Chapter 403: Expedition
Xie Jingci's 150,000 troops were stationed in various parts of the wilderness, responsible for rebuilding cities and maintaining order.
Among them, 50,000 were the original border troops.
They have been here for many years and are familiar with the wilderness, making it easier for them to control the situation.
In addition, another 100,000 troops were left to guard the border to prevent anyone from making any moves on the border when they recaptured Da Sheng.
One hundred thousand troops may seem small, but if a war really breaks out, the 150,000 people in the wilderness will not just sit back and watch the show.
It just echoes the border.
When fighting with others while guarding a large granary, one side can eat and drink enough and rest, while the other side cannot even afford to transport the food and fodder.
Only a fool would mess with them.
The remaining 250,000 soldiers, including 30,000 elite soldiers and 20,000 barbarian troops, were all ready to go.
After Song Jiuning finished her report, Lu Wanyin had a good appetite.
She took the bowl from Xie Jingci and drank the remaining half of the soup in one gulp: "That's great."
Xie Jingci looked at the empty bowl and felt relieved.
Since returning, my wife has had an incredibly good appetite.
The two months I spent eating bitter melon were indeed a special case.
"send troops!"
Everything was ready. At Xie Jingci's command, the 250,000-strong army set off immediately.
Needless to say, Fanzhou was passed smoothly by the army.
The gates of the two cities further down, regardless of their size, were opened when the Xie family army was still more than ten miles away.
The city magistrate, along with a group of common people, prepared several carts of food and waited anxiously.
They were afraid that there wouldn't be enough food for them to rebel.
The first city was okay, but the second one was simply unavoidable.
Lu Wanyin was so frightened that he pretended to agree and led his troops on the journey overnight, thus escaping.
After they were far enough apart, Lu Wanyin sat on Handong's back and felt a wave of fear: "That's horrible."
The people were so enthusiastic that she was a little overwhelmed.
Xie Jingci held the reins with one hand and held a small fan in the other, fanning her gently.
Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing: "Madam doesn't remember them."
Lu Wanyin was stunned: "Who are they?"
The bamboo fan touched her head weakly: "On the Mid-Autumn Festival, we defeated the bandits, and my wife left a lot of seeds for the village chief at the foot of the mountain.
There are quite a lot of them, enough for several nearby villages to have a good harvest."
Just a few words made Lu Wanyin suddenly understand.
She thought of the old village chief, who was so old, but was still carried by the guards to climb walls and over rooftops, and couldn't help laughing. "That's right. Judging by the time, the grain should have been harvested not long ago."
Her heart warmed.
These simple people are the ones who deserve their protection.
Song Jiuning was riding a horse not far from them.
Hearing the two talking, he shook the reins and followed: “These people are also being oppressed badly.
If we don't rebel, the newly harvested grain will be plundered in less than half a month, or even before it can dry."
The people know who is good to them.
The imperial court oppressed them, and Lu Wanyin and others helped them.
At this time, the people would rather starve themselves than lend them a helping hand.
Song Jiuning sighed deeply and looked at the lush green trees on the roadside: "Wanyin, do you know why I want to rebel so much?"
Lu Wanyin sat up from Xie Jingci's arms: "Why?"
This seemed to be the first time that Song Jiuning talked to her about this issue so seriously.
Song Jiuning's eyes drifted away, not knowing where to look: "In previous years, my master and I came to the border to collect herbs, and we took this road.
For several years, there were only trees but no leaves.
Grass and leaves are almost one of the staple foods of the people.
They are used to such days. In order not to damage the trees, no matter how hungry they are, they only pluck the leaves and not the bark.
Her eyes reddened slightly. "I'm happy to see the leaves on the branches. Thank you for confiscating their food."
Lu Wanyin glanced at the woods.
It was winter when they passed by these places, and they didn't think anything was unusual.
I didn't know there was such a thing.
After a moment of silence, Lu Wanyin smiled, her sweet voice carried far away on the wind: "This is just the beginning. Their lives will get better and better."
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
This journey was easier than they had imagined.
The 250,000-strong army had already traveled one-third of the way from the wilderness to the capital.
In every city they encountered, either they began to welcome them from ten miles away, or the prefect had abandoned the city and fled, and they took over directly.
The Xie family army suffered zero casualties, and the remaining force was 240,000.
The remaining ten thousand were divided into several groups by Xie Jingci and left behind to guard the cities where the prefects had fled.
The only thing that made Lu Wanyin dissatisfied was: "This is too smooth.
I originally thought that I could at least capture two cities to establish my authority, but judging by the current progress, I’m afraid that the first battle of the rebellion will be an attack on the Imperial City.”
Xuan Qi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Madam, there is no need to fight those loyal ministers.
Those with evil intentions are just bad people, not fearless. They knew we were coming, so of course they ran away."
Even if they were given ten times the courage, they would not dare to face Xie Jingci who led an army of more than 200,000.
Lu Wanyin was still unhappy: "Let them go, but what about Mu Linyuan? He said he would take action against Dasheng."
She was indignant: "You said you were so ambitious, but you haven't even come to Dasheng yet.
The dog emperor intercepted his goods, where is his temper?
She had originally thought she could pick up something ready-made.
The guards surrounding her were all speechless.
Mu Linyuan is not stupid.
You can’t afford to offend a pregnant woman. You can’t afford to offend her at all.
"A-choo."
"A-choo!"
Mu Linyuan, who was far away in Shuiyu, suddenly sneezed.
He rubbed his nose in confusion: "Who is so fearless as to curse me behind my back?"
His subordinates carefully brewed tea for him, using tea leaves produced in Zizai Peak.
"Master, Dasheng's progress is too fast. At the current rate, they will be able to reach the Imperial City in a month at most."
As the subordinate spoke, he felt terrified himself.
It is outrageous that they conquered a country in just one and a half months.
You know, it only took Hou Yuanji two months to lead his troops from the imperial city to the wilderness.
"That's to be expected."
Mu Linyuan was not surprised at all: "You underestimate the cohesive power of the name Xie Jingci in Dasheng."
When Mu Linyuan's identity was exposed, he guessed that it might go smoothly.
But I didn't expect it to be so smooth.
Come to think of it.
As long as one has a normal brain, who would go head-to-head with that pair of freaks, Xie Jingci and Lu Wanyin?
"well."
When I thought that Shui Yu would be standing next to such a terrifying Da Sheng, the tea in my hand no longer smelled good.
He put down his teacup and sighed helplessly: "Fortunately, we have a good relationship with the wild now.
Keep going, save yourself first.
From now on, you must be extremely careful with everything related to those two people."
Sometimes, those two people really hold a grudge.
Especially Xie Jingci.
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