Upon hearing this, Lin Yi smiled slightly. This guy was indeed loyal; even at a time like this, he didn't forget to gather information.
He nodded and said with a wry smile, "I have no choice. According to the news I've received, Tuoba Yu is likely to attack my Xiliang Commandery. I need to train enough troops!"
Cough cough!
He Zudao coughed twice and chuckled dryly, "Your Highness, 50,000 troops are a bit too many. You, a prefectural governor, are commanding 50,000 troops. I expect quite a few people will impeach you."
This is absolutely outrageous! A prefect needs to raise 50,000 troops? Are you kidding me?
He could imagine that the impeachment memorials in the imperial court must have piled up like mountains.
Hahaha!
Upon hearing his words, Lin Yi smiled instead of getting angry and explained, "General He, rest assured, I have already sent someone to write a memorial to the Emperor. Given the urgency of the military situation, I have no choice but to conscript soldiers to protect myself."
"Sigh, I don't even know if 50,000 troops can hold them off. I even asked the Emperor for provisions and equipment. My Xiliang Commandery also belongs to the Great Ning Dynasty; we can't treat it like an unwanted stepchild."
puff!
Upon hearing this, He Zudao's face turned green. No wonder this kid wasn't worried at all; it turned out he had even blackmailed the emperor. That was too ruthless!
That's 50,000 troops. If Lin Yi joins forces with the Prince of Northern Liang, wouldn't that be nearly 400,000 troops?
Will the emperor approve this?
He chuckled dryly, "So that's how it is. Then His Majesty agrees?"
"I don't know about that. My memorial has already been sent out, and it should have arrived by now," Lin Yi said matter-of-factly.
Should we have arrived by now?
He Zudao was speechless. This guy was really reckless, relying on being the Prince of Northern Liang. The Emperor hadn't even given his consent yet, and he was already preparing to train troops. This showed a lack of respect for the Emperor.
At this moment, Mi Zhu said with a wry smile, "Alas, this matter cannot be blamed on our Crown Prince. The messenger who delivered the memorial was on the same warhorse as the one the Prince of Beining Commandery sent us today, so it was a little slow. I estimate it hasn't arrived yet."
"However, in this life-or-death situation, I believe His Majesty will understand our Crown Prince's predicament."
puff!
He Zudao had just taken a sip of wine when he spat it out. It turned out that Lin Yi had used a piece of junk to deliver the memorial; no wonder the Emperor hadn't received it yet. He was probably exhausted on the way.
"Well, I had no choice. After all, Tuoba Yu's army of 100,000 is attacking. I can't possibly send my 1,000 men to the front lines. So I was even preparing to ask the Prince of Beining Commandery for help." A rare blush appeared on Lin Yi's handsome face as he said somewhat embarrassedly.
Holy crap!
He Zudao's face turned green. Lin Yi actually wanted to drag his own prince into this? That was too ruthless!
He felt the food in front of him tasted like wax, and he felt uncomfortable all over. If he stayed here any longer, he estimated that his heart would not be able to take it.
That damned Heir of Northern Liang, he's setting traps everywhere he goes!
After quickly eating a couple of bites, he immediately turned and ran. If he stayed any longer, he figured he'd be tricked again.
Ha ha ha ha!
Watching He Zudao's He Zudao figure, Mi Zhu couldn't help but burst into laughter, exclaiming, "He Zudao was so imposing earlier, but he was subdued by my lord with just a few words and then fled in disarray!"
The Crown Prince is awesome!
"Hmph, I already found out that this man has a grudge against my father, so why would I give him a friendly look? The fact that I didn't kill him is already giving Emperor Li Anlan face," Lin Yi said with a sneer.
With the Net network now expanding its ranks significantly, its infiltration has naturally deepened, and some information has surfaced.
This guy has always harbored hatred towards the Prince of Northern Liang, so he has been secretly targeting Xiliang Commandery. All of this has been discovered by the people of Net, who naturally won't sit idly by. This guy's actions have now been placed in the first echelon of Net.
He will be beheaded if he takes any seriously threatening action.
As for the alleged overstepping of regulations, he had already sent a memorial to the throne, but he specifically instructed his guards to escort it personally, at the slowest possible speed, as long as it was on the way.
Lin Yi doesn't need Li Anlan's acknowledgment at all now; all he needs is an excuse, and Li Anlan won't be able to do anything about it.
Unless he wants to force the Prince of Northern Liang to rebel right now!
call out!
Wang Yue appeared behind Lin Yi at some point and whispered, "My lord, this man harbors malicious intentions. The weapons, equipment, and warhorses he gave us are all of inferior quality. Should we target him and the Prince of Beining Commandery?"
As the leader of the Net organization, he knew the inside story very well, and naturally he couldn't stand by and watch his young master suffer. He had to teach the Prince of Beining Commandery a lesson.
Lin Yi waved his hand, took out something from behind his back and handed it to Mi Zhu, saying with a smile, "Wrap this up and send it to the Prince of Beining Commandery. Tell him it's a new treasure invented by my Xiliang Commandery, as a return gift."
Forehead!
Upon seeing this item, Wang Yue and Mi Zhu couldn't help but twitch their lips. This was a treasure weapon made of hammers; it was clearly a club.
The Crown Prince probably wasn't expressing gratitude.
Mi Zhu chuckled dryly, but still accepted the treasure, and then followed He Zudao after him. Although it was just a clumsy tool, it was a clumsy tool given to him by his own lord, so it was no ordinary clumsy tool.
After he left, Lin Yi looked at Wang Yue and said in a deep voice, "So, has Tuoba Yu made any moves yet?"
Recently, Wang Yue has been personally in charge of Tuoba Yu's whereabouts. Now that he has returned, the answer is self-evident: Tuoba Yu has clearly made a move.
"Indeed, we have received news that Tuoba Yu has begun to gather his troops, and is probably preparing to march south," Wang Yue said in a deep voice.
How much longer?
"At most half a month!"
"Half a month?"
Hearing Wang Yue's words, Lin Yi frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid he won't give us half a month!"
Speed is of the essence in war!
Tuoba Yu couldn't possibly be unaware of this principle; he wouldn't give himself the opportunity to build the city wall. After all, once the wall was completed, it wouldn't be so easy for Tuoba Yu to attack and breach it.
Cavalry lacks the ability to besiege cities, so once the city walls are built, his cavalry will not be able to capture Dayu County without paying a heavy price.
Xiliang Commandery is also part of the Great Yu Mountain range, so it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. Dayu County is the breakthrough point, so he must seize the time.
Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice, "Tell Zhang Liao to be ready for battle at any time, and at the same time speed up the construction of the city wall. I want to finish the Dayu County city wall within ten days, and then give Tuoba Yu a huge surprise!"
He hasn't been idle these past few days; he's been working tirelessly to push forward the development of cement.
Fortunately, once he had the formula, he only needed to meet the conditions to produce reinforced cement. Moreover, to meet the demand, he built ten cement plants in one go, just to make up for lost time.
Now it comes in handy!