The spies were excited, and Gao Tang was even more excited when he heard it.

"Good, good, great." He said a few good words in a row. Then he said: "Quick, prepare the horses, General Ben is going to the fortress." ”

Although Gao Tang did not come on horseback, there were horses in this city. He rode a horse and took a dozen people to the fortress. At the fortress, he met the general on the south bank of the Yangtze River, Zhang Cheng.

When the two embraced, Hua Han's passage into the Tarnu was completely opened.

Zhang Cheng also brought artillery, which is an important strategic weapon.

Gao Tang said: "General Zhang, now is not the time for us to celebrate, my Majesty will now send 80,000 horses to defend Pingliang Prefecture. ”

Zhang Cheng said: "Then without further ado, brother Gao, hurry up!" ”

Gao Tang immediately ordered two battalions to go to Pingliang Prefecture to the north of me to set up defenses. The 20,000 men carried a thousand cannons for arming. The hard-won territory must not be exchanged for the Tatars. 80,000 people, plus 20,000 people in Liangzhou City, a total of 100,000 troops. It's enough to defend a small Pingliang state.

And the place where Li Laohan is located belongs to the land under the jurisdiction of Pingliang Prefecture.

After giving the order, Gao Tang said to Zhang Cheng: "General Zhang, let's go to Gyeongju and celebrate, and I will go back to the court after dawn." ”

Zhang Cheng said: "General Gao, but it's okay to go, I'll leave it to me here." ”

Gao Tang said: "I'm relieved to have you here." ”

After saying that, the two laughed and rode back to Gyeongju together. Although Gyeongju is a state, its scale is not large, and it is only a little larger than the county seat. Just because this Gyeongju is located in a dangerous place on the bank of the Tianjiang River. It is the main road to the north after crossing the river in the south of the Yangtze River.

If you don't go here, then you can go down the river for 100 miles to get the road to the north. This place belongs to the remnants of Qinshan Mountain, and the high mountains and rivers lie by the river, which has become a natural hazard.

The 80,000 people quickly drove into Pingliang Prefecture. When the sun rose, they arrived in Pingliangzhou. Then he immediately carried out the arming. Cannons have been set up on the city walls and important passes. The small Pingliang Prefecture was prevented from leaking.

The Tatar army could not penetrate even if it was 500,000 men.

After the deployment was completed, Li Jun sent someone to report to Gao Tang, and Gao Tang was satisfied, so he was relieved to go back to the court to report.

Liu Yong was indeed waiting for news from Gao Tang. This is the most critical step for him and the entire Huahan strategy. If this step is passed, then Huahan will form a huge geographical advantage over the Tatars. That is, I can enter you, but you cannot enter me.

With this, Liu Yong began to wait when Gao Tang went to my Qinshan. Although this mission is nine out of ten. But the plan must not change quickly. He was still a little anxious.

Gao Tang crossed the river and hurried to Tian'an Mansion.

Eight days later, he finally arrived at Tian'an Mansion, went directly to the military department, and personally reported the victory of this surprise attack on the Tarslaves to Wu Qing.

Wu Qing was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately said: "Go, follow me to the Prime Minister's Yamen Yuming Prime Minister." ”

The two of them went to the Prime Minister's Yamen, and Chen An was overjoyed when he got the result, and said: "You two will immediately follow me into the palace to meet Your Majesty, and your Majesty will go." That's a big deal. ”

So, the three of them immediately went to the palace.

Liu Yong is not in Qingxin Palace, but is like playing chess with Ouyang Lanlan in the Bibo Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

Chen Xiaochun came to report and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Minister Wu, and General Gao Tang have come to ask for a meeting. ”

"Let them wait for a while, and I'll be done in no time." Liu Yong studied the chess path and said lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Xiaochun bowed and turned around.

At this time, there are Lin Qingrou and others in Bibo Pavilion, these days Lin Qingrou saw that Liu Yong was a little distracted, so he took the initiative to invite the emperor to come to this imperial garden to relax.

Among the sisters, Ouyang Lanlan had superb chess skills, so she asked her to accompany Liu Yong to play chess. To be honest, Liu Yong's ability to play chess is not very good, after all, he is not very interested in this kind of thing.

But even if he is not powerful, he can tie with Ouyang Lanlan's big brother.

Chen Xiaochun walked to the lake and said to Chen An, Wu Qing, and Gao Tang: "Your Majesty is playing chess, and it will be over in a while." Let's wait a minute, three adults! With that, he turned and walked back.

Chen An and the other three couldn't help but glance at each other, and they all admired His Majesty the Emperor's big heart.

Chen An said: "Then the three of us guys will wait for a while!" ”

"Yes, Prime Minister."

Wu Qing and Gao Tang said together.

Liu Yong actually studied this move for two quarters of an hour. You're Ake for half an hour. Finally taking this step, he smiled very proudly, and then glanced at Ouyang Lanlan. I saw that Ouyang Lanlan also frowned a pair of beautiful eyebrows, thinking about her chess moves.

At this time, Liu Yong seemed to have just remembered Chen An and the other three, so he said to Chen Xiaochun: "Let him come over!" ”

"Your Majesty." Chen Xiaochun bent down and went again.

When he arrived at the lake, he said to Chen An and the other three: "Your Majesty let the three of them serve in the past." ”

Chen An hurriedly arched his hand and said, "There is Father-in-law Lao." ”

"Come with the miscellaneous family!" Chen Xiaochun walked ahead.

Chen An and the other three followed Chen Xiaochun to Bibo Pavilion. I saw Liu Yong and all the girls. Hurriedly knelt down and said in unison: "The ministers see Your Majesty, the queen, the concubine, and all the maidens." ”

Liu Yong nodded and said, "Get up!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The three thanked each other and got up.

Liu Yong smiled and asked directly, "Gao Tang, where did you come back from?" ”

Gao Tang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the last general will come from Gyeongju City." ”

After listening to Gao Tang's words, Liu Yong immediately smiled, and the chess pieces on the chessboard were drawn, and said, "Okay, good, good!" ”

Ouyang Lanlan was studying chess, and was taken aback by Liu Yong's stroke. But when she saw Liu Yong laughing, she also laughed lightly.

"Gao Tang, tell me how our root wedge got into the Tarslaves." Liu Yong was in a good mood at this time, and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty." Gao Tang arched his hand and said. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Liu Yong.

I only heard Liu Yong say: "Wait a minute, I want to give you three glasses of wine first." It's a reward. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Tang arched his hand and said.

Then Xiaomiya's daughter poured three glasses of imperial wine for Gao Tang. It's not something that anyone can drink.

Gao Tang's hand holding the wine glass trembled a little. He drank three glasses in a row.

Liu Yong smiled and said, "Okay, General Gao, you can talk about it now." ”

Gao Tang immediately arched his hand and said, "It's Your Majesty, the last general will tell Liu Yong about this story." ”

Liu Yong smiled and nodded, Xiaogong's daughter poured him a glass of wine, and he took a sip.