313: Guns and arrows

"Feng Dahao's edict. The border states are despised, the country is fierce, the wolf is ambitious, he is in the army, he does all kinds of evil, and the criminals are monstrous. People and gods are angry, and heaven and earth are condemned. Ren eldest prince Xiao Yi is the former general, the ninth prince Xiao Kun is the general of Zhenbei, and the fourteenth prince Xiao Sheng is the general of Zhengbei. If there is a person who is ineffective, the military law will be engaged in it. ”

Luojing, the capital of Dahao, in the Jinluan Hall of the Imperial Palace, on the jade step dragon chair, the queen of the dynasty was graceful and luxurious, and her face was expressionless. Under the jade steps, the queen's henchman, eunuch Liu Qingyun Liu, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, unfolded the holy decree and recited it loudly with a sharp voice. And Xiao Sheng knelt side by side in the hall with the eldest prince lame prince and the ninth prince prince Huan, bowing his head and listening.

I have to say that this holy decree really made the fourteenth prince feel cold in his heart.

The invasion of the ancient kingdom is violent. There is also the support of the Golden Horde in the back. It can be described as a veritable wolf. In addition, the life and death of the second prince are now unknown, and the front line in northern Xinjiang is in chaos, and the situation is absolutely urgent. It stands to reason that the troops stationed near Luojing should be urgently transferred and handed over to the three princes at their disposal, so that they can move north.

But the queen's holy decree allowed the three princes to go to the north alone to take charge of the local soldiers and horses. This is too unreliable.

Although there are indeed large armies stationed in northern Xinjiang, there are eight or nine out of ten soldiers and horses, which belong to the commander of the cavalry general He Qianli, and are guarded on the Great Wall of Rock. As for the other local garrisons, although there are also troops, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they are not needed at all.

The Panshi Great Wall is the most famous fortification on the northern border of Dahao. The Great Wall stretches from east to west, thousands of miles long. Completely isolate the ancient kingdom of Menggu from the northern frontier. It stands to reason that as long as the Great Wall is not breached, it is absolutely impossible for the Menggu Kingdom to invade Dahao.

But in fact, now the Menggu army didn't know what method to use, jumped over the Great Wall of Rock, and suddenly appeared on the land of northern Xinjiang. Then they bloomed on all sides, storming cities everywhere, killing people and setting fires.

As for what happened to the Great Wall of Rock now, no one knows at all. Let me ask, in this case, how can the three princes go to the Great Wall of Rock to take over the soldiers and horses?

Even if the three princes successfully reached the Great Wall of Rock, the chariot general He Qianli, as the younger brother of the general He Chimeng, was also a generation of famous generals. He guarded the Great Wall for 20 years, and built the garrison of the Great Wall like an iron barrel, unable to penetrate with needles or splashed with water. Therefore, everyone usually calls the garrison of the Great Wall "Hejia Army".

With just an edict from the imperial court and the status of a prince, can you take the army from other people's hands and then take it to war? Who dares to think like this, it is really stupid and naΓ―ve.

But then again. Even if the imperial court does not allocate troops and horses, and cannot take over the garrison of the Panshi Great Wall, it does not mean that the eldest prince and the ninth prince will be the commanders of the light pole.

In the Dahao court, the prince couldn't help but get close to the minister. After the prince opened the palace, according to the system, the prince's guard command was set up in the palace, and each division was subordinate to three guards, and each household had 3,500 people. There are about 10,000 in total, all of which are the prince's personal soldiers, and the court has no right to allocate them.

As the head of all the princes, the eldest prince has been opening the government for the longest time, and his subordinates have naturally raised a team of 10,000 elite soldiers. The Nine Emperors' maternal clan is huge, and they have also prepared an army for him.

The army of the Dahao Dynasty is divided into three types: the forbidden army, the box army, and the border army. There are great differences in the treatment of personnel, equipment, provisions, etc. The forbidden army was the most well-equipped, followed by the border army, and the box army was the worst. But even the most elite forbidden army is not as good as the prince's personal guards.

The reason is very simple, it is nothing more than the difference in size. Although the number of forbidden troops was small, there were at least one million, a hundred times more than the prince's private soldiers. The same ten thousand taels of silver were sprinkled on a million people, and each of them received only one penny of silver (ten cents equal to one cent, ten cents equal to one penny, and ten pennies equal to one tael). But if you sprinkle it on 10,000 people, you will get a tael for each of you. The effect is naturally very different.

Therefore, if the two armies face each other, with their excellent equipment, 10,000 princes' private soldiers can at least be compared to 30,000 or 40,000 forbidden troops. If you fight against the Xiang Army, it is not a problem to be ten with one.

With these 10,000 private soldiers as the backbone, they went to the border of northern Xinjiang, and then gathered the defeated army, and selected them to be strong. The Great Prince and the Nine Emperor Princes could easily build an army of 100,000. After that, there is plenty of room for manoeuvre. Even if we can't wipe out or expel all the troops that have entered the Fierce Ancient Kingdom, at least we can keep the situation from continuing to deteriorate.

In contrast, Xiao Sheng, the fourteenth prince, was much more pressed. Before the queen's birthday banquet more than half a year ago, he was just a down-and-out prince. In the palace, he and Gonggong Guan depended on each other, and no one paid attention to them at all. Even the daily necessities are often deducted. Even if it's just to support yourself, it's very reluctant, where is the spare money to support private soldiers?

After becoming the head of the Upper Eastern Wilderness March, Xiao Sheng began to establish a private force. Strictly speaking, the Heavenly Prison Bureau is the private soldier of the Fourteenth Prince. Pull the people inside out, and you can afford more than a thousand usable soldiers.

The problem is that Xiao Sheng left the Heavenly Prison Bureau in the Eastern Wilderness. Now that the Fourteenth Prince is in Luojing, he is alone, and he comes and goes without worry, and he can't be bare anymore. However, the queen's holy decree required the three princes to go north on the same day, and they could not delay for a day. What does this mean?

can only say one thing: the queen can't wait for Xiao Sheng to die quickly. In the end, tomorrow, the fourteenth prince will be surrounded by the fierce ancient army, and he will be cut into meat sauce by thousands of knives, which is the most suitable for the queen.

But no matter how much the queen calculated, she finally miscalculated. That is, with the ability of the Fourteenth Prince, even the commander of the light pole can come and go freely in the army of Menggu. If you want to leave the Fourteen Princes, unless it is a strong person in the innate realm of martial arts, it is absolutely impossible.

But since five hundred years ago, after the ten martial saints mysteriously disappeared at the same time, the world has entered a world of decline in martial arts. The grandmaster master can already dominate the rivers and lakes, and the great grandmaster master is the mainstay of the imperial court.

As for the innate martial arts, it is even rarer. The martial arts of the entire Dahao world are innate combined, and I don't know that there are less than ten people. Five of them are in the Dahao Dynasty, and they all belong to the righteous path.

Although the ancient kingdom of Menggu is a soldier, it is claimed that there are millions of people who can control the strings. But the king himself is only a great master. I have never heard of them, they have a martial arts innate powerhouse.

In the Golden Horde Country, there are three martial arts innate beings. But they are all very detached. Unless it is at the critical moment of the country's life and death, it is absolutely impossible to make a move, let alone fight bravely on the front line like an ordinary soldier.

All of the above is tedious to say. In fact, for the three princes in the Jinluan Palace, it was just a flash in their minds, and all the causes and consequences were immediately thought out clearly.

Xiao Sheng's face was calm, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. The corners of the Nine Emperors' mouth, Xiao Kun, did not hide his gloating. Only the eldest prince Xiao Yi frowned slightly, raised his head, and wanted to speak.

But the eldest prince didn't have time to speak. The Nine Emperor Princes had already taken the lead in shouting, "The sons and daughters have the order." The queen mother, please rest assured, the sons and daughters will go back to gather the army and send out the army early tomorrow morning. This trip will definitely live up to the trust, kill all those hateful barbarians, and rescue the second brother safely. ”

The queen on the dragon throne has a slight bow. Said lightly: "Okay." Since this is the case, the palace is waiting for the good news of the three emperors. On the day of the triumph of the three emperors, the palace should personally go out of the city to celebrate the achievements of the three emperors. ”

The two of them have worked one-on-one, and they have already talked about this, what can the others say? Xiao Sheng smiled and shook his head, bowed down as well, and said, "What Erchen wants to say is just the same as Brother Jiu." ”

The eldest prince sighed and bowed down. But he didn't say a word. The queen saw it in her eyes, and couldn't help sneering even more secretly. Raised his jade hand lightly and said, "Retreat." "Get up and go.

That Liu Qingyun and Liu Gonggong hurriedly stepped forward and trotted two steps, nodded and bowed, and handed over the holy decree to the eldest prince. Then he followed up with the queen and went back to the inner palace.

The three princes stood up separately. The eldest prince looked at the two younger brothers and couldn't help but sigh again. Ning said: "Old Nine, what is the situation of Old Fourteen, you also know very well. The so-called brothers are of the same heart, and their profits are gold. This time, we should work together to contribute to the country. So be it. I'll take 3,000 guards out, and you will also take 3,000 guards, and make up 6,000 people and hand them over to Lao 14, what do you think?"

The Nine Emperors sneered, shook his head and said, "The Fierce Ancient Kingdom has entered the Kou this time, and it is menacing. When you go to northern Xinjiang, 10,000 people may not be enough for self-protection, so where can you divide the troops? Big brother, I advise you not to think too much. Let's take care of ourselves first. With a flick of his sleeve, he turned and walked away.

The eldest prince was anxious and shouted, "Lao Jiu, Lao Jiu!" and was about to catch up with his cane, and grabbed the Nine Emperors before speaking. But the Nine Emperors are walking extremely fast, and the eldest prince is disabled (otherwise he would not have the nickname of the Lame Prince), but where can he catch up?

Xiao Sheng shook his head, grabbed the eldest prince, and said in a condensed voice: "Big brother, don't call it." Since Lao Jiu is unwilling to borrow troops, why should it be difficult for others? ”

The eldest prince stood still, turned around, gritted his teeth vigorously, and said, "Since this is the case, then the old fourteen, my 10,000 pro-army guards, you can take 5,000." ”

Xiao Sheng shook his head and said, "The strength is weak." In fact, Lao Jiu is right. This time, the situation is dangerous when they go north to fight against Menggu, and 10,000 people may not be enough to protect themselves. If it is weakened, it is even more undesirable. ”

The eldest prince stomped his feet and said, "Old Fourteen, since this is the case, then you ......"

Xiao Sheng smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, big brother don't worry. I was planning to go to the north to see what was going on. A person who walks alone is actually more free to move than to bring thousands of soldiers and horses. Even if you can't beat it, at least you can escape. ”

At the queen's birthday banquet that day, Xiao Sheng fought against the son of the Eastern Wilderness. The skill is high for all to see. If you can't beat it, you can always escape this sentence, but the eldest prince believes it. He was helpless and sighed repeatedly. grabbed Xiao Sheng's hand and shook it vigorously. Ning said, "Okay. In that case, then old fourteen, take care!"