The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

There is still one month before Duke Baoguo takes office as the commander of Hushan Pass.

Ning Yi was not worried at all. He ordered the army to reorganize and repair what needed to be done, and to reinforce the cities and passes.

Hushan Pass also continuously asked the menial soldiers to manufacture various equipment.

The only difference between now and last year is that a large area south of Hushan Pass is planted with crops.

After all, Ning Yi also needs to feed the army, so he can't just sit back and enjoy the food. He should also let the old emperor see that he grows his own food, so isn't it hard work?

Moreover, there are military camps everywhere near Hushan Pass and various passes, and strict training is carried out everywhere.

There is no possibility of slacking off.

The days passed, and in less than half a month, Duke Baoguo would come to Hushan Pass.

It is also said that the last 30,000 new troops transferred from the south have arrived in the capital and are being reorganized.

Qin Haifeng was very anxious, but Ning Yi acted as if nothing had happened.

That morning, Ning Yi was writing calligraphy very leisurely, although his calligraphy was ugly.

But thanks to Zeng Rou's patient teaching, he did make some progress.

Qin Haifeng suddenly ran over in a hurry, panting and cupping his hands as he shouted, "Your Highness, it's bad! The barbarians, the barbarian army is coming again."

After hearing this news, Zeng Rou, who was originally happily following Ning Yi, suddenly turned pale.

"Your Highness..." She looked at Ning Yi worriedly.

Ning Yi remained unmoved, as if he had known this all along. He continued to write freely on the paper and said calmly, "Why are you so anxious? Just come. This is within our expectations."

Qin Haifeng had to admire this prince; his calculations were really accurate.

The barbarians are really coming in large numbers again. No wonder His Highness is not worried at all about Duke Baoguo coming to take up the position.

Qin Haifeng had always felt that there was a high possibility that His Highness would suddenly launch a mutiny when the Duke of Baoguo arrived at Hushan Pass.

After all, only in this way can he lead his more than 100,000 elite troops to control the entire Hushan Pass.

At that time, we will gather the 100,000 troops of the imperial court, march directly south, and forcibly seize the capital.

It is probably only in this way that they can disobey the emperor and honestly hand over their military power to become fiefdoms.

Unexpectedly, His Highness had always known that the barbarians would launch a violent attack.

However, Qin Haifeng did not relax. He said anxiously, "Your Highness, the barbarians are sending a force of 500,000 this time."

Ning Yi paused with the brush in his hand and frowned: "Five hundred thousand?"

"The barbarians are so bold."

"It seems that a lot of young men have been conscripted in various places in the north." Ning Yi continued to write calligraphy with his head down.

Ning Yi had already known that the barbarians were conscripting men everywhere.

Others may not pay attention to the north, but Ning Yi has always asked the Intelligence Department to pay attention to it.

The people in the north were so miserable. Many able-bodied men were forcibly taken away.

However, Ning Yi had no way to save them. One reason was that he was not strong enough, and the other was that the old emperor in the capital was not prepared to help the people outside Hushan Pass.

Ning Yi threw away his brush and ordered calmly: "All troops and horses, prepare for battle."

"According to the plan, the new troops will be sent to the front for this prince, followed by the temporary troops from various places as the reserve force, and the old five guards will serve as the inspection force."

"As for the firearms corps, keep them stationary and continue training. All cavalry, also continue training."

Qin Haifeng nodded slightly. This was all preparation that Ning Yi had made long ago.

If the barbarian army comes to attack, the newly arrived troops will charge into battle.

Qin Haifeng asked again: "Your Highness, will our private army move this time?"

Ning Yi thought about it and shook his head slightly: "For now, keep the troops in place."

"They are the last resort of this prince. They will make their appearance when we finally deal with the barbarians."

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For several days in a row, the entire defense line of Hushan Pass was filled with the continuous preparation and mobilization of the army.

Various stored supplies were distributed.

Now the Ministry of Industry has finally sent a large number of military equipment, of course, all in preparation for the new army.

At this time, Ning Yi simply distributed them all to the new army.

Even if they are asked to serve in the front, they must be given enough weapons.

At the same time, the fourteenth and fifteenth batches of servants who had been trained at the base all came to Hushan Pass carrying muskets.

Ning Yi reorganized them all into the Bookboy Army, and together with the twelfth and thirteenth batches, there were a total of eight thousand Bookboys.

Manage all important warehouses in the entire Hushan Pass city.

They also train harder every day, and their task is just to force the training.

As for his own personal guard camp, he also increased it by 500 people and recruited talented scholars from various places.

They all started studying at a young age. They had to flee because their homes on the border and in the north were ravaged by barbarians.

After training at the base for several months, I studied and trained hard with Ning Yi.

These servants are what Ning Yi values most.

Because they read a lot, I gave them more physical and mental training, and taught them for a few months. When they were released, they all became experts.

Ning Yi, wearing fine armor, looked at the vast and endless barbarian camp in the distance to the north.

He shook his head slightly and said, "The barbarians are still the same. They just rushed into the army with a bunch of heads. There is no progress at all."

Qin Haifeng didn't know what to say to this prince. Even if he only took a group of heads, that was still an army of hundreds of thousands.

It is said that this time, in addition to the 200,000 cavalry of the barbarian army, there are nearly 300,000 infantry, plus tens of thousands of miscellaneous workers.

All together, it's an army of 600,000. How terrifying! It's rarely seen since the founding of the Wu Kingdom. But this prince didn't take it seriously.

This time, the barbarian army once again arrived at Hushan Pass under the banner of 800,000 elite soldiers.

The news spread to the capital, shocking everyone.

Everyone cursed the barbarians for their lack of integrity and was extremely frightened.

An army of 800,000 was enough to fill the sea. Many of them, including their fathers, had never seen such a war in their entire lives.

When the Duke of Baoguo heard the news, he was also shocked and quickly sent someone to Hushan Pass to check the situation.

Sure enough, after they came back, they started to promote it. The 800,000 was a bit exaggerated, but the 600,000 was definitely real.

But six hundred thousand is not a small amount.

Duke Baoguo was ill. He said he had caught a cold and could not get out of bed or attend court.

Everyone knew that Duke Baoguo was frightened.

After all, the number of 800,000 is too terrifying.

As for Hushan Pass, including all the new troops and tens of thousands of captured troops reorganized by the Sixth Prince, there were only more than 200,000 soldiers and horses.

Not only are there shortages of money and food from time to time, but it is also necessary to deploy such a long line of defense. Once the barbarian army breaks through a few passes, the entire Hushan Pass will fall apart.

Emperor Wu's face turned ashen and he was very angry. He hated the barbarians. The damn barbarians had just received the summer grain he gave them, but they broke their promise and gathered a large army to attack Hushan Pass.

He hated Baoguo Gong so much that he deliberately made himself sick in order to avoid going to Hushan Pass.