"A loan of 500,000 soldiers for three years?"
Yuchi Feihong listened to Ziyue's words with considerable confusion and asked curiously, "What's the point of this?"
According to Ziyue, these 500,000 soldiers will be directly placed under his Wind Division for six months of intensive training, after which they will be sent to the Northern Lands battlefield for further honing.
His method of training troops was actually the same, unlike Xu Hu's gentle and steady approach. As an Yuchi Household, he was able to build an elite force in just one year and quickly achieve so many military exploits. He used the most ruthless methods, relying on the battlefield to hone his troops and directly train them into iron-blooded elites.
Many people know his name and also know that those who join Yuchi Feihong Feihong's ranks are the quickest to die, but also the quickest to earn military merits. It all depends on whether you dare to fight to the death. Therefore, those who are willing to join Yuchi Feihong's ranks are generally determined to make a name for themselves in the military.
So when his lord ordered him to take six months' worth of new recruits to the Northern Lands to fight and train them, he had no objection whatsoever, as this was exactly what he was good at. But what was this about borrowing troops for three years?
We've painstakingly trained these soldiers, and now we have to send them back after three years? Are you crazy?
"There's no other way," Ziyue said with a wry smile. "If we ask him directly, the young emperor won't be so easily fooled. We can only use the excuse of borrowing for him to agree."
"He'd be willing!" Yuchi Feihong sneered. "We'll provide the resources and train his elite troops. Anyone would be happy to have such a windfall!"
This method of training troops on the front lines is not cheap; high risks must be rewarded with high returns. In the past, in order to appease the soldiers, he gave them plenty of good things, and all kinds of top-grade medicinal herbs were given away for free. This time, in order to support him, the lord had Ziyue bring several meals of Baiyu!
The energy in this Baiyu is far greater than that of the finest jadeite. Its pure energy flows directly into the soldiers' bodies for tempering, making it far more effective than any medicine. However, this method is extremely expensive. In Jiangnan, a single piece of top-grade jadeite can buy a house, while one piece of this Baiyu is equivalent to dozens of pieces of top-grade jadeite. Using it directly for training soldiers is incredibly costly, even for the usually generous Yuchi Feihong. And now he's being told that the soldiers trained this way will eventually have to be returned?
Who could understand this?
"Don't worry about that," Ziyue laughed. "The advantage of the Divine Path Style is that once someone enters the system, they won't want to leave. We only promised the young emperor we would return those soldiers, but will those soldiers be willing to go back?"
"Oh, that's true," Yuchi Feihong immediately realized.
What fool would want to come back?
Having left the Fighter Army and lost the Power of Faith, even if one could take away all their strength, who would be willing to stop after experiencing those benefits?
Every living being yearns for evolution. Having grown accustomed to the high-intensity support abilities of Divine Path Style, who would want to go back to the past?
As for recruiting?
Just kidding, what could the little emperor possibly give them?
Can it help them break through to the First Rank? Or can it provide them with near-limitless energy support?
He had nothing, so why should those soldiers serve him?
Title? Military merit?
joke
Even if most of them die during the training, there will still be at least 200,000 elite troops, each at least Third Rank official or higher. How many titles can your emperor bestow upon them to win them over?
How many would be willing to return and accept this useless title?
It'll all be a formality eventually. The soldiers will go back, and then they'll run back to Jiangnan on their own. That won't be my problem anymore.
And that's not the key point. After the soldiers returned and demonstrated their amazing strength, the grassland people would inevitably rush to join the army in Jiangnan, even if it meant abandoning their so-called cattle and sheep Jiangnan. The grassland people of the Northern Wolf Icefield are skilled in riding and archery, and they can endure hardship. They are first-rate soldiers. Once their reputation spreads, will they ever lack soldiers again?
Upon realizing this, Yuchi Feihong burst into laughter. " Lord Ziyue is truly wise; we are utterly foolish."
Although they were both from the Battle God Army, the locals in Jiangnan almost exclusively recognized Xu Hu, and very few were willing to choose Xu Hu as the new Battle God. Ultimately, it was because his reputation wasn't prominent enough.
Tian Heng is now using the opportunity of rescuing the Southeast to promote the image of the West Sea Army, making it almost impossible for me to get involved. Now, the only chance for me to seize troops is in the Northern Wasteland.
"This is the first time I've ever schemed against a child," Ziyue said with a shake of her head and a smile.
The child may not have realized that from the moment he promised to submit to Jiangnan, he was destined to be a figurehead emperor.
Once Yuchi Feihong's reputation spread, every man on the grasslands wanted to follow Yuchi Feihong. Internally, once the Underworld was established, family power would quickly be bound to it. By then, even if the emperor realized it, it would be too late, and breaking free would be virtually impossible.
In Ziyue's opinion, a child of ten or so years old is already quite quick-witted. Unfortunately, he is dealing with old monsters and things that defy common sense. Let alone a child, how many cunning politicians would notice this trap?
However, while the blueprint is appealing, it depends on Chen Qing winning this battle.
Ziyue looked outside, a strange heaviness settling over her heart.
Recalling the past with that person from the Xiao Household.
That guy had given me a very different sense of danger a long time ago, and his current performance has exceeded my expectations. He's a guild player that even the Federation is completely helpless against. This time, if it weren't for Chen Qing, we might have really been driven to the brink of despair by this guy!
Can Chen Qing really win against someone like this?
"By the way, Underworld, what are your plans regarding the underworld?"
The number of wandering spirits in Northern Wolf City is increasing, and since this place only has one city, theoretically there can only be one Underworld. However, Northern Yan is a country with a considerable size. It was able to conquer the sixteen cities of Youyun in the Central Plains Sixteen Cities of Youyun, so it is certainly not a small country. Among the countries of the Northern Wasteland, Northern Yan has almost the strongest overall strength and the largest population.
It would be inappropriate to let a novice handle such a large-scale project, but if we continue to let the Shen Family handle it...
Yuchi Feihong didn't have any issues with the Shen Family, but he felt that if things continued like this, the Shen Family's power would become too great.
Ziyue nodded slightly. "I have someone in mind. You should know this person too."
"Oh?" Yuchi Feihong was taken aback. He considered himself a smart man, but for a moment he couldn't guess who the other person was talking about.
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" Bingyun, are you busy again?"
In the Southeast Region, the newly appointed Grand Underworld is a face unfamiliar to many.
Many people only knew that he was once a well-regarded schoolteacher, but they never expected that such an unknown guy would suddenly rise to become the ruler of the Underworld in the southeastern province!
Many people thought this position would belong to either Wei Gongcheng or a member of the Shen Family, but it turned out to be taken over by such an unknown guy.
The results sparked a lot of discussion, and Murong Bingyun was also quite puzzled.
However, he learned a great deal during the time he spent with this gentleman.
This gentleman seems to know a lot and has a wealth of experience. He is also extremely astute in many criminal cases, and doesn't seem like a typical scholar at all.
He gave him the impression of being a veteran official who had worked in the Ministry of Punishments for many years.
" Bingyun," the old man looked at the other person and suddenly laughed, "Have you ever wondered why I haven't let you go to any city of the Underworld?"
"Huh?" Bingyun was taken aback, and a complex emotion immediately rose in her heart.
Since the southeast is a new territory, the lord has no intention of allowing the Shen Family to continue to grow stronger. Therefore, it seems that the appointments in the Underworld here are all made by this gentleman in front of me, who appoints new people. Sometimes, even scholars who are not born into the arts of magic can be selected by chance. But I, on the other hand...
Despite being highly regarded for his abilities by many, he has yet to secure even a minor position as the City God Underworld in a single county.
Is it simply because I am a person from the Northern Wasteland?