Looking at the tall and thick city wall of the county town, Shan Xiongxin could only sigh at the wall.
Although his strength is strong, he is not yet capable of directly blasting open the city gate with his own strength.
If you want to jump onto a city wall that is several feet high, you have to ask the crossbows in the hands of the defenders on the wall to see if they can do it.
After all, his strength was far inferior to that of leader Wu Dong who wielded weapons weighing dozens of kilograms and used them as flying knives.
"Retreat your troops, we can't attack the county town!"
Returning to the Chinese army camp, he suggested to Zhai Rang, the leader of the army: "The government has made preparations. We probably won't be able to accomplish our goal of attacking the county seat!"
Of course, he was not in a depressed mood at this time. He had captured several prosperous towns in one fell swoop before, and the main force of the Wagang Army definitely gained a lot.
The hinterland of the Central Plains, where the canal passes, is quite prosperous.
From his point of view, the materials, money and food robbed this time were abundant enough.
"What do you guys think, brothers?"
Zhai Rang glanced at the Wagang elder beside him and said directly: "How about we just go back to the mountain?"
A group of elders looked at each other, obviously they were still a little unwilling.
However, seeing that Shan Xiongxin and Zhai Rang both wanted to retreat, they did not dare to mess around under the eyes of the government based on their own strength.
"Next time, next time we must break the city!"
"Yes, let's let those towns go. We must not alert others again!"
"It's okay to go back. We've gained a lot this time, enough for us to enjoy until the autumn harvest season!"
"..."
Zhai Rang and Shan Xiongxin looked at each other and could clearly see what the other was thinking.
The main force of the Wagang Army retreated, which not only made the local officials who were affected breathe a sigh of relief, but also had a headache in dealing with the aftermath.
At this time, the local tycoon who lost his manor outside the city was filled with depression and reported his situation to the government.
It can only be reported. With the current situation of the government, it is impossible to send troops outside the city. If the main force of the Wagang Army comes back, no one can stand it.
Local officials said that there was nothing they could do, and it was already quite good to be able to hold on to the city for now. The best way to regain the robbed manor and fields was to dispatch a sufficient number of government troops. Obviously, this was not something that the district and county-level officials could do.
At present, the main force of the government and army is still fighting in the Liaodong war, and the local government cannot mobilize much force, so we can only stare blankly for the time being.
Of course, even if the official army can be dispatched, the main force of the Wagang Army will be targeted first, not the partial division that robs the manor's fields.
The local powerful were well aware of these situations, so they did not use their connections and influence to force the government to send troops to vent their anger on their behalf.
However, they don't know that after missing the best opportunity to regain blood during spring plowing, the price they need to pay to regain the lost manor fields in the future will not be simple.
Complaining about the three items of name transfer and land allocation was enough to get Wu Dong's brothers to win over the hearts and minds of the tenants and hermits in the newly occupied manor.
During the spring plowing period, the newly occupied tenants and tenants were organized and learned, and it was easy to completely control the newly occupied land.
To do all this, Wu Dong does not need to come forward personally. He only needs to make a general plan in Wagang Village, and his subordinates will be able to complete it well.
This is the huge gain he gained after spending a lot of energy and cost to cultivate and train his younger brother's abilities for nearly a year.
As time goes by, the talent training system he has developed will continue to produce qualified talents, and there will be no shortage of manpower for future expansion.
At that time, as long as he is willing, he can expand like a snowball based on the number of talents at hand.
As long as they don't take the initiative to touch sensitive areas like cities and towns, the vast countryside and areas outside the city are a great place for him and his subordinates to display their talents to their fullest.
On the other side, Shan Xiongxin felt a little confused.
He suddenly became popular and became famous.
There is no other reason. The guy who made the list of martial arts in the hinterland of the Central Plains has recently made a list of military commanders.
Among them, the records are all powerful generals who have emerged recently.
Starting from the young general Pei Yuanqing who provoked Jing Nian Chanyuan, all the military commanders who were criticized later became famous and became the most popular ones recently.
For some reason, this person recommended Shan Xiongxin recently. When he introduced him, he said that his martial arts were extraordinary and his strength was comparable to that of top-ranking mid-level masters.
Such comments are rare. The only one higher than him is the young general Pei Yuanqing.
The rest of the young generals who were criticized were, at best, not much different from his martial arts skills.
No matter what, the guy who made the Central Plains Jianghu combat power list, because of this list, the comments and rumors he made are still very popular.
Even though Tao Guangzu, the leader of the Yellow River Gang, talks nonsense, every time the guy on the combat power list makes some noise, he receives the news in time, and then he thinks about it and studies it.
There is no way, this mysterious figure who has been hiding behind the scenes is really powerful.
A letter of strength list directly pushed Central Plains Buddhism to the forefront.
Then, a few quite obvious words of provocation resulted in internal conflicts between Jingnian Chanyuan and Shaolin Temple.
The hot topic that was released before attracted a lot of military commanders to keep tossing the Jing Nian Temple and Shaolin Temple.
One by one, how could it not be shocking when taken together?
Now, what kind of military commander charts have been produced, and each of the newly emerging military commanders has been evaluated, and their strength has been evaluated in more detail.
There may be some differences in specific details, but the overall strength is pretty much the same.
This is very admirable. I wonder how the guys who are secretly instigating this can clearly see the strength of so many new generals?
Apart from anything else, Tao Guangzu's own feeling was that if he were the leader of the Sui army, he would definitely reuse these new and emerging generals who were well-regarded and had great strength.
Especially the young man Pei Yuanqing is definitely a peerless warrior.
How long will it take for such a powerful talent to be promoted and reused early enough to play a key role in key positions?
It was also because of the sudden emergence of Pei Yuanqing and the performance of a number of generals who performed quite well, at least their combat prowess was no worse than that of first- and second-rate warriors.
A thoughtful person like Tao Guangzu has a deeper understanding of the existence of aristocratic families and general families.
It also had a certain degree of authority, and the comment on the generals made by the man who published the combat strength list was hotly discussed by the people in the hinterland of the Central Plains, heroes in the world, and even powerful families.
As a result, Shan Xiongxin, a fierce general in the Wagang Army, took advantage of the opportunity and his reputation quickly spread throughout the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Apart from anything else, at least outsiders know his name, and they will never be careless when dealing with him in the future.
Of course, the benefits are also quite obvious.
Recently, on the way back to Wagang Village, many of the heroes who took the initiative to defect to Shan Xiongxin wanted to follow Shan Xiongxin by name.
Just like this, the strength of Shan Xiongxin's newly built battalion rapidly expanded.
In just a few days, both the number of people and the number of good players who could fight made the eyes of the other Wagang elders turn red.
There were even flattering voices coming out, saying that Shan Xiongxin's battalion head was now considered the number one main force in the Wagang Army.
These words shocked Shan Xiongxin.
The real strongest force in Wagang's army is still hiding somewhere in the mountain stronghold. There is no way he and his men are the head of the camp.
I felt that the atmosphere was strange, so I called my friend Xu Shiji over, explained what was inexplicable in my mind, and asked my friend to help analyze it.
After listening to Shan Xiongxin's account, Xu Shiji also felt a little strange.
In particular, Shan Xiongxin's rise to fame happened right under his nose.
I really don’t understand how the person who created the combat power list could see Shan Xiongxin’s powerful martial arts?
It seems that after Shan Xiongxin joined Wagang, he took very few shots.
But that person can still accurately point out Shan Xiongxin's strength, which is not easy.
However, after much deliberation, he had no clue. In the end, he could only say: "This is a good thing for you and the Wagang Army!"
"It doesn't matter what Yang Ming is thinking about helping you, as long as you don't get carried away!"
"As for some flattery in the military, since you know it is flattery, you don't need to take it too seriously!"
"Those who know the situation will naturally not approve it. Those who don't know, then let them continue to be ignorant. There is nothing good to say!"
Xu Shiji said amusedly: "Do you think Leader Wu Dong will care about this?"
Of course I won't care!
Shan Xiongxin let out a sigh of relief, knowing that the gap in strength between the two was too big. How could there be any possibility of comparison?
This time, the main force of the Wagang Army was dispatched, and he served as the vanguard general. Facing the helpless embarrassment of the thick walls of the county town, he had a clearer understanding of his own martial arts.
If leader Wu Dong is here, it will only be a matter of a few hammers, or a few more hammers. Anyway, the city gate cannot withstand repeated destruction.
A huge stone fell from my heart, and my mood suddenly became tired.
"Brother Xu, do you think that if I have free time, should I take the initiative to go to the Jing Nian Temple or the Shaolin Temple to challenge a few celebrities on the combat power list?"
"Otherwise, if others have never seen my martial arts, they might think that I am a parallel importer, and subconsciously look down upon me?"
Having said this, he seemed to think of that embarrassing scene, and his thick eyebrows knitted together, obviously he was very concerned about it.
The Zhongyuan Jianghu Power Ranking is the hottest topic recently. Naturally, Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji have heard about it and learned some about it.
He was amazed at the strength and number of Buddhist masters, and realized the true combat power of military commanders.
Even Shan Xiongxin was quite envious of Pei Yuanqing, who was in the limelight at this time.
Xu Shiji was stunned when he heard this, and nodded after pondering for a moment: "If you want to go, you can, but you have to get the approval of the big dragon head. It's best to inform the leader Wu Dong!"
"Why should we inform Leader Wu Dong?"
"You are stupid. If something happens to you, you can only count on Leader Wu Dong to personally come to the rescue..."