Chapter 157: The Soldiers' Grassland
The Governor of the Metropolitan raised his account.
Xu Lin passed down the general order for the three-way army to send troops.
The left army sent 100,000 troops, and Qin Quan sent troops from Wusheling in Xiliang Prefecture. The Right Route Army sent 80,000 troops, led by the Min Bank, and advanced along the Qinghe line. The Central Route Army sent 170,000 troops, led by Xu Lin himself, sent troops from the middle capital, and went straight to the small hills.
Two teams of soldiers pulled the sling, and the terrifying gate of the central capital city made a dull creaking sound, and the wind and sand and dust deposited on the gate fell. From a distance, a crack suddenly cracked on the wall of the black pressure of Zhongdu, and then this gap became bigger and bigger, and a line of heaven opened.
The gate of Zhongdu slowly opened.
The first row of black-armored cavalry slowly walked out of the gate of Zhongdu, the cavalry and the war horses were covered with heavy armor, and the indifferent armor covered the expression of the cavalry, which complemented the long knife in his hand.
Today is the day when 230,000 iron riders ride out of the middle capital.
The Northwest Cavalry Armor Da Zheng, the Central Capital Iron Cavalry Armor Northwest.
Since the Son of Heaven's pro-army was gradually abandoned, the northeast front line centered on the northern capital had been war-free for a long time, and the Northwest Army led by the central capital had become the most elite force in Dazheng.
One row after another, and looking back from the first row, there was a black torrent with no end in sight.
The horse's hooves shook the sky, and the flags covered the sun.
Xu Lin stood at the head of the middle capital, overlooking the iron horse under the city.
After the iron horsemen left the city, they lined up, and they all looked at the governor of the city.
Xu Lin spoke slowly, his voice was not loud, but every cavalryman could hear it clearly.
"Raising troops for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, now the grassland is in turmoil, Xiao Shun took advantage of the chaos, did not obey the king, did not respect the royal road, ran rampant lawlessly, and caused disaster to the grassland! The grassland is a vassal of our dynasty, Your Majesty inherits the will of heaven, so the army is raised to fight against rebellion, today, is the day when we serve the court, and the day of loyalty to Your Majesty!"
Suddenly, the wind and snow rose, and when I looked up, the snow fell all over the sky.
100,000 black-armored iron horsemen sat on high horses, and said in a loud voice: "Serve the court and pacify the grassland!"
"Serve the imperial court and pacify the grassland!"
"Serve the imperial court, flat-topped grassland!"
The momentum shook the sky, almost shattering the snowstorm.
"Uh......h Woo...... Woo. ”
The long horn sounded.
This was followed by the beating of the drums, and the drums thundered!
Xu Lin pulled out his waist to fix the storm, and pointed to the grassland in front of him, "Let's go!"
The sound of horses' hooves was like rolling thunder, and 100,000 iron rode into the grassland.
At the same time, on the surface of the Qinghe River, which separates Hanoi Prefecture and the grassland, Minhang sent people to dig through the ice and build several huge pontoon bridges on the river, and the cavalry and foot soldiers crossed the Qinghe River in a mighty way, and then went upriver along the turning Qinghe River, reaching the grassland.
Xiliang Prefecture, Governor's Palace.
Qin Quan stood in the inner room and put on the blue dragon armor with his own hands.
In front of him was a splendid bed.
A charming woman was lazily lying on the bed at this time, and a brocade quilt only covered the critical position under the lower abdomen, revealing a dizzying white flower.
For a while, the beauty in the house was endless.
The woman listened to the sound of the war drums outside, chuckled, leaned her elbows on the brocade quilt and looked at Qin Quan, and said with a smile: "The war drums are rumbling outside, but the prince is here with others, aren't you afraid of gossip with others?"
Qin Quan had already finished putting on his armor, and was tidying up his appearance in front of a bronze mirror of a height of a certain age, and said with a light smile: "Which one has such a big courage, the Lone King really needs to take a good look." ”
The woman rolled up the brocade quilt and turned over, and she looked at the curtain on the bed with her back to the sky and said, "Don't you need me to accompany you?"
Qin Quan pondered for a moment, "No, the most important thing for you now is to integrate the peony." ”
The woman snorted and said, "The mother-in-law of the peony flower lord is back again, relying on Xiao Lie, but there is really no one in her eyes." ”
Qin Quan glanced at the woman, "Do your best." ”
The woman hummed softly and stopped talking.
This woman's skin is like snow, with peach blossoms in her eyes, at first glance she looks like a young woman in her twenties, but looking at the flow of her eyes, the style between her eyebrows and eyes, she looks like a ripe woman, and she is the peach blossom owner of the peony.
Qin Quan put the Bodhisattva on his waist, lifted the purple and gold crown on his head, and said, "What is the attitude of that new flower owner?"
The Peach Blossom Lord glanced at him and said with a smile: "You have a crush on her again?"
Qin Quan walked in and said, "How come, I only have you in my eyes, I just want to pull her over and let you save some snacks." ”
The peach blossom lord sighed, "This little girl is very old-fashioned, maybe the prince can only go out in person, and when the time comes, I will introduce her to the prince, if the prince submits this little girl, you have to thank me." ”
Qin Quan grabbed the peach blossom lord, slapped her little mouth fiercely, and said with a smile: "This king will thank you now." ”
The peach blossom lord laughed, and the room was charming.
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The speed of the march of the three armies is not fast, even if they advance all the way at full speed, it will take five days to reach the small hills, after all, the speed of the march of the army does not depend on the speed of the cavalry, but whether the logistical baggage can keep up. Xu Lin had more than 500,000 troops in his hands, but this time he only used more than 300,000 troops, in addition to the troops in various places and Zhongdu, there were more than 50,000 troops dedicated to logistics and baggage.
Although Xu Lin wanted to conquer the grassland in one fell swoop, he was not in a hurry to send troops, and more than ten years of operation in Zhongdu made Xu Lin like an arm commander in Zhongdu, whether it was grain and grass or pioneers, they were all in good order, and there was no mistake. This is also the reason why Emperor Zheng must use Xu Lin to attack the grassland.
In the northwest, even Zhang Qing, the head of the five major governors, could not compare to Xu Lin.
This is Xu Lin's territory.
A day later, at dusk, Xu Lin's army set up camp.
Xu Lin returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Lan Yu, the young pavilion master of the Tianji Pavilion who had succeeded Xiao Jin in charge of the affairs of the Northwest cultivators, was in the tent.
Xu Lin walked to the map and drew a marching route on it with his finger.
Lan Yu looked at this march route and said softly, "Is the Metropolitan Governor going to encircle on three sides, leaving only the northwest side, forcing Xiao Yu to flee to Atami?"
Xu Lin looked at the map and said calmly: "To put it more bluntly, these 230,000 iron horsemen are the capital of my Xu Lin's life, and I feel distressed if I fight too much, and this time the march to the grassland is very hasty, and the grain and grass are insufficient, so it is not suitable to fight for a long time." If you want to comprehensively besiege Xiao Yu, it is very difficult. But it can force Xiao Yu into the Mobei grassland, as long as the royal court is captured and His Majesty's dream of the Western Capital is realized, it doesn't matter if Xiao Yu dies or not. ”
Lan Yu smiled and added: "Occupying the Grassland Royal Court, that is, the Western Capital that His Majesty has always wanted, you can establish a stable grain route between the Western Capital and the Central Capital, and then use the Western Capital as the front to send troops to completely wipe out Xiao Yu who is at the end of his rope." ”
Xu Lin turned his head and glanced at Lan Yu, inexplicably a little emotional.
At the beginning, he also planned with Wei Chi as he did today, and said with a smile that one day he would go to the grassland, and he also joked about Wei Chi at that time, but don't delay the fighter because of the red lady.
Now the red lady is dead.
Wei Chi also died.
He was the only one left to send troops to the grassland.
He took out the Dadu Governor Tiger Talisman that he carried with him, and his fingers touched the lines of the Tiger Talisman, and suddenly felt that this year's winter seemed to be extremely cold.
Xu Lin looked at the hazy sky outside the tent and muttered to himself, "I should avenge you." ”