Bai Qisheng, the Grand Commander of the Nankang Protectorate, led the left and right guards of the Nankang Army, 10,000 Bai family cavalry, 10,000 Gujiang County troops and 20,000 civilians to join the Zhenxi Army, Ganyang Army, Huaide Army and Zhenrong Army that had just entered Meizhou.
After Bai Qisheng met Sun Hao, the Grand Commander of the Zhenxi Protectorate, he directly gave his three adopted daughters to Sun Hao as concubines.
Bai Qisheng's three adopted daughters, Bai Lu, Bai Mei, and Bai Yao, are biological triplets and are nineteen years old this year.
"Bang——"
Prince Yong'an Chen Su slammed his fist on the table and said angrily, "The Li family of Binwu City first sent their daughter, and then the Bai family of Sucong City sent triplets. It seems that these two families want to use Sun Hao as a backer.
I will first get rid of Sun Hao and see who else they can turn to for support!"
At this time, in the tent, in addition to Prince Yong'an Chen Su, there were also the Grand Commander of Shaochang Protectorate Liang Zixing, the Commander of Jingwu Town of the Imperial Guard Liu Yao, and the Commander of Chaowu Town of the Imperial Guard Zhou Lin.
After hearing what Yong'an King Chen Su said, Liang Zixing, Liu Yao and Zhou Lin looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
All three of them knew that what Prince Yong'an said was just an angry remark. Just Sun Hao from the Zhenxi Army was enough to make Prince Yong'an very embarrassed.
Now that the marriage has been formed, the Zhenxi Army, the Li family of Binwu City, and the Bai family of Sucong City have essentially formed an alliance. If Prince Yong'an wants to deal with any of them, he may face backlash from the other two.
Liu Yao, the commander of the Jingwu Town Imperial Guard, immediately said to Yong'an Prince Chen Su, "Your Highness, please calm down. For us in Daliang right now, the most important thing is to wipe out the bandits.
The situation of multiple protectorates forming a vassal state has lasted for decades. If we want to eliminate the vassal state, it will not be solved overnight."
Zhou Lin, the commander of Chaowu Town, the Imperial Guards, then advised, "Your Highness, Commander Liu is right. The bandits are the ones causing the most damage to Daliang right now.
Once all the bandits in the northern states are wiped out, Your Highness can focus on eliminating the feudal lords."
Yong'an Prince Chen Su gave a bitter smile and waved his hand to the three people in the tent, "Don't worry about me, I was just saying some angry words just now.
This prince knows that the bandits are the real threat to Daliang. If we don't wipe out the bandits in the northern states, the imperial court will not have the energy to implement the policy of eliminating the feudal lords."
After a pause, Prince Yong'an Chen Su's voice suddenly rose a little, "Immediately notify the Zhenxi Army, Ganyang Army, Huaide Army, Zhenrong Army and Nankang Army to rush to Wuyang City as soon as possible.
"Now, in the entire northwest, the only remaining bandits left are Yuan Tianhu's 700,000 men. Once Yuan Tianhu is eliminated, the rebellion suppression army can enter Zibo Prefecture in the northeast."
Liang Zixing, the Grand Commander of the Shaochang Protectorate, then spoke up, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Yuan Tianhu leads 700,000 bandits, of which no more than 300,000 are young and strong men, and most of them only have sticks as weapons. They are just a mob, and it shouldn't be difficult to wipe them out."
At this time, in Xuanhu County in the east of Meizhou, Yuan Tianhu, the chief of the Meizhou bandits, asked a thin middle-aged man, "Sir, where should I go now?
Now Prince Yong'an has led 160,000 imperial troops to Wuyang City. Together with the Shaochang Army and several other border troops that are heading to Wuyang City, the total strength of the government army is likely to exceed 500,000.
Mr. Xie should also be aware of the situation of the rebel army under my command. Although it is claimed that there are 700,000 people, there are actually less than 200,000 people who can actually fight.
Many of our brothers don't have real weapons, and can only use kitchen knives and sticks as weapons. Let alone 500,000 elite government troops, even 50,000 government troops would be enough to defeat the Meizhou righteous army I led."
The thin middle-aged man was named Xie Deyi. He was originally a poor scholar in Xuanhu County.
After the bandits captured the county seat of Xuanhu County, Xie Deyi saw that the bandits were powerful and took the initiative to surrender to them.
Xie Deyi was also the first scholar who took the initiative to surrender to Yuan Tianhu after he became a bandit, so Yuan Tianhu valued Xie Deyi very much and appointed Xie Deyi as the military advisor of the Meizhou rebel army.
Xie Deyi sighed and said, "It is a blessing for the Meizhou rebels that the chieftain is so clear-headed.
I've actually been worried that the leader would confront the imperial army head-on. If that happens, my Meizhou rebel army will undoubtedly be defeated."
Yuan Tianhu, 36 years old this year, actually became a bandit in Zibo more than ten years ago. Later, the bandits in Zibo were defeated by the imperial guards ordered by Yong'an King Chen Su. Yuan Tianhu then fled to Meizhou, hid his identity, and became a blacksmith.
After a severe drought in Meizhou, Yuan Tianhu quickly gathered a group of bandits and eventually became the leader of the Meizhou bandits.
Yuan Tianhu smiled bitterly and said, "I have mentioned this to you, sir. Back in Zibo Prefecture, I witnessed how powerful the imperial guards were.
In that battle, the rebel army had 50,000 men, and most of them were equipped with weapons and armor. However, facing the imperial guards who numbered just over 10,000, they were beaten miserably.
At least half of the 50,000 were killed, and most of the rest were captured. The last 20,000 captured rebel brothers were all killed by the imperial guards."
Then Yuan Tianhu asked Xie Deyi, "Sir, what do you think our Meizhou Volunteer Army should do next?
It is simply impossible to resist the imperial court's 500,000 troops with only the nine counties in the east of Meizhou."
"Big boss, since we can't win, we might as well leave as soon as possible.
I suggest that the chieftain lead our Meizhou righteous army into Zibo Prefecture and join forces with brothers Liu Hu and Liu Bao."
Liu Hu and Liu Bao, mentioned by Xie Deyi, are a pair of brothers. They are also the largest bandit group in Zibo Prefecture, claiming to have a million people.
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