Lan Cai'er, the innate grandmaster, is also Lu Yuan's old opponent.

Although in reality, the two have never met, and there has been no direct conflict.

But the dispute between the forces to which the two belong began several years ago.

And since the news of Lan Cai'er's innate achievement came out, this woman has always been the sword hanging above Lu Yuan's head, threatening his life at all times.

The reason why he hasn't fallen off is mainly because Lu Yuan was quite low-key before, he didn't blow up too much, and he made the other party anxious and killed him directly.

But at this time, Lu Yuan wanted to lead the army and attack the lair of the Five Poisons Sect.

This behavior can definitely be regarded as pressing the other party.

At that time, Lan Cai'er, the holy woman, will almost definitely take matters into her own hands to eradicate Lu Yuan, the enemy who has been disgusting the Five Poisons Sect.

At that time, even if he was guarded by ten thousand troops, Lu Yuan still felt insecure.

Therefore, without a congenital grandmaster by his side to follow and protect, it is absolutely impossible to let him send troops.

The protection of a grandmaster is his bottom line.

However, the imperial court is now overstretched by the top-level combat power, and it is still a question whether it can send an innate grandmaster over.

Therefore, for this point, Lu Yuan is also difficult to determine whether the imperial court will agree.

But to his surprise, when he said this, Shangguan Guangbai in front of him didn't even hesitate at all, and said directly: "Yes, the court can agree to this." ”

This answer was so crisp that Lu Yuan was slightly stunned.

Shangguan Guangbai couldn't help but smile when he saw his appearance: "Brother Lu should already know that Grandmaster Yan Wangqiu Yan of the Nanhai Sect a few years ago has agreed to the invitation of the imperial court to serve as the national teacher.

Now that the state affairs are difficult, the imperial court and Yan Guoshi have discussed, and the national teacher has agreed to lead the Nanhai to send his disciples north to Dongting County to assist the imperial court in eradicating the rebellion.

If Brother Lu is willing to send troops, my father can transfer the national teacher to your army.

Yan Guoshi is an old grandmaster who has been famous in the rivers and lakes for hundreds of years, and there are more than a dozen first-class masters under his disciples, with him and his disciples here, looking at the Holy Maiden of the Five Poisons Sect, it is enough to protect the eldest brother. ”

Yan Wangqiu is one of the few innate grandmasters in the rivers and lakes of Yue Kingdom, but although this person has been famous for a long time, he is only the strength of the innate first realm.

Therefore, when the Lingnan Jianghu forces wanted to infiltrate Yuzhang County, they were attacked by Yin Huixuan of the Liuyang faction.

When Yin Huixuan went south to Lingnan and picked up the heroes, Yan Wangqiu even avoided fighting without fighting, and before people came to the door, he went out to travel for an excuse, and avoided it early.

This kind of behavior was despised by the rivers and lakes for a while.

And through this incident, it can also be seen that Yin Huixuan is strong and Yan Wangqiu is empty.

However, Yan Wangqiu's cowardice is not incomprehensible.

Once a martial artist breaks through the innate nature, he can live to be one hundred and fifty years old. And it has been ninety years since Yan Wanqiu broke through the grandmaster. When he broke through, he was fifty years old again.

In other words, this Old Grandmaster Yan only has ten years to live at most. Not even ten years to live.

Even if it was put ten years ago, the other party's physical condition would not be much better.

At that time, with this old body, he was fighting with Yin Huixuan, who was in full swing, and I was afraid that if I fought once, my life would be gone.

There is a sect behind Yan Wangqiu, and tens of thousands of people from the Nanhai Sect are all counting on this grandmaster to live.

If he has three longs and two shorts, this sect will be scattered.

"It has always been rumored in the rivers and lakes that the junior disciples of the Nanhai Sect are incompetent, and none of the nearly four generations of disciples have become successful. As a result, Yan Wangqiu is over 140 years old, and he still has to stand up to support the scene.

Now it seems that the inheritance of the Nanhai faction is really wrong.

The reason why Yan Wangqiu agreed to the conditions of the court was that he wanted to help the court repel the Zhou people and quell the rebellion while his old bones could still move.

For the descendants of the sect, earn the foundation of the second half of the county.

After all, you can't get along in the rivers and lakes, and it is a good way out to open a national foundation.

There is not only a solid territory, but also the endorsement of the imperial court.

At least he won't die alone, and the sect will be killed by the enemies who have offended in the past, and he will be directly destroyed. ”

Lu Yuan guessed like this in his heart, looked at Shangguan Guangbai on his face, but showed a smile: "If this is really the case, then when the imperial court and Sect Master Yan arrive, then I will send 50,000 troops to attack Wuling Mansion." ”

Shangguan Guangbai was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Brother Lu, don't worry, the military salary of one million silver, as well as Sect Master Yan and his party, will arrive next month." At that time, I hope that the eldest brother can send troops immediately, and now the court really can't afford to wait. ”

Now inside and outside the court, there are really not many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized.

In the entire Dayue, there are 50,000 soldiers and horses on the side of Jiuzhen County, but these 50,000 people can't move at all if they want to suppress the entire three counties of Lingnan.

Jinling, the capital division, also has 50,000 Beijing battalions, but this man and horse also have to suppress the three counties of Linhai, Yuzhang, and Jian'an, and the imperial capital is located, maybe there are people and horses to guard it, and it can't be mobilized.

In Guangling County in the north, there are 200,000 border troops.

But the 200,000 army needs to guard against the same number of Liang soldiers on the opposite side, if not more.

When this part of the people is mobilized, the Liang soldiers can drive directly to Guangling and directly threaten Jinling City across the river. This is even worse than the loss of Dongting County, and the impact is even worse.

Therefore, the border army of Guangling County still couldn't move.

This is also the reason why the imperial court sent an envoy to the Liang State and wanted to make peace with this country.

If he did not reach a peace agreement with the Liang State and let the other party withdraw his troops from the border, then the imperial court would always be under great pressure in Guangling County, and had to keep stationing heavy troops here.

And if the two countries reconcile, then the imperial court can also draw another 100,000 troops from Guangling County.

Even if the peace talks are smoother, it can even be said that Liang Guo will send troops together to deal with Zhou State.

If this is really the case, then the danger of destroying the country that Dayue is facing now will also be solved in an instant.

"I only hope that those Liang people can understand the truth of cold lips and teeth. My Yue Kingdom was destroyed, and the Zhou people came to seize the southern land, so they could attack the Liang State from the west and south.

At that time, the Liang State will be attacked on both sides, and the period of destruction will not be far away.

But right now, looking at the whole country, only the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on Lu Yuan's side can be used to support one or two. Shangguan Guangbai thought so in his heart.

The imperial court is overstretched so far, and it can only be so humiliated.

At this time, Lu Yuan also promised: "Don't worry, as long as my two conditions can be realized, sending troops is just a matter of idleness." ”

"Then it's settled." Shangguan Guangbai finally confirmed.

"It's settled." Lu Yuan nodded solemnly.

After negotiating this matter, the atmosphere between the three of them suddenly became much better.

Lu Yuan faced Shangguan Haiyue again, and his face had more of his previous smile.

Shangguan Haiyue also smiled again, and continued to be close to him as before.

It's just that the military situation is urgent, and after confirming Lu Yuan's conditions for sending troops, the Shangguan brothers and sisters just stayed here for a meal, and then left in a hurry and returned to their father to return to their father.

Whether it was one million taels of silver, or Yan Wangqiu, the innate sect master, who wanted to transfer the approval, the two of them said that it didn't matter, and their father had to make a decision.

Now that the situation is difficult, it is a great thing for Shangguan Ming to be able to complete these conditions one day earlier and let Lu Yuan send troops one day earlier.

The Shangguan brothers and sisters didn't dare to delay.

……

Seeing off the Shangguan brothers and sisters, Lu Yuan summoned the generals that afternoon and announced the order that the army would soon set out.

Now there are 5,000 veterans in his barracks, 15,000 new recruits who have been trained for half a year, and 32,000 pure recruits who have been trained for two months, adding up to 52,000 people.

With these many soldiers and horses, I won't talk about how much combat power there is. At least the people pulled out, and the momentum was there.

At worst, there were 50,000 men, and they were all strong men

According to Lu Yuan's recruitment conditions, as long as these people can be recruited into the army, even if they are new recruits, they will basically have one or two martial arts and archery.

With these foundations, it can't be said that they really can't fight.

"Those Miao soldiers and horses were originally just mountain people. Some of them are not even mountain people, they are simply farming.

When it comes to the quality of soldiers and horses, it's not necessarily better than me. ”

Lu Yuan is still quite confident in the soldiers and horses under his hands. Maybe to fight those elites of the imperial court, or the elites of the Zhou people, they are not opponents at all.

But the Miao people, who are of the same grade and even worse than themselves, are not false at all.

This is the psychological superiority brought about by the violent beating of Miao people several times in the past.

The only thing that made him a little worried was the innate grandmaster of the Miao people, the saintess Lan Cai'er.

But now, Lan Cai'er's threat will also be offset by Yan Wangqiu.

Although this Old Sect Master Yan is old, he can't move. But Lan Cai'er is only a new grandmaster, and she may not be strong.

With the old grandmaster guarding, Lu Yuan is really not a blue color.

So at this time, since the conditions negotiated with the imperial court, Lu Yuan also prepared seriously, planning to meet those Miao people for a while.

What Shangguan Guangbai said before was right.

Really let the Zhou people cross the river, which is not a good thing for Lu Yuan.

It's just that he will lose Shaoyang Mansion and Luyang Mansion, which makes him very uncomfortable.

Without his own territory, how can he practice the Taiping Taoist Book?

The immortal law was in front of him, but the pain of not being able to practice, Lu Yuan had been uncomfortable for more than ten years, but he didn't want to continue to be uncomfortable.

And now that Shaoyang Mansion has been attacked by the Miao people, and it has lost five counties and half of the country, it is indeed time to save it.

"Those Miao people are so arrogant that I really think I can't help them. This time, let them see, I, Lu Yuan, am not something they can bully at will. A coldness flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes.

Thinking like this, after arranging the expedition, he left the barracks and headed for the city.

When an army of 50,000 marches out on an expedition, the daily amount of food and wages consumed is not a small amount.

The preparation of military rations and the requisition of civilian transports all require the support of the local government.

Similarly, Lu Yuan left with the army, and the local guards on this side of Luyang Mansion could only rely on the prefecture and county militia here.

Therefore, the defense here can only rely on the Luyang Prefecture itself.

In Yangshan Mansion to the south of Luyang Mansion, there are still 30,000 Miao people staring, this is a big threat, and this is also a big trouble.

How to deal with the above problems, it is impossible for Lu Yuan to make up his mind as soon as he says it.

I still need to discuss with Sun Siwen, the prefect.

……

"Luyang Defense, don't worry about this."

In the mansion, Lu Yuan found Sun Siwen and explained the news that he was about to lead the army to the expedition, as well as those concerns, this friend replied: "Since he was a year old last year, with the help of Brother Lu, now the militia groups in all counties in the mansion are complete.

Coupled with the new arrivals, the household registration in the prefecture has gradually increased, and the situation before the war has been restored.

Now, as long as there is a need, Luyang can mobilize 30,000 militias at any time. With 2,000 county soldiers as the backbone, the 30,000 Miao people in Yangshan Mansion are not to worry at all.

It's just that in this way, the number of people who can be dispatched from my side to assist in transporting grain and grass has become much insufficient.

If you want to resist 30,000 Miao people, you must prepare at least 20,000 militia groups in the prefecture, so locally, you can only draw out 10,000 people at most.

I am afraid that these people will not be enough to supply the logistics of the army. ”

When Sun Siwen said this, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Now, after successive development, especially at the end of last year, it took the opportunity to gather some displaced people, so that the population of Luyang Mansion has exceeded 200,000.

But even so, it is still difficult to cope with the fact that it is necessary to defend against foreign enemies and send people to accompany the army.

Lu Yuan also understood Sun Siwen's difficulty, and said at this time: "There is no need to worry about this. This time, I am going out for the imperial court, and the prefectures in the county should help.

Don't forget that I'm still General Pingxi, the Governor of the county Pingmiao Military.

I can write to Hengyang Prefecture and ask it to recruit people to assist in the transfer of military rations.

Hengyang Mansion is in the rear, except for the previous Qixingmen Rebellion, it has not suffered much war, and the household registration is still relatively well preserved.

The government can also produce 50,000 people, which is enough to transport the army's military rations.

Even the army's military rations do not need to be transferred from Luyang, Hengyang is the place where grain is produced, and it can be levied and distributed from this place, which is more convenient and convenient. ”

Hengyang Mansion is one of the few grain-producing mansions in Dongting County.

Previously, the Seven Star Gate rebelled and went north to Hengyang, and the county government immediately couldn't sit still, forcing Lu Yuan to send troops to quell the rebellion.

In order to keep Hengyang Mansion, an important grain-producing place.

And the more food is produced, the more people can be fed.

In the entire Hengyang Mansion, there were 100,000 households and 500,000 people at its peak. Today, although there have been many wars and many people have been lost, there are still 400,000 people.

It is not difficult to extract 50,000 people from it. The military rations for Lu Yuan's 50,000 troops are even simpler.

After all, the original military rations of Hengyang Mansion had to supply 100,000 Pingshu troops. Now that those Pingshu troops are gone, the extra food is just for Lu Yuan.

Sun Siwen was an official in Hengyang Mansion at the beginning, and he stayed there for several years, so of course he knew the situation in Hengyang Mansion.

At this time, seeing Lu Yuan's plan, he couldn't help but nod and said, "If that's the case, then there will be no problem." ”

Luyang Mansion has 20,000 militia groups guarding the city, as long as you don't go out of the city to fight, with the quality of the Miao people's soldiers, you really can't help this.

Otherwise, Zhou Qing would not have relied on 40,000 horses to carry tens of thousands of Miao people to attack.

The soldiers and horses have an absolute advantage, and the top-level masters also have an absolute advantage, but they can't beat Shaoyang Mansion, and the combat power of the Miao people is just like that.

So Lu Yuan is not false at all.

Even Sun Siwen, a literati, is not false at all.

The terrifying Miao people have never been their combat strength, but their hundreds of thousands of them, as well as the numerous masters of the Five Poisons Sect, which is what makes the imperial court and Lu Yuan feel a headache.

……

The matter of the expedition was decided.

Then the barracks got busy.

The soldiers, who had been on leave, soon began to return to the camp at the call of the officers.

And the soldiers in the battalion, after learning that the army was about to go on the expedition, began to urgently strengthen training.

Especially those recruits, at this time, if they can learn one or two more skills, master one or two more formations, and know more about some drum commands and banners, then they will be able to have a little more confidence in saving their lives when they go to the battlefield in the future.

Isn't there a saying that says?

Grinding guns in battle, not fast and light.

At this time, those recruits are the guns that have been sharpened.

Not only the barracks, but even the people in Luyang Prefecture, who had just come out of the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival, were quickly mobilized by local officials at all levels and prefectural and county officers.

At this time, the benefits of the prefectural and county militia system are reflected.

With the order from above, the manpower of the entire province can be mobilized in an instant, and a sufficient force of men and horses can be gathered.

Don't care if these people can fight or not, but when people get together, when they are put on the surface, it is a great deterrent.

What's more, these militia soldiers and horses, in their spare time, also received some military training.

Although this kind of training, it is difficult to say how effective it is. But it's not much of a problem to pull in to defend the city.

As a result, at the end of the first month and the beginning of February, Luyang Mansion fell into a great mobilization.

Even not only Luyang Mansion, after General Lu Yuan's official letter reached Hengyang Mansion, it also quickly began to collect grain and grass, mobilize people, and prepare to support the army's military rations.

And such a huge mobilization of people and horses naturally aroused the vigilance of all parties in Dongting County.

Those Zhou people are okay, they are still far away from Luyang Mansion, so they are not worried.

And the Miao people were instantly alert.

The Miao people of Sanfu, who are next to Yangshan, Jiuji, and Lingling in Luyang Mansion, instantly entered a new round of mobilization.

A large number of Miao people were recruited and rushed to the border of Yangshan Province, and the original 30,000 Miao people were increased to 50,000 to guard against Lu Yuan's southward invasion.

On the side of Shaoyang Mansion, the 20,000 Miao people who were originally attacking Wugang County also retreated back like frightened birds in an instant, strictly guarding the city defense.

The clouds of war are slowly gathering in the southern part of Dongting County, and there are signs of breaking out at any time.

It was in this oppressive atmosphere that black clouds were overwhelming the city and wanted to destroy it.

On February 11 of the sixth year of Hongdao, the one million silver military salary of the imperial court and Yan Wangqiu and other people from the South China Sea faction finally arrived at Luyang Mansion under the close preparation and dispatch.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan didn't have anything to say.

The 50,000-strong army, which had been prepared, immediately set out. On the side of Luyang Mansion, 10,000 people were also sent to accompany the army.

When they arrived at Hengyang Mansion, they gathered 60,000 people from the mansion, and then the whole army immediately swelled to 120,000.

Lu Yuan also raised the banner, claiming to have 200,000 handsome people and wanted to crusade against the Miao thieves.

led the army, mightily, towards Shaoyang Mansion.

For a while, the entire Dongting County couldn't help but be suffocated under Lu Yuan's momentum.