In half a month, the heavy snow that had accumulated for a winter finally melted away from the foothills, forests, and grasslands.

The crumbling droplets of water hung heavily on the tip of the grass, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves came, the huge iron hooves stepped down violently, and the droplets, blades of grass, and climbing insects stepped into the soil together.

A team of about 100 horses galloped through this meadow, and at the end of the spread was a military camp that stretched for dozens of miles.

A large number of horses and chariots entered and exited the Yuanmen of the rear camp, which was a family caravan from the rear, they came slower than the army, not only did a while of trading in the Western Regions, but after crossing the Tianfeng Ridge, they stayed in Hasai for a while, looting everywhere, mobilizing supplies, and only then came to Sattilla, the former country of the Satsuma.

Right now, the back of the huge Xia State military camp is as noisy as a market or a temple fair, and the vendors of various caravans have set up tents there, and there are even many women engaged in the trade of skin and meat.

The men of the stalls shouted at the passing soldiers and other merchants, and there were many people from the Western Regions in the crowd, they all spontaneously followed the caravan, most of them had a hatred for the destruction of the country and the barbarians of the Western world, they couldn't tell the difference between the Satsuma and the Sakprut, anyway, they just hated it.

Now that the soldiers and horses of the Xia State have hit here, they came over spontaneously, first, they want to do their best to do one thing for the army's logistics, and second, they also want to find an opportunity to enlist in the army, take weapons, follow the army, fight with the Western barbarians, and avenge their relatives.

The crowd is crowded, and from time to time you can see the soldiers on change of guard and leave patronizing here, and the place where the most stops are a terrace not far from the barracks, scantily dressed dancers from the Western Regions, and some prostitutes from the states of Great Xia, who twist their bare waists in vocal music to attract passers-by, and some who can really 'eat' are in a few tents in the back, waiting for guests to come in and patronize.

In the distance of the crowded head, Li Dao and Guo Yan escorted the obese Dong Zhuo through the crowd, they were wearing civilian clothes, and only a few passing soldiers knew the identities of the three, so they avoided it from a distance, or bowed slightly.

And the surrounding merchants, or the people of the Western Regions, mostly avoided from afar, even if these three people looked smiling, but their looks were really not kind, when the three wicked people came, they almost took the initiative to get out of the way and let these three people pass.

"Dong Gong, that's over there!" Guo Yan was holding a chicken leg in his hand, which was the flavor of Liangzhou, and he was in a rather happy mood and pointed in the direction for Dong Zhuo, who looked arrogant beside him.

The latter raised his chin slightly, and followed the direction of the chicken leg in Guo Yan's hand, and saw several women from the Western Regions scratching their heads on the wooden platform.

"Women of the Western Regions...... It's not that the old man hasn't tasted it, don't look at the commotion, in fact, everything is not fine, go and see the next house. Dong Zhuo only glanced at it, then looked away, and then landed on another platform not far away, on which the woman was not wearing revealing clothes, sitting on a stool obediently, playing the piano.

"That's it!"

Guo Yan was stunned for a moment, and Li Dao next to him stopped chewing and reminded in a low voice: "Dong Gong, I'm afraid there is no meat available in this house." ”

"How could it not be, don't look at these women who are well-behaved and quiet, they can have a good time."

"Dong Gong Gaojian!"

"Dong Gong has experienced a hundred battles!"

Guo Yan and Li Dao were also as before, smiling and following behind Dong Zhuo with a thumbs up and slapping a sycophant.

Soon, the three of them squeezed the crowd and under the platform over there, there was a fat figure, An Lushan was patted on the shoulder, and turned around to see Dong Zhuo, who was smiling, as well as Guo Yan and Li Dao.

The four of them laughed a few times in tacit understanding, and then under the guidance of an old bustard, the four of them followed her to the tent at the back.

The barracks spread around for dozens of miles, forming an unheard of military and civilian bazaar.

In front of the noisy market, there is the camp of the rear army, a large amount of grain has begun to be unloaded from the carts handed over by the family, and various supplementary foods, such as air-dried fruits and vegetables, and dried meat, have also begun to be equipped for the officers and soldiers of the various armies.

This is something that must be fully prepared before the big war, after all, the war after that may last for a long time.

It won't be so convenient to resupply.

The reason why the caravan of the family set up such a market outside the back camp was all instructed by Su Chen, to relieve the homesickness of the soldiers, and finally relax.

On the battlefield, there may be many people who will not have a chance to come back, so let them relax for a while.

"The bazaar has been open for several days, and these merchants have made a lot of money from the soldiers...... Your Majesty, let them do this, and a certain family will know better, but why do they give all the precious things such as gold and silver, ivory, etc., that they have plundered? ”

Rao is the flying general Lu Bu, no matter how he gallops the world, he has never seen boxes of golden coins, silverware, gold, and jewelry, and in the end they were all given to the children of the family who had been slaughtered.

Su Chen, Lu Bu, Dian Wei, and Xiahou Yuan went to the Houjun Xiahoudun to inspect for a while, and were returning to the Chinese army commander's tent, so Lu Bu said this, and he was puzzled.

"Merchants see profits, the same is true of the big families, wealth is moving, as long as there are enough benefits, they will be willing to be driven, this batch of money is the first thing I promised them."

Nodding with a smile at a group of patrolling soldiers, Su Chen turned his gaze back, and continued to walk towards the tent as he spoke.

The spring day is warm.

When he was about to reach the tent, Su Chen's words followed: "The war will start soon, it has been seven days since the alliance with the northern city-states, and the other party has also sent news, and Sakprut has already made some moves. ”

Lifting the curtain, Su Chen walked in: "This time we may have to face the elite, and then it will be a tough battle, in addition to the strategic purpose of the prime minister, the rest can only rely on the generals and the soldiers' daily drills." ”

As he whispered, the cavalry that had galloped into the field before turned around and entered the camp of the Chinese army from the side gate of the front army.

'Phew! ’

The leading general stopped his horse, then turned over and dismounted, walked through the surrounding tents, and was stopped by the armor of the Tiger Guard Battalion before he could get close to the Son of Heaven.

Generally speaking, if it is not an emergency, wait outside first.

But now, the general has brought a letter from the northern city-state of the Satsuma, which was sent by the new emperor of the other party.

Su Chen took it and took a look at it, then turned around and walked into the handsome tent.

The tent was full of flames.

Behind the long case stands a screen, on which is the waves of the sea, and a green dragon breaks through the sea and soars into the sky.

On both sides, there are weapon racks, one on the left and one on the right, respectively, the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow and the Xia King Sword.

The middle aisle is covered with the colorful fur of wild beasts, and the whole tent is full of a solemn atmosphere.

Xu Chu, Ma Chao, Le Jin, Xu Huang, Long Ji, and Xiang Yu were all inside, Xiang Yu was talking to Long Ji, and the rest of the people pressed their hands on their knees, sitting upright on their seats, staring directly at the map hanging in front of them, and discussing something in a low voice with the people next to them.

"Your Majesty has arrived!" Wu Zixun shouted.

At the same time that everyone got up, Su Chen had already walked to the back of the long case, and immediately sat down.

When the generals in the tent saw that the Son of Heaven was seated, they sat down with him.

"The Satsuma have just sent news that an army of Sakpuruts has entered the northwestern border of the Central Asian plateau, and they are terrified and hope that we can send troops as soon as possible."

Su Chen said, and asked Wu Zixun to pass on the letter he had just gotten in his hand, Lu Bu took the lead, glanced at it, his expression was instantly serious, and then ...... Stuffed the letter back into Wu Zixun's hand.

Ma Chao and the others cast puzzled glances, and Lu Bu snorted: "I don't know any of the barbarians' writings." ”

There was a burst of chuckles in the tent, and after the laughter, Ma Chao stood up first and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, how do you think you should fight?" ”

Su Chen didn't rush to answer, and raised his hand to signal Wu Zixun to move the map hanging on the shelf to the front, so that everyone could see it clearly.

After a while, the map was moved by two armor soldiers, Su Chen got up and went over, pointed to the current location of the 300,000 soldiers and horses in Great Xia, and then extended his fingers to the northwest, and Wu Zixun on the side followed closely and measured the ruler and marked the distance on it.

"From Sattila to that side, it is nine hundred and seventy miles, and there are twelve cities on the way, four of which are garrisoned by the army of Sakprut, and if you want to kill them directly, you must uproot them along the way."

"Can't take a detour?"

Ma Chao frowned, over the years, many cavalry generals in the army have followed Huo Bi to outflank them in a roundabout way, and they have made great achievements in long-distance raids, so naturally the first thought is to make a big detour.

However, his proposal was quickly rejected by Su Chen.

"It's a place you're not familiar with, there are still a lot of places that haven't been mapped yet, and logistical baggage is still the biggest problem.

The cavalry tactics of the previous roundabout blitzkrieg cannot be used for the time being, once the cavalry is besieged, we will have no advantage, and if these cities are not pulled out, the other side may take advantage of the geographical advantage to attack our baggage and the young men who are transported behind. ”

"Your Majesty said, Yuan also thinks so!" Xiahou Yuan looked at the map and estimated the distance, he was also good at running around, and there were a large number of foot soldiers.

"It's obviously not possible to detour the main force of Sakprut, but ......" Xiahou Yuan got up and walked to Su Chen's side, and pointed his finger in a big circle on the map called Longcheng and Terarady.

"These two cities are directly in the way of the march, and they can be quickly interspersed, and before they can react, take these two cities!"

"Miaocai's tactics are good, but you can still besiege without attacking first." At this time, Zhuge Liang's voice sounded outside the tent, and he walked in with a feather fan.

In the military tent, they were all battlefield generals, and they looked at each other after Zhuge Liang's reminder, and laughed at the same time.

"Encircle the point and send reinforcements!"

The wide sleeves were sprinkled, Zhuge Liang nodded with a smile, and walked to the seat on the right side to take a seat: "General Xiahou can do it?" ”

"Why can't you do it!" Xiahou Yuan waved his hand, then stepped forward and hugged his fist at Su Chen: "Within one day, you will reach Longcheng and Terarady, and in five days, you will turn it into a lonely city." ”

"Okay, that's it!"

Su Chen in front of the map sat back behind the long case, and in the crackling brazier, Su Chen pulled out an arrow and handed it to Xiahou Yuan.

His gaze then swept over the tent, "The Qingzhou army rushed to the city, and the Xiliang army ...... Well? How many of them are Dong Gong? ”

Su Chen glanced around, but he didn't see the figures of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Guo Yan, and An Lushan, "Forget it, they are not here, I will also explain the order, and after that, I will tell them!" ”

"This time, the Qingzhou army pulled out the city first, and then the Xiliang army quickly marched into the vanguard of the army, cooperating with the Mongolian army and the vanguard army of the other party to test it."

Immediately, Su Chen slapped the long case, and his eyes narrowed.

"Let the country of Nasakprut see how ferocious the army of tigers and wolves from the east is. Since I raised an army of 800 men to conquer the great world, I have never believed in any destiny, and how can I be afraid of the enemy in the west. ”

"When the Qingzhou army pulls out the cities along the way, we will kill them."

Su Chen withdrew his hand, his tall body stood up, and his voice was rough: "First sweep the city, shock the enemy army, including the Satsuma, and tell them that not only the East, but also the Western world, there can only be one country, one voice, and one word!" ”

"Yes"

The roar of the tiger shook the tent in unison.

Time gradually passed, not long after the military discussion, there were four figures who were late, opened the tent curtain, there was no one inside, only Wu Zixun was leading a few attendants to clean the tent, and when he saw Dong Zhuo and them coming in, he stepped forward with a smile and told him about today's military meeting and Su Chen's order.

"Huh? I went to play with prostitutes for a while...... Become a pioneer? ”

Dong Zhuo's mouth opened slightly.

Meanwhile.

An army marching eastward into the plateau was speeding forward, and in the winding procession was the banner of the three-headed dragon.

A few days earlier, Sakprut the Great had issued an order that the First Legion of the Conquerors, with its outstanding military exploits, would naturally be an advocate of this war.

This winter made them feel comfortable, and at the same time, they were shocked to hear about the appearance of the Eastern armies on the Central Asian plateau, and their successive captures of several cities, and the continuous defeats of Olein and Holy Lothar.

But then there was great joy and excitement at the emergence of such an army, which had never been encountered since they had been fighting all the way since they founded the army.

After all, the First Legion, which has the title of conqueror, has always had no opponents, making them feel lonely.

Scouts galloped across the grasslands, constantly conveying messages from ahead.

The legion's commander, named Daus, was riding on horseback and looking east, as carts drawn by horses drove in and stretched out through the ranks.

He turned his face slightly to the soldier behind him, then reached out and took the letter that the scout had just delivered, flipped through it, and handed it back.

"The Satsuma people are very good at everything but fighting."

"Thinking that we have united the armies of the East, we will not know?"

Daus was a stout man, but he was a little shorter than the average man, and he wore heavy armor like an iron ball on horseback.

"Holy Lothar is a liar who only uses shady tricks, how can a liar win a war like war?"

“…… But Your Majesty has given us the initiative, and it is clear that we have great trust in the Conqueror Legion, and we will take off the heads of the Celis and lay the masonry for the great Emperor Sakprut, which will be our glory. ”

The speaking captain was born in a small seaside town, and he rose with Sakprut to become a captain of one side, and he was very meritorious.

For dealing with the people of the East Celis who had never faced before, after all, they still adopted a conservative way of fighting.

Just as the trumpets of the march sounded again.

Far above the plateau, an army of 20,000 men was moving through the plateau at a very fast speed, heading straight for the two cities to the north.

The steel knife that has been hidden in the snow for a winter is finally out of its sheath!

(End of chapter)