C176 Surprise
Yuen Luoyuan and Gan Shichi looked at Zhang Jingxuan with respect in their eyes. Although this commander wasn't very old, he still looked like a good commander when it came to matters. They couldn't help but admire him.
Zhang Jingxuan, on the other hand, felt uncomfortable when he was looked at.
"What are you two doing? I have goosebumps all over my body. I am still alive. Please don't look at me like I'm saying goodbye to a corpse! There's no need to be so hypocritical between us. If there's anything, just say it. If there's nothing, then hurry up and go to sleep. I'm so sleepy. Playing with these little ghosts isn't really an idle job. "
They had only been together for a short period of time, but Yuen Luoyuan and Gan Shichi had already figured out his temper. They smiled and didn't mind at all. They took their leave and made arrangements for the night vigil and other matters in the middle of the night.
Zhang Jingxuan chased them away. He really wanted to rest. Ever since he had a good sleep that day and slept until late in the morning, he did not have such a comfortable life anymore.
These days he had been busy. Even if he had nothing to do during the night or two, he could only sleep for one or two hours. There were too many things in his mind that he needed to think about.
He brought more than ten thousand people and stepped into this unknown world. He had to worry about big things and small relationships. A few people around him were doing their best to help. Although they all had their own problems, most of them gave him surprises.
Lee Huanqing was after all a lady's family. In this era, there were not many opportunities for her to appear in public. She even helped to prepare for some internal affairs matters.
Hee Jinfeng, Soong Zhengyuan, Kuang Da Chen, Zhang Yushou and the other three were not going all out. What they lacked was experience. After all, the situation in the stronghold was very different from when they came out. They needed to adapt to everything and adapt to the situation.
Fortunately, it was evident from what happened to Hee Jinfeng just now. The outstanding ones among their peers were not just for show. They all had excellent learning and adaptability. As long as time passed, the four of them would have limitless achievements.
Yuen Luoyuan and Gan Shichi's situations were different.
Yuen Luoyuan was slightly older than these people, and his father, Yuen Jisheng, had sent him to Zhang Jingxuan's side. He had more or less wanted to be a hostage. He believed that Yuen Jisheng had instilled his thoughts into him before coming here. He must be careful with his words and actions.
Therefore, Yuen Luoyuan, who was already young and mature, was considered to be a man of few words and gold among everyone. However, he seemed to be very generous when it came to doing things. He had the demeanor of a great general. The eldest son of the Xiao family, the young master of the Surging Waves Sect, had been nurtured and nurtured for many years. Many of these efforts would not be wasted.
As for Gan Shichi, he was also very fond of Zhang Jingxuan. He was only slightly younger than these people, but his mental age was obviously much younger. The advantage was that he maintained a pure heart, and he had a cheerful temper. The bad thing was that he was straightforward when encountering things, and he didn't know how to turn around.
Zhang Jingxuan had tried Yuen Luoyuan and Gan Shichi's martial arts before and found that both of their martial arts were not weak. Yuen Luoyuan naturally did not find it strange that he had received the teachings of his father. As for Gan Shichi's family martial arts, it was not considered very brilliant. However, he was a genius in martial arts. No matter what kind of martial arts he practiced, he would be able to master it. And his strength was amazing.
As the saying went, one's strength could defeat ten. Since Zhang Jingxuan wanted to establish his own team, he naturally had to know his friends like the back of his hand, and then use them for a reason. Zhang Jingxuan decided to personally give Yuen Luoyuan and Gan Shichi more pointers. He would definitely become his right-hand man in the future.
The biggest surprise was that Lee Yao was the scholar that Zhang Jingxuan had accidentally recruited. He did not know any martial arts, but he knew a lot about astronomy, geography, military formations, grain and trees. It seemed like he would become someone like Zhang Liang and Liu Bowen in the future. At first, Zhang Jingxuan thought it was unbelievable. When he found out that he was actually the descendant of Li Niei, it was no longer strange. Occasionally, he would happily look at the sky, feeling fortunate that he had picked up a treasure.
Lee Yao might have been the busiest person in the past few days. He had run all the camps in the Wind Forest Volcano and then locked himself up, not knowing what he was up to. From time to time, he would call Gan Shichi in to ask him some questions, and no one was allowed to disturb him.
Every time Gan Shichi came back, he would be so secretive that he wished someone could ask him about it. Then he would refuse righteously, showing how principled he was. It was a pity that no one seemed to notice his mysteriousness. However, there were a few times when he intentionally brought up the topic, but it was a pity that it was too stiff and clumsy. No one was fooled by him, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Everyone was laughing in their hearts.
Such a brand new group, such a wonderful combination... Bringing along a group of untrained teams, carrying all sorts of strange items... Walking towards an unknown future. No wonder even someone with a big heart like Zhang Jingxuan could not sleep well.
Speed was important in war. The commotion that they caused in the prefecture was not small. Even if Prefecture Lord Yann didn't take the initiative to report it, the Imperial Court would get the news sooner or later. Although it was common for people to come and go through many years, it was hard to tell which one of them was crazy enough to pick a soft persimmon and send troops to exterminate the bandits.
One had to know that there were flames of war everywhere, and the Imperial Court was overwhelmed. There was a saying that this time, the Imperial Court had made up their mind to transfer elites from the Liaodong Army to participate in the extermination of the bandits. It had the power to wipe out these civil revolts in one fell swoop.
The Guanning Cavalry in Liaodong was not an ordinary army. Each and every one of them was an iron-blooded warrior who had experienced hundreds of battles. They fought with the valiant golden soldiers all year round. There were victories and defeats between them. It was far from something that these local soldiers who could only fight with the wind could compare with.
Zhang Jingxuan was also worried that he would not be so unlucky as to bump into this gun barrel. That was why he led the team and hurried away from the place where the state capital was in trouble.
When they arrived at the Shangluo, the few provinces would be able to advance and retreat freely. If they could not win, they would still be able to escape.
Therefore, although the best way to do so now was to station in one place, reforming and training the troops, it was a pity that he didn't have the time to do so. Besides, food was also a big problem. The only thing he could do now was to rush to Shangluo as soon as possible.
Currently, Shangluo didn't have a lot of people, especially when compared to large cities such as West'an, where the permanent residents lived. It was much smaller. It was only because the geography of Shangluo was complicated that it was called "Eight mountains, one water, one land." Qin Ling, Mang Ling, Liuling, ___ Ling and the other six great mountain ranges in the territory continued to rise and fall. It was a magnificent sight. However, this way, there wouldn't be enough arable land, so it naturally wouldn't be able to raise too many people.
Although that was the case, it didn't mean that there were fewer people in Shangluo.
If you came here, you would find that the shops in the city were lined up in rows. The streets were bustling with people, and the degree of excitement was even greater than that of the prefecture. Compared to ordinary county cities, it was more prosperous by more than a little bit.
This was because Shangluo was the intersection point of a few provinces. Customers and merchants who travelled from north to south had to pass through this place. After a long time, various markets were formed. The daily trading volume of goods was much higher than that of Xi'an Prefecture.