Since the birth of the Iron Army, it has been within the scope of Shannan West Road, and the farthest is also to Yangzhou, to which Shannan West Road belongs, which is said to be an activity within the territory, but this time the situation is different, the Iron Blood Army needs to trek more than a thousand miles to Luoyang, which has no logistics support and mass base, to fight, and the pressure it faces is conceivable.

Conquest is not child's play, it is not feasible to pay lip service, we must take into account all aspects, especially Li Rupei, who crossed over, knows the importance of the mass base, goes to a strange place to fight, his eyes are black, what the scouts can detect is the terrain and landforms, and he knows nothing about other situations, and all wars in human history, all battles of an aggressive nature, no matter what kind of advantage they occupy at the beginning, will eventually fail.

On the occasion of the departure of the army, Li Rupei clearly put forward the requirements, the military discipline of the iron-blooded army needs to be strictly enforced, during the march, no matter what the situation is, it is not allowed to damage the interests of the people, if someone wants to rob the people, there is a burning and killing behavior, regardless of the reason, all beheaded to show the public, this is an iron rule, there is no possibility of accommodation.

Since it is an iron-blooded army, it is necessary to have iron discipline, especially in the initial stage, and no problems can arise.

The marching route has long been determined, from Liangzhou to Yangzhou, and then into Quanzhou, to which Shannan Dongdao belongs, from Quanzhou directly into the eastern capital Luoyang, the journey is more than 1,300 miles, although the iron-blooded army has enough horses, but the action can not be too fast, mainly the logistics and military needs of this piece to be taken care of, the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, the grain and grass must be guaranteed, this is the basis of the march to fight, the consumption of 20,000 troops is very large, the time of the expedition is at least half a month or more, the grain and grass can not be guaranteed, the team must be chaotic.

The Iron Blood Army rushed to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and the action needed to be kept secret, not to mention absolute secrecy, at least not large-scale publicity, it was best that when the Iron Blood Army arrived in Luoyang, Huang Chao did not know the news of the Iron Blood Army's assistance, so that Huang Chao could be caught off guard. It is very difficult to do this, it is conceivable that the size and sound of the 20,000 army is not small, and it will definitely attract a lot of attention along the way, and may even encounter some unexpected situations, but there are also benefits, that is, the communication of this era is particularly underdeveloped, and the news of the dispatch of the Iron Blood Army will not spread quickly, as long as the Iron Blood Army moves quickly, I am afraid that after arriving in the eastern capital Luoyang, Huang Chao may not be able to get the news.

At the end of November, the iron-blooded army set out from Liangzhou, and the 20,000 army was divided into the front army and the middle army, the front army was led by Gao Chibang, the Chinese army was led by Li Rupei, Huang Biao followed Li Rupei's actions, and Song Hu stayed in Liangzhou to assist Qian Shiqu and Ma Haoxuan and others to protect the safety of Shannan West Road.

What is different from the past is that Qin Erhei has become the herald by Li Rupei's side, and Xie Yuxin has become the strategist by Li Rupei's side, and it is said that these two people are not qualified for such positions.

became the king of Yi and concurrently served as the envoy of Shannan West Province, Li Rupei really felt the importance of talents, after all, the time for his rise was very short, and the talents around him were still limited.

The matter of talents can not be in a hurry, especially in the complicated situation at the end of the Tang Dynasty, historical records, there were many people who rebelled at the end of the Tang Dynasty, especially after the gradual decline of the royal family, the festival envoys in various places were self-established kings, so that later there were five dynasties and ten kingdoms, and many emperors appeared. The fundamental reason for this situation is that there is no strong dynasty that can rule the world, so that the desire for power of the slightly capable people can burst out unlimitedly.

Li Rupei needs to cultivate talents who are absolutely loyal to himself, at least the left and right henchmen must be absolutely loyal, even if the process is a little longer.

The status of a royal child and a prince can help him save a lot of things, and the idea of loyalty to the monarch is still the most feasible way to attract talents.

Gao Chibang, Huang Biao, Song Hu, Yan Fu and Zhao Laibao and others are the backbone of the iron-blooded army, and they are also Li Rupei's fully trustworthy henchmen, after such a long time of running-in, these people also know his ability, there is no problem with absolute loyalty, among the civil officials, Ma Haoxuan, Yu Chenghui and Tan Mingxiao and others, who used to be officials of the imperial court, hope to be able to display their ambitions, to Li Rupei's side, see such an opportunity, and will work hard to do things, Qian Shiqu, Xie Guoxi, Xie Yuxin and Qin Erhei and others, It is completely dependent on Li Rupei's support, and they can only have a good future if they are wholeheartedly loyal.

Therefore, cultivating Xie Yuxin, Qin Erhei and others well is something that Li Rupei must think about and do seriously, and of course he still needs to bring more talents.

It is also from this point that Li Rupei resolutely entrusted Xie Yuxin, Qin Erhei and others with important tasks, the purpose is to train them and let them grow up as soon as possible.

The march of the army is very fast, and the scouts are constantly scouting day and night, mainly to observe whether Liu Ziheng, the envoy of Shannan Dongdao, will have any radical performance, everyone knows very well that Liu Ziheng will not consider the interests of the imperial court, as long as there is an opportunity to deal with the iron-blooded army from behind, he will never be soft.

Xie Yuxin and Qin Erhei's performance was very good, and they could completely keep up with the marching speed of the army. They have always been training with the Iron Blood Army, and it is said that Xie Yuxin is a scholar, but Xie Guoxi insisted that Xie Yuxin stay in the Iron Blood Army and asked Xie Yuxin to endure hardships.

According to the plan, 20,000 soldiers of the iron-blooded army must rush to Luoyang, the eastern capital, in four days, from Liangzhou to Luoyang, there are more than 1,300 miles, and the army must march more than 300 miles every day.

There were only two hours of rest in the day, and they were all from afternoon to evening, and it was necessary to march at night, so that the movement of the army could be kept as secret as possible. With the systematic and rigorous training on weekdays, the marching speed of the army is very fast, no one complains, and no one is left behind.

It was already winter, and the bitter cold climate tested everyone's perseverance, especially when marching at night, the body was frozen and stiff, even if you drank the boiled ginger soup, it was difficult to resist the cold.

Li Rupei was originally a little worried, after all, people's ability to bear is limited, under such a cold weather, marching more than a thousand miles in a hurry, there is basically not much rest time every day, and the nerves are tense all the time, fortunately, Xie Yuxin and Qin Erhei have all withstood such a test, especially Xie Yuxin, it seems that there are almost no scholars anymore.

The former army had already left the territory of Jeonju, and when the Chinese army was about to leave the territory of Jeonju, the scouts came to report it.

"Report to the marshal, signs of military activity have been found in the direction of Jeonju Prefecture."

Li Rupei frowned.

Xie Yuxin, who was beside him, opened his mouth and ordered the scouts.

"Continue to scout and see how many troops there are in the direction of Jeonju Prefecture, and it is best to find out their purpose."

After the scout left, Li Rupei slowly spoke.

"Xie Yuxin, there is an army in the direction of Quanzhou, what do you think about this matter?"

"Marshal, my subordinates think that there is no need to worry, according to the judgment of my subordinates, the army that appeared in the direction of Quanzhou is likely to be the foreign town soldiers under Liu Ziheng, the tooth army of Shannan Dongdao is stationed in Xiangyang, and the tooth army is stationed in the periphery of Xiangyang, and only the foreign town soldiers are stationed in the direction of Quanzhou, and the action of the iron-blooded army is very fast, but it will all leave Quanzhou in one day, even if Liu Ziheng is aware, it is impossible to send the tooth army to come, the combat effectiveness of the foreign town soldiers is not to worry, and the subordinates think that they will not take the initiative to provoke, After all, the iron-blooded army exterminated the 20,000 army led by Huang Kui, and Liu Ziheng knew it. ”

Li Rupei nodded slowly.

"Very good, your analysis is very good, the foreign soldiers stationed in Quanzhou are not small, the Iron Blood Army has no time to clean them up at the moment, but when they come back, their lives are not so good."

After saying this, Li Rupei spoke to Qin Erhei.

"Qin Erhei, pass on the order of the marshal, the army will speed up the march, and within today, leave the territory of the whole state."

Xie Yuxin's analysis is good, stationed outside the city of Quanzhou, found an abnormality, the leading generals sent people to investigate, found that there are troops through the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, this time they were frightened, not long ago Huang Kuo led the 20,000 troops to attack Shannan West Road, this general learned the momentum of the army, fortunately, Huang Kuo's task is to attack Liangzhou, there is no move in the whole state, but soon the news that Huang Kuo's army was exterminated by the iron-blooded army, it spread to Quanzhou, which made the scalp of the foreign town soldiers in Quanzhou numb, They knew very well that if the Iron Blooded Army planned to attack Jeonju, they would have no way to stop and resist.

This time it was found that the army entered Quanzhou, whether the other party was the iron-blooded army of Shannan West Road, whether it was preparing to attack Quanzhou, everyone was not very clear, but from the detected situation, this army did not seem to have the intention of attacking Quanzhou, just passing through Quanzhou, which made the leading generals breathe a sigh of relief At the same time, they did not want to lose face too much, so they ordered the army to patrol around, put on a shelf, and then explain to the Jiedu envoy.

This leading general would not have thought at all, it was his move that caused the most annoying thing to the soldiers of the other towns and himself, Li Rupei has long had a gritted hatred for Liu Ziheng, and it is a thing that Li Rupei can't ask for to be able to exterminate Liu Ziheng's living force, and the soldiers stationed in Quanzhou are just the entry point, and the total annihilation of this foreign town soldiers will definitely be able to sting Liu Ziheng and let Liu Ziheng take action, and it will be much easier to completely wipe out the army of Shannan Dongdao when the time comes.