On April 22, 426, in the prefect of Shangyuancheng, the prefect of Dai'an County, Qianzhou Province, Zhang Chutao, the prefect of Dai'an County, coughed and asked Yang Chen, the chief of Dai'an County, the prefect of Dai'an County, while coughing, "Is that news confirmed?"

Yang Chen, the chief of Dai'an County, nodded and said, "Prefect, the news has been confirmed. Liu Ji, a side general sent by the court to Chengyin County, led his troops to defeat the 30,000 cavalry of Wuheng Prince Court, and then defeated the 90,000 coalition forces of the Loufan Cangxiong Tribe and the Qingyang Tribe. Finally, the General Liu of Chengyin County personally led his troops into the grassland for nearly 400 miles, uprooting the Cangxiong Tribe, one of the five major tribes of the Loufan tribes. This is really hard to believe!"

"Ahem, I didn't expect that a baseless general could make such a big noise. Has he found out how many soldiers there are under Liu Ji's command now?" The prefect Zhang Chutao coughed and asked the chief Yang Chen.

"The prefect, the secret spies sent to Chengyin County, received the reward. General Liu incorporated a large number of Hu prisoners of war, and then incorporated all the young and strong men from Jin who were rescued from the Hu people into the army. Now General Liu has at least 50,000 cavalry and more than 30,000 infantry!" Chief Yang Chen said in an unbelievable tone.

In fact, the chief of Dai'an County did not know that Liu Ji's cavalry and infantry had exceeded 160,000, which was twice as much as the data obtained by the secret spies.

"Hiss---that the general named Liu Ji actually has 80,000 troops in his hand. You know, the Jin army in Qianzhou now adds up to the total number of troops in Chengyin County, which may be less than 80,000! He, a small general, dares to ignore the Great Jin army system, create so many troops, and dares to recruit Hu people to join the Great Jin border army without the permission of the court. I must submit a report... Cough cough cough----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Sir, don't be excited. No matter what, Chengyin County is under the jurisdiction of our Dai'an County. General Liu has achieved such an amazing victory and has the credit of yours. And according to the current situation, it makes sense to have soldiers and food. Even if you report to the court, the big men in the court will only win over General Liu from Chengyin County, and will not care whether General Liu violates the Great Jin army system." Chief Yang Chen saw that the prefect Zhang Chutao coughed violently, quickly walked to Zhang Chutao, patted Zhang Chutao's back, and said comfortingly while patting him.

The prefect Zhang Chutao coughed violently for a few times, but felt a little more comfortable. Then he sighed and said, "Ah--the situation in our Great Jin Dynasty is getting more and more chaotic now. I wonder how many restless people like Liu Ji are coming out!"

Chief Yang Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "Prince, now our 5,000 border troops in Shangyuan City are controlled by the guerrilla general Shi Mao, and Shi Mao has been recruiting soldiers. He sees that Shi Mao is not a peaceful person, but our prefect only has a few hundred yamen runners in his hands. Will the prefect also form a local army affiliated with Shangyuan City in accordance with the will of the court?"

The prefect Zhang Chutao suddenly showed a helpless look, "If I retreat ten years, I will definitely disperse my family's wealth and form an elite army to compete with the Hu people on the grassland. But now I know my body very well and it should not last long. The guerrilla general Shi Mao had long been staring at me, the prefect of Dai'an County. At this time, the local troops in Shangyuan City will only increase the suspicion of the guerrilla general Shi Mao. If it is not done well, it will cause unnecessary trouble. Alas - it's a pity that I don't have a son!"

Chief Yang Chen sighed, the border army in Shangyuan City should have three battalions of nearly 10,000 elite border troops, but in recent years, the border troops in northern Shanxi have been severely short of units, and the border troops in Shangyuan City are not spared, leaving only about 5,000 people. This is thanks to the guerrilla general Shi Mao's prestige in the army, otherwise the number of border troops in Shangyuan City would have to be smaller.

In the eyes of the chief Yang Chen, the guerrilla general Shi Mao was a restless person. Since the Jin Dynasty issued the order to allow local officials from all over the country to form local troops, Shi Mao suddenly started to recruit soldiers on a large scale using the excuse of the lack of personnel in the border troops in Shangyuan City. On the surface, there were only 5,000 border troops in Shangyuan City, but as far as the chief Yang Chen knew, Shi Mao had recruited thousands of new recruits in recent months. Shi Mao's army should have exceeded 10,000 people.

While expanding his army, Shi Mao also continued to win over officials of all sizes and big and small in Shangyuan City. Even the chief Yang Chen received a valuable gift from Shi Mao. Shi Mao's ambition for the position of prefect of Dai'an County was already obvious.

In the heart of the Changshi Yang Chen, he really did not want Shi Mao to become the prefect of Dai'an County. Shi Mao's martial arts identity was on the one hand, and on the other hand, because Changshi Yang Chen was also very envious of the position of the prefect of Dai'an County.

The family of the chief Yang Chen is also a powerful man in Shangyuan City and is related to the court. However, Shangyuan City is located in the border area and the current situation in the Jin Dynasty is turbulent. Even if Yang Chen gets the position of prefect of Dai'an County through operation, he has no military power. At that time, the arrogant and unreasonable guerrilla general Shi Mao might take risks, and then Yang Chen and the entire Shangyuan Yang family will be in trouble.

So Yang Chen has been persuading the prefect Zhang Chutao to form the local troops in Shangyuan City. In this way, Yang Chen can use means to control the local troops in Shangyuan City, and then he will have the capital to compete with the guerrilla general Shi Mao for the position of prefect. Unfortunately, the prefect Zhang Chutao has always disagreed with the establishment of the local troops in Shangyuan City.

"Prince, do we need to submit a report to the court for several great victories achieved by General Liu Ji?" Chief Yang Chen asked the prefect Zhang Chutao.

"It's better to report the memorial! After all, it's also a happy event to increase morale. In addition, the matter of Liu Ji already has 80,000 troops is also reported to the court. As for how the court handles it, I can't control it."

"Yes, the prefect! If the prefect has nothing else, the subordinates will take their leave first, and there are still many government affairs waiting for the subordinates to deal with."

"You go and do your business! My health is getting worse and worse. The government affairs of Shangyuan City can only ask you Yang Chen!"

"Sir, these are what Yang Chen should do!"
Chapter completed!