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Chapter 175 The fox demon green cow, father and son reunite! (seeking subscription)

"Jiang Li, you really confuse me. I hope that in the future, you and I will not meet each other in battle, otherwise I will toss and turn, sleepless day and night!"

On the northwestern border of Mangzhou, under the scorching sun, a mighty foreign army trekked for nearly five days, and finally saw the low towers of the Anqing Kingdom in the Western Regions.

Fu Di and the five iron thorn mercenary leaders bowed to Jiang Li and bid farewell reluctantly.

This time they were hired into Mang, not only did they get double the pay, but they also looted a lot of spoils when conquering the Mang tribe.

Rao, the mercenary leader who has been "in business" for many years, is also a little uneasy, and plans to stay for a few more days to help Jiang Li deter the tribes of the Mang tribe.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Li settled all the employment remuneration with him as soon as the decree of Emperor Jing's reward arrived.

Although he didn't say it clearly, Fu Di also knew that it was time for him and the [-] Western Region mercenaries under his command to leave.

After all, no one would let a force of this size and cannot be fully controlled be in their own home.

It's the same for Fu Di.

Military and political affairs must not be sloppy, and it is absolutely impossible to muddle along because of a little bit of friendship or face.

What's more, between the Iron Thorn mercenary and Jiang Li, it was a clear and clear transaction.

After purchasing the service, you can naturally make corresponding requests.

You can't be like a dancer who has received money, who obviously doesn't owe each other, but wants to talk about feelings with the benefactor.

The mercenaries don't bother to do things that should be done again and again.

but……

Fu Di followed a big red river and looked into the distance, slandering him endlessly.

But what does Jiang Li mean by building the Anmang Protectorate's Mansion near the Chishui River Valley?
Emperor Jing wanted to let you be safe, not to let you suppress the countries of the Western Regions!
The Anmang Duhu Mansion is located in the original camp of the Liangzhou General Camp. Isn't it fragrant?
It is true that the land on both sides of the Chishui River Valley is fertile, and there are high mountains on both sides to shield the evaporated water vapor.

But it was close to the border after all, and there was almost no defense line between Mangzhou and the countries of the Western Regions. The troops and horse bandits from the countries of the Western Regions could rush into the northwest of the Mangyuan to plunder at any time.

Definitely not a place of long-term peace and stability.

Unless, Jiang Li can set up a defense force on the border of Mangzhou, or surrender the neighboring countries of the Western Regions.

Based on Fu Di's understanding of Jiang Li these days, he felt that Jiang Li would never choose the former.

This person is not a passive beating person.

Once the threat is felt, it will preemptively destroy everything and directly eliminate the potential crisis.

When Fu Di came, he had been thinking about it all the time, until he saw Jiang Li's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and decided decisively that after returning to the Western Regions this time, he must apply to the Mercenary Association to change the area where the mission is performed.

He will never stay in this area near the province.

"Jiang Li, this is all the information I found on the Kyushu heavy weapons through the Mercenary Association. Except for some thousand-year-old families, sects, or royal families of various countries who may have some more secret information, this is already the most complete Already!"

Before leaving Mangyuan, Fu Di gave Jiang Li a roll of animal skins.

"Business is booming here, Chief Fu Di, I hope we will have the chance to cooperate again!"

Jiang Li took the animal skin roll with a smile and cupped his hands.

"Haha, I hope so too, but I'd rather have no business in the future than see you in this area again!"

Fu Di laughed, and crossed the symbolic boundary marker with the last few thousand Western Region mercenaries, and walked into the territory of the Western Region.

"Send down the order to dispatch two thousand-man teams to re-erect boundary markers every three miles on the northwestern border of Mangzhou, and engrave the characters of the Three Kingdoms. Anyone who enters the province without notification will be killed!"

Jiang Li glanced at the two-foot-tall boundary marker with illegible writing, lightly tugged on the reins, and led thousands of armored soldiers behind him towards the Chihe Valley a hundred miles away.

Jiang Li was not surprised by Emperor Jing's award.

For the Great Zhou, before the Northern Expedition was completed, it really needed a rock-solid Li Province.

And looking at all the armies of the Northern Expedition, only he can make the Mang people feel jealous and dare not act rashly.

Thousands of riders rode for half a day, and a lush valley appeared in the field of vision, in stark contrast to the surrounding desolate wilderness.

You can even see teams of laborers and troops escorting all kinds of supplies in the distance, continuously converging towards the Chihe Valley.

Among them are not only the luggage of the Liangzhou General Camp that was once occupied by millions of Mang troops, but also the equipment and materials transported from the central part of Mangzhou and Dazhou.

Some laborers who arrived earlier had already started to cut down trees on the mountains on both sides of the valley, and even officials from the Ministry of Industry who were in charge of surveying and mapping were inspecting the terrain according to Jiang Li's instructions, planning and designing the construction drawings of the Anmangdu Protectorate City.

The reason why Jiang Li set up the Anmang Duhu Mansion here is that besides the fact that the Chihe Valley has suitable soil for planting and reclamation, it can provide supplies and fresh vegetables for the Da Zhou soldiers stationed in the Mangyuan.

More importantly, he intends to use the Anmang Duhu Mansion as the foundation to build a giant trade city in the wilderness here, increasing its importance to the northern mang tribe, not just a military town.

Of course, there are many arrangements to deter the Western Regions and follow-up.

"Meet the envoy!"

"Greetings, Marquis!"

As Jiang Li got closer to Chihe Valley, he encountered more and more scouting teams responsible for investigation and inspection.

Along the way, there is a simple checkpoint every ten miles.

As long as there is any disturbance on the northwestern border of Mangzhou, they will be aware of it immediately.

Outside the Chihe Valley, many martial arts venues have been leveled out. After several days of rectification, [-] sergeants are practicing martial arts in an orderly manner.

The war horse neighed, and the shouts shook the sky.

Seeing Jiang Li leading the cavalry back, the soldiers of Da Zhou stopped their drills and saluted from a distance.

They were all selected by Jiang Li from the Liangzhou General Battalion and the left and right wing troops. Once they became the sergeants of the Anmang Protectorate, it meant that they would not be able to return to Dazhou for at least a few years, and they would probably need to be stationed for a longer period of time.

Few people feel disappointed and frustrated about this, but they feel proud and honored because they were selected.

If it weren't for Jiang Li, most of them would have been killed by the reckless army, and even if they survived, they would still be criminal soldiers and their families would be hurt.

But once they are selected by Jiang Li and become soldiers of the government, it means that they are all worthy troops to regain the northwest wilderness.

It is the army of the direct line of the Marquis of the town.

Walking into the river valley, the moist air rushes towards the face, the dry and hot atmosphere dissipates, and even the air flow flowing in the valley is a little cool.

The Chihe River, which is about [-] meters wide, runs through the valley, and there are countless tents on the banks of the river on both sides.

Jiang Li dismissed the cavalry and returned to the tent of the temporary government office in Anmang Duhu Mansion. When he opened the entrance of the tent, he saw Shangguan Qingyan in plain clothes leading more than a dozen civil servants to sort out classics, ledgers and other affairs .

Different from commanding [-] troops, controlling a province and commanding a [-] army requires hundreds of times more trivial matters that need to be coordinated and planned.

"Jiang Li, all the armaments, soldiers, and supplies of the Protectorate have been preliminarily counted!"

Shangguan Qingyan was dressed in elegant plain clothes, sitting quietly behind the desk, writing at the desk, elegant and unconventional, with an air of lightness, looked up and saw that it was Jiang Li, she walked out from behind the desk, and handed a book to Jiang Li .

"These days have been hard. If I see these trivial accounts alone, I will definitely have a headache for a long time!"

Jiang Li took the account book and looked through it carefully, his thoughts became much clearer immediately.

Including the 11 sergeants in his headquarters, the total number of sergeants under his command at this moment is [-]. In addition, there are thousands of miscellaneous servants who are responsible for taking care of the sergeants' food, daily life, military horses and other affairs.

There are 25 war horses, 30 camels, and [-] armors. In addition, there are weapons, arrows, food and grass, etc., all in large quantities.

But the daily consumption of money, food and materials is not a small number.

"Although there are 11 soldiers and horses, if you want to control the entire northwest wilderness, it is too reluctant!"

Jiang Lihe went to the account book, and already had some plans and arrangements in mind.

It's just that he is now in charge of Mangyuan, so he can't act too hastily, and needs to proceed step by step.

While canonizing him, Emperor Jing also brought him his primary task for a period of time in the future, ensuring the stability of Li Province, as long as the Mang Army in Li Province was held down and not to provide support for Mang Khan before the end of the Northern Expedition of the imperial court.

Leaving the main tent, Jiang Li walked into a nearby large tent, where Zhao Tiehe, Ji Wuliang, Kou Yunxian, Zhong Lidian and other eleven young generals were sitting around discussing the drill and deployment of the government soldiers.

These young generals were originally military officers of thousands of households under his command. Jiang Liping made great contributions to the province, and they all received corresponding awards. They were promoted from rank five generals to rank four, and as commanders of the guards, they could command five thousand troops.

The army and horses of the Liangzhou General Battalion suffered heavy casualties, and there were many vacancies for middle and low-ranking officers.

In order to be able to better control the soldiers of the Protectorate, Jiang Li selected and promoted the mid- and low-ranking officers who were short of 11 soldiers from the [-] soldiers under his command who originally belonged to Jiming Barrier City.

As the Jiedu Envoy of the Protectorate of Anmang, Jiang Li has the power to select and appoint generals on his own.

As long as the roster is sent to the Five Armies Governor's Mansion for record afterwards.

Zhao Tiehe commanded [-] troops from the original Jimingzhang City, and ten people including Ji Wuliang, Kou Yunxian, and Zhonglidian also each commanded [-] troops.

In addition, Jiang Li selected 11 heavy cavalry and [-] heavy infantry from the [-] people, and handed them over to Hu Yangu and Ying Shanxiong for training.

Mo Yunliang and Tu Laotou Gongsunxing were ordered to be the commander-in-chief, responsible for the specific training of the 11 troops.

At the same time, various training resources were distributed to speed up the martial arts realm of Zhao Tiehe and other newly promoted generals.

The basic framework of the Anmang Dufu Mansion has been initially established.

Jiang Li sits in the northwest of Mangzhou, so he already has a bit of background as a real king of the Northwest.

As long as he can manage this territory well in the future, he will no longer be a rootless duckweed, but a giant with his own foundation.

It is even possible to form a background force similar to the Yinwu Pavilion in Zhenwuhou Mansion.

"See the military officer!"

Zhao Tiehe, Ji Wuliang and other generals quickly stood up and saluted.

"It's the first time to master ten thousand soldiers and horses, can you still get used to it?"

Jiang Li stretched out his hand to signal everyone to get up, and smiled gently: "There are no outsiders here, we can do as usual, don't be restrained!"

"Hey, when I think of you being made a marquis by the sage, I still feel like I'm in a dream!"

Zhao Tiehe touched the back of his head and smiled.

It seemed like yesterday that he and Jiang Li met for the first time in the dense forest outside Shengjing City.

But in just a few months, the concubine of the Hou family who was hunted down turned into one of the most powerful and status people in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

And he himself has also jumped from a poor boy who went to Beijing to participate in the martial arts examination to become the adopted son of Huangfu Mu Chuan, the governor of the Five Armies, and the fourth-rank general of the Anmang Governor's Mansion.

"A few months ago, when I was defeated by the Marquis in the Martial Arts Examination, I didn't expect today's situation!"

"When I was first defeated by the military marquis, I was secretly annoyed. I felt that I had overestimated myself and lost face in front of everyone. Now it seems that launching a challenge that day was the wisest choice in my life!"

"Father learned that I was promoted to a command envoy, and he mobilized his family's strength overnight to reorganize a private army for me. He will soon come to Li Province to help the Protectorate!"

Ji Wuliang, Kou Yunxian, Zhong Lidian and others were also filled with emotion.

They won the top ten rankings in this year's martial arts palace examination, and their future is naturally boundless.

But even with the assistance and support of the family, it is absolutely impossible to become the fourth-rank commander who leads the army in just a few months.

You know, even Jiang Xuanluo, the eldest son of Marquis Wu, has been in the army for nearly ten years, but he is only from the third rank.

After the families they came from knew, they were even more ecstatic. Such an heir with great potential may not be without the possibility of being a marquis or a prince in the future.

After some consideration, they all began to secretly mobilize various family resources and continuously send them to Li Province to increase investment and support for the future of Ji Wuliang and others.

Although he didn't say it clearly, he also showed Jiang Li with his actions that since then, their families have been bound together with Jiang Li.

This is why Jiang Li has the confidence to completely control the province in the near future.

Poor and rich in martial arts, they can train Ji Wuliang and others into the top ten in martial arts. Even if the families behind them are not as good as the thousand-year-old family, the sect, or the current dignitaries like Marquis Zhenwu, they still have a pivotal position.

With their secret support, Jiang Li's position in the court will become more stable.

As long as Jiang Li can truly control the entire Li Province before Emperor Jing's Northern Expedition, even if Emperor Jing wants to move him one day, he will have to be extremely cautious.

"The Holy Majesty ordered me to leave as soon as possible to go to the palace in the central part of Mangzhou. During the time I leave, the provincial military will be handed over to you. Be careful in everything, and you must not repeat the mistakes of Jiang Xuanluo!"

Jiang Li chatted with Zhao Tiehe and others for a while, then got up and left.

Before leaving, he gave some of the true essence pills he collected during the battle to everyone to speed up the improvement of their martial arteries.

Walking out of the camp, Shangguan Qingyan, Mo Yunliang, Ying Shanxiong, Huyangu and others, as well as Heigou and Deer Demon, were already waiting for him outside the camp.

In addition, there are thousands of heavy cavalry built with the bones of the scorpion, and a thousand elite heavy infantry led by the barbarian warriors.

They were dressed in fine armor, and their war horses were all top-grade in the Anmang Dufu, and they rode two horses per person.

At this moment, he rode his horse and stood up, high-spirited and high-spirited.

Jiang Li jumped on the chasing wind white horse, tightened the reins, and with a soft cry, more than two thousand horsemen immediately started, like a whirlwind, galloping towards the central part of Mangzhou.

With the scorching wind rushing towards him, Jiang Li galloped his horse across the vast wilderness, looking into the distance, all the places he could see were in the domain of his palm.

In the altar of mind, the copper-green Mangzhou tripod trembled slightly, echoing the whole black Liangzhou tripod, and a strange aura emanated faintly, lingering around Jiang Li's body silently.

Jiang Li didn't seem to realize it, but felt an unrivaled confidence and belief in his heart.

Unknowingly, the realm of Wumai has been slightly improved.

"Wang? Is there any reason? Riding a horse can also improve the realm of martial arts? I envy dead dogs!"

The big black dog noticed the fluctuations emanating from Jiang Li's martial arteries rising, and his dog's eyes became a little straight.

Dogs are better than people, I envy dead dogs!
"Wow? What's that!"

The big black dog followed the chasing wind white horse, its four legs were flying upside down on the grass, its long hair was blown by the wind, it curled its lips enviously, and suddenly a little emerald light flashed from the corner of its eyes.

The big black dog turned around suddenly, and saw a green shadow, which flashed away at an extremely fast speed and disappeared into the knee-high grass.

"It's a bird!"

The deer demon Lao Lu also noticed it.

As monsters, they have a keener perception of the same kind than humans.

"It's flying so fast, I'll go check it out!"

The demon body spun in mid-air, and the big black dog turned around, galloped towards the direction where Cui Ying disappeared, and plunged headfirst into the grass.

"Wait for me, you don't run as fast as I do!"

The deer demon is also one, chasing the big black dog.

"If you don't dissect a human body, you will end up as a monster, free and unrestrained, uninhibited in the world!"

Seeing this, old man Tu couldn't help sighing in his heart, he seemed to think of something, shook his head, grabbed the wine bag and drank heavily.

"Monsters are naturally free and easy, unrestrained, and are indeed much happier than humans!"

Jiang Li nodded. He looked at Old Man Tu and didn't ask any further questions.

This old man seems to have a situation and troubles that are hard to tell to the outside world. He used to be the commander-in-chief of the military governor's mansion with a bright future. Horse slave.

Although Huangfu Mu Chuan, the governor of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, briefly mentioned Gongsuntu's past, he only briefly mentioned Gongsuntu's knots and encounters.

"咴"

While Jiang Li was pondering, all the horses in the cavalry neighed at the same time, as if they had sensed something, the speed of their charge dropped suddenly.

Even Jiang Li's mount Zhuifeng also showed a bit of restlessness.

Jiang Li's eyes were fixed, and he looked forward following a strange aura, and saw a slender figure riding a green bull coming from afar not far ahead.

But it was a young girl who was about [-] years old, dressed in green tulle, with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, with a figure that seemed to be shaved, and her waist was slender, not enough to grasp.

At this time, she was sitting sideways on the back of the green bull, with blue silk reaching to her waist, tied up by a hairpin, with tassels hanging on it, and a fluttering skirt, like an orchid.

"Ghost fairy!"

Shangguan Qingyan let out a low cry, she has both Taoism and martial arts, and is a master of Taoism in the Divine Manifestation Realm, and has a clearer perception of the power of mind, soul and mind.

"You are Jiang Li?"

On the back of the green bull, the green-clothed girl tilted her head slightly, and looked up and down Jiang Li curiously, "It doesn't look like anything special, just plain!"

She cleared her throat, and introduced herself: "My name is Yuntao, and I belong to the Wanhu Mountain Monster Clan. You should know me. I was ordered by my sister to come to help you. If you need to fight in the future, you can just say it. I will protect you." looking at you!"

"The old cow is a bull demon that Princess Yuntao sits on, and it is very ordinary. If there is a fight in the future, just treat me as an old cow plowing the land. Don't count on me!"

Qingniu also introduced himself, and when he got closer, he realized that this Qingniu was not an ordinary buffalo becoming a demon.

Although its body shape is no different from ordinary buffaloes, there is a layer of faint scales around its hooves, which is very extraordinary.

"It turns out that Senior Yuntao, the Fox Demon King told me about you before he left!"

Jiang Li was overjoyed, and welcomed him with his hands up.

Yunxi had once introduced to him the green-clothed girl around her, who was a reincarnated first-tier Thunder Tribulation Ghost Immortal, whose strength was enough to rival that of an intermediate Martial Saint.

Although he has gathered some masters under his command, there are no martial saints or ghost immortals.

"Wang, Jiang Li, guess what I caught?"

From the grass behind him, the big black dog and the deer demon rushed out.

The black dog's mouth was bulging, as if it had something in its mouth, and its words were vague.

"Cloud peach?"

"Master Niu!"

The two demons jumped out of the grass, caught up with Jiang Li, and naturally saw Yuntao and Qingniu.

The two demons were slightly taken aback, they were a little surprised by Yun Tao's appearance, but their behavior was normal.

It's just that when seeing the green cow, the monster body of the dog and the deer trembled slightly, and they looked a little awed and timid.

Jiang Li couldn't help paying attention secretly.

With a naughty personality like the big black dog, even if he meets a ghost, he dares to curse a few times, but after seeing the green cow, he is a bit like a mouse meeting a cat.

But Qingniu just looked at the two monsters casually, turned his head away, gnawed the green grass on the ground, and chewed continuously, looking like an old cow plowing in the paddy field.

"Dahei, what are you hiding in your mouth!"

Jiang Li asked curiously.

The big black dog's mouth was tightly closed, but there was a round thing moving back and forth near his lips, trying to knock the dog's mouth open.

"Wang!"

The big black dog barked, and a green shadow flew out with a whoosh, but was pressed to the ground by the paw of the black dog that jumped up afterwards. It was a small bird with a green body and a red forehead.

"The situation has changed. Everyone gave up assassinating Jiang Li, and went all out to find Jiang Xuanluo, create the illusion of death in battle, and bring him back to the south!"

The kingfisher was pinned down by the black dog's paws, panicking and repeating itself indiscriminately.

Although it is a bird, the sound it makes seems to be that of an old man who is more than seventy years old.

"Whispering magpie, this is a kind of bird and beast raised by the Helou family, which can completely copy the words and tones of the human race!" The green bull demon said.

"He Lou Family? Are they finally going to do something!"

Jiang Li smiled coldly.

He shot and killed the eldest lady He Lou Shi with seven arrows on a nail head. As a thousand-year-old family, the He Lou family naturally wouldn't turn a blind eye.

It will be a matter of time before he takes action.

but……

They tried to rescue Jiang Xuanluo and created the illusion of death in battle, but they committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"Little Heizi, let go of the paw, if you press it a little longer, this whispering magpie is about to die, and there will be no proof of death at that time, why take a copy of the Helou Family Family!" Qingniu said strangely.

"What Master Niu said is true!"

The big black dog nodded hastily, and let go of its paws.

Strange to say, after the whispering magpie lost its restraint, it didn't fly away directly, but flapped its wings, and flew straight to the horns of the green bull demon, standing firmly, and everyone who watched was amazed.

Yuntao and Qingniu joined the team, and everyone continued to move forward. After running around the wilderness for several days, they finally left the province and entered the central area of ​​Mangzhou.

The grass here is green and tender, and the rivers and lakes are dense. Compared with the wilderness in Li Province, it is much more lush and fertile.

In the distance, a lone peak stands on the ground, like a stone sword falling from the sky, piercing into the land of Mangzhou.

There are also camps composed of countless large tents, which come into view.

Farther away, the outline of a huge city is taking shape.

Seeing this, everyone speeded up. When the sword-shaped lone peak became more and more clear in sight, there was also a mysterious team galloping forward in another direction of the wilderness.

In the team, two large flags fluttered and fluttered, facing the strong wind that was blowing in the wilderness, and marching against the wind.

One of the flags is painted with a pattern of a tiger soaring through the clouds and roaring, while the other flag has three bold characters: Zhenwuhou!

Under the banner, a middle-aged man wearing a purple gold crown and armor of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains rode on a horse.

Sitting on the big horse, the whole body is as black as ink, with dense and long mane, flying in the wind, like a lion.

(End of this chapter)