Prince Yong'an summoned Sun Hao to a private meeting. "I believe you already know about the rebellion of the southwestern barbarians, but I don't want to give up the plan of marching west to the Gule Kingdom."
Sun Hao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that they wanted me to lead the newly formed Ganyang City Guards to go to Gule Kingdom to die?
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"I have appointed Cao Tingjin, the governor of the Ganyang Army, as the chief commander of the Western Expedition Army, and your father and Wang Lian, the deputy governor of the Huaide Army, as deputy commanders.
The entire Western Expedition Army will include the Ganyang Army's Left and Right Guards, the Huaide Army's Left Guard, Front Guard, and South Guard, as well as your Ganyang City Guards, totaling 120,000 soldiers and horses."
Hearing that it wasn't just the Ganyang City Guards who were sent to Gule State to die, Sun Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, the Western Expedition Army with only 120,000 people still made Sun Hao feel uneasy. After all, Gule State had at least 300,000 to 400,000 troops.
Moreover, once the several Western Regions countries surrounding Gule State learned that Liang State was attacking Gule State, they would most likely send troops to reinforce Gule State.
But at this moment, Sun Hao knew that he couldn't show his fear, so he quickly said loudly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although the Ganyang City Guards have just been established, we will never let you down!"
"Remember, if you want to become the first Grand Commander of the Western Regions Protectorate, you must achieve sufficient military merit during the Western Expedition so that I can silence the mouths of those civil servants in the court."
Prince Yong'an suddenly changed the subject and said, "I called you here today because I have something else to ask you.
You let Tang Jun be the leader of the Sanshui Society. Did you already know his true identity? "
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