Liu Xiu looked at Gou Shi with a scrutinizing gaze.

The only one who responded to him was Gou Shi’s calm expression.

Is there loyalty without reason in the world? The Han Dynasty was established for 300 years. Although these military nobles could not annex land, they never stopped receiving rewards from the royal family during festivals.

If there are unfilial descendants, they will lose a battle or do something ridiculous.

The royal family will also select heirs who are capable of taking on important responsibilities from among the military aristocratic families to inherit the title.

Liu Xiu seemed to understand something, nodded heavily and laughed out loud.

“Master Gou, if that’s the case, then I will take on this important task.”

Several princes and relatives looked at each other and finally remained silent.

Liu Xiu’s troops were originally ranked at the top, and with the addition of his lineage as Marquis of Danzhou, he was undoubtedly the number one.

Gou Shi might have thought of this, which is why he provided the Military Merit Noble Alliance with a stable backbone.

“It’s bad! Fan Mang personally led a million-strong army and has gathered in Tongzhou, Taiyuan Road.”

As soon as the news came out, the faces of the kings and princes changed drastically.

In addition to being frightened, I was also a little confused.

Where did Fan Mang get his million-strong army? The south was indeed a gathering place for heavy factories, so it was no problem to produce many firearms, not to mention the armory.

There were millions of muskets.

However, the military nobles did not believe that the Han people in the south were willing to work for Fan Mang.

The scout swallowed and a look of resentment appeared on his face.

“The Hu people on the grassland, overseas slaves, and overseas vassal kings have united together and want to establish themselves!”

“The Han Dynasty controlled the rest of the world with high pressure and used the world’s power to support the Central Plains. The living conditions of the Han people were indeed good, but the seeds of hatred were also sown.”

Fan Mang was very proud and spoke to his close confidants.

At first, when they heard that the nobles with military merit had united, they held a meeting to depose Fan Xin from the position of queen.

He was indeed a little flustered.

However, the ten major tribes of the Hu people and the overseas slaves in the south volunteered to join his army.

The overseas vassal kings also had an ambiguous attitude. Although they did not take action personally, they did not recognize the status of Qing Kingdom either.

However, they still sent military instructors and provided silver and grain, hoping that Fan Mang would continue to cause chaos in the Central Plains.

The annual tribute to the Han Dynasty was too heavy, and the overseas military nobles and vassal kings were somewhat reluctant.

Fan Mang looked at the slaves of different skin colors kneeling down, feeling very proud.

“Recover the North, and I will give you the same power as the Han people!”

A million-strong army, especially equipped with firearms.

Fan Mang was already content to be trapped in a corner of the south.

Liu Xiu led many military nobles and looked at the million-strong army outside Tongzhou City with a heavy expression.

“Damn it! Fan Mang arrived too quickly. Our defenses were not completed and our army was not integrated.”

A noble with great military merit spoke indignantly, already beginning to think of quitting.

The gap in strength is obvious. There are only 100,000 nobles with firearms and military merit, while Fan Mang has a million!
Liu Xiu took a deep breath, knowing that this was a test for himself.

The most urgent task is to delay time, delay for a month, and allow the Military Merit Noble Alliance to become a whole.

Liu Xiu looked at everyone and spoke loudly.

“Don’t be alarmed, Emperor Gao, it is the rainy season now, and it may rain heavily in a few days.”

“Fan Mang led a million-strong army, but the army was not in good order and the logistics were in disarray. If he didn’t pay attention to his firearms, the gunpowder would be useless.”

It sounded nice, and everyone looked at the sky, which was clear and sunny.

How could it rain so heavily?

Fan Mang looked at Liu Xiu opposite him jokingly, and asked, “Does he still hope for a miracle to happen?”

With a slight wave of his hand, millions of troops behind him rushed up in a swarm of chaos.

Despite marching for many days, the slaves’ physical strength has been exhausted to the extreme, but the nobles with military merits have not been integrated so far.

As long as their confidence is undermined, the military nobles will flee back to their northern fiefdoms like the mob.

Liu Xiu closed his eyes in pain.

It’s over! He didn’t expect Fan Mang to not give them any time.

There was a violent wind, and the strong north wind swept up the sand and rushed towards Fan Mang’s army. The sand was so thick that it was almost impossible to see what was in front of them.

Fan Mang was horrified and quickly rebuked his generals to stop the advance. “This is…”

Liu Xiu opened his eyes, seemed to have thought of something, and shouted loudly.

“Wind, strong wind!”

“I have the blessing of the Emperor Gao. When the wind blows, there will be heavy rain! Enough for us to integrate our army.”

Before anyone could start to have doubts, the originally clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds and thunder rumbled.

The elderly Gou Shi looked at all this in amazement, and then burst into tears.

“The Emperor Gao has appeared. This is something only the Emperor Gao can do!”

After three hundred years of propaganda, Emperor Gao had long since transformed from a human being into an omnipotent god.

The nobles with military merit were skeptical, mainly because they thought Liu Xiu was really blessed by Emperor Gao.

Then he will be like Emperor Wu. Even if his clan succession is later, he will undoubtedly be the next emperor.

“Rumble…”

There was thunder and then heavy rain fell. Under the heavy rain, nothing could be seen clearly.

What’s more, they used firearms to attack military nobles.

Fan Mang’s eyes seemed to be about to burst into anger, and he scolded the sky.

“How unfair is the heaven! What did I, Fan, do wrong?”

“It’s been three hundred years, a full three hundred years. Can’t my Fan family rule the Central Plains?”

Filled with rage, Fan Mang had no choice but to withdraw his troops and prepare to pack up his tents.

The quartermaster spoke tremblingly.

“Your Majesty, we came too hastily, and it was a sunny day, so all the firearms and gunpowder were soaked and cannot be used.”

Upon hearing this sad news, Fan Mang could no longer hold back his depression and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He actually fainted and became seriously ill.

Liu Xiu watched all this, pondered for a while, and murmured softly.

“Heaven moves in good health, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement.”

“Eventually, we have to solve the battlefield issues.”

When they came to their senses, the more than 400 princes no longer had any objections and became unusually docile.

Left to Liu Xiu’s arrangements, the entire scattered alliance of military merit aristocrats.

One hundred thousand firearms soldiers and two hundred thousand sword and spear soldiers were integrated with the tacit consent of all parties.

The rain happened to stop on this day.

Fan Mang’s million-strong army was unable to use firearms. Even though Liu Xiu’s side was prepared in time, a large number of firearms were damaged and he could only barely mobilize 5,000 firearms soldiers.

The cold weapon war, which had been outdated for a long time, unfolded dramatically in the Han civilization, which was the most advanced civilization in the world at that time.

Fan Mangqiang dragged his sick body with an unwilling look on his face.

No matter how powerful Emperor Gao was, he could only influence the weather.

With a million troops at his disposal, Fan Mang had no idea how he could lose.

Liu Xiu had a resolute look on his face, put on heavy armor, and raised the sword high in his hand.

“Restore order for the sake of Emperor Gao!”

The soldiers under his command shouted in unison and raised their swords and guns high.

“Restore order for the sake of Emperor Gao!”

Fan Mang smiled coldly and swung his sword.

Hundreds of thousands of tall black slaves, wearing armor and holding shields, pressed towards Tongzhou.

Thirty thousand Hu cavalrymen stepped on the muddy ground, preparing to charge.

As for the others, red-haired and blond slaves, holding spears, learning from some destroyed Western civilization, the Macedonian phalanx kept pressing forward.

Liu Xiu took a deep breath and his blood began to boil.

Three hundred thousand versus one million, the gap seems huge.

But he had already arranged for his brother-in-law Yin Yu to take the remaining dozen or so cannons and five thousand firearms soldiers.

Take a detour and attack the weak point behind Fan Mang’s army. Let’s see who can hold out! (End of this chapter)