After Xu Kuang finished doing this, he immediately ordered the scouts to conduct reconnaissance day and night, and report immediately if there was any disturbance.

Henry also heard the news that there was going to be a war in Mushroom Ridge. He found Xu Kuang and expressed his strong desire to participate in the war.

Xu Kuang looked at Henry in astonishment and asked:

"Is it the Viscount I have to deal with? Although I know that your family has a distinguished family and you don't care about your title, I still think I need to remind you that this influence may not be good."

Henry smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I don't care about these things.".

Xu Kuang nodded and said to Henry:

"Then I understand. In that case, I will assign you to the staff department. How do you feel about the atmosphere?"

Henry refused, and said to Xu Kuang:

"I want to go to the front line and see how your soldiers fight with this thing.".

Xu Kuang sighed secretly, knowing in his heart that Winston must also go. It was just that such a great expert just watched but did not take action, which made him somewhat unhappy.

Xu Kuang said:

"Since Brother Henry wants to go to the front line, I can't refuse, but I would like to ask Brother Henry to take care and pay attention to safety."

Henry nodded and said to Xu Kuang:

"I understand, don't worry, Brother Xu, I will pay attention to safety."

Time passed day by day, and the urgent news from Baihua City came first.

Xu Kuang was already familiar with Wang Xikui's handwriting, but he was still a little surprised when he saw the specific content.

"Viscount Bai Hua has assembled 18,000 horse and infantry soldiers, and 22,000 soldiers and civilians, a total of 40,000 people, and will head to Moguling soon."

Xu Kuang passed the news to Zhuge Duan. After Zhuge Duan saw the content, he was also surprised and said to Xu Kuang:

"Viscount Bai Hua is quite willing to pay the price. These nearly 20,000 people should be the majority of his army. Is the lord really so difficult to deal with in his heart?".

Zhuge Duan had doubts about himself for the first time.

…

And the real situation is this.

After Viscount Baihua saw the head of the messenger who was sent back, he immediately had a plan. He called his generals and held a meeting in the mansion that day.

"What do you think of Xu Kuang?".

One person said to Viscount Bai Hua disdainfully:

"I know this man. His father is Xu Yun. He was my subordinate before and was later sealed to Mushroom Ridge. That boy is an alchemy priest, but he has no talent. If he does such a thing now, he will be dead."

But this is obviously not the answer Viscount Baihua wants to hear.

Another person understood Viscount Baihua better:

"Xu Kuang sold cloth and made a lot of gold coins in a short period of time. The army he maintained has exceeded the standard of a baron. In addition to this incident, I suggest that we send troops to eliminate it immediately and let him do something to the dead messenger.

compensation.".

Viscount Baihua looked at the man with admiration, nodded, and said to the others:

"The reasons are already there. I don't care what your opinions are. I only have one opinion, that is, Xu Kuang has provoked me and he can no longer survive. I am also interested in the cloth business and I hope he can give way."

.

A group of generals looked twitching. They didn't expect Viscount Baihua to be so... straightforward.

"Then how many troops should we send?".

"I think we need to send at least three thousand troops."

"No, I think it's at least six thousand."

"No, at least nine thousand...".

Viscount Baihua snorted coldly and said:

"Stop fighting, 18,000, send 18,000 soldiers and horses, plus the civilians, we will make up 40,000 people. By then, all the food will be provided by the nearby baron."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this.

This Viscount Baihua actually wanted to eat one nest at a time.

…

Zhao Congfeng lay bored on the crooked neck tree in the military camp.

He really has nothing to do. Although he knows about training, he is no longer needed. Dozens of professional instructors seem to have fallen from the sky and can do these things much better than him.

As for Xin Jian, he also followed Chen Xiaohu to Hulu Town and seemed to be able to make great achievements. However, he was the only one who was still lying here, bored, while Xu Kuang seemed to have no intention of arranging tasks for him.

Zhao Congfeng stood up suddenly and murmured:

"I can't continue to be so decadent. I have to find the master."

As soon as he jumped down from the crooked neck tree, he saw Zhang Da Miao coming to him:

"Brother Congfeng, the master calls for the two of us."

When Zhao Congfeng heard this, his heart became hot and he said:

"Hurry, don't let the lord wait in a hurry.".

Zhang Damiao was stunned. He thought to himself, "It takes less than five minutes to get from the camp to the conference room. How can we wait in a hurry?"

Before Zhang Damiao had time to think, Zhao Congfeng had already pulled him and ran out.

Three minutes later, the two people appeared in the conference room.

Xu Kuang looked at the two of them and said:

"Let's take a look at this battle report."

After Zhang Damiao read it, his expression turned ugly. He looked at the two of them and expressed his thoughts:

"Brothers Chen Xiaohu and Xin Jian took away 1,500 people. Now, including the navy, we only have 3,500 people, plus six or seven artillery pieces of various types, and six heavy machine guns... Besides, the enemy this time

It’s not like those coalition forces who shrank at the first blow last time. If it’s a genuine army, I’m not sure.”

Xu Kuang said:

"The second batch of one thousand guns has been prepared, and the remaining more than fifteen hundred guns will be given to you within three days. I have only one request: win this battle."

Zhang Damiao felt relieved when he heard that guns would be available in the near future.

He said to Xu Kuang:

"With these things, it is naturally easier. We can also rely on the favorable terrain to prevent their cavalry from taking advantage. But the problem is that the defense line of Mushroom Ridge is too long, and if the enemy has a very powerful general, so do we.

There is no way."

Xu Kuai smiled and said:

"This requires Congfeng to take action. I believe that no matter how strong the opponent's general is, he will not be stronger than Congfeng. What do you think, Congfeng?".

Zhao Congfeng smiled and said:

"Since the lord believed in Congfeng, Congfeng dedicated the head of the enemy commander to the lord."

Xu Kuang laughed and said:

"No, the enemy commander will definitely shrink back like a bastard. You just need to kill the enemy generals who rush into the formation."

Zhao Congfeng still respectfully agreed.

Zhang Damiao couldn't help but take a second look at Zhao Congfeng. In his opinion, Zhao Congfeng's ability was too mysterious and he didn't like it very much.

Xu Kuang smiled. He didn't quite understand the twists and turns between the two people, and he didn't want to think too much about it. He just gave them a few words of advice.

The merchants in Mushroom Ridge quickly left Mushroom Ridge, and a few chose to stay. Xu Kuang asked Ryan to remember these people, and he planned to reduce taxes for these people.

…

eight days later

Viscount White Birch's 5,000 cavalry and 12,000 civilians have arrived at the outskirts of Mushroom Ridge and have commandeered Baron Green's garrison to the west for garrison purposes.

Xu Kuang used his telescope to see the rolling tents in the distance, sighed and said:

"After this battle, not many people will die."

Zhuge Duan did not answer. He was very secretive about this kind of question.

Xu Kuang sighed. He felt bored. He sighed and asked:

"Sir, when should we attack?".

Zhuge Duan smiled and said:

"Don't worry, let's wait until the local infantry arrives in Tomato Town."

Xu Kuang immediately understood Zhuge Duan's intention. If the fight starts now, the opponent will not attack rashly until they know Xu Kuang's strength. By then, by the time they settle down, it will be too late.
To be continued...