Liu Muzhi sighed: "Are you going to take risks alone? Both Liu Gai and Yang Muzhi have heavy troops. If you don't lead an army there, if they really have bad intentions, I'm afraid... ………”
Liu Yu suddenly laughed: "I plan everything before I act. How could I go forward without preparation like this? Don't forget, whether it's Ah Shou or Yan Zhi, they all have soldiers and horses. Even if I go alone, I don't have to worry about no one protecting me. With thousands of brothers, it may be a bit dangerous to deal with the Nanyan army, but it is more than enough to deal with one or two rebel generals."
Liu Muzhi's brows widened: "I'm relieved if you say that. However, to be on the safe side, you'd better lead three thousand soldiers on the road. I'll prepare right away. If that doesn't work, let the soldiers in this camp The soldiers will go with you, there are at least two thousand men and horses ready to go at any time."
Liu Yu waved his hand: "No, now that Jiankang has been decided, the crusade army has just left the city. The soldiers and horses here must not be moved lightly. I will take Liu Zhong and the 300 town army guards to set off. You can draw up an official document immediately. In my name, Liu Gai and Yang Mu are required to come to Pengcheng for a military meeting in three days, and they are not allowed to be absent for any reason. At the same time, they are required to put all their subordinates into combat readiness and not to move lightly. In addition, let the people who have just been transferred to Donghai County be appointed as the prefect. The fierce dragon led his troops and horses, took the grain, grass and ordnance from Yuzhou Dacang, and rushed to Pengcheng to join me."
Liu Muzhi laughed: "Yes, there are also Raptors, and they are also heading to Donghai County. Even I forgot about this in my hurry. Mistake, mistake."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "You must have the grain and grass reserves in various places in your mind. This military mobilization will inevitably be overlooked sometimes. This is not your mistake. If you ask me to tell you how much grain, grass and ordnance are in a warehouse, I can't help you." I can’t tell at the moment. By the way, how many ordnances are there in Yuzhou’s warehouse, and how many armies can they arm?”
Liu Muzhi replied without thinking: "There are five thousand sets of fine armor and eight thousand sets of leather armor. They were all the weapons of Pengcheng's first-line soldiers back then. There are also the ones captured after defeating the demon thief of Tianshi Dao last time. Huan Xuan Those that were not shipped back to Jiankang in time were put in the Yuzhou warehouse."
Liu Yu nodded: "Pardon all the remnants of Tianshi Dao in the six counties of Jiangbei, leave their families to take care and custody in the city, and ask Meng Longfu to take all the weapons and equipment northward, and take these wherever he goes. The veterans of Tianshi Dao were armed and mixed with our army. Tell them that in this battle, as long as they join our army, they will be provided with the treatment of the Beifu army. In the future, their families can also move to Jiangnan or even settle in Jiankang City. Everything will be fine. It depends on their performance. Now that Huan Xuan has been defeated, Puppet Chu has been overthrown, and the world has been granted amnesty, their past sins can be wiped out. Whether they want to be good sons of the Jin Dynasty, or become traitors again, let them see for themselves. manage."
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "The last time we launched an army to establish righteousness, the prisoners of war in Guangling City were pardoned and generously rewarded. The word has long spread among the old thieves in the six counties in Jiangbei that they all want to make atonement for their sins. Your move is very clever. If you can arm the tens of thousands of Tianshi Dao veterans in Jiangbei, it will be like creating an extra army out of thin air. However, you must also consider the risk of their mutiny."
Liu Yu waved his hand: "There are only more than ten thousand of them in total. If the Raptors and Pengcheng's defenders are added together and outnumber them, and they are broken up and mixed, we won't worry about someone taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. By the way, I will bring them this time." Take 300 Chinese army guards, and give me another 100 old members of the Shen family. When the time comes, I will use these former church members to speak out. Those stubborn people who have gone all the way to the dark side will not abandon their armor and surrender at that time. If you leave, it shows that you want to survive, so that they can see that they can live a better life by following me, so they don't have to worry about rebellion. Fatty, after I leave, help me take care of Jiankang City, whether it is the family members of Beifu who are new to the city, As for the high-ranking families in the city, including those underworld brothers under Xi Le, don't let them cause chaos in the capital. You have to worry more about this. Only when the rear is stable can the front be stable."
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "You deal with the inner ghosts first. I will find a way to recruit all the unsettled elements in the city into the army and send them to the front line. This will solve the dilemma. However, you must be careful. I will use all the intelligence and inside information in Jiangbei to protect you."
Liu Yu stood up and strode out: "Feng Sheng and the other brothers' families, I leave it to you. I will go meet Murong Beide and the two generals who have lived in Huaibei for a long time."
Looking at Liu Yu's leaving figure, Liu Muzhi murmured to himself: "I can't get any peace at all. It seems I have to spend the night in the camp today and won't be able to eat the rock sugar elbows at home."
Two days later, Pengcheng, Pengcheng Neishi Mansion.
A general in his thirties, with a white face and a long beard, and a suit of armor, was sitting in the hall. It was General Ning Shuo, who led Xuzhou Governor Yang Muzhi, and another veteran general with the same armor and gray beard was that Liu Gai, the governor of Beiqing Prefecture, was anxiously holding the hilt of his sword and walking back and forth at the entrance of the palace. There were more than ten generals and assistants in the palace standing on both sides. Looking at the clothes and armor, they were from Xuzhou and Beiqing Prefecture. Different states and counties, just like the shapes worn by their respective generals.
A rush of footsteps came from outside, and a scout with a flag on his back rushed in. Liu Gai suddenly became energetic and said loudly: "But Liu Zhenjun is here?"
The scout knelt down on one knee in the court and said, "General Liu has an order. Please continue to restrain your subordinates and wait for his order. He will be here at any time."
A trace of anger flashed across Liu Gai's face, and he said sternly: "We were asked to wait for this military meeting. He is the commander, but he keeps delaying the time. What is the meaning of this?"
Yang Muzhi sighed and said, "Go down and explore again if you have anything to do."
The sergeant who ordered the order bowed and retreated. Yang Muzhi looked at Liu Gai, who was full of anger and sat back on the first position on his left, and said: "Liu Governor, please be patient. I'm afraid Liu Zhenjun is going to gather troops. It only takes some time to prepare food and grass to go north. After all, we have just arranged for the crusade to pursue Huan Xuan. It is not that easy to prepare the army to go north. Now that we have received the military order to defend the territory and resist the enemy, we have to prepare well. Relying on your own preparations, you cannot rely entirely on reinforcements."
Liu Gai sneered and said: "Huh, on the one hand, we are asked to arrange for the people in the city to go south and be escorted by the old and weak soldiers. On the other hand, we are asked to defend the city and not give in. However, we are not sending reinforcements. The slaves are afraid that we will have to defend the isolated city alone and wear down the enemy's spirit. , and then he came. Our six counties in Jiangbei have been playing such a role since Qin Nan invaded, Governor Yang, are you willing to be an abandoned son like this? "
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