Xu Haifeng handed the monkey child to Lin Changkong behind him, stretched out a hand and stuck it tightly to Li Mingtang's back, and a thick and unmatched true energy suddenly poured into Li Mingtang's body continuously.

  "Bring wine..." Xu Haifeng ordered in a low voice.

  "Here it comes." Only Jiang Kongming could react so quickly. He picked up the wine gourd with the cork already removed, pried open Li Ming Tang's mouth and poured it in.

  Xu Haifeng wiped his throat with Li Mingtang's, and the blood wine went down smoothly.

  Jiang Gongming put away the wine gourd and asked: "My lord, how is it? Can he be saved?"

  Xu Haifeng shook his head and remained silent.

  Jiang Kongming was taken aback and asked: "Don't you even have a grasp of one percent?"

  Xu Haifeng revealed a wry smile and said, "At most it won't exceed fifty percent."

  "Good... " Jiang Gongming let out a sigh of relief and said, "Such a brave general, if he were to die like this, it would indeed be a great pity."

  "Not bad." Xu Haifeng nodded in deep agreement.

  Jiang Kongming looked at him in surprise and asked: "Since the lord also thinks so, why not take action to stop it?"

  With Xi Hai Feng's spiritual awareness, it was naturally impossible not to sense Li Ming Tang's determination to die, yet he still let him take his own life without any precautions, no wonder Jiang Kong Ming would be so astonished.

  Xu Haifeng smiled calmly and said, "He is sacrificing himself for the greater good, worthy of being called a hero. How can I not help him achieve his goal? If he can survive this time, it will be as if he has been reborn, with no connection to his past life."

  Jiang Kongming's eyes flashed with a hint of disapproval, but he didn't refute it. Instead, he pointed at the captives and asked, "How does milord plan to deal with them?"

  Xu Haifeng looked up at the captives who were still in a state of shock and finally said, "I have promised Li Mingtang to spare their lives."

  Jiang Gongming furrowed his brow and said: "My lord, why must you do this? Keeping these people will only bring disaster."

  "I know." Xu Haifeng turned his head and looked at him, saying in a low voice: "Li Mingtang is a hero, I don't want to betray the hero."

  "Heroes? They're just those who have been set up to make the powerful look good. As for so-called heroes, which one of them has ever had a good ending?"

  Xu Haifeng asked in a slightly surprised tone: "Is Military Advisor sir asking me to speak without keeping my promise?"

  Jiang Kongming shook his head and said, "When dealing with one's own subjects, it is natural to keep one's promises, but when dealing with enemies, there is no need to be trustworthy." He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and continued, "Besides, this is the Black Flag Army, and there are no outsiders here. As long as our hands and feet are clean, how can we leave behind any evidence or give others something to use against us?"

  Xu Haifeng smiled slightly, pressed his chest and said: "Perhaps this matter will never be known to anyone, but... it can't deceive my heart. I don't want to leave regrets in my heart, don't forget, I still want to pursue the highest state of martial arts, see what is the limit of human body."

  Jiang Kongming immediately understood what he meant, Xu Haifeng was saying that if he broke his promise, even if no one knew about it, it would still leave a gap and weakness in his heart, causing great obstacles to his martial arts advancement.

  "Being a hero is the pursuit of a martial artist, while imperial power is the pinnacle of a hegemon. I ask you, my lord, which one is lighter and which one is heavier?" Jiang Gongming's eyes gradually became sharper as he asked sternly.

  "Can't we have both?" Xǔ Hǎifēng asked jokingly.

  "It's like fish and bear's paw, which one can you have at the same time? Since ancient times, no one has ever achieved it." Jiang Gongming replied.

  "Is that so?" Xu Haifeng slowly stood up straight, his not-so-tall figure exuding an aura of majesty and sharpness. His eyes gleamed like lightning, making it hard for others to meet his gaze: "Then let me - Xu Haifeng - be the first person to do this from ancient times to the present."

  Feeling the boundless and majestic aura that filled the sky, a hint of bewilderment appeared in Jiang Kongming's eyes.

  This person has finally grown up to the point where even Zhuge Liang cannot see through him.

  Among them, Jiang Gongming's subtle influence played a crucial role, but when that day finally arrived, he felt a sense of confusion and loss in his heart.

  "General, I've made up my mind on this matter. You can take care of the details. Thank you for your trouble." Xǔ Hǎifēng nodded at him with a hint of a smile and strode away before Jiǎng Kǒngmíng could respond.

  Looking at his gradually disappearing back, Jiang Gongming thought for a moment and finally smiled: "There are more than 20,000 mountain bandits in the Taihang Mountains. Even if I let go of these few thousand people, it would be more than enough to replenish our troops. What do you think, Changkong?"

  Lin Changkong responded casually, but he looked puzzled and didn't know if he understood.

  Jiang Kongming looked up at the sky, where the bright moon hung in the darkness, and the stars twinkled like diamonds. His face seemed to express a mix of loneliness, mockery, and disdain: "Others may not have precedence, but that's because they don't have me, Jiang Kongming, behind them."

  Although it took a lot of effort, Jiang Gongming did not turn these people into Blood Wine Warriors as scheduled, but instead sent them to Wolong City and handed them over to Tong Yifeng for arrangement.

  Of course, in order to prevent rebellion and unrest, these people were dispersed and settled, and Wulong City only received a small part of them, most of whom were scattered to various towns. As for their resentment, even Jiang Kongming could not eliminate it in the short term, so he had to use Lin Wanxin as a trump card.

  When the princess of the State of Guo came forward to calm them down, the resistant mood was indeed alleviated a lot, and this group of people narrowly escaped death, and their psychology also underwent subtle changes. After being dispersed, even if they were unwilling in their hearts and wanted to make some plans, they were temporarily powerless.

  Jiang Kungming and others did not idle, after handing over the batch of captives, they entered the mountain again, relying on Jiang Kungming's mind-reading skills and Xu Haifeng's special blood wine, they completed the task of eliminating the mountain bandits in just one month.

  What seemed like an impossible task to outsiders was accomplished by them in such a short period of time, mainly because they were able to grasp accurate intelligence.

  Whether it's Blood Wine or Mind Reading, they are the best weapons for knowing each other's thoughts.

  As long as they catch one person, they can use the shortest time to follow the clues and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

  The Taihang Mountains stretch endlessly, but human footsteps only stop at the edge of the most marginal areas, and going further down is that primitive old forest where no one dares to venture deep.

  It was for this reason that Xu Haifeng and others were able to complete the bandit suppression work so quickly. Otherwise, just wandering through the entire mountain range would have cost everyone their lives.

  After the sweep operation was over, Jiang Kongming and others stayed in the mountains, selecting a large number of captives, forcibly pouring down blood wine, and then urgently transferring 7,000 horses from Wulong City into the mountains.

  These seven thousand fine horses were all obtained by Jiang Gongming from Xiongnu and Caesar respectively, and the purpose is for today.

  Two months later, when the Black Flag Army emerged from the depths of the mountains once again, it had become a complete cavalry corps of ten thousand men.

  No one knew that when Xu Haifeng, who was renowned for his benevolence and righteousness, left the Taihang Mountains, thousands of vengeful spirits had already appeared in this deep mountain forest.

  Returning to Wulong City, Jiang Kongming immediately launched a new course in the military school and created a brand-new profession: military doctor.

  Due to the urgency of time, there are only two main contents in this course: one is bandaging, that is, how to perform correct bandaging when injured. The second is the widespread promotion of penicillin previously produced, and people who used this drug had basically no inflammation or sequelae, which greatly reduced the mortality rate of the wounded.

  Although some people's physical condition is not suitable for using penicillin, compared to the effect it has, this small taboo is negligible.

  Half a month later, Xu Haifeng and others arrived at Wolong City for half a year.

  After months of publicity, the smuggling activities led by the three major families have reached their peak, with a wide range of financial resources pouring in every day, bringing unparalleled economic strength to Xu Haifeng.

  At this time, without anyone knowing, Jiang Gongming took Xiebie, Andrew and the three brothers, as well as more than a dozen blood wine warriors who had reached the second-grade boundary, riding fast horses, leaving Wulong City.

  After they left, the task of attacking the village of Caesar was entrusted to Zhēn Qiánquán.

  The direction of the horn naturally knows that their next opponent is the Caesar, and the strong strength of the Caesar is not comparable to a small Wulong City. Guerrilla warfare will be the only choice to deal with the Caesar.

  He took this attack as a rare opportunity to train his troops, and every day he sent out troops in batches to harass the Caesarians, causing them to be in a state of panic.

  Although they eventually gave up due to the other side's constant reinforcements, at this time, the troops under Ling's command were already very familiar with this tactic known as the "Rogue Plan".

  However, the most talked-about topic in Wulong City is Fang Yingying becoming a military school instructor.

  Perhaps born into a military family, she was born with this transcendent talent beyond ordinary people. In short, her joining brought new vitality and vitality to the military school, and the students she brought out were indeed the champions of the whole school.

  Spring has gone and winter has come, a whole year has passed.

  Jiang Kung-ming and others finally returned safely under Hsu Hai-feng's expectant gaze, seeing a line of people covered in dust but with joyful expressions. Hsu Hai-feng immediately knew that they had achieved their predetermined goal on this trip.

  Along with them came another outsider, an unexpected and almost hostile outsider.

  Cheng Yinghao, a young and prestigious figure in the Cheng family, holds the position of Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Northwestern Great Camp's Wolf Troop.

  Accompanied by Xu and Jiang, Cheng Yinghao was able to enter the research institute that never showed outsiders and visited the Zhuge Divine Crossbow developed by Jiang Gongming.

  When he left Wulong City, he had already placed a huge order.

  This winter is destined to be a very busy season, with countless transactions taking place frequently in the open and in secret.

  Time's footsteps are fair to everyone, when the cold wind blows away and spring warmth blooms, a war that changed the entire continent's layout and history has quietly opened its curtain.

  At this time, Xu Haifeng also grew from an unknown small soldier into a key figure who could influence the overall situation.

  He already has the confidence and strength to challenge any force.

  The Black Flag Army has joined this high-stakes gamble with the world as its wager.

  Golden spear and iron horse, competing for the Central Plains.

  PS: The fifth part ends, see the sixth part "Yan Zhao's Lament"