NCCnovel Chapter 200 Send Troops
Chapter 200 Send Troops
On the Yongzhou city wall, Bai Chuxiao stood with her hands behind her back, Yu Fengyang and Murong Xuan stood on either side of her.
Looking at the army going away, Bai Chuxiao smiled faintly and said, "We should also prepare ourselves."
"Princess..." Several figures rushed up to the tower.
Bai Chuxiao raised her eyebrows, "Why are you here?"
The people who came were Shen Xuanxuan, Shen Yiyu from the Shen family, and Song Hang and Song Le'er from the Song family.
Shen Yiyu and Song Hang clasped their hands and said, "Dad asked us to stay in the princess's army and follow the princess to attack Qizhou..."
Shen Xuanxuan and Song Le'er hurriedly said, "Princess, we also want to go on the expedition with you..."
Bai Chuxiao couldn't help but hold her forehead. It was right to give young people a chance, but why did she feel that the people under her command were too weak...
"You can definitely follow General Song, General Shen and the others," Bai Chuxiao said with a smile.
This is a war, not an amusement park. Exercise is one thing, but it's hard to say how these four rookies are doing...
Shen Yiyu and Song Hang smiled bitterly and said, "Princess, please accept us. As for the prince..."
The prince seemed to dislike them, and Song Fei and Shen Tao did not dare to bring them to cause trouble...
Bai Chuxiao was speechless. So, can I just leave it to her?
Seeing that she was a little disgusted, several people hurriedly begged the two people next to them, "Master Yu, Second Master, please accept us."
They were playboys before, but they have changed and now want to make achievements...
Murong Xuan remained calm and said, "Everything is up to Sister Xiao."
Yu Fengyang touched his nose and said, "It's fine to bring the two gentlemen, but the two ladies will definitely want to..."
It's not that he looked down on women, but in his impression, not many women were as interested in fighting as Bai Chuxiao...
Shen Xuanxuan said seriously, "Princess, we have also learned martial arts from our father and read military books. We will definitely not cause any trouble."
Song Le'er nodded vigorously, "Princess, Sister Shen is right, just accept us..."
It is not easy for women to join the military. They never had the chance to do so before...
Now that the Princess of Yan is in front of them, and this time she is leading the troops herself, the resistance they face in entering the military camp is much smaller...
As women, Bai Chuxiao was happy to see that both of them had this idea.
But he still reminded her, "War is no joke. You could die at any time. Are you sure you can endure the hardship..."
Shen Xuanxuan and Song Le'er quickly said, "We are ready."
Bai Chuxiao nodded and said in a deep voice, "In that case, Song Hang will follow Yu Fengyang first, Shen Yiyu will follow my second brother, and as for Xuanxuan and Le'er, you will follow me. Once you enter the military camp, you must abide by military discipline. Do you understand?"
Several people were delighted and said, "I understand. Thank you, Princess."
When they returned to Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhao Sifang, dressed in red, came to greet them, "Xiaoxiao, if you really want to lead the troops yourself, he will put you in danger like this..."
Bai Chuxiao said in a deep voice, "I want to do it myself. You know I won't just sit here in the Prince Yan's Mansion in Yongzhou City and wait..."
Zhao Sifang lowered his eyes, "Well, I can't help you on the battlefield, but you don't have to worry about the military supplies in the rear..."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "Thank you... With you here, I feel more at ease in this battle."
Zhao Sifang smiled, "I hope I can really help you..."
At the end of March in the first year of Chong'an in Daxia, the army led by Marquis Xuanping defeated King Xiang in Huzhou, and King Xiang and his queen disappeared...
At the same time, the King of Yan personally led an army of 300,000 and conquered the two states of Jin and Yue, and marched straight into Pengzhou...
In the imperial study of the Beijing Palace, Chu Tianling threw the memorial to the ground.
"Rebellious ministers and traitors... Just after we pacified Prince Xiang, Prince Yan has taken action. My dear ministers, please tell us how to wipe out Prince Yan's rebels..."
The ministers lowered their heads and dared not speak. There was silence for a moment.
The Minister of War stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan wants to go up the Huai River and seize the heartland of the Central Plains. Now that the Marquis of Xuanping has just won a great victory, he has also lost a lot of troops. We still need to send more troops and must not let that villain cross the river..."
Chu Tianling was very satisfied with the sound of a thief. "Lord Lu is right, but the thief has many generals under his command. I'm afraid that the Marquis of Xuanping alone can't stop him..."
Zhang Yu said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the King of Yan only brought two generals, Song Fei and Shen Tao, and the others stayed in Yongzhou and Shuozhou..."
Chu Tianling said in a clear voice, "Okay, send a message to the army of Marquis Xuanping. In this battle, whoever captures Shen Tao and Song Fei's party alive will be rewarded with the title of Earl, and whoever captures the King of Yan alive will be rewarded with a king of a different surname..."
In April, in the Prince of Yan's mansion, Bai Chuxiao received the battle report from the front line of Pengzhou and set out quietly with his army.
The 150,000-man army was divided into several groups and entered Qizhou territory silently. They hid during the day and moved at night. In just a few days, they quietly wiped out the garrisons in various places in Qizhou territory and reached the city of Qizhou.
It took less than ten days for the entire army to enter Qizhou and capture the city.
Of course, the Prince of Yan led 300,000 troops to attack Pengzhou and other places. The officials in Qizhou and other places never thought that the Prince of Yan's mansion could actually withdraw troops, so the guards were lax.
And as far as they knew, Xibohou Murong Dajiangjun and others were not moving at all in Shuozhou and Yongzhou.
Officials from all over Qizhou had never expected that a group of soldiers would suddenly appear in front of them. Bai Chuxiao and his men were able to capture a city so easily by taking advantage of their surprise and attacking them unprepared.
In the Qizhou City Government Office, Bai Chuxiao looked at the account book of Qizhou and frowned slightly, "There is so much grain in Qizhou Prefecture..."
This should have been a good thing, but along the way, the people of Qizhou have not had a good life. Since Chu Tianling came to power, wars have continued, and the court has had to increase taxes. The garrisons in Qizhou are weak, and there are also reasons for famine in various places...
Xia Fan said in a deep voice, "Princess, there are a total of 2 million dan of grain and 1.5 million taels of silver in the treasury. In addition, 800,000 taels of cash were seized from the Provincial Administration Office."
Murong Xuan's face was cold. "The people in Qizhou are suffering terribly. There is so much grain and money in this government. This governor is really good at making money. Judging from the current situation, it will not be good for us to take over Qizhou..."
Not to mention using this money and food to replenish military supplies, they would have to spend a lot of manpower and resources to govern Qizhou...
Xia Fan said, "Princess, what should we do now..."
Bai Chuxiao said calmly, "Search the properties of all the wealthy merchants who colluded with the Qizhou governor to make money. Also, immediately announce that all taxes in Qizhou will be exempted this year. Then issue a conscription order. No need to force them, as long as they are voluntary, anyone between 18 and 45 years old..."
Shen Yiyu on the side said puzzledly, "Princess, if Qizhou is exempted from taxes, it would be unreasonable for the other states to be exempted as well. But if that happens, there will be no benefit for us to conquer these states. If we recruit soldiers on a large scale, our burden will be even heavier..."