Guo Ning's yellow gelding has been fed fine food, washed comfortably, and rested for a long time. This good horse in its prime is familiar with the military atmosphere around it, and it is expected that it will have a pleasant journey.
It was so excited that it flew with its hoofs and ran quickly along the road, snoring constantly, making the birds in the forest beside the road flutter their wings.
After running out for more than a hundred steps, it turned around and came back following the guidance of the reins, and stood beside its mistress, its four hooves still trampling on the ground.
Guo Ning was tall, and now he was riding a horse, which made him even more majestic. But he patiently leaned down and turned his shoulders, so that Lu Han could help him adjust the red cloak behind him.
Lu Han stood on tiptoe and had just smoothed out his cloak when a gust of north wind blew up and the cloak rolled up, causing Guo Jing, who looked up at the two of them, to laugh.
Lu Han touched his son's head and said to Guo Ning: "This trip is difficult and dangerous, and may be different from the past. You must be careful on the road."
The situation of Guo Ning going out to fight while Lu Han taking care of things at home has happened dozens or hundreds of times since the two met. Lu Han would always give a few worried words every time, and Guo Ning was already familiar with those words.
However, the instructions from relatives are never a burden, and can always be transformed into wisps of warmth in the cold wind. Guo Ning reached out and patted the back of Lu Han's hand, nodding heavily.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was a militarized country. The day after Long Xiang's army was dispatched for the front, the emperor led his bodyguards and the various ministries accompanying the Northern Expedition to set off.
At the same time, everything in Zhongdu City is as usual. There are still business trips in the city, and various markets are prosperous. Outside the city, from Tongzhou to Tianjin Prefecture, there is still a scene of singing and dancing, and there are endless farmers in the fields, like a group of busy ants.
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Only on the road leading to Juyongguan in the north of the city, because the marshal's office, the left-behind department, the governor's office and other military agencies in various places are mobilizing, and a large number of soldiers and horses continue to march north along the road, can we clearly feel the concentration of the army.
A solemn and murderous atmosphere.
All the soldiers knew that this time when they went north, they would face the main force led by the Mongolian Khan himself. Moreover, the Mongols were so powerful that they took all the newly established continuous defense lines in northern Xinjiang as food from the beginning. This situation was like this.
For example, when two soldiers are fighting, they wait until the two sides get into a stance, then one side knocks off the other side's helmet with a wave of his hand, and spits wildly into his face to show his contempt.
The Mongols have their own reasons for being so bold. Whether it is the use of new weapons or the suppression of climate, it is really worrying.
So of course Lu Han and others were worried when they saw them off.
Guo Ning looked at Lu Han and smiled calmly: "Not only the Mongolian army wants to fight this battle, but we also want to fight. Don't worry, the Mongols are no longer our opponents. Just wait for my good news at home.
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Before Lu Han could answer, Guo Jing had already clapped his hands excitedly: "Okay! Defeat the Mongols!"
Being looked at by his son with admiring eyes, Guo Ning felt a little proud in his heart. He leaned over to pick up his son and rubbed his face.
The Mongols have the Mongols to rely on, so why don’t the Han’er?
In the three years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the imperial court's fiscal revenue has continued to expand. The commercial tax revenue of the Shipping Department alone is no less than 2 million guan each year. The income of commercial banks directly controlled by the imperial court has reached more than 5 million guan every year, and it is growing. There is still a lot of room for improvement.
With the support of this huge income, the value of the shares of commercial banks originally held by the imperial court has increased even more. The price of each share of some commercial banks has increased from one to dozens. Whether it is cash out or profit, the army's investment is sufficient. Guarantee. In addition to the huge investment, Guo Ning also gave constant guidance based on the vague images left in his dreams...
The Mongols may think that throwing a few iron artillery cannons around is a terrifying enough army. Many of Guo Ning's soldiers are also afraid. But Guo Ning himself knows that his army will be more terrifying than the enemy imagined. !
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Guo Ning is sure of victory and convinced that he can overcome many difficulties.
Even if the Mongols have all kinds of plans, they will eventually come to fight. This is the best news in itself, and it is completely in line with the purpose they wanted to achieve in the first place. This is better than they have been entrenched in the depths of the grassland year after year. Ground deterrence is much stronger.
If you want to fight, then fight. Nothing can stop Guo Ning's actions.
Guo Ning has steel-like means to achieve his goals. If he seizes the time and completes this battle, he can completely destroy the prestige of Genghis Khan and the fighting spirit of the Mongols, allowing them to put down their bows and swords from now on and become capable. A nation that is good at singing and dancing!
To the Han people in the Central Plains, the Mongols were the most terrifying enemies. To Guo Ning, the Mongols were the destroyers of numerous splendid civilizations rarely seen in thousands of history books. In order to completely eliminate this barbaric force Stifling, Guo Ning will not waste any opportunity.
A few dozen steps away from Guo Ning, Yelu Chucai, who also came to see him off, watched the Emperor of Zhou bid farewell to his wife and children before turning his horse and setting off.
The emperor's tall body is covered with green velvet armor, and the armor leaves shine in the sun, making people dare not look at them like gods descending. Beside the emperor, there are also Marshals Zhao Jue, Guo Zhongyuan and dozens of famous internal and external military generals. All of them are fierce and powerful, and their armor is bright, like colorful clouds rising into the sun, which makes people feel awe.
People around Yelu Chucai felt the same way.
Most of these civil servants and generals who are now in high positions have followed Guo Ning from the bottom of the grass and struggled all the way up. They have full trust in Guo Ning, and they can understand Guo Ning's joy in winning battles. Naturally, they feel that Guo Ning is like before every victory. Such majestic appearance will surely lead his men to victory. In their eyes, even the north wind and the sun are like special good omens.
Guo Ning's figure slowly walked away, leaving the farewell personnel behind. Beside him, there were hundreds of fully armed attendants, as well as a large number of staff officers and clerical staff in light civilian robes, carrying various maps and various documents. kind of plan.
In order to protect them, more than 2,000 elite cavalrymen marched forward in loose formations in the surrounding countryside. At the same time, troops also set out normally every day.
Almost all of the field forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty based in Zhongdu have been transformed into mules and horses this year. Including the subordinates, auxiliary troops, and heavy baggage troops, they all marched on war horses, and most of the temporarily recruited army and civilian servants also rode on horses.
Travel on carts pulled by donkeys and mules. Each cart has been specially modified so that iron-wrapped wooden boards can be erected on one side of the vehicle at any time.
There were also many carriages with special specifications in the queue. Each carriage was pulled by more than a dozen strong horses. The wheels were so thick that they were almost solid and rolled on the solid road, making a heavy sound. But because the horses pulling the carriages were large enough,
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Guo Ning followed the convoy with satisfaction. After walking for more than a hundred steps, he waved to the people seeing him off on horseback, with a very free and easy attitude. Then he stepped forward, and soon, the figures of the people seeing him off were seen.
The billowing smoke and dust blocked the way.
The army moved forward quickly and accelerated its march. In just two days, at the end of the road the army was heading, rolling mountains and a pass hidden in the mountains appeared.
At this time, the autumn leaves in the mountains were falling in an uproar, revealing the bare rock formations and mountain tops, completely unable to block the view. And between the desolate mountain tops and the high sky, a thick smoke was rising from nowhere, even if it was dozens of miles away.
Can see clearly.
A soldier said sternly: "That's not the smoke we released!"
Guo Ning calmly and slowly raised his horse: "There is a small group of Mongolian sentries approaching Juyong Pass. It is inevitable... It doesn't matter. I also need them to send a message for me, telling Genghis Khan that I am coming."