The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 129: Clear the Imperial Court and Resolve the Crisis
Under Li Xiao's order, Jinzhou's six thousand-household armies began to assemble.

Four thousand of the most elite soldiers were selected and marched to Hexi Fort in a mighty force.

After all, Li Xiao promised that all soldiers participating in the war would be exempted from taxes for one year, so the soldiers were quite motivated.

Thirty miles north of Hexi Fort, the temporary base of the Jinzhou army stood proudly on this vast land like a steel fortress.

The tents stretched out endlessly, like a gray ocean, surging in the wind.

The huge central military tent is located in the center of the camp, with the military flag fluttering high in the air. The golden sun and moon totems on it sparkle in the sunlight, exuding majesty and solemnity.

All around the camp, war horses neighed, the sound shaking the whole area.

The busy soldiers coming and going added a solemn and murderous atmosphere to the camp.

They were dressed in leather armor, and the thick leather was covered with traces of time and scratches of battle. Every line seemed to be telling the story of the glorious years of the past.

At this moment, in the big tent.

Li Xiao sat on a Hu bed at the top, with six generals in leather armor sitting on his left and right sides.

Li Erjiang, a captain of the Hexi Maritime Commandery.

Li Sanhe, the captain of Jinshan.

Li Dashan, the Southern Thousand Household.

Luo Ping, the thousand households of Dongshan.

Amo, the next thousand households.

And the leader of the Horma tribe, Bulmahei, who sat at the end and looked slightly different from the others.

In addition, there is the thousand-household army led by Li Xiao himself.

All the forces under his command added up to nearly seven thousand people.

And now, gathered outside Hexi Fort are the 4,500 most elite people among them.

They are all young and strong men.

"Everyone, the Battle of Khorasan has ended, and the royal court's army has suffered heavy losses."

"Therefore, Lord Xiao, the governor of the Eastern Capital, decided to take this opportunity to raise an army to attack the royal court."

"The military order has arrived in Jinzhou. After three days of rest, the army will set out."

Li Xiao looked at everyone and explained the purpose of this military expedition in a serious tone.

Before, it was just a private letter from Xiao Yanyan to Li Xiao.

While Li Xiao was gathering his troops, Xiao Simo's official military order had already arrived in Jinzhou.

Order Jinzhou to send at least 6,000 troops to arrive in Dongdu before March 18th.

After receiving the order, Xiao Linta did not dare to delay and quickly gathered his troops.

Based on the information obtained by Li Xiao, Xiao Linta mobilized all the remaining three thousand-household armies.

After removing a few old, weak and sick soldiers, at least 2,500 soldiers were assembled.

The reason why he dared to be so arrogant was, on the one hand, that he was afraid of being looked down upon by Xiao Simo, and on the other hand, he was worried about being ambushed by Li Xiao.

After all, if he was on the battlefield with only a thousand or eight hundred people around him, if Li Xiao had bad intentions, he would be killed directly.

Afterwards, they lied and claimed that it was done by the royal army.

In that case, Xiao Linta would have no place to appeal even if he was unjustly killed.

Therefore, Xiao Linta was also desperately mobilizing more troops.

After all, nomadic people don’t have to worry about spring plowing.

As for the nest being attacked? He wasn't afraid either.

Because of Li Xiao's suppression, Xiao Linta no longer considered Jinzhou as his home base from the bottom of his heart.

At worst, Run can go back to the Sixth Hospital and not care about the flood in Jinzhou.
It is still most reassuring to keep the army in your hands.

Therefore, the number of troops dispatched by Jinzhou this time has exceeded Xiao Simo's expectations, reaching 7,000 people.

Afterwards, Li Xiao simply read out Xiao Simo's military order in a procedural manner.

"Today, corrupt officials are in power in the imperial court, deceiving the emperor and causing the country to suffer and the people to suffer."

"We, the brave warriors of the Northern Frontier, shoulder the heavy responsibility of our country and family. How can we ignore it? We must purge the emperor's side, eliminate the corrupt officials, and restore order..."

But as they read on, a knowing smile appeared on everyone's face.

This was Xiao Simo's military order, but it was also his declaration to fight against the enemy.

To sum it up in one sentence.

"Lord Xiao wants to be emperor."

Li Dashan chuckled, touched his stubble, and then said.

"I guess these rambling words must have been written by that Gu Zizhong. They're not crisp and clear at all."

Luo Ping chuckled: "A man of letters!"

"If they don't write about it, it will be so confusing that people can't understand it. How can they be distinguished from others?"

Li Xiao also placed the military order in his hand on the table, tapping the table with his fingers in a casual manner: "If you ask me, a military order only needs one sentence."

"Defeat the royal court, and everyone will be promoted and become rich, be made a marquis or a prime minister, and have wives and children with titles."

"With this goal in mind, the soldiers will surely charge forward with all their might."

The crowd laughed.

That's exactly the case.

How could ordinary soldiers have any lofty ideals?

The responsibility to family and country is not something they consider at all.

They just want to get promoted, make money, grab land, grab women, and make their descendants rich.

This ideal is simple and realistic.

"If Lord Xiao really becomes the emperor, can Lord Governor be the governor of the Eastern Capital? In charge of the northern border?" Amo asked curiously.

When these words were spoken, all the generals were stunned for a moment.

After a moment of contemplation, Luo Ping nodded and said excitedly, "Amo, you are quite generous."

Amo didn't know what this meant, so he just laughed. A smile is the most powerful weapon to break through strangeness and barriers.

After all, Li Dashan and the other three are all Li Xiao’s relatives and the most direct force.

Amo is somewhat out of tune with this circle.

"We have to fight well in this battle, make meritorious contributions, and push Dalong to the position of the garrison commander." Li Sanhe said.

"How can such an important position as the Eastern Capital Governor be obtained just by relying on military achievements?" Li Dashan shook his head and smiled.

Then, he looked at Li Xiao and said, "Dalong, quickly marry Xiao Yanyan into our Li family."

"In this way, we and Xiao Simo will become a family."

"As long as we achieve more military success, won't the position of Governor of the Eastern Capital be within our grasp?"

Hearing Li Dashan's joking words, everyone laughed.

However, no one really took him as a joke.

This time, Li Erjiang came with a mission.

"Haha, if we have the chance, we must fight for the position of the Eastern Capital Guardian."

"However, it's still a bit far-fetched to talk about these things at this time." Li Xiao shook his head and smiled faintly.

"The most important thing right now is to fight the war well."

"Everyone, some of you may be aware that this past winter, Bendu has gathered the forces of all the tribes in Jinzhou to forge weapons."

“Now, we have achieved some success.”

As he spoke, Li Xiao waved his hand, and Tietou led his men in from outside the tent.

Everyone held a knife in his hand.

It is exactly the style of a cavalry sword.

But compared to ordinary cavalry swords, these six swords look more exquisite.

On both sides of the blade, golden patterns are winding and swirling, like an ancient and mysterious totem, or a graceful and elegant dragon.

The top of the handle and the guard are also inlaid with exquisite golden patterns, which echo the patterns on the blade.

The scabbard is made of black rosewood, which feels delicate but is actually hard.

Li Xiao took the cavalry sword from Tietou's hand and gently pulled it out.

In an instant, it seemed as if a flash of cold light passed by, and the sharp edge of the blade cut everyone's mind.

The golden pattern on the blade became more and more eye-catching.
Li Xiao raised the knife and waved it gently in the air a few times. The blade cut through the air, making a low and sharp whistling sound, as if telling of his own extraordinaryness.

Looking at everyone, he smiled slightly and said, "This knife is the result of my Hexi Weapon Shop."

"It is made of the hardest steel in the world, Wootz steel."

"Hexi Arms Company has made a total of one thousand of these swords."

"However, these six knives before me are different from the others."

"Not only because it is decorated with exquisite patterns and inlaid with gold, but also because it represents my status and honor as a general of Jinzhou."

"Today, I will give these six cavalry swords to each of you six people."

"I hope you will use it to be invincible on the battlefield in the future."

"Stained with the blood of the enemy."

Li Xiao spoke in a deep voice, as if speaking of the glory and responsibility of the cavalry sword.

After saying that, he looked at Li Dashan and shouted, "Li Dashan, the Thousand Household of Jinzhou South."

Immediately, Li Dashan stood up with a jerk, clasped his right fist over his chest and shouted, "Here."

Li Xiao strode up to Li Dashan and solemnly handed over the cavalry sword with both hands.

Li Dashan's face was solemn. Under the gaze of others, he slowly stretched out his hands and steadily took the cavalry sword that carried glory and mission.

Li Xiao took a step back, looked at Li Dashan with a sharp gaze, and said loudly: "From today on, this sword will fight alongside you. You must let its reputation spread on the battlefield!"

Li Dashan straightened his back and shouted, "I will definitely live up to the governor's expectations and make this thing terrify the enemy!"

In fact, the Hexi Armory forged more than a thousand cavalry swords, and Li Dashan had already obtained one.

But the one in front of me is completely different.

It’s not just because of the golden patterns and the gold-inlaid handle, but also because of the different meanings it represents.

This is the sword of a thousand households.

He gently pulled out half of the blade, revealing the font on both sides of the blade.

On one side, Li Dashan's official title and name were printed in simplified Chinese characters.

"Jinzhou Nanqianhu, Li Dashan."

On the other side of the blade, there are four big characters written.

"Success, death."

After giving Li Dashan the cavalry sword, Li Xiao looked at Luo Ping again.

He was given the Dongshan Qianhu Sword that belonged to him.

Then came a few other people, and when there was only one left, Li Xiao walked in front of Bulmahe.

"Buermahei."

"The end will be here."

Bulmahe immediately stood up and saluted Li Xiao.

He looked at the cavalry sword in Li Xiao's hand with excitement.

I never thought that I could get it.

You have to know that he is not Li Xiao's direct subordinate, but surrendered on the battlefield.

Not even a collateral branch.

He thought he was far from being comparable to Li Dashan and others.

But unexpectedly, when Li Xiao awarded him the cavalry sword, he did not forget about Bulumahei.

(End of this chapter)