In the next few years, the governors of various places came one after another, either alone or with a large group of soldiers and horses—this made Ming Yu, who was in charge of logistics, very opinionated, and he was in a prison all day long: "Even if you come for a picnic, remember to bring a lunch box!"

The gathering of Qinwang's army is not just a shortage of materials. In the past, Zichuan Xiu also lamented that Bartley's governor Wu Hua was really a master of acting, but now it seems that his feelings are still too early. The current governors and dignitaries, all of whom are much more clever than Wu Hua, surrounded Zi Chuanning at night, showing a high degree of patriotic enthusiasm, pointing to the heavens and shouting that they would not share the sky with Di Lin, and staged a good show such as cutting their wrists and swearing blood, which moved Zi Chuanning to tears. She said to Li Qing: "Although the Zichuan family has lost Sterling and Wenhe, fortunately, tens of thousands of Sterling have stood up!"

Zi Chuanxiu's evaluation was: "Hmph, when His Royal Highness Ning fled, what did these ten million Stirlings do?"

Although the prison was full of stomachs, Zichuan Xiu didn't dare to speak casually. With high positions of power comes not only power, but also heavy responsibilities. In the past, he was only the deputy commander of the reserve and could speak unscrupulously, but now he is the commander of the Far Eastern Army and the commander-in-chief of the Qinwang Army, and his identity is not only a simple military general, but also the political head of the imperial power faction of the Zichuan family. Standing in this position, it is really difficult for me to let out a poisonous tongue anymore. Unfortunately, rumors will flow outside: "Commander Xiuchuan discriminates very much against the generals who surrender to Cheng." He said that the governors who did not rescue His Highness Ning at the beginning were unreliable and must not stay!"—This is to forcibly push the middle to Di Lin's side.

Hundreds of soldiers and horses from various provinces arrived at the camp of the Far Eastern Army, and the logistics units of the Far Eastern Army were very busy just by reorganizing the troops and horses, and both sides were accumulating every strength to prepare for the final decisive battle.

Early in the morning of November 26, 786, the governor's palace of the province of Bartley.

Early risers-by are surprised to find that the city is a little different today. The city is densely populated with soldiers, with three steps and one post and five steps and a sentry on the streets, and at each intersection there are patrolling soldiers and soldiers, indifferently watching the passers-by. In the streets around the Governor's Palace, it was even more rigorous, and three streets away, Jǐng set up a red sèjǐng sign saying "No Traffic", and inside the jǐng cord, there were non-commissioned officers wearing light blue sè military coats standing on both sides of the street like nails, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Seeing such a formation, the knowledgeable citizens were whispering: "Look, there must be a big man coming to us! ”

The foresight of the citizens was soon confirmed, and at about nine o'clock in the morning, a long motorcade drove in from outside the city, and the cavalry who opened the way carried the flying eagle flag of the golden sè, indicating that the procession included high-ranking generals of the Zichuan family or members of the royal family. The long procession meandered through and went straight to the Governor's Palace.

In the open space in front of the Governor's Palace, there were many people, and the epaulettes of high-ranking officers were dazzling. In this small clearing, the governors and high-ranking generals of twenty-one provinces, such as Werther, Trencia, Gommut, Yasin, Bit, Dama, and Sidi, were all here. The high-ranking officers in straight uniforms stood like a forest, no one spoke, no one discussed, and the place where hundreds of people gathered, it was so quiet that no sound could be heard at all, and the officers stood upright, with stern expressions, and even faintly worried.

"It's coming!"

The leading carriage drove past the corner of the street, and the golden flying eagle flag of the Zichuan family came into view, and a long string of carriages drove in. After the carriage stopped, important generals of the Far Eastern Army got out of the carriage one after another. In the waiting crowd, the governors were whispering, "The beautiful woman walking in front is His Excellency Deputy Commander Lin Bing. She was in charge of the ...... of military law and discipline in the Far Eastern Army"

"The beautiful woman who is getting off the car is His Excellency Shirakawa Hongyi Qimoto, she is the commander of the Second Army of the Far East and the main force of the Far East. ”

"Behind Bai Chuan is His Excellency Ming Yu Hongyi Qiben, who is the commander of the Third Army in the Far East and the logistics chief of the Far East Army. ”

"That's General Bran. He is also a veteran of the Far Eastern Army, and he followed His Royal Highness Xiuchuan during the Great Uprising, and he was very trusted by the commanders. ”

"The tall, lanky man didn't know who he was...... But I know he's in charge of intelligence for the Far Eastern Army......"

When Shikawa Xiu jumped out of the carriage, the eyes of the audience were focused on him. Needless to say, even a governor who has never met him will recognize his identity. Maybe the Zichuan family has a second commander here, but there can't be a more dazzling general than him. He was not very flamboyant, wearing a dark blue sè senior officer's uniform and a black sè cavalry cloak of the Far Eastern Army. In the cold wind, the wide cloak danced as if it was about to spread its wings and fly away.

The youngest leader of the family is tall and tall, with a jade tree facing the wind, and snow-white silver hair set off a black cloak, which is very conspicuous and shocking among the generals around him.

glanced at everyone, frowned slightly, Zi Chuanxiu's gaze was as sharp as a sword: "I'm Zi Chuanxiu." ”

Persuaded by the majesty of the Far Eastern commanders, without the need for command, the governors knelt down in unison: "See your lordship!"

"Get up. His Royal Highness is about to come down, beware of being rude in front of you. ”

As he spoke, Zi Chuanxiu stood on the edge of the last and most gorgeous carriage and raised his voice: "Your Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, all the governors and generals have arrived, waiting for the Holy Driver!"

The atmosphere was solemn, and the governors' eyes were focused on the carriage. Since the rebellion broke out in January, the current head of the Zichuan family has not appeared in public. Although the Far Eastern Army claimed that Zi Chuanning had sworn in a military parade at the Valen Fortress in the Far East, didn't the Supervision Department also swear that His Royal Highness Zi Chuanning was in good standing? Is this war provoked by the Far East a just war in which the Zichuan family is in a crusade against rebellion, or is it a rebellious war in which the Far Eastern forces are trying to seize hegemony?

Although most of the governors have sided with Shikawa Shu so far, this does not mean that they believe in Shikawa Shu. They just felt that compared with the Supervision Office, the Far Eastern Army was stronger and had a greater chance of winning, and public opinion and popular sentiment were on the side of the Far East, so the governors also stood on this side with the knowledge of the times.

But he has never seen Zichuan Ning's true face, and the governors have no bottom in their hearts. There is a question that they dare not say has been entrenched in their minds: what if the chief is really on Di Lin's side, then what should they do?

The door opened silently. A pretty woman in military uniform poked her head out and jumped out of the carriage lightly. Zi Chuanxiu took a step forward and respectfully helped the pretty woman up. The audience resounded with silent fluctuations, and the excitement rippled through the crowd like waves. The governors whispered: "His Royal Highness the Governor, it is really His Highness the Governor!"

The twenty-two-year-old head of the Zichuan family wore a dark blue sè military civilian uniform and a snow-white fur coat. The fluffy fur fluff sets off the pretty melon seed face, which is extraordinarily white. Zi Chuanning lowered her head slightly, her long eyelashes covered her bright eyes, and her calm eyes stared at the crowd in front of her calmly, in the eyes of the girl, there was a calmness and calmness that had gone through vicissitudes.

Zichuan Ning used to be the commander of the Zhōngyāng Army, and there were many governors here who were born in the Southeast Army or the Zhōngyāng Army, and everyone could confirm it at a glance: this slim and beautiful woman standing in front of her was indeed the ninth chief of the Zichuan family.

The governors all knelt down on one knee in unison: "Wechen see His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief!"

As the landlord, Wa Xin, the governor of Bartley Province, took a step forward and said on behalf of everyone: "Your Highness, Wei Chen and others do not know that His Highness is in trouble, and it is too late to save him, and he deserves death!"

"Get up. Zi Chuanning said calmly: "Everyone has been deceived by Di Lin, and this is not a crime." The fact that you are here today shows your loyalty. ”

Zi Chuanning's tone was light, without resentment or blame. But the governors couldn't help but feel a chill rising from behind: the governor was very angry!

Hearing the dissatisfaction implied in the chief's tone, for a while, no one in the audience dared to answer, and it was silent.

Fortunately, Zi Chuanxiu, the commander of the Far East, came out to relieve the siege: "Your Highness, everyone is here, we might as well go in." ”

The meeting was held in the auditorium of the Governor's Palace. On the blue wall behind the rostrum, a huge golden sè flying eagle flag was hung, and guards holding sharp swords stood at the door, solemnly saluting the senior officers entering the venue. The scorching and glowing epaulettes dazzled people's eyes, and a solemn aura of Jin Ge Iron Horse came to his face. At this time, those who can occupy a place in this place are at least senior officers above the flag level.

There were only three people sitting on the rostrum: Zi Chuanning, Zi Chuanxiu, and Lin Bing. Originally, Zichuan Xiu also invited Wa Xin and Wu Hua, the local governors of Bartley, to come up and sit down, but these two parents did not dare to come up and sit side by side with the chief. As a result, it became Zichuan Xiu himself who presided over the meeting.

Zi Chuanxiu glanced around at everyone: "Your lords are from various provinces, some of you have worked with me and you know them, and some of them are meeting for the first time. In my opinion, you should first introduce yourself, so that His Royal Highness the Governor can recognize you. Let's start in the front row and come one by one. ”

As a result, the generals present came out one after another to greet the head of the family and introduce themselves:

"Xiaguan Huma, who served as the governor of Trencia, is deeply honored to meet His Highness Tianrong for the first time today! Xiaguan is convinced that under the leadership of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief and the Commander of the Far East, our department will be able to make supreme military achievements!"

"The lower official Lin Ruhai served as the governor of Yasin. It is an honor to meet His Highness, and the soldiers and civilians of Yasin Province are willing to die for His Highness!"

"The subordinate official Gao Changfeng is the governor of Warren. Please allow Your Majesty to express the most heartfelt love and support of the military and people of our province for His Royal Highness. To be able to participate in the glorious battle of King Qin's rebellion, the lower officials feel supremely honored!"

"Xiaguan Wei Min, serving as the governor of Gangmut. This time I came to King Qin, and the lower officials brought 8,000 tigers! The lower officials pleaded with His Royal Highness Ning and the commander of Xiuchuan, please appoint us the post of vanguard army, and we will definitely be able to kill the rebels!"

Seeing that the generals came out one after another to kneel down to greet and pledge their allegiance to him, Zi Chuanning's face was indifferent, but his heart was turbulent. She remembered the bitterness and hardship of the escape road at the beginning, and then looked at the majesty that was echoed now, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

After the introduction, the officers returned to their places and sat down.

Zi Chuanning said slowly: "Since January, the country has fallen, the vicious waves are monstrous, and the darkness covers the sky. Fortunately, there are still loyal people like you in my family, and although the rebels are coercive and tempting, you have always refused to give in, and you have always held fast to your faith and morality, which is also the hope of the country. Ladies and gentlemen, you are not living up to the Zichuan family today, and he is not living up to you. ”

As soon as Zi Chuanning's voice fell, Zi Chuanxiu said solemnly: "Obey the will of His Highness." We will be loyal to our family and drive out rebellion!"

The generals shouted in unison: "Loyalty to the family, drive out the rebellion!" These dozens of people are all elite masters in the army, although the number is small, but the voice is low and powerful, shaking people's eardrums.

Seeing such an exciting scene, many of the governors were officers from the original Southeast Army, and they all remembered the swearing-in meeting on the eve of the decisive battle between the Far Eastern Army and the Southeast Army on the eve of the decisive battle against the Demon God Emperor. Today, the commanders of the Far East are still beautiful, but the heroic commander of the Southeast Army has become a white bone in the tomb. Thinking of Sterling, who died young, many governors had tears in their eyes.

Lin Bing once commented: "Di Lin's murder of Sterling not only aroused the anger of Zichuan Xiu, but also aroused the anger of the generals of the southeast department, and it can even be said that he successfully angered the entire Zichuan family's military. In this sense, the consequences of Di Lin's killing of Stirling were more severe than that of killing Zichuan Shenxing. ”

In addition to the gloom, the generals were also deeply frightened. When Sterling was alive, the officers from the southeast department regarded him as the backbone, and no matter where they served, they all regarded Sterling as the core and consciously rallied around him. But in this incident, Sterling was murdered, Wen He was martyred, Qin Lu was murdered, Starry was executed, Fang Yun disappeared, and the heavyweights of the Southeast Department were wiped out, and the officers of the Southeast Department were deeply panicked. Whether on the battlefield or in officialdom, losing a backer means being vulnerable and easy to destroy.

Fortunately, the Far Eastern Commander is the brother-in-law of General Stirling, so it would be a good choice for him to join him? For General Sterling's sake, maybe he will take care of us?

With such thoughts, everyone shook up the jīng god, held their heads high, stood upright, and tried to leave a good impression on Zichuan Xiu, and then used it as a source of refuge.

"Your Excellencies, the king is diligent and rebellious, and your loyalty is commendable. It's just that I don't know your strength here, and the staff is not good at making plans. Please also ask you to report it, so that I can have a bottom in my heart. ”

As soon as Zi Chuanxiu's words fell, Governor Hu Ma was the first to stand up, but the voice of this low-pitched general was surprisingly loud: "Trencia is willing to send 25,000 troops, a total of three infantry divisions!"

There was a low buzz in the room, all lamenting the magnanimity of the Governor of Huma. One province produces three infantry divisions, while others can draw up similar numbers of troops - for example, Bartley Province organized four local garrison divisions in the war against the Inspectorate, but they defended the homeland, and flax was equivalent to draining the garrison of Trencia to help King Qin's army. The Governor whispered, muttering whether flax was insane.

Zi Chuanxiu was slightly surprised: "Governor Hu, I remember that on the sequence list of the Military Affairs Office, the garrison of Trencia has a total of three divisions, right?

"Lord Qiyu, without the consent of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief and the approval of the Military Affairs Department, the subordinate officers do not dare to form a new army. It is true that the garrison of our province has only three divisions. ”

"Governor Hu, don't you leave some troops behind?"

"Lord Qiyu, Xia Guan has already left two infantry brigades in Trencia, which is enough to maintain local law and order. ”

"Governor Hu, you don't leave any troops, although our army has a good chance of winning, but if there is a ...... What are you going to do then?"

"Your Highness, my lord, although the officials are stupid, they also know that there are no eggs under the nest. As long as the main force of the Wang Division wins, then our province will naturally be as stable as Mount Tai. If the battle luck is not good and the main force of the Wang division is frustrated, even if the three divisions of our province are all there, it will be useless. The safety of the province of Trencia is very important, but the survival of the family is more than a qiē. At this critical juncture of life and death, how dare the lower officials not do their best to harm the overall situation by sacrificing their small family to protect the overall situation?"

The Governor of Huma was righteous and awe-inspiring, and every word was loud, and he heard Zichuan Xiu's creepiness. To be able to say such hypocritical words so justifiably, if Hu Ma is not a sage like Stirling, it is a great evil that he has never heard of.

Zi Chuanxiu and Lin Bing exchanged glances, and Lin Bing whispered: "This guy is gambling very much, desperate!"

Looking at the short general in front of him, a sneer appeared at the corner of Zi Chuanxiu's mouth: Zi Chuanning has been publishing an article in the Far East for two months, and Trencia hasn't even let out a fart. Such a character would be a loyal and patriotic sage? But since you bet on our side, you are welcome.

He said calmly: "Governor Hu forgets selfishness, takes into account the overall situation, has a loyal heart, and is really a model for my generation!"

Seeing that Hu Ma had won such a high evaluation from the commanders of the Far East, the eyes of the generals showed envy.

Hu Ma bowed his head deeply: "My lord praises falsely, and the lower officials are really ashamed." ”

"Your Excellency, you need not be polite. Your family will naturally remember your merits today. ”

Although he didn't think so, Shikawa Xiu couldn't help but admit that flax had indeed greatly boosted popularity. He promised to send three divisions, and with this high standard in front, the governors of the provinces knew that this matter affected their impression in the minds of the commander-in-chief and the Far East, and they were embarrassed to send too few troops.

"Yasin Province is willing to send 17,000 troops, two divisions!"

"The province of Volyn is willing to send 13,000 troops, a division and a special brigade. ”

"The province of Witte is willing to send fifteen thousand troops, an infantry division and a cavalry division. ”

One by one, the governors promised that the number of troops to be sent would be between 10,000 and 20,000, which was much higher than Zichuan Xiu's estimate. Seeing that the strength of the rebel army was becoming stronger, Zi Chuanxiu was secretly happy, and turned his head to look at Zi Chuanning, but saw that although the head of the Zichuan family was also smiling, there was a faint trace of sorrow in his eyes.

Zi Chuanxiu asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, is there anything wrong?"

Zi Chuanning said in a low voice: "Brother Axiu, the governors of various provinces and towns are actively sending troops, which shows their loyalty and patriotism, but it is just ...... It may be that I am worried about the sky, but the local forces are so strong, and I am afraid that the tail will not be lost, and I am afraid that it will not be the blessing of the country. ”

His Royal Highness's thoughts have gradually matured, which is very gratifying to Weichen. However, the worries of Zhenbo were after rì, and what matters now is to quell the rebellion. Wechen felt that as long as the zhōngyāng regime could remain strong, the problem would be solved. ”

Zi Chuan Ning smiled bitterly. Of course, she knew that as long as the zhōngyāng regime was strong, the local government would naturally obey. But the problem is that the current zhōngyāng regime - well, if you don't count the Far Eastern Army, the current zhōngyāng regime refers to Li Qing and a dozen guards. Nowadays, the number of troops mobilized in the provinces is often counted in the tens of thousands, and such a "zhōngyāng regime" is really not powerful.

In the huge venue, only Zichuan Xiu's calm and crisp voice echoed: "Ladies and gentlemen, the goal of the first battle of my rebel army is to annihilate the Jinxi rebels entrenched in Bartley by the Supervision Department in one fell swoop. Shirakawa Red Cloth Flag Book!"

The heroic female general took a step forward and responded loudly: "The lower official is here!"

"I command you to lead twenty regiments of our Second Army in the Far East to attract and contain the troops of the West and the West from the front. ”

"The subordinate obeys!"

"General Bran!"

The burly half-orc stood up from his seat and said in a voice like a bell: "His Royal Highness the King of Light, his subordinates are here!"

"You lead twenty teams in the second town of the kingdom, responsible for the left flank of Shirakawa, and be ready to break through from the flank and outflank the enemy's rear at any time. ”

"Yes!"

"Your Excellency Waxin!"

"The lower official is here!"

"You led two divisions of the Bartley Provincial Army to serve as the right flank of Shirakawa's troops, and used them as reserves on the front. ”

"Yes!"

"Governor Puxin!"

"The lower official is here!"

"You led two divisions of your province to carry out a sāo harassment xìng attack on Oshang Province, focusing on targets such as enemy supply convoys and granaries. ”

"Yes!"

"Governor Huma, Governor Lin Ruhai, Governor Gao Changfeng!"

The three governors responded at the same time: "The lower officials are here!"

"The armies of your three provinces are immediately assembled in the province of Oshang, and form a special unit of our army, headed by the Governor of Huma. Your department will be responsible for striking at the camp of Imasai and cutting off his back route!"

"Yes!"

"Governor Weimin, Governor Kolar, Governor Romu!"

"The armies of your three provinces are headed by Governor Wei Min. The task of your ministry is to assist the Viceroy of Huma, cut off the back road to the present-day west, and block aid from the dìdū side to the present-day west. Your actions are subject to the instructions of Shirakawa Red Cloth Banner!"

"Yes!"

After assigning the manpower, Zichuan Xiucai turned around and politely said to Zichuan Ning: "Your Highness, do you think this is appropriate?"

Zi Chuanning smiled: "I don't know much about military affairs, the commander can just look at it, I have no opinion." ”

In this way, Wechen has overpassed. ”

The ensuing session lasted more than an hour. Zichuan Xiu dispatched a group of governors like an arm, and he didn't even ask for Zichuan Ning's opinion, but none of the governors present felt that there was anything wrong. In appearance, Zichuan Xiu is gentle and polite, and has a peaceful temperament. But everyone could feel that under this peaceful appearance, the deep eyes of the silver-haired commander exuded a strong killing aura, and his gaze was instantly shocked, containing the sharpness and coldness of a blade. Under his gaze, even the oldest Jiān giant governor had a chill that was seen through his body. As if facing a towering and unrivalled existence like a lofty mountain, the governors could not think of resisting at all.

Zi Chuan Ning was silent, and a pair of bright eyes were fixed on Zi Chuan Xiu. She knew that who could sit in this room was not an old fritter polished in the army? Who could survive the battlefield, who would win in the officialdom of the battle, who could be the governor of a province, and which one of whom would be simple? Outside, they were all the big men who commanded the party, with a strategy in their bellies and mountains and rivers in their chests. But here, in front of Zichuan Xiu, they are not treated as well as ordinary soldiers.

watched Zi Chuanxiu give orders to a group of generals who had just met, training them when they opened their mouths, and scolded them when they closed their mouths, and the generals who were scolded did not dare to resist in the slightest, but only dared to say yes again and again. Even a layman like Zi Chuan Ning, who is not familiar with military affairs, can feel that the gentleness when getting along with himself is completely different, and Zi Chuan Xiu, who does military affairs, is domineering.

The general is domineering, although it is invisible and unsè, but this is really existing. It's not something you can get by position or origin. After many years of grinding in the army and killing countless heavy soldiers with his own hands, Zichuan Xiu does not have to be deliberately pretentious, every move naturally reveals his majesty, which is the unique tiger power of the battle-experienced general of the unified army, just like the breath of the lion and tiger in the mountains, a little show is enough to deter the beasts.

"The ruler of the Zichuan family needs such majesty. Fortunately, with a strong figure like Brother A Xiu, he can suppress so many superintendents with different intentions. As a woman, I really have too many scruples and inconveniences to become the head of the family! But can I rely on Brother Ah Xiu for the rest of my life?"

Zi Chuanning pondered, falling into confusion and melancholy.