After King Zhao and others went out of the city, they stayed outside the city that night, and arrived in Nan'an at noon the next day, which was only a few dozen miles apart, but it was a full day and a half of walking.

The entire Nan'an Town, Gukou Town, Shuikou Town, and the surrounding villages were raided and burned by the Liukou with cavalry.

This was also a measure taken by the rogues to clear the surroundings before the war, determine the war zone, and at the same time drive away irrelevant civilians to facilitate the sentinel to detect the enemy's situation.

In the eyes of King Zhao and others, the town where Xu Zi started first was already in ruins.

There were ruins everywhere, and there were even some houses that had been burning for days on end, and the remaining fires were still there, and thick smoke billowed upwards, obscuring the sky.

The official road was also destroyed, and more than 10,000 troops passed by the embers on the river beach and the town, raising a lot of dust.

More box troops in the valley and Shuikou towns and villages around the look for a place to camp, everywhere is the cavalry running back and forth, Zhao Wang and his entourage arrived just after noon, there are already a lot of box troops set up camp, many thin box troops in the dazed surroundings, sitting on the ground, chewing dry food.

Further from Nan'an, there are the towns of Shuikou and Gukou.

After crossing the valley mouth, the surface of the Min River suddenly narrowed, and the boat floated on the river, almost a few long poles can be crossed. The water has also become extremely clear and turbulent.

While marching, one can see the Xianxia Mountains in the northeast and the Wuyi Mountains in front.

In fact, the army marched along the river, and had been up and down in the undulating hilly areas, and even after crossing the valley mouth, there were mountains on both sides, but people have been accustomed to such terrain for thousands of years, and if they have just come from the plains, they will feel quite novel because of the scenery and landform in front of them.

In the evening, King Zhao and his entourage arrived at the valley mouth, with tens of thousands of troops and more than 10,000 forbidden troops behind them.

"The King." A staff member in charge of military affairs arched his hand and said, "Liu Jundu and other military envoys sent people to ask the king to instruct the opportune time, arrange the armies and battalions to be stationed, and there are still logistics affairs, please also ask the king to show me." ”

King Zhao felt that his whole body was covered with dust and mud, and he was dirty, and he was in a very unhappy mood.

The two spans are also quite uncomfortable, he is thinking about tomorrow to take a big car, but after the valley mouth to reach the border of Jianzhou, there are still nearly 100 miles away from Jianyang County, according to the current marching speed, it still takes four or five days to arrive, the road is in disrepair, bumpy, and the car will not be much more comfortable than riding a horse.

Because he felt that his waist was stiff, Zhao Wang was using his fist against his waist and eyes, gently massaging, and the guards around him, the family members, were all wearing iron armor or cotton armor, scattering the guards, but no one would ride a horse over, and rubbed his waist and eyes for His Royal Highness the Prince under the attention of the surrounding soldiers.

Zhao Wang really didn't expect that sending troops and releasing horses was so complicated, quite not simple, difficult and hard, and it was really much more comfortable to enjoy happiness in Fuzhou City.

"What's more?" King Zhao said to his staff, "They are all old generals who sent troops and horses, and these details are also going to bother me?" All the armies of the forbidden army and the box army are envoys, each of them is located and set up camp, and send sentinels to guard the surroundings. ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

The staff knew that the troops did not have much food in stock, but each box carried a few days' worth of dry food, and if the war dragged on for seven days, I was afraid that the soldiers would be in danger of starvation.

However, the transshipment envoy did not distribute more food and salary, and the salary, equipment, and food of the forbidden army were guaranteed, after all, it was the main force. Xiang Jun just went to make up the numbers, and everyone at this level knew it.

The food and materials transported along the river, of course, were prepared for the forbidden army

How about Yu Xiangjun, but King Zhao didn't bother to care.

Xiang Junjun's heart is quite unstable, and there are people making noise every day, and King Zhao doesn't pay attention to it.

When did the military spirit of the Xiang army stabilize? As long as these guys set up an array in front of the formation, watch the flags, listen to the snare drums, and act according to orders, they don't have to worry about the rest.

Seeing that King Zhao was in a bad mood, the staff said in a chaotic manner, "Your Highness, we will wait for the big camp to be stationed in the area of Gukou, and I will call a boat to cross the river and go to the Xinghua military town on the other side to find some people to serve, I don't know if it is possible?" ”

"Although the wall is ruined in front of me, but somehow I am in a happy mood, I will serve a wine to His Highness at night, I wonder if His Highness will reward this face?"

The staff around King Zhao, in addition to Li Gu is an all-round generalist, the rest are divided into several kinds of soldiers, accounting, Shuqi, criminal names, etc., this expedition, it is expected to write a lot of newspapers and letters, so Shuqi staff with several, and then Li Gu and a group of staff who are good at military affairs and soldiers.

The staff who are proficient in military affairs know that it is dangerous to march out of battle, but a group of bookstore staff, who are idle at this time, mainly flatter King Zhao every day.

King Zhao knew what those staff members meant, and after walking for a few days, he was really tired, thinking about drinking and listening to the drama to relax. Moreover, after passing through the towns of Nan'an, Shuikou, and Gukou, they were all ruined, and others looked distressed, but the father and son of King Zhao showed a happy look on their faces from time to time...... This time to send troops, of course, Xu Ziwei is to follow, and in the name of the general under the account, this position is the candidate of the general, this time to send troops, it can be regarded as Xu Ziwei to increase some qualifications, in the next few years, it will not be difficult to command the first army of the forbidden army.

Xu Ziwen went out with the army in the name of the secretary of the account, which was an official position from the seventh grade in wartime, and it was also the beginning of Xu Ziwen's career in office.

King Zhao no longer likes Xu Ziwen, but he is his own son-in-law, but he has never treated him badly.

Xu Ziwei and Xu Ziwen have different expressions, one pretends to be brave, rides a horse with his head held high, and points out the country from time to time. One is elegant and graceful.

However, when seeing the situation in the towns of Nan'an, the excitement, happiness, happiness, and relief on the faces of the two noble sons could not be hidden from anyone.

However, as a staff member, not only will he not be straightforward about such things, but on the contrary, he must try to be as funny as possible.

Li Gu's face wrinkled, and he was also quite dissatisfied with the current situation, King Zhao was full of ambition before sending troops, and Xu Ziwei even said that the thieves had just started, and this battle would be won.

However, judging from the current situation, the army has no overall planning, Zhao Wang claims to be impatient and in charge of detailed affairs, all kinds of marches, camping and logistics affairs are ignored, and he still drinks and entertains himself at night, and there are some Qing guests who are good at all kinds of play things, some are good at telling jokes, some are good at elephant opera, Go, or playing horse hanging, and some are good at painting and calligraphyEvery evening, when the soldiers were still hungry, the aroma of wine and food was fragrant for ten miles, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestra was endless.

Li Gu felt that it was inappropriate, and when he mentioned it to King Zhao, King Zhao was displeased, and Xu Ziwei was even more dissatisfied.

A little rogue, but coerced some miners and homeless people, King Zhao came with an empty nest with the forbidden army of five armies, and even disregarded the safety of Fuzhou and Quanzhou.

King Zhao even explained that continuous wars, the morale of the army is sluggish, and the morale of the people is low, if the lord will be cautious and careful, it will definitely make the soldiers under his command more afraid, if King Zhao is as usual, and even indulge in pleasure, the military heart

It will also relax, and morale will naturally be high.

Li Gu didn't agree with this truth, but he had to accept it.

Before dark, sure enough, some staff members crossed the river and returned, bringing a group of courtesans and cooks across the river with ingredients.

Because of the surrounding villages, the town was destroyed, the people brought by the king of Zhao set up a big tent on the side of the official road, buried the pot to make rice, after dark, the pine torches were inserted around to illuminate, the courtesans danced outside the tent, the aroma of wine and food was permeated, all the people in the tent were welcoming the father and son of the king of Zhao, occasionally someone mentioned the war, but also quickly diverted the topic, only said some flattering auspicious words to win a good fortune, after dark, many hungry bellies of the Xiangjun soldiers carried the long bell around to find food, in the middle of the army King Zhao and his party, still in the feast.

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"It's ridiculous, what about the prince of the country?" In the night under the starry sky, Li Kaiming, who was wearing a blue cloth arrow robe and a Fan Yang hat as usual, shook his head lightly, and said to Liu Mao Qidao beside him, "Maybe it's really the Great Wei Qi is about to run out." ”

"So I've always said that the big boss is not wrong with his intentions." Liu Maoqi's eyes were shining, and in the night, he was like a lynx lurking in the dark, and the muscles and muscles of his body were in a state of collapse, and his words also implied obvious excitement.

A few miles away is the military camp, I am afraid that from King Zhao to ordinary van soldiers, no one would have imagined that the leader of the rogue who they were going to conquer would dare to spy on the military camp they were in a few miles away.

"The battalion is scattered, the logistics are chaotic, some people have already eaten enough, and many soldiers can only chew a few mouthfuls of dry food, with nowhere to live, no tents, and no food."

Li Kaiming's eyes continued to scan the surroundings, and said with a smile, "There are still noisy people, and Shangguan can only persuade them, and there is no pressure." The weakness of the Fujian Xiang Army is really beyond people's imagination. ”

Liu Maoqi glanced at Luo Zhenbang, who was not far behind him, and said, "Everyone still doesn't dare to call the big palm, and if you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't always know it." ”

Li Kaiming nodded and said, "Therefore, the famous generals of the ancient times attach the most importance to the outpost in the front of the formation. Before Tang Taizong was the emperor, he had experienced countless battles, but before each battle, he still had to go to the sentry in person, and when he was the king of Qin, he was repeatedly suppressed by the enemy generals, and several times were dangerous escapes. Longxi Li family, generations of Gaomen, its ancestors are the eight pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, worship the country, to Li Shimin, the family has been rich for several generations, the protégé is innumerable, and worship the prince of the country, the son of heaven, he is such an identity as the commander, or to personally investigate the enemy's situation, at the expense of risk, am I a thief leader, dare to be nobler than the king of Qin? ”

Li Kaiming was born in the northwest and was also surnamed Li, so he raised troops against young people, swept away the heroes early, and covered the world with the respect of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and even thought that if there were more than ten states in the future, if he was a prince, he might as well climb Li Tang as his ancestor, but this idea was only hidden in his heart, and even Liu Maoqi had never discussed it.

Everyone whispered, and then looked at the situation of the army opposite, and some of the thieves and generals who had accumulated years all sneered.

The army from Fuzhou on the opposite side really didn't pose any threat, and the only thing that looked like a military force was the forbidden army encamped on the side of the Min River.

They were well armed, supplied along the river, and the camps were also decent.

It's just that after camping, there are quite a lot of forbidden army soldiers out of the camp at will, the door control is nothing, and after dark, groups of forbidden army generals go to King Zhao to drink for pleasure surrounded by military attachés.

There are some important things to deal with at home these days, and the update is not normal, forgive me.