The Turks worshiped gods, and there were temples but no temples.

Fuyundui Temple is just a pile of stones.

The priests set fires, brought three animals, horses, cattle and sheep, and slaughtered them in front of the temple pile.

Shao Shude and the heads bowed to the direction of the sunrise, and then faced east, the heads of the tribes stepped forward in groups, muttering: "We are willing to swear to the Holy Fire/Heaven God/Earth God, and respect the Khan as the main.

, never betray each other. If there is a disobeying the oath, there will be such a sacrifice!"

There were more than a hundred chiefs in total, and they lasted for a long time until the sun was noon and it ended.

Shao Shude held the Tea Mountain Sword and looked at everyone, saying, "You and other tribes, grasslands, cattle and sheep, should be protected by me. If there are thieves who covet them, they can attack them together."

"Abide by the orders of the Supreme Khan." The chiefs of all tribes bowed down one after another.

"Since that's the case, go down the mountain to order all the troops and horses, and you can hunt." Seeing that everyone was bowing to the ground, Shao Shude put away his sword and said with a smile.

Yang Yu waited at the foot of the mountain for a long time. When he saw Shao Shude leading everyone down the mountain, he immediately went forward and smiled and said, "King, the customs of Yinshan are very different from the customs of Dangxiang?"

"It doesn't matter." Shao Shude shook his head and said, "In the past, Emperor Taizong was the Central Plains of the world, and the grassland was dominated by so many tribes. Which family do you think you should use? The Wei River alliance with Jie Li Khan is again

What customs?”

Finally, he whispered: "Anyway, I don't want to come to Dangxiang's custom of drinking blood."

Yang laughed.

It was almost noon, and more and more troops arrived at the temple and the Yellow River.

The magistrate of Anbei County was also very scared when he saw so many gatherings of Qiang and Hu. Although he felt that most of them dare not cause trouble, there were too many people, with tens of thousands of people!

Shao Shude declined the county magistrate's suggestion to ask him to enter the city, and casually talked with him about the harvest of millet and wheat, the number of cattle and sheep, the prosperity and withering of grass in Anbei County.

At the time of the Wei Dynasty, the princess Zhe Fang'ai's car drove over, and the chiefs of all tribes were in a hurry and paid a visit to Ke Dun.

After all, she was born in the Zhe family. The princess handled these things with ease, so that Shao Shude suspected that she was the true story of the Zhe family's ancestors.

Emperor Taizong married Empress Changsun. Could it be that Lao Shao, my husband, Empress Yuwen?

Yang had already gone to discuss with the chiefs of various tribes where the troops were stationed and the order of the march.

Only the heads and a small number of people followed him here, and the army did not gather here. Considering that they also brought a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, the farthest one was even in the Tiande Army City, which was two hundred miles away.

road.

The iron forest, black wand and golden sword brought by Shao Shude were all stationed on the north bank of the river near the temple.

Zhe Siyu led the Iron Cavalry Army, Tutuan Township and Hengshan Fan tribes were in Henan.

These people did not carry any cattle and sheep, and they all rely on the food, jerky and dairy supplies shipped from the river.

A total of 200,000 troops were scattered on the 200-mile grassland. Once they started moving, just marching past the troops would be a grand scene.

The military power is so powerful that it is worth comforting!

Later, Chen Cheng rushed over from Lingzhou, and Shao Shude personally came out to greet him.

"The Grand Marshal, the food and grass have been supervised." Chen Cheng said: "Ling, Feng, Sheng, and raised one million hu of grain, beans, milk, and dried glutinous rice, and silver. Therefore, some of them need to be supported and transported to the clouds by water.

Zhongxian, then change to a small boat and go straight to Jinhe County Wharf."

"One new ship can transport 2,500 hu of water, and it can transport 500,000 hu at a time. These ships in front of you are already the second batch, right?" Shao Shude asked.

"Before the troops move, the food and grass will go first, of course, it is the second batch." Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Please relax, the fleet will be transported before the freezing and return to Lingzhou safely."

"It's comfortable to fight in Guanbei." Shao Shude praised: "A Yellow River has solved many troubles for me."

"King, after leaving the Zhenwu Army, there will be no such good thing as water transportation." Chen Cheng reminded.

"I'll eat cattle and sheep at that time, and the Master will transport another batch, which will be enough." Shao Shude said: "Now we have to set the marching route."

"Just four words, I will use the same trick again." Chen Cheng smiled and said, "One south and one north, two roads are moving side by side, can it be?"

"That's right." Shao Shude said: "Let Zhe Siyu bring the Iron Cavalry and some Tutuan Township men to Shuozhou. I will lead the main army and station it in the Woyang Palace and the Yanchi line. Let's meet Li Keyong for a while."

In fact, this way of walking is similar to last time. The difference is that this time the troops are stronger and what you want to do to Li Keyong.

"This strategy is good." Chen Cheng said: "Master, there is another thing that must be clarified."

"What's the matter?" Shao Shude asked.

"If you have the chance to capture and kill Li Keyong, how can you stay?" Chen Cheng asked.

Shao Shude was silent for a moment and said, "Maybe you can deduct it. However, Ke Yong is afraid that he will not give me this opportunity."

"Prepare for the future." Chen Cheng smiled.

Shao Shude sighed and said, "Since that's the case, let's act. Lu Siye, come and draw an order."

"Affect the order." Lu Siye, the secretary of the Jiedushi, who had always been taciturn, stood up and responded.

...

Li Keyong has been in Yunzhou for a long time.

There is nothing to do, mainly to shock the miscellaneous tribes living near Yunzhou.

This is the dividing line between the grassland and the Central Plains. For more than ten years, the grassland has changed hands frequently. Shatuo, Tuyuhun, Uighurs, Dangxiang, and Tatar tribes have all, ups and downs, and you will come on the stage after singing, and the people's sentiment is very complicated.

Shi Shanyou, the governor of the Datong Army appointed by Li Keyong, only had a few thousand soldiers and horses under his tent, and he had long been gentle and win over these tribes.

In fact, his methods are not too bad. At least the network of relationships is powerful and he has a good relationship with the chiefs of various departments. So he can always gain benefits with his old face and help Li Keyong stabilize the situation here.

"In the past, Helianduo, who was in charge of Yunzhou, colluded with the grasslands very deeply and tempted him to go south repeatedly. With a vast outlook, there were no less than 100,000 cavalrymen." Li Keyong climbed to the top of the East City of Yunzhou and looked into the distance.

The mountains, rivers, and trees in the north are vivid in my mind.

Fangshan, amniotic water, Yuhe, Yanchang City...

The last time I met with Yidi was in Datong, and a small-scale battle broke out at that time.

Many people say that Shao Shude chose to choose the location of the meeting in Yunzhou, and he was absolutely unfair. Because only on the grassland can his strength be greatly increased and he will widen the gap with others.

Countless tribal soldiers could come from the grasslands inside and outside Yinshan to act as his minions. But if the meeting location was chosen in Heyang or Zelu, he would not be able to support such mobilization and maintenance.

Of course Li Keyong understood this truth, but so what?

Since Yidi has proposed it, can you still be afraid of being an older brother?

Well, this is Li Keyong's personality. But how to say it, after so many years of ups and downs, he is no longer the naughty man he was back then. If he is beaten by reality a lot, people will always improve, right?

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First of all, Li Keyong brought a lot of soldiers this time, including 40,000 Jin soldiers, 20,000 Yan soldiers, 50,000 Tutuan village men and 50,000 foreign cavalry, and the total strength was no less than 160,000.

Secondly, it is not to be in one direction.

Some people came from the east to Guizhou, led by Li Cunxiao; some people went north from Lanzhou, stationed in the Caochengchuan area of ​​Shuozhou; Li Keyong led his own army and deployed near Yanmen Pass.

Last night, he entered Yunzhou overnight, observed the troops in the north, and found out first-hand news.

"Master, the scout just reported that a thief cavalry brigade appeared in the Jingbian Army." Shi Shanyou walked around Li Keyong and whispered.

Jingbian Army is called Hedong, and Shuofang is called Shenhexing and Woyang Palace.

In the early days of the Anshi Rebellion, Gao Xiuyan, the Datong Army envoy ordered by An Lushan, was defeated by Guo Ziyi, and took advantage of the victory to travel east and took down the Jingbian Army.

Then, Datong's military commander Xue Zhongyi attacked Jing's border army again. Guo Ziyi launched a powerful lineup, Li Guangbi, the left military commander Li Jun, the right military commander Gao Jun, the left military commander Pu Gu Huaien, and the right military commander Hun Shu, and the right military commander Hun Shu, and the right military commander Hun Da Dao defeated him. The enemy army pitted seven thousand of its cavalry and entered the clouds.

This is a battle to save the fate of the Tang Dynasty. If An Lushan was allowed to invade Zhenwu Army and enter Turing Wu in the early stage, God knows what would happen.

"It must be the one who stood in front of the battle." Li Keyong was excited and said, "Let's explore again. My brother, perhaps he has won many years and is arrogant. He has a habit of living in the palace when he goes out, and his pomp is very good. Woyang Palace That place should be his residence this time. The troops he brought must be based on this as the core and defense layer by layer."

"Does the king want to send a general to attack?" Shi Shanyou asked.

Li Keyong hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not appropriate. This time, we are watching the troops, watch first and then the troops."

In fact, I tried it during the last meeting. The effect was not ideal. I defeated the Xia people's silver spear, but was ambushed by armored cavalry, and the losses were quite high. At the same time, more than 4,000 Wansheng Army, which was advancing rashly, were also there. Yanchang City was besieged.

In the end, it ended in peace. Both sides were very restrained and tried to avoid a big war. Then they went back to their own houses and did their own things.

It should be said that during that period, this ending will be beneficial to both sides. Not to mention Shao Shude's expansion, Li Keyong was able to open up the situation in Hebei and live the whole situation.

But the peace dividend seven years ago seemed to have ended. As the situation evolved, the distrust between Xia and Jin became stronger and stronger. How should this end?

"Give me an order to my son Cunxiao, lead the army westward to seize Xuanhongchi." Li Keyong suddenly ordered.

"I will send an order to my brother Kening and take down the Zhalu Army City."

Shuozhou is nominally Li Keyong's territory. But his good brother has occupied the richest Sanggan River Valley for many years, namely the Shanyang and Mayi counties. The Zhalu Army City belongs to both sides. Then, as a buffer zone, Ningwu County took it back after using various means in Hedong.

The Shuozhou issue is also an important reason for Hedong's dissatisfaction. Because it threatens the flanks of Yunzhou, you can also go south to Lan and Shizhou through Caochengchuan. Although it is not the core hinterland of Hedong, even in the mountainous areas, you have plundered it. It's also very unhappy.
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