Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 184 Zhan Taiqing's Overbearing
On the night of the Rakshasa Festival, although Tongling City was the most severely damaged place, the damage was also considerable in places from the east gate to Shilipo.

After all, everything started from Shilipo that day. First, the army of demons chased the government troops all the way to the east gate. The aftermath of the battle by the six masters and even several powerful men behind them caused no damage at all to the area dozens of miles outside the east gate. No smaller than the city.

The official roads outside the city have been completely destroyed. There are potholes everywhere on the ground. These potholes can be as small as a few meters, and as large as more than ten meters or even dozens of meters. There are still many blood stains in the potholes that have not been cleaned up. , as far as the eye could see, there was basically no intact tree, and they all fell to the ground in a mess, a withered scene.

Hou Yuxiao and his group of five people followed Fan Longhe and Gui Yutang. While walking towards Shilipo, they glanced at the tragic situation of the surrounding land and shook their heads repeatedly.

He had known the situation outside the city for a long time, but due to lack of manpower, he could only let the Hou family give priority to assisting the people and restore the situation inside the city. Judging from the reconstruction progress in the past three days, only one building was built in Tongling City alone. Xiang, if you want to recover to pre-war times, it will take at least more than a month. As for the population, don't even think about it. If you don't take special measures to recover the population, I'm afraid it will take decades.

The situation inside the city is still like this, let alone outside the city. If the official roads at both ends are to be repaired, it will have to wait at least two or three months, and now there is simply no room for it.

"Master, the city is still in ruins and needs to be renovated. There is no need to pay attention to the situation outside the city for the time being. After the Blood Demon Rebellion, the demons in Tongling should be gone. It doesn't matter whether the official roads are repaired or not. Besides, for a long time recently, People from the surrounding counties should not dare to come to Tongling, this official way is actually useless!"

It was Li Sanyun who came forward to speak. Hou Yuxiao understood this truth, but he was still very happy that Li Sanyun could take the initiative to say this to him.

It is not that simple for Yaochen Sect, Hongdao Clan, Bai Family, and Xiyun Escort Bureau to merge into the Hou Family. First of all, each of the four families has more than 2000 genuine warriors. Apart from these warriors, the four families Under their respective spheres of influence, there are at least more than [-] people supported directly or indirectly. Among them, the Yaochen Sect is the only third-rate force in Yulin County, and its original status was equal to that of the Hou family.

The integration of the four families and the Hou family cannot be solved by simply merging two characters, but it is wartime after all, and the old fifth Hou Yuduan is still in a coma, no one discusses Hou Yuxiao, so he can only temporarily Leave this matter behind.

Although Hou Yuxiao has not yet thought about the following integration, he still gave Li Sanyun, Bai Yunfan, Nie Xinchuan, and Liu Jianghong the task. Liu Jianghong and Nie Xinchuan specifically cooperated with Hou Yucheng and Hou Yujie to integrate the four families. Li Sanyun and Bai Yunfan were responsible for the reconstruction of Tongling City in cooperation with Hou Yuling.

The fact that Li Sanyun could take the initiative to say these words to himself clearly proved that he really took his mission to heart.

Hou Yuxiao suddenly thought of something, and asked the two of them softly: "By the way, regarding the matter of absorbing people from the other three counties into Tongling, have you discussed with Sanniang whether you have come up with a charter, and what are you going to do?"

The biggest damage to Tongling this time is its population, which dropped sharply from more than 200 million to 40. If we don’t find a way to replenish the population, many of the city’s functions will not be enabled, and the efficiency of reconstruction will not be improved. More importantly, What's more, the war between the two states has begun. As a border city, Tongling may suffer from military disaster at any time. If there are not enough people, the defense capability will be greatly weakened.

Waiting for the population to be replenished automatically at this juncture is definitely not possible, so Hou Yuxiao decided to focus on the other three counties. Fortunately, Zhaoyang is the base camp of the Hou family after all. The key is Yulin and Baiye counties. On the first day, he He handed the matter over to Hou Yuling and asked him to discuss it with Bai Yunfan and Li Sanyun. At this moment, he wanted to know if there was any result, so he asked this question.

Li Sanyun did not speak this time, but Bai Yunfan next to him answered.

"Master, Baiye County among the three counties has also been hit by the disaster this time. I have sent people to check and find that there are no survivors in the city. That means only Yulin and Zhaoyang counties are left. The current total population of Zhaoyang County is less than 40. There are another 35 people in Yulin County, and we have sent people to the two counties to start lobbying for everyone to move to the county seat!"

"Lobbying?"

Hou Yuxiao looked stunned and continued to ask: "Why, you don't want to come to the county?"

"Zhaoyang County is okay, mainly because of the people in Yulin County and many villages and towns around Guandao. The chaos three days ago still scared many people. After all, there has been no demon siege for a long time. We can only I’ve sent someone down to persuade you!”

Hou Yuxiao nodded. This matter was also under his consideration. According to common sense, the war between the two states has begun. In fact, the villages and towns, including the three nearby counties, are not as safe as Tongling County. It is best for these people to come to the city. Yes, but if these people don’t want to, there’s nothing they can do.

"Based on the situation in the past few days, Brother Li and I estimate that 80% of people in Zhaoyang are willing to relocate, and only about [-]% of Yulin is willing to move. They will probably come from the interior in the next half month, and by then the population of Tongling will be restored. to [-].”

After Bai Yunfan finished speaking, Li Sanyun nodded next to him and continued: "There is another piece of news that I don't know whether to consider good or bad. Most of the people who died at the hands of demons three days ago were old, weak, women and children. Now, Of the more than 40 people in the city, more than 30 are young adults, and the total number of warriors is more than 1000. In addition to the more than 9000 warriors we have on hand, there are more than [-] warriors.

Among these more than 9000 people, in addition to more than a thousand casual cultivators, more than 5000 are from the original Daluo Sect, and there are more than 3000 people from the original Longyue Sect, Lingcheng Escort Bureau, and Qijue Sect. "

Hearing so many casual martial artists, Hou Yuxiao's eyes lit up. Zhao Mansha, Tong Yun, and Yu Guixin were all killed by him in the secret realm. It was indeed a leaderless group. He actually forgot such an important matter and hurriedly asked: "How did you deal with these 9000 people?"

"The more than 5000 people in Daluo Sect were accused of apostasy. The government army originally arrested them. Didn't the government army happen to be repairing the city these days? They pulled all these people away and ordered them to They do things.

In addition, the third lady has sent people to persuade the more than 3000 people in the three families of Longyue Gate. Many of them have also joined the Hou family. The rest should also join my Hou family one after another. It is not a big problem! "

After the three families were merged into the Hou family, the total number of warriors in the Hou family has reached more than 1000, including more than 3000 warriors who are above the fifth level.

Although the 5000 people from Daluo Sect are all guilty, as long as they are still there, they should not be able to escape. There are also more than 3000 people from the three families of Haoyue Sect. This adds up to more than 8000, which means that currently Hou Yuxiao had already mastered 2% of the more than [-] warriors in Tongling, and the remaining [-]% did not matter even if he did not join. Hou Yuxiao thought about it in his mind, and the expression on his face suddenly became a little excited.

He still saw a lot of things clearly during the Tongling Rebellion!
In this world, personal strength is naturally the most important, especially at the stage of Almighty. According to Hou Yuxiao's current observation, there should be nothing that can threaten them except for people who are comparable to them. The problem is that if he wants to become a powerful person, it should be impossible for a long time.

Therefore, he could only do the next best thing, expand the family's warrior base and cultivate the family's private army, which was also an important way to enhance the competitiveness and influence of the Hou family.

An army of more than 5 warriors can fight against a heaven-level grandmaster. An army of more than [-] people is enough to threaten the top masters of Yuan Dan Dzogchen!

Hou Yuxiao is now only at the second level of the Grand Master, and he controls an army of more than 3000 warriors. He can clearly feel that the condensed energy and blood of more than 3000 warriors who are at the fifth level and above can suppress him It works. If he really tries his best, he may not be able to win.

Nowadays, the war between the two states is approaching step by step. Although the Xingnan Prefecture Army is still surrounding Wanyang County, who can guarantee that the war will come to Tongling in the next moment? Therefore, although this demonic chaos has passed, But Hou Yuxiao was getting more and more nervous.

Taking Tongling as the base, absorbing the population and resources of surrounding counties and towns, and cultivating their own warriors will not only enhance their own strength, but also allow the Hou family to better protect themselves in the future unstable situation.

"Master Hou is refreshed and seems to be in a good mood!"

A group of seven people walked for about ten miles, and a green shade came into everyone's eyes, but Hou Yuxiao still rode on the horse and meditated, until a slightly teasing female voice came to his ears, Hou Yuxiao's thoughts were barely interrupted, He looked up and saw a white figure come into view, hurriedly dismounted, bowed his head in front of him, and bowed respectfully.

"Subordinate Hou Yuxiao, please see your master!"

Hou Yuxiao had already guessed that Zhan Taiqing would summon him, but he had to wait three days for Fan Longhe to inform him, which was still a bit unexpected.

Of course Hou Yuxiao knew what Zhan Taiqing meant by his ridicule.

After the Tongling Rebellion, the Hou family not only saw a sharp increase in the number of warriors, but also became the only surviving third-rate force in the county. The Daluo Sect included the gold and silver treasures, martial arts classics, and their subordinates from several other forces. It can be said that the Hou family has gained countless benefits from business, and even the resource-based industries occupied outside the county.

In this disaster, the people who had a lot to eat were the Hou family. Hou Yuxiao, the head of the Hou family, was not only in a good mood for the past three days, but also extremely excited. For three consecutive nights, he was so excited that he could not even sleep. Didn't sleep well.

However, he knew this kind of thing in his heart and could never express it with his mouth. Therefore, facing Zhan Taiqing's teasing, Hou Yuxiao could only pretend to be stupid. After saluting her, he stood up and said: "These three days, Hou is... Appoint tribesmen to assist the surviving people in Tongling to rebuild their homes. Thanks to the Holy Religion, Tongling has been preserved this time. The Hou family is soft-spoken and lacks strength. They can only do these small repairs. I hope Master will forgive me!"

"There's something behind your words. Why, are you afraid that I'll ask you for someone?"

Talking to smart people is a way to save energy. Hou Yuxiao lowered his head and twitched the corner of his mouth, and hurriedly explained: "Master is too worried. I must tell the truth. Tongling is full of waste and is waiting for prosperity. I, the Hou family, have tens of thousands of dollars." The remaining people are all helping the people rebuild their homes. Even because of the shortage of manpower, more than 5000 brothers from the government army have come to help. This matter is absolutely true. If the master does not believe it, he can go to the city to check on his own. However, there is only half a lie. Just let the master do whatever you want!"

Hou Yuxiao knew exactly why Zhan Taiqing summoned him.

It is nothing more than asking him, the Hou family, to come forward and participate in the current war between the two states!
When Huangfuxing left that day, she was given a military order to capture Wanyang County within a month. Hou Yuxiao did not know much about the situation on the battlefield at present. He only knew that the Xingnan Prefecture Army had surrounded Wanyang County, but the specifics He had no idea how many troops were dispatched.

The entire Xingnan Prefecture Army has 20 troops. If you want to surround a county, you must send out at least 5 troops. At the minimum, it is said that Zhan Taiqing still has 15 troops, which is a considerable amount of power, but soon After all, what is coming is a war between two states. Who would think that he has too many people?
There are more than 20 troops in one government. Once the war escalates, it will not be something that 20 can solve. If Zhan Taiqing wants to complete the military order of Huangfu Star, he must gather all the forces he can at the first time and win it in advance. Wanyang County, in this way, can deliver missions to Huangfu Star and deal with the possible escalation of the war later.

The Hou family only has more than 3000 people, which is good, but counting the more than 5000 government troops who are now obeying Hou Yuxiao's advice, and counting some people in the city, the Hou family can pull out an army of 50 people and more than 20 people. A master of Gang Qi Realm, although this power is not as good as the [-] troops in Peng Yuhu's hands, it is not small.

Since it's you who wants something from me, I have to raise the price...

This was what Hou Yuxiao was thinking at the moment, so although he was bowing his body, he felt at ease in his heart, waiting for Zhan Taiqing's quotation.

Unfortunately, what he was waiting for was not an offer, but a hard slap.

Snapped……

A huge force struck, and Hou Yuxiao felt as if his chest had been hit hard by a door panel. His body suddenly retreated for more than ten meters, and he stopped the backflow of blood in his throat, and finally stopped.

Hou Yuxiao looked up at the cold look on Master Fanyin's face, looking a little stunned. He didn't understand why she wanted to give him this blow.

"You think this master is here to beg you to send troops, right?

Head of the Hou family, you know what the so-called Qinglong Society is, how this demon chaos came about, and how the Hou family predicted in advance that demons would attack the city and take people away. , do you want this master to point it out? "

Zhan Taiqing's cold words made Hou Yuxiao's face instantly turn pale...

"If I hadn't been thinking about this turmoil and you, the Hou family, couldn't control it, just for the things you did, I would have killed you ten times. Now that you have gotten some advantages and want to bargain with me, why, do you think Hou With the 1 people in your hands, can you be on an equal footing with this deity?"

Hou Yuxiao's body trembled and he quickly knelt down on the ground.

"If we don't have the backing of our holy religion and Protector Zuo shows up in person, with your little cleverness, can you, the Hou family, survive? Once the Xuzhou Army breaks the city, you, the Hou family, won't even have a chance to escape. Master Hou, you still have to be a human being. You must see yourself clearly and don’t be blinded by petty gains. There is a price for doing some extraordinary things!”

Hou Yuxiao knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and suppressed the unwillingness in his eyes.

"Tomorrow at noon, I will see an army of ten thousand people gathered here. In addition, you, the Hou family, will dispatch fifty Gangqi realm warriors. Including you, Hou Yuxiao, as long as one person is missing, as the master of Tongling, you Don’t worry about Mr. Hou anymore!”

Speaking of the last sentence, Zhan Taiqing's tone was not only extremely cold, but also extremely sure, making people dare not have the slightest doubt.

"I will obey my master's orders and I will arrive on time at noon tomorrow!"

Hou Yuxiao's voice was extremely respectful, and he did not dare to show any disobedience.

(End of this chapter)