"Guo Rong, how dare you conclude that Mr. Liu will definitely run away after getting this news?"

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare to decide!"

"Then you still dare to directly set up a battle and march towards Jixian County in great strides, aren't you afraid that Mr. Liu will be angry and directly wave his army south and attack us?"

"Your Majesty, from what you have seen and heard along the way after leaving Chang'an, although the Tang Dynasty has declined, the glory of the Tang Dynasty is still there, Your Majesty is here, and they don't dare to make a mistake!"

"Even I counted, when will you learn to pat on the back, okay, this is one, is there anything else?"

"The above inferences are just inferences, and the minister's true confidence comes from here," Guo Rong pointed around, "from the entire 30,000 elite forbidden troops in the camp. ”

"When I just set out from Chang'an, at least half of the 30,000 troops were new troops, but it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books, after thousands of miles of marching and tempering, the minister believes that they can already be on their own, as long as they have experienced even one battle, they will become the strongest army in the Tang Dynasty, both literally and practically!"

"If there was anything to worry about, it was supplies!"

"Supplies?"

"The minister regards the land under Lu Long's rule as an enemy country, and this is not a simple enemy country, these are all the people of the Tang Dynasty in the final analysis, and they can't really eat the enemy country."

"So, you kid aren't buying people's hearts at all?"

"Your Majesty, this is the Tang Dynasty, and the minister is just doing things according to the rules!"

"Do what you do?" Li Yu was obviously a little stunned.

"Pay with one hand, deliver with the other!"

Hearing these eight words, Li Yu laughed, but before Li Chen's laughter ended, he heard Guo Rong's voice again.

"But Your Majesty, now a very ordinary act can actually bring about a similar effect of buying people's hearts, which means that there is something wrong with the army of the Tang Dynasty!"

The smile on Li Yan's face froze suddenly, and after pondering for a long time, Li Yu said.

"Guo Rong, you must know that not every army of the Tang Dynasty is a Changying army, not to mention that this is Hebei, which has been in turmoil for decades......"

Seeing that Guo Rong still wanted to continue talking, Li Yu smiled and stretched out his hand to stop Guo Rong's words.

"I know what you want to say, and I also know that you are admonishing, after returning to Chang'an this time, with these 15,000 people, after the three armies of Tiance, Shenwei, and Yulin have completed the recruitment of new soldiers, they can become independent armies, and the size of the new army will reach 90,000 at that time!"

"When the time comes, with these 90,000 new troops as the skeleton, are you still afraid that there will be no more new troops, and since you are so optimistic about the science and technology supervision and education supervision, don't you expect them to bring any changes to our Datang?"

"Hehe, okay, you've thought about it very well, let's talk about your supplies."

"Obey the order, in fact, it is okay in Hebei, but considering that after leaving Hebei, the army will soon enter the grassland, and it will be relatively difficult to replenish materials at that time."

"There is a provision in the regulations of the Changying Army, and the existence of this situation must be taken into account, and all the accompanying troops must carry a certain amount of money and silk to purchase supplies at any time."

"According to the consumption after the expedition, Liu Yuxi and the logistics team calculated the materials needed by the army, and the procurement of these ten days almost wiped out the materials in several prefectures and counties in Hebei, even if there is no supply delivered by the 5,000-square-meter Lu army, the army can support a whole month."

"You must know that we are not the only soldiers and horses in the whole Hebei, Li Yu's Hebei army has nearly 40,000 people, plus the soldiers and horses of Hedong Province and Henan Province, the total strength is more than two or three hundred thousand."

"If Mr. Liu dares to take risks, dares to risk the condemnation of the world, and attacks the army to which His Majesty and the minister belongs, and there is enough food, grass and supplies, the minister will definitely hold on, blossom from the center, and contain Lu Longjun!"

"Then Li Yu and the others will lead other soldiers and horses to surround Lu Long's army from the outside, then there will be no second result waiting for him except for destruction, and when the reinforcements arrive, it will be the day of the destruction of Lu Long's army, and then the crisis of my Tang Dynasty will be truly resolved."

It's a pity that Mr. Liu is still very smart and knows what can be done and what can't be done. After Liaodong gave him a chance, he chose to withdraw without hesitation, which not only avoided the crisis, but also left him a way out. ”

Two days after Mr. Liu left Jixian County, on April 13, the 30,000 forbidden troops who were in good spirits and sang loudly arrived in Jixian County, and then set up a large camp outside the city of Jixian County.

According to the order left by President Liu, several cronies who were in charge of staying in Youzhou said that the Jiedu envoy had just led the troops to the expedition and had no chance to serve the emperor.

But before leaving, the Jiedu envoy had ordered the Youzhou and Pinglu armies to provide enough food, grass, money and other necessary supplies for the emperor's guards, and at the same time, the Jiedu envoy ordered no one to stop the emperor.

Mr. Liu's posture was very good, and the Emperor Taishang naturally took advantage of the situation to express his understanding and praise to Mr. Liu, who went out to quell the rebellion, in front of a kind of officials and generals in Youzhou and Lulong.

At least in front of the melon-eating masses who don't know the truth, this is a scene that will be reconciled.

Regarding the idea that the Emperor Taishang was unwilling to move into the city, nor did he want to move into the palace reserved for himself by Mr. Liu before leaving, but lived in the forbidden army camp outside the city with the forbidden army, the civil and military personnel of Youzhou and Lulong did not care, and the Emperor Taishang did not want to enter the city and did not enter the city, they couldn't wait for the Emperor Taishang to get out of the city now.

However, it backfired, and Li Yu, who was clear about Mr. Liu's movements, took less than ten guards so openly, plus Guo Rong, Liu Yuxi and others to start a group on the spot, entering the city at sunset and leaving the city at sunset.

Although Mr. Liu had made enough arrangements before leaving, in the face of the fearless Emperor Taishang, the cronies who stayed behind were helpless, and they couldn't send someone up to chop up the Emperor.

After seeing that Mr. Liu stayed in Youzhou to monitor his people, and there was no way to play a scoundrel with his identity as the emperor, Li Yule was happy.

Then, Li Yu simply took three or five guards, two or three civil and military officers, and began to wander around the entire Jixian County in the name of traveling in the mountains and rivers, and the target of the problem was not the Eight Scenes of Youzhou, but those wealthy families.

In desperation, the remaining cronies of Mr. Liu were not allowed to send messengers, and the situation in Jixian County had been reported to Mr. Liu by the behavior of the emperor's scoundrels, so that Mr. Liu could make his own decisions.

Knowing that the Emperor Taishang took advantage of his absence and began to wander frantically in Jixian County, Mr. Liu had already regretted it, he never thought that the dignified Emperor Taishang, the master of the Tang Dynasty, would take an army of 30,000 to run away with his lair to rebel......

In order to prevent his lair from being rebelled by the Emperor Taishang, Mr. Liu began to run wild towards Jixian County overnight.

No more, no less, Li Yu traveled in Jixian County for six full days, and played in Jixian County and the vicinity of Jixian County.

The wealthy families, officials, and gentry of Jixian County were all visited, countless pits were dug and countless mines were buried, and finally all the scenic spots and scenic spots were thoroughly enjoyed before slowly leaving Jixian County.

After leaving Jixian County, the brigade of the forbidden army turned directly to the northwest and moved along the Sanggan River, aiming at the Saiwai grassland.

On the third day after Emperor Taishang and the forbidden army left Jixian County, Mr. Liu, who had returned overnight, returned to Jixian County, only to be shocked to find that Emperor Taishang had already left......

Standing at the head of Jixian County, Mr. Liu, who returned in a hurry, looked at the northwest and gritted his teeth, the fierce light was revealed, and after hesitating again and again, he still felt that there was no chance of winning, and finally did not choose to give the order to attack.

On the contrary, he ordered the army to enter the city, and then closed all the four gates of Jixian County, he needed to know who was still loyal to him, and how many people were loyal to Datang!

The head-on conflict did not occur, but in this game of chess in Datang, everyone who is qualified to play chess or act as a chess piece knows one thing:

In this silent confrontation, although the Emperor Taishang and the Tang Dynasty won an overwhelming victory, this did not mean that the crisis was lifted, it was just a temporary truce between the two sides.

Mr. Liu, who has lost a clean face to the inside, will definitely not give up, and next time, it may become an unprecedented battle no less than An Lushan and Shi Siming.

On the other hand, after setting off from Jixian County, in the first three days, the entire forbidden army was dressed in armor and waited for the day, all the cavalry did not dismount, the horses did not unsaddle, and there were also a lot of assembled eight-ox crossbows on the towing carts.

Although the speed of the march was greatly reduced, in order to ensure safety, Guo Rong felt that it was still worth it.

Three days later, the scouts came with news that there was no change in Jixian County, and there was no trend of large-scale mobilization of Lu Longjun, and the tension in Guo Rong's heart was slightly relieved.

Despite this, Guo Rong still did not dare to relax, although he was no longer fully armoured, but his vigilance was not lowered in the slightest, while carefully monitoring the movements of Lu Longjun, he slowly marched to the northwest.

It wasn't until he crossed the Taihang Mountain-Yan Mountain Range, crossed several Xiongguan in the mountains, and learned that after he left, Mr. Liu carried out a round of bloody massacre in Jixian County in order to clear the hidden dangers, Guo Rong sighed.

In fact, Guo Rong, who followed Li Yu throughout the visit, knew that the wealthy families who were slaughtered were basically killed in vain, because the Emperor Taishang really didn't tell them anything important, just chatting with him casually.

Subsequently, Guo Rong ordered the whole army to enter a normal marching state.

After crossing the Taihang Mountain-Yan Mountains, the Mongolian steppe of later generations came into view, and the whole scene suddenly opened up, and even people's moods were released a lot.

Emperor Li Xu, who had never seen the grassland, seemed to have suddenly changed someone, gave Guo Rong a destination to the Hetao, and then handed over all the affairs of the entire army to Guo Rong and the team of generals and colonels of the Changying Army led by Guo Rong.

On the first night of his camp on the grassland, in the temporary tent of the Chinese army, Guo Rong, who was leading a circle of generals to draw up a road map, was dumbfounded when he saw a complete map of the north.

According to the original plan, the army left Chang'an and marched east to Luoyang, and then went north along the Hedong Road, heading straight for the four towns of Hetao.

However, first because of the heavy snow, and then all kinds of other things, for more than four months, by mistake, the army of the forbidden army walked around Hedong Road for most of the circle, and was stunned that not an inch of Hedong Road's land had not been stepped on.

The person who needed help the most, the eldest princess of Yan on the grassland, did not have a word, but easily cleaned up the feudal towns in Shandong and shocked a whole round.

For this bizarre experience, Guo Rong is also very temperamental.

In fact, the Emperor Taishang was not the only one who saw the vast grassland for the first time.

Liu Yuxi, who served as the chief logistics officer of the marching Sima of the army, and Bai Juyi, who recorded the actions and words of the Emperor Taishang as a living houser, were also the first time to set foot in the boundless wilderness.

As the general logistics officer of the army, in order to ensure that the army can guarantee supplies in Hebei Province and after entering the grassland, Liu Yuxi can be called the busiest person in the entire forbidden army before entering the grassland, there is no one!

However, with the risk of getting rid of the pursuit from Lu Longjun, all the supplies and configurations had already been prepared, and after entering the grassland, Liu Yuxi's workload suddenly decreased.

So, the emperor Li Yu, who was very prosperous in poetry, simply pulled Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi, and began to talk about the world and indulge in songs, and in an instant they became a trio of poetry and songs.

Three masters, one emperor and two writers, who dares to say that they are not?

It's just that others are not so idle.

Guo Rong needs to take advantage of the recent absence of war to take a general to practice the tactics of marching, and at the same time, he must temporarily play the role of political commissar, communicate with instructors and instructors to ensure the morale of the war.

Another high-ranking literati in the army, Luo Chinese, who was the chief of staff of the marching chief, not only could not be as chic as the trio, but was extremely hard, and needed to formulate a daily march route and check the armaments......

According to the plan set on the military council, the army first went straight to the direction of the Great Wall, told that after marching for six days and marching more than 300 miles, the army smoothly entered the coverage of the Great Wall.

The Great Wall is thousands of miles long, and the Great Wall is thousands of miles long, not every part of the Great Wall is a high-end top version of the Badaling Great Wall in later generations.

In fact, with the exception of some important passes and some important areas, most of the Great Wall is composed of low walls built by virtue of the momentum of the mountain, with watchtowers, beacon towers, and beacon forts built at certain distances.

Its real purpose is not to keep the steppe nomads out by relying on this, but to transmit information through the beacon tower and prepare for defense in advance.

When he saw the first beacon fort in the distance, Guo Rong ordered to camp on the spot, and at the same time, a team of cavalry was sent to the beacon fort It didn't look far, but the actual distance was more than seven or eight miles.

With Guo Rong's order, 30,000 forbidden troops plus 5,000 auxiliaries in charge of logistics began to set up camp.

In less than half an hour, when the sun began to set, the battalion had already completed seventy-seven-eighty-eight, and Guo Rong and his staff had already stationed in the big tent of the Chinese army that had just been set up.

Then, a cavalryman who was sent out hurriedly returned and rushed to the Chinese army tent where Guo Rong was located as soon as possible.

"General! There was a cavalry contingent of nearly a thousand people standing in the beacon fort besieging the border army! ”