When it was just dark, the soldiers of the Shuofang New Army had a full meal of dry food and began to set out on the road.

The cold wind in the northwest night blew people cold to the bone, Li Zhongyi sat on the horse, but felt cold, his hands and feet were cold, he simply got off the horse, mixed in the team of the Ya barracks, and moved forward silently.

In the hazy starlight, Mo Jixun saw Li Zhongyi dismount and walk, and his heart was unusually shocked.

When they were in Fuzhou, the generals of the Zhe family were proud of riding horses and ashamed of walking. This Li Zhongyi did the opposite, without the slightest shelf, Mo Jixun thought to himself, the coach can lead by example, and worry about his subordinates not being effective?

In fact, Mo Jixun misunderstood Li Zhongyi, Li Zhongyi was just too cold to stand it, and he just used walking to keep warm.

Because it was a forced march, it took the army four hours to reach a place three miles outside the Jiahu Valley.

After connecting with the sentinel, Li Zhongyi learned an important situation: a little later in the afternoon, in the Jiahu Valley, there were party members stationed in the brigade.

Zuo Ziguang rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Great, the more barbarians in the valley, the less effort we will have in the future." ”

Guo Huai smiled and said, "Since there are a lot of barbarians, my cavalry doesn't need to rush out to cast nets for the time being." ”

Yao Hong looked at Guo Huai dissatisfiedly and said, "What's the matter, you look down on the more than 5,000 brothers under me, right? ”

Guo Huaiman said indifferently: "Since the main force of the barbarians has gathered together, multiple people have more strength." Lao Yao, don't worry, no one will compete with you. ”

Li Zhongyi didn't bother to pay attention to these two guys who liked to fight, he directly ordered Zuo Ziguang: "Hurry up and revise the battle plan." ”

"Whoa." Zuo Ziguang knew Li Zhongyi's cautious temper, turned around and walked out of the big tent, and gathered his subordinates. Temporary revision of the battle plan.

Half an hour later, the sky was still dark, and according to the battle plan drawn up by the Senate, Yao Hong scattered his men.

Guo Huai ordered his cavalry to carefully inspect it again. Is the sackcloth wrapped around the horse's hooves secure, and is the horse's muzzle properly covered?

Li Zhongyi got out of the thick tarpaulin tent that blocked the light, and Mo Jixun and his death had been assembled.

"Stay safe and take care." Li Zhongyi walked to Mo Jixun's side, and didn't say much nonsense, just raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder. One qiē is all in the words.

Mo Jixun grinned and whispered: "Dashuai, just look at it, the last general will definitely not disgrace you." ”

The night was too dark, Mo Jixun turned around and walked out not far away. Li Zhongyi couldn't see his back clearly, and only heard rustling footsteps.

Behind Mo Jixun was the elite soldiers led by Yao Hong himself, the number was not large, only five hundred, but they were brave men selected from thousands of elite infantry.

The key to this battle is to control the highest point around the Jiahu Valley in time. As long as Shuo Fang's infantry army occupies a geographical advantage. Even if all the barbarians in the valley were assembled, there would be nothing to worry about.

One after another, the army left the temporary camp, by Li Zhongyi's side. In addition to Guo Huai's more than 3,000 horse troops, there are 500 henchmen and guards of the Ya Barracks.

Li Zhongyi's tooth barracks are all henchmen among henchmen, backbones among backbones, as long as these people are released, at least they are deputy heads.

The Ya Barracks has always been led by Li Yunxiao (Li Xiaoqi) and Li Xiaoba in turn, and this time when they went out. Li Zhongyi left Li Xiaoba in Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo with only one purpose. Take care of Li Zhonghao's rebellious little guy who is extremely strict.

Guo Huai asked Li Zhongyi with some concern: "With so many people going up the mountain, I'm afraid it's difficult to hide the sound?" ”

Li Zhongyi smiled in the dark. said: "Actually, we are not afraid of being seen, fighting at night is our strength, and besides, are the three thousand cavalry in your hands vegetarian?" ”

Guo Huai said with a smile: "It's so close, a charge is coming in a blink of an eye, and with the help of a hand, you have a good chance of winning if you are prepared to fight unprepared." ”

Li Zhongyi nodded and said: "The biggest problem of the party members is that the nomadic atmosphere is very strong, the discipline is not strong, and the determination to fight to the death is not enough. ”

Guo Huai looked around, cautiously leaned over to Li Zhongyi's ear, and whispered: "Xiangshuai, we have this strength, where in the world can't we go?" ”

In the dark, Li Zhongyi glanced at Guo Huai, whose face was unusually blurred, and said softly: "Some things must not be rushed, and the one who laughs last is the big winner." ”

In Guo Huai's view, Li Zhongyi's words seemed to reveal something, but he didn't seem to say anything, which was very intriguing.

Li Zhongyi was thinking about another thing, they had just had a little decent strength and territory at hand, and Guo Huai's ambition had already swelled to a new height.

The emperor, the strong soldier and the strong horse, this is the eternal truth!

Translated, it means that power comes out of the barrel of a gun, whether it is to establish a new dynasty or overthrow an old dynasty, it is necessary to firmly grasp the barrel of the gun.

Li Zhongyi knew in his heart that Chai Rong was both reliant on him, and he had been secretly on guard.

Han Xin has a famous saying: The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackey cooks!

According to the emperor's mental calculations, if the Khitans were driven out of China and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were taken back in the Later Zhou, it may be the time when Li Zhongyi was relieved and returned to the civil official system.

With Li Zhongyi's current latent forces in the military, he has actually surpassed any of Zhao Kuangyin, Han Tong, Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin, who are the generals of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

The reason is very simple, the most elite troops of the Great Zhou, including the Broken Army and the Shuofang New Army, are inextricably linked to Li Zhongyi.

At present, what bothers Li Zhongyi more is that the Broken Army and the Shuofang Army are separated from each other, and there is no way to form a horn for the time being.

Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, Li Zhongyi knows in his heart that after the party in Xiazhou is destroyed, it will be the time for him to return to Beijing and change jobs.

With Chai Rong's imperial mentality, it is unlikely that Li Zhongyi will be allowed to lead the army for a long time, Zhang Yongde, Li Chongjin, and Zhao Kuangyin are all like this.

There is only one exception, that is, Han Tong, who has been loyal to Chai Rong all his life, has always been in charge of the largest military power in Kaifeng City.

The 30,000 elite Yulin troops in Kaifeng City are all in the hands of Han Tong, more than 10,000 broken troops are outside the north gate of Kaifeng City, and Zhao Kuangyin's more than 30,000 Hujie troops are also stationed at the south gate of Kaifeng.

A little more periphery, but it was Zhang Yongde's 50,000 soldiers and horses, and Li Chongjin's 40,000 soldiers and horses. From a dialectical point of view, Chai Rong is also a strategy of strong cadres and weak branches, and he placed nearly 200,000 elite soldiers near Kaifeng City.

From Chai Rong's military deployment, Li Zhongyi can see very clearly that Comrade Lao Chai is a typical strategy of checking and balancing strength.

The three families of Han, Li, and Zhao, as well as the two families of Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin, restrained each other, and no one dared to act rashly, otherwise, it would definitely be a tragic end.

After Li Zhongyi pondered, he raised his head and just wanted to speak, but he heard a terrible scream suddenly from the mountains of Jiahu Valley, which clearly echoed in the night sky. (To be continued)

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