Pushing the glass and changing the glass, they have not been so happy to drink for a long time.

For a moment, the two seemed to have returned to the past.

Staggered, Lan Yu sighed with emotion: "We are all old!" ”

Li Qing smiled, "I'm fine." ”

Lan Yu said angrily: "You are not much better than me, don't look at the current body, try it in a decade or two?" ”

As a person who has come over, he has a deep understanding, "No matter how heroic you are, you have to lie down when you are old!" ”

Li Qing smiled and nodded, there was no need to argue about this topic.

The two talked for a while about going out to the military, and Li Qing said goodbye and left.

When he got home, Li Qing told the third daughter about sending troops.

"Sir, be careful all the way, we have food and drink, you don't have to worry about it." Red Sleeves is sensible.

Wan Ling nodded, "The battlefield has no eyes, and the gentleman knows the ability of the concubine, but he can't be careless." ”

"Well, don't worry, it's not the first time that Mr. has gone to the battlefield, and it will be fine." Li Qing smiled, "At most, for most of the year, I will be fine at home." ”

The third girl nodded, and Lianxiang smiled: "Mr. has been gone for so long, don't you go to the Qinglou to release it?" ”

"With you, do I need to go there?"

Redsleeves sighed, "We're old, and we don't look good." ”

"It's not fifty yet, so it's old." Li Qing smiled evilly, "Let's go, enter the house." ”

……

Next, after a month of busy work after transferring troops and food, the army finally arrived at the day of departure.

Zhu Di is an emperor who is proficient in military affairs, and he is very aware of the leading role of the commander on the battlefield.

He knew that Lan Yu had not been in charge of the army for many years, and the soldiers in the army had also changed, and it was difficult for him to control the army with full control without a plug-in.

So, he gave the blue jade order flag and token.

The role of these two things is very great, seeing it is like seeing the emperor, especially in the army, with it, it has the power of life and death, and even the generals can be killed!

It also has another name: the Banner of Destiny!

In the Ming system, this thing is much more powerful than Shang Fang's sword, or rather, the two are not at the same level at all.

With this, Lan Yu can be said to be like a tiger with wings, and he can display his military talents to the fullest.

Early April.

Liang Guogong Lan Yu, Yongqing Hou Li Qing first team; Qiguo Gong Qiu Fu, Anping Hou Li Yuan, Tong'an Hou Huozhen, Jing'an Hou Wang Zhong, Wucheng Hou Wang Cong a team; Each led 50,000 horses to set out.

The supply lines had been prepared, the advance march was fast, and the two armies were always at a distance.

Qiu Fu's army is all a martyr, a son of heaven and a courtier, Lan Yu, the prince of Liang in the Taizu period, they are not cold.

The speed on Li Qing's side was not slow, but they were faster, and they completely disappeared from Li Qing's sight in a few days.

"Since they are in a hurry, let them go first!" Lan Yu didn't care, and said lightly, "It's just that I want to make meritorious contributions, let them be." ”

Li Qing nodded lightly and said with a smile: "You don't want to make meritorious contributions?" ”

"Do I need it?" Lan Yu was full of force, "My merits, they can't catch up with their horses." ”

"......" Li Qing's face was full of black lines, but there was nothing wrong with Lan Yu's words.

From juvenile to middle-aged in countless battles, Lan Yu's military peaks spread all over the north and south of the river, and even broke through the Northern Yuan royal court in one fell swoop, compared to Qiu Fu and others...... It's a bit hard to handle.

It's not that they don't have merit, it's that Lan Yu's merit is too dazzling.

Half a month later, the army left Juyongguan and marched to Mobei.

Lan Yu looked at the boundless land and the blue sky, and his face was full of joy, as if he had returned to that bloody and glorious era.

His whole person seems to be a few years younger, "In my lifetime, I have no regrets about being able to swing the Northern Expedition again!" ”

Li Qing suddenly felt a little sad, and quipped: "What I said, the situation in Mobei is complicated, but it can't be completely solved by a Northern Expedition, you are really confident." ”

"It's not that I'm confident, but ......" Lan Yu smiled bitterly, "In the future, even if I have that heart, my body can't support it, after so many years of fighting, my body can't bear it, if this battle is two years late, let me take command, I am also powerless." ”

After a pause, "Thank you Li Qing, I know that if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to lead the troops." ”

"You deserve it." Li Qing smiled, "Who made you amazing." ”

"Oh? Haha......" Lan Yu laughed loudly, laughing loudly.

At this time, the grass is fertile, the climate is pleasant, and the march is relatively easy.

Boasting along the way, pouring two sips of wine from time to time is also pleasant.

……

Yurt.

The woman was in her early forties, and she was intently dividing the mutton, her eyes serious and wild.

At this time, the curtain was lifted, and a burly man in his fifties came in, his right hand attached to his chest, leaning forward and saluting, "King." ”

"Da Ming has sent troops?" The woman continued to move in her hands, "How many people are here?" ”

"Well, it's already in the steppe area, about 50,000 troops."

The woman raised her head, and a trace of doubt flashed in her wild eyes, "Probe, it is impossible for Da Ming to only send this little person." ”

"Yes."

"Wait a minute." The woman stopped the man, "Aman, have you contacted Mahamu?" ”

"Yes, but the man is duplicitous." A Man said angrily, "The Ming court has crowned him the king of Shunning, and he is unwilling to assist us." ”

"There's no need to be angry, it's human nature." The woman picked up a piece of the fattest mutton and handed it to him, "After this battle, he will know who is the king of the steppe!" ”

Ah Man took the meat and ate it in a big gulp, with a happy look on his face, "Princess Mu Zhuoer ......"

As soon as the words came out, the woman's eyes were instantly sharp and full of danger.

Ah Man hurriedly changed his words and said respectfully, "Wang." ”

Mu Zhuo'er returned to normal, and said lightly: "Send someone to investigate the eastward direction of the Ming army, and let the brothers practice and call a few Shangshu." ”

Ah Man swallowed the food hard, held his chest and saluted: "Yes." ”

Mu Zhuoer sat back down on the wooden pier, one foot on it, his arm on his knee, and the mini-scimitar kept spinning on his calloused little hand.

"Hehe, 50,000 Ming troops, even if it is doubled, what can it be?" Her eyes were full of wildness, "It's been more than twenty years, I've been preparing for more than twenty years, this time, I'll let you see what it means to be a real king." ”

……

At the beginning of July, at noon.

"The whole army rests and recuperates, burying pots and cooking." Commander Qiu Fu issued a military order, "Wang Cong, send a light cavalry to reconnoitre." ”

"Yes, Marshal."

Wang Cong hugged his fists, turned his horse's head, and went to convey the military order.

"Dashuai, according to the map provided by the Marquis of Yongqing, we should already be close to the Tartar sphere of influence." Li Yuandao.

Qiu Fu took out the map and unfolded it, nodding slowly, "It's almost there, what about Lan Yu?" ”

"Hey...... We've been left behind for a long time. Li Yuan smiled, "Maybe when they come over, we'll finish our work here." ”

Qiu Fu smiled heartily, and then said, "This battle must be fought beautifully, so that the world can see whether it is our heroes who are powerful in Jingnan, or his heroes who are powerful in founding the country." ”

Li Yuan nodded: "Once a son of heaven and a courtier, I really don't know why the emperor wants to use blue jade." ”

"Why else, because of the Marquis of Yongqing." Qiu Fu snorted coldly, "Don't look at the current situation, and still think about the old days, this person can't go far." ”

"I can't say that." Li Yuan said, "The Battle of Jingjing, the Marquis of Yongqing, did not make a small contribution, otherwise, the emperor would not have reused him so recklessly." ”

Qiu Fu waved his hand, "Don't talk about this, after eating, the army will advance immediately, and they can't drink the soup with their inkblot strength." ”

Li Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "Have a drink at noon?" ”

"Then have a drink."

The two dismounted and walked into the camp and ordered people to prepare food and drink.

Two quarters of an hour later, the wine and food were served, and the two were about to raise their glasses to drink, when Wang Cong hurriedly came in to report: "Marshal, there is a situation, and Tatar stragglers have been found ahead." ”

"Oh?" Qiu Fu perked up, "How many people?" ”

"It's not much, only a few hundred people, maybe it's a routine patrol." Wang Cong replied, "The brothers were afraid of startling the snakes, so they didn't alarm them. ”

When Qiu Fu heard this, he immediately got up and said, "Quickly gather a thousand horsemen and chase after Ben Shuai." ”

"Dashuai, you are in charge of the army, and the last general will chase after you."

"How far is it?" Qiu Fu asked.

"About fifteen miles."

Qiu Fu smiled: "With such a little distance, what's the matter, go, follow Ben Shuai to kill." ”

Tong'an Hou Huozhen and Jing'an Hou Wang Zhong also rushed over when they heard the news, Qiu Fu saw this and said with a smile: "Eat meat together, stand together with merit, go, with Ben Shuai." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and they all felt that the handsome man was too eager to make meritorious contributions.

"Dashuai, it's better for you to sit in the Chinese army......"

"Can't you see the current situation?" Qiu Fu said unhappily, "We have a good fight, it will benefit the King of Han a lot, and the greater our credit, the greater the advantage of the King of Han." ”

After a pause, "Wang Cong and Li Yuan, you two stay, and Wang Zhong and Huo Zhen go with Ben Shuai." ”

……