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"What? What did you say! Say it again! Who dares to violate my boundaries!"
"Reporting to your Majesty, this is Bai Qi, personally leading an army of 60,000, sweeping towards our border with Guishang!"
After confirming the guard's answer, Qi Ruosi's expression turned gloomy and unreadable.
As for the other ministers, they all whispered to each other, some were worried, some looked excited, and some were disapproving.
Nanzhuang immediately stepped out of the queue and said with great pride: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I just want to meet with the massacrer for a while, so that the people of the Han Dynasty can know who has the final say in this land of the Western Regions!"
Hearing this, Qi Ruosi slapped her thigh: "Okay, King Gu has appointed you Nanzhuan as a general to lead the three armies of Guishuang. You must let Bai Qi see it.
Dare to run wild in Guishang territory, who gave him the courage? "
Nanzhuan loudly received the order: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will deliver Bai Qi's head to Your Majesty!"
"Wait!"
O'Dun hurriedly tried to dissuade him, stood up and said to Qi Ruosi: "Your Majesty, Bai Qi has a very vicious reputation. Wherever he goes, there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
If there is any failure in this battle, our dynasty will be doomed! "
Nan Zhuan was furious when he heard this: "Odun, what do you mean by this? Could it be that you are afraid of Bai Qi?"
Orton hurriedly said: "No, Bai Qi dares to invade our country's borders. Our country will definitely defend the enemy and the country's gates. Just to be on the safe side, the king still needs to be fully prepared."
Qi Ruosu glanced at him thoughtfully and said: "I, Guishuang, have millions of soldiers in armor, but Bai Qi's troops this time are only tens of thousands of men. The people he leads must be the rabble of small states in the Western Regions, so why bother!"
O'Dun said: "Your Majesty, although Bai Qi's soldiers are few, in the past he was able to kill all the countries in the Western Region with just over 10,000 Han soldiers.
Not long ago, the Cheshi Kingdom was also destroyed in just a few days. The abilities of these capable generals are probably not as good as those of the former famous Mengluo general Tuoba Yuhai.
Your Majesty, you should pay more attention to avoid making the same mistakes as the other countries in the Western Regions. "
Qi Ruosi was thoughtful, and then asked impatiently: "Okay, what do you think we should do now?"
Orton replied: "Your Majesty can write letters of divorce to Anxi and Dashi respectively, state the pros and cons, and ask them to send troops to help, especially Dashi.
Its national strength is strong, with hundreds of millions of people in its territory. If it can be persuaded to send troops, I don't think Bai Qi has anything to worry about. "
Qi Ruosi thought for a moment and couldn't help but nodded: "It makes sense. The lonely king can prepare a copy of the book and distribute it to the two countries of Anxi and Dashi, asking them to send troops to help.
Nanzhen first led an army of 200,000 slaves and 100,000 Kuishang warriors to the border to defend against the enemy. If Bai Qi really dared to cross the border, he would never come back! "
"yes!"
Nanzhen and Orton loudly received their orders, then turned around to make preparations.
After the instructions were given, Qi Ruosi's smile returned to his face again, he picked up the wine glass and said: "Come on, everyone, don't be formal, little Bai Qi, the lonely king doesn't take it seriously at all. Everyone drinks this glass and is waiting here. The general returned victorious."
"Dry!"
Under the exaggeration of Qi Ruosi, the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty returned to a comfortable and leisurely atmosphere, as if they had foreseen the ringing of the victory bell.
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On January 12, the fourth year of Xuanwu in the Han Dynasty, the Kushan border...
While Nan Zhen was still organizing troops to gather and rush to the front line, Bai Qi personally led the 30,000-strong Western Region Protectorate Headquarters Army as the vanguard, and led his three powerful generals, Xia Yu, Tian Yan, and Lu Yu, to the outskirts of the Guishang border.
"Hey, stop!"
With an order, the roar of thirty thousand cavalry stopped for a moment. Looking at the scattered Kushan tribe not far ahead, Bai Qi fell into deep thought.
"Pass on Dolma Maiti!"
"General, what are your orders?"
"Is this the Kushan border ahead?"
After hearing this, Dolma Maiti looked into the distance, and then nodded: "Yes, this is the Kuishang border."
Bai Qi nodded and asked Xia Yu beside him: "The thirteen artillery pieces allocated by the Ministry of War will not misfire, right?"
Xia Yu was not happy when he heard this: "General Bai, you have asked me all the way. I dare to vouch for you. If there is a misfire, I will tear off your head myself without you having to do anything!"
Bai Qi smiled freely: "Why don't you pull her up to test the fire? Why hide and tuck her in?"
"As you command!"
Xia Yu heard the order and waved his hand, and the artillerymen immediately placed thirteen artillery pieces in front of the formation in a straight formation.
"Ranging!"
"Fifteen hundred steps!"
“One thousand steps to move forward!”
"Push forward!"
Under the cover of the cavalry and crossbowmen, the four auxiliary soldiers worked together to push the wheel mounted under the gun barrel, slowly advancing the artillery to the optimal range.
Lu Yu held a single-eyed spyglass, and after paying attention to the border line for a long time, he shook his head and stroked his long beard and said: "The Guishuang border defense force is so loose, and if five hundred cavalry are to outflank it, the enemy will be in chaos in less than an hour."
Bai Qi smiled and said: "General Lu, today is just a small test. I just want to see whether the power of the artillery is really as powerful as Xu Shangshu said, and it is a weapon for the country.
As for whether this battle will be fought, don't worry. After this battle, General Lu will definitely be able to dominate the government and the public, and your Majesty will definitely entrust you with important tasks. "
Lu Yu shook his head lightly: "I am grateful to His Majesty for not giving up and leading the army to fight on the battlefield again. This is already a great favor from the Emperor. I really don't dare to take credit anymore."
Bai Qi said: "General Lu, don't be discouraged. Your Majesty will definitely be waiting in the capital to see you show off on the battlefield. If you don't perform meritorious service, your Majesty's love for you will be in vain."
Lu Yu said nothing and continued to look at the Kuishang border with the looking glass.
At the same time, You Qi, who was patrolling the Kuishang border, also discovered the Bai Qi army.
Although they were shocked, they still mustered up the courage to gallop towards Bai Qi's army, trying to scare them away.
"Hey, there are still people who are not afraid of death." Seeing the enemy scouts approaching, Bai Qideng was immediately happy and looked at Lu Yu.
"General Lu, you haven't used your sword for a long time. I really want to see General Lu's martial arts again."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu held up the looking glass, waved his long beard, and looked at the oncoming five-horse scouts, his face full of disdain.
"He will come as soon as he goes."
"General Lu, would you like to lead a team of troops?"
"These people who are trying to sell themselves out can be defeated with a certain amount of effort."
After speaking, Lu Yu took the Yanyue Sword forged from manganese steel, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and flew towards the Kuishang scout like the wind and lightning.
The five cavalry scouts were originally just wandering and looking outside the range of the crossbows, but unexpectedly they saw an armored cavalryman with black armor and a sword actually dared to come alone to provoke them, and they all felt their self-esteem was frustrated.
"Who is this?"
"do not know!"
"I think he is just average. A young general is nothing to worry about."
"In this case, let's capture him first to weaken the enemy's spirit."
After the five Guishuang scouts communicated with each other, they all displayed their arc swords and spears and galloped towards the "ordinary young general".
The last scout quietly placed a sharp spiked arrow on the bowstring.
"Huh, what a bunch of barbarians who don't know how to live or die. If I kill you to sacrifice my sword, it's really a waste of the treasure given by His Majesty."
Lu Yufeng, who was on horseback, had his eyes slightly open and his jaw slightly lowered. Under the scorching sun, the moon knife in his hand shone with cold light and was full of cold killing intent.
