"Oh, that's it, it doesn't matter, I can just make it up next time."
Yang Hu smiled and joked, and Xiong Wei followed Yang Hu into the camp and arrived at Yu Wenkai's room.
There was a smell of alcohol inside, Yu Wenkai was drinking, and the side dishes on the table were not touched at all.
"I'm going to pay my respects to the old general."
Xiong Wei saluted Yu Wenkai respectfully.
Yu Wenkai smiled and said: "Don't be too polite, just tell me if you have something to say."
Xiong Wei is afraid of the Demon Dragon Camp and will never come in person unless there is something urgent.
"Yuncheng has an urgent message for the old general. I will send it to you."
Xiong Wei presented it, and Yu Wenkai took it and opened it.
After reading, Yu Wenkai put down his wine bowl and said, "Let's go, Yuncheng!"
After saying that, Yu Wenkai immediately went out and mounted his horse.
Yang Hu and Tan Wenyue gave the order, and three thousand demon dragons gathered on their horses like a camp wind and immediately ran towards Yuncheng.
Xiong Wei looked at the empty camp and exclaimed: "He is indeed an elite division. He is as immobile as a mountain, invades like fire, and moves like a rabbit."
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Yangcheng.
When the time came on the third day, the prefect Wu Gui was in a hurry to recruit troops.
Seeing that there were not enough able-bodied men, Wu Gui mobilized women and children in and around the city to join the army.
This order was passed down, and the people scolded him.
When Shi Le ruled Xixia, there was a case of recruiting women and children to fight.
After Long Chen took over Yangcheng, he treated the people very well and would never let women and children do corvee service, let alone join the army.
The common people who were accustomed to benevolent government suddenly heard that they wanted to join the army, and everyone was scolding Wu Guigou.
Under pressure, Wu Gui opened the warehouse to distribute food and salary, promising that he would earn one tael of silver a day from joining the army and have enough to eat.
After hearing that there was such a good thing, women and children in the city joined in one after another, and even pregnant women asked to participate with their belly bulging.
Of course, people are not stupid, and a promise alone is not enough to deceive everyone.
Wu Gui first distributed money to everyone for a few days. The people saw the benefits and no longer doubted it.
Human nature is like this. When faced with bait, as long as you get the sweetness, even if you have concerns, you will convince yourself, ignore potential threats, think of things as good as possible, deceive yourself, and eventually fall into the abyss.
This is the underlying reason why people die for wealth and birds die for food.
See money but not death!
Soon, the number reached one hundred thousand, and the women and children in the city were still vying to join.
"Sir, there are too many people joining. We can't stop them. If they don't let them join, they will cause trouble."
The main bookkeeper was extremely annoyed.
The prefect Wu Gui said treacherously: "Tell them that the imperial court only wants so much. If others want to join, they will only give them food. They will give them money after they come back."
Wu Gui's plan was to deceive people.
The chief clerk said: "Sir, we only need one hundred thousand, why do we need so many people?"
The chief clerk didn't know that Wu Gui was working for Gui Fei, so he didn't understand what Wu Gui was doing.
When these people arrived at the front line, they had to eat every day, and the amount of military rations they consumed was immeasurable.
The rations in the warehouse are empty, and the chief clerk is having a headache from where to mobilize military rations to fill the gap.
"Don't worry about this. Just do as I tell you. This is the will of the court."
The prefect Wu Gui did not give any explanation and directly ordered things to be done under the banner of the imperial court.
The chief clerk had no choice but to comply.
The prefect Wu Gui looked around and didn't see Li Guishou, so he asked the people around him: "Where is Colonel Li? Why can't he see anyone?"
The subordinate replied: "Sir, I heard that Captain Li has suffered from heatstroke and is recuperating at home."
The prefect Wu Gui had no doubts and felt that Li Guishou's absence would be a good thing, as it would not be a hindrance.
"I know, you work harder, the more people there are, the better."
The prefect Wu Gui returned to the Yamen first, leaving the others behind to recruit.
Returning to the prefect's mansion and entering the backyard, Wu Gui paid homage to Gui Fei.
"Son."
"How did things go?"
Wu Gui reported truthfully. After hearing this, Gui Fei looked a little unhappy.
However, Wu Gui is already recruiting with all his strength, and Gui Fei can't just scold him.
"Okay, just make enough."
"We will set off early tomorrow morning. You will personally lead the team to complete this matter. I will make you a saint and give you at least two hundred years of life."
Gui Fei drew a cake for Wu Gui, and Wu Gui believed it because Gui Fei had lived two hundred years.
"Thank you, Holy Son, for your grace."
Wu Gui knelt on the ground and kowtowed, thanking him excitedly.
"Okay, let's go."
Guite was in a good mood, so Wu Gui stood up and left.
"Holy Son, the women and children recruited by Wu Gui may slow down the march. We must move in and out quickly this time..."
Li Chengdao expressed his concerns.
The women and children can be eaten as meat and vegetables, and the remaining flesh can be used as materials for a new batch of dead soldiers. This plan is correct.
However, Yangcheng is some distance away from the border. After leaving the border, you have to be careful of Long Chen chasing him. Women and children move slowly, and taking them with you will definitely slow down your speed.
Guite didn't think much about it just now. After Li Chengdao reminded him, Guite also realized the problem.
"It's a problem..."
Guitai thought for a while and said: "Divide into two teams, march quickly with strong men, women and children... Divide into three teams to advance, women without children go first, women with children go in the middle, and children follow."
Gui Fei was also worried about being discovered by Long Chen and wanted to leave here early to avoid long nights and dreams.
Li Chengdao said: "I will remind Wu Gui."
Guite nodded, and Li Chengdao flew out of the yard.
Xiaowei Mansion.
Donna's Flying Eagle Letter arrived. After Li Guishou read the letter, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
As expected, Wu Gui faked military orders. Why did he do this?
Tang Na knew clearly that Wu Gui was falsely passing military orders, so why didn't she stop him? And why didn't she prevent herself from alerting him?
There was no explanation in the letter, so Li Guishou couldn't figure it out.
Outside the door, the deputy knocked on the door and came in, saying: "Sir, Captain, the prefect actually allowed women and children to enlist in the army. I have never seen anything so ridiculous."
The deputy general couldn't stand it when he saw Wu Gui recruiting women and children, so he came back and told Li Guishou.
Wu Gui is the prefect and has a high rank. The deputy general has no right to object, so Li Guishou must come forward.
"Oh, the military order requires 100,000 people for three days. If you don't make up the number, it is a violation of the military order. Governor Wu's move is really helpless."
Li Guishou had no objection. After hearing this, the deputy general became even more anxious and said, "But I have never heard of women and children going to the battlefield. What are they doing?"
Li Guishou waved his hand and said: "General Liu, the military order clearly requires 100,000 people. If we do not recruit this many people, we are violating the military order."
"Now Governor Wu can stand up and recruit troops for us. This is a good thing. Why should we oppose it?"
Li Guishou put on the air of an old official and wanted to shift the responsibility to Wu Gui, while he watched with cold eyes.
When something happened, Wu Gui was slapped on the butt.
"It makes sense...it's better that the captain has thought carefully."
The deputy general suddenly understood, and Li Guishou continued: "Tell the brothers what Governor Wu wants to do. We will cooperate and never oppose. We will not stand up or take responsibility. Remember this!"
The deputy general understood and exited the room.
After the people left, Li Guishou got up and walked around the room.
Donna told him not to get carried away. It seemed that Donna was already prepared.
Therefore, what Li Guishou had to do was to sit on the sidelines.
