King Xiao Yi of Liang left the imperial study, but did not go to the back house he frequented, but turned around and entered an inconspicuous companion room (the room of the master and guard of the guard) next to the imperial study. Then open the secret compartment and enter the inner room.

Mr. Yu, the swallow thief is strong and the general is brave. This time, how to deal with the southern offense of Iyang County. Xiao Yi asked for advice, and saw a cloth man in front of him looking at a military deployment map of the Great Hebei Empire and its surroundings. There is often a gleam in the eyes.

At present, the Great Hebei Empire is divided, and there are Xiao Yi and Xiao Shi in the Southern Regions alone. The northern Yan thief An was only a general in Huzhou back then, but he took advantage of the rebellion in Yecheng to win the world. They are not orthodox in the world, only a few generals in the north east of Xiongguan do not obey the dispatch of the An clan, and the Xishu army in the old land of Daji centered on the ancient city in the west of Xiongguan has never recognized the Yan thieves of the An clan. Therefore, it is impossible for the swallow thief to move his troops and horses, and this time he will invade the south. According to the news of Yecheng, there are only 30,000 horses. An Sishun's eldest son, An Mingqian, is the main general. Mr. Yu slowly turned around and bowed back.

Even though there were only 30,000 horses, the Yan army was strong. At the moment, I only have Star City soldiers and horses that can be deployed freely. Although there are thirteen counties in Penal Prefecture, I am only a vassal king. The clans everywhere can't be lost. Xiao Yi frowned.

The lord still cares about the throne that he lost back then.

The respect of the Ninety-Five is naturally unforgettable. When I was the emperor, hundreds of thousands of troops in the thirteen counties of Xingzhou obeyed my orders. This star city is the place of the royal capital. Your father is also the prime minister, if it weren't for the fact that I wasn't brave enough. didn't dare to risk his life, and signed an edict to the emperor on Lushan. Why is that? Xiao Yi said with remorse, his eyes seemed to be filled with the blood-stained earth that the guards on Lushan fought for, and it seemed that the disappointed expressions on the faces of the relatives and families in various parts of the criminal state appeared after the emperor's name. and the helplessness and frustration of the clans who refused to serve after that.

Lord, my father has never repented of his loyalty to his lord. The same is true of lowly duties. Xiao Shi took the power of Tianzhou and forced the lord to go to the emperor, and it seemed that we had lost the command of the counties in the criminal state. Since then, the counties of Xingzhou have not only served the teachings of King Liang of Star City, but also served the edict of Xiao Shi of Donghai City. But in fact, the lord has thought about it. At that time, why didn't Xiao Shi dare to kill the lord, but only dared to ask the lord to retire the emperor's title?

Why?

The strong soldiers in the criminal state are the most in the southern region, which is one of them. Xiao Shihao is good for benevolence and righteousness, and he is afraid of the name of the clan, which is the second. Although the clans of the criminal state are not lost, they have gone through the rule of two generations of vassal kings of the lord and the first lord. There is no notoriety, and there are many in-laws, and the foundation is solid. Therefore, this time, the swallow thief committed the south. Defeating the swallow thief is not the king's concern. How to take advantage of this to recapture the Lu County and Nanjun that Lushan ceded back then. That's the most important thing this time. Mr. Jade drew his sword and pointed at the leather map behind him, looking at the detailed map. Mr. Yu was a little distracted for a while, and there seemed to be a fight between Jin Ge and the Iron Horse in his eyes. In order to compete for this world, fight for the four states of the Southern Regions, the twelve states of the Northern Regions, and the countries outside the Saiwai. I don't know how many heroes have died here.

Nanjun and Lu County are both important places in the north and are heavily armed. Back then, Xiao Shilao'er used half of Anzhou as bait to carry out a fake plan to destroy it. I am stupid, and the two counties are gone. Most of the soldiers and horses in the northern part of our state fell into the hands of others. Xiao Yi said gloomily.

What fell into the hands of Xiao Shi were only two generals. The clan of the town generals of the two counties is still there, and the county is still a penal state. And the supply of food, grass and military salaries must also come to Xingcheng and Jiangjun. As long as Jiang Yi and Du Bei are replaced, the soldiers and horses of these two counties will once again belong to the lord. Mr. Yu said confidently.

Both of them are Xiao Shi's righteous sons, and they have made many achievements. I'm just afraid it's difficult. Xiao Yi said dejectedly, although he rarely entered the court. But as a vassal king who once served as an emperor, the inside story of the news in the court is naturally very clear.

Lord, Xiao Shi'er has already entered the age of antiquity. And since he won the world, he has believed in the art of checks and balances. I only know that I am partial to the southern region, but I don't know how to go north. The crown prince guarded Anzhou, thousands of miles away, and there were many princes and princes such as King Qi, King Yu, and King Wei. And Jiang Yi and Du Bei are both poor families promoted by Xiao Shi, not party members. When Xiao Shi collapsed, Donghai City was bound to change. That's the time.

Well, according to the news that Li'er sent back. Xiao Shi's old man's health is indeed worse than a year. However, it is not yet time. The 100,000 elites of the two counties can only be mobilized if they have a tiger talisman or a holy decree with a jade seal. Does the gentleman mean to ask Xiao Shi for help?

No, ask Xiao Shi for help. He will send a prince to be the commander, and if he joins forces at that time, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses of the two counties will not be available. Our Yangjun soldiers and horses will still be restrained by them. The meaning of lowly duty is to lead to disaster. Yan thieves have always bullied the weak and feared the hard, so they only need to increase their troops to Yang County to make their troops stronger than Lu County and Nan County.

Or mobilize the soldiers of Star City?

There is no battle, and there are good generals. Mr. Yu sighed, the soldiers and horses of Star City have not experienced a battle formation for more than ten years, and his actual combat power is unknown to a strategist behind the scenes, and neither does this high-ranking Liang King. And with change coming, this situation naturally needs to be avoided.

Okay, just do as you say. But why bring the protons up, the battle array has no eyes after all. If they lose their lives, it's still quite a problem. Liang Wang Xiao Yi was puzzled again, in his opinion. These protons are really chicken ribs. Although the families and generals of the thirteen counties of the criminal state have sent sons, most of the family generals have strong heirs, and he has been in charge of the state for decades. The rebellion of the clan is still endless. Most of the sons sent are not from the mother's family, and even often have concubines.

The lord wants to gather the military power of the criminal state. It is necessary to concentrate the troops of the military generals on all sides, and these future town generals can only be truly loyal to the lord if they always remember the grace of the lord. And against the Northern Captives, you must train the iron cavalry, and this cavalry shooting ceremony is to elect the general commander of the future lord iron cavalry. Mr. Yu said earnestly.

The next day, Lu Ming, the prince of the palace, suddenly announced to the protons and princes who came in full costume in the school field.

Receiving the king's will, all the generals, the prince is now starting from the school field, for the horse riding competition, the first to the county town of Yangjun is the crown, the general is a group, the prince is a group. There is a reward for the winner.

What?!

The scene suddenly exploded, because they thought that King Liang would also come, so everyone was dressed in full clothes. The princes even came in horse-drawn carriages. The protons are also like this, and it is inevitable that the dust will be flying when they come on horseback, and the description is terrible, and no one except Tu Hejin came on horseback.

Begin! Lu Ming didn't care so much, and directly knocked on the copper snail that represented the beginning.

From Xingcheng to Yangjun County, there are more than 1,000 miles, and classes are held on weekdays. The protons had already memorized its map. However, it takes time to change into the court clothes on your body. The horses used in the carriage are mainly docile and safe. The population density of Star City is too large, so in addition to the city defense camp, the entire Star City likes to ride horses. Even if there were, they wouldn't like to ride a grumpy military horse. Therefore, it takes time to go to the camp outside the city to fetch horses. Once and again, a few hours may be consumed.

However, Tuhe did not have this concern, and after receiving the token. Straight for the go. It's not that he doesn't want to come in full costume, it's that he has no official rank and no court clothes to wear. Second, the family didn't give him too many gold coins, and he couldn't afford to wear a full costume because he was too shy to wear a dress. Therefore, he could only come today wearing a leather armor hunting suit, and was ridiculed by Da Yehu and Lin Xian as a guard who came to report. Naturally, the carriage was even more unaffordable, and in the five years he was in Star City, he had hardly ridden a carriage. It wasn't until his birthday some time ago that a Northern Highland horse was sent as a gift by the family. Therefore he can only come on this horse today, and he is really not like the son of each general. The truth is a cavalry guard who came to report.

But at this moment, these have become his advantages, as a descendant of the Tuhe family. Equestrian skills are naturally difficult to be too bad, and Tuhe Jin also loves to ride horses on weekdays. Therefore, in this thousand-mile race, he who has gained a few hours advantage first is bound to be able to throw others out of a distance of dozens or even hundreds of miles.

The city defense camp horse farm outside the city is fifty or sixty miles away from the current school field, and it is impossible to gallop there in the city, and it takes two or three hours to get there, and the horse farm is in the south, and Yangjun is in the north. I'm not convinced. Lin Xian shouted, many local sons of Xingzhou, generals were dissatisfied.

There's no way, let's go find the horse. The second prince, Xiao Zhenchong, said loudly. If you use a horse in a carriage, there is no need to compare it at all, and this horse cannot be compared with a military horse in terms of endurance or speed. The crowd had to disperse quickly. Xiao Zhenchong suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Hua Ming's hand.

General Hua, it's not convenient here. Please come with me. Xiao Zhenchong hurriedly said, Hua Ming is only the son of a town general at the moment, and he is not a real town general, although he was favored by his father and had a false school captain. But Xiao Zhenchong called him a general, which is obviously exalted. The meaning of wooing is self-evident, and Hua Ming didn't have time to think about it, so he could only follow Xiao Zhen and rush away.

Walking to a deep alley, Xiao Zhenchong stopped and said while changing clothes.

General Hua, long story short. If you go to the city defense camp horse farm to get the horses, it will definitely be too late. I know that my father bought a few good horses from the Western Regions a few days ago, and their speed is far better than that of ordinary military horses, so he is willing to go with me to fetch them.

Prince, this horse riding competition. Everyone is an opponent, why help me. Hua Ming was puzzled, it felt strange to him that a prince was so obviously wooed, after all, there was a long distance between the second prince and his origin. As the son of the general of Yangjun. Although he was proud of his cultivation, he was not unaware of the dangers of temple battles.

None of our princes are masters of cultivating Dou Qi. The riding skills are also mediocre, and there is no hope of winning the championship. In that case, why don't you use this to make a friend of yours, General Hua? The second prince, Xiao Zhenchong, approached the road, and there was no red-faced image of the red-faced and red-eared person who was arguing with the prince of Liang at the imperial meeting yesterday. It is even more like a kind son-next-door, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

I am humbled and thanked. In the future, the prince has orders, Hua Ming will go to the soup and fire, and he will not give up. Hua Ming quickly finished changing his clothes, knelt down and kowtowed.

That's the way it looks. It is common sense for friends to help each other. The second prince, Xiao Zhenchong, helped Hua Mingdao up. And let the horses be prepared.

General Hua, in order to prevent others from knowing. When you have mounted your horse, go out through the west gate. The horse I have prepared for you is called Blackscale, and it is an authentic Western Regions purebred highland horse, and its speed is as fast as lightning. Definitely able to catch up with Tu Hejin. The second prince, Xiao Zhenchong, told again.

Your Highness. Hua Ming thanked him and hurried away.

Congratulations to Your Highness, you have another fierce general. Xiao Zhenchong knelt down and said to the housekeeper-like person behind him.

But not necessarily, Yangjun Hua's family is one of the best generals in my criminal state. Don't say that this Hua Ming hasn't become a town general yet, even if he does. It's not necessarily that easy to grasp. Besides, one or two favors are not enough to master a person. Xiao Zhenchong frowned.

Then why does His Highness exert such grace? The butler was puzzled.

To compete for the position of the prince, you can't do without the support of the gate. Moreover, even if the battle fails in the future, I must protect the gate and the clan. Ah Liu, follow me for so long. Why are you still so naïve. How can the battle between the clans be so simple? Xiao Zhen pressed her hand to her temples and shook her head.

Ah Liu only swears allegiance to His Royal Highness, and Ah Liu has no parents. It was all thanks to His Highness's acceptance that Ah Liu was able to live until now.

Well, if only everyone were like you. Let's go, let's get on the horse. If you arrive too late, you will inevitably be reprimanded by your father.