458 Personally Leading (1/2)
_8th month, 17th day, Shanhai City._
Xiao He represented Ouyang Shuo to send off the philosophers. Weirdly enough, Xiao He could not seem to find any signs of Su Qin. Thinking back to Ouyang Shuo’s expression, Xiao He felt a chill run down his spine.
Although the event had ended, Shanhai City had grown busier instead.
The establishment of the Shanhai Guards, the law college, the change in personnel of Xinan University and Army Military Academy, the welcoming of the Confucians scholars who came over to listen to Kong Zi, and more.
Luckily, Ouyang Shuo had officials handling all these matters, so he did not need to personally settle the matter. After dealing with the philosophers’ debate, Ouyang Shuo turned his eyes back to the Zhaoqing Battlefield.
Based on the intel Baiqi had sent, just yesterday, fifty thousand alliance army vanguard troops had housed themselves in Yun An County. Yun An County was located north of Cangcheng County, just a short distance away.
Shortly behind them, the hundred thousand alliance army main force also arrived.
A huge battle was about to erupt.
At the same time, the 2nd and 4th division of the Tiger Legion had just crossed the Qiongzhou Straits. To rush to Cangcheng County, they still needed two weeks.
The anabasis squadron, on the other hand, had reached Jiaozhou Harbor.
Along with the alliance army gathering up, on the main battlefield, Shanhai City Army did not have any advantage anymore. At this point, it was time to send out their trump card, the Guards Division, to assist them.
Black Snake had previously promised him that they had successfully infiltrated Wulong County, and they had the Lord there sign an alliance contract with Shanhai City. Ouyang Shuo promised him the position of a County Magistrate and a rank of grade 1 viscount.
The Guards Division could teleport there at anytime.
The only problem was based on the battle report, the alliance army had eighty thousand troops at the back. Would it be enough to purely relied on the Guards Division?
At least till now, South Alliance had not shown any weakness.
Hence, Ouyang Shuo was ready to personally set out. Firstly, he had settled the required matters in Shanhai City, so they did not need him present. Secondly, he wanted to get in on the action. After all, staying in the city was really boring, and his body was growing sore.
Once he took this trip, he could not return to Shanhai City in a short time.
The Battle of Zhaoqing, logistical preparations, the Battle of Chiyou, and the like would definitely take up a lot of time. He would probably return to Shanhai City at the time of the next battle map.
The fifth battle map trigger point would be the presence of fifteen prefectures in the country.
Twenty odd days had passed since the Battle of Julu ended. In this period of time, King County, Pill Sun County, and Xunlong County had all upgraded to prefecture grade.
The China region was seven territories from reaching the fifteen prefecture target. Ouyang Shuo predicted that within two months, they would not trigger the fifth battle.
Despite this, before he left, Ouyang Shuo still needed to carefully plan all matters.
”Men!”
”Present!”
”Summon the Guards Division. Tomorrow, they will set off together with me!”
”Yes my Lord!”
When the guard heard his orders, he excitedly turned around and left. If the Lord was about to head to battle, their two hundred personal guards squad would have to follow.
At 2 PM, Ouyang Shuo gathered the four directors and Xiao He to discuss certain matters.
In just one morning, the news that the Lord would head out to battle had spread amongst the entire Nanjiang Governor-General House. Although in the eyes of Xiao He and the civil servants, it was normal for the Lord to take charge from Shanhai City, they did not dare to try and persuade him.
In a chaotic world, for the Lord to personally lead the troops was really normal.
”For this trip out, I don't think I'll return in a short amount of time. During this time, apart from important matters that will be sent through letter to me, Senior Minister Xiao He will handle all daily matters.”
This decision was the outcome of Ouyang Shuo’s heavy deliberation.
During the war between Chu and Han, Liu Bang went to war, while Xiao He guarded the back and ran the country. Hence, Xiao He had the ability to take up this task.
The only disadvantage of this choice was that Xiao He had just joined, so his prestige was not too high. However, through the philosophers’ debate, he had shown beautiful work and started to gain recognition.
Furthermore, with the instructions of Ouyang Shuo, there would not be much problem. This was also the reason why Ouyang Shuo called the four directors over. As long as the four of them supported him, everything would be okay.
When Xiao He heard this command, he stood up and bowed solemnly, “Thank you, Lord, for your trust.” Xiao He knew the preciousness and degree of importance of this trust.
When the four directors saw his actions, they all nodded one by one.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and continued, Toward the four departments, I have some plans.”
”Please instruct us!”
”Firstly, the Military Affairs Department. Apart from supporting the front lines, you have two more missions. First, perfect the logistics support system. Second, set the military rewards system and the military rank system.”
”Yes, my Lord!”
This matter was of utmost importance to him, and Du Ruhui understood its significance.