Li Xun asked, "How is the situation?" ”

Senior General Li Changchun arched his hand and said: "More than 10,000 soldiers have boarded the ship and can set off at any time." ”

Li Xun glanced around, not in a hurry to give an order, at this time, Sima Tu came from a distance, and when he got closer, he leaned into Li Xun's ear and whispered: "Chen Tu sent someone to send news an hour ago that the two thousand front-line defenders on the other side of the Mulang River have been rebelled by him, and we can land safely, and... In order to show his sincerity, Chen Tu sent his eldest son. ”

Li Xun nodded, since Chen Tu sent his eldest son over as a hostage, there was nothing to worry about, and finally glanced at the black and oppressive army around him, Li Xun gave an order to Li Changchun: "You are the main general of the forward, and you will lead 10,000 soldiers to cross the river first." ”

"Yes."

Li Changchun clenched his fists and bowed, turned around and strode away.

This time, a total of more than 57,000 troops were dispatched, of which the soldiers and horses that really belonged to Li Xun were only Yuanhe's 5,000 cavalry, which was also the strongest force that Li Xun could take at present, and the remaining 10,000 infantry were handed over to Zhao Wei and Zheng Chun to guard Wu'an City.

This time he went to the Western Regions, Li Xun did not bring too many generals, Zhao Wei, Zheng Chun, Yu Yanhui and others all stayed in Longyou, but brought Shan Qiu and Yuan He, two generals with higher qualifications, but Li Cunxiao, Zhao Zhang, Li Zhaojiao, Niu Jin, Wang Maozhen and other young generals were all brought out.

There is also Sima Tu and Fan Zhongyun who also went out with the army.

Hundreds of boats can only carry more than 10,000 soldiers to cross the river at a time, and more than 57,000 soldiers need to go back and forth six times to cross the river, which will take at least three to four hours.

After Li Changchun led the first batch of 10,000 soldiers to cross the river, the army behind did not move for the time being, and about half an hour later, Li Changchun sent people to report that the defensive position on the other side of the Mulang River had been successfully taken over, and everything went smoothly without any safety problems.

After receiving this news, Li Xun was really relieved, waved his hand, and ordered the army to cross the river as soon as possible.

Li Xun was the second group to cross the river, and when he arrived on the other side of the Mulang River, Li Changchun immediately approached with a strong man in his thirties and reported: "Dashuai, this person's name is Chen De, and he is Chen Tu's younger brother. ”

"Chen De meets the marshal."

When Chen De saw Li Xun, he wanted to kneel and kowtow.

Li Xun hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and said with a smile: "General Chen Tu is okay?" ”

Chen De said respectfully: "There is a lot of time for the boss to be worried, and my brother is looking forward to the arrival of the marshal." ”

Li Xun spoke to Chen De very politely for a while, and when the second batch of 5,000 soldiers landed and assembled, Li Xun immediately gave the order to march.

The reason why there are only 5,000 soldiers is because these 5,000 people are all cavalry, and of course the war horses have to be transported, so there are only 5,000.

Halfway through the journey, Li Jiuyuan came to inform him that Chen Tu had replaced all the thousands of soldiers guarding the city gate with his own soldiers and horses, and when Li Xun arrived, he would immediately open the city gate.

After that, Li Jiuyuan took out a letter and handed it to Li Xun, the letter was written by Ouyang Li, he told Li Xun that Chen Tu was very polite to himself, and arranged dozens of people, including himself, into his personal barracks, and it was also a personal soldier, Ouyang Li told Li Xun in the letter that Chen Tu was absolutely sincere about this cooperation, and the lord should rest assured.

Li Xun put away the letter, glanced at Li Jiuyuan, and said lightly: "You have been fortunate during this time, and after you go back, I will not treat you badly." ”

Li Jiuyuan's face was happy, but he said modestly: "This is what subordinates should do, and I don't dare to call it meritorious." ”

Li Xun didn't say anything, waved his hand, Li Jiuyuan bowed, turned around and left.

A few years ago, after Li Xun's official position was promoted and he had certain rights, Liu Xie, Li Jiuyuan, Hu Zengsi, Chen Hengan and other famous rangers in the capital formed their own intelligence organization.

Three years ago, after Li Xun became the governor of Wuzhou, he began to transfer the forces of the intelligence organization to Longyou, and put Fan Zhongyun in full charge.

This cooperation with Chen Tu, both parties are not familiar with each other, so naturally there is no trust, so Fan Zhongyun sent Ouyang Li, Li Jiuyuan and other dozens of elite masters to Chen Tu's side, one is to see Chen Tu's attitude, and the other is to monitor Chen Tu's movements, Chen Tu obviously really intends to defect to Li Xun, so for Fan Zhongyun's actions, there is no rejection, Ouyang Li and others are summed up by his side, and he is a personal guard, so that Fan Zhongyun is completely at ease.

Li Xun may not be a talented person, but he is by no means a fool, this time he went deep into the Western Regions, such a large-scale military operation, pouring out, it can be described as a lonely throw, once it fails, it is light to die in a foreign land, even if he returns to Wuzhou alive, Zhao Zhi will never bypass Li Xun, so Li Xun can't be cautious.

"Li Xun, you have a gloomy look, as if you don't have much interest in this battle?"

Shan Qiu rode a horse to the front, and saw Li Xun's gloomy expression, which was the same all the way, and couldn't help but ask.

Li Xun looked at Shan Qiu and said softly: "Since I have made a decision, whether I win or lose, even if I die in battle, I will never regret it, there is nothing to say, it's just that this expedition to the Western Regions, the life and death of nearly 60,000 soldiers are tied to me, if there is anything good or .....bad."

Speaking of this, Li Xun shook his head and sighed deeply: "I have too much pressure in my heart. ”

"The boy shall die in the wilderness, and his ears shall be buried in horse leather. How can you lie in bed and be evil in the hands of your daughter! ”

Shan Qiu stretched out his hand and patted Li Xun on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Li Xun, what is your dream?" Famous all over the world? Power over the world? When you go to the Western Regions this time, you must have your own goals and dreams, and these soldiers who have followed you here also have their own goals and dreams, and their goals and dreams are big and small, but their ideas are the same, so you don't need to think so much at all. ”

Li Xun pursed his lips, with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "I'll leave it to you outside the city, I'll hold a banquet in the city and wait for you to come and drink." ”

"You can't drink alcohol during the war, and as the commander of the three armies, you can't make mistakes."

Shan Qiu smiled, asserted refusal, arched his hand at Li Xun, and then set up his horse and left.

After Shan Qiu's enlightenment, Li Xun's mood relaxed a lot, and there was a sense of suddenness, he glanced around, and then gave an order loudly: "Pass my order, speed up the march, before dawn, you must rush to Moyang City." ”

The territory of Xizhou is very large, but the land is not fertile, so the land is vast and sparsely populated, only three cities and two counties, a total of more than 100,000 people, Moyang City is the main city of Xizhou, that is, the state seat of a state in the Jin Dynasty. 2k reading web