"Raise an army!"

"Raise an army!!"

"Raise an army!!!"

Hearing all the soldiers of Zhao Family Army shouting in the same way as Zhao Cheng, the people who came out of the council hall were quite excited.

Not long ago, these were two words that no one dared to even think about, and even Zhao Huan himself avoided using them. But after months of torment and suffering, everyone wanted to put these two words into action.

That's infuriating!

At this point, there was no need to say more. Zhao Huan walked to Zhao Cheng's side, and Zhao Cheng immediately took half a step back, emphasizing Zhao Huan's status.

Zhao Huan raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"Tell me about the current situation of Zhao's army."

"Reporting to Father Commander!"

Zhao Cheng bowed respectfully to Zhao Huan, and only then did people realize that he had actually become a general of the Great Jing Dynasty long ago.

"The newly recruited Zhao family army has 80,000 men, of which more than 50,000 are well-trained. If we raise an army now, those 20,000 men can serve as logistics troops. In addition, with the Dragon Spear Guard and the personal guard, and recruiting some more along the way after we go down the mountain, it will not be a problem for the Zhao family army to reach a scale of 100,000 men!"

Zhao Huan asked, "How many warhorses are there?"

Zhao Cheng said, "There are less than 20,000 horses, but they are all superior warhorses! In addition, all the soldiers are fully equipped, with no shortage of swords, spears, or armor. Although we came down from Lingshan, we are not mountain bandits or outlaws, but a regular army whose equipment is no less than that of the imperial court!"

"Good! Now that you've decided to send troops, you should have that kind of confidence!"

Zhao Huan praised Zhao Cheng, glanced around, and said, "Organize these 80,000 men into three armies: left, center, and right. Each army will have 5,000 cavalry, and the rest will be infantry and logistics personnel."

"Yang Taozhi, Zhao Hu!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Taozhi and Zhao Hu immediately stepped forward and knelt on one knee in front of Zhao Huan.

"Yang Taozhi is the commander of the central army, and Zhao Hu is the captain of the central army!"

"Your subordinate obeys!!"

The two responded. Yang Taozhi was fine, as she was already used to going to the battlefield with Zhao Huan, but Zhao Hu was extremely excited.

Although he had followed Zhao Huan to the battlefield before, it was not many times, and he had never served as a high-ranking officer such as a captain.

He was appointed as a captain by Yang Taozhi, which was actually Yang Taozhi's deputy general and the second most important figure in the central army. This was even more prestigious than He Zhi, who led the personal guard.

How could he not be excited!

"Swift as the wind, Zhao Yan!"

"exist!!"

"Yue Jiti is appointed Commander of the Left Army, and Zhao Yan is appointed Captain of the Left Army!"

"Your subordinate obeys!!"

Zhao Huan looked at Zhao Yan and said, "Zhao Yan, I know you are highly skilled in martial arts and brave in battle, but military campaigns are not solely about individual ability. You should be more humble and learn from General Yue."

Zhao Yan clasped his hands and said, "This subordinate understands!"

Zhao Huan said, "General Yue, Zhao Yan is a sharp blade. Use him boldly and don't worry about his identity."

Yue Jiti knew how much trust Zhao Huan had placed in him to entrust his son to him, so he immediately said earnestly, "As a general, I will treat all soldiers equally!"

Zhao Huan nodded and said, "Xiao Luofeng, go for it!"

"exist!!"

"Xiao Luofeng is the commander of the right army, and Gan Lang is the captain of the right army!"

"Your subordinate obeys!!"

Zhao Huan's appointment surprised some people. It was not surprising that Xiao Luofeng was leading the army, but what was unexpected was that Gan Lang was made a captain.

Gan Lang himself was also confused, feeling as if he was unworthy.

Zhao Huan, seeing through everything, said, "Gan Lang, don't have those messy thoughts. I appointed you as the Right Army Commandant not because you saved my son and me, but because you truly have the ability. Secondly, you and General Xiao have trained together and understand each other. You two are the most suitable team to work together. I never put personal feelings first when appointing people."

Gan Lang clasped his hands in a fist and said, "This humble general will certainly not disappoint the commander-in-chief!"

Zhao Huan nodded in satisfaction, but finally fixed his gaze on Zhao Cheng's face and called out, "Zhao Cheng!"

"Yes!" Zhao Cheng knelt down on one knee.

Zhao Huan said, "You will be in charge of the central army and coordinate all matters concerning the three armies. Yan Zheng will be your military advisor, and Xu An will be your adjutant."

Zhao Cheng said, "Yes!"

Yan Zheng and Xu An stepped forward and said, "We obey!"

Zhao Cheng said, "Xu An can stay by my side, Mr. Yan, you can stay in the central army to assist General Yang."

Yan Zheng nodded, finding Zhao Cheng's arrangement reasonable, and said, "Yes!"

"Xu Shouli!"

"exist!"

"I'll leave the logistics and supplies to you; you're the quartermaster, and that's a very important job."

"I accept the order!" Xu Shouli nodded confidently.

Seeing that the appointments were over but his turn hadn't been announced, Zhao Zhan grew anxious and interrupted, "Father, what about me?"

Zhao Huan said, "Didn't I already say that you should follow the young marshal's arrangements?"

Zhao Zhan immediately looked at Zhao Cheng and shouted, "Brother...Young Marshal! Please let me join the army on this expedition!"

Zhao Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Zhao Zhan is studious and intelligent. Father, why not let him stay by Zhao Yan's side? The two brothers, one scholarly and one martial, can look after each other."

Zhao Huan said, "It's up to you."

Zhao Cheng said, "Zhao Zhan, you can stay in the Left Army as a military advisor."

"Thank you, young marshal!" Zhao Zhan was overjoyed and immediately ran to Zhao Yan's side with a big smile.

Yue Jiti couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart.

Zhao Huan already has enough pressure with one son following him, and now another one is coming!

Is this over-trust?

At this moment, Heng Wenhao stepped forward and asked, "General, Young Marshal, why is there no arrangement for me?"

Zhao Huan and Zhao Cheng exchanged a glance.

Heng Wenhao said, "I know the concerns of the Grand Marshal and the Young Marshal, but I came to this meeting today at the suggestion of the Eldest Princess. Her Highness's meaning is very clear: with the war underway, she hopes that I can lend a helping hand to everyone, rather than stay by her side and waste time."

Zhao Huan and his son exchanged another glance.

Not assigning Heng Wenhao wasn't solely for the purpose of having him protect Yuan Yun; more importantly, he was ultimately Yuan Yun's man, and Yuan Yun's attitude was crucial.

Now that we're launching a counterattack against the imperial court, how can we possibly use Yuan Yun's men to fight the emperor?

But since Yuan Yun sent Heng Wenhao, it means that Yuan Yun has already tacitly approved of the uprising.

Zhao Huan and his son breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Huan said, "In that case, you will stay in the Right Army and serve as its vanguard!"

Heng Wenhao's eyes lit up, and he said, "This subordinate obeys!"

With the appointment of the main core officers, the initial structure of Zhao Family Army was completed.

The entire army has a total of more than 80,000 personnel.

Central Army: Commander Yang Taozhi, Captain Zhao Hu, Staff Officer Yan Zheng.

Left Army: Commander Yue Jiti, Captain Zhao Yan, Staff Officer Zhao Zhan.

Right Army: Commander Xiao Luofeng, Captain Gan Lang, Vanguard Heng Wenhao.

Quartermaster: Xu Shouli.

Dragon Spear Guard: Lian Zhongyi.

Personal Guard: He Zhi.

Commander Zhao Huan personally commands five thousand Dragon Spear Guards and his personal guard, holding the rear.

Young Marshal Zhao Cheng, stationed in the central command, led the three armies.

The army is about to descend the mountain.

Zhao's army is about to emerge!