The so-called Daihoku Province, as the name suggests, is the Monan area north of Daishu, which is under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Protectorate.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, with the defeat of Jieli Khan and his return to the dynasty, the Eastern Turks officially destroyed the country and became a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. Its hometown was also controlled by the Tang Dynasty, and the establishment of the Shan Yu Protectorate imposed a restrained rule.

This situation lasted until the reign of Gaozong, when the Eastern Turkic nobles rebelled for the first time, but were defeated by Pei Xingjian soon after, and their leader Ashina Funian surrendered to the Tang Dynasty again. However, under Pei Yan's persuasion, Gaozong killed Ashina Funian and did not properly settle the remnants of the Turks who surrendered.

During the reign of Gaozong Yongchun, the remnants of Fu Nian's Ashina Gu Dulu rebelled again, occupied the Black Sand City in the south of the desert and plundered everywhere soon after, grew rapidly, established a tooth tent, and announced the official restoration of the Eastern Turks.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty was also experiencing a rather fierce change of power, Gaozong Bintian and Zhongzong were deposed, Wu Zetian grasped the supreme power of the Tang Dynasty, and successively eliminated Cheng Wuting, Wang Fangyi and other main generals who fought against the Turks, which gave the Turks a chance to grow.

Up to now, although the Turkic Khanate ruled by Gu Dulu has not yet reached the heyday of the Eastern Turks, it has basically controlled the southern and northern regions of the Mo Dynasty, and with the mobility of its troops, it has grasped a certain initiative in the war against the Tang Dynasty.

This time, the army marched on behalf of the North Road, and the target was the city of Black Sand, where the Turkic South Tooth was located. However, because the purpose of this march was not to crusade against foreign invaders, but to promote martial arts, build momentum for the sealing of Chan Songshan, and promise victory but not defeat, the march was conservative.

Although it was the depths of winter, the army was still only stationed in Shuozhou, that is, in the Yanmen area.

In the deep winter of Daibei, the climate is extremely harsh, the weather is very cold, there is occasionally heavy snow flying, and most of the time the sky and the earth are filled with cold and hard winds.

In such a climate, even if the garrison is not out, it is quite a difficult chore for the army, especially in the absence of a clear combat goal and plan, which makes the morale even more low, and the entire battalion is completely devoid of vitality inside and outside.

Fortunately, the imperial court attached great importance to this march, and the preparation of grain and grass materials was quite sufficient.

However, there was an exception, Xue Huaiyi, as the head of the march, was not affected by the low morale, and galloped through the camp every day, letting the soldiers search in all directions, driving some wild beasts into the camp, and shooting games.

For the energetic performance of this chief manager, the soldiers also have a kind of curious curiosity. In such weather, even veterans who have been tested for a long time are lacking in vitality and too lazy to move.

However, this pampered monk was unhindered by the wind and snow, chasing wild beasts and shooting in the camp every day, not only did he not feel bitter, but he took pleasure in it.

On this day, another batch of supplies was transported into the Shuozhou camp, and the quartermaster made a little inventory before entering, and immediately frowned, and scolded angrily: "Why is it a few days overdue this time?" It's still so small......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the sergeants transporting supplies helping a man in a cloak from the cart, and when he saw the man's face clearly, he hurriedly closed his voice and approached the front fork and said: "The last general has seen the king, and I don't know that the king has personally escorted the baggage into the camp this time, which is really rude!" ”

Wu Youyi's face was ugly, I don't know if it was because of the fatigue of the long journey, or because he was angry that the campers were not welcome. After getting out of the car, he went to the camp, and when the camp general hurriedly greeted him, he said in a deep voice: "Where is Master Xue?" ”

"The chief steward is hunting in the left camp, and his humble position makes people tell the king that he has entered the camp."

When a general heard this, he hurriedly said.

"Not necessarily!"

When the heralds all traveled a certain distance, Wu Youyi hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, and after he groaned slightly, he said again: "Quickly summon the head of Qibi to enter the front account of the Chinese army, I have a military inquiry." ”

In addition to serving as the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, Wu Youyi also served as the deputy commander of the North Road March, and of course he was qualified to inquire about military affairs. Moreover, the chief manager was full of passion for shooting rabbits and deer, and he basically didn't ask about military affairs, and paid all of them to a few marching chiefs.

When Wu Youyi entered the military tent, he sat next to the fire to dispel the cold on his body a little, and a middle-aged general in his early forties wearing light armor opened the tent and entered, which was one of the 17th Route Marching Managers whom Wu Youyi summoned by name, named Qi Biming, who was a general from the Tiele Department.

"I don't know that the king entered the camp lightly, and he never went out to greet him, it's really rude!"

After Qi Ming entered the camp, he arched his hand and said.

Facing Qi Biming, Wu Youyi was not arrogant, got up and raised his hand to let Qi Biming sit in front of him, and asked directly: "What is the situation in the army recently?" ”

After hearing this, Qi Ming sighed, what else can the situation be, the army is just stationed here, there is no other action at all, except for the general manager who is amazing in vitality and free himself, all the generals are depressed in the face of the current situation.

As one of the governors, Qi Ming didn't just talk about the current predicament, but just asked: "The king personally entered the camp, is there another order in the Divine Capital City to urge a quick battle?" It's really not a passive slack war such as the last general, but the situation in Monan this winter is strange. Black Sand City is where its southern teeth are, but there are few wanderers......"

Wu Youyi entered the camp this time, there was another important matter in his mind, and he was really not interested in the military affairs that Qi Biming said, and when he heard Qi Biming say this, he said: "Since there is no way to fight, can you temporarily retreat?" ”

In order to conceal his true intentions, he continued: "I know that all the soldiers are eager to make meritorious contributions, but now that the wind is cold in the south of the desert, they have missed the opportunity to fight. The army has been stationed outside for a long time, and the pressure of replenishing various material supplies is really not small, and it will be difficult to support it by merging states and one place alone. I mean, can the army be withdrawn temporarily and recuperate in the state? ”

After hearing this, a trace of suspicion flashed in Qi Ming's eyes, and he asked with a little hesitation: "Is this the king's opinion, or is it ......?"

The army is outside, and although it has a certain degree of autonomy in terms of movement, it is about to withdraw before even the traces of the enemy army have been detected, and the imperial court really wants to hold it responsible, which can be big or small. In particular, this trip to the army still has a strong political connotation, so it is necessary to be more cautious about whether to advance or retreat.

Hearing Qi Mingming ask this, a trace of hesitation flashed in Wu Youyi's eyes, he was not in a hurry to answer this question, but got up and went out of the tent, and ordered the soldiers to be on guard a few feet outside the tent, and no one was allowed to approach the big tent here.

When Wu Youyi returned to the tent, he saw that Qi Ming had retreated to the other side of the tent, and at the same time, the saber was also untied and swung in front of his knees, looking very vigilant.

"Governor Qibi doesn't have to be like this, if it weren't for me to conspire with you, I wouldn't have directly invited you to meet you when I entered the camp today."

Seeing this, Wu Youyi smiled bitterly, took out a sealed bamboo tube from his arms, and said with a straight face: "This book is very important, and it must not be passed on in your eyes." As he spoke, he threw the bamboo tube in front of Qi Mingming.

Seeing Wu Youyi's behavior, of course Qi Ming realized that there must be something great in the bamboo tube, and subconsciously didn't want to interfere, but thinking that Wu Youyi summoned him to share it secretly, if he refused, he was afraid that he wouldn't even be able to get out of the big tent.

In addition, he was indeed a little curious in his heart, so he opened the bamboo tube and poured out the secret book rolled into a scroll from it, and when he opened it, his face suddenly changed, and he looked up at Wu Youyi and said in surprise: "His Majesty the Holy Emperor actually made such a secret system?" When exactly will it ......"

"I didn't believe it at first, but the seal is there, Your Majesty is indeed a secret order, as soon as the army is victorious, immediately in the army to kill Huaiyi! The charges are already in the book, and the governors must not disobey their orders! ”

Seeing Qi Biming's face change drastically and his look of disbelief, Wu Youyi's originally heavy heart actually flashed with a hint of evil pleasure, just this secret order has already surprised you so much, if you know the upheaval in the Shendu City now, I don't know what else to be shocked into.

But after thinking about it, he also felt that his pleasure really didn't make sense, and the drastic change of the god capital was the real killing disaster for him.

The day before yesterday, Wu Youyi, who was sitting in Bingzhou to raise supplies for the army, received the news that there was a coup d'état in Shendu, and the King of Wei and others were all beheaded by the acting king, and even His Majesty the Holy Emperor may have been ominous.

When he first learned the news, Wu Youyi was also frightened for a while, and he only felt that he would inevitably be unable to escape. But after the initial panic, when he gradually regained his senses, Wu Youyi quickly realized that he still had a chance, that is, the tens of thousands of troops stationed in Shuozhou.

Because of the time difference caused by the distance, the Shuozhou army must not have known the news of the coup d'état in Shendu. Moreover, His Majesty the Holy Emperor had a secret order for him before, which gave Wu Youyi the opportunity to get rid of Xue Huaiyi, replace him, and control the army himself.

Although he hasn't figured out what to do after mastering this army, he can always have more confidence in his heart with soldiers and horses in hand.

Therefore, Wu Youyi quickly collected a batch of materials in Bingzhou, and came to the Shuozhou army on this ground, and secretly wooed the commanders in the army, wanting to behead Xue Huaiyi in the army.

The reason why he didn't reveal the secret order to people before, Wu Youyi couldn't figure out why His Majesty the Holy Emperor would issue such a secret order, and if there were other orders coming later, he felt that it was naturally inappropriate to leak the content of the secret order privately.

Second, this matter is not difficult in Wu Youyi's opinion, anyway, Xue Huaiyi has no foundation in the army, and he can wait until the army triumphantly enters the territory of Bingzhou before directly killing the other party.

But now that such a big accident has happened, Wu Youyi must of course deal with Xue Huaiyi before the news of Shendu reaches the army. Otherwise, once the generals in the army know that their Wu clan kings have become futures, they may easily pick off his head and ask for credit!