Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

The minister estimated that it would take three to six months to completely defeat the Zhaowu army. Shen Tiandao.

"Well, I will ask the household department to prepare grain and grass as soon as possible.

"The minister hopes that when he fights with the Zhaowu army, Shu can send at least 40,000 troops.

Jiang Ningxian was silent for a moment and said, "Shu is estimated to send a maximum of 10,000 or 20,000 troops. "

The minister doesn't understand why the huge Shu land sends so few troops. Shen Tian wondered.

He had just come to Jinling and did not know about Ma Yanbin's defeat.

"Ma Yanbin sent troops from Jianmen without authorization a few days ago, and more than 30,000 soldiers were lost. For specific details, I will ask the military department to sort out a military report and send it to you.

Shen Tian's face was surprised, and he felt a little regretful in his heart. Shu was defeated this time, and it was more than enough to protect itself, but it was difficult to cooperate with the imperial army and send troops from Jianmen to threaten the Zhaowu army.

After Shen Tian left, Jiang Ningxian's face was gloomy, and he called Wang Zhuo, the secretary of the military department.

"What's going on with Ma Yanbin, why did he suddenly send troops?"

Wang Zhuo said: "According to Chen Ran, it was Ma Yanbin who was greedy for merit.

Jiang Ningxian said impatiently: "This is not what I asked, what I wonder is that he did not send troops early or late, why did he send troops to the Sword Gate at this time. "

Not only Jiang Ningxian alone finds it strange, but many people in the DPRK and China think this matter is strange. Some smart people quickly thought of Chen Ran and suspected that Chen Ran asked him to send troops. Chen Ran resolutely denied it in the song, and insisted that this matter had nothing to do with him. Chen Ran also said that if he wanted to send troops, three months ago was the best time, and Jianmen Pass was the gateway to Shu, and he would never dare to send troops without the will of the imperial court.

There was some truth in what Chen Ran said, and everyone was even more confused, unable to figure out what was going on. Ma Yanbin has been captured, and there is no way to ask him personally.

Only Zhongshu Ling Chen Jin knew the real reason for this matter. After reading Chen Ran's letter, Chen Jin was speechless in his heart, there would be such a strange thing.

Chen Jin replied to Chen Ran, telling Chen Ran not to worry, he would help Chen Ran take care of everything in the court. But there is one condition, Chen Ran needs to send him all the letters with the prince in the past year, and he will send someone to pick them up in person, and no one will know about this matter.

The day after Shen Tian's visit to Jinling, Emperor Jiang Ningxian announced the appointment of him as the main general during the court meeting, leading 100,000 troops to Hanzhong to exterminate the Zhaowu army.

This is a hardship for the household department, which used to prepare various materials such as grain, grass, military salaries, etc., according to the standard of 60,000 people. Now it is 100,000 people, Jiang Ningxian is urging again, and Zhou Zhaopeng has no choice but to urgently mobilize grain and grass from other places. Due to the lack of food and grass for the time being, the dispatch of troops was delayed for several days.

Du An knew that the person leading the troops was Shen Tian, and urgently sent a message to Hanzhong. At the same time, I was also thinking about what method to use to delay the time for Qi to send troops.

There were still two days before Shen Tian set out on the expedition, and a piece of gossip suddenly came out of Jinling City. Shen Tian's third son, Shen Zelin, and Liu Zhijie's granddaughter, Liu Bailuo, have made a marriage contract and agreed to get married in January next year. This news was released by Du An, and it doesn't matter if it's true or not, Jiang Ningxian is suspicious, and maybe he can use this to delay the time for the Qi army to go on the expedition.

But what happened next left Duane dumbfounded. There are many versions in Jinling City, some say that Shen Zelin was dressed in white and rode a white horse into Jinling, and Liu Bailuo couldn't help but be fascinated when he saw his outstanding demeanor. It is also said that when Shen Zelin was playing in Jinling, he accidentally saw Liu Bailuo, saw his flower and moon appearance, fell in love, and persuaded his father to propose to the Liu family. What's more, it was concluded that Liu Bailuo was already pregnant with Shen Zelin's heir, if it weren't for Shen Tian's upcoming expedition, the two would be married next month.

All kinds of gossip and news are clear-eyed, as if they were real. Now, even Du An can't help but wonder if there is really any unknown relationship between Shen Zelin and Liu Bailuo. After some deep thought, I realized that something was not quite right. The news spread so violently that the Black Ice Platform had not been in Jinling for a long time, and it did not have such great energy. Someone was clearly secretly stirring up the trouble, but who was that person? Duane couldn't guess for a moment.

Shen Tian had a mansion in Jinling City, which was rewarded by Emperor Jiang Ningxian.

In the mansion, Shen Zelin stood in front of Shen Tian and said angrily: "Father, you know. My son has been in Lingnan for a long time, and rarely returns to Jinling, and I dare to swear to the sky, I have never seen this Liu Bailuo, and I don't know that the Liu family has this daughter. Whether Liu Bailuo is pregnant or not has nothing to do with her son.

"I see, you go down first.

After Shen Zelin left, Shen Tian sighed. Rubbing his temples, he felt a little bored in his heart, and the army was about to go on the march, and at this juncture, such rumors came out.

The Shen family and the Liu family both have a lot of prestige in the army. Especially in Lingnan, there are many Shen family tribes who hold military power. Once the two families are married, it will undoubtedly be an earthquake in the political arena of Qi State. This kind of behavior clearly breaks the political tacit understanding and will not be allowed.

What others thought, Shen Tian didn't care at all. The only thing he was worried about was what the emperor was thinking. Jiang Ningxian is not a faint king, but he is quite suspicious.

Shen Tian personally entered the palace and explained to the emperor in person that all the rumors in the city were false, and there must be people with ill intentions who would do it in secret.

Jiang Ningxian smiled and comforted Shen Tian, telling him not to think too much, and he was still in charge of the army.

Just when Shen Tian was secretly relieved, Jiang Ningxian told him that due to the lack of food and grass, the expedition date would need to be postponed for a few days, so let him go back to the mansion and wait first.

Shen Tian wanted to say that the soldiers were fast, but he was worried that the emperor would think too much, so he could only give up and leave the palace abruptly.

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After Li Zhao received the news from Duan, he knew that Shen Tian was a famous general of Qi State, so he did not dare to be careless, and the entire Hanzhong entered a state of combat readiness.

The busiest is the Ordnance Division, and Liu Guangyuan almost eats and lives in the Ordnance Division. Every day, I was busy counting the number of arrows, bed crossbows, and swords. Li Zhao also came to visit twice, urging the craftsmen to build all kinds of ordnance as soon as possible.

The more than 10,000 Qi troops who were originally captured were all incorporated into the reserve army. Li Zhao not only gave them a large amount of military salaries, but also promised them that as long as they fought hard, the Zhaowu army would reward them with more land after they entered Shu. At first, they were skeptical, but when the silver from Snowflake was in their hands, their doubts dispelled. Except for some "diehards" who were unmoved, the rest of the people were not averse to joining the Zhaowu Army.

Not only soldiers, Li Zhao urgently recruited a large number of young people to do some dirty work, such as digging trenches and the like. This affected agriculture to a certain extent, but if the battle was lost, what did it have to do with Li Zhao?

The expansion of personnel led to a slight shortage of money and food in the army. Li Zhao convened some powerful people in Hanzhong to discuss a solution together.

Although they have been strongly suppressed, the heroes seem to have forgotten about it, and they still do not hesitate to donate generously.

When Li Zhao was actively preparing for the war, Shi Ai's preparations were basically completed.