I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Jiang Zuo was not surprised to hear Yan Kang's answer.

He would be thankful as long as the Six Towns Army stopped stealing his equipment.

Anyway, in this battle, Jiang Zuo only played a supporting role, not the main force.

"Okay, then, Governor, I will go to the military camp to select a few hundred weapons. After all, the soldiers in Anding County are short of weapons and armor. I only need a few hundred pieces. Your Excellency should not refuse."

Jiang Zuodao said that now he was going to return to the military camp and equip all those old-style flintlock rifles to the Anding County army.

Yan Kang hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "That's no problem."

"Thank you, sir."

Jiang Zuo was delighted, as he finally got back some of his things.

"Everyone, do you have any questions?"

Yan Kang asked again.

At this time, Wang Yingjie stepped forward and said, "Governor, I am really worried about whether Jiangzuo can hold Lanshan Road. If the northern barbarians break through Lanshan Road, our right wing will be in danger."

Yan Kang is actually very worried about this.

After all, Jiangzuo refused the assistance of the Six Garrison Army. Could the officers and soldiers of Anding County alone really stop the barbarians?

Yan Kang turned his head and looked towards Jiang Zuo, and asked, "Jiang Zuo, I wonder how many soldiers and horses the Anding County officers and soldiers have?"

Jiang Zuo reported truthfully: "Your Excellency, there are about 8,000 soldiers in Anding County, including 5,000 regular troops and more than 3,000 reserve troops. Among the 5,000 regular troops, 3,000 are the main elite. This time, I only need 3,000 main forces to defend Lanshan Road."

"Three thousand?"

Some people couldn't help laughing when they heard this number.

"General Jiang, do you know how many soldiers the barbarians have? There are a full 30,000. But if they divide their forces to fight, there are at least 8,000 soldiers. Lanshan Road is not a strategic pass. With only 3,000 people, it is probably impossible to stop the Northern Barbarian Cavalry."

It was still Song Teng who raised the question.

All of them are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles and have been fighting against the barbarians in Mobei for countless years.

To them, what Jiang Zuo had just said was complete nonsense.

"If General Jiang doesn't understand military affairs, he can just hand over the defense of Lanshan Road to the Six Towns Army. There's no need to hold on."

Wang Yingjie said with a smile.

This time, he was not willing to let Jiangzuo snatch the credit of the Six Garrison Army.

Wang Yingjie is still upset about his last experience.

After Wang Yingjie said this, the other six garrison soldiers also showed mocking expressions on their faces.

They were quite dissatisfied with Jiang Zuo, the General Zhenbei. After all, Jiang Zuo did not come from a military family and had no outstanding military achievements. Naturally, he was in such a high position, which attracted many people's doubts.

Jiang Zuo smiled helplessly in his heart. It seemed that this group of people didn't know about Jiang Zuo's record of defeating the larger force with the smaller one.

As long as the Anding Army can withdraw their positions in advance, a mere 8,000 cavalry will be no problem at all.

"Please everyone, if I, Jiang Zuo, cannot defend Lanshan Road, I am willing to accept the punishment."

Jiang Zuo's face showed considerable confidence.

"Okay, there is no joking in the army. Since General Jiang is so stubborn, we can only hope that you can hold the pass. If you lose it, General Jiang, you know what the punishment will be..."

Yan Kang spoke seriously.

In fact, he was not at ease, but thinking that Jiang Zuo was the person chosen by His Majesty, he had no choice but to let him go.

If Jiangzuo really suffered a defeat due to its arrogance, the Anding Army would be under the jurisdiction of Jiangzuo anyway, and the Six Garrisons Army would be able to escape unscathed.

"If you have no other instructions, I will go to the barracks to get the weapons."

Jiang Zuo leaned forward and said.

Yan Kang nodded slightly, and then ordered: "Go ahead, everyone else also retreat, prepare for the battle well, don't slack off."

"As ordered!"

All the officers and soldiers bowed.

After leaving the tent, Jiang Zuo went directly to the armory.

He had no idea that Wang Yingjie had been secretly following him.

Arriving at the armory, Jiang Zuo looked around and finally found the old flintlock rifles piled in the corner.

He walked forward, picked up a gun and looked it over.

The speed of loading ammunition for this old type of flintlock rifle is obviously much slower.

However, the Anding Army is currently short of weapons and can only use these old models.

At this moment, Wang Yingjie, who was not far away, was watching Jiang Zuo's movements closely.

This thing again?

Wang Yingjie was quite confused.

What is the secret of this weapon?

Someone was sent to open one of them yesterday, but nothing unusual was found.

No matter what, he had to understand the principles of this weapon.

Afterwards, Jiang Zuo ordered people to come and move all these hundreds of old guns back to the yamen.

When Jiang Zuo was about to leave, the commander-in-chief of the Six Garrison Army came and said that he wanted to assist Jiang Zuo in preparing for the defense of Lanshan Road. It was said to be assistance, but in fact it was supervision.

Jiang Zuo knew it very well, but he couldn't avoid it.

He is quite confident about tomorrow's battle.

Before leaving, Jiang Zuo returned to his mansion.

At this moment, Chen Qingyun was in the side room, reviewing memorials sent from the capital.

Now, she completely regards Jiang Mansion as her second imperial study, and all daily government affairs are handled here.

Tuk-tuk-tuk...

Someone knocked on the door.

Chen Qingyun hid the memorial and asked, "Who?"

"Siyue, it's me."

It was Jiang Zuo's voice outside.

Chen Qingyun locked the memorial, then opened the door and asked, "What's the matter?"

Looking at Miss Siyue's beautiful face with light makeup, Jiang Zuo was stunned for a moment, then he smiled faintly and said, "Tomorrow our army will have a decisive battle with the Northern Barbarians. I will go there later to prepare for defense. I'm telling you now so that you don't worry like last time."

Chen Qingyun felt inexplicably more nervous.

It's finally here.

As long as this war can be won and the main forces of the Northern Barbarians are completely eliminated, Chen Qingyun can return to the capital with peace of mind.

This battle is crucial, and it depends on the performance of the Six Garrison Army and Jiangzuo.

"Then you must remember to take care of yourself and don't be too greedy and reckless."

Chen Qingyun warned earnestly.

She was afraid that Jiang Zuo would be too aggressive and put himself in danger.

Chen Qingyun believed in Jiang Zuo's ability, but was afraid of accidents. Now with the Six Towns Army in charge, there shouldn't be any accidents.

"Don't worry, Siyue, don't worry too much about me."

Jiang Zuo laughed.

"Who has time to worry about you..."

Chen Qingyun said stubbornly.

"I may come back tomorrow, so just wait for me at home."

As Jiang Zuo spoke, he suddenly walked forward and kissed Chen Qingyun on the forehead.

Chen Qingyun froze instantly.

He watched Jiang Zuo turn around and leave without saying anything angrily.

Jiang Zuo, you are so brave!

Chen Qingyun was more angry than shy at the moment, and he wished he could catch Jiang Zuo and teach him a lesson immediately.

No, after the war is over tomorrow, I will definitely reveal my identity to this guy and see how you, Jiang Zuo, handle it then.

If Jiang Zuo knew that Chen Qingyun was the empress, he would not dare to be so frivolous.

Chen Qingyun is now listing Jiang Zuo's crimes over the past few days, including but not limited to the crime of deceiving the emperor and the crime of flirting with the empress...

When that time comes, I will definitely punish you, Jiang Zuo!

Chen Qingyun stared at Jiang Zuo's departing back, his inner anger gradually turning into worry...