Han Dao world

"It's also possible." Zhang Yang sneered: "A group of defeated generals can only dominate in places where we Han people don't go. When we kill them someday, no matter whether they are camels or horses, they will all be killed and eaten. .”

Just as he was talking, someone came to report, and an envoy from the court arrived with the emperor's edict.

Zhang Yang raised his brows, and suddenly regained his energy, and went down the tower in three steps at a time.

Not long after, Zhang Yang's roar came from the city.

"The whole army is assembled, ready to go—"

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golden city.

Han Sui was leaning on the table, holding a wine glass in one hand and a scroll in the other, reading with great interest.

"Report! The envoy of the Son of Heaven has arrived!"

Startled, Han Sui turned over and sat up, almost knocking over the jug on the table.

Footsteps sounded again and again, and the envoy of the Son of Heaven had already entered the hall, full of travel and dust, with a leather bag on his back.He walked to the main seat, turned to the south, took out the imperial edict from his bag, and held it up high.

"Here is the edict of the Son of Heaven, please accept it from General Zhenxi."

Han Sui quickly stood up, straightened his clothes, and bowed to salute. "Marquis of Jincheng, general of Zhenxi, minister Sui, accept the imperial edict."

The envoy sent the edict to Han Sui, and Han Sui picked up a pen, signed the edict receipt, and ordered someone to take the emissary to rest.He opened the imperial edict, read it again, twitched the corners of his mouth, and pondered for a moment.

"General Anxi, please come, hurry up!"

Not long after, Cheng Gongying came in a hurry, and his eyes lit up after reading the imperial edict. "General, what is there to discuss about this, of course it is to send troops, and the sooner the better."

"There are quite a few Xianbei people." Han Sui said in a deep voice, "Several tribes put together will have no fewer troops than Fuluo Han."

"But the court today is not the court of last year." Cheng Gongying said anxiously: "The emperor stayed in Xiu Tuze for more than half a year, didn't he just wait for this day? The central Xianbei has surrendered, defeating the main force of the western Xianbei can at least save Liangzhou five In the year of Taiping, the trade routes in the Western Regions can be reopened."

Han Sui looked at Cheng Gongying and was surprised. "You are so confident?"

Cheng Gongying smiled. "General, you should be very clear about what kind of person the emperor is. If you are not sure, he will do this?"

Han Sui thought for a moment, then nodded. "In this case, then assemble the army and prepare to go out."

Chapter 504 Before the Great War

"Your Majesty, two more wolf riders have returned with military letters." Cao Ang stepped forward and put the blood-stained military letters on the case.

Liu Xie raised his head from a pile of documents and took over the military documents. "How is the injury?"

"Seriously injured, but in good spirits. They said that after entering Zhangye's kingdom, they met a few women who were rescued by them before. They took good care of them all the way, and they didn't have to worry about food and drink. They just fed them directly. The Imperial Medical Office also said that the wounds were treated well. , otherwise it will be disabled."

"Okay, let them heal their wounds with peace of mind." Liu Xie picked up the book knife and opened the military book.

"Wei." Cao Ang responded, turned around and left the tent.

"Wait." Liu Xie suddenly called.

Cao Ang turned around in response, and stepped back to the original place, as if he had never left.

"Please come here as servant Jia." Liu Xie said, stood up, walked to the map, and quickly found the location of Junji Mountain.

"Wei." Cao Ang went out again.

Cai Yan, who was sitting by the side, put down the paperwork she was processing, took out a pen and ink, and fetched new paper.She knows that this is a new situation, and it is likely that it needs to be recorded in the daily life note.

Liu Xie turned to look at Cai Yan. "Ling Shi, I will be very busy recently, let Yuan Quan and Wang Yi help."

"Wei." Cai Yan responded and got up to make arrangements.

Not long after, Jia Xu pushed the tent and entered, and walked straight to Liu Xie. "Your Majesty, what's new?"

Liu Xie handed the military book in his hand to Jia Xu, his eyes still wandering around Junji Mountain. "The wolf rider turned back again. We have to lead the wild wolf by the nose for a few rounds. We have more time to mobilize our troops."

Jia Xu quickly read the military book and sighed softly. "This should be Huang Yi's decision. In this expedition, he crossed a distance that would take others three to five years to cross in one step. It is already a suitable military plan."

"Not only qualified, but also excellent." Liu Xie laughed: "It's beyond my expectations to be able to have such a big picture in a dangerous situation."

"His efforts will be worthwhile if he can win His Majesty's words." Jia Xu paused, and then said: "I hope other people can also perform well."

"The battle is imminent, it's time for them to try their minions, follow the scouts to find out the news."

"That's right." Jia Xu was right in his arms, and turned around to make arrangements.

Almost all of the [-] students in the first phase were from Liangzhou, but it turned out that Huang Yi, a native of Kanto, was brilliant. It would be unrealistic to say that Jia Xu had no regrets in his heart.Even from the imperial court's point of view, he also hoped that Liangzhou could come up with some excellent military strategies, so that Huang Yi would not be allowed to be unique and affect the people's hearts and morale in Liangzhou.

These students are Liangzhou's hope. If they don't have self-confidence and think they are inferior to the Kanto people, how can the Liangzhou army have the confidence to meet the expectations of the emperor and become the invincible king's division?

"Wolf riders restrain the wild wolf tribe, and we will have more time to fight a war of annihilation and ensure peace for ten years." Liu Xie reached out and tapped Junji Mountain. "When the Xianbei people retreat, they will definitely pass through this place. This time, they must pursue at least as far as this place. Horses and supplies must be added, and the soldiers who pursue the pursuit must also be selected to be able to fight hard."

Jia Xu stared at the map with narrowed eyes. "The pursuit task can be handed over to the soldiers of the county. They are not equipped enough, but they are familiar with the environment. The people in Zhang, Zhangye and Jiuquan, in particular, have had the most contact with the Xianbei people and have suffered a lot from them. If there is a chance for revenge, they will not back down .”

Liu Xie pondered, Yuan Quan and Wang Yi walked in, bowed and saluted, and sat down beside the case that Cai Yan had prepared.

Liu Xie suddenly said, "Wang Yi, is Aunt Yang in the camp?"

Wang Yi stood up. "Go back to Your Majesty, yes."

"How is the training result?"

"It's not bad. Except for the poor reading, the other progresses are very fast."

"Let her go back to Jiuquan, find her elder brother Yang Aruo, recruit rangers, and get ready to go out to pursue the fort. The more people the better, the beheaded more than ten can join the army without a test."

"Wei." Wang Yi got up and went out.

Jia Xu stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.The emperor was busy but not chaotic, and his reaction was extremely fast. He knew the situation in Liangzhou well.

"Your Majesty, if you want to kill them all, I'm afraid the rangers from the counties are not enough. It's better to transfer the Zhenxi General Han Sui to live in Yanze."

Liu Xie remained motionless and silent.

After Han Yin entered Guanzhong, Han Sui's cultivation of Cheng Gongying was obviously intensified.Although Jia Xu's suggestion was not stated clearly, the meaning was very clear. He hoped that Cheng Gongying would be separated from Han Sui's subordinates, just like Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were separated from Lu Bu's subordinates.

Han Sui is old, and has great ambitions and talents, so he can't afford the future of Liangzhou.

He is not an ally for Jia Xu to realize his ideals, but a potential obstacle.

Liu Xie doesn't like Han Sui either, but he doesn't want to touch Han Sui yet.For him, it might be the best ending if Han Sui can get out of his life, or even die.

Haste makes waste, Liangzhou needs a smooth transition, and the younger generation also needs time to grow up.

After a long time, Liu Xie let out a sigh of relief. "The troops are limited, so the priority is to defeat the main force of the Xianbei people and defend Xiu Tuze. When chasing, it is not too late to consider other troops."

"Just as His Majesty said." Jia Xu did not insist, and readily agreed.

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As batch after batch of wolf riders returned to Xiutuze, the atmosphere of war became more and more intense. Everyone knew that the battle was imminent, and it was the main force of Xianbei from the west who came.

The exact troop strength is not yet clear, but there are always tens of thousands of cavalry.

It's just that this number didn't cause too much tension, on the contrary, it disappointed some soldiers.

Only a few thousand?Xianbei in the west is really not good.

The soldiers and civilians of the Hulu on the grassland were one, and those who could mount a horse and lead a bow were warriors, so a slightly larger tribe had thousands or even tens of thousands of horses.But for the Han people, this calculation method is too fake. They usually only count real soldiers, that is, young and strong.

Calculated by this method, the strength of the Xianbei people must be at least half.

When Fu Luohan entered the fortress, he claimed to have 20 people and [-] to [-] riders. Wasn't he killed in the end?

A wolf can't ride more than a hundred people, and it can kill them badly.

Faced with this sentiment, Liu Xie held meetings many times and asked the generals to abandon this thought of underestimating the enemy.The troops of Xianbei in the west may have water, but they came prepared, and they must not have even a little bit of luck, and it is not advisable to underestimate the enemy.

At any time, facing any opponent, it is a taboo for military strategists to underestimate the enemy.

Under Liu Xie's repeated emphasis, this emotion was finally brought under control.

But Liu Xie did not dare to relax.These people around him are all carefully selected elites, and they will show such immature performance.How arrogant will the soldiers led by Han Sui, Ma Chao and others be?

He discussed with Jia Xu, selected some students, and assigned them to various departments to assist the school captains and captains of the battalions to do ideological work, conduct necessary pre-war mobilization, and avoid negative emotions that underestimate the enemy or fear war.

Jia Xu agreed with Liu Xie's opinion, but he also said that the students will play a part, but very limited.What really works is actual combat.Before the final decisive battle comes, some soldiers should be arranged to fight first to find out the strength of the opponent.

Liu Xie agreed, and Ma Chao, who arrived first, rushed forward a hundred miles to meet the enemy first.

Chapter 505

The main water source of Xiutuze comes from the valley water in the south mountain, and there is almost no water in the north side.A hundred miles away is the desert, not even a single dead grass can be seen.

Ma Chao reined in the reins, glanced at the boundless desert, and suddenly said "oh".

"The Son of Heaven is showing weakness to lure the enemy."

Pound on the side looked at Ma Chao puzzled, not knowing where his emotion came from.The Son of Heaven sent horses to fight hundreds of miles ahead. It was obviously a show of strength, so why did it become a show of weakness?

Ma Chao raised his whip, his body undulating with the horse's movement.

"For example, when two people compete in martial arts, the weaker often holds his sword and points forward, so that the enemy cannot easily get close. The real master stays still, and even keeps his sword out of its sheath. Only when the enemy is close to him, does he violently rise up and draw his sword to injure the enemy. All in an instant. The emperor has elite cavalry and armored cavalry, who are not afraid of melee combat, but let us rush forward for hundreds of miles to meet the enemy, isn't it a deliberate show of weakness?"

Pound was thoughtful. "So, our task is not to block, but to lure the enemy."

Ma Chao nodded slightly, and then said: "Although this is the case, it cannot be defeated in one blow. It will definitely make the Xianbei people feel that we want to fight to the death but cannot win." He sighed. "If I had known this, I would not have accepted this task."

Pound smiled bitterly.Ma Chao didn't talk much along the way, so that's what he was thinking about?

He was just a little puzzled, why didn't the emperor directly explain, and Ma Chao had to think for himself.If Ma Chao didn't think clearly, or thought wrongly, wouldn't it be a big mistake?

"Captain, I'll take someone to set up security."

"Go." Ma Chao turned over and dismounted, and the knights who followed him dismounted to let the horse rest and save horsepower.

Pound led the hundred cavalry, observing the terrain while walking, looking for a suitable position for posting.He galloped up a sand dune, looked around, nodded with satisfaction, and pointed to the two knights.

"You two stay here."

The two knights complied, got off their horses, and were about to send the horses down the dune when suddenly the dune moved, revealing two figures.

"Who?" Pound and the others subconsciously pulled out their sabers, ready to fight.

"My own people." The two men said as they lifted their white cloaks to reveal the crimson battle jackets inside. The badge on the left chest showed that they were scouts from the Weiwei Battalion.

"You are..." Pang De breathed a sigh of relief, but remained on high alert.

"The scout of Weiwei Battalion, I'm Li Quan, he's Ma Yuan, I've met the general."

The two soldiers took out their badges and handed them to Pound.Pound took the waist card and looked at it, and he was sure, and then asked his subordinates to put away the weapons.

"Why are you here?"

"I was ordered to scout the enemy, and Team Jiang arranged for the two of us to guard here." Li Quan said: "General, within [-] miles, you don't need to arrange guards. Team Jiang has already arranged it."

"Team Ginger?"

"Our temporary captain, Jiang Jiong."

"Hanyang Jiang Jiong Jiang Zhongyi?" Pang De knew Jiang Jiong, a descendant of the Jiang family with four surnames in Tianshui.But he had heard that Jiang Jiong had served as a county lieutenant and had made great contributions in the battle to pacify Song Jian. How could he become a small captain?

It can't be the same name, right?

"Yes." Li Quan seemed to know what Pound was thinking, but without explaining, he took out a horn from his pocket and blew it vigorously.Ma Yuan gestured to the side.

After a while, horns sounded in the distance, and someone also made gestures.

After a while, horns sounded from farther away.

"You rely on this to pass the news?" Pound glanced, secretly startled.There are people in several places where he thinks it is necessary to arrange guards, but he didn't notice it at all before.

Li Quan simply responded without saying anything, and leaned back again, covering himself with sand.

Pound winked at the two subordinates who were about to be arranged here. "You two stay here, listen to the instructions of these two, and learn." He cupped his hands to Li Quan and Ma Yuan who were lying in the sand: "Please call me more."

"Don't dare." Li Quan gestured and pointed to the bunker a few steps away. "You guys lie down here first."

The two knights were ordered to bury themselves in the sand following Li Quan and Ma Yuan's example.

Pound nodded again, and led his subordinates away.He walked to a few more suitable places, and also met the scouts arranged by Jiang Jiong, leaving a few people behind, and then returned to Ma Chao's side.

Ma Chao had heard the sound of the horn, and listened to Pound's story, thinking deeply. "Jiang Zhongyi is really willing to be Mr. Jia's disciple. Instead of being a majestic county captain, he came to be a student."

"You mean, Jiang Zhongyi was one of the first batch of students?" Pang De only then realized.

Ma Chao nodded and looked up into the distance. "Huang Yi, who went out with the wolf rider, is also one of the first batch of students. I heard that the emperor is very satisfied with him. Mr. Jia arranged for Jiang Zhongyi to inquire about the news. I am afraid that there is a meaning of comparison with Huang Yi. The students of this batch are originally for Liangzhou In cultivating talents, we cannot let the Kanto people become champions.”

"Tsk tsk, these two are really rivals. One is the son-in-law of the Yuan family in Jiangxia, who can let go of his identity and hang out with a group of horse thieves. The other is the son of the Jiang family with four surnames in Tianshui. Do it, be willing to be a student."