"Why, you feel uncomfortable and want to drive me away?" Wu Nian joked with a smile.

Wei Ru finally became more relaxed, glared at Wu Nian, and turned away angrily.

"Okay, okay. Just kidding you, why are you so angry?" Wu Nian coaxed.

After a while, Wu Niancai said: "Just wait for another half month. Your illness is not cured yet, so I don't worry. Compared to you, General Fuhan's Mansion has nothing to worry about."

"The ready-made small court can still function without me."

"Besides, didn't I win the battle? I have driven away Chu's power in Liaodong."

"Chunyuan did not choose to fight me."

"Goguryeo has been pretending to be dead."

"The pirates at sea are not worth mentioning."

"Even if I stay in Haitian City for a year and don't go back to Jiang County, there won't be any problem."

At the end of the sentence, Wu Nian raised his head with a look of pride on his face. The hearts of the people, officials and the military are all with me.

I'm fearless.

"Yes." After Wei Ru heard this, she nodded gently and looked happy. The two had just confirmed their relationship, and she also wanted Wu Nian to spend more time with her.

Wu Nian spent another twenty days in Haitian City, and then he raised his troops and left Haitian City.

morning.

Outside the south gate of Haitian City.

A large number of soldiers and horses blocked the roads and prohibited people from entering or exiting the city gates.

A large number of soldiers in the south were waiting to leave. Wang Gui, riding on his horse with a loud voice, tightened the reins and looked up at the men and women who were saying goodbye at the city gate.

After this period of rest, Wei Ru's illness has been mostly cured. The color has returned to his delicate little face, and he has returned to his usual heroic appearance.

She also specially wore a green skirt, which matched her figure and looked very feminine.

"Brother, take care of yourself." Wei Ru looked at Wu Nian reluctantly and said softly.

"Same for you. Don't rush to practice martial arts and rest for a month. Wait until I return to Jiang County to reorganize the army and fight against Meng Yuan again. When I sweep the five prefectures and thirty-two counties, I will definitely become the king."

Wu Nian nodded and said in a deep voice. There are too many people now, so it is difficult to explain clearly.

But Wei Ru knew what this meant, his face turned red and he lowered his head shyly.

Wei Hong was watching from the side with a thoughtful expression.

It is natural for a beauty to match an overlord. Since Wei Ru liked Wu Nian, even if Wu Nian was just a general who assisted the Han Dynasty and did not become the king.

He also approved of the marriage.

Although this damages the reputation of the Wei family, it is still better than Wei Ru dying alone.

After seeing you off for a thousand miles, we must finally say goodbye. No matter how many words we say, there is a time to finish them. Finally, Wu Nian was cruel and said goodbye to Wei Ru, got on his horse, rode forward with his own soldiers, and led a huge army.

Return to Jiang County.

"Brother." Wei Ru stood under the city gate, looking up at the slowly leaving army. He refused to leave for a long time until the army disappeared on the horizon.

.............

There is no war now, so there is no need to rush the march. Wu Nian set out from Haitian City and marched slowly back to Jiang County.

Wu Nian kept a low profile and did not let the officials come out to greet him. Instead, he led his troops directly into the city. The city of Jiang County was already very large, and there were huge military buildings for the army to live in.

Now all the school captains have dispersed in all directions, except Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng, two soldiers of ten thousand households. They camped directly in the city.

Wu Nian, surrounded by his own soldiers, returned to General Fuhan's Mansion and went straight to the main room.

After entering the main room, Wu Nian saw the three officials Liu Zhixing, Wang Youxiao and Li Yong.

"General." The three of them immediately stood up, bowed and saluted Wu Nian.

"No gift." Wu Nian waved his hand, went straight to the main seat and sat down, raised his head and asked: "I stayed in Haitian City for more than a month and didn't come back. It must be very troublesome for you. If you have anything to say, just tell me.

"

The three of them looked at each other, but it was not a headache. Anyway, with Wu Nian, they could basically keep running.

But there are some things that cannot be done without Wu Nian.

Liu Zhixing nodded, clasped his fists and said: "General, the three of us discussed it. We feel that in order to cope with the subsequent war, we must change the structure of the army and expand our troops."

Wu Nian narrowed his eyes when he heard this and looked at Liu Zhixing in surprise.

The expansion of troops is necessary.

He has been expanding his troops, and he has been expanding his troops.

The word militarism is his own.

But what does it mean to change the structure of the military?

"It's interesting, let's talk about it." Wu Nian became interested and raised his hand and said.

"General. Now we have twelve lieutenants, ten thousand navy, and ten thousand cavalry. The rest are infantry with a small number of cavalry."

"Next, our main enemy will be Chunyuan. He has nine thousand soldiers and is guarding the city. We are evenly matched."

"But it's not just Junyuan."

"We have not broken through Shanhaiguan. The Chu State has a vast territory and rich resources, and the losses are high. If the Chu State's court is not too stupid and has equipped Shanhaiguan Pass with good generals, then the Chu State will still be a threat."

"In addition, Goguryeo has always been eyeing Liaodong."

"If we want to defeat the Mongolians in this situation, we have to separate the army. Divide it into a defending army and a fighting army."

When Liu Zhixing said this, he looked up at Wu Nian and said decisively: "We discussed it and thought we should recruit soldiers and horses from six thousand households and let them guard the city."

Of course we are not afraid of military expansion.

But with the sudden expansion of troops to sixty thousand households, Wu Nian, a maniac about military expansion, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

"Is this possible?" Wu Nian asked with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Liu Zhixing laughed and said: "The general has forgotten. We already have more than 40,000 soldiers who captured Wang Zhongbi. Their armor and equipment are all ready-made. If we recruit some people, we can organize them into a garrison."

"Each prefecture has a standing garrison of two thousand households."

"And the equipment of the defenders does not need to be very good. Just give them jackets, weapons, and bows. Armor is not required."

"Recruiting more than 20,000 people will not cost much in materials."

"but."

At this point, Liu Zhixing changed his subject, a solemn look appeared on his face, and he said in a deep voice: "General, the problem after that is very, very big."

Only then did Wu Nian remember that he had surrendered Wang Zhongbi's more than 40,000 Chu soldiers. They were all Han people, so it was easy to live together.

This time, the pressure was reduced a lot.

Otherwise, Liaodong has been in turmoil for many years, and the number of strong men among the people has reached a very dangerous level. If we go to war, we can recruit soldiers from 60,000 households at once.

Then it might really break down.

And what Liu Zhixing said is right.

Separate the army that defends the city from the field army. Those who defend the city defend the city and those who attack attack. Then there will be no worries.

One government, two garrison troops with ten thousand households. Their combat effectiveness, equipment, and treatment can be inferior.

Soon, Wu Nian's expression became serious and he asked: "What's the answer to the question?"

Liu Zhixing would not make any mistakes without aim. If the problem is big, it must be big.

Logically speaking, the biggest problem is the source of troops.

Now that Chu has surrendered more than half of its troops, what other difficulties are there?
Chapter completed!