Cui Wenxiu, who led the second division, served as the front army for the expedition to Luzon. The light cavalry of the two regiments marched very fast, and the heavy cavalry and the light infantry of the two regiments were not slow at all. After two or three years of training, the Second Division has become one of Wu Feng's ace troops, ranking at the forefront of Wu Feng's troops in terms of combat effectiveness and combat experience.
To Cui Wenxiu's disappointment, this expedition seemed like a march. The scouts sent out had gone out several times, and the search range had been expanded several times, but they had never found the whereabouts of the enemy, not even the enemy's whereabouts. No trace of the reconnaissance troops was found, and he was disappointed and confused when he saw that he was less than a hundred kilometers away from his target, Vito City.
"Tian Fang, has the information from Vito City arrived?" Wu Feng held a teacup in his hand and was lost in thought while looking at the military map hanging on the tent. After a long time, he asked Ling Tianfang who was reading the information.
"All the information has been gathered, and it didn't surprise us." Ling Tianfang couldn't hide his excitement.
"Oh? How is the situation over there with the Gaoyue people?" Wu Feng fixed his eyes on the Gaoyue people settlement area in the Dahengduan Mountains in eastern Luzon on the map. The color on the map was also darker, indicating the terrain of that area. Different from the alluvial plains of the two rivers and the shallow hilly areas to the west, there are vast mountains, which are not only the place where the Gaoyue people have thrived for a long time, but also a cage that restricts the further development and growth of the Gaoyue people.
"Deputy Commander Shanzhu has led a third division and a regiment to secretly infiltrate there from Jinzhou ten days ago. Since Shiliu and the others are very supportive and cooperative, things are going smoothly. Xiao Tang also sent Deputy Director Mu Haoran led a large number of personnel and then entered. The work there is now in full swing. According to the information sent back by deputy division commander Shanzhu yesterday, about 40,000 of the original Luzon Gaoyue people's militia have been reorganized. After streamlined selection, 25,000 people were selected. Now the deputy division commander Shanzhu and his troops have reorganized these 25,000 people into five regiments. Only weapons, armor and other logistics equipment and supplies are rare. There is a shortage of new soldiers, and these new soldiers have not received formal training and cannot cope with real battles. Deputy Director Mu Haoran is also discussing with Shiliu and others the future expansion of the residential area of the Luzon Gaoyue people, the division of administrative regions, and the composition of administrative agency personnel. Further detailed research has made great progress, and the results are expected to be available soon." Ling Tianfang gave a brief report on the Gaoyue clan's situation in an orderly manner.
"Oh? Who asked Shanzhu to recruit the Gaoyue people's militia without authorization? How dare he be so bold! Don't we have enough troops?" Upon hearing that more than 20,000 Gaoyue militiamen were recruited, Wu Feng's double His eyebrows immediately furrowed and his tone became stern.
"Sir, this..." Ling Tianfang, who had always been eloquent, suddenly became a little squeaky at this time.
Long before Shanzhu set off, when Ling Tianfang was making his final statement before leaving, Shanzhu proposed that the Luzon Gaoyue Tribe militia be incorporated to enhance the strength of the northwest army. Mulige was also present at the time and strongly advocated the incorporation of the best among them. , because the quality of Gaoyue soldiers is obvious to all. Ling Tianfang also supported it in his heart, but considering that increasing the army was a major matter and required Wu Feng's approval, and he could not make the decision, he did not dare to agree. However, he could not withstand the repeated lobbying of Shanzhu and Mulige, and in addition to hearing Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov, who had heard about the news, also came to strike while the iron was hot. The last few people discussed a tricky idea.
In the evening, when Wu Feng was about to go to bed with his woman, Ling Tianfang deliberately ran to Wu Feng to report some situations of the Gaoyue clan in Luzon. Wu Feng listened for a while and found nothing special, and became a little impatient, so he told Ling Tian Fang could handle it at his discretion, so after receiving Shang Fang's sword, Ling Tian put it back and agreed to Shan Zhu's request.
But Ling Tianfang still couldn't let go of this matter. After all, this was just a side goal. He also knew that paper could not contain the fire, so he had to bite the bullet and hold on. When Wu Feng asked about it today, he knew that he could not hide it, so he had to report it truthfully.
"Sir, I heard that the militiamen of the Gaoyue tribe in Luzon are not weak. If we can recruit the best among them, it will be a big help to us." Mulige, who was standing next to him, saw that Ling Tianfang was a little unable to answer, and he hurriedly He gritted his teeth and defended his deputy.
"Oh, that's great. Then you don't need me to know. Why do you report to me? You can just handle it."
Wu Feng's voice was not loud, and his tone was very calm, but Ling Tianfang, Mulige, and Kamapov standing next to him were shocked when they heard this. Their backs were immediately covered with sweat, and they were so frightened that they all knelt down. On the ground, Ling Tianfang spoke first: "Sir, the responsibility for this matter lies with Tianfang alone. It was me who agreed without authorization to deputy commander Shanzhu to recruit the Luzon Gaoyue militia. It had nothing to do with anyone else. Please punish me."
Mulige also quickly responded: "This matter was handled by my subordinate under the instruction of Deputy Commander Shanzhu. It has nothing to do with Master Ling. Please punish this subordinate."
Kamapov also quickly apologized: "Sir, my subordinates are also involved in this matter. Please punish me."
Song Tianxiong, the captain of the Guards Wing, Jing Li, the logistics director (the deputy captain Lu Ping stayed in Qingyang to take care of the safety of Hua Dilu and the girls) and Yunyi, who had just walked into the tent, didn't know what was going on. Wu Feng's expression was hesitant, but the three adults kneeling on the ground were actually Ling Tianfang, Mulige, and Kamapov. He couldn't help being shocked, and he quickly knelt behind him.
When Wu Feng saw the three people behind him coming in, they all knelt behind them without knowing what was going on. He was a little amused and waved his hand, "It's none of your business. Get up."
Song Tianxiong, Jing Li, and Yunyi stood up inexplicably and walked aside. Seeing Ling, Mu, and Ka still kneeling on the ground, they wanted to ask something, but they didn't dare. Wu Feng glanced at the kneeling people again. The three people on the ground snorted softly, and then said: "You guys should get up too." Their tone also softened a little.
The three of them slowly stood up, still lowering their heads and not daring to say anything.
"The three of you, and Cui Wenxiu, huh, I don't know yet. Without your consent, Ling Tianfang, even with the courage of Shanzhu, he wouldn't dare to decide on such a big matter." He slowly started pacing in the tent. Step, "But Tian Fang, you also know that our finances in the northwest are extremely difficult now, and the military expenditure accounts for the vast majority. Even for this expedition, I repeatedly did Xiao Tang's work, and he reluctantly agreed, and I had already I promised him that I would not expand the army in the near future. But you are so good, you actually added more than 20,000 people to me without saying a word. Do you know that more than 20,000 people have a monthly salary of 100,000 gold coins? Needless to say anything else.”
Ling, Mu and Ka also knew that what Wu Feng said was the truth and it was their own fault, so they had no choice but to say nothing.
"Even if we can achieve the expected goal this time, the fiscal revenue cannot be improved all at once. Don't you think about the difficulties involved?" At this point, Wu Feng also had a headache on how to explain it to Xiao Tang when he returned.
"Sir, we are indeed responsible for this matter, please punish me. However, I also asked your permission at that time." Ling Tianfang saw that Wu Feng's mood had relaxed greatly, so he had the courage to explain.
"Oh? This happened? When?" Wu Feng was very surprised, why didn't he have any impression at all
"That night, when I reported to the adults, the person in charge said that I could handle it as appropriate, so I discussed the matter with everyone, and we all agreed that it could be done, and that's when I made this decision." Tian Fang also lowered his head and looked away from Wu Feng. , told the story of that day.
Wu Feng thought for a long time before recalling the situation at that time, and glanced at Mu and Ka. Both of them had their heads lowered, but there was always an indescribable smell of suppressed laughter on their faces.
Only then did Wu Feng suddenly realize, what a good guy, how dare you collude with me to trick me. He remembered that he was about to have sex with Guan Hua and the girls at that time, and he was burning with desire. He was wondering why Ling Tianfang came to report some insignificant things. , it turns out that I just want to trick myself.
"How dare you, Ling Tianfang! How dare you ``````" Wu Feng was angry and funny. He suddenly remembered that Yun Yi was still beside him and quickly stopped. He also thought that this idea was definitely not Ling Tianfang's. Hengmu and Ka glanced at each other and quickly lowered their heads, "I will settle accounts with you three and Cui Wenxiu in the future!"
Just as the three of them were accepting Wu Feng's lesson, the instigator of this incident was enjoying himself in the Gaoyue people's settlement area east of Luzon, intoxicated by the fact that he had obtained such a powerful army.
"General Shanzhu, what do you think of us boys?" Elder Shiliu standing aside smiled and asked Shanzhu, who was directing his men to train the newly selected Gaoyue recruits.
"Yes, quite good! As long as the equipment is in place and you give me half a year, I promise to train them into an armored army!" Shanzhu nodded and said proudly: "We Gaoyue people are not bragging about our physical fitness. Mainland China It’s hard to find a few that can compare.”
"Yes, General Shanzhu, when do you think we can let them become one of you?" Shi Liujin's next sentence made the smile on the proud face of Shanzhu freeze.
"It's coming, it's coming. When Mr. Li and the others take Luzon, we will join them. Then we can officially join Mr. Li's command and become one of them." Shanzhu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly comforted him. Shiliu, but he knew in his heart that there was a big question mark as to whether the trick he played before he could be fooled.
"Deputy Commander Shanzhu, did you get Mr. Li's approval for recruiting these militiamen?" Mu Haoran, the deputy director of the Northwest Administrative Department standing aside, asked doubtfully. According to what he learned, Mr. Li Director Xiao Tang has already promised not to expand the army in the near future. Why is Shanzhu going to reorganize the army here again