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In late February, the preliminary preparations of the border army in Beiyang Town were all ready, and the accompanying army totaled 25,000 men and horses, and the army ordered the main force of the forbidden army to assemble in the south of Zezhou and the imperial court. The remaining 5,000 people stayed in Beiyang City.

Chen Xu's team is naturally also among the army.

The army first assembled in the north school field, counted the number of people, and went out of the city from the north city, there were three city gates on the north wall, and Chen Xu's team walked from Ding'an Gate.

The army took the main road in the middle, and there were many people on both sides. The people are eating pot pulp, a scene of being in full swing, pro-army and loving the army. The border army of Beiyang Town is one of the most combat-effective regular armies in the Wei State, with relatively good military discipline, and has the responsibility of encircling the territory and defending the country, and has contributed to the peace and contentment of the people in the surrounding cities from being plundered by foreign enemies. However, the public opinion propaganda for the army in this era has not yet reached the point where it makes people cry bitterly with great affection.

Most of the people on both sides were the families of the border soldiers who went north to defend against the enemy. Most of the soldiers of the border army in Beiyang Town pressed their homes here, and the family members who lived nearby saw that their sons were about to go to war, so they naturally came to see them off. is so worried and worried, so that the scene of tearful farewell is indispensable.

In front of the army is Zhang Ding's personal guards who guard the commander of the border army in Beiyang Town, with bright clothes and armor, neat queues, and an elite look, but the large army behind is a little messy, some of the people are holding mules full of personal supplies, and some are hanging burdens, only wearing distinctive armor can make people realize that this is an army. The transport troops, carrying grain and grass and baggage, were behind the large army.

In addition to the food and grass baggage, the sergeants generally carried personal supplies. Just like Chen Xu, he brought a lot of personal belongings and put them on the back of a mule, among which there was a pair of iron armor weighing about fifty catties. In addition, such as drinking utensils, rations, firewood knives, a long-handled Guan knife made by Chen Xu himself of about 100 catties, etc., without mules, it is obviously very difficult for ordinary people.

Of course, not all of them have mules, like ordinary soldiers, they can only carry a small amount of personal belongings, but they also have something that Chen Xu envies, some of the people in their family chase and shout, and hurriedly tell and stuff things into the soldiers' arms. But none of the people on both sides of the road he knew.

"Sixth son, don't rush forward with all your might, if you can't beat it, you will hide, and give your life in vain......" The mother of a soldier not far away was telling the soldier.

Chen Xu felt a little funny, he hid if he couldn't fight, and he escaped on the battlefield, and if he was caught, he would die. But then I felt a little lost in my heart.

Does anyone here care about my life or death? A person suddenly floated in his mind, Nian Zhen would care, he glanced at the crowd, but didn't find it. She should have come, but she was embarrassed to stand in the crowd and watch herself from afar! He glanced down at the peace charm around his neck. When I think about it, my heart suddenly brightens.

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A few days later, the army converged near the southern part of Zezhou.

During this period, the emperor thought that the march was too slow, and wanted to order the whole army to speed up. Zhao Qian admonished that the enemy army was too fierce, and our army should not rush forward, and it was more prudent to maintain the current marching speed. When Emperor Lu Rong heard this, he was furious and ordered Zhao Qian to be relieved of military power, imprisoned in Huaizhou on the spot, and dealt with after the war.

Although the emperor succeeded to the throne normally and smoothly, his ascension to the throne was too short and he did not establish enough prestige to intimidate the government and the opposition. Without fully grasping the military power, not only the forbidden army, but also the local armies such as the Jiedu envoys in various places could not give orders smoothly. The emperor wants to fight a war with the enemies of the north, and there are many people who are not of the same mind as him.

According to the current situation, the timing of Liu Chong's election is very appropriate. Lu Rong, who took over the throne from his brother, is facing a dangerous mess in front of him, and he has only been on the throne for a month or two, so how can he have time to do anything? The order can not be smoothly unified, the ninja under his hands is not aligned, this battle, will be the battle of national fortune, the defeat of the Wei State, the regime will fall apart, and the Northern Han can even take the opportunity to recapture the leaderless Central Plains with the help of Rouran's strength.

But what the Northern Han and Rouran didn't expect was that the Emperor of Wei they met this time was not like his dead imperial brother, he was just a lord who did not believe in evil, and he actually drove the expedition in person, wanting to compete with the coalition army! This is what the Northern Han Dynasty and Rouran did not expect, ordinary people encounter this situation, they do not have the courage, I am afraid that they will tremble, pack up the gold, silver and jewelry, and move the capital to avoid disaster.

Of course, this idea is unknown to a low-level officer like Chen Xu, and he can't control it.

Everyone followed the leadership of Xu Degong's commander, listened to the order, walked away, and stopped.

The army traveled, the scene was mighty, more than 100,000 or 200,000 troops, and a team of more than ten miles long was like a long dragon winding on the vast land, majestic and heroic.

The army is indeed a test of physical strength for ordinary soldiers, long journeys, wind and rain, this is in ancient times there were no trains, basically on foot, not only the infantry on foot, even the cavalry had to dismount and walk on foot. The Wei State was not a unified dynasty like the Han and Tang Dynasties, but it was entrenched in the Central Plains, and there was no place for Youyun and Hexi to produce horses, so it was unable to build a huge and complete horse administration institution. Wei is extremely short of horses, and the cavalry is all one person and one horse, and it cannot be like the cavalry of nomads such as Rouran, who has two horses or even more than one horse. Therefore, in order to ensure horsepower, the cavalry also had to walk. In these years, war horses are more expensive than people, and they eat more than people, and ordinary soldiers are reluctant to ride if they are not fighting.

After a few more days, by the beginning of March, the army had entered the territory of Zezhou. It has long been rumored that Li Ming led the army to attack by Zhaoyi Jiedu and was defeated by the Northern Han Rouran coalition army, according to this statement, the Northern Han Rouran coalition army at least crossed Luzhou under the rule of Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy and approached Zezhou, so the Wei army was not far from encountering the enemy!

Hurry up and have a fight!

Now everyone is eager to meet the enemy army quickly, and the rest will be beaten in the wind and rain, marching day and night, holding a breath in their stomachs, wanting to spill out! Chen Xu is no exception.

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On 10 March, the two armies finally met at Gaoping City, Zezhou, and the two sides set up positions.

On the uneven field, the armies of both sides spread out on the north and south sides, more than 200,000 Northern Han Rouran coalition troops, and more than 100,000 Wei forbidden army town army in the vast land, from a bird's eye view of the sky, the black pressure is like an ant colony, and it is like a huge wave that is stacked and pounding the reef.

Gaoping, known as Changping during the Warring States Period, was an unforgettable place where the Qin army led by Bai Qi and the army of Zhao fought hundreds of thousands of people. The terrain of the mountains and rivers in some strategic places is inherently a battlefield, and it is clear that Gaoping is such a place. From ancient times to the present day, I don't know how many wars have taken place here!

Today, as if history repeats itself, there will be another bloody battle here!