The arrival of Luo Tong raised the morale of the army. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info I really want to have Luo Tong here, so I don't have to worry about losing the battle, in everyone's impression, Luo Tong has never lost a battle, and his reputation is far away.

In this recruitment, Luo Yi recruited more than 9,000 people, plus the people brought by Wu County, a total of 12,000; And Han Wu in Dashi City, a total of 8,000 recruits were raised, plus Luo Yi's 12,000, exactly 20,000.

Luo Yi handed over all the army to Luo Tong, and retreated to Yincheng with Han Wu's 16,000 cavalry.

Yincheng is still relatively far away from here, more than 400 miles, this time the withdrawal is different, in the past, there were only cavalry, coming and going like the wind, hundreds of miles are nothing at all, but this time there are 20,000 infantry, it is extremely inconvenient to move, according to the normal distance, it takes almost seven days to arrive.

Of course, this is in the absence of special circumstances, if the enemy pursues him, or is blocked, then it is a different matter.

Han Wu was worried that the 50,000 iron cavalry of the Qiang people and the 10,000 light cavalry of Li Dejiang would chase after him, so he asked for his own order to lead 16,000 cavalry to break off, and thought about ten miles with Luo Tong and Luo Yi's subordinates, and walked slowly.

"Today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, right?"

Luo Yi suddenly remembered something, and looked at Luo Tong, who was also riding a horse next to him.

Luo Channel: "Yes, it's the New Year, everyone eats and drinks at home, but we have to march and fight, alas..." ”

Luo Yi was silent and said, "Big brother, all this is caused by me, and it is all a bad mother and eldest brother who have no fixed place." But don't worry, big brother, after the capture of Longxi, we won't have to live such a day again, and in the future, none of us will be afraid, nor will we look at anyone's face, and we can do whatever we want. ”

"That's a good point, I'm afraid that King Xiliang won't let you get your wish."

Luo Yi said: "What does the eldest brother mean by this? ”

Luo Daodao: "Do you really believe that the King of Xiliang will give Longxi to you for nothing, such a big reward, such a big territory, even if he is willing, those ministers under him will not be reluctant, right?" ”

Luo Yi said: "I've been thinking about this matter, whether King Xiliang is willing to send me away, or if there is another conspiracy. ”

"Thinking about it, I don't think it really matters, his goal is Datang, it's Chang'an, he won't care about us, even if there is any conspiracy, even if he wants to deal with us, he doesn't have that energy. Besides, if he attacks Datang, he may not win, and when he returns from defeat, which is still our opponent, I think he is in vain. ”

Luo Tong sneered: "What do you mean that you may not win?" He's going to lose!! ”

"The Tang Dynasty sits on the world, the nine lands are rich in resources, as long as there is food, you can gather an army of millions at any time, and the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang Wang's districts are all to be slaughtered, I think at most a year, his Xiliang will be surnamed Li."

At this moment, Luo Yi actually whispered: "No, he can't be surnamed Li.... ”

"What did you say?"

Luo Tong asked.

Luo Yi did not shy away from Luo Tong, and said: "I said, Xiliang must not be surnamed Li, I want to help King Xiliang, at least take care of him in terms of weapon supply." ”

"Why? Why am I getting more and more incomprehensible to you? Tell you the truth, isn't there any purpose? ”

Luo Yi smiled bitterly: "What purpose do I have, if I want to say that I really have a purpose, that is self-preservation." ”

"Big brother, please think, after we get Longxi, it is a subordinate of the king of Xiliang, with the king of Xiliang, we are worry-free, after he is defeated, it is impossible to come to encircle and suppress us, because at that time our strength is not weaker than him, as long as we deal with the relationship with the Qiang people, and then have the king of Xiliang as a protective umbrella, then we Longxi can be peaceful for a long time; But thinking about it the other way, if Xiliang is occupied by Li Shimin, the consequences will be unimaginable, what we have to face is directly Li Shimin, and when the imperial army arrives, we will be fighting? Or not fighting? If you fight, you are a little more sure... Do you really want to be a thief of betrayal? ”

Luo Yi's words are very meaningful, Luo Tong thought about it carefully and thought it was true. Things have come to this point, there is no way back, only to try their best to protect themselves, not to get ahead, just to have a life and a life is enough.

Luo Tong figured it out and said, "Okay, big brother supports you." ”

"Mother doesn't object either, does she?"

Luo Yi asked.

"She..."

Luo Tong smiled and said: "Her old man doesn't serve the emperor very much, and she is still worried about the death of her father in her early years, not to mention that you secretly helped Xiliang, even if you pull up the banner and rebel, as long as you have the strength, I am afraid he will not say a word, all she cares about is your body." ”

Luo Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good..." ”

Speaking of rebellion, Luo Yi doesn't have that idea for the time being, doing this is just for self-preservation.

Of course, if an enemy comes to the door, Luo Yi will not be soft, will fight back, and will never show mercy, even if it is the imperial court, it is no exception.

.............

Golden City.

After the New Year, Zhou Gandang, the king of Xiliang, sacrificed to the heavens, the earth, and the ancestors in Jincheng, and prepared to go on a big expedition. For this day, I have been preparing for several years, working hard, hiding my guts, and have always surrendered to Li Shimin, but now with the strength and Luo Yi's support, the time has come.

Li Heng offered advice to Zhou Gandang, the army should be divided into two groups, the first cavalry is 80,000, the elite infantry army is 100,000, and the Qinglong Pass is directly taken to Chang'an; The other team, with 200,000 elite infantry troops, entered Wuyang County from Jincheng, galloped into the Yangtze River, sailed down, and captured Jiangnan. In this way, no matter which way the army can succeed, it will be invincible.

It sounds a little difficult, but after thinking about it carefully, Zhou Gandang felt that this move was very good, needless to say in the direction of Chang'an, that was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, if it could be captured, Li Shimin would be like a lost dog. And Jiangnan is the granary of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin could not have imagined that there will be 200,000 Xiliang elites who will go on an expedition of thousands of miles from the Yangtze River to Jiangnan.

However, the method is good, but the warships are all problems, all the warships stay in Jincheng, and they have to transport across the three counties, thousands of miles away, I am afraid that it will not work for a few months, and the manpower and material resources consumed are unimaginable.

"Li Guoxiang, why didn't you say it earlier, if you said it earlier, this king will let the Wuyang County Governor build a warship, and now in a hurry, where can this king find a ship that can carry 200,000 troops?"

In the palace of Jincheng, after listening to Li Heng's suggestion, Zhou Gandang reprimanded him with a big victory.

Li Heng said with a smile: "King, the minister is not an afterthought, but just thought of it, besides, it is good that I didn't build a warship before, it can confuse Li Shimin, so that he can't find out that my army is taking the waterway, and when the army arrives in Jiangnan, it will definitely show its might." ”

"Hmm... That's a good point. ”

Zhou Gandang was silent for a while, and said: "This king can send an order to go down and let the general Du Ran lead the army of 180,000 to Qinglong Pass; At the same time, let the general A Guduo prepare the warship and lead the elite of 200,000 infantry troops into Wuyang and gallop into the Yangtze River. ”

Li Heng advised: "Your Majesty, you have to tell General Aguduo that it is best to march at night, do not rush to the road, and never let the officers and soldiers know the movements of our army." ”

"The king knows."

Suddenly, Zhou Gandang remembered Luo Yi and asked, "Have you received a battle report from Longxi recently?" How happened to Luo Yi and Han Wu? ”

Li Heng said: "I haven't received it yet, but the king can rest assured, Longxi will not be too good, and now Luo Yi must still be wrestling in the blood, and when he calms down Longxi, we are likely to march into the Central Plains." ”

Zhou Gandang said: "I want to tell Luo Yi that when my army enters Jiangnan, he must ensure that my army has food and grass, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face against him." ”

"If it weren't for these grains and grasses, how would this king be willing to give up Longxi to him, and it would be enough for a county..."

Even if he thinks about it now, Zhou Gandang still feels a cramping pain in his heart, as if he is being cut with a knife.

Saying this, he didn't estimate the relationship between Zhou Qiao and Luo Yi at all, no matter how he said it, he was also Weng's son-in-law. The relationship between the royal family is like this, everything is a transaction, just for rights, gains and losses.

...........

Longxi Silver City.

Luo Yi and Luo Tong finally arrived at their destination after seven days of marching. During this period, the Qiang cavalry chased after him, but fortunately, Han Wu set up several ambushes, and finally repelled the Qiang cavalry, and made them pay a small price, which was also regarded as rubbing the opponent's sharpness.

After arriving in Yincheng, Han Wu took his 16,000 men to garrison the four cities and arrange all the defenses of Yincheng, because for a long time to come, he would have to take on the heavy responsibility of defending the city.

He once boasted in front of Luo Yi that he wanted to hold it for two months, although Luo Yi didn't believe it much, but he had to do his best!

After Luo Yi arrived in Yincheng, he took Luo Tong to inspect the recruits.

"Feng Si, how many recruits have you recruited in Silver City? Do you know what to expect? ”

Luo Yi, Luo Tong, and Feng Si went all the way to the school, and Luo Yi asked.

Feng Si replied respectfully: "General Hui, in the past month, as of yesterday, a total of 20,000 recruits have been recruited, all of which are in the North School Field. ”

Compared with Luo Yi and Han Wu's recruitment in Qingcheng and Dashicheng, Feng Si's effect here is obviously better, Luo Yi and Han Wu only raised 20,000, while Feng Si actually raised 24,000 alone in a month.

Luo Yi said: "Okay, well done." ”

"With these soldiers, we will be able to eliminate Li Dejiang. Big brother, these 44,000 soldiers will all be handed over to you, you must train well, we will pacify Longxi, but it all depends on these people. ”

For the training of soldiers, Luo Tong has never been worried, what worries him is the grain and grass, Luo Dao: "Li Dejiang is here, he will definitely fight a protracted war with us, at that time, Yincheng will be surrounded by water, your grain and grass can be ready, at least two months' of grain must be prepared." There are 60,000 troops, and the food and grass required is not a small amount. ”

Luo Yi chuckled and said: "Food is the lifeblood of the army, how can I not prepare, big brother, don't worry, you can train soldiers, I will do the food business." ”

"We... There is never a shortage of food. ”

After a while, the three of them arrived on the school grounds, and as far as they could see, they were full of people, Zhao Wenxian and Zhao Wenyong were also on the school grounds, talking to Li Jin, Huang Shao, Jia Yun and other captains.

Luo Yi and the others walked over, and Luo Yi asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

Zhao Wenxian said with a smile: "We were just saying that there are so many soldiers, there are no captains and generals, and they must be selected by competition.... ”