Chapter 94 Didn’t They Say that the Northern King Had Already Escaped?

Naturally, Lu Chen, who was in the palace, had heard about the rumors in Beijun.

It is impossible for a convoy as big as the palace to go south without rumors after it is seen by the common people.

Lu Chen didn't pay too much attention to the rumors. He was already making preparations to resist the barbarians.

A few days later.

In order to allow the people in the north of Beijun to cooperate with the clearing of the country and the transfer of population, the Beiwang Mansion 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 announcement came out, it caused an uproar in less than half a month.

Not only the people of Beijun knew about this, but the entire Daxia and even other countries around Daxia knew that the barbarians were about to go south.

When the Beiwangfu convoy went south, the common people had already heard the rumors of the barbarians going south. Now the Beiwangfu directly issued a notice, which proved that the barbarians were indeed going south.

Some common people thought that even their king had escaped, and they would die if they stayed in Beijun, so they fled south one after another.

Of course, there are also some people who are unwilling to leave the place where they have lived for generations.

In order to get the common people to cooperate with the policy of clearing the country, the Northern Palace soon issued another decree. All people who cooperated with the policy of clearing the country will be exempted from agricultural taxes for two years when the war is over when they return to their original land.

Lu Chen originally planned to use the agricultural tax exemption policy 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 under such circumstances, those people still refused to leave, Lu Chen would not care about them.

He is still busy training the new army and cannot focus all his thoughts on strengthening the walls and clearing the country.

early morning.

After Lu Chen got up, he glanced at the iceberg beauty in his arms.

Bai Qingqing happened to be watching him too, 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 and looked away.

After Lu Chen's wife and concubine left, Lu Chen came to her bed every night. Her body and mind completely belonged to Lu Chen, but she still did not dare to look directly into Lu Chen's eyes.

Seeing Bai Qingqing's shy look, Lu Chen smiled slightly. After these days of exploration, he already 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 speed up one's own cultivation, increase the speed at which one absorbs spiritual energy, and at the same time enable 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 planned to bring Mu Zixuan and the others back after the barbarian war was over, and practice the Dragon and Phoenix Yin and Yang Sutra with them.

Although it is unlikely that they will become immortals in this world with thin spiritual energy, it is still possible for them to live longer or stay young and beautiful.

At this time, Lu Chen got up from the bed. He didn't plan to say good morning to Bai Qingqing today. He still had important things to do today.

After getting up, Lu Chen simply ate something and then rode his horse to the new army camp.

When the people in Yancheng saw Lu Chen riding a horse, they were extremely shocked and started talking.

"Didn't you say that King Bei has escaped?"

"Yes, I personally saw the princess and her carriage heading south.

"Then why is King Bei still in Yancheng?"

"Could this be King Bei's stand-in?"

"How could it be a substitute? I have met Bei Wang several times. This is Bei Wang himself."

"It seems that King Bei just let his wives and concubines go south to seek refuge. He did not escape himself."

"I didn't expect King Bei to be so courageous!"

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Listening to the comments of the people, Lu Chen didn't pay too much attention. He specially rode his horse to the new army camp just to let the people in Yancheng know that he had not left Yancheng yet.

Soon, Lu Chen arrived at the new army camp.

The New Army camp is located outside the city. In order to facilitate the test of artillery, Lu Chen specially asked people to build the New Army camp far away from Yancheng.

After Lu Chen arrived at the new army camp, Mu Changtian and several other important generals immediately came to Lu Chen's door and said, "See the prince."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, and then asked, "Have all the new troops been recruited?"

Mu Changtian replied: "My lord, we have recruited them all, exactly 10,000 people."

As soon as Mu Changtian finished speaking, Li Feng said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the imperial court issued an army expansion order to Beijun. Now Beijun can have up to 150,000 soldiers. Why don't we take the opportunity to recruit more soldiers?"

When they reported the situation of the barbarians moving south to the court, the court immediately issued an order to expand the army to the North Palace. However, after so long, Lu Chen did not continue to recruit soldiers, and it seemed that he had no intention of continuing to recruit soldiers. This made Li Feng and the 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 power of the vassal king. It is good to have a hundred thousand troops in Beijun.

If it weren't for the turbulent situation in Daxia this time and the inability to easily mobilize the army, Emperor Xia would not have agreed to issue an order to expand the army to Beijun.

This military expansion order is an opportunity for Beijun and Beiwang to quickly increase their strength.

But King Bei didn't take action immediately.

Although the population of Beijun is sparse, there is still no big problem in recruiting 150,000 soldiers.

And 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 the quality."

"Even if we recruit another 100,000 new soldiers now, can you train them in a short period of 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?"

Speaking of this, Lu Chen's eyes fell on Mu Changtian. Now is 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 Majesty 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 Majesty, 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.

At this time, Lu Chen said: "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 his men 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 to 30 meters.]