Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 413 The army disappeared, and the clouds were dark

November 1332, [-] in the New Yu Calendar

There are only three days left in the deadline agreed in the neutral zone.

Since Xingnan Fucheng was declared a neutral zone, more than 4000 million people in Zhaoyang and Jianye Prefectures, with the help of Hou's army, continued to flow in from the east and west. In 27 days, Fucheng plus five counties and 21 counties, a total of 27 The city's population experienced explosive growth, and it soon became extremely crowded.

The population carrying limit of county towns is one million, county towns have 300 million, prefectural cities can have up to 5000 million people, Daocheng cities have more than [-] million people, and the capitals of every state in the world can have up to [-] million people.

Of course, the so-called load-bearing limit refers to extreme circumstances.

Under normal circumstances, taking Hexi Road as an example, the population of county towns is generally 50 million, county towns have a population of more than one million, and prefectural towns have a population of more than 300 million. The largest Hexi Daocheng has a population of just over 500 million after expansion.

After the Hou family unified Hexi, it took a lot of effort to deliberately guide the population of the four prefectures in the territory to an average state. The population of each prefecture is about 2000 million.

Xingnan Prefecture originally had a population of 2000 million, and now another 4000 million have arrived. Of course, it is crowded. In fact, if the Hou family had not formulated a population resettlement plan early, it would be impossible for the 27 cities of Xingnan Prefecture alone to accommodate it. so many people.

The original population of Xingnan Fucheng was more than 700 million. If the population of each city in the prefecture had to triple, it was originally supposed to bring in 400 million people. But if this were to happen, the city would not be able to bear it, so Hou Yuduan made a plan At that time, they made a compromise and allocated 600 million people to other cities, but only 800 million people were allowed in.

But even so, the population is still as high as 500 million, far exceeding the population limit of an ordinary city.

Exceeding the population carrying limit will bring terrible disadvantages.

A large number of people gather together, and hundreds of warriors fight with weapons almost every day. The hostility of ordinary people is also soaring. A large number of warriors must be spent to maintain public order. Because the population is too large, there are problems with food supply. Within a month, hunger had already appeared in the outer city where ordinary people lived.

The city's security, quality of life, food supply... are all deteriorating rapidly. This is because the Hou family placed warriors and ordinary people in two areas of the inner and outer cities according to the military registration order system. If they were allowed to live together, The situation may become more serious.

This is just Fucheng. You must know that the entire 27 cities in Xingnan Prefecture are now in this situation. Moreover, Fucheng was originally supposed to bear a population of 400 million, and 600 million were excluded. It has become like this, and this has been passed on to In the remaining cities with a population of 600 million, the situation will only get worse.

But even so, everyone still dared not leave here.

The armies of the Jin Dynasty and the Alliance are on both sides, and the war will begin in three days. At present, the entire Hexi Road, and only the neutral zone of Xingnan Prefecture can ensure their safety.

If you don't dare to leave, you will have to bear all the inconveniences and various vicious events in the city. The hostility in everyone's hearts is deepening, and armed fights and crimes are becoming more and more frequent. If it weren't for the Hou family, With a large number of warriors maintaining it, I'm afraid chaos has already begun.

The cleanest place in the city is probably the City Lord's Mansion.

After the banquet in Hexi Daocheng, almost everyone from the Hou family came to Xingnan Mansion. With the end of the task of relocating the people, the Hou family's 500 million troops also returned to the city one after another, and are now stationed there. It is around the city lord's palace, so no matter how much trouble there is in other places in the city, no one dares to make trouble here.

In the main hall of the city lord's palace, Hou Yuxiao sat upright with his eyes closed. Zhao Qingxue was sitting next to him, also practicing with his eyes closed. There were two people below the main hall, Yu Wenqing on the left and Lian Ningxue on the right.

Hou Yuxiao and his wife closed their eyes, while Yu Wenqing and Lian Ningxue had gloomy expressions. The hall was spacious, and the four of them were silent. The whole scene looked extremely strange.

"Patriarch, this subordinate has something important to report!"

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the hall. Hou Yuxiao and Zhao Qingxue above them immediately opened their eyes. Yu Wenqing and Lian Ningxue below also turned their heads and looked over at the same time, with an inexplicable trace of nervousness on their faces.

"Come in."

Hou Yuxiao waved his hand lightly, and a golden light barrier suddenly appeared in the originally empty hall. After less than three breaths, the barrier disappeared. At the same time, the person outside the door also walked in slowly.

"Master of the family, my subordinates are in Jiuxian County..."

The young man who walked in from the door was the young man who had just met Tuobayu in Jiufong County. When he saw that Hou Yuxiao was not the only one in the hall, he who was about to speak immediately stopped and looked up at Hou Yuxiao, revealing his face. He gave me a questioning look.

Seeing this situation, the faces of Yu Wenqing and Lian Ningxue suddenly became more gloomy, but Hou Yuxiao did not react at all, and said calmly:

"It's okay, let's talk!"

Although the young man was puzzled, after Hou Yuxiao gave the order, he didn't think too much and spoke directly. He was talking about what had just happened in Jiuxian County, including the east gate of Fucheng where a large army fought with five unknown scouts. The matter was also told together.

After listening to the young man's report, Hou Yuxiao looked slightly calm, but soon his brows relaxed. He looked at the young man and asked with a chuckle: "What is your name? Do you hold any position in the clan?"

The young man suddenly showed a hint of joy and said respectfully: "My subordinate Wu Tianlin is subordinate to Zishudang and serves as an errand under Master Hou Cun."

"You've done a good job, I'll let Hou Cun give you more advice."

"Serving the master of the family is a subordinate's duty!"

Wu Tianlin's face suddenly showed joy. After bowing respectfully, he wisely exited the main hall.

"Master Hou, 27 days are almost over!"

"You are so brave, Hou Yuxiao, to imprison this princess here!"

There were only four people left in the hall again. Lian Ningxue and Yu Wenqing couldn't bear it anymore. They turned to look at Hou Yuxiao one after another and shouted angrily.

"Two girls, why did you say this? Didn't Hou already say that this is definitely not a prison? In fact, because the city has a large population, Hou was worried that some people who were short-sighted would offend the two of them, so he came here personally to accompany you. Ensure the safety of the two girls.”

Hearing Hou Yuxiao's words, Lian Ningxue's face turned gloomy, while Yu Wenqing's chest heaved with anger. In their hearts, they both cursed Hou Yuxiao for being shameless almost at the same time.

27 days ago, as soon as they arrived in Xingnan Fucheng, Hou Yuxiao took the initiative to invite them to the main palace to discuss matters. The two came to Xingnan Fucheng just to keep an eye on Hou Yuxiao, so they would not refuse, but after the matter was discussed, Hou Yuxiao did not let go. After they left, they also used the magic circle to imprison the entire main hall. Only then did the two of them realize that they were being detained.

The two people immediately realized that the so-called neutral zone was a cover. Hou Yuxiao must be using the name of this neutral zone to do something in Xingnan Mansion. They tried every means to escape, but Hou Yuxiao didn't want to go there at all. Give them a chance.

They could not resist the strength of the Martial Arts Yasheng, so they had no choice but to let Hou Yuxiao detain them here. During this period, they also tried to pass on the news, but with the magic circle blocking them, they could not get any news out.

Hou Yuxiao had already removed the magic circle just now, so the two of them did not talk nonsense to him, and directly started their cultivation to sense the situation in Xingnan Fucheng.

With this perception, the expressions of the two people suddenly changed.

"Where are the 500 million troops in Hexi?"

"The head of the Hou family is loyal to the alliance. He won't hide the whereabouts of the army, right?"

Yu Wenqing and Lian Ningxue asked immediately, one after the other.

As soon as they sensed it, they immediately knew that the soldiers surrounding the city lord's palace only had cultivation levels below the fifth level. What this meant, they immediately understood.

The two of them had the same question, but after asking it, they immediately looked into each other's eyes, and the tit-for-tat in their pupils was very strong.

After all, the two represent different interests.

The expression on Hou Yuxiao's face had become very relaxed. He glanced at the two of them, chuckled and said, "Hou is about to leave Fucheng. Since you two are so concerned about the movements of my Hexi army, you might as well come with me." ,how?"

Lian Ningxue rolled her eyes lightly, nodded, and said nothing.

Yu Wenqing glared at Hou Yuxiao and snorted coldly.

One is confident, the other is confident, and their attitude is very obvious.

Hou Yuxiao didn't say anything. He turned to look at Zhao Qingxue, nodded, then looked outside the hall and said softly: "Sanniang, please take the people to evacuate the city."

"yes, Sir!"

After receiving Hou Yuling's reply, Hou Yuxiao and Zhao Qingxue turned into a spiritual light and disappeared directly into the hall. Yu Wenqing and Lian Ningxue also followed him and disappeared one after another.

...............

At the same time, Jianye Prefecture, the main camp of the Jin Army.

"Chinese army's big tent, no unauthorized entry is allowed!"

Tuoba Yu, who was in a hurry, had just arrived. In his panic, he forgot about the Chinese army's tent and the guards, and rushed in. When someone stopped him, he lost his temper and said: "Chinese army scout Tuoba Yu, there are [-] people in urgent need." I need to meet the emperor and military advisor!"

"Come in."

There was a sound coming from the military tent, and the guards immediately gave way.

Tuoba Yu jumped up and rushed in. He didn't even salute the more than 20 generals in the military tent. He knelt down directly on the ground, his face full of regret, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Xingnan Prefecture The 500 million-strong army of the Clan is all gone, all gone!"

Tuoba Zun, Yuan Zhen, and all the Jin generals were a little confused when they saw Tuoba Yu's abnormal behavior. When they heard his words, they all looked stunned, and then their expressions suddenly changed.

"Everything is gone. What do you mean?"

This question was asked by Yuan Zhen. Among the people, he was the first to come to his senses. At the same time, he was also the one whose expression changed the most.

Tuoba Yu did not dare to hide his mistakes, and told the whole story of how he monitored Hou's army, how he was deceived by Hou's disguise, and how he finally discovered that something was wrong and verified it himself. Speak up.

As he told the story, the expressions on the faces of the more than 20 people in the tent, including Tuoba Zun and Yuan Zhen, became more and more shocked.

"My subordinates knew that they deserved death, so they had no shame in coming back to see the Emperor. However, thinking that Hou's 500 million troops were still missing, they decided to come back first to report to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to punish him later."

"All the 500 million troops are not in Xingnan Mansion!"

"You won't be transferred to our side, right?"

"It's impossible. The entire east side of Jianye Prefecture is our spy. The west side of Xingnan Prefecture is almost all under my nose, Da Jin. It's impossible for an army of 500 million to be transferred to our side without knowing it."

"Is it possible that Hou Yuxiao was transferred to the east to prepare to deal with the alliance, and he planned to surrender to us?"

"It's even more impossible. If you plan to vote for the Jin Dynasty, why keep silent?"

...............

"Shut up for me!"

Tuoba Zun interrupted the generals' discussion and turned to look at Yuan Zhen.

Yuan Zhen was frowning, thinking constantly in his mind.

Hou Yuxiao deliberately set up a neutral zone in order to secretly mobilize an army of 500 million. He had already thought of this. Now, thinking along this line of thinking, all he was thinking about was where he would mobilize the army.

An army of 500 million cannot disappear out of thin air, and surrendering to the Jin Dynasty is not a reaction. On the other hand, if it is determined to join the alliance, Hou Yuxiao does not need to use the army. He only needs to wait for one month to welcome the alliance's 700 million army into Xingnan Prefecture. That’s it.

Where can I go?

"Could it be that it's not within Xingnan Prefecture?"

Hearing Tuoba Zun's words, Yuan Zhen was startled, and then quickly turned around and looked at the Hexi map behind the camp. As if he saw something, his expression suddenly changed, and then he was full of confusion. and puzzled.

"Military advisor, what do you see?"

Tuoba Zun couldn't hold back and asked.

"Yunkangdu!"

Yunkangdu?
Tuoba Zun and all the generals in the tent all looked up at the map, and then their expressions all changed, with disbelief on their faces.

"Crossing the river, are you kidding me?"

"Why is he crossing the river? Going to Yuzhou or Fenzhou?"

"Is it possible that he still dares to counterattack the three states in the North!"

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"Who said he was going to counterattack the three states in the North?"

Yuan Zhen seemed to have figured something out. He shouted in a deep voice, immediately interrupting the discussion of the generals. Then he pointed at the location of Yunkang Crossing, moved north-east along the river, and pointed to... Linjiang Road. The location of Baiming Ferry.

"Deploying troops to Zhongzhou?"

Tuoba Zun frowned, doubt appearing on his face.

Seven years ago, Dajin and Qinjian Villa jointly attacked Zhongzhou. The five roads in Zhongzhou, Lincang, Jingji, and Shuofeng Roads have been returned to Jin Dynasty, and the two roads of Dongyuan and Jiangnan have been controlled by Qinjian Villa. Currently, Emperor Wanyan Cheng of Yuliang is leading the army. Attack Dongyuan Road.

"You mean, Hou Yuxiao wants to cooperate with Qinjian Villa?"

Tuoba Zun's expression froze. After asking this question, he immediately overturned it himself and shook his head: "Impossible. Let alone whether he is qualified to cooperate with Qinjian Villa to deal with Emperor Yuliang. His Hou family has 500 Once Wan Dajun lands on Linjiang Road, first of all, the Jiangbei Alliance will not let him pass!"

There were originally nine roads in Zhongzhou. After the fall of the Dynasty of Dayu, one of them was destroyed. Later, under the intervention of external forces, Jiuhua, Wangchuan, and Linjiang left Zhongzhou one after another. There were three prefecture-level forces in the three roads, namely the gods. Jianshan Villa, Shengtian Fist Sect, Juyuan Gang, and the Chu family, a heaven-level clan.

These four families are located in the hinterland of China. They have been wandering among the major forces around them for many years. They formed the Jiangbei Alliance. The current leader of the alliance is Chu Kuangren, the head of the Chu family.

Chu Kuangren has already led the Jiangbei Alliance to join the Jin Dynasty.

Hou Yuxiao led an army of 500 million people to the north. He was simply seeking death. Not to mention cooperating with Qinjian Villa to attack Yuliang Emperor from inside and outside, he could not even pass the three Chu Kuangren in Jiangbei.

"What if Kuangren Chu switches sides?"

"Switching sides, for the sake of Hexi, switching sides to my country, the Jin Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, if Hou Yuxiao is against me, the Jin Dynasty, then he will not only represent Hexi, but also the alliance..."

Yuan Zhen's faint voice made Tuoba Zun's expression darken.

"Don't think so much, just go to Jiangbei and see!"

His clone also has the strength of the martial arts sub-sage, and it won't take long to go to Jiangbei. Yuan Zhen thought for a moment, nodded, followed Tuoba Zun, and flew in the direction of Gujiang.

"You continue to keep an eye on Xingnan Mansion and the alliance army. We will go to Jiangbei and be back soon."

"The last general takes orders!"

(End of this chapter)