On the vast grassland, Chu Zheng put his hand on his forehead and glanced at the sun above his head.

Although the light is still dazzling, it is not as hot as before, after all, it will be the beginning of autumn in a few days. However, after a long and fast march, the soldiers were inevitably soaked in sweat.

Looking back at the cavalry team behind him, the light in Chu Zheng's eyes was even more blazing than the sun. These 30,000 cavalry are not ordinary cavalry, but are all composed of monks, and the lowest cultivation is all at the first level of Qi training.

The war horse is also a fierce beast war horse after being molded by the elixir, not to mention anything else, the body is bigger than before, and the big dark eyes are full of breathtaking fierce light, if ordinary people see it, they are afraid that they will not be able to help but tremble.

"In the past six months, you have worked hard to train this new horse. Now that you've refined your cavalry and are about to enter the battlefield, I don't think you seem to be at ease?"

Zhang Chang'an, who was riding a horse beside Chu Zheng, was still dressed in a civil official robe. He saw Chu Zheng's heart stirring in the past two days, like a new pawn who had just entered the battlefield, and while he felt funny, he also thought it was unnecessary at all.

Chu Zheng helped his pocket, coughed twice and retracted his expression, "It's not that I'm uneasy, I know best how this novel combat force is." When you really get to the battlefield, if you don't move, it's just that, and the movement will be amazing. It's just that in the whole world, there has never been such a fine horse......

"The 30,000 cavalrymen are all monks, and it feels like a dream when you think about it! This is not a simple war, it marks that a war has entered a new stage since then, and the future battlefield duel will appear in the world's field of vision with a completely new look! And we are the pioneers of the era!"

Zhang Changan saw that Chu Zheng became more and more excited, his face began to flush again, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

I also feel a little helpless about my friend, who usually seems to have a calm temperament, but in fact, every time he is excited, he is ten times more impulsive than himself.

This time, 30,000 new horsemen went to battle, and the main general was naturally not Chu Zheng, he only commanded 3,000 parts. But it's not Shangguan Allure, although these new horsemen belong to the Wolf Tooth Army, Shangguan Allure didn't come forward.

According to Li Ye's statement, Shangguan Allure is a national soldier, and it is just Silla, and there is no need for the general to be there in person.

The leading general is Zhao Nianci's younger brother, who experienced the battle of Luoyankou and was one of the five thousand surviving horsemen.

"In this expedition to Silla, the imperial dynasty dispatched 100,000 foot cavalry, except for your wolf tooth army, the rest are basically foot soldiers. The role you play is indeed that if you don't move, you will have to decide whether you will win or lose. When Zhang Changan said these words, he couldn't hide his envy.

He is now a civilian official, and he is not qualified to participate in the war at all, and the reason why he can follow Chu Zheng now is as an ordinary grain transport officer in the army. The Gesang tribe is now a large tribe on the grassland, although the population and the number of cattle and sheep are not top-notch, but the level of wealth is absolutely top-notch, so this time it also bears a lot of grain supply.

"The mountains and rivers of Silla are longitudinal, the terrain is overwhelming, and the flat land is small and mostly concentrated in the south, and at the beginning of the war, we really did not have much use. But when we play, it must also be in the later stages of the war, a critical period that will determine the outcome of the war. Chu Zheng nodded, agreeing with Zhang Changan's judgment.

He suddenly glanced at Zhang Changan strangely, "You really don't plan to have more contact with the daughter of the left squire of the Ministry of War?" If you agree to this family business, as long as you want to, you must be transferred back to the army now, and you don't have to watch this big battle from afar."

, but you can devote yourself to it.

"You and my brother, from Hexi to Chang'an, from Chang'an to Mobei, if you can be side by side in Silla, how happy and chic it should be!"

These words hit Zhang Changan's heart, which made him a little fascinated for a while, but in the end, he just shook his head with a wry smile, "Don't talk to me about this, my grandfather has already scolded me for being bloody." Now that I'm almost unfilial, you can save me worry. ”

"Looks like you're really bewitched by beauty....... Alas, since ancient times, heroes have been sad about beauty, and I understand you. Chu Zheng made a gesture to pat Zhang Chang'an on the shoulder to express comfort.

Zhang Changan slapped Chu Zheng's hand away angrily, disdainful of his words.

In fact, because he refused to be the son-in-law of the left squire of the military department, in the past six months, he has been said to be immersed in the gentle township and entered the hero's tomb.

But the truth is not like this at all, not to mention that nothing happened between him and Gesang, Zhang Changan has always believed that Gesang is not a goblin fox at all, she is not as good-looking as others say, and she can't meet the requirements of being a fox at all.

"This time, the imperial dynasty sent troops to the east, and the attack on Silla and the attack on the Wa Kingdom were carried out at the same time, and both troops and horses were about 100,000. I heard that during the war planning stage, the imperial court planned to send 150,000 troops and horses on each side, and Silla would have sailors to help.

Zhang Changan changed the topic: "But now that the soldiers and horses have been reduced, and the sailors have all gone to the Wa Kingdom, you don't have flank reinforcements, and this battle may not be as easy to fight as you imagined." ”

Chu Zheng waved his hand, looking disapproving, "You haven't been in the army for the past two or three years, and you don't know a lot of things." Because the imperial dynasty concentrated its resources to prepare for war, its military strength had increased by more than a star and a half in the past few years. Attacking Silla with 100,000 soldiers and horses and advancing head-on is not as difficult as you think.

"Although there are not many soldiers and horses dispatched by the imperial dynasty this time, they are the essence of the profound accumulation in the past few years, and it can be said that they represent the most elite part of the forbidden army. The soldiers are not expensive, and the current 100,000 soldiers and horses, if they were placed ten years ago, would have been worth 500,000 troops!"

Zhang Changan was stunned, "This statement is a bit exaggerated, isn't it?"

Chu Zheng smiled incomprehensibly, "When you get to the battlefield, you will polish your eyes in the back and see how your brother defeated the enemy." When your brother has made outstanding military achievements, don't regret not seizing the opportunity to return to the army to participate in the big war!"

Zhang Changan fell silent.

He knew Chu Zheng very well and knew that the other party didn't like to talk big, since Chu Zheng was so confident, he wouldn't be untargeted. In this way, the current Wang Shi is probably really completely different from before.

30,000 elite horsemen, with a part of the army's grain and baggage, passed through Yikunzhou to the east, and arrived in Liaodong after ten days.

At this time, Zhao Poyu, who served as the commander of the three armies in the Battle of Silla, had already arrived at Liaodong City one step ahead.

Liaodong City, during the reign of Gaozong, was the seat of the Andong Protectorate.

In the first year of the general chapter of Gojong, Li Tao broke through Goryeo, pulled out the city of Pyongyang, captured its king Gaozang, and surrendered all the territory. Emperor Gojong set up the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate in Pyongyang City, divided it into 42 states, and with Xue Ingui as the Andong Protector, he led his army to garrison Pyongyang City, thus establishing his rule over Goryeo and Baekje, leaving only Silla in the southeast.

In the third year of the general chapter, Silla gathered 300,000 troops to fight for the dominance of Goryeo, Baekje and other places, and launched a war against the 20,000 Tang troops stationed in Pyongyang.

The war lasted for seven years, and in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was forced to fight against Tibet on the Western Front, abandoned the hometown of Baekje, and ruled the Datong River with Silla, still ruling the Yalu River

The homeland of Goryeo in the north and south, the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate was moved to Liaodong City.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty gradually lost control of the territory outside the Great Wall.

The Khitan rose up and occupied Liaodong, while the Balhae Kingdom occupied a large area of land in the homeland of Goryeo. After the Tang Dynasty defeated the Khitan, Liaodong was regained, and the north and south of the Yalu River remained in the hands of the Bohai State, and the southern part of the peninsula was in the hands of Silla.

Ten years ago, farmer Zhen Xuan rebelled, occupied Mujinju, and proclaimed himself the King of Later Baekje a few years earlier.

Gong Yi, a descendant of the Goryeo royal family who joined Zhen Xuan's army, has also proclaimed himself the king of Later Goryeo.

At the time of the rise of the princes within the Tang Dynasty, Silla also fell into internal divisions, and now the three forces are divided into regions and fighting each other. This era is also known as the "post-Three Kingdoms" era of Silla.

At present, Datang is attacking such an opponent, and he does not take the enemy lightly, saying that 100,000 steps is enough.

Compared to the Three Kingdoms of Silla, the Balhae Kingdom in the northeast has a larger territory and looks stronger.

Li Ye appeared in Liaodong City as the incarnation of the Emperor's Eye, and analyzed the battlefield situation with Zhao Poyu in the big tent of the Chinese army, "Although the Bohai Kingdom has a large territory, the composition is relatively complex, and the Turbidity, Jurchen, and Goryeo are the foundations, mixed with many savage tribes, although from the beginning of the founding of the country, I have learned to emulate my Tang Dynasty everywhere, and has the reputation of a prosperous country in Haidong, but the national strength is actually very ordinary. ”

In the history of the earth, Yelu Abaoji finally destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, and it was easy.

"Your Majesty means that we will first surprise the Bohai Sea and solve this flank threat?" Zhao Poyu asked tentatively.

Li Ye shook his head, "Since the founding of the Bohai Kingdom, it has accepted the canonization of the imperial court, and before the Anshi Rebellion, it continued to pay tribute year after year, and its attitude was very respectful. I have already sent envoys over, as long as the King of Bohai is not confused, he should know that surrendering to the Tang Dynasty at this time is the only choice. ”

Now that Li Ye has made arrangements, Zhao Poyu can only express his admiration for Li Ye's early planning.

Zhao Poyu did not ask, the Bohai State could be subdued, why it was necessary to use troops against Silla. This is a question that no knowledgeable Tang person would ask.

In the words of the Central Plains, the people of the land of Silla are the backbone of their heads, that is, they are not of our race, and they are very stubborn, and they can only conquer with iron hooves, and there is no option of coercion.

When the world attacked the Tang Dynasty before, the Bohai State was coerced by the Khitan, although it also stood on the opposite side of the Tang Dynasty, but from beginning to end, it did not send a single soldier, but Silla, which no longer borders the Tang Dynasty - the north was cut by the Bohai State, and still sent many monks to the Khitan army to help in the war.

It's just that Silla's power is too small, and their monks don't have a sense of existence at all.

"If the Bohai Kingdom knows the advance and retreat, the army can go directly to the south bank of the Yalu River, and the troops will approach the Datong River. If they don't know how to advance or retreat, with the terrain of the Bohai Kingdom, the elite cavalry can drive straight in, and I just want to see the power of the new cavalry of the Wolf Tooth Army. ”

Li Ye was very proud and complacent when he said this, but Zhao Poyu nodded again and again when he heard it.

Although there are only 30,000 new cavalry of the Wolf Tooth Army, they already have the combat power to cross the grassland, which is a fact, and there is no need to be modest at all.

At this time, Li Ye suddenly remembered something.

This expedition against Silla will inevitably capture all of its territory, and the next thing that needs to be done is to govern this unruly place. Iron and bloody skills are naturally necessary, for example, a large number of people migrated here to Jiangnan, but at the same time, it is necessary to domesticate the stubborn people here.

When it comes to educating the people, whether it is a door or a Taoist door, their skills are far inferior to Confucianism.