At the Northwest Governor's Office, Zhao Yanxun held a meeting, and the first topic was pre-war mobilization.
With the large number of Western barbarian troops stationed in the northwest, war clouds are already gathering in the northwest, and various pre-war mobilizations have been carried out many times.
The civil and military officials participating in the meeting have basically mobilized others, and they are very familiar with the clichés.
But when these words came out of the emperor's mouth, everyone could still feel their weight, and their hearts became heavy.
The war is really coming...
After talking about these things, Zhao Yanxun then made personnel adjustments to the Governor's Office in order to solve the problem of the transportation of grain and grass for the Forbidden Army.
He is the emperor, so he has the final say on how to arrange it, not to mention that it will indeed be much more reasonable after the adjustment.
Only he, the emperor, can deal with these problems so simply and crudely, and it is difficult to solve these problems by relying on the Governor-General's Office.
After everything was arranged, Zhao Yanxun stood up from his chair and slowly walked to the center of the lobby.
Along the way, all civil and military officials bowed their heads, ready to listen to Zhao Yanxun's holy teachings at any time.
"The war is coming, both civil and military officials must work together as one. This is the way to win!"
After another warning to everyone, this important discussion came to an end, and the civil and military officials dispersed one after another.
Of course, Zhao Yanxun was not idle either. In the next few days, he let Luo Lun lead him around.
Zhao Yanxun personally visited the warehouses of military supplies and weapons, as well as the horses exchanged by the Huns. After seeing them, he felt at ease.
On November 20th, with heavy snow falling in the sky, Zhao Yanxun arrived at Tianyuguan.
At this moment, he was standing on the tower of Tianyuguan, looking at the distant Cao Yuan.
Tightening the collar of his cloak, Zhao Yanxun said slowly: "The weather this year is colder than before!"
Behind him was Zhang Ziming, who joined the army in the Governor's Office. Hearing this, he replied: "Reporting to the emperor, it will be colder, but the soldiers have all received winter clothes, and there is no case of frostbite!"
Zhao Yanxun lamented about climate change, but Zhang Ziming answered about the situation in the military. The two people did not talk about it together.
As before, today the Huns sent a convoy to receive food outside the city gate.
Recently, the Xiongnu are still fighting against the Western Barbarians, but the two sides have maintained a certain tacit understanding, and the fighting was severe but the casualties were very small.
Although the Jin Yiwei was powerful, it was difficult to detect the changes in the war for a while, which also made the Jin court think that nothing had changed and that food was still being given as it should.
Looking at the grain being loaded under the city wall, Zhao Yanxun fell into thinking.
"If the Huns come to attack, can Tianyu Pass be defended?"
The emperor's sudden question made Zhang Ziming and the generals present deeply surprised. How could the Huns attack Tianyuguan?
"Reporting to your Majesty, there are enough defenders in Tianyu Pass. If the Xiongnu betray their faith and attack, our army will definitely be able to defend the city pass!" Zhang Ziming replied.
Zhao Yanxun turned around and looked at the generals of the guard station present. He hoped that these people would give a definite answer.
"Your Majesty, I can guard it!" Meng Hai replied immediately.
Everyone else nodded one after another, which made Zhao Yanxun truly feel at ease.
At the end of this month, he plans to change the contract with the Huns.
Of course, "changing the contract" is a relatively implicit term, which is essentially "tearing up the contract" and going back on one's word.
The grain transported outside the city was to support the Huns in their fight against the Western Barbarians. There have been no major casualties on either side recently. In Zhao Yanxun's opinion, the Huns were slacking off.
If they were slacking off, wouldn't the food be in vain? Zhao Yanxun couldn't bear it.
So just now he thought of asking the Huns to trade Western barbarian heads for food, which would force them to strengthen their offensive.
Now that the Western Barbarian army has entered Tianshan County in large numbers, no matter what the Huns think, Zhao Yanxun will take the initiative to force them to strengthen their offensive and reduce the pressure on the Jin army as much as possible.
But forcing the Xiongnu in this way would definitely force them to rebel, so Zhao Yanxun asked if he could defend Tianyu Pass.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yanxun said in front of everyone: "Starting from tomorrow, food shipments will be suspended!"
"According to the order!"
Although they didn't understand, everyone responded without any hesitation.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yanxun told everyone his thoughts and asked Zhang Ziming to take charge of this matter.
"The Emperor's Holy Ming!"
Amidst the sound of chanting, Zhao Yanxun walked down the city wall and immediately rushed to the military camp.
He came here not only for inspections, but also for inspections, in order to understand the underlying situation.
Two days later, Zhao Yanxun received a frontline battle report on his way back to Bei'an Prefecture.
The guard patrol troops guarding Tianshan County encountered a small group of Western Barbarian cavalry. In a battle, both sides suffered injuries to each other.
The troops of the Western Barbarians have been wandering around, but this is the first time they have fought head-on with the Forbidden Army. This once again reminded the northwest civil and military officials that war is imminent.
For Zhao Yanxun, it was time for him to go to the front line.
Not surprisingly, Zhao Yanxun's proposal met with opposition. After all, the front line was too dangerous, and how could officials let him take risks?
But Zhao Yanxun forced his way, and the officials could not stop him, so they could only deploy troops to protect him.
After entering Tianshan County, Zhao Yanxun basically wanted to go in and take a look at the Wubao castles he encountered along the way, and he was very satisfied with the results.
Within a few days, Zhao Yanxun arrived at Liangshan Fort, which was already the northernmost point of the Forbidden Army's defense line. Going further forward, he would encounter the Western Barbarian cavalry.
The arrival of the emperor made the fortress lively. Soldiers all gathered around and paid homage in the snow.
This is the emperor, a very sacred emperor, and he actually came to this fortress.
Zhao Yanxun is wearing the armor rewarded by the system. At this moment, his identity is more inclined to the military commander, letting the officers and soldiers rank and file.
"Long live the Emperor..."
"Long live the Emperor..."
The soldiers shouted loudly. Because Zhao Yanxun had greeted him in advance, the soldiers did not go to the school field to line up.
Walking among the soldiers in the heavy snow, Zhao Yanxun had a smile on his face. This smile was so contagious that it made the soldiers smile too. It seemed that guarding the border was no longer so difficult.
There are 2,500 soldiers stationed in the two mountain forts, led by a commander. This is where their patrols encountered the Western Barbarian cavalry.
This battle was fought fairly well, but for these deployed guards, it was already a very remarkable achievement.
"You have shown great authority and momentum in this battle. I am very pleased..."
Half an hour later, the soldiers lined up on the school field, listening carefully to the emperor's instructions.
Zhao Yanxun praised the garrison at the two mountain forts, which made all the garrison feel deeply honored. They all wanted to fight seriously and repay His Majesty the Emperor for his trust and trust.
While everyone was discussing, a scout came on horseback to report that Western Barbarian cavalry were approaching, numbering about two thousand.
Nowadays, the zombie density in Tianshan County is very low. With two thousand cavalry sent close to the Jin army's defense line, there is basically no need to worry about zombie attacks.
However, if there are too many troops and the "ripple" range of the movement is too large, there is still the possibility of attracting large-scale zombies.
It is precisely because the density of zombies has decreased that the Western Barbarian army that entered Tianshan County has begun to take the initiative to clean up the zombies.
In the current situation, active cleaning is more efficient than leading away, so it is natural to choose to actively clean up.
"Your Majesty, the enemy is attacking. Your Majesty, please evacuate immediately!" the accompanying official said solemnly.
When he came out this time, someone from the governor's office accompanied him, and he naturally gave advice at this moment.
"There are only two thousand enemy troops, it's really easy to eat them!"
After saying this, Zhao Yanxun smiled and said: "Xu Hong..."
"I'm here..."
"How many troops and horses do you need to defeat the enemy?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, five hundred cavalry are enough!"
Turning around and walking towards the wall, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "Then make arrangements!"
