The next day.
The sky was bright, and the sky that had been filled with snowflakes for three days finally became clear.
The rays of the morning sun shone on the snow, reflecting dazzling colorful rays of light, which made the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army who got out of the tent feel the warmth of their eyes again.
Yunyang finished organizing the raid on the Turks. Under the clear weather, the golden eagle once again spread its wings and soared away.
The Queen and Huyan Yunyao were still gathering troops and horses to prepare for the arrival of the dragon's troops.
The Northern Expedition army led by Yunyang, fed on dry food and filled with snow and water, after a short period of repair, directly launched an attack on Shibi's tribe a few miles away.
After Zhuo Lu and Mulsha discovered the traces of the Northern Expeditionary Army, although they had the opportunity to escape, they still did not escape the pursuit of the high-quality scouts of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
He was eventually captured alive near the Shibibu Ranch.
However, although Zhuo Lu and the two men were captured alive without bringing the news of the discovery of the dragon's soldiers and horses back to the tribe, their delay in returning still aroused Shi Bibu's vigilance.
It is not ruled out that the two of them stayed in the Sheep Department as guests. However, based on the speculation about the wolf pack, the reconnaissance operations of the Condor Shooters of the Ship Department all the way to the east completely exposed the fact that the Dalong soldiers and horses were coming to make a surprise attack. fact.
For a time, Shi Bibu was in a state of panic and began to prepare a series of defense plans.
Knowing that their whereabouts had been exposed, the Northern Expedition army no longer concealed its traces and directly launched a charge against Shi Bibu.
After several tentative battles, Yunyang and the others had a rough understanding of Shibi's military strength.
Just over 50,000, and around 70,000 to 80,000 are already the maximum strength that Shibibu can produce.
Seeing that the strength of Shibibu's troops was not much different from what he and others expected, Yunyang and the others began to discuss the plan to march into the Turkic Royal Court while directing their troops to attack Shibibu's troops and horses.
"According to the sentry report, most of the battles in the Shibi tribe are mainly harassment. It is obvious that our raid has probably spread to the Turkic royal court.
And Shi Bibu has been mainly engaged in raids this morning. The soldiers who came to disturb our initiative to attack prove that they are deliberately blocking our march to the royal court.
I speculate that although the Turkic Royal Court is now aware of our raid, as far as the current situation is concerned, except for the soldiers and horses belonging to the Royal Court and the remnant soldiers of the Jin Kingdom who may join forces with them, they are currently able to summon them in a short time The military strength is not considerable.
In this way, I feel that I have left a considerable number of troops to deal with the Shibi tribe in their own way and support them in rushing to the aid of the Turkic Royal Court. The remaining troops gathered at the Turkic Royal Court to launch the main attack. The plan is completely ready for implementation.
Does any of you have any different suggestions? "
"We have no objection, please give the order, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Zhang Mo obeys the order!"
"The general is here!"
"Based on the current number of cavalry of Shibi tribe, I plan to leave half of your Anxi Protectorate's troops and 50,000 troops from the Western Regions. A total of about 120,000 troops will be commanded by you to hold Shibi tribe down. There are about 70,000 or even 80,000 troops. When my main army attacks the Turkic royal court, you and the Shibi tribe fight independently.
If they can be killed, they will be killed. If they cannot be killed, they will be pursued all the way, harassing and blocking them, making it impossible for them to rush to the aid of the Turkic royal court and complete the combined forces.
Do you have any objection? "
"The last general takes command!"
Yunyang handed a military talisman to Zhang Mo: "The soldiers and horses of your Anxi Protectorate and the Six Guards of the New Army are both cavalry. Which one is stronger will depend on the Turks.
Go ahead and don't embarrass your father. "
"I will retire at the end."
"Gumo Road, Nahan Tower... you follow our commander to meet the enemy."
The generals from the reinforcements from the Western Regions whose names were called by Zhang Mo nodded respectfully: "Follow the order!"
"Everyone, as long as Cheng Kai and the others complete the encirclement, even if we exclude the troops stationed in some important terrains of the Jin Kingdom and the troops escorting prisoners, we still have 600,000 combatable troops gathered in the Turkic Royal Court.
Even if the Turkic Royal Court is supported by the remaining soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, we still have a huge advantage in terms of military strength.
Whether I, the dragon, can unify the world depends on this battle. "
"mighty!"
"mighty!"
"mighty!"
"Generals, obey the order!"
"I'm waiting!"
"The whole army marches out, quickly joins forces with the deputy commander Wan Mingliang, and the whole army attacks the Turkic royal court!"
"Got the order!"
Yunyang and others glanced at the mottled red spots left on the snow not long ago, looked at the soldiers and horses from both sides fighting in the field, and led the troops straight to the Turkic Royal Court.
The war in Yunyang and others to raid the Turkic royal court was in full swing.
Liu Mingzhi, who was recuperating in the King's Mansion in Yingzhou, northern Xinjiang, received the second imperial edict from the capital one day later.
The person who conveyed the order was no longer Xiao Dezi, the eunuch beside Li Ye, but an old friend of Liu Mingzhi who had a fairly good relationship with him in the past.
Zeng Hai.
Zeng Hai, Li Baiyu's personal servant and former chief executive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
That old friend who was often referred to as Xiao Haizi by Lao Zhou.
The content of the imperial edict brought by Zeng Hai is very similar to the content of the imperial edict brought by Xiao Dezi last time.
In the final analysis, it was all about letting Liu Mingzhi return to Beijing to serve as regent. Compared with the previous imperial edict, the imperial edict brought by Zeng Hai contained more heartfelt words from Li Ye.
It is not known whether these heartfelt remarks are true or false.
Regarding the arrival of Zeng Hai, an old friend, Liu Mingzhi received him sincerely with great enthusiasm.
After chatting about the past, the two of them, who had been sighing for a long time, got down to business.
After Zeng Hai read out the imperial edict, Liu Mingzhi once again rejected the imperial edict with words that caused Chao Gang to collapse due to physical discomfort and fear of being unworthy of virtue.
In the main hall of the palace, Zeng Hai drank fine tea and looked at Liu Dashao sitting on the main seat with a disappointed look, his pulse being checked by an old man with white hair and beard.
This old man is not Sai Hua Tuo, but Chu Renxin, the royal medical master who went to northern Xinjiang with Zeng Hai.
In the past, Liu Mingzhi also had dealings with Li Ye when he was poisoned.
But he never expected that Li Ye would send him here together.
Did Li Ye think that he was pretending to be ill before?
After drinking tea, Chu Renxin withdrew the fingers on Liu Mingzhi's wrist and looked at Zeng Hai, nodded and shook his head subconsciously.
"Mr. Chu, what do you mean by this? I can tell you that King Bingjian's body is worth a fortune. You can't afford to be careless. If a misdiagnosis delays the prince's recovery, we will all have to walk around without food."
"Don't dare, it's just that the prince's pulse is intermittent, and the lack of energy and blood on the prince's face does seem to be seriously ill. However, according to the pulse, the prince's internal organs have been severely damaged. To that extent The trauma..."
"Don't say these things that our family doesn't understand. Just ask, can the prince withstand the fatigue of traveling and driving on the way to Beijing?"
Chu Renxin hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "From my point of view, it is better not to rush back to the capital easily. It would be too risky to rush to the capital with the prince's intermittent pulse.
If something goes wrong, I can't afford it. "
Zeng Hai looked at Liu Mingzhi's face with confusion and said, "Your Majesty, you really can't hold on for a while? Now His Majesty is in trouble with the ministers in the court because of the matter after the establishment of the new country.
Your Majesty urgently hopes that you can return to the capital to help. Since you can't ride a horse, we can take a carriage. With the Imperial Physician of Chu accompanying us, it shouldn't be a problem to return to the capital safely and rest for a while. "
"Ahem..."
Liu Mingzhi coughed a few times, hurriedly covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and shook his head at Zeng Hai with cloudy eyes.
"Old...Old Zeng, if it weren't for me...I am unintentional, I am really powerless!
Phew.........The root of the disease dropped by an autumn rain almost killed me.
With this half-dead state, what can I do when I return to the capital? I have no ability to go to court and participate in politics. If I am provoked by the words of my colleagues again, I might shudder and follow the late emperor.
If the carriage and horses are bumpy and unable to hold up halfway, I would rather stay with my wife and children at the last moment. "
"This... we... Mr. Chu, do you have any way to cure the prince's stubborn illness?"
"Eunuch Zeng, I have already prescribed a prescription for the prince. As long as the prince takes the medicine on time, as far as the prince's current illness is concerned, he can recover in less than half a month, and he can be cured in a month at the latest."
Zeng Hai's eyes lit up: "Seriously."
"As long as the prince takes his medicine on time, there will be almost no changes."
"Okay, you can give the prince a prescription immediately."
"Father-in-law, I already prepared the prescription while you were talking to the prince!"
"Your Majesty, please."
Liu Mingzhi picked up the prescription, looked at it twice, and put it away carefully.
"Thank you, Lord Chu. I will thank you deeply after I recover."
"Don't dare, don't dare, it's your duty!"
Zeng Hai waved his whisk and stood up: "Your Majesty, since you really can't go on your way, I won't bother you anymore. It's time to go back and reply.
We don't have any medical skills, so we can only wish the prince a speedy recovery in advance and keep his grace as before. "
Liu Mingzhi took out a banknote and stuffed it into Zeng Hai's hand, nodding silently.
"Thanks to your good advice, after I recover from the illness, you and I will have a good time over wine."
"We are looking forward to it. Farewell, please take care of yourself."
"No!"
Zeng Hai looked at Liu Mingzhi who was smiling complicatedly, shook his head with a whisk, sighed and walked out of the hall.
Chu Renxin and a group of followers also bowed and followed Zeng Hai out of the house.
After the figures disappeared, Liu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, took out a teacup from the armpit of his left arm and threw it on the table.
He took out the prescription Chu Renxin had prescribed for him and looked at it, looking up at the sky with a look full of regret.
"Do you only have the country in your eyes now? Compared with your grandfather and your father, your country is inhumane!"
