In the rapid sound of the piano, the dancer rotated more and more wildly, driving the bell around her waist like a torrential rain, soft waist, and changing fingers, which were as moving as magic in the candlelight, and everyone was fascinated. The sound of the piano stopped, and the dancer's skirt was like a flower, and her pointed fingers pointed charmingly at Huli sitting in the center.

"Hahahaha, okay, there's a reward." Already drunk, Huli grabbed a handful of gems from the open box at his side, and swept casually towards the carpet in the middle of the room. The gems sparkled in the candlelight, and the dancers and musicians vied for them. Seeing these people lying on the ground like dogs snatching food, Hu Li let out another smug laugh.

It has been seventeen days since he left the royal capital Crescent City with two thousand flying eagle troops, leaving the sharp eyes of his father and the nasty pickiness of his eldest brother, and galloping across the Gobi Desert with two thousand light horsemen, plundering caravans and looting property, and even going to the Jingmen Gate to wreak havoc.

The woman and the musician in front of him were robbed, the gems in the box were also robbed, and the stone house next to it was full of looted property, and in just ten days, Huli robbed more than ten caravans and accumulated millions of property. In the drunken haze, Huli saw a river of gold and silver treasures flowing in front of him, which he could grasp as long as he stretched out his hand. With this money, he will definitely be able to please his father and the ministers, and the eldest brother Hurui will also give in to himself.

Summoned the two dancers, and with their support, Hu Li staggered to his feet, and smiled at the four generals on both sides: "It's not too early, you can choose what you like and disperse." "These four people are the generals of the Flying Eagle Army, one silver protector and three iron protectors, all of them are only about thirty years old, if they can be caught in their hands, they may be of great use in the future.

The four of them were overjoyed, each chose a famous dancer, and was about to return to their residence. There was a noise outside the house, and after a while, the guard guarding the door came in and said, "Second prince, the front village has found a fine work." ”

"What?" Huli commanded, "Fetch cold water and decanting soup." ”

When Hu Li came to his senses, a quarter of an hour had passed, and after listening to the report of the former village patrol general, he was so angry that he swept the cups and plates on the table to the ground.

"Did you catch it?" Huli asked.

"The man was hit by an arrow, and by the time we chased him out, he was gone. We found the corpse of a soldier outside the village, with his left ear cut off, which should have been done by Zheng Guo's scouts. The Ranger stiffened.

Hu Li roared angrily: "You group of rice buckets, I don't know if you have been sneaked into the village, why don't you send more people to search around." ”

There was silence in the house, Hu Li reacted, if he wanted to send a scout to search, he needed to give his own order, he was drunk and delayed for so long, it is estimated that the fine work has run dozens of miles away, where to arrest. Hu Li was no longer in the mood to play with the dancer, so he thought for a moment with a calm face, and ordered to send scouts to track along the direction of the Zhengguo border pass overnight, strengthen the vigilance in the military village, and send more scouts to pay attention to the movements of the Zhengguo border pass.

Waving his hand in frustration, let the left and right retreat, Hu Li sat down on the woven carpet behind the table in a gloomy manner, looking at the roof, recalling the scene that happened in the Crescent Moon Palace not long ago: the news of Zheng Guohua's military tun caused an uproar, and the generals expressed their stance that they would lead their troops east to Pinghua Prefecture again, but some civil officials led by the great minister Qiu Linda thought that Zheng Guodi had a large army and excellent armaments, so it was not easy to start a war. The court debated for several days, Rong Mi Wang Hu dared not express his position, as a king, he knew how to listen to the advice of his subordinates from multiple angles, and there was not much information now, he had to wait for more news to come.

The news came one after another, the total number of Zheng soldiers who came to Tuntian on the border of Huazhou was 40,000, and it would come in two years, and the government of Tuntian was proposed by the new Huazhou assassin Jiang Anyi, and the tiger dared to think that those guests of Zheng Guoyuan Tianjiao suffered a big loss under this Jiang Anyi's hands, and it seems that this person will become an obstacle to his eastward advance.

The quarrel in the royal court gradually stopped, and the eyes of the civil and military were focused on Hu Kang, waiting for the king's final decision. Feeling the expectant gaze of the ministers, Hu dared to be a little complacent, as a king, he could listen to the advice of his subordinates, but the final decision had to be made by himself.

"This king has listened to your advice, and it all makes sense, and everyone knows very well that Zheng Guo and my country are opponents." As soon as Hu Dare spoke, Wang Ting immediately became silent, and the majestic voice of Hu Dare echoed in the main hall, "Zheng Guo is reporting what kind of martial arts competition in Beijing, preparing to use troops in the Northern Desert, this is a good opportunity for our country." ”

Sharp eyes swept over the courtiers, Hu Dare felt his ambition stirred, patted his chair and stood up and said: "Zheng Guo has a saying that if Tianyu does not take it, he will be blamed for it." This king decided to take advantage of Zheng Guo's northward use of troops, when he personally led my Rong Mi iron cavalry, stepping through the border city of Zheng Guo, this time, this king does not want to grab things and leave, Zheng Huang is not thinking about expanding the territory, this king also wants to include Huazhou and Qingzhou into the territory of Rong Mi Kingdom. ”

"The king is wise and does not follow to the death", "The king is invincible, and the ministers should serve their own lives", "The sons and daughters are willing to be the pioneers of their fathers and kings, and level the checkpoints of Zheng Guo", the words of the tiger dared to cause the atmosphere in the royal court to be excited, and all the civil and military officers were enthusiastic, vying to be the first to fight.

Tiger dared to wipe a thick beard under his cheeks, opening up the territory is the dream of every emperor, the emperor of Zheng Guo thought, this king does not want to, Zheng people said that the praying mantis catches the cicada yellow finch in the back, this king is the yellow finch in the back, if Huazhou, and even Qingzhou can be included in the territory, then the eastward trade route will be controlled in the hands of Rong Mi, in less than 20 years, Rong Mi will become the first power in the Western Regions, if the descendants can manage it properly, the countries of the Western Regions will be unified in the hands of Rong Mi, and then Rong Mi will become a big country comparable to Zheng and Mo, He will definitely become the British lord of the Rong Mi country and open up the territory, and will be remembered forever for future generations.

The ministers in the palace were talking excitedly, and the tiger dared to smile and make the ministers happy for a while, and then raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and after sitting back on the throne, he said categorically: "The use of troops to Zheng Guo has been decided as a national policy, and from now on we will actively prepare for war." This king estimated that Emperor Zheng would use troops to the northern desert within two years, and the day Zheng sent troops would be the time when our country would advance eastward. ”

Prime Minister Qiu Lin bowed and said, "Since the king has decided to go east, the ministers will naturally do their best to assist. May I ask which countries the king wants to contact this time, how many troops to send, if he wants to naturalize Huazhou and Qingzhou, how to immigrate to garrison, and how to prepare for the surrounding countries, these things must be decided by the king as soon as possible. ”

Hu dared to smile and said: "The prime minister is very thoughtful, but this matter is not in a hurry, I will not discuss it today, and I will discuss it with the prime minister and you after this king has thought about it." ”

Hu Li leaned over and said: "Father, it will take some time to advance eastward, and Erchen thinks that from now on, it is necessary to tighten the blockade and harassment of Zheng Guobianka, first, to keep the army in a fighting state, second, to make the Zheng people tired of coping, and third, to plunder property and increase military resources." When Erchen heard that Huazhou had set up a border city, sending troops to disrupt the caravan and reducing Zheng Guo's taxes was a good thing. ”

In the first battle of Jingmen Pass, Yituhe lost his life in Huangquan, Huli died his brother-in-law, lost an arm in the army, and more importantly, cut off his financial resources. Seeing that there are fewer courtiers who are good friends, the tiger's heart is like oil, and if it continues like this, he will be left far behind by the eldest brother.

Wang Tinghu dared to announce the use of troops against Zheng, Hu Li immediately knew that his opportunity had come, and Hu Dare nodded in approval again and again, and finally ordered that two thousand light horsemen from the Flying Eagle Department accompanied the second prince Hu Li to the Gobi to see the opportunity to train troops, and also handed over the Siduo military village to Hu Li as a stronghold.

The Stowe Oasis is a dark spot in the Rongmi country, and the vast Gobi Desert oasis is dotted with dots, and the oasis will rise and fall with the change of water sources. Stoe is an oasis discovered in the country of Rongmi sixty years ago, this place is very hidden, and Stowe is also a new oasis that has never been discovered.

Rong Miguo was overjoyed when he learned of this oasis, and used it as a supply base for the eastward march into Zheng State, and all caravans and travelers who entered the 20-mile range of Stoe were all killed, and under such strict control, the Stowe Oasis quietly existed 80 miles away from the Jingmen Pass and was never discovered.

It is very difficult to transport supplies and military rations across the Gobi Desert to send troops to Zheng State, and the countries of the Western Regions have many such military villages in the Gobi Desert, storing materials in case of emergency. The Stowe Oasis has 50,000 stone of military rations, enough for 100,000 troops to support more than a month, as well as 3,000 horses, all kinds of ordnance, and 2,000 light horsemen in the Gobi Desert as bandits, supply is a problem, the general market town can not provide food and water for so many people, and it is easy to be discovered by Zheng Guo's detectives, Tiger dares to think twice, and decides to hand over the Stoe military village to Huli as a supply base.

There are 1,500 elite soldiers stationed in the Siduo military village all the year round, plus 2,000 flying eagle light cavalry, according to the terrain, it should be able to hold on for half a month under the attack of Zheng Guo's 10,000 people, and there will be half a month for reinforcements from Rong Mi to arrive, so Hu dared to repeatedly warn his son that even if he fought for all the men, he would have to defend the Siduo Oasis.

Hu Li couldn't sleep, he got carried away, and returned directly to the Stowe stronghold after attacking the Jingmen Pass, not paying attention to the tail that followed, Zheng Guo's scout rode into the military village, and the Stowe Oasis was exposed, if his father knew, he might not have the opportunity to compete with his eldest brother again.

"Huo" sat upright, and Hu Li shouted: "Thick can be a lot." ”

A big man flashed into the house and saluted Huli's chest without saying a word.

"Thick Keduo, I ordered you to rush to the well gate overnight and kill all the people who closed it before the switch." Hu Li's eyes were blood-red, and he commanded fiercely. Choukedo is a famous master of the Rong Mi country, the golden sword guard of the royal court, there are only ten people in the entire Rong Mi country, and he is the personal guard of Hu Kang, and he was sent to Hu Li to protect his safety this time.

He didn't move, and Hu Li understood that he was a man sent by his father to protect him, and he wouldn't follow his orders. In desperation, Hu Li told Zheng Guozhen that he had absconded into the village and was very likely to go to Jingmen Pass to report the news.

Huli gasped and fell heavily on the carpet. This is his only chance, the well gate closes and opens the door at the beginning of Chen, it is almost ugly at the moment, there are still two and a half hours from the beginning of the morning, and it is about an hour for eighty miles to go, and it is more than enough to reach the well gate. With a lot of skill, it shouldn't be difficult to kill the merchants waiting to enter the pass, and I hope that Zheng Guo's scout is waiting under the pass.