The other people in the hall had no objection to Feng An being the commander-in-chief. After all, Feng An's qualifications were there.
Feng An respectfully addressed Emperor Chen Xun, "I thank your Majesty for your trust. I will do my utmost to annihilate the rebels of the Jiang family of Fuzhou, along with their 400,000 Xianbei cavalry and 400,000 Khitan cavalry, within the borders of the capital."
Emperor Chen Xun then asked Feng An, "General Feng, do you have any other requests?"
Feng An thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there are still 200,000 Rouran cavalrymen among the rebels of the Jiang family in Fuzhou.
As a result, the number of grassland Tatar cavalry on the rebel side alone reached as high as one million.
I hope Your Majesty can temporarily hand over the 80,000 Yulin cavalry to me for command, to use them against the Tartar cavalry."
Emperor Chen Xun hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Yes, I agree to hand over the 80,000 Yulin cavalry to General Feng."
Feng An continued, "Your Majesty, if we want to defeat the rebels, food and fodder are crucial. The court must ensure the supply of food and fodder to all the tribes, no matter what."
Emperor Chen Xun then said, "General Feng, rest assured. I have already instructed the two prime ministers to urgently allocate a large amount of food and fodder from Qizhou, Songzhou, Yongzhou, and Shunzhou to the capital. It is enough to feed the two million troops for half a year."
Emperor Chen Xun and Feng An did not notice at this time that the Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng and the Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong exchanged glances with each other, and there was a hint of worry in the eyes of these two prime ministers.
The military and political power of the seven states in the Central Plains was almost divided between the Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng and the Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong.
These two prime ministers controlled the military and political power of the seven states in the Central Plains. Their purpose was not to rebel, but to make money.
This also means that there is not much grain stored in the government granaries of the seven counties in the Central Plains. Compared with the grain reserves on the books, it may be less than one-tenth.
Therefore, the left prime minister Lu Zeng and the right prime minister Fan Ziyong did not get enough food and grass from Qizhou, Songzhou, Yongzhou and Shunzhou this time.
The truth is, with the current grain reserves in the capital, there are only enough to feed the two million-plus imperial troops for two months.
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