Chapter 289: The Empire Rises

"Three days in a row under two counties..... Are Liaodong Taishou and the lieutenants of all the departments all rice buckets? Emperor Wu of Han's beard trembled, and it could be seen that he was also extremely angry in his heart.

Because Liaodong County is a border county, its capital is different from the inner county, and a Liaodong County has set up five capital commanders, namely the eastern, western, southern, northern, and central departments. However, the Korean army of Wei Youqu actually captured the two large counties of Liaodong and Liaoxi within three days, and these governors did not even have the slightest ability to resist.

"Your Majesty, Wei Youqu suddenly launched an attack, marching hundreds of miles a day, and did not give the border county a chance to react at all, this person seems to have been disobedient for a long time, and I am afraid that he has been planning for several years. Now the right Beiping Taishou Mountain is in Guangcheng to resist the right canal army, the right Beiping soldiers are not more than 10,000, I am afraid it will not be able to hold for too long. Please ask Your Majesty to send the right Fufeng army to aid the right Beiping. Prime Minister Liu Quyu, as the head of the ministers, was the first to stand up at this time, and he had to be the first to stand up.

Wei Shan was once the captain of the north who followed Huo to the battle of Mobei, and was later named the Marquis of Yiyang because of his merits, and after Lu Bode left the right Beiping Taishou and entered the dynasty as the Wei Wei, Wei Shan took over Lu Bode to become the right Beiping Taishou, it can be said that the right Beiping started from Huo Quai, and this has already belonged to the sphere of influence of Wei Huo's relatives in the border county.

When Lu Bode was in Youbeiping, he once trained an elite cavalry of 3,000 people, which could be called one of the few elites in the entire Han Dynasty at that time. And this army has always existed in Youbeiping, and now the army of Weiyouqu is coming, and it is precisely by relying on this elite that the 60,000 Korean troops of Weiyouqu are blocked in Guangcheng County, the gateway to Youbeiping.

"The army of the right Fufeng ......" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lowered his head and thought about it, the 90,000 army of the right Fufeng can be said to be the largest large-scale army that the Han Dynasty can mobilize at present, because of the rebellion of Prince Wei and the separation of the three courts of the Dadu Governor's Mansion and has not been disbanded for a long time, and one is still stationed in the right Fufeng.

"Your Majesty, Wei Youqu almost poured out of the nest, in fact, we can send Lou boats and water troops down the river, east out of the Bohai Sea to directly attack Wang Xiancheng. In addition, he sent an old man to a serious general to mobilize soldiers and horses from Jizhou counties to gallop to aid Youbeiping. As long as the Lou Boat Army breaks through the Korean royal capital, Weiyouqu will be in chaos, and when the time comes, our army can not only defeat Weiyouqu, but even completely incorporate the land of Korea into the territory of the Han Dynasty. Sang Hongyang, the imperial historian, left his seat, and he stood beside Prime Minister Liu Quyu and said what he thought, but he didn't say anything about the 90,000 troops of Youfufeng.

"Your Majesty, the words of the Imperial Doctor are reasonable......" Shaofu Qing Wang Yong echoed his words, he had already been the first to stand up for Sanghong, and now he was the first to stand up and support.

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal of the Imperial Doctor" Su Yan, the new big farmer, also echoed.

Su Yan is the brother of Su Jian, who was remembered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it is said that they are all descendants of Su Qin, Su Yan has been appreciated by Sang Hongyang a few years ago, and has risen all the way, after Sang Hongyang was promoted to the imperial doctor, he recommended Su Yan to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and became the successor of the Great Agricultural Order.

"The minister seconded the ....." followed by these two Jiuqing, and a large number of courtiers began to echo it.

Prime Minister Liu Quyu lowered his head, but his brows furrowed slightly. Although he is only the prime minister of Zuo, he is also the prime minister anyway, and Sang Hongyang in the court has directly denied his proposal more than once. What embarrassed him even more was that there were obviously more people in the entire court who favored Sang Hongyang, the imperial doctor, than him, the prime minister.

"Doctor Yushi's words are reasonable. Passing on my will, the general of the Lou boat, Yang Fu, led the Lou boat and the navy army out of the Bohai Sea to attack the dangerous city of the Joseon king. In addition, Xun Yu was appointed as the left general of the Northern Army, leading the troops of the counties of Jizhou to aid the right Beiping. Emperor Wu of Han quickly made a decision, he chose Sang Hongyang's suggestion, and even decided on the candidate for the expedition.

Yang Fu was originally the general of the Lou Boat, and he was also the general who was most familiar with the naval army, so it was very suitable for him to lead the Lou Ship Army. As for Xun Yu, he is also a veteran general, who followed Wei Qing out of the fortress to fight against the Huns many times in his early years, and was already a captain at that time, and he has been a captain of the Northern Army in recent years. His predecessor Ren An accepted the edict of the crown prince, although he did not send troops, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still felt that Ren An had two hearts, and later directly beheaded him, Xun Yu filled the position as the protector of the Northern Army, and now he has become a general of the left.

"The minister obeys the order..... Yang Servant and Xun Yu both came out of the ranks, standing in the hall and bowing to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

After the initial shock and panic, both Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the courtiers of the Han Dynasty have slowly calmed down. At this time, the Han Dynasty was still extremely strong in the eyes of everyone, and North Korea was just a small country.

Soon this temporary court meeting to deal with the situation in the northeast was over, and although it was still the middle of the night, most of the courtiers could no longer sleep peacefully. Yang Fu and Xun Yu packed their bags non-stop and began to prepare for the expedition, and a small meeting in the Imperial Doctor's office also continued to start after the court meeting.

Sang Hongyang did not summon these people in his own mansion, but directly in the Imperial Historian's office, in his opinion, this is an official matter, an official matter related to the national fortune of the Han Dynasty.

"How much grain and grass do you have in Aocang?" In the hall of the government office, Sang Hongyang is in the main position, in his subordinate Shaofu Qing Wang Yong, Danong Ling Su Yan sat left and right, and then there were several officials of thousands of stones, such as Yushi Zhongcheng and Danong Cheng.

"Because a few years ago, the river burst its banks, and almost exhausted the grain stock in Aocang. In recent years, although some have been added one after another, it is still less than two percent. The big farmer Ling Su Yan bowed his head slightly and replied.

Aocang is the most important strategic place and the largest granary in the Western Han Dynasty. Sang Hongyang knows that in addition to the lives of soldiers on the battlefield, what is more important in a war is the competition of logistics grain and grass. As one of the three dukes, in addition to the power of the imperial historian, he is also in charge of the world's commerce, money and grain, and it is related to the logistics of tens of thousands of troops, so he has to ask.

"Less than 20 percent? If 100,000 military degrees, how long can it be used? Sang Hongyang only knew the approximate grain stock of Ao Cang, and it was difficult for him to calculate the specific support for the army for a while, so he continued to ask.

"Go back to the Hou Ye..... A rough calculation can probably guarantee the use of 100,000 troops for three months! Da Nong Cheng got up and replied to Sang Hongyang. This person is also the old department of Sang Hong Yang when he was a big farmer, and this person knows Sang Hong Yang's style very well, and he made a rough estimate before the meeting.

"Well, you will leave for Aocang tomorrow, sit in Aocang with my hand, and personally take charge of the dispatch and operation." Sang Hongyang said to Da Nong Cheng and sent his henchmen to Aocang.

When Yang Fu's Lou Boat Army began to enter the river and flow eastward, Huo Guang, who was far away in Dunhuang, finally received the news that Wei Youqu was in Beiping, but the news he got was not sent by the Han Dynasty, let alone Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but by Lu Shu, the Marquis of Wanguan, who had not been seen for two years.

"Did you really come anyway?" Huo Guang took the letterhead in his hand and whispered.

The snow in Dunhuang has long since melted, and the crescent moon spring in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is already full of spring and sparkling.

Wei Youqu lit the beacon smoke in the northeast of the Han Empire, Huo Guang was not surprised, but this day came a little late.

"Second brother, you let Lu Shu operate in Youbeiping for almost two years, just to prevent Wei Youqu from attacking, right? But why do we waste a lot of materials to defend Youbeiping? Presumably, it is difficult for a mere Wei Youqu to reach the emperor, right? Huo Tang stood behind Huo Guang, and there were many puzzles in his eyes. Lu Shu hoarded supplies, grain and grass in Youbeiping, and Huo Tang also knew about this, otherwise it would be impossible for an army of less than 10,000 people in Youbeiping to hold Guangcheng for so long.

"Sister Tang, do you smell it? This wind is blowing from the grassland......." Huo Guang suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the north, then raised his head slightly, and sniffed hard, as if he could smell the breath of the grassland from the blowing north wind.

"This ....." Huo Tang didn't know why, she always felt that her second brother was waiting for something, just like that Ou Luobazo. In the past few months of being in charge of the Privy Council, Huo Tang has learned more and more about Olobazo, and the more she understands her, the more she dare not underestimate the prime minister of this Resting Empire, and even she is not sure that she can deal with this first wise man of Resting alone.

"Teacher..... The Ministry of Juyan reported urgently. Just when Huo Tang was puzzled, Zhao Yinhua hurriedly came to the crescent moon spring.

Because the Third House was first established, the manpower was still insufficient, and Zhao Yinhua also helped Huo Tang deal with some Privy Council affairs, because it was much more convenient to work with women, so he became Huo Tang's deputy to the monarch of the courtyard.

Not only did Zhao Yinhua serve in the Privy Council, but in fact, many low-level officials in the Third House were excellent disciples cultivated in the Huo clan studies. Now it has been several years since the establishment of the clan school, and several batches of children have gradually grown up, among which the outstanding ones have also been selected, and after a little training, they have come to Hexi and become the priority candidates to supplement the low-level officials in Hexi.

In fact, the current four counties of Hexi, from low-level officials to middle-level officials to high-level officials, are inextricably linked with the Huo family.

Huo Guang took the envelope in Zhao Yinhua's hand, and on it was a line of juanxiu Chinese characters. He recognized that this was Wu Ya's handwriting, and in front of his sister and disciple, Huo Guang opened the envelope, quickly browsed the contents, and then lifted the letterhead and handed it to Huo Tang.

"See for yourself." Huo Guang's face was calm, and he didn't say the content of the letter, but let Huo Tang read it himself.

Huo Tang was also very curious about the content above, so she lowered her head and looked at it seriously, and when she looked at it, she found that the content of the letterhead was actually only a few sentences, but after reading these few sentences, Huo Tang could not hide the shock on his face.

"This ...... Uwei wouldn't have discussed it with Wei Youqu, right? Huo Tang asked in disbelief, and at the same time handed the letterhead in his hand to Zhao Yinhua.

When Zhao Yinhua saw the contents of the letterhead, her expression was the same as Huo Tang. The simple few sentences on the letterhead only said one thing, the Xiongnu alone in Uwei and the right Xianwang joined forces, a total of 200,000 Xiongnu troops have begun to move south, and soon the troops will be in Shuofang to assassinate the two counties of Wuyuan and Yunzhong.

Ten miles west of Wu'an City, this has become the camp of the Eastern Expeditionary Corps. Olobazo chewed a slice of beef before taking a sip of a Western region wine. The five monarchs who traveled with him also ate the same food, and even though they were away on an expedition, the battle was more than half a year old, and they still maintained their nobility and grace.

"How long will they be there?" Olobazo wiped the corners of his mouth with a wool scarf and said as he wiped his hands.

"Honorable Prime Minister, the armies of the three monarchs of Armenia, Ezesa, and Hatra have crossed through the region of Susia. In about half a month, we will be here," replied the secretary of Olobazo, standing beside him, bowing his head slightly.

"Well, this perfect moment is finally coming..... By the time the Empire's 100,000 reinforcements arrive, our legion will be more than 250,000. Together with the 200,000 Xiongnu troops in the north of the Han Empire, and the tens of thousands of troops of the Korean Kingdom, this eastern empire will face more than 500,000 troops from three directions at once....... Victory will be ours, great Empire of Sabbath......" Olobazo folded the towels neatly on a silver platter, and there was not the slightest arrogance in his words, his low and soothing repose words as if he were reciting a poem elegantly!