"Your Highness's soldiers and the Northern Garrison Army are well-trained and experienced in combat, which is incomparable to the Northwest Army. If we want to completely suppress them in terms of numbers and momentum, in addition to Your Highness's 5,000 troops, the Northern Garrison Army can dispatch another 30,000 troops to join us." General Shi suggested.
King You had 5,000 troops under his command, plus the 20,000 troops stationed in the north.
That would be almost twice as many troops as the one Peng Yue brought north.
And this does not even take into account the huge difference in strength between the two.
"As long as Peng Yue's brain has not been hit by the door, he should know that this battle should not be fought," said Deputy General Huang.
The number of people to be sent to the northwest to stop Peng Yue and raid Xiliang has been determined, but the general who will lead the team has not yet been decided.
Leading the northern garrison to Xiliang, cooperating with the northwestern army to attack, repel Xiliang, and defend the west gate of Dayong, just thinking about it makes every general feel excited.
There is no one who doesn't want to go.
Every general present wanted to lead the troops personally.
But they couldn't go.
No matter how King You acted, he was still a prince and former crown prince, and no one except Emperor Xiaoming could say anything wrong about him behind his back.
But these generals in the north are different, they are all officers serving in the imperial court.
If he really deserted his post and led his troops away from the North Gate, he would certainly not be able to escape the charge of treason and rebellion.
But these 30,000 troops stationed in the north cannot be left unattended.
Who can replace the general of the army stationed in the north and lead these 30,000 troops south?
The lively atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet.
The leader of the guards under King You volunteered, "How about I help lead the 30,000 troops?"
"I'm afraid it won't work." A general of the Northern Army shook his head.
Almost all the troops stationed in the north are from the north and are united, but some are xenophobic. If they are led by a completely unfamiliar general, I am afraid he may not be able to win the support of the people.
"Otherwise, let me lead the troops myself." General Shi volunteered, "I have participated in the battles against the Northern Barbarians and Western Liang. If I can really help Your Highness to pacify the Northern Barbarians and Western Liang, I will be able to leave my mark in history books in the future!"
As for being held accountable by the court, it doesn’t matter.
He is already this old, what does his reputation matter?
Even if I am labeled a traitor, what does it matter?
Anyway, the imperial court couldn't send anyone to the Northern Army to capture him.
Anyway, their Shi family had died a long time ago, and his mother had been taken to Beiguan. Apart from those false names, the court had no way to control him!
The more General Shi thought about it, the more he believed this was true. "Your Highness, let me lead the troops myself."
Qi Xu didn't say yes, nor did he say no, he just asked, "Is the general feeling better from the cold?"
General Shi waved his hand nonchalantly, "These minor illnesses are nothing to worry about, Your Highness, don't worry, they will never affect the leadership of the troops, let alone the speed of the march!"
"Please allow me to think about it again." Qi Xu did not agree immediately.
The North has been at war for years, especially in the past year. The continuous battles have taken a toll on the body of General Shi, who is over 60 years old.
The war in the north has finally ended. If General Shi is asked to rush to the west at this time, it will be too much of a strain on his body.
General Shi is indeed a useful general.
But Qi Xu was not the kind of monarch who wanted to squeeze every bit of value out of his subordinates.
Letting General Shi continue to lead the troops into battle regardless of his health is a very bad idea.
When the generals were at a loss, Qi Xu said, "Since you have decided to take Xiliang in one fell swoop, I should lead the troops in person."
"Your Highness, your safety is the most important thing!" General Shi, Deputy General Huang and others hurriedly advised.
"Before I convince Peng Yue to change his route and return, I will not reveal my identity to anyone."
Even so, it is still worrying.
"You don't have to do this. The situation in the Northern Barbarians back then was even more dangerous than it is now. But I can still go there anyway, right?"
After these words were spoken, the generals present had nothing more to advise.
They almost forgot that His Highness's skills were no weaker than any of them.
Besides, there is no better arrangement than having His Highness as the head coach.
Only if Your Highness leads the troops personally can the morale of the entire army be boosted!
The generals had no more objections, and Qi Xu made the final decision, "This matter is settled. We will organize the troops today, and tomorrow at 9:00 p.m., I will lead the army to set off southward!"
…
The moon is rising.
Most families in South City had gone to bed, but in Jingping Lane, candles were still lit in the Wei family courtyard.
In the front hall, Qi Xu asked, "Miss Wei, are you really determined to go with the army and head south?"
Wei Yunlan looked determined, nodded and said, "Although many things have changed compared to the previous life, human factors can change, but natural disasters will not. It will only be a year before the next disaster that threatens most of Dayong occurs. It is better to promote grain seeds sooner rather than later."
This time, Qi Xu led his troops all the way from the north to the western border, passing through almost half of Dayong, and the route they took was through states where the new grain varieties had not yet been promoted.
With a large number of troops passing through the border, no matter what the local leaders think, they will definitely cooperate with the promotion of new grain varieties and speed up the process of promoting and sowing these grain varieties in the state.
There's no better opportunity than this.
"Miss Wei has a sense of justice, which is admirable."
After listening to Wei Yunlan's heartfelt words, Qi Xu no longer advised him against the danger of the journey.
He sincerely admired Wei Yunlan's broad-mindedness.
He did all this because he was a member of the Dayong royal family and it was his responsibility.
However, everything Wei Yunlan did came from his heart and was for the benefit of the people of the world.
He would not hinder Wei Yunlan from thinking or doing anything.
All he could do was to do his best to protect Wei Yunlan's safety along the way.
…
The next day.
The sky had been dark for a long time, with only a hint of light appearing on the horizon.
The army is gathering, but there is still some time before they set off.
At this moment, a team dressed in armor, holding weapons and riding on war horses appeared outside the military camp.
This team consists of only a dozen people.
From a distance, the body wrapped in the armor did not seem to be sturdy, but rather a little thin.
If the armor these people were wearing and the saddles they were sitting on were not of the standard style used by the Northern Army, they would have been stopped several miles away.
"Who are you and why are you here?" asked King You's men who were guarding the tent.
Then, more than ten people were seen dismounting from their horses, kneeling on one knee, clasping their fists and speaking one by one.
"I, Huang Yuling, have practiced martial arts since childhood and grew up in the army. I also have experience in leading troops to encircle and suppress northern barbarian scouts. I beg Your Highness to allow me to follow the troops into battle!"
"I, your humble servant Tu You, have been practicing martial arts since childhood, and am good at whip techniques..."
"Your servant Qiu Yuehua..."
"Your servant Sun Xiuxiu..."
Under the heavy armor, heroic female voices were heard.
Finally, the last person knelt on one knee and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "I am Bai Mingzhi, my family has been soldiers for generations, and my father and uncle also died in the battlefield of the Western Border. I beg Your Highness to allow me to go to the battlefield with the army.
"Revenge for my father!"
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