"It's been a long time since I've been back to the capital!"
Outside Tailin City, a group of people appeared, all wearing armor and holding weapons. They looked very heroic.
The leader was a bearded man, his tough face was full of vicissitudes of life, his eyes were deep and heavy, and his whole body was filled with an aura unique to the Northern Desert.
These people are the Dingbei Army guarding Eagle City, and their leader is Kou Zaixiong.
Behind him, followed a capable young man with starry eyes, who was very extraordinary.
He is the eldest son of Kou Zaixiong, named Kou Wang. He grew up in a military camp and went to the battlefield at the age of twelve. He won the first battle and became an instant success.
Back then, he almost stole Jing Ling's limelight.
But in the end, it was Jing Ling who was superior in skills and defeated Kou Wang every time.
Kou Wang has always been unconvinced by this, and has thought about defeating Jing Ling countless times.
Later, Kou Wang and his father Kou Zaixiong went to Yingcheng Town to defend the millions of soldiers in the north, and there was no chance to compete with Jing Ling.
And this wait lasted four years.
"Jing Ling, I will definitely defeat you this time." Kou Wang's eyes were filled with strong fighting spirit.
Since he went to Eagle City, he has not fought against Jing Ling. He doesn't know Jing Ling's current strength.
However, he had heard that Jing Ling led two thousand men, went deep alone, and captured Jie Yukang, the leader of the Shanu Kingdom, and his record was astonishing.
He also admired this very much, and therefore wanted to fight even more.
"Just give me a peace of mind and don't cause trouble for me." Kou Zaixiong turned around and scolded Kou Wang, but his tone was not that harsh.
Soon, they entered Tailin City and returned to their original residence, Prince Dingbei's Mansion.
Kou Zaixiong lives in the northernmost part of the Zhou Dynasty, so he came back the latest.
As soon as Kou Wang returned to Tailin City, he went to look for Jing Ling and wanted to compete with him.
He had been waiting for this battle for four years.
However, before he could compete with Jing Ling, everyone was called to the palace.
In addition to Kou Zaixiong and others, Yuncheng Yanchong and others were also present.
There were many people present, and the imperial study room was almost packed.
"Kou Zaixiong, Xiao Li, and Deng Yongle, report on your military situation."
These three people are all leading troops outside. In addition to them, there are also some prefectures and cities with a small number of troops, such as the two Jiangbei prefectures.
However, these armies may become a burden to the Zhou court at some point.
For example, in the states and cities that surrendered, their armies were integrated into the two major rebel armies, making the rebels even stronger.
Now that Zhou Dynasty has eliminated the city guard battalions guarding the border and Tailin City, the remaining army is only about one-half of the two major rebel armies.
Kou Zaixiong's Dingbei Army totaled 200,000 men, all of which were stationed near Yingcheng and the Yuan River to defend against the millions of troops from the three northern kingdoms.
There hasn't been much friction so far. The last time the three northern countries fought on the border, they almost went to war, but in the end they withdrew their troops.
The relationship between the three northern kingdoms is relatively complicated. Originally, the north had many tribes like the Shanu Kingdom, but later a Qigu tribe appeared in the north, and they just unified the north into a unified country, and even invaded the Great Zhou Dynasty.
However, not long after Dazhou replaced Daliang at that time, its national power and military strength were strong, and it severely beat this emerging country.
Later, this country invaded westward and had a stalemate with the Shanu Kingdom for a period of time.
Eventually, the country broke out into internal strife and stopped expanding. After a period of war, it was divided into the three countries it is today, among which the Jin Lie Kingdom was the most powerful.
Although they are unanimous in looking outward, they actually have a lot of internal conflicts. Each country thinks that it is the orthodoxy and often fights.
Bai Yutian already understood Deng Yongle's situation. Before Deng Yongle's defeat, the Dingtian rebels had been in a stalemate for too long, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources.
The Battle of Xiangcheng caused heavy losses to the army.
Now, Deng Yongle faced Shi Wanqin, and even the defense was very difficult, and the army supplies were very scarce.
"Kou Zaixiong, you divide 50,000 troops and horses, merge with Deng Yongle's army to form a 100,000-strong army, and go south to defend Nanchuan."
"Jing Zhao, Jing Ling, you lead the Fenghuo Camp to put down Shi Wanqin's rebellion."
With the intervention of the Shannu Kingdom in the three northern kingdoms, the pressure has been reduced a bit, so the Dingbei Army can send some troops.
Xiao Lijin said: "Your Majesty, now that the Shannu Kingdom and the Great Zhou Kingdom have established relations, can we mobilize the Suppressing West Army?"
He also wanted to add some strength to Bai Yutian's actions so that the Zhou army would be more secure.
However, Bai Yutian shook his head.
"The Shanu Kingdom is capricious. In order to prevent them from stabbing us in the back, Xining Prefecture's troops cannot withdraw."
At least, with Xiao Li's West-Suppressing Army here, the west has some more guarantees.
If Xihuang didn't lose so many soldiers and horses, Bai Yutian could consider dispatching some soldiers, but that's not possible now.
"I have sent people to investigate. Nanchuan and Shi Wanqin seem to be making moves. It is estimated that a war will break out in the short term, so you must act quickly." Bai Yutian said solemnly.
Several people looked stern. They didn't expect that the war would start again so soon. They quickly replied: "Yes."
Kou Wang glanced at Jing Ling, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to lead an army of fifty thousand to join Governor Deng and go south to fight the enemy."
Bai Yutian looked at Kou Wang. Kou Wang was about the same age as Jing Ling. Both of them had a sense of sharpness, youthfulness, and brilliance.
"Okay, I agree." Bai Yutian said decisively.
He had also heard of Kou Wang's reputation, and he was considered a rare rising star in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although he was a little inferior to Jing Ling, he was very powerful whether he was leading troops in battle or going into battle to kill enemies, and he could be trained intensively.
With Kou Wang's bravery and Deng Yongle's calmness, the army going south is relatively stable.
Kou Zaixiong smiled bitterly. He knew that Kou Wang was completely a fighting madman and had a paranoid attitude towards defeating Jing Ling.
When Jing Ling defeated Shi Wanqin, Kou Wang wanted to defeat Nanchuan and defeat Jing Ling.
Jing Ling also knew what Kou Wang was thinking. The two looked at each other, their eyes facing each other, and there seemed to be sparks between them.
Next, there was a series of arrangements and arrangements. This time Bai Yutian gathered so many people just to prepare for the war.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has experienced several wars before, which caused the Great Zhou Dynasty's treasury to be consumed at a rocket speed. If these wars end relatively quickly, I am afraid that the Great Zhou Dynasty's treasury will bottom out again.
Personnel arrangements, logistics management, food supplies... these issues must be taken care of.
As a role model, Yuncheng Yanchong naturally had to do his best to complete these things.
Because the war is about to begin, Bai Yutian has no time to divide the provinces for the time being. Anyway, these prefects are trapped in Tailin City, at least the first step of the deployment has been completed.