As soon as the edict came out, the capital quickly raised 40,000 troops and set off for Fuzhou in a mighty manner. After arriving at the front line, these soldiers would be unified under the command of Tang Xing'an.

Among the 40,000 troops, only 20,000 were from the Gyeonggi garrison, and they were the last 20,000 from the Gyeonggi garrison.

The other 20,000 troops were private soldiers gathered by the dignitaries. Although the military appearance looked a bit messy, it could be vaguely seen that their respective camps were clearly defined.

But their expressions were uniformly high-spirited, and those rich kids couldn't wait to face the military glory.

These 40,000 horses represent Yuwen's side, and those who raised the private soldiers are all officials and families of Yuwen's line. The Yuwen family's move is just to make the families who follow them even more determined.

Compared to the capital city, the Zhao family and the Jiangnan gentry in Yangzhou had spent a lot of money, relying on frantic recruitment within half a month to scrape together 70,000 troops.

Among these 70,000 people, 20,000 are private soldiers of various major families, and the rest are all urgently recruited. Most of them are refugee bandits, in order to let the bandits of different sizes turn to replace the imperial court.

In order to work hard, the heads of each family paid a lot of money and promised the bandit leaders that after they succeeded, they could become officials and no longer have to wander around the mountains and plains.

It's funny to say that officials and bandits have been incompatible since ancient times, but now they are on the same camp, but one is for money and the other is for power.

These people were born to be willing to become bandits. They embarked on this road because they really couldn't survive. Now they have the opportunity to take off their hat of wanted criminals, and they may even become officials of the imperial court. They all take it without saying a word.

People are coming.

Zhao Kexing looked at the number of soldiers reported by the major families and felt quite satisfied. Money can really make the world go round.

Ding Hui stood aside with his head down expressionlessly. In fact, he was very confused in his heart as to what combat power such a pieced-together army could have. As a general, he looked down on this group of people.

"Ding Hui, you will take charge of these troops and take them to the front line. The Yangzhou garrison will allocate another 10,000 troops, making up 80,000 troops!" Zhao Kexing rarely called him by his name, and his tone seemed a bit intimate.

Ding Hui was obviously flattered and quickly replied: "I will obey the order of my old master!"

Zhao Kexing raised his head and looked at the relatively capable Yangzhou lieutenant general, and said with a chuckle: "After this battle, I guarantee that you will become a state general!"

Ding Hui's eyes sparkled, and he knelt on the ground with a plop: "Ding Hui, the last general, swears to serve the Zhao family to the death!"

Being promoted to a general in a state is not something that he, a deputy general, can compare to now. A general in a state has real military power.

"Get up! You can go back and prepare. We will set off in the next two days." Zhao Kexing nodded with satisfaction.

Ding Hui hesitated for a moment and did not leave immediately.

"Haha, what's the matter? Do you feel that these soldiers are a little out of shape, and you are afraid that the casualties will be too great to achieve success?" Zhao Kexing said what Ding Hui was thinking. The old man has lived for so long, and he has already become a master.

Ding Hui nodded.

Zhao Kexing said calmly, as if he was concerned: "Just train a little on the way there and you can understand the orders to attack the city. As for the casualties, haha, don't worry about it."

The old man spoke calmly, as if these tens of thousands of lives were insignificant.

Ding Hui immediately understood what Zhao Kexing meant. It turned out that these people were just going to die. What they wanted was to exchange their lives for the lives of the Fuzhou defenders.

Without hesitation at that moment, he bowed and bowed before exiting the room.

Zhao Kexing looked at Ding Hui's leaving figure and said with some melancholy: "Son, you have tried your best for your father. It's up to you how much credit you can earn!"

As the two armies headed to the Fuzhou battlefield, the people along the way were really in trouble. The army from the capital was a little better. Except for some of the children of aristocratic families who seemed a little indulgent, the overall military discipline was quite strict.

The 80,000 horses dispatched from Yangzhou were causing chaos in the Heavenly Palace. The death-row bandits could not change their old habits for a while, and they arbitrarily robbed people's property along the way, showing no military discipline at all.

Ding Hui's face turned livid with anger, but of course he knew that this was inevitable. Can you expect these temporary recruits to abide by military discipline like the regular army? Even the regular army often makes trouble.

In order to get the troops to form a unified command as soon as possible, Ding Hui beheaded the illegal soldiers one by one along the way, killing hundreds of people before and after.

Moreover, they also intentionally or unintentionally arranged the captains of the Yangzhou Army to lead the troops in the chaotic army, slowly evacuating the power of the bandit leaders. Some bandit leaders who seemed to have some clues were captured by Ding Hui just as they wanted to escape from the army.

He found an excuse to kill him.

Under the discipline along the way, this unit was barely in shape when it arrived in Taizhou, and at least it began to obey orders from the army.

Naturally, the imperial edict was delivered to Chenyue before the two armies. Because they were worried that the Liangzhou Army would be dissatisfied if the Liangzhou Army stood still, the Ministry of Revenue specially allocated a lot of silver rations and wine to reward the army.

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In the Luzhou Governor's Mansion, not only Chen Yue and Chu Yucheng were sitting in the lobby, but also the three commanders of the cavalry army were sitting in the room, namely the infantry commander Zhu Tianhe, the infantry deputy commander Ye Xiaoxiao, and the Zuo cavalry commander.

Xue Tian and Bu Wenshan, the coach of the Right Cavalry Army.

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed after reading the imperial edict. Chen Yue's intention of standing still was clear to everyone. No one wanted to waste the lives of Liangzhou soldiers under the towers of Fuzhou.

Unexpectedly, the imperial court not only took the initiative to remove this burden from the shoulders of the Liangzhou Army, but also sent so many rewards.

"Tsk, tsk, this court has spent a lot of money. It is said that even the military rations carried by the Yangzhou Army include fine wine and delicious food brought to us." Zhu Tianhe smiled so much that he couldn't help but smile. The continuous battles in the past six months have made everyone

I am indeed a little tired, now I can take a good rest.

"Ai, General Zhu, do you think the imperial court and the Zhao family are considerate of us?" Chu Yucheng said from the side: "They feel guilty that they have robbed us of our military glory, and they want to use these things to shut our mouths.

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"Military merit? When they fight, they will know that military merit is not so easy to get. I hope they won't ask for these things back then!" Xue Tian also joked from the side.

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter again at Xue Tian's words.

Chenyue felt very happy when he saw everyone laughing. Everyone really needed to fix their problems. He waved his hands and the hall quickly became quiet.

"Generals, it's rare for you to have some free time. The army will be stationed in Luzhou in the next few days. In addition to maintaining necessary vigilance, the other soldiers can enjoy the fine wine and food sent by the imperial court!" Chen Yue said with a smile on his face.

Everyone was delighted again and nodded.

Chen Yue stood up and his face became a little serious: "As for the military rewards, they must be distributed in full to every soldier. Corruption will not be pardoned!"
Chapter completed!