Chapter 503: World Border Journey (17)

The departure of the Great Wall Guards did not have any negative impact on the morale of Wang Yao's troops. This was due to Wang Yao's foresight. This was also the reason why from the very beginning, whenever there was a need to capture a city, Wang Yao never let the Great Wall Guards participate, but only used them as the rear support.

As the saying goes, a wise man plans before he acts. At least Wang Yao had foreseen that the Great Wall Guards would most likely part ways with him halfway through the journey.
In the next half month, Wang Yao led his troops, which had expanded to 13850 soldiers, and captured another new city; Yunzhou City, which was also the territory of Han Xin, a hero under the power of Liu Bang of the Great Han Dynasty and a peerless national hero.

It is worth noting that this battle caused Wang Yao to lose 2096 soldiers, with a death rate of 15%. This was also the first time that his army suffered casualties during the Yunmo expedition.

It should be said that Han Xin, as the most skilled commander in the Han forces, should not be underestimated. At least before the capture of Yunzhou City, Wang Yao and his men had been ambushed and attacked several times by Han Xin during their journey!

Even in the subsequent frontal siege, Han Xin relied on the advantage of the city walls to hold the city, and from time to time led small troops to launch roundabout raids from both wings to disrupt the attack, and repeatedly broke through the army formation of Wang Yao's side. If Wang Yao had not relied on his own strength advantage to kill Han Xin, the enemy's main general, at the last moment, the casualties in the Yunzhou City battle would probably have increased further.

It was also after this battle that Wang Yao, realizing that the journey ahead might become more difficult and dangerous, and that he only had one heroic unit, had to begin to regularize the troops below him one by one, and thus regard the army as the main combat unit, and reconsider and arrange all aspects of the journey ahead.

Currently, the former Great Wall soldiers Ling Jingsi, Ling Feng, Zhang Yang Zhang Ji, Liya, the former Baihua City soldiers Jin Yong, Yun Yiyuyi, and the former Minghai City soldier Luo Mengdan are the main leaders under Wang Yao, and all serve as centurions.

The next day, Wang Yao gathered all the soldiers of Yunzhou City and his soldiers to the open square as usual: "This is the fourth city we have captured since entering the desert. The journey ahead is still difficult and long. Therefore, if anyone wants to withdraw here or stay to settle down, you can find the centurion Ling Jingsi and other centurions to register and confirm. I will open the silver vault of Yunzhou City. The money obtained this time will be evenly distributed to those who are about to leave and the soldiers who are willing to stay! At the same time, we will set off again in three days. Those who are willing to continue to follow me, please stay where you are. Those who don’t want to go, please leave the army and go home."

Every time Wang Yao spoke, he always aroused strong resonance and response from the soldiers. They were convinced and admired from the bottom of their hearts this foreign hero who was both wise and brave, unpredictable, and extremely fair and just in his work, so most of them immediately expressed their willingness to follow him and continue fighting.

According to subsequent statistics, after Minghai City, when we arrived at Yunzhou City, 2096 soldiers were killed and 12130 new soldiers joined. The current total number of troops has reached 23884!

Meanwhile, privately.

The captain, Romondan, who was also allocated money and was deeply impressed by Wang Yao's personal charm, called together his fellow captains and above and proposed: "I think we need to give the army a name, which will not only make it more recognizable, but also make it easier for the world to remember our feats on the expedition!"

In this regard, Jin Yong, as an old enemy, sneered: "Isn't the name of Lord Wang Yao enough to make the world remember you? Put away your old-fashioned ideas! Lord Wang Yao, and we, no longer need to use any specific names to deliberately let the world remember us, because what we are doing now is a great cause that no kings, princes, generals or ministers of previous dynasties could achieve! Those so-called secular and old-fashioned names are simply worthless to us now, because our greatness lies in the things themselves, not in a specific name!"

It seems that whenever Wang Yao is mentioned, Jin Yong will always shine and burn hard without anyone's encouragement.

Ling Jingsi on the side smiled sweetly and had a different opinion: "But we have to let the enemy know who they are fighting against. We can't always call out Lord Wang Yao's name in every battle, right?"

Jin Yong was speechless for a moment, and the light that was burning fiercely just now was extinguished.

It is worth noting that Ling Jingsi herself did not realize that she was actually the same as Jin Yong. Whenever Wang Yao was mentioned, her beautiful eyes would always shine with an unconcealable luster.

Ling Feng had seen this, at least. But after taking a sour peek at the charming smile of the woman, Ling Feng finally suggested, "I agree with Jing Si, but what should we call her? What does Lord Wang Yao think about this?"

Luo Mengdan said excitedly: "I have also consulted Lord Wang Yao on this point. He meant that the people above the level of centurion can make the decision."

This is also the reason why he called his partners together this time.

Hearing this, the other five people, Liya, the Zhang brothers, and the Yun Yi and Yu Yi sisters, all said in excitement and disbelief: "The naming of the troop is such an important matter, and we, the soldiers, are left to decide?"

"Isn't this the reason why we are willing to follow Lord Wang Yao?" Looking at the incredible expressions of his companions, Ling Jingsi couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth again: "Since Lord Wang Yao agrees to give us the naming rights, let's express our opinions and give our troops a relatively suitable name."

The Zhang brothers immediately proposed: "Yunmo Zhang Army!"

Ling Feng was the first to complain: "When did you two become so shameless?"

Sisters Yun Yi and Yu Yi: "We think it's also good to call it the Hundred Flowers Army."

This is a romantic name, and Liya couldn't help but have her eyes sparkle: "Wow, I like this!"

Jin Yong looked at everyone with disdain, then crossed his arms in a very arrogant manner and said, "Super Invincible Thunderbolt Army!"

Ling Jingsi smiled with a slightly embarrassed look on his face: "Uh, Captain Jin Yong, isn't this too exaggerated?"

Luo Mengdan covered his face with shame and said, "I'm sorry, please forgive me for having hope in you ignorant guys." Everyone was dissatisfied for a moment and complained, "Then I wonder what Captain Luo Mengdan thinks?"

Luo Mengdan was very proud: "Show off the Salvation Army!"

Jin Yong was immediately dissatisfied: "Wow? You are quite arrogant, but you are still not as good as my super invincible Thunderbolt Army!"

"Wait, isn't the Savior Army a bit too ostentatious? If we go out with this name, will we be shot to death?" Liya couldn't help but complain. Sisters Yun Yi and Yu Yi nodded repeatedly, expressing their agreement.

In the end, the meeting to decide the name of the troop ended with no one agreeing with the other, and the only way was to have Ling Jingsi convey the names they proposed and report them to Wang Yao for decision.

At that time, Wang Yao was working in the City Lord's Mansion of Yunzhou City. Since he conquered Yunzhou City and decided to regularize the army, he has been staying in the City Lord's Mansion to plan the various organizations under the army, especially logistics, prohibitions, rewards and punishments and other mechanisms.
Once it becomes a regular army, it can no longer be as casual and undisciplined as before. It needs a mature and complete mechanism framework to control all soldiers. Otherwise, it cannot be called a regular army, but a group of guerrillas who will be defeated at the first blow.

Of course, Wang Yao can be said to be very adept at this. After all, he had already commanded hundreds of thousands of federal troops when he was in Sanfendi. Now commanding a mere tens of thousands of people is just a piece of cake for him. It's just that the establishment of the system in the beginning will take some time.

"Master Wang Yao, I'm coming in."

Along with a crisp call, Ling Jingsi pushed the door open and walked in holding a stack of documents.

In the quiet and peaceful mansion, a man was seen sitting alone at the desk, compiling various rules with great concentration. Except for eating, he had stayed in the mansion for a whole day and night, and it seemed that he had not even slept.

In response to this, Ling Jingsi couldn't help but frowned and complained: "Isn't it time for you to take a rest?"

As time went by, she felt more and more distressed about this man. In fact, unlike the admiration and respect that others showed him, in Ling Jingsi's eyes, Wang Yao had always been lonely and pitiful. No one was around, no one to talk to, no one to smile, and he was always worried all day long. It seemed that something was always weighing on his heart, making him live in the shadow forever.
"How can your body bear it if you continue like this?" The woman angrily slammed the document on the table, trying to attract the man's attention.

However, Wang Yao still didn't raise his head, and just said calmly: "I'm fine."

here we go again.
He always keeps people at a distance, as if he can handle anything.

Ling Jingsi, who already knew the temperament of the man in front of her, could only sigh helplessly. But soon, she mustered up the courage to try and ask, "Can I massage your shoulders for you?"

Wang Yao, who had been writing tirelessly, finally stopped and looked up at the woman.

The mansion was a little dim because there were no candles, but it still couldn't hide the alluring blush on the woman's face. At this moment, even facing Wang Yao's pair of daunting eyes, Ling Jingsi did not dodge at all. Instead, her clear and beautiful eyes looked back at him with undisguised determination and expectation. This seductive expression that seemed to show her affection for him made her already beautiful face even more vivid and stunning.
"No need." He answered without thinking, and then Wang Yao picked up the many documents handed over by Ling Jingsi and asked, "What are these?"

"Those are the soldiers who have registered for leave today. There are 152 of them in total. A total of 2424 gold coins need to be issued to them so that they can settle down in Yunzhou City. In addition, we, the captains, have proposed the name of the troops, and you need to decide on it."

To be honest, Ling Jingsi felt a little disappointed, so she seemed a little weak when reporting. For a moment, she thought something might happen.

Ever since she had a candid conversation with Wang Yao alone behind the dunes that night, Ling Jingsi knew that she had completely misunderstood him from the beginning. This man had no improper thoughts about her at all, or rather, his ambitions were so great that they would not allow for any sexual relations. But.
Am I really that unattractive?
In fact, the extremely beautiful woman looked down at the height and ravines of her chest and couldn't help but doubt herself.

On the other hand, without paying attention to the strange behavior of the emo desert woman next to him, Wang Yao, when he saw the unique names reported by the centurions, even he rarely curled up the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, his mood was complicated, and he subconsciously remembered the team name he and his comrades had created many years ago: to bully the five dogs on the opposite side.

Of course, Wang Yao finally gave his own thoughts: "The desert is a place with many dangers, but I think the most threatening ones are not those bloodthirsty demons and poisonous insects, but the natural disasters unique to this place."

Ling Jing thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Uh, do you mean the sandstorm?"

What outsiders don't know is that in the desert, the number of people who die in sandstorms every year is far higher than the number of people who die at the hands of demons. Sandstorms of a certain level are especially sharp and overwhelming, which can easily tear apart and destroy all life (including high-level demons) and things along the way. Over the years, hundreds of small towns have been destroyed by these storms.

Wang Yao nodded slightly.

"From now on, our Cloud Desert Army will be called the [Sandstorm Army]. Just like the name, our existence will be as invincible as it is. Our arrival will also sweep away all obstacles and aim to sweep away and destroy all dysentery, old systems, and injustices."

(End of this chapter)