When he heard that Cheng Yuanzhi agreed to his request and agreed to reinforce Xuantu County, especially allowing him to lead the troops in person, Xu Kang was immediately overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, foster father."

However, this made Deng Mao dissatisfied and said: "Brother, even if this guy is right, if we want to send troops, I should be the one to lead the army."

"But the problem is that you don't want to save Xuantu County at all." Cheng Yuanzhi said with rare seriousness: "Second brother, you have to understand that we are in Liaodong now, where we are surrounded by foreigners on three sides and face the sea on one side.

The people suffered deeply from foreign invasions and desperately longed for their rulers to protect them from foreign aggression."

"We have fought wars before, but they were all civil wars. No matter how many victories we win or how many people we kill, the people will only be afraid of us. But this time is different. Our army has to fight against foreign enemies. So.

We must win a beautiful and big victory, so that Baixin in Liaodong can accept us from the heart."

"Brother, do you think I can't defeat these alien races?" Deng Mao said in a dull voice.

Cheng Yuanzhi smiled lightly and said: "How could I not know your abilities, but this time is different. We have never fought against foreigners before, so we must cooperate fully with the officers and soldiers this time. But you have always had a certain attitude towards the officers and soldiers.

I have a big opinion, if your personal reasons lead to internal discord within our coalition forces and ruin the major affairs of our Fengtian Army, then you will not only be a sinner of the Fengtian Army, but also a sinner of our Chinese nation."

What Cheng Yuanzhi said made Deng Mao blush and said, "But if you let him go, are you relieved? He is just a little kid, what will happen?"

Xu Kang had no choice but to smile bitterly. This second uncle really didn't give him face, and he said such direct and hurtful words.

Cheng Yuanzhi smiled and said: "Don't underestimate him. Not to mention other things, his experience in leading troops to fight is no worse than that of you and me. Have you forgotten that he went to war alone with a cavalry?

Throughout the Central Plains, he even fought against famous generals such as Huangfu Song."

Deng Maodao: "Yes, but he was driven around by others."

"Then at least he ran away. So many so-called heroes of our Yellow Turban Army, even generals Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, died in the hands of Huangfu Song." Cheng Yuanzhi said dissatisfied: "If it were you, what do you think?

Can you run away?

Seeing that Cheng Yuanzhi had made up his mind, Deng Mao had no choice but to say: "Okay, you are the commander-in-chief anyway, so whatever you say will be whatever you say."

Cheng Yuanzhi glared at him and ordered Xu Kang: "Xu Kang listens to the order."

"My subordinate is here." Xu Kang clasped his fists and lowered his head.

"I have ordered you to be the General of the Northern Expedition and lead an army of 30,000 to Xuantu County to resist the Goguryeo army. Do you dare to accept the order?"

"I accept the order." Xu Kang said impassionedly: "I will fight to the death to resist foreign invasion and protect our country."

Deng Mao immediately said: "Hey, we are traitors to the Han Dynasty. How can you protect the country of the Han Dynasty?"

Xu Kang was just excited for a moment, so he blurted out the words "Bao Da Han Heshan". At this time, he also realized that he had a language problem. After all, in this era, the Han people had not yet deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he was immediately embarrassed.

Cheng Yuanzhi just smiled and said: "Go down and prepare. You can choose which troops you need. Be careful this time."

"Yes." Xu Kang withdrew with great excitement.

In the room, the conversation between Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao could still be faintly heard.

Cheng Yuanzhi said: "What's wrong with you? Aren't you always nice to Xu Kang? Why do you always find fault with him today?"

Deng Mao's voice came: "I was just discussing the matter, not against him. But you suddenly thought so highly of him this time that you even asked him to go on the expedition in my place. It couldn't be because of me in the battle to seize Liaodong this time.

I didn’t give you face, so you must have deliberately teased me.”

Hearing this, Xu Kang secretly laughed. Uncle Deng's words were not serious. How could his adoptive father be so shallow? He really judged the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

Although he thought so, Xu Kang's steps stopped unwillingly.

But Cheng Yuanzhi's proud voice came out, "I just deliberately messed with you, how could you do this? Who made me the commander-in-chief?"

Xu Kang's steps suddenly staggered, and the corners of his mouth twitched. This was really...well, I didn't hear anything.

Xu Kang hurriedly left the prefect's mansion to form his own army for the northern expedition.

It is not difficult for the current Xiangping City to form an army of 30,000 troops.

Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao each brought 20,000 horses, plus the 10,000 horses owned by Xiangping City itself, so there were more than 50,000 people. Picking out 30,000 of them was not a joke.

After Xu Kang left the prefect's mansion, he immediately left the city and went straight to the cavalry camp, and brought the cavalry camp that was originally under his command back under his command.

After the death of Zhao Bahu, Xian Yufu was promoted unusually and took over his position. Now all three thousand cavalry are under his command, and under his training, the strength of the cavalry has been further improved.

Upon hearing Xu Kang's intention, Xian Yufu immediately summoned all the cavalry to line up for inspection.

Xu Kang looked at these three thousand men with satisfaction. Although they had some new faces compared to a month ago, after such a long period of tempering, their momentum became more and more stable.

After deciding on the cavalry, Xu Kang ran to find Gouzi. His New Taipei Corps personnel were more powerful than the cavalry, but their numbers expanded rapidly, reaching 5,000, making Gouzi the successor to Cheng Yuanzhi, Deng Mao and

The most powerful general from Chengjia Village after Xu Kang.

This time he was also recruited by Xu Kang.

The remaining Xu Kang selected 3,000 infantrymen from the original Fengtian Army to form a main force of 10,000 people.

He did not plan to recruit the other 20,000 people from the Fengtian Army. After all, he also wanted to give the newly joined forces a chance to perform meritorious service.

Therefore, Xu Kang found Xue Ker and asked her about the talents that could be developed among the newly recovered surrendered generals and newly recruited generals under Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao.

Xue Keer seemed to have expected Xu Kang's question, and proudly placed a list he had prepared in front of Xu Kang.

On this list, in addition to a simple background introduction, there were also personal habits and combat styles of each general, which made Xu Kang once again impressed by Xue Ker's intelligence capabilities.

Hearing Xu Kang's praise, Xue Ker'er was even more proud, her neck was almost at a 90-degree angle.

Xu Kang felt quite unhappy and immediately pressed her head with both hands, twisting her hair into a chicken coop.

An angry Xue Ker chased him and beat him.

In Gongsun's mansion in Xiangping City, Gongsun Sheng was shocked when he heard that the Fengtian Army was going to send troops to rescue Xuantu County, and immediately called for discussions with his confidants.

After confirming that the news was true, his subordinates immediately started talking.

"What is this Fengtian Army doing? They will send troops to support Xuantu County."

"I don't understand. They seem to have forgotten that they are rebels and enemies of the imperial court."

"Could it be that they are just showing off? They actually want to invade Xuantu County themselves."

Hearing this voice, the others immediately agreed, feeling that the Fengtian Army would never be so kind as to sacrifice the blood of their own soldiers for the imperial court, and there must be a conspiracy involved.

Gongsun Sheng was impatient, waved his hand to suppress the discussion below, and began his concluding speech: "No matter what, this is an opportunity for our Gongsun family. In Liaodong today, the Fengtian Army is the strongest.
Chapter completed!