In the first year of Longshuo (661 A.D.), the twentieth day of the fourth month of summer, the fourth quarter of the hour.

The east capital is on the forest garden, the west side of the palace, and the palace of the palace. Wen Dong Wu Xi, each divided into two columns, ranked by seniority. Wu Kang stood in the west column, the position was the second, and in front of him was an old man, and Li Meng was waiting for guests. has some relatives with him, his wife Cui, is Xiaoqing's aunt and grandmother.

Sixty-nine years old this year, the founding prince of Handong County, the general of the right prison guard. If you talk about the size of the official rank, you should stand behind Wu Kang, but the seniority is too old. is similar to Zheng Rentai, a staff member of the Qin Palace, Li Shimin's confidant, and he was also in the vanguard during the Xuanwumen coup.

Although the two families have relatives, they have no friendship and have never moved. He was born in the Li family of Zhao County, a typical Guanlong gate valve, and he has never been shy about the small martial arts. Every time the two meet, Wu Kang greets each other with a smile, and he will stick a cold butt.

The hall was full of people, and there was a heated discussion about Tieler's rebellion. Some suggested appeasement, some suggested crusade, and the two sides fought with each other. Wu Kang remained silent, what do you like, I'm too lazy to speak, anyway, it's nothing to do with me.

After discussing for half an hour, Li Jiu took the trouble to send troops to fight. Then the question is, all the elite generals are sent to Liaodong, who will be in command and command. Li Yifu was impassioned, listed Wu Kang's exploits, and recommended him as the head of the march.

Soon there was a wave of opposition, all old guys, on the grounds of young age. Xu Jingzong also strongly recommended that if you are ambitious, you can change it if you are not old. The court turned into a vegetable market, Wu Kang was drowsy, and he was too lazy to recommend himself. can clearly perceive that Li Jiu's gaze is full of weirdness, and he swept over six times.

I don't know how long it took, Li Meng tasted a dry cough, and soon fell silent, and the old guy's voice was bright: "Tiele Jiu's surname rebelled, Yan Ran was in a hurry, and the rebellion could not be delayed." The terrain of Mobei is complex, and military affairs are full of thoughts, so it is necessary to send old generals. The old minister secretly thought that General Zheng Rentai could go to battle. ”

It can be said that the final word, the ministers no longer argued, and Rentai bowed his hand. Li Jiu pondered for a moment, and his words were subdued: "Shangzhu Guo Tong'an Jungong, Zheng Rentai, the general of the Right Military Guard, the general of the Tiele Road, the general of the Tiele Road march, and the generals put down the Tiele rebellion. ”

Lao Zheng promised loudly, and the 10,000-year-old deputy general finally raised his eyebrows. Wu Kang scoffed, there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is the king. I hope you have a long snack, don't be stubborn, don't be greedy, and don't cheat your teammates.

According to the previous practice, the chief governor of the march recommended each deputy commander. The ministers discussed again, and Li Jiu, as a reference, began to dispatch troops: Yan Ran protected Liu Xianli, and the deputy head of the Tiele Road march; Xue Rengui, the general of Zuo Wuwei, the general manager of the Lushan Road march; Sun Renshi, the general of the Right Tun Guard, is the general manager of the Precipitation Road March.

Lushan Road and Precipitation Road, who also served as the deputy head of Tiele, were both controlled by Tiele Road. In this way, it was determined that General Zheng Rentai was the generalissimo of the leading army. It was originally very harmonious, but he suddenly made trouble and made a strange suggestion: the general of Zuo Qianniufu, the public military of Jinhua County, became the commander of the Sandao march.

Without waiting for the ministers to discuss, Li Jiu immediately played accurately, and accepted his fate: the Duke of Jinhua County of Zhuguo, Wu Kang, the general of Qianniu, the chief of the Sandao March, and the deputy head of the Tiele March. The matter came to an end, and the conquest of Mobei with the army was already a foregone conclusion.

The so-called marching commander history is a dog-headed military division, similar to the chief of the general staff. Zheng Rentai, who hit the street, is very happy? Wu Kang held an elephant wat in his hand, and went out to answer the edict and take over the small festival battle. When he returned to the team, he peeked at it, Li Meng gloated, and Zheng Rentai smiled weirdly.

These two old people hit the street, while you are calculating, it is also the beginning of bad luck. Before the court meeting began, Xu Jingzong of Li Yifu swore that it would be impossible for me to go on the expedition. If you hit them in the face, they will repay them, and wait for the blood to be unlucky.

Standing in the column, his face sank like water, and he pulled out a wry smile. Li Chunfeng asserted that I had an intersection with Zheng Rentai recently, and it really came true. He recommended me for a long time, and he definitely didn't have a good heart. Do you want to be in the barracks and secretly clean me up? Let the horses come, Naion is not afraid of you.

At the same time, I also understood what it means to walk with the courtesy and what it means to be at peace with the situation. Xue Rengui's name is Xue Li, and Sun Ren's name is Sun Yu. Li Chunfeng means that if you follow the two of them, you will be able to turn the danger into a disaster. Wu Kang sighed deeply, the old god stick is not simple, it can be called an unpredictable prophet, and the Tao is unfathomable.

Lee Chun-feng's assertion that Jung In-tae's bad luck will surely happen as well. As for what bad luck, Li Chunfeng didn't say, and Wu Kang didn't bother to guess. If it is not bad, the bad luck is on the battlefield, either the army is defeated and captured, or the battle is killed.

Next, the prime minister drafted an edict, Li Jiuzhu wrote the imperial approval, and the monarch's decree was issued immediately. Guannai Province folded the Chong Mansion, and dispatched thirty-five branches, such as the Fengshen Mansion, etc., most of which were medium elites. Henan Province Zhichong Mansion, dispatched 25 teams, a total of 70,000 guards.

In the north, 30,000 Turkic soldiers were levied, with a total of 100,000 infantry and cavalry, and went to Mobei to attack Tiele. According to the practice of the imperial court, before the troops were deployed, a banquet was held in the emperor's palace to encourage the generals. Therefore, the court meeting ended, and the Qiyun Hall of the Hebi Palace was practiced.

Speaking of Qiyun Palace, Wu Kang sighed lightly. In the near future, Mei Niang's heart, the current crown prince Li Hong, my cheap nephew, will die violently in Qiyun Palace. When I entered the hall and saw Li Hong, my heart was even more gloomy, and the seven-year-old Xiao Zhengtai had a very thin body and an abnormal complexion.

After seeing the monarch and ministers, Li Hongwen was polite and polite, and gave his uncle a junior salute. From his expression, I felt the intimacy, and Mei Niang trained very well. This little rabbit cub, every time we met, I was scared by my face, and I cried. Now that I've grown up, I seem to be sensible, and I'm still like a person.

The table is full of palace delicacies, as long as Li Jiu accompanies him, it will definitely be tasteless. After pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the banquet came to an end, and Li Jiu said to Xue Rengui: "In ancient times, people who were good at shooting arrows pierced through seven layers of armor. Rengui is in charge of the Chinese army, and his martial arts are afraid of regression, so try to shoot a five-layer armor. ”

Rengui resolutely responded to the order, and everyone came to the outside of the palace, and the eunuch presented a strong bow. The palace people immediately prepared, and the wooden people wore leather armor. The so-called leather armor, cowhide soaked in resin, hardened and painted. The defense is not as good as the iron armor, it is cheap and lightweight, and it is the standard armor of the Tang Army.

Five layers of thick leather armor, Rengui took a bow and shot arrows, and easily pierced through the armor. Li Jiu applauded, and immediately ordered the eunuch to reward the best iron armor. Li Hong looked at his uncle and admonished Li Jiu: "I often hear my mother say that my uncle is brave and crowns the three armies, and his archery is a hundred shots. Hong'er wants to see it, and I beg His Majesty to approve it. ”

The appearance of the little adult made Li Jiuha laugh, and everyone was also surprised. Wu Kang didn't give in, pulled out the two-stone strong bow, and the long arrow was like a rainbow, easily shooting through the five layers. In an instant, the hall was full of applause, Li Jiu praised a few words, and said with a pretentious matter: "The best armor has been given to you, and there is no reward this time." ”

Wu Kang didn't dare to say that set of golden armor, which saved my life several times, will definitely not be replaced. It doesn't matter whether it is rewarded or not, the key is to determine the prince's attitude towards me. Li Jiu and Mei Niang are very fond of him, they are not hostile to me, and they are better than anything else.

Leave Shanglin Yuan and return to Hucongying, preparing for the expedition. Ordered Qian Shun to go home, order 200 personal guards, and the rest to protect the daughter-in-law. Then I wrote a letter: Dear daughter-in-law, I am going to go on an expedition again, and I will stay at home obediently. I am a general and cannot leave the barracks without permission, so I write goodbye.

Send Chu Shenke, return to Luoyang to deliver a letter, and pick up equipment by the way. Around noon, Mei Niang arrived as scheduled, bringing a lot of things: dozens of gold leaves, packed cooked mutton, hardcover sorghum wine, all kinds of court cakes, all kinds of standing medicines, and a few clothes.

Then he kept instructing, chattering for a long time, and the family flavor was very strong, which was refreshing. Mei Niang just left on the front foot, and the daughter-in-law came on the back foot, and brought her daughter to make trouble. The same chatter, the same instructions, the same care.

Sleeping at night, after doing warm-up exercises, Xiaoqing frowned sadly: "The marching commander is a civilian, just give advice, don't charge into battle." In addition, I have decided, when you come back from the expedition, we will add a few concubines to our family. ”

This benefit is quite good, but it's a pity that it's not the right time, and the painting style is not quite right. Wu Kang pretended, his foreheads touched each other, and he said with a sense of concern: "You don't have a fever, what nonsense are you talking about?" Is there a woman with a long tongue who says you are jealous and jealous? Live behind closed doors, just be happy and ignore gossip. ”

Xiaoqing scoffed, looking very serious: "I'm used to doing my own thing, and I never take those boring accusations to heart." I am sincere, my husband's vow, don't fulfill it anymore, the samurai family needs heirs. Mrs. Li Yifu said that her husband is just difficult to conceive, and if she finds a woman who is easy to conceive, she will give birth to an heir. ”

Wu Kang smiled dumbly, I am a normal man, but you can't have children. Forget it, if you have a child, Li Jiu's vigilance will return to the past. For him, a relative who can't be born is a good relative.

What happened to the martial brothers is a lesson from the past, so they can't take concubines. I wanted to open my mouth to refuse, but my mind was racing, and I had a bad idea: "The concubine is under your control, you can do it." This expedition to Mobei will take at least half a year. Hurry up and save it, I want to release my energy, and hold it back in the future. ”

Xiaoqing rolled her eyes, pushed her chest open with both hands, and said in a snort: "Now let's talk about business, don't be hippie and smile, give me some peace." Every time you go on an expedition, I am terrified and awakened by nightmares. This kind of boring life, the old lady has already had enough, tell me honestly, is there still an end? ”

It's definitely over, Wu Kang lowered his eyebrows and pleased, and carefully flattered: "Daughter-in-law, don't be angry, I've had enough of this kind of ghost life." At most, it will last for another five years, and when Goguryeo is destroyed, the fighting will decrease. When the time comes, I will be a civil official and accompany you at home every day, okay? ”

Xiaoqing suddenly got angry, pushed Wu Kang away directly, wrapped the quilt and turned his back to him: "I want to sleep, you sleep by yourself, don't bother me." I heard Mrs. Li say that you gave the jade pendant given by the emperor to Brother Narcissus. can't cheap her, take her into the door, it's still ours. ”

It seems that you will make a steady profit and not lose money, you are a business ghost, Wu Kang smiled dumbly. Carefully burrowed into the quilt, hugged her from behind, and suggested softly: "Li Yifu has committed many injustices, and he will be exiled to Shanzhou for a maximum of three years." So the baby daughter-in-law, keep your distance from it, and beware of getting into trouble. ”

In less than half a minute, Xiaoqing turned over, nodded obediently, and got into the warm embrace. I don't know how long it took, hearing a slight snoring, Wu Kang quietly got out of bed and put on his pajamas. came to the desk and wrote a letter to Liu Renyuan, explaining Lao Li's conspiracy and asking him to deal with it as appropriate.

In the following days, the husband and wife were like glue, and they were warm every day. In the early morning of the 25th, he received a notice from the imperial court to prepare to march to Mobei. Leaving Qian Shun at home, Wu Kang packed his bags and brought all his armor and swords. Ordered 200 personal guards, bid farewell to Xiaoqing's mother and daughter, reported to Zheng Rentai, and embarked on the journey again.

Seventy thousand guards left Luozhou, and the three-way governor traveled north, passing through Bingzhou and Yunzhou, and came to Shan Yu Duhufu. It was the fourth year of Zhenguan, and Li Jing captured Jieli and destroyed the Eastern Turks. It was placed in the capital of the Protectorate, managed the Turkic homeland, and governed the entire Inner Mongolia.

The army of 30,000 Turkic soldiers and 100,000 guards marched westward to the Inner Mongolia Plateau. The troops crossed the grassland, entered the Yanran Duhufu, came to the Hetao Plain, and arrived at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain. Combined with the memory in my head, I quickly determined the location: the north of the Hangjin Houqi in Inner Mongolia, the north bank of the Wujia River.

Yan Ran protected Liu Xianli and joined the leading team, and all the generals gathered. A military meeting was convened, which Zheng Rentai personally presided over, and the route of the march was determined: the army crossed Jinshan, entered Hunhe Prefecture, and rested at Hunhu Lake. Then go north along the Hunhe River, at the southern foot of Yanran Mountain, and fight with the nine surnames of Tiele.

Jinshan is the Altai Mountains, Hunhu Lake is Ulan Lake, and Hunhe River is Wengjin River. The route of this march translates as: from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, into the territory of Mongolia, to the southern Gobi Province of Mongolia, the army rests on Lake Ulan. It goes north along the Weng Jin River, crosses the Middle Gobi Province, and enters the former Hangai Province.

The destination of the march was the Tiele gathering place, the southern foot of Yanran Mountain. The idiom Yan Ran Le Shi is talking about Yan Ran Mountain. Dou Xian, the general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, broke the Xiongnu in the Yongyuan campaign, drove the Xiongnu out of Mobei, and carved a stone in Yanran Mountain to remember the merits. And Yanran Duhufu is also named after this mountain.

Wukang is confident, the so-called Yanran Mountain, later generations called Hangai Mountain. It is located in the central part of Mongolia, from northwest to southeast. It is 700 kilometers long, with an average altitude of 3,000 meters and an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level of the main peak. The people of the Tang Dynasty, including the literati, used to call it "Tianshan".

The army was immediately launched, and in June on the Mongolian Plateau, the sun was scorching during the day, and the temperature difference between day and night was very large. The journey was boring, so Wu Kang couldn't let go of the scroll and studied the heavenly book. It was sent by Li Chunfeng, who recorded climate change, such as wind, rain, snow and hail, and learned a lot of knowledge.

If you don't understand something, go to ask Liu Xianli, and you can always get an answer. Lao Liu is approachable, very patient in answering, and the relationship is gradually familiar. Mei Niang's wine, all kinds of palace cakes, entertain the general manager, and climb the relationship with the feelings.

The main strategic targets are Xue Li and Sun Yu, and Li Chunfeng's criticism, they are the key to getting out of danger. Wu Kang's status is very high, the cousin of Empress Wu; The official position is higher than theirs, the general of Zuo Qianniu Mansion; The military achievements were very high, the Turks were destroyed in the west, and Baekje was destroyed in the east; Martial arts are very high, Xu Zhou speaks martial arts, and defeats many generals in a row, including Sun Renshi.

has a high official position, and has military merits and strong martial arts. Then put your figure down, shoot unusually widely, and meet for the junior salute. Speak modestly and discreetly, be respectful, and show sincerity. In this way, it is difficult to annoy people, and it is invincible.

After less than half a month of marching, all the marching commanders, except for Zheng Rentai, thought that they were all friendly with Wukang. The longer the contact, the closer the feelings, and almost nothing to talk about. Especially Sun Renshi, who is entangled in marriage all day long, and wants to make trouble as a daughter-in-law.

I can't agree to this, my precious daughter, I have already engaged to Li Xian. If I promise you, Mei Niang will kill me. After telling the truth, Lao Sun was depressed for a long time, and at the same time released cruel words: If you have any more children, you must marry the Liu family.

The relationship becomes more and more familiar, and you will not feel embarrassed to discuss intimate issues. Xue Rengui introduced himself, he was born in the Xue family in Hedong. After the family fell into the middle of the road, the family was poor and poor, and lived on a little thin land. His wife, Liu, suggested that he join the army and use his military exploits to change his fate.

Xue Rengui left home and asked Zhang Shigui to enlist, and since then he has entered the army. On the battlefield of Liaodong, he began to emerge and was favored by Li Er, and his life has been hanging since then. From an ordinary soldier, he fought for military merit with his life, and then rose step by step.

Today, it has come to the fore. General Zuo Wuwei, military attache from the third rank; The founding man of Hedong County, from the title of Wupin. Wu Kang is ashamed of himself, you are self-made, I started with soft rice. When I crossed the Tang Dynasty, Xiaoqing liked me, and Lao Cui took care of me. Then I ate soft rice and hugged Mei Niang's thighs...

On May 27, it entered the former Hangzhou Ai Province, about 300 miles away from the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The scouts in front came to report that the army of Tiele with nine surnames, about 150,000 people, assembled at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The military meeting was convened, and the camp was set up at the Wengjin River, and the guards recuperated and marched to the Tianshan Mountains two days later.

At about seven o'clock in the afternoon, the camp tent was settled, and Wu Kang stayed in the tent, outlining the battle situation. Two quarters of an hour later, Xue Rengui customarily came to visit, carrying a large piece of roast mutton, his eyes were full of cunning: "Mobei fat sheep, with the best red sorghum, can be called a peerless delicacy." ”

Wu Kang expressed helplessness, opened the military backpack, and took out two jars of wine: "The wine sent by my sister, these are the last two jars, wait for all to be wiped out, and you will worry about it again." I said Brother Rengui, we are both rice buckets, and your two catties of mutton are not enough to stuff your teeth. ”

Sitting opposite him, Lao Xue's eyes lit up, and he raised his head with the wine jar. Gu Dong drank the wine, burped comfortably, patted the belly and said, "This is just wine and meat, don't ask for too much." When the class teacher returns to the court, you come to my house to eat and drink, and we will compete to see who has the most food. ”

Wu Kang rolled his eyes, I am not afraid of anyone compared to eating and drinking. The two brothers chatted while eating, Wu Kang remembered the film and television drama, and whispered with a sly smile: "According to rumors, General Zhang Shigui is very jealous of his ability. When he was serving under his command, he harshly framed you, and his son-in-law, He Zongxian, took advantage of your military exploits..."

With the sound of slapping the wooden couch, Lao Xue Huoran got up and jumped completely like thunder: "It's nonsense, Zhang Gongqi values me and vigorously supports me." His son-in-law is not surnamed He, so he took the lead in battle, which is purely imaginary. Tell me, which Tian Shenu slandered Zhang Gong so much, I want to cut off his head. ”

It turned out to be another unjust case, Wu Kang quickly got up and pulled him to sit down again: "The rumors in the market are not enough to be believed, don't be angry." Let's not talk about this, Brother Rengui will dissipate his anger, and this jar of wine will also be given to you, I have said the wrong thing. ”

Lao Xue was so angry that he once again put down his cruel words, not to cut off the rumor-mongers. Wu Kang scoffed, no matter how great your old skills are, you can't cut them. The home of the future generations, unscrupulous screenwriters and directors, what do you cut, unless it also passes through the millennium.

Zhang Shigui is okay, my teacher Su Dingfang was hacked out of the galaxy. A general with brilliant military achievements, a traitor who betrayed the lord and treasoned the country, how did such a gorgeous transformation be accomplished? Wu Kang pursed his lips and smiled, and suddenly the curtain opened, and Chu Shenke hurriedly reported: "General Sun is invited, General Zheng is seriously ill." ”

Rengui's eyes widened, and he left to put down the wine jar, got up and strode away. Wu Kang followed closely behind, and Zheng Rentai, who hit the street, dropped the chain at a critical moment. The two armies are about to fight a decisive battle, are you sick? Could it be that the so-called bad luck is in the army that died of illness?

When the brothers went to the Chinese military tent, all the managers were there. Zheng Rentai was lying on the couch, his face was as pale as paper, and he looked weak. After Liu Xianli finished the inspection, he ordered the guards to boil the medicine and leave with everyone. Next to the Chinese military tent, Sun Renshi asked him: "I was fine just now, why did I suddenly fall ill?" ”

Liu Xianli shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "It's just a cold occasionally, and you can recover after resting for three or five days." Just now, General Zheng had an order, and General Xue and Wu Changshi were the chief and deputy commanders of the former army. At five o'clock tomorrow, Lu Shanbing rushed to the Tianshan Mountains to test the reality of the thief army. ”

The two agreed to the order, Wu Kang frowned slightly, and smelled a strong conspiracy. There were 40,000 guards in Lushan Dao, against 150,000 thieves, a difference of more than three times the number of troops. If you fall into the quagmire, you will never recover, and you will either lose your troops or destroy your entire army.

Zheng Rentai, the old man on the street, has a very bad conscience, and he clearly wants to pit Naiweng. Such a narrow amount of gas, such a despicable means, what a generalissimo, go home and raise pigs ...