The God King died suddenly at the beginning, what can I do?

"Zhang Yuke, the magistrate of Northern Mengzhou, was a Jinshi in the same year as me. I know him very well. He is an upright and honest man." Li Rubai was preaching to everyone. The top brass of the Prince's Army and the Liaoji Army are holding a combat meeting here today.

Li Rubai continued: "He has never been corrupt, has a clean mind, and is very good at both literary and military strategies. He was also too upright at that time, so he offended many people, and was demoted to be the prefect here. Otherwise, his current official position should not be lower than mine."

"Then how does Mr. Li think we should treat this person?" Princess Zetian saw that Li Rubai valued Zhang Yuke very much, so she asked him what he thought.

Li Rubai: "I think we should not use force to suppress this person, but we should treat him with courtesy to persuade him to surrender. As long as we persuade him with justice and morality, I believe Zhang Yuke will stand on the side that is beneficial to the people."

"Okay, then I will follow Mr. Li's advice. When the time comes, I will focus on persuading him to surrender. But if Zhang Yuke refuses to surrender, then I have to think about the overall situation."

Princess Zetian's meaning is very obvious. I will give you Li Rubai this face and I won't fight you as soon as you come up. But if Zhang Yuke is stubborn, then I can't keep delaying it and increase the risk to the troops.

Li Rubai sighed and nodded, feeling a little uneasy. He made up his mind to go to Zhang Yuke himself to persuade him to keep him.

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The operational conference lasted three days and finalized all specific arrangements, including the details of the attack and subsequent occupation.

Northern Mongolia is not a big place. Although there are 300,000 troops in the state, more than 200,000 of them are frontier troops responsible for fighting the White Feather Kingdom. They will not participate in the civil war.

There are only tens of thousands of local troops stationed there, and their combat effectiveness is very low, so they pose no threat at all.

So after deliberation, the Liaoji Army sent 5,000 troops, and the Prince's Army sent 15,000 troops, including 5,000 Yuling troops.

Now that the Yu Ling Army has been officially included in the order of battle under the Prince's Mansion, it is under the command of the Prince's Mansion. Of course, this is on the surface, but it is definitely Qin Yu who has the final say.

Princess Zetian plans to eat the entire Northern Mongolia with only 20,000 people.

During the meeting, Qin Yu asked Princess Zetian whether 20,000 people would be too risky. It would be dangerous if the border troops suddenly joined the war.

"Don't worry, the border army generals in Beimeng Prefecture are all northern generals. They obey the orders of Black Iron City and cannot be our enemies."

After hearing this, Qin Yu was completely relieved. Since he was a power from the six northern states, he was half his own, and there was nothing to worry about.

The Yu Ling Army that went out this time was Chen Ming's first army. Bu Feng and Chu Yuanlong were still staying in Yuedong Prefecture to expand their army.

Their recruitment went very smoothly. The Yu Ling Army became famous during the war in Yuedong Province, and the treatment they offered was good, so many people wanted to join.

For this reason, Qin Yu specially transferred Huaying from Liaojizhou to help Bu Feng and Chu Yuanlong select personnel. After all, she has rich experience in this area.

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When Princess Zetian led her troops from Liaoji Prefecture into Yuedong Prefecture, the defenders everywhere fled without any resistance.

It wasn't until the Prince's Army entered Chihe Prefecture, the capital of Northern Meng Prefecture, that they encountered some decent resistance, but they were all defeated in one blow.

It took less than a week from starting from Liaoyuan City to arriving at Chihe Fucheng. It was much smoother than the previous expedition to Yue Dongzhou.

The next step depends on Li Rubai. Princess Zetian promised to give him three days to persuade Zhang Yuke to surrender. As long as he opens the door and surrenders, he will ensure that no one in the entire Northern Meng Prefecture is killed.

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One morning with a biting north wind, at the foot of Chihe City, huge infantry phalanxes appeared one after another. They were as dark as dark clouds, trying to crush Chihe City.

Li Rubai was riding his blue-black war horse out of the phalanx to Chihe City. This horse was no longer an ordinary horse, but a third-level monster. The emperor gave it to him as a reward for fighting for the empire.

This horse has followed Li Rubai in his wars for nearly thirty years, and is now in its twilight years.

After being injured many times, his body is no longer as strong as it was before, and his heavy steps make him look a little lifeless.

The reason why Li Rubai rode it here today is because Zhang Yuke rode this horse with him in the past.

At that time, both Li Rubai and Zhang Yuke were under the command of Wei Ming, the governor of Yanzhou. They were both Jinshi in the same department, but Li Rubai followed the military route and had been serving in the military camp.

Zhang Yuke, on the other hand, took the civil policy route and wanted to become a parent official and benefit the people.

The two of them, both civil and military, met by chance and joined Wei Ming's subordinates together.

At that time, Wei Ming was just a governor of a state, commanding 200,000 troops. Now Wei Ming is the largest vassal town among the six northern states, controlling 28 counties in two states, and the position reaches the level of governor.

Now, he formed the Northern Alliance with Gao Gong, the military governor of Liangzhou, Hu Yuankai, the military governor of Chaojizhou, and Mo Jinxi, the military governor of Jinxi Province, and controlled the six northern states.

At that time, Li Rubai was an official in Wei Ming's army, and Zhang Yuke was in charge of logistics.

During a battle with the White Feather Kingdom, the troops the two were in were attacked by the enemy. The entire regiment was completely cut apart, and each of them started fighting randomly.

Zhang Yuke happened to be personally commanding the transport team to deliver supplies to the frontline soldiers at that time, and was surrounded by enemy troops near Li Rubai's command post.

The army has been completely routed. There are killings and screams everywhere. Rivers of blood flow on the ground. Corpses with severed limbs block the road.

Zhang Yuke's men had already fled in all directions, each fleeing for their own lives. Only Zhang Yuke was still clinging to the supply area.

The personal guard advised him that the troops had been dispersed a long time ago, so there was no need to hold on to these supplies and it was more important to escape quickly.

But Zhang Yuke said: "I am an official of the empire and I should fulfill my duties. I must deliver these materials to Mr. Li."

Finally, the enemy found him, surrounded him, and wanted to capture him alive and offer him to the superiors for credit.

At the critical moment, there was a roar of war horses, and then a mighty general wearing armor and riding a big black horse rushed into the enemy army single-handedly and rescued Zhang Yuke

The two rode together and fled all the way. The enemy also saw that they were two high-ranking officials and kept chasing them.

On the way to escape, Zhang Yuke looked at the enemy cavalry chasing behind him and said guiltily: "Rubai, you shouldn't have come back!"

It was Li Rubai who saved Zhang Yuke's life at this critical moment. The two got acquainted during the imperial examination. After a conversation, they found that their ambitions and ideals were very similar, so they became each other's confidants.

Just now, Li Rubai had already broken out, but when he heard that Zhang Yuke was under siege, he came back alone and rescued him.

Li Rubai listened to Zhang Yuke's remorseful words coming from behind, and laughed heartily: "What are you talking about? You and I have to work together to help the people and prosper the country, how can we die here so easily!"

In the end, with Baoju's excellent endurance and speed, the two successfully got rid of their pursuers.

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