Thanh Hoa Province, located south of Hanoi Province.

Historically, Thanh Hoa Province was the hometown of Le Li, the founding emperor of the Later Lê Dynasty, and was an important town. With the establishment of the Nguyen dynasty, the capital was moved from Hanoi to Phu Xuan (present-day Hue City, Vietnam). In this way, Thanh Hoa is still an important town, serving as a transportation artery between the north and the south. Xi Changzhen led the army from Fuchun, day and night, rushed to Qinghua, and began to arrange defenses.

Mansion, hall.

Xi Changzhen sat above with a solemn expression.

His gaze swept over the generals standing at the bottom of the hall, and said in a deep voice: "Hu Zhiguang listens to orders!" ”

"The last general!"

A loud and rich voice came, and a burly man with rough cheeks, a lion nose and a wide mouth, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a beard under his jaw that seemed to have steel needles erected at all walks out. This person is a fierce general under Xi Changzhen, named Hu Zhiguang.

Xi Changzhen commanded in a deep voice: "You will lead an army of 5,000 and garrison Xingyang County." ”

"Yes!"

Hu Zhiguang responded, looking relaxed.

That expression clearly did not put the upcoming Li Zhen's army in his eyes. Xingyang County is located 210 miles west of Thanh Hoa, backed by mountains and water. Among them, the Nanxi River flows out of Xingyang County and enters the territory of Thanh Hoa. The Nanxi River connects the two places and is a transportation hub, and the geographical location is very important. Li Zhen led his army south to Thanh Hoa, and Xingyang County was one of the roads.

Xi Changzhen saw Hu Zhiguang's expression that he could definitely defend Xingyang, and shouted in a deep voice: "Hu Zhiguang, Li Zhen is not only not a fool, on the contrary, he is extremely cunning, and the army under Li Zhen's command is powerful and powerful. If you lead the army to be stationed in Xingyang County, you must be careful and careful, and you must not fall for the other party's scheme. Do you understand? ”

Hu Zhiguang said: "Don't worry, the last general will definitely block Li Zhen's army outside Xingyang County." ”

Xi Changzhen nodded, his eyes turned, and he fell on a tall and thin person, and said in a deep voice: "Huang Bai obeys the order!" ”

"The last general!"

Huang Bai stood up and replied loudly.

He was tall and thin, about one hundred and eighty-five centimeters, and when he stood in the hall, he suddenly felt like he stood out from the crowd. His eyes are narrow and slender, there is a hint of coldness in his eyes, his lips are thin, and his expression is slightly gloomy, giving people the feeling of facing a poisonous snake. Although this person does not have the martial arts of Hu Zhiguang, he is resourceful and scheming, and he is Xi Changzhen's confidant and favorite general.

Xi Changzhen instructed: "You will lead an army of 5,000 and garrison Xiaoshui County." ”

"Yes!"

Huang Bai responded, his expression was extremely solemn.

Xiaoshui County is located two hundred and fifty miles due north of Thanh Hoa, and is the official road leading to Thanh Hoa. Whenever the army marches to fight, or escorts grain, grass and materials, etc., under normal circumstances, they go to Thanh Hoa via Xiaoshui County. Therefore, this is the most important road to Thanh Hoa, and it is also the most accustomed to be used in travel. Xi Changzhen put Huang Bai in Xiaoshui County, and he also took a fancy to Huang Bai's character of planning and then acting, so he used the most stable general.

Xi Changzhen waved his hand, and Huang Bai immediately retreated.

Immediately, Xi Changzhen shouted: "Zhou Chen! ”

"The last general!"

A burly man walked out, and this man had a scar on his face, which was an inch long, like a centipede, which was quite terrifying. He and Hu Zhiguang's physique are similar, they are both rough types.

He stood in the middle of the hall, with a terrifying momentum, as if he were a fierce tiger.

Xi Changzhen instructed: "You will lead an army of 5,000 and garrison Nanming Pass!" ”

Located 180 miles east of Thanh Hoa, Nam Minh Pass is a checkpoint. Through the Nanming Pass, you can also go directly to Thanh Hoa, and the distance between the Nan Minh Pass and Thanh Hoa City is the shortest distance compared to the first two. At the same time, the South Ming Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a natural barrier, and it is the pass to the east of Thanh Hoa. Zhou Chen was stationed at Nanming Pass, as long as he didn't mess around, there was generally no big problem.

Zhou Chen responded and retreated into the queue.

Xi Changzhen continued: "Li Zhen's army is extremely strong, both the elite of the soldiers and the weapons used by the soldiers of Li Zhen's army are extremely powerful. Compared with Li Zhen's army, there is a certain gap between us. However, marching and fighting do not rely entirely on weapons, so as long as this battle is properly operated, it can stop Li Zhen's army. Once you are stationed at each important point, you must be cautious, and I will allow you to move randomly if you can hold your place. But if there is an important situation, report it immediately, and I will support you at any time. ”

"Yes!"

The three of them responded at the same time, but their expressions were different.

Hu Zhiguang had a confident expression on his face, clearly thinking that he could definitely hold Xingyang County, and did not take Li Zhen's army in his eyes. There was a hint of pride in Huang Bai's eyes, and he didn't think that Li Zhen's soldiers were more elite, after all, the foreign army that was once considered invincible had been defeated by them, and Li Zhen would also be defeated when he came. Zhou Chen's expression was serious, as if he was facing a great enemy, and he felt tremendous pressure on Li Zhen's army.

……

Hanoi, Le Zhen military camp.

When Li Zhen's army arrived in Hanoi, they quickly took Hanoi, and then stopped to rest for a while.

Prior to this, Gobard and other envoys from eight countries had already collected 300,000 catties of grain and 1 million taels of silver. After Li Zhen received the grain and money, all the grain was put into storage, and part of the money was distributed, and a soldier gave a hundred taels of silver to encourage the soldiers. Although nearly one-third of the money was consumed, Li Zhen was not heartbroken, because after the one hundred taels of silver were distributed, all the soldiers in the army were extremely excited.

One hundred taels of silver is not a small amount for an ordinary soldier.

The consumption of a little money immediately boosted the morale of the army.

The soldiers in the army were grateful to Li Zhen, and naturally worked harder.

The big tent of the Chinese army, Lu Shaochuan had an eager expression on his face, and quickly ran to the big tent of the Chinese army. After he gave a military salute to Li Zhen, he reported: "President, Xi Changzhen's army has been put in place. Among them, Xi Changzhen led the army to be stationed in Thanh Hoa, and at the same time, Xi Changzhen also sent three generals to garrison three key roads around Thanh Hoa, guarding Xingyang County, Xiaoshui County and Nanming Pass. ”

Immediately, Lu Shaochuan reported to Li Zhen all the personnel arrangements stationed in various places.

After Li Zhen listened, he thought for a while.

Then, Li Zhen instructed: "Invite Liu Jintang, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng, and invite all the people from the eight countries such as Raywell, Adams, and Gobard." The battle of Thanh Hoa is crucial. As long as we defeat Xi Changzhen in Qinghua and annihilate Xi Changzhen's main force, our battle will be over for the most part. The rest is to go all the way south to attack Xi Yinglong's lair. ”

"Yes!"

Lu Shaochuan immediately responded and turned around to convey the order.

It didn't take long for Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng, Liu Jintang, Gobard, Adams and others to all arrive at the camp. Gobard, Adams, and others had channels dedicated to scouting news, and these people more or less got the news and knew that the war was going to take place.

Therefore, they were all quite excited, thinking of taking revenge with the help of Li Zhen's strength.

ps: The third update, let's continue to write. Let's talk about it, some of the place names are apocryphal, don't be serious.