"Have Mr. Li known that the king's defeat would have happened?" The secluded small garden behind the Zhongzhen General's Mansion in Jinzhou was not seen for several months. The first sentence Cui Po said was this.

After pondering for a long time, facing Cui Po's burning gaze, Li Boyuan said quietly but firmly: "I really don't know in advance, why did the young master say this?"

After hearing what he said, Cui Po felt inexplicably relaxed, as if he was afraid that he would have any other thoughts in his heart. He let out a long sigh and changed the subject and asked, "What is the battle on the front line now?"

Li Boyuan, who was in the pavilion, was posing as a solemn invitation to invite guests. When Cui Po went to the pavilion to talk again, he heard a hurry outside the garden saying, "Sir, sir, the horse committed suicide!" Then, Li Xiaomao's slightly strange face appeared at the gate of the garden.

"No need to be polite, tell me quickly, what's going on?", waved his hand to stop Li Xiaomao, who was about to polite, and Cui Po followed and asked.

"Yesterday afternoon, Ma Shuai led the last remaining troops to cover the retreat back to Jinyang. After seeing the Li Shuai flag raised in the city, Ma Shuai said that he had no face to enter Jinyang, so he drew his sword and committed suicide at the city gate." Li Xiaomao had explained the matter clearly after a few words.

"Shang Kegu died bravely in battle. Lu Xiqian died in a trap to protect the commander's retreat. Now Ma Sui has committed suicide again. No commander of the three major troops of the court survived. The defeat of the court in this battle is really miserable!" After glanced at Cui Po in shock, Li Boyuan sighed with infinite emotion.

Although Cui Po felt that it was too bad when he heard the Uighurs raid in Chang'an, he was still extremely shocked when he heard this result. The 550,000 army built by the whole country collapsed, making it difficult for him to accept, and he felt an unprecedented confusion about how to complete the task of his trip.

"This battle went deep into Cangzhou, which was the extreme east of Hebei Road. Most of the imperial troops were infantry fighting and were attacked by sneak attacks. How could they run over the Uighurs' strong horses after being defeated? The horse was able to lead a whole army back and was no longer accused of being famous generals. Li Zhengwei, how many military horses are there in the court in Jinyang City now? What are the movements of the Uighurs?", gently pulled Cui Po and sat down, Li Boyuan turned his head and asked Li Xiaomao.

Thinking of the sad scene in Jinyang City, Li Xiaomao couldn't help but shivered and said, "There were originally 70,000 left-behind troops in Jinyang, and the about 80,000 remaining troops brought back by Ma Shuai, now there should be 150,000. If the defeated troops that can be collected recently, it would probably be 20,000 or 30,000. The total number is quite large. But the morale is very low. What is the result of going to the battlefield? As for the Uighur Army, this thousand-mile raid was followed by a battle for several days.

They are also very tired. They are now renovating their military horses. And unlike before they robbed them, it seems that they actually have the intention of managing Hebei. Therefore, they have not been in a hurry to send troops to Hedong. While renovating their military horses these days, they are also training the remaining troops in the four towns of Hebei Road. At the same time, they are seeking Hebei. According to our spies, they are now transporting a cart of spoils back to Wudeshan. Many of our prisoners have been taken back to slaves by them. It is estimated that they will not go south to Jinyang within half a day."

Listening to all this in his ears, Cui Po, who seemed to be burning in his chest, couldn't help but slap the table and shouted angrily: "Damn it!" His sudden action only scared Li Xiaomao to the point of shocking his whole body, but Li Boyuan continued his words without moving, "Oh, train the four towns, it seems that the Uighurs are trying to make them attack Jinyang for the vanguard! Then what is our new Wei Bo Jiedushi now?"

After carefully looking at the general of Zhongzhen, Li Xiaomao replied: "This time it is clear that the Uighurs are going to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. Tian Yue is smart and refuses to withdraw to Cangzhou. It is precisely because of his delay that Tian Xi would go to Cangzhou after seizing the throne. In addition, Wei Bo is the strongest among the four towns, so after a big battle, Tian Xi's tribe suffered the least losses among the four towns. Seeing that his unit was the most complete, the Uighurs did not disperse and reorganize it and sent it to Youzhou to station. On the one hand, they suppressed the local area and eliminated the defeated soldiers of the court; on the other hand, they also used Wei Bo's army as a coolie to transport trophy and our army's captives. To be honest, their lives are the best among the four towns now."

When Cui Po heard the name Tian Xi, he was calming down his emotions. When he heard that Wei Bojun was still in strength, he felt an inexplicable joy. When he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Li Boyuan, the two of them murmured at the same time: "Youzhou!"

In the days that followed, the new Hedong Jiedushi Cui Po was so busy that he was so busy that he was so busy that he had to welcome the upcoming Uighurs and the remaining troops in the four towns, Hedong Road entered an extraordinary period. All the cities with dilapidated walls and difficult to defend were abandoned, and all the people had to leave their hometowns and move south with tears in their eyes. Those strategic areas were hard to strengthen and renovate. A large number of money and grain rushed to Jinyang and Jinzhou, and many of the military weapons in the arsenal of Jinyang were also scattered in various cities. Teams of local united soldiers were summoned into the army, and reinforcements from Henan Road and other places rushed to Hedong. Unfortunately, the elite troops in each road were drawn away before the front. The number of recruiting troops that had just been trained was small and the combat power was also low. Only the group of soldiers shook their heads, but at this time they were really complaining. They could only fight for their lives and practiced all day long, hoping that they could play a greater role when the war came.

Just as the Tang Dynasty was trying its best to defend Hedong, the Uighurs were also integrating the grassland troops and forming coalition forces to support the south, hoping to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to seize the country and fulfill the long-cherished wish of countless generations of ancestors to enter the Central Plains. For a moment, the world was in a turbulent state, and the situation seemed to be back to the founding of Taizu Taizong.

After a busy day, Cui Po had just returned to the temporary residence for a short while before he heard someone calling softly in his ears. When he woke up to see, he was Li Boyuan's mysterious face.

"Young Master, the navy is here."

"Oh! Come in and see me quickly, no one will see me!" When Cui Po heard about the arrival of the navy, he was shocked. The action he had been waiting for for a long time was finally about to be officially implemented.

"Lin Hua, the captain of the navy Guoyi, met with the governor." Taking advantage of the night, he walked into the study with a man in his thirties, with a strong figure, thick palms, and dark skin. Obviously, he was a person who had been seeking life at sea for a long time.

"It's okay! The Captain Lin came in a hurry, thanks so much. Please sit down." After seeing Li Boyuan handing him tea himself, Cui Po asked: "I don't know if the navy is on his way, how did he arrange this time? Who is the one who led the way?"

When Lin Hua first saw this legendary governor, he couldn't help but feel nervous. After taking a few sips of tea to calm his emotions, he heard him say: "When the subordinates set off, a total of 40,000 troops left behind in the eight towns of Shence had arrived in Chunzhou, Lingnan, and started to board the ship. Because of the people and horses, some merchants and sea ships were recruited. According to the itinerary, the fleet must have passed the Fuzhou territory. This time, the old leader was worried and took the boat himself. There was still some itinerary to Dengzhou, Henan Road, and the adults brought so many baggage, so they should have set off soon."

"Oh! Mr. Feng personally led the team! OK, the Divine Arm Bow has been prepared long ago. After I arranged the follow-up matters, I will be able to set off tomorrow. Mr. Li, please take Captain Lin to rest first, and invite Gao Zhen to help me."

Gao Chongwen came very quickly. Even on such a night, he was still neatly armored and not messy at all. As a soldier who fought on the battlefield, this person was really impeccable.

"Brother Chongwen, please sit down." After both parties met, Cui Po got up and poured him a cup of tea, then asked casually: "What is Brother Chongwen's thought about this battle with the Uighurs?"

Suddenly hearing this question, Gao Chongwen was slightly stunned. After putting the tea cup he had just taken back, he pondered for a while before speaking: "As a general in the Zhongzhen Town of Jinzhou, he should fight to protect the safety of the city. As for the others, there are adults who will decide." Although his words are generous, they cannot hide their sadness. I believe they are very afraid of the upcoming enemy.

"Yes! Our Tang Dynasty is not optimistic in this battle. Recently, we heard that the 200,000 Uighur support army has been mobilized and is about to go south. 'Everyone who can ride a horse and fire the bow will be called', which is more than just robbed before. It seems that the Uighurs will have to fight with all their strength. Nearly 600,000 Uighur army, plus more than 100,000 remaining troops in four towns, and the court is enough to deal with the more than 200,000 defeated troops that were barely pieced together. The number gap is so large, the combat power and morale are incomparable. This battle that concerns the life and death of our Tang Dynasty is really hard to fight!" Seeing Gao Chongwen frowned when he said this, Cui Po stood up and walked around the room with his hands behind his back and said, "So, the only way to take a surprise attack in this battle is to take a risk."

"Shock?"

"Yes, a surprise! At that time, the imperial court had transferred all the 40,000 Shence cavalry left by the eight towns to Chunzhou, Lingnan Road, and boarded the ship here by naval guards to Andong. Then, they crossed the territory of Sumo tribe, and went west to Ma'anqian Mountain on the banks of the Wenkun River. They worked with another army in our country to wipe out the Uighur Khan's tent. Only in this way can the war be completely reversed." As they spoke, the Hedong Jiedushi became more and more excited, and in the end he even slapped the table with his palm, shattering the fine porcelain tea bowl.

The sea and land coordinated, landed in battle; they went behind enemy lines and rushed thousands of miles away. This kind of unheard tactics was too advanced for Gao Chongwen, and even in his opinion, it was simply crazy. So much so that after hearing what Cui Po said, he couldn't speak for a long time.

"The four towns are now completely in the hands of the Uighurs. The road to the Uighurs on land has been completely blocked. So where is the other army? And will the Sumo tribe betray us? The last question is, if the Uighur tent is really copied, will the Uighurs withdraw their troops?" Gao Chongwen is worthy of being an excellent soldier. After a moment of stunned silence, he immediately found the key to the problem.

"The Uighurs are located inland and are inseparable from the sea. Naturally, there is no navy, and there has never been such a tactic in history. Now all the roads to the grasslands of the four towns are in their control. The Uighurs naturally think that the rear is as peaceful as Mount Tai, which can be seen from their unstoppable recruitment. Therefore, as long as my navy bypasses the four towns by sea and lands in Andong, it must be a surprise soldier they could not have imagined. As for Sumo, his tribe has been oppressed by it because of its border with the Uighurs, and it is impossible to sell our army. Moreover, the only son of King Sumo participated in the celebration of the fifth year of the ascension of His Majesty the throne in front of him.

He is still stranded in Chang'an, and with him as a hostage, you can rest assured about this matter; as for the last issue, the Uighurs are not a solid piece of iron, and they are composed of nine tribes, which are full of conflicts within them. If it weren't for the powerful suppression of Gudulu Khan, the nine surnames would have been endless civil wars between them. In addition, there were many soldiers of other tribes recruited by the Uighurs this time. As long as the Uighurs' den was confiscated by our army, the nine surnames would inevitably fight to fight for the Khan's throne, and the dangers of Hedong in Jieshi would have been unsolved. At this time, the battle would not be won, and we could only use this strange plan to capture the thief and the king!"

"The roads in the four towns are cut off, where is the other army?" Gao Chongwenxu followed and asked.

"Oh! This army is in Youzhou, and it is also an army composed of prisoners. Their mission is more to attract. They are to mobilize the main force of the Uighur tent guards to support my surprise attack." After explaining a few words in a vague way, Cui Po, who walked around in front of Gao Chongwen, suddenly lowered his head and looked at his cold eyes: "This plan has been approved by Lao Linggong, and the army has also begun to be mobilized. I will take the baggage with Henan Road on board on board the boat tomorrow, and go to Andong by sea. After a certain journey, all the defenses in Jinzhou were taken over by Brother Chongwen. Now all the plans have been explained to the general. In any case, before my surprise has been successful, Jinzhou must not be lost. Otherwise, from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River, my Tang Dynasty will not be peaceful anymore. Brother Chongwen, please."

"This time the battle is led by the Jiedushi himself?" After receiving Cui Po's affirmative reply, Gao Chongjingwen said nothing. After suddenly getting a military salute, he turned around and left the room, with only extremely firmness on his straight body.

On the second day, at the south gate of Jinzhou, while countless soldiers and chariots and horses rushed into the city, a long team of supplies was also passing through the city gate and heading towards the Henan Road. Tens of thousands of exquisitely crafted divine arm bows and crossbow arrows also pressed the hard official road into deep marks.

In a carriage in the team, the new Hedong Jiedushi was confirming to Li Boyuan who was seeing him off, saying, "What's the matter with the Youzhou prisoner army?"

"Tian Xishuzi succeeded in seizing the throne. He was obedient to Taoist Master Zhi Nian and Tong Huan. They wanted to control him but raised their hands. Tong Huan was the only one who escorted the prisoners. You can rest assured. There were only 5,000 Uighur soldiers accompanying him, and there was an opponent of the 60,000 prisoners? According to the last return, they should leave in three days. Speaking of which, we have to thank Khan Gudulu for offering prisoners! It's such a good idea. Let's give him a big gift." At this moment, Li Boyuan's smile seemed particularly strange.

"Unified the grassland and conquered the Tang Dynasty, Gudulu Khan's move was just to use this prisoner to show his martial arts. There is nothing strange about it! It is really admirable that Mr. can use Tian Xi's chess piece in this way and plan such a situation!" Looking at Li Boyuan who was smiling beside him, Cui Po sighed and said, "I'm not sure that the future is unpredictable, and Mr. Jinzhou has to worry about it!"

"The young master is very blessed. This time he will definitely destroy Hu Ting, show his power in foreign lands, and build an unparalleled contribution. I will hold wine at the top of Jinzhou City to welcome him." Unlike Cui Po's heavy mood, the faint smile on Li Boyuan's face never disappeared for a moment.

"Person Hu, lead the united troops to guard the west city wall no matter what," he waved over a sharp arrow, Gao Chongwen roared at an officer beside him with a hoarse voice.

The broken city walls, arrows scattered all over the ground, and the wounded soldiers wailed all over the ground. They walked forward on the blood-filled bluestone on the city wall. The "creaking" sound from their feet was particularly harsh. Whenever they lifted up, Gao Chongwen could see wisps of blood in front of their feet. On the 17th day of defending the city, the head of Jinzhou had completely turned into a Shura field.

Forty-three days ago, the Uighur army officially began to advance into Hedong, with tens of thousands of remaining troops in four towns as vanguards. The siege of Jinyang officially began. At this time, Li Sheng did not bear the title of his three famous generals and dispatched more than 100,000 troops, and defended Jinyang, which was originally a strong wall and a thick city. The Uighur army also changed the tactics of avoiding the situation before, and launched an unbreakable attack on Jinyang. The siege cars, donkey chariots, cloud ladders, and city-breaking crossbows took turns to fight. The fierce battle has never occurred since the Anshi Rebellion. The shouts of killing are clearly heard even more than ten miles away.

The fortress is the easiest to break from the inside, and the defense war in Jinyang City once again proved this unbreakable truth. Dasu, a veteran who followed Li Sheng since the Anshi Rebellion, relied on his calmness and perseverance to establish countless achievements, and also exchanged himself for the position of Shence General. He served in Shence Army for nearly 20 years. His performance has been recognized by everyone, and his colleagues and subordinates have forgotten his special surname. No one knows that he also has a brother Dagan on the grassland, and Dagan is also one of the nine Uighur generals this time.

On the 26th, when the day of fierce battles in the city were over, Dasu changed his blood-stained robe and drank three famous wines from Hedong. He even went outside the marshal's camp to bow for three rituals and looked at his wounded soldiers. Then, after the sound of the two-hour bang, he led his two hundred guards to the west gate.

After three incense sticks, the west gate of Jinyang was opened. Although the defenders launched a desperate counterattack under the command of Li Sheng, they still could not stop the brave and cruel Uighur army, which was pouring in like a flood. After nearly four days of fierce battles through alleys and houses, the first major city in Hedong finally fell, and the defender Li Sheng was finally killed in the city because he refused to escape. At this point, the entire Hedong territory was officially opened to the Uighur army.

In the following days, the Uighur army divided the superior forces into multiple routes to sweep the entire Hedong territory. The cities were captured one by one. Among them, some of them swear to resist the death and finally the city was destroyed, and some of them voluntarily surrendered just to protect their whole family. In short, all the things that happened in the war were staged in various parts of Hedong.

On the fifth day of the breaking of Jinyang City, Jinzhou, which guarded the southward passage between the two rivers, welcomed their first group of guests. Then, the sound of fighting that shook the sky never stopped and continued until today.

"Send the order, the people in the city will have a good evening to rest. Tomorrow morning, as long as they can move, they will all move the city walls to assist in the defense." Looking at the few soldiers around them who were injured and extremely tired, Gao Chongwen ordered with hoarse throat.

"The male in the city has already stepped on the city wall, and now all those left are all old, young, women, children, generals..." The messenger behind him just explained with his equally hoarse throat, and he saw the blood-red eyes on the hideous face of the general Zhongzhen. He didn't dare to tell the difference anymore. After a hurried military salute, he turned around and walked down the city wall and left.

Stepping on the accumulated blood, he walked towards the city with a "creaking" sound. Looking at the endless tents of the Uighur army under the city wall, Gao Chongwenjue's cracked throat, a trace of saltiness appeared. Every day, more and more Uighur soldiers who completed tasks from various places in Hedong would gather, while Jinzhou would fight fewer and fewer soldiers. Now, as for ensuring the most basic defense line, it was not enough. Looking at the neatly arranged siege equipment outside the city tent, Zhongzhen General was ridiculously counting the enemy for a few more charges to take down his own city wall.

"This messenger should be urging the Uighur army to attack! Lord Cui, I have tried my best!" Under the dim sky, Gao Chongwen saw a Uighur horse running straight into the central army camp on the city wall. He couldn't help but speculate that at this moment, he felt an unusual relaxation and had nothing to do. Death in the battlefield, which should be the best destination for a soldier!

"General, wake up, the enemy has pulled out the camp, the enemy has pulled out the camp!" Gao Chongwen, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by someone. His first reaction was a tiger jump and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me." It was not until his hand instinctively pulled out the long sword from his waist that he could see the ecstatic face of the sergeant.

"The enemy has set off the camp!" After repeating this simple word twice, Gao Chongwen suddenly reacted and staggered towards the battlement. Looking around, a group of Uighur soldiers turned their horses and headed north. It seemed that there was something urgent to urge them, and their formation was scattered and swift.

"It's successful, the Jieduan succeeded!" Gao Chongwen, who had such an idea in his mind, muttered to himself: "If there were a large army who could go out of the city to chase him now, it would be a pity for them to drink a pot!" The next moment, a completely relaxed fatigue hit the General Zhongzhen, and he lay down at will, and he fell asleep in the blood everywhere.

In the fifth year of Zhenyuan, when the Uighur army drove away from the city of Jinzhou, there was no cheer at the top of the city of Jinzhou, but only a heavy snoring and panting.

More than a month later, Dengzhou, Henan Road

Cui Po slowly walked down the springboard and let out a few breaths in the fishy and salty sea breeze. He felt that Yuelai's depression at the sea was wiped out. Looking at the old Jinzhou family gradually embracing on the beach, a happy smile floated on the corner of his mouth.

"Congratulations to the young master for his success in his battle, killing the Uighur Khan, and relieving the danger of our Tang Dynasty's destruction of the country." Li Boyuan waved his hand, and Li Xiaomao held a brocade plate and stepped forward. On the red silk in the plate were three blood-red grape wines.

"Congratulations, sir." In the middle of a uniform voice, Cui Po drank three times and laughed: "Yang Shuzheng, Hua Tong, Huang Ping..., my old brother in Jinzhou is still there, okay, everyone is determined!"

"The people from Chang'an, the local strategic commander of Henan Road and others were about to come to welcome him, but I was blocked by them. They are now waiting for the adults in Dengzhou City." He explained with a smile, and Li Boyuan welcomed Cui Po and took the lead.

On the road from the beach to Dengzhou City, a group of former Jinzhou veterans with bright armor were guarding two figures dressed in Confucian robe.

"Lu Qi was released from the Yazhou in Lingnan. The news that the young master had successfully attacked the Uighur tent was really shocked. Not to mention Chang'an, there were also people who built a temple for the young master in Dengzhou City. If the people's expectations at this time were high, except for the young master, they would not be the second person today." Li Boyuan said with a smile on his face, pressing the reins, pressing the reins.

Cui Po's expression darkened. After a moment of silence, he said quietly: "If you can achieve success this time, the sir is very successful. Secondly, it is the 60,000 prisoners of our dynasty. If they were not there, how could the Uighur tent guards be transferred? That would be 30,000! Unfortunately, these good men all ended up..." Speaking of this, the Jiedushi looked dim, and then he seemed to feel that it was inappropriate to say these words on this happy day, so he turned around and said: "But their sacrifice is worth it. In this sneak attack, three generations of Uighur Khan's blood relatives were killed by our army. There is a fight between these nine surnames! The stability of the unified and stable situation on the grassland is over!"

"That bridge is unique. Let's go and take a look!" Facing the endless grassland and the blue sea for several months, I suddenly saw a typical southern style bridge not far away in front of me. Cui Po felt infinitely friendly. When he urged him to sit on the horse, he left quickly.

"This bridge is originally named 'Love Bridge'. Unfortunately, the former prefect of Dengzhou occasionally visited here. After hearing the name of the bridge, he recited a poem: 'It has never been enough to end the love, so why change the name of the Love Bridge'. Since then, the old name has been abandoned and not used. Later, the local people called it 'Chen Bridge' according to the surname of the prefect." While walking, he explained the allusion of this bridge to Cui Po. Li Boyuan turned around and threw a wink at the generals who followed closely.

"Chen Qiao, Chen Qiao", just as Cui Po muttered to himself and felt that the name was so familiar, suddenly, he heard the "wow" sound behind him, and turned his head to look, and saw all the entourage and Li Boyuan fall to the ground together. Among them, Li Xiaomao was holding a yellow dress in his hand and said in a trembling voice: "The general of Zhongzhen is kind-hearted, talented and wise, and also blessed the heavenly blessing. When the general made such a great achievement, we are in a state of heaven and in accordance with the orders of others. We respectfully ask the general to start a country and establish a dynasty and establish an immortal foundation for eternity. Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

Hearing these words suddenly, Cui Po reached out to the yellow shirt's hand trembled slightly, and then tightened back like an electric shock. He was blank in his mind, and he could say something.

"Now, Li Shi's dizziness in his tyranny has not been cured. In the court, Cui Xiang and Lao Linggong thought it was internal and external, all the remaining military forces of the court entered our Jinzhou army. There were also navy troops who thought it was a great help. In addition, His Majesty was so popular that he took the opportunity of triumphant success to enter Chang'an and break the palace. The battle in the world can be determined. At this rare opportunity, Your Majesty must not hesitate!" Seeing Cui Po unmoved, Li Boyuan, who was full of fanatic eyes, he had already stood up and gently wrapped the yellow robe in Li Xiaomao's hand.
Chapter completed!