Seven days have passed since the king of northern Xinjiang entered Beijing, and at this time, Qingcheng has led his troops to the west, and the change of the eastern map has long been spread all over the north and south of the river, and people are panicked for a while.

In the western border of the Great Qi, the deployment is the Warring States Duke and the King of Anxi, the former is known as the "first general of the Great Qi", nineteen years old and infinite strength, undefeated in his life, and the head of the general in the army is like a bag to take things; And the latter, which is also half a life of Rong Ma, a famous man who has been crowned king for his military exploits, and 100,000 elites, even such a line of defense was quickly collapsed by Dongtu, how can he make the world feel at ease.

What's more, many people in the opposition also saw that the war situation in the west would directly affect the safety of Daqi, and some prominent clans in the west even started to move to the interior in advance, making the situation even more difficult to control.

At this time, in the palace and palace, Emperor Hui, who had been anxious for several days, finally saw a trace of joy and a little peace of mind after learning that the king of northern Xinjiang had entered Beijing to face the saint. It was a dark and windy night, but Emperor Hui didn't care about going to bed, and urgently summoned the king of Northern Xinjiang into the palace, and met in the Longxuan Palace to discuss the war in the west.

At the beginning of the Yin period, under the escort of Wang Xian, the commander of the army, Emperor Hui came to the Longxuan Hall in a hurry, and saw that the king of Northern Xinjiang was about to salute, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, and said: "The situation is urgent, the emperor uncle doesn't need to be polite, tell me what your plans are." ”

Among the generals in the world of Great Qi, only the king of Northern Xinjiang is the most trusted by Emperor Hui, and with him, the latter has confidence. At this moment, hearing Emperor Hui ask about the strategic deployment, the king of Northern Xinjiang did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has been waiting to inquire about the news when he came, and now the information he has obtained is: The Warring States Duke is trapped, the king of Anxi is blocked, the western border is defeated, and the eastern map is like a broken bamboo, and the land of the seven cities has been conquered. There are still Tubo tribes ready to move, and Yunlong's help is unclear, and the situation is indeed extremely critical. ”

The information inquired by the king of Northern Xinjiang was correct with what Ouyang Lan said, and Emperor Hui had already speculated, although he felt urgent after hearing it, he was not surprised. The left hand in his sleeve couldn't help but clench his fist, slammed it on the desk, and snorted coldly: "Dongtu wolf's ambition, I have long been alert, but I didn't expect that their rebellion would affect the whole situation, and the situation today. Hey, I'm still too soft-hearted, I should have caught a proton in Beijing early, so that they wouldn't dare to act rashly. ”

Seeing Emperor Hui's reaction, the king of Northern Xinjiang knew how anxious he should be, and hurriedly relieved: "Your Majesty, Dongtu's raising of troops and moving the whole body with one attack is definitely not an overnight plan, it must be the result of planning for many years and the time is ripe." Therefore, even if there are protons in Beijing, it may not be able to make them cast rat traps. On the contrary, it is Your Majesty's broad-mindedness that makes all parties happy and convinced, so why should Your Majesty blame yourself. ”

"Hmph, if you are really convinced, how can you rebel? Uncle Huang, it was you who helped Li Yuankai return to China back then, and then, I took care of the people, and exempted them from taxes for three years, so that they could recuperate, we are a grace to him, but who would have thought that it had only been a few years, he had turned against him, he was really an unfed wolf! ”

After that, Emperor Hui stood up excitedly, stared at the west with his eyes, and said in a cold voice after a while: "Especially, if I really treat him badly, they are dissatisfied with my Daqi and resentful, but you see that they have implicated so many forces in this rebellion, and they have obviously been planning for a long time to get involved in my Han family." It's really his heart that can be punished, and his deeds should be destroyed! ”

What Emperor Hui said is true, this time the eastern map is changing, and the forces of all parties are directed at the hinterland of the Central Plains, which is by no means revenge to be avenged, let alone oppression by the imperial court, and has no choice but to raise troops, it must have been planned for a long time, and it has been planned for many years, and it will change hands. Thinking about it this way, how can Emperor Hui, who has always been not thin on Dongtu, not be angry.

However, it is useless to talk about this now, after all, things have happened, and they have to be faced after all. Emperor Hui calmed down his emotions, looked at the king of northern Xinjiang, pondered for a moment, walked quickly to him, took his hand, and asked eagerly: "Uncle Huang, Dongtu is unjust, Yunlong is in the dark, and Tubo's attitude is unclear, I am in danger, and I can only rely on Uncle Huang now." ”

The king of Northern Xinjiang understood that Emperor Hui was waiting for him to say what he was thinking, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty is relieved, although the situation is in crisis now, it has not yet reached a situation of force majeure. When the minister came, he had already discussed with his subordinates about the enemy's strategy, and the situation was still optimistic. ”

Hearing the words of the King of Northern Xinjiang, Emperor Hui finally took a reassuring pill, looked a little relaxed, and praised: "In all kinds of urgency, only the words of the imperial uncle can make me feel a little relieved." Please come and talk about it quickly. ”

"Huh", the king of northern Xinjiang responded, and continued to explain: "Your Majesty is aware of the changes in the eastern map this time, although Yunlong has help, but for them, there are still dragoons in the north eyeing them, so they will never be able to do their best, and in the eyes of the ministers, the opening of the door to the west is only their first step, in order to disrupt my great formation, and at the same time win over Tibet." And the sharp knife that was really used to insert into my great heart was the Yunlong Army that came from the north when we couldn't take care of it. Therefore, although Yunlong defeated our seven cities in the western realm, it must be because the two generals were not there, and the army's morale was disrupted, so he picked up a bargain, and it was definitely not an elite kill. ”

What the king of Northern Xinjiang said, pointed to the key point, and Emperor Hui was slightly pleased. After all, for Daqi, the biggest opponent is still Yunlong, as long as they don't help with all their might, then this war is really not so difficult to deal with.

"Moreover, although the Tibetan tribes are ready to move, but looking at the situation, their attitude is still based on not helping each other, if it is not for the fall of the whole territory of Xitui, the ministers expect that they will not act rashly. This point is not difficult to see from the fact that King Anxi is still in the world. ”

The king of northern Xinjiang was right, if the Tibetan tribes really expressed their attitude in support of Dongtu, then they should have destroyed the Anxi royal army that was blocked there, so as to make it clear. And now, the king of Anxi is only blocked, which means that they have not yet decided to take sides. Therefore, if the Great Qi can defeat the Eastern Tu, maybe the Tubo tribes and the Anxi royal army will become a surprise army.

Hearing the king of Northern Xinjiang talk about this, Emperor Hui suddenly thought of something, frowned slightly, and said meaningfully: "Uncle Huang talked about this matter, but I still have a trace of worry. Since the beginning of this battle, the defenders of Nanzhao have not reacted, and I am afraid that they are no longer loyal and ambitious. If this can be good, I plan to ......"

"Your Majesty."

The king of Northern Xinjiang seemed to understand Emperor Hui's intentions, and dared to interrupt him, and said: "Now that the war has just started, and the enemies have invaded the territory, it is really not appropriate to make some measures to shake the morale of the army, and everything will be discussed after the war." ”

The only person in the world who dares to talk to Emperor Hui like this, and can suppress his suspicion a little, is the king of Northern Xinjiang. Just like now, the king of Northern Xinjiang interrupted Emperor Hui's words, and there was a slight reproachful admonition, Emperor Hui heard a trace of displeasure in his ears, but it was fleeting, and nodded and said: "What Uncle Huang said is that these should be discussed after the war." ”

"Your Majesty. To sum up, the key to this battle is still on the 100,000 troops in Dongtu. ”

The king of Northern Xinjiang claimed that the key to this battle was in Dongtu, which coincided with Qingcheng's idea, Emperor Hui listened to it carefully, nodded lightly after a while, and asked tentatively: "Uncle Huang is saying that if Dongtu wins, the Quartet will be killed, and if Dongtu is defeated, the evil will stop?" ”

"That's right. Tubo is waiting, waiting for whether the western border of my Great Qi will fall into the hands of Dongtu; Yunlong is waiting, waiting for the fall of the western border, and when I send troops to the west, they will go south in a big way. Therefore, the minister asserted that if our army can defeat Dongtu in the west, recover the lost territory, and then capture Dongtu, then Tubo will have no way to attack, and will be subdued by our Daqi army, so it will naturally not act rashly. And the West is secured, the Central Plains is stable, and Yunlong will not attack rashly, so their fragile alliance will naturally collapse. Therefore, if we want to win this battle, our army must defeat Dongtu in the shortest possible time. ”

"No, it's not a defeat, it's a total annihilation of the enemy army. Moreover, when going to war, it is necessary to send a man of eloquence to Tubo to stabilize the southwestern regions, buy time for the war of the army in the west, and at the same time rescue the king of Anxi and convey the strategic deployment. ”

Emperor Hui is not a mediocre king, but a man who is free to follow his father to fight the world, so he has some ability to grasp the battle situation. After listening to his analysis, although the king of Northern Xinjiang was worried about the total annihilation of the enemy army, he still nodded and said respectfully: "Your Majesty Shengming." The minister did not think of appeasing Tibet, but His Majesty thought of the minister's front. ”

"Uncle Huang is going to make fun of me, I got an axe in front of Uncle Huang when I marched and fought."

Emperor Hui chuckled and waved his hand, so he said. After that, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked: "However, the two generals in the western territory have been lost, and the dragoon army can't act rashly, it is not easy to quickly annihilate the Eastern Tu army, but Uncle Huang has a plan?" ”

Hearing this, the king of Northern Xinjiang nodded confidently, but he did not reveal the mystery, but borrowed the map from Emperor Hui. The latter ordered Wang Xian to ask someone to bring the map, and after unfolding, the king of northern Xinjiang observed in detail the terrain of the west and the deployment of the troops in the northwest cities, and after a while, his eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth showed a faint smile.

"Your Majesty, the situation is urgent, the Western Frontier Army cannot resist the enemy alone, and the Dragoon Army cannot act recklessly, the minister asks for orders, and transfers the 'Fenghu Marquis' and 'Dingyuan Bo' to help, and the minister will lead 20,000 new dragoons to the front line in person, which is bound to defeat the enemy army and protect me from the west."

After that, the king of Northern Xinjiang knelt on one knee and clasped his fists with both hands to salute. Hearing his order, Emperor Hui nodded lightly and said, "'Fenghu Marquis' is indeed a general, and 'Dingyuan Bo' can also be driven. It's just Uncle Huang, 20,000 Dragon Banner New Army, can it work? ”

Emperor Hui asked about this, and the king of Northern Xinjiang seemed to know it, but he deliberately explained the matter of the new army, in order to lead to another purpose of this trip.

"Your Majesty, the northern border can not be lost either, so the minister left the deputy marshal Lao Jin, the left and right vanguards and the elite of the dragoon army, in case Yunlong takes the opportunity to attack, and we are attacked on both sides. However, the minister will lead the dragoon general, this person is excellent in martial arts, and he is very strategic, and he can be used. The 20,000 new army was also tempered by him, and its combat power was better than that of ordinary town troops. In this way, the generals have ministers, the Marquis of Toyodo and this person, and the troops are enough to match, and they will definitely be able to defeat Dongtu. ”

The king of Northern Xinjiang mentioned the general of the dragoon army, and it was another boast, Emperor Hui was overjoyed, and when he was about to promise a reward, he suddenly stopped talking for a while, as if he thought of an incident that happened some time ago, and faintly realized that there were some people who displeased him, his brows furrowed, and asked, "Oh? It's rare to see people who can praise Uncle Huang like this, I don't know where this admiral came from? ”

Emperor Hui asked about Qingcheng, and the king of Northern Xinjiang was in the arms, and the latter was overjoyed and introduced: "Back to Your Majesty, this person is the former young marshal of the 'Qingcheng Army', Duan Feiyan's only son, Duan Qingcheng. This person has excellent martial arts, courage, and strategy, and the most important thing is that he has a heart of loyalty to the country, and his ministers cherish good talents, so he is specially included in his command. The current war in the west is the time for him to be loyal to the country. When the minister came, he had ordered him to lead his troops westward, believing that with his ability, he would be able to show his skills in this battle, successfully drive the enemy, and make meritorious contributions. ”

The king of Northern Xinjiang was still praising it, but what he didn't know was that when Emperor Hui heard the words "Qingcheng Army", he had already guessed that this person was Qingcheng. Therefore, he could no longer listen to the latter words. Although he couldn't see any reaction on his face, in fact, Emperor Hui was already slightly angry in his heart.

"Duan Qingcheng ......"