The nearest city was Xihe City.
Currently, Xihe City was the smallest county city in the entire Northern Region.
Bai Feng did not expect that there would be a village outside the county city.
However, the county city was not far from the village.
With the speed of the Snow-treading Ebony, it would only take an hour to reach the village.
The entire county city was filled with a different atmosphere.
The people in the county city were extremely happy, as if they had no worries.
Compared to the previous village, it was somewhat ironic.
Bai Feng came to the government office without saying a word.
At this moment, the guards of the government office hurriedly raised their swords to block Bai Feng.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass the government office?"
Bai Feng's face was as calm as an ancient well. He just fumbled around in his clothes and showed the former General's badge.
The two guards were dumbfounded. They looked at each other and did not know what to say for a moment.
Bai Feng took the initiative to step down from the position of General and chose to be the governor of Hanzhong City.
However, Cao Cao did not appoint a new General, nor did he remove Bai Feng from the position of General.
Therefore, except for Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and the others who knew that Bai Feng had no real power in the army, no one else came and went.
At this moment, this identity was useful.
If it was the governor's badge of Hanzhong City, it would not be effective here.
However, these guards had never seen the General's badge before, but they could recognize the words.
The two guards were dumbfounded when they saw the words "Great General" written on it.
This thing didn't seem to be fake.
But why would a real General come to such a bitter and cold place like the Northern Region?
"Who is making noise here?"
At this moment, a rough voice was heard.
Then, a burly man in armor with a face full of whiskers slowly walked over while stretching.
"Go away, where did this scholar come from? I hate scholars the most."
The guard beside him said respectfully.
"General Wang, this person …"
Before the guard could finish speaking, Wang He stared at the general seal in Bai Feng's hand, and his eyes widened.
Wang He was just a small general at the border. He was promoted because he guarded the border.
Therefore, he had seen similar official seals before.
Obviously, whether it was the color or the pattern, this was definitely the real deal!
What's more, the word "Bai" was printed on it!
Which of the generals of the Great Wei had the surname Bai?
Wang He immediately shrunk his neck and smiled apologetically.
"This … I didn't know that the Great General was coming. Please forgive me for not going out to welcome you …"
Right now, Wang He wanted nothing more than to give himself two tight slaps.
What did I just say?
If the Great General were to seek revenge for the smallest grievance, wouldn't he wring his head off?
However, Wang He couldn't understand why the Grand General wasn't wearing a military uniform but a scholar's robe.
However, how could he dare to think too much?
Bai Feng narrowed his eyes and withdrew the Great General's Seal.
"Come with me, I have something to ask you."
Wang He smiled apologetically and followed closely behind Bai Feng.
When the two arrived at the central hall, Wang He hurriedly ordered someone to serve tea.
Bai Feng waved his hand and said coldly, "Let me ask you this.
"Let me ask you, did the King of Wei send any men to you?"
Wang He immediately smiled.
"Of course. The Wei Emperor sent eighty thousand soldiers to gather in the north. The foreign tribes won't dare to invade!
"Not only that, the Wei Emperor also sent immortal grain seeds and a divine weapon called a grenade.
"With these immortal grain seeds, the people of the north will be able to eat their fill!"
Bai Feng raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?"
"But as far as I know, the north isn't as glamorous as you make it out to be.
"There were twenty villages outside Xihe City, but the Qiang people destroyed twelve of them. Isn't that right?"
Wang He's face paled at Bai Feng's words, and he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
He finally understood why a Great General like Bai Feng would come to the north to find a lowly general like him.
Wang He hurriedly said,
"I have informed those villagers that they can move to Xihe City."
"But the villagers insisted on not moving. Our eighty thousand soldiers can't just wait for the Qiang people to attack.
"This … this general had no choice!"
Bai Feng sneered.
"No choice? No choice, huh?!
"There are fortifications at the border of the village. I went to take a look, and they're exceptionally sturdy.
"And there's fertile land for farming. It's completely self-sufficient!"
"What are you doing?"
"You're a general guarding the border, yet you're in the city's yamen?"
"I don't need to say the rest, do I?"
Wang He's back was drenched.
He had thought that the Wei Emperor would not have the time to care about this place, given how far away the Emperor was.
They were just a bunch of unruly villagers who refused to move into the city. They were courting death. Even if the Qiang people destroyed them, the Wei Emperor would not know about it.
As long as he could defend Xihe City, the Qiang people would not be able to break in, and he would have something to say.
After all, although there were fortifications there, how could it compare to the safety of the city?
Rather than lead a boring life on the frontlines, he would rather move into the city.
However, he never would have thought that Bai Feng, as a noble Great General, would actually play the trick of patrolling incognito.
He also did not expect that Bai Feng was just passing by!
"Please … please spare my life, Great General!"
At this moment, Wang He's forehead was filled with bean-sized beads of sweat.
He knew very well that if Bai Feng reported this to the Wei Emperor, he would lose his life.
No …
Even if Bai Feng did not report this to the Wei Emperor, he still had the right to kill him here!
Wang He was greedy for wealth and glory, but he was even more afraid of death. He could not breathe when he thought of this.
Bai Feng said coldly.
"From today onwards, you are no longer the General of the City Defense Forces of Xihe City.
"Withdraw all City Defense Forces from the city and head to the frontlines to defend against the Qiang people!
"Did the Wei Emperor send you grenades so that you can put them in the warehouse to look good?!"
With that, Bai Feng wrote a letter and had someone deliver it to Cao Cao.
The contents of the letter were very simple.
He informed Cao Cao of all this and the damage to the people's morale, and hoped that Cao Cao would send a trustworthy general to guard the borders.
Among them, the most suitable candidate was Cao Ren.
Wang He sat on the ground, paralyzed. He looked at Bai Feng weakly, his eyes empty.
Bai Feng did not intend to kill him, and there was no need to kill him.
Kicking him out of the army was the best choice.
If he killed him, it might cause a mutiny at the borders. That was not good news.
Before Cao Ren arrived, Bai Feng was not easy to manage.
After all, the eighty thousand new soldiers were all trained by Cao Ren back in the day.
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