The sun continues to rise high, and the mist between heaven and earth gradually dissipates.
One camp after another was located outside Zezhou City, from south to west to east. Zezhou was surrounded on three sides, with only the north side empty, leaving an escape route.
Regardless of the situation inside the city, flags were flying outside the city. The cavalry scouts were coming in and out of the camp, and they were shouting and neighing, which looked very murderous.
"The scouts in the north have been attacked one after another in the past few days and suffered heavy losses..."
In the big tent, Li Jing was wearing a black narrow-sleeved short-sleeved shirt and a half-armor. She was sitting on the chair behind the handsome man, just silently listening to the reports of the people below.
"Lieutenant General Quinn was killed in the battle, and his two hundred cavalry were almost wiped out. The leader of the team, Luo Xiaobei, only escaped with his life. Among them, the entire northern scout battalion had a total of 300 guns taken away, and nearly 500 men and horses were lost. Apparently, the enemy on the opposite side was If there is a plan to attack, the scouts who are surrounded and killed are usually equipped with muskets...
At the same time, scouts came to report that a large group of Mobei's main force was found heading south in the northwest of Zezhou. There were about 10,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry. They should be the coalition forces of Jin and Mobei. "
Jingxiang was by Li Jing's side all day long as the military minister. Although he was over fifty years old, he was full of energy and was not tired when he spoke.
"Li Keyong must have thought that our scout camp had been cleared before he dared to send the army south to support us. But the military strength must also be limited. The city of Chanzhou in the east was also besieged by General Wang, the governor of Kaifeng, and Liu Jiedu of Jiangzhou in the west A messenger was also sent there, saying that Jiangzhou had broken the city yesterday and was reorganizing its army to march north to Jinzhou.
There was a fire on three sides. If it weren't for the help of the people from Mobei, I'm afraid Li Keyong would have to worry about one thing and lose the other. "
In addition to Jingxiang, the Minister of War, there were dozens of other generals in the tent. As the main force of the Chinese army in the Northern Expedition, the generals were naturally the most equipped.
Zhong Xiaokui, who was next to Shuai Yu, took a map and spread it out in front of Li Jing while Jing Xiang was speaking. He circled the locations where Li Keyong sent south to support the Zezhou troops and whispered from time to time.
Touching the stubble on his chin, Li Jing nodded, looking at the map and thinking deeply.
A general in the tent smacked his lips and exclaimed: "Mobei is really cruel this time. For three hundred muskets, he did not hesitate to sacrifice thousands of elite cavalry... In the bitter cold of Mobei, what can we do after we robbed some muskets?" What's coming out?"
It was mid-May, and there was already a bit of heat in the army. Jingxiang shook the feather fan in his hand and said, "It can only be said that the Queen of Mobei has some foresight and knows the power of firearms."
With that said, he bowed to Li Jing and said, "Your Majesty, the firearm is a sacred weapon. Although its production is complicated, Mobei's move is guaranteed to be prepared. If they can spy on the key points of the firearm... ...I have to guard against it..."
Li Jing raised his head, and then sighed with emotion: "The purpose of equipping the scouts with firearms is to enhance their combat effectiveness. They can easily suppress the elite Huqi from Mobei. I never thought that they would lose their lives so easily."
But Chu Shan below immediately shouted in response:
"It's not like the people from Mobei are playing dirty tricks! Your Majesty, I went to see it. All the brothers in the scout camp were killed with one blow, and the enemy was ruthless. They all attacked from behind! If Mobei hadn't sent out professional experts, I would have How could our scouts be so miserable?"
"If you ask me, we will send a master like Zhong Commander Qian Shi to chop off all the heads in Mobei to see if they dare to pull any dirty tricks!"
Jingxiang coughed, how could someone as big as Chu Shan and Zhong Xiaokui be sent out to do such a risky thing?
"What General Chu said is incorrect. Our camp has special preparations to deal with enemy assassins. How can the Mobei people and the Jin army be less? The masters in the court are all the best, and they must not be taken away and damaged so easily. "
Another counselor in the tent reminded him.
Chu Shan scratched his head and muttered: "Then we can't just let them take advantage..."
Li Jing, who had always been expressionless, finally knocked the handsome man's gum with his hand and said loudly.
"Okay, don't say any more. Neither Mobei nor the Jin army are straw bags. They will not just stand there and let us chop them down. Although some firearms have been lost, the craftsmen of Mobei and Jin will also make them in a short time. If we don’t come out, we should eat these people who are going south now.”
As he spoke, he looked at Jingxiang, who was shaking his feather fan and had a calm expression on his face.
"Do you have any good ideas for the Honorable Minister?"
Jingxiang pondered for a moment, and then asked aloud: "I wonder if Your Majesty wants to win in a wild battle, or by a strange strategy?"
Li Jing was delighted when he heard this and asked: "Why is this a strange plan?"
All the generals in the tent looked at Jingxiang, and saw him stand up, take two steps forward, and then stop in front of the wooden stand with the map hanging on it, pointing with his feather fan at the word "Zezhou" on the map.
"This plan is called, please enter the urn."
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Chanzhou, the main camp in the city.
"Is this why the Queen Mother ordered them to attack and kill Tang Dynasty scouts from thousands of miles away?"
There are several covered oil lamps standing inside the tent. The light shines just right on the long pole objects on the table.
A tall figure reached out and picked it up, holding it upright in front of his eyes and looking at it carefully.
The shell of this weapon looks very shiny under the light, and it feels heavy in the hand, but it is lighter than ordinary guns and knives.
"My son Yao Guang, please don't underestimate this artifact. This thing is not simple. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was able to easily destroy Daliang and defeat Li Keyong's army, which is largely due to this artifact."
In front of the table on the other side of the tent, Shurido, dressed in a light military uniform, looked at the tall, muscular man holding a musket and smiled.
"So that my mother will know about it, and my sons and daughters have heard about it a long time ago. According to rumors, this thing can easily break through iron armor within a hundred steps, and it can still cause damage at a distance of a hundred feet."
"It's really a powerful weapon to defeat the enemy!"
This muscular man in Mobei military uniform is the second son of King Yelu Abaoji of Mobei and the current Marshal of Mobei, Yelu Yaoguang.
According to the agreement, Li Keyong personally guarded Luzhou, and he was responsible for leading the Mobei Army to attack Chanzhou on the eastern front, while Li Siyuan was on the western front in Jinzhou, where the offensive was slower.
Although there is a siege led by Wang Yanzhang outside Chanzhou City, there are only 20,000 Mobei infantry inside the city, and there are tens of thousands of Mobei cavalry outside to provide support at any time, which does not allow Wang Yanzhang to advance easily.
Shuliduo stood up from behind the table with a smile on her face. There were already some crow's feet in the corners of her eyes, but her charm was still there and her heroic spirit was not diminished.
"I have ordered Zhao Siwen to gather the famous craftsmen of the Central Plains, and we must develop this thing. But with this thing, I, Mobei, will be even more powerful, enough to go south to the Central Plains and conquer the Han people! My son Yao Guang will also become the leader of the entire Han Dynasty. The hero of Mobei and the entire world!"
"Yao Guang will certainly live up to his mother's expectations."
Yelu Yaoguang put down his firearm, crossed his hands and saluted Shuliduo respectfully.
Reaching out and touching the top of Yelu Yaoguang's head, Shuliduo showed a happy smile on his face.
"Li Keyong has evil intentions and wants to use the life of my son, the son of Mobei, to guard the land of the Three Jins in Hebei for him. The queen is not a fool, how can she pay for it in vain? You are leading the army. Everything in the rear is protected by the queen, so don't worry."
Yelu Yaoguang nodded, his face with thick eyebrows and big eyes full of righteousness, which made people look very calm.
Shuliduo understood his son's character and just called Shi Qixiang from outside the tent.
"You and Harunan have worked hard these days. You are just following the Generalissimo and trying to protect him."
Shi Qi Xiang didn't ask much, just crossed her hands and saluted the two of them.
The complicated tattoo on her left forehead looked very strange under the light, which made Yelu Yaoguang frown slightly, but he just asked Shuriduo in surprise.
"Who will protect the Queen Mother?"
"Ao Gu will protect me and bring these firearms back to Youzhou. My son doesn't have to worry."
As Shuriduo spoke, the curtain was opened, and a pleasant silver bell first came in, and then a tall figure came in barefoot.
Yelu Yaoguang turned around and saw that the woman entering the tent was wearing a gray and black robe and two strings of colorful rosary beads hanging around her neck, which were hanging down to complement the silver mirror on her chest.
The lower body is tied with a waist and matching slit robe and skirt. The slender waist is exposed, which makes her look quite youthful and energetic.
What is a bit unsightly about Wei Yi is that the slightly dull mask on her face, although it is golden in color and has all kinds of complicated and primitive lines, it looks a bit dull when matched with it on her face.
Doesn't look particularly smart.
As soon as she came in holding the staff, Shi Qixiang bowed and saluted.
"Augu."
Yelu Yaoguang hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "When did A-mei go south? I feel a little uneasy without A-mei in charge of the royal court."
Shuliduo just smiled: "It doesn't matter, Mobei has been settled, and no one can threaten the status of my Yelu family. However, I heard that there is an organization among the Tang people in the south called bad people, and there is also a Jin Yiwei. They are all there. There are many masters lurking everywhere... Only with Ao Gu's presence can we be intimidated."
With a look of surprise, Yeluyao nodded, his eyes rested on the flintlock gun on the table for a moment, and he said: "As long as my sister is here, there must be no bad people or guards in uniforms. The Queen Mother is thinking, I admire you."
Shuliduo smiled and originally wanted to pat Yelu Yaoguang on the shoulder, but he was too tall, so he could only turn around and pat his arm.
"It's late at night. My son should go to bed early. He has other things to deal with as a mother, so he won't stay here any longer."
Yelu Yaoguang followed Shuli Duo out of the camp.
"My son sends his mother off..."
Raising her hand slightly to signal him to stop, Shuliduo looked at Shi Qixiang and his younger brother Yaonan outside the tent. The smile on his face instantly disappeared and he said in a deep voice: "The position of Generalissimo is related to the rise and fall of Mobei." , you two must not neglect your duties..."
The two people who looked at her coldly quickly crossed their hands and saluted.
"My subordinates dare not."
Shuliduo nodded with satisfaction, looked back at Yelu Yaoguang, and then, accompanied by Ao Gu, turned around and walked towards the carriage beside the tent.
"My son, I respectfully send my mother off..."
From behind, Yelu Yaoguang said loudly.
Shuliduo did not look back and boarded the carriage with Aogu.
The carriage escorted by a large group of Mobei cavalry slowly left the military camp and gradually dissolved into darkness under the gaze of Yelu Yao.
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In the carriage, Shuliduo and Auguye Lüzhiwu sat opposite each other.
Yelu Zhiwu placed the staff flat on his legs, and stared blankly ahead with the two black dots serving as eyes on his mask.
The description of Liduo is also speechless.
When the convoy was far away, I heard Yelu Zhiwu's sweet voice suddenly ringing out.
"That man is not the generalissimo."
After a while, Shuli Duo said in a cold voice: "I know."
