Main hall.
Silence fell.
A strange atmosphere filled the air.
The faces of the other princes turned pale instantly.
Zheng Fu was extremely excited. She suppressed her excitement and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I haven't thanked your father yet!"
Xie Ling was very happy and knelt down to express her gratitude.
"Okay, let's all retreat!"
The old emperor didn't care what others thought, and left slowly with the support of the eunuch. Everyone could only kneel on the ground and pay their respects to the Holy One.
After the emperor and queen left, the hall exploded.
There was a lot of discussion.
What does this mean, Your Majesty?
At this time, the tendency is so strong? In addition to the prince, there is also a third prince? What about the other princes? They didn’t even consider it? It is said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. These people are used to trying to figure out the holy will, so what the emperor revealed today is a bit meaningful.
The emperor is a very patient person.
Even though he suffered a serious illness last year, he did not explain who he wanted to succeed.
But today, he expressed his favor for the prince, especially the third prince Xie Ling. What does this mean?
First of all, His Majesty’s body is dying? He just expressed his thoughts clearly today?
Secondly, will this fight against the Huns be a test for him to choose to inherit the throne?
at last……
It has been a tradition since ancient times that the prince led troops to fight against the Huns. The purpose is to allow the prince to get familiar with the military as soon as possible and establish a good relationship with the military bosses.
But what about the third prince?
The third prince also leads troops. This is not in line with tradition, and it is prone to various accidents...
Everyone was sighing.
It seems that Your Majesty still likes the Third Prince more...
…
When Longhu Pass was about to be lost, King Lu's Pingzhou army finally succeeded in coming to the rescue.
This made both the Liangzhou Army and the Baiya Army heave a sigh of relief.
But the Xiongnu army is very mobile and can come and go like the wind. Seeing the arrival of the Pingzhou Army, they quickly retreated without suffering heavy losses. Instead, look at the Liangzhou Army and the Baiya Army. They lost 30,000 yuan in one day! Corpses and debris littered the ground!
Zheng Yuxing himself was injured!
The Pingzhou Army, this time led by King Lu himself, saw the smoke everywhere and the corpses piled up in the canyon. They couldn't help but be jealous and cursed: "This Chen Ping is nothing! Fifty years old!" Isn’t Mi coming for reinforcements?”
Zheng Yuxing smiled bitterly and said: "Liangzhou used the rainy season as an excuse. The roads were slippery and the large troops marched slowly."
"Bullshit! I think the Yinzhou army is coming soon! Is he farther than Yinzhou?"
King Lu was furious.
Zheng Yuxing clasped his fists and thanked: "King Lu's kindness and kindness will never be forgotten by Zheng Yuxing! If it weren't for the ordnance reinforced by King Lu, the Liangzhou Army would really have to go into battle naked!"
The generals also cursed loudly.
Without food, grass, ordnance, how can this stick be used?
King Lu sighed: "General Zheng is devoted to the country, and heaven and earth can learn from it! It's just General Zheng..."
He paused deliberately and seemed to make an understatement: "The third prince is already on the way to help. He came with the prince. Each leads an army of fifty thousand."
Zheng Yuxing's expression changed when he heard this: "What? Each leads an army of 50,000?"
Isn't this nonsense?
Although it sounds like there are a hundred thousand troops in total, once the two princes arrive, won't this front line become a battlefield for the princes to fight for power? With all the fighting against each other, can this battle still be fought well? In this case, it is better to come with 50,000 yuan, that way it will be easier to greet.
The generals at the front are most afraid of these princes leading their troops to reinforce them.
You said you were here, who did you listen to? Do you listen to your prince, or do you listen to me, General Ping Di?
Logically speaking, it should be General Zheng who gives the orders, but you can't avoid the prince giving you little shoes to wear! One was enough, but two made it even harder for Zheng Yuxing.
King Lu laughed loudly and patted Zheng Yuxing on the shoulder: "General, don't worry, am I still here?"
Zheng Yuxing smiled bitterly and clasped his fists: "Then it will be up to King Lu to mediate."
…
Qingfeng Gorge.
Not far to the north,
It is the camp of the Xiongnu royal court.
In a gorgeous marching tent, there was singing and dancing.
Huns dressed in Xiongnu costumes eat meat with big mouthfuls and drink wine from big bowls.
"Today is really fun!"
"Come, come, come and taste this refined salt from the Longyan Dynasty!"
A small dish of refined salt was placed in front of a group of people's tables, which made these people's eyes light up when they looked at it. Some people even dipped their fingers in the salt and tasted it with relish. If Liu Zheng were present, he might not be able to help but spit out his words. This is almost the same as the actions of those drug addicts in later generations...
As everyone knows, there is no salt on the grassland. If the Huns want to eat salt, they must buy it from the Longyan Dynasty at a high price.
There are not a few conflicts that occur every year over the competition for salt.
So when they saw this kind of refined salt this time, how could the Huns endure it?
Why do all the good things belong to your Longyan Dynasty?
We don’t have it, so grab it!
"Good stuff!"
"Hahahaha, we must take down the White Cliff Army this time!"
A strong man with a big beard laughed and said with great arrogance. This man is none other than the little Chanyu of the Eastern Huns, named Rogel. He is brave and good at fighting, and is known as the first warrior on the grassland.
"Haha, Rogel, Baiya State is in the interior of Liangzhou. I think it is impossible to take possession of it. We should stick to the old rules and just plunder and go back! The weak Han people of the Longyan Dynasty will definitely negotiate with us. Yes, hahahaha, when the time comes, just let them provide us with refined salt!"
However, the general of the Western Huns next to him, Ge Erdan, laughed.
When Rogel heard this, he threw the wine bowl in his hand and became furious: "What are you talking about, you coward? It's just Baiya Prefecture. I want to take advantage of it. Who can stop me?"
Ge Erdan sneered and said, "Your reputation as the No. 1 Warrior on the Grassland will not work in Longyan!"
"You...come to us to show off!"
Rogel stood up and was about to take action, but luckily he was held tightly by someone on his side, but despite this, he still kicked over a table full of wine and meat.
Ge Erdan smiled lightly and said disdainfully: "Are all the Eastern Huns like this? They are indeed a group of uncivilized beasts!"
"you……"
"What are you doing? Stop it!"
"Don't even move!"
Since ancient times, the customs of the Eastern Huns have continued the toughness of the previous grassland peoples. But the Western Huns, because they liked Han culture more, made their tribe more civilized. This was the source of the conflict between the two Hun tribes. The Eastern Huns despised the Western Huns for having no bones and losing their strength. The Western Huns ridiculed the Eastern Huns, who were still behaving like beasts and were a group of barbarians.
This time the two tribes united for the sake of refined salt.
But in fact, neither side looks down on the other.
"Okay, okay, let's calm down for a while. This time we are cooperating for the sake of refined salt. Don't forget, we beat the Longyan Dynasty to the point of begging for mercy several times, just because we started fighting ourselves, it has only been so long, and we can't Successfully occupy an inch of the Longyan Dynasty’s land!”
At this time, a white-faced scholar in the table said.
As soon as this man spoke, Rogel and Ge Erdan both snorted coldly, stopped making trouble, and sat down one after another.
This fair-faced scholar has a great background. He was originally a Han, but he was exiled to the north. Then he fled to the Huns alone. By virtue of his advice to the Huns, he became a grassland military advisor admired by the East and West Huns. His nickname was Cheng Mu.
This person is also a genius, and his several plans have caused heavy losses to the Longyan Dynasty.
The Longyan Dynasty even issued a reward. Whoever can get Cheng Mu's head will be rewarded five thousand gold!
However, more than ten years have passed, and no one can find a trace of this man.
"Hahahaha, no matter what, let's beat him at the Dragon and Tiger Pass tomorrow!"
"That's right, this way we will have leverage in negotiations!"
A group of people who were about to fight just now took a sip of wine and started calling each other brothers again.
Cheng Mu smiled lightly and was noncommittal.
This time the Xiongnu claimed to have an army of 200,000, but what was the reality? More than two hundred thousand! This time the Huns have big plans! Under Cheng Mu's training, the Xiongnu troops became strong enough to deal a painful blow to the Longyan Dynasty when there were many vassal kings and internal conflicts were prominent!
Cheng Mu was looking forward to it.
What kind of expression would the old emperor who had executed almost everyone in his family look like when he saw him?
That's right.
This time he wants to force the emperor of the Longyan Dynasty to come and negotiate with the Huns Royal Court in person!
He has been waiting for this day for thirty years!
This time, Cheng Mu's improved long scimitar based on the Mo Dao of the Yinzhou Army was almost invincible. He was very confident that he could truly break this dragon-tiger barrier. He knew that reinforcements from the Longyan Dynasty would continue, but so what?
In front of his extended scimitar, everything is useless!
…
"bamboo?"
Zheng Yueru changed from a businesswoman to a female officer transporting grain, grass and ordnance, and resumed her male appearance again.
When she received Liu Zheng's order, she was stunned.
What do you need bamboo poles for in this war?
"Miss, what is Mr. Liu so crazy about?"
"Yes, are you going to attack with fire?"
"No, if it's a fire attack, why does it have to be a fresh bamboo pole? Can it be lit?"
Everyone was a little puzzled.
But Zheng Yueru didn't bother to explain to them: "Young master said you want it, then it will be useful!"
"You are responsible for continuing to transport food, grass and baggage. I will go south!"
Without saying a word, she took out her horse and started running non-stop even though it was still dark.
Only a group of people were left looking at each other.
Is this eldest lady following Mr. Liu too blindly?
…
The journey continues.
"Is the prince finally going to pass?"
Liu Zheng received a report from the front again and said with a smile: "It seems we have to speed up the process."
"ah?"
Jiang Xuan was stunned: "Sir, why is this? Shouldn't it be possible to withstand the reinforcements of a hundred thousand troops for a period of time?"
Liu Zheng shook his head and said: "If the generals in the army rush to help, we can barely resist. But the two princes are gone, haha..."
Liu Zheng has always believed that there are specialties in the art industry.
To be a general is to be a general.
Those who are in politics are those who are in politics.
Even if he traveled through time, he felt powerless when facing some areas that he was not good at. What's more, these two princes have never been on the battlefield?
Talking on paper is not scary.
The scary thing is that the people who are talking about war on paper have come to take power, even overpowering those who are fighting.
As a result, the front line may be in chaos.
Liu Zheng sighed leisurely.
Is the current emperor really old? Are you really feeling a little dizzy? Can he think of this method?
"Speed up your journey!"
"We must rush to Longhu Pass within seven days!"
"yes!"
