Hongyu was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and said angrily: "Oh, when is it, you are still worried about this, I have already told him clearly, don't you come nonsense"

was told the secret by Yan Nu, Wu Xiao also blushed a little, and he finally had to say: "Okay, you will go with you tomorrow and put on men's clothes."

That night, Wu Xiao used all his strength on Hongyu, he was so attached to this woman, and Hongyu also responded to him passionately, and the two hugged each other and fell asleep until they were exhausted.

The dry north wind blew in front of the neat banners and snowy swords and guns of the new army in Nanyuan, and the army marched towards Mobei in a long line, the long flag belt fluttered in one direction, and countless young men were about to die on the battlefield.

The emperor stood on the tower in the north of Chang'an City, looking at the young army marching slowly, and his heart was also agitated, this is the largest war he has to experience since he ascended the throne, since ancient times, which emperor does not want to open up the frontier and conquer the world, this emperor is no exception, but he is the emperor, destined not to gallop like a general.

"I heard that Ximing cut off more than 30 heads in the Nanyuan camp yesterday, and looking at the weather of the new army today, it seems that this head is still a bit useful," Mrs. An Guo said with a smile next to her

"If you cut off other people's heads together, it will save trouble," the emperor sighed

The two rulers of the empire are standing in the wind like this, and perhaps the empire they want to control is also as stormy as they are now.

The Emperor himself showed up at the north gate to see off the new army, which boosted the morale of the new army to a great extent, and also gave the new army many different opinions about their new generals, which was an honor that had never been seen before, and the soldiers thought to themselves, although there was no substance, but their infantry was much more powerful.

And Wu Xiao's most memorable thing is that when he left in the morning, Hongyu stood at the door, she held the door frame, her toes were worried, her neck was stretched out, and she watched Wu Xiao disappear from sight little by little.

It was not an easy task to lead 30,000 troops to arrive at the designated place within the predetermined time, the 30,000 troops stretched for more than ten miles, when to march, where to rest, where to camp, how to arrange the marching route, the maintenance of military discipline on the road, the prevention of diseases, the placement and feeding of horses and livestock, the transportation and storage of grain and grass, the release and tightening of scouts before and after, and so on, all of which required Wu Xiao to make arrangements and instructions.

Wu Xiao is very lucky, not every young general has such an opportunity to grow and exercise, in these days, Wu Xiao gradually handles these things tightly and organized, and also understands that managing three hundred people, and managing thirty thousand people is a completely different concept.

And the feudal officials in the empire who manage thousands of miles of land and millions of people are by no means just stalking, drinking and socializing.

During this time on the road, the generals at all levels of the New Army gradually got used to this young general, and Wu Xiao did not kill anyone again during this time, and of course no one dared to violate important military discipline.

Through their daily work, the generals found out that this young general was not a ruthless murderer, and he would sometimes go among the soldiers when they were eating, and would go to the camp at night to patrol and remind the soldiers to prevent insects and moisture.

When the sun was scorching at noon, he would also order the soldiers to rest, and he would also order the fire head to prepare some decoction for the soldiers to drink, and he was very calm with the senior generals, and he did not take the blame and punished him indiscriminately.

The most important thing is that the generals feel that their meals are more adequate than before, although it is impossible to eat full, but they will not feel hungry, which makes Wu Xiao win the recognition and respect of the soldiers.

The more courageous people began to salute and greet Wu Xiao when he was patrolling the camp, and Wu Xiao also nodded his head, and during the meal, the soldiers would take the initiative to give up their positions when they saw the general coming, and Wu Xiao would also eat with them and talk about the march.

In short, after 15 days, this group of Nanyuan New Army, which had marched from the end of the long distance, arrived at Yanmen Pass at the appointed time, and when they arrived, the pennant was erect, and the swords and guns were neat, which surprised the generals of Yanmen Pass, and the generals who did not expect the combat effectiveness of the new army also saw a glimmer of hope.

Sun Deren, the guard of Yanmen Pass, provided a venue and barracks for the new army to rest and recuperate, and submitted the latest battle report to Wu Xiao.

The situation is more serious than imagined, the Turkic army of 100,000 went down to the next two cities, has passed the rooster crow, and approached Changzhou, Changzhou is followed by Shengzhou, after Shengzhou but Yanmen is closed, and now the Anbei army has suffered heavy losses, and all of them have retreated to Changzhou and the Xiaocai battalion to defend the front line of Changzhou.

The military households that had just moved north were once again looted by the war, and the personnel from the north slowly moved to the south, but fortunately, the 10,000 elite division of Hexi General Chen Chongshuai arrived in time and gave the enemy two heavy blows on the defense line to the west.

This made the enemy shrink the battle line and prepare to form a superior force to capture the city of Changzhou, which made the pressure on the defenders a little less, but once the city of Changzhou was captured, the enemy army was bound to approach Yanmen Pass, and the situation was already precarious.

On the second day of Wu Xiao's arrival, the nine black horses in the direction of the Guannei came galloping, and on the wide plain on the south side of Yanmen Pass, it was like nine sharp blades cutting the earth, and the nine people strangled the horse's head outside the land of an arrow, and the people were silent and the horses did not sing.

And the guards on the city wall are like facing the enemy, and these nine people are not simple at first glance, it is not the spies of the enemy army who have touched the pass.

"Who's coming," shouted the captain on the castle tower.

"We are General Creek's men, and he ordered me to meet here," said one of the men in the middle

When the guard heard this, he relaxed a little, and only said: "I'll go and verify, you guys are waiting outside."

Soon, the city gate was wide open, Wu Xiao rode out on horseback, the nine people turned over and dismounted, and knelt down together, Wu Xiao helped them up one by one, and hugged each brother, and then led the nine people into the camp.

Nine people ran tens of thousands of miles on the 15th, from the south of the Yangtze River across the entire empire to Mobei, all the way to the salt gang along the way to accept, down to change horses, the nine people have been exhausted by this point, after coming to the barracks, they don't eat, they fall asleep, Wu Xiao arranged for Zhaohu to entertain them.

That night, he received the order of Marshal Zheng Gu, the commander-in-chief of the Mobei War, and the marshal ordered him to still lead the new army, and after the Yanmen Pass was reorganized, he went directly to the Acropolis Pass thirty miles east of Changzhou City to garrison, and the original defenders of the Pass were transferred to Changzhou, and then went to Changzhou to meet him after taking over the city defense of the Pass.

Wu Xiao then went to meet the nine brothers of the Salt Gang, Zhaohu was eating and drinking with them, Wu Xiao drank with them, and talked about the future arrangements and plans, the nine of them all said that they swore to follow him, and the ten of them ate until late at night.

The new army of Nanyuan took a day to arrive at the pass, after handing over with the original guard, stationed in the barracks of the pass, the pass is a small city, the city wall is less than a zhang, it is in disrepair, there are still many damages, the defense tools on the city wall are also very simple, the city defense equipment is not, the city walls are all built of billets, it is not solid, the outside of the city is surrounded by open plains, easy to attack and difficult to defend.

However, fortunately, the pass area was not directly opposite the enemy's main force, and the strategic position was relatively unimportant, so it was easier to assist each other with the city of Choshu, and it was more appropriate to place the new army in this city.

There were not many residents in the city of Guandi, and when they heard that the war was coming, they ran away again, and now there are only about 50,000 people, and the original defenders were only 10,000, but now there are 30,000 people.

Wu Xiao, on the other hand, readjusted the structure of the parts, and he selected a thousand soldiers with excellent horsemanship and horse sword skills to form the most elite black cavalry battalion, with Zhao Hu and the other nine brothers each commanding a hundred people.

The other 4,000 cavalry set up a brave cavalry battalion, each of which was commanded by the original four cavalry to lead a thousand people, and selected a strong man from the infantry army to form a Mo knife team, each with a knife nine feet long, a handle two feet long, and a Mo knife with a thick blade on both sides.

The Modao team of 2,000 people replaced the original Modao team and promoted a middle-aged general with experience and superb martial arts to be the commander of the Modao team.

The rest were organized into heavy infantry barracks, light infantry barracks, bow barracks, spear barracks, ordnance barracks, gendarmerie barracks, scout barracks, and military industrial barracks.

And requisitioned 5,000 laborers, commanded by the military industry battalion, stepped up the construction of city walls, fortifications, made city defense equipment, and supplemented the inner city checkpoints.

At this time, the Turkic army and the defenders of Changzhou were in the stage of stalemate, if the Turkic army forcibly attacked the city, it would definitely suffer heavy losses, and the war would be greatly discounted later.

On the contrary, the Tang army was stronger, the cavalry was weaker, and it was good at attacking and defending cities and fighting positions, so although the Tang army was small in number at this time, it was already its strength.

However, there are no absolutes, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the length may change positions at any time, so both sides are more cautious, and it is only some tentative attacks.

Wu Xiao came to the camp of Changzhou City ten days later, and made a war report to Zheng Gu, Zheng Gu is a man about fifty years old, before he was the deputy general of the Xiaocai battalion, after the death of Mrs. Anguo's husband, he took over as the commander of the Xiaocai battalion, and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Mobei war not long ago.

He was very satisfied with Wu Xiao's arrangement, praised it, and briefly explained the overall battle situation, explained the unified command in wartime, and the key points of information transmission, and let Wu Xiao go back.

This can be regarded as a sincere recognition of Wu Xiao's independent command, accepting Wu Xiao into this political system, and making him the second echelon force of the entire battle situation, it is estimated that he has already received a letter from Mrs. An Guo.

However, the situation of the battle changed abruptly on the fifth day, and the Guandi City where Wu Xiao was located was facing an unprecedented crisis.

That night, the deafening war drums rolled along with the vibration of the earth, waking up the people who were still sleeping in Guandi City, and Wu Xiao had already led the soldiers to make arrangements on the city wall, as early as when the enemy was still thirty miles away, the scouts had already returned to the city to report to Wu Xiao the news of the enemy's army.

This gave Wu Xiao enough time to deploy the city defenses, and Wu Xiao sent hundreds of scouts every day, distributed within thirty miles of the city, to reconnoiter the movements of enemy and friendly troops, and this played a role at a critical time.