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"The Southwest Army is not strong enough. Right now we are able to outperform the imperial court almost entirely by firearms. Three years later, when the imperial court acquires firearms, we will not have much advantage. If it takes longer, ten years Eight years later, we can't even hold the Southwest."

"So act fast."

Li Xin looked at Mu Ying, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Mu, after three days, I will summon the soldiers to swear an oath. After that, you will lead the [-] Southwest Army and march towards the capital. If there are obstacles along the way, you will fight all the way. Remember one thing."

Mu Ying immediately stood up, and respectfully cupped her fists at Li Xin: "The general orders!"

"When you meet an army from the imperial court along the way, if you can surrender, you can surrender. We don't have enough people. If we can have one more person before we reach the capital, we will have one more person. The only thing to note is that firearms can only be used by our Southwest Army. People who come here cannot use firearms for them for the time being."

Mu Ying said in a deep voice: "The final general obeys orders!"

"Then there is brother You'an here."

Li Xin turned to look at Zhao Jia.

"Brother You'an sits at the back of the town and must try his best to ensure the food and grass for the army. If the supply is really not enough, you must notify me at least two months in advance. I will find a way to get food."

Zhao Jia smiled and said, "General, don't worry, I've been doing things that are short-lived for my parents for many years. There must be enough military rations. Even if people in my family starve to death, no one in the Southwest Army will starve to death."

"And the powder for gunpowder."

Li Xin took a deep breath and said, "Brother You'an, after returning to Jincheng, tried to recruit three or four thousand craftsmen, put them in one place, and prohibited anyone from entering or leaving. Since we are going to fight, the original small workshop made them The gunpowder is not enough, and large-scale pharmaceuticals are needed.”

"This is related to my southwest core, brother You'an must be more cautious."

Zhao Jia also became serious, and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, General, your subordinates will understand."

Li Xin instructed Zhao Jia a few more words, then looked up at Li Shuo, and said, "Brother Mu leads the Southwest Army as the vanguard, and your [-] Ningzhou Army remains as the Central Army, how about marching eastward with me? "

According to Li Xin's vision, Mu Ying's 5 men will be the vanguard, and Li Shuo's Ningzhou Army will follow behind, deal with some things that Mu Ying has not dealt with cleanly, and protect Mu Ying's flanks, and then the army slowly moves towards the Beijing advances.

Li Shuo also stood up and bowed his head respectfully: "Everything is according to the general's order!"

"Well, that's it for now."

Li Xin picked up the jug with his own hands, poured a glass of wine for each of the three people, then filled the wine glass in front of him, and stood up with the wine glass.

The other three also stood up, and the four of them touched each other's wine glasses, and they all drank with their heads up.

"Tomorrow morning, I will take the six princes to read the call to crusade against the emperor at the east gate of Xiangyang City, and you will bring your generals to the east gate."

Both Li Shuo and Mu Ying nodded their heads.

Zhao Jia had no soldiers under his command, but his face was flushed, obviously very happy, he bent over and poured a glass of wine for Li Xin, and then they clinked another glass.

The "Prime Minister of the Southwest" smiled happily.

"After all these years with the general, counting today is the happiest!"

"Go to his mother's Ji's house!"

Chapter 1057

In the early years, Ye Cheng led the imperial army to the north, and returned after defeating the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Chen Guogong's mansion took on endless glory, and Ye Cheng himself became the God of War in the Great Jin Dynasty. However, after the success of the northern expedition, the imperial army did not benefit However, the generals of Chen Guogong's family were suppressed by the court after returning to Beijing.

Li Xin's first teacher, Wang Zhong, is the simplest example.

Zhao Jia's father was Ye Sheng's military adviser in the Northern Expedition, and he was also a "military member" of the Northern Expedition Army. Because of being in it, Zhao Jia saw too many uncles' bad fates since he was a child, and he knew it when he grew up. After the incident, he didn't have a good impression of the Dajin royal family.

But at that time, he still wanted to be an official and use what he had learned all his life.

After being "coaxed" by Li Xin to the southwest, Zhao Jia knew that it would be difficult for him to be an official of the Jin Dynasty again in this life, so he mentioned the rebellion to Li Xin early on.

After careful calculation, he is the most radical among those people around Li Xin. He has tirelessly persuaded Li Xin to rebel for more than ten years. Even Mu Ying, who was originally a rebel, was not as active as him.

Now, his long-cherished wish has finally come true, how could he be unhappy?

After talking about the business, the four of them drank half the night in the official office, and at midnight, they went back to their houses to rest. However, although they slept late, they all got up early the next morning. Li Shuo and Li Shuo left the government office before dawn, and ordered the generals under his command to gather at the east gate. When the sky was bright, nearly tens of thousands of people had gathered at the east gate of Xiangyang City.

Almost all the generals of the Hanzhou Army and the Ningzhou Army gathered together. In order to strengthen their momentum, the two of them even brought in a lot of officers of the rank of corporal commander. Tens of thousands of people sat and waited under the city of Xiangyang, which seemed rather strange. spectacular.

At the hour of Chen Shizheng, when the sun slowly climbed up, Li Xin took the hand of the sixth prince Ji Ying and climbed up the Xiangyang city tower.

Li Shuo and Mu Ying, who were standing at the bottom of the city, immediately took the lead and half-kneeled on the ground, lowered their heads and cupped their fists, and said in a deep voice: "The last general, I have seen the general, I have seen your highness!"

Whether it is the Hanzhou Army or the Ningzhou Army, they have all seen the flames of war. Over the years, they have been called elites, and they have all been greeted in advance. When they saw the general kneeling, these people immediately knelt down. On the ground, the sound was neat, like thunder.

"I've seen the General, I've seen Your Highness!"

"..."

Because of the large number of people, the sound shook for a few breaths before it slowly calmed down. Standing on the tower, Li Xin's face remained unchanged, and he didn't even frown. However, the sixth prince, who was only about ten years old, had never seen After such a big battle, the arms under the sleeves were already trembling a little.

After a while, the voice below subsided. Li Xin took a step forward, looked at the soldiers below the city, and spoke slowly.

"Among you, some recognize me, some don't, and I think most of them don't recognize me."

There are so many people, and there is no electronic equipment in this era. No matter how loud Li Xin speaks, it is impossible for everyone to hear him, so the messengers are prepared in advance. These loud voices will spread Li Xin's words throughout the entire phalanx .

After Li Xin finished speaking, he continued, "My name is Li Xin, Li Changan. You may have heard of this name before."

Having said that, he turned his head and glanced at the child beside him, and said, "This is Ji Ying, the son of Emperor Xianjing."

"Some of you are from the former Pingnan Army, and some are the Hanzhong Army established by the survivors of Southern Shu, and gradually became the current Southwest Army. We left Shu from Jiange and fought all the way to Hanzhong. At this time, we occupied Xiangyang again. There are so many wars, and many people may not understand why we are fighting."

General Li pointed at himself, and then said: "It's too complicated, and most of you don't like to listen to it. To put it simply, the emperor of Jin Dynasty is not good for us in the Southwest."

"In the eighth year of Taikang, when the Southwest Army was still the Hanzhou Army, the imperial court sent Pei Jin to the west to conquer Hanzhou. The veteran Hanzhou Army may still remember this incident at this time."

"After that incident, although the current Emperor Yuanzhao did not send troops to the southwest, he sent troops to block the gateway to the southwest and block the commercial roads. As a result, goods from central Shu could not be exported, and merchants from other places could not enter. Over the years, the people's livelihood was difficult."

Today's Southwest Army, whether it is the Pingnan Army or the Hanzhou Army, is mostly locals from the Southwest. It is not very useful to tell them about the important affairs of the court. Only telling them that the emperor is not good for the Southwest can be effective.

"It's just the Southwest."

Li Xin looked serious, and said in a deep voice: "Emperor Yuanzhao's virtues are shallow, and when he first succeeded to the throne, he was filthy..."

The following things are commonplace things, nothing more than the son of heaven messing with his mother, stupid and incompetent, Zhao Jia has clearly written these things in his essay.

After saying these things, Li Xin stretched out his hand to the young man beside him, and said, "This is the other son of Emperor Jing."

After finishing speaking, he pointed at himself and said, "And I am the Great General of the Zhu Kingdom, Grand Tutor, Marquis of Jing'an, and also the General of the Southwest Army."

"The foolish ruler choleraed the government and obscenely corrupted the court, causing political chaos and turning the world upside down."

"There have been many righteous men in Shu since ancient times."

Li Xin shouted in a deep voice: "The world is in such chaos, how can the people of Shu live in Bashu and stand by?"