"Yes, my lord!" Liu Yu said hurriedly.
This time, Sun Hao mobilized 20,000 Tiger Cavalry, 20,000 White Robe Cavalry, 20,000 Modaomen and 20,000 White Robe Soldiers from his personal guards to join the army heading south.
The eight generals of the imperial guards who commanded these 80,000 centurions were Ran Min, Liu Yu, Yang Dayan, Xiao Mohe, Ma Yuan, Long Qie, Fan Kuai and Yang Zaixing, all of whom were "hundred-level" generals.
Five days later, on July 10, 392 in the Daliang calendar, Sun Hao, with his 400,000-strong Zhenxi Army, finally arrived at Fengyuan City, the capital of Leizhou.
Before the Zhenxi Army arrived, King Chen Su of Yong'an had already ordered the construction of several connected camps for the Zhenxi Army outside the city. Then the 400,000 Zhenxi Army immediately moved into these camps.
That night, King Yong'an Chen Su held a banquet in Fengyuan City to welcome the generals of the Zhenxi Army, and specially sent someone to inform Sun Hao that during the war, Sun Hao could lead 10,000 to 20,000 troops into the city to ensure Sun Hao's safety.
The meaning of Yong'an King Chen Su was very clear. He was telling Sun Hao that I am just welcoming you tonight, so don't think too much about it. If you are worried, just bring your troops into the city for the banquet.
Although Sun Hao also felt that Prince Yong'an did not dare to deal with him at this time, in order to be on the safe side, Sun Hao went to the city for the banquet and still brought four "hundred-level" generals, Ran Min, Liu Yu, Yang Dayan, and Xiao Mohe, as well as the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun and ten thousand white-robed soldiers of his personal guards.
Because King Yong'an Chen Su wanted to welcome the generals of the Zhenxi Army, the Zhenxi Army's Southern Guard Commander Wang Jian, the Northern Guard Commander Bai Qi, the Eastern Guard Commander Lian Po, and the Western Guard Commander Li Mu also followed Sun Hao into the city.
A year later, when he met Sun Hao again, the expression in Yong'an King Chen Su's eyes was very complicated.
On the one hand, Sun Hao led the Zhenxi Army to quell the bandits in the northern states of Liang State, and successively destroyed 24 countries in the Western Regions, which made him appreciate Sun Hao even more.
On the other hand, Sun Hao eliminated those generals from the imperial guards in the Zhenxi Army, which was equivalent to a complete break with him, which made him very angry with Sun Hao again.
Whether he was admiring or annoyed, there was one thing that King Yong'an Chen Su could be sure of, that is, with the current strength of the Zhenxi Army, the imperial court, including himself, had no way to deal with Sun Hao for the time being.
"I heard that Commander Sun captured the Hao family's garrison in Fude County on the way and killed more than a hundred adult males of the Hao family?" Yong'an King Chen Su said to Sun Hao casually while holding a wine glass.
The welcoming banquet organized by Prince Yong'an Chen Su was quite large in scale. All officers of the Imperial Guards above the rank of deputy governor-general were present, including the deputy governor-general.
All other border troops, except the Zhenxi Army, including deputy generals and above, attended the welcoming banquet.
The originally lively banquet suddenly became silent because of what Yong'an Prince Chen Su said.
Sun Hao took a sip of the liquor in his glass nonchalantly, then said to Yong'an Prince Chen Su, "Your Highness, the Hao family of Fude County secretly sold a large number of weapons and armor to the four Khanates of the grasslands, and even various craftsmen including blacksmiths. There is irrefutable evidence.
I have already sent evidence of the Hao family's crimes in Fude County to the capital."
Prince Yong'an Chen Su gently placed his wine glass on the square dining table in front of him and said to Sun Hao with a smile, "General Sun, even if the Hao family colluded with the four Khanates of the grassland, it seems that it is not the turn of the Zhenxi Army to take thundering action against the Hao family!"
Sun Hao smiled slightly, "Logically speaking, it's not the Zhenxi Army's turn to intervene in this matter.
However, the Hao family has been causing harm for many years, and the court has always turned a blind eye. I have no choice but to help the court eliminate the Hao family, who are traitors to the country and collaborators with the enemy."
A trace of anger flashed in the eyes of Yong'an Prince Chen Su, "General Sun, let's just leave the Hao family's affairs at that.
But I hope you won't go too far in your future actions. After all, Daliang is still the capital of the imperial court, and everything must be done according to the court's rules."
Upon hearing this, Sun Hao couldn't help but curl his lips, but he did not refute Yong'an King Chen Su.
When Yong'an Prince Chen Su saw that Sun Hao had fallen silent, he changed the subject, "General Sun, the Jinyiwei received intelligence from the Northern Jin Kingdom that the Northern Jin Kingdom has gathered another 400,000 troops.
The Northern Jin army we will face next will have a strength of 1.4 million."
Sun Hao frowned, "Didn't they say that Northern Jin had already sent out all the troops it could?
Where did the Northern Jin State get these 400,000 Northern Jin troops from?
Prince Yong'an Chen Su sighed and said, "The Jinyiwei's intelligence said that these 400,000 Northern Jin troops were all family soldiers, slaves, and tenants of the Northern Jin nobles, and some were even guards of the Northern Jin imperial palace.
It can be said that in the upcoming decisive battle, the Northern Jin Kingdom almost used all its national strength to fight us.
On our side, I have tried my best but have only managed to gather a million troops, which is a full 400,000 less than the enemy.
If it weren't for the 400,000 elite soldiers of the Zhenxi Army, I really wouldn't have the courage to fight this decisive battle with the Northern Jin Army."
After the banquet, Prince Yong'an Chen Su kept Sun Hao and the generals of the Zhenxi Army and told Sun Hao the first thing that happened before the death of his aide Xiao Jing.
When Sun Hao heard that Prince Yong'an Chen Su was planning to have him lead his troops to counterattack Lianzhou in Northern Jin, and that he would also be allowed to establish the Zhennan Protectorate in Lianzhou, he paused for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, could you give me some time to consider this?"
Yong'an Prince Chen Su nodded and said, "The counterattack on Lianzhou of Northern Jin must be carried out after defeating the 1.4 million Northern Jin troops in Yongqing City.
Governor Sun has enough time to consider this matter.
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