Chapter 627

When Duan Yu stopped his Red Dragon Cloud-Treading Beast in front of the Left and Right Forest Guards camp, the gate had already been opened.

He Jin laughed loudly as he rode out of the camp gate, bringing a group of attendants to meet Duan Yu.

"Once Ziyi arrives, I have no more worries." He Jin laughed happily.

The last time Duan Yu came to Luoyang, he had been a guest at He Jin's mansion.

The two could be considered familiar with each other.

On this side, Duan Yu flipped off his horse.

He took off the dark iron mask he was wearing on his face.

Tie Shitou, Wang Hunu, Gao Shun, Qu Yi, Lu Bu, and Zhang Xiu, who followed behind Duan Yu, as well as the hundreds of cavalry guards, also flipped off their horses.

Shaking the red cloak behind him, Duan Yu smiled and greeted He Jin.

"Greetings, Grand General."

Duan Yu, having reached He Jin, cupped his hands and bowed.

He Jin hurried forward two steps and directly grabbed Duan Yu's hand.

"Ziyi, there is no need for such formalities; we are not outsiders."

He Jin replied with a smile.

The corners of Duan Yu's mouth twitched inadvertently.

Indeed, they could certainly not be considered outsiders.

However, if He Jin knew that he had... He Lingsi and He Lingman...

I wonder what kind of expression He Jin would have then.

He Jin happily looked Duan Yu up and down, then pulled Duan Yu's hand and walked toward the camp.

The Forest Guards on both sides of the camp gate looked at Duan Yu with extremely worshipful eyes.

The two walked all the way from the camp gate to the main military tent.

Inside the main military tent.

The happy He Jin directly ordered his soldiers to prepare food.

Except for Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu, the four who led the troops—Gao Shun, Qu Yi, Zhang Xiu, and Lu Bu—as well as the hundreds of guard cavalry, had all been settled.

Inside the main military tent, He Jin sat in the main seat.

Duan Yu sat in the position to the lower left of He Jin, with Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu standing behind Duan Yu.

"Come, I toast this cup to Ziyi." He Jin said, holding a wine goblet: "Ziyi, you have traveled a long distance, it must have been very hard. It has been less than ten days since His Majesty issued the edict, and Ziyi has already rushed here from Liangzhou. If His Majesty finds out, he will surely be overjoyed."

Duan Yu held his wine goblet and smiled slightly.

In fact, Duan Yu had long been prepared in Liangzhou.

He had guessed that once the early battles of Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song went poorly, Liu Hong would definitely be anxious.

So he had already made arrangements in advance in Liangzhou.

This time, he brought a total of ten thousand soldiers.

Among them were five thousand infantry and five thousand cavalry.

But even the infantry had come riding on horses.

Liangzhou had nothing else in abundance right now, but it had plenty of warhorses.

Basically, everyone had two horses, which is why the speed was so fast.

"The state is in distress, and His Majesty has issued an urgent summons. This subordinate dared not delay, and could only travel day and night to reach Luoyang to relieve His Majesty's distress and help the state quell the rebellion, so as to repay His Majesty's holy grace." Duan Yu said with a smile.

"Good, good, good!"

"Good, good, good!"

He Jin beamed with joy and said "good" repeatedly.

Duan Yu's arrival finally allowed He Jin, who had been terrified for more than ten days, to set his heart at ease.

"Ziyi is righteous; it is not in vain that His Majesty trusts Ziyi so much." He Jin praised: "And it is not in vain that the Empress is concerned about Ziyi."

"Last time, Grand Tutor Yang Ci and others submitted a memorial to impeach Ziyi, and the Empress was anxious in the palace, specifically sending someone to send a letter to this General, asking this General to help."

"It's just that at that time, this General was only the Governor of Henan, and there was indeed nothing I could do to help Ziyi."

"For this, the Empress even blamed this General."

"Sigh..." He Jin's tone was apologetic.

Duan Yu smiled.

It must be said, He Lingsi was indeed quite something.

Although the two only had a brief romantic encounter, He Lingsi and He Lingman were truly proactive when they had matters.

"Many thanks to the Empress and the Grand General for your concern." Duan Yu replied: "Although this subordinate is far away in Liangzhou, I am also constantly thinking of the Empress's... kindness."

"Come, come, come." He Jin raised his wine goblet: "Drink this cup full, drink this cup full!"

After the wine in the cup was finished, He Jin put down the goblet and asked: "How many troops did Ziyi bring this time?"

Duan Yu held up one finger: "A total of ten thousand troops, five thousand infantry and five thousand cavalry."

Among the five thousand cavalry, three thousand were Xiongnu volunteers, and two thousand were new troops recruited and trained since last year.

And the five thousand infantry were new troops that Gao Shun and Qu Yi had been training for several months.

Originally, he could have mobilized more troops.

If he pushed hard and recruited some more volunteers among the Qiang tribes, he could have gathered nearly twenty thousand troops.

But the situation in Liangzhou had only just stabilized.

Beigong Boyu, who escaped last year, had still not been found.

To guard against changes in Liangzhou, after discussing it with Jia Xu, they decided to keep the majority of their focus on Liangzhou.

Jincheng Commandery was completely devastated last year and needed to be rebuilt this year.

In Longxi Commandery, they needed to stabilize the sericulture industry promoted this year.

Also, taking advantage of Huangfu Song leaving Beidi Commandery, they needed to take over Beidi Commandery, which was close to the Eastern Qiang, to promote sericulture for the coming year.

They also needed to prepare to receive refugees.

Therefore, they could not mobilize too many troops.

These ten thousand were currently the limit.

But in Duan Yu's view, ten thousand was already enough.

He Jin nodded: "Although it is a bit few, with Ziyi's ability, I imagine it is enough."

"This General will also submit a memorial to His Majesty and find a way to allocate some more troops to Ziyi."

Duan Yu nodded.

If that were the case, it would be even better.

"Ziyi, these Central Plains are not like Liangzhou or Bingzhou."

He Jin lowered his voice and said: "Although you use troops like a god, Ziyi, you must still be careful."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu raised his head and looked at He Jin.

He Jin's words had a hidden meaning, which Duan Yu had long understood in his heart.

Even if He Jin didn't say these things, he understood them.

And he saw them more clearly than He Jin.

"Many thanks for the Grand General's advice."