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"Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Xia Wu Shang Zhou;

The Spring and Autumn Powers, the violent Qin has no way;

Gaozu opened the country, and Han Wu opened the territory;

The Huns were barbarian and invaded the territory for no reason;

May heaven and earth bless my army;

Invincible, triumphant;

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I sacrifice to the heavens, raise an army to destroy the crime, and destroy the barbarian thief、、、"

On the altar, the emperor Liu Xie held a simple note, word by word, according to the script, although it is not a self-prepared text, but try to read the words correctly and roundly, the tone is frustrated, full of emotion, impassioned.

On the lower steps of the altar, Li Li, dressed in golden armor, stood on the high platform with a pestle and a long sword in his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, looking down on the tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers under the stage.

This time the altar oath, Liu Xie was very well prepared, with a large volume of books in his hand, and the text was very long, and he didn't finish it for a long time.

Under the high platform, Jia Xu raised his eyes half-open and half-closed to look at Liu Xie on the high platform, paying special attention to the expression on the face of the lord Li Li, who was only one step away from Liu Xie.

But seeing Li Li's solemn expression, his face was not shocked, he was as calm as stopping water, and his posture was upright, even if he was standing at the bottom of the steps, he was half a head taller than Liu Xie standing on the altar.

Seeing this, a sly smile appeared at the corner of Jia Xu's mouth, turned his head slightly to look at Li Xuan, and said in a low voice: "The altar was built by Yuan Zhong himself?" It's built just right, not high or low, it's amazing! ”

"Brother Wenhe is too famous." Li Xuan chuckled indifferently and said in a low voice: "This high altar is about nine feet nine inches high, and the top altar is only one foot more than the high platform. And the lord weighed more than nine feet, even if he stood at the bottom of the altar. is also wiser and more powerful than the Son of Heaven. Such a small skill is not worthy of such praise from Brother Wen He, Yuan Zhong is ashamed to be ashamed! ”

Jia Xu shook his head slightly, and said softly: "Yuan Zhong must not be humble, this matter is really done beautifully, which makes me sigh to myself." But this is a small section after all, and the war is imminent now. As the lord just said, once the war falls into a stalemate, my Xiliang is in a bad situation! ”

"Could it be that Feiwen and his brother have concerns about this battle and are not sure of victory?" Li Xuan asked suspiciously.

Jia Xu nodded lightly, and said with a worried face: "The lord only transferred 15,000 Jin Qiwei to fight horses this time. The bow and crossbow battalion of 5,000 and 30,000 county soldiers, a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses. This move almost did not use the main battle camp of our army, and the only soldiers with extraordinary combat power were the Jinqiwei war cavalry, and the remaining more than 30,000 soldiers and horses had limited combat strength and could only be stationed at the pass. But he didn't have the strength to take the initiative. In addition, the Tiger Camp Iron Cavalry stationed in Northland County originally had 30,000 war cavalry. But after a month of resistance. Now only 20,000 soldiers remain.

This means that the lord went out this time, and the main battalion soldiers and horses were less than 40,000, counting 30,000 county soldiers and more than 10,000 Beidi county soldiers, the strength of the army was less than 100,000. With such a force to fight against the 150,000 Yufu army, if you want to fight a quick battle, I am afraid that you will not be able to do it. However. Once the war stalemates, the shape our army will face will be very disadvantageous. If the information is correct, then as the lord said, the battle in Northland County is together. The princes of the Central Plains will inevitably take action, and the situation on the front line of Sili is worrying, and a large-scale attack by the princes of the Central Plains will be ushered in at any time. ”

"Well, Brother Wen He is very worried." Li Xuan nodded in response and said in a low voice: "This northern expedition, as Wen He expected, the lord intends to fight a quick battle, strive to destroy Yu Fuluo's army within a month, and then wave his army to take the Hetao Plain. As for the Si Li's war, Wen He doesn't have to worry, when it was rumored that the lord was in trouble, I privately requisitioned and transferred the Xiong Heavy Armor Battalion and the Long Xiang Battalion to Chang'an. At this moment, the two battalions of men and horses are stationed in Tongguan, once the battle of Sili breaks out, these 50,000 war cavalry immediately rush to the front line to participate in the battle, and then our division of the front line will gather 150,000 troops to fight against the enemy. ”

After a pause in his tone, Li Xuan continued: "Because of this, the lord did not recruit the main forces of each battalion in this Northern Expedition, and only the Jin Qiwei cavalry rushed to Beidi County to participate in the battle. Moreover, the lord used Guo Jia, the division of the right army, as the chief general of the division, Teng Xiao and Xu Rong as the deputy generals, and guarded the border of the division. At the same time, although the Northern Expeditionary Army was in command, Lu Su was appointed as the chief secretary of the army, and Zhou Yu was the deputy general of the Chinese army; Dian Wei was the vanguard of the army, Huang Zhong was the deputy vanguard, the Chinese army took Zhang Liao and Xu Chu as the generals, Chen Zhi was the main general of the rear army, and Hu Che'er was the deputy general to escort the army's grain and grass.

It is not difficult to see from this Wenhe military division that in this Northern Expedition of our army, except for Dian Wei and General Zhang Liao, the lord will use the generals who have recently joined our army. Therefore, in this Northern Expedition, except for the pro-guard Jin Yiwei, the lord did not recruit other main battle camps. This will help these first-time generals to show their talents, after all, they are still young and do not have many military achievements, if they want to command the main battle battalion soldiers to fight, they need to accumulate enough military achievements to convince the generals. Therefore, in my opinion, if this battle can be won, it must be a big victory; If we can't fight quickly, our army's losses will not be too great, and the only thing to worry about is that Northland County may be difficult to preserve. ”

"I see." Jia Xu nodded in astonishment and said: "Our army has been fighting hard for two years, and the commanders of each battalion should be re-rotated, or a group of newly promoted generals should be promoted to supplement the battalions, so as not to form a big tail in the future." I want to advise the lord, and now it seems that the lord is still far-sighted, confident, and has already made arrangements. Then I was relieved. ”

Li Xuan nodded happily and agreed: "What Brother Wen He said is extremely true. Nowadays, the commanders and generals of all battalions of our army are all local generals in Xiliang, and it is easy to squeeze out new generals, and over time, it will inevitably breed the ambition of supporting the army and standing on its own. What's more, as long as the northern border is swept this time, there will be no more border danger in our Xiliang territory in the next few years, and it is imperative to wave troops to enter the Central Plains.

In this way, it is the top priority to recruit heroes from all over the world to participate in major events, and it is absolutely forbidden for anyone in the military to form a party for personal gain and set up a private mountain. Therefore, when the border is stabilized, I will advise the lord to re-rotate the commanders of the battalions, and the principal officials of the prefectures and counties should also be re-transferred, preferably in other places, and do not advocate promotion in the same place. I don't know if Brother Wen and Brother are willing to join me in admonishment? ”

"That's great, it's exactly what I want." Jia Xu smiled and said: "This time, the lord ordered me to stay in Chang'an to preside over military affairs, Yuan Zhong to preside over government affairs, allocate grain, grass and ordnance, and Wen You to take charge of the intelligence work, and have entrusted all the military and political affairs of Xiliang to us, and the grace is beyond measure." Therefore, we should do our best to plan for the lord and swear allegiance to the lord, and there are many things that the lord is inconvenient to come forward for, and we need to do it. Fortunately, the lord's return to Chang'an this time has solved a big trouble for us, otherwise we will inevitably be constrained and unable to do things! ”

"Brother Wen He is talking about Da Sima, right?" Li Xuan asked with a smile.

Jia Xu nodded slightly and said softly: "Exactly." Previously, the lord had been unclear and ignored, so that we were always on guard against Da Sima, for fear that he would have another incident. I don't think that Da Sima is not a mediocre person after all, this dragon slaying event was quite beautiful, and in one fell swoop, the prestige of the lord was raised to a height that no one could reach. In addition, he also understood that Dayi gave up the post of Da Sima, and was willing to be demoted to the post of Situ, so he officially gave up the position of the supreme commander of Xiliang and was below the lord.

It can be seen that we are far less than the lord to understand Situ Liji's temperament. Although he has a strong desire for power, he understands things and never forgets that the lord is the lord of Xiliang. Now the situation in Xiliang is clear, the lord is in charge of the military and politics, Situ is in charge of the court, and the hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China are dealing around, and the division of labor is clear, which is conducive to our actions, and it is no longer as forward-looking and backward as before, for fear of violating the taboo if I am not careful. ”

Li Xuan smiled knowingly, and said, "Yes, I have been wary of Situ before this, lest he have a different heart." For this reason, I also set up a bureau with Wen You to earn him into the urn, and it turned out that I was wrong to blame him. Now that the lord is a hussar general, he is above the three dukes, and he is in charge of the military and political affairs of Xiliang, so we have no scruples, and we can do things freely and share the worries for the lord. In the future, the focus of our attention will be shifted to the princes of the Central Plains, although it is not yet a favorable time to enter the Central Plains, but we should be prepared and prepare in advance to avoid hasty action in the future. ”

Just as Li Xuan and Jia Xu were whispering, Liu Xie on the high platform of the altar finally finished reading the text and stepped into the main topic: "I sacrificed blood to the sky and the earth, worshiped the ancestors of the emperors, and the barbarians had no way, waved their troops to invade the territory without authorization, and wantonly robbed and killed my Han people, which is an act of common anger of people and gods." Today, I enshrined Wuwei Hou Li Li as the general of the hussars, leading the world's soldiers and horses, taking charge of the killing, the main battle, riding the luan, holding the sword of the Son of Heaven, and going out on behalf of me, exterminating the barbarian thieves, and raising the prestige of my Han army! ”

"Weichen will thank you, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" With Liu Xie's public edict, Li Li knelt on one knee, received the order loudly, and then got up to take the sword of the Son of Heaven from Liu Xie's hand.

At this point, the oath-taking ceremony of the Son of Heaven has been completed, and what Liu Xie should do today has been done, and there is nothing for him to do.

But seeing Li Li holding the sword of the Son of Heaven in his hand, he climbed the altar, stood side by side with Liu Xie, looked down at the tens of thousands of soldiers in front of him and the civil and military officials standing on both sides of the high platform, and said loudly: "The barbarian thieves are ferocious, and they invade the territory by force, seize my city and slaughter my people." Today, the commander undertakes the mandate of heaven, obeys the wishes of the people, leads the three armies, wields the Northern Expedition, vows to exterminate the barbarian thieves, expand the territory, and raise the prestige of our Han army! ”

"The Lord is mighty! Hooray, hooray、、、 hooray! ”

As Li Li's voice paused slightly, a total of more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the audience raised their voices and shouted, and the sound of worship rose one after another, soaring into the sky like a mountain and a tsunami, and the sound shook in all directions, and the aftermath was long and enduring.

At this time, I saw Li Li raise his hand and press down, and the sound of the people under the high platform stopped abruptly, and then Li Lilang shouted: "On this expedition, this commander will lead 100,000 iron horsemen to fight against the barbarians, and he will definitely step on the barbarians in one fell swoop, deter the border Xiaoxiao, and revive the heroic style of the Han Dynasty!" All the soldiers obeyed the order and set off! ”

"No!" With Li Li's order, the Son of Heaven unsheathed his sword, pointed to the sky, and the soldiers in the audience responded to the order, and the rear team changed to the front team, facing the rumbling of war drums, countless flags swayed in the wind, galloping horses, and galloping northward.

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