Chapter 356: Treading the Snow
Zetian Temple, side hall.
A hand-drawn map was spread out on the table, and there were a few people standing at the table, Qin Yin, Feng Jixing, Lin Muyu, Su Muyun, Tang Lan and Tang Xiaoxi, Tang Xiaoxi had just arrived from the Duke's Palace, and after learning that many things had happened, he was very distressed.
Feng Jixing stretched out his hand and pressed it on the map, and said: "From the northern border of Yunzhong Province to the Qinling Mountains, there are a total of 1,400 miles along the way, of which 700 miles are insurmountable cliffs and deep mountains, and the other 700 miles are tributaries of the Daojiang River, this river runs through the entire middle of the empire, which is enough to stop the attack of the demons, fortunately, Ah Yu ordered the demolition of all the bridges before coming, otherwise...... The consequences are hard to imagine. ā
Qin Yin said, "Wind Commander, please continue." ā
Feng Jixing nodded and continued: "Although according to Ah Yu, the demon clan is not good at water, it is difficult to determine whether they will requisition fishing boats on the east bank to cross the Daojiang River, so I built a city on the west bank of the Daojiang River, and built seven fortresses, one fortress every hundred li, one camp every ten li, and there must be cavalry patrolling every mile to closely monitor the demon clan's every move. ā
Su Muyun frowned and said, "Is there a Yushu from the direction of Lingdong Province and Tongtian Province?"
"No, I didn't. Feng Jixing shook his head and said, "The two major provinces in the east have completely fallen into the hands of the demons, and the imperial army there should have been wiped out, so there is no need to hope that there will be any news there." ā
Su Muyun took a deep breath and said, "Ayu has been recruiting troops in Dusk Rain City for the past half a year, and we can mobilize about 150,000 troops to guard the fortress, is there still a shortage?"
Feng Jixing said: "No, each fortress is at least 30,000 to 50,000 troops, which is nearly 300,000 troops, and the main force of the forbidden army must stay in the imperial capital, so ...... How many troops can you send Gong Lan?"
Tang Lan was stunned and said, "Xiang Yu has 100,000 troops in Cangnan Province, and he can go to guard the banks of the Daojiang River. ā
"That's good, there is still a little missing, Ah Yu's temple camp and gentian camp can be supplemented. ā
On the side, Qin Yin said: "Grandfather, Lan Gong, I plan to reactivate Brother Ayu, I hope you don't object, Brother Ayu's ability to lead the army is believed to be obvious to all, I will re-promote Brother Ayu to the general of the Sanpin Protectorate, reappoint him as the commander of the Gentian Battalion, Wei Qiu and Qin Yan as the deputy commanders, and in order to resist the invasion of the demon clan, the Gentian Battalion can expand the army, and the military strength is not capped." ā
Su Muyun took a deep look at Qin Yin and said, "If Xiao Yin feels that she has the ability to call the Gentian Battalion, then expand the army, and Grandpa will not object anymore." ā
Tang Lan bowed his head and said: "Your Highness, no army in the empire can expand the army without an upper limit, otherwise there will be chaos in the world, and the strength of the old minister's Gentian Battalion plus the Temple Battalion will not exceed 50,000 at most." ā
"Okay, just follow Lan Gong's words..."Qin Yin nodded briskly, turned around and said: "Come on, issue an edict to promote Lin Muyu to the general of the country, reappoint him as the commander of the Gentian Battalion, the Gentian Battalion will be included in the third army of the imperial military system, and the army will be expanded by 50,000, in addition, summon the Imperial Navy Division to lead Baili Cang..."
"Yes..."
A few minutes later, a general stepped into the side hall, about 40 years old, his face was full of wind and frost, and he respectfully hugged his fists and said: "The sailor is in charge of Baili Cang, see the empress..."
Qin Yin nodded and said, "Well, I'm listening to my orders." ā
"Yes..."
Tang Lan glanced up at Su Muyun, then at Qin Yin and Lin Muyu, and said, "Your Highness, the Demon Clan has invaded on a large scale, which master general does His Highness plan to hand over the heavy task of resisting the Demon Clan this time?"
Qin Yin smiled slightly: "Who does Lan Gong plan to appoint?"
"Xiang Yu is both civil and military, has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, is loyal, decisive in killing, and the old minister Jian yƬ is served by Xiang Yu as the commander along the Daojiang River. ā
"Xiang Yu?"
The corners of Qin Yin's mouth raised, and said: "General Xiang Yu is certainly brave, but this time the opponent is the Demon Clan, and it is no longer the Righteous Kingdom, although Xiang Yu is fierce but lacks flexibility, in my opinion, it should be led by Feng Jixing to take on the important task of resisting the Demon Clan this time." ā
Tang Lan said: "Feng Jixing is still young, I'm afraid he can't be the marshal of the three armies, and I hope His Highness will be cautious." ā
Qin Yin pursed her red lips and said, "Then I won't be the commander, just appoint Feng Jixing as the supreme commander along the Daojiang River, does Lan Gong think this is okay?"
"In accordance with His Highness's will..."
Tang Lan's demeanor was very respectful, but with such a respectful word, Qin Yin's plan was resolved...... Feng Shuai...
There is only one imperial marshal, once Feng Jixing is canonized as a marshal by the empress, he has a supreme position in the imperial army, as long as he has a heart, I am afraid that the imperial military power will slowly transfer from the hands of Tang Lan and Su Muyun. However, Qin Yin was not disappointed, at least he had won the position of the former army commander, Feng Jixing was cautious and resourceful, and he would definitely be more appropriate than Xiang Yu when facing the enemy demon clan.
"That's good. ā
Qin Yin looked at everyone with a pair of bright eyes, and said: "This time to resist the demon clan, no one must be lazy, violators of the order will be beheaded, Feng Jixing is the supreme commander of the former army, order the whole army, General Baili Cang, you are the commander of the water division, this time you must obey General Feng's dispatch." ā
"Yes..."
Baili Cang clenched his fists and said: "One hundred and fifty warships and thirty thousand sailors of the Navy Division are under the dispatch of General Fengda..."
"Good..."
Qin Yin nodded and said: "Each of the seven major fortresses of the Daojiang tributary appoints a chief general, and immediately draw up a list and hand it over to me, among them, Lin Muyu led the Gentian battalion to guard a fortress alone, there is no problem, right?"
Tang Lan and Su Muyun clasped their fists together: "Yes." ā
Lin Muyu also nodded respectfully: "Yes." ā
"Then let's prepare, the craftsmen and materials used will be transported to Cangnan Province immediately, and the army will be drawn in three days, and it will be up to you whether you can defeat the demon army on the Daojiang River..."
"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured..."
As for Feng Jixing, Qin Yin and others asking about the Divine Lock, Lin Muyu could only be vague, and said that the Divine Locks inadvertently comprehended the Divine Lock, perhaps it was an accident of the number of days, and it was unknown what the bloodline was.
......
Soon after, the military department Shangshu handed over the seal of the protector general to Lin Muyu again, and at the same time wore the rank insignia of the commander title for him, and the three gold stars were particularly shining, and Qin Yin left Lin Muyu and Tang Xiaoxi to have dinner together in the evening, and the royal use was also simple, so a pot of meat stewed for dinner, plus a few side dishes, was counted as a dinner.
Tang Xiaoxi looked at Lin Muyu with eyes like water, and said: "It will be two months for Mu Mu to go to Lingdong for two months, and I don't know how long it will take to go to Cangnan Province to guard the border this time." ā
Lin Muyu smiled slightly: "Xiaoxi don't worry, maybe it will be soon." ā
Qin Yin looked at Lin Muyu with a pair of beautiful eyes full of longing, and asked in a soft voice, "Ah Yu, do you think we will win?"
"Yes. ā
Lin Muyu said with a firm gaze: "The demon clan is certainly very strong, but as long as we avoid the field battles on the plains, fight water battles or defend the city with them, the demon clan is not good at these, we can win." ā
"Why is Brother Ah Yu so sure?" Qin Yin asked again.
Lin Muyu smiled: "Because the blades of the demon clan are very clumsy, and some of them are bronze weapons, compared with the empire's military casting skills, they are like three-year-old children, which shows that although the demons are powerful, they have no advanced technology, let alone skilled craftsmen, which can be deduced that the people of the demon clan can't build ships and can't build siege equipment, which is our biggest advantage, but ......"
He gave a worried look on his face.
"But what?" Qin Yin looked at him faintly.
Lin Muyu's mood sank, and said: "But not everyone in the demon clan is a fool like the armor demon, and there are also smart people, otherwise Winter Frost City will not be so lightly attacked, what I am most worried about is that the demon clan has killed all the way from Lingdong Province and Tongtian Province, and they may enslave human craftsmen to build what they need, so the faster the defense arrangement on the tributaries of the Daojiang River, the better, we don't have much time, and the advantage is not forever." ā
"That's ...... so"
Qin Yin pursed her red lips, smiled suddenly, sandwiched a piece of meat for Lin Muyu, and said, "Brother Ayu, eat more..."
"Hmm. ā
At this time, Tang Xiaoxi looked at Lin Muyu faintly and said, "Mumu, I heard that after more than ten days of food shortages in Winter Frost City, you have eaten up everything that can be eaten in the city......
"Hmm. ā
Lin Muyu nodded: "Tree bark, grass roots, mice, snakes...... I've tasted almost all of these wildernesses in Winterfrost City......"
"Woo woo......" The two beauties frowned together.
Lin Muyu couldn't help but smile, thinking that they should have stayed away from the war in the first place, but the most ruthless thing about the war was that it didn't distinguish anyone, and when the war came, no one could avoid it.
......
After dinner, Tang Xiaoxi promised to send 20,000 troops from the Demon Suppression Pass to Lin Muyu for command, and gave the Gentian Battalion 5,000 fine breeds of war horses, so that the Temple Battalion has 15,000 troops, plus the 1,000 people of the Gentian Battalion, plus the people given by Tang Xiaoxi, there are 36,000 people, and it should not be a problem to guard a fortress.
After nightfall, Tang Xiaoxi led a white war horse to the temple.
"Lord Xijun is here..."
Ge Yang greeted with a smile: "Don't think about it, you must be here to find the archdeacon, right?"
"Yes, Brother Geyang, where is Mu Mu?"
"It's in the inner sanctum, I'll take you there. ā
"Good..."
Under the flickering candle flame, Lin Muyu was discussing the details of the troop with Wei Qiu, Qin Yan and others, and when he looked up, he saw Tang Xiaoxi leading a war horse in, and couldn't help but smile: "Xiaoxi, come over so late, do you want to accompany me for supper?"
"Girls can't eat too much supper, they'll gain weight. ā
Tang Xiaoxi pouted and said with a smile: "But I came here to give you a BMW, you see...... How's this horse?"
Lin Muyu looked over, this horse seemed to be still a pony, slightly immature, but very robust, with pure white hair, but there was a circle of black hair above the four hooves, which looked very good.
"This horse is called Snow Treading. Tang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "Guess who her father is?"
"It won't be Big Brother Feng......" Lin Muyu said with a smile.
Tang Xiaoxi also snorted and laughed: "The Wind Commander can't give birth to such a good variety...... Her father is a Jedi, your fast horse that died in battle, in fact, before the Jedi died in battle, my Sydney was pregnant, and the child born was this snow treading horse, and the name was named by Xiao Yin, so this snow treading horse is equivalent to me and Xiao Yin giving it to you together, do you like it?"
"Like..."
Lin Muyu stretched out his hand and stroked the head of the war horse, and suddenly gave birth to a sense of maintenance, everything in the world is so magical, this snow horse actually seemed to be able to sense that Lin Muyu was once her father's master, and immediately became happy.
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