My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 546 Mobilize the Western Region, Cavalry Goes First

Autumn tigers wreak havoc on the earth.

The gradually rising temperature makes people sweat profusely, and smoke and dust fill the field of vision. Riders are constantly flying past with small flags on Zhuque Avenue. In the buildings close to the avenue, people gather on the guardrails on the second floor, or push open their window lattice, watching. The troops coming and going came out of the imperial city and rushed outside the city.

Soon after, the sound of war drums surging from the city gate stopped, and then the people in the city faintly heard the sound of military horns from the south gate. The vendors and pedestrians walking on the official road saw the Xia Kingdom's white dragon pattern on a black background from a distance. Flags fluttered in the sky, and cavalry units ran across the fields.

At this time, the Xia Palace in Yanjing.

In the main hall, after a period of noise, as all the civil and military officials from the Xia Kingdom arrived, the noise gradually became quiet.

Jia Xu slowly walked out of the queue, and continued Zhuge Liang's previous words: "I will add one more sentence after the prime minister."

"Lieutenant, tell me!" Su Chen spread his legs and sat on the golden chair. He raised the hand on his knee and spread it towards the other party.

The surrounding civil and military officials were also watching Jia Xu closely, fearing that the old guy would say something and prevent the battle from being fought. After all, the thoughts in the counselor's head were different from those of ordinary people.

Zhang Fei couldn't help but say: "Don't say that it's better not to fight this fight. People are starting to fight in front of our house! Jia Wen and you don't know how to show appreciation. Be careful, I will beat you when we leave the hall."

"Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will result in victory in every battle. We still don't know how the foreign troops in the Western Region will fight, how their weapons and armor will be, and how their troops will be arranged. It would be unwise to rush into battle with them."

"Where's the army?"

Seeing the emperor looking over, Elsa and her brother Barry quickly walked out of the queue and stepped forward to salute.

Although the two of them have different looks, over the years they have lived here, they have gradually come to think of themselves as Xia people.

It finally calmed down. Jia Xu over there didn't pay attention to Zhang Fei's verbal threats at all.

"I have no words of generosity or knowledge of the enemy. I just remind Your Majesty that in the first half of this year, we have conquered the Japanese pirates in the east and the countries in the Western Regions in the west. Money and food in the Central Plains and in the north have been depleted. To launch an army to attack again at this time will be a waste of people and money. ”

This is a country full of youthful energy and a country that advocates force. Even a literati can draw a sword and make two gestures.

"Di Qing, what do you have to say?" Su Chen turned to look at him.

After receiving the emperor's promise, Elsa crossed her brother and took a half-step forward: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I and my brother Barry are people from the Western Islands. We don't know much about these people from the Western Regions. From the description provided by the intelligence , and the habit of making people eat.

"You two are from the West. Do you know which country in the West this foreign army that broke into the Western Regions is from?" Su Chen raised his hand to excuse the two of them, "No need to be polite, your brother and sister were still kings of Xia when I was king. As long as I serve under my command, I can trust everything I say.”

"Then... then let him say it." Zhang Fei retreated angrily, muttering: "Brother is not here, so you can take care of me!"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals stopped talking. Even Zhang Fei just smacked his lips and suppressed the few words he originally shouted.

Elsa shook her head: "They are only famous for their customs, which are criticized. Other things are not widely spread."

Both the minister and his brother felt that they might be the Samans in Vasatia in the west. They have no city-states and live in tribes. It is said that they are bloodthirsty and warlike. They can climb mountains and ridges for hundreds of miles with bare feet, which is surprising. What is disgusting is their custom of using the enemies they defeat, capture, and the people they kill as food. "

"Yide!" Guan Yu opened his eyes slightly and scolded: "Listen to the captain."

"There are people familiar with the West above this court. You might as well ask them to tell you which army this is." Jia Xu's words suddenly awakened Su Chen in the golden palace.

At this time, Di Renjie came out and said, "Your Majesty!"

The brother and sister have been here for a long time. From the Yan Kingdom to the unification of the Six Kingdoms, and now to the present Daxia, they have witnessed the birth and prosperity of this country.

He frowned slightly, and his eyes immediately fell on the two people in the second row of the warrior queue on the right, the female general Elsa and her brother Barry.

None of the Chinese generals are reckless. They can fight on their own, but soldiers cannot. Soldiers need to eat food. Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people need to spend a lot of food every day and recruit many young men. These young men will delay the farming work. , which has a great impact on a country’s harvest this year and even next year.

How could Su Chen not know these things?

He pondered for a while and slowly stood up, "How could I not know what Di Qing said, the Western Region is the gateway to our Daxia and a buffer place with the west. Suddenly a group of brave Western soldiers and horses came and slaughtered bloody people there. Ge Li, Jukan and their alliance, and the Western Region falling into their hands, is not a good thing for us. Furthermore, Yelan Kingdom can only hold on for a month. Now that the news is here, it has been another half month. I'm afraid it's over there. The time has come when the country is at the end of its rope, and all the countries in the Western Region have surrendered. How can I, the Great Xia, not lend a helping hand? "

"Your Majesty..." At this time, in the queue of military ministers, Li Jing saw Su Chen's brows frowning, and he stepped out and held his hands: "Xirong connects the Western Regions, and the Luotang tribe rushes there. In time, the Iron Buddha of the Luotang tribe has been Growing stronger is not a good thing, but letting the Xirong people go to rescue the Yelan Kingdom first and consume the troops of the Kuantan tribe can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"What the general said is what I think."

Su Chen walked to the top of the imperial steps, pressed his palms on the animal heads on the guardrail, and looked at the civil and military officials of the court, "Whether we fight or not..."

"...We must fight!"

He glanced at every figure, "But what Di Renjie said is also our current predicament in Daxia. The enemy has come to the doorstep, but he is unable to fight against the invaders. But throughout the ages, has there been any country like our Xia Kingdom? We just finished two battles in the first half of the year, are we still going to fight in the second half of the year?”

"But I don't want to be a weak and militaristic king, so this time Xirong must attack the front line to let them consume this group of foreigners from afar, and at the same time figure out their tactics."

"I have decided to fight in two steps this time. The iron Buddha of the Western Rongnuo tribe will be the vanguard, and we will go to fight with the army in the west first. The white horse Yi Cong, the Controlling Wolf Cavalry, the Yu Lin Cavalry, and the Fei Qiang Cavalry will only bring ten days of dry food. Supplies along the way, then enters the grassland, then goes to the Shizhu tribe to get supplies, then goes along the Luotang tribe, then enters Changkang and Tiele, and goes north to rescue the Yelan Kingdom. As for how to save the country, the four generals will adapt to their own circumstances! My order is for Liangzhou to have Grand Master Dong Zhuo send the Xiong Army and four generals to join Tiele."

"In the second part, the Tang army is ready to enter the Western Region at any time in the rear. It will first meet with Hou Junji at Fusi in Xirong Town, and wait until I gather food and crops before setting off!"

The four strongest cavalry commanders then stood up. Lu Bu, Huo Qubing, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao all accepted their orders. Under the envious eyes of the other generals, they turned around and left the hall, dragging their cloaks.

Soon after, the emperor took a royal chariot and came to the south gate in person to bid farewell to the four of them.

Under the bright sunshine, the breeze blew the white helmet tassels, and then Zhao Yun took them off and clamped them under his left armpit. He and his wife Ma Yunlu stepped forward and bowed to the emperor standing on the chariot.

Then, he raised his face with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, I think that the Western Region is mostly deserted, but the terrain is flat and not suitable for ambushes and detours. Moreover, with the help of Wu Geli and Jukan, it is unwise to have a head-on confrontation. It is better to attack the two cities of Wu Geli and Jukan first and force the troops from the two countries to return to support, and then Marquis Wen and Meng Qi can directly attack the foreign troops. "

"Haha, it's just what I want." Huo Qubing held his red tasseled iron helmet between his arms and raised his chin on the horse: "Without knowing the enemy's situation, dividing and annihilating them is the safest way. Running long distances to attack Ugoli and Ju Kan, I’m the best at it, so let’s work with General Zhao!”

Li Jing, Qin Qiong and other generals who came to see him off nodded, obviously supporting Huo Qubing and Zhao Yun's style of play.

Lu Bu coldly glanced at the crowd on horseback and said, "Now that we have the clues, let Huo Qiaoqi and Zilong go there. A certain family and Meng Qi will fight these barbarians head on and chop off their heads with their own hands." , bring it back to your majesty and see what the Western barbarians look like."

"Lu Bu, you have to face us!" Zhang Fei shouted.

"Do you need any advice?!"

Lu Bu made a sound, tightened the reins, turned the horse's direction, and went over to talk to his daughter Lu Lingqi, probably telling her to take good care of her mother at home.

Everyone talked here for a while, and then a cavalry came galloping from the official road in the west, raising smoke and dust. The cavalry delivering the news was galloping. When they saw the cavalry gathered here and the emperor's guard of honor, they hurriedly shouted. A sound.

Without waiting for the horse to stop, he jumped down from the horse's back and quickly handed over the message in his hand. Wu Zixun glanced at it and then handed it to Xu Chu. After passing through the latter's hands, it fell into Su Chen's hands.

There were just a few lines in the letter: Xirong Iron Buddha was defeated, and the five thousand cavalry lost two thousand, and they returned to Tiele Kingdom to garrison.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Su Chen suddenly smiled when he saw this information, and then grinned, revealing his white teeth.

"Everyone, let these outsiders see how terrifying our Daxia Bingfeng is!"

"Here——"

Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huo Qubing raised their hands on horseback, and their high-pitched voices resounded.

For a moment, the horn of war echoed across the field, and groups of waiting cavalry, holding various flags, spread across the vast field.

The armor reflected the bright sunshine, like a torrent flowing out of a floodgate, sparkling to the west and causing thunder on the earth.

(End of this chapter)