On the third day after Li Chengqian led his troops to annihilate Dafeichuan's pursuers and returned to Fuqi City, Hou Junji and others also returned victoriously with the reinforcements. Hou Junji marched for more than a thousand miles in an uninhabited country, and the weather was harsh

, frost falls in midsummer. Drinking water is exhausted. People bite the ice and horses eat the snow. Be prepared to experience hardships.

On the tenth day, they pursued Fu Yun in Wuhai, defeated the guard in a battle, and captured more than 200 Fu Yun's wives, concubines, and members of the royal family. Unfortunately, the old guy Fu Yun was still not captured. Looking ahead

In the boundless desert, Hou Junji pursued boldly. There was a lack of fresh water in the desert, so he immediately ordered his soldiers to stab the horses and drink their blood. After chasing for another three days, they broke through Fu Yun's tent and beheaded a thousand people. Fu Yun also committed suicide with his sword.

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"The Duke of Lu has chased thieves for thousands of miles, and his hard work has yielded great results... I specially prepared some thin wine to celebrate the general's merits with Uncle Wang." After saying this, he raised the wine glass in his hand and drank with the two of them.

Of course, Hou Junji also understood why the prince entertained him in such a low-key manner. The war was not over yet, and the army had just established a foothold in Fuqi City. Secondly, the opportunity to banquet the heroes was reserved for the emperor and the prince.

If you do it, it will be a transgression, and it will easily fall into practice.

"Your Highness, you are so polite. This is all the result of the sixty-six soldiers sacrificing their lives. This veteran is also picking up what is ready to eat in this battle. I really don't dare to praise you like this." According to his previous temperament, he did not care about the emperor and Li Chengqian. This merit is not his.

Will shirk it.

But after this battle, Hou Junji was full of respect for Liu Led's army. They climbed glaciers and crossed deserts with their exhausted bodies, but they still regarded death as if they were home and refused to turn around. Such a heroic army deserves his respect.

Although Hou Junji is domineering, he still has some self-awareness. Moreover, he is also a famous military trainer among the Tang Army, but he has to admit that he cannot train such an army. Not only him, but also his teacher, Tang Jun

Even the invincible military god cannot forge such an army.

Hou Junji saw the power of faith in these illiterate soldiers like Liu Sui. No matter what kind of adversity they faced, as long as the commander in their hearts gave an order, they would never frown even if they were facing mountains of swords and seas of fire.

He has led troops for many years, and of course he knows that the most difficult thing to cultivate in leading troops is observing military discipline and a sense of honor. These two advantages are common in Liuli, and are not scattered like other troops.

Li Chengqian was very happy to see Hou Junji's humble appearance now. The bad thing about this old man was his temper. If his temper remained like this, his future prospects would be limitless.

So he said Wen Sheng: "No matter what, Duke Lu, you have made great contributions. I have sent people to report the good news to General Li. As for those boys who are still far from good enough, I need Duke Lu to give you more guidance in the future."

yes."

The meaning of Li Chengqian's words was very clear, that is, he could still lead six troops to fight in the future. This news made him excited as he had taken up a civilian position in recent years.

Although Hou Junji was from the Donggong family, he had never touched the military power of Liuli. He knew that the emperor and the prince were the same kind of people, and he would never trust the military power in his hands if he was not close to him.

Let's take Sun Shunde as an example. Although he is the great uncle of the prince, he also went on the expedition as the deputy general manager of the Yanze Road march, but he still could not overwhelm these arrogant and powerful generals, which made his old officer very depressed.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, this old minister's life belongs to Your Majesty and you, but if you are driven, I will never refuse." After speaking, he raised his wine glass and touched it with Li Chengqian.

Seeing the two people's appearance of being in love with each other, Li Daozong couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body, and he quickly said: "I said it's over for you two. Didn't you agree that we will drink wine and eat meat today?

Look, it will get burnt if you bake it again." After speaking, he pointed to the lamb being roasted next to him.

Of course, he also did this to change the subject. His special status meant that he could not express his allegiance as easily as Hou Junji. If his second brother, who was the emperor, knew about it, he would inevitably not be afraid.

Then the best outcome for you is to go to Zongzheng Temple to keep company with your cousin.

"Okay, okay, what Uncle Wang said is, come on, come on, Duke Lu, there are only three of us in this tent today. Let's forget about the etiquette. The three of us will just drink and eat meat." After saying this, Li Chengqian said.

One of them stepped forward and cut off a large piece of mutton leg to eat. When Li Daozong and Li Daozong saw how bold and unrestrained the prince was, they smiled at each other and started to fight.

But just as the three of them were pushing cups and changing cups, Henglian walked in quickly, saluted and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the general's urgent military order." While speaking, he also handed over the military report in his hand.

Li Chengqian.

This sight really shocked Li Chengqian. The emperor really sent them a pig teammate. Hey, after sighing, he handed the general newspaper to Li Daozong and asked them to circulate it.

It turned out that after Li Daoyan, Guo Xiaoke and others went out with the army, the government affairs of Hezhou, Minzhou and other states were left unattended, so the imperial court appointed new governors and ordered them to recruit new soldiers to enrich the front lines of Xikai Road.

military.

But who would have thought that the new governor of Hezhou, Lu Shiliang, led 10,000 troops to the government for more than a year, causing Murong Shun of Shudun City to lead more than 70,000 people to successfully break through and escape to the Qiang Tang Dynasty to join the Qiang people there, ruining Li Jing's encirclement and annihilation plan.

At the same time, Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche were trapped in a tight siege because of his failure. Both brothers were shot, and sixty-seven out of ten of their subordinates died. If Li Junxian had not led hundreds of cavalry to rescue and fight with all his strength, the two generals of the emperor would have died.

It was because of this little mistake of his that everything was ruined.

In a rage, Li Jing immediately beheaded the governor who had only been in office for a few days. At the same time, he told all ministries that anyone who delayed the military plan would be punished with his entire family.

"The general finally got tough, haha..."

Seeing Li Daozong's malicious smile, both Li Chengqian and Li Chengqian laughed. Indeed, Li Jing had been cautious as an official all his life. It can be said that he was afraid of wolves before and tigers behind. Now in the last battle, he finally made a bold move without any trace of fear.

Leave some face to the Lu family.

There will be a good show in the court this time, and those guys in the court who have nothing to do should stop looking for trouble to interfere with him.

"Laughing, the general also ordered me and Duke Lu to raise troops north to join the main force to attack Tuyuhun, the last ten percent of the army. At the same time, I asked Uncle Wang to guard Fuqi City.

However, this army can only leave you 10,000, and all the wounded soldiers must be kept here. You must try your best to rescue them and minimize non-combat attrition."

"With your uncle here, I won't lose money to those brats. What was Fuqi City like when you left? I'll return it to you the same way when you come back. Don't worry now."
Chapter completed!