Ulzhou, Anbian County, between the Flying Fox paths, more than 20,000 Great Zhou troops camped on the bank of the Lulu River. At the beginning, the Yuan Hui army came to the aid of Zhao, and the Turkic troops retreated. Decisively selected 30,000 strong warriors to pursue, from Zhaozhou, all the way to the tracks, from Hebei to Hedong, although there was no major war, but saved a lot of people who were captured and enslaved by the Turks.

What Shazha Zhongyi and Zhang Renyuan captured was the miscellaneous soldiers of the two other divisions sent by Mo Si, and as for his tiger division headquarters, there was not much loss. Sipping on this person, there is still a treacherous energy.

Along the way of Yuan Hui, almost one-third of the soldiers were missing. It's not that it's a battle loss, it's just that the army was left behind, or it was left by Yuan Langjun to protect the place and the people saved.

It's already winter, and the colder the weather gets, the more biting the cold knives in the north. The army formed temporarily has gradually complained, but Yuan Langjun is in the army, and the rule is very strict, and his subordinates do not dare to make a mistake. However, Yuan Hui also knew in his heart that it was the limit to catch up with it.

Left and right, he led the army to the north, which was also a show.

In the barracks, the sergeants of the battalions and schools gathered in the felt tents, lit fires to keep warm, and there were already gang leaders who set up stoves and pots to make rice, and the sky above the camp was already full of cooking smoke, which added a little vitality to this pale winter.

Directly opposite the barracks is the county town of Anbian, a small border town, which is now unrecognizable, and has been destroyed and dilapidated in the scourge of the Turks. Mo Si led the army, was from the Flying Fox Trail to the north, all the way, like a comb, but unfortunately, tens of thousands of Zhou soldiers and horses around, but did not dare to approach, the empress appointed the Wu family to command the army, has always been this tune.

Looking at it, it was full of devastation, and Yuan Langjun couldn't help but sigh. When he was worried about the country and was sad, he had always enjoyed the extravagant life of the aristocracy, but when he saw the suffering of the people, he still had some feelings in his heart.

In the Langlu River, with the cold weather, there is already a little ice on the surface, on the edge of the beach, there are large messy horseshoe prints, and there are still a few broken rafts on the shore of the water. It was from here that the army of Silent Si crossed the river.

The cold weather is also estimated to be one of the reasons for the withdrawal of Turkic troops.

"The Turks, sooner or later, will be destroyed!" Standing on the bank of the river with his back hand, looking at the north, Yuan Hui muttered casually, looking very angry.

"He will definitely be able to do it, Turks, he will definitely not be your opponent!" Gu Xiaoniang was on the side, and immediately echoed, this sassy lady is becoming more and more obedient to Yuan Langjun's will.

Turning his head and glancing at Gu Meiren, Yuan Hui really wanted to say something to her: I'm just talking.

Even in the army, the sisters and Yuan Langjun are inseparable, but it is inconvenient in the army, they both change into men's clothes, and in order to avoid attention, both of them wear small masks to hide their beauty.

The half-concealed seductive outfit, plus a suitable close-fitting military armor, not to mention how tempting it is. The attraction to Yuan Langjun has increased exponentially, hooking him to keep "committing crimes", and on the way, he and the sisters tried a "uniform temptation", which is inconvenient to talk about.

When his attention turned to the beauty, Yuan Langjun quickly changed his demeanor, his eyes rolled wildly, he swept around, observed the environment, and then was attracted by a small hill in the southwest, and his gaze suddenly stopped.

led the sisters and a group of guards to the hillside, until they reached the top of the slope, and then took aim again, and then ordered the guards led by Wu: "You stay behind the slope!" ”

"Yes!" is also familiar with the habit of Yuan Langjun, there is no hesitation, more than ten people decisively go downhill and guard the periphery.

Hearing Yuan Hui's command, the sisters suddenly flew their cheeks, but they were only covered by masks. The two sisters realized that Yuan Hui, the prodigal, was coming to the wild again.

Yuan Langjun looked at the sisters, his face was natural, he just rubbed his hands, then pointed to the water of the Lulu River under the slope, and said with a chuckle: "I don't know if the water here is cold?" ”

"Uh......" Hearing this, Gu Yumei's eyebrows frowned, she probably guessed Yuan Langjun's thoughts, and couldn't help but say: "The weather is very cold, there is ice floating on the water, very cold!" ”

"It's not cool or not, you still don't know until you try it!" Yuan Hui's eyebrows danced, his eyes showed cheapness, and he said with great interest.

With that, he flew downhill, landed on the river beach, removed the obstacles from his body, and jumped into the river naked. The river water in winter is really cool and biting, but for Yuan Langjun, winter swimming has long been no problem. What's more, although the water is cold, it has the effect of internal strength, which is enough to keep out the cold.

After turning around in the water a few times, seamlessly contacting the natural scene, looking at the Gu sisters who had already walked to the water's edge through the cold mist, Yuan Langjun floated in the water, only to feel that he was about to enter the road......

On the shore, Gu Yumei bit her seductive red lips lightly and looked at her sister: "Lang Jun is really getting more and more now" Before she finished speaking, she seemed a little embarrassed.

Gu Yufeng was different, his eyes were full of interest, he took off his mask, took off his cumbersome light armor, and said, "In the water, maybe I don't have a feeling, I want to try it." ”

Gu Xiaoniang looked a little "shameless" at this time, took off her coat, took a breath, and glanced at Gu Yumei: "I went into the water first, sister, don't let Lang Jun wait for a long time, otherwise Lang Jun will be angry." ”

After saying that, he also took up a light and enchanting posture, fell into the river, and left Gu Yumei alone on the bank. In the water, there was soon a cheerful movement, and the laughter of the little lady Gu was a little presumptuous.

Mrs. Gu is independent in the wind, sweeping the situation in the water, swimming in the dragon and phoenix in the water, and in the coquettish cry, the wild wolf is rippling. The ruddy face on her face was not invaded by the cold wind, and after a while, Gu Yumei sighed a little helplessly.

With a "poof" sound of falling into the water, Mrs. Gu also stepped on the waves and fell underwater, joining a carnival......

When he went ashore, Yuan Langjun only felt that the sky was clear and cloudy, and he felt like he was soaring. Stepping on the "soft" earth, feeling the internal force slowly recovering in the body, the swing on the side of the mouth can't help but overflow.

Internal strength, it's really good......

At noon, the heavens and the earth were shrouded in a white light, and although the cold had subsided, it became more and more dry and cold. In addition to the regular exercises, the sergeants are huddled under the felt tent to avoid the cold, backed by the Hengshan Mountain Range, there is no shortage of dead branches and plants in the mountains, but there are also a lot of heating materials.

In the afternoon, an army of less than 3,000 people came from the east, which was the friendly army of the Great Zhou, from Youyan, and the leader of the troops was Zhang Renyuan, the governor of Youzhou and the governor of the Tianbing Host.

Hearing this, Yuan Hui led people to greet him in person.

"Brother Renyuan is finally here!" Under the Yuanmen, Yuan Langjun affectionately called Zhang Renyuan.

Yuan Langjun gave face like this, Zhang Ren was willing to hold it, quickly dismounted, and arched his hand: "How to work handsome to greet in person!" ”

When the two were in Luoyang, they had a good friendship, although they hadn't seen each other for nearly two years, they didn't get any strange. took Zhang Renyuan's hand and took him to the camp: "It's cold outside the camp, you and I are talking in the tent!" ”

"Please!"

As for the officers and soldiers brought by Zhang Renyuan, the placement matters will be arranged by his own subordinate colonels, so there is no need to worry about them.

Zhang Renyuan has been in less than two years, and his career can be described as smooth sailing and steady progress. From a small imperial history, he became the governor of Taizhong, the governor of Youzhou, and now he is the commander of Youyan's army and guards the border.

The speed of this promotion is not much better than that of Yuan Langjun, it can be said that the Khitan and Turkic troubles have achieved Zhang Renyuan. Of course, with his ability, he is enough to deserve it, otherwise why would he be valued by Wu. When this monarch was humble, he dared to scold Wang Xiaojie.

"I heard that my brother has done a good job in Youzhou in the past two years. Attacking Rong Di outside, soothing the people inside, and the name of Zhang Xia is raised in the north! The two sat opposite each other, drinking hot liquor, and Yuan Hui spat out words of praise.

Zhang Renyuan looked very calm and waved his hand: "Just do your best." I only hate not to serve the country, and I will do my best to calm the border troubles! ”

Sure enough, compared with two years ago, Zhang Renyuan has not changed much, and he is still so decent. Noticing the bandaging on his arm, Yuan Hui expressed concern: "Why is it injured, and how is the injury?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Renyuan raised his hand and replied with a natural expression: "When I was fighting before, I was hit by a first-class arrow on the battlefield, and the arrow penetrated into the flesh, but it did not hurt the bones, which is nothing. ”

"Brother Renyuan is heroic, and he is really talented in civil and military affairs!" Yuan Hui Zhengse boasted, and then continued to familiarly pull the relationship: "But the battle array is dangerous, you need to be careful in the future, don't be careless!" ”

Zhang Renyuan nodded, raised his head and took a sip of old wine, and his actions were quite heroic. has been in the army for a long time, but the elegance of a civil official in him has been worn out a lot, and he has a magnificent temperament.

Putting down the wine glass, Zhang Ren was willing to ask: "On the orders of the marshal, I chased the defeated Turkic army all the way to this point, and I was got rid of it the day before yesterday, and I couldn't keep the Turkic army in the territory after all?" ”

Seeing Zhang Renyuan's face showing pity, Yuan Hui said to reassure: "The Turkic cavalry is too mobile, if they want to withdraw and want to stop them, it is not so easy. Moreover, even if you can stop it, if you want to annihilate it, the price you pay will not be small. At present, the weather is cold, and the army and the people are tired early, so it is still a correct choice to rest with the people and stop the battle. ”

"If Da Shuai really thinks like this, how can he start from Zhao Zhou and chase after Mo Si relentlessly?" Listening to Yuan Langjun's serious words of comfort, Zhang Renyuan smiled directly.

Hearing his words, Yuan Hui was a little stunned for a while, he led the army to pursue, it was really just a show, he really fought with Mo Si, with the soldiers in his hands at this time, wouldn't he die early? But I didn't expect that in Zhang Renyuan's eyes, it would be such an effect.

Blinking his eyes, Yuan Langjun pretended to sigh with emotion: "This time, if you can force the soldiers of the grassland and save the people, you can also be regarded as having an explanation for the court and the people of Hebei......"

At this time, Zhang Renyuan said with some reluctance: "Previously, Mo Si was rampant, led his troops to break through the mountains and rivers to enter the Kou, and plundered Yi for a month. The imperial court has already had soldiers and horses, and if it can respond in time and cut off its retreat, why should it evacuate calmly. Holding a strong army in vain, emptying the danger of mountains and rivers, and choking the key points of the terrain, but hesitating to advance, sitting back and watching the Turks become evil and rampant in our country, harming our army and people. Those who are slacking off the army should be punished! ”

Looking at Zhang Renyuan's angry state, the corners of Yuan Langjun's mouth hooked, this gentleman was confiding in his heart. Stretched out his hand to persuade: "Brother should be cautious." It is not good if such words reach the ears of others! ”

"It's just you and me here, so don't you tell me ......" Zhang Renyuan chuckled.

Hearing him say this, Yuan Langjun suddenly feigned anger, slammed the wooden case, and glared at him: "Brother, is this in Xiao Yuanhui?" ”

Seeing that Yuan Langjun reacted so much, Fang realized his verbal mistake, shook his head with a wry smile, and hurriedly got up and raised his glass to accuse: "It's my fault, I don't choose what to say." Don't be angry, I would like to use this wine to apologize! ”

Seeing that he had a good attitude, Yuan Langjun's anger was reined in. sighed silently in his heart, this "pretending" turned out to be a little tiring.

The atmosphere eased, Yuan Hui motioned for Zhang Renyuan to sit down, thought for a while, and then said slowly: "Brother Renyuan doesn't need to move, the Turkic troubles are just minor illnesses." I want to think that the Turks at the beginning of the founding of the country, no matter how strong they were, they were not destroyed by our Central Plains Heavenly Soldiers. and the restoration of the Turks, but it was just a fluke, stealing Mobei. This Mo Si ambition is not small, the means are vicious and strong, and he is wantonly annexed in the south and north of the desert, but he doesn't know that it is too much. I just want my Central Plains to recuperate for a few years, prepare food and salary, sharpen soldiers, and destroy them when they get out of the fortress. ”

After listening to Yuan Hui's words, Zhang Renyuan took another sip of wine, his resolute face was reddened by the smell of wine, his eyes drifted to the south, and he raised his hand and said: "The words are true, with the current situation, when can we be peaceful?" ”

Obviously, Zhang Renyuan does not have any confidence in the current situation.

"Now that the crown prince has been reinstated, if he stays up for a few more years, sooner or later he will set things right!" Seeing that he was not very interested, Yuan Langjun hinted directly at him.

After a pause in the cup in his hand, Zhang Renyuan glanced at Yuan Hui, and sighed faintly: "It's just that the people on the border are tired of being insulted by foreign insults!" ”

Seeing that the topic was a little far away, Yuan Hui immediately waved his hand and interjected: "That's it, you and I are in the military, but we are dedicated to military affairs, don't talk about the country is ......"

"That's right!" Stopping the topic at the right time, Zhang Renyuan suddenly said: "That silent sip, it must have been out of the jam!" ”

Yuan Hui shrugged his shoulders and said disdainfully: "I have already summoned Wu Chonggui to lead the army to set up an ambush in the Tiancheng army, but judging from this person's performance, it is estimated that he was afraid of being beaten by the Turks, and he is afraid that he will not have an impact on the Mo Si ......."

"What a shaft!" Zhang Ren was willing to scold.

In the evening of the same day, the Hou cavalry sent by Yuan Hui returned to the camp to report that the Turkic army had withdrawn from Tianchengsai and joined the border armies, but did nothing...... The problem naturally lies with the chief manager Wu Chonggui.

Zhang Renyuan went angrily and led his troops back to Youzhou. Yuan Langjun has a better mentality, treats it indifferently, and also leads the army to retreat. To be honest, Yuan Langjun, the deputy generalissimo of the march, is still a little depressed.

Before long, the gods came to edict and disperse all the callees. The aftermath of Hebei was filmed by two old ministers, Doulu Qinwang and Lou Shide, who performed their duties to appease and promote the ambassadors. As for Yuan Langjun, he came out to wave a circle, unloaded his ministry, and honestly went back to Luoyang.

The wind is howling, the land of the south of the desert, to the Great Wall for more than 100 miles, the place of the ninety-nine springs, there are a large number of Turkic tribes, at this time it is lively to welcome the Khan Mo Si Nan Expedition triumphant.

After the celebration, in the extravagant golden sweat tent, Mo Si summoned a group of Turkic nobles to summarize the southern expedition. In the past five years, Mo Si's power has expanded a lot, constantly plundering the Quartet tribes and strengthening himself. Collect elite soldiers and Turkic generals, enough to fill the sweat tent.

To sum up, it's basically silent. It is roughly the harvest, loss, and battle situation of this southern invasion, and by the way, the combat effectiveness and defensive deployment of the Great Zhou Army are now evaluated. After reviewing the shortcomings of the Turks themselves, especially the two defeats, the method of review was to kill the leaders of the other tribes who commanded the army, and his subordinates......

With the experience of this southern invasion, Mo Si's ambition to occupy the Central Plains has become more and more inflated. However, thinking of the countless barriers in the north and south of the Great Wall, and the endless mountains and mountains, I can't help but be discouraged. And that strong national strength is really a headache for it.

"Khan, although there are small setbacks in this southward journey, our harvest is really not small, this winter, the people have survived the ......" A young nobleman from the Khan's court got up and said excitedly: "It seems that this Great Zhou army is not very good!" ”

As soon as the words fell, many people in the tent echoed them, and they were very arrogant.

"Eh, generals should not underestimate Da Zhou!" Sipping silently, the beard was gray, and the old minister Ashina Yuanzhen who was about to die spoke, and raised his hand to suppress these young Zhuang factions: "You know, just last year, the Great Zhou Dynasty pacified the Khitan. They have a strong army and excellent equipment, and this time the Khan goes south, they can gain something, but they will take advantage of the surprise attack, and the Zhou generals are incompetent! ”

"Lord Yuanzhen's words are wrong, just Khitan, how can it be compared to my Turk!" Immediately a stout Turkic general retorted.

"Shut up! Ben Khan has already made it clear that he is not allowed to be rude to the elder Yuanzhen! Do you dare to ignore Ben Khan's orders? Mo Si didn't comment on this, but glared at the Turkic general first. forced the general to kneel down honestly and apologize to Ashina Yuanzhen. This wave of buying people's hearts is a bit of a show, but the effect is still some.

After a little hesitation, he agreed with Yuan Zhen's point of view: "If it weren't for the non-human use of the female emperor of the Great Zhou, we wouldn't be so easy this time." If we change to a general who can fight, such as that Zhang Renyuan or Yuan Hui, as long as the back road is cut off, we will be in danger. ”

Mo Si expressed his position, and the Turkic generals didn't dare to squeak anymore, and it could be seen that Mo Si was still very deterrent among the nobles, and they were trained to be obedient one by one, at least on the surface......

"The land east of the river and Hebei, separated by the Great Wall and mountains, is really a lot of dangers, and the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty has heavy troops. It's too difficult to break through from here. After all, the Great Zhou is too powerful, and even if we make some gains, once we have something careless, we may fall into trouble. Mo surped, and said, "Maybe we should change directions!" ”

"What does the Khan mean?" Ashina Yuanzhen glanced west and asked.

"Ben Khan has to think about it!" Mo Si didn't answer, took a breath of the turbid air in the tent, got up and ordered: "Pass the order, rest overnight in the Ninety-Nine Springs, and return to Nanya tomorrow!" ”

"Heavy snow, it's coming!"

"I don't know when, I will be able to vent my five hatreds!" When it was over, he sighed again.

Before the southern invasion, he was far-fetched and codified, and he codified the "five hatreds" in order to sue the Great Zhou for the sin, declare the Turkic tribes, and then brazenly use troops. At this time, it is also ridiculous to pretend to behave.

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At the end of the first year of the holy calendar, the winter is deepening, and the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty ushers in a period of tranquility.