"Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away!"

"Righteous martial arts, those who jump beams, although they are strong, will be killed!"

After two sonorous voices answered, the tall Yanmen Pass City returned to tranquility. Chen Kefu turned his head and just saw Sun Wuji, the governor of Hedong Province, coming out of the shadows on one side. After leaving Luoyang, the eldest grandson Wuji, who is the uncle of the country and a close confidant of Emperor Chen, has experienced the cold wind blowing from the grassland blowing from the north of Yinshan Mountain for two years, and his originally fair face has become much darker, but it has also become more and more mature.

Sun Wuji, a young frontier official and governor of Hedong, had a calm face and walked towards Chen Kefu with light steps. Chen Lei, the commander of the guards in the shadows on one side, held the sword in his hand, raised his eyes to look at the eldest grandson, nodded his head at him, and then turned his gaze away to scan away.

"Your Majesty, good news, good news outside the gates, good news from Marshal Wang!" The eldest grandson smiled slightly, although he shouted good news, but there was not much excitement on his face.

Chen Kefu turned his head to look at the eldest grandson Wuji, and also smiled slightly, but he was speechless.

"Your Majesty, good news outside the border, Marshal Wang is really not old, 50,000 light horsemen out of the fortress, and the flag is victorious. Last night, Marshal Wang led his troops to double the road, galloped in the starry night, and rushed to Dali City unexpectedly, and annihilated 5,000 Turkic forwards in the city in one fell swoop. ”

Hearing this, Chen Kefu frowned slightly. Dali is already in the north of Mayi, but in Dingxiang, and is very close to the Baidaochuan camp in the north of Yinshan, where the Turks are located. Chen Kefu is well acquainted with Marshal Wang Rengong, a general of the border army who is worthy of admiration. But before leaving, the strategy set by Chen Kefu and Lao Shuai was to let Lao Shuai deploy defenses on the front line of the Sanggan River in Mayi, and block the rhythm of the Turkic cavalry going south according to the Zhuguan City of Mayi. After gaining a chance for Yanmen, they will be ready to retreat to the area of Hebei and Beijing through the Flying Fox or the military capital along the Sanggan River. And always ready to pin down the Turkic troops and horses from behind. and raided the Turkic logistics and transport lines.

All this had been agreed in advance, but now the royal army had annihilated the 5,000 Turks of Dali. Chen Kefu believes that after the annihilation of this Turkic army. With Wang Rengong's character, as well as the fierce generals who followed him, such as Luo Shixin, Cheng Biting Jin, Zhang Meng, Daniel Zhang, and Shen Guang, they would never proceed as originally planned. Although there is still Qin Qiong, a steady general. But Chen Kefu already felt that this guerrilla army had broken away from the original plan.

Thinking of the 200,000 Turkic iron horsemen in Baidaochuan in Yinshan, Chen Kefu's brows couldn't help frowning even tighter.

"The old marshal will definitely take the initiative to attack the Turks." Chen Kefu sighed. At such a juncture, Wang Rengong was not afraid of a strong enemy, and dared to take the initiative to attack, this momentum was respected by Chen Pojun, but when he thought of this battle with the Turks, he was very passive and hasty. Moreover, the tone set before the war was only to respond to the war and force peace with the war. The old marshal is here, regardless of victory or defeat. It is possible to turn this battle for peace into a major war between the nascent Great Chen and the unified Turkic Khanate. Regardless of the victory or defeat of the old general, for Chen Kefu and Da Chen. None of this is necessarily a good thing.

Another sound of footsteps came from Dengden. But it was Wei Chi Jingde and the eldest grandson Shunde and other generals who arrived.

"Your Majesty, if you want to fight, you will fight. If you fight hard, you will fight hard, we are afraid of him. Shibi Khan didn't work as a cow at the beginning, but now he is not farming on Luzhou Island. Since he also wants to get a companion for Shibi Khan, then we will fulfill him. As soon as Wei Chigong came, he shouted loudly, in his eyes, although the Turks were outnumbered, Chen Jun would never be afraid of war.

Xiao Yu said with some worry: "The minister recently suddenly received a letter from several old friends in Guanzhong, and they said in the letter that there are rumors and legends in Chang'an, Xijing, and Shen Faxing's father and daughter, who have just been defeated by us in Jiangnan, have been making frequent moves recently. Shen Luoyan, the daughter of Shen Faxing, has already arrived in Chang'an, Xijing, Guanzhong, and I heard that she is lobbying to win over Yu Wenhua, as if she wants to form an alliance, which is not good for my Da Chen. ”…,

"Shen Luoyan is just a woman, and Shen Faxing and Yu Wenhua are just a few disciples, and they are just masters and low-handed. Three months ago, we only dispatched more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and we beat Shen Luoyan and Na Du Fuwei to the bust, they can just engage in some conspiracies and tricks, so why be afraid. If they want to form an alliance, they will form an alliance, are we still afraid that they will not succeed? When it comes to fighting, they have to go back to their mother's womb and study for a few more years. Your Majesty, let's kill this kid Tong Ye Hu first, and then we will clean up the mother-in-law surnamed Shen. Wei Chigong said with an impassioned expression.

"Your Majesty, it's not right." Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Although my Da Chen has a strong army, he can't deal with the simultaneous attack of the Central Plains and the Turks. According to Lao Chen, it is best for us to find a way to resolve the way, and then concentrate on dealing with the soldiers and horses all the way, so that it is a safe strategy. Now the Turks are just coming to ask for their relatives and want to cede the two counties of Dingxiang and Mayi. In Lao Chen's opinion, the two counties of Dingxiang and Mayi are now in ruins, even if they are temporarily ceded to the Turks, it will not matter. Moreover, Princess Yicheng was originally the Khan of Qimin and Shibi Khan, and now we will send her to Tongye Hu Khan and relatives, and it is not indispensable. As long as we can temporarily let the Turks withdraw their troops, we can solve the Central Plains first. Compared with the wasteland outside Yanmen Pass and the reputation of harmony, the unification of the Central Plains is the real foundation of our Dachen. The Central Plains is not unified, and Da Chen will not be able to fight against the Turkic wolf riders with all his strength after all. The old minister also asked His Majesty to think twice. ”

"Think twice, think a bird!" Chen Qing, the general of Yulin Wei, glared at Xiao Yu angrily, "Old thing, you are a soft bone, first betrayed Emperor Sui, and then betrayed Yang Xuan, now do you still want to betray our emperor, and if you don't succeed, you still want to defect to the Turkic barbarians?" ”

"Presumptuous! Lord Xiao is just talking about things, Chen Qing, you are not allowed to attack the minister. Chen Kefu glared at Chen Qing and reprimanded him. What Lord Xiao said is not unreasonable, the Turks are aggressive, aggressive, and unkind, and it is necessary to think more about it. I am well aware that all the ministers have their own opinions about this war, and today I make it clear that if the Turks want to fight, I will fight. If the Turks want to cut off the land and kiss, it is delusional! This concern is not a temporary gain or loss, but the backbone of my Da Chen, if I Da Chen bow his head to the Turks today, then how will I talk about war in the future? ”

Chen Kefu glanced at the ministers and said loudly: "The Turks are wolves that can't be fed, if we give way, they will push further and further." To these barbarians. I will never take half a step back. To fight. Let's fight. Righteous and martial arts, those who jump off the beam, although they are strong, will be killed! ”

"Righteous and vigorous. Those who jump off the beam, although they are strong, will be killed! Wei Chi and other generals all shouted in unison, and the generals were excited.

"Your Majesty. If we want to fight with the Turks, then most of our Dachen soldiers and horses will be transferred north, and how will we deal with Shen Faxing and others who are about to move? Xiao Yu said worriedly.

The eldest grandson Shunde also hesitated: "The Turks have an army of 400,000, and if the Turks forcibly levy, they can also recruit at least 200,000 soldiers and horses." The Turks dismounted as herdsmen, and mounted as cavalry. The Eastern and Western Turks are vast, and the east and west are separated by thousands of miles. and so on, and there are many tribes. The minister even heard that Tong Ye Hu and the emperor of the Great Qin Empire in the extreme west and the emperor of the Persian Empire have a friendship covenant, if Tong Ye Hu borrows troops from them at that time, how will we deal with it? Didn't win. Defeat first. Tong Ye Hu is not the first Khan, this time. Not only do we not have Yang Guang's hundreds of thousands of troops who can help us fight to the death against the Turks, but there are also Shen Faxing and others behind us who are snooping behind the scenes. ”

Hedong Governor Yao Junsu and Zuo Ti Torture Envoy Chen Xiaoyi and other officials also showed concern at this time, echoing the opinions of the eldest grandson Shunde and Xiao Yu. …,

All of a sudden, the generals were enthusiastic about fighting a decisive battle with the Turks, swearing to defeat the Turks who dared to attack. However, the ministers of the eldest grandson Shunde had different worries, and they were even more worried about the war on both sides, and then the newly established Great Chen Empire would collapse like Yang Guang had at the beginning.

The two sides each said a few words, and the arguments continued, Chen Kefu looked at everyone with a headache, and saw that among the generals, except for Li Xiaogong and Song Jingang, a few civil and military officials who had not been attached for a long time, cautiously did not speak, and Li Jing, the actual presiding officer of the Dachen military, has not said a word.

"Li Jing, what do you think about this?"

"Your Majesty's will!" Li Jing replied respectfully.

"Okay." Chen Kefu untied the Chixiao sword at his waist and handed it to Li Jing, and said loudly: "I will hand over the sword to you now, from now on, I dare to say that I will not forgive my relatives if I dare to say anything about cutting land with the Turks." In this battle with the Turks, I have full authority in the hands of Li Shuai, and all arrangements are under the orders of the emperor, and anyone who dares to disobey or even deliberately make trouble from it will be killed! ”

Li Jing held the sword in both hands and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister has a reluctant request, if Your Majesty agrees, then the minister dares to take this sword!" ”

"Speak!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jing looked at Chen Kefu and said, "The minister's request is that Your Majesty immediately move to Taiyuan!" ”

"The big war is coming, how can I retreat!" Chen Kefu said with some surprise.

Li Jing shook his head: "Your Majesty is the king of a country, the body of ten thousand gold. Your Majesty's safety is really related to the rise and fall of my Da Chen. Your Majesty, though he has the courage of all enemies, will be able to do so. But now that Your Majesty is the honor of a country, it is more important to sit in the center than to go to the front line. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and His Majesty is on the front line, not only is it useless, but it will distract the soldiers. Your Majesty, Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen at the beginning and suffered a great defeat, a big reason is that Yang Guang was in the army, which made it impossible for the army to withdraw from Yanmen to Taiyuan in time. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also hurriedly said: "What Li Shuai said is reasonable, the danger of Your Majesty alone is more important than the lives of the 200,000 soldiers in Yanmen Pass. As long as we defeat the Turks this time, within ten years, I will be able to dominate the world. The 200,000 soldiers who went north were gone, and we still had village soldiers, militia groups, and sailors, and even recruited soldiers to fight again with the whole army. Yanmen Pass is lost, we still have Taiyuan, Taiyuan is gone, we still have Luoyang. But, Your Majesty, if you have a case, who can lead us all. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is intelligent, he is not yet a year old. If Your Majesty makes a mistake, Da Chen will die! ”

Chen Kefu's face was solemn and he was silent for a long time.

After a long time, he nodded and said to Li Jing: "I promise you that I will return to Taiyuan tomorrow morning, and all my 50,000 guards will be left with you." ”

"Your Majesty, the Praetorian Guard is Your Majesty's Son of Heaven Guard, how dare the ministers use it." Li Jing refused.

"If you don't fight, you will win! Ladies and gentlemen, I am waiting for your good news in Taiyuan! ”

"No! If you are in a big situation, you will win the battle! ”