The next morning, Jia Yao left the hillside.
Yun Zheng also began to actively mobilize troops and prepare for war.
Since the enemy wants to fight, let’s fight!
Anyway, the Northern Army still has enough food and grass.
It’s better to strike first!
"Order: Dugu Ce immediately dispatches 100 students from the Military Academy to rush to the border. Anyone who does not arrive within five days will be killed!"
"Order: Fu Tianyan, Qu Zhi, Feng Yu, immediately prepare the troops, bring food and supplies, and station on the west side of the pasture! Build a camp on the spot!"
"Order: Deng Bao, lead your troops, bring food and supplies, and station at the Yanhui Mountain camp!"
"Order: Zuo Ren immediately dispatches 5,000 soldiers from Beilu Pass, and they must travel light and reach Dingbei within ten days! Wei Yu will temporarily take over as the commander of Beilu Pass!"
"Gao He, Zhou Mi, you two must immediately prepare 20,000 reserve troops and go to Dingbei to escort the grain and grass tomorrow morning..."
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One order after another came out of Yun Zheng's mouth.
Hearing Yun Zheng's orders, everyone couldn't help but feel frightened.
No one knows how far Yun Zheng wants to go this time.
But just by listening to Yun Zheng's orders, you can tell that this will definitely be a big battle!
The scale of this battle should be the largest battle since Yun Zheng took charge of the Northern Palace Army.
According to Yun Zheng's order, if the reserve troops are also counted, the number of people they will dispatch for this battle will probably reach 100,000.
They are not the kind of army that consists of 40,000 combat troops and 60,000 civilian laborers.
Even the reserve troops of the Northern Army would basically be considered elite troops if placed in other places.
In an instant, the tense atmosphere of an impending war spread.
Everyone seemed to be a little excited.
If we win this battle, it will be an achievement in expanding our territory!
Although they have already made achievements in Beihuan, no one would think that the achievements in expanding territory are too much!
After all the generals received their orders and left, Qin Qihu was still looking at Yun Zheng eagerly.
However, until the very end, Yun Zheng did not assign any task to Qin Qihu.
Seeing Yun Zheng was about to leave, Qin Qihu quickly brought Lu Xing to stop Yun Zheng, "Brother, why are we not involved? Our war horses have just been armored, and I wanted to show off my prowess, but you..."
"What's the hurry?"
Yun Zheng looked at Qin Qihu with a smile, "Don't I have any mission myself?"
"ah?"
Qin Qihu was slightly stunned and looked at Yun Zheng in confusion.
Lu Xing, on the other hand, reacted quickly and understood Yun Zheng's intention immediately. He immediately said to Qin Qihu, who was eager to fight, "Your Highness means that the Blood Clothes Army should stay by his side and serve him!"
"real?"
Qin Qihu's eyes suddenly lit up, and the gloom on his face disappeared instantly.
"What else?"
Yun Zheng glanced at Qin Qihu and said, "Aren't General Dugu and the others not here yet? Why are you so anxious? I have invested a lot of money in the Blood Clothes Army. Do you think I will let them watch the fun?"
This guy is a typical warmonger.
He even transferred Zuo Ren from Beilu Pass!
Can we still forget the Blood-stained Army?
Upon learning of Yun Zheng's plan, Qin Qihu's worry turned into joy. Without saying much to Yun Zheng, he immediately called Lu Xing back to the camp, intending to train the Blood Clothes Army properly before the war.
The Blood-Clothed Army is the most elite unit of the Northern Army.
No matter what, we must show the power of the Bloody Army!
Soon, messengers rode out from the edge of the hill on horseback and rushed to various directions to convey Yun Zheng's orders.
As these orders are conveyed, Shuobei's war machine will start to operate rapidly.
While waiting for Dugu Ce and others to arrive, Yun Zheng took his men to other places.
Over the past few days, Yun Zheng dealt with many people who were thrown to Sanbian City because of buying official positions, and won the hearts of the people.
Four days later, Dugu Ce led a hundred students and rushed to the edge of the hill.
When Yun Zheng received the news, he immediately led his men back to the edge of the mountain.
Before Dugu Ce and the others could salute, Yun Zheng raised his hand to stop them, "Time is running out, let's make it short!"
"yes!"
Everyone obeyed the order and listened attentively.
"Tong Gang!"
Yun Zheng raised his eyes and looked at Tong Gang, "These 100 students are handed over to you!"
"yes!"
Tong Gang obeyed the order.
Yun Zheng had already told him about this matter before.
He wanted to use these one hundred people as a framework, and then draw another four thousand people from the reserve army, plus Yun Zheng's original personal guards, to form a large personal guard army.
Yun Zheng doesn't need so many people to protect him, but he wants to train through fighting.
If they captured prisoners, these people would be dispersed again, and using these people as a framework, they would incorporate the enemy prisoners into their troops to form a larger vassal army.
With these people as a framework, the vassal army will not cause chaos.
Yun Zheng’s idea is very simple.
Try to kill as few people as possible who are good at doing their own things.
Soon, Tong Gang took the hundred people away.
After Tong Gang and the others left, Dugu Ce said with some concern: "Your Highness, our commotion this time is a bit too big, isn't it? With so many people dispatched, I'm afraid our food and grass will not be able to withstand the consumption!"
Dugu Ce already knew about Yun Zheng’s arrangements.
According to Yun Zheng's arrangement, the number of troops they will deploy in this battle will reach more than 100,000.
If the war lasts for a long time, a large number of farm soldiers and reserve troops will definitely have to be dispatched in the later stages to escort food and fodder.
In this case, their food and grass consumption will be extremely terrifying.
Dugu Ce was relatively clear about the situation in Shuobei.
They have no shortage of food and fodder for the time being.
But after this war, Shuobei might be in a situation of food shortage.
"fine."
Yun Zheng smiled slyly, "We don't have food, so we can go and rob! According to my arrangement, when we go to war with the enemy, it should be the time when the enemy is busy with autumn harvest!"
The grain harvested in the enemy country in autumn is their food.
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, Dugu Ce couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
After a brief moment of distraction, Dugu Ce said in astonishment: "Your Highness has sent out so many people, could it be that you are trying to snatch food from the enemy country and escort it back?"
“That’s indeed the idea.”
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "Since those three countries are so restless, let's not be polite to them! When they are short of food, I will see if they can still jump around!"
"Haha, it turns out that His Highness is waiting for them here."
Dugu Ce smiled with sudden realization, then said worriedly: "But we have concentrated all our troops in the front, so the troops in the rear are very empty. If the enemy has a surprise attack, our rear will be in danger!"
“There is definitely a risk.”
Yun Zheng nodded and said, "So, I want to strike first and give them no chance to organize a surprise attack on our rear!"
"Well, that makes sense." Dugu Ce pondered for a moment, "But I think that our long expedition will be disadvantageous to us in the end! Wouldn't it be more advantageous for our army to do a good job of defense and wait for the enemy to tire?"
"Your idea does make sense." Yun Zheng nodded in agreement, and suddenly changed the subject, "However, in my opinion, the best defense is offense!"
The best defense is offense?
Dugu Ce was surprised, but secretly moved in his heart.
It seems that I am really old and not as enterprising as these young people.
Well then!
Since Yun Zheng wants to attack, then attack!
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