After the Northern Expedition was settled, the core discussion of the early dynasty returned to the Huainan War.
Xia Yuanlong immediately issued an order, ordering the armies from the east, west, and south to gather quickly and prepare for attack.
The northern front army stayed on the mainland and stood still. As for the heavy burden of dealing with the Northern Yi people, it all fell on the shoulders of Chen Shen.
At this time, a tall and thin old man with beady eyes, white beard, and sallow skin came out and said to the King of Great Xia: "Your Majesty, in addition to the southern front army being closer, the east and west armies are mobilized, and there are two million people in total.
Everyone, even if we travel day and night, it will take at least a month to reach the Huaijiang River Basin."
"But traveling day and night will inevitably lead to a shortage of men and horses, and the battle will be impossible if the fighting strength is not enough. This is really the next best strategy."
"Well... what the Imperial Master said makes sense."
Xia Yuanlong nodded slightly: "But the war in southern Xinjiang has started, I'm afraid we won't wait for the right time."
"So this old man is the Imperial Master of Great Xia? No wonder he and Your Majesty were chasing the black and white evil spirits last night. Even if the latter exhausted his original profound energy, he was still no match for this old man."
When Chen Shen heard this, his heart moved secretly: "The great national master Ouyang Zhishui has reached the four-star Xuanwang realm ten years ago. No wonder..."
"This old man has not cared about state affairs for more than ten years, and now Xia Yuanlong actually invited him out of the mountain. This shows that he is extremely serious about Xia Chunqiu's fight against the Taikoo."
Just as the young man was thinking secretly, he heard the tall and thin old man with waxy skin speak again: "I think that in addition to the regular troops, three more elite cavalry can be sent to the three cities of Huainan as soon as possible to coordinate with the local garrison troops.
city."
"This should be able to temporarily alleviate the danger of the three cities in Huainan."
According to Ouyang Zhishui's wishes, Daxia's elite cavalry will go first and station outside the three important towns north of the Huaijiang River, so that they can carry out roaming attacks on the siege equipment, Xuanjing cannon, etc. deployed by the Taikoo or the Huainan Army.
Awaiting reinforcements.
The King of Daxia said sternly: "Since the heroic cavalry army is going north to annihilate the barbarians, the only elite cavalry that can be mobilized now is only 20,000 tiger troops and 50,000 royal cavalry."
"The Tiger Army will be commanded by Xingba's deputy general. The royal cavalry retains 10,000 troops for backup, and the other 40,000 troops are divided into two. Who can be the general?"
"The last general (son and minister) is willing to go!"
For a time, many generals took the initiative to request orders, including a prince: Xia Tong.
Although Xia Tong was the crown prince, his previous bad behavior in Tianqibao Pavilion not only ruined his former prestige, but also caused him to lose an arm. The furious Xia Yuanlong sent him to shut up in the palace to reflect on his past mistakes!
The reason why the King of Great Xia did not rush to dethrone him as the crown prince was firstly because of his love for his heir, secondly to give the queen face, and thirdly, and most importantly, because of the royal technique.
In the Imperial Court of Daxia, there are two unique sets of ancestral techniques.
One of the sets is the "Six Cardinal Sutras of the End of the World" of the wind system. It is a low-level spiritual class and can only be practiced by the king of the current dynasty and the prince's lineage appointed by him to succeed the throne.
Although the princess is not a prince, she is Xia Yuanlong's only daughter, and she is favored by thousands of people. As a woman, she is destined to be unable to seize power by herself, so the King of Daxia also passed on the "Six Outlines of the End of the World" to her.
she.
In addition to this, the other princes practice the fire-based "Fire Dragon Yan Yan Gong", which is a high-grade unique copy of Xuan level.
Xia Tong was named a prince since he was a child, and he has been studying the "Six Outlines of the End of the World".
If he were to suddenly change his position as the crown prince, it would mean that his cultivation would be abolished and the person who would be positioned as the crown prince would have to learn from the beginning.
This abolishment means that Xia Tong is completely reduced to a useless person. The newly established prince will also abolish his previous practice and study the "Six Outlines of the End of the World" from the beginning. The previous efforts will be in vain, and it will be deeply implicated.
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Xia Yuanlong really didn't want to do this unless it was absolutely necessary.
The reason why he summoned all the princes and princesses for this court meeting was actually to give Prince Xia Tong another chance to stand up and establish his authority.
Judging from the current situation, Xia Tong did not disappoint him too much, at least he still had the courage and courage to take responsibility.
A trace of relief flashed in Xia Yuanlong's eyes: "Okay! In that case, I will order your general Tong'er to lead 20,000 royal cavalry, which will definitely bring out the majesty of my Daxia royal family!"
"I accept the decree!" Xia Tong was overjoyed and thanked Long En. He thought that as long as this battle can be fought well, his previous mistakes will be wiped out.
As long as you are careful and guard against arrogance and impetuosity in the future, the current prince will surely rule the world in the future.
Thinking of this, Xia Tong roared in his heart: "Master Tianqi Pavilion, when I come to rule the world, if your ruined pavilion is still in my land in Daxia, I will definitely make you pay for it with blood!"
It turned out that this was the most fundamental reason why Xia Tong asked for orders to go on an expedition.
The hatred for the broken arm and the humiliation. After several months of thinking about it, instead of being eliminated in Xia Tong's heart, it became more and more serious.
If the King of Great Xia heard this son's thoughts, he would probably jump up and slap him to death, right?
If such a mentally retarded man, who has no tolerance for people at all and cannot see the situation clearly, is allowed to sit on the throne of the country, it will be tantamount to harming the common people...
Chen Shen also didn't know what Xia Tong was thinking at this moment, but he inadvertently curled his lips and secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, I requested the Northern Expedition."
"If you fight with such a cheating teammate, you won't even know when your life will be betrayed by his stupidity..."
Sitting on the golden dragon chair, the King of Daxia spoke again: "Dianlong, you will command another 20,000-strong royal cavalry. The deputy commander will temporarily assume a certain position."
"As you command!"
Before Dian Long became the commander of the Imperial Guard, he had followed Chen Zangfeng in the north and south for many years. He was also a rare general in Daxia.
Xia Yuanlong was relieved that he would be in charge of the royal cavalry.
"Wang Xingba!"
"The end is here!"
"I appoint you as the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, commanding the Eastern, Western and Southern Fronts."
"The general will obey the order!"
"Where is the Grand Master?"
"The old minister is here."
"I appoint you as the deputy commander-in-chief and chief military advisor of the three armies, to assist General Wang, and to achieve success in the first battle!"
"I will obey the Holy Order!"
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From this, the general outline of the Southern Expedition was finalized, and the remaining details were left to the generals to discuss.
At the same time, Tianjiang City and Huainan Palace.
Xia Chunqiu looked gloomy and said to the messenger soldier next to him: "What did you say? The deployment of pseudo-rout troops in the three cities of Huaibei has failed?"
The man knelt down on one knee, not daring to raise his head to look at the furious Huainan King. Nuonuo said: "Yes, yes. We were pretending to be a defeated army that was retreated by the Taikoo troops. After escaping back to the three cities of Huaibei, we
It caused turmoil in the city and easily captured three cities."
"But brothers, seeing that we were still one mile away from the three cities, the city defenders suddenly fired arrows and fired cannons at us..."
"The enemy was well prepared and unprepared in that battle. Our Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Army Corps, which pretended to be defeated, all suffered heavy losses. General Wang Benhuai, the Lieutenant General of the Eighth Army Corps, was also unfortunately killed by Xuanjing Cannon."