After hearing Tian Jian's words, Mu Sheng also frowned and said, "That's it? How soon will my father-in-law be able to raise the food and grass he needs? ”

Tian Jian sighed and said, "Hey! It's just that the time is too urgent, if the autumn harvest season arrives a few months later, and the new wheat is put into storage, you can have as much grain and grass as you want, and now even if you mobilize the millet of the nearest barn, it will not be enough. ”

Seeing that Mu Sheng wanted to speak and stopped, Tian Jian said, "The old man knows that the military situation is urgent, and he can't be delayed, but there is a way, I will first requisition and transfer the grain in the warehouse to meet one-third of the demand, and the remaining grain and grass must be emergency, and the other two-thirds I will order the counties along the way to open the official warehouse to meet the demand, so that you can escort the grain team in the warehouse to set off first, so that you should be able to respond to emergencies." ”

Mu Sheng also knew that Tian Jian had done his best, and said with a smile: "If you really wait until autumn, it is difficult to say what will happen to the four counties of Lingnan, the front-line war really cannot be delayed, and it will take about two or three months for me to escort the grain transport team to the front line by water, and the situation may change again when I really get there." ”

Tian Jian also bowed his head slightly and said, "What the virtuous son-in-law said is extremely true, you have to take care of yourself along the way, and also, the soldiers are in danger, you just try to stay in the rear, don't really go to the front line to charge." ”

Mu Sheng shook his head and said, "Thank you for the reminder, but I don't want to, so I really shrink back and do nothing, so what's the point of me receiving the holy order to go to the front line to serve?" ”

Tian Jian hurriedly said, "Changpingjun, Your Majesty just asked you to go to the melee to mix up your qualifications, don't take it seriously, I don't want Huiling to be widowed at a young age." ”

Mu Sheng laughed when he heard this, "Uncle Yue won't, I have my own natural appearance, and I will pay attention to safety, you can rest assured, I am still quite afraid of death, and I know that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall." ”

Tian Jian was concerned about the chaos, and he also knew that he was a little speechless, and said again and again: "Old man Changpingjun is not cursing you to death, in short, you must come back safely." ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, a trace of warmth rose from his heart and said, "There will be no accident, you can rest assured." ”

After a few more idle words, Mu Sheng said goodbye and left, and it would take at least half a month for them to raise grain and grass and load the car......

Mu Sheng went to Wu Xie's courtyard as usual to discuss countermeasures with him.

Wu Xie seemed to have known that he was going to go south, so Mu Sheng went straight to the point and said, "Mr. Wu, this time His Majesty suddenly sent me to the south, which was a bit unexpected to me. ”

Wu Xie said indifferently: "Your Majesty's move is obviously for you to stand more firmly above the court in the future, it is far from enough to let you enter the Xuanzheng Yuan to discuss politics, and the reason why your father-in-law Tian Jian can sit in the high position of governing Su Neishi is also due to Your Majesty's arrangements for you in the future." ”

"I am the first to establish the country, and now that you are married, it is time to go out and practice, only in this way will your title of Changping Jun be convincing to the government and the opposition, and you can stand in the court, and you can better suppress the prince's party in the future."

Mu Sheng suddenly said, "I see." ”

Wu Xie said, "This is coming, I don't think Your Majesty will let you really go to the front line to fight, as long as you stay in the rear, you can have your own military merits." ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, he was a little expectant and a little disappointed, and said, "To be honest, I still want to contribute to the country." ”

Wu Xie only smiled faintly when he heard this, "Childe, your role has not really been played, Your Majesty will not let you fall into danger, go to Lingnan to fight, Childe can stay in the rear with peace of mind." ”

A few days later, Mu Sheng was practicing with Hua Zilan in the martial arts arena, and a subordinate official under the jurisdiction of the Inner History Mansion came to visit, and before he could report it, he understood as soon as he saw that it should be that the grain and grass had been raised.

The subordinate official reported, "Qi Changpingjun, Lord Nei Shitian has prepared a full 250,000 loads of grain and grass, and asked you to go up to the warehouse for acceptance." ”

Mu Sheng was a little surprised when he heard this, the old man was really powerful, and he actually gathered half of the grain and grass.

After waiting for the subordinate officials to leave, Mu Sheng turned his head to Hua Zilan and said, "Zilan, you are also ready to prepare, and you will set off for Lingnan tomorrow." ”

Hua Zilan arched her hand and said, "Okay!" Subordinates understand. ”

The next day, after Mu Sheng went to Taiji Palace to resign, he officially prepared to go south.

In front of Changpingjun's mansion, Mu Sheng was dressed in military uniforms and said goodbye to Yun'er and then embarked on the road to Lingnan.

This time, the imperial court temporarily added the official title of lieutenant to him, and sent more than 5,000 soldiers under the command of Mu Sheng, plus more than 30,000 people who escorted grain and grass.

Before leaving, Mu Sheng took the doorman Feng Wei and Xia Chuan, went to Lingnan with him, and also became his deputy by the way, Xia Chuan was still the captain of his own personal guard, Feng Jie temporarily took the post of marching Sima, which is equivalent to a staff officer, Feng Wei himself also has a resume of commanding operations, this time he took the two to Lingnan to get some military merits by the way, so as to push them up and change to an official and a half-post.

The horse team came all the way to the granary, and when he arrived here, he really saw what the imperial granary was, although the granary was a granary, but in fact it looked like a city of considerable scale.

On the side of the grain team are the soldiers in full helmets and armor, and it seems that they are also the troops who have just arrived here to escort and protect the grain and grass.

At this time, several officers in the army saw Chang Pingjun's horse team arrive, so they rushed forward to salute.

The first officer arched his hand and said, "The last general will see Changpingjun, Yan Kun in Xia Nanze County, belongs to the army of the department, please show Changpingjun the tiger talisman for troop transfer." ”

Mu Sheng took the tiger talisman out of his arms and handed it to him, Yan Kun took it with both hands and observed it carefully, took out the other half of the tiger talisman and closed it, and after confirming that it was correct, he respectfully returned the tiger talisman to him, and Mu Sheng officially became the commander of this army.

This is the rule of the imperial court to mobilize the army, if the emperor does not nod, the garrison does not see the tiger charm, even if a soldier is a general, there is no reason to transfer, and those who transfer troops without authorization will be punished for the crime of treason.

Mu Sheng saw that he was almost ready, so he waved his hand and said, "The whole army listens to the order and sets off." ”

With an army of 5,000 people and 30,000 grain carriers, these tens of thousands of people can't see the end at a glance, and they are quite spectacular at first glance.

Along the way, Yan Kun introduced the chief officer of this army to Chang Pingjun, a total of four thousand masters, each leading a thousand soldiers, and another 1,000 people were directly led by Chang Pingjun and belonged to his direct guards, Mu Sheng temporarily handed over the 1,000 people to the command of Sima Feng Wei on the march.

The Jin army is composed of five people, with one commander; The second army is what, and the chief is set up; Five tithes for the tun, set up a tun chief; Two tuns are hundreds, and one hundred generals are set up; five hundred, five hundred masters; 1,000 people, set up a thousand people and one person, set up a song at the upper level, led by the military candidate, set up a department at the upper level, and have a number of songs under the jurisdiction, led by the captain, mixed with the captain, he is already a senior general of the imperial court, equivalent to a division-level cadre, at the upper level is a captain, equivalent to a military-level cadre, you can directly call a general, at the upper level is a general, equivalent to the generalissimo of the three armies.

The regulations of the imperial court, the general is not permanent, only when the country has a large-scale battle will be temporarily selected to go to the army, the general will be victorious and return to the court, hand over the military power to remove the title of general, the soldiers return to their hometown, will return to the court.

Now the military attachés with the title of general in the imperial court are generally official titles, and they do not actually command the army, but are actually desk generals, and there is indeed no soldier available under them.

The number of troops under the commander depends on the specific situation, and when there are tens of thousands of commanders, there are only a few thousand people in command, and when there are few thousands, it depends on the scale of the battle, as well as how many soldiers and horses the imperial court has recruited in each county.

Along the way, Mu Sheng roughly observed this army of 1,000 people, about 1,000 people were fully armored heavy infantry, holding Changge, and 4,000 people were composed of semi-armored light infantry, holding bows and crossbows, short swords, and some holding swords and shields, which were sword and shield soldiers, and more than 100 scouts and light cavalry were composed.

Of course, during the march, in addition to the close-fitting light armor, the soldiers usually do not wear full armor, and when they wear the armor weighing dozens of pounds, they will have to take their own orders.

Mu Sheng nodded secretly, hmm! The old man of the emperor is not bad to himself, this configuration is already the elite of the Jin army, and there is no need to make such a fuss about escorting grain and grass at all, the third-line troops are enough to do it, it seems that the old man is still quite worried about his safety.

The road was walked for more than half a month, and the counties along the way also raised grain and grass for them in advance in accordance with the instructions of the imperial court, and the large army could be loaded directly when they arrived.

Along the way, Mu Sheng was sleeping in the open air, and could only ride a horse, and sometimes his buttocks hurt after riding for a long time, so he simply dismounted and walked.

Seeing this, the military marquis Yan Kun stepped forward and pointed to the carriage that had been prepared long ago, and said with a sneer, "Qi Qi Changpingjun, there is a big cart behind, if the general is tired, he can go to rest in the car." ”

Mu Sheng glanced at the carriage, pointed to the soldiers behind him, and asked Yan Kun rhetorically, "When have you ever seen the commander of an army fighting in a carriage?" I went to the front line to kill the enemy, not to lie in the car to enjoy happiness, I appreciate your kindness, and this big car will be left for the sick soldiers. ”

Yan Kun had no choice but to smile and promise.

More than a month later, the large army came to a familiar place, Jialing City, the capital of Yue County, and still passed through the canal, and from here it went down the river to Lingnan.

At this time, Feng Wei and Yan Kun were directing the people to unload the grain and grass from the cart and load it onto the ship.

Mu Sheng glanced at the canal that stretched to the horizon, without this grand canal that ran from north to south, they would have to walk for at least three months to reach the remote Lingnan.

He subconsciously glanced back at the woman dressed as a man and dressed in armor Dehua Zilan, and quipped, "Zilan, your outfit is really heroic and extraordinary, you can be called the Mulan in the army!" ”

Hua Zilan also smiled when she heard this, and said, "Childe has won the award, by the way, Childe, who is Mulan?" ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, he told her the legend of Mulan, which is not the same in this era.

Hua Zilan couldn't help but have a hint of yearning after hearing this, and said, "It's a pity that I am a female generation after all, if I am a man, I should wear a Wu hook, serve the country, and be the marquis of ten thousand households." ”

Mu Sheng smiled and said, "Hey! Yes, I actually have a dream of being a general, and now it can be regarded as a reality, but then again, the countries are destroyed, the world will eventually be peaceful, and the common people can live a good life. ”

Hua Zilan turned her head and glanced at Mu Sheng approvingly, "Gongzi is benevolent and righteous, and his subordinates agree very much, although I have always had no good impression of you Jin people, and now His Majesty has a hatred for destroying the country and destroying the family with me, but in the past ten years, I have traveled south and north, and I have seen that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no suffering from war and chaos, I also feel that there is righteousness today." ”

After hearing this, Mu Sheng asked rhetorically: "Then what kind of rebellion will you make if you follow the revival?" If the Great Jin Dynasty is instigated by you rebels, there will be another war, how innocent will the people be? It's just that the heads of these countless soldiers and people are used to achieve the bullshit hegemony of some careerists, but it is the people of the world who suffer. ”

Hua Zilan smiled bitterly and said, "I understand the truth, but the imperial court doesn't give us people a chance to start over, especially the heirs of the Yunhua Sect like me, and the imperial court eagle dog Qingyi envoy is even more eager to see one kill the other, so I have no choice but to join the revival society to protect myself." ”

Mu Sheng was silent after hearing this, and only after a while did he say, "Zilan, why don't you leave the Central Plains!" Stay away from this dispute, you are a girl's family, why bother? ”

Hua Zilan shook her head and said with a smile: "There are still people I care about here, I can't leave." ”

"Shen Baili?"

"It's not just him, there are some descendants of the Yunhua Sect who need me to take care of, how can I let them go away desperately."

Mu Sheng sighed when he heard this, and said, "Okay, whatever you want, in case you are desperate one day, taking advantage of the fact that I still have the holy grace now, I may be able to shelter you for a moment or two, I don't think that the Qingyi envoy is arrogant, and he doesn't dare to come to my Changping Jun's mansion to get people." ”

When Hua Zilan heard this, she was moved in her heart and said, "Thank you for your kindness, when that day comes, I will definitely come to look for you." ”