Invincible Iron Army 70, carefully observe the book flag

  When Liu Jiao led all the troops participating in the martial arts competition to suppress the bandits, she was surprised to find that my grandson Taixiong had gone missing, and the Youyang army had run empty-handed.

  Wang An's army returned to their garrison after the grand martial arts competition and slowly calmed down.

  The Huns invaded Guannei several times, leaving Liu Jiao somewhat overwhelmed.

  However, the Xiongnu army did not dare to offend Wang An's garrison area, although there were only 500 people here.

  Wang An inspected the army's crossbow level, slightly dissatisfied. Jiang Cai, Li Li, Zhang Wan, and Du Lu followed behind him. Although they were of the same rank as Wang An, they now treated him as a superior, listening to his command. Wang An became the most unusual hundred-man commander because he could command 500 men in battle.

  Wang An said: "The soldiers' progress is now a bit slow, it seems that the temptation of meat for them has begun to weaken. In this case, from now on, use silver to exchange for copper coins. If someone dies, these copper coins will belong to him."

  "He won, this copper coin belongs to me now", "Great, I will practice archery well from now on", Wang An's troops started a wave of practicing shooting arrows.

  That day, Wang An received the order to assemble 500 people from his troops to participate in a defense mission. After receiving the order, Jiang Cai, Li Li, Zhang Wan and Du Lu were about to set off.

  Wang An was not in a hurry, and began to prepare. First, he opened the armory and took out 300,000 crossbow arrows. The last time they defended the beacon tower, they had run out of ammunition, which was still fresh in Wang An's memory.

  He ordered them to prepare three days' worth of provisions, but Wang An prepared fifteen days' worth. The heavy loads could not be transported by manpower alone, so Wang An also requisitioned nearly a hundred horse-drawn carts.

  The general in charge of transmitting orders let out a sigh of relief, thinking that they would finally be setting off.

  Wang An said, "Don't worry, buy some live sheep and drive them to follow us. Otherwise, once we leave the pass, there will be no meat to eat." The soldiers suddenly cheered and went to the market to buy sheep. It is said that all the sheep were bought out by Wang An's army that day.

  The price of sheep skyrocketed immediately, and the surrounding merchants heard that the sheep here had risen in price, so they sold a large number of sheep from outside the pass to sell here. However, as soon as they arrived, the price of sheep plummeted, leaving them crying without tears.

  Wang An's army had a lot of baggage, and the troops looked cumbersome, but in fact, the marching speed was not reduced at all, and they arrived at the designated location on time.

  Liu Jiao had been waiting here for a long time, and she was full of expectations for Wang An's army. She thought that although Wang An was an unreliable person, his army still had its own strengths, often bursting out at critical moments to defeat strong enemies. Liu Jiao hoped that Wang An would train the army to be powerful and majestic.

  This time for the defense mission, Liu Jiao gathered a thousand-man team from Wu Gou, and Du Lin also dispatched two thousand-man teams to carry out this defense mission. However, Liu Jiao insisted on only using 1,500 people, and the other 500 were drawn from Wang An's troops to execute this task.

  In Liu Jiao's heart, this team made her feel most at ease. Others treated her as the governor, but only Jiang Cai, Du Lu, Li Li and Zhang Wan in this team took care of her like a younger sister, and these people were all loyal and chivalrous men with unshakeable integrity.

  Wu Guo and Du Lin's troops had been waiting here early, when they saw Wang An's army, they burst out laughing, thinking that this was a group of rustic leopard cubs. Wu Guo and Du Lin's armies were all iron armor, shining brightly in the sun, looking majestic and powerful, while Wang An's troops were all leather armor, not only without luster, but also looked very rustic.

  Wu Guo and Du Lin's troops were lightly equipped, their soldiers and teams looking spirited and neat. Wang An's troops not only had a large amount of baggage, but also drove a flock of sheep, which sometimes defecated on the ground, making the whole army look bloated and sloppy.

  Wu Guo also said to Du Lin: "Do you see, they are all crossbowmen, without long spear soldiers, short soldiers, and archers. Such an army has never been seen before. How can such a team form an array, how can it engage in close combat with the enemy, and how can such an army undertake this defensive mission? This is very interesting and thought-provoking." After finishing speaking, Wu Guo and Du Lin burst out laughing. Wu Guo had always been resentful of Yu Yang's defeat at the hands of Wang An, and he always hoped to seize every opportunity to strike at Wang An.

  Dulin said: "The officer of this army is indeed a mere figurehead, should be dismissed and beheaded, do not waste the people's and the imperial court's money and grain."

  The soldiers below also discussed it, "What kind of army is this? The military appearance is not neat, the military appearance is the morale, and the messy military appearance means low morale", "How can such a weapon configuration fight a war? What to do when the enemy gets close?", "Such a straw bag commander is also worthy of being an official, it's really **".

  Liu Jiao's face was originally thin, she hoped that Wang An could speak up for her, but instead made her lose face in front of all the officers. Liu Jiao already had an opinion about Wang An, and now she was even more furious.

  Liu Jiao's expression didn't change, calmly saying to the surrounding generals: "I want to inspect this army, it may not look very good on the surface, but its actual combat strength is very strong." After finishing speaking, her face also couldn't help but flush slightly, lacking confidence. The surrounding officers also revealed smiles, thinking in their hearts that the Jiedushi was overly protective of this army, unfortunately this army was beyond salvation and would inevitably disappoint her. Liu Jiao rode horseback with her personal guards towards this army.

  As soon as she arrived at the outside of Wang An's army, she was almost fainted by the smell emitted from the sheep and horses. Liu Jiao's anger suddenly increased by three points. As soon as she entered the camp, her face sternly asked the soldiers: "Where is Wang An?" The soldier also knew that it was the commander who came, and he said to her: "He is in the back." Liu Jiao hurried towards the back.

  Upon arriving at the main tent, Jiang Cai, Du Lu, Li Li, and Zhang Wan all came out to greet them, hastily paying their respects. Liu Jiao quickly said: "Everyone please get up." When Jiang Cai and the others heard the commander call them brothers, they felt a warmth in their hearts. Seeing them, Liu Jiao also felt her mood relax; here she didn't need to wear a fake mask and socialize with others. Liu Jiao asked: "Where's Wang An?" Jiang Cai replied: "Wang said he was shy and didn't want to meet him." Liu Jiao's anger dissipated somewhat, thinking that since Wang knew shame, he still had some courage; knowing the army's training wasn't good and having a sense of shame meant this person could be saved.

  Jiang Cai continued, "Brother Wang said that the governor will definitely reward us for our good military training. He's a bit embarrassed in the face of honor, Governor, you're too polite, it's our duty to train the army well, no need for your constant rewards." Liu Jiao almost fainted, thinking to herself that Wang An was hopeless.

  Liu Jiao's face suddenly turned ugly as she said, "Where is Wang An? Get out here immediately, or I'll have you punished by military law!" Wang An walked out from behind, saw Liu Jiao and said, "Sister, what do you want me for?" Liu Jiao didn't say a word, raised her whip and hit him. Wang An quickly dodged to the side.

  Jiang Cai and others saw that things were not going well, hastily came over and separated Liu Jiao from Wang An, not letting her continue hitting him.

  Jiang Cai said, "Commander, you have misunderstood Wang An. You are a magnanimous person, please let him off." Liu Jiao Jiao said, "Brother, I am delighted with this wolf-like army, but I won't harm the public for personal reasons. Look at how he has trained the troops!" Wang An replied calmly, "What's wrong? Isn't this good?" Jiang Cai and others also nodded in agreement, thinking that Wang An was right. Liu Jiao Jiao became furious, saying, "You are beyond salvation!" She had lost all hope for this army and turned to leave, having completely given up on them.

  "Wait," said Wang An, Liu Jiao stopped her footsteps unknowingly. Wang An said: "Looking at this can't just use your eyes, you have to use your heart too. For example, now you see my ferocious face, who would know that I am a person of noble character? Looking at your beautiful appearance, who would know that you are an evil woman?" Liu Jiao was furious and said: "Who is the evil woman?" Wang An said: "Always thinking of using a whip to beat men, isn't that an evil woman? What is it?" Liu Jiao pointed at Wang An and said: "You." Jiang Cai said: "Both of you say fewer words." Liu Jiao was furious and turned away, surprisingly without looking back. She had already given up on this unit.

  Liu Jiao chose the main camp in Du Lin's army, originally it was supposed to be in Wang An's main camp, but after seeing the situation of Wang An's army, she had completely lost hope for Wang An's army.

  After the troops converged, Wang An hastily inquired about what had happened. It turned out that Zuo Xian King Qi Ge sent an envoy to meet with Liu Jiao outside the pass at Changhe River, and after the meeting, both sides agreed not to invade each other's borders again. Liu Jiao also hoped for peace on the Youyang border and agreed.

  Both sides also agreed that when they meet, only three thousand soldiers can be brought as a defense, so Liu Jiao chose the three thousand soldiers as her own guards. After listening to this, Wang An immediately asked to see Liu Jiao. Liu Jiao was already in a bad mood and let the guard let Wang An in, preparing to find an opportunity to beat him up.

  Liu Jiao was playing with her whip when Wang An came in and asked her, "Whose idea was it to attend the alliance meeting?" Liu Jiao replied, "It was mine." Wang An said, "There's no good feast or gathering. This move by Zuo Xianwang is clearly not well-intentioned. What if she ambushes you with heavy troops during the meeting?" Liu Jiao said, "Who would be as evil as you? Besides, if she breaks her promise, they'll lose credibility and won't do such a thing." Wang An smiled bitterly and said, "War doesn't abhor deceit; anything can happen. Moreover, as a princess, you shouldn't attend the meeting in person. You could send your subordinates instead." Liu Jiao coldly replied, "You're just a hundred-man commander. Be clear about your status. There are some things you shouldn't say, and you don't have the status to say them." Wang An shook his head and said, "Alright, I'll take my leave." He then bowed deeply to her, which was the proper etiquette for a hundred-man commander when parting with a superior officer.

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