In May of the second year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the prince of the crown prince conquered the Khitan with 200,000 soldiers, the military might was immense, the world attracted attention, and there was no shortage of rational people who wrote articles in the newspaper, and the military prestige was greatly promoted. At this time, the army was opened, and Wu Chuan ordered Wang Xiaojie to be the head of the front army, leading 10,000 heads to explore the road and prepare to cross the Yellow River. Xue Chuyu, the general of Zuo Weiwei, was ordered to be the general manager of the rear army to escort grain and grass, and nearly 200,000 people were recruited this time, which is also a large number.

Of course, compared with the previous battles with nearly a million people, this time the troops were dispatched, and it was obvious that there were too few people. It's just that several veterans don't understand why His Royal Highness only recruits 200,000 people, but Wu Chu didn't explain it, and he didn't want to explain. Something to say will make these people confused, and then unnecessary doubts.

In this way, the Chinese army of Wuqi General Town marched mightily towards Luokoujin of the Yellow River.

Following.

The army marched to Luokoujin, only to see a few fishing boats docked on the wharf, Wu Chu was stunned, and ordered someone to recruit Wang Xiaojie.

Wang Xiaojie has been in Anxi for several years and can be regarded as a veteran of the border pass. This person in the former dynasty Yifeng three years and Tubo Dafeichuan battle, was captured by the Qinling to Tubo, when Liu Xian died of illness in Tubo, Wang Xiaojie because of the appearance of Tubo Zanpu's deceased father, got the Tubo Zanpu courtesy, and saved his life, later the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo eased, plus Wang Xiaojie also knew how to survive, Tubo Zanpu then released Wang Xiaojie. Since then, Wang Xiaojie has entered the eyes of the empress, so Wang Xiaojie is the empress's hand, plus he has been in Tubo for several years, and he has a good understanding of the national conditions of Tubo, so he has also been reused by Gaozong.

Originally, Wu Chu wanted to arrange Wang Xiaojie in Anxi. Prevent the Tubo from attacking, but the Tubo scriptures talk about the defeat of Qinling, and the Geer family surrendered to the Great Zhou. Wu Chu did not take Tubo in his eyes. This time to pacify Hebei, maybe there will be no more war in ten years, in order to reassure the empress, Wu Chu had to transfer Wang Xiaojie to his side.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

Wu Shui was looking at the map, gesturing the march route with his finger. Suddenly, a heavy footstep came, and then a man saluted: "The last general, Wang Xiaojie, greets His Highness!" ”

Wu Chu paused and said, "Come in!" ”

The guards lifted the tent. Wang Xiaojie bowed in, bowed again, and waved his hand. Said: "In the army, General Wang has worked hard. This king asks you, "Have you prepared your ships?" ”

Wang Xiaojie's face was stunned, and there was no expression on his black and red face. But a pair of eyes made Wu Zheng understand. It seems that the ferry boat is not well prepared, and I only heard Wang Xiaojie say: "This is the season of Cao Yun, and the general will only find some fishing boats." Please punish Your Highness! ”

Wu Chu frowned, and said, "The old general doesn't have to blame himself, so let's rest." ”

"Your Highness Xie is generous, and the last general will retire!" Wang Xiaojie bowed and retreated.

Watching Wang Xiaojie withdraw from the big tent, Wu Zheng couldn't help but sigh and act this time. It's just so that Wang Xiaojie understands that he doesn't think that he has the support of the empress. He could rest easy, this time it was just a warning, and if he didn't come to his senses, he wouldn't be punished.

"Someone!" Wu Shu suddenly shouted.

In a moment, a guard walked in, and Wu Chu ordered: "Launch the cloud-piercing arrow, prepare to cross the river overnight!" ”

After a while, three cloud-piercing arrows shot straight into the sky, and then let out a sharp whine, and the generals in the army did not know what they were.

There were even more veterans such as Shazha Zhongyi who hurriedly came to inquire, and they asked with a frightened face: "The veteran heard a foreign object resounding in the air, and the minister thought that His Highness should postpone his march to Hebei!" ”

Wu Chu smiled helplessly in his heart, it was just an improved version of the rocket, why should he be so uneducated? Immediately, he smiled slightly, and said: "You old generals don't have to worry, this is a transmission rocket, this king calls it 'Cloud Piercing Arrow', you can order the transmission to the nearby soldiers, just now it was just a trial, you don't need to panic." ”

His Royal Highness said this, which made a group of veterans suddenly blush, and they couldn't help but curse themselves in their hearts, they had lived for decades, and they couldn't even understand this, they really lived in vain. But the Cloud Piercing Arrow is really weird, is it really for the purpose of arraignment, as His Highness said?

After thinking about it this time, they finally understood why they looked at His Highness so mysteriously in the past.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the camp, and Wu Chu was furious, and the thing he hated the most was that someone was making noise while he was thinking about the problem, so he said angrily: "Who disturbs military discipline? ”

The guards hurriedly reported: "Your Highness, the people of Luokou Town heard that His Highness's army has arrived, and Li is leading the people to come to work the army. ”

Wu Shu was stunned and said, "This is a good thing, and this king should thank these people." ”

So, Wu Chu came to the camp surrounded by the guards, and saw that the men, women, and children were a little ragged, but their faces were full of simple smiles...... Wu Zheng's eyes were a little moist.

These are all kind people, simple and kind farmers, and they are the cornerstone of the lowest level of this empire. They live in poverty, but they can still smile and still take out the little food they have left to work in the army.

Wu Shui was very sure that his subordinates did not take the initiative to curry favor, and he did not do those things to gain fame, so these people were spontaneous.

Naturally, there were sharp-eyed people among the people, and I saw an elder dressed in gray and white cloth, stepped forward, knelt down and said: "The villain Chen Youzhang is the Lizheng of this Luokou Town, knock on His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Suddenly, everyone was stunned, and Wu Chu was also stunned, so he stepped forward, ignored the guards, helped the white-haired old man, and said, "How does Old Master Chen know this king?" ”

The old man bowed down and said, "Your Highness is the dragon and phoenix among people, and no matter how bad the old man's eyesight is, he can recognize His Highness's extraordinary." And in this army, there can be many sergeants around, who else but His Highness? ”

Wu Chu couldn't help laughing and said, "My husband really has good eyesight!" ”

The old man said: "Your Royal Highness has a good reputation, today the old man led the villagers to come to the army, but these sergeants dare not accept it, let me wait for the small people, isn't it cold?" ”

Wu Shu paused, and then said: "These sergeants are supported by the imperial court, and you are not rich, and I thank these sergeants on behalf of these sergeants for their wishes." ”

It's a miracle that there are even sergeants who refuse to work in the army!

But Li Zheng and the villagers are unwilling, and His Highness does this, doesn't there is a sense of looking down on them? Immediately, Li Zheng said: "Although our villagers are poor, I heard that His Highness is a benevolent and righteous person, and what His Highness has done has made the people admire. ”

Wu Chu was speechless for a while, he didn't want to work in the army, but he thought that there was no shortage of food and grass in the army, and the people lacked food and clothing, so he tried not to do it, but this old man's words, so that Wu Chu had nothing to say, in this era, there will be labor and army and rejected things, and the people are willing to come, and it is indeed wrong for them to be so, and suddenly they have an idea in their hearts, so they said: "In this case, this king has also thanked the villagers, thank you for the love of the villagers, this expedition to Hebei, it will definitely be decided in one fell swoop, so that the people of the world can live in peace!" But this king has a mention, the sages said well, 'come and don't be rude', since the villagers are here, let's eat together and leave! ”

Such crude and unbearable words penetrated into the ears of the people of Luokou Town at this time, and they felt a burst of relief, His Royal Highness was really extraordinary! Suddenly, the young men and girls among the people cheered.

Wu Chu immediately ordered to slaughter pigs and sheep and have fun with the people!

But for a moment, on the bank of Luokoujin, the smoke curled up, forming a wonderful scene, at this time, outside the Bishui Pass, hundreds of hundred stone boats were going upstream, the first person was a young man in leather armor, but he was so immature, but on that immature face, a pair of eyes, from time to time flashed a gleam, obviously this young man is a martial arts practitioner.

"Big brother, look, there is cooking smoke in the direction of Naluokoujin!" Out of the cabin came a brave young man in leather armor, still immature and handsome! (To be continued......)

PS: Yesterday I don't know what's wrong, I changed several machines and didn't turn them on, and I came back late today, sorry