Chapter 191: Baiyun City

Although Marshal Roberts didn't say much, only a few words to talk about, each sentence was shocking. Listening to this... Bai Qi's victory in this war is certainly worth celebrating, but... the war was still far from being completed, but it became even more intense. The war was no longer just a war between Bavaria and Andre, but a war between the entire Bavaria and the Beast, the Sea tribe, the Galan Empire, and Andre... This war was destined to begin to expand and could no longer be resolved in the northwest.

The war level has expanded, and the wartime transfer order has begun. Since Bai Qi was allowed to recruit soldiers privately, it shows that the situation is very critical. Otherwise, the kingdom would not allow a legion to be recruited privately, nor would it give Bai Qi the right to appoint Bai Qi and all the soldiers under Bai Qi to become legions. Although doing so can allow a legion to quickly form combat power and be very cohesive, the problem is that it is not easy to control. The control power of such an army kingdom is limited, and the control ability of the general will be exerted to the limit. Such a legion is definitely not what the kingdom wants to see, but now it seems that Li Ziming is really anxious... Otherwise, he would not do so.

"How much combat power do we have?" Bai Qi couldn't help but ask in a low voice, although he knew this order, which instantly indicated that the kingdom's military strength was very nervous.

"This... is hard to say, but His Majesty the King has ordered Kansas to stop attacking Altai Mountain City. Now there are two legions left behind in Altai Mountain City, one of the Twenty-Eighth Legion and one of the Royal Capital Guards. The other two legions have been transferred to the Northeast. We have five legions here, and the total number of troops that our kingdom can use is nine legions... and the others... have all... died in the battlefield." Marshal Roberts said helplessly.

At this time, the war in the distance was coming to an end. Marshal Gard of the Flame Army had slowly retreated after losing more than 100,000 people. The knights of the Flame Army also pretended to fight and steadily blocked the cavalry from Bavaria. However, after they blocked, they did not counterattack or planned to start a war, but slowly retreated and retreated, because Marshal Gard of the Flame Army understood that the arrival of these 200,000 cavalry soldiers like red tides meant that at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of reinforcements on the other side had felt that the morale of the Flame Army was low now, and if they fought, they would definitely lose.

So after the fight, Marshal Gard, with the two more legions involved, began to retreat one after another. Now they have turned from attack to defense, and defense comes from the opponent's army's attack on the northwest region...

Fortunately, Andre still maintained the strength of five legions, plus the recruits of two legions, and a total of seven legions still have the power to fight again. It is unlikely that whoever wins and loses will win.

"Okay... that guy Jiade has been driven away. I'll leave all the things about Bai Qi here to you. Remember that the kingdom needs you. You should move faster. Your Majesty the King has given you enough support. You can recruit soldiers at any time in the southwest. But remember... the speed should be fast. War does not wait for anyone. The Galan Empire may invade at any time... A legion we have there can't stop the other party at all." Marshal Roberts patted Bai Qi's shoulder and said this. After saying that, he turned around and left without stopping too much. He just left countless soldiers and horse armor in the rear, and there were enough food and grass to lead the team to chase.

Taking advantage of your life to kill you is Marshal Roberts's famous saying, and he also fully demonstrated it at this time.

On the other hand, Bai Qi brought his ten thousand wounded soldiers back one after another and headed towards Baiyun City, which is about 300 miles behind Jialing Pass. Baiyun City, the largest city in the southwest, has a permanent population of more than 2 million and is prosperous in economy. Countless merchants travel here, which can be said to be bustling with traffic. The supplies left by Marshal Roberts for Bai Qi are here. In addition, there is a military camp located in Baiyun City.

"Stop...who are you?" When Bai Qi led his subordinates to the outside of Baiyun City after about three days of horseback riding, a voice sounded in front of them, and dozens of soldiers from the city guards picked up their weapons and blocked them. Unfortunately, although they were blocking there, they still looked at Bai Qi and others with some fear. Although Bai Qi and the others were injured, they were tens of thousands of cavalry... They dared to ask like this because the other party was wearing a royal uniform. If it were the uniform of the Flame Army, they would not even have the courage to resist.

The local garrison troops were already drawn by Bai Qi two months ago. Now even Baiyun City has less than 3,000 troops to achieve garrisons, and most of them were recruited later. The combat effectiveness of these people can be imagined. Facing the ten thousand cavalry, they dare to ask questions because the other party is their own.

"Iron Blood Legion... Bai Qi!" Bai Qi said this coldly. In fact, he wanted to add a few more words after he finished speaking. After all, few people know the name of the Iron Blood Legion, and he doesn't want any misunderstandings to happen because of these trivial matters...

But what was unexpected was that the soldiers guarding the city shivered after hearing this, and moved away from the ground, then knelt respectfully and shouted: "See General..."

After saying that, he gave up a road, and his attitude was so respectful that Bai Qi was a little puzzled. Bai Qi didn't know that although Bai Qi led the 35th Legion to resist the Flame Army in the past two months, the war at Jialing Pass was paid attention to by the entire southwest. Because the war at Jialing Pass was related to the security of the entire southwest, Bai Qi's name had long been known to the entire southwest.

As for the name of the Iron Blood Legion, it was entirely because the scene of the 35th Legion and the local garrison army fighting bravely was heard by the civilians who transported supplies. It means that they were all iron-clad men. This statement was first circulated in the southwest and later reached Roberts' ears. The Iron Blood Legion's number was also what Roberts told Li Ziming and obtained approval from there.

It can be said that the two names of Iron Blood Legion and Bai Qi are the most talked about in the Southwest in recent months. Almost every Southwest people are talking about these two names after dinner. The constant mention of them has already penetrated into the bones...

"Do you know me?" Bai Qi asked in surprise.

"Of course, no one in the nine southwestern provinces of Bavaria doesn't know you and the Iron Blood Legion. If it weren't for you and the Iron Blood Legion under your command, we would have fallen here long ago." A leading lieutenant knelt down on the ground and said respectfully, with a hint of admiration in his eyes looking at Bai Qi.

"Haha...is it? I didn't expect that we still have such a reputation...Okay, take us into the military camp... Didn't Marshal Roberts prepare a military camp for us? Take me here!" The tone of the order was unstoppable. The lieutenant guarding the city did not hesitate and took the order, so he turned around and rode a horse and led the team into the city for Bai Qi and others.

Bai Qi and others did not disturb the people. Although the army entered slowly, it attracted the attention of countless people. Many people looked sideways at the cavalry with bandages on their bodies, but the majestic and murderous intent slowly entered, unconsciously making way for a road. Looking at Bai Qi and others in front of them, they were full of awe.

The originally lively streets became silent, and everyone held their breath and stood there quietly looking at the tiger and wolf army in front of them. When Bai Qi and his team were halfway through, the flag of the Iron Blood Legion appeared in the center of the team, and there was an uproar. At first, they didn't know the origin of the unit, but after seeing the bright red flag with the two big words "Iron Blood", many people began to cheer. For the people of the southwest, Bai Qi and the Iron Blood Legion are heroes, their heroes. If it weren't for them... the southwest would have fallen long ago.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Bai Qi and others entered a camp located in the south of the city. This place was originally a garrison of the Southwest Defense Army, but unfortunately the Southwest Defense Army had been transferred elsewhere. It has been abandoned for nearly two years and is now used by Bai Qi and others.

Hundreds of soldiers guarded here to protect the materials recruited by Marshal Roberts. As for the large amount of military expenditure, all of them were in the Governor's Mansion in the city. Bai Qi led the soldiers slowly into the camp. When Bai Qi and others entered the camp to settle, someone outside came to report that it was the lord of Baiyun City, leading the major nobles and wealthy families in the city to visit Bai Qi.

After hearing this, Bai Qi hesitated for a moment and then ordered Parosen to lead his army to set up camp, and then walked out alone with a team of personal soldiers. Of course, Dugu Zhantian next to Bai Qi is indispensable.

In front of Bai Qi was a fat man with a low figure, a hypocritical smile on his face and a fat middle-aged man. He was wearing a custom-made official uniform from the kingdom, and he was definitely a capital-level figure. Behind him was a team of hundreds of people of all sizes, they looked like local rich squire. When they saw Bai Qi, they hurried over. The fat man in the lead bowed to Bai Qi and said, "Sir Liu Yuanzhai, the lord of Baiyun City, will come to work hard and make great contributions. I will come to work hard with the local noble squire, and I will prepare a little gift and ask the lord to accept it with a smile."

Baiyun City is the capital of a province. Although the position of the city lord is not low, it is equivalent to the level of a division commander in the martial kingdom of Bavaria. Facing an elite legion general like Bai Qi, he is nothing at all. It is understandable that he is so humble.

As he waved his hand, thousands of servants followed behind him rushed in with all kinds of things, including chicken, duck, fish and meat, and there were also fat cattle and old sheep. In addition, there were hundreds of trucks of grain and thousands of jars of good wine. Of course, the most obvious thing was the dozens of large boxes in front. Bai Qi did not go into the deepest delve of what was in this big box, but there was roughly a guess.

"Sir... These are the little feelings of the local sages and nobles for you." Liu Yuanzhai smiled slightly and walked to the side of the big box. He slowly opened it. It was filled with boxes of gold coins. As for other boxes, I guess the same is true for this box. I guess if there are tens of thousands of gold coins, then these dozen boxes will have more than ten thousand gold coins?

Seeing this scene, Bai Qi had to sigh at the wealth of these guys. Baiyun City is not a loss, it is the largest city in the southwest. You can tell by just watching the money. It takes more than 100,000 yuan to take action. In other places, some small towns have been taxed in that place for several years.

"Haha... Everyone is polite... By the way, I don't know what the Governor is busy with? Didn't you even see him?" Xuan Yu and others behind Bai Qi waved their hand and accepted these things, but Bai Qi asked another question.

"This... You can't get out of military spending for a while because of this Governor's reign. Please forgive me. He has prepared a banquet for you. Please be sure to attend the dance we prepared for you in the evening." Liu Yuanzhai's mouth twitched and said with a little embarrassment.

In theory, the governor of a province is also a rank of officials. Compared with Bai Qi, there is also a big gap in positions. It is just that one is a civil servant and the other is a military general. The two groups do not deal with it. Moreover, the governor belongs to the Marquis of Doubin faction. Many people know about the relationship between the Dubin family and Bai Qi, but it is not very friendly, so the governor did not come to greet Bai Qi in person.

Of course, Liu Yuanzhai could not say this, but just changed the subject and said so.

"That's it...haha... I'm still feeling a little uncomfortable... You know that after two months of fighting, I and each of my subordinates were scarred, so it's not convenient to go out at that time, and there are tasks on my side... I'll just take the banquet... I'll take care of everyone's feelings... I'm still busy recruiting soldiers. After all, you know that the war is still going on. I can't waste too much time." Bai Qi smiled slightly and found a reason to shirke the matter. Then he exchanged a few words to the other party and sent him away. He accepted the things, but this affection... didn't seem to be much...

"It's unreasonable. Bai Qi was so rude to win the battle. It would be fine if he didn't give us face. He didn't even give us the face... Humph..." After Bai Qi left, a nobleman looked at Bai Qi's figure and said unfairly...

Liu Yuanzhai narrowed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. He glanced at the nobles beside him and patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be so angry, General Bai said too? Military affairs are busy and can't get rid of themselves. Let's talk about it later."

After saying that, he took people away, and Bai Qi sent someone to invite the priests in the city to help him heal the soldiers and generals. Although the pharmacists are also reliable, the priests should recover much faster after all, and the temple was obviously willing to sell it to Bai Qi and did not refuse Bai Qi's request at all. He even dispatched priests from several nearby cities to help the Iron Blood Legion healed.

The Temple of Light has always tried to develop the power of the Temple of Light to the East, but it has been obstructed. Bavaria is a key point of their development, because it is a new empire that is about to rise, so the Temple of Light attaches great importance to it. Such a good opportunity can win over the commander of an elite legion, and they will naturally not let go of such an opportunity. After the high priest in red here came here without saying a word, he brought people to him without saying a word.

After a period of treatment, when the priests were exhausted and almost exhausted, all 10,000 people in the entire Iron Blood Legion had recovered. Of course, Bai Qi was not good enough to use up the others so hard. After a few greetings to the Red-clothed High Priest, Bai Qi generously gave the Red-clothed High Priest a 10,000 gold coins to the Red-clothed High Priest, which was considered to have a good relationship with the temple. The Red-clothed High Priest thought that Bai Qi really believed in the Lord and the God of Light, and reported the news.

Go out...but these are all later stories. Now the high priest in red has been immersed in the box of brilliant gold coins. After all, there are many people who donated tens of thousands of gold coins at one time in the West, but there are almost no one in the East. Even the rich nobles donated only a handful of gold coins. I have been in Bavaria for several years and I have seen the most donated persons only give one hundred gold coins at a time, while Bai Qi gave one thousand gold coins at a time. In his opinion, this is a sign of extreme piety.

After recovering from his health, Bai Qi immediately started the recruitment work. As soon as the news of the Iron Blood Legion was released, people who received the news within a radius of thousands of miles arrived one after another. After all, this is an elite legion. The status of the Iron Blood Legion in the hearts of men in the southwest is simply incomparable to others. When he heard that the Iron Blood Legion was about to recruit people, countless people came from afar. In addition to the people from various major families, there were also many experienced mercenaries, as well as local garrison troops who fled privately to apply for the conscription, and all the active soldiers of the City Guards were proud of entering the Iron Blood Legion, and they were willing to pay a heavy price for this.

In addition to them, the Bai family in Liucheng also came from the southwest corner, leading the team with the elder of the Bai family. Of course, he was not here to enlist in the army at this age, but brought 200 elite children of the Bai family to Bai Qi and asked them to join the Iron Blood Legion to serve Bai Qi.

The conscription work was in full swing, and the military expenses of the Governor's Office were transported, and everything went smoothly. The only thing that was wrong was that there were too many people participating in the conscription, with 190,000 recruiting troops, but at least 800,000 people came to join the army, and 800,000 young and middle-aged people came to join the army, and more people came one after another. This forced Bai Qi to have some brains and after layers of screening, he recruited enough troops.
Chapter completed!