Shao Yu nodded and did not reject Long Qie's plan.
The old troops of the two armies must be recalled, no matter how much effort it takes.
However, it is definitely not enough to rely on the old troops with less than a thousand men. More soldiers need to be recruited.
"We still need more manpower, Aaron, do you have any ideas?"
Long Qie thought for a while and replied, "We can't expand openly, and recruiting people secretly is too inefficient, so the better plan is to rescue the enslaved old people of Chu like I did last time, and then
Gather them into the army."
“This is both convenient and more reliable in terms of loyalty.”
"Do you have a goal?" Shaoyu also thought this plan was good and asked further.
Long Qie shook his head, "Not yet, we need to investigate carefully."
"The previous one was discovered by the way when I was tracing Cao Jiu's whereabouts. It was an accident."
There were many hard labor camps in the empire, but the hard laborers there were not necessarily all survivors of the Chu Kingdom.
Although no matter which country the survivors are from, there is a high probability that they will be willing to rebel with them. After all, hard work is different from corvee, which requires high-intensity work until death.
But Shaoyu and the others are still more inclined to recruit Chu Min.
Because they all know that in the future, their enemies may not only be the empire, but also other people.
At this time, Yingbu crossed his arms and chimed in, "Why bother? With Shaoyu, as long as we raise our arms, wouldn't there be a lot of Chu people willing to help?"
Yingbu's words...can't be said to be unreasonable. Xiang Yan's name may be more important in the hearts of the Chu people than King Chu's burden. As his direct grandson, Shao Yu will naturally gain their support.
This is the specific operation of "waving your arms and shouting" that needs to be carefully considered.
You definitely can't really make a big deal about it or advertise it widely, otherwise you're looking for death.
But there are still ways to promote it.
But the problem is not the means, but the location.
Long Qie looked at Shao Yu and said, "Ying Bu is right, but... we are in Qilu now."
"If you want to appeal to the people of Chu, even in the Huaibei area, I'm afraid it won't work. You need to go back to Huaiyang and go to Kuaiji and other places in Jiujiang."
That was the traditional territory of the Chu State and the area where the old Chu people were most active.
Only there can the reputation of Shaoyu Xiang Yan's grandson really be effective.
Shaoyu replied awkwardly, "But we can't leave the Qilu area now."
Apart from anything else, the Xiang family must also have a hand in the Qinglong Project. The initiator of this plan is Lord Changping.
Yingbu scratched his head, "What should we do?"
Long Qie responded, "My suggestion is to divide the troops."
"Ji Bu and Ying Bu will take some people to recruit the old troops. I will take some people to Jiangdong to recruit Chu people. Shao Yu, you stay in Songhai to deal with the following matters."
Ji Bu frowned when he heard this and said with some worry, "We have finally accumulated a little strength. Wouldn't it be too risky to divide our troops rashly?"
In fact, they only have two to three thousand people under their command, which is not enough if they are gathered together. If they are further divided, they will really not be able to deal with any major event.
Long Qi did not argue with Ji Bu, but turned his attention to Shao Yu, because what Ji Bu said was true, and it still depended on Shao Yu's decision.
After some hesitation, Shaoyu did not make a decision directly, "I still have to discuss this matter with Uncle Liang and Master Fan."
"But I personally prefer to divide the troops."
What Ji Bu said is indeed true. Once the troops are divided, each side will have up to 1,800 people, and they will not be able to accomplish much at all.
But the reality is that gathering two to three thousand people together is not very effective.
It is impossible for them to have a head-on conflict with the empire now. They must get up and develop. In this case, it is better to be more thorough than Gou.
Before reuniting with Long Qie, Shao Yu and the others couldn't even gather a few hundred people. Didn't they live a good life?
Now that the situation in the empire is changing day by day, they must accumulate strength as soon as possible to cope with the opportunity that may come at any time.
For this reason, the risk is worth it.
Long Qie and the other three also knew that this matter was not finalized by Shao Yu with just one word, and had no objections to this.
………………
In Songhai City, in the small courtyard of Xiaoshengxian Village and Yan Road.
Because Fu Nian and Zhang Liang went to Yishan, the classes at Xiaoshengxian Village have been relaxed a lot recently, and Yan Lu was able to take advantage of the opportunity to fish.
At this time, he was sitting in the yard drinking tea in the sun, holding a book in his hand and savoring it, which was very comfortable.
During this leisure time, a figure flashed in the corner of the yard.
Yan Lu noticed the movement, turned around and smiled, "Ayan, you're back."
Ayan walked out from the corner of the yard, nodded slightly towards Yan Lu and said, "Uncle Yan Lu."
Then she got straight to the point and said, "The trappers are here."
Yan Lu was not surprised by this, and smiled calmly, "I'm here now, much later than I expected."
"Sanghai's trap has been wiped out. Zhao Gao will definitely have suspicions in his heart. If my father doesn't leave, he won't dare to let in a new batch of killers."
Gu Xun...these two words are very intimidating to everyone within the empire's territory. Yan Lu couldn't help but nodded slightly and sighed in his heart.
But he didn't say anything more about Gu Xun, and instead asked, "Are these people coming to Little Saint's Village?"
Ayan nodded, "To be precise, I came here mainly for you, Uncle Yan Lu."
"You and Uncle Zhang Liang are the two biggest flaws in Little Saint Xian Manor."
Yan Lu put down the book and snorted with a mixture of laughter and sigh, "It seems that Taishan Fengchan is not the real crisis of Little Sage Village."
Ayan glanced at Yan Lu's waist, and there was a jade-like sword hilt pinned there.
Of course, it's actually a sword.
"The lightsaber... is so special."
In fact, Yan Lu has never hidden his identity as the master of Hanguang Sword, but he has not been noticed by the net for so many years.
The reason is also very simple. Yan Lu's sense of involvement is indeed too low, and he rarely interacts with people he is not familiar with. People who are familiar with him know his character and will not publicize it.
But the Hanguang Sword was indeed so special, so special that Zhao Gaoneng would remember it for the rest of his life.
Yan Lu took out the hilt of the jade sword from his waist, looked at it carefully and murmured, "It is invisible to sight, and it is unknown to luck. What it touches is boundless, and it is invisible to things... It's a pity that I can't reach it after all."
The true realm of light and formlessness.”
Ayan looked on and opened his mouth, but could not speak.
The name of Kong Zhouzhou Sword lies not only in the specialness of the sword itself, but also in the realm corresponding to each sword.
The Hanguang Sword is the most superior of the three swords, representing the supreme state of entering the Tao and becoming one.
Of course, this is not the key.
The key point is that this realm is obviously more in line with Taoism. Isn’t it normal that you, a Confucian disciple, cannot reach it?
Yan Lu didn't care about this. He was an outlier in Confucianism.
Of course, he was not the only one who was an outlier. Han Xin and Li Si were also an outlier. He was a Confucian but a master of law. Zhang Liang was also an outlier. He studied under Xiaoshengxianzhuang, but he was better at the art of war.