The system forced me to be emperor

At the same time, the palace's decree was quickly announced. The news that His Majesty appointed the crown prince as the censor of the right capital to supervise the conquest of Zhao's army spread all over the capital. Snatch it back... to capture a Concubine Hui, this time to go to Zhao Guo with great fanfare, isn't it going to destroy the other party?

This action has greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the people. Kyoto is far away from the battlefield. At this time, the fighting spirit is also full of enthusiasm. Many passionate people want to join the army to fight!

The next morning, Xiao Rui personally visited a group of officials, including Li Mingchong, Song Ci, Cui Changwen, Zhongyonghou Zhang Jinfu, Ye Xiu, Du Shaonian, etc. It was a farewell before departure.

In the afternoon, a banquet was held in Jingyuan, and Xiao Qingqing, Zhang Ruoxi, Li Xiuer and others were invited. Everyone cared about Xiao Rui and told him to pay attention to safety, and be careful on the battlefield.

Because of the presence of Zhuge Liuying and Li Ruoxue, Xiao Qingqing and Li Xiu'er did not dare to show too obvious concern. Although the two had a physical relationship with Xiao Rui, they had not disclosed their identities after all.

So the two girls could only secretly express their reluctant love to Xiao Rui while they were free.

The banquet was over, and before Xiao Rui left, he met Yuan Yuan, the concubine of Qi Guohui.

It took a few months to go to Zhao country, and if it was too late, it would have to wait for the New Year, so when Xiao Rui came back, Yuan Yuan probably had already returned to Qi country.

Yuan Yuan looked at Xiao Rui, showed a sincere smile, and said, "I wish you a triumphant return!"

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "When you return to Qi State in the future, don't run around. This time Zhao State is destroyed, and the next target is your Qi State. Be careful not to be captured by me a second time!"

"If there is a second time, I won't leave." Yuan Yuan smiled softly.

Xiao Rui nodded, then turned to leave.

"Your Highness, wait a minute!" Suddenly, Yuan Yuan shouted.

Xiao Rui looked at her.

Yuan Yuan hesitated for a moment, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and said with a smile: "Although I was captured by His Highness, I don't hate His Highness. On the contrary, I thank His Highness for allowing me to live a comfortable life. In order to express my gratitude, this handkerchief For you. I haven’t embroidered for many years, and my skills are rusty.”

Xiao Rui took the handkerchief, and saw a landscape embroidered on it, the boat was rippling, the willow trees were blowing in the breeze, and there were two deck chairs by the river, it was the scenery of Xiao Rui taking her on a trip.

"The craftsmanship is very good, thank you." Xiao Rui put the handkerchief in his arms.

Yuan Yuan nodded, took a deep look at Xiao Rui, turned around and returned to the house.

Xiao Rui also left gracefully.

Early in the morning on the third day, Xiao Rui in military uniform led five thousand iron dragon riders to set off!

In order to show the arrogance of the prince's personal guards, I made a special trip from the city. The common people saw off the road, looking at the flickering lance front, at the bright bright armor, at the armored horse, Wuqianerlang Murderous, such a brave army on the battlefield, is the enemy's nightmare!

If the common people shout loudly, they will cheer up from the bottom of their hearts.

Xiao Rui waved his hand and went out of the city to ride horses.

After walking for more than ten miles, they met the waiting auxiliary soldiers, and the two sides met and continued to set off.

It will take more than ten days to go to join Chang Shenghou's army, which is nearly three thousand miles away. Although the auxiliary soldiers carry the horses for transfer, they are not in time and cannot wear out the horses, so they hurry The time is longer.

For this expedition to Zhao, the counselors relied on Zhang Liang and Guo Jia, Gongye led the spear and falcon, Li Yuanfang, Dianwei, Yang Youji, and Wu Zhanfa were the four generals, and the rest were the Iron Dragon Knight and the auxiliary soldiers.

It should be mentioned that there was another person who followed him.

Who is it?

Arjuna!

This is Zhang Liang's suggestion. He thinks that A'Zhu's superb disguise technique is very useful, and it can have unexpected effects at critical moments.Coincidentally, A'Zhu had already returned to the capital before departure, Xiao Rui asked her what she meant, and A'Zhu agreed.

For the convenience of marching, A'Zhu deliberately disguised herself as a man, and the soldiers of the Iron Dragon Riders did not know her identity.

In this way, the journey began.

Chapter 479: Plan the River to Rule

The back of the bow is bright and the lance shines on the frost,

Xia Feng left Jinyang on horseback.

Here we go to Zhao Guohehuang,

If you don't defeat the enemy, you won't return home.

Xiao Rui led his troops to the west and went straight to Zhao Guo.

Traveling is boring and tedious. They march for six and a half hours a day. Although they have transfer horses, they are not marching in a hurry. It will be bad if the horses are exhausted.

The horses of Iron Dragon Riders are mixed blood Mongolian horses.

As we all know, Mongolian horses are short in stature, slow in running speed, and far inferior to other horse breeds in their ability to overcome obstacles and in stature. However, Mongolian horses are horses with very strong endurance in the world, and they have the lowest requirements for the environment and food. Whether in the alpine desert or in the plains, Mongolian horses can find food at any time.It can be said that Mongolian horses have the strongest adaptability and can run non-stop for long distances.

This is also the reason why Iron Dragon Knights choose Mongolian horses.

However, Mongolian horses are short in stature and slow in running speed. This is a weakness for heavy cavalry, so... many years ago, Emperor Xia ordered the Ministry of Industry to select a group of excellent Mongolian horses, which are equivalent to dwarfs. They selected the tallest ones, selected the best ones, and then recruited Bole, who is proficient in raising horses. They were responsible for crossbreeding Mongolian horses with rare horse breeds. They continued to experiment and finally got the current Iron Dragon Rider mount!

The Mongolian horses produced in this way can no longer be called Mongolian horses, but more like Yili horses, with various bloodlines.Their disadvantage is that their endurance will be reduced, but their advantages are outstanding. Their size and speed are not inferior to other horse breeds. It can be said that their overall level has improved!

When passing through the state capitals this time, they did not stop.

More than ten days later, the group arrived at Xijing Chang'an, Xiao Rui continued to go west without stopping to appreciate the heroism of Xijing, after passing Chencang Mansion, he entered the territory of Zhao State.

The local administrative division of Zhao State is the same as that of Yan State, which are counties, prefectures, and counties.There are 32 large counties in Zhao State, with a length of nearly [-] miles from east to west. If the Great Xia army wants to approach Zhao Guohuang, it needs to pass through six large counties, namely Lan County, East Tibet County, West Tibet County, Lingshan County, Qishui County, Qiao County.

Canglan Pass is in Lan County, and now Chang Shenghou's army has crossed Lan County and just entered Eastern Tibet County.

Why did the speed suddenly slow down? It was not as fast as His Majesty's personal conquest, and he reached Qishui County in less than a month.This is because His Majesty back then was only responsible for fighting, not taking over, like a sharp arrow, piercing the heart of the enemy.

After Chang Shenghou's army broke through Lan County, it needed to wipe out the resistance forces in the entire county. Many prefectures and counties were stubbornly resisting and needed to be completely subdued, so the speed naturally slowed down.

The advantage is that the full occupation is your own territory!

When Xiao Rui entered Lan County and passed Fucheng, he would find that Daxia's soldiers and horses had already stationed in Fucheng.

Most of the people in Zhao State are simple and simple. Although they are occupied by the enemy, Xia Junqiu will not commit any crimes, and they will not fight to the death. In addition, Chang Shenghou issued an order. Whoever dares to resist stubbornly will sit in four households!

That is to say, if a commoner dared to resist, the four neighbors next to his house would have to be punished severely, which invisibly deterred countless people. When the common people did not resist, they had to be alert to the resistance of their neighbors.

The arrival of Xiao Rui also greatly encouraged the aura of the Daxia soldiers, especially seeing the demeanor of the prince guarding the Iron Dragon Cavalry, they all raised their arms and shouted.

The people of Zhao State also heard that Prince Xia was in person, and there were many discussions. They were even more curious about Xiao Rui's identity. You must know that Xiao Rui's grandmother is the younger sister of Emperor Zhao, His Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang!

Back then, the eldest princess did not give way to a man. If she was not a woman, she must be a prince.She is kind and charitable, and she has helped countless people, and many people still build longevity shrines for her.

Later, today's Emperor Zhao was jealous of the eldest princess' ability and power, and designed her to marry far away from Qi. The marriage shocked countless people, and many officials and people strongly opposed it, but in the end they couldn't stop it.

Now, the eldest princess' grandson is here.

When discussing Xiao Rui's identity, it will naturally involve the two countries.