I was kicked out of the house, and I was reborn and became the emperor

Early the next morning, Marquis Wuwei urgently summoned all the generals at the border.

The news of the Jurchens' invasion of the south also spread quickly.

The entire border was filled with panic.

To be honest, a border without war for twenty years is extremely rare. The soldiers who were stationed here and fought against the Jurchens have long been replaced.

Some were either transferred, some were promoted, and most of the others died.

Now these soldiers, they only know.

The Jurchens are good at fighting, they are very good at fighting, and they are especially good at fighting.

There is still a rumor in the army today that "if there are less than 10,000 Jurchens, they will be invincible if there are more than 10,000."

Can the Great Zhou really stop such a fierce army from invading the south?

Before the battle even started, the entire border had lost its fighting spirit.

Meanwhile, at the Wuwei Marquis’ Mansion, many generals who had rushed here were also in a state of panic.

"I just want to ask you, how many soldiers are there in the entire Northern Frontier now?"

The generals here looked at each other in bewilderment: "My Lord, our northern garrison should have 200,000 soldiers and horses!"

Bang! Fang Chengping picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it among the generals.

His eyes widened and he said angrily, "Who the hell said there were 200,000? Do you believe the lies you told?"

Fang Chengping was furious and said, "Li Ada, tell me, how many people are there in your garrison now?"

"Twenty-three thousand people!" A general stepped forward cautiously and bowed.

Fang Chengping rushed forward in anger and kicked Li Ada to the ground: "I want you to tell the truth. To be honest, the Jurchens are about to attack us. How can I command you when the time comes if you give me these empty salaries? Do you want to die?"

Fang Chengping scolded everyone fiercely.

Although he had not experienced many battles, he had fought in them and had studied the art of war.

If war comes, and he, as the border commander, doesn't even know how many people he has under his command, how can he fight?

"My lord, stop fighting, stop fighting, there are less than five thousand people!" Li Ada held his head and told the truth.

Anyway, the Marquis of Wuwei gets the lion's share of the annual empty salary.

The one who consumed the most blood of the soldiers was Marquis Wuwei himself.

Fang Chengping took a breath of cold air.

The garrison had more than 20,000 people, but in the end, less than 5,000 people were left.

This is just empty salary...

Fang Chengping returned to the main seat with a solemn expression, looked around at everyone, and after a long while he spoke, "Are you all in this situation?"

Although the other generals were afraid, they did not dare to hide it and reported the truth one after another.

Four thousand, five thousand, six thousand, anyway, the largest garrison had only eight thousand people.

After final statistics, there were only more than 50,000 soldiers left out of the 200,000 soldiers that were supposed to be there.

Marquis Wuwei almost vomited blood, but there was nothing he could do. It turned out that he and these generals were in the same boat. Most of the wages these people received went into his pocket.

Suddenly, a fierce light flashed in Wuwei Hou's eyes.

"Come here, drag Li Ada out and behead him. This man has been embezzling military funds for years and enriching himself. He should be beheaded!"

"Yes!" Immediately, a personal soldier came in and dragged Li Ada out.

"My Lord, My Lord! Please don't do that! I have given you all these gifts, you can't kill me..."

"Shut his mouth and execute him immediately!" Fang Chengping was merciless.

This matter must involve seeking help from the imperial court. Since we have to seek help from the imperial court, naturally there has to be someone to take the blame.

The other generals watched with fear, but no one dared to plead for mercy.

Fang Chengping glanced at them and said soothingly, "Don't worry, I will explain to the court that this matter was mostly caused by Li Ada. When you go back, reorganize the troops and I will personally lead the troops to support Ningjin City."

"Yes!" The generals responded one after another. After they returned, they had to find someone to take the blame.

Otherwise, it would be unacceptable for this department to have empty salaries.

As a result, before the war even started, people were killed in various garrisons.

A few days later.

The imperial court also received news of the Jurchen invasion, along with a letter from Marquis Wuwei asking for help and the head of Li Ada.

Inside the Wude Hall.

The current emperor, Emperor Taining, read Marquis Wuwei's letter for help with a grim face, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"One hundred thousand men! Marquis Wuwei actually told me that there are still one hundred thousand soldiers at the border. What a joke!"

All the ministers in the hall bowed their heads.

The imperial court was naturally well aware of the extent of corruption in the northern border over the years.

It can be said that compared with the actual commander-in-chief Wuwei Hou, the officials in the court knew better than him how many people there were in the northern border.

As for why the bet is still set at 200,000, it is because you all have your own plans.

"Your Majesty, I think the best plan now is to let the border cities recruit their own braves to resist the Jurchen invasion from the south."

A minister stood up and said.

Emperor Taining pondered for a while and said, "Yes, but it is not enough. Immediately order the Beijing camp to rush to the northern border to provide assistance."

"This time the Jurchens should only be testing us. We must not let them take advantage of us, otherwise there will be unrest on the border in the future."

Emperor Taining made a quick analysis and concluded that based on the current intelligence, it was impossible for the Jurchens to launch a large-scale attack on the Great Zhou.

They have just unified the other two divisions, and although their strength has increased greatly, they still need to digest it.

Of course, if the Great Zhou showed signs of weakness at this time, it would not be long before the Jurchens would launch a large-scale attack.

There will be constant war throughout the northern border.

"Your Majesty is wise. You will make sure that Jurchen barbarians will never return."

Emperor Taining smiled without commenting.

"From now on, any news from the Northern Frontier must be sent to me as soon as possible."

Troops, food supplies, and scouts were dispatched one after another.

The entire Great Zhou Dynasty began to operate.

And at this time.

Fang Yi was also on his way to Ningjin City.

As far as he could remember, he knew the news of the Jurchen invasion to the south before anyone else.

In the previous life, this battle lasted for more than a year.

Just as Emperor Taining expected, the beginning was just a test by the Jurchens.

The war lasted only a little over a month before the Jurchens retreated.

But at the beginning of the next spring, when the weather had just started to warm up, the Jurchens came again.

And it was a large-scale attack.

After Fang Yili made up his mind to achieve great things and become a king or a prime minister.

He knew that his chance was to join the army, and the best place to join the army was Ningjin City.

It is also the front line of Da Zhou.

There was no way out. The entire border and border troops were under the command of Wuwei Marquis Fang Chengping.

As long as Fang Chengping is around, Fang Yi will never have a chance to come forward.

But Ning Jincheng is different.

The Ningjincheng prefect was an official sent by the imperial court, and he also had the right to control and supervise the Wuwei Marquis.

In other words, if Fang Yi wanted to make a contribution and have a chance to come to the fore, he could only serve under the command of Governor Ningjin.

Of course, there is one most important reason.

In his previous life, Ning Jincheng shone brilliantly in the battle against the Jurchens, and he happened to hear Fang Chengping talking about it.

The Ningjin governor was a capable man and was not greedy for the military achievements of his subordinates.

In the war with the Jurchens, the people under his command were promoted the fastest.

This is the reason why Fang Yi joined the army.

Only by following a good boss can you succeed.

Otherwise, the military achievements you have made will be taken away by others.

Wouldn't that be a waste of time?