Li Arc returned to his prime minister's mansion, and he strode into his study all the way.

The housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion followed behind his master, and he couldn't keep up with Li Arc's speed at all. Before he could follow him into the study, he heard a "bang", and the door of the study was closed, almost hitting his nose.

Then the butler heard the smashing of the study, which finally stopped after a full quarter of an hour.

"Come in!"

The butler heard the commotion and pushed the door in, and the sight of him being in sight made him tremble. I saw that the study was already in a mess, and Li Arc's favorite inkstones and porcelain had turned into fragments and were scattered all over the ground.

Li Arc sat on the chair, panting, his chest slumped, he pointed to the mess in the study, and said to the butler, "Tell people to clean up this place."

The butler nodded and said, "The old servant will do it."

Before the housekeeper could turn around and go out, Li Arc continued, "In addition, let the young and strong men in the mansion all go to the school field in the city to gather."

When the housekeeper heard Li Arc's words, he was shocked, turned around, looked at Li Arc and exclaimed, "Master, this is ......."

Li Arc said angrily, "Just do what I say! Don't think there is room for relaxation, this is something that the emperor himself ordered."

The panic in the butler's heart was even worse, and his heart had sunk to the bottom of the things that the Emperor of Youguo personally supervised. Among these young men was his own three sons.

The butler could only tremble and say, "The old servant knows."

In one day, the entire thistle was boiling because of a holy decree, and the nobles such as civil and military officials in the city flocked to the Prime Minister's Mansion. But they all ate the closed door, and they couldn't see the state minister Li Arc at all.

Within a few days, nearly 50,000 people gathered in the large school yard in the city of Jidu and began training.

Of course, the movements in the city of Jidu could not be concealed from the investigation of the Tang State's Investigation Department, and the news soon reached the ears of Wang Bo, the acting king.

The main hall of the county and the king's mansion

At this time, there were five Tang army marshals gathered in the hall, Wang Bo was the first, and Meng Song, Song Wenbai, Shao Hongxuan, and Zhou Yi were seated on the left and right.

Wang Bo said to the four of them, "Let's talk about it, now that it's winter, what should we do about the next war?"

Meng Song pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Wang, the Holy Lord is now very suspicious of our army's winter march, and besides, our current preparations are insufficient. The soldiers simply can't afford a winter march, let alone a night station."

Song Wenbai continued: "Even during these days of training, many people have frostbite. Moreover, waging war in the winter is very costly for the army."

Wang Bo waved his hand and said, "These saints have already taken it into account, and the saints have mobilized a large amount of cotton cloth and other warm things, and a large amount of grain and straw have been mobilized together."

Meng Song let out a long breath and said, "In this way, we will have the strength to fight."

Shao Hongxuan and Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Holy Wisdom, then there will be no worries."

Song Wenbai continued: "Lord Wang, what should we do next, now the scouts on the front line can only reach Zhulu, and the army can't even pass the military pass."

Wang Bo thought for a moment and said, "Then let the Youjun fight out."

Meng Song listened to Wang Bo's words, his heart was shocked, and he lost his voice: "Lord Wang, do you mean to let Youguo take the initiative to attack?"

Wang Bo nodded and said, "That's it, according to the report of the Department of Investigation, the number of troops gathered by Youguo has reached 400,000 now, so many people have gathered, and the food consumed every day is astronomical, the emperor of Youguo will not let such a gluttony stand there and remain motionless, he will definitely mobilize this army and attack us in the west."

Meng Song then said, "Lord Wang, where do you plan to use it as a battlefield?"

Wang Bo immediately said, "Zhuolu!"

As soon as these two words came out, the eyes of the four lit up.

Zhuolu is a very famous place, and in the myths and legends that have been handed down, there have been great battles here that determine the ownership of the world.

At that time, there were three largest forces in the world, the Yandi tribe living in Yuzhou and Qingzhou, the Yellow Emperor tribe living in Jizhou, and the Chiyou tribe living in Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Emperor Yan lives between the two great forces, and of course has become a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of the Yellow Emperor and Chi You. The Yellow Emperor fought three wars with Emperor Yan at Hanquan, and finally defeated Emperor Yan and submitted him.

After Emperor Yan was defeated by the Yellow Emperor, his strength declined greatly, attracting the covetousness of Chiyou. Chiyou had a strong military, and after launching an attack on Emperor Yan, he was like a bamboo. Emperor Yan was defeated and fled north, and went to the Yellow Emperor to accept asylum.

After Chi You defeated Emperor Yan, he still felt that even if the Yellow Emperor defeated Emperor Yan, his strength would be greatly damaged, and he could be easily eliminated.

When the Yellow Emperor is attacked, he naturally will not sit still. The armies of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor fought together, and they were invincible in nine battles. The weapons of the Chiyou tribe are well-made, and the soldiers are brave and good at fighting.

The Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor led their subordinates through a series of bitter battles, and finally defeated Chiyou in the decisive battle of Zhuolu. The Yellow Emperor was determined to be the co-lord of the world, making the descendants of Yan and Huang the main ethnic group of the Central Plains.

Meng Song nodded and said, "Zhuolu is indeed a good place to fight."

Wang Bo nodded and said, "If you want the Youjun to fight us in Zhuolu obediently, you have to have a very good bait."

Meng Song understood, got up and saluted: "Lord, our Eighth Army can be this bait, Zhuolu is just before the military capital pass, as long as our Eighth Army is stationed in Zhuolu, it is like a sharp sword hanging over the thistle capital, and the Emperor of Youguo will definitely do everything possible to wipe out our Eighth Army."

Wang Bo nodded and said, "That's true, General Meng led the Eighth Army into Zhuolu County, which is very dangerous. Therefore, General Song, General Shao, and General Zhou, you must be ready to support General Meng at any time."

"Whoa!"

In the promise of the four, the Don army began a large-scale military operation.

In the palace of the Jidu of Youguo, the monarchs and ministers of Youguo are having a big court meeting.

Emperor Yan Chipan waved the song in his hand and roared in the palace, "It's too much to deceive people! It's just too deceitful! Tang Jun has already appeared under my nose, what are you officials eating?"

Tai Lieutenant Han Xuan stepped out of the line and saluted: "Holy Lord, now that my Youguo army has completed its training, it is only worth 200,000 people, and if it is easy to dispatch because of the 50,000 people of the Tang Army, the risk is too great. Please wait patiently until the training of the 400,000 troops of our Youguo is completed, that is, when the army will march to the west to destroy the Tang army."

Yan Chipan didn't feel at ease when he heard Han Xuan's words, he asked irritably, "Then when do you think you will be able to finish training?"

Han Xuan was stopped by Yan Chipan's question, he kept silent, Yan Chipan didn't respond, and his heart was restless.

Seeing that Yan Chipan didn't speak, Han Xuan was nervous and slowly returned to the queue.

To tell the truth, he is really unspeakable, although he recruits the servants of the officials and wealthy merchants in the city as soldiers, but these people are simply mud and can't support the wall.

Three days of training, two days of fishing, and two days of drying nets, and also stole a large amount of ordnance, which really gave Han Xuan a headache.

Yan Chipan saw that no one in the court could share his worries, so he could only wave his hand irritably and retreat.

After Han Xuan returned to the Taiwei Mansion, he rubbed his eyebrows, and he was also very irritable at this time. In the court, he did not tell the truth. In fact, in addition to the 50,000 servants, the other 350,000 troops had already been trained.

But in order not to provoke the emperor's anger and the court shook, he didn't say it.

Changshi Bao Zun saw his boss with such a sad face, and he knew what his boss was worried about.

He pondered for a moment, and then said to Han Xuan, "My lord, you can tell the Holy Lord today that the army has been trained and is ready to go on the expedition."

Han Xuan listened to Bao Zun's words and said in a cold voice, "If these 50,000 people are not trained well, when they fight against the Tang army, it will be a big hidden danger. How can I feel comfortable leaving a bunch of waste on the battlefield?"

Bao Zun advised, "My lord, you should think so, with these 50,000 wastes, you can consume Tang

The strength of the army. No matter how much it is, it will work, won't it?"

Han Xuan listened to Bao Zun's words, nodded, and said, "This is indeed a better path, I will enter the palace and ask the emperor for orders."

After Han Xuan entered the palace, he received the holy decree of Yan Chipan, the emperor of Youguo, and the city of Jidu suddenly boiled. The 400,000-strong army marched westward, alarming the detective inspector in the Jidu City, and more than a dozen carrier pigeons flew into the sky.

At this time, Meng Song was inspecting the city defense at the head of Zhuolu County, and in these days when he came to Zhuolu, the entire Eighth Army entered a state of combat readiness.

Just when Meng Song was inspecting, Sima Li Xian of the Eighth Army hurriedly climbed to the top of the city with a piece of information, and after finding Meng Song, he said, "Marshal, the Youjun has moved, and the 400,000 army is coming straight to Zhuolu."

Meng Song looked at Li Xian and said, "Pass this information to the Acting King and the other three military commanders."

"Whoa!"

After receiving the message, the acting king immediately issued an order: "Let the other three armies move their positions, don't get too close to Zhuolu, and wait until the Youjun army completely bites the bait of Zhuolu, and then you can wait for the opportunity to surround the Youjun."

Song Shilun looked at the heralds who were going away, and said to the acting king, "Lord Wang, we are only 250,000 people, there are 50,000 people in Zhuolu, 200,000 people surround 400,000 people, no matter how you say it, it is a little incredible."

The Acting King smiled and said, "There is nothing incredible, as long as the Youjun army is bleeding from Zhuolu, they will definitely station their troops there, and they will also send troops to defend in all directions to prevent us from giving them a sneak attack."

Song Shilun nodded and said, "I hope that General Meng and his Eighth Army can hold out in Zhuolu County for a long time."

At this time, Meng Song was in Zhuolu County, and Li Xian followed behind him, and quickly reported: "Military commander, the Youjun has now crossed the military capital pass and is coming towards Zhuolu."

Meng Song asked, "How is the equipment of the Hidden Army?"

Li Xian flipped through the military newspaper in his hand and said, "Marshal, the Youjun army has a lot of equipment, visible to the naked eye, all kinds of siege equipment, and a long grain truck. However, one-third of the army of the Youguo Kingdom is armed with bronze weapons."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Song turned his head in surprise and said, "Bronze weapons? With such a backward weapon, the ghost country is still in use?"

Li Xian nodded and said, "Not only Youguo, but also other countries such as Yu and Yi have some bronze weapons."

At this time, a scout hurriedly came and said, "Military commander, military commander, the Youjun is here."