Realm of Power

In the Yangshui area, Deyang, as news spread that the incoming enemy might be the Imperial Army in the north of the river, the originally sloppy Central and Bian army suddenly became more regimented in the past few days, and a large number of checkpoints were added near Deyang. The young officer leading the team no longer dressed casually, but put on a battle jacket. The iron plate on the leather armor was polished brightly. He carried a sword on his waist all day long and walked around nearby. The lax soldiers shouted loudly,

After this cleansing, the atmosphere of an army suddenly appeared.

In the main camp hall of the army, the commanders of each army were sitting upright.

Tang Shui, who was sitting on the main seat, took a deep breath, glanced at the faces of the generals, and said in a deep voice, "It is basically certain that the enemy who attacked us should be the emperor in the north of the river, because according to reliable information, the enemy is in the north of the river. The Imperial Army in the north of the river has indeed crossed the big river, and the leading cavalry among them have reached Dengzhou and other places outside Yanghe, which is completely consistent with the scope of the attack on our army."

"Is it the emperor?"

"What's going on?" The generals all looked ugly. According to the attack reports a few days ago, they thought it was the work of refugees. Therefore, after receiving Tang Shui's order to reduce the army's defense, they all thought that Tang Shui, the forbidden man, was responsible for the attack. The general who was the commander of the Guards Army was just making a fuss. He had never seen the world. It was no child's play for an army of 100,000 people to retreat. It turned out that the defense line of 70 to 80 miles was spread out. Just because of this order, only 100,000 soldiers were left. It’s less than twenty miles down.

"General, there is nothing wrong with the intelligence. Why did the empire suddenly attack us?"

Among the generals, Luzhou General Lu Dingchang was the first to be unable to sit still. He was the first to stand up and ask. Lu Dingchang was wearing a thick black armor and had a majestic appearance. Under a pair of thick eyebrows, his eyes were burning and he was full of momentum. The Luzhou Army is the most elite unit among the Central and Southern Army. Specially responsible for suppressing the southern mountainous areas, it is a sharp knife used by Zhongbia to intimidate the southern mountainous areas. Although the armaments and equipment are not top-notch, they are still sophisticated. In the two imperial capital battles, the Luzhou Army did not participate in the war. Later, the Song clan came to dominate the court. The Luzhou Army had just withdrawn from the south, so it was the most confident among the armies.

"It should be related to the court detaining the entire Li family."

Tang Shui snorted with a stern expression. Once he said this kind of thing, he felt angry once. Even if the war broke out out of nowhere, but for some unexplainable reason, the 100,000-strong Chinese and Bian army was only Neng waited here, glanced at the confused generals, and continued, "Li Tai died during the detention, and now the person in charge of the empire at Dijing West Road is Li Tai's daughter Li Yuehua. I think everyone should understand Alright"

"hiss!"

In the hall, there was a sound of gasping

"how so?"

"The Li family was actually detained by the entire clan. Master Li Tai is dead! When did it happen?"

There was a low discussion, and Luzhou Army General Lu Dingxiang's face turned even more ashen, and his clenched fingers made a rattling sound. No wonder the empire suddenly went south with all its strength, assuming a posture of wanting to fight a life-or-death battle with Zhongbia. The invisible multi-line attack, within one day, smashed the local defense line of the Central Asian Army into a sieve, almost to the point of defeat. The whole front retreated. If General Tang Shui had not made a decisive decision and ordered the entire army to immediately move closer with Deyang as the center, the situation would have been even worse. Everyone originally thought that the empire was provoking unreasonably, but who knew that it was Zhongbia who was wrong. This news is really true. It was so sudden. Even the generals of each army felt a little lucky, as if they had been poured with ice water at this moment.

"I originally thought that the emperor was just planning to make a small fuss, but I didn't expect that it would become so big!

"Who says it's not the case? This time I was really killed by the civil servants in the court!"

"What kind of madness are these ministers going to? The revenge of killing their father, and the life and death of the whole family, even if it were anyone else, they would definitely be furious, let alone the person in charge of the empire in Central Asia. It's a pity that After leaving the Li family, they have devoted themselves to the Zhongbia court for hundreds of years, but in the end they ended up like this. If there wasn't another Li family outside, I'm afraid the whole family would have been quietly wiped out long ago. "Luzhou General Lu Ding went to He cursed in a low voice even more angrily.

A general with a gloomy face stood up from his seat and said with a ferocious expression, "Lu Dingchang, what do you mean? The detention of the Li clan is His Majesty's order. The Li clan colluded with foreign clans and betrayed the interests of China and Libya. The evidence is conclusive and all His Majesty has been detaining and awaiting punishment for his crimes for many years. Don’t think we don’t know. Your Luzhou Army is just a local army, but it is able to maintain its position as the leader of a region. Isn't it because Li Tai said a word for you at the court meeting that year, which allowed you to gain exclusive military and financial rights in Luzhou like the rebellious Long family? , Otherwise, what qualifications does a mere Luzhou Army have to stand here and talk to us!"

"Haha, who did I think it was? It turned out to be a dog." Lu Ding looked at the general with a mocking look on his face. "What a great friendship for many years. If it weren't for Li Long, I don't know where your majesty is now." Well, now that His Majesty has returned south, he has thanked the Li family in this way. It is really an eye-opener! If it is to resist the enemy's southward advance, Even if all of his Luzhou army died in battle, he would not hesitate, but it was to protect the private fields of the ministers. It has nothing to do with my Luzhou. The tens of thousands of Luzhou children have no responsibility to sacrifice their lives for the private fields of the ministers. This water, I The Luzhou army is in danger. If you want to stay, you can stay by yourself." Lu Ding stood up and walked out of the military tent directly.

Go to Luding, you actually misunderstood His Majesty's will, and you actually sympathized with the Li family who colluded with foreigners. I will report everything today to His Majesty word for word. Just wait! ! "The general who was ridiculed by Lu Dingxiang saw that Lu Dingxiang was not mocking him at all, and his whole body was shaking with anger. When other generals saw him like this, they all chose to ignore him.

This general is called Ji Xianggu. Although he is also a military official, he has always regarded himself as the eyes and ears of the court ministers. He has no fighting skills. He has not even been on the battlefield for several years. The Long family retreated to the southwest in order to monitor The remaining Central Asian troops were sent by the court ministers. It was called the liaison between the army and the court. In fact, it was to help the court ministers keep an eye on these private fields.

Not to mention that powerful military leaders like Lu Dingchang looked down upon such people, even other generals also disdained them. As Lu Dingchang said, this is just a dog.

"General, the war is about to begin. I'm afraid that arresting Lu Dingqu without authorization will cause fluctuations in the army. It is true that Lu Dingqu is the local military leader, but the Luzhou Army controls the entire Luzhou. Although it is not as domineering as the Long family, But it’s not something that can be insulted casually.”

"Yes, in fact, Lu Ding was loyal to His Majesty in the past. He had such a reaction not only because the Li family once supported the Luzhou Army, but also because the Luzhou Army owed the Li family a great favor. The Yelu family had He led 300,000 grassland people southward, and once surrounded tens of thousands of Luzhou troops in Yanzhou. It was Li Tai who made the emperor change his mind about defending Yanzhou and agreed to the Luzhou army's withdrawal from Yanzhou, which was able to save the Luzhou army. Otherwise, in Yanzhou, although the Luzhou Army was not dead, it had definitely lost its foundation. "Some people among the generals kept standing up to plead for mercy, and Tang Shui's face also looked better. I have to admit that among these generals, the real The ones who can fight are not the flattering generals who hug the court, but the generals in front of them who understand the situation. In addition to being related to the court ministers, they still sympathize with the Li family.

After all, the Li family advocated all-out resistance in both catastrophes in the Imperial Capital. Moreover, when the military ministers were criticized for the disastrous defeat in the Imperial Capital, it was Li Long, a son of the Li family, who gave up the civil service and became a military official. Among the military ministers who looked down upon them, they supported the generals to continue fighting.

The ministers in the court only knew how to command from behind, and scolded Fang Qiu in front of a map. They really thought that every enemy was under the feather fan, and their oars and oars were reduced to ashes. How many of them had actually been on the battlefield? What is a bloody battlefield? Have you ever seen a winch for human flesh, with human blood flowing like a stream? It was the generals fighting bloody battles on the front line. Through Sanjia, the victory was due to the civilian command. The defeat was the fault of the military ministers' unfavorable command. After Li Long took charge of the military cabinet, he withstood the random command from the civilian officials and allowed the soldiers behind him to do so. In the battle in Hangzhou, both sides were equally capable of killing each other. If the emperor hadn't suddenly escaped, the Yelu family would not have been able to defeat them when they went south to Linhang.

"The matter of going to Luding will be postponed. Let's talk about it. What should our army do this time?"

Tang Shui's eyes flickered. He was born as the commander of the Royal Guards. His status was high and he belonged to the Tang clan. However, a battle of this level had never happened before. The total number of the Royal Guards was only 3,000. , excluding those who are taking advantage of their free time, there are more than two thousand people, and now it is a battle of 100,000 people. With such a big jump, Tang Shui himself was in a mess. Fortunately, although these generals were not outstanding figures, they had been in conflicts with the grassland people for several years. Those who had no ability had already fed the grassland people. The butcher's knife is gone, and the remaining people can also be regarded as good generals and veterans who have recovered from the great waves in the Central Asian army.

"General, if it is the Yelu family who is going south this time, our army will not be afraid, but if it is the Emperor's family, my subordinates will be determined to avoid the edge for the time being." A general hesitated and said in a solemn voice, "

"Temporarily avoid the edge?" Tang Shui grinned coldly. "It was so easy to say it before, but then it was immediately recommended to evacuate. What does it mean!" General, the Yelu family and the empire are completely different. How can our army The reason for fighting against the Yelu family was because the fight lasted for a long time and everyone was in control. After mastering some knowledge, even the Yelu family of the grassland, which was once powerful at the time, only stopped at the southern edge of the Great River Road. It seemed that it was stagnant because of the tragic defeat of Yanzhou, but in fact it was also because our army was becoming more and more adaptable to the grassland people. Tactics greatly reduced the grassland army's breakthrough ability. At the end of the war, it finally came to nothing, but the empire and our army have never fought against each other. Since the battle of Onnatso two years ago, the empire entered Central Asia and even scared away the grassland royal court in the north. Last year in the empire wilderness battle During the war, hundreds of thousands of grassland people in the northwest are still in front of the chariot of imperial expansion. Being swept away in one fell swoop, hundreds of thousands of grassland people became vassals of the empire. The situation of the Yelu family, which was at its peak, was reversed and fell into division. The Southwest Long family army, which rose like a hurricane, showed overwhelming combat power when it marched north. In the end, it was also Kaishan was powerfully crushed by the emperor "

"Although I don't want to admit it, the combat power of the Long Family Army is enough to represent the pinnacle of our Central Asian Army, but how can we even defeat the Long Family Army?" The general said with a trembling voice with a defeated face, "What's more, when the Empire fought with the Long Family, it was still We defeated the Long family with inferior forces, and now, it seems that we are at a disadvantage."

"You mean we can't win, so we should just give up on the Yangshui area?" Tang Shui reached out and touched his nose. He also felt that staying in Yangshui to fight the imperial army was a very stupid act. In terms of geography, , as the largest grain-producing area, the land of Yangshui has a large impact level It turned out that it was almost a perfect battlefield for the sturdy imperial cavalry, and the Central Asian army was completely a pure infantry army. However, even General Tang Shui did not dare to do so without receiving orders from the court. He ordered the army to abandon the Yangshui area, so this seemed very passive! The imperial army has moved south, as if a sharp knife hanging high has been slashed towards the neck. Before speaking, one must try his best to move the neck away. And this neck that is fatal to others, if it is other The place is fine. If you can't fight, you can still run away, but it happens to be the Yangshui area in front of you. Tang Shui knows that if he really abandons the Yangshui area, he may not have a chance to return to the court!

"General, I clearly know that the emperor is coming towards Yangshui, but I am the second runner-up with a hundred thousand dollars, but I can't choose to retreat and give way to the edge. I can only die in Yangshui and wait for the emperor to crush me... please..." The general is decisive." The general looked at Tang Shui's hesitant expression and begged loudly,

"Please be decisive, General"

Other generals also stood up to fight against the empire, but they really didn't know what to do.

"It's so funny. You guys are actually our generals in Zhongbia. No wonder you were beaten to a pulp by the prairie people in the two battles of the Imperial Capital. In the end, it's you who are greedy for life and afraid of death." Ji Xianggu stood alone on the side, looking at He glanced at the generals, with a hint of contempt in his mouth, and said disapprovingly, "You know, these fields are private fields of the court ministers. If something goes wrong, can you handle it? In fact, what if the emperor goes south? , I don’t believe that the emperor really dares to attack us, they are just some cavalry. We have an army of 100,000 and have local advantages. As long as we can keep these grains, all the generals will benefit!" "Ji Xianggu! "The generals looked angry. What time is it? The imperial army may come over at any time. If they don't evacuate, they may have no chance. This time Ji Xianggu still wants to let the army protect his private land!

The door of the "Brush" hall was pushed open from the outside, and a messenger cavalry covered in dust walked in from the outside. There was a red flag of the military newspaper behind him. He walked to Tang Shui who was sitting on the main seat and handed over a copy of the message. The order letter was handed over with both hands, "Sir, the court's order is that the army must protect the food in the Yangshui area no matter what."