In 616 AD, the eighth day of the first lunar month of the first year of the Great Sui Republic.

Chen Kefu agreed with the Chinese and Chinese military officials of the court and personally led a large army southward and entered Taiyuan from Jingxing. He decided to take advantage of the main force of Li Tang to confront Yang Qing and others, and take the lead in taking Taiyuan first and continue to seize Hedong to seize Hebei's right wing Hedong, and then unify the north and seize the world.

At dawn, in front of the Chengtian Gate of Beijing, civil and military officials from the court were sent to each other.

The name Sui Dynasty is a big flag, the name Chen Dynasty is a big flag, the name of the general manager is a big flag, the name of the pioneer general is a school flag, the name of the team flag, the flag, the flags are rolling like the waves of the ocean.

The Imperial Guards who followed Chen Kefu to the south, the Yulin Guards, the Jinwu Guards, the elite students of the Pojun Martial Arts Hall, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, and the soldiers were neatly arranged and their armor was shiny.

The soldiers held the spears like a forest in their hands, and they were scrupulous and killed.

The knights under the yellow helmet tassel are the Imperial Guards, the bronze guards, the silver guards, and the Jin guards. These are the most elite troops in the entire Liaodong army. They are rare in number but have strong combat power. Not only are they brave, but they also have another name, the Imperial Guard Officer Battalion. Every soldier who joins the Imperial Guard will be promoted to one to two levels and lowered the troops to serve as actual officers. Joining the Imperial Guards and turning the helmet tassels above their heads into yellow guards is the voice of every ordinary soldier.

On both sides of the central yellow tassel array are red tassel, black tassel and white tassel.

Under the red helmet, the stern and neat phalanx soldiers were all the two internal army guards, Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards. Under normal circumstances, they would not leave the capital, nor would they go out to fight. But if Chen Kefu personally led the army, the Hongying Guards would immediately draw most of their troops and horses to go south with the army guards.

The troops with black helmets were ordinary soldiers of the Guards, which was the largest foreign army in the Liaodong Army. These soldiers fought in the north and north, and were strong and strong. They were wearing black bright light armor like helmets, black soldiers in the water, and tens of thousands of black armored soldiers gathered together, like a dense dark cloud that could not be dissolved.

In addition to these three, there is also a relatively small number of white-talked soldiers and horses, who will also follow the army to the west this time. They are the students who have not graduated from the Pojun Martial Arts Hall in the capital. Every time they go to a large-scale war, the General Staff will draw a group of elite students from the Martial Arts Hall as intern officers and transfer them to the battlefield troops.

Under the golden big banner of Chen, Chen Kefu immediately, under the yellow tassel helmet, Chen Kefu, who had been through the battle for a long time, did not have any nervousness before going out. He swept over the soldiers behind him, his eyes as lightning.

One hundred and eight long gold horns whirred and the sound was melodious.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

The huge cowhide drums on one side were also beaten one after another, gradually becoming more and more exciting.

A familiar feeling came to my face, and Chen Kefu smiled slightly.

Situ Mao Xi, one of the three dukes, led by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian, Lu Guangli, Wei Zheng, Chen Jie and Li Benlei, who were in Beijing, walked up together.

Mao Xi took the wine poured by Chen Jie and toasted it to Chen Kefu, "Your Highness, the Liaodong Army has been invaded for several years, and the world's disputes remain. We will wipe out the world in one fell swoop!"

Chen Kefu took the Zhuangxing wine and drank it all in one drink. "Don't worry, you just sit in the court and serve as the orphanage. It won't take too long to go there, and the court will recover Hebei and Hedong, then pacify the north and unify the Central Plains!"

Mao Xi and others nodded, "I am waiting for your highness in Beijing!"

Thirty thousand soldiers went out to fight to drink all the wine in their bowls, and their heroic spirit suddenly came out.

"I will win! I will win! I will win!"

The roars of tens of thousands of soldiers were thundering and thunder. The spears like forests were raised together, and the sharpness shone.

Chen Kefu pulled out the sword of the emperor on his waist and gave him a sword to the sky. He roared, and the war horse man stood up, pointed the sword westward, "Go to the battle!"

At Chengtian Gate, Empress Xiao and Princess Nanyang accompanied Princess Izuyun Yang Jier to stand quietly on Chengtian Gate Tower, looking into the distance.

On the other side, Changsun Wugui was also wearing a cloak under the escort of a team of imperial guards, watching the army wrapped in smoke and dust, gradually moving away. "Chen Lang, I hope you can return to victory as soon as possible and watch your son's birth in person."

Chen Kefu 30,000 troops headed south along the canal, and along the way, he kept gathering troops from all over the country and heading straight towards Hengshan County.

The vast land east of the river is still covered with heavy snow. The soldiers sent to observe the Fen River every day are loudly reporting the icy conditions of the Fen River to Li Shimin.

"The freezing above the Fen River was already available for the army to pass through two days ago. In the past two days, the temperature has dropped sharply. The ice layer on the Fen River has been completely solid, and there is no danger in the army crossing the ice across the river."

Upon hearing the news, Li Shimin nodded, put on his cloak, and immediately rushed towards his father's central army tent.

In the central army's tent, Li Yuanzheng and Pei Ji, Tang Jian, Li Jiancheng and other subordinates looked at the large map of animal skins on the ground in the center of the tent. Civilian xxx officials and military generals continued to march into the tent and report various military affairs.

Li Yuan's face was full of excitement, and he had already disappeared from the worry that he had been here for more than a month. He stood on the map of the animal skin with his socks, holding a commanding staff and constantly drawing on it.

"There has been good news recently. Erlang led the Right Army to raid Wang Shichong's Huainan Army in Jishan and recaptured Jishan in one fell swoop. Xiaogong attacked him again and led 20,000 troops to march south from Huoyi along the Fen River, caught Wang Xuanying off guard, and successfully recaptured Taiping Pass. Erlang and Xiaogong attacked north and south, and two troops jointly attacked Zhengping City for 40,000 troops, and once again opened the passage between our army and Taiyuan in the rear, and Xiaogong also brought 100,000 stones of grain and grass. With these grain and grass, we can ensure that we have no worries about food and grass within two months."

Seeing his son Shimin coming in, Li Yuan happily held his hand, "This time Erlang and Xiaogong must remember a great achievement. This battle was beautiful. Not only did it open up the passage in the rear, but it also solved our food shortage crisis in one fell swoop, and even defeated the ambitious Wang Xingman. Now that damn Wang Shichong is not allowed to lose rice, he has retreated to Jiang County. Although he is still in Hedong, it does not pose a fatal threat to us for the time being."

Li Shimin said modestly, "This time I and Xiaogong jointly attacked Wang Shichong's army. The war was so easy that we were all a little surprised. After the war, the prisoners interrogated learned that Wang Shichong hurried back to Luoyang after conquering Taiping Pass. It is said that Chen Pojun has frequently mobilized his troops in Shandong recently. It is also said that even the navy was transferred into the Yellow River this time, and Li Jing, who was stationed in Shandong, had also returned to the Yellow River. The troops were very close to Luoyang. And just a few days ago, Chen Pojun transferred 10,000 troops to raid Jijun, captured Liyang's warehouse, and took away nearly one million stones of food and grass from the warehouse. Chen Pojun's recent actions were directly approaching Luoyang, which had attracted both Li Mi and Wang Shichong from Luoyang to be wary of each other."

Pei Ji laughed a few times, "So, we have to thank Chen Pojun. If he hadn't forced the Central Plains, how could Wang Shichong, the old fox, easily left Hedong and ran back to Luoyang. If Wang Shichong had been in charge of Jiang County, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to open the Fen River first-line channel for a while, and the food crisis would not be resolved for a while."

"Father, today it has reached the seven-day period set by the father. The water surface of the Fen River has been frozen. The thickness of the ice surface is completely enough for the army to cross the Fen River and fight Yang Qing safely. Father, I wonder if we will cross the river immediately to fight Yang Qing?"

Li Jiancheng immediately supported Li Shimin when he heard this, "Father, my second brother is right. Now that Wang Shichong has returned to Luoyang, his troops have cut off the attack and battle, the roads behind our army have been opened. Now there is no worries, and the Fen River has become a smooth road. Should we take this opportunity to kill the Fen River in one fell swoop and defeat Yang Hing?"

Li Yuan stared at the map, and after a long time, he finally seemed to have made up his mind.

"Well, our time is indeed here. Let me tell you another great news. News from Liu Wenjing has been passed back."

Everyone was moved when they heard this. Liu Wenjing had been on the grassland for a long time. Even if the distance was far away, there should have been news back. However, everyone knew that Li Yuan was looking at him and understood that good news must have been passed back.

“What is good news?”

Li Yuan laughed, "It's good news. Liu Wenjing sent someone to send a message from Yumen to Feige, saying that he met Chen Pojun's envoy in the Khan's tent in the Western Turkic Khan. In addition, he also met five envoys from Xue Ju, Li Gui, Zhang Changxun, and Liu Wuzhou, Hedong. Fortunately, the Khan of Shekui seemed to be a little afraid of Chen Pojun, so he did not intend to join them. With Liu Wenjing's efforts, the Khan of Shekui had signed a covenant with Liu Wenjing. The Khan of Shekui would fully support our Li Tang. He had decided to send three thousand cavalry troops to Guanzhong from Longshang to support our army. By then, we will be able to take Guanzhong in one fell swoop."

Pei Ji also smiled, "Three thousand light cavalry, there are indeed many, this is a big help."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "I don't take the three thousand Turkic cavalry seriously. What really makes me happy is that with these three thousand Turkic cavalry, it is equivalent to declaring to all heroes in the world that our Li Tang has received the support of the powerful Western Turkic. Borrowing the power of the Turkic can help us a lot."

"Father, will we attack Yang Hing immediately?"

Li Yuan held the baton and pointed on the Fen River on the map, "I passed the order of the king and the army made meals in advance. At the third update tonight, he led 20,000 troops as a vanguard and rushed directly over the Fen River to attack Yang's camp. The king led the central army, Jiancheng led the left army, and then arrived. Shimin led his headquarters to 20,000 troops and horses to bypass Yang's camp and headed straight south, and seized Puyang City first. This battle will be settled in one battle!"

"One battle will bring peace!" The Chinese civil and military officer shouted loudly.

The generals dispersed and prepared, and Li Yuan left Li Shimin alone.

Li Yuan took out a letter from his arms and handed it to him, "This is a letter to Jin Xiaomo for his father. After you lead your troops to take Puyang City, you will immediately send this letter to Jin Xiaomo. At that time, he will offer Pujin, Zhongli, Xiguan City and other three passes. Don't delay your journey. Go south quickly tonight and cross the Yellow River first. It is important to occupy the three passes of Guanzhong opposite the Yellow River. For your father and your elder brother, you will not fight in love, and you will come to Guanzhong to meet after Yang."

Li Shimin held the letter, as if it was a thousand pounds, nodding heavily, "Don't worry, my father, my son is waiting for his father to meet up in Guanzhong." ro!.
Chapter completed!