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Two hundred and ninety-five military horses to the west

Even if he only conquered more than half of the soldiers in a prisoner camp, he would have achieved remarkable achievements. Fang Li was about to continue asking questions. Sun Ce on the school field saw Fang Li and Dian Wei from afar, and hurriedly ordered Hua Xiong to take over his position first and jog all the way.

Fang Li stopped Sun Ce's actions of ceremonial rituals and looked at the Han soldiers who had been meticulously trained and said, "Bo Fu, how did you do this? In such a short time, so many prisoners obey you."

"Reporting to the lord, I have told them the news that our army was about to advance west without authorization, and ordered people to spread the tragic situation of the Baidi people in Qu, the south of Qu, and killing innocent people everywhere they go." Sun Ce clasped his fists and said, "I told these prisoners that as long as they follow the lord, they can avenge the innocent people who died in the Western Region."

"It's that simple?" Fang Li narrowed his eyes and obviously didn't believe Sun Ce's light words. "In this way, will tens of thousands of Korean soldiers obey your orders?"

"Of course not, thanks to the five hundred Korean soldiers whom the lord subdued appeared and said." Sun Ce pointed to the row of people standing in front of the school field. "The lord named Zhao Si gave him the position of the guardian army. I asked him and his subordinates to act as subordinate officers, and promised that these Koreans would allow them not to fight with their fellow comrades."

Speaking of this, Sun Ce looked at Fang Li hesitantly: "This matter is a matter of being arbitrary and has never reported it to the lord, so he asks the lord to punish him!"

Fang Li was stunned. After a while, he realized what the crime Sun Ce was asking for.

Promise these prisoners not to let them meet with their fellow comrades, which means that these people were useless in the battle against South Korea, and could only serve as combat power when facing Bai Di.

"Okay, there is no need to do this." Fang Li patted Sun Ce's shoulder indifferently and visited the camp directly. "Since I gave you nearly 50,000 people, it's your business that will be your business. There is no need to ask me for advice, no matter how big or small."

"Yes, just keep your heart in your stomach!" Dian Wei laughed and punched Sun Ce's stomach. "Just relying on Han Wu's little soldiers now, if these Koreans do not turn against each other and cause trouble, our army can easily push Han!"

Sun Ce straightened up and rubbed his abdomen that was thrust by the hammer, and smiled bitterly while following him. General Dian Wei really didn't know the importance of the attack.

The results of this inspection of the prisoner camp were huge. Nearly 20,000 prisoners were willing to accept the instigation of the Tang army and followed Fang Li to attack Baidi, and the number of people was still increasing every day.

It’s not that these Korean soldiers have no bones. The total size of the Korean territory is that big, and the western border is famous for its strong customs. Among these 48,000 prisoners of war, one-third of the 48,000 prisoners of war, whose hometowns are all in the west. Some of their hometowns have been robbed by Bai Di, and the other is in danger. When they hear that they can be beaten back to their hometown, of course they don’t care much anymore.

Some of the remaining ones are loyal to South Korea and unable to overcome this hurdle, while others are forced to join the army. Since they are captured, they never want to take up weapons again, and live a life of earning a day.

For those who were not interested in joining the army again, Sun Ce gathered them together and ordered them to work hard for the Tang army to get daily food, and promised to let them go home as soon as the war was over. For those who were shaken, Sun Ce Xiaozhi moved them with reason with emotion and repeatedly promised that they would never force them to attack their comrades and comrades.

As for those loyal people, Sun Ce isolated them one by one to ensure safety but not let them contact with their comrades.

After ten days, a total of 30,000 prisoners of war expressed their willingness to advance westward with the Tang army.

Knowing that this is probably the last number, Sun Ce placed the 30,000 prisoners of war in the Korean army camp by the river. He was still wearing Korean army uniforms and tied a bright yellow scarf around his neck to show the distinction. He also sent wooden weapons to practice every day. Gradually, the spirit of the prisoners gradually improved.

At the same time, Fang Li was also constantly receiving information from the invasion of the Baidi army from the inner guards.

The battle situation is constantly being updated every day. Every day, a small city or village will fall. Fang Li frowned more and more tightly at the topographic map spread on the ground.

"Southern Qu, north Qu, then Jiaogang, now we are entering Loucheng again. Is Bai Di going north?" Fang Li felt a bad premonition in his heart, "These barbarians are not going to attack Handu, right?"

Sun Ce, Gao Shun and Hua Xiong were all training troops at this time. Except for Dian Wei, only Zhang Liao and Jia Xu, who came to report on the affairs of the Duo, were in the garrison.

Hearing Fang Li's murmuring, Zhang Liao paused his fingers on the map, "No way? The grassland people invaded the Central Plains just to smash, smash, loot and burn. If they rob them, they would run away. What would they do to capture Han?"

"But if it weren't for this, what was their purpose to go north along the border line?" Fang Li's eyes kept patrolling the Baidi march route. "And according to the information from the inner guards, these Baidi actually learned to send troops to garrison every city occupied. This is so strange."

Fang Li and Zhang Liao both fell into deep thought and frowned. Jia Xu muttered on the side and didn't know what he was thinking.

Suddenly, Jia Xu, who had not made any noise, clapped his hands with a "pa!": "I understand!"

Fang Li suddenly woke up: "Wenhe understands what's going on?"

"Lord, General Zhang, please see." Jia Xu casually untied the sword on his waist, and pointed it at Bai Di's old nest with a scabbard instead of a wooden stick. "My inner guard has discovered that the three tribes of Bai Di's Xianyu, Fei and Gu. Qiu You's family was still recuperating because of the heavy losses in the fall of last year, and did not participate this time."

"So what?" Fang Li looked at the point where the sword sheath pointed in confusion, "No matter what tribe, isn't Bai Di's style of conduct the same as that of other grassland people?"

"Report to the lord, Fei, Gu and Qiu You, maybe they are, but Xian Yu's family are different." Jia Xu's sword sheath slowly moved along the Bai Di's route to Handu, and said word by word, "The Xian Yu family's long-cherished wish from ancient times to the present is to be able to establish a country in the Central Plains!"

"Kinguo?" Zhang Liao widened his eyes in disbelief, "Sir, is the Baidi people taking over step by step, are they preparing for the founding of the country?"

Jia Xu nodded with a serious expression: "I'm afraid yes, if I guess correctly, Xian Yu's family should have the idea of ​​releasing Han's independence."

"We must not let these savages gain a foothold in the Central Plains!" Fang Li punched the table beside him, looking at Jia Xu with red eyes, "Is there any movement on Han Wu?"

"Return to the lord, it's not yet." Jia Xu raised his arms and bowed, "But I have ordered people to spread public opinion around Handu and force Han Wu to compromise."

"When there is news over there, our army will set off!" Fang Li turned to look at Zhang Liao, "You can't wait any longer, tell Gao Shun, Sun Ce Wei Liao, always be prepared to set off, and release all the stubborn Korean troops on the spot. South Korea is no longer in a state of chaos, and I don't have time to see the baby for Han Wu!"

"No!" Zhang Liao clasped his fists and turned around to convey the order, leaving Jia Xu to continue discussing the march route with Fang Li in the lobby.

Two days later, just when Fang Li could no longer help but want to send troops directly without caring about it, Kuaima finally sent back Han Wu's reply.

The destined king of the country finally chose to protect his people, agreed to the Tang army to take advantage of the road, and ordered the Korean army on the border to cooperate with the Tang army's battle until all Baidi was driven out of the Central Plains.

When the news reached the west, all the South Koreans were happy. With the Korean army defeated repeatedly, the legendary Tang army, which was comparable to the tiger and wolf Qin, became the only hope in the hearts of the people on the border.

Fang Li, who received the souvenir, did not delay any longer. After leaving 3,000 troops and Xu Sheng's navy on the river to garrison Shuduo, the entire army had a total of more than 146,000 troops immediately set off the camp and advanced westward. Among them, the Han-Zhou coalition led by Sun Ce was the most morale and vowed to drive the group of evil robbers back to the grassland.

This time, the Tang army received a completely different treatment in South Korea than before. Every time the local people passed by a city, they would welcome each other with food and drink. If they crossed mountains and ridges, they would immediately lead the way for the army.

Fang Li was also carefully creating the character of the Tang Dynasty as the "savior" and ordered the entire army not to disturb the people or damage the crops that had just been planted in the fields. Along the way, the image of the Tang army in the minds of the Koreans has risen sharply.

Almost half a month later, the 140,000 army finally crossed the hills and arrived at the plains to the west. More than ten miles ahead of them was Nanqu, which had been occupied by Baidi for a month.

South Qu and North Qu gather together less than a hundred miles. Both cities are in a basin surrounded by mountains. There is only a gap in the north to lead directly to the grassland, which is relatively closed.

According to information, there were only less than 10,000 cavalry stationed in Nanqu, but the surrounding area was already solid and cleared, and all the people were killed and injured. The Baidi spies stared at the sudden emergence of the army. As long as there was a turbulent situation, they would run away, and it was impossible to face the army head-on.

"According to information, the tribal cavalry of the Baidi Gu tribe guarding here are different from the Xianyu clan. This group of people are typical grassland barbarians. If they can't beat them, they will run away." In the camp built by the army temporarily in the valley, Jia Xu used the candlelight to explain the collected information for Fang Li, "There is a smooth road from Nanqu to the grassland. The grassland people will not defend the city. They will definitely run away with the defenders of Beiqu to escape, attracting our army to deal with them in the wild."

Fang Li's mind was moving, and one combat plan after another flashed through his mind.

Among his 140,000 troops, there were only about 40,000 cavalry, half of which belonged to the Tang army, and the other half belonged to the Wei, Zhou and Han armies respectively. It was very difficult to integrate them and fight.

Moreover, the strength of the Central Plains army lies in infantry and crossbows. It is the choice of the subordinates to decide the outcome by specializing in cavalry and grassland people.

"We must find a way to block their retreat." Fang Li whispered, "No matter whether these people want to harass our army or join the large army, they cannot succeed!"
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