Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

On the second day, at five o'clock, the twilight had already shrouded Taiyuan Mansion, and in the cavalry camp outside Taiyuan Mansion, five thousand soldiers dressed in black uniforms and wearing ghost masks were standing on horseback like Xiaosha. The phalanx awaits the order to go.

The governor of Bingzhou, the king of Han, Li Ke, was dressed in a black royal robe, and under the guards of Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng, he strode up to the platform. Behind him were two other Bingzhou army generals, Li Mengchang and Sun Erlang. The man also has a majestic face, and his eyes are tough and cold.

"Soldiers!" Li Ke stepped up to the general's platform and said to the five thousand cavalrymen wearing the green-faced and long-toothed ghost masks made by the Governor's Mansion of Bingzhou, "In the winter of the first year of Zhenguan, the Turkic cavalry invaded Yunzhou and Suzhou. , kill my Tang people, rob my people's finances, plunder my Tang money, our trip is not for life and death, but for shame."

"Kill! Kill!!" The shouts of the five thousand ghost-faced soldiers shook the heavens and the earth.

"Okay," Li Ke roared, "The man is determined to leave the secluded pass, and he will not return the Hu Nu if he does not destroy it. Why do we need a hometown to bury the bones, there are green hills everywhere in life. Today, we send troops to Mobei, do not kill the Hu Nu, and swear not to return home .”

"The black-clothed ghost fights the world with a bloody face, kills the enemy and serves the country and bury his bones on the battlefield." Guo Shifeng took the lead and shouted.

"Black-clothed ghosts face the world with blood, kill the enemy and serve the country and bury their bones on the battlefield." The five thousand ghost-faced soldiers shouted, Li Ke's words were like stimulants, arousing the bloodthirsty blood in their hearts.

"Let's go!" With a wave of Li Ke's hand, five thousand cavalrymen left the barracks in an orderly manner, headed for Youzhou, and disappeared into the night.

The night was very dark, the mountain road was difficult to walk, and the veterans who were marching walked very slowly. Li Ke on the horse looked a little tired. The six nights of non-stop rapid march made his body a little overwhelmed. So far he has not recovered Fully adjusted from the upside-down jet lag.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" Chen Qi suddenly approached Li Ke and asked in a low voice.

"My lord is fine, Chen Qi, where are we now, are we approaching Youzhou?" Li Ke asked longingly.

"Your Highness, you can reach the boundary of Youzhou before dawn." Chen Qi replied.

"Oh." Li Ke was silent, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly said, "Go tell Su Dingfang, Li Mengchang, Sun Erlang and Guo Shifeng to come over, and tell them that the king has something to discuss with them." .”

"Nuo" Chen Qi took the order and disappeared into the ranks of the new army.Li Ke was accompanied by three hundred black-clothed guards on this trip, as well as Wang Zhongchang and Zhu Tong, who are known as black-clothed double evil spirits, and four personal guards among the six great black-clothed eunuchs. However, he was surrounded by guards in black, while Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng were leading the army in front, and Li Mengchang and Sun Erlang were at the back of the army. He wanted to discuss with everyone and had to send them a letter.

That night in the study of the Governor's Mansion, Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng, after understanding Li Ke's intentions, formulated a marching route starting from Taiyuan Mansion, bypassing Daizhou and Yizhou, and directly leaving Youzhou.Therefore, the purpose of Li Ke summoning the four of them was to discuss how to get out of Youzhou City.Seeing that he was about to reach the border of Youzhou, since he didn't want to publicize it, he couldn't send troops from Youzhou City to Mobei through his status as the governor, so he had to choose another place, so he asked a few people to discuss this issue.

In fact, Li Ke can veto the marching route of Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng, because he has a place where he can easily send troops to Mobei without being discovered, and that is Yunzhou.Because of the relationship between Daizhou governor and Li Ke, Li Ke can believe that he will not refuse his request.It's just that the march plan formulated by Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng mainly served Li Ke's combat purpose, and Li Ke could only follow the plan formulated by them.There are two main reasons why Li Ke accepted Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng's marching plan: First, to send troops from Yunzhou to Mobei, the army must pass through Dingxiang City, and Dingxiang is guarded by a Turkic army. Unknowingly leading 5000 people to pass under the eyes of the Dingxiang Turkic people to carry out a surprise attack is obviously not feasible. Li Ke himself feels that he is not sure, especially since the ghost riders in his hand are just a group of people who have not been baptized by war. recruits.The second point, the advantage of sending troops to Youzhou compared to sending troops to Yunzhou is that the grasslands to the north of Youzhou are ruled by Jieli, and the Turkic king's tent is far away from the Yinshan Mountains [-] miles west of the Youzhou grasslands. The ability to control the grasslands north of Youzhou is relatively weak, and the Dingxiang Turkic military forces have limited ability to radiate the grasslands north of Youzhou.Therefore, the battle plan formulated by Su Dingfang and Guo Shifeng was to send troops to Youzhou and raid the scattered Turkic tribes on the grassland north of Youzhou. Another thing about the mobility of the ghost cavalry is that it is far away from the two military control areas. The chance of the ghost cavalry encountering a large group of Turkic cavalry during combat is very small.

"Your Highness, what are you talking about looking for the last general and others?" Just as Li Ke was thinking about this action, Su Dingfang, Li Mengchang, Sun Erlang and Guo Shifeng had already rushed to his side on horseback.

"The army will arrive at the border of Youzhou at dawn tomorrow. I don't want to send troops from Youzhou City to Mobei. Do you have any good routes to send troops?" Li Ke asked. As a trusted confidant, Li Ke did not dare to take the risk and tell Cheng Yaojin that he would go to Mobei to snatch Turkic horses, cattle, sheep and women.

"This matter was my negligence, and I hope His Highness will make amends." Su Dingfang said suddenly.

"Why did Dingfang say that?" Li Ke asked.

"Your Highness, just now the general has received the report from the scouts in front, saying that there is a steep mountain road near Youzhou City that can lead to the outside of the city. The general has sent people to investigate in detail to see if the cavalry can pass. Therefore, the army After entering the border of Youzhou before dawn, we have to rest for a day, and we can continue on the road tomorrow night until the scouts have cleared up and reported the specific information, and we will be able to leave Youzhou and enter the border of Turkic at about [-]:[-] tomorrow night!" Su Dingfang Said with confidence.

"En" Li Ke is very satisfied with Su Dingfang's answer, especially satisfied with Su Dingfang's confirmation of the news of the scout's return without getting an exact confirmation of whether the cavalry can pass the mountain road, which makes him very appreciative. A general should have the facts. Spirit.He smiled at the four people around him, "Sure enough, Ding Fang is very thoughtful. This king has overstepped his rules. This operation should have been directed by you, and this king should not have asked about this matter."

"The last general would like to follow His Highness's orders." Su Dingfang did not flatter Li Ke hypocritically like others, and he agreed firmly, but the meaning was also very obvious, that is, since you have given me full command, I will never refuse, let alone Lose the absolute power that a coach should have.

Li Ke handed over the power to Su Dingfang, and he didn't care about what happened during the march, which seemed very relaxed.The army arrived at the boundary of Youzhou before dawn. Su Dingfang decisively gave the order to rest. Shen Shi received the information from the scouts in front, saying that the mountain road could accommodate a horse. Su Dingfang hurriedly reported the matter to Li Ke, and Li Ke listened. I was very happy after that.

At the time of Wu, the army marched towards the mountains near Youzhou. After two hours of hard marching, it finally left Youzhou and fell into the territory of the Turks.

Mobei, outside the Great Wall, the beautiful scenery in the poems of the poets. Li Ke looked at it under the starry sky at night. He couldn't feel the poetic and artistic charm of the literati. I have a hunch that I may meet Turkic people tonight.

Finally, his premonition was finally verified when the army walked northward for nearly two hours on the way out of Youzhou.When Su Dingfang received the information from the scouts in front, he ordered the army to dismount and rest, and then he told Li Ke the news in time. Li Ke felt relieved when he learned that there was a Turkic tribe with a population of about [-] ten miles ahead. After a lot, he also summoned Li Mengchang and Sun Erlang to his central army to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Highness, since the Turkic people are right in front of you, then you give the order!" After Li Ke's heart-rending reprimand, Li Mengchang's mentality towards the Turkic people changed greatly, and he was the first to stand up and ask for a fight.

"Yes, Your Highness, eight out of ten Turkic tribes with 1000 people can fight, and there are only 800 people. Our 5000 people are enough to wipe them all out." Guo Shifeng was very excited, but it didn't affect his thinking. His analysis Very reasonable.

"Ding Fang, what's your opinion? You are the commander of this march, so you can't help but express your opinion?" Li Ke didn't take the Turkic tribe with [-] combat strength to heart, but his people seemed very relaxed.

"If your Highness only wants horses, a charge of the ghost-faced rider is enough, and there is no need to go through a lot of trouble; if you want to wipe out a tribe, I am afraid that you need to make some arrangements, so as not to slip through the net due to the lack of experience of the ghost-faced rider during the night battle. Fish." Su Dingfang is worthy of being a general, his words made Li Ke and everyone admire him for his thoughtfulness.

Quiet, the north wind howling, only the breathing of soldiers and horses panting a few feet away can be heard, Li Ke is silent, and his expression at this time cannot be seen in the dark night, Su Dingfang, Li Mengchang, Sun Erlang Like Guo Shifeng, he also stopped talking, and the night also drowned the expressions on the faces of the four of them.They know what the concept of total annihilation Su Dingfang just mentioned is that no one, man, woman, or child will be left behind.The purpose of their trip was to carry out a surprise attack, using a small tribe of Turkic people to train the Ghost Face Rider.However, no matter how weak Turkic Jieli's military control is in the grassland north of Youzhou, as long as there is a fish that slipped through the net alive to report, they are very likely to be surrounded by Turkic cavalry.Leaving a living mouth is equivalent to leaving clues to the enemy, and only the dead can keep secrets.

Therefore, Li Ke is making a decision, and the same Su Dingfang, Li Mengchang, Sun Erlang, and Guo Shifeng are also making decisions in their hearts.

After a while, Li Ke suddenly sighed, "Total annihilation! No one will be left alive, and the corpses will all be sparked!" After giving the order, he left the crowd alone. His words were a thousand resignations. He knew what he was doing. Knowing that since you have chosen this path, you should know what you are going to do.

"No..." Su Dingfang agreed after Li Ke left. He is not like the incredible Li Meng in front of him.