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

As September approached, Ning Yi resorted to all means and even asked the capital to collect kerosene and various supplies everywhere.

Not to mention, the old emperor supported Hushan Pass to resist the attack of the barbarian army.

They had to collect kerosene from everywhere and send it over.

The money and food were gone, but herbs and other things were sent in large quantities.

The old emperor hoped that Ning Yi could hold on a little longer at Hushan Pass.

Of course, he also knew that most of the 100,000 new troops he sent had been lost, and the rest were reorganized by Lao Liu one after another because the losses were too terrible.

It could only hold out for three months, which was its limit. The old emperor ordered on the spot that all the grain from the autumn harvest should be used to reorganize the new army in various provinces.

The governors and eunuchs in charge of several southern provinces used various means to obtain a lot of money and food.

However, this money and grain were severely embezzled and extorted by local officials, leaving little for the establishment of the new army.

On the contrary, because the local people were so resentful, rebellions broke out one after another.

The old emperor couldn't care less. If the new army in the south couldn't be raised, he would even lose his throne.

As for a group of people rebelling, it is nothing more than troublemakers, and the local government can just deal with them.

After several months of hard work, the old emperor was ready to head south immediately after the autumn harvest.

There was no need to wait at all. As for the promise to Lao Liu, to continue insisting on sending the autumn grain to him first, it was all nonsense. It was impossible for him to take care of Lao Liu at Hushan Pass.

In September, the weather gradually cooled down, but the two sides were still fighting fiercely, and many soldiers were fighting with bare chests or armor.

Just coming off the battlefield, everyone was sweating all over.

The area outside the city was a living hell, with white spots everywhere, which were all ashes from burning bones.

Such misery, like the end of the world, is played out every day at Hushan Pass.

When there were more casualties in the front, Ning Yi reorganized the troops one after another. This time, even the five guards shown to the court were reorganized into temporary troops.

As for the two guards, after the tragic casualties among their officers, the others no longer opposed the reorganization, and some even happily returned home with a bunch of military awards.

And then, Ning Yi not only did not send the temporary army to the battlefield, but he actually sent a lot of miscellaneous troops there.

You know, he had reorganized tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers, and each of them had armor.

This group of miscellaneous soldiers included former rebels, border troops, vassal kings' troops, and even veterans of the Beijing camp.

No matter what, they are all soldiers.

We train frequently, but if we push them all up now, it feels like we have no more troops at Hushan Pass and are about to be defeated.

At one point, Hushan Pass was on the verge of collapse and seemed like it would be breached at any time.

But Ning Yi still did not use his reorganized temporary army.

After finally holding on for a month, the menial soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the barbarians also suffered terrible losses.

Almost half of the rebels were killed.

Looking at the Hushan Pass that was about to be breached, it was covered with scars everywhere, as if it would collapse with just one more push.

But the barbarian Khan's face became even more gloomy.

Of his nearly 400,000 rebels and able-bodied men, only about 100,000 remain.

The other rebels are already seriously resisting. If this continues, they will all rebel.

The barbarian Khan couldn't help but get angry.

He never imagined that such a place like Hushan Pass could resist for so long.

Moreover, we suffered so many casualties, almost all of them were lost here, and there were as many as 300,000 people who went south this time, but we still couldn't break through.

Even if other passes were barely captured, they would be captured again by the Wu State troops that continued to arrive.

He even wanted Wu Lingyun to give up Hushan Pass under certain conditions.

Even if it's this kid Wu Lingyun, he can go to the west to split the land and become the emperor, but he shouldn't get in the way here.

But it was this kid who kept pulling a group of new recruits and various miscellaneous troops to resist, preventing him from making even a single step forward.

It was time for the autumn harvest, and on this day, Ning Yi suddenly put on armor.

Invite all the military commanders of the temporary army to the meeting.

Even this time, there is Yu Shengfei.

The others were confused, wondering why His Highness came to see them now.

Everyone is waiting for His Highness's orders, and they can also go to the front line of the battlefield to resist the barbarians at any time.

But after His Highness inflicted heavy losses on the new army, he then sent in the menial soldiers and never allowed them to go up.

And now, Ning Yi announced on the spot: "Next, it's time for the real decisive battle with the barbarians. All of you should be prepared. In half a month, we will leave the city for the decisive battle."

"what?"

Countless people were shocked.

Everyone else is fine. Most of the current military commanders have been replaced by Ning Yi's men.

Unless some of them were for the emperor to see, they had actually been controlled by the Intelligence Department long ago, and it was actually his people who controlled the army.

But Yu Shengfei was not like that. He said worriedly, "Your Highness, we absolutely cannot fight the barbarians now. They have 200,000 cavalrymen."

This is the reason why they cannot have a real decisive battle with the barbarians.

Ning Yi looked at him and said calmly, "Earl Yu, this prince is confident that we can have a decisive battle with the barbarians. I believe that your cavalry has been training for so long, and it's time for some exercise."

"But I can tell you this: I will never let you suffer any loss. Whether you will be granted a title of nobility will depend on this battle."

This made Yu Shengfei shudder. Naturally, he was happy to be conferred the title of marquis.

Thinking about it, it seemed that the Sixth Prince had never let him suffer any loss, so he could only bow and say: "I obey your command."

When everyone leaves to prepare.

Ning Yi looked at Qin Haifeng: "It's time for the private army to take action."

Qin Haifeng nodded slightly: "It's time to take action."

Ning Yi sneered: "This time, I will let the Barbarian Khan know that Hushan Pass is the gate that he will never be able to cross in his lifetime."

Ning Yi had already dispatched the First, Third, and Fifth Armies of his private army, the First and Third Cavalry Armies a few days ago.

The goal is to directly attack Fangcheng, an important city of the barbarians.

This time, the barbarian Khan suffered heavy losses in the attack on Hushan Pass, and even many soldiers and horses in Fangcheng were mobilized to serve as cannon fodder.

This led him to believe that Fangcheng was absolutely safe, but in fact, Ning Yi had already been keeping an eye on it.

More than 50,000 soldiers and horses were suddenly dispatched, attacking directly from the west, blocking all the ways leading to the outside world in the entire Fangcheng.

They forcibly broke through Fangcheng overnight. Not only did the rebels in Fangcheng fail to escape, but even more than 6,000 barbarian cavalry were wiped out.

For two consecutive days, the private transport forces that had been prepared in advance continued to transport out large quantities of military rations.

By the time the barbarian Khan received the news, it had already been several days, and he could hardly believe it was true.

The nearby Fangcheng was breached a few days ago, and no one escaped.

All the military rations were taken away.

The Barbarian Khan almost vomited blood and roared, "Who on earth attacked my granary?"

No one answered him, and no one knew where the army came from.

Logically speaking, all the troops in the direction of Hushan Pass had been explored, so how could they be ambushed again?