Jinling, Governor's Office, and the Hall of the Second Hall.

Many local officials were frowning and whispering to each other restlessly, until a long shout came from the door: "Governor is here!" They all got up and turned around, looked at the middle-aged officials in the breeze robe who were steadily entering the door and came to the top to sit down, and then bowed to see: "The officials have met Lord Futai!"

"Sit down and talk." Jiangnan Governor Wen Ming stroked his beard slightly and waved his hand with a smile, but his smile looked a little reluctant.

All the officials quickly said that Xie had sat down. First, they were quiet and looked at the governor. After a while, they saw that he was speechless, and then one of them spoke: "Sir, now there are floods everywhere in Jiangnan and the Luotian Sect's rebels, and many officials are even more eager to report to help. We have to think of a way to deal with it."

With this person at the beginning, the others couldn't help it and said similar words, all of which were severely flooded, and rebels attacked the county town or attacked the county town... Anyway, it was the same. There was a mess in Jiangnan, and the governor could no longer ignore it, so the chaos continued.

In the end, a burly military officer made a summary: "Mr. Futai, now the situation in Jiangnan is in danger, we must quell the rebellion as soon as possible. Finally, we are willing to personally lead a army out to quell the rebellion, so as to eliminate the bandits as soon as possible and return a peace in Jiangnan!"

Wen Ming quietly heard them say so much, but still didn't say much. Until the military officer made the words clear, he frowned slightly: "Governor Xiang, are you planning to lead my Jinling City garrison to various places to quell the rebellion?"

Xiang Fantian, the governor of the Soviet army, had the right to restrain all the troops in the territory. At this time, he looked at the highest military and political chief in Jiangnan without fear. Zheng pointed out: "That's true. Judging from the urgent reports sent from various places, the Jiangnan governments are now in chaos. If there is no heavy troops to suppress them, I am afraid that in another ten months, it will cause complete chaos in Jiangnan. The subordinates are responsible for defending their territory, so how can they sit and watch?"

"Have you ever thought about how much loopholes will be left for the Luotian gangsters? If they take this opportunity to attack Jinling, the consequences will be much more serious than losing several county and government cities?" The governor asked immediately.

"This is impossible!" Xiang Fantian shook his head immediately, "Jinling is a strong city in the world. Even if the officials draw a group of troops and horses away, there are still at least 8,000 troops here. It is impossible for a mere mob to threaten the safety of Jinling."

His words immediately won the recognition of others: "Yes, Lord Futai, I don't know that they have the courage to attack me in Jinling City. However, other nearby cities are the targets of these thieves."

"Master Futai, you are the governor of the entire Jiangnan. If you suffer too much damage elsewhere, you will be very responsible."

"And if you don't send troops to wait for the capital to send troops to quell the chaos, you don't know when it will be. At that time, maybe all the surrounding cities will fall, and Jinling will become an isolated city. Please think twice."

With the cooperation of many officials, Xiang Brahma's momentum became stronger and he asked again: "I'll ask the Lord to allow the subordinates to send troops. The subordinates can make a military order here. If the rebellion cannot be quelled within two or three months, I'm willing to be dealt with!" With so many people helping to persuade him, he made such a statement again. Xiang Brahma felt that the governor should always allow him to send troops this time. But as a result, Wen Ming still looked calm and glanced coldly over the panicked people, and then shook his head: "No, the soldiers and horses in Jinling must not move lightly. Not only Jinling, Suzhou and Lin'an must not take any action. Their mission is to defend these important cities."

"Ah... sir, think twice. In this way, the rest of Jiangnan will be completely trapped..." The subordinates and officials were really panicked. They didn't care about the difference between the two, and they all shouted loudly. Xiang Fantian's face darkened, and he stood up and folded his fists: "Sir..."

But before he could say it, Wen Ming slapped the coffee table and shouted: "I have decided, so don't say much! I have a clear understanding of the matters in Jiangnan. These rebellions of Luotian Sect cannot become a climate. I believe that soon, all places will be successfully quelled one after another."

As he said that, he stared at Xiang Fantian deeply again: "Governor Xiang, no soldier in Jinling City must be transferred out! He also has himself, and he must not leave the city without authorization. Otherwise, he is just a ill-gotten plot and collude with the Luotian Sect's traitor. Do you know?"

Xiang Fantian suddenly became stunned, and two clusters of flames burned in his eyes, but then they quickly went out. Although Da Yue emphasized both civil and military affairs, he was the third-rank governor of the third-rank governor in his official position, and the other party did have the right to control the entire Jiangnan army, including himself, so he could only obey orders at this time.

"Yes, obey your order!"

As he bowed to the governor, no one else dared to persuade him anymore. Everyone could see that the governor was determined to use calmness to control himself and only guard important cities such as Jinling.

After everyone took the orders and left, Wen Ming's face relaxed a little, and then fell into deep thought. After leaving the hall, the others began to whisper in groups, guessing the real purpose of the governor's decision, but no matter how they guessed, there was no definite consensus.

...

The disputes and decisions made in Jinling City are obviously far from affecting the prefectures below. They are still facing the attacks of natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Huating County is now the most stable place in many Jiangnan counties. After suddenly obtaining a huge amount of food supply, Li Ling finally didn't have to worry about the possible disaster that could lead to chaos in the city, but instead put all his mind on training.

These newly recruited young and strong rural areas did not disappoint Li Ling. With the help of having enough food, they practiced more and more carefully every day. In addition, Li Ling, as the county magistrate, trained from time to time, so they would not have any resistance. In just a few days, they had already trained like a perfect person, at least they looked like an army.

Of course, this is just an appearance after all. In the eyes of Wan Shenji and others who have seen the real army, they can only be considered a mob. Perhaps they can implement orders for a while, and they can also be a little bit like placing out a formation. But once they really get to the battlefield and really fight with the enemy, this neat queue will probably not be able to maintain a single encounter.

When Li Ling heard Wan Shenji's comment on the team next to him, he could only smile bitterly: "What's the solution? We don't have any smart generals here, and these soldiers were just farmers in the fields two days ago. How could there be a qualitative change in a short period of time?"

After a pause, he said solemnly: "So when it comes to that time, their role is at most just to guard the rear. If you really kill the enemy, you have to rely on you." The "you" he said was naturally the members of the Cao Gang and two masters Li Wan.

Wan Shenji and Li Moyun both nodded seriously. On the real battlefield, personal bravery is indeed limited, but with the current messy situation in Jiangnan, they really don’t take those rebels composed of chaotic people seriously.

"Okay, I should accompany them to practice for a while, so that I can inspire the morale of the army." Li Ling said, and after moving his hands and feet, he wanted to join the team.

But at this moment, Wan Shenji and Li Moyun took a step forward almost at the same time, grabbed his left and right hands, and both of them looked solemnly towards the end of the official road ahead: "There is movement, it's still quite a bit!"

Because it was already midsummer in June, their recruits ran outside the city to train in some forests next to the official road. In this way, the dense trees blocked their sights. Until they heard the rumbling footsteps coming from afar and the ground began to tremble slightly, everyone suddenly realized that there was a large group of horses coming towards Huating.

The soldiers who were practicing the spear formation also showed confusion, looking around, and some people started to talk to each other in a low voice until several veterans, as the chief generals, scolded them repeatedly, and then stabilized the situation.

After all, they still did not really treat themselves as military generals. Once they noticed that the situation was different, their first reaction was to be frightened and curious, rather than quickly forming a formation to defend themselves.

Even those veterans were a little worried and couldn't make up their minds at this moment. Fortunately, Li Ling had quickly calmed down and stepped forward: "Don't be confused, follow my orders! Sun Wu, you should bring a squad back to the city first and remind all parties in the city to guard the important roads of the city gate."

The veteran who was named after the name was busy, he responded with his hands, and then quickly lit a whistle, and followed him to head towards the county town as fast as possible. The exercises of these people can still show results, at least the speed of these soldiers' travel was improved compared to before.

Then, Li Ling looked at the others again: "No matter who is coming, this is our hometown. I will take you to intercept. If you flee, talk to them well. If you attack the bandits, you will be just right to try out the skills of our Huating New Army!"

County Magistrate Li's confident order really calmed down the panic of the soldiers very quickly. After they shouted "Yes!", more than a thousand people who were originally scattered into several square formations quickly gathered, and then led by Li Ling and others, rumbling out of the woods and coming to the official road.

Without having to give any more instructions from County Magistrate Li, the veterans who were the main generals decisively ordered and set up a formation, and divided the two teams to the top of the left and right hills, completely strangling the enemy's possibility of detour.

Just as the army set up its formation and showed its simple swords, spears and weapons, a team of flags flying in front finally bypassed the bend of the official road and officially appeared in front of them.
Chapter completed!