Weiyang Palace, Greenhouse Hall, the emperor looked at Li Guang, Cheng Bushi and Han Anguo, but he wanted to speak but stopped...≦...≦

Li Guang and the other two were puzzled, not knowing what the emperor wanted to say. Li Guang turned his head and looked at Li Danghu who was standing beside him. Li Danghu lowered his eyelids and avoided Li Guang's gaze. Li Guang was very unhappy and his face looked a little ugly.

The atmosphere in the hall was tense.

The emperor pondered for a long time and waved his hand. "The three generals will be entrusted to the affairs of the northern border."

"Yes!" Li Guang and the other two bowed and bowed and left the hall. Outside the hall, they looked at each other and were all a little confused.

There was a police officer in the northern border, and the emperor summoned them to serve as the prefects of Shangjun, Shanggu and Youbeiping respectively. This was nothing strange. The three of them were the most famous generals of this era, especially Li Guang and Cheng Bushi. They have been guarding the border for many years and are the most familiar with the situation on the border. When the Huns had abnormal movements, it was normal to arrange them to return to the border to strengthen their vigilance.

But the emperor's expression was unusual. He seemed to have something to say, but he still didn't say it in the end. For the emperor, this was a situation that had never happened before. Although the emperor was young and had not even really held power, he was always extremely cunning and rarely showed his emotions in front of the ministers like this.

Cheng Buzhi stroked the short beard under his jaw and said slowly: "Brother Li, the Huns are a little strange. At this time, was the loss of the snow disaster last year too great and it was difficult to sustain?"

Li Guang frowned and did not answer. He knew what Cheng Buzhi meant. He was the Weiyang Palace Guard, and he was closer to the emperor than Cheng Buzhi. His eldest son Li Danghu was with the emperor and was a man. He knew more information. Now that he couldn't figure out the situation, Cheng Buzhi naturally wanted to inquire with him.

Li Guang was very happy to answer Cheng Buzhi's questions, but the problem was that he knew nothing about it. He was just like Cheng Buzhi and Han Anguo were confused and could not figure out the emperor's true intentions. Facing Cheng Buzhi's inquiry, he was very embarrassed and even more annoyed.

Han Anguo and Li Guang were embarrassed and hurriedly pulled Cheng Buzhi and signaled him not to ask anymore. Cheng Buzhi sighed, bowed to Li Guanggong, and turned around and left. Han Anguo also bowed and hurried away. Looking at their backs, Li Guang was very depressed.

"General Li stayed." Guo Sheren rushed out and called Li Guang. "The emperor had something to ask the general."

Li Guang did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly turned around and returned to the hall. When the emperor saw him coming back, he signaled him to sit down. Then he pushed a pair of silk book maps in front of him. Li Guang looked down and couldn't help but feel overjoyed. This was a pair of maps north of Yanmen. He had been stationed in Yanmen for many years and could tell at a glance. However, this pair of maps were depicted in detail, more than he had learned himself, and even marked the location of the Huns' royal court dragon city.

With this map, you are much more confident in marching and fighting.

However, Li Guang immediately saw the problem. He went to Shangjun, and the edict was to resist the enemy from the border and did not have the intention to cross the border to chase the enemy. This map was useless to give him this map.

"His Majesty?"

"General Li, if you carry the baggage, how long can you last and how far can you go?"

Li Guang blurted out without thinking. "One person fights, three people carry food. You can last for up to one month. You can travel for 40 miles a day, and you can travel 1,200 miles a day. You can travel half a round trip, and you can go 600 miles deep."

"What if you don't care about the soldiers' physical strength and move forward at full speed?"

Li Guang hesitated for a moment. "Travel a hundred miles a day."

The emperor smiled bitterly. "So, even if you go but don't return, you can only walk three thousand miles?"

"No, it can be at most two thousand miles." Li Guang said: "In such a hurry, soldiers will suffer great casualties and will not last long. Furthermore, if the physical energy is consumed too much, it will not be able to fight, and if they cannot win, what's the use of fighting?"

The emperor nodded. "I understand."

Li Guang was even more puzzled. He asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, if you have the chance, should you go deep into the grassland?"

The emperor glanced at him, pondered for a moment, and shook his head. "General Li, I know you dare to fight, but you are the general who commands the army, so you should not go deeper."

Li Guang's face darkened, he nodded, and bowed and retreated.

The emperor stared at Li Guang's back, his eyes flashed. He thought for a long time and sighed: "It's too far, it's too far."

"Yes, it's too far. Even if Your Majesty is willing to help you, it's beyond your reach." Han Yan scratched her head regretfully. "It's a pity that I missed such a good opportunity like this. If it was two years late, taking advantage of the Xiongnu's journey westward, the three generals would have made great achievements."

The emperor smiled bitterly and sighed: "How come God wants to break my goshawk." He thought for a while, then turned around and said to Li Danghu: "Danghu, go to Maoling and see his family for me. Dongfang Shuo said that his Hu Ji gave birth to a daughter, so you can help me see it. Unfortunately, it would be great if she had a son. With a famous teacher like Huan Yuan's guidance from a young age, he might be able to make another Liang Xiao."

Li Danghu nodded and remained silent. When Han Yan saw this, she turned her head quietly and tilted her mouth.

Liang Xiao returned to Guishan City. He was very surprised when he saw everything in front of him. He couldn't help but suspect that the messenger was a fake news.

Guishan is peaceful, no different from the past. There are bustling crowds on the streets, and merchants holding camels and idle people riding horses everywhere, laughing and laughing, and there is no trace of a big enemy coming.

Liang Xiao rushed to the deputy palace and walked into the gate. The courtyard was crowded and bustling. A thin middle-aged man was directing the servants to set up tables and chairs and tableware, which seemed to be holding a sumptuous banquet. Meicai is now the hottest powerful man in Dayuan. With one person and ten thousand people above the city, it is not uncommon for the house to hold banquets frequently. Seeing this scene, Liang Xiao even more doubted the accuracy of the news.

Could it be Mei Cai who joked about me?

Just when Liang Xiao was puzzled, a servant came out. "Empress, the deputy king is waiting for you in the bathroom."

Liang Xiao was speechless. How much do you love taking a bath? Before the sun sets, you got into the bathroom again?

Liang Xiao signaled the others to retreat and only brought Tu Niu'er to the bathroom. Mei Cai Zheng was in the hot spring in a daze, looking a little haggard. Hearing the footsteps, he turned his head, walked over naked, and held Liang Xiao's hand. "Oh, Liang Jun, you are here. OK, OK, OK, I feel at ease when you come."

Liang Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Deputy King, what's going on?"

Mei Cai did not speak, first waved his hand to signal the maid who served on the side to go out, and then ordered: "No one is ready to come in without my permission. I will discuss the details of the dinner with the messenger."

The guards responded and closed the door. As soon as the door was closed, Mei Cai sighed. "Mr. Liang, do you know how difficult it is for me now? The Hun soldiers were approaching, but I didn't even dare to say a word. I had to force my smile and drink and have fun with them. Every time I drink a sip of wine, I think it might be the last sip of my life."

Liang Xiao was startled. "Deputy King, the news is accurate? How many Huns are there?"

"There are still no certainty of how many Huns there. However, it is certain that the Huns are coming. When Jianmi sent people to collect the spoils, he encountered some Hun scouts and merchants. They all said that the Huns Chanyu issued an order to gather the kings in the west to meet in Longcheng."

"The Huns will be in Longcheng in May, nothing is strange. This is their custom..."

"Yes, but they never gathered their troops when they were thin in spring, and several large tribes in the west were turning around and moving west. Even if they did not make a big mistake in the border plan, it would be inevitable to regain Wusun land."

Liang Xiao's eyebrows moved and suddenly he understood a little.

Mei Cai won the battle and his power was at its peak. Mount Altai was under his control, and gold was also in his pocket, and no one else could get involved. The Huns invaded the west, so it was definitely the first battlefield. For Mei Cai, he could do whatever it takes for the gold, but for others, this land was originally the land of the Wusun people. Is it necessary for Dayuan to travel thousands of miles to fight there?

Anyway, they won't get any benefits.

Liang Xiao was both angry and funny.

"Mr. Liang, that's where we fight side by side." Meicai felt guilty and said, "If the Huns occupy the mountain pass and we want to take it back, it will not be easy. If they continue to move westward, how can we block them?"

Liang Xiao was slightly slight. Although Mei Cai was selfish, this may not be said to be without it.

"Is it okay to defend the city? The Huns are not good at sieging the city."

"If the city is besieged for a short time, then there is no big problem, but if the Huns do not siege the city and want to break the city, what should I do? Not to mention anything else, as long as the water source in the city is cut off, the city will be in chaos in a few days."

Liang Xiao frowned. The water source mentioned by Meicai is indeed a problem. The cities in Dayuan are all by the river, and they rely on introducing river water to supply various water in the city. Once the Huns cut off the water source, it will take less than half a month to use up the water storage in the city and people will be confused. But this is not a problem. Liang Xiao can find someone to help them dig a well. Liang Xiao is worried about another problem.

If the Huns had the purpose of completely capturing Dayuan, wouldn’t Dayuan’s good horses be taken into account by the Huns?

Liang Xiao's heart moved. Could the Huns come for the horse? He then shook his head again. The Huns are not big men, and horses should not be so attractive to them.

Liang Xiao thought about it for a long time. "No matter what, if you are prepared, you still have to prepare first. Deputy King, how many soldiers are there in Dayuan?"

"There are 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers, but it is impossible to recruit them. The maximum number of people can be called is 30,000." Meicai sighed: "How can you deal with the Huns with this little man?"

"Just last year, what about alliance with the Yuezhi again?"

"I'm worried that the Yuezhi people do not have enough strength. I heard from Ashana that the last time I sent 5,000 people was already the limit. What's the use of 5,000 people?" Meicai frowned. "Besides, the Yuezhi people are not good people. Five thousand people have entered the country, which is already very worried. If more people come, who can guarantee that they will not become a disaster like the Huns?"

Liang Xiao scratched his head very much. What should I do?—

(To be continued.)
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