On the first day of the seventh month, Hua Kai left Hua City for Xia City.
Xia City was located eight hundred miles southeast of Hua City. It was the only city in the southern part of Gao Liu Commandery. After riding for three hours, Hua Kai arrived outside Xia City that was under construction.
Xia City was designed to be forty square kilometers. After the city was completed, there would be twelve gates on the four sides of the city walls. It could accommodate more than three hundred thousand people.
To the south of Xia City was the Guanshui River on the southern border of Gao Liu Commandery. Several large bridges had been built over the river. There were countless tents built between the city and the river. Most of the new city construction team lived here.
Many people in Gao Liu Commandery had never seen Hua Kai, but they knew that he had two spirit beasts, a large golden dog and a khaki monkey.
Someone reported to Hua Zihuan, and Hua Zihuan quickly found Hua Kai.
"The construction of Xia City is going well, but there are too many wolves here.
The Vermillion Bird Army has been sweeping this place for more than a month, and the number of wolves has decreased. They cannot go out alone at night. There are often savage beasts that come out of the eastern mountains. The wasteland beasts in winter may be a big problem for Xia City to solve. "Hua Zihuan accompanied Hua Kai and introduced Xia City to him.
"I see that the southern city wall has been built, and there are houses being built in the city. Why are there so many commoners here?" Hua Kai asked.
"These commoners come from all over the central plains. Most of them are going to Gao Liu City. They see that we are hiring workers here, and when the city is built, the first batch of commoners will be given houses, so they all stayed.
Now, there are more than seventy thousand of these commoners. Many of them are entire families that have stayed here. Several families that migrated from the central plains have played a big role here. Now, our Hua Family is famous. Everyone in the central plains knows that we have destroyed the entire Donghu country. Some families find it difficult to survive in the central plains, so they came to Gao Liu Commandery, "Hua Zihuan said to Hua Kai.
Hua Kai nodded. He came to Xia City with his Fourth Uncle. Although it was still very desolate, there were already some shops open. There were all kinds of tent-built restaurants, tea houses, grocery stores, food stores, wine shops, and weapon shops. Hua Kai saw a novel student in a tea house telling a story about his "Journey to the West."
Hua Zihuan gave Hua Kai a plan. He took Hua Kai to see the areas that had been built in the city. Xia City had to build the city wall before November this year. Otherwise, they would not be able to defend against the attacks of the wild beasts.
Because Gao Liu City was too far from the Dongling Mountain Range, it was in the grasslands. The wolves on the grasslands stopped the wild beasts from spreading in the winter, so they only needed to defend against the wolves.
Because of the terrain, normal wild beasts and savage beasts could not cross the flat top mountains, so the threat from the wild beasts was not great. Xia City was very close to the Dongling Mountain Range, and there would be many wild beasts in the winter. This would be the biggest problem that the Hua Family would face this winter.
"This is the inner city. According to your request, the inner city is separated by a park. The area is less than five square kilometers, and can only accommodate the Hua Family. In the future, all the families in the counties will be built in the outer city," Hua Zihuan said as he pointed to a patch of bare grass.
"This winter, I will have the Azure Dragon Legion stay here. The Undead Legion will also be here to help defend the city.
We must build the city wall before winter comes. If we don't have enough craftsmen, we can transfer some from the North Mountains. You can also contact the craftsmen of the Central Plains and pay them more to speed up the construction process, "Hua Kai said.
"Xia City already has a lot of craftsmen, but we don't have enough workers. If we can support some slaves, the construction process can be faster," Hua Zihuan said.
Gao Liu City's slaves were divided into three types. The first type was those with high talent and craftsmanship.
They would be chosen by the Hua Family to be a Household Servant as soon as they arrived in Gao Liu County, or they would be bought by other families.
The second type was those with a certain training value. They would be educated in the slave academy for one to three months, and they would be assigned to various positions in Gao Liu County to do manual labor. If they performed well for a few years, they would become commoners.
The third type was those who weren't easy to discipline and were hard to tame, or had hatred in their hearts. The teachers of the slave academy thought they had failed in their education, and there were also those who were too old and had no educational value. These slaves would either be sold to the State of Lu or be assigned to the manual labor camp. Every day, they would do the most tiring work and eat the worst food. They would be specially guarded by soldiers, and anyone who caused trouble would be killed.
"Gao Liu City still has 10,000 manual labor slaves. You have to transfer them over.
This year, some of the commoners who have just been freed from slavery can increase the number of commoners in Xia City, "Hua Kai said.
"Forget about the manual labor camp. There are already 40,000 manual labor slaves here, and it's hard to discipline more.
What we lack the most are the commoners in Gao Liu County. The more that come, the better it will be for our future rule. "
As the two were talking, Hua Kai saw a Special Household Servant of the Hua Family come over. He was the deputy of Fourth Uncle in Xia City. This time, he was also one of the core members of the Hua Family. When he saw Hua Kai and Hua Zihuan, he quickly walked over.
"Family Head, the Azure Dragon Army has sent news.
The Yan Kingdom's 10,000 elite cavalry have entered 600 miles north of Leopard Pass. They say that the Donghu Grasslands belong to the Yan Kingdom, "the Special Household Servant said to Hua Kai.
"Yan Kingdom's territory?
Why didn't they say this when the Donghu court was here?
How is the Azure Dragon Army now? "Hua Kai asked.
"The Azure Dragon Army is still monitoring the other's movements, and waiting for Family Head's orders."
"Pass on my words, drive the Yan Country's cavalry out of Jade Leopard Pass!" Hua Kai ordered.
"Understood, Family Head!" The other turned and left after hearing this.
At this time, Xue Pan and Hua Peng were on horseback and looked at the Yan Kingdom cavalry slowly approaching them. They kept a distance of 100 meters from the other and kept retreating.
"The Yan Kingdom gave High Willow City to the Qi, but did not give the entire Donghu Grasslands to the Hua family. If you know what is good for you, leave quickly. All the slaves and livestock in Donghu belong to the Yan Kingdom. If you dare to touch a sheep here, you are an enemy of the Yan Kingdom," a Yan general said as he came to the front of the Azure Dragon Army.
All the soldiers of the Azure Dragon Army looked at the Yan Kingdom cavalry in the distance and did not speak. They had negotiated what needed to be negotiated. In the end, it all depended on strength.
The Hua family was weak in front of the Yan Kingdom. Without Hua Kai's orders, the Azure Dragon Army did not dare to start a conflict with the Yan Kingdom, even if they knew that the other was not a match for them.
"Deputy Commander, how is it?"
"Commander Xue, can we attack?"
Xue Pan had suddenly left and only the captains knew. Now that he appeared, everyone surrounded him, wanting to know the attitude of the Hua family.
"Lord has orders, drive all the Yan Kingdom cavalry out!"
After Xue Pan finished speaking, all the captains laughed happily. They started to organize their own people, preparing to teach the Yan Kingdom cavalry a lesson.
The Yan Kingdom cavalry stood in the distance. Seeing the Azure Dragon Army start to organize, they knew that the situation was not good.
Everyone knew that the Azure Dragon Army had destroyed the Donghu court. They were just using the Yan Kingdom's banner to suppress the Azure Dragon Army. If they really fought, they knew that they were not a match for the other side.
Xue Pan was the captain of the Azure Dragon Army's special force and the deputy commander of the Azure Dragon Army. His status was only below Hua Zichen. Now that Hua Zichen needed to stay in Gaoliu Commandery, the Azure Dragon Army was temporarily led by Xue Pan.
"I'll give you one last chance. Leave Yanmen Pass a thousand miles away from the north. Any martial artists who enter this area will be considered a provocation to the High Willow County's Hua Clan." Xue Pan rode out of the formation and said to the opposing general.
"Your Hua family really wants to be enemies with the Yan Kingdom?" the other general asked.
"It is the Yan Kingdom that wants to be enemies with the Hua family!"
Xue Pan returned to the Azure Dragon Army after speaking. Everyone was ready to charge. They had chased down countless Donghu cavalry on the grasslands. Today, the Yan cavalry would be chased away by them.
The Yan general seemed to be thinking. He saw the five thousand people of the Azure Dragon Army were silent on their horses. A powerful presence came over. Many of the Yan soldiers felt a strong sense of danger.
After waiting for more than a minute, the Azure Dragon Army watched as the other slowly organized their formation. They knew that the other had chosen to fight.
Xue Pan's legs were on the horse's belly. The divine steed under him slowly moved forward. The five cavalry slowly followed behind him. Soon, the entire Azure Dragon Army started to charge.
The Azure Dragon Army got into the charge formation most commonly used by the cavalry. They were the first to signal a decisive battle.
The Yan cavalry also got into the charge formation at this time and charged at the Azure Dragon Army. They were not weak at all.
The two sides met. The Yan cavalry was like a tide cut by sharp swords. Those who came into contact with the Azure Dragon Army all fell off their horses.
In just five minutes, the Azure Dragon Army had broken through the Yan Kingdom's cavalry formation. They stopped a distance away from the Yan Kingdom's cavalry and waited quietly for them to get into formation. They were like a majestic lion observing its prey.
The Yan cavalry organized their formation. They looked in terror as the Azure Dragon Army charged at them again.
In the charge just now, their general had been killed. The Yan cavalry had lost more than three thousand people. In front of the Azure Dragon Army, they were as weak as children. Some of the cavalry started to move away from the Azure Dragon Army. When the Azure Dragon Army arrived, there was a path more than ten meters wide between them.
Xue Chen did not deliberately kill the Yan cavalry. Killing these cavalry who were below the Opening Yuan Realm and did not even have a Connate Realm general would only make him more karma.
After the second charge, the Yan Kingdom only lost a few hundred people. Some of the cavalry who were still alive on the ground were rescued by their comrades. The Yan cavalry saw that the Azure Dragon Army had organized their third attack. Many of them were ready to escape. If they fought with the Azure Dragon Army, they would only die.
Xue Pan saw this and raised his hand to signal the Azure Dragon Army's captains to stay put. He rode his horse slowly to the front of the Yan cavalry. Many of them could not help but retreat.
"Leave, or die!"
Xue Pan's voice resounded in the sky above the Yan cavalry. Many of them had already turned their horses around and started to retreat.
"Don't forget to take the corpses with you when you leave!" Xue Chen shouted as he watched the Yan cavalry slowly leave.
Some of the generals of the Yan Kingdom finally reacted. They ordered the soldiers to collect the corpses of the dead soldiers. They did not care about the injured or dead horses and quickly fled towards the northeast.
The Azure Dragon Army slowly followed behind the Yan cavalry until they were 200 miles away. Then they turned and went home.
After a year of clearing out the Donghu grassland, all the Donghu tribes were either killed by the Azure Dragon Army and sent to the High Willow County as slaves or surrendered to the Yan Kingdom. The Yan Kingdom had already started to take over the eastern part of Donghu to restore the grassland. In the western part of the Hua family's territory, other than the patrolling Azure Dragon Army, there was only an increasing number of wolves left.
When the sky turned dark, Hua Kai returned from Xia City to the High Willow County Novel Academy. He entered the Family Dimension and knew that the Yan cavalry had already left. In a few days, the Azure Dragon Army would return to Hua City to be selected by the Immortal Army.
Today, Tang Lei chose a Household Servant who had reached the Mortal Realm Household Servant. After the servant made the Immortal Army Set, he let the servant go through the trial.
What no one expected was that this special servant failed the trial. It would not be easy for him to become an Undying Army soldier and learn powerful soldier skills.
Tang Lei had taken the [Heavenly Fire Body Tempering Pill] before, and he was born with divine strength. This time, it seemed easy for him to become an [Undying Commander]. Hua Kai saw this and asked Tang Lei to form an [Undying Army] reserve team for those who had the [Undying Army] set but couldn't change their class.