Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 761
first month.

The ice and snow in Liaodong have not yet melted.

But on several main roads in Liaodong, soldiers and horses are already marching non-stop.

In addition to the four thousand county soldiers brought to Xuantu by Changsun Shunde, and Song Laosheng's first army in Lelang.Luo Cheng was outside the pass, leaving only one army stationed.

He asked Zhang Xutuo and Luo Gui to stay in Liaodong together.

Then he recruited all kinds of soldiers and horses and began to go south.

The Zhongwu Army previously consisted of six armies, and those who went south to Shandong and occupied two armies in Pyongyang.

Now there is another army left behind, so the Zhongwu Army going south this time has three armies, which is the result of the previous county soldiers being incorporated into it.

The three Zhongwu armies had a total of 2000 troops, and then Xi Qiqiu's three tribes formed an army of [-], and the Turks, Mohe, and Goguryeo people formed another army.

There are five armies in total, with a total of 12 horses.

The battalions were assembled one by one, and finally assembled into regiments, and then regiments were assembled, and then assembled into compartments, and finally formed into an army.

This time, Luo Cheng personally led the army to go out.

Emperor Yang Hao also went outside Liaodong City to see him off. He awarded Luo Cheng a golden armor and a golden sword, and gave him a golden ax and a golden seal.

On the huge red flag, the white tiger roared to the sky.

The five armies, with a total of 12 horses, gathered from various places outside the pass to Lushun and the second port of Dalian, where they would board ships and then go to Donglai in Shandong and Qinhuangdao in Hebei.

The soldiers, carrying spears and armor on their backs, strode south.

On the main road beside the Liao River, the local governments of counties and counties along the way also conscripted militiamen and strong men to help transport military equipment, food and grass to the second port in southern Liaoning.

In the two major ports, countless ships have already gathered.

There are navy ships, merchant ships from Liaodong, and many merchant ships from Donglai Port and Qingdao Port. Most of them have accepted Luo Cheng's employment.

The businessmen are very active, but there are reasons for it, not just because they are optimistic about Luo Cheng's chances of winning.

Instead, Luo Cheng had already promised the merchants that the boat would be exchanged for the monopoly tickets of the Liaodong court's salt and iron tea and wine.With the prosperity of the border market and the growing power of the Liaodong court, the system promoted by Luo Cheng has also begun to be implemented in Dingxiang, Daibei, Jiangnan and other controlled areas.

It is very difficult to do these businesses without the imperial court's tickets.

And these businesses, even if they pay taxes and get tickets, they still have astonishing profits. Because of this, Luo Cheng now asks the merchants to exchange boats for tickets, and the results are so good.

In front of Liaodong City, Luo Cheng is explaining to Luo Gui and Zhang Xutuo who came to see him off.

"With your two elders here, I can rest assured at home."

Many brothers asked Luo Cheng to take Yang Hao to the expedition, but Luo Cheng finally let Yang Hao stay here. He believed that a lonely family would not make any noise.

"Spring is coming soon, I hope you can win as soon as possible, and then let the soldiers come back to plow and sow in the spring." Zhang Xutuo patted Luo Cheng on the back.

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "Then borrow the teacher's auspicious words and return triumphantly as soon as possible."

Several times, the Zhongwu Army dispatched no less than 10 people. For a population of less than 200 million outside the customs, this is an all-out effort. With so many strong men going to the front line, not to mention the innumerable food, grass, money and food that was consumed. It will inevitably affect the farming outside the customs this year.

If the war drags on for a long time and the stalemate persists, everything outside the customs may be dragged to collapse.

Du Ruhui settled the account for Luo Cheng.

The Sixth Army of the Loyalty Army, the Fourth Army went out to fight, the two armies stayed behind, and two vassal armies were recruited to support these many soldiers and horses entering the pass to fight. The logistical pressure was huge.

Du Ruhui told Luo Cheng that he would support it for half a year at most.

If the war cannot be ended within half a year, or supplies can be obtained from the pass, then it will be over by then.

After all, the population outside the customs is too small, only 200 million people, but it has to support 10 people to fight. If it hadn't been for the recuperation and savings for the past few years, it would not even be able to start the war.

The three counties of Xuanju, Lelang, and Daifang have a population of about 400 million, but there is still a mess there, and they need to be sorted out, and they want to get money and food from there and send them to Liaodong City. I don’t know yet When will it be.

Fang Xuanling did not join the conscript this time either, Zhang Xutuo and Luo Gui were in charge of military affairs, while Fang Du was in charge of internal affairs and stayed behind together.He said to Luo Chengdao worriedly, "It's really risky to start a war on two fronts at the same time."

"The two armies of Xia and Wei are now fighting. If we don't take the risk of solving Fan Yang's Dugu Tuan and Jiangdu's Chen Leng at this time, it will be even more difficult in the future."

Sending troops to Jiangdu was also Luo Cheng's decision after long consideration.

Du Fuwei is alone in Jianghuai. Although he now occupies five counties, he is surrounded by enemies. If Luo Cheng does not support him, it will be very dangerous, especially now that Du Fuwei is going north to attack Jiangdu, but he has lost several battles. Leng dragged under the city of Jiangdu.In Jiangnan, Shen Faxing, Lin Shihong, and Zuo Caixiang all began to take the opportunity to attack Fu Gong Er who was staying in Jiangnan.

Fu San also lost several times in a row.

It is also impossible for Luo Cheng to let Du Fuwei withdraw to Shandong, and Chen Leng cannot be taken down. If he wants to withdraw to Shandong, there is still Pengcheng blocking the way.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Luo Cheng also embarked on the journey on horseback.

His wife, Shan Binbin, caught up, "I don't want to tell you about that vixen Zheng, I don't want to tell you here today, but you didn't have to take charge of the battle yourself."

"Jiangshan has to fight by himself, how can he pretend to be someone else?" Luo Cheng smiled and said to his wife, "Take good care of Jiawen, I hope you are pregnant again this time."

Shan Binbin nodded, and said to Luo Chengdao, "Remember to be careful, you are no longer the same as before, you are no longer just the leader of an army, you are still the pillar of the court, so don't take any more risks, as for the family affairs, just leave it to me." Give it to me, don't worry, although I don't like the Cui family and the Zheng family, I won't poison them."

Shan Binbin handed over the Left Godly Warrior to his elder brother Shan Xiongxin before returning to Liaodong.In her eyes, even the leader of an army cannot restrain her.

"Take the Lin sisters, they can not only serve you in the army, but also protect you personally."

Luo Cheng stretched out his hand and tied his wife's hair.

"When I return, I will make you the empress and make Jiawen the crown prince."

These words made Shan Binbin smile.

"You still have a conscience."

"This time I go south, I swear that I will win. This is a thunderous blow that has been prepared for a long time. Dugu will be usurped in the north, Chen Leng will be smashed in the south, Fan Yang will be captured in Beiping, and Jiangdu in Pengcheng will be captured. When the mountains and flowers bloom in summer, Siye will He and Liu Wuzhou will also send troops to the south, and when the time comes thousands of horsemen will ride on the Central Plains, Luoyang will be taken back to Chang'an, and the country will be stable."

"Okay, I believe in you, and I'm waiting here for you to make me a queen!"

And on the high gate tower of the south city in eastern Liaodong, the red thread was leading the young Jia Wenping to look out of the city, watching Luo Cheng leave.

"Dalang, your father took command and went to the Central Plains south to build a great country for you."

"Aunt Hongxian, what is Jiangshan? Is it a lot of ginger piled up into a mountain? Then I don't want Jiangshan, it's too spicy." The immature Qin Wang Shizi Jiawen said with big eyes.

(End of this chapter)