On the nine jade steps, the King of Southern Xia sat solemnly on the throne, and the three monarchs sat side by side on the lower throne.
Under the nine jade steps, all civil and military officials gathered together, neatly arranged in two queues, extending to the main door of the hall.
Lin Yun, dressed in black, stood in the middle of the hall, facing the King of Southern Xia and the three monarchs, with his back to the civil and military officials, accepting the reward with an expressionless face.
Eunuch Li stood in front of Lin Yun, holding the golden edict, and read it in public.
"By God's blessing, the King of Southern Xia issued an edict: Recently, members of the evil cult have caused trouble in Xizhou. They have colluded with the Marquis of Xizhou and organized bandits to gather to cause chaos. This is a heinous crime. Fortunately, Sergeant Lin Yun has annihilated the members of the evil cult and eradicated the kingdom's moths. It is very comforting to remove great harm for the people."
"In recognition of Lin Yunfeng's great achievements, I announce that I will grant Lin Yunfeng two hundred beads of soul infant grass, a set of high-grade Xuan-level armor, a high-grade Xuan-level treasure, a hundred holy elixirs, and ten thousand taels of gold. This is hereby announced to the world. .”
Regarding Lin Yun's reward, Soul Infant Grass is the most important one, and everything else is secondary.
Some time ago, the King of Nanxia provided Lin Yun with a large amount of Soul Infant Grass from the treasury, which had caused dissatisfaction among the three major families.
But this time, the King of Southern Xia could just take advantage of the reward and purchase large amounts of Soul Infant Grass from all over the country, and legitimately reward Lin Yun.
In this way, the three major families will no longer have any dissatisfaction.
Not only that, after this bandit suppression, the three major families could no longer find any reason to oppose Lin Yun's appointment as the Tenth Army.
Because this bandit suppression mission is not an ordinary bandit suppression mission, but involves members of the cult and even a traitor, the Marquis of Xizhou.
Unless Sanjun went there in person, any general would not be sure he could complete this mission, but Lin Yun completed it.
Of course, the most important thing is that Lin Yun has not mobilized any troops and has done it alone. Let alone other generals, it would be difficult for even the three monarchs to do it.
Therefore, it is difficult for the three major families not to be convinced by Lin Yun.
After Lin Yun's reward was over, there were no major matters to discuss.
The King of Nan Xia was about to retire, but at this moment, a guard rushed into the palace hall, ran to the King of Nan Xia with an anxious face, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists in his hands and said: "Report to my king, urgent military situation." !”
The King of Nanxia hurriedly said: "Speak quickly!"
The guard presented a booklet with both hands: "Information sent back from the frontline scouts, the army of the Beiyan Kingdom has gathered and is marching towards Beizhou, our country. Please make a decision quickly!"
After hearing what the guards said, all the civil and military officials present had a look of fear on their faces.
Even the King of Nan Xia's face changed slightly, and he said with confusion: "Bei Yan has not launched a strategic military attack on Nan Xia for many years, why did it suddenly gather a large army to attack Nan Xia this time? This matter is definitely not that simple. "
The so-called strategic-level military strike refers to a premeditated and planned invasion.
In recent decades, although Northern Yan has been at war with Southern Xia, they have been small and local battles.
The meaning of this large-scale invasion is completely different from the past. They were obviously premeditated.
"What do the three monarchs think?" The King of Nanxia could not decide for the time being and hurriedly asked the three monarchs for their opinions.
Lord Zhen Guo pondered for a moment, and then analyzed: "Beizhou has a vast territory, rich resources, and contains a large amount of minerals. Although there are not many people living there, it is of great significance to Southern Xia."
"Almost all the iron and steel minerals that Nanxia pays tribute to every year come from Beizhou. Moreover, the largest breeding farm in Southern Xia is also established in Beizhou."
"This breeding farm is very important. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry mounts in Southern Xia were all produced from this breeding farm."
"If Beizhou is captured by the enemy, this breeding farm will cease to exist, the production of mounts will inevitably plummet, and the number of cavalry will become less and less. There will also be a serious shortage of steel and minerals, which will not be able to supply the army's equipment, and the military strength will be greatly weakened.
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The Lord of Internal Affairs nodded in agreement: "Beizhou and Wangcheng are both on the northern border. Once Beizhou falls, Wangcheng will be isolated from the north and be constrained everywhere. So I think we should send troops to support Beizhou immediately."
Lord Wai Xiao also nodded: "The royal city has a front line that serves as a solid protective shield. Moreover, the royal city is also guarded by a large number of martial arts experts, so there is no need to worry about enemy attacks."
"But Beizhou is different. Beizhou does not have strong fortress protection, nor does it have many martial arts experts. It is difficult for the 100,000 troops stationed locally to resist the enemy's attack, so it must be supported quickly."
The King of Nanxia was originally worried that the enemy's attack on Beizhou might be a conspiracy. It was obvious that the three monarchs had unanimously agreed to support him, and he put aside his doubts.
"This is the king's order: quickly assemble an army of 200,000 people, commanded by General Lin Yun, and rush to Beizhou overnight to support."
As soon as the order from the king of Nanxia was issued, the king of Zhenguo objected: "Your Majesty, the late king has clearly stipulated that every general of Zhenguo who takes office must first go to the front army fortress for a military review before he can be qualified to lead an expedition."
"Lin Yun has not yet held a military parade. Directly asking him to take command and go on an expedition is against the wishes of the late king. Please think twice before proceeding."
The King of Nanxia was in a dilemma: "But now the situation is urgent. Among the ten generals of the Zhenguo Army, only Lin Yun is in the royal city. There is no time to send orders to other generals."
Lord Zhenguo immediately requested orders from the King of Nanxia: "This strategic invasion of Northern Yan is of no small importance. To be on the safe side, let me take charge personally."
After hearing this, the Internal Affairs Lord nodded in agreement and said: "It would be great if Lord Zhenguo is willing to go out in person. Lord Zhenguo is the strongest man in Southern Xia. He personally leads the battle, so he is very sure of it. Even just his reputation can do it.
Let the enemy's morale collapse."
Wai Xiaojun continued: "After this battle begins, the wars between Nan Xia and Bei Yan will only become more and more frequent. In order not to affect future wars, Lin Yun must be allowed to go to the front army fortress for a military review as soon as possible."
After hearing the opinions of the three monarchs, the King of Nanxia felt that it made sense: "In that case, let Lord Zhen Guo personally lead the expedition this time. As for Lin Yun, the King of Japan will personally take him to the front army fortress for a military parade tomorrow."
The king of Nanxia immediately issued an order and issued three royal letters in a row.
In the first step, the Lord of the State of Zhen personally took command of the army and led an elite army of 200,000 to rush to Beizhou for support. Together with the 100,000 troops stationed in Beizhou, he annihilated the Beiyan army in one fell swoop."
Second, Lin Yun went to the former army fortress the next day to conduct a military parade ceremony, led by the King of Nanxia himself.
The third step is to start war preparations across the country, buying grain, metal, leather, and finished military equipment. They also spend heavily to hire mercenary groups, and the southern army is transferred to the north to prepare for emergencies.
As soon as the Three Kingdoms Book came out, the whole country was in a state of uproar.