Chapter 175 Rapid Expansion
It is said to be a welcome, but in fact there is not much difference between it and being alert.
The carriage stopped in the middle of the mountain range. Through the car door, Tang En could see several soldiers wearing light armor walking down the hill in the distance. In the woods on the top of the mountain, the reflected blade light could be faintly seen.
Although there is such a formation, they are certainly not bandits. After all, no bandit would appear so stupid that they would take the initiative to appear at such a distance.
Mishe jumped out of the carriage and went up to talk. He returned for a moment,
"Boss, they are scouts of the Fourth Army and are ordered to monitor this area."
"Fourth Army?" Tang En was a little surprised.
Of course he knew the military organization of the Gray Clothes Army. To be honest, the organization was a bit chaotic, for example, it was normal for a few hundred people to be apart from the regiment. For example, there was no battalion under the regiment, and there was also a brigade organization... But no matter what, as far as he knew, there was only one army in the Gray Clothes Army, which was unified under the command of the Old General Oumeng. Where did this Fourth Army emerge?
Mixiu has always been meticulous, and he has obviously asked this question and reposted: "I heard that it is because there are many brothers who have joined recently, so the military organization has been re-planned. There are now four armies."
Tang En asked casually: "How many people are in a military?"
Mishe's face was a little weird: "Uh, ten thousand..."
"What, one, ten thousand?" David widened his eyes and opened his mouth.
"More, how much?" Tang En was also shocked and screamed in dismay.
It’s not that they were so shocked. Even Joshia, who didn’t understand much, was a little confused. He counted silently with his fingers. One army was 10,000, so the four army were more than 40,000? You should know that when they first set off from the garrison, the number of people had just returned to the standard before they were chased - 25,000. But in just over ten days, the troops had been expanded to 15,000 troops? This is going crazy...
And this is the result of the township publicity. If the city is promoted later... Well, Joshia's mind is a little confused and her thoughts are messy. But one thing she can confirm is that the spring of the gray army seems to be coming, and the future is bright!
After a moment of stunned silence, Tang En was the first to come back to his senses, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled to calm down his volatile mood.
Although this result was unexpected, it was actually reasonable. Lords and knights were mostly warriors who made meritorious service. After retirement, they were enthroned by the empire and lords. Such titles cannot be inherited and are a one-time transaction. So after they took over the power of a place, they basically did not continue to plunder and accumulate wealth. Correspondingly, the people in the villages and towns were naturally the most oppressed. Now that they saw the resistance organization, they naturally joined.
Touching his nose, Tang En sighed. In a way, the aristocratic rule of the empire has also gone downhill. Even if there is no gray-clothed army now, in the long run, there will be similar organizations such as Green-clothed army, Red-clothed army, etc. in the future.
But no matter what, judging from the current situation, the speed of the gray-clothed army's team recruitment is really amazingly terrifying!
With this shocked mood, Tang En and his team set off again, and many scouts came out to investigate along the way.
Tang En and his friends killed a large number of lords before, but the knights had not yet passed, and the military supplies were constantly being robbed. The lord soldiers were still constantly clearing out the bandits and bandits outside. The gray-clothed army is now in a period of rapid development, so naturally these things cannot be allowed to ruin the overall situation. Therefore, although there are more than ten miles away from the base here, there are still a large number of scouts spreading warnings.
Just walked and stopped like this. After half an hour, Tang En and the others walked around the mountains and turned into a hidden path. After coming out, the buildings in the distance were thunderous.
First of all, there is a black and gray city wall that stretches for several miles. Although it can be seen from the gaps in the corners, above and other places, many have not been repaired, but this will not affect its majestic situation at all. On the contrary, the ant figure above is even more majestic and tall.
The pale sunlight, the dark metallic luster, the city gate open in the middle... In Tang En and the others' eyes, this is not a city wall, it is clearly a crawling ancient giant beast, still with its mouth open...
Joshia, David and the others raised their heads and looked at the distance in a daze, standing on the spot for a moment.
Tang En's mood was even more complicated. As a person who appeared in the world, he was used to seeing various creative reinforced concrete buildings. After traveling to another world, he also saw many exquisite and gorgeous noble manors and castles. He thought he had rich experience, but the unformed pure military city in front of him still shocked him inexplicably, and even felt a sense of awe... Such a behemoth was actually completed by a very small human being?
From the moment this city was established, it was destined to experience war. So under the turmoil, Tang En seemed to have such a scene before him. Rows of soldiers carried the ladders and rushed towards the city wall frantically, and the people above relied on the convenience of height to sprinkle arrows and rain... Among them, the only cold city was still motionless, watching all this quietly, allowing these tiny creatures to change themselves into new clothes with their blood...
"Ahem..." After clearing his throat, Tang En's tone was a little hoarse, "Let's go."
Joshia and the others finally came to their senses, looked at each other, the atmosphere was a bit solemn, and the carriage set off again.
As the city walls gradually approached, this solemn atmosphere slowly dissipated, replaced by bursts of excitement.
Everyone naturally had reason to be happy, because this is their city and will always protect them like a barrier in the future.
But in a moment, the carriage came to the city gate.
Looking closely, there was a busy scene here. The gray-clothed soldiers shouted horns and carried the logs and huge rocks onto the city wall. There were special people there to decompose or place these things...
"Hey, Miss Joshia is back."
"Hello Miss Joshia!"
...
When they arrived here, some people also recognized Joshia and waved their hands to greet him. Of course, there were more strange faces, but they must have heard of this name and learned to wave and take off their hats to greet them.
Joshia seemed very excited, her eyes were slightly red, her smile had not dissipated, and she kept returning gifts. As more and more people greeted her, she finally bowed to the world.
As for Tang En and the others, they have completely become supporting roles. Although there are many people who know them here, after all, the names of heroes were placed there before, but due to the influence of subsequent events, it is inevitable that people will feel that they are not very easy to contact.
"Say something!" Tang En suddenly said to Joshia.
"Huh?" It was too noisy around, and Joshia turned her head blankly.
"I mean, say something to them!" Tang En repeated loudly.
Joshia was stunned, then looked at Tang En's constant gestures and pursed her lips suddenly. She looked around at the lively people around her, and hesitated for a moment, then turned around and stepped onto the roof of the car.
Tang En's intention was very simple. Since Joshia was the hero of the future gray-clothed army, such a scene should not be missed. There are a large number of people, familiar or strangers, and it is necessary to leave an impression. Then when her actions in the city disperse, her reputation will surely rise to another high-rise building.
Joshia, who dared to face the publicity of thousands of strange citizens, would naturally not be frightened, bowed and pressed her hands slightly. Like the conductor of the orchestra, the sound around her immediately became much smaller and slowly calmed down.
"Hello everyone, I am a leader of the Propaganda Department, named Joshya."
Pointing to the city wall beside him, Joshia's smile was very bright: "First of all, I must thank you. Thank you for building this extraordinary and far-reaching city. It will be the first solid fortress of our gray-clothed army and our warmest home. Thank you!"
He bent straight, his long golden brown hair hanging down.
Slap sex...
Amid the thunderous applause, everyone was holding their heads high and looked proud.
"Maybe some of you don't know that when I left here a dozen days ago, the city wall was not like this..." After lit his head, Joshia made a playful thought, "Well, it was riddled with holes at that time, like, like a eroded cheese that had been left for a long time."
"Ha ha……"
"Oh, forgive me, I really haven't eaten cheese in a long time."
"Ha ha!!!"
"Come here in the morning, auntie will make it for you to eat!"
"Ha ha……"
Tang En raised his eyebrows and looked at Joshia, who was completely in a true form above but could naturally arouse everyone's emotions, and gave him a thumbs up.
People are more dead than others, and goods are more thrown away. Some people often take the stage, carefully prepare long speeches, spit lotus flowers, spit out spitting, or even hoarse speeches, but they may not get a sincere response from the people below. But some people just stand on the stage so simply. Even if they don’t have a few experiences, they can make everyone listen, applaud, and laugh willingly... This is talent, born with envy and jealousy!
Joshia's speech did not last long, only a few minutes. But the effect was unquestionable. This can be seen directly from the fact that those people were still full of praise and discussion after they left.
After entering the city gate, except for the excessively wide area, the city did not surprise everyone. They were still simple wooden houses when they set out, but now there were more. This made everyone who had just seen the majestic city wall feel like they were golden and jade.
However, this is understandable. Although the number of people joining is increasing, the project is also advancing rapidly. Of course, all this must be based on the city wall. After all, everyone knows that it will be a matter of time before being attacked by Bran according to the purpose and concept of the Gray Clothes Army.
Before they could go far, Tang En and the others were stopped by a young man in gray. The news brought was that Luosha and the ministers were waiting for them in the hut.
Chapter completed!