"Thank you, Lord Ryu, I have one last question......"

Xu Rui said with a calm face: "Lord Long has been guarding the northern frontier for decades, and no one is more familiar with the grassland than you, if I want to pacify the grassland in one fell swoop, how do you think I should act?" ”

"You finally asked the question."

Long Tu laughed, pointed at Xu Rui and said, "Lord Xu, you became a national candidate at the age of only twenty, don't you think the credit is not big enough?" Now he is actually eyeing the immortal achievement of sweeping the grassland?

Aren't you afraid that the credit for going back this time will be too great, and the saint will take you under the knife? Or is it folded in the hands of Uliji, and the reputation of the first generation is ruined? ”

Xu Rui said in a deep voice: "I have a reason why I have to sweep the grassland. ”

Long Tu glanced at Xu Rui deeply and sneered: "I didn't expect that the champion Hou is still a lover." ”

Xu Rui's face was expressionless, he did not admit it, and he did not deny it.

In fact, Xu Rui is not interested in what he has, but for the sake of Princess Qixia, he must do it, not to mention that Wuliji has become a big trend, if this trouble is not solved in time, the nomads who have been oppressed on the grassland in the future will become a nightmare for all Central Plains dynasties.

Hundreds of people will suffer from war, thousands of young soldiers will die in the never-ending war year after year, and most importantly, the seeds of a new civilization may be threatened.

Therefore, Xu Rui must eliminate the threat while it is still in infancy.

Long Tu sneered and shook his head: "If the Holy Lord hands over all the main forces of the Twelve Guards of the Jingshi to you, and you are willing to spend ten years of effort, then it may not be impossible to sweep the grassland."

But now that the King of Wuling of the Southern Dynasty is eyeing him, the wolves in the capital are around, and the few dragon cubs that are about to grow up are also ready to choose people to devour, and now you only have more than 10,000 people in your hands Apocalypse Guard, there is no longer any chance. ”

Xu Rui frowned: "I didn't expect you to be so pessimistic about this matter......

Long Tuhaha laughed and said: "You all underestimate Uliji, I said that this person is the most outstanding male lord of the grassland for hundreds of years, even in history, do you believe it?"

This man came from a humble background, and was originally the lowliest slave of the thirty-six tribes of the steppe, but with his firm will and outstanding means, he won the position of head of the Getu tribe in just three years, when he was only nineteen years old.

Over the next three years, he led the Getu tribe to grow from strength to strength, annexing six tribes and gradually developing into the leading figure among the thirty-six tribes.

Only the titular Great Khan of the steppe, the Jinshan Ministry, can be compared.

But the years of the Golden Mountain Department to balance him were also very short-lived.

Five years ago, in the name of settling the grassland dispute, Uliji proposed the Hebei Alliance, inviting the leaders of the 36 tribes to demarcate the spheres of influence of each family.

However, he himself secretly hid his troops, and when the Great Khan of the Jinshan Department arrived, he staged a coup d'état, killed the Great Han, seized the throne of the Khan, and became the real master of the steppe.

The year before last, he took advantage of the invasion of the Southern Dynasty to eliminate the last opponent, and captured the four provinces outside the Guanxi of our Great Wei, and became the king of the Guanwai!

At present, Wuliji is strong and strong, with high prestige, ruthless and clever methods.

How can you sweep such a grassland with only 15,000 people? ”

Xu Rui was silent when he heard this.

Long Tu said again: "Do you know that I can guard the northern frontier for decades, what do you rely on?" ”

Xu Rui said: "Divide and strengthen the army!" ”

Long Tu nodded: "That's right, the so-called differentiation is to use the contradictions between the thirty-six tribes of the grassland to balance, arouse their infighting, and make them unable to form a fist."

And to strengthen the army is to rely on the superior military strength of our Great Wei to maintain a high-pressure posture against all departments of the grassland, so that they dare not raise troops to make rebellion, and dare not disrespect the orders of our Great Wei Emperor!

But Uligi's hands and feet were too fast, faster than I could have imagined, and before I could spare the harvest to solve the trouble he had created, he had already become the climate.

Do you think the fiasco outside the Saiwai is really just because my main force and I are not in Tianqi Pass?

Let me tell you, I only took away 50,000 pro-troops, the real main forces are in the four provinces outside the Saiwai, all the divisions of a hundred battles, and the elite soldiers and generals are all there, they are all strong troops that have experienced a hundred battles, and they are not the same as the weak chicken border army on the southern front.

However, when Uliji came, my soldiers were completely vulnerable, and even fought for half a day before the whole line was defeated, and in less than half a month, they completely lost the four provinces outside the Saiwai.

When I heard the news and rushed back, I was also struck by the strength of the steppe cavalry, which seemed to me even stronger than the feared cavalry of the steppe empire.

To be honest, if it weren't for the danger of Tianqi Pass in front of you, maybe the current Great Wei would already be someone else's world. ”

Xu Rui also analyzed the situation of the grassland in the capital, but it was not as vivid as the dragon map.

Unexpectedly, it only took such a short time for Wu Liji to form such a powerful force, and Xu Rui's face instantly became very solemn.

"Are you still going to sweep the steppes in one fell swoop?"

Long Tu asked with a smile.

Xu Rui was silent for a moment, and nodded firmly: "Yes, and even more determined, if Uliji is really a tiger, then I must eliminate this tiger before it is completely out of the cage, if you let it go, I'm afraid no one will be able to take care of him in the future." ”

Long Tu was stunned, as if he didn't expect Xu Rui to say this, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly laughed, but this time there were no other impurities in his smile.

"If it is really terrifying, the strong must first have the heart of a strong man, which is very good for you, being your enemy is definitely the most unwise thing, but unfortunately I learned this truth late.

However, even if you have the heart of a strong man, there is no fundamental change in the current local strength and weakness between the Great Wei and the grassland, and there is always a huge gap between the ideal and the reality, and you may cause a catastrophe if you underestimate the enemy. ”

Xu Rui nodded: "Thank you for reminding me, but there is nothing in this world that cannot be done, and I will definitely eliminate this hidden danger for Dawei." ”

Long Tu nodded: "It's a pity, I can't see such a wonderful drama anymore......"

Xu Rui slowly stood up, took one last look at Long Tu and said: "I chose a suitable executioner for you, after this catastrophe, you can be regarded as having settled all the grievances with this world, if you have the next life, you will start again." ”

After speaking, Xu Rui saluted Long Tu, turned around and walked towards the gate.

Long Tu looked at his back, and there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Outside the front hall door, Xu Rui was stunned and looked at the red sun that was about to set on the horizon, his face was calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a long time, Yan Sheng walked slowly from the corridor, and when he saw Xu Rui, he immediately knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you Brother Xu for helping my brother and sister avenge their hatred, Yan Sheng, who is very kind and virtuous, is unforgettable, I wish to be a cow and a horse in this life to repay Brother Xu!" ”

Xu Rui turned his head and glanced at the bloody knife in Yan Sheng's hand, and said in his heart that at this moment, the invincible Northwest King had left this world, and for some reason, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

He picked up Yan Sheng and shook his head: "It's just a gesture, don't mention it when you are a cow or a horse, to be honest, I saw you as a square gentleman, and I also thought of inviting you to join the army."

But now it seems that you are tranquil by nature, but because of a blood debt, you are forced to have demons in your heart, and this time the enemy is also liberated, so you will go back to your hometown in the future and live a simple life. ”

"Brother Xu!"

Yan Sheng has yet to say more.

Xu Rui shook his head: "Go, if you want me, come to Changxing City, life is impermanent, there are gatherings and scattering, there is no need to be obsessed." ”

Yan Sheng thought for a long time when he heard this, and when he saw Xu Rui's determined expression, he finally nodded: "I must go to Changxing City to see you and Mrs. ”

Xu Rui was stunned and said: "By the way, the Neiko you have seen is actually not married to me yet, she is the princess Qixia of my Great Wei!" ”

"What, Madame is a princess?"

Yan Sheng was stunned.

At this time, there was a sudden sobbing behind the two, and when the two looked back, they saw Yan Siqi rushing out of the other end of the corridor quickly wiping her tears.

A trace of gloom flashed on Yan Sheng's face, and he sighed and said, "Unjustly, ......"

On August 16, the 19th year of Hongwei, 30,000 Weizhou soldiers who were urgently transferred through the secret channels of Jinyiwei finally arrived at Tianqi Pass, Xu Rui handed over the city defense and other affairs to Li Kuang, and he took Tianqiwei to play the princess's guard of honor, leaving Tianqi Pass to continue north.

On August 24, the 19th year of Hongwei, as soon as the army arrived at the vast grassland, everyone saw a black line in the sky with the setting sun.

"My lord, it's the welcoming team, they're coming!"

Cao Siyuan looked at the thousands of people and horses slowly running in the distance and said solemnly.

Xu Rui sneered and said, "It's really not going to stop, it's another tough battle......