Chapter 491: Starting a War

The orders are handled quickly. After all, they are asking for military supplies. Of course, they are trying to ask for more. The orders issued by the military camp in the single center are 2,000 pairs of bows, 100,000 arrows, and 1,000 kilograms of tinder oil...

There is also something tricky here. Whenever a battalion is issued, it is usually a sky-high price for each battalion. One battalion has only 3,000 people, but it dares to ask for two thousand bows at one's mouth. Not to mention anything else, if they are really satisfied, there will be a hundred gold and silver mountains in the Song Dynasty. So some people ask for a sky-high price, and some people will repay the money. If you want two thousand coupons, the Ministry of War is not polite. If you can verify five hundred, it will be considered very considerate.

The orders were delivered one by one, and a doctor asked Chen Ao if he wanted to open the order and send them together. Anyway, it was the money and food of the public, so it was for nothing. No one was willing to be polite.

Chen Ao looked up at Fangliang, and said with a faint look: "I am deeply grateful to the emperor. I am unwilling to do this kind of trick. It is immoral to do it. In the future, it will be criticized by future generations. In life, virtue is very important. You cannot let temporary greed ruin your reputation." After a pause, he said: "But if I don't write a list, it will be out of the mud without being stained. So many brothers followed me to have dinner. They all wrote the list, but I don't write it. It will inevitably make everyone uneasy and feel that the things I ask for are hot. Come and take a pen, ink, paper and ink."

The doctor's face was strangely lit and pen, Chen Ao lifted the pen and wrote in the list: "Ten pairs of Lun scarves, ten pairs of cranes and cloaks, three chariots of four horses, five pairs of feather fans, and twenty boys."

"I sent it over and told the men of the Ministry of War that my brothers were working hard in front of me, all for the country and the court. I asked them not to delay and send the things as soon as possible." After writing, Chen Ao clapped his hands and said.

The doctor read the order, put it away strangely, and said nothing, nodded and said, "Yes."

At this time, a scout came to report panting, and Chen Ao called him in. The scout said hoarsely: "Sir, the Tianyi Sect bandits came out of Huazhou and Weicheng, and there were 30,000 people running south."

"Thirty thousand? What does this mean? Where is Wu Bi? Is he? Is there any message from him?" Chen Ao narrowed his eyebrows, and originally wanted to rely on Wu Bi to confuse the Tianyi Sect, and at least gain some time. Unexpectedly, Tianyi Sect took the lead at this time. At least one thing can show that there must be something wrong with the Tianyi Sect.

"No."

Chen Ao had done a lot of homework to confuse the Tianyi Sect. On the one hand, he attracted a lot of wing troops to strengthen his momentum, and on the other hand, he also made a statement to mobilize the border troops. With the Tianyi Sect's situation at this time, he actually took the lead. At least one thing can prove that the Tianyi Sect has already figured out its trump card.

Chen Ao tried his best to make himself look calm and said, "Okay, you go down and rest first, come and beat the drum and raise the tent."

The actions of Tianyi Sect and Bianjing City were too sudden. One was to force Chen Ao to send troops, the other was to face the enemy. The Ma Junsi Imperial Army, which had only more than 10,000 people in Bocheng, had many wing troops echoing each other in the nearby line, but they could not count on them if they really wanted to.

After discussing with the camp officials and doctors for a while, Chen Ao had almost had a clear understanding, which at least proved that someone in Bianjing City had revealed the news to the Tianyi Sect, and it was an important military information, allowing the Tianyi Sect to see through the deployment of Bocheng and make them unscrupulous.

But now the other party had figured out himself clearly, Chen Ao knew nothing about the Tianyi Sect, so he had to send many scouts to closely monitor the situation of the Tianyi Sect. The news was quickly sent back. The Tianyi Sect divided its troops into four groups and headed towards Sourzao, Fengqiu, Changheng and Bocheng. These were all gateways entering Bianjing. No matter where they broke through, if there was a mistake in one line of defense, the consequences would be serious.

Especially Bocheng, located in the center of four important strongholds, is an important hub that echoes left and right. Once there is a problem here, the defenders from all over the country may be defeated.

There are many people in Tianyi Cult and they take the initiative. At this time, Chen Ao was stunned. He thought he was a chess player, but he didn't know that he had played half of the chess, but found that this chess game was not what he imagined.

When things have reached the point, it is certain to stick to it. The question is where the limited power should be guarded? If we concentrate our efforts to defend Bocheng, should we still want the horned lands of Sourjuana, Fengqiu, and Changheng? If the enemy bypasses Bocheng and takes Bianjing directly, or only sends hundreds of people to appear under Bianjing, the political consequences will be extremely serious.

But what will happen if the troops are divided into garrisons? The entire periphery of Bianjing is probably the only army that can be defeated. Of course, the Palace Front Office and the Infantry Department cannot count on it. Originally, the horse army department had a strong force, and at least there should be more than 40,000 people on the books, but the number of those who were given empty wages and Gao Qiu was defeated was only 12,000. If these people were divided, as long as one of them was defeated, the entire line would be passive.

Even Han Shizhong was also a slap in his hands: "Sir, it seems that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, but if we eliminate the protection of the capital, we have no soldiers available now. It is urgent to mobilize the border troops."

Chen Ao thought for a while, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "As soon as the border troops move, the people of Xixia will take the opportunity to enter. Besides, even if they want to be mobilized, the far water cannot save the near fire. This matter depends on us."

Everyone discussed for a while but couldn't figure it out. Chen Ao made a quick decision: "At this point, we can only divide the troops, otherwise once the bandits break through the Sourzao, Fengqiu and other places, we will become alone, Deng Jian, the former military camp officer."

Someone came out immediately: "The last one will be there."

"You immediately lead your troops to guard the jujube."

"Huang Ting, the officer of the Houjun camp."

"The last one will be there."

"Lead troops to guard Fengqiu."

"Xiong Ping, the official of the Left Army Camp."

"The last one will be there."

"Lead the troops to Changheng."

"The rest of the Central Army and Right Army camps are stationed in Bocheng with me and will help defend with the local wing army. Without my order, you must not move lightly."

Everyone was arguing endlessly before, but Chen Ao disagreed with the public, leaving everyone with nothing to say, and they all said, "Abide by the order!"

After ordering, the battalions went to arrange the arrangements. Chen Ao issued several more orders, one to urge the logistics of the Ministry of War, and the other to order the wing troops from all over the country to prepare for the attack at various passes and ferries. In addition, they had to meet with the people sent by the wing troops from all over the country, while comforting them, while ordering them to firmly stick to them and not make any mistakes. This was a busy mess, and they didn't sleep well for several days and nights. Even if they raised a cup of tea, their arms felt sore and numb, and they felt they couldn't use any force.

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On the empty ridge, after a rain of washing, the air was filled with a strong fragrance of soil. The seedlings in the ridge were trampled to the extreme. The winding team was serpentine, stretching to the end of the sky. One by one, wearing hemp clothes, straw sandals, yellow heads, and various weapons, slowly advancing with the team. Many of them were still wearing Fanyang hats and wearing officers and soldiers' armor, but there was a chicken feather on the Fanyang hat, which looked a bit weird.

From time to time, people would ride horses and pass by the team quickly, or send orders to report the news with immortal talismans or scouts. On the left side of the ridge is a hill, which is bare and bare, and looks very dissonant. A team of dozens of knights ran up the hillside. These people were all wearing Taoist robes, and the fabrics were red or black. The leader was the old Xu Shenfu. Xu Shenfu wore a purple cloud crown today and had a jade belt tied around his waist. He stopped on the slope with a spirit. The Taoists behind him also pulled their horses one after another. The frightened horses rolled their hooves and raised the sound of the broken mud and tearing the rhythm.

Xu Shenfu stopped on this small slope and looked at the end of the team, looking very energetic. Then he looked at the extended sky, shaking the white beard under his jaw, and said in a deep voice: "The scout said that in three days, you will enter Gyeonggi Province. The heaven and earth will protect us, and our heavenly army will be able to win the flag."

A man slowly came over. The man was wearing a black Taoist robe, but his face was covered with a beard. His eyes were as good as a copper bell. He didn't look like a Taoist in Xiuxuan, but more like a thief in a grass. This man was so sturdy that he was pressed on the horse that made the horse sit on the horse a little unbearable, and he was breathing.

Xu Shenfu glanced at him. The man was named Wang Meng, who was the most powerful general under the Tianyi Cult. A few months ago, he led a group of Tianyi Cultists to defeat the imperial guards of the Majun Office and let Gao Qiu return in. He almost brought the entire Majun Office in. Not only that, when Xu Shenfu was in the rebellion, the local Xiang army was indecisive. At that time, Wang Meng was just a miscellaneous capital in the Xiang army. However, he played a great role in the critical moment. He led dozens of people to break into the Xiang army camp in the North Road of Jingji with a knife and forced the local generals to obey Xu Shenfu's control.

Xu Shenfu naturally favored Wang Meng. This time he went to the expedition, Wang Meng naturally became Xu Shenfu's right-hand man. Wang Meng was a little rude. After hearing Xu Shenfu's words, he said in a muffled voice: "The immortal, as long as the news from Bianjing is accurate, and if the thin city is flat, the fence is just around the corner. If you break it, then drive directly to Bianjing and drive the emperor down, this dragon throne should be the immortal."

Xu Shenfu cheered up his spirits and said with confidence: "Since this news was said by the Minister of War, the news must be accurate."

Wang Meng said carelessly: "Why does the immortal believe that the Minister of War? Perhaps this is their trick or not."

Xu Shenfu smiled indifferently, looked at the marching team stretching down the hillside, gently comforted the restless horse, and said slowly: "No one knows more about the things in Bianjing than the original. What else can these people do to fight for power and profit?"
Chapter completed!