Just when a silent net in the imperial court was gradually opening up and coming towards Li Wufeng, who knew nothing, Li Wufeng, who was far away in the northwest, was stepping up military deployment, preparing to solve the problem of the chaotic army in the northwest in one fell swoop.

On January 11, 694 in the continental calendar, the newly formed Northwest Army completed its assembly in Guide and held a huge military parade in the west of Guide Prefecture.

When the four reorganized divisions marched in unison, holding high the imperial apricot-yellow Shuanglong Zhuzhu flag and the Jinpeng flag representing the Northwest Army, they walked in front of the rostrum with their heads held high, and for a while, the drums shook the sky and the flags covered the sky. Brand new armor, full of fighting spirit, such as Lin's halberd gun, strong war horse, in the stirred up bursts of sand and smoke and dust through the mighty pass.

The celebrities, gentry, and magnates of the northwest provinces who were invited to watch the parade were all impressed and told each other that they would not have to worry about border bandits in the future. Yinchuan Prefecture and Taixuan Prefecture also sent observers to observe the military parade, and the combat effectiveness displayed by the laymen and the insiders watched the doorway, and the combat effectiveness displayed by the four divisions greatly surprised the military observers of the two prefectures. Whether it is morale, spirit, logistics equipment, and the training of the soldiers, they have greatly exceeded their original estimates.

Just when tens of thousands of people in the audience were happily watching the military parade, in the crowd dozens of meters away from the parade rostrum, two middle-aged men dressed no different from the people around them were paying close attention to the people sitting on the rostrum. The two men were dressed in black robes, and their faces were covered tightly by a long scarf, and they couldn't see their true faces. Because of the strong winter wind and sand in the northwest, coupled with the complex religious and ethnic composition, they are not distracted by this kind of dress.

The young man sitting in the center is Li Wufeng, Xiao Tang on the left hand side, and Ling Tianfang on the right hand side, these two people are his left and right arms. The shorter man whispered to the man next to him.

"Well, what is the woman behind him doing?"

"It should be Li Wufeng's woman. Although Li Wufeng is not married yet, he has a lot of women, but they should all be in Qingyang, maybe they came with Li Wufeng. The short man couldn't tell if the two women standing behind Li Wufeng were Li Wufeng's women.

"What do you think of the training of their army?" squinted his eyes, the tall man carefully observed the marching troops, he cared about the army far more than the average person.

"It's pretty good, although the so-called Northwest Army has only been formed, but these divisions have all been renamed from the original garrison units of Qingyang and Jinzhou, and they are all Li Wufeng's leading troops. The short man was also very attentive to the fighting power of the army, "These units have all experienced the battles with the Rope, and now they are fully equipped with men and equipment, and they are quite strong. ”

After a while, the two men silently left the arena and walked separately, and after making sure that no one was following, the short man walked through several streets, turned into a side alley, and finally slipped into a deep house with a false door, and the door closed tightly with a "squeak".

In a rather hidden secret room deep in the house, the tall man had changed out of his robe and scarf, and the short man had quietly walked in, but he was still wearing a scarf, and his face was still covered by most of it, so that people could not see his face clearly.

The tall man was quite pleased with the short man's caution, and he sat down and nodded to the short man, motioning for him to sit down as well.

"My lord, you came from home this time, but what happened to your goal?" asked the short man as he sat down, and asked the tall man who was gently blowing the white mist rising from the teacup.

Silently shook his head, "There is no change for the time being, the above just asks us to step up the collection of military and economic information here, pay special attention to their diplomatic movements, and notify us as soon as there is a change in the work goal." After a pause, the tall man thought for a moment and said: "The above is very satisfied with the situation of our collection last time, this time I came back and brought a lot of funds, so that we can expand the scope of collection, and a few people have been sent from above, they will come in batches as merchants in half a month, and then your pressure will not be so great." ”

"I feel that they have strengthened their precautions in Qingyang and Jinzhou, and now they have only just been built here, so they are relatively loose, and it seems that their internal affairs department is not weak. "The short man's mood is a little heavy, the personnel and expenses are increasing, and the task is naturally aggravated, but the environment is becoming more and more sinister, and the pressure on himself will only increase, and it is impossible to reduce it at all.

The tall man patted the short man on the shoulder in understanding, and turned his head to look out the window, he really didn't have a better word to comfort his subordinates. This line of work is inherently high-risk, and it is impossible to tell which day the military and police will break into the door, and they may end up in prison for the rest of their lives, or even pay the price of their lives.

Li Wufeng frowned, carefully read the information in his hand, the rebel army is still entrenched in the border area between Guide and Taixuan, and the expected shortage of food has not appeared in the chaotic army, it seems that he has received sufficient logistics supplies from Taixuan, because the junction of Guide and Taixuan is not a densely populated and economically developed place, and it is impossible to rely on other means to supply. This couldn't help but make Li Wufeng want to figure out how deep the Fielding of Taixuan Mansion wanted to stir up in this rebellion.

Could it be that His Royal Highness is relieved to have a good time with himself, even if he is noticed by the imperial court, he doesn't care? Wufeng stood up, stretched his arms, moved his whole body, and paced square steps in the room.

If that's the case, you'll have to deal with it seriously. Although his Northwest Army has been formed, this is his own capital, and he is really unwilling to consume this army on these chaotic troops. The number of the rebellious army is seventy or eighty thousand, and now they are in a group, if they have the logistical support of Taixuan Mansion, it will not be a problem to solve them by themselves, but casualties are not avoidable, which is really something I don't want to see.

However, it is imperative to exterminate this chaotic army, and we must not allow this chaotic army to endanger the great cause of construction in the entire northwest, even if it suffers some losses. Gently pushing open the window, a cold wind blew in his face, which lifted the spirit of Wufeng's head in the greenhouse, and he secretly made up his mind.

"My lord, according to your request, I have sent your order to Lord Fielding of Taixuan Mansion in the name of the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, ordering all his troops to assemble in the city, renovate on the spot, and obey orders, and not leave the city without your orders. Lord Liang has already led the 1st Division to insert 50 kilometers into the territory of Taixuanfu from south to north, and it is expected that it will arrive at Ping'andu at noon tomorrow to cut off the logistics supply line of the chaotic army. Lord Cui Wenxiu has also led the second division to enter Taixuan Mansion from west to east, and is now advancing at a high speed, and it is estimated that it will be able to reach the reserved position tomorrow afternoon to prevent the army of Taixuan Mansion from moving. The 3rd and 4th Divisions have arrived at their designated positions as planned and are now on standby. The German garrison division has also completed its assembly according to your opinion, and has now advanced to our department. Report over!"

"Well, order the intelligence department to step up the surveillance of the Taixuan Mansion army, and report it as soon as there is a situation. In addition, is there any news from the chaotic army?" Li Wufeng stood at the door of the camp tent and exhaled a long breath, which condensed into a white mist in the air.

"Back to my lord, not yet. He stood respectfully beside him, while the clerk took notes.

Taixuanfu City Guard. A burly man was walking around the hall irritably, judging from the official uniform he was wearing, he was the city guard of Taixuan Mansion. It seems that he is in a rather bad mood at this time, and the reason for his bad mood is the order from the Guide Mansion on his desk.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"Traces of the army have been found in Ping'andu, northwest of our province, and according to the estimated strength of Tanma, the strength is about one division, and the number should be the first division of the Northwest Army. In addition, at the junction of the north-western corner and Guide, cavalry units have also been found to have entered our territory, and are now rapidly advancing eastward, with unknown intentions. ”

Fielding gasped, this Li Wufeng is really resolute, as soon as the order arrives here, the army over there has already been killed, what should he do? Should he send troops to meet it? Or obey the order? Fielding is in a dilemma.

Sending troops to meet the attack, not only is he untenable in terms of righteousness, Li Wufeng is his own nominal boss, but he has already given himself orders, and the spearhead is pointed at the bandits who are also the bane, so he will force himself to the point of irreversibility, not to mention the victory or defeat of the war. But if you don't send troops to support, it will be against the will of your master, and once these bandits are defeated, they will definitely expose those unknown insiders to the public, which is definitely a big threat to their master.

Perhaps it was a mistake to choose to cooperate with these rebel forces in the first place, not only wasting a lot of money and materials on their side, but it did not play a big role at all, and left such a big disaster, and now it is too late to regret it.

took a long breath, and now it was too late to ask Yanjing for instructions, so he had to make a decision himself. Sitting in front of the desk, Fielding stroked his forehead and pondered for a long time before he sighed, "That's it, that's it!"

"Someone!"

"Here!"

"You go to Pi Yixiu at once, tell him about Li Wufeng's march, we are now powerless to help him, let him do what he wants, and wish him good luck. With that, he lay down weakly on the seat.

"Your Excellency!?" the man who came in looked at him in surprise.

"Needless to say, so be it!" Fielding didn't want to explain anything more.

When the visitor hung his head in frustration, Fielding's voice rang out again, "Come back." ”

Looking at the bewildered faces of the visitors, Fielding said carefully: "If they can break through Li Wufeng's encirclement and break through to the central region of our Taixuan Mansion, I can find a way to ensure that they leave the northwest safely, but they can't stay in the territory of Taixuan Mansion. ”

When the visitor left, Fielding had completely regained his composure, and a grim look appeared on his face, "Someone is coming." ”

"Here!"

Fielding summoned a secret servant and asked him to come over with his ear, and secretly made some arrangements, and the secret servant nodded knowingly and left.