Shaanzhou is Ke, Henan is all owned by the Ming army, the Northern Expedition is into the third stage, the army west into Tongguan. Xu Daji, the www.biquge.info of the pen, was the marshal of the conquest and marched north, while Zhu Yuanzhang personally sat in Bianliang to supervise the battle and command, strategizing......

Late at night, in the Bianliang Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang still watched the battle situation, and often met Chun on the side to discuss it as a report from the front army......

"Now that it is calculated, the main army is close to Tongguan......" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the map on the table, and calculated, "In the past, the head of the Wind Chasing Sect Mo and I collegially discussed the crusade against Tongguan, because the main general of the enemy formation was Chen Shijin, a former traitor disciple of the Wind Chasing Sect, so he sent a disciple who was familiar with the same sect to assist ......."

"Yes, the emperor ......," Chang Yuchun said on the side, "and because Su Jiasu, the imperial envoy of the vanguard army under the command of the last general, was also a disciple of the Wind Chasing Sect, Mo Zhangmen asked for participation and let him answer the ......"

"In other words, this time it was General Tang Zhan's troops who confronted the Tongguan army head-on, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"Exactly—" Chang Yuchun responded.

"In that case, General Chang, you are the main general, but you don't have time to relax here ...... me," Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Early tomorrow morning, Qing will set off and go to the Tongguan battlefield to command the vanguard troops and crusade against the enemy city!"

"The last general will obey the order-" often encounters the road of hesitation and ambition.

"Also, don't forget the task I gave to Qing......" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly changed, as if he had a slight intention, and added, "The strategy of this crusade against Tongguan should be implemented according to the plan, and now it is finally the most critical moment......

"The end will understand - the decision made three years ago, success or failure at this moment!" Chang Yuchun is full of confidence.

"As for the vanguard troops who went out on this expedition to attack...... Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to think of something again, and continued, "I heard that General Xiao Tianxiao once upon a time got a 'Tongguan Border Defense Map', which recorded the main roads in Tongguan...... This time it just came in handy -- General Chang, this time the vanguard army went out to Tongguan, and Qing granted General Xiao the right to command more soldiers and horses, which must be used for a big move to defeat the enemy!"

"Yes, the last general will obey the order-" Chang Yuchun ordered.

Subsequently, Chang Yuchun left the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Zhu Yuanzhang was left alone to think about it......

"Imperial Envoy Su turned out to be a disciple of the Wind Chasing Sect, and this crusade against Tongguan is inseparable from the Wind Chasing Sect...... Hmph, it's interesting......" Zhu Yuanzhang said secretly, "The Northern Expedition to Shandong and the South to Bianliang, the vanguard military achievements are innumerable, and this time it should come to an end......"

While talking to himself, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but recall his "dialogue with Lu Jing" and Lu Jing......

(in recall)......

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes must have understood something...... "You are too smart......" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly, "That's why I said, you are the most terrible person in the army division, no matter how I use it, I can't escape your eyes......"

"Why do you want to escape the eyes of the last general...... Lu Jing said in a low voice on the side, "The last general is the emperor's person, but the emperor treats the last general as an enemy......

"I appreciate your intelligence, but I am also afraid of your intelligence - the hegemony of unifying the Central Plains, there is the division of the king of me, and there is also the unparalleled strategy of the army division, both of which have their merits......" Zhu Yuanzhang Mingren did not say secret words, and said without concealment, "But the road to the king of the world does not need to have two overlords, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, even if it is the care of monarchs and ministers, it is also the same, I want to understand this truth......

"But the last general is not the king, and there is no emperor with your ambition to dominate the industry......" Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang's roughness, Lu Jing showed "decline" and said, "The last general admits that there are generals, but he has never thought about his great achievements...... The reason why the last general marched into the camp was only to help him accomplish his ideal wish, and that's all......" The "he" in Lu Jing's mouth naturally refers to Tang Zhan -- unlike Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang raised troops to fight for the sake of hegemony in the country, while Lu Jing used soldiers like a god just for the ideals of his beloved......

But Zhu Yuanzhang will not believe this, his own imperial road cannot be rubbed into a little sand, compared to the powerful Mengyuan court, the strategist Lu Jing beside him has become the biggest obstacle to his road to hegemony......

Lu Jing seemed to have something to say, and continued to say in a low voice: "Yes, Your Majesty, you An He Yifan is the eyeliner, and in the past two years, you have learned every bit of the Bianliang military aircraft, the number of the army, and the combat power of the munitions...... In order to weaken the strength of our army, we did not hesitate to supply our army with insufficient gunpowder, and our army had to forcibly attack the city with flesh and blood, and suffered countless casualties...... in front of the 'Ghost Gate Cliff', I saw General Zhao Zichuan fighting alone, but he did not help...... Zhao Zichuan, Nangong Jun, Murong Fei, the heroic generals in the vanguard army, and the last general's best friend before his death, all died on the battlefield because of the emperor's 'disregard'...... These are your ...... These are your ...... Hmm......" As she spoke, Lu Jing was filled with tears of resentment, and she couldn't help clenching her fists, gritting her teeth and saying - that's right, Zhu Yuanzhang calculated himself in every possible way, and finally "created" the tragic ending of Zhao Zichuan, Nangong Jun, Murong Fei and others, is it Zhu Yuanzhang's fault or his own fault in all this......

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Lu Jing's grief, and smiled at the corner of his mouth, at least his goal was still achieved, and he couldn't help sneering: "Yes, it was I who deliberately calculated your vanguard army, and it was I who killed General Zhao and them...... I'm not afraid of being known to you, after all, you're a smart person - whatever you say in front of a smart person is just naïve...... I do this to let you know that there is no one in my world to stop me, and if you want to achieve great things, you can kill your loved ones ......."

Hearing this, Lu Jing's heart was even more painful, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide it in front of him, and said his inner thoughts, Lu Jing couldn't help but regret: "However, the ministers are loyal to the emperor and have no objection, why does the emperor want to ......"

"You are a smart person, you should understand this truth...... Zhu Yuanzhang continued to sneer, "The battlefield uses soldiers like gods, but politics, you can't wait for the pawns in the rivers and lakes...... Of course, fate is dead or alive, and you are all in my hands, and the next thing is to go or stay, and you can do it yourself......"

(In reality)......

"Gong Gao Zhenzhu, I think Miss Lu, you should have understood this truth a long time ago......" Zhu Yuanzhang twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled secretly, "If you want to achieve great things, your relatives can be killed...... This crusade against Tongguan should be regarded as the last time your vanguard army will serve me......"

It seems that faintly, Zhu Yuanzhang is calculating a "conspiracy" against the vanguard army......

On the other hand, the Ming army pressed the border, the situation in Tongguan was tense, and the Mengyuan court was already sitting on pins and needles. Originally, the main commander of Tongguan was Timur, but because of the change above, the imperial court sent the chief minister Li Siqi as a general to command Tongguan to defend against the enemy. When Timur learned of the situation, he led his cronies away in a bad mood.

The courtiers all knew that due to the partisan dispute, the two forces headed by Timur and Li Siqi were incompatible, and even fought fiercely, and the warlords in the Jin area had been fighting for a long time. Later, due to Zhu Yuanzhang's strong power, the imperial court felt that there were many external crises, and the imperial family even took the initiative to negotiate peace with Timur, and the internal strife was temporarily stopped.

But even so, Timur still looked down on Li Siqi and other mediocre ministers, and was unwilling to discuss military affairs with them, so he left Tongguan alone, leaving only the former chief general, Chen Shijin, the former chief disciple of the Wind Chasing School, to sit in the garrison.

However, despite Timur's negative departure, Tongguan still left many cronies, such as Tong Chen, who had secretly recruited martial arts masters such as Wuliang Tuoduo before his death. Moreover, even if Timur himself was not in Tongguan, he still secretly transmitted military orders to his cronies in Tongguan......

Speaking of Li Siqi, as Timur saw from the perspective of Enlarged Timur, in addition to playing some political tricks, he was not a mediocre minister in military affairs. Li Siqi is also self-aware, he feels powerless in military affairs, and the defenders make decisions against the enemy, and the full power is handed over to the chief general Chen Shijin. Therefore, in terms of military decision-making, Chen Shijin has absolute power, and Tong Chen and others under him also obey his command with full authority. In addition, Chen Shijin is also a former confidant of Timur, and Timur knows that he has the talent to do things, and he is naturally very relieved after learning about the situation......

When the news of the approaching Ming army came, the people in Tongguan were panicked, and Chen Shijin, as the chief general in the city, was naturally in his position and made a calm decision. On this day, he led his subordinates to gather in the palace to discuss the matter of defending against the enemy......

"As you can see, the main force of the enemy army is only twenty miles away from our army's city, and in a few days, I am afraid that there will be some ......action," Chen Shijin explained with a serious expression and calmly, "Although in the previous battle, the imperial court suffered defeats and lost countless cities, but Tongguan is still strong and strong, as long as our army works together, we will be able to hold the city pass - but knowing oneself and knowing the other is the foundation of the battle between the two armies, and this general needs to understand the enemy's movements and details for the first time......" After speaking, Chen Shijin glanced at Tong Chen beside him- Tong Chen is known as one of the "Three Great Masters of the Western Regions" in the martial arts, and he has military generals, so it is obvious that Chen Shijin trusts him very much.

However, although Tong Chen is talented and strategic, his personality is different from the usual rigorous and ruthless Chen Shijin, even in the tense military meeting, he still does not change his free and disdainful expression. Seeing Chen Shijin looking at him, Tong Chen let out a sigh and replied casually: "What do you see me doing? The task of reconnoitring the enemy army is not my responsibility...... If General Chen wants to find it, he should be looking for that old man Sima, right?" There was cynicism in his tone, and it seemed that Tong Chen was in the mood of a prodigal son, free and easy on weekdays, and he didn't care about the rules of the army at all.

Chen Shijin also understood, so he didn't say anything more, so he turned to an old man in his sixties on the other side and said: "General Sima, you are responsible for the task of reconnoitring the enemy army-now that the enemy army has been attacking for a few days, I think General Sima should know something about it...... There are thousands of disciples of the 'Spirit Shadow Sect' under your command, not to mention an army, even if the deeds of the world's rivers and lakes are big or small, they should be transparent......"

"I didn't expect General Chen to look up to the old man so much, and the old man was especially pleased......" The old man responded with a smile, although he was too old, he still didn't lose his strength.

The old man's name is Sima Hanyi, and like Tong Chen, he is also a martial arts person in the Western Regions. He has mastered the strange arts of the world, and created his own sect of "Spirit Shadow Sect", teaching thousands of disciples to be loyal to the court and defend the city with him. Sima Hanyi, the rivers and lakes are rarely heard of, but where it is excessive, it is that the disciples in the sect travel the world, understand everything in the world, understand the experience of celebrities in the world, and in the military, they are especially good at reconnaissance and detection of the enemy. No one knows the unpredictable martial arts, under his sophisticated face, the right arm is a hand, which makes people afraid of the cold, and no one knows how much skill is hidden under the cold mystery.

"The vanguard of the enemy army near Tongguan this time is often encountered in several battles such as Shandong Bianliang, the third vanguard army on the left under the spring tent, such as Yanzhi Jitai Bazaduo, Wang Gubu Zatai and others, all of whom were defeated, and their strength cannot be underestimated............" Sima Hanyi said unhurriedly, "The reason for this is that there are countless fierce generals under the vanguard tent, and most of them are young people who were once famous in the rivers and lakes, so wherever this army goes, it is invincible and invincible."

"There are countless fierce generals...... Tong Chen seemed to be expecting something, and he became more and more excited, "I know that the commander of the vanguard army is Tang Zhan, and he is also the object I have always wanted to fight...... Who else but him?" deliberately proposed the name of Tang Zhan, and it seemed that Tong Chen was interested in Tang Zhan.

"Do you really want the old man to say it......" Sima Hanyi sold Guan Zi on the side, glanced at Chen Shijin with a smile, seemed to imply something, and said slowly, "There is still General Chen, your old man...... under the tent."

"It's okay, say what you know—" Chen Shijin seemed to have guessed a long time ago, and ordered coldly.

Sima Hanyi knew that Chen Shijin knew it in his heart, smiled lightly, and continued: "The military division of the army is Lu Jing, a strange woman known as the 'strategic ghost talent', the cavalry general is the 'divine general' Qin Yu and his wife Murong Ying, and the commander of the infantry battalion Xiao Tian, Hu Yidi, and ...... Like General Chen, Su Jia, a former disciple of the Wind Chasing Sect, and so on, ......" When Su Jia was mentioned, Sima Hanyi deliberately emphasized, as if he deliberately let Chen Shijin hear it.

"The previous things, General Ben has long let go, and now for me, they are just enemies......" Chen Shijin said with a cold face and no mercy.

"It's so ruthless, it's so cold to your former junior sister...... Sima Hanyi knows everything in the rivers and lakes, and naturally knows Su Jia's life experience, and he understands his relationship with Chen Shijin even more.

"General Sima only needs to tell him what to do, and he can't talk about anything outside the army according to the order-" Chen Shijin still didn't change his face, and said coldly and ruthlessly.

"Hmph, it is worthy of General Chen, the commander of the first army will not move the love of his children......" Sima Hanyi said with a smile and continued, "Okay...... In accordance with the instructions of Master Timur before leaving, they dealt with the vanguard army and smashed them one by one with the strategy of General Wuliang Tuoduo during his lifetime -- Tang Zhan and Qin Yu were once the 'vanguard five tigers' and took the lead in the army; in terms of strategy, Lu Jing and Lu Ling both had geniuses, and they should not be taken lightly in confronting them; in terms of skill, Xiao Tian and Su Jia were the descendants of the 'Jianghu Bo,' and they should not be fought independently...... However, the terrain of Tongguan is dangerous, and it is difficult for the cavalry to position, so if we really want to talk about it, we only need to beware of the three of them in this battle......"

"Which three?" asked Tong Chen.

"The battle of Tongguan doesn't matter if you unify the army, just talk about the ......skills of the generals" Sima Hanyi smiled delicately and said slowly, "Tang Zhan, Xiao Tian, Su Jia - these three can ......"

Chen Shijin and Tong Chen listened, and their expressions changed slightly...... (To be continued.) )