A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 536: Repaying the Sacred Heart with a Sword is Unpredictable, Ancestors Say New Tactics are Coming
"Yang Ke, the humble guard chief of the Yan Kingdom, reported: According to internal reports from the Yan Kingdom, and verified by the chief of intelligence, it is confirmed that King Murong Huang of Yan has sent troops to conquer Goguryeo and personally led the troops, with a strength of 40,000 to 50,000. "

"Liu Zhong, the humble Zhao State Guards Chief, reported: According to the investigation, Qi Wang Shihu, the powerful minister of Zhao State, has sent troops into Guanzhong with the intention of destroying the traitorous minister Guo Quan of Zhao State who is separatist in Longyou."

Two pieces of news from Yan and Zhao made Bai Shu realize that this was an excellent opportunity. If he missed it, it would be difficult to have such a God-given opportunity again in the future.

He waved his hand and told Quanliu to retreat.

Bai Shu looked at Wang Shi and said calmly: "Burn the edict drafted by Shicai, and then edict the prince, the state minister, the state captain, Zhongshu Ling, Shangshu Ling, Zhenjun General, Zhenbei General, Chariot General, Piao The cavalry general and several others enter the palace."

Wang Shi bowed to receive the order, then personally took the still wet edict from the hands of the minister and threw it into the brazier.

That night
The prince and other nine people entered the palace that night. They were all anxious and uneasy, feeling that something big had happened.

In the Chengxuan Hall, several people took advantage of Bai Shu not arriving to share their thoughts with each other under the bright candlelight in the hall.

Among them, Su An, Yuan Jian, Zhang Ye and other people who opposed sending troops were in a good mood, because when they entered the palace, they had already received gossip that Bai Shu had extended his attack on the Guangping prince generation and added food to the palace. This was to appease the Guangping prince's palace. move.

Just now I got confirmation from Bai Gu, which shows that His Majesty has made up his mind to change his determination to send troops.

Yuan An and Bai Wu both had straight faces, obviously agreeing with the analysis of Su An and others.

"His Majesty is here!"

Several important ministers of Great Xia who were still talking quickly returned to their respective positions and stood with their hands folded.

I only heard the sound of Bai Shu walking up the stairs, sitting down on the high couch, and saying in unison:
"I pay my respects to your Majesty. May your Majesty be safe."

"My greetings, gentlemen, please take a seat!"

The nine people sat down in order according to their rank and status, all looking at Bai Shu.

Bai Shu couldn't see a trace of information on his face and said calmly:
"I have made the final decision regarding the expedition to the Yan Kingdom."

Although everyone present had already made some guesses, they unconsciously became concerned.

"It is my will that there be no mistake in setting out to conquer the Yan Kingdom this month!"

"Ah!" Su An and others were in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it. The treasury is empty. If we force the expedition, Daxia is in danger of being destroyed!"

Zhang Ye couldn't bear it any longer. He quickly stood up and dissuaded him excitedly.

On the side, Bai Wu, Yuan An and Bai Gu were all beaming with joy.

Just when Su An was about to get up, Bai Shu quickly interrupted:
"I know your concerns, but according to detailed reports from Yan and Zhao, both Yan and Zhao went on campaign last month. Yan conquered Goguryeo, and Zhao attacked Longyou Guo Quan. Yan's country was empty. The State of Zhao was unable to disturb the north.

It was the time for Daxia to send troops. "

Su An still got up and said worriedly:
"Your Majesty, I apologize for being rude. Although the timing is God-given, the imperial treasury is empty, and even His Majesty's forbidden treasury has bottomed out. This is an irreversible fact.

If we want to launch this Northern Expedition, we will definitely need to increase taxes and impose forced labor. The people in the country will definitely be filled with resentment, which will do great harm to the country. "

Bai Wu and Yuan An wanted to stand up and support Bai Shu's words, but after hearing what Su An said, they couldn't bear to start a war regardless of the life and death of the people.

Only Bai Gu jumped out happily:
"Xiang Su is exaggerating. As far as I know, last year, in order to force our country to retreat, Dai paid compensation of hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, and 100,000 horses. How could the national treasury be empty?

I'm afraid it's not you people who have embezzled money from the national treasury and are afraid of being found out, so let's just say the treasury is empty. "

Su An is also a veteran, and his family has accompanied the Bai family for more than a thousand years. The three clans cannot take some matters within the Bai family seriously. Therefore, the family has already made a conclusion as to what the white gum is.

Su An ignored him, but insisted on admonishing Bai Shu. He must not ignore the national conditions and forcefully launch the Northern Expedition. If it doesn't work this year, it won't work next year. After more than ten years, Daxia will regain its strength and still be no match for a small person. The country of Yan?
Time stands here in the Xia Kingdom. The Bai family has waited for thousands of years, why can't they wait for more than ten or twenty years?

Bai Shu looked at Su An who was speaking decisively and knew that he was thinking about Daxia and the Bai family.

The voice could not help but say to him in a somewhat intimate tone:

"I understand what Prime Minister Su said, but I am by no means a man who does not hesitate to use people's power to go militarily.

If I could not increase taxes, hire civilian men, and double military pay, would it be possible to conquer Yan? "

"This." Su An hesitated a little. Of course it would be fine if it did not increase the burden on the people.

Bai Shu looked at Cui Wei, Zhang Ye and others again: "Is it okay?"

Yuan Jian came out firmly and said:

"If your Majesty can really do what you said, I will firmly support the conquest of Yan."

"Okay." Bai Shu stood up from the couch and said domineeringly:

"Since you have no objection, call back the soldiers who are on leave immediately. On April 25th, I will personally conquer the Yan Kingdom.

I decided to leave Prince Bai Kai and Queen Xiahouman to supervise the country together. Guowei Yuanjian was stationed in the capital. General Bai Wu of the town army led troops to station in the plain, and together with Shanyang Wang Baiji, we guarded against Shi Zhao's surprise attack.

The remaining garrison kings and governor Sima strengthened their defenses.

He ordered Zhenbei General Yuan An, Chariot and Cavalry General Xiahou Bo, and Hussar General Bai Gu to go out with the army.

In addition, Northern Xinjiang Governor Shi Liu Cheng was mobilized to lead 20,000 Hu soldiers from Northern Xinjiang, and Dongyi Colonel Yan Qi led 30,000 Yuwen cavalry to accompany the army. "

"I respectfully obey the emperor's orders."

When everyone left the hall, Bai Shu left the prince behind.

"Prince." "My son is here!"

"As a father, I have something very important that I need you to do personally."

Bai Kai's face immediately became solemn and he said: "Please give the order, Father."

"You also know that Bai's hundreds of years of accumulation have been used up in the past ten years, just like some of the treasures that should be controlled by you have been basically used up by my father.

But since your grandfather passed away and your father took over the position of head of the family, you finally realized that our family is different from other clans and is a truly destiny clan. "

Bai Shu changed his previous seriousness, looked at the dome with some sigh and said, then looked at Bai Kai and said:
"There are some things that you will naturally know when you inherit my position.

The reason why my father Shicai dared to speak so wildly was because of the confidence laid by my ancestors over the generations.

There are several treasure houses in the Taihang Mountains. You can take the White Guards out tonight. You must take them out before the 25th. The army cannot afford to delay. "

Bai Kai bowed respectfully and said, "My son, I obey."

After waving his hand, Bai Kai immediately retreated and followed the command of the Bai Zhan Guards, leading the five hundred Bai Zhi Guards out of Qiyang overnight and heading towards the Taihang Mountains.

The hall fell into silence, Bai Shu's eyes were empty, and he was obviously in a daze.

"Is it really right to do this?

I have squandered all the hundreds of years of family accumulation, leaving only 1% of the gold for future generations to revive. I am afraid that a hundred years from now, the ancestors will be eager to beat me. "

Then he looked at the motto left by the forty-seventh ancestor Bai Ke: "A gentleman hides his weapons when the time comes, and he will not regret using them."

"It turns out that our ancestors had already predicted it."

Bai Shu's eyes became sharper and sharper, until they returned to their previous sternness and coldness:
"In that case, let me unleash the Bai family's most brilliant attack."

In Bai Shu's heart, the moment Bai Zhai passed away, he understood why his father was so hesitant.

Ever since his father Bai Zhai chose to proclaim himself emperor, Bai Zhai knew that the Bai family could no longer survive for thousands of years as it had in the past.

The Bai family will definitely bear the punishment brought by destiny one day in the future. This punishment will be more severe than when Qin destroyed the Bai Kingdom. In the end, there will only be one son of the Bai family.

But this is the price that the Bai family needs to bear, just as the ancestor Bai Ping said: "If you want to wear Jiuyi, you must bear its weight."

In Bai Shu's words, "If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight; if you want to bear the destiny of heaven, you must suffer its consequences."

In the long history of the past and present, there is no dynasty that can last for thousands of years. As the dynasty collapses, its dynasty leaders will definitely be liquidated by the families of the new dynasty with the collapse of the old dynasty.

No matter how special Bai is, he will not escape this law of history.

But there is still a glimmer of hope.

Bai Shu looked at the bronze mirror and unconsciously touched the bright divine seal between his eyebrows.

Among the many descendants of the Bai family, Bai Shu's divine seal is the most magical and the most brilliant. This is why the head of the Bai family stays at home more and rarely goes out to meet people. This is difficult to explain.

April 25
Bai Shu swore an oath at the military parade to go on an expedition. The number of troops in this expedition would reach 100,000. Including the Northern Xinjiang Army, Dongyi Army, and Youzhou Army, the total would be more than 160,000. The civilian men recruited to transport grain, grass and armaments would reach nearly five One hundred thousand.

This is because Daxia used river and sea transportation.

June
The Xia army arrived in Jizhou, and other tribes also came to join them.

Outside the entire Jizhou City, banners blocked out the sun, and camps were set up, stretching for dozens of miles, with endless views.

Under Bai Shu's arrangement, the army was divided into four groups.

Along the way, Bai Shu personally led an army of 100,000 people, half of which were infantry and cavalry. He sent troops from Jizhou to besiege Beiping, the capital of Yan State, which was called the Central Route Army.

One group, led by General Yuan An of Zhenbei, and 20,000 cavalry, bypassed Beiping from Jizhou and attacked Liaoxi County and its surrounding counties. They served as the flanks of the main army and became a side route army.

The first group was led by Yan Qi, who led the Northern Xinjiang cavalry and Yuwen cavalry totaling 20,000 people. They bypassed Yanshan Mountain and attacked Changli County of Yan State from the east from the Yuwenbu territory. They were called the West Route Army.

A group of 20,000 people, led by the cavalry general Xiahou Bo and the hussar general Bai Yu, boarded a ship from the Bohai Sea and arrived at Daifang County in North Korea by sea. They launched an attack on the Yan Kingdom from behind, which was called the Hailu Army.

In Jizhou, he gave important instructions to the generals in all aspects. After the soldiers were well rested, the armies from all directions set off one after another.

The first to set off was Yan Qi's West Route Army, which had to go around Yanshan Mountain and pass through the Yuwen tribes, which was a very long journey.

Then there are the naval forces of Xiahou Bo and Bai Yu. They need to rush to Bohai County to board the sea ships. Bai Shu has ordered the navy commander Bai Bai, the king of the East China Sea, to take hundreds of large ships and more than a thousand large and small warships to stand by in the Bohai Bay. .

This is the first landing operation carried out in Daxia. However, based on the experience gained from Jin’s many landing operations and years of careful investigation by Xia Guo in Jin’s Haisi,

The intelligence that came back has given Xia Guo some confidence that it can still deal with Yan Guo, who has never seen the world.

Wait until the west and sea routes depart.

June 11

Bai Shu officially led his army eastward, vowing to complete his efforts in one battle and capture the entire Yan Kingdom.

Bai Shu took Dongwu King Bai Lin as the forward general and asked him to lead an army of 30,000 people to set off first, and the army slowly pressed forward.

The off-road troops led by Zhenbei General Yuan An and Youzhou Governor Hu Yanying also set out at the same time, first invading Beiping and Western Liaoning to explore intelligence and occupy counties for the army.

(End of this chapter)