Chai Jin was promoted to marshal, this was the most sensational news before the army set off, and at the same time shattered his glasses.

Before the three armies, Chai Jinrong was promoted to the commander of the three armies, and took over the handsome seal with high spirits, while Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu were demoted to deputy marshals, and the rest had to be lined up in turn.

After symbolically transferring the defenders from some places in Guanzhong to announce that they were gathering troops in one place, the imperial army also officially issued a list of documents, preparing to meet the rebel king with an army of 200,000, but in fact, the 200,000 troops were still only more than 20,000 defenders in Tongguan. Because part of the town was to be left to guard Tongguan, in fact, there were less than 20,000 rebels on this road.

Liu Yu, the candidate for guarding Tongguan, has also been decided, it is Qu Zhu, there are not many people around him now, and the Tongguan guard must be absolutely loyal, no one is more suitable than Qu Zhu. This also means that Luan will move to Luoyang, and the new emperor and Liu Yu will no longer have anyone around them, except for a reckless Huo disease.

The army was scheduled to set out on the fourth day of October.

Tongguan is still very comfortable, far away from the rear of the battlefield, it may be the front line tomorrow, these are not important. Outside Tongguan is like a big garden, intruders and defenders wrestle in this big garden, the least good, can also retreat to Tongguan to set up a second line of defense. Of course, this is what Liu Yu does not want.

The day before the departure of the army, Liu Yu had been studying the military map alone. The terrain, the deployment between cities, the battle reports from all sides, and the comprehensive army map are also making decisions in his heart. Now it was Xuzhou City at the beginning, and the city guard also sent letters to Tongguan many times to ask for help, indicating that the war there was urgent.

It is true that the imperial court has no troops to help.

Xuzhou City is the first large city of the imperial court in Jiangbei, the city wall is dangerous, and the defenders are not many to cope with the Huai army for some time. The first battle of Xuzhou City can also be said to be the first battle after King Huai's official rebellion. For other vassal kings who wavered in their attitudes. This battle will also play a role in fueling the flames. King Huai wanted to take Xuzhou. It is also to prove to other vassal kings that his army has the strength to conquer the city, and the city of Xuzhou can be broken, and the Tongguan and Chang'an cities are also not a problem.

But Liu Yu always felt that King Huai's strategy was wrong, or rather, King Huai was hiding a hand.

Shoot the man first and shoot the horse, and capture the thief first and capture the king.

The vassal king wants to rebel, if he wants to fight down one city after another. Then he will definitely not be able to consume the court. At the beginning, you may be in the limelight, you can go all the way, but after the turn of the year, it will be impossible to continue after a while. For another three and five years, eighty or ninety years, Huaidi could not feed such an expeditionary army even if it smashed pots and sold iron, and then held each other, strategically retreated, and then defeated...... King Huai should know this truth, even if he doesn't know the way, his advisers will tell him clearly.

Two of the most effective ways to rebel are to storm the capital. Capture the Emperor, both of which were almost simultaneous in previous rebellions.

Either way, it's a quick fix.

Luan drove while outside. It is claimed that it is a personal expedition of the imperial driver, but the strength of the imperial army will not be unclear to King Huai. Even in this case, King Huai still had to spend a lot of effort to capture the strategically significant Xuzhou City, which made Liu Yu feel even more incomprehensible.

Or that King Huai just wants to find a backing city in Jiangbei and start a protracted tug-of-war. King Huai did not consume energy, or he thought that the imperial court could not afford it.

I didn't understand, Liu Yu didn't need to think too much, he came out of the hall, and walked directly to the residence in the back. Discuss it with Xu Xuanzhu, sometimes it is very helpful to him.

Their husband and wife's residence in Tongguan is a small house behind the council hall, a separate courtyard separated from the general's mansion in front of the gate, there is a high platform in the small courtyard to see the situation in most of the area in Tongguan, at this time this small high platform was "requisitioned" by the guards of the female army, between several flagpoles along the rope hung colorful washed clothes, like a colorful small flag, in Tongguan everywhere the defenders and the people to show the sovereignty of this courtyard.

Before Liu Yu arrived at the small courtyard, the female soldiers had just washed their clothes and dispersed, Xu Xuanzhu walked over from the well with Lu Chu'er with a wooden basin, there were a lot of clothes in the wooden basin, and Liu Yu looked at it and saw that it was all his.

asked the commander of the women's army and the deputy marshal of the three armies to come with the army to wash his clothes, Liu Yu felt that it was a bit overkill. But Xu Xuanzhu didn't mind, or she still enjoyed this life.

"In the future, you will still leave this kind of thing to the Lu guards to do, how can Mrs. Lao do it herself?" Liu Yu took Xu Xuanzhu's hand with some distress, Xu Xuanzhu's face turned red, but Lu Chu'er next to him was secretly looking at this side.

Lu Chu'er is a typical long-tongued woman, as long as she sees anything about their husband and wife, she will definitely tell them to those little female soldiers, so as to show how close she is to the general and uncle.

Especially after a carriage incident, Lu Chuer's eyes became even more thief.

Xu Xuanzhu twisted and said, "There are some clothes that are not suitable for Chu'er and them to wash." ”

Liu Yu understood. Xu Xuanzhu didn't mind handing over his clothes to Lu Chu'er to wash, but many of the man's clothes were still worn inside, so Xu Xuanzhu had to do it himself.

A good wife will also be a good mother in the future. Liu Yuneng is proud to marry such a good wife who can run a family with martial arts and Ma Wen, if everyone who is a female soldier is as brainless as Lu Chuer or as rude as Xu Caihua, there is no need to live as a man.

Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu entered the small courtyard together, and occasionally talked about this battle on the way. Waiting for Xu Xuanzhu to hang Liu Yu's pair alone in the small courtyard, Liu Yu said: "Tomorrow, the army will set off for Luoyang, and it is a good thing to wash the clothes and bring them." ”

"Hmm." Xu Xuanzhu had a smile on his face, and his hands were still on his hands with the washed clothes.

Liu Yu thought about it, but he didn't want to say it, but he still said: "Madam, we may, we won't go to Luoyang together this time." ”

Xu Xuanzhu was stunned for a moment, and turned to look at Liu Yu.

This time, Luan drove to Luoyang, and in Xu Xuanzhu's opinion, he also moved the command post of the Chinese army of the imperial court to a place closer to the front line, and Luoyang itself is also a big city, and it is not far behind the longer Ancheng. Luoyang City is not too far from Tongguan and the northern border pass, even if the Huai King gains power, Luoyang will also be supported by the Guanzhong and the border pass army, which can be said to be the best position for the command post of the Chinese army.

"Hmm."

Xu Xuanzhu was just stunned, then turned around and continued to sort out the clothes drying on the rope.

Liu Yu didn't expect Xu Xuanzhu to accept it so lightly, or rather, she didn't even have any questions?

"Madame, don't you ask where we are going?"

Xu Xuanzhu said with a smile: "The husband will go wherever he says, as long as the husband doesn't send the concubine away alone." This battle will take some time, and I just hope that it will end sooner and return to Chang'an City to live a peaceful and stable life. ”

Liu Yue understood that at this time, Xu Xuanzhu was no longer thinking about making meritorious contributions, but living a good life at home. For a female general who fights horses all year round, the temptation of an ordinary life is greater than killing enemies on the battlefield.

Seeing that Xu Xuanzhu supported him so much, he no longer wanted to hide it, and told him his plan. Xu Xuanzhu listened to it for a long time, probably not wanting to think too much, and said, "How did the husband say that the concubine followed." ”

After getting married, Xu Xuanzhu didn't want to think about many things in detail, and it was completely up to Liu Yue to make the decision, and she rarely intervened, respecting her husband's decision. Liu Yu explained: "To put it simply, let Luan drive to Tongguan is to set the direction of our defense, and temporarily set up the palace in Luoyang, even if Luoyang is lost, Luan can also go back to Guanzhong, and the Huai army will take two efforts." With defense, there must also be attack, otherwise the Huai army will have no worries, which will be unfavorable to us. ”

"Attack? Do we have soldiers? ”

Xu Xuanzhu seems to have finally regained his previous wisdom, which also makes Liu Yu feel relieved.

"There are not many soldiers, and it may not be enough to deal with the Huai army, but it's okay to make trouble in the back."

Liu Yu said this, which made Xu Xuanzhu feel a little worried, although she didn't mind Liu Yu's decision, but she still had to consider her husband and her own comfort, Liu Yu said this is equivalent to putting herself in danger.

"Husband, such a dangerous thing can be done by the concubine alone. The husband might as well follow Luan's drive and make the emperor psychologically stable. ”

Liu Yu was moved in her heart, just now she said not to separate, but now when she hears that there is danger, she has to take it alone, what more can a wife ask for.

"Don't worry, madam, I never do anything that I am not sure of. We are not going to fight hard this time, it is to make trouble, let the Huai army take care of one and lose the other, and at the same time let the other vassal kings know the fate of fighting against the imperial court. We can fight if we can, run if we can't, guerrilla warfare, understand? ”

Liu Yu smiled and said, Xu Xuanzhu sounded quite interesting.

When a soldier is concerned about not giving up an inch of land, and a reasonable reason must be given for strategic retreat, he has never heard of Liu Yu's tactics, and he will run if he can't fight? In the past, this was dealt with by military law.

"Is the husband going to attack him?"

"Hmm. The Huai army has two roads, and we must also go our separate ways. Luan's army is on the road, and our team is making trouble on the bottom road. Soon there will be a middle route army, the rebellion in Guanzhong has been basically lifted, and I have asked Yang Lie to lead a group out of Wuguan to harass the Huai army from the middle. The main target of our lower route army is not the Huai army, but the king of Shu and the king, who dare to go against the court, that is, against our husband and wife, and kill him. ”

Xu Xuanzhu couldn't help but be infected when he heard what Liu Yu said, and said, "Yes, kill ...... He's shit. ”

The first time he said such a vulgar thing, Xu Xuanzhu couldn't help but laugh after speaking, and was looked at by Liu Yu with a smile, and lowered his head with a red face.

Liu Yue saw his wife's support like this, and the worries in his heart disappeared. It is said that there will be no danger, but how can it be safe and secure if you go deep into the enemy's territory, not only will you have to eat and sleep in the open, but you will also have to face unpredictable enemies at any time.

Although it was dangerous, the allure of this thrill made him feel invigorated when he thought about it.

"We will stay in Tongguan for the time being." Liu Yu said later, "It won't be long, let's go south, and some things will be transported from Chang'an City soon." (To be continued......)