royal robes

Chapter 616
After Li Hongmao came to Huangfu Jixun's house, he immediately informed the whole matter.Huangfu Jixun sighed immediately after hearing this. Because Li Hongmao was relatively rigid and timid, he conveyed Li Jing's words almost word for word. Huangfu Jixun immediately understood the meaning.

"It seems that His Majesty is going to abandon Weizhou and prepare to return to defend Huainan." Huangfu Jixun said: "The Second Highness does not know that the Glory of the Tang Dynasty is His Majesty's secret code, as long as you say these four words, it does not mean sending troops, but It is to retreat. To maintain the glory of our own Datang, not to fight head-on with the enemy."

"There is even such a meaning, I don't even know."

Huangfu Jixun smiled and said: "Of course, if everyone knows, how can this kind of thing be hidden from others. Deliberately finding such seemingly powerful words to confuse the enemy, this is His Majesty's backhand. Hurry up Bing, each of us orders [-] soldiers, but we only call it [-] to the outside world. Remember to keep this matter secret. Under such circumstances, if Murong Yanchao finds out, things will be difficult to handle. Your Majesty stayed in Weizhou on purpose to wait for us To respond, there is no need to go to Huainan or Huaizhou, it is enough to keep all the troops fifty miles away."

"Sure enough, ginger is still hot when he is old." Li Hongmao said with a smile: "Actually, I have thought about giving up this battle for a long time. My father is also concerned about Li Jing, a troublesome person. If I had known, we would not have lent troops to him. What a harm. We are so troublesome. By the way, won't the father be in any danger if he stays here alone? If we leave, he will only have more than 2 troops in his hand. With Murong Yanchao's martial arts so high, he still has nearly four Wan's military strength, if he wants to harm the father, I am afraid that the father will be in danger."

"Third Highness, don't worry, His Majesty must have other plans. At this time, His Majesty is Murong Yanchao's only hope. As long as we don't show our feet, he will never hurt His Majesty." Huangfu Jixun said: "Your Highness is indeed a loyal minister and filial son. After the old minister came back from Huainan, he must return to His Majesty's side immediately to protect His Majesty's safety. With the old minister's martial arts against Murong Yanchao, he may not be able to occupy any family."

"Then let General Lao take care of you, this time we will be hurt badly. Weizhou City is really a troublesome place, we just need to come here less." The more Li Hongmao thought about it, the more unhappy he became. It was obvious that he was borrowing troops to help Murong Yanchao. It is troublesome to walk.

Huangfu Jixun said: "Anyway, the Tang army didn't suffer any damage this time. They just came here to experience the cold weather. In fact, southerners seldom experience this kind of icy and snowy beauty. It's just... ... Zong Xin is too powerful, and he is my father-killing enemy, I really want to have a good fight with him."

Li Hongmao said: "General Huangfu, don't worry, one day you will be able to fight Zong Xin. Your martial arts are stronger than him, and you can kill him as long as you have the chance."

"That's true, let's go to serious business. Remember that [-] soldiers will leave, there must be no more, no less, and remember to keep it secret."

"Understood, I can still do this little thing."

The two went to find Chen Jue, the privy envoy of the Tang Dynasty.Chen Jue's martial arts is weak, but his resourcefulness is superb. Li Jing has led him to fight all the year round and trusts him very much.So Li Jing asked Li Hongmao to deliver the order. If Huangfu Jixun couldn't hear it, Chen Jue would definitely hear it.And analyzing the current situation, Chen Jue can guess his own thoughts even if he doesn't speak.

Li Jing also often wondered if his son was his own. The eldest son was okay, but the second son was really stupid. Although the third son was good, he was too sharp, so he had to pretend to be blind to save his life.If it is announced that he has double pupils, I am afraid that it will be a place of loss for everyone. Let alone the treacherous officials of his own country, people in the enemy country will not allow a person with double pupils to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. It is estimated that even Guo Wei will send someone Come and kill him.

Helpless, very helpless.In fact, Li Jing's favorite is his third son, Li Congjia. Regardless of martial arts or character, resourcefulness or intellect, he is the best candidate to entrust the country, but... now that the court is in turmoil, the emperor himself cannot cover the sky with his own hands.

Li Jing could go against public opinion and pass the throne to Li Congjia, but doing so would only lead to an infighting.Now Datang can't afford this kind of internal fighting. If the fighting is too severe, Datang is afraid that it will split, and the final result will be completely defeated by Guo Wei.

Although this idea is a bit selfish and unfair, but now the only way is for their brothers to be united, with the eldest brother Hongji ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, and the third child Congjia fully assisting.As for the second child... eat, drink and have fun all day long, just don't cause trouble. Considering the current situation, this is the best ending.

But Li Jing is still young now, so he didn't die so soon.Li Jing can still be in power for many years. After many years, who knows what the court will be like and what the world will be like.Anyway, Li Jing didn't think about this issue anymore, she just wanted to develop well, and didn't care about anything else.

Li Hongmao, Huangfu Jixun, and Chen Jue each led [-] soldiers from the east city of Xuzhou and headed for Huainan, Huaizhou, and Suzhou in three routes.Before this, Murong Yanchao had already told the soldiers that these three routes were to move reinforcements, and anyone who dared not send troops would attack directly.So no one was suspicious at this time, not even Murong Yanchao himself. The reason is very simple. Since Li Jing made the decree, he has been by Murong Yanchao's side. How to invite the king into the urn and trap Zong Xin and his party to death.

The three-way troops almost took away half of the remaining Tang soldiers. Xuzhou's military strength decreased a lot in an instant, but at this time there were still [-] to [-] soldiers stationed in Xuzhou. Some people are suspicious.

In order to make the trick more realistic, the three groups of people walked in three directions, but they had already discussed it, and everyone gathered in Huainan, and then turned back from Huainan.Although the journey was tossing, Murong Yanchao's spies felt that this was reinforcements from Tang Dynasty.

After all, Emperor Li Jing still has more than 2 soldiers still in Xuzhou City. Today's Xuzhou City is a difficult existence for Datang.The emperor and more than 2 soldiers are almost hostages of Xuzhou. They must be brought back to the army to keep them safe.

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Li Hongmao was very happy. This time he took 8000 troops to Suzhou.In fact, as long as you enter the border of the Tang Dynasty, you can turn your head and go directly to Huainan. Li Hongmao deliberately asked to go a long way because he wanted to take more troops. In fact, this feeling is quite good. An army of nearly [-] people, if they take one step by themselves, they will have to take several steps.

This feeling is very good, as if I am the master who can control everyone's life and death, this group of soldiers will completely obey my orders, kill them if they are asked to kill, do evil if they are asked to do evil, and even let them die, they will do the same .

In fact, it was Li Hongmao's first time personally leading troops, and he didn't have anyone around him to assist him.The feeling of being a general for the first time is a bit addictive, so Li Hongmao hoped that this feeling could last longer, so he deliberately chose the farthest road.

Li Hongmao was actually a little guilty, because if the lieutenant general hadn't reminded him these few days, he really didn't know when to set up camp and when to get up.However, this lieutenant general has no skills, he just knows a lot about the affairs in the army, and Li Hongmao, who has known him for several days, still hasn't remembered his name.

There is no need for Li Hongmao to memorize his name for this kind of person, because Li Hongmao knows that he is not smart in the first place, and remembering the name of a useless person is a useless thing, and his brain cells are not many. It's not worth wasting his name.

After a few days of familiarization, Li Hongmao had a preliminary understanding of what orders should be given during the march.Know when to set up camp, light a fire and cook, know when to keep camp and put people to sleep.I feel that being in the military camp is really boring, it is better to live happily at home by myself.

Li Hongmao felt uncomfortable as soon as the freshness passed, and wanted to go to Huainan as soon as possible, but their team had to go to Suzhou first, and then transfer to Huainan.After resting in Huainan for a period of time, he set off from Huainan and rushed back to Xuzhou.

However, the army will stay in Huainan for a period of time and cannot turn back immediately, otherwise it will look a bit fake.Li Hongmao could only look forward to having a good rest after arriving in Huainan.That's your own territory. Get drunk in Huainan and find a few girls to accompany you. That's called life.

This time Li Hongmao knew how hard it was to fight the war. In fact, he had never fought a battle at all. Just walking around with soldiers had already pushed his body and spirit to the limit.Li Hongmao has also decided that after this incident is over, he will never go to the front line again, and will stay in Jinling honestly and leave without saying anything.Of course, it is still possible to visit the scenery of various places and taste delicious food, but... lead soldiers to fight, never go.

On this day, Li Hongmao led his troops to Mount Matou, which was still three or five days away from Suzhou.Although the chief general is useless, the soldiers are still very good. The speed of the march has not been delayed at all. The deputy general has already handled the matter properly, and it is enough for Li Hongmao to nod at the right time.

Although Li Hongmao was young, he drank too much and had sex, and his body was already hollowed out.He himself didn't know these things, and he kept wondering why he was so tired while riding a horse, but those soldiers were not tired walking on the ground.

At the foot of Matou Mountain, this mountain is shaped like a horse's head, and it looks a bit weird. The road is small and long, and the stream is gurgling.After leaving the range of Xuzhou, the temperature rose a lot, and Li Hongmao felt spring again, and he was very happy.

"Lieutenant General, how far is this place from Suzhou?"

"There are still more than 100 miles to go. Based on our current footsteps, we will reach Suzhou in less than three days." The lieutenant general said: "But we don't need to go to Suzhou. As long as we pass Matou Mountain, we will find Kangzhuang Avenue. There is our Tang Dynasty there." The official way, the soldiers can speed up their pace and turn their heads directly to Huainan. The temperature in Huainan can take a good rest for morale. We have suffered a lot in Xuzhou in recent months. How can the southern soldiers suffer from this kind of cold? The soldiers had frostbite on their fingers and toes, and they couldn't even hold weapons."

(End of this chapter)