(Today, I am working overtime, desperately fighting for the second watch, please support me a lot, ^^)

"The Dongyi Qunkou have wiped out the boats, several small frontier princes and small countries, and have taken away countless women's money, and the land of Donglu of Dongbohou has also been attacked on a large scale, so I ask Your Majesty to send troops to support. ”

"Don't have time to take care of yourself?" Zhang Zixing sneered: "I think he wants to preserve his strength, and he is unwilling to lose his troops to really fight with Dongyi! No wonder every time he urgently reports the need for reinforcements, and after Dongyi retreats, he enthusiastically helps those small princes to restore the country, first, to win the name of benevolence and righteousness, and second, to avoid his own territory bordering Dongyi, so as not to directly conflict of interests, so every time Dongyi suffers, it is those small princes who suffer! What a Dongbo marquis!"

Wen Zhong frowned and said: "What Your Majesty said is that Dongbohou is indeed suspected of being ineffective, but the first emperor once ordered the old minister to lead the troops to fight Dongyi twice, and he also knows that Dongyi is by no means easy. Dongyi people are not only good at archery, but also good at smelting, excellent swords, and also have the guardian demon beast that Hou Yi had subdued, and he was very powerful. Even if he is an old minister, he is not sure of victory. ”

Zhang Zixing thought of the Huns who harassed the frontier from time to time during the Western Han Dynasty and were difficult to eradicate, and couldn't help but nodded.

"The old minister is not talented, he is willing to lead the troops to the east to fight the danger of leveling the east!" Wen Taishi is a standard loyal minister who belongs to the "food of the king, bear the worry of the king", and immediately volunteered to take command of the expedition.

"Old lady, you have worked hard for me, and the widow can't bear to let you work again. This time, please invite the Taishi to sit in Chaoge, and the widow will drive the expedition in person and swear to level the east!" Purple Star Huo Ran got up, and a scorching light shot out of his eyes.

As soon as Wen Zhong heard that the Son of Heaven was going to personally conquer the dangerous land, he hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and you should put the country's society first, how can you lightly say that you are going to conquer in person? Although the old minister is old, he is confident that he still has the strength to relieve His Majesty's worries, could it be that Your Majesty thinks that the old minister is old and useless?"

"The old lady misunderstood the widow, the old lady is the minister of the orphan, the pillar of the country, the widow has always been cited as an arm, how can he despise it?" Zhang Zixing appeased the somewhat excited Wen Taishi while saying his true intentions: "Don't hide it from the Taishi, the big merchants have been in decline since Wu Ding down, and they have long been unable to become the Tang Shengzu Weide Quartet." Now there are 800 princes in their own stomachs, and there are dogs and Dongyi outside, and it is really a time of internal and external difficulties! After the widow ascended the throne, although he devoted himself to developing the economy and enriching his national strength, it was by no means an overnight task to reverse the declining trend. For the monarch, he should cultivate virtue internally and govern the military outside. The widow issued three strange books, which were praised by the whole world, which was really a show of virtue; Only by merging Weide can we subdue the princes of the world and carry out future reform plans. ”

"The old minister is stupid, he doesn't know His Majesty's ambition, and I ask for forgiveness. The old minister must do his best to help His Royal Highness develop his ambitions and establish a foundation for the world. Wen Zhong was very impressed by his theory, and no longer advised, "The old minister knows that His Majesty has a thousand strategies, but after all, it is the first battle formation, so you must be cautious, and the significance of this battle is not trivial, please allow the old minister to go with you." ”

"The widow went out to Dongyi this time, and the dragon of the song group had no leader, and the old master must protect the country and sit in the town with double whips, so as not to be empty in the rear and be taken advantage of by Xiaoxiao," Zhang Zixing said to Wen Zhong with a sincere face: "The widow also knows the importance of this battle, and is willing to listen to the teachings of the Taishi." ”

"Wucheng King Huang Feihu is strong in martial arts, proficient in strategy, can be of great use, auxiliary general Jiang Wenhuan is young and promising, and is the son of Dong Bohou, since he should go out together, His Majesty should consult these two more in the military," Wen Zhong pondered for a while, and said: "With the assistance of these two people, if you deal with ordinary enemies, it is more than enough, but Dongyi has not only the help of strange beasts, but there is also no shortage of strange people, so Your Majesty should consider it separately." ”

Zhang Zixing suddenly thought of Deng Chanyu, who he met by chance today, and his heart was hot, and he said: "I heard that Deng Jiugong, the chief soldier of Sanshanguan, has been in battle for a long time and is a rare good general, do you want to recruit and go out together?"

"Deng Jiugong can be called handsome, indeed good, but he is not a Taoist scholar, the minister cites one person - Zhang Guifang, the chief soldier of Qinglong Pass, this person is my sect subordinate, not only is Tao strategy outstanding, and proficient in Taoism, and the wind forest under his command is also extraordinary, and he can go out with His Majesty. ”

Zhang Zixing also knows that now is not the time to think about Deng Chanyu, not to mention that he is still an immature little beauty, Deng Jiugong's current responsibilities alone should not be moved lightly, these three mountain passes are close to the territory of Nan Bohou, and the same as the Wandering Soul, Bishui and other passes, the strategic geographical location is very important, especially Nan Bohou is rough on the outside, but deep in the heart, it must be guarded against.

He proposed to summon Deng Jiugong to fight, mostly out of selfishness, and after saying it, he also felt that it was inappropriate, so he quickly changed his words: "What the Taishi said is reasonable, and the widow heard that there are four generals of the demon family in Jiamengguan, all of whom have strange skills...... By the way, there is also Chen Tangguan Li Jing, who also knows the Five Elements Technique, so you can go together. ”

"In the past, it was said that the head of the four generals of the demon family, Mo Liqing, once went to Dongyi with the old minister, and he was quite experienced, and the old minister was about to recommend the four generals to His Majesty, but His Majesty had already said it...... Your Majesty knows people so well, it is my great business. With the help of many good generals, they will be able to subdue Dongyi and shock the world," Wen Zhong showed a look of relief, "When you go to Dongyi, you must be cautious and cautious, think twice about everything, and don't rush forward." In particular, the ancient demonic beast is very powerful, and it cannot be underestimated. I have a spirit talisman, if His Royal Highness encounters obstacles in Dongyi, you can burn this talisman, and the old minister should immediately raise troops to help. ”

"There's Master Lao!" Zhang Zixing knew that Wen Zhong's move was for his good, and he didn't refuse, so he stretched out his hand to take the spirit rune.

Zhang Zixing immediately wrote an edict and issued it overnight, urgently dispatching the four generals of Qinglongguan Zhang Guifang, Fenglin, Jiamengguan and Li Jing of Chentangguan into the court, and at the same time ordered Huang Feihu and Jiang Wenhuan to dispatch men and horses to prepare for the Eastern Expedition. When the three concubines of the harem heard that Zixing was going to go east, their reluctance and worry were suddenly overflowing, and Huang Feiyan even proposed to go on the expedition with the army. Zhang Zixing knew that this battle was very important, and it was by no means idle, so he naturally did not rely on it, and in the end, Jiang Wenqiang understood the righteousness and explained Yang Jiu and Huang Feiyan as the eldest sister and queen.

Three days later, Huang Feihu and Jiang Wenhuan's army was dispatched, Zhang Guifang, Feng Lin, the four generals of the Demon Family and Li Jing also arrived at Chaoge, Zhang Zixing ruthlessly said goodbye to the teary-eyed three concubines, entrusted the affairs of the court to Wen Zhong and Shang Rong, and led an army of 100,000 to the east.

A few days later, the army arrived at Donglu, the territory of Jiang Huanchu, the marquis of Dongbo, and Jiang Huanchu, who got the news of the Son of Heaven's personal conquest, hurriedly led the crowd to greet him. As soon as they met, Jiang Huanchu asked the Son of Heaven for guilt, although Zhang Zixing was dissatisfied with him in his heart, but Jiang Huanchu was his father-in-law after all, and he lived on one side, so it was not easy to embarrass him too much.

Dongyi people are good at archery, good riding skills, long-range attacks are quite powerful, the most like guerrilla tactics, the big merchant army is often still in the distance on the countless damage, and so on to spend the price of rushing closer, the other party retreats at a rapid speed, the merchant army is like a powerful fist, but can never hit the other party's body, gradually consumed, dragged down until failure. Every time Dongyi was repelled or defeated, the merchant army had to pay several times the price of the enemy.

After Zhang Zixing learned about these situations, he knew that Jiang Huanchu certainly had the idea of preserving his strength, but Dongyi was indeed difficult. However, since he decided to drive the expedition in person, he wants to make a blockbuster, so that all the princes of the world know the prestige of the Son of Heaven, and see if Ji Chang's generation still has the courage and strength to rise up again. He was well versed in the principle of buying people's hearts, and without waiting to stay in the temporary palace arranged by Jiang Huan Chu, he immediately went to the front line to visit the princes whose territories had been attacked, and at the same time sent a medical team to rescue the wounded soldiers and civilians, and issued relief materials. The soldiers and people who had been ignored did not expect that the dignified Son of Heaven would care for them so much, and they were all grateful and wept, praising the kindness of the Son of Heaven.

In the early morning of the next day, the spies urgently reported that the allied forces of the Youyu clan and the Youhu clan led by the Youyi Youqiu clan invaded the territory, and the army had arrived in the Dongyuan area. Zhang Zixing urgently summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures, Jiang Huanchu thought that Dongyi was good at moving but not quiet, good at attacking but not good at defending, in order to avoid fighting with him on the plains that he was best at, it was better to abandon the Dongyuan battlefield, hold on to the nearby Kancheng, and look forward to the opportunity to counterattack again. Jiang Wenhuan thinks that his father's strategy is too conservative, first, it will fuel the arrogance of the other party, second, it will make the people in the Dongyuan area suffer, and third, it is impossible to pursue it, so it is better to take the initiative to attack and win with surprise soldiers.

Jiang Huanchu didn't expect that his son had only been going to Chaoge for two years, and he had become so aggressive, and he tried his best to oppose it at the moment, but Jiang Wenhuan, who was the marshal of the merchant army, was not afraid of his father's majesty, but fought the basis of reason, and made Jiang Huanchu so angry that he was angry, but it was hindered by the face of the Son of Heaven and it was not easy to attack.

What surprised Jiang Huan Chu even more was that the Son of Heaven, who was calm and composed on the surface, actually agreed to his son's extremely risky proposal, and planned to personally lead a large army to meet the enemy in Dongyuan. Although Jiang Huan Chu had the intention to preserve his strength, he didn't want this son-in-law of Heaven, who represented the highest authority of the Great Shang, to suffer a big defeat in his own territory, so that he would lose face, so he bitterly advised Zhang Zixing to fight steadily and slowly.

It's a pity that this young son of heaven didn't listen to his good words and persuasion at all, and insisted on leading the three armies to go out in person, which made Jiang Huan Chu feel satisfied, and almost disregarded etiquette and issued the famous words of Cao Mengde in later generations.

In desperation, Dong Bohou only stubbornly accompanied the Son of Heaven on the expedition, and secretly instructed the Donglu elite to be ready to rescue and respond at any time.

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