Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 748 The war is about to begin
At the end of March, Luxi arrived in Pengzhou with the Yang family's long caravan.

Yang Yuan did not tell anyone in Pengzhou and only asked Wu Yuan to help him find a place to live.

If anyone knew that the wife of the Pacifier, Her Royal Highness the Princess, was coming, they would surely come to greet her.

That kind of social engagement was a real torture that exhausted both parties. At this moment, Yang Yuan just wanted to have a good reunion with his relatives whom he had not seen for nearly two years.

The settlement was located in Wu Jiong's manor.

Ever since Wu Jiong's family was purged, this large manor has been temporarily vacant.

This large manor is enough to accommodate the large group of people from the Yang family.

After not seeing each other for two years, my lovely wife and concubines have not changed in appearance and are even more charming than before, but the children have changed a lot.

When Yang Yuan left Lin'an, most of them were still babies, but now Yang Sheng is over three years old, and Yang Jie, Yang Qin, Yang Guo and other kids are all two years old.

Seeing Yang Yuan squatting down and calling them to come over, the children, who had just arrived at the villa and were running around excitedly, were too timid to come near.

"These brats..."

Yang Yuan cursed with a smile, but he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

They are so rarely together that the children feel like strangers to him as their father.

He was busy with his career, and although he provided his sons with the best life and the brightest future, he ultimately lacked their companionship. It is difficult to have both in this world.

Sensing Yang Yuan's fleeting look of loss, Lu Xi comforted him softly, "The children always talk about you as their father.

It's just that I feel a little shy when I first see you. It's okay, I'll get used to you after seeing you more often."

Yang Yuan nodded: "Well, our family is large and it will be troublesome to move.

Otherwise, I can take you over after I’ve been in office for three months and have established myself on a firm footing.”

As he spoke, Yang Yuan held Lu Xi's little hand and said softly, "Lu Xi, did you miss me?"

Luxi has grown from a young and smart girl into a beautiful lady with long hair.

Today's Luxi has become more charming and graceful. The plump and graceful figure of the young woman makes her look like a dewy rose.

Luxi blushed, glanced around quickly, gently squeezed Yang Yuan's hand, and said in a tender voice: "Second brother, Yuye and Qingtang are here."

"What are they afraid of? Aren't they all comrades who have fought side by side with you?"

Yang Yuan said this and Luxi beside him and Yuye, who was pretending to sort things nearby, blushed at the same time.

Xiao Qingtang quickly jumped to Luxi's side, holding his head high and his chest puffed out:

"Since I followed the lady, I have never retreated from battle and always fought first when I met the enemy. I am lucky to die in bed, so why should I be afraid?
Tonight, I am still willing to be the vanguard of your army! Please allow me to go out!"

"Crack~"

Yang Yuan gave Xiao Qingtang a soul-stirring and lingering slap, which made her cry out "ouch", and she jumped to the side, covering her heart with the tingling sensation.

In two years, Xiao Qingtang has become more and more beautiful. She has gained some charm of a mature girl, but is still sweet and playful.

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, just don't hang up the banner of exemption from war when the time comes!"

Qingtang's eyes turned quickly, and he turned and ran away: "Ah Man, Ah Man, the army is approaching, come to rescue quickly."

Yuye, who was still pretending to organize things, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

……

After Wu Yuan settled Yang Yuan down, he left tactfully.

This is a time for families to get together.

Because Yang Yuan had already said that he would only let his family rest here for two days before setting off together for Jianzhou.

So Wu Yuan specially called Fan Qing back home to give some instructions.

After returning to the old house of the Wu family, Wu Yuan first called his daughter Mei Zhen over.

When he had just settled Yang Yuan's family, Wu Yuan discovered that among Yang Yuan's wives and concubines, almost none was inferior to his own daughter in beauty.

They all have different styles and unique beauties. Wu Yuan, who was originally full of confidence, couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Therefore, when she called her daughter over, she had to give her some instructions, which were nothing more than how to be gentle and obedient in the future and not to displease her husband.

Finally, thinking of Yang Yuan's prosperous family and many children, she could not help but urge her to serve her husband well and get pregnant as soon as possible.

Just one sentence made Mei Zhen's face turn red and her heart beat fast, and she felt a little shy.

Rich families are not afraid of having many children, as it is not that they cannot afford to raise them.

The heads of each branch of the Wu family all have wives and concubines and many children.

For example, Wu Lin, the current head coach of the Wu family army, has twelve sons, not counting his daughters, which is much more than Yang Yuan.

Of course, these sons are not all born to the same mother.

Having a son gives you confidence in this big family.

Of course, if a daughter is born and she is as promising as Mei Zhen and is favored by a person like Yang Yuan, that would be a different story.

Wu Yuan had already agreed with Yang Yuan that on the third day after Yang Yuan set off, the Wu family would send their daughter to Jianzhou.

Ten miles of red makeup, with a grand momentum.

It is estimated that after Yang Yuan's convoy passed by, the convoy of the Wu family that was sending their daughter to get married followed, and a new road was directly widened and flattened.

After giving her daughter some detailed instructions, Mei Zhen was taken away by her mother for re-education.

There are some things that it is not convenient for my father to preach.

For example, the "treasure at the bottom of the box" was naturally explained and demonstrated to her in detail by her mother, who held the pottery figurines and pictures.

This could be considered as a crash course on sexual physiology for her before she got married.

After Mei Zhen left, Wu Yuan called Fan Qing back.

"Youyao..."

When facing his younger sister, he is not as calm as he would be towards his daughter, although he treats Fan Qing more like a daughter than a sister.

Wu Yuan was afraid of neglecting his sister, so he wanted to hold a ceremony for her and give her some dowry.

But when Fan Qing heard this, his face turned red and he waved his hands repeatedly.

She didn't want that. She had just returned to secular life and her hair hadn't even grown long yet, and she already had a man?
You're making such a big fuss about it, are you afraid that others don't know about it? Isn't that embarrassing enough?

Wu Yuan actually had some concerns, but they were not from this aspect. Although the surrounding Jin Kingdom, Xixia, Tubo, Dali, and some Tu Liao tribes in the Sichuan and Xia regions all had the custom of "wrong generation marriage".

But there was no such person among the Han people after all, and Yang Yuan's status was extremely high, so it would not be a good idea to publicize it.

But if I don't say this, I'm afraid the girl will feel resentful.

Now that he saw that she also meant this, Wu Yuan was relieved and said, "In this case, Big Brother will add your share to the dowry prepared for Mei Zhen, and bring her into the Yang family in her name..."

Seeing that Fan Qing was about to object again, Wu Yuan hurriedly said, "Brother knows that the Yang family will not be short of you.

However, there is nothing wrong in keeping some money for yourself.

When you have a child, as a mother, you can buy him something. After all, it is your own money, which can better show your love. "

Just one sentence made Fan Qing blush.

My...child?

The young monk Fanqing, who had recently returned the lamp to the ancient Buddha and chanted the wooden fish and shell scriptures, was in a trance.

She felt that her life was just like a dream and the changes were too bizarre.

Everything is the best arrangement of Buddha.

Amitabha.

……

While Yang Yuan was away from Tongchuan Prefecture, everything here was still proceeding in an orderly manner.

Research and development continues in Santaishan.

The firearms produced in this way were only supplied to the militia led by Gan Quan, and were sufficient for training purposes.

Gan Quan is currently the commander of the militia in Tongchuan Prefecture, directly under the command of Yang Yuan, the governor of Tongchuan Prefecture.

The regiment soldiers he led were completely equipped with firearms, and learned how to use them proficiently every day. They also used firearms to conduct confrontation drills, identify problems, and optimize tactics.

The militia soldiers were all local mountain natives. They had not received one or two years of regular military training, but they had received some basic training in formations and the implementation of military orders.

With this foundation, it's easy to get started.

Also, because they have not received much training in cold weapon tactics, they are also easy to accept the use of new weapons.

The two armies of the first general of Tongchuan Prefecture had also been reorganized long ago.

With the 500 personal soldiers brought by Yang Yuan from Lin'an serving as middle and lower-level officers, the control power is naturally beyond doubt.

The First General's First Army was composed entirely of men from good families; all the old, weak, sick, disabled, prisoners and ruffians were cleared out.

The 2,500 men of the First Army had all been transformed into cavalry.

All the Northwest horses and Dali horses that Yang Yuan purchased through the Wu family were supplied to them first.

Yang Yuan would never buy thousands of horses and distribute them to the twenty-two prefectures of Tongchuan, giving each prefecture dozens of horses, which would have no other use except for being used for generals to ride or for conveying orders.

He wanted to concentrate the troops and give full play to the role of the cavalry.

The armor and horse harnesses of this cavalry are also being gradually equipped.

Cavalry is the tank of this era. One armored cavalryman can crush five to ten enemy infantrymen.

And this is just the result of the simplest conflict and struggle.

In fact, the tearing and killing effects produced by the cavalry's charge in formation can completely crush the enemy's fighting spirit, thus causing a major rout.

Then it's not just one on five or one on ten.

The victory of Li Shimin's 3,000-strong army against Dou Jiande's 100,000-strong army was the result of proper use of cavalry.

It is impossible to support 50,000 or 200,000 cavalrymen at any time. We cannot afford it.

As long as Yang Yuan can train these two thousand plus cavalrymen and arm them to the teeth, they will be a terrifying force that no one can ignore.

Now, their equipment is incomplete and their training is still far from successful.

There is no shortcut to this, only hard training and sweat.

The First General and Second Army of Tongchuan Prefecture is a group of people that excel in jungle warfare.

This army is composed entirely of desperate criminals, ruffians, and prisoners.

Among them there were even some bad apples who were cut from the original army.

These black sheep are like the rotten fish that spoil the whole pot of soup in a normal team.

However, when a group of scum are gathered together and suppressed by strict military discipline, they become more brutal than a normal army.

The officers showed no mercy when it came to their training; when the team was recruited, there were nearly 4,000 people, but the final full quota was only 2,500.

The last-place elimination here does not mean packing up and leaving. Many of the prisoners will be sent back to prison.

There were also some ruffians and fugitives. With the establishment of militia in various places, they lost their living ground and leaving meant death.

So, they can only practice, practice to death.

If I kill you, I can live and succeed.

In this state, the atmosphere of this group of people was completely different from that of the First Army.

They are like a group of wild beasts that are imprisoned but are becoming more and more wild.

Once they are released, bloodthirstiness will become their instinct and they will become a nightmare for their enemies.

……

In mid-April, Yang Yuan arrived in Jianzhou and moved into the newly completed yamen of the Pacification Commissioner's Office.

There was continuous artillery fire along the way, but Yang Yuan was not idle.

After two years of separation and being so homesick, how could he not devote himself to her?

Yang Yuan is not the kind of person who only cares about himself and treats his wives and concubines as tools.

Along the way, the delicate flowers bloomed as if a long drought had finally brought about a sweet rain, the peach and plum blossoms were in full bloom, and the peonies were in full bloom, all of them beautifully red and moistened by the rain.

Over in Xuzhou, after some manipulation by Meng Qingguo, who was sent by the twelfth son of the Wu family, conflicts between the Mahu barbarians, Shimen barbarians, and Nanguang barbarians and the local Han people intensified, and the three great evil leaders caused a big disturbance in Xuzhou Prefecture.

A war is imminent.

(End of this chapter)