Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 371

Anshun County, Yi County.

The altar built immediately beside the river road was erected, and sacrifices such as three animals and three animals had already been placed.On the incense platform, there are more bright yellow imperial edicts enshrined here.

There were crowds of people on both sides of the river, and the people of Yi County gathered here, looking curiously at the middle of the river.

Since Yunguo's government entered Yixian County, it has transferred civilians, servants, and food and supplies from the rear.What exactly is such a big movement going to do, but it is not hidden from the people.

The purpose of building an altar and preparing three animals and three animals is to worship the Dragon King of Lujiang River and ask him for help, just to dredge the Yixian waterway in front of us.

Ordinary people, in fact, have the weakest perception of the changes between heaven and earth, so it is naturally impossible to know what kind of dragons and strange beasts appear in the world.

But the origin of the theory of ghosts and minds attracts the most attention.And the act of the emperor conferring gods is even rarer since ancient times.

Today, Emperor Yun canonized a Jiaolong as Lujiang Dragon King, such a thing worth talking about, naturally it has already spread to Yi County.The reason why the common people gather here is to take a glimpse of Jiaolong's real body.

Even at this time, someone had already secretly set up a betting market, betting on whether the Lujiang Dragon King really existed, or whether it was just a trick of the Yun Kingdom court to fool the ignorant people.

Wu Zixu changed into court clothes, rode on a war horse, silently looked at the people gathered by the river, frowned and said:

"If the Dragon King of Lujiang did not show up, I'm afraid that your majesty and the prestige of the imperial court will be lost!"

Zheng Guo on the side was slightly taken aback when he heard the words.After glancing at the people of Yi County who gathered at the side, he also became a little hesitant.

After a moment of silence, Zheng Guofang shook his head slightly and said:
"Your Majesty believes that Lord Li Bing is definitely not a person who speaks freely... and with His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, it is impossible not to think of this. His Majesty has already issued an imperial edict, so there will be absolutely no problem!"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu could only let go of the hesitation in his heart again, and said:
"Okay, since that's the case, let's get started!"

Zheng Guo, who was on the side, just responded, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a cry of killing from a distance, which immediately caused the people onlookers to exclaim.

Then I saw Xia Jun cavalry in black armor attacking from a distance, shouting and killing, with a murderous look.

In the line of sight that is difficult for ordinary people to see, above the heads of Xia Jun's cavalry, billowing wolf smoke went straight into the sky, attracting the echo of heaven and earth, and a vision of a fierce tiger emerged.

Although it had never been able to condense the vision visible to the naked eye like Guan Ning's iron cavalry, with the blessing of the vision, Xia Jun's army was extremely sharp.

Carrying awe-inspiring power and rushing forward, it looks like a battle-hardened and extremely elite army.

Facing the soldiers of the Xia army attacking and killing them from a distance, the people suddenly showed panic and left one after another, causing chaos by the river.

At this time, a spy from the Yun army galloped to Wu Zixu and reported in a hurry:

"My lord, the Xia army's fine cavalry is attacking, about a thousand people, occupying Nanjin Pass, and coming to kill Yi County!"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu turned his head slightly, raised his eyebrows and said:
"There are only a thousand fine riders?"

Having said that, he couldn't help laughing, and continued:
"It seems that the Xia people are still a little confused... how, but who is willing to teach them a lesson?"

All the generals around Wu Zixu stood up after hearing the words, their eyes were burning, and they said with awe-inspiring fighting spirit:
"The end will be willing to go!"

"Xia Jun is so presumptuous, please go ahead and teach them a lesson!"

"My lord, the final general only needs to lead five hundred soldiers and horses to go!"

"At the end, the end will only need three hundred!"

The arrogance of the arrogant soldiers and the contempt for Xia Jun are vividly reflected in the words!

Seeing that all the generals were asking for a fight, Wu Zixu raised his eyelids, casually clicked on the young general beside him, and said in a deep voice:

"Captain Chang Bai!"

The young general Chang Bai boldly stepped out, cupped his fists and saluted under the envious eyes of his colleagues, and replied loudly:

"The end is here!"

"I'll give you three hundred Guanning iron cavalry to repel the offending Xia army in the future." Wu Zixu said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The young general Chang Bai agreed without hesitation, then flung his cloak, turned and left.

In the next moment, the 300 men and horses were all covered in heavy armor, and the hideous animal helmets covered their faces. Only the heavy cavalry with their eyes exposed stepped on their iron hooves like thunder.

Such a dress, such an imposing manner, is now the Guan Ning iron cavalry who is so powerful in the world and is praised by good people as the world's number one cavalry!
Wu Zixu's eyes were extremely sharp at this time, and he immediately ordered:
"Beat the military drum! Open the sacrifice!"

"Yes!"

"Boom, boom, boom..." The snare drum sounded suddenly, from slow to fast, and the rhythm became more and more passionate.

Accompanied by the sound of military drums that became more and more excited, Guan Ning's iron horse riding speed slowly increased, the iron hooves stomped on the ground, the thunder became louder, and the killing intent became more intense.

The sound of army drums, the sound of iron hoofs stamping on the ground, and the sound of shouts of killing sounded together, and the atmosphere of killing and cutting on the battlefield soared into the sky, which immediately caused changes in the world and echoed.

Under the condensed vision, the phantom of Xiongguan standing on the ground like a giant dragon, now appeared above the head of Guan Ning's cavalry.

The people who were originally in a mess nearby stopped escaping at this time, and looked at the sky in a daze, looking extremely shocked.

The vision of Xiongguan is condensed and suspended above the sky, which can be called a miracle, and it immediately awed the hearts of all the people.

Even if they were unable to see the figure of the Lujiang Jiaolong today, such a vision alone is enough to make the common people respect the current Emperor Yun and the court of the Kingdom of Yun as gods!

And on this altar, the official of the Yun Kingdom, who was in charge of the ritual officer, held up the imperial decree respectfully, and amidst the shouts of killing, recited the imperial decree aloud, saying:

"Following the heavens to respond to the season, receiving this name, Emperor Dayun ordered:
The river road in Yixian County is blocked, and the river road is blocked, which disturbs the livelihood of the people.Now there is the Dragon King of Lujiang River, who is enshrined by the imperial court, enjoys the worship of the people, and is ordered to clean up the river..."

The soldiers on the altar pushed hard and overturned the table piled with three animals and three animals.The tribute on it immediately rolled into the river.

In an instant, there was a response from the surface of the river, and Jiang Tao suddenly rolled, like boiling water.

Some civilians who had not yet left and had sharp eyes suddenly pointed to the river and shouted excitedly in a tone of excitement and fear:

"Look, there is a dark shadow swaying under the water!"

The courageous and curious people slowed down their pace at this time, and instead of leaving, they looked towards the river.

On the surface of the water, a slender black shadow of tens of feet was swaying around the altar.

There was no wind in the river, but there were waves, and the river water became more and more turbulent visible to the naked eye, constantly impacting and beating the reefs in the river channel.

From time to time, you can still vaguely hear the sound of "pop" coming out of the river.The broken reef was rolled out of the river by the waves, and sank to the bottom of the river after a while.

"Dragon Lord! It's really the Dragon Lord!" the people exclaimed, their expressions even more shocked and awed.

But at this time, facing Guan Ning's iron cavalry charging forward, the aura of killing spread over the face, and the dignified momentum condensed into one piece, as if Mount Tai was coming, making people feel a little breathless.

General Xia Jun on the opposite side faced the charge of Guan Ning's iron cavalry, his chest was heavy with heavy pressure, and he immediately flinched in fear.

Thinking of what the Marquis of Deyang had said before, the general Xia Jun who led the charge couldn't help but rein in his horse and shouted:

"The commander-in-chief ordered us to only harass and not fight with the Yun army at will. Send the order and withdraw!"

"The general has an order, withdraw!" The soldiers on the side immediately responded.

After the military order was issued, Xia Jun's cavalry slowed down immediately.

The cavalry in front of him were already the most elite northern cavalry of the Xia army.But at this time, facing the Guan Ning iron cavalry charging forward, they planned to retreat without fighting just because of the fear in the hearts of the leading generals.

After retreating for a lifetime, the morale of Xia Jun's cavalry disappeared.

In the line of sight that is difficult for ordinary people to see, the vaguely condensed vision of the fierce tiger became extremely illusory at this time, and it dissipated directly after a few breaths.

The leading Xia army general turned his horse's head first, and shouted:

"The whole army retreats! Retreats!"

More than a thousand Beisai elite cavalry, when they came, the army was mighty, shocking people's hearts.When they left, the army was scattered, and they looked a little bit embarrassed.
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At this time, in Hechi County.

The Wuzhou military camp in Hechi County was the place where the Xia army had been operating for many years, and it was the most suitable place for a large army to garrison in various aspects.However, Wuzhou was previously established to guard against the Yongzhou camp, far away from Shaoyang County, so it was difficult to serve as a place for the army to garrison.

The commander of the Yongzhou camp, Di Qing, the general of Zhendong, has already led the camp of the Chinese army and moved to Guizhou, Hechi County.
The newly established camp stretches for tens of miles.The flag is flying on it, like a giant beast crawling, looking ahead.

In the big camp, soldiers coming and going kept patrolling, and the guards were extremely strict.There are also the sounds of soldiers shouting for killing, the neighing of war horses, and the clinking of golden spears resounding all around.

In the tent of the big camp, Di Qing was dealing with military affairs, when suddenly there was a hurried voice outside the tent:

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, there is an urgent military report!"

When Di Qing heard this, he immediately shouted:
"Come in!"

The orderly walked quickly into the tent, knelt down on one knee, held the military newspaper in his hand, and said loudly:

"Marshal Qizuo, the horses ahead are known, Yongzhou soldiers and horses have been mobilized again and again, there seems to be a change!"

Di Qing took the military newspaper, glanced at it, and immediately shouted in a deep voice:

"Beat the drum, raise the account and gather generals!"

"Yes!"

The sound of military drums calling for the generals in the army suddenly sounded, and the entire barracks immediately moved.

Not long after, all the generals of the Yun army rushed to the tent, saluted Di Qing with fists together, and shouted:

"The last general is waiting, see the commander in chief!"

With his back to the generals, Di Qing carefully checked the map hanging in the tent, and said in a deep voice:

"Exploring the horse ahead to find out, the Xia army in Yongzhou has changed!"

As soon as this remark came out, the eyes of all the generals in the tent suddenly became hot, and they all said:
"Could it be that Xia Jun wants to attack my army?"

"The last general wants to be the vanguard, please agree!"

Among the three armies that invaded the Southwest, the Wu Zixu Department of Shicheng County, with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, wiped out the [-]+ frontier army in the Southwest in World War I, and shocked the world.The Chengbushi Department of Jianchang Mansion, with successive battles and victories, conquered Jiangyang and conquered Xiangzhou, which is also a great achievement.

Only their Yongzhou camp, as the most numerous and most powerful of the three armies, has not made any progress due to the obstruction of the Yongjiang River.

It wasn't until the end that Xia Jun gave up Hechi County because he was worried that his retreat would be intercepted, so he was able to occupy Hechi County.

As the most elite frontier army in Yunguo, the top and bottom soldiers are proud of themselves, and naturally they feel extremely aggrieved after the battle is fought like this.At this moment, when they heard about Xia's army's change, they immediately got excited, and their fighting spirit was extremely high.

Di Qing raised his hand, motioning for the General's Report to be circulated to all the generals, then stepped aside, pointed to the map in the tent, and said:
"Among the military newspapers, the soldiers and horses of Xia's army who were mobilized were originally stationed in Shaodong County, Lianzhou, and Yuanzhou. These places are mostly insignificant places. Near Yongzhou, Lingzhou, Ningyuan County, etc. The soldiers and horses of the Xia Army, which are in charge of the vital points of Yongzhou City, did not move at all."

Having said that, Di Qing turned around, looked at the generals, and continued to say in a deep voice:

"So after thinking about it for a while, the commander-in-chief felt that Xia Jun's transfer didn't seem like he was going to take action... At least, it didn't look like he was going to mobilize troops against Hechi County!"

If troops were to be mobilized against Hechi County, then the soldiers from Lingzhou and Ningyuan County in Lanshan County would always have to react a bit, and they would definitely not be as calm as they are now.

Hearing what Di Qing said, the generals frowned slightly.

Immediately, a general said in a deep voice:

"What does the commander mean, do I wait, or do I want to sit back and watch Xia Jun move calmly like before?"

What this is saying is that Di Qing suppressed them back then and prevented his generals from chasing and killing the Xia army who had evacuated from the Wuzhou camp.

There was obviously a trace of incomprehensible resentment in these words.

Di Qing naturally knew that the generals under his command were eager to fight and must have resentment towards him.If he had just taken over the army at the beginning, he would have turned his back on him and ordered someone to pull the general who interrupted his words out of the military department to establish his prestige.

But now that he has complete control over the army, he naturally doesn't need to stand up.Facing the dissatisfied tone of his generals, he didn't take it to heart at all, and said in a deep voice:
"When a large army fights, it will affect the whole body. Before finding out what the Xia army is doing, the army should not act rashly... Of course, it is not advisable to sit back and watch the Xia army move calmly!"

Having said that, Di Qing looked serious, and shouted:

"Pass down the commander's order!"

When the generals heard the words, their expressions immediately became solemn, and they clasped their fists and shouted:

"The last will obey!"

"All the ministries lead their troops and horses, and go to various military camps to garrison and attack Lingzhou. If you find out that Yongzhou is empty of troops and horses, you should send troops immediately!"

When the generals heard this, their spirits shook slightly.

Just when they were about to respond in unison, Di Qing suddenly turned cold and said sharply:
"Anyone who disobeys the military orders and uses troops without the command of the commander in chief of the street will be punished without mercy!"

Di Qing's prestige was accumulated by the heads of more than 20 generals in the Yongzhou camp before. Hearing his cold reprimand at this moment, the hearts of all the generals trembled.

"I will understand at the end!"

Di Qing relaxed slightly, turned around again, looked at the map in the tent, frowned slightly, showing a thoughtful look.

At this time, Xia Jun suddenly mobilized his troops, what exactly was he trying to do...

(End of this chapter)