"Your Majesty, there is Daizhou City ahead!"

Chuanqi Fei also came to Li Pu's car. The Tang army in Hedong marched northward, starting from Taiyuan and marching north from Yuexinkou, all the way, but in a few days they reached the territory of Daizhou, south of the Great Wall.

At present, the military demarcation line between the Tang and Yuan sides in the northeast of the river is the outer three passes, such as Yanmen Pass, Ningwu Pass and Biguan Pass. These three passes are under the control of Yan Zhongji's department, which is entrenched in Datong. However, Daizhou, south of Sanguan, was in the hands of the Eastern Tang Army. Therefore, the Tang army is still marching in its own territory.

According to Li Pu's plan, the Tang army would not immediately go out of Feihukou to attack Yanjing City, but would wait for Kublai Khan to lure Chen Dexing's army south of the Yellow River. Before that, the 70,000 troops he brought with him would be stationed in Daizhou.

In the past year, Li Pu was not idle in Hedong, recruiting local heroes everywhere, and got a lot of soldiers and horses, all of which were swept into the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and the Jinwuwei, Lingjun Guard, and Right Wuwei that he brought to Hedong were completed, and the prince Li Yan compiled the ten rates of the East Palace. The number of soldiers in Hedong Prefecture was even higher than before the Battle of Taiyuan. But the equipment and training are not as good as before, and it is a bit of a make-up. But even if it is a number, an army of 100,000 people is still a force that should not be underestimated!

Li Pu's army was dominated by foot soldiers, and it was still the same. The foot soldiers of the brigade seemed to be full of sight. All kinds of flags, golden drums, and vehicle baggage just paved the road, and drove forward noisily. The morale of the troops was also quite high, because Li Pu did not dare to announce that the target of the northward movement was Chen Dexing, but only said that he was going to fight Yan Zhongji in Datong. Yan Zhongji is not a strong enemy, and Datong is the territory of Hedong, so it is not an expedition. Morale of the Don Army. Naturally, it was raised, and the sound of the trumpet. The ground is like a heavenly sound.

"I heard that Datong Road has been plagued by Tartars these days. The people have been looking forward to our Tang Army for a long time! ”

"After fighting Datong Road, the whole territory of Hedong will be recovered, and we Shanxi people have finally driven out the Tartars!"

"Daizhou has arrived, and I don't know if I can live in the city, and sleep in a place with a roof, these days in the wilderness, the weather is cold, and even the bones are frozen and squeaked!"

Li Pu's Chinese army. It was a large group of chariots and horses. Li Pu did not ride a horse, but sat in a huge carriage. The carriage was pulled by twelve horses, and the carriage was covered with blankets and ayara, and it was very comfortable. This Tang Dynasty emperor has been enjoying happiness in Yidu for more than 30 years, and has not suffered from field battles, and after the defeat last year, he was depressed and sick. The body bones are not as good as before, and now they simply march in a car.

In front of the car in front of him, Li Pu got out of the car, and there was a dignified facial features beside him. A woman with rough skin, still wearing armor, looks quite stout. Carrying a scimitar to guard her side - she is Tachar's sister Huo Zheng, the second queen of the Tang Dynasty. Although this Li Pu raised the flag against Mongolia. killed all the Mongols in Yidu, but he loved this Huo Zheng. And Huo Zheng is right to this old man who is more than twenty years older than her. is also desperate, and the husband and wife have a good relationship. This time, she personally put on armor and held a knife to protect her husband. In addition to Huo Zheng, on and off the car, there were more than a dozen of Li Pu's henchmen guarding him, and these people were also under Huo Zheng's command.

Li Pu's face was a little pale, and he asked with a smile: "Shi Tianze can be in Daizhou?" ”

Chuanqi replied: "Back to the emperor, the former army of General Manager Shi has arrived in Daizhou, and has been camped outside Daizhou City, and there are also soldiers and horses guarding the direction of Sanguan, and another has arrived at Feihukou. ”

Li Pu asked again: "What is the movement outside the mouth of the flying fox?" ”

"According to the people in charge of Shi, there is no movement. ”

Li Pu breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand and let Chuanqi go, turned his head and ordered: "The army will go to the city of Daizhou, let the brothers enter the city to rest for a few days...... Treat yourself to some delicious food! ”

Zhang Rou, a veteran who rode a horse next to Li Pu's carriage, said with a smile: "The emperor really loves soldiers like sons, and these Hedong sons can follow the emperor to make meritorious contributions, which is really a blessing from several times the cultivation." ”

Li Pu looked at the old general with Shi Tianze's name with a smile and beckoned: "Brother Degang, get in the car, there is still a place in the car...... You're older than me, and it's been a hard journey. Get in the car and sit down......"

"Okay, I'll be respectful to that old man, it's better to obey my fate." Zhang Rou is not polite to him, in terms of seniority, Zhang Rou is older than Li Pu, he can be regarded as a figure of Li Quan's generation. Moreover, he also knew that Li Pu's purpose in inviting him to the car was not to let him sit in the car, but to discuss the military situation with him.

"Degang, look here." The interior of the carriage is unusually wide, and there is a desk in the middle, on which is covered with a map, a map of the northeastern part of the river and the Yanyun area. Li Pu pointed to a pass at the northern foot of Taihang Mountain on the map, "This is the Flying Fox Pass, which is the key point connecting the east and west of Taihang Mountain." ”

"Does the emperor want his ministers to lead troops to hold the Flying Fox's mouth?" When Zhang Rou saw Li Pu mention the flying fox, she immediately understood what the other party meant, and asked with a smile.

"Well, the Flying Fox Pass is a battleground for soldiers, and in order to show favor to Chen Ming, he did not send troops to occupy it." Li Pu paused for a moment, and then said, "Now I always feel uneasy...... Chen Ming's meticulous work is very powerful, if he notices that I have teamed up with Mongolia and plotted to attack Yanjing, maybe he will strike first. This flying fox pass is a shortcut for Yanjing to enter Jin, and it must be heavily armed! After all, Shi Runfu's soldiers and horses are too few, and he is afraid that he will not be able to cover them. ”

Zhang Rou smiled, did not shirk at all, and arched his hand and said: "The minister will lead people to the Flying Fox Pass, and he must not let a Chen family enter the Jin!" ”

"With Brother Degang's words, I will be relieved." Li Pu exhaled and said to Zhang Ju with a smile, "If I have the will, I will treat Brother Degang as a prince, hereditary reckless, and rest with the country!" ”

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"There is the Flying Fox Pass ahead, and there is no Tang Army to defend here."

The guide who led the way pointed to the undulating and steep mountain in front of him and spoke loudly to the knight behind him.

In front is the Taihang Mountain that separates the Hedong Mountains and the Hebei Plain, between the towering mountains of Taihang, there are several valley holes, traversing the east and west of Taihang, and it has been a place for soldiers to fight for since ancient times. And this Flying Fox Pass is located at the junction of Taihang Mountain, Yan Mountain, and Heng Mountain, and its military value is more important.

Moreover, the terrain of the Flying Fox Pass is very steep, the widest part is only 70 or 80 meters to 100 meters, and the narrowest part is only 2 to 3 meters, and you can only miss an ox cart and mule! It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which can be seen.

After Chen Dexing and Li Pu respectively occupied the east and west of Taihang Mountain, Feihukou was the military dividing line between the two sides. However, neither Tang nor Ming set up defenses at Flying Fox Pass to show their trust in each other. Therefore, this flying fox danger is not fortified now.

Guo Kan sat on the horse, looked at the unsuspecting flying fox in front of him, and sighed in his heart.

The fact that the Flying Fox Pass is not armed, which shows that Shi Tianze is really defective. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Flying Fox Mouth to be let out like this. Because the combat effectiveness of the Tang army is far inferior to that of the Ming army, once the Ming army is allowed to enter the mouth of Kou Feihu, Lingqiu, Jianzhou, Daizhou and other places will not be able to hold it at all! When the time comes, the Ming army will drive straight into the country and kill all the way to the outside of Xinkou Pass!

Beside him, the young Yang Axi also stood on the horse's back, looking at the prospect of him, and it was also difficult to hide the excited look on his face. He is now serving as the vanguard with Guo Kan, five thousand black cavalry team, six thousand five hundred silver armor soldiers, just behind the two, is preparing to occupy the Flying Fox Pass - although the Flying Fox Pass is not garrisoned on the surface, but the Ming army still has to act according to the tactical practice of occupying the key pass, and will not take it lightly.

There was a sound of horses' hooves, coming from the mouth of the flying fox, Yang Axi waved his hand, and a group of Eight Banner soldiers who followed him immediately turned over and dismounted, and took the foot bow and went up a high slope. Guo Kan also gave orders to the left and right, and transferred a team of silver-armored soldiers to wait in front of him. After a while, I saw a team of knights galloping over, without any banner, leading the ride, but it was Shi Bin, the righteous instructor of the Silver Armor Division, who did not wear the yellow jacket and steel armor of the Ming Army, but the red jacket of the Tang Army, and did not wear armor. Behind him was an old man with a big beard, who was somewhat similar to Shi Bin, it was Shi Tianze.

Guo Kan let out a long breath and smiled at Yang Axi beside him: "It's my father-in-law!" Now the big thing is going to happen...... My father-in-law still has 20,000 soldiers in his hands, all of whom are sharp soldiers who have been fighting with his old man for many years! As long as they are willing to defect, Li Pu will definitely be defeated! ”

Yang Axi smiled faintly: "Li Pu is bound to lose!" The upper and lower armies, plus the Four Banners Horse Team, plus the elder brother's silver armor division and the king's personal guard division and the guards cavalry division, a total of 100,000 iron troops, who in the world can resist? ”

Guo Kan turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to his own soldiers, and turned back to Yang Axi and said: "The soldiers who surrender without a fight are also good!" Although Li Pu's 100,000 army couldn't help fighting, there were always hundreds of self-losses after killing 10,000 enemies...... Our 100,000 elite soldiers still have to spare their strength to deal with Kublai Khan! This Kublai Khan...... After all, he is a hero, and he can't be underestimated! ”

With that, he strode forward to meet him. Shi Bin and Shi Tianze also saw Guo Kan, Shi Tianze waved his hand and let his relatives follow, and he and his son Shi Bin rode forward, and only turned over and dismounted when they arrived in front of Guo Kan.

Guo Kan hugged Shi Tianze and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, the child is in steel armor, and it is inconvenient to make a big salute." ”

Shi Tianze also smiled in return, and then looked at the Eight Banners and Silver Armor soldiers who were being arranged around, touched his beard, nodded and said, "Everyone has steel armor on you...... King Ming has such an elite, and it seems that there is no suspense about this victory! ”

Guo Kan laughed, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he made a solemn gesture, "Father-in-law, this time, we can be regarded as pressing the right treasure...... King Ming will be the lord of the world in the future, and if you are willing to go to a distant country to be the king, you will also be the king of a country! Such a good thing can only be found here in King Ming! (To be continued......)