Not long after Yu Hao and others left Haoyue Manor, they were blocked by a man and a horse.

When I got closer, I realized that this person was Lu Xiaoming, whom I hadn't seen for many days.

"Xiao Ming? Why are you here?" Yu Hao asked doubtfully.

It is said that after Zhou Ren was transferred to Wudu City as Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Lu Xiaoming was also transferred to the Ministry of War due to his father Lu Lintuo's connections.

It stands to reason that with the Huns' army from the north pressing down on the border, the Ministry of War should be extremely busy. Why would he appear here?

"Brother, I miss you so much after not seeing you for a long time."

Lu Xiaoming first gave a military salute to Yu Hao, and then said: "I heard at the Ministry of War that the Huns' 200,000-strong army had arrived outside Jianmen Pass, and your Majesty sent an order to the Ministry of War to mobilize the 20,000 cavalry of the Jianwei Army to send troops north.

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"So I guess that the emperor definitely wants to start a war with the Huns. I didn't catch up with the barbarians last time. This time I will go into battle to kill the enemies personally and make contributions."

"No, I sneaked out from the Ministry of War and wanted to find Lan Hu at the Jianwei Army camp to ask if he could take me north with him. Then I met you, my eldest brother, on the way."

As Lu Xiaoming spoke, he glanced at the team of escorts behind Yu Hao in confusion and asked, "Brother, where are you going with so many people?"

You know, behind Yu Hao are two thousand fully armed cavalry. This kind of combat power is enough to occupy a county.

Hearing Lu Xiaoming's words, Yu Hao suddenly laughed. This guy actually dared to sneak out from the Ministry of War. If his father found out about this, he would have to teach him a lesson.

But since he wanted to go north to fight against the Huns, Yu Hao would give him this opportunity.

It happened that this time Shi Meng was transferred to Minzhou, Lan Hu was going to lead the Jianwei Army to Jianmen Pass, Hei Niu was left at Jianguo Temple by Yu Hao, and Han Bing was left at Haoyue Manor to continue recruiting troops.

The only one around Yu Hao who could fight was Lu Xiaoxiao. Although Da Tou and Shui Sheng also had their moments, they were still a bit unsatisfied when they actually went on the battlefield.

And although Lu Xiaoxiao is a rare master, he is not suitable for the kind of drastic battles on the battlefield.

Therefore, Yu Hao urgently needs the help of a general with strong martial arts skills and experience in leading troops.

Yu Hao originally planned to wait until he reached Yujia Pass and bring the general soldiers of Yujia Pass with him. Now that Lu Xiaoming has arrived, Yu Hao naturally has no reason to let him go.

Thinking of this, Yu Hao quickly said: "Stop looking for Lan Hu, come with me!"

"Brother, don't make trouble, I'm going to fight to kill the enemy."

Lu Xiaoming waved his hands, but then thought of something, looked at Yu Hao with wide eyes, and said in surprise: "Brother, are you also going north to fight against the Huns? But I only saw the transfer order of Jianwei Army in the Ministry of War.

, there is no transfer order from you?"

Lu Xiaoming was very confused. Logically speaking, since Yu Hao was now the commander of the Jianguo Temple, he should perform the duties of the commander. Leading troops to fight had nothing to do with Yu Hao.

Moreover, all troop mobilizations in Da Gan must go through the Ministry of War, otherwise they will be mobilizing troops without permission, and the consequences will be very serious.

Yu Hao naturally understood Lu Xiaoming's worries, smiled slightly and said: "These people are my bodyguards at Haoyue Manor. They are not a real army. Naturally, they do not need orders from the Ministry of War."

Even if Yu Hao's team is a regular army, it can never be mobilized through the Ministry of War!

Except for Wang Zhong, 90% of the Ministry of War are Changsun Xiao's people. Once the Ministry of War knows about this matter, it won't take long for the news to reach Changsun Xiao's ears.

Will his plan to raid the Huns' lair be exposed soon?

Of course, now that Lu Xiaoming knew that Yu Hao planned to go north to fight against the Huns, Yu Hao could not let him go.

It's not that Yu Hao doesn't trust Lu Xiaoming, but once the news leaks out, not only will the plan to raid the Huns' lair fail to succeed, but Yu Hao and his party will also fall into a situation of no return.

After all, Yu Hao only had 2,000 men. Once the Huns knew of Yu Hao's plan and ambush Yu Hao on his way to the Chimu River in advance, Yu Hao would only die.

"Brother, do you really want to go north to fight against the Huns? There's nothing more to say, I'll go with you!" Lu Xiaoming said firmly.

Although Yu Hao did not have a transfer order from the Ministry of War and these bodyguards were not regular troops, Lu Xiaoming still believed in Yu Hao.

After all, Lu Xiaoming had also heard that Yu Hao led his bodyguards to defeat the barbarian army at Shaheguan, and he had already worshiped Hao to the point of admiration.

"Okay, let's get on with it without further delay!"

Yu Hao said and galloped out.

With the addition of Lu Xiaoming, Yu Hao has greater confidence in raiding the Xiongnu's lair.

Seeing the escort running out following Yu Hao, Lu Xiaoming's eyes flashed with enthusiasm and he quickly followed him.

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At the same time, the 20,000 cavalrymen of the Jianwei Army were also assembled, led by Lan Hu himself to Jianmen Pass.

For a time, the news that Daqian was about to go to war with the Xiongnu spread throughout Wudu City, and the people were suddenly panicked.

This news naturally reached Chang Sunxiao's ears. After learning that only 20,000 cavalrymen from the Jianwei Army were heading north, Chang Sunxiao laughed disdainfully.

"Is Zhu Song crazy? Doesn't he think that the 20,000 cavalry of the Jianwei Army can defeat the 200,000 Xiongnu army? Isn't this guy going to die?"

Lu Lin, who was reporting the news to Changsun Xiao, quickly said: "The Eighth Army and Sanyang Army are at Jianmen Pass at this time. Together with the original defenders of Jianmen Pass, there are nearly 400,000 people. I think these people can handle it."

The Huns' 200,000 men are more than enough."

Lu Lin more or less knew something about Chang Sun Xiao, and was very shameless towards Chang Sun Xiao for his traitorous pursuit of glory. He was completely coerced by Chang Sun Xiao, so he had no choice but to associate with Chang Sun Xiao.

At this time, when he heard Chang Sunxiao disparaging Daqian's army, Lu Lin couldn't help but express his opinion.

Chang Sunxiao glanced at Lu Lin and said coldly: "Thankfully you are still the Minister of War. The nearly 400,000 troops are all infantry. It's okay to let them defend the city. Do they dare to go out of the city and confront the Huns head-on?"

"As long as the Huns are not stupid enough to attack Jianmen Pass, but spread out to carry out large-scale plunder in the border areas, can they be stopped with just 20,000 Jianwei troops?"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Lin frowned. Over the past hundred years, Daqian had repeatedly suffered losses when facing the Huns because there were too few cavalry.

Setting up a cavalry not only requires a large number of horses, but also requires very high expenses, which the national treasury that cannot make ends meet simply cannot afford it.

The 20,000 cavalry of the Jianwei Army is already the largest cavalry team in Daqian. Although other armies also have cavalry, the number is too small, only a few hundred or thousands, and it cannot become a climate at all.

Although there appear to be nearly 400,000 defenders at Jianmen Pass, with the 20,000 cavalry of the Jianwei Army, it would be good to have 40,000 cavalry.

If it is true what Chang Sun Xiao said, then no matter how many defenders there are at Jianmen Pass, they can only watch the Huns grab a lot of money and then leave safely.

Thinking of this, Lu Lin suddenly became confused. The emperor was not an impulsive person, so naturally the emperor could also see things that he could see.
Chapter completed!