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"The number of barbarian tribes in the entire Mobei grassland is only a few million."

"To have a massive army approaching the border is not something the barbarians would do."

A cold snort emanated from Zhao Gongming's mouth, and his gaze, reflected in his pair of cold eyes, involuntarily looked towards the north.

Among all the military generals of the Daliang Dynasty, he was the only one who had the most dealings with the barbarian tribes.

As Governor-General of Zhili, he would lead his troops to attack whenever barbarian tribes attacked the border.

Because of this, he was very clear about the nature of those barbarian troops.

On the surface, the barbarians are a nomadic people, and the entire tribe will often go out on a march or fight.

But in fact, the barbarians are not fools.

Whenever the barbarians were preparing to march south to plunder the border cities of the Daliang Dynasty, the various barbarian tribes would often leave their young people in the Mobei grasslands.

In this way, even if they went south to rob the Liang Dynasty and were completely wiped out in the process, the entire tribe would not be completely destroyed.

But in this battle, Zhao Gongming noticed something was wrong from the very beginning.

According to the information he learned from various channels, the barbarian tribes that appeared in the Changchun City area almost all came out of the city! This is completely inconsistent with the usual style of the barbarians.

In addition, he now received news from Xiao Yan that the barbarian troops dispatched in the Hexi Corridor had reached 400,000.

It is obvious that this is not a simple barbarian invasion war.

There must be a big hand behind all this!

When Xiao Yan heard what Zhao Gongming said, he followed Zhao Gongming's gaze.

"Master Zhao, you mean..."

Xiao Yan's expression suddenly changed, and a light of extreme surprise burst out from his sharp pupils.

"Don't panic, Your Majesty. I am just guessing. Sooner or later, the truth will come out."

Zhao Gongming shook his head and then retracted his gaze towards the north.

He didn't dare to jump to conclusions before getting clear evidence.

You should know that the dynasty located in the north is also a powerful and huge dynasty.

Any slight friction between the two dynasties would be enough to trigger a catastrophe that would shake the world.

"If it's really those people, things might be a little troublesome."

Xiao Yan's face was clouded with gloom.

If it is really the northern dynasty that is driving this war, then when the war reaches its climax.

No one can guarantee whether the northern dynasty will directly participate.

If the other party really takes action, the Daliang Dynasty will once again face an unprecedented crisis!

"Your Highness, please send a letter to the court as soon as possible, requesting the court to allocate more military supplies. If my prediction is correct, after the barbarian troops in Changchun have completed their reinforcements, they will start a new round of large-scale attacks."

Zhao Gongming changed the subject and stopped worrying about the huge dynasty in the north.

The most important thing for them right now is to quell this barbarian rebellion first!

"No problem. Before I came here, His Majesty has already agreed that the court will approve all military and daily supplies needed for the battle against the barbarians."

Xiao Yan nodded and his gaze shifted towards the direction of the Hexi Corridor.

For the Daliang Dynasty, the key to breaking the entire war situation now lies entirely on Xia Yun.

Since he had led his troops to Changchun before, he was not clear about the battle situation in the Hexi Corridor.

He could only pray in his heart that Xia Yun must win the battle in the Hexi Corridor!

Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops would march straight in from the Hexi Corridor, and their troops in Changchun would have to return to defend.

By then, the entire Northeast region will fall into the hands of the barbarians!

……

After several days passed, Xia Yun's army, which had left Menghan City, finally returned to Shuodong City.

Following closely behind were the 70,000 troops led by Xiang Wentian and Zhao Xinlei who returned from Mobei Mountain, and the troops led by Chong Heihu and Xu Tianlei who rushed back from the western border.

When all the troops returned to Shuodong City, Qin Tianye ordered people to conduct an inventory.

According to the final results of the investigation, Xia Yun’s army currently has a total of more than 410,000 soldiers!

At the same time, Shuodong County Magistrate Zhao Wuji immediately arranged a celebration banquet for the army.

Zhao Wuji, who was appointed by Xia Yun as the chief clerk of grain and fodder, took out the best wine and meat from the treasury at Xia Yun's instruction.

After nearly two months of hard work, the 400,000-strong army finally got a long-awaited chance to relax.

At the celebration banquet, the 400,000 troops got drunk.

Xia Yun did not stop this. Since the enemy had been eliminated, the soldiers should have a good meal.

"After this celebration banquet, the army will rest in Shuodong City for three days. Three days later, except for Chen Jingzhong who will lead 40,000 troops to the north to support Xu Wan'er, the rest of the army will follow me to Changchun."

At the dinner, Xia Yun gave instructions to Qin Tianye who was beside him.

Almost all of the people sitting at the table where Xia Yun was sitting were the most elite civil and military officials under Xia Yun.

Chong Heihu, Zhao Xinlei, Xiang Wentian, Li Taisui, Xu Tianlei and others were all on the list, even Shuodong County Magistrate Zhao Wuji, who was qualified to eat at the same table with Xia Yun.

"Yes, Marshal."

Qin Tianye and others did not drink any alcohol. As generals of a large army, they had to stay absolutely sober at all times.

Then, Xia Yun's attention shifted to Zhao Wuji.

"I have recommended you to the imperial court and appointed you as the governor of Gansu. I allow you to recruit 50,000 soldiers in Gansu Province to guard against barbarian raids."

"After I leave Gansu, all matters in Gansu will be handed over to you."

With a smile on his face, Xia Yun calmly announced the reward for Zhao Wuji.

When Zhao Wuji heard this, he was shocked at first, and his eyes revealed an expression of incomparable shock.

Although he made many contributions in this war, after all, he was just a seventh-rank magistrate of Shuodong County.

He never thought that one day he would be promoted directly from the position of county magistrate to the governor of Gansu!

After reacting, Zhao Wuji immediately stood up from the table, then knelt down on the ground facing Xia Yun.

"I will never forget the Marshal's kindness in promoting me. I swear to heaven that I will follow the Marshal till death in this life!"

In front of a group of generals, Zhao Wuji spoke with great excitement.

"Get up."

Xia Yun smiled and nodded.

The former Gansu governor Cao Yong had been imprisoned and sent to the capital for following Pei Xingyuan in rebellion.

I think by now many people have been beheaded in the capital.

Therefore, once the army left Gansu, the entire border area of ​​Gansu was left without a leader.

Considering the ability and loyalty shown by Zhao Wuji in this war, there is no doubt that he is the most suitable candidate for the position of Governor of Gansu.