Datang New Order

ps: Thank you Brother Eagle Zhou for becoming the master of this book!

On the 29th day of the first lunar month in the third year of Tianyou, the army of Yan went out to Taihangxing to cross the Yellow River at Mengjin Ferry.Mengjin Ferry is located in the north of Heqing. It is a cheap place to cross the Yellow River. The river is narrow and the water is not deep, so it is easy to build a bridge. .

At this time, there were still six or seven pontoon bridges erected in good condition on the few miles of Mengjinkou, and it was winter, and many shallow water sections had frozen, which was suitable for the huge convoy of the Yan army to pass through.

The sergeants of the brigade crossed the river from each pontoon bridge one by one, singing the unique military songs of the Yan army. Although according to the military order, the formation was deliberately not maintained neatly and the footsteps were messy, but the calmness and murderous spirit honed after the war made the soldiers Exudes a unique self-confidence.

Accompanied by the sound of military songs one after another, ear-splitting chants were heard from several frozen shoals on the river. Various vehicles of the Yan army were pulled by sergeants and logistics soldiers, and meandered to the opposite bank along the pre-measured safe area. and go.

The cavalry are carefully leading the horses, and the formation is scattered far away. They follow the cart and step onto the ice. They are connected with ropes to prevent accidental falling into the water if the ice breaks.

Li Chengzhong was standing on a high hill beside the ferry, watching the army crossing the river, surrounded by more than a dozen generals, all of them wearing gray and white swallow feathers, but it was Li Siben himself who had just surrendered. A gift from Yunzhou.

Under the high hill, a large group of Marquis Yu's staff officers were working hard around the map on a large row of marching cases converted from Xi's chariots. The sergeants were waiting in line next to them, received the military orders one by one, and then galloped away on horseback.Hundreds of battalion heads, dozens of materials, thousands of carts, tens of thousands of horses and mules crossing the river and setting up camp can exhaust people to death!

Heqing County, five miles south of the ferry, has been shrouded in billowing smoke, where the lunches of the sergeants are being cooked, and large pots of hot water are being boiled.

This time, we will conquer Henan.The Yan army mobilized a total of 15 troops, led by Zhao Ba and Yuan Xingqin with more than ten thousand cavalry from the Zhaozhou Army as the vanguard. Hundreds of supplementary battalions are the central army, and Zhao Hongde and Cui He led the logistics battalion and supplies as the rear army.

In addition to the Eastern Expedition Army, the Yan Army resumed the establishment of the Shangdang camp. Zhou Kan, the chief of the training department, was the general chief of the camp, and Jiang Miao, the chief of the education and chemical department, was the camp supervisor, responsible for the training of recruits. Two army horses, among them Wang Sitong and Li Dingnan's Dingzhou army town Zelu.Gao Xingzhou and Zhang Huijing's Guizhou army towns Heqing and Heyang, guarding the two strategic locations of Mengjindu and Sishuiguan.

The General Staff General Administration of the Military Staff established a new Shanzhou camp, with Xie Li, Zhang Shunqian, and Zhao Rang's Huaiyue allied forces in Shanzhou, and Jiao Chengqiao, Wei Keming, and Zhu Yuanyou's Yingzhou army in Hongnong, deterring the pass from the west and deterring the south Nishikawa.Yelu Jieli served as the general manager of the camp, and Jiao Chengqiao served as the military envoy of the camp.

The main function of the Shangdang battalion was to train and surrender soldiers and provide a steady stream of recruits for the Eastern Expeditionary Army; the purpose of the Shanzhou camp was mainly to deter Qi and Shu and prevent Li Maozhen and Wang Jian from stealing the victory of the Yan army's Shangdang war.The two camps, one east and one west, sandwich the eastern capital Luoyang.According to His Royal Highness King Yan, this is to protect the safety of the emperor.

Hundreds of thousands of troops marched south, what a spectacular scene, Li Chengzhong stood on a high hill.I can't help feeling a heroic feeling in my heart.While looking left and right, a group of people and horses came from behind, until they reached the foot of the high hill, and the team played a few banners.Not long.A Marquis of Yu hurried up and whispered a few words to Han Yanhui, who nodded.Then he took two steps forward and came to Li Chengzhong's side.

After the victory of the Shangdang, Li Chengzhong's prestige was in full swing, and his officials and subordinates were more and more in awe of him. This sentiment was not even consciously infected by Han Yanhui. At this time, he naturally bowed to Li Chengzhong and reported it to Li Chengzhong with Confucian etiquette. : "Your Highness, there are people from Luoyang." He Qing is not far from Luoyang, which is equivalent to the northern gate of Luoyang. In later generations, it is basically equivalent to the outer suburbs of Luoyang.

Li Chengzhong looked at the hundreds of thousands of troops belonging to him on the river, his cheeks turned slightly, and he asked, "Who is it?"

"The servant under the door, Pingzhang is Dugushang."

"Dugu damage?" Relying on the power of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in Luoyang, although Li Chengzhong is far away from the Eastern Capital, he is not ignorant of the affairs of the court.Since Cui Yin and his party members were killed by Liang Wang, the court was empty, and those important ministers of Sufu's prestige were almost completely dead. Now, on the center, all the middle and lower officials were promoted quickly.Now there are three ministers in the Zhengshitang, the right servant of Shangshu She Peishu, the servant of the door Dugushang, and the servant of Zhongshu Liu Can.Among them, Pei Shu was the prime minister, Dugu was judged by Duzhi, and Liu Can was judged by the household department.

Dugushang is one of the three chancellors of the Zhengshitang. In previous years, he could be regarded as a high-ranking minister with power over the government and the public, but it is a pity that in this unlucky time, let alone Li Chengzhong, even in the eyes of Han Yanhui, he is only a A lamb waiting to be slaughtered has no status at all.

"What is he doing here?" Li Chengzhong asked casually, his eyes still scanning the army crossing the river.When he watched the movie of the final battle before crossing, he felt that the army in the movie was really magnificent, but now that he was on the scene, he realized that the reality was more shocking than the movie, so he was reluctant to take his eyes away.

"It is said that it is under the order of the emperor to come to see His Highness."

"Oh, let him come up." It's not that Li Chengzhong is domineering on purpose, but that his strength and status have reached his level, and these etiquettes don't need to be considered anymore. Therefore, he said this sentence very naturally, and it's not at all. Did not think deeply.

But as soon as these words were said, Han Yanhui and Zhang Xingzhong, Zhong Shao and other generals standing behind were overjoyed immediately, and they all felt refreshed and happy like drinking alcohol.

Not long after, Dugu Sun climbed up the high hill with a face full of resentment, and came in front of Li Chengzhong.Dugushang felt very angry. As the envoy of the Son of Heaven, Li Chengzhong should come down to greet him even though he is a prince and a clan member recorded in the imperial jade certificate. How dare he make himself come up to meet him? Not moving half a step?Although the center is declining, no feudal town has ever treated angels like this.Even Li Maozhen, who repeatedly hijacked the emperor, and Zhu Quanzhong, who forcibly moved the capital, behaved respectfully and strictly in front of the emperor or angels!

Dugushang wanted to leave in a hurry, but when he thought about the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, he finally forcibly suppressed his resentment.

"His Majesty heard that the Shangdang had won a decisive victory, and sent this official to congratulate him on his behalf!"

"It's easy to say, thank you, Your Majesty." Li Chengzhong nodded.Because he has never met the emperor before, and no one told him what etiquette you should follow when the emperor congratulates you, so Li Chengzhong thanked Dugu loss very calmly, and that was it.

After waiting for a while, before the set of etiquette introduced by Li Chengzhong, Dugushang almost suffered internal injuries.Embarrassed by Li Chengzhong's curious eyes for a long time, he said awkwardly: "Your Majesty said that there is such a hero as His Highness in the clan, and I am really happy for it. It's just that I have never met His Highness, but I don't know if His Highness is free. Go to Luoyang A story?"

When he said this, Dugu Shuai's heart immediately tensed up.The Yan army's decisive battle between the Shangdang and the princes' coalition forces has attracted worldwide attention. Of course, the emperor who lives in Luoyang is concerned.I heard that after the victory of the Yan army, the whole Luoyang was a sensation, and the emperor fell into an extremely contradictory and entangled situation.

Ordinarily, the King of Liang was defeated, and the emperor really felt relieved. A mountain that had been weighing on his heart for a long time suddenly disappeared. This feeling of relief is very refreshing.However, King Yan brought hundreds of thousands of troops to the south, which made him feel extremely frightened.The emperor still remembered that when he heard about the rise of Li Chengzhong in Hebei, he was still cheering for it. When he heard that the Yan army had repeatedly defeated the Liang army, he was so excited that he couldn't stop crying. But when the Yan army won a decisive victory, how could he suddenly be so frightened? Trembling all over?

The news of the Yan army crossing the river from Mengjin spread to Luoyang, and the emperor immediately remembered the past that when the Yan army cavalry appeared at the end of last year, the [-] soldiers he had recruited disappeared in an instant, so he urgently called his officials on the sickbed to discuss.The discussions came and went, but there was no good idea. In the end, Dugu Shun could only go to "Congratulate", and by the way, he used the excuse of inviting King Yan to meet him in the capital to see if King Yan would send troops to Luoyang.This is the real intention of Dugushang.

"Luoyang?" Li Chengzhong thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I don't have time now, the army is about to march eastward and wipe out Henan as soon as possible, so please report back to His Majesty, and see you in the future?"

Dugushang's gripped heart suddenly relaxed, and he immediately said: "If that's the case, I wish Your Highness the best of luck in the Eastern Expedition."

Dugushang returned to Luoyang and went straight to the palace.In the Qianyuan Hall, it was heard that Li Chengzhong had no intention of entering the Eastern Capital. The emperor and his ministers exhaled joyfully. The soldiers behind the wall withdrew.According to the calculations of the emperor and the important ministers, if the King of Yan really sent his troops into the city, there is really no way to stop them. He can only hide the soldiers and fight them out when the King of Yan is at the banquet, or he can fight for a chance of survival. It's a last resort, and of course it's best not to use it.

"Is King Yan really loyal to Tang and Zhen? Could it be that he is really just domineering? Why didn't he enter Luoyang?" The emperor frowned and thought hard, feeling puzzled.

The emperor's doubts also existed among the generals of the Yan army. Han Yanhui, Zhang Xingzhong and others looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering why Li Chengzhong didn't "drop in" to Luoyang?

Han Yanhui has always been outspoken in front of Li Chengzhong, so he is also known as "Han Daudao". When he was about to ask Li Chengzhong, he heard Li Chengzhong say: "Decree that the prince will leave today and move the East Palace to Zezhou." (unfinished to be continued..)