The Book of Heaven

Chapter 427 On the Journey
"Send troops now, the whole army is under the command of General Li, including me, what do you think?"

Ma Zheng dispelled everyone's worries with one word, and the whole tent erupted in cheers after a moment of silence. These veterans have indeed been aggrieved for too long. Looking at the battle report sent by the court, they all feel like cats scratching in their hearts. like.Now that Ma Zheng, the supervising army, not only allows everyone to finally send troops, but more importantly, Li Yuan's right to command is not deprived at all, and there is no need to worry about the taboo of military tactics such as changing generals just before the battle. Even Li Yuan was surprised for a while and didn't know what to say.

Since the army was about to move out, all kinds of affairs arrangements were inseparable from the generals present, so Ma Zheng immediately suggested to end the banquet hastily, leaving time for everyone to arrange, and he returned to the commander's tent to rest on his own.

"You handed over the power in such a hurry, aren't you afraid that the emperor will be disappointed with you?"

"Why are you disappointed? Letting me, a person who doesn't understand anything, be the supervisor of Lao Shizi, doesn't it actually explain what His Majesty thinks? He still believes in Li Yuan, and Li Yuan is indeed very good at fighting. It's better than my layman."

Ma Zheng replied indifferently: "Besides, Your Majesty has a heavy heart. If I want to be greedy for meritorious deeds and make troubles, all the responsibilities can be pushed on my head and let the Ma family Come to take the blame, tsk tsk, I am small and weak, but I can't bear such a heavy burden."

As for Ma Zheng's "stealing and playing tricks", Zhao Shuying pouted slightly and got up to ask the soldiers to prepare some food for her.

Not to mention Li Yuan's rigorous command of the army, all the generals under his command are also experts in this field, and the army is always ready to go, so Ma Zheng only stayed in the camp for less than [-] hours, and Li Shimin personally came to inform Ma Zheng , the army set off, Li Yuanji, as a vanguard, had already led [-] soldiers and horses to leave the camp four hours ago, and Ma Zheng and others set off with the Chinese army two hours later.

"Okay, thank you General Li for the notice, I'll get ready right away."

"Master Supervisor, you have worked hard!"

Li Shimin smiled all over his face, but he seemed a little more sincere at this time, and he left after clasping his fists together.

For Ma Zheng and Zhao Shuying, who are used to walking the rivers and lakes, two hours is enough. Following the Chinese army's actions is quite new for Zhao Shuying, especially sitting on a tall horse and walking through rows of backpacks. When surrounded by walking pawns, the magnificence with no head in front and no tail in the back can easily shock people's minds.

The military power of the Han Empire is indeed overwhelming the world, and even if only one army is deployed, it is enough to make the surrounding forces tremble with fear.Not all the routes that Li Yuan's army took after leaving the camp were within the territory of the Han Empire. In fact, in the southwest, apart from a few slightly stronger forces such as the Dayue Clan, there were countless tribes, large or small, Copycat.These forces often rely on the breath of the Han Empire to exist, and they are regarded as not affiliated to the empire in name.

Whenever Li Yuan's army passes by, these forces will send troops from afar, and the leaders of the forces will greet them in person. The etiquette is very thoughtful, and they even send some food and grass as a sign, although these food and grass are just a drop in the bucket for a [-] army. , but in the end it was just a statement, and Li Yuan accepted it with a smile.

Along the way, Ma Zheng has opened his eyes. He has seen all kinds of people. He didn't know that the multi-ethnic community here has reached such an exaggerated level. Yellow people, Caucasians, and dark skinned people Kunlun slave, well, it is simply a large collection of races from all over the world.

Originally, in Ma Zheng's opinion, the southwest side should be barren and desolate. Unexpectedly, because of the strength and power of the Han Empire, on the one hand, the living space of these forces was compressed and they had to hold together for warmth; Forces are accustomed to living close to the Han Empire, and obtain resources for their own survival through trade.

This is the effect of a big country. Ma Zheng also saw it in his previous life. A country with a history of less than 200 years is always attracting the best talents from all over the world to compete for it.Different eras have different important resources, and talents are important to any era.

Which country can get many talents to work for, and its national strength will naturally flourish.

"General Li is really a famous general in my dynasty. Ma Zheng has seen it all this way, and his life in the frontier army back then was nothing but slapstick."

Ma Zheng spoke from his heart.Managing a sentry is completely different from managing a 5000 army. It is no problem to let him lead dozens of people to charge into the battle, but if he is asked to lead more than [-] people, I am afraid that he has lost his head, and such an order will easily cause trouble. Thousands of people and tens of thousands of people acted, Ma Zheng felt dizzy just thinking about it.

Li Yuan's commands are determined, and every order is sent out without delay like flowing water. The one hundred thousand army is divided into five armies, front, back, left, right, and middle. They can coordinate and coordinate without modern communication equipment, without the slightest obstacle. I feel pleasing to the eye.

For Ma Zheng's admiration, Li Yuan's face was a little complacent, but in a blink of an eye he said very modestly that if he were to compare his combat command ability, he might only be ranked in the top ten among the "young" generation of generals in the court. If you can't make it to the top five, today's Han Empire is really like a cloud of civil servants and military generals like rain, only worrying about no battles and no one to fight.

"A great country, it really is a great country!"

The significance of a great country does not lie in how many wars it can win. The significance of a great country lies in what Ma Zheng sees along the way. Wherever he fights, he sees the scenery. If he surrenders without fighting, this is the real might.Of course, those big and small forces are very clear that if the Han Empire does not start wars lightly, it will be troublesome for them. If anyone thinks that he has lived enough and insists on provoking, just tens of thousands of soldiers are not enough for others. Gap.

More importantly, the Han Empire directly controlled the ordnance manufacturing of most of the surrounding forces by virtue of its strong economic strength. In other words, the weapons in your hands are all made by others. The more advanced weapons in other people's hands were cut off as soon as they confronted each other?

Besides, after a war is over, the weapons and armor of the soldiers need to be replaced. Are you ashamed to find the Han Empire to purchase?Even if you are shameless, the Han Empire will sell it to you?Even if the Han Empire is willing to sell it, it will still give you a good one, and will it give you a discount?
Don't be funny, those civil servants and military generals of the Han Empire are not stupid. They spend several times the price to get a batch of goods back, and then the whole family has to tighten their belts even to eat. Do you want to live this life?

But any ruler with a little brain, after considering these issues, will completely extinguish the idea of ​​​​against the Han Empire. Isn’t it good to live your own life honestly? Dominating the world is not something that just anyone can do of.

Li Yuan and his army walked on the road for almost ten days, and Ma Zheng found that the scenery in front of him had changed. The fortress began to become dense, but the population became sparse, and traces of war can still be seen in many places.

"This is already the Da Yuezhi Realm, well, it should be said that it used to be the Da Yuezhi Realm, but now it is the territory of our Han Empire!" Li Yuan's face was filled with a kind of self-satisfaction from the heart, perhaps as a pure The generals of the army enjoy this moment the most, when the iron hoofs they lead trample on other people's land, and then pull out the boundary markers one by one and replace them with those of their own country, engrave meaningful words on them, and they will be immortal in history forever. From the rise of any family, it is countless times more important.

"Have you already arrived at Dayuezhi? I thought I would see wells and temples." Ma Zheng looked around, and indeed he saw a lot of Han soldiers walking around. He didn't know whether they were maintaining order or Capture the remaining resistance elements.

(End of this chapter)