The Tang army is now undergoing reorganization before the Northern Expedition.
Celebrations, rewards, promotions, dispatches, as well as the recuperation of the wounded and pre-war vacations, etc., were very busy.
The fresh troops were transferred to the front line, while the wounded and tired soldiers who had fought hard in the northwest were transferred back to Guanzhong to recuperate.
Among them, the Yongxing troops were cavalry. They followed the imperial commander to guard Tongguan and then returned to Chang'an to rest and recuperate. They were stationed in the camp in the east of the city to rest and recuperate.
On this day, Lu Xiaoyou, dressed in casual clothes, left the camp and rode towards the city, looking a little lonely.
Nowadays, the atmosphere in the army is either immersed in the celebration of a great victory, or saddened by the sacrifices of comrades, or complacent about the subsequent Northern Expedition. Lu Xiaoyou was the same before, and rarely had such a lonely expression.
"General, here we are."
Hearing this call, Lu Xiaoyou came back to his senses, his face became serious, and he looked up. In front of him was the Governor's Tianxia Military and Horse Yamen that had just been set up for the Northern Expedition.
The yamen has only been tidied up in the past few days, and people are still moving boxes and boxes of various registers inside, and people are coming in and out.
It is said that the emperor made plans in the court yesterday to appoint Zhang Jue as the general marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Army. However, Zhang Jue has not yet returned to Chang'an.
"Mom, this belongs to our family."
Walking in such a long and hesitant way, I passed several familiar matchmakers.
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The next day, Lu Xiaoyou's mother arrived in Chang'an, and he carefully wrapped up the wounds on his body.
Lu Xiaoyou knew that fighting a war could not be done by reading more military books, so he didn't know how to chat and scratched his head again.
At this kind of military meeting, Li Xia spoke much more casually, and said: "As for food and grass, it must be insufficient, and it is useless for you to embarrass the quartermaster. Fortunately, the seizures in the northwest can make up for part of it, and since the army has been mobilized, it is hard to
I can only hit it on my scalp."
"Yes, even if Kublai Khan escapes alive, it will be difficult to reverse the current trend."
"yes."
"Okay, okay, as long as you're not in danger."
"General Lu."
Li Xia was still busy, so she patted him on the shoulder and left without saying anything more.
"What I am worried about is whether there is enough food and grass, and Zhao Song's reaction after the troops and horses from Yunnan and Sichuan are transferred north."
"Really?" Liu Jinsuo was very surprised and said, "I heard that your Northwest Army came back and said that your matchmaker can break the threshold."
"Brother Liu, you came back with Zhang Shuai."
"I have met His Majesty."
When the military generals gathered together, Lu Xiaoyou became more natural. After chatting for a while, he met Li Xia and Zhang Jue came over with a group of generals.
"Mom, this is for you."
"Here!"
"I have two brothers at home. My mother used to have no money to find a wife for me, but later she was too busy."
"Just read more military books." Li Piao said.
There are too many things going on.
Unexpectedly, this time, the matchmakers looked embarrassed, pulled each other, turned around and walked away into the big tiles next to them.
Although he had a house in Chang'an, it was empty and he still felt more comfortable in the camp.
"Really?" Lu Xiaoyou was filled with envy and said, "Then Brother Liu could be the first one to break into Yanjing."
"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Jue looked at the Hetao on the map and said, "By the way, there is one more thing. I have captured some Yuan soldiers. I heard that we seem to have a group of soldiers scattered north of Yinshan Mountain."
But Feng refused to sit down, so Lu Xiaoyou had no choice but to drag his family with him to Chang'an City.
In fact, he has not yet calmed down from the surprise of taking office as the General Marshal of the Northern Expedition, and his mind is still confused.
As for offering sacrifices to the heavens, admonishing the world, etc., they would formally swear an oath before sending out troops. Nowadays, efficiency is still the most important thing.
Compared to his father Li Zengbo, Li Piao was indeed more of a scholar.
Lu Xiaoyou imitated others and bowed respectfully, then scratched the back of his head again, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Yes, Your Majesty, it's just... being on the grassland doesn't look like being in a city."
Liu Jinsuo was very happy when he heard this. He laughed for a while and then said: "How old are you before you marry your mother-in-law?"
When talking about the war, Lu Xiaoyou listened very seriously.
"I see."
Soon, the generals lined up and read out the decree appointing Zhang Jue as the general marshal of the Northern Expedition.
"How can the child be in danger? What's wrong with this scar? A man of the Tang Dynasty, who is not proud of his scars? This is the honor of making contributions to the country!"
"Commander Zhang is already meeting with Your Majesty. General Lu personally experienced the Battle of Helan Mountain and knows that the battle in the northwest is difficult. In fact, the battle along Qin Zhidao was also fierce. Marshal Zhang is giving a detailed report to Your Majesty this morning."
"In a few days, Yi Shiying, Nie Zhongyou and other Yunnan generals will go to Chang'an to report on their duties. Let's discuss it in detail then."
"After Zhang Shuai withdrew from Jiuyuan City and crossed the Yellow River, Marshal Du of the Yuan Army on Datong Road caught up with him from the east. He pursued Marshal Zhang all the way to Yan'an Prefecture, plus Ahema from Shanxi crossed the Yellow River secretly.
, and our army has been transferred to the northwest, Liu Shuai is holding on to the east front, and Zhang Shuai can only support it with his remaining troops, how heroic."
"There is also the West Road. Xingqing Mansion has suffered from wars in recent years, and Yang Wen'an set off another fire when he left. It is no longer able to serve as a frontier town for the army to gather in the short term. The West Road can only send one troop to cooperate.
When the time comes to attack Hetao again, I will appoint Yang Ben to take charge of this task."
"where?"
"Hey, idiot." Someone hit Lu Xiaoyou from behind.
Lu Xiaoyou was stunned for a moment and responded in a low voice: "The general... proposed marriage but was rejected."
"What's the point of having a high official position? He's not good at that, so he was rejected by some young lady."
"They are all wounded, and you haven't recovered from your injuries yet. What's wrong? No more getting married?"
Liu Jinsuo's eyes widened and he was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything more. He just laughed and imitated Li Xia, patted Lu Xiaoyou on the shoulder and invited him to drink next time.
After a military meeting, Li Xia was moving away when he suddenly called Lu Xiaoyou and asked, "Didn't you take half a month's leave?"
"Didn't General Lu take a leave of absence? This time he won the promotion because he wanted to return to his hometown in glory to visit his parents at home?"
Zhang Jue couldn't help but smile.
Lu Xiaoyou took out another box of rouge.
Lu Xiaoyou scratched his head, feeling very strange.
"No, no, your majesty gave me a courtyard in Chang'an. I have already asked someone to pick up my mother..."
"What do I want to do with this? Xiaoyou keeps it to find a wife, remember to find a strong one so that she can have children..."
"The ancient residence of the Wanggu tribe, the territory of Aibuhua." Li Xia turned to ask, "Have we captured Aibuhua?"
"I know, you try your best."
He glanced at the shiny armor and felt that the scars on his face were too scary. After thinking about it, he took out an unopened box of rouge and applied it on it. It formed a sharp contrast with the dark skin, and simply wiped it off again.
.
"Your Majesty, it is not in the list of prisoners, nor is it in the list of heads."
Lu Xiaoyou had a headache when he saw them and was about to hide.
But Lu Xiaoyou only knows how to go into battle to kill the enemy, and his injuries have not healed. He has taken half a month's leave, so standing here seems a little leisurely.
"Now the news of our great victory has spread all over the world, including Boyan in Henan and Ahema in Shanxi. Many Mongolian and Yuan officials believe that Kublai Khan is dead. What's more important is that all the Han princes, such as the Yan family in Dongping,
, the Hao family of Taiyuan, the Zhending historians, and the Zhang family of Shuntian, as long as these princes can be made to switch sides, the war on the east route will be ten times smoother."
"Lin Zi, please choose some people who can speak Mongolian to make contact northward."
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"That was General Lu just now, right?"
"I don't want to sit down. Xiaoyou, where did you rent it from? Come back."
"These soldiers and horses were not large in strength, but the Yuan army was never able to extinguish them. According to the prisoners, Yian Zhu'er asked Wang Gu's tribe for fodder several times, but they were all robbed by small groups of Tang army cavalry. The Yuan army was surrounded by a large army, so they went to
Moving further north..."
"So old? I didn't see it."
Lu Xiaoyou was filled with admiration and said: "I only know how to fight with your majesty or a few marshals. If I were to lead the army alone, I really don't know how to fight."
In short, the beginning of everything is the busiest time.
Fortunately, after a while, generals came over one after another to prepare for the military meeting in the lobby.
"Nearly thirty miles."
"Probably in this area, near the Heishui River north of Yinshan Mountain."
"Your Majesty, the general will not take leave anymore. He will train the soldiers in the camp."
"Mom, take a carriage."
"That's right, follow Zhang Shuai for this journey, and when the Northern Expedition begins, I will be the vanguard."
"..."
"Aren't you going to sit down? I want to walk."
"With such a high official position, he must have a lot of money."
"There is no need to salute. In this military office, the Northern Expedition is the first priority in everything, and efficiency is the most important thing."
"My..." Lu Xiaoyou scratched his head again. Thinking of Wang Cui's identity, he didn't know what to say, so he had to say a newly learned word and said: "There are some unspeakable secrets."
"Mom, just listen to me, tsk tsk, it's so comfortable to ride in this big carriage."
Turning around, I saw Liu Jinsuo.
After a while, everyone was standing around the map talking about specific strategies.
"Well, keep talking."
Lu Xiaoyou turned around and saw that it was Li Piao, the son of Uncle Li Zeng. He quickly called out: "Ms. Li."
Lu Xiaoyou felt something was strange, but didn't think much about it and returned to the camp.
Preparations for the Northern Expedition have just begun, and even the spoils from the northwest have not been fully transported back. This military meeting is just a meeting for the generals to get familiar with each other.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Feng turned her head and glanced at the prosperous city in front of her, and then looked at the majestic armor on her son's body. She still couldn't believe that her son had become a general. She pinched her own lips hard, but she still looked dumbfounded.
Halfway through Lu Xiaoyou's words, he felt as if he was showing off and scratched his head. He didn't know what to say next, so he could only say: "I heard that Marshal Zhang is coming back today?"
Half an hour later, Lu Xiaoyou picked up Feng at the Weishui Pier.
He supported his mother and watched the ships transporting grain and grass in the distance. He thought that the day of the expedition was one day closer. Who knew whether he would be able to come back alive from the next battle? So he thought to himself: "With her identity, she should find
A stable person."
"No wonder, I talked to him many times, but he was pushed out every time."
"..."
On the other side of the alley, a heroic woman passed by. After hearing these comments, she stopped and glanced at the intersection.
Seeing Lu Xiaoyou's figure, she also scratched her head habitually.