Cultivation in the Family: Everyone is a villain

"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I have arranged all the 60,000 men and horses. As soon as the reinforcements from Wanyang County arrive, they will be caught off guard!"

Peng Yucheng was the leader of the three capitals of Xingnan Prefecture and the younger brother of Prefect Peng Yuhu. He was usually considered the number one figure in the city, but when he answered Hou Yuduan, his tone was slightly respectful.

In fact, given his status, Hou Yuduan could not afford to be called a young master, either in terms of his origin or cultivation.

But he still screamed, and he was so convinced that he screamed!

Four days ago, the master asked him to leave Wanyang County with an army of 50,000 people and listen to Hou Yuduan's command. At that time, Peng Yucheng still had objections. After all, the credit for breaking the city was right in front of him. At this juncture, he was asked to leave and listen.

However, no one else would feel comfortable if Hou Yuduan, who was in the Gang Qi realm, took command.

Two days ago, he led his troops to fight against the Hou family's 10,000 horses. In line with the mentality of obeying the master's orders, although he disdained Hou Yuduan in his heart, he still cooperated actively. At first, he could not understand the doorway and thought that the Hou family wanted to

Take 50,000 of them to attack Longxiang County or Yangping County.

When the army arrived at Wanglong Mountain and Hou Yuduan asked them to find a suitable ambush location, Peng Yucheng suddenly realized that he was also the one leading the troops. Once he was informed and contacted about the entire battle situation, he understood everything in an instant.

The master adopts the method of encircling Wanyang County without attacking. Reinforcements from other counties in Guangling Prefecture will definitely come to the rescue. With his 60,000 troops ambushing the reinforcements halfway, not only does he not have to bear the losses of attacking Wanyang County, but he can also maximize the losses.

to annihilate the effective forces of other counties in Xuzhou.

After thinking about this, Peng Yucheng immediately admired Zhan Taiqing, but then he thought that this strategy was proposed by Hou Yuxiao, which suddenly changed his view of Hou.

If that was just a preliminary change in his view of the Hou family, then these two days of dealing with the three Hou brothers had completely changed his view of the Hou family in a more profound way.

First of all, what impressed him the most was the fifth son of the Hou family, Hou Yuduan. He was obviously only a martial arts practitioner in the Gangqi realm, but facing him as a master, he was not shocked by honor or disgrace, and was not embarrassed at all; his behavior was graceful and polite.

, his conversation showed the demeanor of a Confucian scholar. If he met him elsewhere, he would never believe that this man was actually from a small county under the rule of Xingnan Prefecture.

Then there is the burly second son Hou Yucheng. Although he has a hot temper, he is extremely attentive to the ten thousand people of the Hou family. From their martial arts training to their physical health, it can be said that he takes care of everything;

It can be said that Wu's many insights on combat are no less than his own, and he is extremely talented in leading troops.

From these two points alone, we can judge that Hou Yucheng, the second eldest son of the Hou family, is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface.

As for the fourth son Hou Yujie, who has a more feminine temperament, according to Peng Yucheng's perception, his strength is very likely to be the strongest among the three brothers, especially the Bing sword on his waist. If Peng Yucheng guessed correctly,

It is most likely a spiritual weapon.

In addition to Hou Yuxiao, the head of the Hou family who advises the master, it is rumored that he has a master level cultivation. What is even more outrageous is that Peng Yucheng has just learned that none of the five brothers is over thirty years old...

Gang Qi realm warriors who are no more than thirty years old can be trained as outstanding disciples even if they are placed in the Holy Land. As for Hou Yuxiao, who is in the Grand Master realm, it is very possible to be a true disciple of the Holy Land.

And according to his conscious or unconscious inquiries, in addition to these four, Hou Yuling, the third young lady of the Hou family who is far away in Tongling, also has a cultivation level in the Gang Qi realm!

Is this really a child that a third-rate power can cultivate?

Peng Yucheng was born in the Peng family of Yuetai Mansion, which can be regarded as a well-known first-class family in Xiayuan Dao. Because he was born in a family, he knew better how terrible it is for a family to have so many outstanding young children at the same time.

With a Grandmaster Realm master like Hou Yuxiao, coupled with these fifty Gang Qi Realm masters, and more than 10,000 warrior disciples who are above the fifth level, the current Hou family is actually qualified to be promoted to the second level.

He found out clearly on the way here that the current owners of Tongling are the Hou family. The main force of the Hou family is cooperating with them to attack Xuzhou. Hou Yuxiao can give Zhan Taiqing advice, which proves that the relationship between the Hou family and Zhan Taiqing must be good. Then

That is to say, once this war is over, there will definitely be no suspense about Hou's promotion to the second rank.

Under such circumstances, even without Zhan Taiqing's order, Peng Yucheng still had to be polite to Hou Yuduan. Although he served as the governor of Xingnan Prefecture, he would not easily offend a second-rate force, not to mention that they were very close to Zhan Taiqing.

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"The message was sent out on the fourth day of August. Longxiang County will get the news at the latest on the fifth day of August. Even if they get the news and set off immediately, it will only take four days at most to get here, which will be around 4 o'clock tomorrow morning. At sunrise, please ask Peng

I have ordered the brothers to evacuate their tents tonight, turn off the lights and silence the people, so as not to arouse the enemy!"

"Okay, I'll go down and inform you now!"

Peng Yucheng nodded, turned around and jumped down.

Although Peng Yucheng's posture was relatively low, Hou Yuduan's tone was still very polite. It was not because of his strength. The main reason was that Peng Yuhu was the commander of Xingnan Mansion after all. He could only listen to his command at this moment because of Zhan Taiqing's order. He still

If you can tell the difference, a polite attitude will be more conducive to cooperation between the two parties. Otherwise, it will make others uncomfortable and affect the subsequent war.

It is still a bit difficult for 60,000 people to completely hide their traces, but fortunately, this is the starting point of Wanglong Mountain, especially this section of the official road, which happens to be in the valley. The mountains on both sides are uniquely endowed by nature, and soon there will be a large area of ​​camps below.

They were gathered up, and the traces of their presence on the ground were also cleaned up one by one.

Then the 60,000 people were divided into two groups. One group climbed up the southern hillside, and the other side climbed up the northern hillside. They all had great cultivation skills. No matter how complex the terrain was, the soldiers would always jump up.

, and each looks for a suitable bunker to hide.

After about an hour, looking down from the top of the mountain, the army had disappeared without a trace, and no loopholes could be seen. Hou Yuduan also called the people around him to return to the camps they led.

By the time Peng Yucheng finished his work and flew to the top of the mountain, night had already enveloped the earth.

"Peng Dutong, let's go to the front to observe the situation!"

The official road is so long, it is impossible for them to wait until the reinforcements arrive before they react. They must send people to a slightly forward position. Peng Yucheng naturally understood this truth, nodded and followed Hou Yuduan, flying forward three miles.

Hiding behind a thick tree on the edge of the ridge.

August was the beginning of autumn, and the cool breeze came. The two of them hid behind the tree, looking at the end of the official road, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from Longxiang County.

According to previous calculations, the reinforcements would not arrive until tomorrow morning at the earliest. After more than an hour, he probably felt that the atmosphere was a little dull, so Hou Yuduan spoke up to break the silence.

"Hou is confused about something. I wonder if Peng Dutong can explain it!"

"Say it."

"Whether it was the 30,000 army in Tongling before, or the 170,000 army surrounding Wanyang County now, or even the Wanyang County garrison I have seen, I have never seen a war horse. It can be said that no matter whether it is marching

When setting up a formation or charging into battle, war horses are a great weapon, so why do I never see you equipped with war horses?"

This question has been holding back in Hou Yuduan's mind for a long time. He even started asking it as early as when he first came to Tongling County and met the government army, but he still couldn't find the right person to answer it. Now Peng Yucheng

Here, he naturally asked.

Peng Yucheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this question, and then quickly realized something. He chuckled and asked: "By the way, you are not old. You have never seen two armies charging into each other before, right?"

Hou Yuduan frowned, not because he felt slighted, but because he had seen it before.

"I have seen it before. During the Tongling Rebellion, Xuzhou's 40,000 troops rushed to Tongling City, and the defenders resisted desperately, as well as the demons attacking the city earlier. I have seen it!"

Peng Yucheng asked: "What do you think, in that environment, if you were riding an ordinary war horse, what role could you play?"

Hou Yuduan looked stunned, and suddenly realized something in his heart.

"Whenever two armies rush to fight, whether they are demons or warriors, thousands of qi and blood are mixed together. As long as the number of people is large enough, the momentum generated by them will be greatly affected, even by the power of the Broken Realm, let alone a horse.

Ordinary war horses..."

"Then, doesn't it mean that soldiers will never be worthy of war horses?"

Peng Yucheng paused, shook his head and said: "No, it seems that you haven't traveled much in the world. I will explain the breeds of horses to you today!"

Hou Yuduan suddenly became energetic, raised his ears and listened attentively.

"First of all, the breeds of horses, from inferior to excellent, are divided into three types: ordinary raccoon horses, thoroughbred horses, and top-grade horses. Raccoon horses are the most common among us, and the price is about a hundred taels. Thoroughbred horses are slightly more expensive, depending on the place of production and channels.

The price is about more than 2,000 yuan, and the most expensive one will not exceed 20,000 yuan. The top-grade horses are even more expensive. Even in the place of origin, the price will not be less than 5,000 yuan. If it is sold across one state or even several states, then

The highest price can be as high as hundreds of thousands!"

When Hou Yuduan heard the words "top grade horse", his eyes dimmed slightly, but he didn't speak and just continued to listen to Peng Yucheng.

"Actually, few people know that in addition to this division, there is also a division between ordinary horses and war horses. Firstly, because war horses are strategic materials of each state, only major forces above the prefecture level have the right to purchase large quantities;

Secondly, ordinary people will not participate in any large-scale battles at all, and they will not use war horses.

First of all, war horses can go to the battlefield and withstand large-scale air pressure suppression because they have received special training. This kind of training technique is generally available in holy places, and also in a few heaven-level powers. Basically, the war horse business is like this

Monopolized by people.

If you want to become a war horse, its quality must be of a thoroughbred or top grade. No matter how you train an ordinary horse, it will not become a war horse.

The second is the price, because war horses are generally used for battlefields, so appearance is not that important, and the price fluctuation is not as big as that of ordinary horses.

The price of an ordinary well-trained war horse is generally five thousand taels, but the price of a high-grade war horse is so high that you can buy one for thirty thousand taels of silver!"

Upon hearing this price, Hou Yuduan couldn't help but take a breath...

Five thousand taels per horse is daunting, but thirty thousand taels per high-grade war horse. No wonder only prefecture-level forces have the right to purchase in large quantities. Ordinary first-class forces cannot even afford to buy one!

As for the Hou family, their sphere of influence was only in Zhaoyang. After taking away all the bells and whistles of the clan in one year, they only had more than 100,000 taels of silver left, which could not even buy twenty horses.

You can only buy three high-grade war horses...

Seeing the surprise on Hou Yuduan's face, Peng Yucheng seemed to guess what he was thinking. He smiled slightly and said softly: "That's not all. After buying these war horses, they cannot be fed in ordinary ways. They have to eat a kind of food."

The feed called blood evil grass is used to feed a well-bred war horse. Just buying the blood evil grass costs about 500 taels of silver every month, which is 6,000 taels a year. I don’t know the consumption of high-grade war horses, but I think it’s certain.

It’s higher!”

This terrifying consumption instantly left Hou Yuduan speechless.

Not only buying it, but also raising it. Raising a well-bred war horse alone costs six thousand taels of silver a year. This consumption is even more than raising a Kaishen realm warrior...

"You know why war horses can only be purchased in large quantities by prefecture-level forces. In fact, most prefecture-level forces cannot equip war horses in large quantities. Someone once calculated that if you want to maintain a cavalry team of more than a thousand people, it will be difficult to

The cost of war horses is tens of millions per year. Of course the big prefecture-level forces have the financial resources. The problem is that they also have to spend money on other aspects. It is impossible to spend such a large amount of resources just for a cavalry!

Moreover, this kind of war horse itself is full of evil energy and unruly and untamed. Soldiers at the fifth level cannot even get close to it. It requires at least a warrior at the tenth level to control it.

Our Xingnan Prefecture Army has a full strength of 200,000 people, but we only have a cavalry battle formation of 500 people. Under normal circumstances, it is placed in the capital to intimidate Xiaoxiao."

This is easy to understand. If you want to control such powerful war horses and gallop on the battlefield, and also cooperate with others to form a battle formation, it is definitely not possible to select soldiers according to the standards of the fifth level like an ordinary army.

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Become a tenth level warrior, this is the selection criteria.

So far, the total number of warriors in the Hou family who are above the tenth level does not exceed 500, tsk tsk...

Hou Yuduan sighed secretly, and suddenly frowned. Seeing Peng Yucheng about to speak, he quickly patted his shoulder and gave him a silencing gesture.

Peng Yucheng's face was stunned, he sensed his surroundings, and suddenly felt a little puzzled.

He is a master at the second level, and his perception ability must be higher than that of Hou Yuduan, who is at the Gangqi level. He didn't sense anyone approaching. What did Hou Yuduan mean by telling him to be silent...

But after only about three or four breaths, Peng Yucheng suddenly turned his head and looked at the end of the official road to the east, and his expression immediately changed.

Two figures were speeding along the official road through the night sky...

"Hold your breath and be silent. This is supposed to be a wayfinding mission. Let's check the situation first!"

Peng Yucheng was still wondering how Hou Yuduan knew it earlier than him, but after hearing these words, he also realized that this was not the key. He quickly gathered his mind, clung to the big tree, and quietly watched the two people approaching...