When the Confucian student walked outside the classroom with his sword, he saw a dozen Confucian students coming out of the other classrooms, just as well.
Some of them were old and some were young.
These Confucian students looked at each other and smiled, then walked towards the place where the villagers had gathered.
At this point, all the men from sixteen to sixty on the stately home had gathered together.
They had gathered in the usual training area for drill.
When the Confucian scholar arrived, he saw his leader, Kongjia, arguing with the two young men who were the main military men on the stately home.
These two teenagers they also knew, it was none other than Big Cat and Big Dog.
“Sir, you can’t go to war!”
Big Dog pleaded bitterly at this point.
The big cat at the side also nodded his head repeatedly and said that
“Yes sir, you are getting old, so just leave these menial tasks to the students.”
“Lest those Goryeo people get your hands dirty.”
Leaving aside the fact that Kongjia was originally their sir, they certainly didn’t want each other to go into battle.
Besides if anything went wrong, the family head would surely pick his skin when he returned!
Kongjia said with a sharp sword in his hand and a glare in his eyes.
“Old man is in his prime, where is he old?”
“You think I’m old because I didn’t hit you hard enough when I struck you on the hand?”
“You didn’t even know where I was when I was walking around the world and exterminating mountain bandits!”
“Besides, there are farmers who are older than me and their martial arts skills are not as good as mine, so if they can go, why can’t I?”
“Doesn’t your master always tell you that there is no difference between us? How come it’s not possible for me?”
“Get out of my way!”
Kongjia’s words left Big Cat and Big Dog speechless.
In terms of debating, how could they be Kongjia’s match.
They could only hug their legs and plead bitterly.
There was no way Kongjia would be allowed to go into battle anyway.
Luckily, at that moment Chen Ping walked over and Big Cat and Big Dog hurriedly shouted that
“Mr. Chen Ping, you should hurry and persuade your teacher!”
Chen Ping was mainly staying in Liaodong to stabilise the rear and infiltrate the government by the way.
Fu Bo, on the other hand, and Xiao Yu were looking after these stately homes of their own.
Just before Chen Ping could speak, Kongjia said, in advance
“What, are you coming to persuade me too, having been involved in politics for so long that you have lost even the guts of a Confucian?”
Chen Ping had already spent so much time with Kong A and the others that he was already used to it.
Smiling back, he said.
“You are right, head Confucian, we Confucians naturally have the responsibility to guard the land.”
The big cats and dogs on the side were dumbfounded, I told you to come to persuade your teacher, not to urge him on!
Kongjia also nodded, but at this time Chen Ping turned his words around and continued, saying
“But Confucius Head, my disciple has followed Duke Long around, but I have heard this saying that there is no high or low ranking person, but there are different duties.”
“As the Confucian head, you should co-ordinate us, not charge ahead.”
“You naturally know such a truth, but only to inspire us.”
“Now that all the Confucian students are already here, it would be better for you to be at the back.”
With these words, even Kongjia could not help but nod his head.
“That is a good point.”
Chen Ping instantly revealed a smile, and he heard Kong A say that
“In that case, let you take the Confucian student and go up on behalf of the old man.”
Chen Ping was instantly stunned.
Kongjia went on to say that
“You have been in the rear for a long time, so it is inevitable that you have lost your courage, but now it is just the right time for some training.”
Chen Ping had to smile bitterly and agreed.
“Chief Confucian, those Confucian students who are forty-five years old or above will stay with you to guard the Zhuangzi, while the others I will assign to the various teams, acting as messengers between the various Zhuangzi teams.”
“We Confucian students are good at fighting, but not at battle formation, so this is the best arrangement.”
“In this way, the teams of the Zhuangzi will work better with each other to facilitate the breaking of the enemy’s army.”
Kongjia nodded his head and
“That’s a good arrangement, but from what you’re saying, you guys are trying to get out of the Zhuang and engage the other side this time?”
Chen Ping nodded his head.
“The news had already come back from the caravan before, Goguryeo has gathered 100,000 troops, if we don’t unite, we will only be attacked from all sides.”
“Now the black wolf smoke rising from the border means that the border Qin army has all been wiped out.”
“The people will be in great trouble when these 100,000 rebellious soldiers enter Liaodong.”
“As you know, Confucius Head, Duke Long has long since taken the people of Liaodong as his own, and I am afraid that if we do not save them, we will be chastised. ”
“Moreover, Gongzi Long has sent word that he is already making all efforts to return.”
Kong Jia was not surprised, he still knew Zhao Lang’s protective nature, back then, for those servants, Zhao Lang dared to kill and destroy the village.
These people from Goguryeo, this time they were considered to have made an enemy.
“Just, how are you going to deal with Goguryeo’s 100,000 rebellious troops?”
Kongjia was certainly not afraid of battle, but this difference in strength was too great, which was why he thought of taking the old man to weaken the enemy first.
Probe the strength.
Chen Ping laughed at this time and said
“There is no need to worry about the Confucian head, remember the hundreds of artisans who came before?”
“They made a lot of crossbows, and although they were not easy to carry, they were put on top of the ox carts by Big Dog.”
“There are hundreds of such carts, and the rest of the crossbows, they are all placed on the farm.”
“There is also the Sage of the Farmers, who has gathered a number of farmers and will also support us.”
Chen Ping spoke a little about the defence on the stately home, to appease the other side.
Kongjia nodded and said.
“Well then, we will wait for your triumphant return!”
Soon, everyone was ready.
And at that moment, there were a dozen other stately homes where the same scene was taking place.
Confucian students, skilled in the art of riding, wove in and out, informing each other.
Soon the procession of a dozen stately homes came together.
A procession of nearly six thousand men appeared on the roads of Liaodong.
A line of elite soldiers equipped with long spears, short swords and leather armour walked in neat rows at the front.
Then came the relatively simply equipped peasants.
Then there were the healers, each carrying a medicine chest.
Finally, there are the cattle carts, which, in addition to pulling supplies and grain, contain nearly a hundred crossbows of a curious style.
Each cart was followed by three artisans.
At the side of the procession, Confucian scholars rode back and forth passing military orders.
The people, who had been terrified at the sight of the wolf smoke, had the procession before them, and there was confusion in their eyes.
Where was this procession?
It was certainly not the Qin army, these people did not have the pugnacious air of the Great Qin border army.
But neither did the Great Qin Border Army have the distinctive spirit of this group.
“Where are you people from!”
A child by the roadside asked curiously.
He had only just finished asking when the adult behind him pulled him behind him.
Then he said with a smile.
“The child doesn’t know any better.”
A young centurion thought about the words of his family’s lord and laughed and
“We are your people!”
“We?”
There was confusion in the man’s eyes, they were just lowly people like grass, where did they get these people.
Without further ado, the centurion led the procession and headed towards the frontier.
Where the people needed them.
At this moment, at the frontier, Goguryeo’s rebellious army was already spreading like locusts towards the hinterland of Liaodong!