In Xuzi's memory, Tang Gong Li Yuan was by no means an image of a military general, although his understanding of archery was much deeper than that of many people. He remembered those days in Huaiyuan Town, when Li Yuan was tolerant of his subordinates, respectful of his superiors and colleagues, and cautious when interacting with officials in the imperial court, lest he make the slightest mistake. In addition, in his eyes, Tang Gong also likes famous horses, fine wine and beautiful women, and is keen on handling trivial government affairs, but he is not very interested in military affairs. Otherwise, he would not have been the grain officer of the army, and he would not have the opportunity to personally command the troops and horses all the way eastward.

But Li Yuan, who was in the mouth of Zhou County, has become a completely different image, proficient in government affairs, powerful and powerful, and uses soldiers like a god. At this critical moment, such a person is the most suitable person to stabilize the place.

"Thanks to Tang Gong, I haven't met any bandits along the way!" Asahiko nodded and replied with a smile. He didn't want to delve into the true image of Tang Gong Li Yuan, but it wasn't just out of politeness. "Dare to ask Lord Zhou, what other soldiers and horses have passed through here, and do I still have a chance to learn with them!"

"Zuo Xiaowei's general Qu Tutong brought 20,000 soldiers to the government just the day before yesterday." Zhou Jue saw that the other party was very respectful to Tang Gong, and he was in a happy mood, and he flipped through the account book and replied, "Eagle Strike Lang General Yao Junsu led five thousand cavalry, and went one day earlier than Lord Qu. General Zuo Yiwei, the Yin Shishi, and Lord Yao were in front and behind, and there were 10,000 soldiers under his command. Speaking of this, he shook his head, the expression on his face was a little disdainful, "But he walked a little slowly, Lord Qu has already surpassed him!" ”

Listening to the familiar and unfamiliar names ringing in his ears in turn, Xuzi was slightly disappointed in his heart. These people have higher official positions than him, and the county soldiers will only be used as stepping stones by others when they catch up with him. He once had a deep understanding of the factional struggle between the soldiers and horses of the Great Sui Dynasty, and he didn't know that he would suffer a loss and send people to the door again.

"The second prince took 4,000 soldiers to Fenyang to join General Yun Dingxing, and left directly from Taiyuan two days ago. Didn't hit me this way! Half of the team is a newly recruited foot soldier, and it won't go very fast! Zhou County Ling can be called a cadre, and when he saw Xu Zi frowning, he vaguely guessed that he didn't like to be in the company of several other Sui generals. Out of the family's desire to help the family, he gave Xuzi enough hints.

"Why did the second prince set off, didn't Duke Tang already receive the edict of King Qin?" Li Xu was taken aback and asked.

"Tang Gong was out to suppress bandits that day, and he also rushed back to Taiyuan in the starry night. There aren't many soldiers that we can use in Hedong County. Zhou Xianling smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He didn't want to say it too bluntly, because he felt that Xuzi, as a descendant of the Li family, should understand that the imperial court had always been suspicious of Tang Gong. "Hurried back to Taiyuan, while preparing food for the soldiers and horses of the Qinwang from all walks of life, while recruiting volunteers, that is, Tang Gong, if someone else was replaced, he would have been busy and dizzy!"

"Well, thanks to the help of your parents!" Xu Zi nodded and smiled understandingly, "Otherwise, just Tang Gong alone will really be too busy!" ”

He remembered the past when he was rejected by Yang Guang because of his identity as the nephew of the Tang Gong clan. originally thought that after Yang Xuangan's rebellion, the royal family's suspicion of Li Yuan had been lifted. I didn't expect it to be so deep so far. But since this is the case, the dozen or so counties in Hedong should not be handed over to Tang Gong to manage. The confused arrangement that both doubted the loyalty of the other party and entrusted it with important responsibilities would be done by the Great Sui Imperial Court.

Now is not the time to complain about the mediocrity of the imperial court, although the phrase "meat eaters are despised" could not be more apt to describe some people in the court. "Does Lord Zhou have a detailed map to Fenyang? Or can you find a brother who can ride a horse to show everyone the way! Taking advantage of the speculation in the negotiation with the other party, Xuzi made a little demand.

"You don't need a map, follow the official road all the way to the north, don't enter Taiyuan, pass through Yuci, and you can reach Fenyang directly. Then walk along the official road for another half a day, saying that it is to fight the Turks, and any Han will take you there. Zhou Xianling's emotions were a little excited, waving his arms and gesturing, "The Turks have looted all the villages near Yanmen, and they are killing people and setting fires everywhere. If the people can get a chance to take revenge, even men will follow you! ”

Xuzi's heart tightened when he heard this, and he instantly gave up the distracting thoughts in his heart. The grassland people will not have mercy on the vanquished, and if they go one day earlier, they can do their part for this ruined Great Sui as soon as possible. He shook the reins of his horse and led the soldiers on the march again. The battle flag from Qi County flew in the autumn wind, and on the flag, there was a tiger with a head out of the mountain and a tiger with teeth and claws.

Three days later, they arrived in Fenyang. The city, which is still a long way from the Plug, is already full of vegetation. Seeing the smoke and dust raised by the horses' hooves on the official road, the local officials immediately closed all the city gates. It wasn't until Xuzi counted out the seal issued by the imperial court that they lowered the drawbridge again.

"Down, the lower officials don't know what it is, it's Marquis Li's coming. Closing the city gate is a helpless move, don't blame the Hou Ye! Don't blame "Fenyang County Ling Zhao Ping is not a responsible person at first glance, and after realizing that he inadvertently offended someone who should not be offended, he was so frightened that his face was full of sweat, and he stammered when he apologized.

"When did the second prince and General Yun leave? Is this place far from Yanmen Pass? Li Xu didn't have time to fight with a local official, so he asked very anxiously.

"Already, it's been days. Here, this place is still 300 miles away from Yanmen Pass. The Turks can be killed overnight! "Zhao Xianling was extremely afraid of the Turkic wolf horse, as if the other party's war horse had wings under its ribs. Looking at Xuzi and the tired county soldiers behind him, the county commander asked in an unbelievable tone, "Hou, is Master Hou also going to King Qin?" Turks, Turks are said to have come more than 200,000! ”

"If you come to a million, you don't want to step into the Central Plains for half a step!" Li Xu glanced at the other party and said angrily. Such a person can actually be a local parent official, I really don't know how he passed the official assessment?

"That's, that's!" Zhao Xianling wiped the cold sweat on his head while looking back at his own place. He began to regret his decision to open the city gates, and once the madman in front of him had the idea of recruiting troops on the spot, it was possible to lead the war to Fenyang. The Turks are not easy to offend, they are very vindictive.......

Fortunately, Xuzi was not as unreasonable as he imagined, "We passed through the city, and we didn't delay in Fenyang!" His words made Zhao County's heart instantly fall back into his stomach, but what happened next made the County Commander cry bitterly.

When the team marched to the yamen, another personal soldier beside Li Xu suddenly stood on the horse and shouted, "Do you want to find the Turks for revenge, we need someone to lead the way!" In an instant, the crowd of onlookers began, and hundreds of young men with hateful faces rushed forward and demanded to join the ranks of the county soldiers. Although the number of the team itself is small, the border people, who have nothing left, want only a chance to die with their enemies.

The ordinary people in this land have always had a deeper affection for the country than their parents and officials, and this has been the case throughout the ages. Xu Zi and Qin Shubao quickly selected more than two dozen horseback riders from among the recruits and put them into the scout team. "We don't have any more horses!" In the face of the disappointed loser, the two comforted them. But the other party refused to get out of the way, and his eyes were full of despair.

"We are mainly here to save the emperor, but I swear to God here that one day, we will wash away all the shame that the barbarians have inflicted on us!" Moved by the other party's gaze, Luo Shixin promised loudly. As soon as the words fell, the roadblockers brushed the ground and dispersed, making way for the county soldiers to make a straight passage.

The passage passes through the north gate and leads to the Great Wall in the twilight. More than 1,000 soldiers galloped like the wind, catching up with the footsteps of other teams. On the banks of the Tuo River, they saw the banner of Yun Dingxing. The team stretched for hundreds of feet, like an angry dragon, and pounced on the Yanmen Gate with its teeth and claws.

There were foot soldiers, there were cavalry, and there were thousands of different battle flags. The sound of trumpets and drums came and went, mixed with the neighing of war horses, the shouts of soldiers, and the turbulent waves around them.

This is an extremely large team, which looks like there are at least 200,000 people from a distance. The foot soldiers on the periphery of the team held their lances high, and the sharp lances reflected the blinding cold light. Outside the footmen, there were countless heralds running back and forth, each with the excitement of battle on their faces. Further out, there were guarded rangers, each with a tall and sturdy horse from the Western Regions under his crotch, whose fur was groomed and smooth.

"I knew that there were so many people coming to King Qin, why did we come all the way to make peace!" Luo Shixin was a little surprised by the strength of the friendly army, and shook his head to discuss.

But he soon sensed that something was wrong with the scenery before him, and the detachments were running vigorously around the group, but never too far away from the group. Even when the ranks of the county soldiers were approaching, they refused to come forward and ask for the identity of the comer.

"Yun Dingxing, this kid is not honest!" Before being ridiculed, Luo Shixin hurriedly added. By this time, he was less than fifty feet away from his allies, and the banner of battle was almost obscuring all his vision, but he could not feel the murderous aura commensurate with the size of the team in front of him.

"General Yun is bluffing to scare the Turks!" Qin Shubao also laughed, "The team is hollow, you really can't find it if you don't get closer!" ”

"I don't know whose ghost idea, I hope the Turks can be scared by him!" Xuzi also thought it was funny and commented with a smile. The team in front had already reacted, and the banner formation of the wave was separated, and dozens of fast horses ran against the flow of people. On a steed at the forefront, a tall and masculine young man with a very masculine look at him with a smile on his face.

Xuzi knew who came up with the ghost idea, and hit the horse to meet it, and her heart was instantly filled with warmth.

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