In the nineteenth year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, November 1.

When Pei Yuanluo walked into the big tent, everyone gathered their eyes.

"Father, what is the result?"

Pei Shengqin asked softly.

Pei Yuan said abruptly: "The imperial court has agreed to our Tiance army to fight. ”

"Great, we can fight the Southern Barbarians again."

"Haha, we have already made great contributions, as long as we recover Shouyang again this time, it will be a meritorious achievement."

"It's only been a few days since the last court meeting, how did the imperial court choose the army to go on the expedition so quickly? According to the practice of the Ministry of War, it will take at least half a month for this soldier. "It was Shi Yue who raised the question, when it came to quick thinking, Shi Yue, as one of the top ten famous generals of the former Qin Dynasty in history, was far better than the rest of the generals of the Tiance Army. It was not normal for the imperial court to complete the counting of troops so quickly.

Pei Shengqin frowned, waiting for his father to continue. When he heard his father's tone, he knew that there must be an inside story about this.

Pei Yuanluo shook his head and sighed: "My Tiance Army and Longxi Army are in charge of all the way, and they are under the control of King Nan'an. In addition, the eldest prince, the champion general Murong Chui, and the former general Qifu Guoren each led the way, and their commands were composed of several soldiers and horses. The imperial court dispatched a total of 300,000 troops. ”

Hearing this, all the generals also felt abnormal. A small Huainan County, with only tens of thousands of Jin troops, how can it need to dispatch 300,000 troops? Although there are now more than 600,000 troops in Xiangcheng, you must know that fighting a war is not simply the more people, the better. Previously, Emperor Qin thought that the more people, the better, but as a result, there was a defeat in the water, which greatly hurt the country. At this time, Emperor Qin should have learned from the pain, how could he make the same mistake again, and use 300,000 troops to fight a Huainan County? Previously, everyone thought that at this time, the imperial court would send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight, so the various armies would compete with each other. If you know that the imperial court will order 300,000 soldiers and horses at one time, then where is the need to compete? As long as you can fight and are willing to fight, you can participate in the war.

Seeing the expressions of the generals, Pei Yuanluo explained with a wry smile: "Just a few days ago, Nanban actually raised 200,000 new troops and rushed to Shouyang, which was controlled by the barbarian general Xie Xuan. After Xie Xuan accepted the new army, he immediately marched to the three counties of Donghai, Xiapi, and Huaibei. The local officers and soldiers of our court were caught off guard, and for a time, most of the land in these three counties was seized by the Nanban, and the remaining cities were still holding on, and it was already very difficult, so they asked the court for help. Now that half of Xuzhou has been eroded, it is because the imperial court will complete the troops so quickly this time, and the situation is really waiting for no one. These 300,000 soldiers and horses are not only for the recovery of Huainan, but also for Huaibei, Donghai, Xiapi and other counties. ”

"It's... Nanban is so bold, my dynasty has not yet crusaded against him Nanban, he dares to take the initiative to provoke our dynasty? Li Songlin said angrily.

"This is exactly the genius of Nanban, taking offense as defense, then Xie Xuan is worthy of being a famous general." Shi Yue naturally saw Xie Xuan's intentions, and sighed helplessly.

"It is reasonable for the king of Nan'an and the eldest prince to unify the army, so how can Murong Chui and Qifu Guoren also command the army? The whole court knows that they are traitors, doesn't Your Majesty know? Yong Jianlan sighed.

"As the so-called cloud is deep and does not know where, when loyal ministers and loyal ministers are grouped, and traitorous ministers are grouped with traitorous ministers, although we courtiers know well about loyalty and traitor. But in His Majesty's view, a group is tantamount to forming a party, and this is just a party struggle between two parties. His Majesty will only strike a balance against the partisanship, and will not eliminate one of the parties. In other words, as long as the traitor does not openly admit that he is a traitor for a day, His Majesty the Emperor, who sits on the highest place, will never be able to distinguish between them. Pei Shengqin explained to Yong Jianlan with a wry smile that in history, the biggest reason for the failure of a generation of emperors Fu Jian was the failure to correctly distinguish between loyal and traitorous ministers. As the so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders, this may be the case.

"Marshal, when will I go on the expedition?" Liu Zhecun asked out loud, since Pei Yuanluo entered the right general, his title in the Tiance army has changed from general to marshal. Originally, the Tiance Army was subordinate to the Yizhou Navy Division and hung under Yang An's name, so Yang An was called Shuai. However, now that Emperor Qin has been named himself, the Tiance Army can be regarded as an independent Yizhou army system, and since then Pei Yuanluo has been the only commander of the Tiance Army.

"Two days later, I set out. The Nan'an Wang's Department is responsible for the attack on Donghai County, and our Tiance Army and the Longxi Army march towards the East China Sea in two ways. Pei Yuanluo said while explaining the deployment of the army by the way.

The champion general Murong Chui was responsible for attacking the Xiapi County defended by the barbarian general Sun Wuzhong, and in addition to his own troops and horses, the generals of the Kwantung Murong clan had many troops and horses, totaling about 70,000 people.

The former general Qi Fu Guoren was responsible for attacking Huainan County, which was guarded by the barbarian general Xie Yan, and in addition to his headquarters, there were many troops and horses such as Zhai Liao, Xian Yuqi, and Duan Ye, totaling about 60,000 people.

The king of Nan'an led the Longxi Army and the Tiance Army to attack Donghai County, which was defended by the barbarian general Liu Gaozhi, with a total of about 60,000 people. It's just that the king of Nan'an knew that he didn't know the specific situation of the Tiance army, and he was afraid that he would command the chaos indiscriminately, so he chose to let the Tiance army and the Longxi army recover Donghai County according to the route in two ways. In this way, with Pei Shengqin's father and son commanding the Tiance Army, it is always more handy.

As for the eldest prince, he took the elite of his headquarters, the elite under the command of the Wang Guoan brothers, and the 100,000 Yizhou Qinwang army under Yang Ding as the main force to attack Huaibei County, which was personally guarded by the barbarian general Xie Xuan.

The remaining hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses who were not arranged to fight continued to defend Xiangcheng and protect the emperor.

The generals listened to the arrangement, and for the surprise attack of the Nanban, they were all holding their breath in their hearts, and they were talking and discussing.

Pei Shengqin was silent, secretly thinking about this expedition in his heart, after Xie Xuan got reinforcements, Former Qin sent 300,000 people, but in fact, he didn't have much advantage in terms of troops. At this time, the task was assigned, and the Tiance army was merged into the control of the king of Nan'an, and the Donghai County where the king of Nan'an was responsible for the strategy was guarded by the barbarian general Liu Jiaozhi. If Pei Shengqin's memory of his previous life was not wrong, the later Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yu, was under Liu Gaozhi at this time!

In other words, what the Tiance Army and the Longxi Army will face when they go to Donghai County is a more terrifying existence than Xie Xuan, who is sitting in Huaibei County! The name Liu Yu made Pei Shengqin very uncertain.

"Alas, the Tiance Army still lacks strong generals after all. Although Uncle Shi is already a first-class general, his strategy is actually better than force. In the battle of defending the city, it is better to say that strategy is the main factor. But if it is replaced by a tough battle, and Uncle Shi is against Liu Yu's kind of 'Jin Ge Iron Horse, who swallows thousands of miles like a tiger', he will definitely not have an advantage. As for Uncle Yong, Uncle Li, Uncle Liu and others, not to mention, their strength is not even comparable to Uncle Shi. Pei Shengqin sighed in his heart, of course, it doesn't mean that Yong Jianlan, Li Songlin and others can't do it, in fact, these people are already the best among the generals of the same level. But the problem is that Liu Yu, who they may be about to face, is the top existence in this era, and people are more than people.

Pei Shengqin secretly thought that he should recruit some powerful generals for the Tiance Army, and his ability to predict history could work wonders once in a while, but it was impossible to turn the tide every time. According to the historical trajectory, after the decline of the former Qin, the Northern Wei Dynasty came to power, and there were some famous generals in the north in the early Northern Wei Dynasty. Among them, Hua Mulan, a famous female general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Helian Bobo, an anti-Wei righteous man who refused to go along with Tuoba, were the representative figures. Especially Helian Bobo, who was born in Qianqin, his father was a high-ranking official in Qianqin, and he cultivated Helian Bobo's character of loyalty to Qianqin since he was a child. It's a pity that by the time Helian became an adult, Qianqin had been wiped out by all kinds of thieves. In order to avenge the imperial court, Helian Bobo spent his life fighting to the death against the puppet regimes established by the Later Qin, Northern Wei, and Later Yan anti-thieves, and was known as a generation of war gods.

"Helian Bobo should have been born at this time, probably still a child? I can look for him, if I can find him to join the Tiance Army and cultivate him, I will definitely be able to become my right-hand man in the future. As for Mulan, after all, this is just a character in later folk songs, not seen in the official history, whether it is true or not, it is difficult to say whether it exists, so there is no need to consider it. Moreover, now that Tuoba Jue is in prison, it is estimated that the Northern Wei Dynasty will not be able to build it. Even if Hua Mulan really has a person, it will only be a person from the Great Qin, and if she wants to get ahead in the future, she will also get ahead in the Great Qin Dynasty, and she will definitely not have the opportunity to become a famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Pei Shengqin secretly thought about it, and made up his mind that he would definitely find Helian Bobo if he had the opportunity in the future.

However, these are all things for the future, and the first task now is to prepare for the East China Sea in two days! Although the combat strength of the Tiance Army has experienced the run-in of Sima Daozi, it has increased significantly. But after all, there are still few wars experienced, and just in case, Pei Shengqin still decided to make more preparations.

Pei Shengqin said to Pei Yuanluo: "Father, please allocate some money, the child plans to prepare something for our army today and tomorrow." ”

Pei Yuanluo was puzzled: "What do you want to prepare?" ”

While recalling the formula of gunpowder in his mind, Pei Shengqin smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Prepare a treasure that can make our army win the battle!" ”