It borders Yanzhou and Shengzhou of Guannai Road in the south, reaches the desolate land of the far north in the north, borders the Songmo Dudu Mansion in the east, and borders the desert in the northern part of Longyou Road in the west.
Both the east and west sides of Fengzhou are areas of nomadic tribes. The east side is dominated by the Sumo tribe and the Uluohu tribe, and the west side is dominated by the Turks, Uighurs and other tribes.
The terrain of Fengzhou is diverse, with grasslands and Gobi as the majority, and a small amount of plains and mountains.
The population is sparse, with only more than 300,000 people in the huge Fengzhou.
And half of them are northern border troops.
The people here simply cannot provide an army with the same number of people as them.
In order to survive, the four border troops began to colonize the land on their own.
Thanks to organized farming and production, the frontier army can now become self-sufficient.
Jiuyuan, the capital city of Fengzhou, is where the four frontier armies gather to exchange information and gather forces.
After the death of the general of the frontier army, the four major generals acted independently, neither going south to the Central Plains to compete for territory, nor establishing their own country to create a separatist regime.
The four parties checked and balanced each other, resulting in no one being able to take action against others, and this lasted for six years.
Some time ago, the four branches of the border army began to have frequent contact.
The four major generals also met many times.
At the end of November, the four major generals came together again.
"Everyone has received the news. Xinyang has fallen, and Luo Xin's bandits are gone."
The four people sat at a round table in no particular order, with corresponding positions based on their power and position.
The first person to speak was Gu Yan, the commander-in-chief of the frontier army.
Among the four major generals, three are General Zhonglang and one is General Zhenwei.
In terms of rank, General Zhenwei is half a level higher, but this General Zhenwei only took office during the year of the natural disaster, and his forces are the weakest.
After the natural disaster, strength is respected, and his strength can only be ranked at the bottom.
"Now it seems that the King of Jiangzhou will definitely unify the Central Plains." Zhonglang General Xiao Jian frowned.
"If the king of Jiangzhou unified the Central Plains, it would mean the revival of Daqian." Zhonglang Jiang Mao Ping's face looked slightly happy.
"The revival of Daqian may not be a good thing for our frontier troops!" Finally, the young Zhenwei General Fu Yuming looked a little sad.
"Not necessarily a good thing? Haha! That's because you were once the crown prince, right?" Gu Yan said with a smile.
Fu Yuming's face was gloomy and he didn't speak.
Indeed, he was a close confidant of the princelings. Back then, the princelings were at odds with Song Yang and suppressed him a lot.
If Song Yang ascends the throne as a great treasure, Fu Yuming is worried about Song Yang's liquidation.
"General Fu, we have to look forward! After the natural disaster, the world has withered, and now is the time to employ people. If His Highness King Jiangzhou unifies the Central Plains, he will definitely use us!" Mao Ping said to Yuming.
"Huh! Let's use you more. No one knows about your relationship with Liu Shangshu!" Fu Yuming snorted coldly.
Liu Shangshu Liu Xian, Song Yang's biological uncle and Concubine Jing's biological brother.
Mao Ping and Liu Xian were classmates and they had a good relationship.
It would be most beneficial to Mao Ping if Song Yang could inherit the Daqian orthodoxy.
"Everyone, we are sitting here now to discuss where the four frontier armies should go! We are not discussing who is beneficial!" Xiao Jian frowned and looked at Mao Ping and Fu Yuming.
Gu Yan looked at everyone and said, "What Lao Xiao said is right! The purpose of the Jiangzhou King's Northern Expedition is to unify the Central Plains. If Luo Xin is defeated, the Jiangzhou King will be greatly strengthened, and the second Northern Expedition will be launched soon.
Come to us!"
"There are only two ways before us now! First, continue to hold on to the north and wait for the King of Jiangzhou to attack! Second, go south and be loyal to the King of Jiangzhou!"
Mao Ping immediately said: "If the King of Jiangzhou can defeat Luo Xin easily, we must be no match for him. It is better to go south and attack the bandits on Guannei Road and Hedong Road. If we can hold on to this pledge, we will be more favored by the King of Jiangzhou."
After speaking, Mao Ping directly placed a small seal on the table.
Mao Ping wished he could join Song Yang as soon as possible, but the north was too far away. If he went south alone, the other three troops would definitely stop him.
Of course, even if they didn't stop him, he wouldn't be able to pass through Luo Xin's territory.
Now that Song Yang was here, Mao Ping immediately jumped out and encouraged the border troops to go south and join Song Yang.
"I agree with going south!" Xiao Jian also pushed a seal forward.
Everyone has the four major parts of this seal. Pushing out the seal represents a decision.
Four people often vote in this way.
Fu Yuming frowned, he definitely didn't want to mess with Song Yang, and he would be the first to be unlucky when Song Yang settled the matter.
Maintaining the status quo is the best outcome for him.
The most crucial vote is Gu Yan.
Mao Ping, Xiao Jian, and Fu Yuming all looked at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan said in a deep voice: "Jiangzhou can defeat Luo Xin because they have a very sharp firearm called the Crouching Tiger Cannon. This thing is extremely powerful and can easily conquer cities and territories. If the King of Jiangzhou comes, we won't have any
Half chance of winning!"
"Those who know the current affairs are heroes. I approve of going south!"
After Gu Yan finished speaking, he threw the seal on the table.
Three to one, the matter was settled.
Although Fu Yuming is unwilling in his heart, he has no choice now. If he breaks away from the border army, his small number of people will not be able to survive at all.
The four branches of the frontier army are strong when united, and weak when divided.
All four of them understand this, so although they have been working independently over the years, they have never completely separated.
After the matter was finalized, Gu Yan looked at Mao Ping: "It's a trivial matter to go south to attack Luo Xin's bandits. They are already powerful crossbows. If the border troops go south, they will definitely destroy everything."
"But you must go to the King of Jiangzhou! Otherwise, if we meet the Jiangzhou Army, misunderstandings may easily occur."
Xiao Jian also nodded and agreed with Gu Yan's statement that it was okay to go south, but he had to contact the King of Jiangzhou first.
Some conditions also need to be negotiated. After all, the frontier army still has nearly 150,000 troops, and they are all very capable and elite divisions.
Only with this power can they have the confidence to negotiate terms with Song Yang.
Mao Ping thought about it and felt that it was necessary to contact Song Yang.
"Okay. Leave the matter of contacting the King of Jiangzhou to me, and each of your three families will send one person to go south with me." Mao Ping accepted the matter and said to the three of them.
If he goes south by himself, the three families will not trust him. For their own interests, even if Mao Ping doesn't say anything, the three of them will ask to send someone to follow Mao Ping to meet Song Yang.
On December 4th, Mao Ping took three close relatives and five thousand cavalry all the way south from Jiuyuan.
The group of people went straight to Chang'an, the capital of Xijing.
At this time, Chang'an was Song Yang's territory, and Mao Ping thought of Chang'an and then transferred to Jiangzhou.
No obstacles were seen along the way, and there was a rumbling noise everywhere in the enemy defense zone. Some counties even surrendered to Mao Ping's cavalry when they saw him approaching.
Mao Ping ran from Jiuyuan to Xijing Road, which took him half a month.
In the past half month, seven counties and one prefectural city have been surrendered!
On December 20, Mao Ping and his party entered Gyeongju, Xigong Province, and arrived at Anding, the capital of Gyeongju, on the next day.
"Boom boom boom!"
Before arriving at Anding, I heard a continuous roar coming from Anding.
It sounds like rolling thunder.
Mao Ping did not dare to advance easily and stopped five miles north of Anding City to wait for the scouting horse to report the news.
At this time, outside the city of Anding, Wei Nan received the news from Tan Ma.
"What? An elite cavalry team came from the north? Five thousand? Can the thieves gather up five thousand cavalry to rescue and stabilize them?"