"What? Your Majesty wants to make me the Grand Administrator of Nanyang?"
Qin Hao's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Didn't Liu Hong take him as a hostage? What happened to the Nanyang Prefect now? Qin Hao was extremely surprised by this.
The one who came to announce the decree was Zhang Rang. After hearing Qin Hao's question, he looked around at the people behind Qin Hao and pretended to be flattering:
"Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor, and it cannot be defended by anyone other than the emperor's relatives. Since the prince-in-law has made an astonishing achievement this time, the position of Nanyang's governor naturally belongs to the prince-son-in-law."
Qin Hao is ready to take a few years of leisure, but who is willing to be a hostage for a few years? Now that he is suddenly asked to become a prefect, it is simply a dark thing for Qin Hao.
After Zhang Rang left after announcing the decree, the four counselors Wang Meng, Liu Jifang, Qiao Liuye, and others immediately smiled and congratulated: "Congratulations, my lord, for being appointed the Grand Administrator of Nanyang."
When Qin Wen returned to Bingzhou, Wang Meng and other civil servants did not return together. According to their words, where the lord is, the ministers will be there.
Qin Hao actually hoped that they would return to Bingzhou. After all, it would be a waste of talents to have such talented people doing nothing with him.
But the four of them had a surprisingly tacit understanding and determination, which moved Qin Hao deeply.
Qin Hao suppressed the madness in his heart and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, we can finally show off our skills."
If he had been the governor of other counties, Qin Hao might not be so happy, but Nanyang is the center of the world, the largest, richest and most populous county in the world.
How could Qin Hao not be happy with such a treasured land given by God?
Qin Hao looked to the north and murmured to himself: "It's time to break away from Bingzhou and develop alone."
Wang Meng and others looked at each other in confusion, tacitly saying nothing. They knew that Qin Hao would definitely make the most correct choice.
In the process of establishing the Jin Army (Qin Wen is now the Marquis of Jin), although Qin Hao's role was not inferior to that of Qin Wen, Qin Hao was not the founder after all.
The Jin army has been marked by Qin Wen, and his influence is unmatched by anyone.
Although there is nothing shameful about a son inheriting his father's legacy, what Qin Hao inherited was the entire Jin Dynasty.
If Qin Hao's own team is not strong enough, the Jin family will be dominated in the court, which is definitely not what any king wants to see.
Therefore, becoming independent from the Jin army and developing his own power alone is what Qin Hao must experience!
Since most of Nanyang was still in the hands of the Yellow Turbans, it was naturally impossible for Qin Hao to take office alone, so the imperial court also assigned Qin Hao 10,000 troops and horses.
Yes, that’s right, it’s ten thousand.
Probably because Qin Hao had not yet been defeated, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were full of confidence in Qin Hao, and did not think that the "trivial matter" of regaining Nanyang would be difficult for the victorious champion.
But you must know that more than thirty counties in Nanyang are in the hands of the Yellow Turbans. Each county has nearly a thousand defenders, but they are just leaderless.
Therefore, unless the Yellow Turbans voluntarily surrender, Qin Hao will not be able to regain Nanyang even if he kills all the thousands of soldiers and horses.
When he learned that the imperial court had only given him 10,000 troops, Qin Hao was so angry that he almost cursed. For this reason, he went to General He Jin several times.
He Jin was also tortured by Qin Hao and had no choice but to do so. Due to Qin Hao's status as consort and Qin Wen's face, he finally gave Qin Hao another three thousand, and then said nothing.
Qin Hao was also very helpless about this. In order not to ruin his "invincible" sign, he could only go to Nanyang with 13,000 troops and horses, and then wrote to his father asking for help.
When Qin Wen left Luoyang, he took away everything he could and could not take with him. After all, it was no joke for 200,000 Xiongnu to go south.
As a result, Qin Hao in Luoyang only had four major staff members and three bodyguard generals: Xu Chu, Jiang Juan and Xiong Kuohai.
After receiving his son's letter asking for help, Qin Wen was also very concerned.
After all, the county of Nanyang is much richer than the nine counties of Bingzhou. If Qin Hao can completely conquer Nanyang, the benefits in the future troubled times will naturally be immeasurable.
In order to help Qin Hao quickly open up the situation, the Jin army sent out all its elite troops in the true sense this time.
In terms of the army, a total of 7,500 elite troops were dispatched, including: 2,000 heavy cavalry that have been replenished and expanded to break the barracks, 3,000 light cavalry at the Tiger Camp, 1,500 heavy cavalry trapped in the camp, and 1,000 who volunteered for military service.
Archery Detachment of Women.
In terms of generals, there are Bai Qi, Yue Fei, Xue Rengui, Su Dingfang, Ran Min, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Gao Shun, Yu Jin, Qin Wu, Qin Zheng, Mu Guiying, a total of eleven generals.
Since Temujin has not retreated yet, Yang Ye and other Yang family generals, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Zhao Yun, Guan Sheng, Xu Huang, Qin Yong, Qin Liangyu and other generals have all stayed. After all, Bingzhou also cannot afford to lose.
As for civil servants, considering that there was no shortage of civil servants around Qin Hao, not only did they not send civil servants south, they also intercepted Fan Zhongyan, who originally belonged to Qin Hao's line.
It can also be seen from this that even Qin Wen is still short of literati.
Nanyang, Wancheng, Taishou Mansion.
"Meet my lord."
Bai Qi and other generals saluted in unison, and the words "Lord" also meant that Qin Hao would now separate from Jin and form his own line.
Qin Hao looked around at the generals in the hall and felt a sense of pride in his heart. These people are all my subordinates.
"No need to be polite, you all have worked so hard."
"Thank you, Lord."
Gao Shun stood up and reported: "Young Master, we are going south this time, bringing a total of 5,000 elite cavalry and 1,500 elite infantry..."
Mu Guiying seemed to be afraid that Gao Shun would forget her, so she quickly added: "There are also a thousand elite crossbowmen."
A wry smile flashed across Gao Shun's face and he said: "Yes, there are still a thousand crossbowmen."
Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction and looked at his father looking at other people's fathers. Sure enough, his father was better.
Among the 13,000 troops given by the imperial court, there was not even a single cavalryman, but his father sent 5,000 to him at once.
You must know that the total number of imperial cavalry is less than 10,000, and the terrain of Nanyang is mainly plains, so 5,000 elite cavalry is more than enough.
"Lord, in the east of Runan, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's coalition forces are already at war with Li Mi, and our top priority should be to recover the remaining thirty counties in Nanyang first." Liu Ji added.
"What the military advisor said is reasonable, but where should we start from?" Qin Hao asked,
The 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command were Qin Hao's starting capital. Naturally, he did not want to suffer too many casualties, so he would naturally not attack Nanyang if he could win it wisely.
Liu Ye, who usually doesn't talk much, was the first to speak up this time and said calmly: "I think my lord should test the attitude of the magistrates of each county first, and then focus on attacking the die-hard Yellow Turban elements. Then we can send a message to Nanyang to make a decision.