When the military order was conveyed to Suzhou, He Feng had already been training the entire battalion for more than half a month.
Although it did not form much combat power, it was finally able to follow orders and prohibitions, and it became a qualified battalion in spirit and spirit.
Of course, He Feng also understood that these new recruits could not be used in a real war, as they would collapse at the first touch.
That's why he thought of joining forces with the young division and training in Beiliang by using veterans to lead new recruits.
After just two battles, these new recruits will be qualified when they come back, and the Suzhou Battalion will be truly capable of fighting.
"General, I heard that His Majesty's decree has arrived?" Xiao Neng came back and went straight to the general's camp, excitedly saying.
He is assisting in disaster relief work. The disaster situation in Suzhou is complicated and cannot be solved in a day. It will take more than several months to calm down.
Seeing Xiao Neng coming, He Feng smiled and said: "Your Majesty's messenger has handed over the imperial edict to me."
"What does the decree say?" Xiao Neng asked about the content, but he didn't dare to tell. He wanted to come and see the decree.
Imperial edicts cannot be circulated at will, as this would hinder the imperial authority.
He Feng: "Your Majesty asked me to lead the Suzhou Battalion and go north to join the Young Division and cooperate with the Young Division to stabilize the victory."
"Results of the battle?" Xiao Neng said, "Young Master has only been going north for a month. What are the results of the battle?"
"Young Master has already captured Shuangzhou and Hanzhou, and Linzhou is probably in the bag as well." He Feng sighed in admiration.
I have to admit, even if he sends troops, he may not be able to do it so quickly.
"Will Shuangzhou and Hanzhou be captured now?"
Xiao Neng was shocked: "Can you reach Hanzhou in one month?"
Beiliang has a vast territory, with long distances between the main prefectures and cities, and many soldiers and horses stationed in the wild. After all, they were once a nomadic people.
After being transformed into Xia by the Taihuang Emperor, they had to follow the example of Daxia in the past few hundred years. This system benefited them, so they did not make major changes after the rebellion against Xia.
However, some habits were still preserved.
For example, there are many casual soldiers and cavalry.
Leaving Liangzhou and taking Shuangzhou to Hanzhou, this journey is non-stop and takes half a month.
Not to mention fighting, it would be even more time-consuming. Even if the battle in Shuangzhou went smoothly, we should have arrived at Hanzhou at this time.
"Look at this."
He Feng said and threw out a battle report.
Xiao Neng frowned: "What is this."
With that said, he opened it and saw: "The good news copied by the Ministry of War?"
"My father, through his connections, copied it from the Ministry of War and asked the imperial envoy to deliver it to me. Details about the Battle of Shuangzhou."
He Feng pointed at the fold: "Take a look, the young master is indeed the best genius in the world. From now on, the battlefield will change."
Naturally, he had already read the content before he expressed such emotion.
"Chantian?" Xiao Neng smiled, "How can he, a fledgling boy, compare to your military skills, General? Are you praising him too much?"
Xiao Neng feels that wizards belong to wizards, and battlefields belong to battlefields.
In the past six months, the Young Master has done many shocking things, but at the end of the day, he is still a human being.
Not the god in the rumors.
As long as he is still a human being, there is no way he can scare a veteran like him.
"hiss……"
But after reading the battle report, Xiao Neng's expression suddenly froze, his smile froze on his face, and he felt his scalp itchy.
Scratching his head, Xiao Neng threw the battle report on the table, shook his head and said: "Impossible, Shuangzhou destroyed the city in less than half an hour, and the battle lost less than 300 people?"
"How is this possible!"
Xiao Neng bared his teeth: "When I was young, I went to Shuangzhou with Mr. Ye. We also captured Shuangzhou back then, but it only took one day, and it was not winter yet."
"It can't be so fast!"
"And in that battle that year, we lost thousands of people, but in the end we had to let the heavy armored army quickly break through the city."
Xiao Neng denied it repeatedly, not because he didn't want to admit it, but because he thought it really couldn't happen.
It was far beyond the scope of his understanding.
"Old Xiao."
Seeing that Xiao Neng was in disbelief and even hysterical, He Feng calmly said: "Accept the reality."
"I..." Xiao Neng squatted down and covered his head, feeling that his scalp was even more itchy.
So, he rubbed his hands violently on his head to relieve the discomfort caused by the exploding scalp.
He Feng patted Xiao Neng on the shoulder: "Our era has passed. From now on, accepting reality and seeking opportunities for change is our best way out."
Unlike Xiao Neng, when He Feng saw the battle report, he was shocked at first, and then surprised.
The young master is more powerful and is a threat to He Feng, but it is a great blessing to Daxia.
"Firearms are really so powerful?" Xiao Neng raised his head and said seriously, "Even armor can't protect against it?"
"Otherwise, why do you think His Majesty established the Musket Bureau and asked an old man like Wei Feng to help Fang Jue?"
He Feng smiled and said: "We still don't have the vision of His Majesty."
"But General, this sudden appearance of Fang Jue is so eye-catching... Your status in the army is..."
Xiao Neng seemed a little worried that Fang Jue would threaten He Feng's status in the army.
He Feng smiled and said: "It is bound to affect me, but this is not a bad thing."
"Ah?" Xiao Neng was surprised, "Are you not worried at all?"
After giving Xiao Neng a meaningful look, He Feng shook his head: "Go and deliver the order. We are well prepared today and will head north tomorrow."
Xiao Neng had to ask: "How many people should we bring?"
"Leave a thousand-household camp for Cai Yan and attack with the whole army," He Feng said.
He had to go north as soon as possible, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to drink the soup.
With the young master's speed, Linzhou might have been captured at this moment. If the Suzhou camp hadn't been in place before Beiliang counterattacked, it would really be impossible to catch up with Rehu.
"Yes." Xiao Neng left angrily.
When he walked out of the tent, He Feng said coldly and meaningfully: "You want to make me stand up, like Ye Xuanfeng did back then, and be praised by you as a person that His Majesty has to be afraid of?"
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
"Fortunately, a young master came out of the blue and could share the burden for me. Maybe I won't have to take the initiative to step down like Ye Xuanfeng in the future..."
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"What, the general is leaving?"
He Feng came to see Cai Yan and entrusted Suzhou to him. Cai Yan suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
"Yes, our army will set off tomorrow and head north to join forces with the Young Division."
He Feng said: "Suzhou, we have no choice but to ask Mr. Cai."
Cai Yan smiled bitterly: "Now that General He is gone, all this mess in Suzhou will be left to me. How can I manage it?"
He began to complain.
He Feng saw what he was thinking and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Cai, I have left you a thousand-household camp. No one dares to be presumptuous."
"That's good..." After hearing this, Cai Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If the entire Suzhou camp were to move out, Cai Yan would be left with a real mess.
The officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs who came to provide disaster relief were all higher-ranking than Cai Yan. Some people were already dissatisfied with him for taking this temporary position.
Without He Feng's support, how could Cai Yan have the confidence to compete with these people with such high official arrogance?
"The front line is dangerous, General He, please be careful." Cai Yan cupped his hands and said.
After spending more than half a month together, the two of them have become good friends. They live and work together every day and worry about Suzhou.
He Feng said: "Lord Cai, please take care. Although the front line is dangerous, Suzhou is not an easy place. You have to deal with so many officials and it is not easy to handle the affairs of such a large state."
"Alas..." When talking about this matter, Cai Yan stroked his forehead, "To be fair to the general, I have found some signs of something wrong today, but..."
Hearing this, He Feng narrowed his eyes: "Master Cai, why do you and I need to hide it? I will support you one more time before I leave."
He Feng knew that he would not be able to come back soon. The official who was coming to take over was on the way, but it would take at least nearly a month before he could take up his post.
During this period, if Cai Yan did well, he would not be rewarded very much. If he did wrong, he would harm the country and the people.
It was difficult for Cai Yan to meet, and He Feng also decided to build up momentum for him before leaving.
In order to let people know about Cai Yan's friendship with him, they would not dare to embarrass him too much.
"Thank you, General..." Cai Yan was so moved that he was not shy at the moment and told the truth.
"General, I don't know. You have been back to the camp to train troops these days. All parties are not convinced by me. Some people are disobeying the situation, but some people do not take the disaster in Suzhou into their hearts..."
"Some people began to put their hands into the disaster relief silver grain. I saw that the porridge in some porridge sheds was already clear soup and little water."
"Also, the Ministry of Household Affairs has planned to rebuild people's residences and provide relief through work, but some people are trying to do it. I secretly visited and learned that some people are collecting benefits from the recruited workers for the victims..." This chapter has been completed!
