Chapter 29 The Army Sets Out, the Turks Attack

Three days later, Dragon City.

Flags were flying on the polu military academy grounds, the three armies were arrayed, their armor was shining, and their swords and guns were like a forest.

Today is an important day for King Chen Huaian of Jin to personally lead his army to conquer the rebellion. It is also the day for him to present flags to the commanders of the armies on the left and right of Longcheng under his command.

After the flag was awarded, more than 200,000 Longcheng rebel forces under Chen Huaian divided their troops into two groups to conquer the south and the north.

Go all the way north to Shuobei to fight against the Northern Barbarian Turks;

The other route is to march south to Yunzhou and directly take the Yunhui Army camp.

Hours and hours.

Accompanied by the sonorous and powerful sound of war drums, King Chen Huaian of the Jin Dynasty and a group of civil servants and generals under his command, wearing golden battle armor and a seven-star Longyuan sword on his waist,

And, the monk Dongfang Xiao, who was still wearing a dark black coarse cloth monk's robe, came to the school grounds and in front of the three army formations with drum beats like thunder.

As the coach and generals took their respective positions, the sound of the war drums stopped abruptly.

On the huge school grounds, there were only the occasional snorts of war horses, the deep breathing of soldiers, and the sound of hunting flags fluttering in the wind.

Chen Huaian looked at the dark crowd of tiger soldiers in front of him. He slowly pulled out the seven-star Longyuan sword tied around his waist and held it in his hand. He raised his arms and shouted: "The Polu army is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The Polu army is mighty!"

"King Jin is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

On the school grounds, tens of thousands of soldiers roared in unison.

Chen Huaian's eyes were as bright as a torch, and he swept across the soldiers with firm eyes on the school field, and shouted domineeringly again:

"Sirs, ten years have passed. The northern Turkic barbarians who were defeated by the late king and the soldiers of the Polu Army want to cross Shuobei to spy on Dragon City again!"

"Now, there are traitors in the court at work inside, and powerful enemies from the Northern Barbarians are surrounding us outside. As members of the Polu Army, we have no way out!"

"Today, I swear an oath here, vowing to join the soldiers of the Polu Army in blood-staining the battlefield, and to go to war with the soldiers of the entire army.

I, together with my soldiers, will fight three battles to win three battles, cut down the enemy's banner, kill the enemy's general, and tell them:

The Zhongliang Polu Army is still there. Tell them that the Dragon City cavalry guarding the border is still there. Tell those arrogant and arrogant Turks to withdraw from Shuobei and save the whole body! "

"The Polu army is mighty!"

"Mighty, mighty, mighty!"

All the soldiers roared in unison again.

The sound of thunder resounded throughout the sky.

After a long time, after the roars of the entire army finally gradually subsided, Chen Huaian raised his hand and pressed down to signal the generals to be quiet.

Then, the general issued a sonorous order: "Chang Yuchun comes out!"

"The general is here!"

With an order, Chang Yuchun, the most powerful general of the Ming Dynasty, who was wearing Mingguang armor with a sword on his waist, stood out of the queue, stood proudly like a javelin, and looked sharply at Jin Wang Chen Huaian on the reviewing stand.

Chen Huaian said: "Chang Yuchun, I officially promoted you to the position of deputy marshal of the Longcheng Soldiers and Horses Left Army in front of the three armies, and granted you the title of General of the Southern Expedition. You will command the 150,000 troops in the Longshan camp to march south immediately. There’s no mistake in taking Yunzhou!”

Chang Yuchun immediately cupped his fists and accepted the order: "The last general will receive the order!"

Chen Huaian waved his hand and ordered: "Come here, give Deputy Commander Chang the flag of the Southern Army!"

Soon, Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guards in gold armor, held up a scarlet-colored flag with four claws and a yellow dragon flag in his arms, and wrote a letter to the Southern Army. He came to Chang Yuchun with a steady and firm step.

Seeing this, Chang Yuchun straightened his back and took the flag of the southern army from Xiao Po's hands with straight hands.

Then, under the scorching gazes of tens of thousands of Dragon City soldiers on the school field, he held the military flag high with both hands, walked step by step in front of his horse, raised the flag with one arm and got on the horse.

Chang Yuchun, who was riding on horseback, turned around and glanced back at Jin Wang Chen Huaian in the center of the reviewing stand, who nodded to him firmly.

The next moment, Chang Yuchun on horseback roared wildly: "The army marching south, set out immediately, let's go!"

After Chang Yuchun and his 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Zhengnan Army who had taken the oath before the formation left the school grounds, only the Dragon City Iron Buddha and Xuanjia Qingqi infantry were left on the huge school grounds, with a total strength of more than 80,000.

Chen Huaian watched the Zhengnan army gradually disappearing from sight, and continued to issue general orders: "Pang Xianchu comes out!"

"The general is here!"

In the queue of generals, Longcheng garrison general Pang Xianchu was surprised to be called out second by Jin King Chen Huaian, but he still stood out of the queue immediately and waited for the general's order.

Chen Huaian said sternly: "Pang Xianchu, I have promoted you to be the general of the Dragon City Army's Northern Expedition. You will assist me in leading an army of 80,000 infantry and cavalry to march northward to conquer Shuobei and face the Turks. We must start immediately without any mistakes!"

"At the end of the day, the general will get the order!"

On the school field, Pang Xianchu couldn't believe it with tears in his eyes.

Pang Xianchu originally thought that in the Battle of Dragon City, as the commander of the army, he had exhausted the elite blood of 5,000 Polu troops. Even if the Jin King Chen Huaian was magnanimous and did not hold him responsible for the unfavorable battle, he would at least allow himself to be in the army. Sit on the bench for a while.

And he himself was mentally prepared to recruit soldiers in the rear to train the new Polu army.

Who would have thought that the King of Jin would entrust himself with such an important task at this moment, regardless of previous suspicions, and leave such an important matter as the King's Northern Expedition in his hands in front of the three-army formation.

He even promoted himself to be the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, commanding 80,000 elite cavalry. This was such a great favor and trust for him!

Pang Xianchu silently told himself in his heart: The King of Jin had been as kind to him as heaven, and Pang Xianchu, a warrior, had no choice but to go through fire and water to repay him with death!

Chen Huaian looked at Pang Xianchu, who was in tears in the audience, gave him a firm and decisive look, and continued to say loudly: "Give General Pang the flag of the Northern Expedition!"

Xiao Po, who was the flag bearer of the Eighth Regiment of the Polu Army, once again held high a scarlet flag with a four-clawed yellow dragon flag bearing the four characters of the Northern Expedition Army in front of Pang Xianchu.

Then, the battle flag, which symbolized the soul of the Longcheng Northern Expedition army, was handed over to the hands of the general Pang Xianchu in a sacred and solemn manner.

Seeing this scene, the latter's trembling hands had been waiting for a long time.

When Pang Xianchu's hands touched the cold and hard flagpole, his trembling hands instantly became as steady and firm as sculptures.

Then he held high the flag of the Dragon City Northern Expedition Army, took three firm steps and looked back at Chen Huaian on the reviewing stand.

With the latter's slight nod of approval, Pang Xianchu climbed onto the back of his horse, raised the battle flag high, raised his arms and shouted: "The Northern Expedition Army, set off immediately!"

The 80,000 black-armored cavalry took a full stick of incense to set off from the school grounds.

With the departure of Pang Xianchu and Xuanjia Buqi, the huge campus suddenly became empty, leaving only a thousand soldiers of the Polu Army who stayed in Longcheng and a group of civil servants and generals.

Chen Huaian issued the general order again: "Chen Qingzhi comes out!"

"The general is here!"

Chen Qingzhi, the Confucian general in white robes, still wears a fluttering white robe to show off his graceful demeanor, gentleness and elegance.

Chen Huaian continued: "Chen Qingzhi, I will promote you to the position of deputy marshal of the Dragon City Right Army. You will be in charge of the entire army's food, grass, and baggage. You will guard Dragon City, recruit soldiers, and train new troops without any mistakes!"

"The general will get the order!"

Chen Qingzhi bowed his head and immediately accepted the order.

With Chen Qingzhi, a white-robed Confucian general, stationed in Dragon City, Chen Huaian's worries were settled. From now on, he could confidently and boldly lead his army to attack the city and conquer the enemy.

Next, Chen Huaian encouraged the local officials of the thirty-six counties in the Jin Dynasty's fiefdom, and handed over the heavy responsibility of local government affairs to the young prince Chen Longxiang, who was only thirteen years old.

Chen Huaian raised his hand and lightly punched Chen Longxiang's skinny body. Just like when his father Chen Polu left the affairs of the palace and the government affairs of the fief to his fifteen-year-old self before he went off to war, he said to Chen Longxiang:

"Long Xiang, you are my father's youngest son and my brother. You are the only male in the palace, and you are an upright man."

"Now that the king is going to personally lead the army in the Northern Expedition, you will become the only male in the palace staying in this fiefdom of Dragon City. You have the obligation and must shoulder the responsibilities as the young prince of the Jin Palace!"

As he spoke, Chen Huaian continued with serious words: "I will now hand over the millions of people in this fiefdom, one city, and thirty-six counties into your hands.

In the future, ask General Chen about military affairs and Master Dongfang about political matters. Don't be naughty and naughty. Be like your father and your elder brother and become a real man, a man who stands upright and is respected by others! "

"Chen Longxiang, do you understand?"

"Brother, I understand!"

Chen Longxiang's sharp-mouthed and monkey-cheeked face lost a little of the naughty and naughty face of the past, and gained a little more calmness and wisdom that could clearly distinguish right from wrong. He nodded vigorously and continued word by word:

"Brother, don't worry, I will never embarrass my father, I will never embarrass you, and I will never embarrass our palace!"

Looking at his younger brother Chen Longxiang, who already looked somewhat like an adult, Chen Huaian finally showed a happy smile on his face.

Then, he called Dongfang Xiao, an old monk in black beside him, and said sincerely: "Master, I will leave the dragon elephant to you for the time being!"

Dongfang Xiao nodded and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the poor monk will do his best to assist the young prince in managing the government affairs of the fief, and is waiting for the return of His Royal Highness from the Northern Expedition!"

Chen Huaian said: "Then Master Lao will be here!"

Dongfang Xiao smiled reservedly and waved his hand.

Then, he said to Chen Huaian with a calm face: "Your Highness, the poor monk watched the sky last night and found that the Southern Emperor's Star moved north, so the poor monk made another divination, and the divination showed that Your Highness will lead the army to conquer the Lien Chan Company in the north and south this time. A great victory is expected."

Hahaha!

Hearing this, Chen Huaian laughed heartily, and then said to Dongfang Xiao with great arrogance:

"Master, although I don't know how to divination or ask questions about the sky, I already know that this time the army will go on an expedition, it will be able to sweep across the north and south with a devastating force."

"Because, the person leading the battle is none other than Chen Huai'an, the King of Jin who is the brave champion of the three armies!"

"Master, let's go!"

After speaking, Chen Huaian left gracefully, turned around and mounted his horse.

As soon as he finished speaking, the world's best yellow gelding under Chen Huaian's crotch swept away like a golden lightning bolt and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Upon seeing this, Dongfang Xiao, a monk in black who stood watching Chen Huaian leave, raised his old right hand and touched the gray beard on his chin. An intriguing smile appeared on Gujing Bubo's face.

...

An important border town, Shuobei City.

At the same time that Chen Huaian personally led the Dragon City army in two directions to conquer the south and the north, a group of uninvited guests were also welcomed under the city of Shuobei, an important town on the northwest border of the Great New Dynasty.

This is a prairie cavalry equipped with one person and two horses as standard, with a number of about 20,000.

The soldiers on horseback all wore combat uniforms made of tough leather and iron sheets, and the helmets on their heads were also in the shape of grassland wolf teeth. The wrist guards, knee pads and even horse boots were embroidered with mysterious and strange totems.

It was the famous Turkic cavalry under the Turkic Empire's Great Khan Timur!

This time, this enemy Turkic cavalry of 20,000 troops suddenly appeared under the city of Shuobei, an important town on the northwest border of the Daxin Dynasty. Instead of alerting the Yunhui Army soldiers stationed in Shuobei, they lit the wolf smoke representing the enemy's invasion on the beacon tower to warn all parts of the border, but opened the city gates, which was completely a style of welcoming the enemy army into the city.

Not only that, the Yunhui Army soldiers guarding the city witnessed the enemy cavalry slaughtering innocent Daxin people outside the city, ravaging decent women, and robbing passing caravans, but they turned a blind eye and allowed them to wreak evil on the people at the border.

Some border guards who still had some conscience could not stand the atrocities and rushed to the central army tent in indignation to ask for orders to go to war, but they were beaten out by Liang Erhu, the commander of the front army of the Yunhui Army stationed in Shuobei, and thrown into the prison in the army to reflect on their mistakes.

At the hour of Hai, Liang Erhu, wearing a suit of armor and a short knife tied around his waist, led a group of personal soldiers out of the city and came to Huobo Guiren, the commander of the Turkic cavalry. He flattered and fawned on him: "General Huobo, come into the city. I have prepared some wine in the city. I will not go home until I am drunk with you tonight!"

Humph!

The Turkic cavalry commander Huobo Guiren snorted coldly, without even looking at Liang Erhu, and asked arrogantly: "General Liang, where is the salary promised by your army commander Wu Zongbing for the imperial cavalry, and the three thousand girls prepared for the imperial soldiers?"

Hearing this, Liang Erhu rode forward, still with a flattering smile on his face, and said: "General Huobo, don't worry, everything has been prepared, just wait for the general to lead the army into the city and present it together!"

Humph!

Huobo Guiren snorted again, and said in a cold tone: "That's better!"

Then, he ordered loudly: "Messenger, pass on this general's order, the army will march into the city!"

"Got it!"

Soon, the Turkish army's messenger left in a hurry.

After a while, the Turkic cavalry who were resting on the spot began to move, and rode in an orderly formation towards the ancient city that had blocked the Turkic cavalry from going south to the Central Plains for hundreds of years, with a presumptuous and arrogant grin on their faces.

Liang Erhu, who was riding in the front and leading the way, asked: "General Huobo, how many soldiers and horses did the Turkic army bring with them when they went south to Longcheng this time?"

Huobo Guiren glared at Liang Erhu fiercely and replied impatiently: "Twenty thousand cavalry!"

Having said that, Huobo Guiren no longer paid attention to Liang Erhu, who was obviously stunned and standing there, and suddenly knocked the horse's belly. The warhorse, which was in pain, neighed and raised its four hooves and ran away along the bluestone road in the city, leaving Liang Erhu, who was still standing there stupidly and at a loss, messed up in the wind.

After a long while, he spat out a mouthful of saliva and said unhappily:

"Hey!"

"I was fooled by the cunning northern barbarians again. The promised 50,000 Turkic cavalry has only come 20,000, and they want to pay the money and women according to the standard of 50,000. These bastards have a bad conscience. Ugh!"