The emperor sat on the throne angrily, looked at the ministers, and asked:
"What should we do about this matter? Send the Southern Army or the Northern Army?"
Wang Fu stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, it doesn't have to be like this. Those mountain people are nothing to be afraid of. The local county soldiers can defeat them. Your Majesty's heart is still in farming. Now, Zheng Xuan and Liangzhou cattle herding are effective." , the number of cattle produced by breeding is hundreds, and the number of cattle in various places is also increasing. During the autumn harvest season, it is not easy to mobilize troops!"
"Shuzi! What nonsense! Is it because of the autumn harvest that we can't fight? Then what do you think about the people of Yangzhou?" He Xiu shouted angrily. Wang Fu frowned and said: "I said, the county soldiers are enough What can a mere mountain people do to resist?" He Xiu sneered and said, "There are more than 100,000 people on that mountain, but how can the county soldiers resist them?"
"What a hundred thousand, it's just local officials concealing the truth!" Wang Fu said disdainfully.
"The governor of Yangzhou, Liu Gong, is a good friend of mine. He has always been upright! There is no lie!"
He Xiu shouted again.
The ministers thought about it and looked at each other. No one spoke first. The little fat man frowned and thought seriously. If the county soldiers are enough to resist Shanyue, then there is no need to summon him. Compared with the war in one place, the autumn harvest in the world is more important. It's important, but if there are really 100,000 people and he doesn't send troops, Yangzhou will be completely destroyed!
After hearing the attack, he said: "Your Majesty, even if you intend to destroy these mountain people, there is no need to rush to the autumn harvest. Once the autumn harvest is over, you can send out troops to attack. Tens of thousands of Northern troops are enough to destroy the mountain people and thieves. At this moment, we still have to use the autumn harvest." It's the most important thing!" Yuan Ping on the side rarely agreed with his point of view, but He Xiu became very angry. He roared: "Autumn harvest! Autumn harvest! If you are bullied by a mere bandit, you will not be able to secure the country. What are you talking about?"
"That's right!" A person suddenly shouted among the courtiers. When everyone saw it, he was a big black warrior. He made the noise unintentionally. When they saw everyone looking at him, smiling awkwardly, this person It was You Cheng, Dong Zhuo, the messenger who had just entered Luoyang recently. When they saw it was him, everyone didn't take it seriously. He was just a minor official worth a few hundred dan.
He Xiu glanced at him, shook his hands violently, his sleeves made a gust of wind, and the surrounding courtiers hurriedly took a few steps back. He cupped his hands towards the emperor and said: "If your Majesty is unwilling to send troops, I would like to hold a Wear your sword and enter Yangzhou!" After saying that, he walked directly back, looking extremely unhappy. The little fat man frowned and said nothing. At this moment, He Xiu suddenly paused and returned. .
Everyone was a little puzzled. In the midst of confusion, he walked up to Wang Fu, flew out a kick, put it on Wang Fu's leg, and kicked him to the ground. He snorted coldly, turned around and walked away. When he went out, everyone was shocked. Wang Fu was also furious, but he didn't dare to say anything. He looked at He Xiu and walked out swaggering, but he didn't know that among the officials, Dong Zhuo's eyes were emitting bursts of blazing light, firmly He stared at He Xiu with admiration in his heart.
Seeing He Xiu walking out, the emperor also had a cold face and said nothing.
"Your Majesty!" Qiao Xuan slowly walked out. He took over Liu Ju's position and served as Taiwei. However, the little fat man never called him Taiwei, but only called him Duke Qiao. Qiao Xuan looked at the emperor and said, As a Taiwei, he should handle the military affairs. However, the emperor was strong, so he could only handle matters such as soldiers, military pay, and materials in various places.
He said: "Your Majesty... why is the autumn harvest so important?"
"For its food."
“Who eats the food?”
"People."
"Those who work the land for Your Majesty are the people, but those who are tortured by mountains and rivers are not the people?" Qiao Xuan asked in a low voice.
When the little fat man heard this, he stood up suddenly, looked at the ministers, and shouted: "Where is the Lieutenant of the Southern Army?!" Duan Jiong was startled, and quickly walked out, stepped forward and said, "Here you are!"
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"Where is the Lieutenant of the Northern Army?"
The Northern Army Zhonghou Zhang Huan went to Liangzhou. The only two battalions of the Northern Army in the city were commanded by Lu Zhi, the fake Northern Army Zhonghou. Lu Zhi quickly got up, walked to the position behind Duan Juan, leaned over and shouted
: "I'm here!"
The little fat man looked at the two people in front of him for a moment, and then said: "Fan Duanjuan as the General of the Southern Conquest. He will command the 12th Battalion of the Southern Army and the 3rd Battalion of the Northern Army. He will be the commander-in-chief of the two prefectures and fight against the local bandits."
!!", Duan Qiao trembled all over, leaned over suddenly, bowed, and shouted: "I accept the order!" The ministers were stunned, but they could not refuse, so they had no choice but to accept the order.
On this day, Duan Juan was appointed as the General of the Southern Conquest and commanded the Northern and Southern armies. There were more than 30,000 elite soldiers, forming the largest army in the Jianning period. The little fat man appointed Duan Juan as the General of the Southern Conqueror. Lu Zhi and others
The captain of the Northern Army and Duan Zhuan listened to the order. Duan Zhuan had previously commanded the Northern Army to conquer the Qiang. The Northern Army also respected him. He trained the Southern Army with his own hands, so naturally he had nothing to say.
Duan Yan also selected many elites from Zhi Jinwu, Yu Linlang, and Su Wei, and used these elites to supplement the empty Southern Army. The Southern Army had twelve battalions, but there were not as many people as the Northern Army's three battalions.
After continuous expansion, the number of this southern expedition army also reached 40,000.
And there are many talented people under the account, such as Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Wang Yun, Zong Yuan, Dian Wei, Li Qian, Cheng Pu, Huang Zhong, Ji Ling, Li Jue, Sun Jian, Xu Rong, Guo
Si, Zhang Ji, and even Dong Zhuo, the right prime minister who was directly referring to the embroidered clothes, were borrowed by Duan Jiong. They gathered all their talents, starting from the army marquis, Sima, and Xiaowei, and they were all brave men!
This is a pretty terrifying army!!
Due to the incident in Mintun, there was no shortage of food, and military rations were quickly prepared. Wen Renxi and other ministers were ordered by the emperor to arm troops with bows, crossbows, and armors, and there were countless battles. Forty thousand people gathered outside Luoyang, densely packed, like black.
The torrent attracted the attention of the whole world. Duan Yan was extremely confident that even a hundred thousand rebels would never be able to defeat his invincible army!
This can be said to be the largest and most powerful army during the Jianning period!
The emperor ordered tens of thousands of corvees to be summoned, and ordered the surrounding counties of Yuzhang County to transport military supplies to Yuzhang County. The soldiers were ready to go, and their morale was like a rainbow. The war was about to begin. This is the time for a man to achieve unparalleled fame!
The little fat man never thought that He Xiu would actually ride on a fast horse and rush to Yangzhou at the age of nearly seventy!! And his move suddenly ignited the ambitions of many scholars and knights, and everyone cheered.
Phew, kill thieves for the country. Today, the knights and knights bought big horses, sharpened their swords, and set off towards Yangzhou!!!
The little fat man was also stunned, what is he going to do?