Chapter 540: The Battle of the Northern Desert (3)
The candle flame was gone, Liu Weiguo took Huang Xi to replace the candle, these little things could have been done by the little eunuch, but at this moment, the Son of Heaven and the important ministers were discussing military affairs, and being able to stand here was a symbol of identity and status.
The goal of the Northern Expedition was the royal court of the deserters, but as time passed, the target became more and more distant, and then there were many problems to worry about climate changes, too long the battle line and supplies, and it was easy to fall into siege when retreating.
In fact, Huang Xi had long expected this result, as a secret guard, he not only inquired about the news of the indifferent people, but also did not relax the monitoring within the army. From all kinds of indications, the Northern Expedition army is actually in a dilemma, if you want to advance, the future is dangerous, if you want to retreat, you will work in vain, and the most important point, Huang Xicha felt that the Son of Heaven had the intention of returning.
Shi Fangzhen himself may not be aware of this kind of emotion, but Huang Xi, as a eunuch and a secret guard, can understand the living and eating conditions of the Son of Heaven, from the subtle performance of the Son of Heaven's life, he keenly perceives that the determination of the Son of Heaven when he goes out has been exhausted, maybe after a big victory, the army will return with dignity, and the desert tribe by the Wuena River is the best return gift for Zheng Jun.
Shi Fangzhen sat back in his chair, rubbed his eyebrows a little tiredly, and said, "I won't interfere in the specific way to fight, and I will cooperate with what I want to do." ”
Two days later, the army marched out, with 30,000 light cavalry as the vanguard, and under the leadership of Qi Xinwen, it went north to the royal court. The three armies that followed behind were combined into two forces, the left and the left Miao Tieshan gradually deviated to the left, leaving the Chinese army more than 20 miles after one day, and leaving 50 miles the next day, gradually advancing in the direction of the Wuena River, but the Chinese army maintained a slow advance in the direction of the north.
Wang Keming agreed with Miao Tieshan and Qi Xinwen to put on a posture of marching north to confuse the desert people, in fact, after three days of light cavalry advance, they would turn to the southwest and meet with the 50,000 infantry led by Miao Tieshan at the Wuena River, and flank this group of desert tribes by the Wuena River.
The 180,000 Zheng troops of the Northern Expedition were selected elites, representing the top combat power of Zheng State. The march of the large army, not only the troops fighting the war, but also the baggage soldiers, auxiliary soldiers and civilian soldiers, nearly 500,000 people spread out on the grassland, enough to change the color of the wind and clouds.
Thirty thousand light horsemen pulled out, the horses' hooves shook the turf, and the desert scouts hiding around immediately noticed Zheng Jun's movements. Like larks flying out of the grass, more than a dozen horses galloped towards the north. In addition to the agile scouts, the king sent a master of the Sadu sect to inquire about the news, and the Venerable Fu Ying stood in the treetops on the hill, staring at the endless grassland in front of him.
Zheng Ren's light cavalry swept over from a distance like brown waves, flags like reeds fluttered in the waves, Fu Ying stared at the sound of horses' hooves, his brows gradually furrowed, there will be no less than 30,000 war horses going north, Zheng Jun wants to end the battle before the cold wave comes.
"Let's click", there was a slight sound of dead branches breaking in his ears, Fu Ying turned around and looked to the right, and on the red pine branch pole outside Zhang Xu stood a Zheng man in samurai attire. The Zheng army invaded the desert, and the battle of the army was as plain as warm water, but the scouts and scouts between the two countries were blurred with swords and swords, and more than 100 people fell on this vast land, and more than 40 people from the Sadujiao sect died under the masters of Zheng Guo.
Seven years ago, Fu Ying was ordered to hunt down Jiang Anyi but was killed and wounded, and his senior brother Xiong Zhen died in the hands of Jiang Anyi in order to cover his life. His Holiness Badorje taught him the method of hunting the wind, and a breath of true qi in his body can turn around according to the changes in the air outside, and his body shape is unpredictable, which enhances the time he spends flying in the air, making people unguardable.
During the Zheng Army's Northern Expedition, it coincided with his small success in martial arts, and Fu Ying asked for orders to find out the news for the scout, he thought that he might be able to meet Jiang Anyi on the grassland and avenge his senior brother, seven years later, the senior brother must be in a hurry. After killing seven or eight Zheng masters, Fu Ying learned that Jiang Anyi, as the assassin of Huazhou, was far away in the sky and was not in the team of this Northern Expedition. Since Jiang Anyi didn't come, let's use these Zheng Guo's masters to pay tribute to my senior brother first, and after Zheng Jun is defeated and leaves, I will go to Huazhou to take Jiang Anyi's life.
With a shake of his arms, the branches under his feet did not vibrate, and the Fu Eagle swooped down on the Zheng man like a goshawk. Jiang Jian looked coldly at Fu Ying who rushed over, Fu Ying didn't know him, but he knew Fu Ying, knew that this person had accompanied the second prince of the Northern Desert to Zheng Guo to ask for marriage, and lost to Jiang Anyi on the autumn hunt; Later, he chased and killed Jiang Anyi, who fled from the royal court, and was injured in the hands of Jiang Anyi, and his senior brother Xiong Zhen died in the hands of Jiang Anyi in order to save his life; In this Zheng Army's Northern Expedition, many colleagues in the secret guard died at the hands of this person, and I heard that this person was asking Jiang Anyi's whereabouts, and it seemed that he wanted to take revenge.
The corners of Jiang Jian's mouth showed a sneering smile, Jiang Anyi has so many enemies, they all say that the enemy's enemy is a friend, but he and this Fu Ying Venerable can't become friends, even if there is a big hatred, he will never use the hands of the indifferent people to deal with Jiang Anyi.
Venerable Fu Ying's body is erratic, the qi is difficult to lock, and he wants to be defeated in the hands of Jiang Anyi after hard training, which is the same disease as himself, and he has practiced hard in the cold ice cave for seven years, so that he has more confidence to seek revenge, so he might as well fight first to see who is qualified to reach out to Jiang Anyi.
The right palm poked out and hit the air, and when the palm wind stirred out, Fu Ying's figure happened to appear in the range covered by the palm wind. Fu Ying was shocked, Zheng Guogao is so many, this person not only expects his body to land, but also the palm wind is cold to the bone, the green pine branches in front of him are instantly white, and there is no change around the palm wind, and the skill is controlled freely, without the slightest waste.
Jiang Jian's palm wind was cold, and Fu Ying was afraid of a poisonous aura, so he flicked his sleeves and puffed up a light air to hit the palm wind. The strong wind overflowed, and with the help of a faint breath, the eagle turned around, broke away from the range of the cold wind, and landed lightly on a pine branch five feet away. Then look at the pine needles that are blown by the palm wind, withering and falling off the branches.
The sound of horses' hooves rolled in, and Fu Ying saluted with a raised palm: "The military situation is urgent, forgive me for not being able to accompany me, he will meet one day, and then fight." ”
After that, the eagle flew up, landed on the branch outside Zhangxu, three verticals and two verticals, and disappeared in the vast pine sea. Jiang Jian didn't chase after him, firstly, Fu Ying's figure was clever, he couldn't catch up, and secondly, he came to supervise Huang Xi to explain, he might as well let more Northern Desert scouts escape, and bring the news of the army going north to the royal court. Why do you want to do this, Jiang Jian doesn't want to care, he doesn't want to think about it, he knows that Huang Zhenfu relies on him very much, and all he can do is to cling to this big tree, and one day he can finally avenge his master.
More than 1,300 miles away, the detectives of the desert people changed horses and changed people and galloped non-stop, and on the morning of the third day after Zheng Jun opened up, the spy report was delivered to the hands of the goddess Tizhu. After little effort, Kunbo and Liman each rushed to the king's tent with their men, and the quarrel inevitably recurred.
Li Man sat calmly on the side and drank tea, did not join in the noise of his subordinates, and glanced at his eldest brother Kunbo with contempt, as a Khan mainly has the bearing of a Khan master, how can he be as noisy as his subordinates.
Ti Zhu watched the out-of-control scene with a little headache, although she temporarily kneaded the two brothers together with the help of the Dharma King at the cost of becoming a Sadul goddess, but it was difficult to cure the symptoms, and the two brothers with their own soldiers and horses both wanted to annex each other and become the only Great Khan on the grassland.
Glancing at Li Man, who was quietly drinking tea, Ti Zhu asked, "Second brother, the eldest brother means to go south to intercept Zheng Jun, what do you think?" ”
Before coming, Li Man had already discussed briefly with Qu Zhidao, put down the teacup, and Li Man said confidently: "I agree with the eldest brother's opinion." ”
Kunbo was stunned, the second child has always been against himself, but this time he actually attached himself to it, and he didn't need to be reminded by his subordinates, Kunbo raised his vigilance.
"Zheng Guo invaded our desert for no reason, and regarded the grassland eagle as nothing, which is tolerable or unbearable."
As soon as Li Man's words came out, Kun Bo reprimanded: "Li Man, don't learn from Zheng Ren to speak, if you have something to say." ”
"The reason why the Zheng people dare to invade my desert is that after the death of my father Khan, there is no unified Great Khan on the grassland, the grassland tribes are scattered, and the eldest brother and I both want to become the king of Khan, so that the Zheng people feel that there is an opportunity." Li Man glanced at Kunbo on the opposite side and said bluntly.
Kun Bo laughed wildly: "The second brother finally told the truth, or let's go outside first to fight to win or lose, and the one who wins becomes the Great Khan, and leads everyone to kill the Zheng people." ”
Glancing at the five big and three thick Kunbo, Li Man secretly swallowed his saliva, he knew that he was not Kunbo's opponent when it came to fighting, but it was the bear who could fight. An inexplicable smile appeared on Li Man's face, and he said: "At the moment of the great enemy, how can you kill each other and have the ability to rush to the Zheng army." ”
Ti Zhu was a little surprised, and the two brothers were finally able to abandon their previous suspicions and cooperate under the pressure of the enemy. Fearing that the two would quarrel again, Ti Zhu stood up with a smile and said: "Since the two elder brothers agree to meet Zheng Jun, of course the younger sister can't fall behind, and will personally lead the Golden Wolf Army as the backing." ”
Zuo Da and Qu Xu Bu Naying's daughter has become the side of Kunbo, and as an old man, he naturally wants to be his son-in-law. Subu Naying was the most important minister in charge of the royal court, and is now the most important adviser to Kunbo. Seeing that everyone was determined to meet Zheng Jun, he thought about it and got up and stroked Tizhu's chest and said: "Goddess, the wolves have no wolf, even the sheep dare to be arrogant, the grassland has no Great Khan, and even Zheng Guo dares to wave his army north, and the old minister thinks that the Khan King should be elected as soon as possible." In this decisive battle with Zheng Jun, when the two princes chose to kill Zheng Jun, he became the Khan King, I don't know what the goddess thought? ”
After Ushi's death, Tizhu was in control of the Golden Wolf Army, and her decision was crucial. Ti Zhu was tired of the fight between her two brothers, and Su Bu Naying's proposal made her feel a sense of relief. So Tizhu said solemnly: "Today, here Tizhu swears that whoever of the two elder brothers can repel the Zheng army and return the grassland to peace, I will hand over the Golden Wolf Army to him and respect him as the Khan King." ”