After accepting the appointment as the Captain of the Suppressing Enemy Army, Zhao Muyun not only promoted his men but also issued several orders:
"Tang Yanhai, take the order from the Commandant of the Suppression of the Enemy Army and notify the Commandant of Yanzhou, Du Wei, to bring the main generals to Shuozhou within three days. No delay!"
"Wang Tiezhu, lead the scout battalion to Weizhou immediately to gather relevant intelligence."
"Han Zhong, lead the Left Camp, Shi Yong, and the baggage camp to garrison Yinzhou; Lin Feng, Tian Qing, Wu Shangzhi, and Huan Naxue's troops will all follow me into Shuozhou."
After receiving the envoy sent by Pei Lun to convey Zhao Muyun's promotion and appointment, and learning about the situation in Weizhou, Zhao Muyun made prompt decisions and carried out military deployments.
In Weizhou, there were nearly ten military governorates headed by Tong Gu with a total strength of more than 10,000 men, although they were besieged by the Tartars.
But with the food and fortifications in Weizhou City, it should be no problem to hold out for a month.
If an army of 10,000 were to break into the city by 7,000 Tartars, it would be laughable.
Pei Lun successfully recommended Zhao Muyun as the captain of Pinglu and commander-in-chief of the seven prefectures' troops based on his achievement of killing the silver-armored Tartars in battle. His purpose was obvious, which was to let Zhao Muyun lift the siege of Weizhou.
Hedong Dao had lost many troops in Jinyang Prefecture, and Tian Zun from Guannei Dao came to ask for help.
Pei Lun asked Zhao Muyun to take charge of the war against the Tartars, while he took 3,000 elite troops from Jinyang Prefecture to rush to Yuzhou to support and defeat the bandits together with Tian Zun.
Of course, these troop deployments and military actions were naturally reported to the Minister of War Li Dao.
Li Dao was implicated in Fan Nan's affairs and was ready to resign and return home.
But Emperor Yongchang did not approve it.
This is because apart from Li Dao, there is no other person in the court who understands military affairs and is highly respected.
Fan Nan was originally intended to succeed him.
However, Fan Nan made a mistake in command during the Battle of Shuozhou, resulting in the death of 10,000 elite soldiers from Hedong on the battlefield. He himself was convicted and exiled to Lingnan.
Li Dao could only continue to command the Ministry of War with his white hair and trembling old body.
Before being exiled to Lingnan, Fan Nan told Li Dao the name of Zhao Muyun and asked him to take good care of him.
When Pei Lun recommended Zhao Muyun as the captain of the Pinglu Army and the commander-in-chief of the seven prefectures' troops, Li Dao agreed without hesitation and reported it to Emperor Yongchang immediately, praising him highly.
This led to Zhao Muyun's quick appointment.
Li Dao not only approved Zhao Muyun's plan to send troops to resolve the Tartar siege of Weizhou, and Pei Lun's plan to lead troops to assist Tian Zun in suppressing the rebellion, but also requested an imperial decree to grant Pei Lun the authority to act at his discretion.
"Old Han, Yinzhou is now in your hands! Yinzhou must not be lost until I return from the siege of Weizhou."
After giving the order, Zhao Muyun walked to Han Zhong and spoke in a serious voice.
It is hard to imagine that Han Zhong, who was still timid and fearful on the Black Camel Mountain, has now become a capable captain.
Yinzhou Prefecture is the result of Zhao Muyun's hard work and is the foundation of Zhao Muyun and his group of brothers.
Cities, farmlands, salt mines, workshops, coal mines, etc., none of them are not related to Zhao Muyun's foundation.
The fact that Zhao Muyun entrusted such an important task of staying behind to Han Zhong was enough to show his trust in him.
"Don't worry, Boss Zhao. Even if I, Han Zhong, am gone, Yinzhou will still be there!" Han Zhong stepped forward, puffed out his chest and promised loudly.
It is more important to protect the foundation of the brothers than to fight in the battlefield.
"good!"
Zhao Muyun patted Han Zhong's shoulder heavily, and everything was said without words.
"There's no time to lose! Those who mentioned going to Shuozhou with me, please return to the camp and make preparations immediately. We will gather at the city gate in one hour and march to Shuozhou."
Everyone bowed and dispersed.
Zhao Muyun kept Yin Ji and said with a smile, "Prince Yin, I'm transferring you without consulting you. Do you mind? If you still want to stay in Yinzhou, that's fine too."
Yinji's expression immediately straightened: "Master Zhao, please don't call me Crown Prince from now on. I came to Yinzhou to be your deputy, so I am already a member of the army."
"Also, I'd love for you to bring me along. Besides learning skills from you, could you also teach me some techniques for killing enemies?"
"That day, during the battle with the Silver-Armored Tartars, I realized that all the spear and club skills I had learned were just fancy moves."
Zhao Muyun was taken aback for a moment, then joked, "If you want to learn skills from me, you have to become my disciple."
"I couldn't ask for more!"
But Yinji took Zhao Muyun's words seriously. He shook his robe and immediately knelt in front of Zhao Muyun. "Master, please accept my disciple's greetings!"
"Oh, no!"
Zhao Muyun was startled. He didn't expect that Yinji, a grandson of the emperor, would bow down so easily. He hurried forward to support him.
The two men were of similar age, only in their early twenties, but they treated each other as master and disciple. If others knew about this, they would be shocked.
If someone with bad intentions sees this, they might make a big fuss about it.
"You are my master, of course I can do that!" Yinji didn't care at all and kowtowed three times solemnly.
Seeing that he was so determined, Zhao Muyun had no choice but to wait until he kowtowed before helping him up.
Yinji was delighted.
"Alright, I'll let Lin Feng arrange your training on the way to Shuozhou!" Zhao Muyun said, "You haven't had any military training yet, so you must catch up first."
What?
I thought that if I could become Zhao Muyun's disciple, I could learn skills directly from him, but I didn't expect that I would have to start from training in the army.
Yinji had observed the training of soldiers at Yinzhou Zhechoufu.
He crawled out of his warm quilt before daybreak, braved the cold morning wind, and walked ten miles back and forth across the country fully armed.
Then they formed a formation on the spot and stood still for an hour.
Yinji believed that this was the most painful torture.
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