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In the letter, it was written in high spirits, as long as the Zhong family is willing to cooperate, they will completely destroy the Yuwen Department within three years!

Thinking of this, the old general shook his head and sighed faintly.

What a young man.

Why did you go to the southwest to become a rebel?

Chapter 982

In March of the fifth year of Yuanzhao, all things sprouted.

The cold air in the north also slowly began to dissipate, and tender grass began to sprout slowly on the grassland. The herdsmen of the Xianbei tribe survived the whole winter and finally came out of the tribe to herd horses and sheep. However, after a winter of consumption, Yuwen The food of all the tribes was consumed seven or eighty-eight, and even the food in King Yu Wenzhao's account was almost finished. Yu Wenzhao gave orders to several other tribes, and soon the [-] cavalry they had promised before were all within reach. Near the king's tent.

Yu Wenzhao's Wang Zhang dispatched 5 people, a total of 12 cavalry, basically each with a horse, plus logistics and horse supplies, a total of more than 20 horses, marching towards Jizhou in a mighty way go.

The Central Plains Dynasty suffers from the lack of horse farms, and the places where horses can be herded are too far away from the center, so there has been a shortage of war horses, but this problem is not a problem in the north. The four tribes of Xianbei together control most of the pastures in the north. Let them take out It may not be easy to get 20 strong, but it couldn't be easier to take out 20 horses.

These cavalry are very different from the cavalry of the Central Plains Dynasty. Whether they are cavalry or infantry, most of the Central Plains Dynasty’s cavalry bear armor, but almost all the cavalry of these nomadic peoples are light cavalry. As leather armor, there is also a quiver on the back, a scimitar on the waist, and guerrillas on the frontal battlefield. She is a thirteen or fourteen-year-old baby, and her riding and shooting skills are better than those of the Jin cavalry.

You know, when Li Xin entered Habayashi Guard, there were very few people who could ride horses in Habayashi Guard. Li Xin still learned how to ride a horse on the way to the southwest, and suffered a lot.

After the team was assembled, Yu Wenzhao gathered all the generals in his king's tent.

Yu Wenzhao's words are very simple.

"We don't have much food left."

With a calm face, he said: "All winter, everyone eats the food stored in previous years. The male animals of each department are slaughtered, and the female animals are also killed by [-] to [-]%. If we don't do anything, People will starve to death."

"If you don't go to the customs to grab things, the people who starve to death will be your family members."

King Yuwen took a deep breath, and said: "The order is passed on, this time I will go to Jimen Pass, firstly, to plunder near Jimen Pass, and secondly, to find a way to break through Jimen Pass, as long as I enter the pass , we can bring back enough grain to feed us for ten years, and countless wealth.”

Speaking of this, Yu Wenzhao paused, and said in a deep voice: "This time, you only need to hand in half of the things you snatched back, and the remaining half belongs to you personally."

This sentence is the key point. As soon as this sentence was uttered, the crowd in the big tent began to breathe heavily.

"Okay, it's useless to talk nonsense. The rations are only enough for a month. If you can't get anything in a month, you deserve to starve to death!"

"Let's go!"

Several generals saluted Yu Wenzhao with his shoulders supported.

"Yes!"

10,000+ cavalry, and tens of thousands of Han Chinese who were forcibly recruited by the Ministry of Yuwen, marched to Jimen Pass.

At this time, in Jizhou City, a middle-aged man in purple, facing the pile of military affairs in front of him, shook his head helplessly.

His name is Ji Yong, and he is the eldest son of the Duke of Yue's mansion. In terms of seniority, he is the uncle of the current son. When the current Duke of Yue was young, he was also a general who led the army. He is very famous, but the Duke of Yue is too old to lead the army, so the emperor has no choice but to overlord the king and appoint the son of the Duke of Yue as the general of Zhenbei.

Before coming, the Son of Heaven had already agreed with him that as long as he could keep the Jimen Pass within three years, the title of the Duke of Yue would no longer be surrendered, and he would still be the Duke of Yue when he took over. Jizhou has made some achievements, and has won a hereditary title of duke.

This level of reward is undoubtedly very generous, so rich that his father, who is already a little confused, pushed him to Jizhou abruptly, even if he didn't think about it.

When he came, there was a lot of ostentation, five hundred Habayashi guards personally escorted him. After arriving in Jizhou, he only visited the Zhenbei Army camp two or three times before he received a letter from the emperor. Confess to him that if something happens, try to listen to the advice of the generals of the Zhenbei Army, and don't make decisions without authorization.

In fact, Ji Yong is not a stupid person. He is very clear that although he is the general of the Zhenbei Army, there are not many people in the Zhenbei Army who can really listen to him, so he simply does not even go to the Zhenbei Army barracks. He just hid in Jizhou city for several months.

But after hiding for a few months, he finally couldn't hide anymore. Wang Dun, the deputy general of the Zhenbei Army, and the two central guards of the Zhenbei Army suddenly sent the military affairs of the Zhenbei Army to his house in Jizhou today. Here, the son of Duke Yue was a little dumbfounded when he saw these military affairs.

He sat on the chair and turned over, then looked up at Wang Dun, and said with a wry smile: "General Wang, I have already said before I came to the Zhenbei Army, what the Zhenbei Army was like before, and what it will be like in the future, what is there?" You can deal with the matter yourself, I just came here to make a name, and I can't take care of it."

Wang Dun is over 50 years old this year. He has been with Ye Ming all his life and Ye Mao for several years. The old general Ye Ming passed away, and the major general returned to Beijing to pay his respects. These veterans of the Zhenbei Army were all a little angry , but Ji Yong has been very honest since he came to Jizhou, and it is not easy for them to turn against the Ji family.

Ever since, Wang Dun lowered his head and cupped his fists, and said in a deep voice: "General Ji, this is the information that our army's spies have found these days. The Yuwen Department in the north has changed a lot these days. They will make a big move soon, please ask General Ji to write to the court for help as soon as possible, and also suggest Yunzhou City to report the military situation to the Yunzhou Army."

"All beacon towers near Jizhou may have to send additional manpower, and the supplies for defending the city at Jimen Pass must be replenished. What's more, they need to report to the Ministry of War, so that the Ministry of War will immediately escort the war preparations over!"

"Then…"

Wang Dun said more than a dozen questions in one breath, most of which were things that needed to be prepared during the war. After listening to these, Ji Yong was a little confused for a while. He smiled wryly and said, "General Wang, these things should Just do what you do, don't come and ask me..."

Wang Dun's face turned red when he was angered by this sentence. He lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, "Only General Ji has the right to do some things, such as contacting Yunzhou City and submitting letters to the imperial court. General Ji's signature is required."

"Especially for the contact with the imperial court, General Ji must write a letter in his own hand."

Speaking of this, he paused, and said a little angrily: "After General Ye returned to the capital, he was not even allowed to leave the capital. Most of the things we said were not trusted by the court. Only when you write it yourself, General Ji, can you get it from the court." Want something."

Ji Yong looked down at the documents handed over by Wang Dun and others, and then frowned slightly: "Jimen Pass has not had any major problems for more than 40 years, so it would be a little inappropriate to suddenly ask the court for so many supplies... ..."

Wang Dun stared angrily.

"What does General Ji mean is that I lied about the military situation?"

He angrily said: "Xianbei has assembled at least 10 people, and it is only a few hundred miles away from Jimen Pass!"

"Would you like to take General Ji to take a look outside the pass in person and see what the Xianbei people look like!?"

The prince of the Duke of Yue was taken aback and smiled wryly.

"General Wang, don't get excited, I'll write, I'll just write..."

Chapter 983 Pack up

The northern border is turbulent, and wars are imminent. However, even if a war of this scale does break out, it will not happen overnight. The two sides may be in a stalemate for a long time, months or even years.

However, the Xianbei tribe is now short of food and cannot last for a few months, so before they officially attack Jimen Pass, they will probably plunder around Jimen Pass. There are many beacons similar to Xiaochenji near Jimen Pass. A beacon guard guards all the people nearby. Compared with Jimen Pass, the beacon is much less difficult. Once there is a fight, the Zhenbei Army will probably abandon the beacon and defend Jimen Pass with all their strength.

But even so, the Zhenbei Army was run by three generations of the Ye family, not a mob. As long as the Zhenbei Army is willing to stick to Jimen Pass, this battle will have to be fought at least until the end of the year before there is a possibility of a result.

The Ministry of Yuwen slowly advanced towards Jimen Pass, and the news spread from northern Xinjiang to all parts of Dajin at the fastest speed.

Naturally, all the officials in the capital were shocked. Everyone gathered together to discuss how to deal with the war in northern Xinjiang. At the same time, the news spread to the southwest as quickly as possible. It was mid-April in the fifth year of Yuanzhao's reign in Southwest Jincheng.

During the Chinese New Year this year, it was Zhao Jia and Li Shuo who spent the New Year in Yongzhou, but after the New Year, Li Xin followed them and left Yongzhou to discuss the issue of when to leave Shu in Jincheng. When he arrived in Jincheng, Li Xin had already stayed in Li Garden in Jincheng for more than three months.

This time, he brought his wife, children, and children from Qiyang to Jincheng. After all, Yongzhou was still within the sphere of influence of the imperial court. It was not safe to stay in Yongzhou at this time, so the whole family moved to Jincheng for the time being.

Li Yuan is his other garden in Jincheng. After all, it is not good for him to live in the Shu Palace all the time, which will make people confused.

He is the core of the Southwest, and the news was sent back by Shen Gang's Anbu manpower in Jizhou, so the news was sent to Li Yuan immediately. Li Xin frowned slightly after receiving the news from Shen Gang himself. Then he said: "Go to the Jinglue Yamen and ask Mr. You'an to come here to see me, and then find someone to invite Muying over."

Zhao Jia is working in Jincheng, so it is easy to invite him over, but Mu Ying is training outside the city, so inviting him is a bit troublesome. As for Li Shuo... he is stationed in Jiange at the moment, so it is impossible to invite him over .

Li Yuan is very close to the Jinglue Yamen, only half an hour later, Zhao Jia rushed over immediately, he was still wearing the official uniform of the Jinglue envoy, and after entering Li Garden, he bowed his hands to Li Xin from a distance .

"Master Hou, what's the matter, let Shen Gang come to me in person?"