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"Beware of Song Guo......"

When he saw the letter, Zhao Wuxian didn't know what kind of information was implied in this sentence, but he knew that Chen Heng was definitely not at ease.

Warnings from enemies should be more vigilant and heeder than warnings from friends......

The news of Song Guo is not difficult to check, and with the strength in Zhao Wuxian's hands surpassing that of Sicheng Le's, the eldest brother now responds to his needs. There are many messengers mixed in between the two merchants of the goods trade, not to mention that there is a well-informed Nanzi in the Song Palace who is secretly communicating with him.

In fact, from Yuncheng to Shangqiu, it is only 350 miles, and it can be walked for six or seven days. In other words, the latest news from Shangqiu and Taoqiu was actually at least six or seven days ago, and Zhao Wuxian could only judge the situation in the Song Kingdom under the delay of these six or seven days.

The first thing to find out was that Qi sent three yi to Wei Guo, and Wei Guo sent two yi to Song as a dowry, and the two things that seem to be separate are connected, and it is very clear: the reason why Wei Guo is willing to cut meat is precisely because he received compensation from the Qi people, and Qi Guo wants to promote the marriage of Song Wei, so as to pull Song Guo into his camp and achieve the goal of subduing the Huaisi princes.

When the surrounding Zheng, Wei, Lu and other medium-sized states all formed alliances or ceased war with Qi, the Song State had to consider its own advance and retreat, at least not to be the enemy of Qi, resulting in the enemy on the back. Although Zheng Zhao and Song are deaf, since the Qi State is polite to the Song and is not a barbarian of the Chu State who is not of our race, the Song people actually do not have much psychological burden when they join the Qi League.

But this point, of course, is unacceptable to the Sicheng Le clan, whose old master died in the assassination of the Qi people. It is also intolerable to Zhao Wuxian.

The other thing was more urgent, which was Nanzi's nightmare: the Song State after receiving bribes from two yi. The monarch is finally willing to determine the marriage date of Nanzi, and he promises to marry before and after the autumn harvest.

After getting to know the character of this woman. It is not difficult for Zhao Wuxian to understand her subsequent series of hysterical actions: she tried to influence the government with long sleeves and dance, provoked the relationship between the fourth prince and the Xiang clan, and won over the Sicheng Le clan against Le Daxin, and at the same time sent a meek letter of help to Zhao Wuxian......

Zhao Wuxian frowned: "Nanzi is drowning in the water......"

For those who are not good at intrigue, political struggles are as terrible as fire, so they are especially avoided and often survived. But for some people who think they are shrewd and intelligent, they regard political fighting as water that can be played with, so good swimmers drown. often led themselves into the pit.

What's more, her opponent is as happy as an old fox.

And the monarch of the Song Kingdom, who has reigned for seventeen years, is it really so easy to fool?

Zhao Wuxian was afraid that in the end, Nanzi would become a tool used by them, and even affected Sicheng Le's family, and the Le's daughter who would be able to officially marry Zhao Wuxian next year......

The internal fighting in the Song Dynasty intensified, and the two princes lost the support of the Song Duke and were expelled from Shangqiu, while Dasicheng Le Wei was sent to Huangchi to build the city at this critical moment.

It seems that Nanzi's side has the upper hand. But who knows the truth in the veil?

Caring is chaotic, and Zhao Wuxian can't sit still anymore. He felt that the situation in the Song Kingdom was like a big copper kettle on a fire, filled with soup and might boil at any time.

"Gather the light horsemen. Follow me south. He gave the order, and now Silu has more than 500 light horsemen, and he has achieved one man and two horses: one horse for the march. A fighting horse, this is the most expensive class of troops under Zhao Wuxian today. It's already the limit of what Xilu's financial resources can support......

Yu Xi, the brigade commander of the light cavalry, was very excited: "Is there another war?" ”

It's been eight months since last year's battle on the snowfield, and it's been the turn of the light riders to show their skills. I don't know who suffered this time.

Zhao Wuxian explained in front of the people: "It's not to use soldiers, and it won't recruit people, but just take light horses to meet Cao Bo in the area of Lei Ze and practice, otherwise their bones are about to rust." ”

According to the practice of the four seasons of politics, in the seventh month of Meng Qiu, the generals had to select soldiers to sharpen their weapons, select outstanding talents for training, and appoint meritorious generals to prepare for the unrighteous after the autumn harvest, so Zhao Wuxian's reason is also reasonable.

But after the incident, he said frankly to Zhang Mengtan and other cronies: "The Song Kingdom is likely to change, I want to take the light horse to the area of Lei Ze, and if there is an accident, I can react." ”

Zhang Mengtan put his mind at ease, but still persuaded him politely, hoping that it was okay for Zhao Wuxian to go, but not to get too involved. Because the relationship between Xilu and Qufu and Sanhuan is already a little delicate, their layout in Lu is only half completed, and if they want to establish a new enemy, he feels that he will definitely not be able to cope with it with his current military strength and financial resources. What's more, July and August are the autumn harvest season, and at this time, it is not good for the rule to start the sword soldiers.

At this point, Zhao Wuxian also suddenly realized that Chen Heng passed the news to himself, probably because he had such a thought.

"Chen Hengming seems to be kind-hearted on the surface, but he actually hopes that I will be involved in the internal strife of the Song State at this delicate moment, and the deeper I get involved, the greater the loss of interests in the Lu State......"

Zhao Wuxian alerted himself to be careful of the poisonous snake, but he still set off with more than five hundred light horses without hesitation.

Self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world, for Zhao Wuxian, the four are progressive, and they are also parallel.

As a man, if his own women are not well protected, then what is there to talk about competing for dominance in the world?

Before leaving, Zhao Wuxian wore a military uniform and inspected the mighty light cavalry, many of whom were veterans who accompanied him across the battlefield and made military exploits in the Jinqi hegemony.

Although Xilu's life was thriving, and he also relied on selling luxury goods and having fun to earn money financially, Zhao Wuxian was extremely strict with the army. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the spirit of the light riders had not diminished half a year ago, at least they had not been corrupted by the comfortable peace.

He asked Yu Xi beside him: "Those things, have the craftsmen's workshop sent them over?" ”

Speaking of "those things", Yu Xi's eyes suddenly lit up: "I sent it, and it also familiarized the second and third sons with the drill, and it was really a lot more convenient when riding." With it, new pawns who couldn't do it right away in the past can barely do it. What a weapon for cavalry! ”

Zhao Wuxian nodded: "I have a set for every ride, but I'm going to Lei Ze." It is not allowed to be used, this is a military order. Violators will be severely punished! ”

"Only ......"

Yu Xi was a little disappointed, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, once he used that thing, leaving it, it would be awkward and difficult to ride a horse again.

It's like the surprise he had been when he handed him two saddles four years ago.

With the saddle, plus this newly made weapon. Perhaps the shock assault cavalry and heavy cavalry that Si Kou once mentioned by chance are no longer extravagant expectations!

……

By mid-July, Zhao Wuxian's light cavalry had already set up camp in Lezer, and Cao Bo had also brought his royal hunting party to join in the fun. He had seen the power of cavalry in the previous year's war, so he bought good horses everywhere, and at the same time encouraged horse racing in the Colosseum of Taoqiu. From the establishment to the equipment, everything is in the cottage Zhao Wuxian.

However, after a few glances, Yu Xi complained that this light cavalry was not like an army, but like hunters and horse racers.

"Their personal riding skills are passable, but their tactics are old. The bow and arrow are not good, and if you hunt them as stupid beasts when you fight, you will definitely not be able to hunt them. ”

This happened to be heard by a taxi beside Cao Bo. He was immediately unconvinced, and shouted that he would compete with Yu Xi and the others on the horse.

Cao Boyang is a good gambler. Immediately came the interest.

"Zitai, I'll let you and me have a light horse competition today. How? ”

Zhao Wuxian thought that if his light cavalry was going south to the Song Kingdom, Cao State would be the place where he had to pass, and Cao Bo was also one of his few allies now, so he had to hold him, coax him, and continue to stay on this warship.

So he readily agreed, and by the way, he recommended a new sport for Cao Bo right away: polo.

More than 20 people participated in the batting, all wearing two-color narrow-sleeved robes, wearing a convenient movement of Di Xuan, foot on leather boots, wearing a hood, holding a crescent-shaped club, riding a galloping horse, leaning over to compete to hit the ball, and hitting the opponent's goal.

This kind of exercise is extremely difficult, but it is similar to Keju, with a strong sense of rhythm and movement, and the school field is suddenly dusty, and the shouts and neighing of horses resound.

Polo quickly won the favor of Cao Bo, who was shaved despite the fact that his cavalry did not score a single goal, saying that he would have to let Zigong introduce polo into the sport when he returned.

Zhao Wuxian was also smiling and watching the knights compete, but he was thinking about things in his heart.

These days, he can receive news from the Song Kingdom every day, a few days ago it was the expulsion of the prince, and the impeachment of the courtiers Le Daxin, Shangqiu was very lively, but these days it is like a turbulent lake that suddenly calms down.

"It's best if there is nothing to do......" He felt that he might be wrong, the political structure of the Song Kingdom was still relatively stable, and the light cavalry might be in vain.

But the calmer he became, the more uneasy he felt. So after staying in Lei Ze for a few days, Zhao Wuxian set off again, crossed the line in the name of a court appointment and a visit, arrived at Taoqiu with light horses, and stationed on the south bank of Jishui......

Regarding Zhao Wuxian's arrival, Zigong welcomed and expressed his doubts and dissatisfaction: "What is the matter with Si Kou's visit this time? Going abroad to ask questions privately as a doctor is already a violation of the etiquette law, I am afraid that on the Qufu side, the monarch and Sanhuan will be dissatisfied again. ”

Although Zigong didn't say it explicitly, Zhao Wuxian knew that he was actually referring to Confucius......

For Zigong, it was not possible to force him to express his position like he did to Ran Qiu, and Zhao Wuxian could only pretend to be worried to explain his worries about the situation in the Song Kingdom.

"Sicheng Le's family is my uncle's family, how can I sit idly by? Originally, I only wanted to be stationed in Lei Ze, but Uncle Cao warmly invited, but it was difficult to refuse, and after I returned to the country, I would make amends to the monarch. ”

However, the risk was worth it, and in the early morning of the second day after arriving in Taoqiu, new news came that a rebellion had broken out in the Song Kingdom......

……

"Zitai wants to cross the border into the Song Dynasty?" Uncle Cao was woken up in the middle of the night, and he was angry, but when he saw that it was his guest Zhao Wuxian, his originally stiff tone suddenly softened.

Now he is also difficult to ride a tiger, and after obtaining the land south of Leze, Cao Guo is tied to the chariots of the Jin State and the Zhao family. Now that his abdomen and back are all enemies, he is not worried, but last year the Zhao family won a big victory, and in this year's war with the Qi State, Cao Guo and Xilu persevered again, and after a difficult period, they were safe. On the contrary, it was the State of Qi that asked the State of Lu for peace and took the initiative to end the state of hostilities.

This is the feeling of making the big countries take the initiative to soften. It was called Cao Boyang's mood was agitated, and they were Cao Guo. Since Cao Shuzhen became a prince, when has he been so majestic, huh?

Therefore, Cao Boyang is extremely friendly to his hardcore ally Zhao Wuxian, although this request for the right of passage of the army makes Cao Guo's secretary suspicious, but Cao Bo does not care, Zhao Wuxian has already traveled back and forth in Cao State several times, and it doesn't matter if he has one more time.

But he questioned Zhao's mobility: "I heard that there was turmoil in the capital of the Song Kingdom, and the six Qings were at war with each other. This news was at least three or four days ago, and by the time you get there, the dust will probably have settled. ”

Zhao Wuxian groaned slightly: "I only hope that Uncle Cao will give me a talisman, and I will definitely leave Cao Country as soon as possible and arrive in Shangqiu." “

Cao Bo asked, "How long will it take you to reach Shangqiu?" It's better to wait here for reinforcements from Xilu, or I can gather my troops and let the first division go south with you. “

This is not that Cao Bo is a good person, but that the previous monarch of Cao was killed by Song Gongyuan, and Cao and Song had a hatred of seizing land. There is also the shame of killing the king. Recently, Cao Bo has seen that the economy has become increasingly rich and his military strength has become much stronger, and he has a lot of plans to take revenge on the Song State and interfere in the internal strife of the Song Dynasty.

"Uncle Cao can help. The foreign minister was grateful, but I still led the light cavalry first, two days. No, I only need a day and a half. You can reach Shangqiu! ”

……

"Impossible!" Like Cao Bo, Zigong learned that Zhao Wuxian was going to set off for the south. But when he only scheduled to spend a day and a half to arrive in Shangqiu, he reacted the same way.

"It's impossible! Although Taoqiu and Shangqiu are only less than 200 miles, the fastest car has to travel for four days, and it takes at least three days for 500 light horses, how can it be a day and a half!? ”

Zigong worked as a trader, so he knew that horses could not sprint at maximum speed all the time, that it was enough to choke at trotting all the time, and that they also needed to replenish feed and water during riding. People can't ride all the time, their legs are between the horse's neck, and they are always bent in front, and the short battle is acceptable, but they must rest for a few hours, otherwise the body will definitely not be able to stand it.

This is still with a saddle, and in the past, it was not suitable for a short march of a hundred miles on a single horse.

For example, when Post Wuzheng attacked Punan with chariots and cavalry as the main force, Zigong calculated that he could walk an average of 50 miles a day, nearly twice as fast as the 30 miles a day for foot soldiers.

Therefore, he felt that most of Zhao Wuxian's light horses were at this speed, even if he gave up his baggage and two horses, he would have to walk for three days!

Zhao Wuxian smiled slightly: "Zigong is recruiting warriors here, preparing to go to Daiyi in the Song Kingdom, and wait for my good news." ”

As the commander whistled, the five hundred knights outside the barracks neatly obeyed the order to get on their horses, and Zigong suddenly realized that their posture on the horse was different from the past: instead of turning over, they held the saddle, stepped on the combination of the rope sleeve and the pedal under the saddle, and jumped up easily!

He was suddenly surprised: "What is this?" ”

Zhao Wuxian replied very simply: "It's stirrups." ”

The stirrup was originally a product of the Wei and Jin dynasties of the Three Kingdoms, which allowed the steppe cavalry to show their might and sweep across Europe and Asia.

With it, the speed of riding can be greatly improved, and the ability to fight will also take a qualitative leap......

It's just that Zhao Wuxian is still worried that if he released this big killer early, will he let the nomads pick up peaches.

But compared to the burning eyebrows in front of him, that kind of hidden danger can only be thought about later.

After having stirrups, since Xiahou Yuan and his cavalry during the Three Kingdoms period could achieve the rapid march of "five hundred in three days, one thousand in five days", it was only a small matter to run two hundred miles in one and a half days, and it was possible to do it with the will and training of the light cavalry.

But the turmoil in the Song Kingdom burned like wildfire, and when he arrived in Shangqiu, what was the situation there, and Le Lingzi was still okay? What happened to Nanzi?

This doubt haunted him, when he crossed the Cao realm and broke into the Song realm, when he passed through Dai Yi, which was controlled by the Le clan in Sicheng, and learned from the Le family that the Xiang clan was defeated, and the same was true when Nanzi and Le Lingzi were still in Zhaoqiu......

Until a horse was killed every day, and two hundred stragglers were left along the way, only three hundred horsemen were left to break into the Song army, which was a full division. It wasn't until he personally shot down the banner of Gongzidi with a glaive arrow and saw the purple-clothed woman walking out of the manor from afar that Zhao Wuxian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Caught up!"

He pointed his sword ahead and shouted to the cavalry behind him: "Second and third sons! Ten horsemen defeated a hundred, a hundred horsemen rode away a thousand, and it was today! (To be continued.) )