"The army is stationed, food and grass are distributed, and ordnance is forged. You all have to do your best!"
In the Pingyuan County government office, Zhao Yanxun was sitting on the main seat with dozens of people standing in front of him.
Among these people were officials who surrendered from the imperial court and officials who were rescued by Zhao Yanxun after being exiled.
Although they wanted to conquer the world immediately, the military attachés were not good at managing the local area, let alone arranging food, grass and military supplies.
Therefore, after capturing Donghe Mansion, Zhao Yanxun gradually transferred these matters to civilian officials, and now he has officially handed over the power and responsibilities to these people.
Once they stood in line, these people had no way out, so Zhao Yanxun believed in them, not to mention that there were exiled officials watching.
"I will take your orders!"
"Now that the rights and responsibilities are clear, I won't say much more. You can go about your own work!"
"yes!"
Everyone immediately walked out of the lobby. The surrendered officials had calm expressions, while the rescued officials were smiling.
Of course the latter have to laugh, they are really lucky.
The most unlucky among them have already died in the ordeal, and those who survive are considered lucky.
Up to now, not only have they been removed from their status as criminal ministers, but they have also resumed their duties, which makes everyone feel unreal.
Of course, this also left them with only one thought, which was to use all their efforts to seek revenge and help King Yong in his crusade against the traitors and puppet emperors in the court.
Because I had just arrived in Pingyuan County, I received a call from the Privy Council ten minutes after the "telephone" was set up.
"Military emergency?"
Hearing these four words, Zhao Yanxun was very confused.
The powerful enemy in Longyou has been eliminated, and the zombie extermination in Beidi and Longyou has been proceeding in an orderly manner. How could there be a so-called emergency military situation?
When they arrived at the telephone setup, Zhao Yanxun finally called and said, "What's the urgent military intelligence report?"
"Your Highness, the barbarians outside the pass are knocking on the pass. Wu Dingwei resisted desperately and suffered heavy losses. I have planned to mobilize the Tianjin Guard to come to the rescue and ask your highness to judge!"
After thinking for a while, Zhao Yanxun replied: "Yes, if necessary... the various guard posts in Longyou North can be adjusted without asking for instructions!"
"yes!"
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yanxun asked again: "What's the situation outside the customs?"
In Yuanyang, Longyou, the Privy Council was in contact with Zhao Yanxun. The news was directly transmitted to Jinshen Palace, and the eunuch on duty immediately went to Yongfu Palace to report.
After a while, Xue Baoyun took his son to the side hall of Jinshen Hall.
"Your Majesty, the Privy Council is over, you can summon the prince now!"
Nodding, Xue Baoyun signaled the eunuch to operate while he waited aside.
Thousands of miles away in Pingyuan County, Zhao Yanxun looked thoughtful.
The Hu people who attacked this time numbered three to four thousand, which is something to be warned about. No one can predict whether they will send more troops in their next attack.
There is another question: Why did the Hu people flee after the end of the world and come back now?
Faced with these two key issues, Zhao Yanxun issued an order to the Privy Council, asking them to send people out to investigate.
At the same time, he also asked the Privy Council to send an order to Luo Lun, asking him to postpone the recovery of Tianshan County and seize the time to clean up the interior of Beidi County.
Strictly speaking, the population of Tianshan County is too small, and there is very little arable land. It is better to concentrate troops to clean up Beidi County, and at the same time take care of the defense of Tianyuguan.
At this moment, the phone rang again, pulling Zhao Yanxun back from his thoughts.
"who?"
"Jinshen Palace, the princess has something to say to the prince!"
Hearing this, the eunuch who answered the phone quickly reported: "Your Majesty, this is the Princess!"
Generally speaking, the harem rarely contacts Zhao Yanxun, so this moment can't help but surprise him.
Did something happen?
With this thought in mind, Zhao Yanxun answered the phone.
"My beloved concubine, what's the matter?"
The number of words in daily phone calls is limited, so keep communication as concise as possible.
"Your Majesty, Hong'er can call him father!"
Jin body in the palace, Xue Baoyun took the "microphone" and winked at the maid.
"Brother Hong, call me Father...Father!"
After half an hour of contact, Zhao Weihong had mastered the new "word" and immediately laughed and said: "Father...Wang..."
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Yanxun burst out laughing when he heard his son calling him.
He had just heard the bad news, but now his son's "Father" made him feel better instantly.
"Hong'er is good!" Zhao Yanxun responded.
After teasing Zhao Weihong a few words, Zhao Yanxun listened to Xue Baoyun's voice and said: "My lord, I don't know when our family will be reunited!"
Glancing at the map hanging on the wall, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "I guess it won't take long!"
"I have something to ask of you!"
"you say!"
"I, my mother's family, hope that the prince will protect me!"
The Xue family stood up against Zhao Yanxun, saying that the Yong army had rebelled and usurped thieves, allowing the Xue family to live well in the capital. Zhao Yanxun already knew this.
But at this moment, Zhao Yanxun gave Xue Baoyun face and did not tell these things.
"Don't worry, I understand!" Zhao Yanxun replied calmly.
No matter what the Xue family's purpose is, if they stand up against themselves, it is definitely impossible to hide this matter.
So it is destined that they will not end well after the change of dynasty.
However, Zhao Yanxun was caught in the middle and had not yet figured out how to deal with him.
Not only the Xue family, but also Lin Guanhai, who had always been loyal to the imperial court, also gave Zhao Yanxun a headache.
…………
Zhao Yanxun had a headache, and the soldiers of the Yong Army stationed along the river also felt a headache at this moment.
Although the Jishui River is narrower than the Han River, it is still more than a hundred meters wide, so it is not easy to cross the river.
However, the nearby farmland is relatively well developed, resulting in very little wood. It is necessary to go further to cut it down before making boats to cross the river.
"Those people on the opposite side have set up defenses on the river bank in advance. It will not be easy to defeat them!"
"The Guards Department has expanded its troops and asked them to sneak over quietly. Can't they just attack directly!"
"Although the troops have been expanded, there are only five or six thousand men. They can resist the enemy troops of 30,000 to 40,000 each, but after all, there are 200,000 troops on the opposite side!"
"Although these 200,000 people are very hydrated, they cannot be eaten by thousands of guards, so we have to cross the river and attack together!"
All the officers nodded and told the bodyguard to cross the river on their own, but they were just in high spirits for the moment.
"Okay, we've been chatting for so long, let's go and do our own things!"
"Every day's tasks are arranged. If there are not enough ships by then, the prince will be held accountable!"
Everyone stood up to leave, but heard one of them ask: "Master Commander, will the ship we build in ten days be enough?"
"It's almost done after thinking about it, okay...let's get started!" Qin Hao urged.
He controls the 17th Guard, formerly the Wuxiang Guard of the Forbidden Army. It has only been a short time to integrate into the palace system, so the officers have more problems.
Looking across the river, Qin Hao said calmly: "Although there are still about ten days left, this battle is the decisive battle, and there will be no more big battles after that!"
This was not only his judgment, but also everyone in the Yong army thought so.