Chapter 1441

However, just after the army crossed the river, dozens of people greeted them from the post station ahead, the leader full of smiles; it was Wen Daolun. "General He, have you been well?"

He Lingchuan jumped off his horse and laughed while arm-in-arm with him: "To actually trouble Mr. Wen to come out of the city five miles to greet me, it's an honor, an honor!"

It stands to reason that Wen Daolun only needed to wait for him in Yuheng City. As a result, he led the officials to greet him five miles out personally, rushing to wait for him at the post station.

This gesture, on one hand, was to show goodwill to He Lingchuan; after all, the two had an unpleasant past, and the people of Yuheng City clearly liked Wen Daolun's management more.

On the other hand, it was also Wen Daolun making it clear to everyone in Yuheng City that he had a harmonious relationship with the Tiger Wing General and there was no discord.

The attitude of subordinates and civilians sometimes depends on the superior. Yuheng City was about to fight again soon, and it was time for the army and civilians to be of one heart; Wen Daolun had to do everything possible to eliminate the rift.

He Lingchuan looked at his smile and secretly sighed that this gentleman always put the interests of Panlongcheng first.

Truly a model of selflessness.

He turned around and introduced to Wen Daolun: "This is the messenger from the east, Xin Yi."

Wen Daolun was also very enthusiastic: "So it's Mr. Xin, long admired, long admired! Commander Zhong has sent me messages many times, telling me to be sure to settle Mr. Xin well."

Xin Yi also smiled: "I heard long ago that City Guardian Wen single-handedly turned a small frontier city into a pearl of the wasteland. I must see it for myself this time."

Wen Daolun immediately waved his hand: "Just luck. At that time, General He was still the commander of Yuheng City, and only when the two of us cooperated did we barely stabilize Yuheng City."

"That's not easy. What I want to observe most is how to develop while fighting in a war; how to raise troops and transport grain while taking care of people's livelihood." Xin Yi sighed. "Panlongcheng and Yuheng City are both models of this."

Both sides flattered each other and headed toward Yuheng City.

After listening to these few sentences from Xin Yi, He Lingchuan looked at him even more highly.

Most countries can whitewash the peace when they are not fighting, but once the flames of war ignite, the economy and people's livelihood are quickly dragged down and become a mess.

The Yuan Nation and Xiluo are typical examples.

Panlongcheng was able to hold on for more than ten years in the harsh environment of the past. The superficial reason is that it possesses powerful military forces like General Hong and the Great Wind Army, but one of the lesser-known internal reasons is the "war economy."

Fighting while producing; supporting war with war externally, and taking care of people's livelihood internally—only in this way can one develop in war and become strong in war.

Regarding this, Panlongcheng had long ago summarized its own set of valuable experience.

Most people only know that Panlongcheng is quite powerful, but they don't know why it can be like this.

If Xin Yi wants to study and investigate Panlongcheng's war economy, he has a good eye.

Wen Daolun looked back; the team could not see the end at a glance. After traveling for several days, the military appearance was still strict and the bearing was calm, without any slackness.

He couldn't help but sigh: "This team of yours is almost trained."

The stronger Panlongcheng's combat power is, the happier he is, of course.

"Still need a few fierce battles." A good knife needs to see blood to be polished, and the army is the same.

To this day, the Ximo Army under He Lingchuan has more than 9,000 people, and the vanguard Tiger Wing Army has 500 people. The scale of the army has initially formed, and they have also undergone diligent training, just waiting for actual combat to test the results and refine the edge.

He Lingchuan himself has also become an out-and-out great general.

Leading and commanding 9,000 troops in battle is also a huge challenge for him. Previously, he had only commanded actual combat at the level of 3,000 or 4,000 people, which was the Battle of Yuheng City.

As for 9,000 people, not to mention anything else, the logistics problem alone is enough for an ordinary commander to drink a pot. Many problems can only be discovered during actual operation. He humbly asked Zhong Shenghuan and General Hong for advice, and both of them gave serious guidance without any reservation.

Especially General Hong, whose flexibility in governing the army and broadness of thinking made him marvel.

This doesn't look much like the experience Mitian accumulated in the human world, but rather General Hong's own insights.

Some people's talent for war and intuition for battle are extraordinary and innate.

During these months of training, He Lingchuan also had many feelings and gained a lot.

It's just a pity that time is not enough.

"Soon." Wen Daolun said solemnly, "The Xiluo army has already come."

"When I received the news, they had already entered the territory of Jin Xi."

A background that the three of them didn't mention is that Panlongcheng had already deployed heavy troops on the northwest front, eyeing the Baling Nation and the Xianyou Nation.

He Lingchuan had heard Zhong Shenghuan say personally that they would attack the Xianyou Nation first.

But there is no constant situation in war, and no constant shape in water. Who dares to say that Zhong Shenghuan won't see an opportunity halfway and change his mind? Who dares to say that Baling won't suddenly turn his face and turn around to support Xianyou? After all, no one can predict what other tricks Beijia can play behind the scenes.

Therefore, the northwest front is on the verge of breaking out, and the situation is tense.

In the past two years, Panlongcheng's strength has expanded tremendously, and Beijia can no longer mobilize surrounding forces to suppress it. Therefore, the Xiluo Nation has entered the game.

Panlongcheng had long ago planted scouts in the territory of Jin Xi. As soon as the Xiluo soldiers entered the territory of Jin Xi, Zhong Shenghuan understood that this war was about to enter a new stage.

"They have pressed to the border of the Maohe Plain and have repeatedly tried to harass the Longchuan trade route."

As soon as Wen Daolun said this, He Lingchuan laughed.

Sure enough, Wen Daolun's next sentence was: "They hit a wall three times, and they have finally stopped in the past few days."

Harassing the Longchuan trade route and trying to cut off the main artery of the Maohe Plain is a method that Longchuan water bandits used to use. The Yuheng Army has been entangled with the Longchuan water bandits for more than a year and has long accumulated rich experience. Although He Lingchuan was transferred away from Yuheng City, other generals of the Yuheng Army were all brought out by him, and this set of tactics had long been learned and used.

If the Xiluo army wants to play the old tune of others, it would be strange if they didn't suffer.

"You came just in time. The heavy responsibility of dealing with the Xiluo army will be handed over to you later." Wen Daolun was looking forward to it at the post station today and finally waited for He Lingchuan's Ximo Ridge Army, and he also let out a long sigh of relief.

Like Zhong Shenghuan, Wen Daolun himself is also a Xiluo person and has unspeakable emotions toward Xiluo.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to wave his sword at the army of his motherland.

That's why Zhong Shenghuan sent He Lingchuan. His Ximo Ridge Legion was newly formed, and its composition was quite mixed; Panlongcheng people only accounted for a small part. The performance of the Xiluo Nation in the past ten years has deeply disappointed the army and civilians of Panlongcheng, especially the new Xiluo King who recognized a thief as his father, humiliated the country, was willing to be a pawn of Beijia, and waved his sword at Panlongcheng, which made the Ximo soldiers hate him even more.

If you hate someone, you are willing to give him some color to see.

Wen Daolun waved his hand: "Go, enter the city, I will hold a welcoming banquet for you two."

The city gate tower was still as tall and large as ever; He Lingchuan had personally supervised its construction and reinforcement back then. But walking into Yuheng City, which he hadn't seen for more than a year, He Lingchuan felt both familiar and strange.

The graffiti behind the city wall was still there, the post station was still there, and the uniquely shaped large square stone troughs were still there; whenever he returned to the city in the past, he always came here to water his horses.

But the buildings in Yuheng City were now more dense, and there were even buildings on the main street that were seven stories high, square and imposing, bright and clear. He Lingchuan walked on the long street and could still hear bursts of laughter from above.

Wen Daolun said that it was a new large restaurant opened by foreign merchants, with high grades and expensive consumption, but it was full of guests and often packed.

The atmosphere in Yuheng City has always been more relaxed than in Panlongcheng, and the management is more humane than in Panlongcheng. Foreign merchants and nobles also have less burden playing here, so the trade here is actually more developed than in Panlongcheng, and it already has a bit of a decadent look.

All kinds of things like this can be found everywhere.

Many Yuheng citizens recognized He Lingchuan, and there were always people greeting him on the road.

Xin Yi on the side smiled: "Commander He is very loved here."

He Lingchuan could only smile bitterly.

His methods of dealing with the Longchuan water bandits back then now seem to have flaws, which also led to some Yuheng citizens being dissatisfied with him. This requires time and effort to resolve.

Fortunately, in that Battle of Yuheng City, he finally led the Yuheng Army to defeat Fu Shanyue, making the Maohe Plain and the Longchuan trade route completely stable. This achievement was not only affirmed by Panlongcheng, but the people of Yuheng City also saw it in their eyes.

Over the past two years, the evaluation of him has slowly improved. Many people among the people began to speak for him.

But He Lingchuan was very humble: "It's all the result of Mr. Wen's efforts."

This sentence was aimless, and Xin Yi was confused.

The three went to the newly opened seven-story restaurant. Sure enough, everything from the dishes to the wine was very unique, and there were singing and dancing performances on the spot.

Wen Daolun was a kind person and soon chatted with Xin Yi.

After the meal, the two sent Xin Yi into the prepared guest room, and then walked back slowly.

He Lingchuan said sincerely: "It's still Mr. Wen who is capable, managing Yuheng City so well."

The emotions of the common people are the simplest; whoever lets them live a good life, they like whoever, without any faking.

Wen Daolun waved his hand: "No matter how well I manage, it's based on 'living and working in peace and contentment.' If the environment of Yuheng City were bad, I wouldn't be able to develop it even with miraculous skills. Next, Yuheng City will also become a front line, and everything here will depend on General He."

Marching and fighting is really not his strong suit.

Before He Lingchuan arrived, he commanded the Yuheng City Army to play hide-and-seek with the Xiluo Army, and his nerves were also stretched tight.

Now that He Lingchuan arrived with 9,000 Tiger Wing troops, Wen Daolun really let out a long sigh of relief.

He Lingchuan said: "With Mr. Wen as my backing in Yuheng City, I feel very steady!"

There is a specialty in the art, and when it comes to governing the city, he was indeed inferior to Wen Daolun in the past.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the slight rift in the past was all wiped out.

This time He Lingchuan doesn't have to drive Wen Daolun back to Panlongcheng, and the two can finally cooperate sincerely.

One civil and one military, internal affairs and external attack.

After Wen Daolun laughed, he said: "Although Xiluo is weak, it is also repeatedly harassing the Yuheng border, and the hidden danger is great."

He Lingchuan nodded: "Commander Zhong sent me here, but it's not aimed at the Xiluo Army, but at Beijia."

It's not that Zhong Shenghuan is arrogant, but he really didn't take Xiluo seriously; what he wants to guard against is Beijia.

Beijia has already stationed troops in the Xiluo Nation. Although this westward "conquest" of Panlongcheng was the Xiluo Nation's idea and the Xiluo Nation sent troops, who dares to say that Beijia won't send troops to attack Yuheng City?

(End of chapter)