When the truce period ends, Zhou Bai will definitely take action.
Dragons and tigers entered the Dharma, martial arts preached, sowing spiritual seeds to encourage farmers and mulberry trees, holding imperial examinations to worship the red sky...
After a whole set of punch combinations, no matter how impetuous Great Yan's luck was, nearly half of it had settled down.
The land of the three counties can only absorb so much in a short period of time, no matter how much blessings are given to the subjects.
The remaining Great Yan luck will inevitably be dispersed in vain if it is not expanded and settled as soon as possible.
In this southern expedition, there were a total of 30,000 people from the three imperial armies of Selecting the Front, Victory and Defeating the Enemy, 30,000 garrison troops from various places, 3,500 horse troops, and more than 50,000 militia auxiliaries.
The total strength of the army is more than 113,500, and the Dingguo is known as 200,000, showing an irresistible force to break through the border.
When Chu Kai led 5,500 horsemen to cross Longfeng County, it was as if he was in a deserted land. This incident had not happened long ago.
Not to mention how frightened the Dingguo defenders were, Zhou Bai mobilized more than 100,000 troops during the inspection period in Andu. This movement certainly could not be hidden from anyone. The aura of fighting in the sky was too obvious.
Lei Haomiao had already sent a letter to Lu Ding in advance, asking him to send troops to attack the border county to relieve the pressure on them to settle the country.
The capital of Dingguo, the central core of Dingzhou City, has been surrounded by a high wall of blue bricks.
Inside is a palace city with the Governor's Palace as the core, three or four streets, and dozens of mansions and compounds. It is the residence of the king and his family.
It seems grand, but in fact it is illegal and cannot be polite.
No, from the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, there has been a lot of construction work in the palace and it has never stopped.
In the only palace that was barely built with the help of the Taoist priests, Lord Daxu was waiting for Lei Haomiao and was privately summoning his ministers.
"General Lei Zhen has led an army of one hundred thousand to Longfeng County to resist the Anbei Army."
"We are trying our best to raise food and grass. Dingzhou County still has savings over the years. If we use Chang Pingcang's food, we will be able to meet the needs of this war. But spring plowing is just around the corner, and a 100,000-strong army will use at least 200,000 civilians. The negative impact will be too great. "
"The Dingxi Kingdom responded with a letter saying that its king, Lu Ding, has led an army to the north to conquer the border town. We are requested to hold back the main force of the Anbei Kingdom..."
The ministers who can be summoned by Lei Haomiao are all those who hold the core power. In a few words, they can already explain the situation that Qing Ding Kingdom is facing now.
After all, it was a completely inherited system from the governor-general era, with complete functions and able to cope with Zhou Bai's menacing attack.
After sorting out all the major events, Lei Haomiao, who sat upright and said little, finally looked much relieved.
He was not the Taiping Emperor who stayed in the deep palace and was easily deceived.
Since the return of the Three Kingdoms in Dingzhou, he could not tell everything about the general changes in the situation, but he could at least have a general understanding of them.
The main strength of the Yuanzhou Ya Taoist Regiment was inherited by Dingguo, and it has a deep foundation.
But after a conscription war, the fate of a foreign land disrupted the situation, and one thing declined and the other increased.
Not only did Anbei Kingdom surpass Dingguo, but even Dingxi, who had returned from victory, had a better fortune than them.
No, before Lei Haomiao could feel a little relieved, Shi Jing, the former Right Councilor of Dingzhou and now the Right Prime Minister of Dingzhou, who had always been strict, sighed.
"Your Majesty, we have failed in this recruitment battle and returned without great luck. We are too far behind the two countries. If the foreign land fails, if the main world suffers another major defeat, the day of the country's destruction is right in front of us."
Lei Haomiao was very dissatisfied with Shi Jing, the nominal chief assistant, who threatened to destroy the country at every turn.
In the past, it was enough to contradict him, and it was necessary to rely on the prestige of his great scholar to stabilize his rule. Now that the country has been established for a long time, the status of monarch and ministers has been determined, and this is still the case.
However, Shi Jing didn't seem to notice. Lei Haomiao's cold gaze continued to advise him bluntly: "Old minister, the Anbei Army is in great power, and its fortune is like the rising sun in all directions. Therefore, our country should abandon the northern part of Longfeng County. Avoid fighting."
"It would be best to fill the dangerous passes of Longfeng with mixed troops to delay the attack. It would also be a good idea to abandon the entire Longfeng County."
Shi Jing's suggestion was like a thunder, frightening the monarchs and ministers of Dingguo who had a tacit understanding.
Cai Feng, the left prime minister who was the first to come to his senses, seized on the omission of his political opponents and immediately scolded him righteously: "What do you mean by the right prime minister? You have worked hard to guard Dingzhou for many years and you have the foundation you have today. How can you do it easily?" Abandon the territory and people!”
"Your Majesty, this man is a traitor but a traitor to the country! Please remove him from your position!"
Cai Feng has been severely suppressed by Shi Jing since the days of the Governor's Office, and has always been in a weak position. Now that he sees an opportunity, he doesn't want to let it go.
Seeing Lei Haomiao's angry expression, other important ministers also agreed and accused Shi Jing of what he wanted to do.
However, seeing that the wind was going one way, Lei Haomiao was not in a hurry to target Shi Jing. He first talked to Xini to calm Cai Feng.
Then he thought for a moment and asked Shi Jing: "The Right Prime Minister thinks that our army cannot resist Anbei with its current strength. Does he want to preserve his strength?"
In fact, this was also a strategy that Lei Haomiao often used when he was still the governor, so he was able to retain his heritage and was granted the title of Prefectural Marquis by Daxu.
But after the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the great righteousness of the Marquis of Texas and the influence of his luck, he became impetuous and even took the initiative to attack Anbei earlier.
Shi Jing kept staring at Lei Haomiao, and was quite relieved to see that he didn't become angry.
So he revealed all his true intentions: "Yes, Longfeng is broken, and Dingzhou County is the sacred place of the entire Dingzhou. As long as the core is not lost, everything can be started from scratch."
"The purpose of Ding Xibo is very clear. He wants to sacrifice our country's military strength for his time, but the king just can't do what he wants."
"With the three kingdoms standing in a tripod, it is best for a weak country to just sit back and watch the powerful countries fight. This is a snipe and a clam fighting over each other, and the fisherman will benefit."
Lei Haomiao nodded slightly and immediately fell into deep thought again. He now had the title of Marquis of a State, but in fact he had become a weakling in the Three Kingdoms.
Shi Jing's proposal to avoid fighting and preserve his energy has to be said to be very reasonable.
Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. They must be observed.
Another 100,000-level defeat, and there will be no chance of saving the country.
But if he wins, will he be able to make a comeback and snatch away Zhou Bai's great luck from the foreign plane in one fell swoop?
However, this idea only appeared in Lei Haomiao's mind for a moment, and was soon expelled.
He collected his thoughts, calmly, and made a gesture of support to Shi Jing: "The right prime minister has matured and planned for the country. I accept it. Come and give me the Qi-enhancing elixir that I have collected."
"Send the order to Lei Zhen to protect the main force on the front line."
Then Lei Haomiao looked at Cai Feng, who was flattering and unable to criticize, and said with a gentle smile: "Prime Minister Cai, I would like you to go to Longfeng to supervise the army in person. You must make sure that the local officials and people try their best to delay it. If there is any disharmony, you can retreat to Ding." States and counties.”
"When a humble minister takes orders, he will definitely live up to the trust of the king." Cai Feng couldn't help but curse Lei Haomiao in his heart. He will use anyone who is valuable. This is still the case after becoming a king.
He didn't understand that this was nothing more than a balancing act, and there were too many ministers who just echoed his words.
An hour later, at Lei Haomiao's urging, Cai Feng set off in a hurry, escorted by his servants and a group of personal riders.
However, no one knew that Cai Feng had already sent a secret letter while packing his bags at his mansion.
Retreating and retreating, retreating again and again, rotten old ministers and rotten monarchs.
Even if this strategy really makes sense, by acting like this, can he really become a hero supported by the people of Dingzhou in the end?
You, the emperor and his ministers, can see the general trend of luck, but Cai Feng can't?
Before the founding of the country, Lei Haomiao was the third-rank governor. He also served as a council member from the fourth-rank left, so he was much worse than you?
Why is an imperial decree the difference between emperor and minister? When Cai Feng wrote the secret letter and communicated with Anzi, he was full of anger and ridicule.
Before, I was a bit embarrassed, but since we are all ministers, then "a good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a wise minister chooses his master to serve."
In the past few years, the connection with the north has never been really interrupted.
…
On February 8, Zhou Bai's Chinese army arrived at Ningruicheng, a county on the southern border of Ruinan County. The fish and dragon banner swaggered under the visiting gaze of Dingguo's sentry cavalry.
On the same day, Chu Kai, the general manager of the horse army, led 3,000 black armors and killed or forced back all the sentries in the direction of Longfeng, making them confused about the movement of the army.
Since the defeat in the last cavalry battle, the Dingguo cavalry no longer has the ability to compete with the Anbei cavalry. Even as elite sentinels such as Ye Bushou, they cannot muster the courage to fight.
On February 9th, Li Dingguo, who was appointed as the commander of the Forbidden Army's vanguard selection and the vanguard of the Southern Expedition, showed his talents in the first battle in this world.
The southern county guard general did not recognize Li Dingguo's general number, so he thought he had an opportunity and went out to fight, but was easily killed.
Then the selected vanguard troops surrounded them from all sides as far as the county seat and suppressed them with strong archers. Five hundred elite selected vanguards stormed the four-foot-long city wall.
Seeing the frightening strength of the selected vanguard troops, and the fact that each of them could easily climb the city wall with the help of hooks and ropes, the county magistrate from the south was shocked and announced his surrender.
The county magistrate had heard of the third-class treatment in the surrender decree, and it happened that the Anbei Army had not suffered much losses yet, so maybe he could be given the second-class treatment.
"You said that Lei Zhen led a main force of 100,000 people and retreated overnight yesterday?" Li Dingguo asked in surprise after hearing the news revealed by the county magistrate.
The magistrate of Nanzhi County replied affirmatively: "Yes, when Lei Zhen left, he told him that if he couldn't defeat him, he could withdraw, but he would have to hold on for at least three days. Little did he know that leaving five thousand county soldiers behind would be able to stop the king's thousands of troops. Like a tiger’s army!”
Li Dingguo shook his head and said, "No wonder you want to surrender. Your senior officials in the imperial court feel that they can't hold on, so what's the point of fighting later?"
"However, there must be something fishy here. Please report it to your Majesty as soon as possible."
Integrate the memory of the soul, then travel through the world to be reborn, and obtain a physical body forged by thousands of years of spiritual lotus...
If Li Dingguo was not an extraordinary person in the Great Yan world, it would be difficult to accept it.
Of course, in fact, since time traveling, he has always been a little frightened and felt that he did not have a sense of belonging.
The respect of the monarch and all the civil servants and generals, the high position of commanding the army, unparalleled trust, etc.
Fortunately, he has now won the first game and got off to a good start, and he can regain some confidence.
Suddenly, Li Dingguo was inexplicably excited. This country, this land in a time of great changes, would be the most suitable place for him.
The demeanor of the famous general who once lifted the sky and turned the tide is slowly returning.
The few captains who selected the front army only felt that there was something extra about this new coach.
If Zhou Bai were here and looked at his luck and destiny, he would find that Li Dingguo had undergone a major change similar to his.
The life that was cut off in the alien plane was being reborn, and it was starting to be different from his white life.
Once Li Dingguo's destiny was reborn, he immediately became a seedling of green life. It only took a few more victories and more luck recognition for the seedling to fully grow.
Outside Ningrui County, in the Chinese army camp, Zhou Bai, who was reading Cai Feng's secret letter, felt that his fate was being affected by outsiders.
Immediately close your eyes and observe where the abnormal movement of Qi comes from.
Soon, countless threads of luck were filtered by him, and he found the thread that belonged to Li Dingguo, the thread of luck for kings and ministers.
The invisible destiny of the emperor fluctuated slightly. He immediately realized the changes in Li Dingguo's life. Seeing that he had given birth to a young man so easily, he couldn't help but feel speechless and wanted to question the way of heaven.
Why is it so difficult for him? Starting from a white body with no standing awl, he keeps fighting for opportunities to gain the reputation of being a scholar and resurrect his life in vain.
From then on, people were promoted to Jinshi, and fortunes from other worlds were seized. Step by step, they reached the destiny of Hongxian County and Huangtang County.
After that, he established his own system, expanded his territory, and experienced many disasters along the way before he became the leader he is today.
However, these complaints are just small complaints in his heart. Without these catastrophes, he would not have achieved what he has today.
After watching his breath, Zhou Bai understood.
Li Dingguo's original destiny in Dayan was Qingming, and regardless of the starting point for coming to this world, with the care of him, the king of Anbei, the son of luck, and his own ability, it would not be outrageous to be reborn as Qingming.
Of course, the more powerful the generals under his command, the better. The higher their cultivation and reputation, and the longer they control their destiny, Zhou Bai will no longer have to worry about the king not being able to control his ministers.
"Zhao Xi, prepare a commendation order to commend Li Dingguo and the Xuanfeng Army for their successful start, and tell them not to stop moving forward."
Zhao Xi started writing as soon as he picked up the pen. Although many staff officers in the military tent did not understand where the news came from, they never doubted Zhou Bai and congratulated and encouraged each other.
"Instructions are sent that Chu Kai's troops no longer need to cover the Chinese army. Five hundred cavalry will be left to accompany them, and the remaining three thousand cavalry will go forward to fight together."
"Jiao Tu, immediately lead the victory army and 30,000 garrison troops, follow closely behind, and support the forward at any time."
"This southern expedition will be carried out steadily. All county towns and military passes will be captured along the way. The ruling civil servants need not worry. The territory will be captured and they will take office within a day."
Lou Jinpeng was on the sidelines. After seeing Dingguo's top-secret strategy of "fishing for profit", he did not say anything about changing any of Zhou Bai's decisions.
He just sneered in his heart, since your Majesty dared to personally conquer, how could the border town not be on guard.
Chen Zhongbang and Qu Zhi were stationed in the capital to provide support, while Zhou Yuan, Minister of War, was personally stationed in the border town. They were accompanied by You Yi Army, Ta Bai Army, nearly 50,000 garrison troops, and 500 dragon cavalry led by Huo Feiguang.
In addition, there are nearly half of the Taoist priests headed by Yu Yueyun, and the two newly appointed ministers of Tianya Pavilion will assist.
On February 12, the Chinese army camp led by Zhou Bai had already jumped over Nanzhi County and several passes, and entered the hinterland of Longfeng County.
Recalling the lush and vibrant scene all the way from Andu, and then looking at the deathly silence in Longfeng, it was a stark contrast.
Zhou Baidu was a little surprised, and the Anbei soldiers were even talking about it.
Everything in our country has revived and is thriving, while our neighboring countries are still in the late winter and it is difficult to wake up from their slumber.
(End of chapter)
