Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

A hint of joy flashed in Su Zhiwei's eyes.

Xia Tianxiong was right. Whether the rebels were Xia Mingyuan or Xia Xue, they were both members of the royal family.

To be honest, it is indeed the emperor's family affair, and outsiders are not qualified to solve it.

For Xia Lingfeng, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If the rebellion is successfully suppressed, I am afraid that the other princes will no longer be eligible to compete for the throne in the future.

Thinking of this, Su Zhiwei hurriedly bowed to Xia Tianxiong.

"Your Majesty, I, Feng'er, thank you on behalf of Your Majesty."

"When we return, I will teach him well and make sure he lives up to your majesty's expectations."

Xia Tianxiong had a gentle expression and held Su Zhiwei in his arms.

"Don't worry, my beloved... Your son and I will never be cowards."

"I am exhausted tonight. I will review the memorial tomorrow. Please have me transferred to the Yangxin Palace."

……

Xia Mingyuan just returned to Hanyang.

Li Chun was already waiting for him at the city gate.

"Commander, a secret report has come from the capital: the old emperor was furious when he heard that you killed the imperial envoy. He has already ordered troops to be mobilized in Huaiqing Prefecture and sent to attack."

Hearing this, Xia Mingyuan was slightly stunned and looked at Li Chun in surprise.

"Sure, Li Chun! It's only been a few days, and you've already planted spies in the palace?"

Li Chun scratched his head and chuckled, "You may not know, Commander-in-Chief, but I often sneaked into the palace back then, so naturally I knew quite a few palace maids and eunuchs."

"These people know my identity, and since we don't need them for money, they are naturally willing to work for us."

Xia Mingyuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, "Well done."

"Go back and find Mr. Lu and ask him to approve more funding for you."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief." A hint of joy flashed across Li Chun's face, but he quickly turned serious and said, "Huaiqing Prefecture is only three days' journey from Hanyang. Commander, you should make preparations early."

"If this group of people mobilizes tens of thousands of troops, I'm afraid we will be a little stretched with our manpower."

"That's fine." Xia Mingyuan shook his head slightly. "Warfare isn't that simple. Even if Huaiqing Prefecture receives the news, it will take some time to prepare."

"In my opinion, it will be difficult for them to gather a large army and march to Hanyang within ten days."

Li Chun smiled bitterly and opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something but stopped.

The commander-in-chief is right. Even if the army to suppress the rebellion really arrives, it will take at least ten days.

But what if it takes ten days?

The garrison troops of Huaiqing Prefecture had a total of 20,000 troops.

At present, the commander-in-chief has only four or five thousand soldiers.

Even if you spend a lot of money, it would be difficult to gather tens of thousands of people within ten days.

After all, as long as they are not starving, who would risk their lives to rebel?

Xia Mingyuan saw Li Chun's worry and said, "Li Chun, if an enemy comes, we must fight him with earth. If a flood comes, we must block it with earth. Even if the Huaiqing people come out in full force, I have my own way to deal with it."

"In the next few days, keep a close eye on Huaiqing Mansion's movements and report to me at any time."

"Before the battle, I also need to replenish military supplies and fodder."

Li Chun was startled when he heard this. "Commander-in-chief, the food in the city has basically been eaten by us. Where else can we get more food?"

"Haha, of course there is a place." Xia Mingyuan smiled and looked at the Poison Dragon Gang in the distance.

"We've been preparing for so long, now it's time to close the net."

Xia Mingyuan pondered for a moment, turned his horse around, and did not return to Hanyang City.

"Wang Gangyi, ride quickly to Xujiazhuang."

"Notify General Yue and have him lead 1,500 infantrymen immediately to the foot of Poison Dragon Mountain. Avoid direct confrontation."

"Li Mingjiu, go to Handao Village and have all the troops assemble. Gather on the right flank of Poison Dragon Mountain under cover of night and be ready to act at any moment."

Two military orders were issued in succession, and Wang Gang and others left immediately.

Xia Mingyuan turned around and saw that there were one thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry left inside Yangning Pass. At this moment, the only two thousand cavalry he had left were behind him.

As for the troops of Xujiazhuang and Handaozhai, they are all infantry at the moment.

With a thought, Xia Mingyuan opened the system panel.

[Ordinary soldiers: 4867.]

[Level 1 Edge Archer: 46.]

[Level 1 Vine Shield Soldier: 50.]

[Level 1 Yellow Turban Warrior: 196.]

[Level 3 Wei Wuzu: 5250]

[Level 3 Iron Shield Soldier: 900]

[Level 3 Elite Archer: 2900]

Level 3 Scout Cavalry: 4600

[Level 4 Qilin Guard: 375.]

[Level 5 Dragon Warrior: 30.]

[Level 6 Tiger Guards: 10]

After a brief contemplation, Xia Mingyuan temporarily used the system to exchange for a thousand Wei Wu soldiers as a supplement.

After a month of preparation, he had more than 10,000 infantrymen, not counting the cavalry.

However, there were more than 3,000 people hiding in Handao Village, and they had been hidden by him.

No one except Xia Mingyuan himself knew how many men he had.

With these people here, even attacking the 3,000 people of the Poison Dragon Gang will be no problem.

Outside Xujiazhuang.

Yue Hanshan received the message from Wang Gangyi and immediately assembled his troops.

Fifteen hundred people quickly gathered and left Xujia Village in a mighty procession.

"Have you heard? The commander-in-chief is dispatching troops to Poison Dragon Mountain."

Pan Hongxing squatted on the ground, holding his bowl, eating while looking at Sun Wenju.

"Are you kidding me?"

Sun Wenju sneered and said disdainfully, "Xia Mingyuan only has 2,000 men under his command. Even if he has strong fighting capacity, he must be crazy to attack the Poison Dragon Gang with 1,500 men."

"Who said there were only 1,500 people?"

Pan Hongxing curled his lips and lowered his voice, "Mr. Sun, I heard that Xia Mingyuan recently assembled another 3,000 generals and men."

"According to my guess, these 1,500 people are most likely bait to lure the Poison Dragon Gang down the mountain."

"As for the real backup, it will be these three thousand troops. Maybe they have already made arrangements in secret, waiting for the Poison Dragon Gang to take the bait."

"This time, the Poison Dragon Gang might actually be fooled."

"It's a pity that our abilities are limited and we can't mess this up for him."

Pan Hongxing shook his head with some regret, lowered his head and continued to eat rice in the bowl.

A gleam of light flashed in Sun Wenju's eyes, and he suddenly stood up and brushed off the dust on his body.

"Old Pan, is your information reliable?"

"Where did Xia Mingyuan get these three thousand troops?"

Sun Wenju looked around and asked cautiously.

"Of course it's reliable!" Pan Hongxing's eyes widened when he was questioned.

"Let me tell you, I just sneaked into General Yue's tent and saw the troop deployment map clearly."

Hearing this, Sun Wenju was overjoyed.

He threw the bowl in his hand into Pan Hongxing's hand and said, "Old Pan, I don't have an appetite today, so I won't eat. I'll give you all the food I grabbed."

After saying this, he went straight into the tent without even looking back.

Pan Hongxing poured the leftover rice from the bowl into his own rice bowl and continued to work furiously. He watched Sun Wenju go into the tent with a sneer on his face.