Lu Chen, who was in the palace, had naturally heard about the rumors in Beijun.
It was impossible for the common people to see such a large convoy of the palace heading south without rumors.
Lu Chen did not pay too much attention to the rumors, as he had already started to prepare to resist the barbarians.
A few days later.
In order to enable the people in the north of Beijun to cooperate in clearing the fields and transferring the population, the Northern Palace directly issued a notice, telling the people that the barbarians were about to gather 300,000 cavalry to go south, capture Beijun, and establish a country in Beijun.
As soon as the notice came out, it caused an uproar in less than half a month.
Not only did the people of Beijun know about this, but the entire Great Xia, and even other countries around Great Xia knew that the barbarians were about to go south.
Originally, when the Northern Palace's convoy went south, the people had already heard the rumors that the barbarians were going south. Now that the Northern Palace had directly issued a notice, it proved that the barbarians were indeed going south.
Some people thought that even their king had escaped, and they would only have a dead end if they stayed in Beijun, so they fled to the south.
Of course, there are also some people who are unwilling to leave the place where they have lived for generations.
In order to enable the people to cooperate with the policy of fortifying the city and clearing the fields, the Northern Palace soon issued another decree.
All the people who cooperated with fortifying the city and clearing the fields would be exempted from agricultural taxes for two years when they returned to their original land after the war. Lu Chen originally intended to use the policy of exempting agricultural taxes to promote the planting of new crops, but there was no way. Some people in the north refused to leave, so he had to take out this policy in advance.
If those people still refused to leave under this circumstance, Lu Chen would not care.
He is now busy training the new army and cannot put all his thoughts on fortifying the city and clearing the fields.
Early in the morning.
After Lu Chen got up, he glanced at the iceberg beauty in his arms.
Bai Qingqing happened to be looking at him, and Bai Qingqing always woke up before him.
Seeing Lu Chen looking at her, a blush appeared on Bai Qingqing's cold face, and she immediately turned her head to look aside.
After Lu Chen's wives and concubines left, Lu Chen came to her bed every night. Her body and mind belonged to Lu Chen completely, but she still didn't dare to look directly into his eyes.
Seeing Bai Qingqing's shy look, Lu Chen smiled slightly. After these days of exploration, he had understood how to use the Dragon and Phoenix Yin and Yang
Sutra. The function of the Dragon and Phoenix Yin and Yang Sutra is to accelerate one's own cultivation and increase the speed of absorbing spiritual energy, while also allowing the woman to embark on the path of cultivation.
In other words, the Dragon and Phoenix Yin and Yang Sutra is a dual cultivation method.
Lu Chen plans to wait until the war with the barbarians is over, take Mu Zixuan and the others back, and practice the Dragon and Phoenix Yin and Yang Sutra with them.
Although it is unlikely to become an immortal in this world with thin spiritual energy, it is still possible to let them live longer or maintain their youthful beauty.
At this time, Lu Chen got up from the bed. He didn't plan to say good morning to Bai Qingqing today. He had important things to do today.
After getting up, Lu Chen simply ate something and rode his horse to the new army camp.
When the people of Yancheng saw Lu Chen riding a horse, they were extremely shocked and began to discuss.
"Didn't they say that the King of the North had already escaped?"
"Yes, I saw the carriage of the princess and others heading south."
"Then why is the King of the North still in Yancheng?"
"Could this be a substitute for the King of the North?"
"How could it be a substitute? I have seen the King of the North several times. This is the King of the North himself."
"It seems that the King of the North should have only asked his wives and concubines to go south for refuge, and he himself did not escape."
"I didn't expect the King of the North to be so courageous!"
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Listening to the discussions of the people, Lu Chen did not care too much. He rode his horse to the new army camp on purpose, just to let the people of Yancheng know that he had not left Yancheng.
Soon, Lu Chen arrived at the new army camp.
The new army camp was located outside the city. In order to facilitate the test of the artillery, Lu Chen deliberately had the new army camp built far away from Yancheng.
After Lu Chen arrived at the new army camp, several important generals including Mu Changtian came to Lu Chen's front and said, "Your Highness."
Lu Chen nodded slightly, and then asked, "Have all the new soldiers been recruited?"
Mu Changtian replied, "Your Highness, they have all been recruited, exactly 10,000 people."
As soon as Mu Changtian finished speaking, Li Feng said, "Your Highness, I heard that the court issued an order to expand the army to Beijun. Now Beijun can have a maximum of 150,000 soldiers. Why don't we take the opportunity to recruit more soldiers?" When they reported
the situation of the barbarians going south to the court, the court immediately issued an order to expand the army to the Northern Palace, but after so long, Lu Chen did not continue to recruit soldiers, and he did not seem to have the idea of continuing to recruit soldiers, which made Li Feng and others feel a little confused.
It is easy to get the court to issue an order to expand the army. Everyone knows that Emperor Xia has been weakening the strength of the vassal kings. It is good enough to allow Beijun to have an army of 100,000.
If it weren't for the turbulent situation in Great Xia and the difficulty in mobilizing the army, Emperor Xia would not have agreed to issue an order to expand the army to Beijun.
This order to expand the army is an opportunity for Beijun and the King of Bei to quickly improve their strength.
However, the King of Bei did not act immediately.
Although the population of Beijun is sparse, it is not a big problem to recruit 150,000 soldiers.
Moreover, they are about to go to war with the barbarians. If they can recruit another 100,000 new soldiers in a short period of time, they will have a greater chance of defeating the barbarians.
After hearing Li Feng's question, Lu Chen smiled faintly, "It's not the quantity of soldiers that matters, but their quality."
"Even if you recruit another 100,000 new soldiers now, can you train them in a short time?"
"If they go to the battlefield, I'm afraid the barbarian cavalry will scatter them with a charge."
"Don't talk about new soldiers. Even the imperial army is often scattered by the barbarian cavalry when facing the barbarian cavalry. Don't you think so, General Mu?"
At this point, Lu Chen's eyes fell on Mu Changtian. Now was the time to discuss official business, so Lu Chen did not call Mu Changtian father-in-law, but directly called him General Mu.
The reason why Lu Chen looked at him and said this was because Mu Changtian had fought against the barbarians many times and he had experience.
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Changtian said, "Your Highness is right. If the new recruits are allowed to fight the barbarians head-on, the barbarian cavalry will most likely be wiped out with a charge."
At this point, Mu Changtian changed the subject, "But Your Highness, these new recruits don't necessarily have to fight the barbarian soldiers head-on. They can still defend the city."
They are originally the defenders, so there is no need to rush up and fight the barbarian cavalry. Defending the city also requires soldiers. Even if these new recruits are not as strong as cavalry, they can still play a big role in defending the city.
So Mu Changtian tends to recruit more soldiers.
Lu Chen said at this time: "This king understands what you mean, but don't worry, since the court has issued an order to expand the army to this king, this king will naturally expand the army, but not now."
"And in a few days, this king will give you a surprise."
Hearing this, Mu Changtian and the others looked at each other, and were very curious about what the surprise Lu Chen was talking about.
Lu Chen continued at this time: "By the way, have you finished digging the cave that the king asked you to dig?"
Li Feng replied: "Your Majesty, it has been dug."
Lu Chen then said: "Take the king there."
Then Li Feng and the others took Lu Chen to the cave of the artillery battalion.
Seeing the cave in front of him, Li Feng wanted to ask Lu Chen why he asked them to dig the cave, but in the end Li Feng held back.
Since the King of the North asked them to dig the cave, it must be useful. It is estimated that the King of the North will tell them what the cave is used for later.
Lu Chen did not hesitate and walked directly into the cave, saying as he walked: "You all wait outside, no one is allowed to come in without the king's order."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, everyone stopped immediately.
After Lu Chen entered the cave, he directly opened the system backpack and took out a 122mm towed howitzer from it.
Then Lu Chen glanced at the data of the howitzer.
[Caliber 122mm, range 18,000m, initial velocity 690m/s, projectile weight 33.4kg, total weight 3,400kg, fragmentation grenade kills half a pound within 15–30m.]
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