"Order troops!!"
"Those who are famous in the military must gather at the main campus!!"
The military officers rode fast horses, shouted and galloped away.
There were sounds from many surrounding houses.
Yan Niang slowly opened the door, walked out, and watched the military officer disappear on the road in the distance.
She turned around and walked into the courtyard.
Although the courtyard is dilapidated, it occupies a large area, enough for horse racing. There is a row of straw men and wooden men on the left. The straw man's head is full of arrows, while the wooden man's neck is full of knife marks.
, the dent made by Ma Shu can be seen on the chest.
The old man stood in the middle, surrounded by six Cangtou slaves, three of whom were quite old and three of whom were slightly younger.
They were all holding their horses, with indescribable sadness in their eyes.
The old man looked at them, his lips trembling, and he suddenly dropped the crutch in his hand.
"Bring me my armor."
Liu Datou was sitting at the gate of the school. A knight led a group of blue-headed slaves to come here to inform Liu Datou of the preparations.
"If you want to attract households in the north of the city, send one soldier."
"If you can lead ten Cangtou slaves with your words, eight of them will be enough!"
"This time we only need cavalry!! Either prepare them all, or only lead eight people!"
"only."
This person left, and another person came forward.
Liu Datou raised his head and saw the knight holding the horse, fully armed, having put on the armor early, and wearing a sacrificial mask on his face.
Liu Datou was not surprised by the mask. There were many people from the border town wearing masks when going into battle.
But looking at the man in front of him, Liu Datou suddenly realized something.
The other party spoke.
"Yanhu in the south of the city, send one soldier."
"Yan Heita, leading the five Cangtou slaves, all have enough."
Liu Datou immediately put down the pen in his hand and sighed, "Yan, please go back. Don't worry. When we come back, we will distribute some food to your family."
"Uncle, my family never asks for charity."
Liu Datou rubbed his forehead, "But you are the only one."
‘Yan Heijin’ took off the strong bow, slowly raised the bow in front of Liu Datou, turned sideways, and gradually drew the strong bow to full capacity.
Liu Datou shouted: "Don't leave it empty! Don't leave it empty!"
Yan Heijian slowly put the bow string back again.
Liu Datou hesitated for a moment, "That's fine, that's fine."
He lowered his head and wrote, "Go in!"
"Thank you uncle."
Yan Heijian said, and then he got on the horse. The surrounding slaves got on their horses one after another and gathered around him. He led everyone into the school grounds.
Liu Datou let out a long sigh and continued to work.
The general stage in the school field was empty. Huaishuo's soldiers were still gathering. It was not time to send out troops, and everyone had not gathered yet.
Liu Taozi, He Bacheng and others were still sitting around in the official office.
Among the crowd, there was a huge map, and He Bacheng's long history was telling everyone about the situation here.
"Before, this was the pasture of the Weiwei people. Later, the Weiwei people were defeated by the Turks and fled here. The Xi people sent troops from the east and took the opportunity to occupy this place. They occupied a good pasture with the intention of sandwiching us, the Turks, and the Puppet Zhou.
, come here more often and exchange for supplies.”
The generals were very helpless at this moment.
This was the second day after they arrived in Huaishuo, but General Zhen was already preparing to send troops.
They have all sent people to their garrison areas and ordered them to lead the army to Wuchuan.
Chang Shi continued to tell, "There are Xi, Gaoche and other tribes here, and if you go to attack the Turkic Khan's tent, you can't hide your whereabouts all the way. Even if you get there, you will be spotted by the Turks."
If we are delayed, we cannot easily defeat it. If the thieves like Puppet Zhou, Xi and others attack us or cut off our retreat, I am afraid something big will happen."
After Chang Shi finished speaking, he looked at He Bacheng.
He Bacheng cleared his throat and then said: "Therefore, I think we should attack the Turkic Ashina Shituya tent stationed outside Xinshan."
"This man is the nephew of the current Turkic Khan Ashina Qijin. He was ordered to station in the Yazhang here to collect the defeated troops of the Weiwei people, in an attempt to accept or expel the Xihe people and the Gaoche people."
"First of all, this place is the closest to us. If we march by force, we can reach it in less than five days. If we don't give them a chance to prepare, it will not be difficult to get back and forth. Secondly, they have just stationed here, and most of their subordinates are surrendered Xixui.
Compared with high-end vehicles, there are not many elites."
"For the past three years, the photo taken was the son of the former Khan. After leaving the Khan's tent, he received a lot of property and used it to gather various tribes, making him quite wealthy."
After He Bacheng finished speaking, he immediately looked at Liu Taozi.
He was afraid that Liu Taozi would show displeasure and reject his proposal.
If Liu Taozi insists on beating the Khan, things will be in trouble.
The Turkic Yazhang is not something that border soldiers like them can fight. The opponent has just experienced a huge battle. There are tens of thousands of elites who survived the battle, and the current Turkic Khan is extremely kind.
Soldiers, faced with the creeps many times, defeated the many with less, and the puppet Zhou was forced to kill the creeps who escaped to show friendship.
Of course, in He Bacheng's mind, it would be best if he could avoid fighting.
Although the Turks are now very close to the Puppet Zhou, they first made a marriage contract with the Puppet Zhou and exchanged gifts with each other many times, but after all, they are still not at war with Daqi on the surface. He is afraid that such a fight will completely destroy the other party.
It’s a false week, and then there’s trouble.
Liu Taozi also looked at He Bacheng.
"Everything depends on General Heba's orders."
Only then did He Bacheng dare to continue discussing with everyone the route of sending troops. After the previous dynasty was divided into two, a large number of the defense areas of the original six towns were lost. Daqi could only re-establish defense areas and build city walls along Wuchuan and other important areas, while the defense areas outside the city wall
These border town soldiers are also very familiar with this area, because it used to be owned by the six town soldiers.
When the generals listened to He Bacheng's story, they were all excited, gearing up, and looking excited.
Border town soldiers are all eager for war, because the purpose of their establishment is war. War can allow them to accumulate wealth, allow them to be promoted, and allow them to live a better life.
Since the previous dynasty, plundering from border fortresses has always been a daily activity of border town soldiers. If the temple has not launched a war for a long time, they will go out to provoke themselves, make some money, and at the same time promote neighbor relations and advance the progress of the war.
Everyone left the official office talking and laughing, their eyes full of longing.
He Bacheng secretly looked at Liu Taozi beside him, "General, this military order cannot be changed once it is issued."
"The Turks have not yet turned against us."
"They were already our enemies when they made the engagement with Puppet Zhou."
"Even so, there is no formal war yet."
"Sooner or later."
He Bacheng pursed his lips and asked again: "What if we scare the Xi people away?"
"You can't run away. You're attacked from three sides. Unless you escape back to the original pasture, even if you escape back to the original pasture, it will just increase the distance. There is no difference."
He Bacheng could not say anything more and could only nod helplessly.
Seeing the other party's dejected look, Liu Taozi said: "The soldiers in the border town rely on war to keep in touch."
"If a general wants to command the border troops, he can only go out to fight."
"Call their elites, defeat the enemy, reward them, and gather them around you. Then all the border towns will obey the orders. It is easy to make all the towns unite and obey the general's orders."
"If you want stability, you have to wait until autumn, when the food is brought to the temple and then distributed. However, by that time, I am afraid that the Prime Minister will also come together."
He Bacheng nodded lightly.
"After this victory, the general can truly command the border towns. There are too many shortcomings in the border towns that need to be corrected."
"The border troops in Heng and Shuo are really no different from bandits. They have no military discipline, endanger the local area, and do not obey the general's orders."
"There are also those civilian servants. They have a greater role and should not be treated as livestock for the pleasure of the border soldiers."
"Only by winning this battle and allowing each town to receive food can these things be gradually advanced."
"Therefore, general, don't worry or be afraid. As long as you can win, the general will be able to achieve great things in the future. There will be a few months to gradually put things in order."
"When the Prime Minister arrives and sees the frontier fortress under the general's rule, the general will be able to be reused by the Prime Minister and rise to prominence."
He Bacheng's eyes gradually became firm as he listened to Liu Taozi's 'bewitchment'.
He gritted his teeth fiercely, "A man cannot eat five pots of food in life, and he will be cooked in five pots in death!!"
"Done!"
Liu Taozi walked out of the official office.
He slowly raised his head.
In a moment, countless birds flapped their wings and soared into the sky.
Liu Taozi watched for a few moments, then mounted his horse and led everyone towards the school grounds.
The sun is shining brightly.
After a long period of cold weather, the frontier fortress finally became warm.
The surrounding scenery has not changed much. Looking around, the world is still desolate.
The dilapidated farmland has turned gray, and the ravines dug on the edge of the farmland in the past cannot be clearly seen at the moment. Even if the sun hangs high, this land has not ushered in the resurrection of all things. It is still the white soil and the scattered weeds.
, the weeds turned green, but this was of no use. When they were dispersed, they lost their aesthetic properties, and instead made the world look more bleak.
You have to walk to the north for a long time before you can see the scenery of "cattle and sheep can be seen below the windblown grass".
Outside the city, a large army gathered.
In addition to Huaishuo and Wuchuan, more than 2,000 people were recruited from various places, and the number of troops to be sent out now reached more than 5,000 cavalry.
It is said that there are more than 5,000 cavalry, but they do not include the Cangtou Nu.
Counting these people, the number of troops reached about 30,000, which was already a quite terrifying number of troops.
Especially those five thousand among them were one of the most elite troops in Northern Qi.
He Bacheng looked at this mighty army with a little panic in his eyes. Why did he feel that it was still a bit too much?
On the high platform temporarily built by the soldiers, there was Chu Jiande equipped with all the equipment.
At this moment, he was performing hard at the top.
His rough dance steps, combined with the musical instruments of several wizards around him, were quite impressive.
Chu Jiande shook the ornaments all over his body, and suddenly dropped the bones in his hands on the ground, and then surrounded them, beating back and forth.
He suddenly raised the bone and looked at the many knights gathered.
“Good luck!!!”
“Good luck!!!”
At this moment, the knights were excited. They shouted and had high morale.
Afterwards, Liu Taozi took the lead in setting off.
The knights followed each garrison one by one and began to move forward.
The horses are next to each other, forming a long dragon, rushing all the way from Huaishuo to the mountains in the north.
In the past, Huaishuo Town was as large as a state, with its own pastures and many cities. However, the current Huaishuo Town is just a small town on the side of a mountain, nothing more.
The outline of the black mountain peaks in the distance is clearly visible. Apart from that mountain, there is no other scenery on the road, an endless stretch of desolate land.
The horse was not charging with all its strength, but was just tapping its hooves gently. The knight on the horse swayed as the horse moved, raised his buttocks slightly, and then dropped down again. Some knights got tired of sitting and stood up directly.
The whole body kept pressing forward, and the legs continued to kick the horse under the crotch to make the horse speed up.
Liu Taozi walked at the front of the team, while the scouts kept coming and going.
Some of the knights behind him put on armor under his order, while the rest set off lightly.
He Bacheng was walking beside him and was continuing to discuss tactics with Liu Taozi.
"After passing the mountain pass, you may encounter the army of the Puppet Zhou. They are close to the Turks and they must spread the news. After passing the mountain pass, you will divide your troops. One unit can patrol along the black water to keep an eye on the Puppet Zhou and protect them.
We can support you at any time on the way back."
"Another group of people went straight to the photo tent. After defeating the opponent, the rear army immediately came to respond and protected the supplies from the southern foot back to Wuchuan."
As he spoke, he stopped to look at Liu Taozi's face.
Liu Taozi nodded, "I have never led troops out of the country and have no experience. The general can make his own decision."
He Bacheng did not continue to say that he had led troops out in the past, but he had never led so many people out.
He was about to say something when he saw the sweating armored knights around him. He smiled and said: "General Liu is really inexperienced. He cannot wear armor when he is on the road."
Liu Taozi whispered: "If we go out to fight, it is best to divide the soldiers into three groups, wear armor respectively, and go to the outside to prevent sudden attacks."
He Bacheng was stunned and asked in surprise: "Didn't the general say that he had never been outside the Great Wall?"
"Someone once told me."
"oh"
The army continued on its way, and He Bacheng also discovered this. Liu Taozi really lacked experience in fighting outside the Great Wall, but he had a huge theory. It was as if someone had taught him how to march outside the Great Wall, from water sources to weather conditions.
, to the formation, Liu Taozi knew everything about it, but he had never done it himself and was still getting used to it, which made He Bacheng even more afraid to determine the origin of the other party.
Many of the preparations Liu Taozi made were not even known to him, but they sounded like personal experiences. Once he heard them, he knew they were taught by generals who had actually commanded armies and fought beyond the Great Wall.
Whose descendant is this?
Is it really Gao??
When Liu Taozi hardly relaxed, scouts came and went, and Liu Taozi occasionally led the knights to and from the rear, and dealt with several knights of different affiliations who had privately quarreled and fought over trivial matters.
At night, everyone was stationed at the foot of the mountain.
The cold wind blew, blowing the horses' manes, and the knights gathered together in twos and threes.
'He Bacheng' integrated the knights from different regions into one army, and many commanders were personally appointed. These people no longer mentioned the disputes in the past, but chatted and laughed. Some people chatted, but
I found out that the other party was actually my relative.
Liu Taozi led his soldiers back and forth in the various camps.
In front of the bonfire, a knight raised his head and sang a song loudly.
The yurts stand like bamboo shoots on the ground. There are many fences placed around the yurts. These fences are not connected, but are set up in multiple layers. Separating these yurts, there are herdsmen riding horses and driving cattle.
sheep.
There were knights patrolling around.
In the middle of the countless yurts, there is a huge building, which is the only masonry building. It has a tall courtyard wall, as tall as a city wall. It is surrounded by armored guards. The armored soldiers are fully armed.
Only half of the face can be seen below.
At this moment, a group of Qingqi led by the knight arrived here.
They immediately dismounted, and a soldier came forward, exchanged a few words with the escort, and asked the escort to hand over their weapons, before they were led into the high court.
There are a total of more than ten people in this group, and their clothes are quite similar to the locals. But if you look closely, you can find the difference. Their clothes are too clean and completely brand new.
They followed the soldier, walked through the long corridor, climbed the steps, and walked all the way to the outside of the innermost hall.
A soldier pushed open the door of the hall, and they walked into the magnificent hall. There was a man sitting above him, with wine utensils placed beside him, and he was staring at them solemnly.
The leader hurried forward and bowed to see him.
"Meet the Secret Service!!"
Ashina took a photo and looked at the people who were paying her respects. He took a sip of wine and then said, "Get up."
Everyone then stood up. The leader was an old man with white hair. He smiled and complimented: "It's been a long time since I last saw Te Qin. Te Qin is getting stronger and stronger!"
"Strong? I've been kicked out of Khan's tent. How can I be strong if I'm just a wild dog with a broken back?!"
The old man shook his head, "The special force has just arrived, but it has already collected the Weiwei tribe. It has a great momentum. It is only a matter of time to drive away the Gaoche and the Xi people."
"What's the matter with you?"
Zhaotu interrupted the other party rudely.
The old man felt the vague hostility of the other party, so he stopped being polite and said simply: "The Puppet Qi are preparing to send troops to attack Meilu. At that moment, their army has passed the Bana Mountains and has just arrived at Blackwater.
In less than three days, I will kill you!"
"Please be prepared to resist!"
Photographer was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes, "Qi and I have no grudges, why do they want to attack me?"
The old man raised his head and said, "This is the true nature of the Qi thieves. They have always been like this. They like to rob, don't know etiquette, bully the weak and fear the strong. When you came to Xinshan, you never sent troops to provoke them. This must have made them think that you are weak and easy to bully.
So we came to attack!"
"As long as you fight back hard and let them know what you are capable of, they will never dare to invade you again!"
Photo asked: "How many people are there?"
"Including those miscellaneous soldiers, there are only thirty thousand. You have far more elites than them. They have come from afar. As long as you are prepared, you will be able to bury them all under Xingshan Mountain and let everyone in the world know that you are
of."
Photography looked at the followers on the side.
"Inform all Burke departments to evacuate immediately."
Chapter completed!