Duan Zhong sniffed a very bad taste from Xiao Zhengrong's words. Since Beiliang is not ready to fight a defensive battle, then there is only one possibility - a counterattack. Northern Liang never gave up the intention of unifying the Central Plains, but the Xiongnu's eyeing on the side undoubtedly caused a lot of trouble. Since the Northern Liang decided to counterattack, it was definitely to kill and cripple the Huns in one fell swoop, to ensure that they would not have the power to counterattack in a short period of time, and to create a stable situation in the northwest within five to ten years. In this way, the North Liang can focus all his energy on the attack on the South Liang. Therefore, Beiliang's move is undoubtedly a warm-up exercise for a large-scale attack on Nanliang. Of course, this kind of move has long been expected by Duan Chong, as long as Beiliang is still staring at the meat in the south, he will inevitably deal with the evil wolf who wants to grab food from him first. It's just that this kind of action came a little too early, and it caught Duan Chong off guard. However, this also gave Duan Zhong a message, that is, the emperor of Northern Liang had a very clear grasp of Emperor Nanliang's condition. How long can Emperor Wen of Liang live, in Duan Chong's view, the short is three or five years, and the long is seven or eight years, and Northern Liang is ready to wave the Xiongnu at this moment, undoubtedly calculating the amount in advance and giving himself enough buffer time. Duan Zhong touched his nose and looked at the great prince of Beiliang in front of him, and now Xiao Zhengrong is no longer the heartless junior brother in Dali three or four years ago, of course, this is more or less due to Duan Chongyan's teaching, but for now, Duan Chong is already a little unable to see through his little junior brother. And what was hidden behind the seemingly excited expression on Xiao Zhengrong's face, Duan Zhong couldn't guess. The only thing that is certain is that this prince can finally show his strength.

There is a nearly month's journey from Luzhou to Yanjing, so it is already mid-April when I wait for the heavy section to arrive in Yanjing. For the life of the camp in Luzhou, Duan Chong is still very nostalgic, the lake and mountains of Chaohu Lake and the reeds next to the camp have left Duan Chong with extremely good memories. However, he was in a hurry, and even when he was leaving, the eldest prince Xiao Zhengrong was still covering his waist with his hands. Duan Zhong didn't have anything to do along the way, except for talking to the two girls, he could only sleep, and he slept by himself... After all, you can't come in the carriage, and there are a lot of people staring outside. However, along the way, Xiao Zhengrong would call Duan Chong to his carriage from time to time to share the latest information received, so that Duan Chong could always understand the preparations of the Northern Liang military horses. When Duan Zhong was riding north, the raiding team of the Huns had already arrived at the border line of Beiliang and entered a routine procedure. The high mobility of the Hun cavalry doomed the inevitable loss, but this year's Hun harvest may be more, because this year's Beiliang army on the border line is extremely cowardly and sluggish, and each time it is late after the completion of the robbery. So this year's harvest will be much higher than before, and this coke is bad for the generals of the Huns. At this time, the carriage of Duan Zhong and his party had already changed the direction of travel and drove towards the northwest. This stems from Xiao Zhengrong's very nonsensical reason, just because he said two words: "Help me!" And after thinking about it, Duan Zhong finally nodded and agreed. Xiao Zhengrong's request is very simple: "Help me pacify the Huns!" ”

The situation on this battlefield is changing rapidly, if you return to Yanjing first and then move to the northwest, I don't know how many fighters will be left behind. For Xiao Zhengrong, although he has been in the army for a long time, his experience in real large-scale operations is close to zero. Large-scale confrontations and battles have never been involved, and for Xiao Zhengrong, what he needs most is to use his military exploits to prove that he is a talent who can lead the army, not just a martial artist. For Duan Chong, the reason why he agreed to Xiao Zhengrong's request was because he also needed to use his military exploits and strength to win enough status, power and respect for himself in Northern Liang. Duan Zhong is a person with a strong purpose, and his development in Beiliang and his wedding to Liao Jiajia need corresponding power support. On the border line stretching for hundreds of miles, 100,000 elite soldiers were stationed in Beiliang, but in the face of the unparalleled high mobility of the Xiongnu iron cavalry, they were always caught off guard and were always in a passive position. This time, Beiliang mobilized 100,000 elite soldiers in the country, plus 100,000 troops on the border, a total of 200,000 troops, and was determined to go straight to Huanglong, which must be bloody. There are 40,000 elite soldiers under the account of the king of the Huns, and there are also two complete soldiers and horses under the account of the two virtuous kings on the left and right, even if the stragglers of each tribe are counted, there are only 100,000 in total, and the strength of the two sides is very different. Even so, however, the Northern Liang army still had many problems to overcome.

The most troublesome part was to confirm the location of the king's tent. The Xiongnu were originally nomadic people, with no fixed residence, coupled with the vast grassland, without the strength of the city and large-scale camps, they could only advance all the way without giving the Huns any chance, once the Huns were held by the nose to fight guerrillas, they could fall into a passive situation of not being able to find the enemy. Coupled with the deep penetration into the grasslands, the logistical support of the nearly 200,000-strong army is a huge problem, and once the supply line of grain and grass is hit hard, it will cause devastating consequences. All of these required the rulers of the Northern Liang to think deeply before marching. And since you've decided to do it, the strategy should already be in place. The army should also be fully prepared for the difficulties it may encounter.

In Duan Chong's view, Xiao Zhengrong's status in the army of this expedition is by no means as noble as his position as a prince, at most he is a partial general and a general, and he can listen to the generals' strategic decision-making meeting, but he is absolutely speechless. After all, even if Beiliang has no good generals, it will not reach the point where Xiao Zhengrong, an inexperienced hairy boy, will be put on the throne, not to mention that Beiliang has always been known for its force.

According to Xiao Zhengrong, the commander of the army this time was Meng Chao, the general of the town army, who was the founding general of the Northern Liang Dynasty, who had followed Emperor Wu of Liang for many years and had countless achievements. Although the martial arts cultivation is not high, there are only two stages, but the commander of the army is very experienced, and he is known as invincible in a hundred battles. Only because of the confrontation between the north and the south, it has been stationed along the Yangtze River, and in terms of combat achievements alone, its prestige is far above that of Yang Lijie, the auxiliary general of the Southern Liang and the commander of the Jiangbei camp. A total of 100,000 elite soldiers were commanded in this expedition, and the 100,000 soldiers stationed on the border should also be under his control. In front of this general, Xiao Zhengrong has to obediently pretend to be his grandson, after all, in this military discipline, there is no prince, and Meng Chao has always been known for his strict military discipline.

When Xiao He and Xiao Harmonic two brothers had infighting and split up, there was also an allusion, whether in the court or the military, Xiao He has been at a disadvantage, and when the first emperor died, the two brothers swords faced each other, Xiao He suffered defeat at first because of improper command, and finally handed over all the command of the army to Meng Chao. And once during the march, Emperor Wu of Liang violated military discipline, so Meng Chao directly sentenced Emperor Wu of Liang to ten military rods in accordance with military law. The emperor's buttocks naturally no one dared to beat, and in the end, Meng Chao personally held the rod and beat Emperor Wu of Liang so that he couldn't get out of bed for three days, Rao was so, Emperor Wen of Liang was still willing to be punished. It is precisely because of Emperor Wu of Liang's generosity and tolerance that he was able to reverse the decline in the war and lay down half of the country. This incident also became a good story in the DPRK and China for a while.

According to Meng Chao's merits, the authorities were the first military general of the dynasty, but Emperor Wu of Liang once said that one day did not unify the country, and one day there would be no first-class general, so General Meng Chao has always been the second-rank general of the town army, but the status of the first military general in the court is absolutely unshakeable. This time, Emperor Wu of Liang sent General Meng Chao, who was over fifty years old, out of the horse, which shows the great determination of his determination.

And the reason why Xiao Zhengrong rushed to the western border in a hurry was that after hearing that the commander of the army was Meng Chao, he knew that he could only obediently obey orders in the army, and as his own prince, Meng Chao would naturally not let himself go into battle, so it was not easy to reap the merits of the war. For this reason, he rushed to the northwest defense line in advance, and perhaps he could make some military achievements before the arrival of the old general Meng Chao's army, so that the old general would be impressed, in order to seek a better opportunity.

Regarding Xiao Zhengrong's thoughts, Duan Zhong naturally guessed very thoroughly, and he also needed Xiao Zhengrong to make meritorious contributions. The only thing that can't be let go is the safety of Su'er and Liao Jiajia's lives, after all, on the border, the Hun cavalry comes and goes without a trace, and there is no absolutely safe place to speak of. According to Duan Chong's idea, he wanted Xiao Zhengrong to arrange someone to send the two girls to Yanjing for resettlement, and he and Xiao Zhengrong went to the northwest. However, neither Liao Jiajia nor Su'er agreed, after all, Duan Chong left, and he didn't know when he would be able to return, and Duan Chong was also quite bored about it. Xiao Zhengrong immediately promised that when he arrived in the northwest, he would arrange the two girls in the county town of Bingzhou, although it was some distance from the border, but it would be much closer to visit, Duan Chong nodded and agreed.

And when Duan Zhong asked Xiao Zhengrong where the final destination of this trip was, Xiao Zhengrong took out the map from his arms and pointed to a place and said to Duan Chong: "Shuofang County!" ”

This Shuofang County is located on the Hetao Plain, which is rich in products and is a fertile land. At the same time, it was also the military key point of the confrontation between the Southern Liang and the Xiongnu, and it was the forefront of the battle between the two armies. If the Huns wanted to plunder grain and grass materials, they naturally had to start from the most fertile land and the closest place, and the Hetao Plain undoubtedly met all the conditions, and this Shuofang County was a fortress of the Northern Liang to defend the Hetao Plain.

Xiao Zhengrong wants to go to the forefront of the war, and there is no doubt that Shuofang County is such a place that meets the needs of Xiao Zhengrong's eldest prince. So Duan Zhong touched his nose, looked at the resolute prince in front of him, sighed, and nodded slowly.

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