Great Tang princess

Chapter 256 News
The process of marching was very slow and boring along the way, Li Yuechen and Pei Xingjian would always chat to pass the time when they were free.

After all, they were going to fight this time, and they were basically talking about the art of war with each other.

One is Liu Rengui's apprentice, and the other is Su Dingfang's apprentice, and both of them have participated in actual combat, so they can chat together.

However, Li Yuechen only participated in two actual battles, and his experience was much less than Pei Xingjian, so he listened to him most of the time and learned a lot from him.

Of course, Pei Xingjian also learned a lot from the princess, mainly some fresh ideas.

Especially because of Pei Xingjian's curiosity, after Li Yuechen told him some concepts of special operations, it made him feel that this princess was born to go to the battlefield.

For such a compliment, Li Yuechen was not proud of it, after all, she was half-assed about the military.

She is confident in training special forces in this era. The first reason is that she comes from an era of information explosion and has also received military training. She knows a lot about things in the army.

Moreover, in the future, even people who have never served in the army will know how strict the internal affairs requirements of the army are. This is the importance of discipline.In the army, mental training is more important than physical training. This kind of deep-rooted thing will not change with the high-tech of the army.

Second, Li Yuechen himself was born as an athlete. He has more say in physical training than special soldiers, so he is confident in creating a special force in this era.

The army set off from Dongdu, passed through Luzhou, and then went all the way north, passing through Taiyuan during the period.

In fact, Li Yuechen has always wanted to go and have a look. After all, it is the land of dragon prosperity of the Li Tang royal family, and it can be regarded as a first-tier city in the Tang Dynasty.

However, in the second ten days of the [-]th, the army did not arrive in Luzhou, and after replenishing some food and supplies, they continued to set off to Taiyuan.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, and the time came to December.

Looking at the white mist that appeared in the air every time he took a breath, Li Yuechen on his horse looked up at the sky: "It's hard to fight in such weather!"

Pei Xingjian who was next to him explained: "Don't worry, Your Highness, it will be at least one year before I enter the Turkic territory, maybe even March, and the weather will get warmer."

Li Yuechen nodded. In this era of winter wars, many people did not die on the battlefield, but were frozen to death...

Thinking of this, she suddenly thought, maybe there is a way to eliminate the war with the Turks for a long time, and collect wool!

The Turkic people live on the grasslands and lack supplies. At the end of the year, they have no money or supplies to celebrate the New Year, so they will find ways to go south to plunder.

But if I allow them to exchange wool for various materials and make business for a long time, maybe the war can be avoided.

At the same time, the Turkic people have tasted the benefits, and they will definitely raise a large number of cattle and sheep. At that time, the economy will be in the hands of Datang.

It won't take long for the Turks to truly merge into the territory of the Tang Dynasty!
Now that the looms and spinning machines have been made, no matter how much wool they have, they can eat it by themselves. Not only do they not lose money, but they can also earn a lot.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that it really works!

Li Yuechen, who was riding on a horse, walked forward while thinking about things, and suddenly saw a soldier running back.

After coming in front of the two of them, he got off his horse and saluted: "Your Highness, Marshal, once you meet Marquis Wu, the Duhu Mansion will be defeated!"

Pei Xingjian opened his eyes wide suddenly: "Call someone!"

After a while, Marquis Wu, who was in charge of delivering the letter, was called to Pei Xingjian, and was about to salute, but Li Yuechen raised his hand: "No, just tell me, how is the battle going?"

"At the beginning of the Turkic rebellion, Xiao Changshi led his troops..." Marquis Wu quickly explained.

Listening to the other party's explanation, Li Yuechen understood the general story.

The Turks had just rebelled, and at the same time that Shanyu Duhufu sent the news to the imperial court, Xiao Siye led the right leader, General Wei Hua Dazhi, to attack.

Although the initial battles were victorious, the defenses gradually relaxed. Later, the weather was cold and heavy snow fell. The soldiers were in the cold and the camp was not organized. camp, causing countless casualties...

"How about Xiao Siye?" Pei Xingjian asked.

"General Xiao came back after a big defeat. He and General Hua led the infantry to fight and retreat. They are currently defending the Duhu Mansion! The Turks seem to have gone to Dingzhou now!" Wuhou replied.

Hearing this answer, Li Yuechen and Pei Xingjian looked at each other.

Then Pei Xingjian shook his head: "No problem, the governor of Dingzhou is King Huo, and he will definitely not let the Turks succeed."

King Huo, Li Yuangui, and Li Yuechen had only heard of his name, but had never met in person. It is said that his father had a good relationship with him when he was young.

"If Turks fail to disturb Dingzhou, they will definitely take a detour!" Li Yuechen said.

Since Turkic decided against it, it was impossible to give up easily, so Li Yuechen also made his own judgment.

Pei Xingjian nodded slightly, then looked up at Marquis Wu: "You wait here, I will write a letter, and you go back and bring it to the saint!"

"Here!" Marquis Wu hurriedly agreed.

"I think people should be sent to guard Jingxing and Longmen now, what does Your Highness think?" Pei Xingjian asked.

Li Yuechen nodded to express that she had no objection. In fact, she thought so too. As long as the two places are guarded first, when the army arrives, the follow-up will naturally be fine.

So Pei Xingjian immediately began to write to the emperor, asking him to send another person to guard the two places.

Then the army continued to set off to go north. Now because of the tight war, it was impossible to go to Taiyuan. The army changed its direction a little and decided to go directly to Hengzhou.

Judging from the map, after more than a thousand years, this place should be called Shijiazhuang.

……

This time, Li Yuechen and Pei Xingjian spent the New Year's Eve on the march. On the eve of the New Year's Eve, they added some meat to the soldiers, which was regarded as a New Year's gift.

But it was different in Li Yuechen's army. The soldiers chatted around the bonfire and ate barbecue. It was a lively scene.

Beside the bonfire, Boss Zhang couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, why can't other troops be like us?"

"Because Datang is still too poor to support him." Li Yuechen looked up at the stars all over the sky, and sighed softly, "There is no rush for this matter, we can only develop slowly..."

Boss Zhang felt a little confused, but immediately changed the subject: "Your Highness, since we are going to go to the battlefield, why don't we learn combat skills in the future?"

"Well, it's a good idea!" Li Yuechen nodded, "You really should learn combat skills, but it's still the same sentence, the army is more important to perform their duties, and the non-commissioned officers and soldiers are the main combat forces. You as the instructor , the more important role is to stabilize the morale of the army, of course, when necessary, you must also know how to command the battle..."

Li Yuechen thought so, since he was going to follow the position on the battlefield, he would definitely have to face various complicated situations on the battlefield in the future. If he didn't have any combat skills, he might lose his life on the battlefield.

Although their role is to stabilize the morale of the army, in case the camp or the company commander encounters other situations, they must take over the command of the battle.

As the two chatted more and more deeply, Li Yuechen also had a deeper understanding and ideas about the future military structure.

No wonder the instructor said during the military training before that units above the company level have a role similar to an instructor. Thinking about it carefully, it is actually very necessary.

One is in charge of the military, and the other is in charge of political work, which is exactly what Li Yuechen has been leading, each performing its duties!

……

The time came to the second year of Tiaolu. After the new year, the army continued to head north and arrived in Hengzhou on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

The governor of Hengzhou was in charge of receiving the army, while Li Yuechen and Pei Xingjian also received the latest news.

The Turks harassed Dingzhou, Huo Wang Li Yuangui copied Zhuge Liang's script from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, sang an empty city plan, and scared off the Turkic army.

Hearing this news, Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows. This uncle seems to be very cunning!

At the same time, the Turks did not continue to go south, as if they were afraid of an ambush.

Inside the posthouse where officials were received, Pei Xingjian, Li Yuechen and the governor of Hengzhou were sitting at their respective tables talking about things while eating.

Pei Xingjian turned his head and said: "Your Highness, the Turks are not moving now, and the army is not ready to attack rashly. Why don't you let Cheng Wu, the governor of Fengzhou, come over first, and wait for the news by the way?"

However, Li Yuechen shook his head: "I think I'll go to Yunzhou to wait for the news. Even if Turkic makes some moves, I will have time to react..."

On the edge of Yunzhou is the Great Wall, and beyond the Great Wall is the grassland.

Li Yuechen's idea was that if the Turks made a move at this time, they would have to cross Mount Wutai if they wanted to react in Hengzhou, and there might not be enough time.

After stopping her words, Pei Xingjian thought about it carefully: "That's fine, just follow His Highness's wishes!"

So the army rested for two days, replenished food and supplies, and continued on the road to Yunzhou.

The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was spent on the road, and I didn't have time to see how the Lantern Festival was spent in other cities besides Chang'an and Dongdu.

It is worth mentioning that, except for Chang'an and Dongdu, there is no curfew in other cities.

Because these cities are not a square city system, basically all the shops are along the street, and there is no square wall to block them.

Even if these cities want to impose curfews, it is very troublesome.

Of course, the absence of a curfew does not mean that people will go out and enjoy the nightlife, after all, it depends on the development level of a city.

Cities with more developed nightlife are first-tier cities like Taiyuan and Yangzhou.

……

Although it is said that this expedition has been prepared as much as possible, some soldiers still froze to death when they crossed Wutai Mountain, and it took a lot of time.

By the time the army arrived in Yunzhou, it was already mid-February.

At the same time, Cheng Wuting, the governor of Fengzhou who received the order, also came with an army.

The Yunzhou post house temporarily became Li Yuechen's private residence. During the day, Pei Xingjian would come over to discuss things together, and at night he would go back to live in the barracks.

In the huge post house, Li Yuechen was alone. Fulai lived in the room next to her, and the other rooms were all empty.

On February [-]th, Li Yuechen was in the room discussing with Pei Xingjian how to inquire about Turkic movements, when Fulai suddenly walked in and said, "Your Highness, Dudu Cheng has arrived, just wait outside the hall!"

"Please come in!" Li Yuechen waved his hand.

Fulai agreed, and immediately went out to call for someone. After a while, he walked in with a burly man in bright silver armor.

This was the first time Li Yuechen met Cheng Wuting, he looked like he was over 50 years old.But considering that people in this era are aging quickly, and with a big beard, it is estimated that they are only in their forties.

He was slightly hotter than Li Yuechen, with a hulking figure, not fat, but the kind who looked very strong.

Immediately after entering, he saluted and said, "Your Majesty Cheng Wuting, I have met Her Royal Highness, Pei Shangshu!"

"Cheng Dudu is free!" Li Yuechen raised his hand, "It's been a long journey, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Cheng Wuting agreed and sat down beside him.

This man speaks with a lot of air, and looks like he is in good physical condition.At first glance, he looked like a tough guy, but his eyes were shining brightly, so he probably wasn't a boorish type.

After a few polite words, everyone continued to chat about Turkic movements.

Cheng Wu thought about it for a while: "Before I set off from Fengzhou, the scouts found signs that the Turkic army was moving east... According to the characteristics of its national cavalry, it should have passed Yinshan..."

Hearing this news, Li Yuechen nodded: "The Turks are nomads, they have almost no infantry, and they move fast. But what do they mean by going east?"

After thinking for a while, Pei Xingjian suddenly raised his head and said, "Khitan!"

"Khitan?" Li Yuechen was a little puzzled.

"The Turkic rebellion, if we can unite with the Khitan, we will suffer a great loss due to the tight barrier in the north of the Tang Dynasty!" Pei Xingjian said, "Thinking about it, they should have cooperated."

Just as he was talking, Fulai suddenly ran in with a soldier: "Your Highness, report urgently!"

Everyone in the room turned their heads, and saw the soldier panting and saying: "The Turkic army has camped twenty miles away from Yinshan Mountain!"

Hearing these words, Cheng Wuting immediately stood up and said, "Please fight!"

"Not in a hurry!" Pei Xingjian raised his hand to interrupt, "Turkic warfare relies on the speed of the horses, and rarely takes the initiative to confront our infantry phalanx... If I wait for this to send troops, I will definitely retreat, causing I'll wait in depth."

Li Yuechen also nodded, it is true that the Turkic weapon technology and armor rate are very low, and the rate of fighting the Tang army head-on is very low.

However, they are a surprise soldier of the whole people and have extremely high mobility, so most of the time they adopt the tactics of cutting off food and supplies, and then encircling and annihilating them.

Not to mention, this is how Xiao Siye was defeated years ago.

"Then what should we do?" Cheng Wuting asked.

Pei Xingjian suddenly smiled slightly: "Cheng Dudu and Your Highness are both rare masters in the world. Pei has a strategy that he can try, but it needs the help of His Highness and Cheng Dudu!"

Cheng Wuting slapped the armor on his chest: "Just give the order to the Chief!"

Li Yuechen also smiled: "Although Pei Shangshu said clearly, I am also a soldier and will carry out orders!"

　Thanks to [Wu Ge Ge] for the reward of 100 starting coins!
　　
　
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