Chapter 94 Didn’t it say that King Bei had 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.

Originally, 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 brave!"

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

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 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.

Moreover, they are about to break out into a war with the barbarians. If they can recruit another hundred thousand recruits 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 lightly, "It's not about having many soldiers, but about being good."

"Even if you recruit another 100,000 new soldiers now, can you train these 100,000 new soldiers in a short time?"

"If they go to the battlefield, I'm afraid the barbarian cavalry will disperse them with a single charge."

"Not to mention new recruits, even the imperial army is often scattered by the barbarian cavalry when facing them, 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 matters, 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 barbarians many times and he had experience.

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Changtian said: "Your Majesty is right. If the new soldiers are allowed to fight the barbarians head-on, there is a high probability that the barbarian cavalry will be gone in a single charge."

At this point, Mu Changtian changed the subject, "But Your Majesty, these recruits do not have to fight head-on with the barbarian soldiers. They can still defend the city."

They were originally the defenders, so there was no need to rush up and fight the barbarian cavalry. Soldiers were also needed to defend the city. Even if these new soldiers were not as effective as the cavalry, they could still play a great role in defending the city.

Therefore, Mu Changtian prefers to recruit more soldiers.

Lu Chen said at this time: "I understand what you mean, but don't worry, since the court has issued an order to expand the army to me, I will naturally expand the army, but not now."

"And in a few days, I will give you a surprise."

Hearing this, Mu Changtian and the others looked at each other, curious about what surprise Lu Chen was talking about.

Lu Chen continued at this time: "By the way, have you dug the cave that the king asked you to dig?"

Li Feng replied: "Go back to the prince, we have already dug it."

Lu Chen immediately said: "Take me over."

Immediately, Li Feng and the others took Lu Chen to the cave of the artillery camp.

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 King Bei asked them to dig the cave, it must be useful. It is estimated that King Bei will tell them what the cave is used for later.

Lu Chen did not hesitate and walked directly into the cave. As he walked, he said, "You all are waiting outside. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

After hearing Lu Chen's words, everyone immediately stopped.

After Lu Chen entered the cave, he opened the system backpack and took out a 122mm towed howitzer.

Then Lu Chen glanced at the howitzer's data.

[Caliber 122 mm, range 18,000 meters, muzzle velocity 690 meters/s, projectile weight 33.4 kg, total weight 3,400 kg, fragmentation grenade kills half a pound 15 to 30 meters away. 】