Wuchuan General's Mansion, Brother Xiao Wei was bare-chested, holding a big knife, riding on a war horse, rushing back and forth to kill, although it was already sixty, but every time he waved, there was a whistling, which showed that Brother Xiao Wei's force was still very good. He slashed before jumping off his horse.

"Father." When his son Xiao Shangren saw that his father was covered in sweat, he quickly handed over a clean towel, wiped it for him, and then put on a big hat and said: "My father is already a general, commanding the army to charge into battle, where do you need to go into battle to kill the enemy in person." ”

"If every general is like you, where is there a fierce general in Datang? How to make a sword for Your Majesty? Brother Xiao Wei glared at his son and said, "For my father, I have received the grace of Your Majesty, and I want to serve Your Majesty for a few more years!" If you don't keep your body, how can you serve Your Majesty? ”

After hearing this, Xiao Shangren showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, although he was only in his early forties, but he was really not his father's opponent in terms of martial arts, and he was reprimanded by Brother Xiao Wei at this time, but there was no way to resist.

"How about you go to Jingshi Martial Arts to study this time?" Brother Xiao Wei looked at his eldest son and said: "You also know that His Majesty the Emperor attaches the most importance to military merits, although you are the eldest son, if you have no military merits, it will be difficult to inherit my position as the prince of the country in the future." Your Majesty cannot be blamed at that time. ”

"What my father said is that the child has learned a lot in Bianjing martial arts this time, and with his father's teachings, as long as the opportunity comes, he will definitely be able to make military achievements." Xiao Shangren said indifferently. On the grassland, there are no horse bandits, as long as he has the opportunity, he can make military exploits and continue the glory of the Xiao family.

"Hmph, don't take it lightly, our opponent is not those horse bandits, but the Jin people, how powerful the Khitan was back then, and finally defeated in the hands of the Jin people, don't look at the Jin people who have not moved for so long, once they shoot, they must be like lightning, which is shocking, Your Majesty's main energy at this time is focused on the Central Plains, and there are relatively few soldiers and horses in the grassland, and the Jin people may not attack the grassland at this time." Brother Xiao Wei sighed: "Yesterday, I received a reminder from the Political Affairs Hall that the Jin people may take the opportunity to attack the grassland. ”

"Father, the imperial court has mastered most of the grassland, as long as my father gives an order, hundreds of thousands of cavalry can be gathered, do the Jin people have such courage to provoke us?" Xiao Shangren said indifferently. I didn't know the strength of Datang before, but only after entering the Central Plains to study, did I know the prosperity and strength of the Central Plains.

"The cavalry of the Jin people is attacking together, and the whole army is pressed up, although there are many of our people, they are scattered all over the place, various tribes, if they attack, how can they do it?" Brother Xiao Wei glanced at his son, shook his head slightly, and said: "Don't underestimate anyone, especially the Jin people, even Your Majesty doesn't dare to underestimate you, you are even more powerful than Your Majesty." Simply enough, the weather on the grassland is not good now, and when the heavy snow stops, my father will also move his army to the front line to find an opportunity to attack the grassland tribes under the command of the Jin people. ”

Master Xiao was about to speak, when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps, he looked over, and saw his second brother Xiao Yan and third brother Xiao Shi coming together, their faces were solemn, and they suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Father, there is a warrior of the Tai Yi Ka tribe on the front line, Meng Gen, who led some tribal warriors to report that the Jin people Wan Yan Zongbi personally led more than 100,000 people into the grassland, and dozens of large and small tribes such as Tai Yi Ka have been wiped out, or some tribes have been surrendered to the Jin people." Xiao Yan said in a low voice: "When they came, Chi Dai, the leader of the Boyue Wu Division, and Fang Yong, the resident official, were leading the army to resist the attack of the Jin people. The tribes encountered along the way, such as Sundusi and Xueyouti, have begun to evacuate the herdsmen, recruit warriors, and form a large army, on the one hand, to resist the attack of the Jin, and on the other hand, to buy time for us. ”

After hearing this, Brother Xiao Wei suddenly sighed and said, "This is the fierce Jin Man, it is still snowing on the grassland, and they can't wait to attack us." ”

"The news from Bianjing is still a little late." Master Xiao sighed.

"No, it's because my father is too careless, I should have thought of this earlier, otherwise, this kind of thing would not have happened, by now, I am afraid that the eastern grasslands have suffered heavy casualties, and tens of thousands of herdsmen and warriors have suffered because of the incompetence of the old man." Brother Xiao Wei took the information and smiled bitterly. The Jin people suddenly attacked, Xiao Wei Brother did not expect it, after all, the Jin people have not made any movement for more than a year, and this time is not the best time for the cavalry to attack, I did not expect that the Jin people would attack at this time, and Xiao Wei was caught off guard.

"Father, the Jin people are ready to sweep the grassland at this time, Wuchuan soldiers and horses are only 100,000, there are 50,000 cavalry in the northern grassland, and only 130,000 people can be called, I'm afraid they are not the opponents of the Jin people." Xiao Shangren quickly calculated the number of soldiers and horses on the grassland, and said with some worry.

"Even if there are only tens of thousands of people, we have to block the attack of the Jin people, what can we do with an army of hundreds of thousands, even if the other party has hundreds of thousands of people, it is not necessarily our opponent, don't you hear? The western grasslands have all surrendered to the command of the Tang Dynasty, pass on my orders, recruit the elites of various tribes, gather Wuchuan, Venerable Master, you personally sit in Wuchuan, and when the soldiers and horses of the western grasslands arrive, support me immediately. Xiao Yan, you stay in Wuchuan, transport grain and grass, Xiao Shi, reorganize the soldiers and horses, and prepare to go on the expedition. Brother Xiao Wei glanced at his three sons and said: "The little golden man, taking advantage of His Majesty's focus on the Central Plains, wants to seize the grassland, with the old man here, where is his chance to succeed." Also, send someone to tell Lu Shilang that the Jin people have attacked, so let the waiting opportunity to get out of the customs and harass the back road of the Jin people, it is best to cut off the food and grass of the Jin people. ”

Even if the enemy he faced was very strong, but Brother Xiao Wei still did not take the enemy to heart, and decided to command the army to attack the enemy, Datang has been in the grassland for many years, has been deeply cultivated in the grassland, and the various tribes in the western grassland are almost sinicized, although in the face of the Jin army, Xiao Wei is not worried, as long as he finds that the Jin people suddenly attack, he will have enough opportunities to resist the attack of the Jin people.

"Yes." After hearing this, the three sons of Xiao Shangren did not dare to slack off, and sent messengers one after another to dispatch the grassland to be strong, and countless grassland warriors came to Wuchuan after getting Xiao Weige's conscription order, and a big war was about to break out.

And on the second day, the general Xiao Weige swore in Wuchuan, led the army of 130,000, and took his son Xiao Shi as the vanguard to meet the Jin army's Wanyan Zongbi department. After receiving Xiao Weige's order, the various tribes in the central and western grasslands also began to march eastward to meet the Jin people. As a result, Li Jing's policy of sinicizing the grassland has also achieved certain success.