After announcing the reorganization plan of Shanhai County's First Division, Ouyang Shuo continued with his expansion plan.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Pei Donglai and said, "Expand the North Sea Fleet by two naval battalions, reaching the establishment of a brigade. General Pei will also hold the position of brigade commander."
"Understood!" Pei Donglai knew that His Lordship was expanding the North Sea Fleet, and his target was the Black Shark Pirates on Moon 'er Island.
"General Wang!"
"Here!" Wang Yuanfeng stepped forward.
"Expand the Divine Strategy Battalion's headquarters by another battalion. At the same time, General needs to instruct the subsidiary territories to form at least one crossbowman squadron to assist the City Defense Camp in defending. "Ouyang Shuo planned to deploy crossbows to the subsidiary territories.
"Here!"
At this point, the new round of military expansion in Shanhai County had come to an end. The additional troops included the Second Brigade's two cavalry battalions, the Third Brigade's spearman and archer battalions, the North Sea Fleet's two navy battalions, and the Divine Arms Battalion's one battalion. The cost of the job change was 3,250 gold coins.
Ouyang Shuo only had 2,250 gold coins on hand, so he was still short of 1,000 gold coins. Moreover, there were still ten days until the end of August. It would be too late to rely on the territory's income, so he could only ask for this money from the roving bandits.
Ouyang Shuo gave the order to prioritize forming the Third Brigade, the Northern Sea Fleet, and the Divine Strategy Battalion. The Second Brigade would be held back for now. At the same time, he ordered the First Brigade and the Third Brigade to be responsible for suppressing the bandits in the east and west respectively.
Considering that the Third Brigade had just been formed and was not fully staffed, Ouyang Shuo mobilized the other three City Defense Battalions to assist the Third Brigade in suppressing the bandits. He appointed Zhao Sihu, the Battalion Commander of the Shanhai County City Defense Battalion, as the temporary Deputy General of the Eastern City Camp.
As for the Second Brigade, they were still stationed at the Northern Barracks and could not be moved easily. The situation in the grasslands was getting more and more tense, and a war could break out at any moment. The market outside of Youyi County also benefited from it, and the volume of transactions increased exponentially. It was precisely because of this that the Second Brigade was needed to hold the fort, lest the grassland tribes develop any undesirable thoughts.
Ouyang Shuo's current strategy towards the prairie was to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
After the military meeting, E Lai stayed behind alone.
This ruffian general wore the infantry armor that the Armor Workshop had specially made for him, and on his back was a pair of short halberds forged from fine iron. Compared to the battle with Mu Ye, this was far more impressive.
"General, is there anything else?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
E Lai chuckled and said embarrassedly, "Your Highness, this general has taken a fancy to a mount. I just don't know if Your Highness is willing to part with it."
Ouyang Shuo was startled. "Didn't the military office give the general an Elite Cyan Beetle Horse? What, is the general not satisfied with the Green Beetle Horse? "
"That's not true." E Lai shook his head and said, "The day before yesterday, this general was strolling around the territory. When I passed by the back mountain, I discovered a pair of evil beasts living there and was immediately excited to hunt them."
Ouyang Shuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Is the evil beast the general is referring to the Nian beast?"
"Right, right, right. It's Nian. Division Chief Ge told me that it was a strange beast tamed by my lord. "
In fact, the pair of Nian had lived in Shanhai County for more than half a year. Last month, the female beast gave birth to a pair of cubs, one male and one female. The cub's appearance was already different from the Nian beasts. It was slowly awakening its Qilin bloodline, and it looked similar to the legendary Qilin.
The newborn beast became Bing 'er's playmate. The little lass often ran to the back of the mountain and played with Nian beasts. Strangely enough, the ferocious-looking Nian beasts were unusually docile towards Bing 'er.
Sometimes, the pair of little beasts were even willing to follow Bing 'er out of the back of the mountain and play outside the territory. As a result, other than Xue 'er and Hei Ya, the little lass now had a pair of little beasts by her side. They looked very impressive.
All the children in the territory, including the second child, worshipped Bing 'er. Bing 'er had now become the king of children in Shanhai County. Wherever she went, there would be a group of little followers. She even forgot about her big brother.
Now, E Lai suddenly mentioned to Ouyang Shuo that he wanted to choose a Nian beast as his mount. How could Ouyang Shuo not be surprised? "General can tame the Nian beast?"
E Lai chuckled. "As long as my lord agrees, this general is at least 90% confident."
"Alright, I agree." Ouyang Shuo decided to let E Lai try.
Ouyang Shuo thought that rather than letting the Nian beast retire in the back of the mountain, it would be more meaningful to follow E Lai to the battlefield. In any case, as long as the cub was around, the characteristics of the guardian beast would not disappear.
E Lai really had a good eye. If he could really tame the Nian beast, it would be much more powerful than the Elite Green Beetle Horse. As a spiritual beast, the Nian beast had two powerful skills, [Blood Massacre] and [Dash].
Out of curiosity, Ouyang Shuo stood up and brought E Lai to the back of the mountain.
When he arrived at the back of the mountain, Nian's family was eating and enjoying the seafood sent by the Resource Department.
Under Ouyang Shuo's signal, E Lai slowly approached the Nian beast. E Lai chose an even more majestic male beast. When it saw E Lai approaching, the Nian beast revealed a vigilant expression. It seemed to be unhappy that this uninvited guest had disturbed its meal. It let out a "Nian ~ ~" sound as a warning.
Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to remove the contract with Nian so that E Lai could tame it.
"System Notice: Player Not Have Clothes has successfully removed the contract with Nian. Because Nian has settled down in Shanhai County and has given birth, Nian is still the guardian beast of Shanhai County."
The moment Ouyang Shuo removed the contract, a fierce glint flashed in the fierce beast's eyes. When it glanced at the two young beasts beside it, the fierce glint immediately disappeared. It was clear that Nian had regained its savage and ruthless nature.
"Nian ~ ~" The male beast once again warned E Lai, and its cry became even more hurried.
E Lai showed no fear and suddenly revealed a savage expression. It bared its teeth at Nian and let out a series of beastly roars, as if it was communicating with Nian.
Ouyang Shuo was confused. This was probably why E Lai was so confident in taming Nian. It was not without reason that the legends said that E Lai could capture tigers and leopards alive.
After being provoked by E Lai, Nian became even more restless. It had been lying down, but at that moment, it suddenly got up. Its front limbs were on the ground, and its tail was raised in an attacking posture. The golden fur on its neck stood on end, and it roared at E Lai, "Nian ~ ~ ~" as it bared its sharp teeth.
Instead of retreating, E Lai advanced. Its body suddenly shot forward, and its hands moved as fast as lightning as it grabbed Nian's two antennae. It then leaned its head forward and pressed its forehead against Nian's head. It wanted to wrestle with Nian.
As a rare ferocious beast, how could Nian endure such provocation? Its antennae were a symbol of its dignity, and they could not be profaned. It immediately dug its limbs into the ground and pushed its head forward, wanting to use its hard and sharp antennae to stab this unwelcome guest in half.
It did not expect that even though Nian was incredibly strong, E Lai was not inferior. When Nian's feet landed on the ground, it started to sink under the immense force, but it did not slide back. Ouyang Shuo guessed that E Lai had used some sort of technique to forcefully change the direction of the force.
E Lai practiced the Desolate Tiger Scripture, and it had many secret techniques to deal with ferocious beasts.
E Lai's adaptability clearly exceeded Nian's expectations. It did not expect that the human in front of it would have such great strength that he could compete with it. This further stimulated Nian's ferocity, and it continuously let out intimidating roars with increasing strength. E Lai's legs sank at a visible rate.
At the crucial moment, E Lai did not know how he circulated his strength, but he managed to pull himself out of the ground. He pressed his forehead against Nian, and his legs protruded out of the ground as he flipped into the air. Then, he grabbed Nian's hands and suddenly changed his position. His body flipped in the air, and he flipped backward, landing firmly on Nian's back.
How could Nian endure such humiliation? It immediately jumped up and down, swaying left and right, wanting to throw this evil person off its back and use its hooves to stomp him into meat paste.
Unfortunately, E Lai seemed to be glued to Nian's body. No matter how Nian struggled, he remained firmly on Nian's back, unable to move at all. When Ouyang Shuo saw E Lai's actions, he could not help but think of the Mountain Lean of the Eight Extreme Fists. It was somewhat similar.
What followed was a long battle of attrition.
Nian carried E Lai on its back and ran around the back of the mountain, swaying about nonstop. It would not stop until it achieved its goal. Sometimes, it purposely crashed into trees or rubbed against rocks.
Unfortunately, even though E Lai was injured, he did not let go, sticking tightly to Nian's back.
Two hours later, the continuous and intense exercise had already caused Nian to be unable to endure it. What was even worse was that Nian had just finished eating. Moving up and down like this, the food in its stomach was also churning. It was very uncomfortable.
In reality, E Lai's stamina was already at its limit. He was completely relying on his astonishing willpower.
At the crucial moment, he brought up E Lai's wisdom. He knew that he had already subdued Nian with his strength. Now, as long as he gave Nian a way out, he would have a high chance of subduing it.
E Lai leaned against Nian's back and let go of his right hand that was grabbing onto its feeler. He gently stroked Nian's head, saying, "Nian, oh Nian, you have boundless strength and can run as if you are flying, yet you are wasting your time on a small hill like this. I, E Lai, feel that it is not worth it for you. Why don't you follow me and fight on the battlefield? That is where you belong. "
Nian was a spiritual beast. It was extremely intelligent and could understand human speech. Thus, after E Lai finished speaking, Nian was finally moved and gave up struggling.
Seeing this, E Lai was overjoyed. He patted Nian's head and said with a smile, "Good. From today onwards, you will be called Rakshasa. Follow me, E Lai, and we will fight on the battlefield together."
"Nian ~ ~ ~" Nian let out a resounding roar.
E Lai seemed to understand Nian's meaning and became even happier.
Ouyang Shuo stood at the side and smiled without saying a word. He did not dare to imagine what kind of nightmare riding Nian Rakshasa would bring to the enemy on the battlefield. Just thinking about it made him shudder.
Riding Nian, E Lai rushed to Ouyang Shuo's side and jumped off. He cupped his fists and said excitedly, "Thank you, my lord!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded slightly. "Congratulations to General for obtaining such a fine horse. After you come down, have the armor workshop make a set of armor for your Rakshasa to protect it. "
"Thank you, my lord!" E Lai was even happier. (To be continued.)
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