To put it bluntly, among all the women he has, the time spent with Yang Yuxuan is the shortest.
This girl has no sense of existence and has always been a subsidiary of Li Jingmo.
Nowadays, we are competing all over the world, and there are weapons and weapons everywhere.
But as a good general, Yang Yuxuan could only stay in the capital. Although her official position was high enough and her power was great, she could not fight on the battlefield.
This is undoubtedly painful.
Seeing this girl acting coquettishly, Nan Yanxi smiled softly.
She reached out and touched Yang Yuxuan's face: "Okay, okay...it's my husband's fault for neglecting you during this time."
"Well, this time I am going to lead an army to Qingzhou to support Jingmo. You can come with me."
"Really? Thank you husband..." Yang Yuxuan was overjoyed, and she was so excited that she kissed her directly.
Nan Yanxi took him into her arms and smiled mischievously: "You...are you so grateful? It's not enough..."
...
In the days that followed, various complicated ceremonies were held.
They were offering sacrifices to both heaven and earth, which made Nan Yan very annoyed.
After all, only the canonization of the harem made him more interested. After discussion and fully absorbing everyone's opinions, he was more interested.
Nan Yanxi issued an imperial edict, canonizing Mo Qingyan and Mo Yunxi as queens of the East and West Palaces, and Ye Zhiyu, Xiang Ning'er, Li Jingmo, Yang Yuxuan, and Xiao Li as imperial concubines.
The younger Nangong Ruoxue, Lu Yingying, Situ Yan, Ying Yue, Qi Muge, and Li Shuwan are not Nan Yanxi's women, but Nan Yanxi doesn't want to let them go.
These six people were named concubines.
Of course, although they were all canonized, the old rule that the harem should not interfere with the government's affairs was not implemented.
Mo Yunxi is still supervising the country, Ye Zhiyu is still the prime minister, Xiang Ning'er is already the commander-in-chief of Yanzhou, and Li Jingmo is still the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou.
Women and girls are still shining in their own fields of expertise for the newly established Ming Empire.
...
A few days later, the war in Yanzhou began to become clearer.
Due to the absolute strength advantage of Li Qi and Dai Qin, the three kingdoms in the Western Regions attacked from the north and the south and quickly destroyed the country.
When the two armies join forces, they can send 200,000 troops in addition to the necessary garrison troops. The frontline of the troops is directed at Yunzhou in Canxia and Zhongzhou behind it.
On the Beiyuan side, about 50,000 Beiyuan elite cavalry were assembled near the north of Yunzhou.
Cooperating with the 200,000 allied troops in the west, taking Yunzhou in Canxia would be like picking something out of a bag.
After taking Yunzhou, Zhongzhou will be in danger.
Xiang Tianxing's current territory, from the beginning of Dongzhou, Yanzhou, part of Yuzhou, and most of Qingzhou, covers almost half of Daxia.
Because of Nan Yanxi, it suddenly became Dongzhou, Zhongzhou, Yanzhou Xiaobu, and Qingzhou Xiaobu.
The territory suddenly shrunk by more than a third.
Moreover, although there are still a small part of Yanzhou and Qingzhou in hand, most of them are small border cities.
There are basically no big cities, so it can be said that there is no danger to defend.
In the current situation, Xiang Tianxing is keenly aware that the Zhongzhou he just acquired seems to be in danger.
At this time, in the Xiang Army's military tent under Yanzhou City, a senior Xiang Army official was studying a battle plan.
Among them, a young general couldn't help complaining about the red arrow on the map that indicated the army's offensive posture.
"That's weird. Where do you think Nan Yanxi mobilized so many troops? They are attacking everywhere."
"Even if he invited heavenly soldiers and generals, how could he get so much money and food from there?"
"Yeah..." A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar took over and said, "I did a rough calculation."
"There are at least 200,000 main enemy troops in Yanzhou City, and there should be about 50,000 in Qingzhou."
"To the west, it is roughly estimated that there are more than 400,000 troops. In addition to the necessary remaining troops, at least 200,000 troops can be mobilized."
"Beiyuan has mobilized another 50,000 cavalry, and they are watching eagerly on the north side of Yunzhou."
"In other words, as long as there is a war, Nan Yanxi can mobilize at least close to 400,000 mobile troops in addition to local garrison troops and left-behind troops."
"This does not include the garrison and navy in Yuzhou and Nanhai..."
The middle-aged man dressed as a scholar shook his head in confusion: "Does he... really have an army of more than one million?"
"But where did he get so much money and food to support him?"
Their doubts are not unreasonable. After all, soldiers are human beings and need to eat and receive military pay.
They really couldn't understand how a small Nanhai country could support so many troops.
What they don't know is that the property Nan Yanxi now owns is an entire island's various mineral deposits.
Plus all the wealth of the Hulan Kingdom and the treasures left over from the previous dynasty of the Nanhai Kingdom.
Money is not a problem at all for Nan Yanxi.
As for food, the entire Nanhai Kingdom and the entire Yuzhou can barely maintain their foundation.
A lot of food can also be collected from various places that are conquered one after another.
The support of cattle and sheep from the North Plains, as well as potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. traded from other countries, also greatly increased food production.
If it doesn't work, just spend a lot of money to buy them from other countries such as Lanhe. It won't be a problem to raise an army of 1 or 100,000 in a short time.
After the implementation of the New Deal, people had land in their hands and no longer avoided the issue of fertility.
In the next few years to decades or hundreds of years, the country's food supply will double.
Xiang Tianxing clasped his hands behind his back and stared melancholy at the situation map of the enemy and ourselves in front of him, feeling a little dizzy for a moment.
I originally thought that by destroying Situ Wen, the country of Daxia would be under control.
But who would have thought that a dark horse like Nan Yanxi would emerge from Leng Buding.
Unknowingly, he pacified Beiyuan and killed Beiyuan Royal Court and Bari tribe who were friends with him.
Taking advantage of his entanglement with the three kingdoms of Great Xia, Great Yan, and Western Chu, he quickly destroyed the three major allies of Great Xia in the Western Regions.
Although it also helped him destroy Daxia, it gave him a huge springboard to march into the Central Plains.
Taking advantage of his entanglement with the enemy, he suddenly launched an attack on Yanzhou, his hinterland.
Now, most of Yanzhou has fallen into his hands.
He mobilized the main force himself and attacked for a full month, but to no avail.
Now, he has changed the name of his country to Ming Dynasty and even listed Yanzhou as his capital.
The land area includes the huge Northern Plains, the prosperous Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions, the Nanhai Kingdom, plus Qingzhou and Yanzhou.
The huge Beiyuan is divided into three states, namely Xinzhou, Yuanzhou, and Shuozhou.
The Kingdom of Nanhai was renamed Haizhou, and the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions were renamed Nanzhou, Chuzhou, and Ganzhou. The territory was slightly adjusted.
In addition to Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou, there are ten states.
It can be said that this so-called Ming Dynasty has become the most powerful country in the world without realizing it.
At present, the original Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions, now Nanzhou, Chuzhou, Ganzhou, Li Qi and Dai Qin have joined forces in one place, with a total army of about 400,000.
Two hundred thousand troops were left as a garrison for the newly occupied territory, and the remaining nearly two hundred thousand troops were directed towards Yunzhou.