There are still a few impeachment letters on Liu Qi's case, waiting to use witchcraft to confuse the public, but he just didn't see it. Ouyang Xuan's production of explosives, Liu Qi still knew, but he didn't know that the power was so great, for the emperor who didn't understand military affairs, he admired the advanced nature of weapons even more. The strength of the spear and shield infantry He saw with his own eyes, and the use of stirrups and saddles made the cavalry combat skills improve by leaps and bounds also happened under his nose, so the power of explosives was so great, his attitude was that as long as he did not threaten my Han family, it was up to you to develop. Yuan Ang has been gone for almost ten days, and there is no information at all, which is what he is most anxious about. Until Hongling appeared in today's greenhouse hall, he really couldn't sit still. Liu Bi, the king of Wu, actually proclaimed himself the Eastern Emperor in Huainan, and surrounded Luoyang, the capital of Liang State, which was a great rebellion. The three edicts were quickly issued, ordering the lieutenant Zhou Yafu to take 200,000 troops and send troops to Liang State; appointed Zhan Shi Dou Ying as the general, led Li Ji and Luan Bu as deputy generals, and sat in charge of Xingyang, Li Ji led 50,000 troops to attack Zhao, and Luan Bu led 50,000 troops out of Qi State; Waiting for Ouyang Xuan to lead the Yulin army out of Huaiyang and attack Wu Chu Houdi; Tomorrow we will go on the expedition.

The edict was delivered by Prime Minister Shi Zhang Yan at noon, and he began to prepare for the expedition. The guards Ouyang Xuan only brought 5 people, and the rest were led by Shantou to be responsible for the safety of the villa, and the explosives left them with 100 catties of small white block explosives that had been prepared. All the explosives in the cave were taken away, and there were special carriages to transport them, and the grain and grass were carried by the battalion according to the amount of each person for a month, and the air-dried meat purchased from the Xiongnu and the Western Regions brought 2,000 catties.

The expedition was very solemn, held at the Sheji altar outside the Anmen on the south side, and all the officials above the thousand stones in the court were gathered and stood under the altar. Liu Qi walked up to the altar from the west side, paid homage to the ancestral tablet, offered three animals and Sheji Ding, stood on the steps on the east side of the Ding, the ceremony was presided over by Feng Changcheng, the three generals who went out on the expedition, Zhou Yafu, the general Dou Ying, the general of Zhengnan, and Ouyang Xuan, the general of Yulin, all wore helmets and armor from the east side of the altar to the stage, knelt in front of the Sheji Ding, and held the three animal sacrifices. After listening to Feng Chang Cheng's recitation, he poured the offerings and the text into the burning Shejiding, got up and stood on the west side of the Shejiding. "By the order of heaven to crusade against the rebels, I now ask Your Majesty to send you to fight for the festival", Feng Changcheng shouted. Liu Qi walked down slowly from the steps on the east side, took the bronze scepter with nine purple ball feathers from Feng Changcheng's hand, walked slowly to the Taiwei Zhou Yafu, bowed his hands and handed it to Zhou Yafu, got up and gave it to him, "What I entrust is all in the Taiwei, I order you to hold this scepter to lead the troops on behalf of me to rebel, if you don't obey this battle, it will be like me, I hope the Taiwei will live up to the trust." Zhou Yafu bowed down and took the cane with both hands, "Minister, you must calm down the rebellion and live up to the Han family." In Feng Changcheng's hand, he took the white 7-ball scepter and walked to Dou Ying, and handed it to Dou Ying with both hands, "I ordered you and Taiwei to sit on the north road to attack Shandong and rebel, hoping to live up to my trust, if you are not satisfied, you will hold this staff as if I am here", "The minister will take the lead, live up to the trust, and pacify Shandong", Dou Ying's voice is a kind of gentle and elegant person's soft voice, and there is no loudness of Zhou Yafu's bell-like martial arts at all. What Liu Qi handed over to Ouyang Xuan was a purple seven-ball scepter, "I ordered you to crusade against Jianghuai's rebellion on my behalf, lead my own army, and hope that the general will return triumphantly. "The minister must do his best and die, and live up to the trust of the Han family." Judging from the scepter, the subordinate status of the three generals is judged, Dou Ying is under the jurisdiction of the Taiwei and carries out his own mission, while Ouyang Xuan is alone in carrying out his own mission, and he is equal to Zhou Yafu, but his status is low, and when there is a contradiction, he must obey Zhou Yafu's orders. The next ritual is to set out on the expedition, Ouyang Xuan led the horse to the south side of the altar to line up, Ouyang Xuan stood on horseback with his back to the altar, and the officials above 1,000 stones sent three animal blood bowls to the soldiers. Ouyang Xuan drew his sword and raised it high in his hand, and waved his arm, "Rebel thief, punish no minister, no victory, no return!" Rebel against the thief, punish no minister, no victory, no return! Rebel against the thief, punish no minister, no victory, no return! The sergeants raised their arms and shouted three times, and after drinking blood, they broke the bowl. Liu Qi shouted on the altar: "Go on the march!" Ouyang Xuan's sword pointed to the east, and the Yulin army changed formation, with the cavalry in front and the foot soldiers behind, neatly marching towards the east. Ouyang Xuan, Zhou Yafu, and Dou Ying bowed to Liu Qi on the stage with a cane before patting the horse forward.

The three of them walked side by side, and they didn't talk much along the way. Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying were going to Luoyang to join their army, and before they reached the Wei River, they marched forward on fast horses and went straight to Luoyang. Ouyang Xuan had to wait for the logistics supplies by the Bahe River, thousands of four-wheeled carriages and spare horses, and in the afternoon, all the necessary materials, vehicles, horses and white wolves had arrived, and then he ordered to set off, and the horses were released on all sides for five miles.

Ouyang Xuan rode in the middle of the team, and the white wolf brothers and sisters had a carriage alone, just like when Donggui went, from time to time he got off the carriage and ran into the woods, took out some hares, deer, small wild boars and other animals and put them on the cook's car, tilted his head and told the cook with his eyes, hurry up and get it ready, I will wait to eat, and these soldiers laughed several times along the way. Later, when the Tanma released came back, they would bring some prey for Buick and Guli to pick, and at this time, the brother and sister were very generous and would share the spoils with the Tanma. The march of 10,000 people was very fast, and when they met Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying in Tongguan, they were the most interested in such a speed, and the four-wheeled carriage had to go to one each, but the foot soldiers on those cars could only share a car with others. A few days later, Zhou Yafu also joined the hunting on a whim. The number of various prey increased dramatically, and when camping at night, the whole camp was full of the smell of barbecue, and the white wolf brothers and sisters ate and drank next to each barbecue point after Ouyang Xuan nodded their permission, until Zhou Yafu's tent, these two guys who had already eaten enough entered the tent with square steps, lying beside Ouyang Xuan, tilting their heads and staring at Zhou Yafu on the main seat and Dou Ying opposite. "Waiting for these two divine beasts adds a lot of fun to this march, and the old man admires and admires them." "The captain has won the award, but he is just a pet raised by a certain person. Come, tea". "Looking at the strict management of the army, do you have a high opinion on this counterinsurgency?" Dou Ying drank tea and said without yin or yang. "How can there be any high opinion, the rebellion of the seven countries is contrary to morality, and the vertical and horizontal alliance is as thin as a horse's tail, although the momentum is great, but it is only a moment of bravery. The expeditionary army needs to be wasted, although there are even verticals, they are also occupied, and they only need to be broken one by one, and the main force of Wu and Chu will go on an expedition, without the support of other countries, and if they are cut off from food, they will be defeated." "As Hu Hou said, where can Wu Chu's military rations go?" Zhou Yafu said with his beard curled. "A certain march will be screened by itself, if it is judged that its grain route will be cut off, the rest of the strength needs the help of two generals", Ouyang Xuan took a sip of tea, and then said: "The key to this battle is whether the king of Liang and the Taiwei can resist the offensive of Wu Chu until the grain road is cut off, and whether the general can block the aid of the Shandong countries." "Haha, don't worry too much about waiting, the old man will bring his troops to block Wu Chujun and Liang Guocheng, and do his best." "Handan is high and deep, and it is very difficult to attack, I don't know what suggestions you have?" , "There are two strategies, I don't know what the general wants to choose?" "Oh, what's the best policy? What are the benefits? "The best policy is to surround but not fight, cut off its wings, create the momentum of the defeat of the kings, and when the time comes, it will fall, and the next policy is that Handan is surrounded by water and floods its city, although it can be won, but it will affect the people, I am afraid that Your Majesty will blame, how to take it and ask the general to figure it out." ”。 It wasn't until the moon that the three of them returned their bills.

The soldiers marched quickly, and two days later they went out of the valley, said goodbye to each other, and ran separately. Ouyang Xuan's soldiers and horses went straight to Huaiyang, traveling one hundred and five miles a day, and traveling unhindered all the way. Along the Beiru River, along the way the mountains and rivers are reflected, the fields are vertical and horizontal, and occasionally the cultivators on the edge of the field bow their hands to the marching army columns. I heard from the soldiers that retired personnel in this kind of army will give gifts to the marching army, and it is their life's honor to be able to be a Han army, and their military exploits can be exchanged for a civil lord, they can glorify the township, and they can even be officials. It's a pity that this good policy ruined Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty by selling his lord to raise military funds, and also made the powerful Han Dynasty from the apex to decay, although his great-grandson Liu Ju made efforts in Zhongxing, because the time was too short, and failed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's life merits are difficult to say, Ouyang Xuan thinks that his mistakes are greater than his merits, and the tradition of the Chinese people to think independently about problems is determined by him, and the idea of a hundred schools of thought is also ruined by him, leaving only one family's words, and breaking the concept of governing the country according to the law and I.

When he reached the confluence of the two rivers in Wuyang, he stopped, and ordered the cavalry to explore the horses for a hundred miles. Entering the rebels' sphere of influence immediately must be cautious. Tanma came back quickly, there was nothing unusual within a radius of 100 miles, and he settled in Wuyang County at night. Originally, I wanted to go to Zizhu Mountain, which is not far from here, but now the military situation is urgent, so I can only give up. After replenishing supplies in Wuyang, he continued to travel east along the Shahe River, this time Ouyang Xuan released 10 miles of close exploration and 50 miles of distant exploration cavalry, passed through Huaiyang (now Zhoukou City), entered Xinyang (now Jieshou City), and went to the Ruyin garrison to rest and recuperate, and the exploration horse returned to Shen County in front of which 50,000 Wuchu coalition troops were stationed for defense. found the county magistrate of Ruyin, and after drinking tea, he said: "I wonder if the county can find some people who are familiar with the local area and have a backup before the army?" ", at this time, the best thing is to find someone who understands the local dialect to be a detective horse and investigate the granary of the Wu-Chu coalition army." The people needed by the general will be handed over to the account in front of the Ming Japanese County, but the general only has more than 10,000 soldiers, I don't know if he can stop tens of thousands of Wu troops? ”。“ If this was in Chang'an, if he wanted to say this, Ouyang Xuan would definitely kill him. But here, the family is the leading boss, the parent of food and clothing. "Although this is the frontier, don't panic, a mere 50,000 patchwork army, a certain will not be eye-catching." comforted the county magistrate, there is no way, this county now only has more than 500 defenders led by the county lieutenant, if Ouyang Xuan comes one day later, this will also be the station of the Wu Chu coalition army.

Early in the morning of the second day, the county magistrate very efficiently found more than a dozen soldiers who had served in the Northern Army and were sealed here, "Looking for you and others, I just want you to hear the news of the Wu-Chu coalition army, from now on you and others are conscripted into His Majesty's personal guard Yulin Army, and immediately go to the captain to receive the order." After the order, let Lang swear to prepare for battle, and Tanma closely monitored the movements of the 50,000 Wu army.

Before noon, Tanma hurriedly reported, "General, the whole army of Wu in Shenxian County has been dispatched to the front of the camp fifty miles." "Probe and report again, General Lang went out ten miles to meet the battle before the whole army, listened to the general's orders, and the whole army covered up the killing." "The last general commands".

The team of more than 10,000 people must be rectified in a moment, and the infantry guns, shields and knives should be equipped, and the car will be driven to the East Shili Pavilion to meet each other in formation. The four groups of spear and shield formations of the infantry are staggered and in the middle, and the cavalry on each side is a thousand cavalry, holding a saber and a bow and hanging a spear, and Ouyang Xuan is riding a horse and standing in the middle of the formation. In a few moments, the panting Wu army had appeared a mile away, and was in a chaotic formation. As the first general, with a red cloak, yellow armor, and a word helmet, he stood in front of the battle with a sword. Today is the first battle of the Yulin Army, Ouyang Xuan doesn't plan to play with flowers, he just wants to fight with real swords and guns, test the true level of this army, and also improve their morale and popularity. After the two sides finished arraying, Ouyang Xuan waved the sword on both sides of his hand, and the cavalry galloped out like an arrow from the string, taking the bow in his hand and galloping towards the opponent's flanks. The blade of the sword pointed forward, and the large array of infantry guns and shields rolled forward like a tank. Ouyang Xuan took off the shield with his left hand and buckled it, held the long sword behind his back, and drew the knife in his right hand. The horse galloped and went straight to the opponent's main general.