I'm playing tricks in Daqin

They were just ordinary low-ranking officers. They were on duty today. They were bored. When they saw a few domestic pigeons circling in the sky, they had an evil idea and planned to get one to drink with.

Although the two of them dare not say that they are perfect archers with every shot, their arrow skills are quite good. In addition, the few domestic pigeons flew very low. They really shot two pigeons with one arrow, and the rest The domestic pigeons were frightened and flew away in all directions.

The two soldiers saw where the pigeon fell, and ran out of the city to pick it up.

"Look, my lord."

The soldiers who picked up the dead pigeons ran back panting, their faces full of inexplicable excitement, as if they had discovered a new world.

"Hey, what is this?"

The two officers noticed the abnormality. One of the dead pigeons had a small bamboo pipe tied to its leg. , with a strange expression on his face.

On that small roll of paper was written "Xuansu (Zhou) Jin Ximen alliance"

A few small carbon characters.

The two looked at each other, and both showed ecstatic expressions. They didn't expect to poach domestic pigeons raised in other people's homes, but they ended up with big golden cakes. This time they were about to make a fortune.

The two calmly ordered their subordinates to continue patrolling, and then rushed to the general's mansion hand in hand to report to Ximen Bo.

Ximen Bo and others were discussing the battle plan, and when they saw the note presented by their subordinates, they all opened their mouths wide.

The tripartite alliance was only known to a few people who participated in the meeting. The reason why the news was tightly sealed was that they did not want to spread it so quickly, so as to catch Gong Yeliang by surprise. Unexpectedly, the news leaked out, and what shocked them even more was that the spies used Domestic pigeons pass on information, is that okay?

Using domestic pigeons to transmit information is much faster than using war horses to transmit information. I don’t know who came up with this method. This is simply a genius. I didn’t expect the trip to Pengcheng to be so rewarding. Fulongduo and Fu Yuying It was hard to hide the excitement in my heart for a while.

Ximen Bo was equally excited, but the top priority was to find out the hidden mole. If such secret information leaked out, it meant that the mole had infiltrated into his inner circle. If he didn't find out, he would be in serious trouble.

He gave an order, and the four city gates were closed, and countless officers and soldiers poured out from the two large camps in the north and the south, blocking all traffic arteries in the city, and then arrested all the pigeon keepers in the city and interrogated them one by one.

Domestic pigeons are also one of the poultry raised by the people in captivity. They are delicious on the table. There are many people who raise pigeons in captivity. Even some aristocratic families raise pigeons in captivity. Even Ximen's clan has several families in captivity. Ximen Bo's order caused the whole city to commotion Chickens fly and dogs jump, everyone is panicked.

Thousands of people were arrested at once, and the government prison was overcrowded, so they had to find another place to add temporary cells. These rough arrests were only aimed at ordinary people, and for those powerful and powerful family members, they needed someone with a higher status. When people come forward, they have to be carefully appeased afterwards. These families are very famous in the local area, and their influence is complicated. Even if the Ximen family is the number one family in the area, they dare not offend these families.

At the same time, Ximen Bo also arranged for his cronies to conduct a careful investigation of the high-level core personnel participating in the meeting. It was inevitable that the insiders would be panicked and dissatisfied.

There are too many people raising domestic pigeons in captivity, no matter how hard they search, they can't find out what is famous. In desperation, Ximen Bo had to order the release of the people to appease the panic-stricken people. The low price will be purchased by force. At the same time, it is strictly forbidden for the common people to keep domestic pigeons in captivity, and offenders will be killed.

This inexplicable ban made the people who didn't know the truth very dissatisfied, but in the face of power, they could only swallow their anger.

Ximen Bo gathered the domestic pigeons acquired forcibly in one place, and then called a few people who had kept domestic pigeons in captivity, asked carefully, and soon figured out the principle of using domestic pigeons to convey the situation, nothing more than It is just to use the homing habit of domestic pigeons. However, it will take two or three years to train a qualified carrier pigeon. Ximen Bo arranged for his cronies to be in charge of this matter, and then personally supervised the work of investigating the traitors.

Ximen Bo personally sits in the town, and with Fu Yuying's assistance, his subordinates dare to work hard, not to mention, they really pulled out the hidden traitor.

5Chapter 16 Too late

The accident happened to Ximen Bo's powerful general, Huwei General Xia Zuyang, and the insider was Xia Zuyang's confidant, Zhonglang General Zu Peng who was in charge of guarding the east gate.

Xia Zuyang was one of the core members of the Ximen family who participated in the meeting. After returning to the camp, Zu Peng showed great hospitality and invited him to drink, and even asked some fans to accompany the wine.

Xia Zuyang is straightforward, has a very high personal force value, and is loyal to Ximen Bo, but he is greedy for drinking, drinking too much yellow soup, and talking too much, it is inevitable to leak the alliance to Zu Peng.

Zu Peng likes to gamble, and often goes to Fulai Mahjong Hall to gamble money, but his luck is not good, he owes a huge debt, and is finally bought and becomes a traitor. For an important piece of information, the other party will give a sum of money as a reward.

When Zu Peng has money, he either gambles or squanders it. His colleagues in the army know that he has recently made a fortune. According to the intelligence, they sent people to Fulai Mahjong Parlor to arrest people. The other three spies resisted the arrest, cut down more than a dozen soldiers, and finally died under random arrows, leaving no one alive. Coincidentally, those three spies also kept ten soldiers in captivity. A few pigeons.

The clues were interrupted, and he didn't even know who the three spies were working for. Ximen Bo was very upset, and all the anger in his heart was vented on Zu Peng, and he ordered Ling Chi to execute him. Even Xia Zuyang was demoted to one level and fined for half a year. .

The insider incident caused the whole city to be in a state of panic, and people were panicked. In the end, it was a waste of work. The only gain was the unintentional discovery of the secret that domestic pigeons can convey information. It will take two or three years, and that will be in the future.

Next, Ximen Bo and others continued to discuss the details of the battle. He wanted to kill Gong Yeliang before the cold winter, and live a good year in comfort. For this, Fulongduo and Fu Yuying had no choice but to cooperate fully.

A few days later, Ximenbo assembled an army of 15 and marched towards Fuping Province and County, posing as if he would fight Gongyeliang to the death.

With an army of 20, Gong Yeliang has a certain advantage. The reason why he didn't attack Pengcheng by storm was because he was worried that the damage would be too great. The main force to reunify the Jin Empire.

Unexpectedly, Ximen Bo would use his best strength to take the initiative to fight him decisively. This is exactly what he hoped for. Without further ado, he led an army of 20 troops out of the city and set up a formation.

Ximen Bo pretended not to be defeated and retreated, Gong Yeliang led the army to cover up the killing, at most he led a hundred thousand cavalry and suddenly rushed out from the two wings, Ximen Bo led the army back and attacked from three sides, Gong Yeliang was defeated and killed under the desperate protection of the guards After breaking out of the siege, he fled back to Xijing in a panic. Ximen Bo took advantage of the momentum and captured Fuping County, and then swept up the counties under the jurisdiction of Fuping Province.

According to Bingfeng, the county magistrates of each county either abandoned the city and fled or offered the city to surrender. No one rose up to fight. In only ten days, the entire territory of Fuping province and county was recovered. However, winter has come at this time, and there is heavy snow. Scattered, the sky and the earth turned into a piece of silvery white overnight, the sky was freezing cold, it was not suitable for war, the originally chaotic beacon fires were also extinguished one after another, and the turbulent Cangyun Continent recovered a rare short-term calm.

When Li Wei received the information from Pengcheng, it was too late to react. For important or urgent information, two or three carrier pigeons were usually released. Although one carrier pigeon was accidentally shot by the guarding officer, one The carrier pigeon disappeared, either lost its way or encountered natural enemies such as hawks and falcons, but there was still one carrier pigeon that successfully flew back to Huangzhou, and then a new carrier pigeon was released by the Huangzhou Military Intelligence Department to fly back to the country. David's hands.

"Damn, I still underestimated Xuanyue's energy."

Li Wei couldn't help exploding foul language, counting thousands of times, and still underestimated the influence of Xuansuju. Fulongduo went to Pengcheng to lobby for information about the failure of Ximenbo's alliance. A few days ago, pigeons arrived. He was very relieved, he had great respect for Ximen Bo's personality, and he did not hesitate to send several Thunder teams to help him hold back Gong Yeliang. Unexpectedly, after a few days, the situation was completely reversed. The empire Xuan Suju formed an alliance, and with the help of the 15 cavalry of the Golden Empire, defeated the main force of Gong Yeliang in one fell swoop and reversed the unfavorable situation. Lose the public and rule the good, and reunify the Jin Empire.

Originally, the mainland was chaotic and the situation was unpredictable. He could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight and take the opportunity to recuperate. However, due to the sudden reversal of Ximen Bo's alliance, it became clear and clear. Such a result is not in the interests of Daqin. It is hard not to think about it. He had no choice but to call Tian Ce, Wu You and other important officials into the palace to discuss.

Tian Ce, Wu You and other important officials read the urgent report, and they couldn't help but look at each other. This change was beyond their expectations, and they all sighed in their hearts. It seems that everyone was careless. They underestimated Xuan Suju's energy. Su Ju was going through the needles inside, how could Ximen Bo change his mind and form an alliance with the Golden Empire regardless of the damage to his reputation?

On the surface, it seems that Ximenbo has gained the most from the alliance, but that is only temporary. The real profit is the Golden Empire. If it is not expected, Ximenbo will definitely cede the three provinces and counties of Fuhu Liyang Qu'a, and the Golden Empire will occupy it. In these three provinces and counties, Xianyu turned around all of a sudden, not only gaining a firm foothold in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but also regaining a good card in the competition for the Central Plains. The old bastard Ximen Bo lured wolves into the house, and God knows how many people in the Central Plains will suffer.

Now it's winter, the weather is turning cold, and the first snow will come in a few days. Even if the empire wants to respond, it is already too late.

Apart from cursing Ximen Bo's character, he can only start making arrangements first, and wait until the beginning of next year before taking action.

The result of the discussion was to send troops in the beginning of the spring, to occupy Yiyang Province and counties all the way, and to attack Tiandu Province and County all the way. People are relieved that the previous unintentional layout, Chang Qi and Lan Feng, two small chess pieces that are almost forgettable, have shown an important role.

In order to avoid stimulating the empires, it is too ostentatious to send troops to occupy the abandoned Yiyang province and county at this time. However, it is feasible to send a certain number of soldiers and horses to enter the village quietly.

After the agreement, everyone went out of the palace and began to make various preparations for the war. The imperial military adviser Jijiu Wu You was in charge of the Thunder team. He sent his cronies to inform Chang Qilanfeng to make various preparations and at the same time ordered to hide in the enemy's rear Instead, several Thunder teams assisted Gong Yeliang and harassed Ximen Bo's troops.

However, Tian Ce, Wu You and other important ministers just came out of the gate of the palace. When they saw an ordinary carriage parked in front of the palace gate under the guard of hundreds of sturdy knights, they couldn't help but stop when they saw the people coming out of the carriage. , with a strange expression on his face.

5Chapter 17 Opportunities and Risks

The one who came out of the carriage was Mingzhu, dressed in an expensive white fur coat, graceful and gorgeous, which made people's hearts flutter.

Tian Ce, Wu You and the others did not expect that Mingzhu, one of the Empresses of the Four Palaces, would ride in such an inconspicuous carriage, and they all saluted respectfully.

"All the gentlemen are flat."

Mingzhu smiled slightly, walked into the palace, and all the soldiers guarding the palace gate bowed and saluted.

Tian Ce, Wu You and the others watched Mingzhu enter the palace and looked at each other. They all waited outside the gate of the palace. The chaotic mainland changed because Ximen Bo, who represented the Zhou Empire, formed an alliance with the Jin Empire. At that time, Mingzhu should stay in Xinyang Province and sit in the township. It is definitely not a personal matter to run back to Chang'an at this time. If I guess correctly, Empress Ming probably wants to start a war in this cold winter.

Sure enough, not long after, a few young eunuchs came out of the palace in a hurry, seeing Tian Ce and others waiting outside the palace gate, they couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately took them back into the palace to meet the saint.

Mingzhu's sudden return to Chang'an is really urgent. She is based in Xinyang Province, and she has been closely monitoring the movements in Tiandu County, not daring to relax in the slightest. Leading 15 cavalry out of the Feihu Dangerous Pass, although it was a night march, trying to cover up people's eyes and ears as much as possible, but was discovered by the secret agents of the Military Intelligence Department lurking in Feihu Pass, and sent flying pigeons to pass on the information.

As soon as Mingzhu received the information, she immediately ordered the whole city to strengthen the vigilance. At the same time, she sent people to know Tian You, who was guarding Huangzhou, and planned to send troops together to put pressure on him, and planned to help Gong Yeliang. After leaving the city, Gong Yeliang had already suffered a disastrous defeat.

She didn't expect Gong Yeliang to be defeated so quickly, so she had to cancel the operation, stand still, and strictly ordered her subordinates to strengthen their vigilance, and quietly left Xinyang and returned to Chang'an.

Mingzhu has her own ideas. Ximen Bo formed an alliance with the Golden Empire and defeated his arch-enemy Gong Yeliang with the help of the Golden Empire's iron cavalry. Occupying these three provinces and counties at most not only opened another door to go south to the Central Plains, but also established a foothold in the hinterland of the Central Plains, giving them a chance to compete for the Central Plains again.

The Jin people are cruel to others. God knows how many people in the original Jin Dynasty will suffer again. Mingzhu can't just sit idly by and put strong pressure on everyone. Dangerous pass, the army can leave the pass at any time, sweeping up the tribes of the prairie, exerting heavy pressure on Dubudu, so that he can't let go.

It is hard to imagine the difficulty of fighting in this kind of icy and snowy climate, but it is not without precedent, but it is very rare. In this kind of climate, a surprise attack can catch the enemy by surprise and win by surprise. What's more, she has hidden What is the trump card for the winter war?

Another reason is that since Flying Tiger Liyangqu has the authority over the three provinces and counties, it is necessary to send heavy troops to garrison, and also to send troops to help Ximen Bo defeat Gong Yeliang. There must not be many guards in Tiandu County, which is theoretically enough for a battle. , and the probability of success is high.

Of course, it is not without risks. In order to avoid being discovered by many people, she can only use the troops of Xinyang Province. Now, the standing army stationed in Xinjun City is only 5000 people, of which 5000 are supplementary recruits. Taking away the 1 troops left behind to guard Xinyang County, she can only use [-] troops. If there are too many troops, she will not call out the defenders in Tiandu County, leaving tens of thousands of troops to guard, which is not a small problem, but She firmly believes that with the help of [-] elites under her command and a surprise attack, she will definitely be able to take down Tiandu County, but the price may be higher, but for the people of the Central Plains, it is inevitable to pay a certain amount of sacrifice.

She rushed back to Chang'an in person because she was worried that sending her subordinates back would not be enough to convince the emperor, Tian Ce and others, so she had to go out in person.

Tian Ce, Wu You and the others all nodded. Mingzhu's plan is not impossible, but the risks are unpredictable. After all, Mingzhu has too few troops, and she is one of the four empresses. It is really worrying to take risks in such a capacity. The main problem is that it is impossible to figure out the deployment of the Golden Army in Tiandu County. Most of them are guarded extremely tightly, and secret spies from the Military Intelligence Department cannot infiltrate. Several teams have been sent, but they are all in the mud. message back.

Li Wei scratched his head desperately. He knew Mingzhu's character too well. If he disagreed with this matter, it would definitely make her unhappy, or in other words, he also understood that Mingzhu was desperately trying to rule the mainland for him. How could such a good intention chill her heart?

But he was absolutely worried about putting her in danger.

"This... this..."

Li Wei hesitated, with a tangled expression on his face, he glanced at Wu You quickly, and then let out a heavy sigh.

Wu You coughed lightly, and after attracting everyone's attention, he shook his head and said something. He first affirmed Mingzhu's battle plan, and also mentioned the risks of the plan. However, these are not important. How can a war not kill people? , but as one of the Empresses of the Four Palaces, Mingzhu must not risk herself. Even if she leads the army herself, she can only stay outside Tiandu County. He recommends Tian Yu and Wen Junchen who are guarding Huangzhou to lead the assault. The reason is also considered sufficient. Huangzhou is about ten days away from Xinyangxin. At this time, the two of them can only be transferred to take on heavy responsibilities. One more thing, isn't the empire now vigorously cultivating young people, just to train them At this time, if the two of them succeed, they can truly stand alone.

As for the defense of Huangzhou province and county, if Tian Yu and Wen Junchen did not recommend a suitable candidate, he would entrust Chang Qidai to guard it for a while. , just to be sure.

"My minister agrees."

As soon as Wu You's words fell, Tian Ce, the chief assistant of the cabinet, rushed to express his point of view, and gave Wu You a grateful look. If his son Tian Yu was like him, taking the route of a counselor, he would definitely not agree with Wu You's recommendation After all, the risk is too great, but his son chose the road of commanding the army. One, he has to earn more military exploits to prove his ability. The raid on Tiandu County is the best opportunity. If he wins, he will win directly. Moreover, he himself feels that he has a great chance of winning, so he is of course happy in his heart. Although You often deceive people, he is quite good at critical moments, and I owe you a huge favor.

"My minister agrees."

"The minister also agrees."

A group of important officials expressed their views one after another, agreed with Wu You's proposal, and resolutely opposed Ming Niangniang's risking herself.

Chapter 548 Preparations

Mingzhu knew that what Wu You said was actually what the king meant. He would definitely not put himself in danger, and a warm current surged in his heart. In fact, she rushed back to Chang'an in person, just because she was worried that this person would use the cold winter to raid the sky. It's just that the plan of the capital city was rejected, as for the military rewards and so on, with her current status as the Empress of the Fourth Palace, it's just a floating cloud.

Another one, with Tian Yu leading the army and Wen Junchen as the deputy, she can also rest assured that both of them are outstanding talents of the younger generation. They have already revealed their ferocious looks, and have experienced some actual combat, making them more mature and stable. I believe that after this battle, The two of them have really grown up and become handsome talents who stand alone.

After the plan is finalized, the next step is to discuss the specific details of the action. Time is running out. Li Wei simply left Tian Ce, Wu You and other important officials in the palace for dinner, which flattered everyone and made all the officials envious. That's right, when will this old man be so lucky?

Comparing people to others is just pissing people off.

In fact, Mingzhu's raid plan will take at least a month to be implemented. The prerequisite is to wait until enough snow falls and the snow on the ground is thick enough. There will be no problem with this prerequisite. The most important problem is to go out The best soldiers must learn to ski in just one month, which is Mingzhu's so-called trump card.

Skiing was invented by Dawang, originally to make the sisters happy, but Mingzhu found that skiing is very useful in fighting in the ice and snow, and it can be called the killer weapon in winter warfare, so she sealed this secret and strictly prohibited it from being leaked. Now she can use it up.

Before coming to Chang'an, she had enlisted craftsmen under the county of Xinyang Province to make a large number of skis and sleds day and night, and sent heavy soldiers to guard them to prevent the leakage of secrets. It's normal, at most others are envious of Qin Jun's good treatment.

She also purchased a large amount of white cloth in the name of a businessman, distributed it to the common people, and asked them to sew it into simple robes. The quantity is large, but it will not be suspicious, because the sewn robes look like mourning clothes, but The workmanship is crude.

Xinyang County City is more than ten days away from Tiandu County City. In order to avoid being noticed by the Jin Army's nightfall, the army had to be careful when going out. The soldiers were covered with white robes to blend with the white snow. It is not easy to detect in broad daylight and plays a good camouflage role.

It is icy and snowy, the snow does not reach the calf, and it is very hard to walk on two legs. Even if there are horses riding, the speed is not much faster. Some trails are impassable for horses, and they need to carry a lot of horse feed. The snowboard is completely different. Not only is the speed fast, but the soldiers can also preserve their physical strength well, and they can go into battle at any time. The sled replaces the horse-drawn cart and the ox cart. day transportation difficulty.

After solving these problems, the action plan to use heavy snow to raid Tiandu County City is completely feasible. During this period, it is only necessary for soldiers to learn to ski and master the skills of skiing.

There are still some minor problems that can be resolved during this period, such as the problem of insufficient troops. You can use the excuse of changing defenses to grandiosely dispatch an infantry of about 3 people to cross the river swaggeringly, and slowly go to Jianghuai Fengdu and other provinces and counties. Marching, about 5000 people are temporarily stationed in each province and county. When the time for the raid arrives, these troops temporarily stationed in each province and county immediately set off and rush to Xinyang County City at full speed. The distance is much shortened.

As the border gate of the Great Qin Empire, Xinyang County has a normal force of more than [-] permanent troops, and directly dispatched [-] troops to change defenses. Even if there is a lot of movement, it will not make people suspicious.

Of course, these troops don't have time to practice skiing skills, so they can only act as a reserve team to fill the vacancy in Xinyang's troops. After taking Tiandu County City, they also have to send some troops to guard the city.

In addition, you can send some soldiers to escort these things to Xinyang on the grounds of escorting food and grass for the winter, and then stay there for a short skiing practice to increase the strength of the expedition, but not too many, only 3000 people around.

Li Wei directly recruited the most elite soldiers from each army, plus special nights, and gathered 3000 elite soldiers, and escorted Mingzhu to Xinyang County by the way.

Fortunately, there is a large amount of food, grass and weapons and equipment in the city of Xinyang County. For a while, there will be no need to worry about the shortage of food and weapons and equipment. As long as there are no accidents, the raid on Tiandu County will proceed as scheduled.

All pre-war preparations were going on silently. Except for a very few important ministers who participated, no one felt the tense atmosphere before the war. Chang'an was still bustling and bustling as usual.

Mingzhu only stayed for one night, and set off in a hurry the next morning. He didn't even have time to wait for the [-] elite soldiers pretending to be food delivery teams. The secret agent in black accompanied him secretly to protect him, and did not return to return until Mingzhu crossed the river.

Four days later, the [-] elites disguised as grain transportation teams set off with dozens of carts of grain and grass in a mighty march. General Sun Jai of the Zhu Kingdom was ordered to secretly assemble [-] elites under his command, and crossed the river in batches under the pretext of changing defenses, entering the Jianghuai River. In Fengdu and other counties, some necessary military supplies were transported by several caravans dispatched by the Universal Merchant Alliance. They were first sent to Huangzhou, and then under the cover of night, they quietly transferred the military supplies to Xinyang and piled them up outside the east city. in the barracks.

This barracks is located in Fengzhuang, more than [-] miles away from the county town. It is usually used for military training and military exercises. A small number of soldiers are left to guard and stockpile some food and grass. During military exercises, the vigilance will be strengthened. Well, the Phoenix Legion has routine military exercises two or three times a month, even if there are hidden secret agents of the Golden Empire in the city, they will not arouse their suspicion.

The goose feathers are snowing heavily, the cold wind is biting, the sky and the earth are silvery white, Mingzhu is rushing in the snow under the protection of dozens of guards, the road is slippery and slippery, but she still hopes that the snow will be heavier, so that she can become a skier as soon as possible The venue is for soldiers who are about to go out to practice skiing and master skiing skills as soon as possible.

Although Mingzhu hurried on her journey, it was a long journey from Chang'an to Xinyang, and it still took [-] days to return to Xinyang County. Fortunately, her subordinates strictly carried out the orders she gave before the trip, and carried out ski training in an orderly manner. .

The [-] soldiers who are about to go on an expedition have all been gathered in the Fengzhuang military camp. In order to avoid leaking the wind, the ski training ground is built in the Fengzhuang military camp. The soldiers only need to pile up the snow to form a natural ski resort. Of course However, the super large barracks, which was originally big enough to accommodate [-] soldiers, still felt that there was not enough space for a ski training ground, so it was more than doubled in size. Ski training in it.

When Mingzhu returned to Xinyang County, the soldiers had already practiced skiing for ten days. Most of the soldiers did not dare to say that they had fully mastered the skiing skills, but they were able to glide quickly on the snow. Of course, this is only flat snow. Next, they have to practice sliding on the specially built ups and downs, potholes, and finally carry weapons and armors and other weight-bearing exercises until two days before the army sets off.

Chapter 549

The [-] elites who were in charge of the expedition were all intensely practicing skiing. A few days later, the [-] elites who escorted military supplies such as grain and grass arrived. They only rested for one night and started skiing training the next day.

Although [-] soldiers were few, they made up for the lack of Mingzhu's strength to a certain extent, and they were all elite soldiers carefully selected from various armies and supplemented by special Ye Bushuo. They were definitely the elite of the elite. They are responsible for the first step, and they can also be called dead soldiers or death squads. Even the elite veterans of the Phoenix Legion can't help being in awe of the murderous aura exuded by them. They are not just surviving from the dead. The veterans who came down are the killing machines on the battlefield.

Tiandu County City is one of the important gateways to open the prairie. If it can be taken down, it is equivalent to cutting off a thigh. Of course, Li Wei has to spend a lot of money. Moreover, this battle plan was proposed by Mingzhu. Of course, give full support.

During the intensive training period, Wu You, surrounded by a group of guards, braved the storm and came to Huangzhou quietly. Chang Qi was also ordered to return to Huangzhou to take over the defense handed over by Tian Yu and Wen Junchen. It was broken, and he worshiped Wu You under Wu You's sect with a shameless face, and became Wu You's first proud student.

Tian Yu and Wen Junchen hurried on the road at night and came to Xinyang County quietly. The two of them, together with their respective guards, devoted themselves to the intense skiing training just like ordinary soldiers. As commanders, it was no exception. This raid was all foot combat. , The focus is on street fighting, the cavalry's final assault is only to speed up the defeat of the Jin army, three thousand elite cavalry is enough.

For Tian Yu and Wen Junchen, this battle is very important. If they win, their status in the army will be completely established, and they will be promoted to be truly independent generals. They will naturally go all out, not only to win , and to win pretty.

Although the two acted as Mingzhu's deputy, they were actually the commanders who directly directed the battle. But in front of Mingzhu, they did not dare to show off in the slightest, except for being respectful. Putting aside the status of Mingzhu's Sigong empress, it was her alone. Their record and their unshakable position in the Daqin military are enough to convince them. Besides, they can command this battle, which can be said to be a great contribution from Mingzhu to them. Of course, Wu You's recommendation is another Another big favor.

Because the secrecy work was done very well, the people in Xinyang County did not feel or perceive the tense atmosphere before the war at all. Even the tens of thousands of soldiers who gathered in Fengzhuang for ski training all guessed in their hearts that there would be a battle soon. Big military operations, but they didn't feel any fear or tension at all. The treatment of soldiers was so good that they didn't have any worries at all. On the contrary, only when they fought, could they have the opportunity to earn military merit and rely on military merit to be promoted and rewarded. They were looking forward to the war even more urgently. Come early.

I have to admit that Li Wei's brainwashing of the soldiers was very successful. All the soldiers are proud of their glory, they fight for the glory, and they die with honor. Even Mingzhu Tian Yu, Wen Junchen and others can feel the strong enthusiasm of all the soldiers. Fighting spirit, such a passionate fighting spirit, what else is there to worry about?

Li Wei, who is far away in Chang'an, has been staying in the palace very honestly recently, presiding over the government and reviewing memorials every day. Although he is a bit bored, he is really not in the mood to sneak out of the palace to moles a girl from a good family, and surprise the people in Tiandu County. The first battle is a crucial one. If he succeeds, he will be able to hold back many people, making him unable to eat well and sleep well. If he fails... If he fails, it can only be said that he is unlucky. Losses are inevitable, and Daqin can still afford it, but the difficulty of unifying the mainland has increased, it just takes a little longer, and he will have the last laugh in the end.

Death is inevitable in war. Wu You and other confidantes also made pre-war assessments. Li Wei was also psychologically prepared. Worried, as if something is stuck in my heart, I feel a little uncomfortable.

He couldn't explain why he felt this way. Apart from paying attention to the pre-war preparations, he really didn't have the mood to sneak out of the palace to observe the people's sentiments. It's a pity that Wu You, who knew him best, was sent by him to sit in Huangzhou, otherwise it would be fine. ask him.