Chapter 139 Meng Yan's Anger

The Northern Legion took only two days off outside Luojing City and then drove out again.

This time, a large number of food, supplies and military servants were driven together with the Northern Legion. Two hundred thousand baggage carriages were dispatched, nearly 300,000 civilians and nearly 500,000 mules and horses were used. Fortunately, the Emperor of Glory spent countless manpower and material resources to build eight large roads from Luojing to the eight major provinces. Otherwise, such a huge convoy would have transported to Xiling, thousands of miles away, and I don’t know if I would have to go to the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month!

In order to organize this massive Western Expedition, the national treasury that the Glorious Empire had accumulated for nearly half a century was almost emptied.

In the era of cold weapons, it was beyond imagination to organize a large-scale expedition. Even a huge empire with a population of more than 50 million would not have been able to organize a large-scale expedition with a force of more than 500,000 without decades of accumulation. This is also the fundamental reason why the Middle Earth world is still in the Three Kingdoms and has not been able to be unified in the final state.

Because the cost of an empire destroying another empire is too expensive, too expensive!

For thousands of years, the three empires in Middle-earth have always adhered to the country's borders and then gradually eroded the other party's established national policy. Small-scale border wars have never stopped, but large-scale expeditions with all the national forces and material resources rarely occur. Looking at the entire Middle-earth world history, it has only happened a few times.

Meng Hu was walking in the middle of the team holding a black iron spear and riding on the dark clouds and snow.

Behind him were Zhang Xingba and Jia Wudao, who had been dressed up by Qiao Zhuang, followed by Huang Dan and the Guards Squadron, and then there were the guard veterans of the two regiments assigned by Yan King Mengke to the Western Legion.

Meng Hu's worries seemed a little unnecessary. The imperial guards of these two regiments were transferred in an organizational manner, not selected by Meng Ke carefully. What made Meng Hu particularly happy was that the veterans of the imperial guards of these two regiments were actually from the Western Army. Because they had been serving in the ranks and participated in large-scale battles, they were transferred to the imperial guards.

In addition, there were fifty graduates from the Royal Military Academy who were also mixed in the middle of the Imperial Guards. These students had been assigned to Meng Hu's Western Legion. The name of Yue Meng did not come to the Western Legion. Meng Hu had learned some situations from the side after inquiring from many sources. Yue Meng was probably Meng Ke's illegitimate son.

No wonder Meng Ke didn't want Yue Meng to enter the Western Legion. Although Meng Ke was optimistic about Meng Hu's ability, the Western Legion was just a newly rebuilt recruit corps. The number of veterans was too small. Even if the veterans of the Imperial Guard who had joined the two regiments could not change this cruel reality at all.

The upcoming Western Expedition is a strategic decisive battle related to the fate of the two empires. The two armies participating in the decisive battle will at least more than one million people. The newly rebuilt Western Legion is likely to become cannon fodder on the battlefield. Of course, Meng Ke is unwilling to let his illegitimate son be buried with the Western Legion.

Of course, this is just Meng Ke's wishful thinking.

Meng Hu didn't think that his Western Legion would become cannon fodder in the Western Expedition duel, and it was even more impossible to turn the Western Legion into cannon fodder. He also wanted to use this Western Expedition to lead the newly rebuilt Western Legion into a tiger and wolf army that could not be defeated or dragged down. As long as he had a few words, he would scream!

Running not far from the road, Meng Yan rode a red horse on the hill, silently looking at Meng Hu's back. Finally, the wide back completely merged into the vast torrent of people and horses, and it was difficult to find it. In a flash, two lines of clear tears had already slid down Meng Yan's pretty face.

This time, Meng Yan was really moved.

She likes Meng Hu's bravery and good at fighting, she likes Meng Hu's tall and mightyness, she likes Meng Hu's masculinity, she likes Meng Hu's coldness towards her, she likes Meng Hu's calmness without fear in the face of danger, she likes Meng Hu's affectionate, righteous and responsible, Meng Yan can't find any shortcomings in Meng Hu, she fanatically likes everything about Meng Hu!

It was precisely because of my heart and because of my love, Meng Yan rejected Meng Ke's proposal.

Meng Ke originally planned to force Meng Hu to marry Meng Yan, so that he would become Meng Yan's husband first, and then marry Zhao Qinghan, but Meng Yan rejected this proposal. She did not want to use her identity as a princess to oppress Meng Hu. She did not want to leave a bad image in Meng Hu's heart. She wanted Meng Hu to like her sincerely, love her, and then marry her willingly.

Meng Ke has always been doting on Meng Yan, but seeing that Meng Yan had already made a decision, he no longer interfered.

Although it is a bit shameful to be a concubine for a noble princess, who made Meng Yan a widow? And she is also a notorious widow. The most important thing is that Meng Yan can be happy. As long as she is happy, Meng Ke will have no regrets and will be able to explain to the emperor's brother when he is in the future.

Xiling, Mengyan temporary headquarters.

When Shi Miyuan and Pu Sanzhi walked into the hall, they saw Meng Yan's face very gloomy, even cold!

Recently, Meng Yan's spirit has not been very happy. He thought that after Meng Hu left Xiling, he would have the chance to approach Zhao Qinghan, but the fact is not the case at all. I don't know if it was Meng Hu's explanation before leaving, or if Zhao Qinghan's girl was too vigilant. She never agreed to Meng Yan's invitation once for more than half a month, making Meng Yan no chance even if he wanted to take the overlord!

Now, Meng Hu's trip to the imperial capital has ended and he is returning to Xiling with the Northern Legion.

After more than half a month, Meng Yan would never have a chance again, because the imperial priest Cao Mo was accompanied by this time. Cao Mo came to Xiling for three things. One was to grant Zhao Qinghan the title of governor of the West, the other was to preside over the coronation ceremony of the Duke of the West in the name of the Holy See, and the third was to preside over the wedding for Zhao Qinghan and Meng Hu.

All of this has been explained in the Feige's letter, and it is clearly stated that this is Meng Yuan's arrangement!

There are many things that make Meng Yan feel upset, such as Meng Hu actually enjoyed the triumphal ceremony when he returned to Beijing, and Meng Yan's royal shame actually fell in love with Meng Hu at first sight. However, these are not what makes Meng Yan the most annoyed, and what makes Meng Yan the most annoyed and even unable to bear it, but there are three commanders in the Western Expedition Army!

In Middle-earth, the largest permanent organization of the army is the legion, and the highest permanent rank is the legion commander.

Only at a specific time, when the empire needs to mobilize more than two legions to conduct military operations, the commander will be set up as a special military rank. Looking at the empire's hundreds of years of war history, the commander is all served by the royal family and even the emperor, and there has never been a commander who is not a royal family!

But now, not only are there commanders who are not in the royal family appearing, but there are even two at once!

It would be fine if the Northern Governor Chongshan was appointed as the second commander, but even Meng Hu was appointed as the third commander, which made Meng Yan unable to tolerate anyway. Why is this country bumpkin? Just a few months ago, this country bumpkin was just a small light army squadron leader of the Western Legion.

But now, this guy is going to be the commander of the 500,000 army. His father's brain was kicked by a donkey. Is the emperor's uncle so old that his brain is not good?

It's simply a big deal!

It is even more like a joke to set up three commanders for more than 500,000 Western Expedition Army. This is a marching and fighting, and it is a fight with the Mingyue Empire Army. It is a fight against the old fox, Situ Rui and the little widow Qiu Yutang. Uncle, what's wrong with me, you can make two deputy commanders to restrain me?

For a moment, Meng Yan even wondered if Meng Ke wanted to usurp the throne?

After all, Meng Ke is now the regent, with a high position and powerful position, and has mastered the most elite guards and the largest military force in the empire. If Meng Ke really wants to usurp the throne, it would be easy to steal the throne!

But soon, Meng Yan threw away this idea. Meng Yan knew the nature of the emperor very well. When the emperor was alive, he intended to make Meng Ke the crown prince. As a result, Meng Ke insisted on giving in moderation and gave the throne to his elder brother Meng Yuan. This country was almost the one that Meng Ke gave to the eldest wife. How could he take it back now?

Seeing Meng Yan's expression was cold and he had no intention of speaking for a while, Shi Miyuan and Pu Sanzhi did not dare to speak easily.

Pu Sanzhi was not very clear about Meng Ke's original intention of setting up three commanders. However, Shi Miyuan, the old fox, vaguely guessed some clues, and even came up with a terrible inference, that is, Emperor Mengyuan might have died! However, for some reason, Shi Miyuan did not tell Meng Yan about this inference.

"It's so unreasonable, it's simply unreasonable!"

After the suffocating silence, Meng Yan finally broke out in silence. Suddenly, he pulled out his battle knife without warning and slashed hard on the case in front of him. With a click, the solid case of nanmu wood suddenly broke into two pieces from the middle, and the paper, pen and other debris placed on the case suddenly fell all over the ground.

Pu Sanzhi's brows suddenly frowned, and he felt it was necessary to persuade Meng Yan.

No matter what, Meng Yan is now the first commander of the Western Expedition Army. Although Chongshan and Meng Hu are also commanders, they only have the power to advise and inspect, but do not have the right to make decisions. In addition, Pu Sanzhi believes that Meng Yan will succeed the throne in the future, but the mind and demeanor he shows now are not the mind and demeanor that a monarch should have.

When Park Sanzhi was about to persuade him, Shi Miyuan suddenly spoke first: "Why do you have to get angry about this small matter? If Your Highness really doesn't want to work with the two, you can send them to the front-line officers of the front army, or stay behind the back, or let them lead one army to become the left and right wings of the middle army."

“Huh?”

Meng Yan exclaimed in surprise when he heard this and suddenly looked back.

Shi Miyuan's eyes flashed with a cold murderous intent, and the expression on his face also looked a little ferocious.
Chapter completed!