Outside Dingzhou City, a puff of dust and smoke came from a distance, followed by the sound of rumbling hooves that shook the earth.

Xue Xiao, who was standing at the head of the city after receiving the news in advance, twitched his cheeks.

It's not just him, the officials in Dingzhou Mansion are a little nervous and a little scared.

The general Shang Chaozong set the capital city of Dingzhou as the assembly place of the people and horses of Nanzhou, and the men and horses from the border of Nanzhou continued to gather from the southwest.

The reason why I was afraid was that I was worried that the Shang Dynasty Sect would suppress the rebellion and take the opportunity to attack the capital city of Dingzhou.

But who would dare to talk nonsense about this thing without evidence?

The war was urgent, and the Shang Dynasty did not even call for the men and horses in the western part of Nanzhou, so he directly let the men and horses in the eastern part of Nanzhou set off first to avoid the delay of assembling back and forth, which is also a reasonable thing. Shang Chaozong insisted that this was the best assembly place, and how to use troops as a counterinsurgency general was what people said, and Dingzhou's refusal was what's going on, and he wanted to delay the war?

The momentum of the rumbling cavalry was like a sea of mountains, and when they arrived outside the city and ordered to stop, they were as quiet as a mountain in the dust and smoke, and a big banner with the word "Shang" was standing.

At the head of the city, Wan Qingyan, the head of the Xianyun Sect standing beside Xue Xiao, asked, "Isn't this the heroic martial guard?" Seeing Xue Xiao nodding slightly, he couldn't help but praise, "Just by virtue of this murderous military appearance that moves like thunder and is as quiet as a virgin, it is well-known!"

Seeing that the other party had no intention of attacking, Xue Xiao didn't say much, quickly turned around, led a group of people down the city tower, and also stepped on the war horses and went out of the city.

"The prince has worked hard all the way!"

As soon as he met Shang Chaozong in the army, Xue Xiao, who was sitting on horseback, laughed and saluted, and glanced at the female general holding a spear beside Shang Chaozong.

The dusty Shang Dynasty Sect sat on horseback and said with an expressionless face: "War horse, can the grain and grass be prepared?"

Xue Xiao was a little embarrassed, but still smiled back: "The grain and grass used for the army to chew are naturally prepared, and the war horses have also gathered three thousand. ”

Ga Miaoshui rode out of the column, and when he reached the middle of the two, he eased Xue Xiao and said: "The army is tired from running around, Lord Xue might as well welcome the prince into the city to rest first." ”

"Okay, good!" Xue Xiao turned his mount and asked, "Lord Wang, please!"

Shang Chaozong remained indifferent and continued to ask, "How many people are from my Nanzhou?"

Xue Xiao had no choice but to reply: "At present, there are less than 30,000 people, and they have set up camp five miles away from here. He pointed in a direction.

Shang Chaozong turned his mount, knocked his legs on the horse's belly, and took the lead in galloping out, heading in the direction of his fingers.

Feng Ruonan rode his horse to follow, and 20,000 cavalry followed like a dragon.

After a while, only Xue Xiao and Ga Miaoshui and others were left at the scene, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.

"What's it, I kindly prepared something to reward the army, but I didn't appreciate it. Xue Xiao couldn't help but scold.

Ga Miaoshui waved his hand, "Forget it, it's not the time to worry about this, you won't have trouble if he doesn't enter the city, and the things of the army will be sent to the military camp where the people and horses of Nanzhou are stationed." ”

He didn't stay long, and led a few eunuchs all the way to eat ashes.

After a while, a group of people came out of the city, carrying pigs and sheep, chickens, ducks, fish and meat, and pushing a cart of wine, and rushed to the Nanzhou military camp......

The temporary garrison of the Nanzhou army, at this time, there were about 30,000 people, and there were people and horses coming one after another, but there was no Shang Chaozong, who was far away from the back, and the speed was fast, there was no way, Shang Chaozong led the cavalry.

As soon as Shang Chaozong joined up with the men and horses he had arrived earlier, he immediately ordered to seize the time to rest.

The reward sent by Dingzhou Mansion City was not polite, what should be eaten was eaten, but what should be drunk was not moved at all, and whoever sent it was pulled back by whom.

Shang Dynasty continued the rules of the Ning Dynasty, the army was not allowed to drink alcohol during the battle, and it was also to drink the celebration wine after the war.

At the dinner table, Ga Miaoshui, who had come back from a circle of the camp, asked, "How long will it take for the 400,000 troops to arrive?"

The imperial court was satisfied with the men and horses dispatched by Nanzhou this time.

Nanzhou originally had 800,000 horses, but most of them were from the Tianyumen line.

After the change of the seizure of power in Nanzhou, how could Shang Chaozong rest assured that Ning Jing was not indiscriminate, and 800,000 horses were purged by Shang Chaozong into 500,000.

Only a small number of the 300,000 horses that were purged were killed, and all the others were disbanded as citizens.

Although due to financial problems, Nanzhou has the largest number of people among the princes, but 500,000 people are willing to send 400,000 to quell the rebellion, and the court has nothing to say.

Compared with those princes who are only willing to dispatch 200,000 with 400,000 horses, the sincerity is not much better.

Shang Dynasty Zong said: "This king has ordered that all the horses and horses should march in a hurry, and travel two hundred miles a day!"

Ga Miaoshui was afraid of delaying here, and when she heard this, she was relieved and nodded.

After the army rested, Shang Chaozong ordered to set off again.

Ga Miaoshui heard the news and came out of the camp tent, and caught up with Shang Chaozong, who had turned over his horse, and asked urgently, "Lord Wang, the army is not fully assembled, why do you set off now?"

"After the follow-up army is assembled here, it will rush to the next assembly point, the military situation is urgent, and our forward men and horses must be in place first! At the same time, we will supervise all the way first, if there are those who slack off in the preparation of the state capitals, do not blame our military law for being ruthless, and we will not be killed!"

Shang Chaozong threw down his words and led the army on the road again.

Ga Miaoshui's expression was grim, and he hurriedly asked his entourage to summon the imperial court, and asked the imperial court to step up the supervision of the officials of the state capitals, Shang Chaozong was murderous, don't really bump into Shang Chaozong's hands, and when the time comes, he will be killed, and he can't even find a place to reason.

At the same time, it is also a lot of peace of mind, if Zong Ruozhen of the Shang Dynasty is really rolling forward with 400,000 horses all the way, it is really a worrying thing, and it will be very troublesome once there is a change.

In the final analysis, the use of Nanzhou people and horses in the imperial court is still a little uneasy, Fang sent him to supervise all the way, once it is found that something is wrong, report it immediately!

After he led his people to catch up with Shang Chaozong, he found out that something was wrong, most of the 30,000 horses gathered were foot soldiers, how could they keep up with the speed of Shang Chaozong's cavalry, almost all of them were thrown down by Shang Chaozong.

When asked the reason for Shang Chaozong, Shang Chaozong still had the same reason.

Because Xue Xiao hastily assembled 3,000 war horses, Shang Chaozong's cavalry lineup was accompanied by 3,000 more cavalry.

Many of them are not from cavalry backgrounds, and can only practice and learn along the way.

Under the murderous persecution of Shang Chaozong all the way, the state capital that received military orders along the way fought hard to get enough of the war horses he needed.

However, Shang Chaozong did not need it for the time being, he only needed to confirm that it was in place first, and he led his men and horses to continue to move forward, and the war horses were not taken away, leaving the foot soldiers who arrived later to chase after him.

All the way!

Ga Miaoshui also secretly praised the Shang Dynasty Sect for its speed in using troops, if several princes had such a heart to quell the rebellion, why worry about the rebels not being destroyed.

It wasn't until Shang Chaozong officially stopped and officially set up camp in Jiezhou that Ga Miao Shui realized that something was wrong!

The wrong situation was transmitted by Xue Xiao from Dingzhou, saying that Dingzhou had no longer seen the Nanzhou counterinsurgency crossing the border.

Immediately after that, news came from the ears and eyes of Nanzhou, and the people and horses in Nanzhou had stopped after some movements, and they had all stabilized, and there was no sign of sending troops again.

According to the statistical information along the way, it is estimated that Nanzhou only sent 100,000 horses, what is the situation?

Ga Miaoshui found that something was wrong, and immediately went straight to Shang Chaozong's Zhongjun tent, and only saw Shang Chaozong, Meng Shanming and others and a group of generals discussing matters in the tent.

The people in the tent either turned their heads or looked up at Ga Miaoshui who was stopped outside the tent.

Shang Chaozong waved his hand and signaled the following, and the monks and guards outside let Ga Miaoshui in.

When Ga Miaoshui met, he asked with a calm face: "Lord Wang, where are the 400,000 horses?"

Shang Chaozong said calmly: "The people and horses are naturally on the way. ”

His bearing, when he marched and fought, became different, quite like his father King Ning.

Ga Miaoshui said in a deep voice: "No, right! According to me, Nanzhou has stopped people and horses from leaving the country, and on the way, together with the people and horses on the prince's side, there are only about 100,000 people at most!"

Shang Chaozong: "What about 100,000 horses?"

Ga Miao took two steps forward on the water and confronted him across the table, "The prince said that there are 400,000 horses, and I have also reported to the court, and now 400,000 has become 100,000, how can I explain to the court?"

Shang Chaozong: "Soldiers are not tired of deceit, there are many eyes and ears in the court, how can this king let confidential military information be easily leaked?"

Ga Miaoshui: "Wugongling gathered two million rebels, how can 100,000 horses quell the rebellion?"

Shang Chaozong: "100,000 cavalry is enough! Isn't there still a five-way army of princes?"

100,000 cavalry... Ga Miaoshui was suddenly startled, and seemed to finally understand the other party's arrangement along the way, in order to let all the foot soldiers on the expedition in Nanzhou have mounts to travel, and the so-called 400,000 horses are just a trick!

Shang Chaozong ignored him, looked left and right, and asked, "Do you understand the arrangement just now?"

"Understood!" the generals responded together.

The Shang Dynasty's face sank like water, and he said coldly: "The great war is imminent, the first military discipline is strict, and the military law is like a mountain that cannot be overturned! Immediately pass on the military law of this king to the princes of the five routes, and the people and horses of this king are the law enforcement supervisors, and only suppress the princes, not the rebels! Wherever the counterinsurgency battle order goes, it will be destroyed if it is delayed! Those who delay the fighters will be destroyed! Those who escape from the battle will be destroyed! Those who are ineffective in the war will be destroyed!"

"Yes!" all the generals gave up their orders and dispersed.

Only suppress the princes, not the rebels! Ga Miaoshui was stunned on the spot, until everyone in the tent was gone, and he had not recovered from the 'four annihilations'.

Not far from the tent, Luo Da'an pushed Meng Shanming, who was in a wheelchair.

Huang Lie paced beside him, looked back at the sluggish back in the tent, and couldn't help laughing, he also knew just now that Nanzhou only sent 100,000 people to the expedition, and the previous Nanzhou personnel and horses were all fake, and he was really bitter to hide it.

"Meng Shuai, can a mere 100,000 horses supervise the princes of the Five Roads?" Huang Lie was worried.

Meng Shanming: "There is no reason to disobey military orders, and whoever does not obey the order will be beaten! At this juncture, we dare to beat them, will they dare to beat us? My 100,000 horses are all cavalry, and they can't win if they want to!"

"Hehe!" Huang Lie couldn't help laughing, and clapped his hands lightly: "Quietly turned all 100,000 horses into cavalry, wonderful, wonderful, what a hidden from the world!"

Meng Shanming sighed: "Alas, the prince also has to do it, just like the worry before the emperor's head, the court and we are not the same heart, after the war will cross the river and tear down the bridge at any time, once I cut off my grain and grass, the army will be wiped out." With these 100,000 war horses in hand, if necessary, we can kill horses to satisfy our hunger, which is enough to support us to return to Nanzhou. If not, why should we do this!"

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