Chapter 824 Four White Horses
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s almost dusk. -------"Le Youyuan" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
It is said that Yuan Shu surrendered without a battle in Luoyang and saved the people of Hecheng. Chen Long gave full authority over Luoyang affairs to Zhou Buyi and put Zhuge Liang in charge of conquering Xiliang.
As for Chen Long himself, he can't help but miss Ma Yunlu. He has decided to unify Xiliang first and formally marry Ma Yunlu home. From then on, Chang'an no longer had any worries and could concentrate on fighting Cao Cao.
Chen Long mobilized Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Chen Dao, each with 50,000 cavalry, and together with the 50,000 Chang'an army he led, a total of 200,000 cavalry, together with the same army and civilians, no less than 250,000, vowed to sweep across Xiliang and Han Sui before they could Return it.
Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Chen Dao all wore white robes and plain armor. The famous white horse generals, together with Chen Long's own yellow flying lightning, were the "Four White Horses" in Zhou Buyi's words.
In the remaining month, the Qinglong Army mobilized its troops frequently. Zhang Xiu and Zhou Yu each sent troops to harass Cao's army in the rear. Although Cao Cao was furious, a letter from Xun Yu, who had just returned from Xiliang, calmed down Cao Cao. The Qinglong Army has occupied Luoyang, and the situation is no longer possible. According to Xun Yu's plan, they should take advantage of the successful crossing of the river by Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, Sima Yi, and Yang Xiu to quickly return to Jizhou and strengthen their strength after unifying Jizhou. Then fight against Chen Long in the Central Plains.
Cheng Yu also felt that the general trend was like this, but Cao Cao wanted to take advantage of Chen Long's unsteady position to fight a few more big battles. But when news came, Zhou Yu behind him sent two generals, Ling Tong and Zhou Tai, with an army of 100,000 to harass Xuzhou. In fact, they continued to plunder Cao's army's food roads. Zhang Xiu led an army of 30,000 to attack Runan, and Huang Gai, Zhang He, and others were added to the front. Famous generals like Zhang Liao and hundreds of thousands of green dragon troops.
After weighing the situation, Cao Cao finally endured his anger and slowly returned home. Runan was left alone with no support, and the defenders gradually withdrew. Zhang Xiu stationed in Runan and guarded it.
Chen Long returned to Chang'an and reunited with his beloved wife Diao Chan, who had gone through a lot of hardships. It was like a world apart, and the two were inseparable. Chu Feiyan and Zhang Ning heard that Chen Long was going to send troops to Xiliang in a month. Thinking of the vast desolation of Xiliang, they wanted to fight with Chen Long. Chen Long told Zhang Ning that Zhuge Liang in Xiangyang led the army to attack Xiliang and did not recruit Pang Tong. , but asked Zhang Ning to personally take Yizhou with Zhuge Liang.
Zhang Ning heard that the matter was of great importance. Although he was doubtful, he knew that Chen Long had the ability to foresee and he became the de facto commander in charge of conquering Yizhou. He couldn't help but arouse the ambition of the former Yellow Turban Army commander and agreed to unify Yizhou. The date of recruiting Pang Tong will be left to the future when Chen Long conducts military operations south of the Yangtze River.
Chen Long knew that Chu Feiyan was very skilled in martial arts and agreed to take her with him. Feiyan was overjoyed and remembered that she and Chen Long went to the grassland to rescue Cai Yan in the past, and they made love under the enchanted starry sky, and couldn't help but give her a passionate kiss.
A month passed like this in Wenrou Township, and the troops of Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Chen Dao had all arrived and stationed themselves around Chang'an. Diao Chan knew that Chen Long missed Ma Yunlu and wanted to follow Chen Long to liberate Tianshui, but she urged Chen Long to go quickly.
Both Guo Jia and Zhuge Jin recovered from serious illness. Guo Jia almost died due to the disastrous defeat at the hands of Sima Yi in the Battle of Guandu, but Zhuge Jin is still ill today because of the lack of acclimatization in the environment. Zhuge Jin missed Jiangnan, so Chen Long ordered people to send him back and gave him a VIP pass of the Qinglong Army. From then on, he was allowed to enter and leave the Qinglong Army premises.
Guo Jia didn't expect that his lord still trusted him and appointed him as the military advisor to unify Xiliang. He came to see him with a face full of shame. Chen Long said: "Fengxiao and I met as children, and Zhou Buyi and I are my lifelong partners. As for Guandu, Sima Yi is hiding in the dark. You have never fought with him. Just be careful when fighting again in the future." Guo Jia thanked him with tears in his eyes and claimed that he had studied Sima Yi. Chen Long smiled slightly. This man was indeed the lifelong enemy of Feng Xiao and Kong Ming.
When Lu Zhi's son Lu Yu heard that Chen Long had returned to Chang'an, he contacted Huangfu Song's son Huangfu Jianshou and Zhu Jun's son Zhu Hao and swore allegiance to the Qinglong Army. At that time, the three ace generals of the imperial court were already old. Chen Long ordered the sons of the three generals to still guard the north of Chang'an, expand the defense area, reduce the living space of Li Jue and Guo Si in the Hetao area, and find out the lairs of Li Jue and Guo Si. In the future, after Han Sui is wiped out, the troops will be divided to wipe out the remaining parties of Li Jue and Guo Si.
Everything is arranged properly, and the Qinglong Army is operating efficiently. Although the military strength is not sufficient, it is better because the soldiers are dedicated to their lives, and the soldiers are well-trained, and they are all very elite. This expedition was mainly based on cavalry, which was more suitable for pursuing fleeing enemies in the vast and sparsely populated area of Daxiliang.
The three armies are well organized and their morale is high. The day to go to Da Xiliang has finally arrived. Chen Long was dressed up, wearing a white robe and silver armor, with a silver gentian gun in his hand. He sat down on a flying dragon horse. In addition to Lu Chang, he was accompanied by his beautiful wife Chu Feiyan.
Chu Feiyan and Lu Chang were also wearing white robes and plain armor. They sat on white horses and held silver spears in their hands. He joined forces with Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Chen Dao at Leyouyuan outside Chang'an City. Everyone was dressed in white robes and plain armor, holding bright silver spears in their hands. Chen Long euphemistically named him: "Xiliang Legion with White Horses and Silver Spears."
Thinking of waiting for Ma Yunlu's phantom ice spear to be added, it is the seven white horses and seven spears, which should be renamed "Xiliang Seven Dragon Balls". Thinking of this, Chen Long felt very happy, but also remembered that it was a pity that Gongsun Zan did not come. Otherwise, what would the names of the eight white horses and eight spears be called? I couldn't help but think of Gongsun Baoyue, who had been separated for a long time, and I couldn't help but feel lovesick again. I wonder what happened to this girl, why there was no news after she left and never came back?
Chen Long was troubled and secretly ordered Hao Pu to enter Tianshui with his secret message and hide his identity. First, Ma Yunlu would be reassured and let her wait with peace of mind. The Tianshui Gang should not get involved in the Tianshui battle with Zhang Ji and his son.
After thinking about it, he ordered Hu Ji to say: "I know you are mature, so you can take my secret message to that distant Youzhou to look for Gongsun Baoyue, investigate the local situation, and report back in time."
The four white horse regiments, Chen Long led the Chang'an Qinglong Army with 50,000 cavalry, Zhao Yun on the left led 50,000 cavalry, and Ma Chao on the right led 50,000 cavalry. They went straight to Tianshui via Chencang; Chen Dao led the Jingzhou cavalry via Pingliang and Guyuan to Jincheng and Chen Yi met up and brought Chen Long's autographed letter.
Chen Yi has always had a tacit understanding with Chen Long, and with the mediation of master Zheng Xuan, he believed that after Chen Yi received his letter, he would not resist Chen Dao and smoothly hand over the power of Jincheng. With Jincheng as a strong stronghold, after Chen Long, Zilong and Meng Qi capture Tianshui, they will rely on Jincheng and go deep into the barren area to annihilate Han Sui, Song Jian and others with an iron fist until they unify Xiliang. With Ma Chao, the god of the Qiang people, I believe that as long as the policies for the Qiang people are appropriate, the Qiang people can live and work in peace and contentment.
The most important thing is to set up a strong stronghold in Daxiliang, use policies and people's hearts to promote the idea of unification, resist the invasion of the Central Plains by hundreds of tribes, and prevent the tragedy of Wu Hu's chaos from happening again.
The army moved out and headed straight for Tianshui. Chen Long signed a memorandum to Zhang Ji, hoping that Zhang Ji could assess the situation and Tianshui could pass on the memorandum. Thinking of Han De's 80,000 Qiang soldiers, and feeling that Zhang would not surrender easily, I couldn't help but feel heavy in my heart.
Chen Long rode his horse forward onto a slope, accompanied by Lu Chang and Chu Feiyan on his left and right, as well as the majestic Hu Che'er, silently following with his sword on his back. When Chen Long saw Hu Che'er, he remembered that Zhou Cang, who had followed Guan Yu, had once been his personal spear guard, but now he was far apart. It was really sad that people and things had changed.
One day when we were ordering troops on the battlefield, the sunset was infinitely beautiful, but it was almost dusk. On Leyouyuan, the afterglow shines, the sky is full of sunset, the mountains are rouge, and there are many things to see. The three white horses were quiet, silently watching the lineup of green dragon cavalry at the bottom of the slope, slowly setting off in the direction of Chencang. Here we go with an iron horse and a golden sword, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, and will not return until we reach Yumen Pass.
While he was feeling complacent, suddenly a young general from the bottom of the hillside, also dressed in white robes and plain armor, with a bright silver gun in his hand, ran up the hillside shouting, saying: "Lord! Why don't you bring me with you for such a grand event!" "
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
