"Lead the way."
Tian Hu and Meng Jiao led two hundred cavalry and followed the messenger of the prefecture to meet up with Sima Zhangsong's soldiers.
Lin Xuan continued on the road with the remaining carriages.
Hearing that they were about to arrive at Yanzhou City, the family members who were originally tired were instantly filled with energy.
They drove the carriage and led the horse, talking and laughing.
"Rumble! Rumble!"
About the time it took to brew a cup of tea, a large group of prefecture soldiers appeared.
"I am Sima Zhang Song of the prefecture. Greetings, Lord Governor.”
Zhang Song was in his thirties. He was tall and sturdy, and his face was full of hardships. His facial features belonged to a very standard Northern Liang man.
When he was more than a hundred feet away from Lin Xuan, he dismounted and walked over quickly, kneeling on one knee in front of his horse.
"Get up."
Lin Xuan said.
Zhang Song stood up and raised his head. He looked at the white-robed man in front of him, who was famous in the Northern Liang. He was a little excited.
"This humble servant has long heard of Lord Prefect's prestige. In the battle of Shuo Yin, he defeated the Northern Python army.
It can be considered as giving our old soldiers of Beiliang a fierce vent of anger.”
"Now that there is Daren overseeing the County of Yan, he will definitely be able to kill the Northern Python and those Hu Qiang barbarians.”
The Northern Liang was cold and bitter. There were many wars and nine out of ten houses were empty. The County of Yan was the coldest place in the Northern Liang.
Although it wasn't autumn yet, he could already feel the chill from the plunder of the foreign tribes.
Along the way, it was extremely desolate. The villages near the Great Hidden Mountain Range were still fine, as they could enter the mountains to avoid disaster.
Dongyuan and the other counties near the Huqiang territory were barren. Even the officials of these counties were on tenterhooks, let alone the commoners.
"Let's enter the city first," Lin Xuan said.
Thousands of horses and chariots entered Yanzhou City. Apart from the officials from the counties and prefectures, there were also many commoners who came to watch.
The news of Lin Xuan becoming the governor of Yan County had long spread in Yan County, so many people had long been looking forward to this killing god of Northern Liang.
Officials from all over the country gathered in front of the prefect's residence. However, the prefect's residence had long been surrounded by the ferocious flood dragon and his 800 cavalry brothers.
"Sima Zhang, Supervisor Wen, even you can't enter?”
Dongyuan County Magistrate Lin Ruhai asked Zhang Song.
"Lord Prefect, you've traveled through the night and the stars, and you're tired from the journey. If there's anything, we'll talk about it tomorrow.”
Zhang Song's expression was very ugly, and so was the official registrar Wen Cheng.
Ever since the previous prefect left, the position of prefect was vacant. The two of them were in charge of handling all the affairs in Yan County.
However, now that Lin Xuan had just taken office, he left them to the side. It was obvious that he wanted to show the two of them his might.
However, this person was Lin Xuan. They did not dare to flare up and could only leave unhappily, leaving the officials of the various counties to look at each other. They did not know whether to leave or stay.
At this moment, the door of the prefect's manor opened. Wang Qing walked out and said to the officials,""I am Wang Qing, the official clerk under the prefect. Please rest at the relay station for the time being.”
"Official Wang, can you let me see Mayor Lin first?”
"I have an urgent matter to attend to.”
"The sky won't fall."
"Everyone, please go to the relay station first." Wang Qing smiled.”
After saying that, he turned around and returned to the mansion.
Dongyuan County Deputy wanted to say something, but when he met the fierce and cold eyes of Meng Jiao's subordinate, he shrunk his neck and could only sigh.
In the prefect's manor, the servants were busy cleaning up the manor and moving the goods. The families of thousands of soldiers were placed in the eastern market behind the prefect's manor.
"Butler Zhang, when the goods are stored in the warehouse, you must count them carefully.”
Mu Qing, the eldest servant girl in the manor, was a meticulous person. She was afraid of making mistakes, so she specially came to the backyard to repeatedly explain to the servants.
"Qing girl, are you still worried about Uncle Zhang's actions?”
"If there's even the slightest mistake in the accounts, Uncle Zhang will twist his own head off." The crippled old man nodded with a smile.”
"Then I'll have to trouble you."
Mu Qing nodded.”
The originally deserted prefect's residence gradually became lively. Figures moved. Lin Xuan walked around the residence and walked through the large and small rooms and courtyards before returning to the main hall.
There was a huge map of Yan County on the table. Other than Zhang Wei and Zhang Long who were heading to Broken Dragon Pass, all his trusted subordinates were present.
"There's still one month before the autumn harvest."
Lin Xuan sat down, picked up his teacup, and said slowly,"With Broken Dragon Pass here, the Northern Python doesn't need to worry for the time being, but the surrounding Huqiang tribes will definitely come to plunder.”
"Everyone, express your opinions and speak freely.”
"The three counties of Eastern Plains will be the first to bear the brunt."
Wang Qing looked at the map and frowned."The few counties in the west are adjacent to Dafu Mountain. There are many hills and mountains, and the grain production is not high.
The few counties with the highest grain production in the entire County of Yan were all on both sides of the Chang River, which was the worst.
There were only three cities on the east side, so there was no way to defend against the cavalry of the Qiang tribe. If they were to be attacked by them during the autumn harvest, they would be able to defend against them.
If that happened, who knew how many people in the entire County of Yan would starve to death this winter?”
Tian Hu, Meng Jiao, Huyan Lie, and the other valiant generals were experienced in the battlefield. With just a casual glance at the map, they quickly made an accurate judgment of the current situation.
"Right now, the most important thing is to ensure that the counties on both sides of the Chang River successfully complete the autumn harvest.”
Lin Xuan's gaze landed on Meng Jiao,"Tell me."
"We can't defend it."
Meng Jiao pondered for a moment." The entire County of Yan stretches for five hundred miles from north to south. It's a wide expanse of flat land. The Huqiang cavalry are all light cavalry and come and go like the wind. Even if we only had eight thousand people, we wouldn't be able to defend it, let alone eight hundred.”
"Then let's fight."
Tian Hu narrowed his eyes." We can't defend. We can only take the initiative to attack. We'll wipe out a few Hu Qiang tribes for the time being and kill them as a warning to the others. When the autumn harvest is over, we'll immediately recruit soldiers and train our troops.
Didn't Milord say that His Highness promised to give five thousand cavalry and ten thousand infantry armor and weapons?
Give me one winter, and I'll be able to produce at least a few thousand decent cavalrymen, not to mention tiger and leopard cavalry.
When spring comes next year, the battle line will move forward and push into the territory of the Huqiang tribe. Relying on the three cities in the east, they will use war to support war and turn the Huqiang tribe upside down.
When that time comes, I'll see if they still have the mood to come and take advantage of me.”
"This method is not bad."
Wang Qing's eyes lit up.
"Eight hundred people aren't enough."
Meng Jiao's expression was solemn." We cannot underestimate the Hu Qiang people of Yan. When it comes to riding and shooting, these tribal cavalry can suppress the Northern Python Cavalry."”
"I just don't know how many soldiers there are in the County of Yan and what quality they are.”
Tian Hu rubbed his fists and was eager to try."As long as it's not too bad, we can immediately teach those Qiang people a lesson.”
"Nominally, there are 8,000 people."
Lin Xuan curled his lips,"In fact, there are only 5,000 people.”
Before he set off, he had already sent his men to the County of Yan to gather intelligence.
"Zhang Song, this guy, his martial arts are not good, but he's quite bold.”
"Sir, should we start with him first?" Meng Hu sneered.”
"Not for the time being. If we kill him, I'm afraid the hearts of the people in the County of Yan will be unstable.”
Lin Xuan shook his head and pointed at the Changhe River on the map,"My original plan was to build a fortress by the Chang River, which is to the east of Dongyuan County, to defend against the Huqiang.”
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