On the twenty-fifth day of the first month, Su Tiancheng returned to Luoyang.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Tan Changluo stepped forward.

"My lord, the edict from the Ministry of War has arrived."

Su Tiancheng nodded and came directly to the second hall.

Everything was expected by Su Tiancheng, and the edict from the Ministry of War asked the Jiangning battalion to quickly go to Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou. This edict is written in great detail, including many situations of the Liukou.

Looking at this edict, Su Tiancheng's heart was only left with a sneer.

The edict asked the Jiangning battalion to set off after the first lunar month, but it did not mention the supply problem along the road, nor did it mention the matter of giving silver, which meant that the Jiangning battalion needed to bring its own grain and grass to fight.

The camp only has five days to prepare.

This is a strange and strange scene, Su Tiancheng went to Henan Mansion to take office, Henan Mansion is vacant, it is the spring ploughing season, it is said that it should be the first to stabilize the situation in Henan Mansion, and then start the campaign, I can't think of the edict of the Ministry of War, so anxious, it seems that the Jiangning battalion will not be able to exterminate the Liukou if it starts one step later.

As for the issue of supply, it has always been taken seriously, and the soldiers and horses go first before they move the grain and grass, and if the supply cannot keep up, the morale of the army is very likely to collapse.

According to the rules of the campaign, the Jiangning battalion entered the territory of Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou, and all the supplies should be directly responsible for the Fuzhou County in Shanxi, and if the supplies were not in place, they would be punished.

It is impossible for the military department to be negligent in such a big matter.

Su Tiancheng's mentor Xu Eryi has been transferred out of the military department and to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to sign the imperial history of the capital, and he is the rank of the fourth grade. It seems that he has been promoted, if Xu Eryi is still in the military department, it is impossible to have such an edict.

Faced with such a situation, if Su Tiancheng still doesn't want to find a way to fight back, he will be waiting for death.

Jiangning Battalion Station.

Su Tiancheng sat in the middle, and on both sides sat Sun Chuanting, Qu Qingze and many thousands of households.

"Ladies and gentlemen. The edict of the Ministry of War came, asking the Jiangning battalion to enter Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou, which was the will of the imperial court, and the Jiangning battalion could not be violated. ”

No one spoke, but they felt it, this time. Su Tiancheng's tone changed a little, he was not so arrogant, and he was not very strict. This is a very strange phenomenon.

The Jiangning battalion has fought many times, and before each battle, Su Tiancheng's words were full of passionate emotions, asking the soldiers to kill the enemy with the best mentality, what happened this time.

"Time to prepare. Only five days later, the Jiangning battalion left for Shanxi. I'm afraid that we won't be able to get supplies along the way, and we need to prepare for them ourselves, so time is very tight, and when you go back, you have to follow the requirements. Get ready, carry as much grain and grass as possible, this time, the Jiangning battalion all opened and went to Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou. ”

"The scout camp still has to go first. This time, I made some adjustments, Liu Tiehan is mainly responsible for the reconnaissance along the road, to find out all the situation, timely report, we are not very familiar with the situation in Henan and Shanxi, new arrival, must be particularly careful, so Qu Qingze led a hundred scout battalion soldiers, find out the many situations on both wings, the army is pulled, don't worry, the speed can be slower, and the safety of the soldiers must be guaranteed. ”

"There are 1,000 soldiers left in the barracks, and the task of these 1,000 soldiers is to guard the barracks and not meddle in other matters, unless they are ordered by me to leave the barracks."

When the military order was proposed, everyone was a little confused, didn't say anything, and silently returned to the camp to prepare.

Sun Chuanting had already discovered that the situation was abnormal.

During this time, he was very busy, he had just arrived, there were too many things to do, and the families of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion would also set off after the Spring Festival and come to Henan Mansion.

The most incomprehensible thing is that Su Tiancheng was appointed as the governor of Henan Prefecture, and he was not even familiar with government affairs, so he had to lead the Jiangning battalion to Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou.

Could it be that the military department doesn't know what to do, or that the rogue is too arrogant.

"My lord, the Jiangning battalion has just arrived in Henan Mansion, and the time to rest is less than a month, at such a time, going out to fight is probably not the best choice, although it is said that the edict of the Ministry of War is coming, but the lower officer feels that it can still be objected, and the lower officer is the head of the military department, thinking about the situation faced by the Jiangning battalion, I don't know what Lord Lu Dao wants."

"Forget it, Jiangning Camp is famous, I don't know how many people are staring at it, at this time, the performance is broken, and it is difficult, I am afraid that some people will think that Jiangning Camp is unwilling to leave Jiangning County, and there are complaints in their hearts about such a dispatch to the imperial court, and there are really such discussions, and we have to spend time to explain."

"Okay, but the military department should know that the Jiangning battalion went to Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou, grain and grass are very important, if the army moves with grain and grass, the speed is slow, and it is necessary to guard against someone at all times, this doesn't involve too much energy, in such a situation, how can you be distracted, how can you let go."

"I have also noticed the problem you mentioned, but the edict of the Ministry of War has come down, speaking of which, this is the first edict from the Ministry of War received by the Jiangning battalion, no matter how much reluctance there is, the Jiangning battalion must act according to the requirements, and we must overcome the difficulties ourselves, and there is no way to be slow, and if you are slow, you will be slower."

Sun Chuanting was a little speechless, Su Tian became so calm, as if nothing had happened, as if he went to Shanxi to exterminate the rogues this time, he just went out to practice.

"My lord, it's better to be well prepared."

Su Tiancheng looked at Sun Chuanting, he believed that Sun Chuanting already had a lot of doubts in his heart.

In the face of this famous general in history, Su Tiancheng didn't know if he should tell the truth, no matter what, Sun Chuanting's heart was still loyal to the imperial court, and it was impossible to understand some of his own practices, and some unscrupulous methods, Sun Chuanting could not understand.

Therefore, he still has to pay attention to what he says.

"Lord Sun, what I mean, the Jiangning battalion went to Shanxi this time to exterminate the Liukou, the speed can be slower, along the way slowly familiar with the situation in Henan, Shanxi and other places, this time we went to Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou, there are indeed a lot of difficulties, the Liukou are used to mobile combat, erratic, if you want to win, you must run faster than the Liukou, so this time, this time to go to the war, but also to bring silver taels, in case it is too late to supply, you can buy grain and grass on the spot."

Sun Chuanting looked at Su Tiancheng and did not nod.

"My lord, the Jiangning battalion entered the territory of Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou, which should have been done, but the lower officials have some opinions on the arrangements of the military department this time, since the adults are unwilling to say it clearly, then the lower officials will directly play and explain the situation."

Looking at the upright Sun Chuanting, Su Tiancheng could only smile bitterly.

"Lord Sun, don't be in a hurry to do things, it is precisely because we have just arrived in Henan Mansion and do not understand a lot of situations, so we must try to be self-disciplined and control our emotions.

Seeing that Sun Chuanting still didn't understand, Su Tiancheng simply picked it up.

"Jiang Ning Battalion to Shanxi to exterminate the Liukou, the time is not ripe, I also think so, but Jiang Ning Battalion to do things, can not leave a handle, can not let others discuss, tree big wind, sometimes, great achievements, not necessarily a good thing, on the cusp of the storm, to know how to protect themselves, can not rely on a momentary mood to do things, since the military department issued an edict, then the Jiang Ning battalion will do in accordance with the requirements of the edict, as for whether it can achieve the effect, it also depends on the timing, It may not be that Liukou is waiting for us in Jiangning Camp somewhere in Shanxi. ”

The meaning of these words has been very clear, and the work is not contributive.

If Sun Chuanting still doesn't understand, then he is not worthy of being the commander of the Jiangning battalion.

He and Su Tiancheng have the same opinion, of course, they will not object to this, and even improve some specific opinions.

"My lord, in this case, you don't need to carry so much grain and grass, it's enough to bring some more silver taels."

"Alas, Lord Sun, no matter what, the Jiangning camp is out to conquer the Liukou, and the shelf still has to be put out, if you go out with two hands empty, you can't see any grain and grass, and within two days, there will definitely be different voices in the court."

Sun Chuanting's face turned a little red.

"Hmph, it's really a waste of money to do this, and I don't know what the Lu Dao Military Department thinks."

"Okay, there is no need to complain, the Jiangning battalion entered the territory of Shanxi this time, whether it can meet the rogue or not, it must be strictly demanded, the military order is like a mountain, no one can disobey it, the newly recruited more than 10,000 soldiers must adapt as quickly as possible, this time to pull out the Lu, it is also a good thing, just to test the training results of these soldiers."

After Sun Chuanting left, Qu Qingze came in.

Seeing Qu Qingze coming in, Wang Dazhi walked out of the door and waited outside, not allowing anyone to disturb him.

"My lord, everything is ready, I don't know when I will be able to set off."

"Don't worry, after the army is pulled, I will find a chance to let you leave, this is the best opportunity, Jiangning Camp left Henan Mansion, and the Liukou began to harass Henan Mansion, why can the Liukou get the news so accurately, here, I have to make a good fuss."

"The speed of the march of the army will be very fast, after entering the territory of Shanxi, temporarily stationed in the Pinglu area, at this time, we will have to wait for your news, you can make a fuss in Henan Mansion, even if it is the greatest success."

"The people of Henan Mansion are very poor, I thought before, after you hit some gentry and rich households, you gave the people some money and grain, now it seems that this matter can not be done, so as not to implicate the people, Jiangning Camp brought as much grain and grass as possible this time, just to help the people, and the money and grain you looted will all be confiscated." (To be continued......)