dungeon.

"I don't want to change you, Tianshu, you have your own thoughts, that's right, but do you see the current situation clearly?"

"You are already my prisoner. Do you think Skynet will try its best to rescue you?"

"So what if you are a martial arts master? Skynet will not be able to operate in the future without you as a master?"

Luo Fengtang asked several questions in succession.

Then, without waiting for Tianshu to answer, he stepped outside.

It is impossible to get good results today. You must give Tianshu some time.

After closing the door inside the dungeon, Luo Fengtang and Zi Yan returned to the wing outside.

It was very warm in the side room, and the servants and maids brought hot soup to warm the stomach.

Even if it's cold outside, you don't have to worry about being frozen inside.

"It's going to snow soon."

Zi Yan took a sip of hot soup and glanced at the dark sky outside the window.

The time is getting closer and closer to the Chinese New Year.

In such weather, it was very cold outside, and neither Luo Fengtang nor Yang Yuanhua of the Yang family in Bozhou had the ability to drive the army to attack.

"I think Skynet will not rescue Tianshu. Not only will they not rescue Tianshu, they will even completely evacuate Yizhou."

"We won't evacuate all of them. We will keep a few people in the area to maintain contact."

Luo Fengtang nodded. He sat next to the stove, rubbing his hands to warm himself up.

Martial arts masters are just physically much stronger than ordinary people, but they are not completely immune to the cold.

It is beyond the imagination of ignorant people to say that after practicing martial arts, the cold and heat are not invaded, and you only wear one thing in summer and winter.

Even if you practice martial arts to the point where you are a martial arts master, you can't do it.

"Don't worry about Skynet. After this battle, Skynet in the southwest has been severely damaged. They will shrink back like a turtle."

"What I'm worried about now is how to train Yizhou's soldiers."

"I originally thought that Yang Huchen was only corrupt, but I didn't expect that he was not only corrupt, he was also incompetent!"

"Look at the troops he leads. He is not a qualified general."

Luo Fengtang snorted coldly.

He originally thought of using veterans as the foundation and backbone, and then recruiting new soldiers. This way, the old would bring in the new, and combat effectiveness could be formed faster.

It seems now that Yizhou's soldiers may not be ready for immediate use unless they undergo major reforms and training.

It takes time to make major changes and practice, and what he lacks most is time.

Next spring, he will definitely launch an offensive.

The battle to counter the rebellion in the southwest cannot be delayed.

If it takes as long as it did to deal with the rebels, the finances of the Da Qi court will definitely go bankrupt.

Even the court appropriations he receives now are all obtained through the use of additional national debt, which is an overdraft of the national finance.

"It's not like there are no soldiers who are mature enough to fight..." Zi Yan said slowly.

"Where is it?" Luo Fengtang asked doubtfully.

"Master Marquis, there are two places with capable soldiers."

Zi Yan raised two fingers.

"One is the indigenous people in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. I went to the mountains to talk with the ancient customs of the ancient tribes. They fight all year round. The indigenous people can pull out thousands of soldiers, but the problem is that they lack the understanding of the court.

trust."

"What kind of trust does he want?" Luo Fengtang asked.

"He wants to make a blood alliance with you, Lord Marquis, and become brothers." Zi Yan said sternly.

"That's it?" Luo Fengtang thought that Gu Fengzhang was going to put forward such harsh requirements, but in the end, he only asked for this.

"For the indigenous people, this is a sacred and irreversible contract." Zi Yan said.

"Yes, this is what they believe, and it will be as they wish." Luo Fengtang said.

He didn't have any special beliefs, so there was no psychological burden on him to have a sworn relationship according to the indigenous rituals.

"In addition, they also require the imperial court to provide food. They cannot be allowed to prepare their own food for war." Zi Yan continued.

"Isn't this what it should be? Do they need to bring their own food when fighting?" Luo Fengtang asked doubtfully.

"The late emperor has done this before. Decades ago, the court asked them to bring their own food to fight the rebellion." Zi Yan sighed.

"No wonder there is so much chaos in Daqi..."

Luo Fengtang also sighed.

If Daqi is compared to a person, then the late emperor definitely made a great contribution to this process from being sick since he was a child to becoming terminally ill.

The former emperor was brilliant in his power, but his governance was really a mess.

"I can satisfy whatever the ancient custom requires. You can reply to him on this matter." Luo Fengtang said seriously.

"I will arrange it. It will take time for Gu Feng to summon the leaders in the near future," Zi Yan said.

"Then give him time and let me know when he's done it."

Luo Fengtang drank the remaining hot soup in one go.

"So, what about the second one?"

"The second one is the bandit in Rongshan."

Zi Yan said slowly: "In recent years, a large part of the Jianghu people and heroes from all walks of life who have not been exterminated by the imperial court have gone to Rongshan and formed a group of Rongshan bandits. The famous figures in Yizhou's Jianghu have gone to Rongshan."

A lot.”

"Those people are so scattered, are they really useful?" Luo Fengtang frowned.

It is undeniable that among those heroes, there are many who are highly skilled in martial arts.

But strong individual martial arts does not mean that the team they form is strong.

A thousand-man team composed of heroes from all walks of life is far inferior to an elite thousand-man team that can be trained formally.

"The Rongshan bandits used to be scattered, but it has been different in the past two years."

"Recently, the Rongshan bandits have a big leader, the leader Zhang Tianyi."

"It is said that his original name was not Zhang Asheng. He felt that God's will was unpredictable, so he changed his name to Zhang Tianyi."

Zi Yan said slowly.

"Zhang Tianyi, what is this person capable of?" Luo Fengtang asked.

"He was originally an ordinary leader, but he led his people to annex the original Rongshan leader, rectified the Rongshan bandits, and led them to win several key battles, officially establishing the status of Rongshan's leader. There is no one left.

It can be shaken." Zi Yan said.

"Did you also defeat Yang Huchen?" Luo Fengtang sneered.

"Yes, in Yizhou, Zhang Longtou's reputation is based on Yang Huchen and others." Zi Yan nodded.

"It's sad that the imperial court has no idea that besides the Yang family of Bozhou, there are such big bandits in the southwest."

Luo Fengtang stood up and sat on the chair by the window.

"Zhang Longtou has created a great situation. He must hate the imperial court to the core. How can he win over it?" Luo Fengtang asked doubtfully.

"Master Hou, it was Zhang Tianyi who took the initiative to contact me. He wanted to be recruited." A strange look appeared on Zi Yan's face.

She originally regarded Zhang Tianyi's side as her enemy.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Tianyi took the initiative to contact her.

"How did he contact you? Is it true or false?"

Luo Fengtang asked.
Chapter completed!