For the next few days, the Qian and Ma families gave their full support. All kinds of resources were in place, especially in terms of grain.
"General, these are the money, food, and various supplies sent by the Qian and Ma families.”
Zhu Yong 'an had been extremely busy these few days. He had almost never rested, but he did not forget to report to Su Mu about the money, food, and supplies. He even handed over a list of supplies.
"A big family is a big family. Although it's only a small border city, its wealth is already quite shocking. Although it can't be compared to the Zhao family, they're in the smuggling business.”
Su Mu couldn't help but sigh as he flipped through the booklet in his hand.
As expected, the families of these gentry were indeed different.
"Alright, that's it. You can leave now!”
Su Mu knew that Zhu Yong 'an had not rested for the past few days, so he asked him to rest.
"Yes."
Zhu Yong 'an did not dare to stay any longer and left after receiving the order.
On the other hand, Su Mu was ready to do something big.
It was a weekly summoning!
Yes, seven days had passed.
It was time for the summoning.
Come on, let's see what I'll summon this time.
Su Mu summoned in his heart.
Summoning…
The summoning was successful, and he received 100,000 North Manor Army soldiers!
A hundred thousand soldiers!
The North Manor Army?
This was also a famous strong army in ancient times.
Not bad, not bad. It's done. It's really done.
Su Mu could not wait to summon a portion of the North Manor Army.
With a flash of light, a hundred North Manor Army soldiers clad in armor, equipped with ring-headed sabers, and wielding long sabers appeared in the courtyard.
Although there were only a hundred people, Su Mu could already feel the power of the North Manor Army. With such a strong army, what was he waiting for?
Rebellion! Rebellion! Rebellion!
The imperial court should have received the news by now. After some wrangling, there was a high chance that they would send an elite army to support them. The Xuanzhou Prefecture Overseer should still be waiting for reinforcements from the imperial court.
Moreover, with that guy's character, he might have already transferred the surrounding troops to Liaoyang.
In this way, the various places in Xuanzhou will definitely be lacking in troops. Then, I can easily take over half of Xuanzhou's territory. After that, I can cut off the connection between Xuanzhou and Youzhou and Jizhou, and then surround Liaoyang City…Hehe, isn't Xuanzhou mine?
However, there was still the Northern Barbarians…Well, then he might as well fight on two fronts.
With 3,000 black-armored cavalry to pave the way and 20,000 North Manor Army cavalry, it would be enough to wipe out the Northern Barbarians.
The North Manor Army had 100,000 soldiers, and not all of them were infantrymen. There were also cavalrymen, and they were also equipped with armored cavalry. Like the black-armored cavalry, the soldiers and warhorses were equipped with heavy armor.
Of course, the North Manor Army's infantry was also equipped with powerful weapons such as sabers, spears, swords, bows, shields, and so on. There were also large crossbows such as the Ten Thousand Mass Divine Crossbows and ballistae.
After thoroughly understanding the North Manor Army, Su Mu knew that he could fight on these two fronts. However, in order to seal off the connection between Xuanzhou and the Central Plains 'Youzhou and Jizhou, he still needed to send cavalry to quickly take down strategic locations.
As such, the black-armored cavalry could not be sent to the Northern Desert Plains. They could only send the 20,000 cavalry of the North Manor Army.
However, this should be enough.
The Northern Barbarians were nothing to worry about.
With the North Manor Army present, Su Mu decided to start the war immediately. However, he still had to make some arrangements before that.
Although the soldiers he summoned did not need to be mobilized, the 13,000 soldiers that had just been reorganized in Dongyuan City needed to be mobilized before the battle.
This was because Su Mu had decided to bring along the 10,000 East Plains Army in addition to the 70,000 North Manor Army. Only the 10,000 North Manor Army would be left to guard East Plains City.
The remaining 20,000 North Manor Army cavalry would head north to the grasslands and sweep through the Northern Barbarians 'royal court. They would completely destroy this grassland regime. This way, they would be able to stabilize their rear. This would prevent the Northern Barbarians from constantly harassing them and causing them to be restless while they were fighting at the front.
Moreover, if the Great Xia Dynasty chose to cooperate with the Northern Barbarians, his rear would not be at peace.
Although there was a feud between Great Xia and the Northern Barbarians for decades, to some people, the barbarians were nothing to be afraid of. On the contrary, it was a rebel like him who was a huge threat.
Therefore, if there was a chance, Su Mu felt that there would definitely be someone in the Xia Dynasty who would propose to cooperate with the Northern Barbarians. They would then launch a pincer attack from the front and back to eliminate him, the rebel army.
It was because of this that Su Mu wanted to completely wipe out the Northern Barbarian Royal Court to prevent such a thing from happening. He wanted to eliminate all the foreign tribes to prevent future trouble.
……
Luoyang.
Grand Xia Imperial Palace, Longevity Palace.
"Your Majesty, urgent news from Xuanzhou!"
An anxious voice sounded outside the hall.
Xiahou Xuan, who was half-lying down and resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
Urgent report?
Xuanzhou?
Jin Xi, the eunuch who had been waiting at the side, immediately took it over. After confirming that there was no problem, he presented it to Xiahou Xuan.
"Read!"
Xiahou Xuan waved his hand, indicating for Jin Xinian to listen.
"Yes!"
Jin Xi opened it and read out its contents.
"The Northern Barbarians launched a surprise attack, the West Mountain camp was destroyed, and Dongyuan City was surrounded.”
Xiahou Xuan's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He stood up abruptly and angrily said,"The West Mountain Camp is gone?"
Seeing Xiahou Xuan's rage, Jin Xi hurriedly bowed and said,""Your Majesty, the higher-ups said so, but we don't know the exact situation.”
"Dammit, how dare this Northern Barbarian…"
Xiahou Xuan paced back and forth in anger.
"Order the ministers to enter the palace to discuss important matters."”
Xiahou Xuan pondered for a moment before continuing,"In addition, ask Li Changqing to come and see me quickly. There's no news at all. How did he become the chief envoy of the Martial Virtue Department?”
"Yes!"
Jin Xi did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly went down to make arrangements.
He sent people to order the officials to enter the palace, and at the same time, he sent people to the Martial Virtue Department to call Li Changqing into the palace.
Soon, many important officials entered the palace, and Li Changqing was the first to arrive.
Then, he was scolded by Emperor Xiahou Xuan.
"Is this what you do as the chief envoy of the Department of Martial Virtue? It's been more than ten days since the incident with the Northern Barbarians, but you still haven't heard anything from me. What exactly do you eat?”
"Your Majesty, regarding this matter, I have failed in my duty.”
Li Changqing did not dare to say anything, but knelt down and took the initiative to take responsibility.
After venting his anger, Xiahou Xuan said in a deep voice,"Tell me, what happened? There's no reason for there to be no news at all.”
Li Changqing did not dare to hide anything and quickly told him the news he had just received.
"Your Majesty, I also find it very strange. There is no news from Dongyuan City at all. I have just checked the news and found that Dongyuan City has been missing for at least ten days.”
"We've been keeping in touch with various places in Xuanzhou. According to the news…Zhou Zhongyuan, the Prefecture Overseer of Xuanzhou, had sent troops back to Liaoyang City three days ago.”
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