Xiao Yunhe suddenly slapped the table and stood up, laughing and said, "Good, great!"

"Report to Your Majesty the Emperor!" the second pawn reported, "The Uighur Fengcheng Khan Asi, the generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Fang Ci and Shi Yanfen, jointly sent an urgent report: The twenty-third day of the first month of the fourth year of Jingxing of the Great Qi Dynasty. The Northern Desert Qiangkou Gas swung 50,000 troops south, knocked on the pass and attacked the Uighur capital Boxing Palace, intending to seize the princess Wen'an by force and seek to seize the grassland. The Uighur Golden Horde Fengcheng Khan personally led a large army to fight three battles with Agenu, the prince of the Igas, all of which were in ink. General Fang Ci asked for battle. Allowed. Fang Ciqin led 10,000 flying dragons to ride iron horses, blocking the enemy from winning the surprise attack on the Sword River. Later, he crossed the sword water at night and plundered the Agenu camp. The Gaz was defeated, and Agenu took advantage of the night's defeat to leave. Fang Ciqin led the flying dragon cavalry to pursue more than 800 miles, went through more than 30 battles, killed more than 26,000 enemies, and captured Agenu alive and returned to the palace. The army of the Gaz was defeated, and the Ares sent an envoy to the Golden Horde to beg for peace. Please show me the Emperor!"

Han Chaozhong and Li Jifu on the side were already dumbfounded when they heard this, and after hearing this, they all clapped their hands and laughed: "God! More than 10,000 men and horses, defeated 50,000 iron troops, and captured the commander of the enemy army alive! Your Majesty, my Daqi is really a god who has a good idea! Not only is there a thrilling song of victory in the country." There is also a surprise report from the Northern Desert!"

Xiao Yunhe was also unusually happy, and laughed and said: "The national capital has to be defended, and the reinforcements have won a great victory, which has solved my urgent need; I didn't expect it. I thought it would. Li Huaiguang's Northern Expedition would have been hindered by the Quegas. Unexpectedly, just a little boy Fang Ci. They will beat the invincible Igas to the point of losing their armor and losing their armor! Haha, God bless you!"

The third pawn knelt on the ground, looked around a few times, and did not say anything for a long time.

Xiao Yunhe laughed for a while and looked at the pawn: "They all said it, why don't you say it?"

The pawn bowed awkwardly: "This ...... Back to Majesty. The villain's message doesn't matter. Compared to these two places...... The villain is embarrassed to say it now. ”

Everyone laughed, Xiao Yunhe was also in a good mood, and said, "Say it." Since it is a quick envoy, there must be something important. ”

"Yes!" the pawn bowed and said, "Shangshu Zuo Chengping Military State Chapter Wu Yuanheng asked His Majesty to play my majesty: In the defense of the national capital, the people of the national capital contributed a lot, and there were many people who were injured and lost their property because of this. The ministers consulted with the cabinet and the officials of the six ministries of the three provinces and decided that the state treasury should compensate them for their losses. Wechen roughly estimated that it should cost more than 3.6 million yuan. In addition, the Spring Festival of the Imperial Imperial Examination Department has ended, and the palace examination has also been held. On the order of His Majesty, Weichen sent the examination papers of the winners of the palace examination and the evaluation opinions of the examiners, and asked His Majesty to hand-pick the champions, the eyes of the list, and the flowers. ”

Xiao Yunhe picked up this recital, it was a thick scroll-type recital, with a thick stack of things in it. He smiled: "Wu Yuanheng is really a smart person. I'm afraid that the spring and palace trials of the imperial court have long ended. But he only sent me the test paper at this time, so that I could handpick the top three. He must know that I should be in a good mood these days, so I will be in the mood to sit down and read the poetry papers! Okay, the three of you have worked hard, go to the Houjun room to eat and drink and rest, I will be rewarded. In addition, hang the head of the cheek fever in the north gate to show the morale of the army!"

"Thank you!" all the pawns stood up and walked out, all of them looking relaxed and happy. Because of the emperor's pleasure, it is generous to make a move. This is also the reason why those of them who serve as scouts in the army only like to deliver good news.

Xiao Yunhe felt that the thousands of pounds of boulders pressed on his body were moved away in an instant, and Chu Yan's body was relaxed and comfortable. Li Jifu and Han Chaozhong also smiled happily and looked relaxed.

Xiao Yunhe sat back in the handsome position with the test papers sent by Wu Yuanheng, and read them slowly one by one, reciting a few sentences from time to time, and making some comments.

"Yes, there is literary brilliance, there is a sense of context. ”

"This one is more insightful and ingenious. ”

"Hey, this ...... has courage, doesn't this mean that Sang scolded Huai for being sarcastic and misgiving?"

Han Chaozhong and Li Jifu found that the emperor's expression had always been a spring breeze and a smug smile, and even when he saw the article scolding him, he did not change in the slightest.

After a long time, the night was dark. Xiao Yunhe came back from Chu Yanran's realm of selflessness. looked up at Han Chaozhong and Li Jifu, and exclaimed, "You two, why don't you go back to your tent to rest?"

The two of them got up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has seen that the test has been involved in God, and you haven't ordered us to retreat." ”

"Haha, it's me who is happy to enter the gods. Xiao Yunhe smiled, "In that case, let the guy cook something to eat, I'm hungry." You can dine with me. As a word of advice, cook more lamb. In the past few days, I have been searching my intestines and scraping my stomach, and I have really emptied a little oil and water in my stomach. ”

"Yes, Wechen will go right away. Han Chaozhong smiled and walked out quickly.

Li Jifu also let out a long breath and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is finally in a relaxed mood and has an appetite. Wait, you can rest assured. By the way, just now I saw that I was so fascinated by the examination papers, I don't know which works of the great Confucian Hongsheng?"

Xiao Yunhe said lightly: "There are not too many great Confucian Hongsheng people who have entered the palace in this period. Because I have explained to Wu Yuanheng and others, there is no need to include too many sour Confucians who can only chant the wind and make the moon. Such a person can make a name for himself and entertain himself among the people, and the court needs people who have a strategy for governing the country and the state. When the temple tried to enter the palace, I asked them to pick a few people who were capable of practical work to come in. The test papers are all here, I have already selected the top three, if you are interested, you can take a look at it now. ”

"Thank you!" Li Jifu happily took the test papers and looked through them one by one. Soon after, he said in surprise: "Your Majesty, what a coincidence! The top three in this issue: Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, and Bai Juyi are all young people in their early twenties. Moreover, they are all the tall feet of Prime Minister Wu Bocang!"

Xiao Yunhe smiled slightly and did not speak. Li Jifu himself was stunned for a moment, and he didn't dare to say anything more, but secretly said in his heart: The emperor intends to appoint Wu Yuanheng's protégé to be the top three, and it seems that the intention is quite deep. In time, the power of the Wu clan in the court will be greater. Now, although Wu Yuanheng is reused by the emperor, he is almost alone and has no friends. As the elder brother of Concubine De and the uncle of the second prince, he is also a relative. But the emperor cultivated him like this, could it be ......

Thinking of this, Li Jifu glanced at the emperor carefully, found that he was looking at himself upright, and hurriedly removed his eyes again.

Xiao Yunhe said, "What are you thinking?"

Back to His Majesty, Weichen didn't think about anything. Li Jifu was still calm, and replied: "This Liu Zongyuan is an insightful person. In this article, he used the past to satirize the present and said the shortcomings of the current politics, which is indeed superior to others. It's no wonder that His Majesty appointed him as the champion. ”

Xiao Yunhe didn't bother to ask when he saw Li Jifu diverting the topic, and said: "I just want to pass this scientific examination and explain one thing to the scholars of the world. Study. Don't die reading, you can't make a big deal by looking for chapters and excerpts. Scholars are the think tanks that govern the world and measure the rulers of the world. If they don't know how to care about current affairs, it won't make sense to read books. For a young man like Liu Zongyuan, it is naturally needless to say that his words are fluttering. However, there is something in the article, which is beneficial to the current politics, and this is the talent I need. ”

"What His Majesty said is extremely ......" Li Jifu was always a little unright, and he was still thinking about the matter of the emperor's hand-picked Sanjia land in his mind.

Soon, Han Chaozhong sent someone to bring food, and Xiao Yunhe asked the two of them to accompany him to eat and then go back to their tents to rest.

Xiao Yunhe lay down and finally slept the most comfortable sleep in the past few days. Before going to bed, I couldn't help but think of Sophie: If this little girl is here, let her pinch her feet. That's what makes it comfortable......

The next day, the spring rain stopped and the sky cleared. Early in the morning, Xiao Yunhe was woken up by the sound of drums in the army, and the necessary drills every day began.

On the colonel's field, the cavalry galloped back and forth and shouted loudly to practice assassination and cavalry shooting. The infantry drilled in unison. Smoke was rising from the room in the back, and there was a faint smell of rice.

Xiao Yunhe was in a good mood and walked to the side of the gate on foot. Look up. A human head hangs there, swaying from side to side. Xiao Yunhe took a closer look at it and couldn't help laughing: "The head is broken, and the blood is dry." I see how you still shout. ”

Li Jifu, who was behind him, lost no time in saying: "Your Majesty, Weichen still remembers." When he was in the head of the city of Yanxian that day, the guy who talked about the hot cheeks came to scold, and the words that came out of his mouth were extremely ugly. His Majesty once said that if he cut off his head one day, he would not be so arrogant. That's what I said today!"

Xiao Yunhe smiled slightly: "In terms of cheek heat, it is insignificant." I want to talk more about the head of Mangre and Trisong Dezan. With that, he raised his feet and walked to the front of the battle formation general.

When the emperor arrived, the army ignored it and continued to practice. Something like that. It would never happen anywhere else, but in the barracks it's a different story. In the army, there is a strict order: the army is in drill. If there is no flag, it is prohibited. Don't stop when anything happens. This is almost the same as the drumming and retreating after the battle. Even if the emperor arrived, the army would not have to pay attention. Just practice.

Xiao Yunhe stood on the stage and watched for a while, secretly satisfied. It seems that after yesterday's good news came and the hot cheeks were hung in the gate, the morale of the army and men had been greatly boosted. Wait a few days for the grain and grass to arrive, and you can make a comeback again!

At this moment, a letter sentry horse rushed in from the west gate and went straight to the gate of the Chinese army. Xiao Yunhe asked Han Chaozhong to come forward to catch it, which was an urgent report sent by Li Guangjin.

Xiao Yunhe hurriedly took a look at the letter, and it turned out that the reckless heat came to disturb him again last night. He personally led 5,000 horsemen and 10,000 dead men to besiege the city. The battle lasted until almost dawn, and there were many dead and wounded on both sides, so he left in anger and recklessness. Li Guangjin said in his letter that the casualties among the officers and men in Yan County were relatively severe, and the number of first officers and men in the county was currently reduced. In addition, there is a shortage of food, grass and medicine, and it is very difficult. In the end, Li Guangjin said that people are in the city, and people are dead in the city.

Xiao Yunhe breathed a sigh of relief and said to the people around him: "Li Guangjin, he is really a good general. He was stationed in a weak city like Yanxian, and in the face of the fierce attack of the fierce generals, he did not move at all and dealt with it calmly. He lived up to my expectations. However, I won't make it too difficult for him - now that the rear is safe, it's time for me to go back and clean up that arrogant argument!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yunhe summoned several young generals who commanded the drill and said to him: "After eating, rest for half an hour, and then the army will gather and prepare for the march." ”

When all the generals heard this, they were all overjoyed, and said loudly: "Get the order!"

Han Chaozhong asked, "Your Majesty, don't you wait for Li Guangyan and Guo Gang? ”

"Don't wait. Xiao Yunhe said, "They are running back and forth for nearly thousands of miles, and they are very tired. Two days later is also excusable. Now that the grain route has been opened, the grain and grass will be delivered soon, and I don't have to worry about this. Ma Sui is doing things, I can rest assured. Now the focus is on Lanzhou. Being killed on cheek fever is equivalent to having an arm cut off on reckless heat, and he can't get angry. At the same time, the morale of our troops skyrocketed. The front is in full swing. This time, I will fight him with regular soldiers, and see what he can do to me!"

An hour or two later, tens of thousands of Western Expeditionary troops were on standby and gathered at the school field.

Xiao Yunhe personally walked up to the stage with his cheeks in his hand. He raised his head high and said loudly: "All the soldiers! This is the head of the Tibetan general who talks about hot cheeks!"

"Roar, roar!-" The Qi soldiers cheered excitedly.

Xiao Yunhe threw his head aside and said, "In this western expedition, although our army was unfavorable in the initial battle, it has now completely reversed the tide of the war. I can't lose my bloody nature because of a momentary defeat! Now, the time has come for us to make a comeback to take revenge on the bloody land! I still personally lead you to the westward expedition to defeat Tubo and recover Helong!"

"Hurray, hooray!" shouted the soldiers. Morale is like a rainbow.

Xiao Yunhe pulled out his sword and pointed westward: "The army is pulling out, pointing directly at Weizhou!"

At this time, Li Guangjin stood at the head of the city with the handle of the knife in his hand, looking to the northwest. His eyes were bloodshot. The city was covered in arrows and blood, and some of the wounded were being treated, and there were low wails from time to time. Some soldiers are disposing of corpses at the head of the city. Silently, he dragged him down the city. In an abandoned kiln in the south of the city, the corpses of Qi soldiers were already piled up. Several people were adding firewood to the kiln, their expressions cold and sad.

A veteran with inconvenient legs and feet held a large military porcelain bowl, carefully avoiding passers-by. approached Li Guangjin's side.

"General, it's time to eat. The veteran handed the bowl to Li Guangjin. A bowl of soup, there are actually a few pieces of meat in it, and some oil stars floating.

Li Guangjin glanced at it, and couldn't help but slide his throat. He looked at the veteran in surprise and said, "Fourth uncle, there is still meat in the army?"

"Killed a horse. Old horse, I can't walk anymore. The wrinkles on the fourth uncle's face were like cracked earth, but his eyes were clear, he said. "The general must be hungry, eat quickly!"

Li Guangjin took the bowl and ate the meat in a big gulp. The soup was also drunk. The fourth uncle stood aside. A smile welled up on his face.

"Horse meat? It tastes weird. Li Guangjin handed the bowl to the fourth uncle and said casually. The fourth uncle trembled slightly. Grab the bowl and get ready to go. Li Guangjin was suspicious in his heart, and at a glance, he saw that there was blood spilling out of the fourth uncle's trouser tube, and he grabbed him and asked, "Fourth uncle, can you also be injured in the room?"

"I ......" The fourth uncle panicked and was speechless.

Li Guangjin glared at him vigilantly: "Say!"

Unexpectedly, the fourth uncle knelt down on his knees and said excitedly: "The general forgives his sins!"

Li Guangjin said in a small voice: "What's the matter? You have followed me for more than ten years, and I have never blamed you for anything, and you have never hidden anything from me." ”

"But this time......" The fourth uncle suddenly burst into tears and said in a low voice, "What I gave the general to eat is human flesh!"

"Huh?!" Li Guangjin was shocked and said urgently: "You...... Cut your own leg meat?!"

The fourth uncle nodded calmly: "Yes." The city has long since run out of food and grass, and even the bark of the trees has been stripped away. His Majesty the Emperor is about to march in a hurry, and all the horses have been taken away, so where are the horses in the city? The flesh of the dead cannot be eaten...... Although the villain's status is low, this meat is still clean!"

Li Guangjin suddenly felt sick to his stomach, and he was about to throw up at the edge of the city. The fourth uncle hurriedly grabbed him and sobbed: "General! You have a heavy responsibility, you can't stop eating, and you can't vomit if you eat the ground! The villain has followed the general for many years, and he has been taken care of by the general, and even if he dies, he can't repay it! Now don't say that you cut off a piece of meat...... Even if the villain is cooked, there is no complaint!"

Li Guangjin was both angry and sad, and pointed at the fourth uncle angrily: "You...... You're old and confused!Come, take him to heal!" He struggled to endure the intense feeling of nausea, and closed his eyes deadly.

A few pawns stepped forward and dragged the fourth uncle away. The fourth uncle shouted behind him as he walked: "General, you haven't closed your eyes for two days and two nights, hurry up and rest for a while!"

There were already two tears on Li Guangjin's face. He stood proudly at the head of the city, feeling the drumming east wind, and his mood could not be calm for a long time.

In the evening, the unbeatable reckless fever came again. This time, he was still fierce, bringing 20,000 horses and horses, and preparing enough equipment to attack the city strongly. As far as the eye can see, the mountains are all black and oppressive, and the area is full of Tibetan people. Countless ladders were set up at the head of the city, and the arrows were roaring like a storm.

Li Guangjin personally stood at the head of the city and commanded the battle. The hungry soldiers of the Qi army resisted the enemy to the death and vowed not to retreat. The Tibetans stormed the city without fear of death, and often one or two groups of people rushed to the city. Li Guangjin personally stepped forward to kill him with a big knife in his hand, and he also suffered several minor injuries on his body, and was also hit by two arrows, but fortunately he did not hurt the vital point.

Under the city, his face was very grim, and his eyes looked straight at the city. This was the seventh time he had come to attack the city. At first, it was just to besiege the city and send reinforcements, to create an opportunity for the cheek fever after the surprise attack. But later he found that there were not many Qi troops garrisoning the county, and it seemed that they could be attacked and taken by force. At the same time, he was also extremely worried in his heart: Most of the Qi army withdrew, could it be a surprise attack force that attacked back on cheeks?

Whenever I think of this, I am very uneasy about recklessness. If you can take Yan County, you will be able to drive straight into the confluence of cheek heat. Even if the surprise attack is unsuccessful, it is still possible to form a posture of attacking the national capital with regular troops, or to give a helping hand to the cheek fever.

Therefore, on the recklessness of the county, it is imperative!

Li Guangjin also received the emperor's clear order: defend the city to the death!

The two sides fought fiercely. The number of casualties in the fighting is also very high. The Tibetans were the besiegers and suffered greater casualties than the Qi army. But the Qi army has no food and grass, and has been gritting its teeth and persevering, and it may collapse at any time.

The situation of the fighting is very serious.

This battle lasted for nearly two hours. It wasn't until sunset that two or three thousand corpses were thrown down and the troops were withdrawn angrily.

Li Guangjin was so tired that Chu Yan collapsed, sat on the city wall with his sword, and gasped for breath. repelled a wave of attacks by the Tibetans, but the Qi army did not look happy at all, on the contrary, its morale fell again and again. There was not a man in the city who spoke. The few who were left with strength were silently dragging the corpses to take care of the battlefield.

"The next wave of attacks, when will it come......" Li Guangshi lowered his head and let the sweat drip down his chin to the ground, smashing to pieces.

Xiao Yunhe personally led the army, day and night. Finally, after driving for fourteen hours, we finally arrived at Yan County.

At this time, the city was lifeless. The east wind blew, the flags at the head of the city fluttered alone, and the soldiers were tired and hungry, and most of them shrank down under the wall and fell asleep.

It wasn't until the movement of thousands of troops and horses came that the soldiers at the head of the city woke up suddenly. When I looked up, the northwest direction was empty, and there was nothing, not that the reckless heat was coming to attack the city again. On the contrary, in the southeast, soldiers and horses spread all over the mountains and fields came in an orderly manner.

Li Guangjin could barely hold it in his hands, and he was almost so excited that he burst into tears. The soldiers defending the city also came to their senses, raising their swords and spears and cheering loudly, more happy than they had ever repelled the onslaught of the enemy.

Xiao Yunhe saw the scene at the head of the city from a distance, waved his hand and said, "Li Jifu, the grain and grass are in the city." Order the leader of the gang to cook a meal in the shortest possible time and give it to the soldiers of Yan County for use first. ”

"Wechen obeyed. Li Jifu rode quickly, and led a group of people and gang leaders to drive quickly towards Yan County.

The gate of Yan County had been opened, and Li Guangjin came with a group of lieutenants to greet him and bow to the side of the road. Seeing a team of grain trucks coming quickly from afar, everyone felt a burst of ecstasy.

Xiao Yunhe rode over, saw Li Guangjin, and jumped off the horse.

Li Guangjin took the lead, bowed on one knee and said loudly: "The last general, Li Guangjin, led all the generals of Yan County to welcome His Majesty the Emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

Xiao Yunhe stepped forward to hold him up, took his hand and said, "All the generals are invited to get up." Guangjin, I'm really embarrassed for you. ”

Li Guangjin smiled with relief: "The last general is immoral and incompetent, and he is so entrusted by His Majesty, and he dares not to die? ”

"Good. You did very well. Xiao Yunhe patted his hand and said, "I have already decided, you don't have to go to Hebei in the future." Li Shengxian passed away. There has been no suitable person in charge of the Left God Guard. You stay and serve as the general of the Left God Guard. ”

"Thank you!" Li Guangjin arched his hand excitedly, and wanted to bow down again. Xiao Yunhe grabbed him and said with a smile: "Thank you for what? If a loyal and brave man like you is not reused. It's my fault. ”

All the lieutenants were also very happy and came up together to congratulate Li Guangjin. They all know that the two hottest military generals in Daqi at the moment are nothing more than the positions of the left and right god guard generals. After Li Sheng's death, only Ma Sui was left alone to be in charge of the divine guard. Now Li Guangjin has jumped to an equal footing with Ma Sui, which can be called a smooth step. And Lee Kwang Jin is only forty years old, which can be described as a promising future.

Everyone entered the city, and Xiao Yunhe was under the guidance of Li Guangjin. Walked around the city. Xiao Yunhe found that the soldiers who stayed behind to defend the city suffered heavy casualties, with no less than 7,000 killed, three or four thousand seriously wounded, and countless minor injuries. Seventeen earthen kilns were dug for cremating the corpses alone, and black smoke was still emitting from time to time. Be that as it may. Li Guangjin still meticulously carried out the work of city defense, which is really rare.

Soon, smoke lit up in the city, and the smell of rice came from the field. Xiao Yunhe let the people he brought replace Li Guangjin's people. Let them all go and enjoy a rare meal. As if the soldiers were reborn, many people even shed tears while holding steamed buns and rice.

Xiao Yunhe also called Li Guangjin into his account and set up a banquet to entertain him. Although the army was poor, there was still some wine and meat in the emperor's meal. A pot of Xinghua Village brought by the national capital, a large piece of boiled lamb chops, two leg of mutton.

Li Guangjin drank two glasses of wine, looking at the meat in a daze.

Xiao Yunhe was puzzled: "What's the matter, aren't you very hungry? Eat quickly! In the army, we are brothers who fight side by side. ”

"Oh no. 陛xià明建. The last general just ......" Li Guangjin hesitated. He sighed and said, "I remembered someone." I lost my appetite for a while. ”

"Who?"

Li Guangjin said: "An old soldier who has followed the last general for 17 years. Yesterday, he cut off his own leg and cooked it for me......"

Xiao Yunhe was shocked: "Is there such a thing......? How's that now?"

"Crippled. Li Guangjin smiled gloomily. Then he raised his glass and said to the emperor. "Your Majesty xià forgiveness. The last general should not talk about this during the banquet, which will make His Majesty lose his appetite. The last will be a cup of self-punishment!" Raise a glass and drink it all.

Xiao Yunhe shook his head and sighed: "Li Guangjin, I have long heard that when you were managing the army in Hebei, you were both strict and like a soldier. The soldiers under your command are obedient to you and have great respect for you. I have only seen the Buddha cut meat to feed the eagle in the Buddhist scriptures, and today there are old soldiers who cut meat to feed the handsome...... If it weren't for the extraordinary affection for you, such a thing would not have been possible. People like Lao Pai can be called a model in our army. I want to make a decree and give him the title of Loyal Uncle of the Six Grades. The court paid for him to support him for the rest of his life, including his family!"

Li Guangjin suddenly burst into tears, and he bowed down in front of him and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Yunhe took a breath and said, "Okay, get up, Li Guangjin." I'll let you get some meat and give it to that old man to eat, so you can think of it as a little bit of your heart. Otherwise, you will always have a bad time in your heart. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Guangjin didn't push, picked up a big leg of mutton and walked out of the handsome tent.

Xiao Yunhe sighed angrily: If there are generals like this, can my Daqi'an be strong?

The next day, the wind blew unusually strongly. Bursts of whistling, blowing the battle flag into a drum. A burst of yellow sand rolled up in mid-air, dyeing the sky pale yellow, and the green hills in the distance were even hazy. Xiao Yunhe stood on the high ladder frame with his sword held high, and personally commanded the army to set up the formation. Li Guangjin stood next to him with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, is this the long-known Nine Palaces Heavenly Luo Array?" Li Guangjin said.

Xiao Yunhe was surprised and said, "Do you know?"

Li Guangjin smiled and said, "The last general is lonely and unheard, but I have only heard of it, but I have not seen it with my own eyes. The last general heard that this formation was created by the famous general Han Baohu in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and later passed on to Li Jing. This array is used for field battles against the enemy, and it is extremely exquisite. Ninety-nine eighty-one gates, three life and death disks in the central axis. Two hundred and forty-three formations can be conjured at any time. Each formation has a different door to life, a different door to death, a different way to kill, and a different way to break it. To rehearse this formation. It is necessary to command and dispatch the master with extraordinary experience. At the same time, the main generals of the three life and death plates must also be able to pick up the main beam and understand the subtlety of this tactic. Therefore, this is an extremely difficult tactic, which can be called the most in the formation!"

"Haha, Li Guangjin really lives up to his reputation, and he even knows the Nine Palace Tianluo Array well. Xiao Yunhe laughed and said, "You're right. This is the Nine Palaces Heavenly Luo Array. When I was in the national capital, I asked Ma Sui to dispatch people to rehearse this formation for more than a month. Today, I came to practice it in person, so that I can get acquainted with it. This kind of formation focuses on subtlety and change. There were not too many soldiers in the array, only 8,100 people. Half cavalry, half infantry. However, if the drill is done properly. Its power can be magnified more than ten times, which is equivalent to tens of thousands of troops attacking. Of course, the formation also has the disadvantages of the formation. That is, it is not suitable for siege and rushing, but can only fight against the enemy in the field. ”

Li Guangjin said: "Isn't that reckless and reckless spirit bent on rushing to attack and forge ahead to take over Yanxian? There is no fear. I might as well fulfill him today!"

Xiao Yunhe smiled: "I, that's exactly what I mean. As long as he dares to come, even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will be trapped in this formation!"

After that, Xiao Yunhe waved his left and right hands at the same time, and the formation in the formation changed rapidly. Li Guangyan, Xue Ping, and Hao presided over the three important positions in the formation, and the command was like a needle in the sea. The entire battle array was like a celestial astrolabe flipped and drifting, dazzling to watch.

Li Guangjin laughed when he saw it: "Wonderful! Your Majesty, this formation has been practiced to a great extent!"

On the hillside in the distance, several Tibetan horses stood on a high place and watched for a while. All of them looked suspicious and said one after another: "What is Tang doing? Yesterday he was like a dead fish, and today he will go out of the city to train his troops!"

"Hurry up and return the handsome!"

The formation was practiced for more than an hour. The soldiers in the formation were sweating like rain and panting. Xiao Yunhe stopped. He set up a military camp outside the city and rested on the spot. Monographs come with reckless heat.

In the afternoon. On recklessness, he really came. For the sake of prudence, he took 20,000 iron horsemen with him and stopped to watch from afar. He was surprised to see that a military tent had been set up outside the city of Yanxian County, stretching for several miles. The drums and horns of the Qi army could be heard from afar, and the momentum was actually very huge.

On Recklessness exclaimed: Strange! Isn't the morale of the Qi army falling all the time, and it is about to collapse? Could it be that their reinforcements have arrived, and they have received grain and grass, and have reinvigorated their military prestige? According to this, isn't my younger brother ......

At this moment, Pegasus, a pawn in the pathfinder ahead, came back and reported: "Great Marshal, there is a small group of Qi troops rushing towards our army!"

"How many?"

"About twenty or thirty people. ”

One of the lieutenants suddenly shouted: "Archers ready!"

"What are you shouting!" said with a reckless reckless reprimand, "the enemy is coming, so don't panic." See what the enemy wants to say. Order the scouts ahead and let them in. ”

Not long after, Hao, the general of the Qi army, ran in with twenty or thirty fast horses and came directly in front of Lun Mangre.

"Hao, the general of the Great Qi Left God Wuwei, has seen the general. Hao has lived in the area of Bianshuojing Prefecture for many years and is familiar with the Tubo language, so he rode on his horse and bowed slightly, and continued, "This general is ordered by His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qi to come to inform the general of a few things. ”

He glanced at Hao and said, "If there's anything, just say it." ”

Hao raised his horsewhip, and a pawn took out a big brocade box and walked out, covered with a layer of red cloth, and walked in front of Lun Mangre. Hao said: "I am a country of etiquette, treat people with sincerity and courtesy. This thing was originally owned by Tibet, and now it is returned to you, I hope that the general will not be polite, please accept it. ”

"Oh, the emperor of Daqi, he actually gave gifts to the enemy? On Recklessness became a little arrogant, raised his hand and said, "Then the handsome man will accept it." What else?"

"There is another thing, that is, His Majesty sent me to write a war letter. Hao took out a scroll and asked the pawn to hand it over, and said, "Hasn't the general been trying to instigate our army to meet the battle? The two armies met tomorrow on the great plain between Qinglin and Yanxian to fight each other. I hope that the general will not miss the appointment. ”

On the reckless face twitched slightly, and said with a cold snort: "Historically, no one has ever dared to talk to me about the reckless and affectionate Tubo Iron Army, and Li Mo is really the first person. Go back and sue Li Mo, Ben Shuai is not afraid that his subordinates will play any more intrigues and tricks. Tomorrow's war covenant, this commander will be there in person. Ask him to count up the army and show a little decent ability to fight to the death!"

Hao sneered and bowed: "Since this is the case, Ben will leave." Tonight, it is inconvenient for our army to stay for dinner, so please go back to the general. Maybe after you go back this time, there are more important things to do, and I won't delay you. Farewell!" After that, Hao turned the horse's head and patted the horse and left. On recklessness, he didn't stop him, and let him go. The two armies do not fight each other, and such a rule is generally observed by the Tubo people who boast of their invincible military force.

After Hao left, the deputy general beside Mangre scolded and said: "Dashuai, this nobody is not arrogant. Tomorrow's decisive battle, the last general will meet him before the battle, and he will personally cut off his dog's head!"

"Don't be able to speak with your tongue, tomorrow you will come to the battlefield to speak with strength. He was also depressed for a while, and then calmed down and said to the people around him: "Open it and see, what did the emperor of Great Qi send?"

When the pawn opened the box, everyone leaned over to take a look, and they couldn't help but scream loudly!

"It's the lieutenant!" "Second general!"

On Recklessness, his eyes were even more widened like bull's eyes, and he was stunned, his eyes were straight as if he was demented, and he muttered in his mouth: "Brother?!"

The Tibetan soldiers all fell down at once, and many people couldn't help but let out low sobs.

On recklessness, he turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and grabbed the brocade box, and looked at it blankly for a long time. He touched his cold face, which was hot, and suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted angrily: "Li Mo, I swear to break your body into ten thousand pieces!"

Early in the morning, Xiao Yunhe got up early in the morning. The drums in the army also sounded half an hour earlier than usual, and the soldiers did not have to exercise in the morning today, but had breakfast early and began to line up in front of the county seat.

Xiao Yunhe was still standing on the high ladder frame, personally commanding. Not long after, more than 8,000 soldiers were lined up, and the time was approaching.

Li Guangjin was still in Yuntai with the emperor, and he said with some concern: "Your Majesty, our army only has more than 8,000 people, is it really enough?

Xiao Yunhe smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. The method of using soldiers, the virtual is the real, and the real is the virtual. I deliberately only put these 8,000 men against the enemy, and he must have thought that I had some other arrangement. For a general like Lun Mangre, his greatest merit is to be cautious and thoughtful in the use of troops. But at the same time, such a person inevitably has many suspicious shortcomings. If I put on a formation of 70,000 or 80,000 troops, would he dare to step forward to meet the battle? Let him not understand my intentions, and it is not good to retreat cowardly. As a commander-in-chief, since he has accepted the war contract, it is not easy to retreat. Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain in front of the soldiers. When the time comes, Reckless Fever has no choice but to step forward to fight. As long as he enters my Nine Palaces Heavenly Luo Array, I will be sure of the outcome today. ”

"I see, it's still wise. Li Guangjin was appreciative, and thought in his heart, marching soldiers is nothing more than trying to understand the other party's mind, and making his whereabouts and intentions blurred, so that the other party can't understand it. Perhaps the emperor was not better than recklessness in the use of troops. But this ability to recognize people, control people, and penetrate people's hearts is definitely too much beyond recklessness. Seeing the habits of the opposing generals and then coming up with countermeasures, only then can we know ourselves and know the other side without being defeated in a hundred battles.

At the beginning of the hour, 20,000 iron horsemen arrived on time. He stopped two miles away from the battle formation of the Qi army, and ordered the army to pull up the white flags, and the mourning music of the Tubo mourning for the dead was played in the army.

The Tibetan soldiers, all wearing white cloths on their heads, are hot on their cheeks and hang filial piety. On the recklessness, his eyes were already bloodshot, and his face was full of anger, and Chu Yan's body was full of murderous energy.

Xiao Yunhe stood on the gimbal and saw it from afar, and sneered in his heart. got off the stage, got on his horse, and came to the middle of the battle.

The Tibetan army was operated for a while, and it was also slowly advancing under the leadership of Reckless. The archers at the corners of each side fired two arrows to determine the line, and then the armies of both sides stopped. It's all set.