Chuzhou. Ever since Xu Yun came to the court and led his army to conquer the Japanese state from the coast of Chuzhou, and completely pacified the Japanese state and turned it into the four counties of Dongzhou, Chuzhou ushered in a period of rapid development.
Cheng Yaojin's army was stationed here, and the population of Chuzhou was reduced a lot due to the ravages of Japanese pirates, leaving a large area of salt fields free.
Some discerning people began to develop towards Chuzhou, but this Chuzhou was like a cornucopia, firmly in the hands of the imperial court, and it was impossible to get a piece of the pie in Chuzhou.
Cheng Yaojin is sitting in Chuzhou, and there is no big family to cause trouble for him. There is no problem in arranging troops and mobilizing manpower in Chuzhou.
After Li Shimin's letter arrived in Chuzhou, Cheng Yaojin was instantly overjoyed.
"Okay, my old Cheng can finally go to the battlefield again. Turk children, don't you want to come to our Tang Dynasty to fight in the autumn wind? Let you see the power of your Grandpa Cheng." Cheng Yaojingang finished saying that he was ready to give everything he had. Head north to Chang'an.
But just as he was about to leave his lieutenant was talking here.
"General Cheng, is it really appropriate to leave now? We are guarding the important area of Chuzhou, and our transportation is a deterrent to us. What will happen if we leave?" Cheng Yaojin patted his lieutenant's shoulder carelessly. .
"What's there to worry about? Have you forgotten our Datang Navy? When they go to Dongzhou, can't they just let Second Brother Qin come back with half of his troops? Why do the four places in Dongzhou need all the troops of Second Brother Qin? Are you stationed there? What time is it now? What's more, the navy's newly formed manpower in Chuzhou is tens of thousands. Aren't they still able to complete such a task?" Before Cheng Yaojin, the devil incarnate, said his After making excuses, his subordinates couldn't help but compliment Cheng Yaojin.
No one in Li Shimin's family, including the wealthy family, could have imagined that Cheng Yaojin, an unreliable demon king, would be the first to dedicate all his troops to support Li Shimin.
Although Cheng Yaojin didn't know that Li Tai and Li Ke came to Luoyang in the name of Qing Junzi, he wouldn't care even if he knew.
As long as he has his soldiers and horses in hand and his children are still following Li Chengqian, even if Li Tai and Li Ke ascend to that position, Cheng Yaojin, who has participated in the Xuanwu Sect, will rush forward regardless of his own safety and take those who should not be sitting. Li Tai and Li Ke, who were on top of the throne, were dragged down.
Cheng Yaojin had his own idea, but in other places, Chai Shao and Li Shentong, after learning that the Turks led a hundred thousand troops from Manila to invade Lingzhou, they quickly wrote to their headquarters to station manpower, and they must be ready. Find the right time to join their army.
As for the place where they are stationed, the local garrison is ready to prepare, and the young and strong are organized to be ready to defend the city at any time. However, the response to this order was bizarre.
Their hometown has been raided, and the soldiers who raided their hometown were the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty champion Hou Xu Yunyan.
The remaining nearly 10,000 men were all assigned to Xu Yunyan's command. I was originally upset that I could spare 20,000 men to support Li Chengqian, but now they were easily transferred to Xu Yunyan's hands.
"Why am I so stupid, and why am I being taken advantage of by the champion again?" After Chai Shaogang finished speaking, Li Shentong also echoed from the side.
"Yes, the last time I met him, I saw that his nearly 10,000 soldiers were still elite, and they were still sighing at the few soldiers and horses commanded by a great general. I didn't expect that this time he would be the same as ours. We have the same number of soldiers and horses." But while Chai Shao and Li Shentong were lamenting that Xu Yunyan had stolen their home, Li Chengqian was very happy.
"Two generals, be patient. The 20,000 people are too far away from us to gallop to support us. We are afraid that we will be ambushed by Turks on the road. If they can obey the command of the master, this is also a good thing." Li Chengqian said this, and Chai Shao and Li Shentong thought the same thing.
Although there are generals in the army left behind, Li Shentong and Chai Shao are still not optimistic about their abilities compared with Xu Yunyan.
As for Xu Yunyan's ability to add another 20,000 men, he also benefited from the two generals Duan Kun and Feng Wu. After going to their target location, they did not encounter their target. After being stationed for a day, they had no choice but to ask Xu Yunwen to see what their next move would be.
Duan Kun and Feng Wu arranged by Xu Yunyan were worthy of being generals who had served in the Xuanjia Army, with hands and eyes as good as the sky.
Although serious changes occurred in Lingzhou and the news was blocked by Manila, there were still some spies in Jinyiwei and men in black in Lingzhou. They passed the news in their own way, and part of it fell into the hands of Duan Kun and Feng Wu.
Although Xu Yunyan received the information from Li Chengqian at the earliest, he was also summoned by Li Chengqian during this period. He was preparing to join forces to deal with the invading Turkic vanguard troops first, and then gathered all the forces in the north to fight against the main Turkic force that had not yet arrived. Si Li's troops.
However, Xu Xu Yunyan's unexpected joy made him have other ideas. With 30,000 men, coupled with familiarity with the terrain and Pandora's artifact, 200,000 Turkic troops came to the Northland arrogantly, and they would definitely not be prepared for a fight to test their energy.
As for the 100,000 Turkic cavalry in Manila? What's the concern? Li Chengqian had already gathered 100,000 men with two generals, Chai Shao and Li Shentong, including Hou Junji. Couldn't a total of three generals still be able to deal with a Manila?
After making a decision in his heart, Xu Yunyan directly ordered Duan Kun and Feng Wu to bring them to join him. When they came to join him, he also sent a messenger to talk to Li Chengqian about his situation. Intend.
Let them go all out against Manila. See if you can contact Su Dingfang and gather 50,000 people to meet with Sili.
Although the manpower is a bit short, Xu Yunyan dares to tease the Turks with only 30,000 people, let alone 50,000 people?
Xu Yunyan made his arrangements and deployed his manpower with all his strength. However, Xu Yunyan thought well, but the results were always not as satisfactory.
Duan Kun and Feng Wu were on the road safely, and they would be able to meet up with them soon. However, Zhang Xia, who was looking for Su Dingfang, returned helplessly.
Seeing Zhang Xia returning, Xu Yunyan asked anxiously.
"What happened? Why are you like this?" Xu Yunyan was worried when he saw that although the soldiers led by Zhang Xia had no casualties, they all had obvious signs of fighting.
Zhang Xia didn't worry Xu Yunyan for long. He spoke directly in front of Xu Yunyan.
"General, it's not that we delayed the general, but that General Su was also held back by trivial matters. Some tribes that were originally attached to the Anbei Protectorate have been divided into the frontiers, but I don't know if they were Someone is provoking it, or because of the loss of command, Si Li's army gathered to go south. Our Majesty had another accident and the country was unstable. They surrendered and rebelled again, and they kept making trouble on the border. General Su has assigned a team to go around. Comfort them." Although Zhang Xia said comfort, looking at Zhang Xia's appearance, this comfort was probably done with a knife and a gun.
Xu Yunyan couldn't help but feel shocked at this moment.
"How is the situation on General Su's side now?"
"General Su's side is relatively stable. The teams gathered by the small tribes were all eliminated by General Su. Those small tribes also became frightened birds and kept running around. However, General Su was afraid that they would coerce other tribes and had assigned manpower to pursue them. Now, General Su's headquarters only has 5,000 troops. He dare not move without permission, but he will let the general down." After Zhang Xia finished talking about Su Dingfang's current embarrassing situation, Xu Yunyan groped his chin and suddenly looked at Zhang Xia and said got up.
"Zhang Xia! Now I want you to lead 3,000 soldiers back to the Anbei Protectorate, and ask Deputy Governor Shi and Feng Changshi to immediately expand the team. After the expansion, half of the troops will be on guard against the Western Turks launching a surprise attack on us, and the other part will not stop We are patrolling the grassland, and this situation must never happen again." Zhang Xia was a little embarrassed at this time.
"General, you don't have many people here, what should we do?" Xu Yunyan shook his head.
"Twenty thousand people from Duan Kun and Feng Wu will come to support soon. You can lead the three thousand soldiers and leave. I can't worry about the Anbei Protectorate. It's not easy to have such a stable place, but no more accidents can happen." ." Zhang Xia also knows the priority of what Xu Yunyan said. If the Western Turks invade and they are not dealt with, and the Anbei Protectorate is in chaos again, there will be no problem for the hundreds of thousands of Turks to gather tens of thousands of cavalry. .
The Anbei Protectorate has no ability to deal with them, but now they are seizing the time to arm them first and take them into their own hands. This is another matter.
Zhang Xia nodded heavily.
"Don't worry, General. I'm going back now. Is it just for your safety, General?" Xu Yunyan looked at Zhang Xia and said with a smile.
"I've been through life and death not just once or twice in my life, but why am I still so passionate about my children? Just go and do your work, will something happen to me?" As soon as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Zhang Xia gave a heavy look. After cupping his fists, he stepped away. When he came to the tent door again, he saw Li Chun and punched Li Chun directly.
"Now I will lead my troops back to the Anbei Protectorate." Li Chun nodded.
"I know, I heard it at the tent door just now." After Li Chun's words, Zhang Xia didn't blame him for eavesdropping at the door and not coming in. She even slapped him hard on the shoulder.
"The safety of the general depends on you. If the general loses a hair, just wait for us to cut you into pieces." After Zhang Xia's half-joking words, Li Chun said seriously in front of Zhang Xia. Hold your fists.
"General Zhang, don't worry. If the general loses a hair, unless I die on the battlefield first." Li Chun said very seriously. Although their four generals used to be the four big sticks, they all died. Friendship with Xu Yunyan, those who fight all the way with Xu Yunyan will not cause any trouble to Xu Yunyan.
This was the first time that he had acted so solemnly, and this scene made Xu Yunyan a little emotional.
"Okay, why are you worried about something that hasn't happened yet? What's more, it's not the first time we've used less to fight more. What's more, haven't we developed the Pandora artifact?" Xu Yunyan said, Li Chun A smile appeared on his lips.
"Yes, now that this magic has come out, he should be invincible." Zhang Xia didn't know why yet, but was pushed out by Li Chun.
"You don't need to know these things yet. Go back to the Anbei Protectorate as soon as possible." After Li Chun sent Zhang Xia away, he watched Xu Yunyan report on his achievements during this period.
Xu Yunyan was even more satisfied when he heard this. Although Pandora is not what Xu Yunyan wants to appear, the matter is now over. Things that will appear sooner or later will appear in advance. If they are in the hands of their own people and used in the right place, at the right time, future changes will not occur, right?
Xu Yunyan sincerely thought of how graceful it would be to see the war flags of the Tang Dynasty flying all over the world.
