While Xu Qing was mobilizing the masses, King Xian was not idle either.
He was also constantly recruiting troops, from more than a dozen tribes that Chu had already controlled.
Among these more than ten tribes, several tribes were not small in size, which caused the Chu State to add a large number of cavalry.
With more troops, the controllable area became larger, so the army continued to advance. Of course, the amount of advancement was carefully calculated by the wise king.
In addition to finding places with abundant water and grass to settle down, the tribes who came to seek refuge would also take the initiative to hand over five cows or sheep as a token of recognition in addition to paying normal taxes.
Naturally, the Chu State harvested all of them according to orders, firstly to reassure these herdsmen, and secondly to increase food supply.
Although the food was abundant after the Wanyan tribe was transferred to the new royal court last time, but who would despise their own food?
Therefore, the Chu State welcomes all comers, and tribes who come to seek refuge are welcomed, and those who voluntarily hand over their certificates of surrender are even more welcome!
For these herdsmen, the wise king also began to order officials to register and register, imitating the way of establishing household registration for the nomadic people who submitted to them during the Han Dynasty, he also established household registration for the grassland people who submitted now.
If you want to collect taxes accurately, household registration is essential.
When the wise king saw more and more qualified cavalry being trained, he felt uncontrollable joy in his heart. He once again saw the hope of ruling the grassland. At this rate, even if the power of firearms would be greatly reduced in two months, then
Chu State will also have enough cavalry to engage in a head-on confrontation with the grassland army.
Not only does it have cavalry but also military formations as double insurance.
Now half of the main force on the grassland is being restrained by the Zhou State, and the Chu State only needs to deal with half of the troops.
It’s hard not to seal Lang Juxu!
Thinking of this, the wise king's heart suddenly surged with overwhelming pride.
The highest honor of a military commander, which has been his dream since he was a child, is he about to become a child in the eyes of this generation?
He stood up and walked out of the commander's tent, intending to inspect the military camp.
Just when the wise king walked out of the commander's tent, he seemed to remember something. He called Xue Zhi, his guard and the commander of the five guards, and asked: "Where is the princess?"
Xue Zhi clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to the prince, the princess is on the observation deck to the west of the camp using binoculars to observe whether there is any enemy movement in the west."
When the Xian Wang heard Xue Zhi's words, the heroic spirit he had just felt disappeared without a trace in an instant, and his whole body became worried.
My daughter seems to have lost her soul since that boy Xu Qing left with Xiao Ye. She would go to the west side of the camp to look at the telescope without even eating a few bites during the day. She would also look at it at night without sleeping. You said she could see at night.
Clear what?
Now that Xu Qing is gone, Xue'er won't be able to eat or sleep well...
He became haggard and had dark circles on his face, which made the wise king very distressed.
In fact, Xu Qing is no longer to the west of the military camp. Judging from his position, he should be in the northwest.
However, he didn't dare to tell Xue'er where Xu Qing was now, because he was afraid that Xue'er would get lost and find him on horseback.
Although this girl has always obeyed her when it came to military orders, the wise king didn't dare to gamble!
What if something happens?
King Xian walked all the way to the observation tower on the west side of the military camp. He raised his head and saw Xiao Ruxue, who was still observing the enemy's situation for the army, but actually looking to see if Xu Qing had returned.
The wise king is really worried that if his daughter continues to look at her like this, she will become a stone in love with her husband.
He stood under the observation deck and sighed, raised his head and said, "Xue'er."
Xiao Ruxue immediately turned her head and said: "Father, everything is normal in the west of the camp, there are no enemy troops invading!"
The wise king sighed and said: "Xue'er, you come down first."
Xiao Ruxue asked: "Father, what's going on?"
The wise king could not help but slow down his tone and said: "Xue'er, come down first."
Xiao Ruxue came down from the observation deck without knowing why, looked at King Xian and asked: "Father, what's wrong?"
The Xian Wang looked at Xiao Ruxue's haggard face, even the faint dark circles under her eyes, and sighed: "Xue'er, you haven't had a good night's sleep in several days, have you? Go back and take a nap."
Xiao Ruxue immediately shook her head and defended: "It's okay, father, Xue'er is not sleepy, Xue'er is in good health! You can continue to observe the enemy's situation for our army, Xue'er observed carefully, even yesterday
The three surrendered tribes have clearly seen the coming. Father, please don’t replace Xue’er, okay? Xue’er is really watching carefully.”
Seeing Xiao Ruxue's anxious defense, King Xian couldn't help but feel distressed on his face: "That's not what my father meant. What my father meant was..."
At this moment, Xiao Ruxue's ears suddenly twitched and she immediately said, "Father, I really want to hear another movement in the west. I want to go see if there are any enemy troops attacking the camp."
Xian Wang looked at Xiao Ruxue who was climbing up to the observation deck again and couldn't help but sigh heavily. He hadn't noticed it yet, so what could Xue'er notice?
But Xiao Ruxue, who was on the observation deck, said: "Father! Another tribe has surrendered from the west. There are many of them, and there are a lot of cattle and sheep. Xu Qing has surrendered a large tribe this time.
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The wise king on the ground just raised his head and looked at Xiao Ruxue standing on the high platform, feeling distressed and helpless. At the same time, he cursed secretly in his heart: Damn brat!
Xiao Ruxue couldn't hear King Xian's answer for a long time and thought he didn't hear it. She couldn't help but look down and repeated: "Father, there is a tribe coming from the west, it is still far away, and they are driving their cattle and sheep this way.
,My daughter is not lazy, right?"
Now the King Xian felt even more distressed... How much attention should be paid to the west side? He didn't even hear it! Did Xueer notice the movement from so far away?
But at this moment, he could only give a smile to Xiao Ruxue who was doing her duty on the high platform: "Xueer did a good job, father did not misjudge Xueer."
When Xiao Ruxue heard the praise from the wise king, she said proudly: "Father, don't worry, I will leave the west side of the camp to Xue'er!"
The wise king had no choice but to nod his head and walk towards the commander's tent with a wry smile.
Seeing the wise king in such a state, Xue Zhi couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty...Princess Princess..."
The wise king gritted his teeth and said: "You! Go and send the cavalry to retrieve Xu Qing for me! What kind of Polangjuxu Mountain is this? I won't seal it!"
It has been the prince's lifelong dream to seal the wolf as his home in Xu. Now that the number of cavalry in the Chu Kingdom is increasing, the opportunity is right in front of him. If the prince says not to seal it, he will not seal it?
Isn't it an angry comment?
Xue Zhi thought like this and opened his mouth to persuade: "Your Majesty... you..."
The wise king waved his sleeves and impatiently interrupted Xue Zhi's words: "Go quickly!"
Not to mention the mere Langjuxu Mountain, even Mount Tai, the most powerful of the five mountains, cannot compare to my precious daughter!
