I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

In Youzhou City, the emperor temporarily camped.

It was getting late, and Zhao Qian finally ended the day's drinking and having fun. All the beautiful ladies in the camp were gone, leaving only the smell of powder in the room, and the inseparable beloved concubine Wen Renyu who was by his side.

Shen Guangming, the Minister of War, who had been kneeling outside the camp for a whole day and was almost exhausted from exhaustion, finally waited for the summons from Emperor Zhao Qian.

When Shen Guangming, who was shivering from the cold and pale, was being dragged into the camp by two eunuchs, Emperor Zhao Qian, who was sitting lazily in the center of the camp, suddenly showed a displeased look on his face. .

He scolded: "Liu Zhen, what's going on? Master Shen is the Minister of War and the pillar of the country. What should I do if Master Shen gets sick from the cold?"

As he spoke, Zhao Qian waved his hand and said, "Come here, warm up a pot of rice wine for Mr. Shen to warm yourself up!"

In the camp, Shen Guangming struggled to get up and said with chattering teeth: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am a minor minister, it is a small matter that I am suffering from frostbite, but it is a big deal that I have delayed the Anxi Army!"

With that said, Shen Guangming finally had the opportunity to present the Anxi Emergency Military Report, which he had held in his hand for a whole day, to Emperor Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian took the memorial from the eunuch Liu Zhen and started reading it at a glance.

Shen Guangming took the opportunity to report: "Your Majesty, the military situation on the Anxi border is urgent. The Tubo army has conquered the Longyou and Hexi prefectures. Not only has it cut off the connection between the imperial court and the four towns in Anxi, but it has also directed its troops towards the city of Chang'an, the general headquarters of Anxi! "

"The four towns of Anxi are not only the foundation for our Great New Dynasty to deter the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, but also the important border towns that protect the overland Silk Road. There is no room for any mistakes, Your Majesty!"

With that said, Shen Guangming knelt down in front of Zhao Qian again and reported the opinions of the Ministry of War: "Your Majesty, I have discussed this with the ministers accompanying the Ministry of War:"

"The war in Anxi cannot be delayed. The minister boldly requested the emperor to issue an edict to order Guo Dingfang, the general of Zhenxi, to lead the 100,000 Anxi frontier troops who besieged Longcheng, the fief of the King of Jin, to immediately return to aid Longyou and Hexi to prevent the Tibetan army from continuing the eastward expedition! "

"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be decided as soon as possible!"

"Otherwise, once the Longcheng rebels and the Anxi frontier army start a war, it will not be that easy to evacuate and return for reinforcements!"

boom!

As soon as Shen Guangming finished speaking, Zhao Qian slapped the memorial he presented hard on the desk in front of him.

Later, Zhao Qian, who was still angry, stood up and overturned the desk in front of him, shouting angrily:

"You Tubo Zampodama, you dare to lead a large army to invade our border and massacre my Daxin people when I am personally fighting against the rebellion. I swear that I will show you a group of barbarians!"

With that said, Zhao Qian changed the subject and said sternly: "Shen Guangming, the Tubo barbarians are certainly hateful, but Chen Huaian and the Longcheng rebels are even more hateful."

"I suspect that the Tubo barbarians can successively conquer our Daxin Longyou and Hexi prefectures in a short period of time. Maybe the remnants of the Polu army who were dispersed and incorporated into the Anxi frontier army are causing trouble. "

"This time, the Tubo barbarians spared no effort in their massive attack, posing as if their troops were pointing directly at Chang'an City. Their purpose was to attack it and save it, so that Guo Dingfang could lead the 100,000 Anxi frontier troops to come back for reinforcements, so that the siege of Longcheng could be solved. !”

Speaking of this, Zhao Qian paused and continued:

"Therefore, I believe that in this matter, we must not be fooled by Chen Huaian and the Tubo barbarians, let alone order Guo Dingfang to lead his troops back for reinforcements!"

"On the contrary, I will immediately pass on the decree and order Guo Dingfang to attack Longcheng immediately and strive for a quick victory!"

"Come here, prepare an imperial edict for me!"

Shen Guangming said anxiously: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important. I hope your Majesty will think twice!"

Zhao Qiandao: "Shen Guangming, you don't need to persuade me. I have been fighting with the late emperor since I was fifteen years old. I have fought more than a hundred battles. If I can't see through the tricks of Chen Huaian and the Tubo barbarians, I will not be able to see through them." You don’t deserve to sit on this dragon chair!”

"Draw up the decree!"

"I ordered General Guo Dingfang, the general of Zhenxi, and Li Jingyu, the flying general, to immediately lead their troops to attack Longcheng and Yunzhou when they received the order, and told them -"

"The first battle is the decisive battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle!"

Then, Zhao Qian added: "In addition, the army will stop resting and set off early tomorrow morning, rushing to Yunzhou to join forces with Li Jingyu's Huben Army."

"The imperial court's counter-rebellion army must work together in one go, and must not leave Chen Huaian and the Longcheng rebels time to breathe!"

"According to the order!"

...

The next day.

As the sky dimmed, King Chen Huaian of the Jin Dynasty, who was in Wuzhou City, received urgent information from the vanguard scouts - the 200,000 Japanese soldiers marching to Youzhou, and the 20,000 Imperial Forest Army of Emperor Zhao Qian set off in advance, as planned The march route started towards Yingzhou.

At this moment, only 20 hours had passed since Chen Huaian led his army to Wuzhou.

Chen Huaian made a decisive decision and ordered the entire army to stop resting and regrouping and set off immediately.

As soon as Haishi arrived, Longcheng Jingnan's army was fully equipped.

Chen Huaian, riding a yellow gelding, stood proudly in front of the formation of the three armies.

Behind them are Tiefutu, Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and Qin Ruishi who formed a formation.

Liu Xinwu, King of Wuning, and Liu Ziyu, the general of Wuzhou City's Huben Army, went out of the city to see each other off.

With tears in his eyes, Liu Xinwu looked at Chen Huaian with excitement and said, "Huai'an, if my uncle were ten years younger, I would have gone to Tumu Fort with you no matter what I said today, whip the foolish emperor, and intercept and kill the traitor!"

After saying that, Liu Xinwu shook his head unwillingly and continued: "What can I do, time is not forgiving!"

The general on the side, Liu Ziyu, could not hide his excitement. He eagerly took the initiative and said: "His Royal Highness, King Jin, or let the last general come to His Highness's tent and become a vanguard general!"

"Although the two thousand soldiers under the general's command are not as brave as the army under His Highness, they are by no means greedy for life and afraid of death."

"The last general has been in Wuzhou all year round, and he knows the Tumubao area very well. If I am lucky enough to serve His Highness, I will never delay Jingnan's army to retreat!"

Hahaha!

Facing Liu Xinwu and Liu Ziyu's heartfelt words as a father and son, Chen Huaian, who was riding on the yellow gelding, just laughed heartily.

Then, he bowed his hands to the two of them and said: "Uncle Shi, General Liu, I appreciate your kindness, but for me, it is far better for you to stay in Wuzhou City than to follow me to Tumu. Fort battle is important!”

"so--"

Chen Huaian changed the topic and said domineeringly: "When I return victorious, I will get drunk with you all before I stop!"

"gone!"

After saying that, Chen Huaian turned his horse's head and said sternly: "Pass the order from this king to the whole army and move forward!"

"The general will get the order!"

Soon, more than 33,000 Longcheng troops, facing the morning light of the rising sun after the snow, left Wuzhou City in an orderly manner on their war horses and headed straight for the Tumu Fort more than 200 miles away.

at the same time.

General Huo Qubing, who personally led the tiger and leopard cavalry vanguard scouts, also successfully eliminated the scouts left by the flying general Li Jingyu in the Tumubao area, and completely eradicated the mobile guard posts of Emperor Zhao Qian and the rebel army.

"Report——"

"General, we have found traces of enemy troops ahead!"