The rain in the County of Yan was intermittent. After half a month, it finally stopped. The dark clouds dispersed, and the weather cleared up for several days.
"Milord, the grain in Dongyuan County is ready.”
Wang Qingyuan took the official document sent by Dongyuan County Magistrate Fu Yuan and headed to the prefect's manor.
"Within half a month, the counties and villages on both sides of the Chang River will begin the autumn harvest one after another.”
Wang Qing said," This is the official document from each county. The content is to ask you to send troops to guard against the Huqiang tribe and assist in harvesting the grain.”
"How's the weather in the past month?”
Lin Xuan asked.
"I've already asked the old farmers in the counties. It's sunny for ten days to half a month every year at this time," Wang Qing replied.”
"Yes, send a reply to the counties. Tell them that I will send troops to Wuzhen and Yangsui tomorrow.”
"In addition, I'll leave the matter of assisting the various counties in the autumn harvest to you.”
Lin Xuan looked at Wang Qing and said,"We have to hurry."”
"Yes."
"I will definitely do my best."
Wang Qing's eyes were filled with excitement.
This was Lin Xuan's first battle in Yan County. He had to fight beautifully.
"Go down and prepare."
He waved his hand.
"I will take my leave."
Wang Qing quickly left.
"Dapan, prepare the horses."
"Go to the camp outside the city."
A few days ago, Lin Zhentian had sent warhorses, bows, armor, knives, and spears over. A portion of these armaments had been sent to Broken Dragon Pass, and the rest had been handed over to Meng Jiao, the chief historian.
When Lin Xuan brought Big Plate and Yanchen outside the camp, Meng Jiao had already received the news and was waiting at Yingkou.
"This subordinate greets Milord."
"Cut the crap."
Lin Xuan did not dismount and walked straight into the camp,"The army will set off tomorrow and enter the three cities of Wuzhen.”
"I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
Meng Jiao grinned." The troops are ready. Please inspect them."”
On the drill ground, 5,000 prefecture soldiers were ready for battle. They were all wearing sabers and armor, and 3,000 of them were even wearing light armor on their horses.
They were already heavy-armored cavalrymen, and of course, they could not be compared to the Iron Futu under Chu Lushan of the Northern Liang.
Each of these three thousand men had a powerful bow, a cold saber at their waist, and a long and narrow horse-slaying saber in their hands.
Although the Huqiang tribe was not inferior to the Northern Liang old soldiers and Northern Python cavalry in terms of riding and archery, a tribe was still a tribe.
In terms of armor, it was far inferior to the Cold Python. Moreover, most of it was leather armor. Although it was light, it was still inferior to iron armor in a head-on battlefield.
The remaining 2,000 prefecture soldiers were also prepared.
That was relative.
Compared to the Tiger Leopard Cavalry, which were the best cavalry in the Northern Liang, the soldiers of the County of Yan were indeed broken. They were not well-trained, their bows and horses were not neat, and they had not been paid for several months.
However, the foundation was there. Yan County was bitter and cold, and it was constantly harassed by the Hu and Qiang. Therefore, the people of Yan County, regardless of gender, could shoot with bows and kill enemies with knives.
The folk customs were even stronger than Northern Liang.
After Lin Xuan took office, he replenished his armor and made up for the salary he owed in one go. In addition, he trained day and night.
Now, these five thousand prefecture soldiers had the potential to be reborn. They were only a few battles away from becoming elites.
Other than the five thousand cavalry, there were also three thousand infantry. They were wearing infantry armor, holding spears in one hand and shields in the other. Their morale was high.
These 3,000 people were soldiers recruited from various counties.
8,000 people were all the troops that Lin Xuan could use currently. Compared to when he was in Northern Liang, he could easily use 10,000 troops. It was indeed much colder.
No matter how many elite soldiers there were in Northern Liang, they were not his. After handing over the Tiger Tally, they had nothing to do with Lin Xuan.
And these 8,000 soldiers were truly loyal to him.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Xuan began to give orders.
"Xue Dhuta."
"Your humble servant is here."
A burly figure walked out of the drill ground. He had the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear. He was nine feet tall and his waist was as thick as a millstone. The others could only hit his shoulder.
Even fierce people like Tian Hu and Meng Jiao would appear smaller in front of Dhuta Xue.
This kid wasn't from the Tiger Leopard Cavalry. He was originally a centurion of the prefecture soldiers and was extremely brave. Unfortunately, he had offended Zhang Song and had been suppressed.
The last time Lin Xuan came to the drill ground for inspection, he took a fancy to him at a glance.
"I promote you to commandant, commanding 3,000 infantry. You will set off tomorrow and be stationed in Green Town.”
"Thank you, sir."
Xue Dhuta knelt on one knee, cupped his fists and said in a muffled voice,""Tou Tuo is willing to go through fire and water for Daren.”
"Get up."
Lin Xuan nodded slightly.
"Zhang Long, Huyan Lie, listen up."
"Your humble servant is here."
The two of them stepped out and knelt on one knee.
"Each of you will lead a thousand cavalry and station at Yangsui. We will scout for a hundred miles without stopping day and night. We will closely monitor the movements of the surrounding Hu and Qiang tribes.”
"Yes."
"Minister Meng Jiao, listen up."
"Your humble servant is here."
"Lead 2,000 cavalrymen to guard Wuzhen and scout for a hundred miles.”
"Yes."
"Commandant Tian Hu, listen up."
"Your humble servant is here."
"Take a thousand cavalry and station them in Dongyuan County.”
"Yes."
"Tomorrow at the third watch, we'll cook and set off at the fifth watch.”
"Yes."
"All commandants and above, come to the main tent for a meeting.”
In the tent, the generals entered one after another, and Lin Xuan leaned against the chair.
After the lieutenants under his command gathered, his expression was solemn."According to this morning's news, the He Lan tribe is gathering their clansmen. They will enter Yan County in half a month at most.”
"There's no time to lose. The night after tomorrow, Meng Jiao will lead 4,000 troops and set off at midnight.”
"No problem."
"I've been waiting for a long time." Meng Jiao sneered.”
"Zhang Long and Hu Yan Lie are traveling together."
Lin Xuan said,"The three of you will join forces. After you set off, Tian Hu will lead a thousand cavalry to guard Wu Town. Xue Toutuo, you will divide a thousand troops to guard Yangsui."”
"If anything happens to these two cities."
"There's no need for Milord to do anything. This lowly servant will cut off my own head.”
Xue Dhuta made a military pledge.
"Alright."
Lin Xuan stood up.”
After making the battle plan, he left the camp and returned to the prefect's manor.
A mere He Lan tribe was not qualified for Lin Xuan to personally attack and send out all the generals under him.
Someone had to guard Yan Prefecture City and stabilize the rear. If Lin Xuan went to the front line, someone would probably not be able to sit still and have thoughts that they should not have.
"Young Master, there's a letter from Qing Liang Mountain."
Mu Qing entered the room with an unopened letter.
"It should be about armaments.”
She guessed.
After Lin Xuan opened it and read it, a smile appeared on his face,"Godfather's letter said that the equipment of the five thousand cavalry is already on the way, and there are also a hundred thousand stones of grain.”
"Really?"
Mu Qing was puzzled.
"Of course it's true."
Lin Xuan handed the letter over,"Foster father also instructed me not to rush to use troops against the Huqiang tribe and to plan slowly.”
"With this batch of armaments and provisions, I will have the confidence to use troops on a large scale next year.”
Lin Xuan picked up his teacup and slowly drank the tea.
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