Chapter 267: Home Ahead!
When Liu Mo followed the Six Princes and led the army to the border of the Hu people, he felt that the environment was completely different from that of Great Xia.
This is not the endless green prairie as Liu Mo thought, but the gray-white land between the whole heaven and earth, and occasionally a green space can be seen, but there is no human population here, maybe some livestock.
At this time, Liu Mo was able to deeply understand why Beikou would always be a big trouble in the Central Plains throughout the ages, because it was too difficult for the Central Plains to exterminate Beikou.
Looking around, there is an endless sea of grass, and there are no landmarks, if it weren't for Batamu's good conscience and sending a few soldiers as guides, I am afraid that the Great Xia army will be lost in the vast sea of grass.
What about the other Hu allies? The six princes did things at a glance, saying that they would withdraw if they helped repel the Yezi coalition army, and they would not help at all. They are also very simple, cross the Hu grassland by themselves, they have already said hello, no one will bother you.
In Liu Mo's view, such an alliance is more like a transaction, with one hand to pay the money and the other to deliver the goods.
On the way of the Hu people's Caohai march, Liu Mo had other worries.
These things can be said to be the last thing he wants to touch, that is, dealing with the other subordinates of the Six Princes.
It is more appropriate to say that it is a deal than a struggle for command.
At present, there are still 150,000 people in the army of Great Xia, and those who know about military affairs know that to fight a war, you need to set up a formation, divided into a left wing, a middle army, a right wing, and so on.
No matter how capable the six princes were, it was impossible for them to command 150,000 people to fight with one person.
The 150,000 men needed to be divided into corps under the command of various generals.
In this way, the problem arises.
Previously, in the Zhou Dynasty, many high-ranking generals were killed in battle, so that the current troops are very messy.
The question of how to reorganize these forces has become a problem.
The six princes intended to divide 40,000 soldiers and horses to Liu Mo's command, but such a decision aroused the dissatisfaction of a veteran named Fa Zhen.
This person is the teacher of the art of war of the Six Princes, and has followed the Six Princes for many years and has made a lot of contributions.
He believed that Liu Mo was too young and had little experience to command a large army of 40,000 men. needs a respected and experienced veteran as the main general, so that Liu Mo can become the deputy general.
At the same time, he proposed that in the battle of the Zhou Dynasty, it was precisely because Liu Mojiu could not attack Yongxing City that this led to the fiasco of Great Xia.
When he heard this, Liu Mo was so angry that he almost didn't turn his face with him on the spot.
Attacking the Zhou Dynasty was a conspiracy from beginning to end, and you, as an old general, didn't see it, but blamed me?
At that time, I could strongly persuade the six princes not to participate in it, or to ally with the Zhou Dynasty and kill the eldest prince first.
But in the end, due to the presence of the six princes, Liu Mo still recognized his shortcomings very "modestly", and then depreciated himself.
As long as anyone who is a little more sober knows that this is an insincere statement, but the old general didn't hear it, or maybe he didn't hear it on purpose.
In the end, when Bai Chengzong and several other important ministers said good things on the side, although he was not convinced, he could be regarded as having the ability to recognize people and know who was what kind of goods.
Under the encouragement of several people, Fa Zhen put on a high posture very happily, saying that "the opportunity should be given to the young people, and let the younger generations temper and temper more," but took the initiative to ask the sixth prince to allocate Liu Mo to command the 50,000 army.
And he, as an elder, assists on the sidelines, pointing and pointing at critical moments and things like that.
Liu Mo laughed when he heard it, "You old guy is a thief!" In the name of pointing, I am afraid that when the time comes, I am afraid that I will point to the point! Your identity is here, can I not do anything with your words?
When the time comes, you will share half of the credit for winning the battle, and I will be fully responsible for the loss? ”
However, this method was not strange to the six princes, and Liu Mo didn't care too much.
So the matter was decided "happily", and not only did not have half a quarrel, but there was a constant laughter.
After that, the six princes left a few important ministers, and everyone drank some wine together, and also made a few low-level jokes with everyone.
Another important figure in this meeting was Bai Chengzong, who, as the right-hand man of the Six Princes, was eventually appointed commander-in-chief of the Second Army.
He took the initiative to come to Liu Mo and said unexpectedly, "You're right!" We shouldn't have marched into the Zhou Dynasty! ”
"Don't mention the past," Liu Mo said, "The current situation is not bad." This war opened our eyes and let me know that there was still the Western Regions to the west of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Western Regions were connected to the Hu people.
The Hu tribe is divided into multiple tribes, and from the Hu tribe you can also go straight to Daxia. Without this experience, we would have been frogs at the bottom of the well. ”
"But the price, the price is too painful!" Bai Chengzong couldn't help but sigh.
"The rewards are also huge." Liu Mo told him, "I believe that after you go back this time, you will be the first hero of the new emperor of Great Xia!" ”
When Bai Chengzong heard this, he looked at Liu Mo meaningfully, "Liu Mo, why can you always be so calm?" ”
"Maybe it's nature!" Liu Mo told him.
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After walking for about a month, the army of Great Xia finally came to the border of the Hu Clan's Caohai.
"Go further south, do you see Mingyue Mountain, that's your Great Xia Mountain." The guide sent by Batamu said, "Remember, don't go east, the Hu people over there are not your allies!" ”
Liu Mo looked south in the direction pointed by the guide, and the towering Mingyue Mountain stood in front of us, with straight peaks stuck between heaven and earth like a sharp sword.
The upper part of Mingyue Mountain is snowy and cloudy, while the lower half is a black mountain, which is weirdly black and mysterious.
According to the historical records of Great Xia, although Great Xia borders the Hu people and there are constant disputes, this area of Mingyue Mountain has not experienced any war.
This may be due to its strange geography, or legend has it that it has maintained its calm under the watchful eye of the gods.
Looking at the ancient Mingyue Mountain, Liu Mo couldn't help but have countless emotions.
"Will the fall of me, a traverser, change this history?" He thought to himself, "The Great Prince would let us climb over such an ancient mountain without knowing it?" ”
The next few days seemed to go well, surprisingly well.
Leaving the grass sea of the Hu clan and entering the territory of Great Xia, he did not encounter half a figure on the way.
When they came to the boundary of Yingzhou, everyone, including the six princes, was not calm.
Yingzhou is a big city and is heavily guarded, and the six princes are certainly not stupid enough to attack the city.
His goal is to take Jizhou directly and catch the prince by surprise.
But the strange thing is that the defenders in Yingzhou City did not come out to attack them, and the two sides seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and the well water did not interfere with the river water.
What's going on?
It stands to reason that when the defenders of Yingzhou find out about the appearance of such a large army, they will more or less send someone to reconnoitre.
If you are loyal to the eldest prince, you have to give you an urgent notice of 800 miles.
And when the troops came to the foot of Mingyue Mountain at noon on the third day, their previous doubts were answered.
The Great Prince received the news that the Governor guarding the north of Great Xia had gathered all his troops and stopped here, ready to wait for the Great Prince to lead the army to come and fight to the death!
"Sure enough, I changed history again!" Liu Mo thought to himself, "Mingyue Mountain, I want to witness the first great war!" ”