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"Very good. You two will lead 50,000 cavalrymen and head straight to Shuoxi City."

"But you two must remember that after arriving near Shuoxi City, you must be careful to explore the surrounding enemies."

"As long as Shuoxi City has not been breached by the enemy, you two can only wait for opportunities to harass the enemy in the surrounding areas, and you must not launch a large-scale attack."

Xia Yun gave instructions one after another.

He knew Chong Heihu's temper best. Once on the battlefield, he would fight for his life.

But not right now.

"Don't worry, Marshal. We two will complete the mission!"

Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei were overjoyed when they heard this.

After accepting the order, the two men left the county government hall and hurried to the military camp in the city.

"Zhao Wuji, quickly convey my order to move the people in all the counties west of Shuodong City to Shuodong City. The people's daily necessities will be supplied by my army. This must be completed within a limited time. Officials at all levels must not disobey."

"Those who disobey will be charged with treason and treason!"

After Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei left the lobby, Xia Yun's gaze immediately turned to Zhao Wuji.

Since he brought his troops to Gansu, the best scenario would naturally be to annihilate the 300,000-strong barbarian army in one fell swoop.

But 300,000 troops are not 300,000 pigs after all.

It is like the more than 300,000 Japanese pirates on the battlefield in Zhejiang, who were distributed across almost the entire southeastern coastal area.

Now, if he wants to wipe out this 300,000-strong barbarian army in one fell swoop, he must expand the battlefield.

A natural slaughterhouse has been set up throughout the western part of Gansu!

In the past few hours, Xia Yun has come up with a preliminary strategy based on the overall terrain of Gansu.

"Yes, Marshal, I'll do it right away!"

Zhao Wuji, who received the new order, was very positive.

Being able to follow a figure like Xia Yun to participate in a major war is an opportunity that most officials only encounter once in their lifetime.

Now that he has encountered such an opportunity, he will naturally not let it slip away!

……

In the blink of an eye, another night passed.

When the time came to the next morning.

Xia Yun and his generals woke up early from their sleep.

The soldiers that Xia Yun sent to Nanmo City yesterday also returned to Shuodong City after Xia Yun woke up.

"I have been ordered to go to Nanmo City to pass on the message that the Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu, Pei Xingyuan, has learned the news and ordered me to report back to the commander-in-chief that he will arrive in Shuodong City in the evening tonight!"

The messenger soldier appeared in the lobby of the county government office and immediately reported the results of the message to Xia Yun.

Hearing this, Xia Yun, who had just woken up, showed a hint of surprise on his face.

Things were obviously going much more smoothly than he expected.

He originally thought that after receiving the order, the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu would most likely make excuses to shirk his responsibilities.

I didn't expect the other party to agree so readily.

For a moment, Xia Yun couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts in his mind.

"Notify everyone, put Shuodong City and its surroundings on alert. Except for ordinary people, no one else is allowed to enter the city!"

After just a few breaths, Xia Yun issued an order.

Once the order was issued, it was quickly implemented at the four city gates.

At the four city gates, Qin Tianye arranged a large number of soldiers to guard the city and set up cordons outside the city.

The autumn in Gansu Province is much cooler than that in Beijing and Hangzhou, and the summer heat completely fades away here.

At noon, the sun was shining brightly, but a bone-chilling cool breeze was blowing all over the earth.

Fortunately, Xia Yun was prepared for this.

Among the large quantities of supplies previously transported from Dai County, there were a large number of cotton cloth and cotton-padded clothes.

Since the troops entered Gansu, the entire force has changed into autumn clothes and is not afraid of the bleak autumn wind in Gansu at all.

"Sir, in the capital, Miss Wan'er sent a letter saying that the Ministry of Transportation has already recruited nearly 100,000 civilians, and the Mobei Project is ready to start construction."

"In addition, Lord Lei Zhenning from the Ministry of War wrote to us that the court has mobilized nearly 150,000 troops from Shanxi and Huguang. It is expected to arrive in the capital in about ten days. After the army is trained, it will be handed over to the Ninth Prince for command. Lord Lei asked what your next action plan is."

"In addition, Lord Xiao Haiyang sent a secret letter, saying that the Ministry of War has agreed to Lord Xiao Haiyang's plan to lead the Daliang Navy to invade Dongying Island on the eighth day of next month. Lord Xiao Haiyang has already set off to return to Zhejiang to continue making final preparations before the launch."

"..."

On the city wall of Shuodong City, Xia Yun stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the plain in the distance.

Behind him, Qin Tianye spoke one after another, reporting a series of secret letters that had just arrived from the capital.

As Xia Yun's most trusted general, in Xu Wan'er's absence, these confidential matters had to be handled by him personally.

"Tell Wan'er in a reply that the Mobei plan must be kept secret. The Ministry of Transportation can use the name of building a grain road to quickly recruit 100,000 civilians to Inner Mongolia."

After listening to Qin Tianye's series of reports, Xia Yun first responded to the Mobei plan.

Although Qin Tianye did not know the specific details of the Mobei plan, he was absolutely loyal to Xia Yun. Without any hesitation, he kept Xia Yun's response in mind.

"Reply to Lord Lei Zhenning. After the 150,000 reinforcement troops are trained, the Ninth Prince can lead the army directly to Changchun. My first sister, Lord Zhao Gongming, is in urgent need."

Then, Xia Yun continued to respond.

Originally, he did plan to let Xiao Yan take new reinforcements to the Hexi Corridor.

However, he has now changed his mind.

There is only one reason.

That is, he has now learned that Pei Xingyuan, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, has nearly 150,000 troops under his command.

As long as he could bring these 150,000 soldiers under his command, even without counting the defenders in Shuoxi City, the number of troops under his direct command would have reached 450,000!

Add to that 50,000 modern combat troops, and he has every confidence that he can wipe out all 300,000 barbarian troops in Gansu with minimal casualties!

"Also, notify Dai County to immediately ship the latest batch of weapons to Hangzhou, Zhejiang from the date of receiving this order, and hand them over to Zhejiang Governor Xiao Haiyang in person. This order is extremely urgent and cannot be made wrong!"

When Xia Yun spoke again, a rather solemn look appeared on his face.

Although Xiao Haiyang is the deputy admiral of the Daliang Navy, he has more than 30 new warships under his command.

But no matter how powerful a warship is, it is ultimately just sailing on the sea.

After Xiao Haiyang leads a large number of navy to arrive at Dongying Island, he will definitely lead his troops to land on the island and fight.

By then, if the troops only relied on cold weapons to fight, they would most likely suffer at the hands of the Japanese pirates.

After all, the Japanese pirates had used firearms when they invaded the southeastern coastal areas of Zhejiang.

"Yes, my lord!"

When Xia Yun finally finished speaking, Qin Tianye immediately responded.

It was at this time.

In Xia Yun's sight, a large number of people, elderly and children, suddenly appeared from afar.

There is no doubt that they were the people from other prefectures, counties and cities who had received Xia Yun’s military orders.

"Also, notify the army canteen to light a fire and cook immediately. If a civilian dies of starvation in Shuodong City, the commander of the canteen will execute him without mercy!"

Xia Yun immediately gave another order.