the financial revenue to be improved all at once, don't you want to think about the difficulties?" Speaking of this, Wu Feng also had a headache how to explain to Xiao Tang after he went back.

"My lord, we are indeed responsible for this matter, please punish it. However, I also asked the adults for advice at the time. Ling Tian saw that Wu Feng's mood had eased greatly, so he had the courage to explain.

"Oh, is there such a thing, when?" Wu Feng was very surprised, why didn't he have any impression at all?

"That night, when I reported to my lord, I signaled that I could handle it at my discretion, so I discussed the matter with everyone and agreed that it could be carried out, so I made this decision. Another day, he lowered his head, didn't look at Wufeng, and told the situation that day.

Wu Feng thought for a long time before he recalled the situation, and glanced at Mu and Ka again, both of them lowered their heads, but there was always an indescribable smile on their faces.

Wu Feng suddenly realized, good guy, he actually dared to collude with me, remembering that he was about to work with Guan Hua and the girls at that time, he was horny, and he was wondering how Ling Tianfang could come to report something inconsequential, it turned out that he was going to set his own words.

"Okay, you Ling Tianfang, you dare to ''''''" Wu Feng was angry and funny, and suddenly remembered that Yun Yi was still beside him, so he hurriedly stopped, and thought that this idea was definitely not something that Ling Tianfang could come up with, and glanced at Mu and Ka, and the two of them hurriedly lowered their heads again, "I will settle accounts with the three of you and Cui Wenxiu in the future!"

Just when the three of them were learning the lesson of Wu Feng, the initiator of this incident was proud in the Gaoyue settlement in the east of Luzon, and was intoxicated by the acquisition of such a strong army.

"General Shanzhu, what do you think of us?" Elder Shiliu, who was standing on the side, asked Shanzhu with a smile as he was directing his men to train the Gaoyue recruits who had just been selected.

"Yes, quite good! As long as the equipment is in place, as long as I give me half a year, I promise to train them into an ironclad hero!" Shan Zhu nodded while saying proudly: "Our Gaoyue people's physical fitness is not boastful, and it is difficult to find a few comparable ones on the mainland. ”

"Yes, General Shanzhu, when do you think you can make them one of you?" Shi Liuban's next sentence made the smile on the proud Shanzhu's face stiffen.

"It's almost time, when Lord Li and the others take Luzon, we will go and join the Lord and them, and then we can officially join Lord Li and become one of them. After a pause, Shanzhu hurriedly picked up to comfort Shi Liu, but he knew in his heart that the trick he played before coming could be fooled in the past There was a big question mark.

"Deputy Commander of the Mountain Pillar Division, have you received the approval of Lord Li to recruit these militia personnel?" Mu Haoran, the deputy director of the Northwest Administration Office who was standing on the side, asked suspiciously, according to what he had learned, Lord Li had already promised Director Xiao Tang not to expand the army in the near future, why did this Mountain Pillar reorganize the army here?

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