Seventy-two princes of Eli, fifteen thousand allied troops.

Along the way to the south, where they passed, the Western Turkic tribes did not dare to resist, and they had to provide food and grass supplies, and did not dare to complain. for fear of angering these princes, they will be destroyed at the slightest disagreement.

It's really that these princes are so damn famous, look at those flags.

Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, Cheng Yanjin, Shan Xiongxin, Zhai Rang, Huang Junhan, Pei Xingyan, Xue Wanche, etc., which is not a famous general.

Although Qin Qiong is now in Luoyang as the secretary of the military department, Pingzhangshi, and worships the prime minister, his eldest son Qin Huaiyu, who is only ten years old, has played the banner of Qin Qiong under the escort of the general, and the 200 men and horses in the Qin family's fiefdom are also strong.

The princes of the Cheng family, the Wei Chi family and other family heads who served in the court or local government were mostly led by brothers or sons, and the family generals followed.

There were even a dozen princes who came in person, and they did not hold court positions for the time being, so they came in person.

The commander of the coalition army is the former prime minister Xiao Yu, this prince has been operating in the Yili fief since the resignation of the prime minister, this time to send troops, and finally everyone invited him to serve as the commander of the coalition army, because he was the prime minister after all, even now he still has the title of prince and prince.

Xiao Yu didn't shirk it, anyway, this is just a glorious title, and to really fight, you still have to rely on those dozen real fierce generals.

Dundo City.

Tian Meng led hundreds of men and horses out of the city to greet him.

"The patrol battalion is Majessa, welcome the marquis!"

Tian Meng looked at the large row of purple-robed bigwigs in front of the coalition army, and his face twitched. Damn, the three grades or more can be phased, and the six envoys of the local provinces and the bigwigs of the three provinces and six departments are all only three products.

But now, there are a lot of purple-robed bigwigs here.

There's no way, who calls these people all princes of the court, or princes.

In the Great Qin system, the eldest son of the princes was canonized by the emperor as the prince of the vassal state and enjoyed the same grade of treatment as the vassal state.

And the seventy-two princes of Eli are all princes and marquises.

The founding marquis is from the third grade, which means that even if he is the son of the founding marquis, he is also subordinate to the three grades, and he can wear a purple robe and jade belt and enjoy the treatment of the three grades.

Tian Meng looked for a figure in the purple robes, but he didn't see it for a long time.

Xiao Yu saw through what this guy was looking for at a glance, and said directly, "King Yili is unwell, so he will come this time, and specially send his kingdom advisor Mao Bushun to come on his behalf." ”

Luo Siye, the king of Yili, is the only one in the clan who is sealed in the valley of the Yili River, and Luo Siye has made great achievements in the war, and is deeply admired by the soldiers in the army.

He didn't come this time, not because he was really unwell, but because the seventy-two princes came together, but after all, he didn't get the will of the imperial court, only a letter of request from Cheng Bingjin, the governor of Anxi, and the other princes didn't have to worry too much.

Heiye can't be like this, his identity is special, so in the end, he didn't come because he was unwell, and everyone knew it in their hearts.

Compared with other princes who were not in the fiefdom, they also sent brothers or sons to come, but the daughters of Heiye were all killed by Li Yuan before, and although they later married the daughter of the Boling Cui clan and accepted a few noble concubines, the children were still very young, and it was impossible for them to come on behalf of their father.

Tian Meng didn't see the general Wang, and was secretly a little disappointed, he had been a soldier under Heiye, and he wanted to see his old boss again at this moment.

The princes entered the city, and the allied forces were stationed outside the city.

"Tian Teamzheng, how is the situation in the city now?"

After entering the city, Xiao Yu asked.

"Back to Xiao Gong, there has just been another big victory in the city, the patrol battalion commander Xu took the initiative to attack outside the city, defeated more than 10,000 Qiuzi forwards, captured the forward coach Qiuci Xiangnali, and annihilated 3,000 enemies and captured more than 3,000! After this great victory, the cities near and far shook, and dozens of cities took the initiative to surrender to the city, and Xu Commander had sent troops and horses to settle in to take over the defense. ”

Xiao Yu stroked his goatee, "I didn't expect this monk Xu to be so fierce, it seems that I have to wait for this extra move, and I don't need us to come, it's the same." The princes were also very surprised. This Monk Xu, after this battle, it is estimated that the future is immeasurable, and another star will rise.

Both times, he broke through thousands of enemies with hundreds of horses, which is simply a super-first-class star level.

"I was worried that Monk Xu would not be able to hold the city, but now it seems that he is too worried. Liu Heifu of the patrol cavalry regiment over there, just led the troops into Wulei, and Ashina shot the Gongyue Department as the vanguard to attack the capital of Qiuzi, and now the city is so stable, I think we can all go back. ”

Qin Huaiyu, the ten-year-old son of Qin Qiong, hasn't seen the Qiuzi people yet, so how can he want to go back. Young people like to play when they finally come out this time, they want to see some big scenes, and even want to try their martial arts riding and archery in person, who is willing to go back.

"Grandpa Xiao, let's come all the way, and now that the enemy hasn't seen it, let's go back, this is too hasty, the king of Qiuci hasn't been captured yet, we can't withdraw, I also want to take a look at the capital of Qiuci."

"Hahaha, the old man said that the withdrawal is just a joke, it can't be true, the soldiers and horses are not out, since it has been released, it must be meritorious and effective." Xiao Yu actually opposed the use of troops against Qiuzi this time.

But opposition is opposition, but it has already been fought like this, so it can't be delayed, and this battle must be fought no matter what, and it must be fought beautifully. Otherwise, why would he come out to be the commander of this coalition army and come to run this trip in person.

"Tian Meng, we won't delay here any longer, take a rest, and we will cross the mountain pass to pull out the city."

"Gong Xiao won't rest for a day or two before leaving?"

"No, it's better to finish this battle early, the longer you delay, the easier it is to have long nights and dreams."

"Gong Xiao has been worried, now that the destruction of this Guizi country has been decided, let's pinch the snail with three hands and take it steadily."

Xiao Yu ignored Tian Meng, some things were correct with a small team, and they couldn't explain clearly.

After resting for an hour, the coalition forces continued southward and crossed the Bodaling Pass directly. The coalition forces arrived at the foot of Dashicheng before dark, which was originally one of the 36 countries in the southern Tianshan Mountains.

When the army arrived at the city, Xiao Jin and Zhang Shigui came to greet them.

On the bank of the Hulu River, Xiao Jin told Xiao Yu a good news that not only is Dashicheng owned by Daqin, but also more than 30 cities and more than 200 villages along the Hulu River have all been coerced and lured by Xiao Jin during this time, and they have all been subdued.

"Xiao Jin, which Xiao are you?"

Xiao Yu looked at the young man in front of him who still had a hideous scar on his left eye and asked.

Xiao Jin looked at the person in front of him with a somewhat complicated expression, "Lanling Xiao Clan." ”

"Which room?" Xiao Yu asked again.

"Qi Liang Fang."

Lanling Xiao Qi Liang Fang, this is the branch where Xiao Yu is located, and it is also one of the two dynasties of Southern Qi and Southern Liang. This branch produced twenty-one emperors and thirty prime ministers in the northern and southern dynasties.

"Xiao Jin, there doesn't seem to be a character related to the word Jin in the clan." Xiao Yu said, the children of famous families are all ranked, and their peers generally take the same generation, or a side, such as Xiao Yu, his generation is the word next to the word Wang, and his brother Xiao Cong and Xiao Xun are all like this.

"My father is Xuan."

"Xuan, Xiao Miao's father?" Xiao Yu immediately thought that Xiao Xuan, the father of the Southern Liang Emperor Xiao Miao, was Xiao Yu's contemporary, Xiao Yu's grandfather, Xiao Jing, and Xiao Xuan's grandfather. Xiao Yu and Xiao Xuan are cousins of the same grandfather, and Xiao Mo is Xiao Yu's nephew.

Now Xiao Jin says that his father is Xiao Xuan, and he is also Xiao Yu's nephew in terms of generation.

"My son Xiao Rui is the same generation as Xiao Miao." Xiao Yu means that Xiao Milling's generation is the generation next to the golden word, and the word Jin is obviously not.

"My mother is a concubine, and my mother and son are not valued at home, so they can't get the golden name." Xiao Jin said bluntly.

Xiao Yu believed it a little now, Xiao Xuan's branch was relatively depressed in the Sui Dynasty.

Xiao Miao's grandfather Xiao Yan was the loyal martyr king of Anping, in the early years of the emperor, he betrayed the Sui Dynasty, went out of the Western Liang and surrendered to the Chen Dynasty, and in the ninth year of the emperor, the Sui destroyed Chen, and Xiao Yan was killed by Emperor Wen of Sui.

Therefore, Xiao Xuan, Xiao Milling, Xiao Jin, and his son lived in poverty in the Sui Dynasty, and Xiao Milling, the son-in-law, could only make a living by selling books. As for Xiao Jin, who was born to a concubine, when his father was still in the Chen Dynasty, he didn't want to see him.

Xiao Yu was surprised that Xiao Jin was Xiao Miao's brother, but he actually served in Daqin. After listening to Xiao Jin's brief description of his background and experience, he couldn't help but sigh.

"If you have ambition, you will have great achievements in the future." Xiao Yu praised.

At this time, such as Zhang Shigui, Xu Xiucai, etc., including Zhang Laosan of the original patrol team and many others, only then did they know that King Xiao Yan actually had a brother who was the emperor in Jiangnan.

"Gong Xiao, please enter the city."

Xiao Yu patted Xiao Jin on the shoulder, "I am the same grandfather as your father, you should call me my father." ”

Cong Father, the son of his grandfather's brother, Xiao Yu is younger than Xiao Jin's father, so he is also known as Cong Uncle, which is a very close relative of the same clan.

But Xiao Jin still only saluted with his hands crossed, "Please enter the city!" ”

Obviously, although Xiao Jin reported his identity as the Lanling Xiao family, he did not intend to recognize Xiao Yu, the relative of his uncle.