Jiuxi

Chapter 521 Chapter 519 [Like Wind]

"Emperor Da Jingzhi said: I heard that Yongqiu fell, the Yan Kingdom was in a state of chaos, and the situation became more and more critical. As the leader of the army, you cannot let this situation last. You should quickly recover Yongqiu, defeat the Qi army, and calm people's hearts. You cannot slow down. .”

Above the main hall, the steady voice of Dajing's lead singer Siti Ling Tian Jue sounded.

He looked at Qing Yugong who was bowing and saluting in front of him. Seeing that the other party had not responded to the order for a long time, he couldn't help but feel a touch of complicated emotions in his eyes.

Since ancient times, generals have determined their own military affairs outside the country. It was indeed inappropriate for Emperor Jing to directly intervene in frontline decision-making twice in a row, but Tian Jue knew that the emperor had a reason for doing so.

The previous time was because Qing Yugong did not know that Emperor Qi was in danger and might have misjudged Li Tianrun's strategic intentions. This time, the fall of Yongqiu greatly affected the stability of Yan. No matter what concerns Qing Yugong had, he Can't continue to wait and see.

However, Qing Yugong was not an ordinary martial artist after all. Even if his reaction at the moment was not appropriate, Tian Jue did not take advantage of the situation to get angry.

As a confidant of Emperor Jing, Tian Jue was very aware of the status and reputation of the Prince of Changshan in front of him in the Jing army. Unless he made a mistake, even Emperor Jing could only use his righteousness to suppress him.

The Jingjun generals behind looked at Qing Yugong's back with slightly nervous expressions.

Of course they didn't know that what came to Qing Yugong's mind at this moment was Li Tianrun's reply.

At that time, the reason why the Nine Armies of Dajing dominated the world was because the cavalry was invincible.

The second is the Xiashan Army under Qing Yugong, which has 30,000 elite cavalry. Currently, 10,000 troops remain on the battlefield in Dingzhou, and the rest are on Moyang Road in Beiyan.

Qing Yugong naturally understood the significance of the arrival of the reinforcements, but his expression was still calm. He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your kindness. Lord Tian, ​​please report back to Your Majesty. I will send troops to Yongqiu within five days. Within a month, I will send troops to Yongqiu." Take back this city."

Although Qing Yugong had never heard the phrase "the person who knows you best is your enemy", he felt roughly the same at this moment. Li Tianrun obviously had a deep research on the internal situation of Dajing.

"That's very good. Your Majesty personally takes action and it's easy to recapture Yongqiu."

One is the ever-victorious army under the command of Marshal Sa Gai of the Beiyuan. This army formed by the descendants of the Huiluo clan has 20,000 elite cavalry, which is especially good at riding and archery, and has countless sharp archers.

Qing Yugong asked someone to send him away, and then returned to the backyard alone.

They all know the situation they are facing. A storming of Yongqiu is inevitable. The only thing they have to worry about is being counter-encircled by the Jingzhou Army. Now these 40,000 cavalry can completely isolate the battlefield.

Qing Yugong suppressed the thoughts in his heart and said loudly: "I obey the decree!"

This was his explanation of Emperor Jing's imperial edict.

"I will definitely receive the urging edict within ten days."

"Walk slowly."

"Father."

The third is the Zhongyi Army, which directly obeys the orders of Emperor Jing. This is also the only all-cavalry army among the nine armies of Jing Dynasty, with a strength of 50,000.

With many horse breeding resorts in the north, the Jing Dynasty's cavalry remained at more than 100,000 all year round, which was divided into three main forces.

Hearing the exact time from his mouth, Tian Jue had a smile on his face and said: "Your Majesty always keeps his word, and I am waiting for good news. Your Majesty is waiting for a reward, so I took my leave."

The other generals in the hall couldn't help but look happy.

Tian Jue breathed a sigh of relief, handed the imperial edict into Qing Yugong's hands, and whispered: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is very concerned about the war situation in the south. The fall of Yongqiu was a great blow to the subjects of the Yan State. If this important town cannot be recaptured as soon as possible, there will inevitably be This will lead to unrest in the people of Jiangbei. When the Qi army becomes more powerful, there is no guarantee that no one in Yan will be half-hearted."

Qing Yugong said calmly: "I would also like to ask Mr. Tian to convey to Your Majesty that I bear unshirkable responsibility for the fall of Yongqiu. We are already deploying troops and generals and will surely recapture Yongqiu as soon as possible. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Tian Jue gave a rare flattery, and then said: "The good prince knows that your majesty has sent 10,000 elite cavalry each from the Zhongyi Army and the Changsheng Army, and they will arrive here in the near future. By then, the 20,000 elite cavalry will be sent by the prince. Unify the command and help the prince to encircle and suppress the Qi army's infantry."

Now Emperor Jing sent 20,000 fine cavalry south to support, which meant that Qing Yugong had 40,000 cavalry to mobilize in addition to 140,000 infantry on Moyang Road.

Qingyu Huaijin, dressed in a pretty long dress, came up to her.

Qing Yugong said as he walked: "The army will move south soon. You should go back to Heluo first."

Qingyu Huaijin said: "Yes, father."

Qing Yugong said: "Take a thousand cavalry back."

Qingyu Huaijin was slightly startled.

After Lei Ze's defeat, she recognized her immaturity in military affairs and made up her mind not to interfere in military affairs. It was normal for her father to want her to return to Heluo because of this, but it was abnormal to go back with a thousand cavalry.

"I have two things for you to do."

Qing Yugong's tone was calm and her eyes were extremely calm.

Qingyu Huaijin listened quietly, feeling quietly excited.

……

The Hengjiang River stretches for thousands of miles, and the scenery is magnificent and picturesque.

Lu Chen set out from the capital with more than 2,000 riders and headed north through Xinzhou, arriving at Baishidu where the water flow was the gentlest and began to cross the river.

The Xinzhou Governor's Office had already been notified by Zhongshu's written instructions and had prepared a large number of ships at the ferry.

The cavalry led their horses onto the boat, crossed the vast river, and entered Guangling Prefecture in Huaizhou, north of the Yangtze River.

The moment his feet touched the ground, Lu Chen's heart began to stir.

In a blink of an eye, he had been in Jiangnan for a whole year.

In this year, he experienced too many things, such as the battle for the crown prince, the rebellion in the capital, the turmoil in Shazhou, etc., countless intrigues, countless twists and turns, but fortunately, he was not involved in those whirlpools and was torn into pieces in the end, not only at the central station He had a firm foothold and gained the emperor's absolute trust. You can get a glimpse of this from his current official position.

Shanyang Hou, Minister of Military Affairs, marching commander of the Jinwu Camp of the Beijing Army, Quan Zhi Jiangbei Military Affairs.

Although his qualifications are not as good as those of the two veteran generals, Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun, his status in the army is no less impressive.

Standing proudly on the bank of the river, watching his soldiers disembarking from the boat and lining up, Lu Chen's thoughts could not help but drift to the far north.

Judging from the latest intelligence he received, while maintaining the oppressive situation in other areas, some of the Jingjun forces on the Western Front have begun to move to the north of Yongqiu City. This shows that Qing Yugong finally decided to counterattack Yongqiu.

For Lu Chen, this was a reasonable and unexpected development.

The importance of Yongqiu City needs no elaboration. Initially, Qing Yugong never thought of handing over this important town. From his perspective, the 30,000 Yan Army did not defeat the Jingzhou Army and held on for several months. The problem is that he didn't expect the existence of Zhu Zhen, the insider.

Neither the subjects of Yan State nor the emperor of Jing Dynasty could accept the result that Yongqiu fell into the hands of Da Qi, because Yongqiu not only affected the safety of Moyang Road in Beiyan, but also directly threatened Heluo City.

This is not like Lu Chen's first Northern Expedition to attack Heluo. At that time, he was alone and had no support from the rear, so he had to take the initiative to retreat.

If the Daqi border troops firmly control Yongqiu, it means that they can advance into Heluo at any time. But once Heluo is lost again, Jingchao's control over the land in Jiangbei will be reduced to a very low level.

Therefore, Qing Yugong could only mobilize his troops to counterattack Yongqiu.

However, based on Lu Chen's research on Qing Yugong's life, this famous general of the Jing Dynasty would not easily follow the enemy's rhythm even in the most difficult situation.

Now he came to Yongqiu City according to the layout of the Qi army general, which shows that he must have the means to quickly break the city.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen's eyes became cold.

The spring breeze is green on both sides of the bank, and the waves never stop.

After everyone had crossed the river, Ye Jitang organized his troops and set off again.

After about ten miles, a thunderous sound of horse hooves suddenly came from ahead.

This is the rear area of ​​Huaizhou. Logically speaking, there will be no enemy troops. However, Ye Jitang did not ignore it and immediately ordered the entire army to assume a posture facing the enemy.

After a moment, a large flag fluttering in the wind appeared in everyone's sight.

Dingbei.

"It's one of our own!"

A cavalryman in front shouted excitedly.

Among the crowd, young Li Gongxu couldn't help but feel excited when he saw thousands of powerful cavalry galloping from the north.

He is no stranger to the story of Lu Chen's rise.

The Battle of Guangling first showed its prowess, the Battle of Jingzhou traveled thousands of miles, and the Northern Expedition was brilliant. These are Lu Shen's illustrious achievements that rose to the top. Now even the youngest children in the capital are familiar with these stories.

As Li Daoyan's most beloved grandson, Li Gongxu knew the details better.

He knew that the capital of Lu Chen's fortune was the famous Ruishi Battalion in Jiangbei, and the eight thousand cavalrymen of the Dingbei Army in front of him were the Huben Division, which was composed of the elite soldiers of the Huaizhou Dudu Mansion with the Ruishi Battalion as the skeleton.

After a year of separation, the two thousand cavalrymen who followed Lu Shen south finally reunited with the main force, and their joy and excitement were beyond words.

Several military generals came on horseback, the leader of which was Li Chengen, who was the leader of the Lu Family Nursing Home and is now the deputy commander of the Dingbei Army. The position of commander of the capital still belongs to Lu Chen.

When they arrived in front of Lu Chen, the generals dismounted from their horses, knelt down on one knee, and under the leadership of Li Chengen, they shouted in unison: "The general will pay homage to the Marquis!"

Lu Chen held the reins with both hands and looked at them one by one from left to right. Looking at the undisguised excitement and admiration on these young faces, he smiled and said: "No need to be polite, everyone get up."

The generals stood up, and Li Chengen immediately stepped forward and briefly explained the situation on the battlefield in Dingzhou and Xiao Wangzhi's instructions.

Lu Chen nodded slightly and then said concisely: "Let's go."

Li Chengen looked back at the north and said softly: "Master Marquis, do you want to go back to Guangling for a visit?"

He knew that his young master had not been back to Guangling for a whole year. Now that his hometown was so close, it didn't hurt to stop for a while, at least to see Lu Tong.

Lu Chen didn't think too much, shook his head and said: "The situation in Jingzhou is difficult, wait until we win this battle before going home. Send the order, turn to the northwest, and aim at Wangmei Ancient Road."

The surrounding generals immediately understood that the Dingbei Army would go straight through the Wangmei Ancient Road into Jingzhou, and then appear on the eastern front battlefield.

"Follow the order!"

Everyone agreed in unison and returned to their respective positions.

The army sets off.

At first, the cavalry formation of 8,000 people was a bit loose, but as the distance traveled, they quickly left that loose and unfamiliar feeling behind, as if they had returned to the way they followed Lu Chen across the battlefield. Passionate years.

They passed through the southwest of Guangling City and rushed all the way to the entrance of the Wangmei Ancient Road in the Shuangfeng Mountains.

Like a converging torrent, it gradually forms a unified and harmonious rhythm.

Thousands of horses galloped, like a whirlwind sweeping the heaven and earth, passing over the plains and through the valleys, heading towards the battlefield in the north.

(End of this chapter)