When the three of them returned to the army, there had been a temporary truce on the battlefield ahead.
In the big tent, Xie Yangang and several generals had just finished their discussion. When they saw Luo Jun come in, the people who were about to leave quickly raised their hands and saluted.
General Hu, who was in charge of today's war, looked at Luo Junyao and his eyes were full of gratitude, "I really appreciate the help of the princess today." The princess regent not only helped them prepare gunpowder, but even went to the battlefield in person without fear of danger, which really helped them a lot.
It was only natural that he would say thank you personally.
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "General, you are so polite. Is the war going well?"
General Hu smiled and said: "With the help of the princess, if things don't go well, the general will not be able to come back to see the prince and princess."
"That's good." Luo Junyao didn't ask in detail and watched the three people leave.
There were only two people left in the big tent. Xie Yan pulled Luo Junyao to his side and took a closer look. He was relieved after making sure that she was not injured. He just looked at her helplessly and said: "Going to take risks again."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "It's not really a big risk, just scaring those two boys."
If it was really just to blow up an artillery piece for the Zhenguo Army, she definitely had a more silent method, and there was really no need to engage in such a big battle.
Xie Yan shook his head, pulled Luo Junyao to the table and sat down, saying, "You have just come back, and you have been so busy these past few days. Take a good rest and don't go back and scare your father-in-law."
Luo Junyao leaned on his chest and said with a smile: "Since there are others in the army who are fighting for their lives, why should I stay behind and play? What do the people below think of you, the regent, and me, the princess?"
Xie Yan was helpless and said: "Who would mind this? You will scare them if you act too powerful."
This is true. As the regent, even if Luo Jun does nothing in the army, as long as he doesn't cause trouble, no one will have any objections.
After all, if Xie Yan did nothing, others would criticize her, but no one would think that a princess should go to the battlefield and charge into battle.
This was still in the Zhenguo Army. The trust and respect that the soldiers under the Zhenguo Army had for Xie Yan was extraordinary. Xie Yan believed that the princess was capable and the generals below would agree with her.
If she were in another army, even if Luo Junyao took the initiative to express her willingness to help, others would probably think that she was just messing around.
"How is the battle going today?" Luo Junyao changed the subject.
Xie Yan said: "The terrain of Fengling Mountain is difficult to defend and difficult to attack. The artillery was destroyed today, and they should not be able to replenish it in a short time. However, it may take some time to completely capture Fengling Mountain."
"So powerful?" Luo Junyao was a little surprised.
In the final analysis, the Qingzhou rebels are just troops stationed in the local area, and their combat effectiveness is absolutely impossible to compare with the battle-hardened Zhenguo Army.
Xie Yan shook his head and said: "It should be said that the people who command the troops and horses on the mountain are powerful. The Fengling Mountain rebels have no intention of killing the enemy. As long as we don't take the initiative to attack, they will stand firm."
"Delaying time?"
Xie Yan nodded, reached for a letter next to him and said: "Xie Xiao just sent someone to send back a letter. Nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses have gathered near Qingzhou City. In addition, there is news from the north that the Gaoyu people have sent 50,000 troops."
Iron soldiers went south to invade Yanzhou."
Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan, who was still calm. Xie Yan looked at her and smiled indifferently. He reached out and rubbed her hair and said, "Don't worry."
Luo Junyao felt that Xie Yan was a little too calm. How could he not be worried about this situation?
"The Qingzhou rebels are so powerful that they may not be able to lead other places around them. I am afraid that the current garrison in Yanzhou may not be the opponent of the Gaoyu people. If the Gaoyu people are allowed to fight all the way to Qingzhou to join the rebels, five
You can't handle the Wan Zhen National Army and the 30,000 Wu Wei Army who have never fought before, right?" Luo Junyao frowned.
"There is also the Qi tribe. Although the Qi tribe was defeated and surrendered before, if there are changes within Dasheng now, they may not make a comeback." Luo Junyao analyzed seriously.
Xie Yan looked at her with deep and focused eyes.
"Shao Yao is right, there is also Southern Xinjiang." Ru Xie Yan said: "Since Qingzhou and Gaoyu are in trouble, Southern Xinjiang will definitely not be idle. However, as long as Jinyan can hold on in Southern Xinjiang, the North will not be idle either.
Something will happen."
Hearing what he said, Luo Junyao couldn't help but worry about her elder brother.
Thinking about it over and over again, the more I think about it, the more worried I become.
Seeing her confused look, Xie Yan couldn't help but chuckle.
"Southern Xinjiang is just a piece of loose sand. Except for those people from Luanyi Division, there is nothing to worry about." Xie Yan hugged her and said, "Don't worry about Yaoyao. You have to have confidence in Jinyan."
"Then why are you stopping here at Fengling Mountain?"
Xie Yan said: "Not only the Cao family needs time to arrange, but we also need it."
Hearing this, Luo Junyao seemed to have some realization. He thought about it and said, "Are you waiting for reinforcements?"
Xie Yan sighed and said: "We have been too indulgent in Qingzhou these years. If we hadn't discovered something was wrong in advance due to the incident at Yunhai Academy, I'm afraid we would have had to wait until Cao Mian raised his troops to find out. I came in a hurry, and soldiers and horses were everywhere.
Without the mobility of the National Guard Army, it will take time to mobilize troops and horses everywhere."
"It stands to reason that General Hu and General Xu should be enough to deal with Fengling Mountain." Luo Junyao looked at him and said, "Where are you going?"
In fact, it is unreasonable for Xie Yan to personally come to Qingzhou to quell the rebellion. No matter what, the Cao family is only in Qingzhou, and sending a few senior generals of the national army is enough. Even if it is not good, Xie Yan should be the one who sits in the town.
Let Luo Yun lead the troops to put down the rebellion.
It's not like this now, just the opposite.
Xie Yan smiled and said: "Of course we will go north."
"I'll go with you." Luo Junyao said.
Xie Yan looked at her and frowned slightly: "I'm afraid this trip will be very difficult. You just came back from the sea, why don't you stay here and wait for Xie Xiao to come back and go north with him?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said firmly: "I'm fine. When will we set off?"
Xie Yan sighed lightly and said, "Tonight."
Xie Yan said that this trip is difficult, which means it is really difficult.
Except for his personal guard Xie Yan, he did not bring many soldiers and horses. A group of no more than ten people rode out of the camp late at night and headed towards Yanzhou in the north.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The road was so fast that there was almost no stop for rest. It was infinitely faster than when Luo Junyao and others came from Shangyong to Qingzhou before.
The group worked hard and rushed from Qingzhou to Yanzhou in just four days.
"The last general will bow to the prince!" Stationed in Yanzhou were 10,000 people from the Zhenguo Army and 80,000 local soldiers and horses in Yanzhou.
Although Yanzhou is also a borderland, it has never been the main route for nomadic tribes outside the Great Wall to invade the Central Plains. It is also blocked by thousands of miles of mountains and the Great Wall Pass, so a garrison of 90,000 is more than enough.
This time the Gaoyu people sent 50,000 soldiers and horses to enter the pass from here, which really caught Dasheng by surprise.
The people of Gaoyu are brave and good at fighting, and ordinary soldiers and horses are no match for them.
The imperial court originally did not expect the local garrison to completely block these foreign troops. As long as they could defend the first wave of attacks, reinforcements would naturally arrive later.
"Deputy General Yan Li of the Yanzhou Army greets the prince!"
Xie Yan glanced at the general standing in front of him and walked towards the camp without stopping at all, "What's going on with the Gaoyu people?"
The general looked to be in his early forties and was wearing the uniform of a local garrison general. He was obviously not from the National Guard Army.
"Reporting to your lord, a few days ago He Ruomuti, the great prince of Gaoyu, and He Ruoqemo, the younger brother of King Gaoyu, attacked Yanzhou and Liangzhou in two groups. Among them, Heruomuti led 50,000 elite troops to attack Yanzhou, and He Ruoqemo attacked Yanzhou.
Lead 100,000 troops to attack Liangzhou. I just received news last night that King Gaoyu has sent 100,000 more reinforcements to attack Liangzhou. The Zhenguo army has been dragged in Liangzhou and has no time to take care of Yanzhou."
Hearing this, Luo Junyao, who was following Xie Yan, couldn't help but said: "Are the Gaoyu people sending 200,000 troops at a time? Are they preparing to fight with the strength of the whole country?"
Gaoyu is located in the northeast of Dasheng. Most of its territory is mountain forest and a small part is grassland. Its area is not as large as Yanzhou and its population is sparse.
An army of 250,000 is almost Gaoyu's limit, and it may even be necessary to completely exhaust Gaoyu's domestic defense strength.
Yan Li couldn't help but raise his eyes and glance at Luo Junyao, hesitating whether he should answer or not.
Xie Yan said: "This is the princess."
"I've met the princess." Yan Li quickly clasped his fists and saluted, and then said: "The princess doesn't know something. Although Gaoyu has a sparse population, all the young and old in the tribe are brave and good at fighting. Moreover, the Gaoyu people make a living by hunting, herding sheep and horses, and robbing.
The situation in Dasheng is not the same. In Dasheng, when levying troops and horses, it would be unbearable for the common people. However, barbarians outside the Great Wall like Gao Yu could do so, and even the whole clan, old and young, could go to the battlefield.
.In addition, at the beginning of the year, the Gaoyu people annexed the Gurong, Baiyi and other tribes. If the whole country really wants to go to war, they can at least send out another 200,000 troops."
Luo Junyao was a little surprised and turned his head to look at Xie Yan. Xie Yan nodded slightly.
The group entered the tent and sat down. Xie Yan asked, "Where is He Ruomudi now?"
Yan Li said somewhat impressively: "The general is incompetent, and the Gaoyu people suddenly launched an attack. Heruomuti led the army to conquer two cities in five days. News came this morning that Gaoyu soldiers and horses rushed to attack Jianling, Zhenguo
General Jiang Yan has led his troops to support Marquis Yueyang who is stationed at Jianling."
Xie Yan glanced at the map on the wall and said calmly: "It will only take ten days for He Ruomudi to fight all the way to Jianling. The Yanzhou Army is indeed capable."
Yan Li blushed with embarrassment and could only lower his head and dare not speak.
"Where did Wu Yi go?"
Xie Yan asked, "Jiang Guanmu is building the mausoleum. What is Wu Yi, the deputy commander of the Yanzhou Army, doing? Who is the guard general of Chixia Pass?"
Yan Li's expression changed slightly, he shook his head and lowered his head and said: "Back, back to the prince, General Wu...Wu Yi has surrendered to the enemy."
There was silence in the big tent. Although Xie Yan didn't get angry, everyone felt like they couldn't breathe.
Yan Li hurriedly said: "It's not that the generals and others concealed it. That day, the Gaoyu people suddenly entered the pass. The generals and others didn't know why. They only thought that He Ruomuti had raided Chixia Pass, and that was how... I
Everyone thought that General Wu Yi either died in battle or led his troops to retreat into the pass. A few days ago, General Jiang of the Zhenguo Army sent someone back with news, saying... that it was Wu Yi who gave Chixia Pass to Gao
Yu people! Therefore, the Gaoyu people were able to enter the pass quietly and attack Xinting. When we received the news, the Gaoyu people had already occupied Xinting City."
Xie Yan closed his eyes and soon opened them again, his eyes clear and clear.
"First Feng Wei, then Wu Yi, Cao Mian, you are very good." Xie Yan said lightly.
"My lord, my lord, what should I do now?" Yan Li asked worriedly.
Although the regent came, he did not bring any troops.
It is already difficult for the Yanzhou army to deal with He Ruomuti's 50,000 iron troops. If the Gaoyu people send more troops to Yanzhou, I'm afraid...
Xie Yan asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there now?"
The general said: "Go back, Lord, there are less than 20,000 people."
"Give me the order to rectify the entire army immediately and follow this king to Jianling City."
The general was shocked when he heard this, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, if these 20,000 soldiers and horses are transferred away, there will not be a single soldier left in the entire southeast of Yanzhou."
Xie Yan glanced at him and said: "If Jianling cannot be contained, the entire Yanzhou will be a flat plain for the Gaoyu people to gallop. Do you expect Jiang Yan's 10,000 Zhenguo Army and 30,000 Yanzhou Army to guard Jianling?"
Originally, Chixia Pass was the best barrier for one man to guard against ten thousand men. It was extremely correct for the Yanzhou Army to choose to station 30,000 troops there.
If it had not been for Wu Yi's treason, Gao Yu might not have been able to knock on the door even if he had only 100,000 troops stationed at Chixia Pass for two or three months.
In contrast, Jianling is not suitable for defense.
But it is also the only defensible place in the west of Yanzhou except Chixia Pass. Once the Jianling Mausoleum falls into the hands of the Gaoyu people, the entire Yanzhou will be open to the Gaoyu people.
It was also because of this that Jiang Yancai rushed to help with only 10,000 troops.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yan Li was a little trembling and responded quickly: "General, I understand, let's get ready! General, please retire!"
Looking at Yan Li's back as he hurried out, Luo Junyao and Xie Yan looked at each other. Luo Junyao's eyes were worried, while Xie Yan's eyes were filled with hidden anger.
Although it is not good to make a judgment after just one encounter, this deputy general of the Yanzhou Army does not seem to be a qualified general.
Looking at her worried eyes, Xie Yan said: "Gu Jue will arrive with people in a few days."
Luo Junyao frowned and said, "You just said that...Wu Yi's surrender to the enemy is related to Cao Mian?"
Xie Yan said coldly: "Wu Yi has a blood feud with the Gaoyu people. He is already the deputy commander of the Yanzhou Army and holds a high position of power. The Gaoyu people alone cannot move him."
"It seems that Cao Mian's planning for more than ten years has indeed not been in vain." Luo Jun said: "What are you going to do?"
Xie Yan pinched his brows and said: "I originally expected to rest for a few years before doing anything else, but now that the Gaoyu people have taken the initiative to start a war, they can only decide it quickly."
Luo Jun shook his head, stretched out his arms to hug him and said, "I'll help you."
She knew that Xie Yan didn't want to fight in the past two years. In fact, the people had been suffering from the war for many years. If the war continued, not only would he have a reputation as a belligerent, but more importantly, the people of Dasheng would really want to fight.
I can't hold it any longer.
Speaking of which, Dasheng was indeed a bit bumpy. Although it had been thirty years since the founding of the country, the Central Plains was truly and completely pacified in the last years of Emperor Gaozu's reign. After that, he fought with the Qi people for more than ten years. There was really not a day without troops marching and fighting.
The most important thing is that in just thirty years, the throne has been passed to the third generation. Nowadays, A Cheng is still a child who can't do anything. The founding fathers are old and dead, and almost everything has been burdened on Xie Yan.
On one person.
I hope it can be resolved quickly and everyone can have peace and quiet for a few more years.
Xie Yan smiled and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Finish the battle early so that we can return to Shangyong. I miss my father and the others a little."
"good."
Mmm~ I will go out and run outside every day for the next week, and I will try my best to update on time every day. If it is not updated, it will be updated before ten o'clock in the evening~ It will be stable after a week~ Please forgive me.