At the military camp of the Yunnan Prefecture War Zone, when Director Lin rushed over on horseback, the sentry at the door did not stop him.
"The imperial decree has arrived." Director Lin shouted the imperial decree all the way and rushed directly into the military camp.
After all, there were only three riders here. If they were just causing trouble, they would not dare to shout such slogans, and after entering the military camp, they could not escape even if they wanted to.
However, the imperial edict still woke up Zheng Yuan, the highest officer of the military camp. He did not wear any clothes but just wore short sleeves and half pants and rushed over with the guards.
After seeing the person clearly, Zheng Yuan's expression became serious. As the director of the Intelligence Department of Kunming Prefecture, he knew Director Lin.
"General Zheng Yuan accepted the order." Director Lin said with a serious face.
"Your Majesty is here." Zheng Yuan bent down and saluted directly. According to the latest rules of the Tang Dynasty, soldiers did not need to kneel when receiving orders, they could just perform a military salute.
"According to His Majesty's original decree, the military and political affairs of Yunnan Prefecture, Guizhou and the former Lingnan Province states are temporarily under the unified control and full responsibility of His Highness King Qin. His Highness King Qin's order is hereby announced."
"Order Zheng Yuan, commander of the Yunnan Prefecture War Zone, to put the entire Yunnan Prefecture into first-level combat readiness, dispatch 20,000 elite troops to the border areas, and wait for combat orders. Chen Guogong of the Tang Dynasty, General Youwuwei, and Hou Junji, the Minister of Military Affairs, will serve as the commanders. Zhang Liang, the Duke of the State and the Minister of War, is the deputy commander responsible for directing all combat matters, and will attack Mangbu, Wangbu, Queen Kingdom, and Piao Kingdom by land." Director Lin said directly.
"I accept the decree." Zheng Yuan took a deep breath and saluted decisively.
After he finished speaking, Director Lin directly handed over the imperial edict in his hand and a tiger talisman for temporary troop deployment to Zheng Yuan.
After reading these things, Zheng Yuan said loudly: "Emergency gathering, first-level combat readiness."
The messenger who was following Zheng Yuan immediately rushed to the sentry next to him.
"Director Lin, please explain to me in detail what happened." Zheng Yuan said.
"no problem."
When the two of them walked back to Zheng Yuan's room, the sentry next to them had already sounded a harsh emergency rally call. The crisp sound of the horn quickly spread in all directions. At the same time, several special fires in the camp were quickly lit. .
Director Lin directly followed Zheng Yuan into his room. Zheng Yuan changed his military uniform and put on armor. Director Lin directly told Zheng Yuan what happened.
"You mean, because five people from Xinbu were massacred by Mangbu, and Wangbu also came to plunder the current residence of Xinbu Township, His Highness made such a decision, right?" Zheng Yuan's face There was still consternation.
"Yes! And this order was passed to Chang'an through a special transmission method, a brand-new technology similar to a train, and then returned from Chang'an. It is an order from His Highness." Director Lin explained to Zheng Yuan Now, some things must be explained to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
If there is no explanation, what happened two or three days ago and now His Highness's imperial edict has come, this is unimaginable in the Tang Dynasty.
Zheng Yuan was stunned for a moment. This news was obviously beyond his expectation. However, after the stunned moment, Zheng Yuan took a deep breath to suppress the shock in his heart and said: "Director Lin, you don't need to explain to me."
"First of all, I got the imperial edict signed and sealed by His Highness, as well as the special military talisman for temporary troop deployment. I don't care where or how the order comes from. It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and I will execute them."
Zheng Yuan said simply.
"Well, the reason why I explained to General Zheng is to avoid misunderstandings." Director Lin nodded and said, "The next arrangements for the army will be left to General Zheng. From the moment His Highness's order was issued, the intelligence departments of Yunnan Prefecture and other places He will serve the war, and I will let someone inform General Zheng if there is any latest news."
"clear."
Director Lin turned around and left after delivering the order.
When he left, he noticed that all the more than 10,000 soldiers in the huge camp behind had gathered.
Not long after his horses left the camp, more than thirty war horses had already left the camp.
There are 35,000 troops stationed in the entire Yunnan Prefecture, but they are not near Kunming Prefecture. There are only 20,000 troops near Kunming Prefecture, and the remaining 15,000 are distributed in other counties.
There is not only one camp near Kunming Mansion, but this camp is the largest.
Zheng Yuan looked at the 11,000 soldiers of the battalion who had gathered on the playground. He stood on the general ordering platform, glanced at everyone, and then said in a deep voice: "Fellow soldiers!"
The messengers who had been deployed around him quickly spread his voice to the entire playground.
"Now it is announced that His Highness the King of Qin has ordered that the entire Yunnan Prefecture enters first-level combat readiness, waiting for the arrival of the two generals, Commander Hou Junji and Deputy Commander Zhang Liang! Before the arrival of the two generals, we must make all preparations for war."
"The reason is very simple. About ten days ago, five mountain people from Xinbu Township were killed by Mangbu when they set out to trade with another tribe. Then Wangbu invaded Xinbu Township again. , although no further casualties were caused due to the command of the militia captain of Xinbu Township, all supplies in Xinbu Township were robbed and houses were burned down."
"After reporting to His Highness, I was ordered by His Highness to gather 50,000 elite troops from Yunnan Prefecture in Lingnan Province to declare war on Mangbu, Wangbu and the Queen Kingdom and Piao Kingdom to which they are attached, until the enemy is completely eliminated."
"Remember, no matter who it is, as long as it is our people of the Tang Dynasty, when they suffer, insult, or injury, as soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, we have an obligation and responsibility to avenge them! No matter who the enemy is, No matter where the enemy is!"
"Anyone who offends our great power of the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away he is!" Zheng Yuan shouted loudly.
"Anyone who offends the power of the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away!" The soldiers below also shouted after being stunned.
Zheng Yuan didn't give them much time to think. On the way to the border, there was plenty of time for them, the soldiers, to think!
As for why he said these words, Zheng Yuan knew the importance of morale very well.
Although Zheng Yuan, who was born from the Zheng family in Xingyang, was a general, he had read all kinds of books. It goes without saying that the importance of soldier morale is important, but what is the composition of these soldiers?
They are almost all composed of local mountain people. There is no need to say anything about what motivates them. You only need to tell them the whole story of the incident and His Highness's decision, and their morale will naturally be high!
Because they are mountain people themselves, of course they feel the same way. The tribes who lived here before, no matter who this land is nominally ruled by, have never formed a country in fact. Now we need to let them experience it. The benefits of having a strong country behind you!
