Chapter 30: The remaining earth-level formation—the Heaven-killing battle formation!
Eight days later.

After more than a month, Ye Feng and his party returned to Zhongshan City with fifteen thousand war horses and countless weapons.

Because there were so many horses and countless weapons, Ye Feng handed them over to Zhang He and Zhang Liao before entering the city, and asked the two to return to the Xishan barracks first.

He himself and Jia Xu rode fast horses back to the city.

Soon they arrived at the prefect's mansion.

The servant from the gatehouse hurried in to report.

When Ye Feng and Jia Xu entered the second courtyard, Ye Zhang and Zhen Shi both ran out from behind.

"Feng'er, you're finally back!"

"Let me see if you've lost weight. Didn't you say you'd be gone for a month? That's more than enough time. If you don't come back, I'll ask your father to send troops to look for you."

Zhen's words were full of concern. She took Ye Feng's hand and touched him here and there.
Ye Feng naturally knew his mother's concern, and he did not resist. After Zhen confirmed that he was not injured, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. What danger can there be when going out with Zilong and Zhang He, two masters?"

"Not only is there no danger this time, but there are also many benefits. Now I have mastered the dark energy and reached the early stage of the earth general."

"It won't take long before you can go one step further."

Seeing her son so proud, Zhen rolled her eyes at him and said, "What good is there in fighting and killing? Even if there is a chaotic world, we can just recruit some capable warriors. Why do we have to suffer in person?"

Ye Feng shook his head: "If you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall, and if you rely on the water, the water will run away. It is more useful to have your own talents."

Ye Zhang smiled and nodded: "Feng'er, well said!"

"You have extraordinary talents, so you should use them to your full potential."

"What was the harvest in Bingzhou this time?"

Ye Feng first introduced Jia Xu to his parents, and then told them everything about his trip to Bingzhou.

Upon learning that her son was in love with Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan, Zhen was very excited: "Cai Yong is a great man of the time. Although our family is rich and has some power, it is still too high to marry him."

"Why don't you bring the girl from the Cai family back earlier and settle the matter before you can put it to rest."

"Besides, you are not young anymore. You have been too playful in the past two years. If you get married early and have a big fat boy, it will also fulfill our wish as old people."

When talking about this topic, Ye Zhang was obviously on the same front with Zhen, and he kept talking about how old he was when he got married, how old he was when he became an official, and how old he was when he had his son.

In short, the attitude of urging marriage is extremely firm.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Ye Feng quickly changed the subject: "Father, how is the training going with Taoist Zuo?"

"Are the first batch of trainees useful?"

"I plan to send him to Luoyang. First, to protect Uncle Cai and Yan'er's safety. Second, most of the news in the world is gathered in Kyoto first. If we can grasp the trends in the world, we can get twice the result with half the effort."

Ye Zhang lowered his voice and said, "Let's talk in the study."

Four people came to the study and sent the people around them away.

Ye Zhang said: "I asked Taoist Zuo two days ago, and he said it would take at least half a month at the earliest."

"The first group of people only had 200 people, most of whom were orphans and reliable people from their families. Their loyalty was absolutely worry-free."

Ye Feng nodded: "As long as the framework is set up, the Night Guard will be on the right track."

"Is your family business going well?"

Zhen said confidently: "According to your plan before leaving, we will change our active trafficking to other businesses coming to purchase goods."

"After we gave up our profits, in more than a month, merchants from Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Sili, Guanzhong, and even Jingxiang and Yangzhou came all the way to buy goods." "Although our prices are lower, the volume is large enough, and the profit has increased tenfold."

"If we continue like this, in a few years, our Ye family will become the richest merchant in the world."

Ye Feng was not surprised by this, because the conditions they announced to the outside world were already very profitable. If it were not for the coming chaos, how could he give up the profits to others?
"Father, how is the development speed of Jizhou Taipingdao?"

"Do we know how many Taiping Dao followers there are in Zhongshan now?"

When this question was mentioned, even Jia Xu, who had never interrupted the conversation, had a serious look in his eyes.

Ye Zhang said solemnly: "Because the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang are all in Weijun to treat illnesses and save lives, there are more than 100,000 Taipingdao believers in Jizhou!"

"In Zhongshan County alone, there are 13,000 people who firmly believe in the Taiping Dao."

“Sizzle!!!”

Zhen took a deep breath and said, "How come so many people believe in evil?"

Ye Feng was not too surprised by this, after all, Zhang Jiao’s base camp was in Jizhou.

Ye Zhang was also terrified: "These are only the confirmed believers of the Taiping Dao. If we add those refugees without food and bandits from all over the place, it is impossible to predict how many people the Taiping Dao can bring with them."

"But one thing is certain, when this power explodes, the entire Jizhou, no... the entire Hebei, the entire world will be shaken violently."

"Under the current situation, I'm afraid that the few private soldiers we have prepared will not be enough to defeat the thieves."

"Even protecting myself is probably as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"Feng'er, what should we do?"

Ye Feng pondered for a while, then calmly said, "First, we need to increase the recruitment of refugees. The more young and strong men we recruit, the fewer enemies we will have in the future. It is early November now, so we still have time."

"Second, we will recruit the elderly, the weak, women and children, and anyone who can work, to work in our factory. This will not only solve their food problem, but also solve our problem of insufficient workers."

"Third, we must repair the city wall of Zhongshan, store food and grass, improve the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers, and block the first wave of Taiping Daoist attacks. Of course, more important is the training of private soldiers, so that all soldiers can get familiar with war horses as soon as possible. This is the foundation for our foothold in Zhongshan and a powerful tool for us to make achievements in troubled times."

At this point, Ye Feng looked at Jia Xu standing beside him and said, "Mr. Wenhe, do you have anything else to add?"

Jia Xu thought carefully and said softly: "Fourth, send death squads to infiltrate Taipingdao. We need to keep track of the enemy's movements at all times, so that we can remain invincible."

Ye Feng's eyes lit up: "Wen He is right. The backbone of the first batch of Night Guards and the second batch of death warriors can all be infiltrated into Taiping Dao."

"They will definitely play a key role at the critical moment."

After saying this, Ye Feng paused for a moment and continued to ask, "Mother, have you heard anything about the battle formation?"

"This is the fastest way to increase the army's combat power. If we can have a good battle formation to assist, we will be more confident in defeating the rebels next time."

Zhen smiled and said, "Who would dare not take your instructions to heart?"

"I asked the Zhao family in Fanyang to spend a large sum of money to buy a copy of the battle formation practiced by the White Horse Volunteers from Gongsun Yue, the brother of Gongsun Zan."

"I heard that if this battle formation is used to its full potential, it can kill a Heavenly General!"

"Kill the Heavenly General?"

Ye Feng took a breath, and a hint of shock and excitement flashed in his eyes.

He took the parchment scroll with the battle formation method from Zhen's hand, and saw the words written on it in large letters: "Earth-level residual formation - Heaven-killing battle formation!"

(End of this chapter)