Liu Wu, who led the First Division of the Second Army, served as the front army to go to Loulan this time. The light cavalry of the two regiments was extremely fast, while the speed of heavy cavalry and the light infantry of the two regiments was not slow. After two or three years of training, the First Division of the Second Army had become one of the ace troops under Qin Mu. They were ranked at the forefront of Qin Mu's army in terms of combat effectiveness and combat experience...

What disappointed Liu Wu was that this expedition seemed to be a marching. The scouts sent out had gone out several times, and the search range had been expanded several times, but they never found the whereabouts of the enemy, and even the traces of the enemy's reconnaissance troops, were not found. Seeing that the target, Vito City, was less than 100 kilometers away, which made him both disappointed and confused.

"Zhuge Fang, is the information from Vito City here?"

Qin Mu held a teacup in his hand and looked at the military map hanging on the tent. It took him a long time to ask Zhuge Fang who was reading information.

"Information from all aspects has been gathered, and it is not beyond our expectations." Zhuge Fang could not hide the excitement in his heart.

"Oh? How is the situation with Gao Yueren?"

Qin Mu locked his eyes firmly on the Gaoyue people's settlement area in the Great Hengduan Mountains in the eastern part of Loulan. The map also has darker colors, indicating that the terrain of that area is different from the alluvial plains of the Two Rivers and shallow hills to the west. It is a vast mountain. It is not only a place where the Gaoyue people have reproduced and lived for a long time, but also a cage that restricts the further development and growth of the Gaoyue people.

"Deputy Commander Mu Kai has led the First Brigade of the Fifth Division of the Third Army to sneak into Longdong ten days ago. Due to Shi Liu and his team support and cooperation, things went smoothly. Liang Qiming also sent Deputy Director Mu Haoran to lead a large number of personnel to enter. Now the work there is in full swing. According to the information sent back by Deputy Commander Mu Kai yesterday, the militia organization of the Gaoyue people in Loulan has been reorganized. After streamlined selection, 25,000 people were selected. Now Deputy Commander Mu Kai and his troops have reorganized the 25,000 people into five corpses. However, the logistics equipment and supplies such as weapons, armor and other logistics equipment are in short supply, and these new soldiers have not undergone formal training and cannot cope with the real battle."

"Deputy Director Mu Haoran is also conducting further detailed research on the future expansion of Gaoyue people in Loulan, the division of administrative areas, the composition of administrative agencies and Shi Liu and others. The progress is also great, and there will be results soon." Zhuge Fang made an orderly brief report on the situation of Gaoyue people.

"Oh? Who made Mu Kai abdicately recruit the militias of Gao Yue people? He dared to act so boldly! Isn't our army enough?" Qin Mu's eyebrows immediately frowned and his tone became stern.

"Sir, this..." Zhuge Fang, who had always been polite, suddenly became a little squeaky at this time.

Long before Mu Kai set out, when Zhuge Fang made an explanation before leaving, Mu Kai proposed to incorporate the Loulan Gaoyue militia organization to enhance the strength of the Northwest Army. Li Dadan was also present at that time and strongly advocated the inclusion of the strong forces, because the quality of the Gaoyue soldiers is obvious to all.

Zhuge Fang also supported it very much, but since the addition of the army was a major event and had to be approved by Qin Mu, he could not decide, so he dared not agree, but he could not resist Mu Kai and Li's repeated lobbying. In addition, other senior officers who heard the news also rushed to strike while the iron was hot, and the last few people discussed a tricky idea.

But Zhuge Fang was still worried about this. After all, this was a strait, and he knew that the paper could not keep the fire, so he could only hold on. Today, when Qin Mu asked about it, he knew that he could not hide it, so he had to report it truthfully.

"Sir. I heard that the militia of the Gaoyue clan of Loulan is not weak. If we can recruit the elite troops, it will be a big help to us." Li Dadan, who was standing next to him, saw that Zhuge Fang was unable to answer, and quickly gritted his teeth to defend his deputy.

"Oh, that's great. Then I don't need to know. I'll report to me what I'm doing. Just do it."

Qin Mu's voice was not high and his tone was very plain, but Zhuge Fang, Li Dadan, Ma Yue and the other three were shocked when they heard it. They immediately sweated and were in great fear. They all knelt on the ground. Zhuge Fang first said: "Sir, the responsibility for this matter is all on Zhuge Fang. I agreed to the deputy commander of Mu Kai's division to recruit the Gaoyue militia of Loulan. It has nothing to do with others. Please punish me."

Li Dadan also quickly explained: "This matter was instructed by his subordinates to Deputy Division Commander Mu Kai, and it has nothing to do with Lord Ling. Please punish his subordinates."

Ma Yue also quickly apologized: "Sir, I have a part in this matter, please punish me."

"You three, huh, I don't know yet. Without your Zhuge Fang's consent, he wouldn't dare to decide such a big deal without his courage to borrow Mu Kai from him."

He slowly paced in the tent, "But Zhuge Fang, you know that now our northwest finances are in extremely difficult, and the military expenditure accounts for the vast majority. Even this time, I did Liang Qiming's work repeatedly, and he reluctantly agreed. I had promised him that he would not expand the army in the near future. But you are so good that you have added more than 20,000 people to me quietly. Do you know that these more than 20,000 people will receive 100,000 gold coins per month, not to mention anything else."

Zhuge Fang and the other two also knew that what Qin Mu was talking about was the fact, and they all had to say nothing.

"Even if we can achieve the expected goals this time, fiscal revenue cannot be improved at once. Don't you think about the difficulties?" Speaking of this, Qin Mu also had a headache about how to explain to Liang Qiming after returning.

"Sir, we are indeed responsible for this matter, please punish me. However, I also asked you for instructions at that time." Zhuge Fang saw that Qin Mu's mood had greatly eased, so he plucked up the courage to explain.

"Oh? Is this happening? When?" Qin Mu was very surprised. Why didn't he have any impression of him?

"That night, when I reported to the adults, I signaled that I could handle it as appropriate, so I discussed this matter with everyone and agreed that it could be made before I made this decision." Zhuge lowered his head and did not look at Qin Mu, and told the situation that day.

Qin Mu thought for a long time before recalling the situation at that time, and glanced at Li Dadan and Ma Yue again. Both of them lowered their heads, but there was always an indescribable sense of suppressing smiles on their faces.

Qin Mu suddenly realized that a good guy dared to collude with me. He remembered that he was about to work with Guan Hua and some women, and was in a state of desire. He was wondering why Zhuge Fang came to report some irrelevant things. It turned out that he was going to mess with his own words.

"Okay, Zhuge Fang! You dare..."

Qin Mu was angry and funny. Suddenly he remembered that Yun Yi was still beside him, so he stopped him quickly. He thought that this idea must not be what Zhuge Fang could think of. He glanced at the two of them. The two of them quickly lowered their heads, "I will settle accounts with you three in the future!"
Chapter completed!