Xiaoqi

However, if one wants to achieve the effect of deterring the princes of the world, the emperor must personally go to the altar to worship the sky.After all, although the world is chaotic today, most people still regard themselves as the people of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor represents the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.Therefore, my lord must leave the matter of ascending the altar to worship the heavens to the emperor. No matter what the future holds, at least for now, this little emperor is still the irreplaceable true dragon emperor in my great Han world. "

"I see." Zhou Yu and Lu Su nodded in a sudden realization. After a little thought, they understood it, and they agreed with Guo Jia's explanation.

As Guo Jia said, there is no doubt that the Xiliang Army is the most powerful now.But there are quite a lot of princes in the world, and there are many powerful princes among them, and the Xiliang Army is not the only one.At present, the Xiliang army needs to face the Fuluo army head-on, and absolutely cannot ignore the existence of the princes, let alone forget them.Otherwise, once Li Li personally led his troops to fight against Fu Luo's army, and the surrounding princes took advantage of the chaos to send troops to attack the Xiliang Army's border, the Xiliang Army would be under the enemy's back and forth, and would be in an extremely passive and worrisome situation.

After all, no matter how fierce the tiger is, it can't stand up to the pack of wolves, and it will lose something under the enemy's back and forth.

From this point of view, it was a wise move for Li Li to invite the emperor to go to the altar to offer sacrifices to the master.Use the banner of the Son of Heaven to intimidate the princes of the world so that they dare not act rashly. After the Yufuluo Man army is wiped out, the northern border of Xiliang will be completely settled down.At that time, the Xiliang army will be free to deal with the princes of the Central Plains without fear of any princes invading the territory under the jurisdiction of Xiliang.

"Feng Xiao seems to have more meaning, why don't you explain it in detail?" Just as Zhou Yu and Lu Su were thinking secretly, a gentle voice came from behind.

"My lord!" Zhou Yu, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others saluted Li Li in military armor slowly.

"You don't need to be too polite, please get up." Li Li raised his hand with a smile, and said with a smile: "The emperor hasn't arrived yet, and I'm just waiting to catch up with the past. After the army leaves, I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other within two or three months."

After the laughter, Li Li walked up to Guo Jia, and said in a harmonious voice: "I heard what Feng Xiao said just now, and what he said was quite right, almost exactly as I thought. However, I could hear Feng Xiao's words. I didn’t tell the whole story, it seems that I deliberately concealed part of the truth. Am I right?”

Guo Jia nodded slightly, and asked softly: "My lord, do you really want my subordinates to tell you everything?"

"Uh, why not?" Li Li was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise.

Guo Jia bowed and said in a low voice: "Since that's the case, the subordinates should obey the order, and they must know everything without saying anything. In fact, the reason why the lord wants to invite the emperor to swear as a master is to tell the world. Waiting is to fight against the sins of the heavens and defend the territory of the great Han. This is a warning to some princes in the Central Plains states with ulterior motives. If they dare to violate our borders, they will be the thief of our Han people, and the lord will definitely send troops to crusade.

In addition, the lord suspects that some princes of the Central Plains must instigate the invasion of Beidi County by Yufu Luo's barbarian army this time.It must be that they secretly funded Yu Fuluo to send troops to invade the country, causing our army to fall into the quagmire of fighting the barbarians, thus destroying our long-term strategy of recuperating in Xiliang and taking the opportunity to weaken our army's strength.If our army's battle goes wrong, they will take advantage of the chaos to send troops to attack our Xiliang territory, further encroaching on our Xiliang territory, making us be besieged by the enemy, internally and externally trapped, and eventually our strength will be greatly damaged, and we will be unable to send troops to the Central Plains.I don't know if what my subordinates said is true, please tell me clearly, my lord? "

Li Li smiled and nodded, approvingly said: "What Feng Xiao said is exactly what I want. I think that Yu Fuluo is just the right sage king of the Southern Huns in exile. The nobles of the Southern Xiongnu tribe were excluded, and he was not even allowed to step into the territory. Why would such a down-and-out person unite with various ministries to invade our Xiliangbian County? If there is no secret support from the princes of the Central Plains, the old king of the Southern Xiongnu and the Western Xianbei He and the Qiang tribe will never form an alliance with them, and it is even more impossible to send so many troops to invade our border."

Speaking of this, Li Li's face became gloomy and fierce, and he said in a deep voice: "So, the enemies we have to face this time are definitely not limited to the Fuluo barbarians. The truly powerful enemies are still dormant and waiting. Once we The army and the Yufulo army are in a stalemate situation, and these ulterior motives behind the scenes will immediately appear and attack us aggressively. Because of this, our army cannot attack the barbarian army with too many troops this time, even at the expense of using The troops from the prefectures should not be dispatched from all over the country to participate in the battle, but they should secretly strengthen their forces and actively prepare for the battle."

Li Li's words surprised everyone, and suddenly everyone seemed to be covered with a lingering haze, which made people feel depressed and worried.

Chapter 561

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"Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Xia Wu Shang Zhou;

The Great Powers of the Spring and Autumn Period, violent Qin Wudao;

Gao Zu founded the country, and Han Wu opened the frontier;

The remaining barbarians of the Huns invaded the country without reason;

Pray to heaven and earth, bless my army;

Invincible and triumphant;

I pray to the heavens, raise troops to fight crimes, and destroy barbarians..."

On the altar, the emperor Liu Xie held the playing slips and proclaimed the scriptures word by word. Although it was not a self-made essay, he tried his best to read the words in a correct, cadenced, full of emotion and impassioned.

On the lower steps of the altar, Li Li, dressed in golden armor, stood on the high platform with a long sword in his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked down at the tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers below the stage.

Liu Xie was well prepared for this altar swearing-in. He had a large volume of slips in his hand, and the letter was very long, and he hadn't finished reading it for a long time.

Under the high platform, Jia Xu looked up at Liu Xie on the high platform with half-closed eyes, paying special attention to the expression on the face of the protagonist Li Li who was only one step away from Liu Xie.

But seeing Li Li's solemn expression, his face was calm, calm as still water, and his figure stood upright. Even standing at the bottom of the steps, he was half a head taller than Liu Xie standing on the altar.

Seeing this, Jia Xu showed a sly smile, turned his head slightly to look at Li Xuan, and said in a low voice: "The altar was built under the supervision of Yuan Zhong himself? It was built just right, not too high or too low, it's amazing!"

"Brother Wenhe is too famous." Li Xuan chuckled lightly, and said in a low voice, "This high altar is about nine feet nine inches high, and the altar on the top is only one foot higher than the high altar. On the stage, it is only eight feet at most. And the lord is more than nine feet tall. Even standing on the steps of the altar, he is wiser and more powerful than the emperor. Such a small skill is not worthy of Wen He's praise. Yuan Zhong is ashamed. !"

Jia Xu shook his head slightly, and said softly: "Yuan Zhong, don't be self-effacing. This matter is really well done, which makes me feel inferior. But this is a small matter after all. Right now, the war is the most urgent matter. As the lord said just now, the war Once we fall into a stalemate, I, Xiliang, will be in a bad situation!"

"Could it be that Brother Wenhe has concerns about this battle and is not sure of victory?" Li Xuan asked suspiciously.

Jia Xu nodded lightly, and said with a worried expression: "The lord only dispatched [-] cavalry from the Golden Guards this time. Five thousand soldiers from the Bow and Crossbow Battalion and thirty thousand soldiers from the county government, a total of fifty thousand soldiers and horses. This move is almost useless. The main battalion of our army, the only soldiers with extraordinary combat power are the Jinyiwei war cavalry, and the remaining [-] soldiers and horses have limited combat power and can only garrison the pass. But they have no ability to take the initiative to attack. In addition, the tiger ben battalion cavalry stationed in Beidi County used to have three Thousands of soldiers and horses. But after a month of continuous resistance, there are only [-] soldiers and horses left.

This means that the lord's main battle battalion will have less than 15 soldiers this time, including [-] county soldiers and more than [-] Beidi county soldiers, and the number of troops will be less than [-].With such a force against the [-] Yufulo army, if you want to make a quick victory, I'm afraid that you will not be able to do it.However.Once the war is stalemate, the situation facing our army will be very unfavorable.If the information is correct, then everything is as the lord said, the battle in Beidi County is together.The princes from all walks of life in the Central Plains must take action, and the situation on the front line of Sili is worrying, and a large-scale attack from the princes of the Central Plains will usher in at any time. "

"Well, Brother Wenhe is very worried." Li Xuan nodded in response, and said in a low voice: "This Northern Expedition, just as Wenhe expected, my lord intends to fight quickly, and strive to wipe out Yufulo's army within a month, and then Take the Hetao Plain with an army. As for the war in Sili, Wenhe need not worry. It was rumored that when the lord was in trouble, I privately recruited the Feixiong Heavy Armor Battalion and the Longxiang Battalion to Chang'an. At this moment, the two battalions are stationed in Tongguan , Once the Sili war breaks out suddenly, these 15 warriors will immediately go to the front to join the battle, and then our Sili front line will gather [-] troops to fight against the invading enemy."

After a pause, Li Xuan continued: "Because of this, my lord did not recruit the main force of the battalions in this Northern Expedition, only the Jinyiwei cavalry rushed to Beidi County to participate in the battle. Moreover, my lord appointed Guo Jia, the right army division, as the chief general of Sili this time. , Teng Xiao and Xu Rong will be the deputy generals, guarding the border of Sili. At the same time, although the Northern Expedition Army is the lord in command, they use Lu Su as the commander of the army, Zhou Yu as the deputy general of the Chinese army; Dian Wei as the vanguard of the army, Huang Zhong As the deputy vanguard, the central army has Zhang Liao and Xu Chu as the generals, the rear army has Chen Dao as the chief general, and Hu Che'er as the deputy general, escorting the army's food and supplies.

It is not difficult to see from Wen He's army division that this time our army's Northern Expedition, except for Dian Wei and General Zhang Liao, the lord will all use the generals who have recently joined our army.Therefore, for this Northern Expedition, the Lord did not conscript other main battalions except for the personal guard Jin Yiwei.This will help these generals who are on their own for the first time to show their talents. After all, their qualifications are still young and they don't have much military exploits. If they want to command the main battalion soldiers to fight, they need to accumulate enough military exploits to convince the generals.Therefore, in my opinion, if this battle can be won, it must be a great victory; if it cannot be resolved quickly, our army's losses will not be too great. The only thing to worry about is that Beidi County may not be able to survive. "

"That's right." Jia Xu nodded in astonishment, and said, "Our army has been mobilizing for two years, the commanders of each battalion should be re-rotated, or a group of new generals should be promoted to supplement each battalion, so as not to cause a big tail in the future. I just want to advise the lord, and now it seems that the lord is far-sighted, has a plan in his mind, and has made arrangements in advance. In this way, I can rest assured."

Li Xuan nodded happily, and agreed: "Brother Wen He's words are very true. Now all the battalion leaders of our army are local generals from Xiliang, and it is easy to crowd out new generals. As time goes by, it will inevitably breed ambitions to support troops and stand on our own. What's more, as long as the northern border is cleared this time, there will be no more border dangers in Xiliang in the next few years, and it is imperative to send troops to enter the Central Plains.

In this way, recruiting heroes from all over the world to participate in major events is the top priority, and absolutely no one in the army is allowed to form cliques for private interests and set up private hilltops.Therefore, after the border is stabilized, I will advise the lord to re-rotate the leaders of the battalions, and the main officials of the states and counties should also be re-assigned.I don't know if brother Wenhe is willing to join me in admonishment? "

"It's very good, it's exactly what I want." Jia Xu nodded with a smile, and said, "This time, my lord ordered me to stay in Chang'an to take charge of military affairs, Yuan Zhong to take charge of government affairs, allocate grain, grass and military equipment, and Wen You to take charge of intelligence and detailed operations. Entrusted to us, there is no way to increase the grace. Therefore, we should do our best to plan for the lord and swear to be loyal to the lord to the death. We need to do many things that the lord is inconvenient to show up. Fortunately, the lord returned to Chang'an this time, but It solved a big problem for us, otherwise we will inevitably be tied up and unable to perform well!"

"Brother Wen He is talking about Da Sima?" Li Xuan asked with a smile.

Jia Xu nodded slightly, and said softly: "Exactly. My lord has been ignorant and indifferent before, so I was always on guard against Da Sima, for fear that he would cause trouble again. I don't think Da Sima is not a fatuous person after all. This time The grand event of dragon slaying was done beautifully, raising the prestige of the lord to a height that no one can match. In addition, he also understood that righteousness gave up the position of Da Sima and was willing to demote to the position of Situ. The position of Liang's supreme commander is below the lord.

It can be seen from this that we are far behind the master in understanding Situ Lijue's temperament.Although he has a strong desire for power, he understands the truth and never forgets that the lord is the lord of Xiliang.Now the situation in Xiliang is clear, the lord is in charge of the military administration, Situ is in charge of the court, dealing with all the officials in the court, the division of labor is clear, it is beneficial for us to act, and we no longer look forward and backward as before, for fear of violating taboos if we are not careful. "

Li Xuan smiled knowingly, nodded and said: "Yeah, I have been on guard against Situ before, lest he have another quarrel. For this reason, I even set up a game with Wen You to lure him into the urn, and it turned out that I was wrong to blame him. Now the lord is advancing General Hushi, who ranks above the three lords, is in charge of Xiliang's military affairs, so we have no more scruples, and we can do things freely and share the worries for the lord. From now on, our focus will be transferred to the princes from all walks of life in the Central Plains , although it is not a good time to enter the Central Plains right now, but be prepared and prepare early to avoid rushing in the future."

While Li Xuan and Jia Xu were talking in low voices, Liu Xie on the altar finally finished reading the call-to-action, and went to the main topic: "I sacrifice blood to the heavens and earth, and worship the ancestors and emperors of the past generations. Barbarians have no way, Arbitrarily sending troops to invade the country, wantonly robbing and killing our fellow citizens, this is an act of common anger between man and god. Today, I will designate Li Li, Marquis of Wuwei, as the General of Hussars, who will lead the soldiers and horses of the world, command the killing and attack, and take charge of the war. , go out on behalf of me, wipe out the barbarians, and show off the might of our great Han army!"

"Thank you, my minister, long live my emperor!" Following Liu Xie's order in public, Li Li knelt down on one knee, received the order loudly, and then stood up to take the Emperor Sword from Liu Xie.

So far, the swearing-in ceremony for the son of heaven is over, and what Liu Xie should do today has been done, and there is nothing left for him to do next.

But seeing Li Li holding the Tianzi sword in his hand, standing on the altar, standing side by side with Liu Xie, looking down at the tens of thousands of soldiers in front of him and the civil and military officials standing on both sides of the high platform, he said loudly: "The barbarians are cruel and violent. Chengguan, massacre our people. Today, the commander-in-chief bears the mandate of heaven, and fulfills the wishes of the people, to lead the three armies, to launch the Northern Expedition, vowing to wipe out the barbarians, expand the territory, and promote the might of our great Han army!"

"My lord is mighty! Long live, long live,,, long live!"

As Li Li paused for a while, more than [-] soldiers and civilians in the audience shouted loudly, and the pilgrimage sounded one after another, rushing to the sky like a mountain roar and a tsunami, the sound shook all directions, and the lingering sound was long and lasting.

At this time, Li Li raised his hand and pressed down, and the din of people under the high stage stopped abruptly, and then Li Li loudly shouted: "This time, I will lead a hundred thousand cavalry to fight against the barbarians. Smash the barbarians in one fell swoop, deter the border guards, and revive the might of the great Han! All the soldiers listen to the order and set off!"

"Promise!" Following Li Li's order, the Emperor's Sword was unsheathed and pointed at the sky. The soldiers in the audience responded to the order, and the rear team changed to the front team. Facing the sound of drums, countless flags fluttered in the wind, galloping horses galloped, Running to the north mightily.

Chapter 562

Once the Beimen Calligraphy came out, it quickly spread to the Central Plains.

Immediately, the world shook, the princes shook, and the people of the world looked sideways at him.

There is nothing surprising about the call to action, at most it is brilliant in writing. Talking about ancient theories and presently enumerating the barbarian bandits in Fuluo is a heinous crime, it is unacceptable not to kill the barbarian bandits.

In fact, the most eye-catching thing is that this proclamation comes from the mouth of the young emperor Liu Xie.