As a mid-level official, Zhang Xing did not have any right to know or make decisions, and could only be pushed forward by the huge imperial power system.
However, the word "Baidun Shanyu" already made his liver tremble. What if a Moton Chanyu appeared from the Wu clan? The Bai Diye of this world has never been to Baishan Mountain, so what if he was given a Mingdi according to the paradoxical nature of these two worlds?
Therefore, from the day he received the order and set off, he kept giving hints to Li Ding, but Li Ding meant that that situation was impossible to happen, and it didn't matter if it happened... because there is no one in the eastern Wu clan who can really eat more than 20,000 yuan. The strength of the upper five armies, especially the number of practicing masters in the army that far exceeds the proportion of the Wu army, and the Fulong Seal.
"Let me put it this way!"
When it comes to military affairs, Li Ding is extremely serious. He has no impatience at all when he was doing general education in Taiyuan. He even dragged Zhang Xing to make up lessons in a deserted place after camping. "The soldiers from the three counties of Yanmen, Mayi, and Loufan, as well as the troops from Fenyang Palace, can immediately enter the key points of Mayi to garrison after the Wu people appear on the edge of the Bitter Sea to assist the Holy Spirit. In other words, the Wu people It is necessary to invest 100,000 fighting cavalry at one time to create a crushing surprise attack, forcing the entire army not to dare to fight, and directly retreating to the mountains or fortified cities... But such fortified cities or mountains, unless 150,000 cavalry, Divide 40,000 to 50,000 to outflank and block necessary attacks, and then leave 100,000 to attack cities and mountains regardless of life and death, otherwise it would be impossible to devour the entire small 30,000 Dongdu elite in one month."
"Then if Dulan Khan mobilizes the entire eastern army, is it possible to reach 150,000?" Zhang Xing was equally serious. He didn't dare not be serious.
"Maybe." Li Ding was never careless in military matters. "And if he secretly builds ships from the first day he takes over, it is possible that he can bypass the White Road and come directly from the sea of suffering..."
"Then what else do you say?" Zhang Xing was speechless. "If I were Dulan Khan, I would rush over and eat these 30,000 and Shengjia."
"Then what?"
"Then he claimed to be a descendant of the Jin Dynasty, lived in the Wu clan, and took advantage of the situation to annex the Jin land."
"It takes 150,000 to eat 30,000, but do you know how many people will die?" Li Ding spread his hands in response. "Taiyuan has tens of thousands of troops and arsenals. It can be reached in ten days by a quick march; the general manager of Youzhou in the direction of Yanshan has seven lieutenants and more than 30,000 elite cavalry, and can be reached in half a month... In order to eat this Thirty thousand people, how much are these 150,000 estimated to be discounted here? Believe it or not, as soon as he finished eating here, his hometown in Mobei behind him was completely eaten up by the Tuli Khan in the middle."
Zhang Xing was slightly startled and didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
"More importantly, the West Fourth Town of the North and the West Three Guards of the Demon Guard, together are not weaker than the Eastern Witch Clan... If we delay a moment or two more, let them cross the sea and cut off the Sea of Bitterness from behind... ...All the nobles and elite knights of the Eastern Witch Clan would be extinct." Li Ding continued to speak seriously. "You are Dulan Khan, what do you do?"
Zhang Xing thought for a while and shook his head.
"So." Li Ding finally laughed. "If according to what you said, Dulan Khan must come, it is not impossible, but he must withdraw immediately within twenty days of exposure to ensure safety... In other words, this Eastern Khan has nothing to do , I heard that when the saint arrived in Mayi, he did not hesitate to expose his ambition that he had suppressed for many years, and directly mobilized the entire clan's troops. He only wanted to intimidate the saint once, scare the saint into pissing once, and then the city he conquered and the wealth captured were not as good as this time. Half of the troops sent out cost more than half, so they just withdrew the whole army... I don't know how others can calculate this. If I were the commander-in-chief of the entire army, I would not engage in this kind of loss-making business."
Zhang Xing remained silent.
And Li Ding also continued to sigh: "In the final analysis, the Wei Dynasty is not good at all, but its military is not bad. Look at the arsenal reserves and troops stationed in Fenyang Palace, there is no problem; the people's hearts are not the worst, outsiders You can’t see the things at the top and the bottom. I don’t even know what happened to Sima Xianggong before if you don’t tell me... Dulan Khan is really going to come. As long as the saint stabilizes his mentality and delegates power to Veteran, if the rewards continue, we may not be able to step on the people of the Wu tribe to revive the people of the world."
Zhang Xing became even more silent, because he really had nothing to say, especially that night, when he used the compass to think of a safe place to go, the needle showed no movement, which further verified his idea that there was no safe place for the core of the patrol team. Yu's.
However, I don’t know what kind of test it will be this time.
Next, the patrol team began to head north in an extremely slow and calm manner.
The ordnance, food and grass from Fenyang Palace, the winter clothes gradually catching up from Taiyuan, and the rewards before departure significantly boosted morale.
Where Zhang Xing couldn't see it, although the officials were tired and dissatisfied, they felt powerless against the saint's behavior of deceiving himself and mobilizing troops to save face.
It’s not like no one believed Zhang Xing’s lies at the beginning.
For example, Qin Bao, Xiao Zhou, and Wang Zhen were nervous after hearing Zhang Xing's words at first. But soon, Qin Bao realized that the possibility was too low, while Wang Zhen had long forgotten, and only Xiao Zhou is still superstitious about Zhang Xing.
It's a pity that Zhang Sanlang doesn't believe in himself anymore - he has been convinced by Li Ding.
On October 15th, the emperor arrived at Bailangsai. From here to the edge of the Bitter Sea, there was only one important town, Yunnei. Baishan Mountain was next to Yunnei, and on the other side was Wuzhou Mountain.
The imperial driver did not stop and continued northward.
At this time, Zhang Xing became alert again, because he noticed that a person who looked like the leader of the Wu clan came to visit the Guanfeng Hall that was reopened after the White Wolf Fortress.
After a little research, I learned from Beiya's father-in-law who was on shift that this was a small tribe of Wu tribe on the border who was ready to defect to the village and wanted to show their loyalty to the saint.
Although he used the compass, Zhang Xing couldn't help but feel uneasy again, so after his duty was over, he went to find Li Ding again - he could only find this guy.
"Zhang Sanlang, are you really from the North?" Li Ding sighed. "What's wrong with this kind of thing?"
"Brother Li, please give me some advice." Zhang Xing spoke sincerely, but he really didn't understand.
"Let me put it this way." Li Ding smiled. "Not only the border tribes of the Wu Clan like to flee to us, but the border people here also like to flee to the Du Desert... Even on both sides of the Bitter Sea, the people of the Wu Clan go to your Northern Wilderness, and the people of the Northern Wilderness go to the eastern part of the Wu Clan. , it’s all commonplace… When the saint arrives, it’s strange that the small tribes on the border don’t move.”
Zhang Xing thought for a while and then realized: "You want to say that people in the past were role models and did not pay excessive taxes... No matter it is the human race or the Wu race, no matter it is the county system, the feudal system, or the tribal system, the nobles always Do you like to treat your own family harshly?"
"Aren't you quite smart?" Li Ding held his hands and smiled bitterly. "Why are you obsessed with the Wu Clan sending troops?"
"I'm dreaming." Zhang Xing also felt a little embarrassed, so he said casually. "I feel like there is some omen in the dream."
Li Ding's expression suddenly changed: "What are you dreaming about?"
Zhang Xing quickly waved his hand: "That's nonsense... I'm ashamed to be bullied by you. It's just nonsense."
Li Ding was speechless for a while, and then taught him seriously: "Don't make up this kind of thing... In fact, people's plans are up to God. If we talk about it in ordinary terms, I have made it very clear about the Wu clan's cross-sea raid... But I didn't say There is nothing about heaven, nor about dragons.”
Zhang Xing was slightly startled: "Isn't that dragon in the sea of suffering particularly powerful? Is there a true earth-protecting dragon in Jin? Can it stop it?"
"He is not an ordinary powerful person. He is the kind of person who can fight the Black Emperor and the Red Emperor Empress back and forth when he was a witch. The real dragon that protects the country and the earth is useless." Li Ding said sternly. "But it is destined to be useless in this matter... because once it goes out in person, Black Emperor will not let him go! I know your reasoning skills... If Black Emperor is willing to let it go, that is it This move will inevitably be directly punished by God, in which case the Witch Clan will have no hope at all, or in other words, our deaths are all worth it, we deserve it."
Zhang Xing was speechless again.
On October 20, the honor guard arrived at the foot of Wuzhou Mountain.
On this day, the weather was clear and cloudless, which reminded people of Liu Wenzhou's Wuzhou Mountain unfolding in front of him like a screen. It was rare for a saint to come out of the Guanfengxing Hall and look at the magnificent scenery. His mood swept away all the depression of the previous half year, and he felt happy for a moment. Next, he ordered the team to set up camp and rest early, and asked the queen to lead the princess, prince and others, plus the accompanying officials and dignitaries, to go out for a picnic.
Zhang Xing happened to be on duty, and he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and get out, but when he saw Bai Yousi coming out with the queen, he simply stood up again.
After watching for a while, he suddenly realized a situation - although his presence was not strong, where was his Shaocheng and His Highness Prince Qi?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that as a rare adult son of a saint, he was at the front line during the western tour at the beginning. Later, when the eldest princess died suddenly, he should be at the rear guard.
In this way, if His Highness Prince Qi hadn't stayed in Guanzhong because of the funeral of the eldest princess, he should have stayed behind. But I don't know if he was still behind, whether he was in Fenyang Palace or Taiyuan.
But it is also possible to go back to Dongdu directly.
It seems that there is a little princess staying in the Western Capital. In this case, except for a few grandsons, two underage princes, King Qi and the little princess, the rest of the saint's family is here.
Tsk, there are a lot of daughters, and they are obviously not the queen's direct descendants, but they all put on fake smiles. They don't dare to stand out or lag behind in the slightest, for fear of letting their biological father notice them.
How old are you now to know that the Tian family is ruthless?
While he was thinking wildly, suddenly there were cavalry at the foot of Wuzhou Mountain, interrupting the saint's family happiness.
They were more than ten typical Wu tribe cavalry. They were wearing scimitars, bows and arrows, and riding bad horses. They flashed out from the mountain col in the north... As soon as they appeared, they were surrounded by the Changshui Army's peripheral security... But unexpectedly, after the other party showed some tokens, they were quickly allowed to enter the team.
More than ten cavalrymen continued to go straight towards Guanfengxing Hall, and when they arrived three hundred steps away, they were stopped by General Ying Yang Zhonglang from outside. After that, the General Zhonglang talked with the cavalrymen, and immediately came over to the screen regardless of everything. .
Duan Wei, Minister of the Ministry of War, took the initiative to abandon the banquet and go to greet him.
At this time, the vast majority of people remained graceful, because it was very similar to the Wu tribes who were placed on the border. They had seen too much these days, and Zhang Xing was equally numb. It is estimated that the next step will be a happy sage. reward.
"Your Majesty, please leave immediately!"
Unexpectedly, after Duan Wei talked with these witch tribe knights, he came to them regardless of the cost and bowed down profusely.
"Who is this? What happened?!" The saint looked serious and asked on the spot. "How rude is it to open your mouth and let me go?"
"This is the Wu tribe that was brought here after being surrendered by Cao Zhongcheng many years ago. It is placed opposite Wuzhou Mountain and is responsible for monitoring the sea of suffering. It has always been trustworthy." Duan Wei was still angry on the ground. "They said that there are no less than 200,000 people from the Eastern Witch Tribe on the Sea of Bitterness, coming from the sea in dense masses..."
There was a deathly silence at the foot of Wuzhou Mountain.
absurd!
Zhang Xing, who had been brainwashed by Li Ding and Luo Pan, first reacted to this word... What are you trying to figure out? Is it time to live? All the troops of the Eastern Wu Clan together do not amount to 200,000! How did he become the Minister of the Ministry of War?
"Absurd!" The saint swallowed and scolded him on the spot. "All the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Wu Clan don't have more than 200,000 soldiers... How did you become the Minister of War?"
"Is it possible that there are too many people coming to surrender, or that there are more ships, and they are spread out on the sea, so the small tribes are not aware of it?" Princess Sima Changying asked. "Think it's the Eastern Witch Clan coming to attack in large numbers?"
The saint immediately went to see his Minister of War.
"I know."
Duan Wei was still fuming on the ground. "I know... what your majesty said is absolutely right, and what Sima Xianggong said is also reasonable, but the saint and the queen are rich in gold, and the princes and princesses are like golden branches and jade leaves. Isn't it possible to take risks? I have sent the martial arts of the Changshui Army General Zhao, the most skilful, courageous and quick-traveling general, has personally led his people to conduct reconnaissance... Please sage, please pack up now and stay away for a while."
Many of the palace servants, chamberlains, officials and soldiers around were already frightened.
Zhang Xing, on the other hand, kept his eyes steady and his body steady... He was actually beginning to panic in his heart, but he couldn't help it. He was used to life and death, and he had a compass as a basis, so he could still pretend no matter what he said.
And this attracted a lot of admiration from Qin Bao, Xiao Zhou, and Wang Zhen behind him.
Even those few Fulong Guards who had been relying on their cultivation to have a cold face couldn't help but look at Zhang Xing a few more times... That is to say, Qian Tang had been arranged by Zhang Xing to stay behind for Zhang Han and Zhang Han for a long time. The defense work of the White Tower, otherwise, I am afraid it would also be in despair at this time.
"I won't move." The saint pondered for a moment and said coldly. "I don't believe that Du Lan has the guts... What is he trying to do? He came across the sea to kidnap me. If he leads too few troops, he will definitely be defeated. If he leads more troops, if he delays, he will be surrounded and exterminated by Xisi Town and Xisanwei in the North. End! What is he trying to do?"
No one dared to speak.
Duan Wei thought for a while on the ground and didn't know how to refute...he simply nodded: "What your Majesty said makes perfect sense."
The atmosphere at the scene was obviously relaxed.
But at this moment, from the west of Wuzhou Mountain, about ten more horses suddenly came galloping, all wearing bright light armor, long soldiers, big bows and three horses. Except for two bright lights on their chests, they were all painted in vermilion and had vermilion on their heads. Feather is obviously the highest-level sentry rider and messenger on the border.
Then, go straight to the most conspicuous Guanfengxing Hall.
At this time, I don’t know where else, but the side of Guanfengxing Hall was completely silent. Many people were fighting in two directions. Zhang Xing was also numb - soldiers came to cover up the water and earth. The bottom of the compass pocket said that there was no danger. What else can be done?
Sure enough, a moment later, Duan Wei hurriedly went to greet him, and then came out of breath to report, but handed over a letter: "Princess Chengyi sent her confidant to report through the dangerous pass of Baidao at night. When the news of Your Majesty's inspection of Mayi came, everyone was shocked. Lan Khan happened to be gathering the leader's oath, and immediately ordered that 150,000 soldiers from the eastern Wu clan cross the sea to rob him! Tuli Khan's attitude was ambiguous. Although he gathered the crowd, he dragged his elite subordinates to the center of the territory. He leads but does not speak, with the intention of sitting back and watching... The letter is a token of trust, not these words, these words are oral messages."
The saint was silent and stretched out his hand to receive his cousin's letter, but he kept shaking. Then he stretched out his hand several times and retracted it several times.
"Your Majesty, let's go!" Duan Wei carefully placed the letter containing some unknown token on the imperial desk and sincerely advised him. "Leave now!"
"Okay." The saint stood up expressionlessly, ignoring the queen, prince and princess, and tried to turn back to his Guanfengxing Palace.
"Your Majesty." Duke Niu suddenly stepped forward to stop him. "If the enemies of the Wu clan have landed, don't use Guanfengxing Palace... just ride on the horse!"
"Yes." The saint nodded immediately and walked to one side again.
The queen stood up in a hurry and was helped by Bai Yousi. The other princes from Beiya also rushed forward and hurriedly helped the princess and prince. The scene was chaotic for a while.
The saint touched a horse, turned over under the guidance of Niu Dugong, and began to walk slowly south.
But he was stopped by Wei Chi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment: "Old minister, I take the liberty of saying where is Your Majesty going?"
"Take the White Wolf Pass and return to Fenyang Palace." The emperor pointed.
"Forgive me for speaking frankly." Wei Chi said in reply, pulling the reins of his horse. "If Your Majesty is going to return to Fenyang Palace, please take off your clothes, leave everyone behind, and let Niu Dugong, Bai Changjian, and a few military experts escort you. Directly use your true energy to fly to Fenyang Palace..."
"Is that something that the emperor can do?" The saint suddenly became furious and whipped the other person in public.
Wei Chi, who was whipped on the face, did not feel dissatisfied at all, but continued to respond sincerely: "Then please turn eastward and go to Yunnei City at the foot of Baishan Mountain... because there is room for so many people nearby. The only big city that can be defended and awaiting reinforcements is Yunnei, not to mention that there can also be waiting for the elite reinforcements from the General Manager of Youzhou... When going to Fenyang Palace, you can only take off your clothes and escape alone, otherwise because the distance is too far, He will be overtaken by the Wu cavalry all over the mountains and plains."
The emperor thought for a while, then rode his horse eastward. He could not walk more than a few steps, but he couldn't bear the fear. He tightened his crotch and raised his speed in a panic.
There was chaos inside and outside Guanfengxing Hall.
Zhang Xing sighed, looked around, and saw Bai Yousi with a stunned look on his face, and said hello: "Your Zhang Shiniang's husband is a loser on paper."
After saying that, no matter how confused Bai Yousi was, the deputy inspector first went to put away the letters on the case, then leaned over to pick up a little princess who was only four or five years old, turned around and let go of the yellow horse that Qin Bao had led. , then he got on his horse and went to chase the hairy saint who was running faster than a rabbit.
ps: Thank you to the old master, the new leader of the Overlord of the Han Dynasty... Does this guy look familiar?
Make up a chapter... I don't know what to make up... Anyway, I have insomnia.
Good night.
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