Your fiefdom gains one soldier every second, what should you do, Queen Mother?

But soon his mood turned bad again. This Zhenxi Marquis actually had 50,000 troops? Didn't he come here without a single soldier?

Could it be that during the ten days since he came to Xiliang, he recruited people in Gaoliu City and formed an army?

But this is even more impossible!

Not to mention that there are not many adult males in Gaoliu City. Even if there are, how can the Marquis of Zhenxi train an ordinary citizen into a soldier in just a few days?

You know, after they recruit civilians, the training in the recruit camp alone will take at least three months!

"Well, I really admire you, Lord. You were able to build an army of 50,000 without any soldiers, and in such a short time."

Wang Yuan bowed and smiled, "Excuse me, Lord Marquis, I want to know how you did it?"

Ying Xuanze immediately waved his hand and said, "Hey, it's not fifty thousand, it's five hundred."

Wang Yuan nodded subconsciously, but after a few seconds, his eyes widened and he screamed, "How much more? Five hundred!?"

"Only 500 people? Your Excellency only needs 500 people to wipe out the 20,000 or 30,000 bandits in Yingchuan?"

Ying Xuanze nodded and said, "Of course, that's why I just said that we can defeat this group of bandits by relying on this." He pointed to his head.

Wang Yuan didn't know what to say for a moment. This matter was beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

He took a deep breath to calm himself, then smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, you only have 500 men, so attacking Jubei City... may be a bit difficult."

Regardless of whether Ying Xuanze was telling the truth or not, Wang Yuan didn't want to get involved in this mess.

The bandits in Jubei City had little dealings with him, and they never interfered with each other. There was no need for Wang Yuan to risk his entire fortune just for a little achievement.

Ying Xuanze smiled and said, "But my five hundred men are all divine soldiers."

At this time, Zhang Liang came over and whispered something in his ear.

After saying that, Zhang Liang stood back. Wang Yuan immediately glanced at him. For some reason, this seemingly frail scholar gave him a bad feeling.

"Haha, it's not difficult for five hundred divine soldiers to attack Jubei City." Ying Xuanze continued with a faint smile.

Wang Yuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he felt like something was going to happen.

"What kind of brains can a bunch of bandits have? Since those idiots in Yingchuan can be wiped out by my strategy, the same goes for Jubei City."

"It's settled! Get ready. We'll march towards Jubei City in three days! We must wipe out these bandits!"

After saying that, Ying Xuanze slapped Wang Yuan's arm heavily again, and then without giving the latter a chance to speak, he left the hall with his men.

Wang Yuan looked at Ying Xuanze leading his men away, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Finally, when everyone had left the yard, he sat back on the stool and sighed.

"Master, are you just going to let the Marquis of Zhenxi go like this?" The servant came out from the corner and said in a low voice.

Wang Yuan glanced at him and snorted coldly: "What else can I do if I don't let him go? Even if that master wants him dead, I can't do it myself!"

"How about we have our people disguise themselves as other bandits and go to Gaoliu City to kill him?"

"He only has 500 men anyway, so it won't be easy to kill him?"

Wang Yuan suddenly slapped the servant and cursed, "You idiot! He can handle the tens of thousands of bandits in Yingchuan, how can he not handle our people?"

The servant covered his slapped face and nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Master is right, I was rude."

"Gao Liu City is his territory. There must be some trap there. If we want to kill him, we have to lure him out. And we can't do it by ourselves!"

Wang Yuan pondered for a while, then said: "Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to fight Jubei City."

"Anyway, we don't have much in common with Jubei City. If we can destroy it, that would be the best. Even if we can't, we are not afraid of them coming down the mountain to attack us."

"The Lord of Jubei City knows what his advantages are. If he wants to retaliate, he should consider whether he can withstand the wrath of the imperial court!"

"Then what the master means is..."

"We can attack Jubei City, but we have to let the Marquis of Zhenxi lead the charge!" Wang Yuan smiled disdainfully and continued:

"Since he is so powerful and has experience in fighting bandits, it makes sense to let him lead the charge, right?"

The servant immediately reacted and said with a smile: "As expected of the master, this trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife is really great!"

"Take my order and prepare the army. Tell General Zhou not to prepare too well. We are not the main force in this attack on Jubei City."

"By the way, after you finish this matter, you can go to Gaoliu City again. I don't care what method you use, you must find out the real troops of Zhenxihou!"

"I don't believe anything these five hundred people say, otherwise I would never have the confidence I have today!"

"Haha, what kind of magic weapon? I think it's just a trick!"

"Got it!"

The servants immediately set off for the barracks outside the city, while Wang Yuan walked out of the hall with a cold face.

How could he not know what the Zhenxi Marquis was thinking? First, he wanted to use him to get rid of the banditry, and second, to weaken his power.

In this way, Marquis Zhenxi will have the opportunity to become the most powerful force in Xiliang. After all, it was he who proposed the suppression of bandits, so the reputation will naturally be on his side.

It’s just that Wang Yuan has worked hard all the way to his current position, and it has never been based on luck.

If the Marquis of Zhenxi thinks he is too easy to deal with, then he will have to pay the price!

.......

On the way back to Gaoliu City, Zhang Fei frowned as he rode on horseback.

After leaving Longxi City, he couldn't figure out one thing. After thinking for so long, he still couldn't figure it out, so he couldn't help but ask Ying Xuanze beside him:

"Brother, we clearly have an army of 10,000 people, why did we tell the city lord that we only have 500 people?"

Ying Xuanze just smiled but didn't say anything, which made Zhang Fei so anxious that his face turned red. Zhang Liang on the side couldn't stand it anymore and said to him:

"General Zhang, the lord is trying to fool the city lord. If we say five hundred, will the city lord really think we only have five hundred soldiers?"

Zhang Fei's pupils trembled, and he suddenly asked, "Will he send someone to investigate?"

"Yes, if we report the strength of our troops truthfully, wouldn't that mean we are telling others our cards?"

"Yide, I once said that our advantage is our lack of intelligence. To deal with someone as cunning as Wang Yuan, we have to take our time." Ying Xuanze suddenly spoke.

"He is in the open and we are in the dark. Seeing me visit his house so confidently, he is more anxious than anyone else."

"The Yingchuan bandits have been causing chaos for so many years, and Wang Yuanding is not immune to this. If this man is not eliminated, the people in Xiliang will never be free from suffering."

"But I don't have enough evidence, so I can't do anything to him blatantly."

"We can use this opportunity to attack Jubei City and test its strength. This will not only eliminate the banditry in the north but also weaken Wang Yuan's strength."

"My lord, your idea is good, but Wang Yuan should also have thought of it, so we have to give him a surprise in five days." Zhang Liang said with a smile.

Ying Xuanze and Zhang Fei looked over at the same time, their eyes full of anticipation.