Chapter 718: Natural Disasters Come, Kyushu Shakes (Thirty-Five)
After the Ji family patriarch said that he was going out of the mountain, Ji Daotian, the head of the Ji family, set off from Qinghai on the second day, and after only ten days, he led his Ji family headquarters with 50,000 soldiers and horses to Xining County, looking at the western area of Gansu.
At the same time, Li Zhong and Pi Tong each led an army of 200,000, a total of 400,000 on the way to Gansu.
The remaining soldiers and horses of the Xuzhou royal family, under the leadership of Liu Zhi and Ji Yun, also gathered an army of 150,000 to gallop to the aid of the Ji family.
The princes of Zhuzhou and Yuzhou and other places that had not moved in the previous period also sent a steady stream of troops to help, and the number of people also exceeded 100,000.
In just ten days, Ji Daotian, the patriarch of the Ji family, has gathered an army of 700,000. And these 700,000 horses are not the final strength, because on the way to Gansu, there are still many soldiers and horses galloping from various borders in Kyushu to help the head of the Ji family.
At this moment, the Ji family's ability to command the world was truly revealed, giving all the princes in the world a most unforgettable memory.
As soon as the Ji family comes out, the world will surrender!
Caused by the front of the army, who can match?
Except for the Ji family, none of the other major princes and families had the ability to mobilize more than 700,000 troops in just over ten days.
The Ji family is invincible, Kyushu is really in their bag, this is the unanimous opinion of all the heroes.
King Loulan, King Dawan and other kings of foreign countries saw that so many soldiers and horses obeyed the orders of the Ji family, and they did not disobey in any way, they couldn't help but feel a chill, and secretly shocked that the Ji family really deserved to be a family that has not fallen for thousands of years, and the strength is really strong, and it is the real controller of Kyushu, above the Ninety-Five Supreme.
In Gansu, all the generals under Wang Mang's command strictly abided by the military orders issued by Wang Mang earlier at the beginning, carried out various disaster relief matters in an orderly manner, and at the same time were also preparing for war in full swing to prevent the invading enemy.
They all expected that a huge natural disaster had occurred in Gansu recently, and it was impossible for some other ambitious forces outside Gansu not to come and take advantage of the fire to loot, and at least the rampant Ji family would definitely send troops and horses to attack.
They are all mentally prepared for the invasion of soldiers from the outside world, and they have also made a lot of calculations in terms of defensive strategies.
However, what they didn't expect was that it was not a small group of forces that came to take advantage of the fire this time, but the entire Ji family, and even Ji Daotian, the head of the Ji family, came in person.
At this one movement, the generals under Wang Mang's command were shocked and frightened.
The Ji family's army of more than 700,000 is coming, how can they match it under the crushing of such absolute strength?
With such a major military situation, all the generals under Wang Mang's command did not dare to act rashly, and they set off overnight to ask Wang Mang for a decision.
On the fifteenth day of the Ji family's growth out of the mountain, the generals from all walks of life who had been sent out by Wang Mang earlier to preside over disaster relief and guard the border gathered in the main city of Weiwuguan.
Wang Mang, who stayed in Weiwu Pass, naturally knew all the situations in the outside world, and even he got a secret report on the third day when Ji Daotian was going to take action in person from the Ji family.
Xu Ziqing used special means to inform Wang Mang of this secret report, and she hoped that Wang Mang could prepare for defense in advance and seek a way out to avoid losses.
After learning the news, Wang Jingyan and Shangguan Ningxuan were naturally very anxious, and they both advised Wang Mang to quickly send a letter asking for help from foreign countries to send troops to help.
But Wang Mang shook his head, and was not affected in any way because of the fact that the Ji family grew up in the mountain. Even he slowly and methodically traveled with the two daughters, drinking and having fun, and did not take the Ji family to heart at all.
Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, Wang Mang Yiran was not afraid of the Ji family's attack, and was completely confident.
Wang Jingyan and the two daughters saw that Wang Mang was so stable, although they didn't know how Wang Mang retreated from the enemy, but they expected that Wang Mang would definitely have a way to defeat the Ji family, so they gradually felt a lot more at ease under Wang Mang's influence, and they didn't take the Ji family's crimes to heart.
Now in the whole of Gansu, it seems that except for Wang Mang and the others, everyone else is sweating and worried. Especially Wang Mang's close guards and maidservants. When these people saw Wang Mang traveling in the mountains and rivers every day, looking like a faint king, their white hair grew even more anxiously.
At about 9 o'clock in the morning of this day, in the main city meeting hall of Weiwuguan, Huo Rongsheng, Chen Chong, Yan You, Chen Shou, Zhang Gongqiong, Yin Chaofeng and many other generals and many strategists gathered together, talking one after another, waiting for Wang Mang to appear.
Wang Mang in the back hall had morning tea, and after a lazy sleep for a while, Shanshan came to the council hall to meet the generals.
He sat in the main seat of the council chamber with a gloomy face.
As soon as Wang Mang appeared, Huo Rongsheng hurriedly said, "Brother Wang, something is wrong. The Ji family was shameless, and even united with the princes of Zhuzhou to raise 700,000 troops to attack. According to the itinerary of Ji Daotian, the patriarch of the Ji family, it is estimated that they will arrive at Longnan Pass on our Gansu border in seven or eight days.
At present, we do not have many soldiers in Longnan Pass, and the pass of Longnan Pass has been damaged a lot because of the last earthquake, and it is impossible to resist the enemy of the Ji family. Also, I have found out that Li Zhong, Pi Tong, Liu Zhi and others are also about to arrive at Tianshui Pass, Pingliang Pass, and Qingyang Pass with the Lord of the Five Elements Sword.
As it stands, they intend to block our exit in one fell swoop and deny us any chance to break through. Brother Wang, this matter is careless, please make a quick decision and allocate troops and horses to resist the enemy. ”
"Yes, yes, what Master Huo said is very true." Zhang Gongqiong, Chen Chong and others echoed in unison: "Lord Wang, it seems that the Ji family is determined to destroy us this time, and does not intend to give us any room to retreat."
Our original strength was not as large as that of the Ji family, and some time ago, our army suffered a lot of losses due to natural disasters, resulting in a great loss of strength, so it was even more difficult for our army to match the other side, and such an unfavorable situation was absolutely careless. The last general also asked Lord Wang to quickly issue an order to mobilize troops and horses to rush to the front line to fight a decisive battle against the enemy who came from the Ji family. ”
The generals in the council hall spoke one after another, expressing their opinions, and all asked Wang Mang to quickly order the troops.
After Wang Mang patiently listened to the general's speech with a gloomy face, he snorted coldly: "Who started your work here this time?" I seem to remember that I didn't send a military order to summon you, right? ”
"It's me!" Huo Rongsheng stepped forward and said, "Brother Wang, I invited the generals together. ”
"Master Huo, how can this be your business alone?" Zhang Gongqiong said: "This was originally decided by all of us, how can you take all the blame alone?" ”
As the saying goes, military orders are like mountains, Wang Mang is the commander, since he did not pass down the military order to ask the people to see him in the future, then the generals naturally cannot leave their posts without permission, otherwise everyone will be like this, wouldn't it be a mess?