"Commander Qin, I have not underestimated the Eastern Barbarians."
Jin Feng shook his head and said: "I just believe in the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, the Zhenyuan Army, and Brother Liang!"
"National Master, I am a rough man, don't blame me for speaking bluntly."
Qin Zhen said: "Qin is not talented, but he also knows a little about military formations. The last time you were able to defeat Yelu Shu, in Qin's opinion, the main reason was that the National Preceptor sent people to apply medicine to the Eastern Barbarian army, allowing them to temporarily
The loss of combat effectiveness, and the appearance of hot air balloons for the first time, had a great deterrent effect on the Eastern Barbarians. In addition, the battlefield was chaotic at that time, so the Eastern Barbarians surrendered easily.
But at this time, the Eastern Barbarians already know about the hot air balloon, and they will definitely be wary of being sprayed with medicine again. The only option for the Northern Expeditionary Army is to fight head-on!"
"What about a head-on battle?" Jin Feng asked calmly.
"The Northern Expeditionary Army only has 4,000 people. How can it be the opponent of the 100,000-strong army led by Shanyu of the Eastern Barbarians?"
Qin Zhen was so anxious that he stamped his feet.
In his opinion, Jin Feng was too proud and arrogant.
If he hadn't considered Jin Feng's current status, he might have scolded Jin Feng again.
"You won't know until you beat him whether he is your opponent or not," Jin Feng said.
"Does the Imperial Master already have a plan?" Qin Zhen asked.
"It's just to fight a group of Eastern Barbarians. What strategy is needed?" Jin Feng shook his head.
"No plan?" Qin Zhen looked at Jin Feng as if he were a madman: "What do you mean by the Imperial Master, do you plan to use a thousand bodyguards and three thousand recruits to fight head-on with the 100,000 Eastern Barbarians' army?"
He thought that Jin Feng and Zhang Liang had planned some clever plan together, but who knew that Jin Feng actually asked Zhang Liang to attack the Eastern Barbarian army.
Four thousand versus one hundred thousand, isn't this crazy?
"Yes!" Jin Feng nodded, his expression still extremely calm.
"you you……"
Qin Zhen felt that arrogance was no longer enough to describe Jin Feng: "Master National Preceptor, you are asking the Northern Expeditionary Army to die. Do you know that you are taking human life lightly?"
Regarding Qin Zhen's accusation, Jin Feng smiled and did not explain anything, but the Ninth Princess couldn't listen anymore.
"Commander Qin, isn't that a strong statement?"
The Ninth Princess said: "Commander Qin, don't forget that the Zhenyuan Army only dispatched 300 people before and suppressed tens of thousands of Cao family rebels!"
Qin Zhen was really anxious and directly contradicted him: "Your Highness, please don't forget that the Northern Expeditionary Army is not facing bandits this time, but the 100,000 elites led by Shanyu of the Eastern Barbarians himself!"
The Ninth Princess still wanted to speak, but was stopped by Jin Feng's wink.
"Commander Qin, thank you for informing me of this news as soon as possible, and thank you for worrying about the Northern Expedition."
Jin Feng said: "However, Commander Qin is also the one who leads the troops. He should know that chaos in command is taboo on the battlefield. Since the Northern Expeditionary Army has been handed over to Brother Liang, it is not appropriate for me to point fingers."
Qin Zhen knew at a glance that Jin Feng and Ninth Princess were hiding something from him.
However, one of them is a princess and the other is a national advisor. Even if Qin Zhen saw it, he could not force them. He could only say helplessly: "Actually, I came to see the imperial advisor not to inform the imperial advisor, but to convey His Majesty's oral instructions.
"
"What oracle?"
"Your Majesty said that the Eastern Barbarian army is invading. For the sake of the safety of His Majesty and the National Preceptor, Your Majesty asked them to return to the capital as soon as possible." Qin Zhen said.
"For our safety?"
Jin Feng couldn't help but laugh.
The Ninth Princess also frowned slightly.
The Eastern Barbarians are still thousands of miles away. By the time they come, Jin Feng will have already returned to Jinchuan.
Chen Ji asked Jin Feng to go back. Apparently he was afraid and asked Jin Feng to return to Beijing and take charge.
"Commander Qin went back and told his majesty that the Eastern Barbarians will never come to the Central Plains, so your majesty can rest assured." Jin Feng said, "I will not go back."
For this return trip, the Capital City Escort Bureau and the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce worked hard and prepared for a long time.
Now that he is out of the city, how can Jin Feng go back?
"Master Imperial Master, you... you won't go back?"
Qin Zhen was stunned and almost blurted out the word "resistance".
In the feudal era, the emperor was supreme, and Chen Ji's words were the imperial edict.
If Jin Feng doesn't go back, he is actually resisting the decree.
With Jin Feng's current strength, even if Chen Ji resists his will, there is nothing he can do against him, but this will seriously damage Chen Ji's prestige.
Today Jin Feng dares to resist the decree, but tomorrow others may do the same.
After a long time, what prestige does the emperor still have?
So the Ninth Princess quickly reconciled: "Commander Qin, you go back and tell your father that I don't want to go back."
When Qin Zhen heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The Ninth Princess and Chen Ji are father and daughter. Chen Ji just asked Qin Zhen to pass down the oral instructions and did not issue a formal edict. Even if others knew about it, they would most likely say that Chen Ji doted on the Ninth Princess. This would best preserve Chen Ji's prestige.
Qin Zhen looked around, then leaned in front of Jin Feng and asked in a low voice: "Master Imperial Master, we are so familiar with each other, so tell me everything. How do you plan to deal with the Eastern Barbarians?"
Jin Feng did not answer Qin Zhen's question directly, but asked: "Commander Qin, do you know why I drugged the Eastern Barbarians in the first place?"
"If you want to defeat more with less, you have to use cunning tactics. Otherwise, how can you beat Yelu Shu?" Qin Zhen replied.
"No, in fact, even if we were fighting head-on, our Zhenyuan Escort Bureau was not afraid of Yelu Shu. The only thing I was worried about was that I would scare them away. They would run around and harm the people, so I drugged them!"
Jin Feng shook his head and said: "Now that the Eastern Barbarian army has just arrived at Yuguan City, it is a long way to the Central Plains. Brother Liang can completely let go of his hands and feet. Even if they are dispersed, they will not be able to harm the Central Plains. What else is there to fear?
"
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhen finally realized the gap between himself and Jin Feng.
When he heard that the Shanyu of the Eastern Barbarians personally led a hundred thousand troops to Yuguan City, his first thought was that the Northern Expedition was over.
But Jin Feng felt relieved, feeling that Zhang Liang could finally let go.
This shows that Jin Feng firmly believed that the Northern Expeditionary Army could defeat the Party members.
Although it sounds incredible, Qin Zhen thought about it carefully and found that it was not impossible at all.
The Northern Expeditionary Army had many weapons such as hot-air balloons, grenades, and heavy crossbows, as well as black armor that was invulnerable to swords. They also grabbed enough war horses from Yelu Shu to make up for the last shortcoming.
Qin Zhen imagined himself as an Eastern Barbarian Chanyu, as if the Eastern Barbarians really had little chance of winning.
"Commander Qin, don't send me away, go back."
Jin Feng patted Qin Zhen on the shoulder and took the Ninth Princess back onto the carriage.
Qin Zhen knew that Jin Feng had decided to leave. Although he felt helpless, he did not stop him and allowed Jin Feng to leave.
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In the north, Zhang Liang led the Northern Expeditionary Army walking in the vast sea of grass.
"What a wonderful field. It was so damaged by the Eastern Barbarians that it can only grow grass. It's such a pity."
Da Zhuang looked down at the knee-deep weeds and sighed with distress.
"That's why Mr. asked us to capture Yuguan City!"
Zhang Liang said: "As long as Yuguan City is captured, the Eastern Barbarians will no longer be able to go south at will, and the people can come here to farm!"