Chapter 877: National Affairs
The next morning, Zhou Xu prepared to return. Before leaving, he made new arrangements for the deployment of troops in Pingyuan City and even the New North District, taking one thousand garrison troops with him.
He had naturally considered that there were still Ratmen to deal with in the southern frontier, and that military support was needed.
However, given Pingyuan City's location, its defenses could not be neglected either.
With that in mind, he adjusted the number of garrison troops in the other cities of the New North District.
Unlike when they had first conquered the area, over this period he had continued carrying out large-scale population transfers in the New North District, making population management more convenient.
Now, the various cities had basically stabilized, and the number of garrison troops could be reduced appropriately.
The troops removed would be transferred directly to Pingyuan City, ensuring that it had a force of fifteen hundred soldiers.
On top of that, there were nearly two thousand Skeleton Soldiers transformed from the former green-skinned troops, along with Big Bone, Second Bone, and the fierce general Xie Liancheng.
Measured in terms of combat strength, there were at least three thousand troops' worth! It could only be higher, not lower!
By the time Zhou Xu returned to Xianyang with a thousand troops, the season had already reached early spring. This journey had truly taken him from winter straight into spring.
After returning to the imperial palace and washing up briefly, Zhou Xu went to the Hall of Diligent Governance as usual.
Huo Qubing had now received ample training in his position as assistant official. With him handling government affairs, Zhou Xu felt entirely at ease.
The reason he had hurried to the Hall of Diligent Governance was that during his time