Two hundred and thirty-fourth steppe 100,000 cavalry
Another winter was coming in the northwest. Daqian had no choice but to verbally condemn the northwest. Under the leadership of Gao Yuan, the elite part of the Great Wall Army left, and the remaining troops surrendered to the command of Prime Minister Li.
The barbarians from Mangzi City also joined the army in October. Except for the area occupied by ferocious beasts, most of the remaining areas in the northwest belong to Xiliang.
People all called Li Xiang the King of Xiliang. Li Xiang did not object or approve, nor did he make any statement.
After the unification of the northwest was completed, the northwest began a vigorous official assessment under the leadership of Zhang Qingyun, and unqualified officials were dismissed or punished.
Many officials are affiliated with local powerful people. When these people see that the people they have trained are about to be taken down, of course they will not sit still and wait for death. They are looking for connections to protect their own people.
Zhang Qingyun is the number one person in Xiliang's political circles and the proposer of this assessment. Naturally, he has the power to kill people. Unfortunately, no one can contact Zhang Qingyun.
If you want to kill Zhang Qingyun, you need to get the protection of those five hundred Xiliang men!
Since Zhang Qingyun couldn't be found, Wu Jianbo became the second candidate they wanted to find. This man was the father of the current queen. In the words of Da Gan, he was a relative of the emperor!
Wu Jianbo didn't want to get involved in this at all, because he knew very well how much Prime Minister Li trusted Zhang Qingyun. The power of Xiliang's internal affairs was basically in the hands of Zhang Qingyun. Whatever Zhang Qingyun wanted to do, Mr. Li would agree to it in most cases!
Moreover, is it useful to save those people?
Under the protection of Xiliang's army, the majestic assessment began, and they encountered many hard-line elements. For such people, Xiliang chose to kill them directly to stabilize the local political situation.
If Xiliang had just captured Northwest Eu, it would have been possible for these people to resist, but now it is difficult!
Jiuyuan City, City Lord's Mansion.
Li Xiang poured a cup of tea for Old Qingsong who was sitting opposite and said, "Taoist Priest, how about you try my western herbal tea?"
Qingsong Taoist took a sip of tea, closed his eyes for a while, and then opened them again: "Good tea!"
Li Xiang smiled and said: "Then drink more. I am short of everything else in Xiliang, but I am not short of tea. I can make you drink until you are full!"
"You can drink tea until you're full!" Qingsong Taoist laughed heartily: "City Lord, if you say this, I won't be polite to you!"
"Why are you being polite to me?" Li Xiang picked up the tea and took a sip: "Seeing that the cold winter is coming, I wonder where the Taoist Master will go next?"
Qingsong put down the tea in his hand and looked at the garden not far away. The leaves were about to fall: "I will probably go to the mountain gate to report to the people at the gate that I am safe, and then return to the northwest. The city lord will not welcome me, right?"
Qingsong had thought about some things in the future. The world was already in chaos, and the old emperor would only live for a few more months at most. Each major sect had already chosen someone, so their Taoist sect should also choose one. He thought Prime Minister Li was very good.
The world is uncertain, and all the forces in the world are dark horses!
Xiliang's development speed is the reason why he believes in Li Xiang!
"Welcome, welcome!" Li Xiang's face was full of joy: "I will feel more at ease when you are here, Taoist priest. Now I am not protected by the top group of experts in Xiliang. Every time I go on an expedition, I am a little worried about the rear. My wife and children are all here. In the rear, even with the protection of a large army, we are still a little panicked!"
"Then please ask the city lord to build a Taoist temple for the old Taoist. Then the old Taoist will bring some disciples back!" Old Taoist Qingsong is not sure how many people will come, but he will definitely bring his own disciples!
Li Xiang patted his chest and assured: "Taoist priest, don't worry, I will build a very large Taoist temple for you, and I hope to bring more people back!"
Prime Minister Li will not let these monks go to the battlefield. They are needed for the stability of the rear and the security of the city lord's palace.
"Report!" Just as the two were chatting, a scout strode in: "Report to the lord, a large number of prairie cavalry appeared in Qingxi Fortress. The Qingxi guard guessed that the prairie people were inspired by Li Anlan and wanted to send troops to come in.
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"You go down and rest first!" Li Xiang stood up and said to the waiter on the side: "Call General Li Huo over!"
Old Taoist Qingsong stood up and looked towards the grassland: "This time the grassland people have gathered a large number of troops, they probably want to seize one or two places in the northwest as a refuge from the cold before winter comes!"
"It depends on whether they have this ability!" Li Xiangsong said: "Taoist Priest, are you interested in meeting these white-eyed wolves with me?"
Qingsong smiled and said: "Of course I'm interested. When will the city lord set off?"
"Wait until I arrange something first!" Although the northwest was in the hands of Prime Minister Li, there was still one place where a hundred thousand troops remained, and that was Taiyuan, where King Jiuyuan was located.
Li Huo arrived very quickly, and his place of residence was not very far from the City Lord's Mansion.
"Lord!"
Prime Minister Li made a long story short: "There is news from Qingxi Fortress that the grassland people are likely to launch an attack on Qingxi. Now the only troops that can move in the northwest are your troops and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. I will take the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to the Qingxi Fortress.
I will leave Jiuyuan City to you!"
Li Huo frowned: "My lord, there are 5,500 Xiliang cavalrymen. Isn't it a little small to have such a small number of people?"
Li Xiang patted Li Huo on the shoulder: "I will mobilize 50,000 troops from Taiyuan, and they will go to Qingxi Fortress with me!
The safety of Jiuyuan City is left to you!"
The beginning of the Xiliang assessment also means that the army has dispersed, and troops need to be sent to various places to guard. Li Mu is leading an army of 60,000 to fight against the beasts in the north, and Li Shui is leading 20,000 troops and the Xiliang navy to be at Tongtian River.
There are not many men left in Li Xiang's hands. The only ones that can be moved are the 10,000 horses in Li Huo's hands, the Xiliang cavalry and a small number of local troops. Therefore, Li Xiang needs Taiyuan King Jiuyuan to send troops, and it will take seven days from Taiyuan to Qingxi Fortress.
When Li Huo came over, the messenger set off with the order from Li Xiang, followed by the order to assemble the Xiliang cavalry. The transportation team organized a transport team of 1,000 people and 500 horse-drawn carriages to begin transporting grain and grass.
Before the soldiers and horses move, the food and fodder will go first!
Li Anlan just ran to the grassland. The letter from the guard of Qingxi Fortress said that there was Li Anlan behind the grassland people. This is very possible!
This requires some caution, Li Anlan is not an easy person to get along with!
After saying goodbye to Qingsong Laodao, we returned to the backyard. When we looked up, we realized that it was already evening and fragrant dishes were coming from the kitchen.
Wu Yating was embroidering something with her big belly. Qian Duoduo had his mouth full of spiritual fruits and was sitting aside talking about something. Li Xiang walked over and reached out to grab a handful from Qian Duoduo's fruit plate.
Qian Duoduo grabbed Li Xiang's hand and said, he raised his head and was about to ask who was so bold when he saw it was Li Xiang: "My, your king, you are back!"
Wu Yating looked up and saw Li Xiang and couldn't help but smile: "Back!"
Li Xiang sat across from the two of them and ate several fruits in one bite in front of Qian Duoduo. Qian Duoduo's heart was bleeding. She only had a small supply of fruits every day. She liked to put the delicious food later. If ordinary people
If you rob her of something to eat, she would have beaten her long ago!
But she couldn't beat the one in front of her even with one hand. Wu Yating looked at the funny Li Xianghe, who was too angry to send money and covered her mouth with laughter.
Li Xiangjian was so amused that he took out a red fruit full of spiritual energy from his belt: "This is the red fruit given to me by Taoist Master Qingsong!"
Qian Duoduo saw Zhu Guo's throat moving. If he could eat this fruit...
"I can give it to you, but after eating it you have to improve me to a third-rate level. Can you guarantee that?"
"I can guarantee it, I can guarantee it!" Qian Duoduo nodded hard. She had already reached the third-rate level, but she didn't want to show it. Zhu Guo, a heaven and earth spiritual treasure, has a price but no market. Basically, if it appears, it will be kept by the store itself.
Down.
"This time I go out and come back, if you still can't break through, the supply of various spiritual fruits will be reduced in the future!" Li Xiang threw the fruit over. Wu Yating heard Li Xiang's words and looked at Li Xiang: "Are you going out again?"
Li Xiang picked up a piece of fruit and took a bite: "There are traces of prairie cavalry in Qingxi Fortress. I need to take the cavalry there. Don't worry, Taoist priest Qingsong will accompany me there this time.
I will stay at home when I come back from this trip. Didn’t your brother say that he wants to learn martial arts from me? When I come back, I will teach him martial arts and then take him to the battlefield with me!"
"I don't want my little brother to go to the battlefield!" Wu Yating lowered her head and touched her already swollen belly: "Be careful!"
She knew that it would be difficult to prevent Li Xiang from going to the battlefield, so she could only ask Li Xiang to be careful. When Li Xiang came back from Tongtian City, his body was covered with wounds, which scared her half to death.
Duoduo, who was holding the Zhu Guo money on one side, was silent for a while and said: "Your Majesty, you should eat this Zhu Guo yourself!"
Li Xiang and Wu Yating both looked at Qian Duoduo in surprise, Qian Duoduo's face turned red: "If you eat the Zhu Guo, your strength will increase, and you will not be injured on the battlefield. Sister Yating will not worry anymore."
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"It's okay, you can eat it!" Li Xiang said with a smile: "You can protect your sister Yating only when your strength has improved. Who among the army can fight with me?
If you haven't reached the third-rate level when I come back, see if I don't beat your ass into four pieces!"
"Isn't it just a third-rate level?" Qian Duoduo said with a red face, "I can break through easily!"
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Early the next morning, the Xiliang cavalry who had just rested for a short time set off with Li Xiang. The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded again. Some people who were sleeping in the city heard the sound of horse hoofbeats and woke up in panic. They opened the window and saw the Xiliang cavalry, both men and horses wearing armor.
Liang Tieqi headed out of the city.
They felt relieved. The Xiliang cavalry had left a deep impression on them!
After leaving the city gate, the cavalry speeded up. The heavy cavalry horses were used to running in heavy armor. For them, this was training, training endurance and recovery.
Taiyuan City
Table Bufan put on a leather armor and took over the command of the army, and the 50,000 Taiyuan troops set off.
The old prince didn't know whether it was right or wrong to go with Xiliang. At present, it seems that Xiliang is very good.
grassland
After leaving Daqian, the grassland tribes did not live the life they imagined before. Without the support of Daqian's cold winter, many old people died due to the cold last winter. If they don't make preparations this year, I don't know how many more people will die.
When they learned that the northwest was in chaos and there were wars everywhere, the major tribes wanted to escape the cold in the northwest. The northwest was a huge basin. Even though it was located at a high altitude, its unique geographical environment made it feel like a cold winter compared to other places.
Same as spring.
The grassland people had thought about attacking the northwest before, but they didn't dare. How dare they go to the northwest where the Great Wall Legion was stationed?
Just a month ago, a man ran out of the northwest. At the same time, news of wars in various parts of the northwest spread to the grasslands. The major tribes discussed and jointly spent a month to finally get together and organize 100,000 grassland cavalry.
They believe that one hundred thousand people are enough to occupy a place in the northwest. They don't need much, just a place for the tribesmen to rest in the winter.
If you want to enter the northwest, you need to capture the Qingxi Fortress. The Qingxi Fortress is three feet high and is like a huge stone stuck between the northwest and the grassland passage.
He did not lock all the roads. If you want to go there, you can go from both sides. It is easy to go back in the past, but it may be difficult to come back. The back road will be blocked by Qingxi Fortress, so they want to knock down the city.
After following She Da Gan for so many years, they grassland people have not given up nomadic herding. While grazing, they have also learned Da Gan infantry formations and various war machines. After learning for so many years, they finally have the opportunity to show it off.
There are three thousand garrison troops in Qingxi Fortress, one thousand soldiers from Xiliang headquarters, and two thousand troops originally stationed in the city.
After discovering the grassland people's troops, the fortress gate was blocked directly. There were not many civilians in the city, just some merchants, about a few hundred people. Xiliang soldiers were not very confident about these merchants. How did they in Xiliang capture Tongtian City?
These businessmen were gathered in one place, and someone watched them specially!
The grassland army slowly came over. At a glance on the grassland, you can see a boundless army of cavalry wearing leather armor, one hundred thousand grassland cavalry!
These 100,000 people are the troops gathered by the grassland tribes in this area near the northwest, and behind them are millions of tribesmen.
Even if there are tens of millions more people in the northwest, the land will not be overcrowded. The place they need is not very big, they just need to give them a winter shelter for the prairie people!
Rumble!
What does it feel like to have a hundred thousand cavalry running? The soldiers standing on the Qingxi Fortress can be said to be like thunder, dull, depressing, and terrifying!
"Drive!" Li Xiang led five hundred personal guards on horseback and rode away from the main army, becoming the vanguard of Xiliang. The Qingxi Fortress appeared in their eyes, and at the same time, they also saw the huge number of prairie cavalry.
Prime Minister Li had learned from the Xiliang scouts that there were a huge number of prairie cavalry, but he did not expect there to be so many. At first glance, they were all prairie cavalry.
Fortunately, these cavalry are not heavy cavalry, one hundred thousand light cavalry are not invincible, and not all troops are Xiliang troops who can fight to the death without retreating!
One hundred thousand enemies need to be divided and annihilated. Qingxi Fortress should be able to block it for a while. The opponent should leave some troops to deal with Qingxi. The troops led by Zhuo Bufan can divide at least half of the cavalry. Then their Xiliang cavalry need Deal with half of the steppe cavalry.
That’s just one person killing seven or eight prairie people!
