An edict was sent to Yecheng in Xiangzhou with an expedited horse of 800 miles, and on the same day, Gao Xiu also rushed to the palace immediately after receiving the edict to meet him.

Gao Xiu, who has been transferred from Wuchuan Town to Qianjing for more than a year and has been appointed as General Feng Yunlu, has been serving as the chief training officer of the Chinese soldiers in Qianjing for the past year, and is responsible for the training of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Army.

Since Gao Xiu became the chief training officer of the Chinese soldiers, the military quality of the six armies of the Chinese soldiers has been markedly improved, which is also one of the reasons why Zhao Junsheng transferred him to Qianjing.

"The minister Gao Xiu greets the king!"

"Excuse me!"

"King Xie!"

Zhao Junsheng walked down from behind the imperial case and said to Gao Xiu: "Let's go outside!" ”

Gao Xiu followed Zhao Junsheng out of the main hall and walked along the eaves of the main hall to the nearby cloister and pavilion attic.

Zhao Junsheng said as he walked: "It's been more than a year since I came to Qianjing, are you still used to it?" ”

"It's okay!" Gao Xiu replied.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Are the family and children still in Wuchuan Town?" ”

"Yes!"

"If you want to bring them to Qianjing for reunion, living apart from their families and children for a long time is not good for family harmony and children's growth!"

Gao Xiu said: "When the minister set off, Neiko was already four months pregnant, worried that she couldn't stand the bumps on the road, so she was brought with her, and now the child has been more than seven months, and their mother should be able to set off, after the minister goes back, he will repair the book to them, so that they can leave for Qianjing as soon as possible!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded, "I have ordered someone to prepare a house for your family, and someone will take you to see it later!" But you'll have to find the maid yourself! ”

"Thank you, King!"

"You and I don't have to be so polite!" Zhao Junsheng waved his hand and asked, "Do you know the purpose of letting you lead troops south to Xiangzhou this time?" ”

"Please show me the king!"

Zhao Junsheng stopped and muttered, turned his head and said, "You first lead your troops south to join Guo Sheng, and then take over his troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, make the illusion of crossing the river to attack Kim Yong City, and threaten Luoyang!" If you don't want your nest to be destroyed, he will inevitably return to Luoyang on the way north, and the initial task after your arrival is to contain the soldiers and horses of the captain, and prevent him from waving his army to attack the state, and the spies in the black guard in the Yuluo area will send you news related to the captain's family in time, as long as the captain's family has signs of going north, you can make a move to attack Hedong or Luoyang, and force him to hold on to the Yuluo area! If there are other orders, I will give you another order, and you just have to follow them! ”

Gao Xiu clenched his fists and said, "The minister understands! ”

Before dawn the next day, Gao Xiu led 20,000 elite soldiers to the south, the marching speed was very fast, in order to save time on the way to hurry as much as possible, everyone ate dry food, camping every evening did not need to specifically look for a camping site, but set up camp in the evening, and the marching time was as long as seven hours a day, which was also because in the territory of Qianguo, there was no need to worry about the safety of camping, and a lot of camping time was saved.

Under the condition of sufficient logistical support and smooth roads, the army marched more than 120 miles a day, and this speed of march was simply impossible and appalling for other armies, but it was not very difficult for the cadres who had undergone strict training.

Soldiers of other armies will have blisters on the soles of their feet and unbearable pain in their legs and stomach when they march more than a certain distance, but the cadres will not, and long-distance marching is also one of the training subjects of the cadres, and the cadres have measures to protect their legs and feet by marching for a long distance.

On the seventh day after Gao Xiu led 20,000 troops southward, an envoy sent by the Pingcheng Imperial Court arrived in Qianjing, this person's name was Xi Puhui, Xi Jin's younger brother, sixty years old this year, and it was not easy to travel long distances as an envoy at such an old age.

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan met Xi Puhui in the Taiji Palace, Xi Puhui was dissatisfied with Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan sitting on the throne to see him, he thought that he was the envoy of the Pingcheng Imperial Court, on behalf of the emperor, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan also wanted to greet him outside the palace, and then knelt down to listen to his decree.

But Zhao Junsheng didn't have the consciousness of being a courtier at all, he sat on the throne and asked Xi Puhui: "I don't know why the angel came to Qianjing this time?" ”

"Your Majesty has a decree, please lead the civil and military officials to receive the decree!" Xi Pu said righteously.

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "Lone and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs are here, and the angel can make a decree!" ”

Xi Puhui was angry and wanted to reprimand Zhao Junsheng for his rudeness, but this time he represented the emperor to ask for a dry country, and now that the situation is stronger than people, he really couldn't get angry, so he had to swallow his anger and said: "Buliu Guli rebelled and led the army to attack Yanmen Pass." The emperor has a decree to King Qian, and orders King Qianwang to send troops to attack and annex the state! ”

"Oh? Take the emperor's edict to Lone! ”

Xi Pu handed back the edict, and the eunuch came over and took the edict and handed it to Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Junsheng took the edict and read it, handed it to Mulan, and then said back to Xi Pu: "Your Majesty's edict Gu must be listened to, but the army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, Gu needs some time to prepare for the army, the angel can rest in Qianjing for two days and then return to Pingcheng to report to the emperor, just say that Gu will send troops as soon as possible!" ”

Xi Pu replied: "So that King Qianwang will know that His Majesty has ordered the lower officials to stay in Qianjing before the lower officials come, and if the new will of the imperial court can be conveyed to the King of Qianjing through the lower officials!" I wonder how long it will take for the country to prepare for the army? ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "At least a month!" ”

Xi Puhui's tone was a little cold: "It's too long, if you wait a month before sending troops, I'm afraid that Yanmen Pass will have already been broken by Buliu Guli!" ”

Zhao Junsheng shook his head: "As far as Gu knows, didn't the imperial court order the captains to send troops north to Jinyang?" With the lieutenant in the back, Buliu Guli will definitely not be able to attack Yanmen Pass with all his strength, and the angel doesn't have to worry at all! ”

Xi Puhui's face changed, the matter of the imperial court's secret order for the lieutenant to send troops to attack the state is extremely secret, how could Zhao Junsheng know? Could it be that there are secret agents of Qianguo in the imperial court? Or is there a spy from Qianguo around his family?

Xi Puhui couldn't be calm, he decided to leave the palace and immediately spread the news back to Pingcheng, he said to Zhao Junsheng: "Okay, it's limited to one month, and the lower officials will send someone to report the time of King Qian's troops to the imperial court, and let General Zhang Li hold on for a month!" Xia Guan has no place to live in Qianjing, and he asked King Qianwang to arrange a place to live! ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "This is easy to do, the envoys of various countries come to Kyoto to live in the post house, and the angels also live in the post house. ”

"Thank you King Qian, if there is nothing else, the lower official will leave first!"

Soon after Xi Pu left, Zhao Junsheng summoned Lu Xuanbo and instructed him: "Find a way to cut off Xi Puhui's contact with Pingcheng, closely monitor his every move, and don't allow him to spread any news out of Qianjing!" ”

"Yes!"

At this time, several major ministers had not left, and Pei Jin stood up and asked, "Is the king really going to send troops to attack Buliu Guli?" ”

Zhao Junsheng shook his head: "Since Lone has sent Gao Xiu to lead 20,000 troops south to Xiangzhou, of course it is impossible to send troops to attack Buliu Guli!" ”

"Imperial Decree of the Heijo Imperial Court······"

Zhao Junsheng said: "I can only delay time, I hope that Buliu Guli will fight for some energy, Gu Ke will count on him, if he doesn't fight for anger, this king is afraid that he will not be able to play this game of chess!" ”

Pei Jin said: "Looking at Xi Puhui's posture just now, ordinary people are afraid that they won't be able to deal with this guy!" ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled and said, "I see that you can deal with him, so I'll hand him over to you, don't let him have time to disturb me!" ”

Pei Jin said with a bitter face: "This task is not light, Xi Puhui is not easy to deal with, the minister needs two helpers!" ”

"You say!"

"The minister thinks that Cui Shangshu and Kou Tianshi should be able to cooperate with the minister to fool Xi Pu back!"

Zhao Junsheng immediately said: "That's okay, Cui Hao, Kou Qianzhi, the two of you will cooperate with Pei Jin, appease Xi Puhui for Lone, don't let him make trouble for Lone!" ”

"Obey the order!"

So far, under Pei Jin's arrangement, someone in Qianjing invites Xi Pu back to the banquet every day to eat and drink, and the banquet is filled with singing and dancing, and there are young women who are comfortable to serve, and Xi Puhui is drunk every day, living a drunken life and dreaming of death.

Cui Hao and Kou Qianzhi often talked to Xi Pu about astronomy and geography, and bluffed him into a daze.

When Gao Xiu was still leading his army to Xiangzhou, Guo Sheng, the general of Xiangzhou Town, had already ordered the troops of the two armies to be stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River to collect boats to make the illusion of crossing the river to attack Kim Yong City.

Kim Yong Cheng is north of Ruoyang, it exists as the acropolis of Ruoyang, if you capture Kim Yong City, Ruoyang will be exposed to the enemy's soldiers, but Kim Yong Cheng is one of the four towns in Henan, naturally it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as the troops are sufficient, it is not easy for the enemy to break through.

The lieutenant who was waving his army north to Bingzhou received in Pingyang County that the cadres were preparing to cross the river to attack Kim Yong City, and the lieutenants immediately felt that something was not good, and if the old nest was destroyed by the cadres, he would have no place to live, so he immediately led the army back and crossed the river to Luoyang as quickly as possible.

When the lieutenant led the army back to Luoyang, he learned that the cadres were still collecting boats and had not crossed the river, so he breathed a sigh of relief and was glad that he had returned in time.

Two days later, the lieutenant received news that Qianguo had increased his troops by 20,000 troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, which made him realize that Qianguo was afraid that he was really going to attack him, so he immediately sent additional troops to Kim Yong Cheng to strengthen the fortifications on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Zhang Li is a very cautious general, although he is older, but he is more experienced, and he guards the entire Yanmen Pass defense line without leakage, but as the so-called long-term defense will be lost, there is no unbreakable direction in this world, Buliu Guli tried his best to attract the attention of Zhang Li and Gu Bi with the main force, and attacked the pass on a mountain in the west of the direction with a partial division late at night.

After guarding the pass for a long time, the defenders will also be slack, Buliu Guli grasped this point, and he sent a partial division to capture the pass thirty miles away on the right side of Yanmen Pass.

When Zhang Li and Gu Bi got the news, it was too late to send reinforcements, and Zhang Li and Gu Bi had to be forced to lead the army to retreat, otherwise they would be dumplings.

The black-clothed guard who got the news immediately spread the news to Qianjing, and Lu Xuanbo quickly entered the palace to see him.

"King, Yanmen Pass was broken through by Buliu Guli?"

Zhao Junsheng was stunned: "So fast? Lone thought that Zhang Li and Gu Bi could hold on for more than half a year! ”