Grand Master Sima Danggui sighed slightly, Haotian and his father were indeed of the same origin, and they both valued love and righteousness, but it was not the right time. After looking at Emperor Yinglie's face, he said:
"Miss Tianyi is both the royal wife of the Marquis and a contributor to the recovery of the Loop. The prince's words are indeed biased. However, what the prince said about the war is not unreasonable. I am also a little confused.
Please also ask Mr. Hou to explain it on your behalf."
This sentence can be said to have given Haotian enough face, and it did not damage the face of Weiyuan King Zhang Cangxiong too much. Haotian is not a completely reckless and impulsive person. After listening to the Grand Master's words, he also understood that his attack was not
place. Just as he was about to answer, Luo Xiang said something softly behind Haotian, but it was Zhan Shutang who took a piece of information and asked him to hand it over to Haotian. After a cursory look at Haotian, a look of confusion suddenly appeared on his face.
A smile. Luo Xiang was so happy that his eyebrows jumped.
"Mr. Luo, I don't know what kind of happy event it is that makes you so happy?" Sima Danggui, who was sitting in the chair, asked in a strange voice. Like Pang Ye, he recognized who Luo Xiang was at the first sight of meeting him.
It's just that time has changed, and Luo Xiang is now Haotian's staff, so he didn't go into details. He was the examiner in the scientific examination in the third year of Xianlie. In this way, Luo Xiang can be regarded as his disciple.
.As for this disciple, he has never underestimated him. He admires Luo Xiang's calmness and ruthlessness, Chu Xiangcheng's Dingguo Anbang and Hao's talents. But young people are easy to break.
, at that time, he did not expect that they would actually take that road. Seeing Luo Xiang so happy, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"Students pay homage to the Master. Just now, the students received news that the 80,000 cavalrymen under the Master's command have been sent deep beyond the Great Wall." Luo Xiang bowed and said. Although he did not understand his title, he was immersed in joy and shock.
No one, including Haotian, realized this. Only Pang Ye and the other two looked at each other with melancholy in their eyes.
Emperor Yinglie said in surprise: "The 80,000 cavalrymen who penetrated beyond the Great Wall, can you please explain clearly?"
Haotian quickly stood up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, after the battle at the ferry that day, I thought that the three northeastern countries were now empty in the country, and their vigilance must be lowered in the cold winter season, so I specially asked my three generals to lead all 80,000 men in my hands.
The cavalry quietly sneaked outside the fortress. This was to rescue the millions of captive people in our country, and secondly, it was also hoped to cause panic in their country and force them to send troops back to the country to relieve the pressure on our defense line along the river."
As soon as these words came out, everyone here was moved. Pang Ye and others were naturally extremely happy, but Haotian didn't know what the three major families thought.
Haotian continued: "My three generals have captured Mifeng City, an important town in southern Mandan, seven days ago, wiping out 20,000 defenders and rescuing 50,000 plundered warriors." In fact, Haotian was not happy.
This is the result of the battle, but Fengjing and his party finally have news. Haotian can be said to have all the best troops this time. Now within the Hetao, in addition to Dingzhou and Shizhou, which each have 10,000 cavalry, there are no city defense troops.
Although Hetao has produced horses, everything is recovering after the catastrophe. It is almost impossible to gather 10,000 horses in a short time. Haotian's 80,000 cavalry
The horses are all captured from foreign races outside the Great Wall. If something unexpected happens to these 80,000 cavalry, Haotian will not be able to take the initiative to attack for at least three years.
When Emperor Yinglie heard this, he was very excited. Since Emperor Wulie's resurgence a hundred years ago, the Qingfeng Empire's military strength has not stepped out of the empire. Especially in these years, not only the elite of the imperial court have been lost, but also a large number of territories have been lost. North of the river
The Hulu soldiers were all in front, and everyone in the court was panicked. But at this time, Haotian actually started with a thousand cavalry, not only regained the Hetao, but also wiped out the 200,000 Huru in the Hetao, making the three northeastern countries
Attention had to be shifted to the nails that penetrated deeply into the fitting part of the Loop, which greatly relieved Qingfeng's pressure. Moreover, his army also went deep into the enemy's rear. Such achievements had not been heard of for a hundred years. How could this displease Emperor Yinglie?
"Your Majesty, it is good to be overjoyed, but Marquis Jingbei only has 80,000 cavalry deep into the enemy's rear. At the beginning, he can catch them by surprise, but when the enemy comes back to support, the situation of this army will become more difficult. In my opinion,
Should our army on the Dahe defense line be more proactive and try to contain the Hulu forces so that Jingbei Hou's army can exert greater combat power?" After being delighted, Pang Ye asked tentatively.
"Absolutely not!" But it was Tie Zhen, the Minister of War, and Liu Xian, the Assistant to the Government, and everyone was surprised.
Liu Xian obviously realized that he was too eager at this time, but he was not embarrassed at all. He raised his hands and said: "Brother Emperor, we only have 100,000 soldiers of the Qinglong Army and 120,000 local garrison troops on the south bank of the river.
But north of the river, there are a total of 600,000 troops from the foreign tribes outside the Great Wall. Although our army has the advantage of the Dragon Legion, the defense is still slightly insufficient, and the attack is even more impossible."
Emperor Yinglie frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "What happened to Tie Shangshu?"
Tie Zhen said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, our country's military strength is now stretched thin. The Blue Dragon Army not only has to defend the thousand-mile defense line of Dahe, but also coordinates the Yangzhou Road. There is no extra force at all. Moreover, the navy of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty has often harassed them over the years.
Along the East China Sea, at least 4 million people have been killed this year, and 500,000 strong people have been robbed. Even though the imperial court has issued a sea ban, strictly prohibiting anyone from approaching the sea within 20 miles, the Japanese are still swarming in groups.
Attack the villages and towns on Yangzhou Road. Although the Suzaku Corps is still stationed on Jiangnan Road, Han Fu's 100,000 people have already made it difficult for our last reserve to be used. Otherwise, if there is a change in the south, our Qingfeng will inevitably perish. Our army
The current task is to seize the time to train the army and consolidate the East China Sea defense line as much as possible while stabilizing the river defense line to prevent the Japanese from causing greater harm."
Emperor Yinglie rubbed his temples with a headache, and after a while he said: "Didn't I ask Aiqing to rebuild the Eastern Army and the Xuanwu Army? I wonder if these two legions can be put to use?"
"I'm afraid not." Tie Zhen shook his head bitterly: "There is not enough training time, a lack of a large number of experienced veterans, and especially a lack of high fighting spirit. Although these two legions have been formed, their combat effectiveness is only equivalent to that of the city defense force.
.The Japanese's individual combat ability is extremely powerful, slightly better than the soldiers of the Blue Dragon Legion. If these two legions are allowed to deal with the Japanese, it will only increase casualties."
After hearing this, Emperor Yinglie smiled bitterly and then said: "Hao Aiqing, you heard what I just said. It's not that I don't want to send troops, but that the imperial court's current military strength is too scarce."
Haotian said quickly: "Your Majesty is concerned about the safety of the country, and I can naturally understand it. Although the 80,000 cavalry under my command are in danger, the three generals leading the army are not ordinary people. Although there are twists and turns, there will be no
Accident."
"That's good. If that's the case, then I will personally congratulate them on the day of the army's triumph." Emperor Yinglie cheered up and said with a smile.
"Brother Zhang, what are you thinking about?" Seeing that Zhang Cangxiong was not very focused, Li Tieming asked in a low voice.
Zhang Cangxiong shook his head, smiled bitterly and said, "I'm thinking of someone. Brother Li, have you noticed that the Qin Tianyi next to Haotian is actually carved out of the same mold as Fairy Qin."
Li Tieming nodded: "I also discovered it. I heard that she is Qin Xianzi's niece, but what I didn't expect is that there are such similar people in the world. Whether it is voice, appearance or expression, she is actually the same as the original Qin Xianzi
There is no difference between them."
Zhang Cangxiong sighed lowly: "Oh, twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and her son is already so old. It's a pity that our memories still stay at twenty years ago."
Li Tieming also said with emotion: "Who can forget it? But what I didn't expect is that we are destined to become opponents only with her son."
The night was like water, but the sound of neat horse hooves broke the tranquility of the night, and then echoed back and forth on the cold street. Haotian sat quietly on the back of his beloved horse, but his whole heart was still hanging on Xue Sha and the others.
On the body.
"My lord, foster father and Feng Jing are all smart and clever people. Although they are in danger now, with the 80,000 cavalry under their command, they will be fine." God comforted him.
Haotian shook his head: "I'm not worried about their safety, I'm just wondering what their next step will be. To the west is Yelv Chixian's 60,000-strong army. Although they have an advantage in numbers, Yelv Chixian only needs to hold on.
They must rush through the main road and hold them back at all costs. Even if they can get through, they will pay a huge price. To the south is the 600,000-strong coalition of the three Northeastern countries. Although there are imperial dragon legions cruising on the river,
The coalition forces are on tight guard, and there is no possibility of sneaking across the river. And if they continue to stay in the Mandan, Yelu Canghai will definitely mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress them. Under such circumstances, where the army will go is really a headache."
"My subordinates believe that it is not easy for them to kill the generals in blood and to be respectful. What we can see can also be seen by them. Therefore, my subordinates believe that it is impossible for them to go west or south, even if they go to the west."
From west to south, they will also set up suspicions." Luo Xiang seemed to have read through Haotian's thoughts and said firmly.
"Sir, what do you mean, they are about to go east?" Haotian asked as if he was well prepared. It seems that it is indeed a good move for the army to go east and penetrate into the country of Baijing. This way, it can not only get rid of the pursuit of the Mandan Dynasty, but also continue to use the army.
It has a deterrent effect. But Yelu Canghai is not a kind person. Could he just watch the 80,000 bloody cavalry slip away from his hands like that?
"Probably not, at least they won't go eastward for the time being." Tianyi interjected: "But my foster father and my two foster brothers are not ordinary people. I don't know where they will go."
"In that case, let's put it down for now. We should fully believe in their abilities." Haotian nodded, changed the topic and said, "Sir, what do you think of the current emperor and the assistant king?"
Luo Xiang pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "The current emperor is resolute and courageous. Although he is not mature enough, he is truly a man who serves the country and the people. If it were not for the constraints of the three major aristocratic families and An Yongchang and the harsh environment of internal and external troubles,
, His Majesty will definitely be the master of the renaissance. But now the empire is ill and difficult to recover from, and Your Majesty is not good at scheming, so I am afraid the situation is not optimistic. And the Assistant King, although he is now united with His Majesty's brothers, this is just forced by the situation.
If the situation improves, the auxiliary king will definitely not be willing to be lonely. My lord must be careful about this auxiliary king. Compared with your majesty, he is more insidious and cunning, and he is definitely a person who will use any means to achieve his goals."
Haotian nodded, he also felt this way. Although Liu Xian acted bright and magnanimous, Haotian could always intuitively feel the haze emanating from his heart. Sighing slightly, Haotian continued to ask: "Then
What do you think of the three great families, sir?"
"The three major families are all deep-rooted and powerful overlords. If the three families can work together, the Qingfeng world will no longer have the surname Liu. Although the three families occasionally unite, they always like to scheming for their own interests. They usually work on their own.
As of now, they do not have the strength to confront the imperial court. Of the three major families, the Song family on Yizhou Road was originally the strongest. However, in recent years, due to Li Tieming's hard work and the emergence of talents from the Li family, the strength has been surpassed by the Li family.
.As for the Zhang family on the Huaihe River, because King Anyuan only has one daughter, and although the Zhang family has a navy rampant in the south of the Yangtze River, its army only has one Yellow Turban Corps, so its strength ranks last among the three major families."
Haotian smiled and said: "Who is the daughter of King Anyuan? Why didn't you attend tonight?"
Luo Xiang also smiled and said: "The daughter of King Anyuan is Zhang Yuewan, the imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty. She was also present tonight, but she was dressed in men's clothing, so the lord did not pay attention."
"Zhang Yuewan? Is it Zhang Yuewan, the moon girl who is known as one of the four geniuses in the martial arts world?" Haotian was slightly surprised. He had heard of the names of the four geniuses before, but what he didn't expect was that Zhang Yuewan was actually Princess Anyuan.
"Yes, although this woman is born as a girl, she is extremely intelligent. My subordinates heard that Zhang Cangxiong once lamented many times why she was not a man." Luo Xiang continued.
"The four geniuses? Sir, can you make it clearer?" Tianyi was obviously more interested in this, so he turned his head and asked.
Luo Xiang explained in detail: "The Four Great Prodigies are the honorific names given by people in the martial arts world to the four stunning and beautiful women in the world today. They are the most outstanding disciple of the Jade Palace in Yaochi, Saint Lan Xin, the contemporary descendant of Tianwu Xinghe,
The future hostess, Fairy Xian Lianchen, Xue Qingcheng, the holy virgin of the Blood clan who has the most powerful dragon cavalry regiment in the empire on the Bloody Plateau, and Zhang Yuewan, the pure princess of the Anyuan Palace on the Huai River Road."
Tianyi asked curiously: "Except for Princess Qingqing, the other three concubines are all unheard of. They all seem to have high status. I wonder how their strength compares with Mingjian Villa?"