With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

When Princess Mingyue heard this, she immediately became interested.

She was already quite knowledgeable in business, and her father had intended to let her take charge of part of the national treasury.

This milk tea has a unique taste and will definitely be very popular in Beixiang Kingdom. This is a good opportunity.

After thinking for a moment, Princess Mingyue slammed the table:

"make a deal!"

After seeing Princess Mingyue off, Lu Yan stretched and was about to take a nap.

A servant's report came from outside the door:

"Sir, Generals Lu Fei, Zhang Xun, and Han Sheng wish to see you and have been waiting outside for a long time."

"Let them in."

The three of them rushed into the house. Lu Fei looked excited and rubbed his hands and said:

"Sir, I just heard outside the door... that we are going to establish a branch county?"

Victor Han scratched his head, a little worried:

"Sir, isn't that too fast? Can't we expand outside of Shannan County?"

"The Black Wind Village outside the county has quite a stronghold."

Lu Yan glanced at Victor Han sideways, and snorted with his nose turned up to the sky:

"Only children answer multiple-choice questions. Humph! I want Black Wind Village! The barbarian territory must be mine!"

After saying that, he snapped his fingers.

The servants happily carried up a map that was bigger than the bed.

I almost tripped myself.

Lu Yan walked to the map and pointed at the place with "Barbarian Nest" written on it, his saliva almost spraying onto the map:

"Brothers! See?"

"These barbarians live only a few dozen miles away from our Shannan County, with a very fertile plain in between!"

"If we seize this land and the barbarian nest together, we can at least feed hundreds of thousands of people!

After we wipe out these barbarians, we will transform their ruined place into our sub-county.

By then the new people will have a place to live!

We can also turn it into a central city, making it convenient to collect money and grain!

More importantly, without the barbarians causing trouble, foreign tycoons will be able to come to Shannan County to do business. Just thinking about it makes me feel great! "

The three of them were so excited that they were ready to try.

I couldn't wait to grab my sword and mount my horse to fight the barbarians.

Which man doesn’t like to expand territory and achieve great things?

Lu Yan looked at the three people with high morale and nodded with satisfaction.

Although these three guys are sometimes out of touch, they are still quite reliable at critical moments.

"Lu Fei," Lu Yan looked at Lu Fei.

"How is the Musketeer Battalion preparing?"

"My lord, the musket battalion is fully equipped and can be deployed into battle at any time!" Lu Fei assured, patting his chest.

"Good!" Lu Yan looked at him approvingly.

"Zhang Xun, where is the cavalry battalion?"

Zhang Xun clasped his fists and said, "The cavalry battalion is ready, just waiting for the order from Master!"

“Very good!” Lu Yan turned and looked at Victor Han.

Han Sheng chuckled:

"Don't worry, sir. The brothers in the infantry battalion are all eager to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy!"

"Okay! Since everyone is ready, I'll give you a day to rest!

When night falls, we will march out and crush the barbarians!"

Lu Yan waved his hand with great vigor.

……

Time soon came to night.

Shannan County is shrouded in silence.

The lights in every household had already been turned off, and only the chirping of crickets occasionally broke the tranquility of the night.

The people were asleep and had no idea what was about to happen.

Suddenly, the silence was broken by the sound of uniform footsteps, which came from far away and became clearer and clearer.

The dull sound of horse hooves followed, as if the earth was shaking slightly.

Many people woke up from their sleep, rubbing their sleepy eyes, looking confused.

"What's going on? It's the middle of the night. Is it haunted?"

A man who was half asleep muttered, turned over and tried to continue sleeping.

"No, it sounds like a military drill."

His wife sat up alertly and listened carefully.

"What's the point of practicing in the middle of the night? Go to sleep!"

The man impatiently tugged at the quilt, trying to pull his wife down with him.

The woman pushed his hand away and flung back the quilt.

I walked to the window, gently pushed it open and looked out.

In the faint moonlight, she saw an army marching out of the city gate in an orderly manner.

The soldiers were wearing armor, holding weapons, marching in step and looking awe-inspiring.

There were also many cavalrymen in the team, their horses neighing and raising dust.

"It really is an army! Are we going to go to war?"

The woman covered her mouth in surprise, fearing to disturb the army outside.

On the street, more people were awakened and opened their windows and stuck their heads out.

For a moment, the originally quiet street became noisy.

"Where are you going? What's going on in the middle of the night?"

"Could it be that the barbarians are attacking us?"

"Don't talk nonsense! We in Shannan County are now strong and powerful. If the barbarians dare to come, they will die!"

People were talking about it and speculating about the purpose of this army's trip.

Zhang Xun rode on his horse and shouted loudly:

"Fellow villagers! Go back to bed! We are conducting a nighttime military exercise, simulating nighttime combat!"

"Don't worry, everyone. Go back to sleep!"

After hearing Zhang Xun's explanation, the people finally felt relieved.

"It turned out to be a drill! I was scared to death!"

"I told you, Shannan County is so powerful now, how dare the barbarians invade?"

"Lord Lu is truly well-intentioned. He even remembers to train the troops at night."

People praised Lu Yan's wisdom and were full of confidence in the future of Shannan County.

Zhang Xun looked at the gradually dispersing crowd, nodded with satisfaction, turned his horse around, and went to catch up with the team.

Lu Yan stood on the city wall, his legs swaying.

Looking at the huge army below, it looked like dumplings being dropped into the water.

"Barbarian, I'm here!"

Generals Lu Fei and Han Sheng stood behind Lu Yan, both of them in high spirits and eager to fight.

"Sir, our goal is to attack the barbarian king's court and capture Ariba alive!"

Lu Fei said excitedly.

"That's right! This time we must let the barbarians know how powerful we are!"

Han Shengzaipang looked worried.

"Sir, the barbarian terrain is complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Shouldn't we be more cautious?"

Lu Yan rubbed his ears impatiently, as if he was picking out earwax:

"Be careful! If my musket battalion fires, the other side will be turned into roasted suckling pigs."

"Don't be afraid of the terrain! Just attack me!"

Seeing Lu Yan so confident, the two stopped trying to dissuade him and expressed their obedience to his orders.

The troops marched quickly in the night, heading towards the barbarian territory.

……

At this moment, in the barbarian royal court, the bonfire crackled, reflecting Ariba's rough face.

He took a big gulp of the liquor, which dripped down his beard and flashed fiercely in the firelight.

"Chief, we have received a reply from Beixiang Kingdom."

A spy knelt on one knee, his voice trembling.

"That Lu Yan... rejected their proposal and said he would continue to attack us!"