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Chapter 1162: Appointing a General to Go to War
Li You did not notice Hegan's expression, but muttered to himself: "However, you are right, the threat of the Turks is also great. There are nearly 300,000 of them. If they want to cause trouble in the Central Plains, 100,000 will be enough. This number is a bit too much."

"There are so many that I can't control the situation at the back."

Hegan rolled his eyes, and then said, "How difficult is this? Since the prince is worried, then we can make some small moves. Anyway, there will be a big battle next, and the prince can selectively reveal some of them, so that the Turks and the court people will fight to the death and perish together."

"What Shi Guirong said is correct. The court has 200,000 cavalrymen, and they are all absolutely loyal."

"Let the Turks deal with them. According to the one-to-one casualties, after the Turks wipe out these 200,000 people, I'm afraid we will also be seriously injured. By then, we won't even have 100,000 people left, so we naturally can't make a big wave. We can only follow the prince's command."

"Not bad, I didn't expect you to have such a brain."

Li You's eyes lit up and he looked at this confidant who usually only knew how to wield swords and guns with admiration. This kid has really come to his senses.

In the past, he could only kill people and act as an assassin, but now he has learned to think. If this is the case, he can be reused.

Li You did not think much about Hegan, but pondered: "The court needs to lose, but not too badly; the Turks need to win, but not too easily. Both of them must be weakened, so that I can grow up, and also have the strength to control the situation at any time."

"No matter whether the Turks are sincere or not, I will take my fate into my own hands. He wants to use me to cause chaos in the Central Plains, but he doesn't know that I am the son of the Heavenly Khan, so how can I be manipulated by others? When I really take over the world, Shiluodi will also be the one I will eliminate."

"When I ascend the throne, the Great Khan and the Right Wise Prince will all be killed by my sword. I will use their heads to prove to the world that I am the most outstanding prince of the Heavenly Khan."

"It is my great fortune to be able to follow a true dragon emperor like Your Majesty."

Hegan knew what Li You needed most at this time, so he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

"Hahaha"

Li You was no longer as cautious as before. Instead, he helped Hegan up very cheerfully: "My dear, please stand up quickly. You are an old man in my palace and have been following me for so many years. In the future, you will be my number one general. I will share wealth and honor with you."

Hegan had a greedy smile and excitement on his face. In this small study room, he cooperated with Li You in dreaming about the harmonious relationship between the monarch and his subject.

Three days later, the court held a grand ceremony to appoint generals to the battlefield in front of the gate of Taiji Palace.

Originally, many officials thought that a simple audience with the emperor would be enough, as the military situation in Hebei was urgent. However, Li Yan decisively refused, as he believed that Li Shimin had made a big show of himself before the Battle of Dingxiang when he appointed Li Jing, Duke of Wei, to lead the army.

This time, the Turkic cavalry marched south with 300,000 men, a scale no less than that of Jie Li, and Shiluode was the rightful Khan of the Turkic Khanate, so he deserved such "courtesy" from the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty raised an army of justice, and solemnly offered sacrifices to heaven and swore an oath to shock the morale of the three armies and inspire the people of the world at the same time.

If it had been so quiet, it would have given people the impression that they were afraid of the Turks.

The most important thing is that the bigger the scale, the stronger the enemy appears.

If the court wins, it will be the first victory of the new dynasty. It will be glorious to tell others about it after defeating a powerful enemy. Of course, there is another consideration. If the court loses, it will be easier to deal with it diplomatically because we have taken it seriously enough.

Unfortunately, the enemy is too powerful, and it is not shameful to lose.

Faced with this legitimate reason, even Xiao Yu and Zhang Sun Wuji felt a little depressed. Although they could not refute the emperor, they also frowned secretly in their hearts. The emperor was usually very humble, but this time he suddenly encountered a big change and seemed a little foolish.

During the Battle of Dingxiang, the Turks were in the Hetao area, where a city had been built during the Han Dynasty, but the land was all military settlements. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, this area had fallen into the hands of the Turks, and was used by Jie to graze horses and sheep.

They are the active attackers, so it doesn't matter whether they arrive earlier or later.

This time, the Turks broke into the heart of Hebei, not only did they capture cities and plunder land, they also distributed land to the people. Every day of delay meant a bigger loss. Speed ​​is of the essence in war, but the emperor still insisted on following the old rules and holding a ceremony for the expedition, which was really a bit pedantic.

It has always been easy to maintain the old ways, but difficult to break them.

The army went out to fight, and the emperor appointed the generals. This was not only a major event for the whole country, but also the supreme honor for the generals. When everyone had different opinions, Li Yan called Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji to ask about it. Both of them were very interested in it. Li You was even more so. Delaying time was in his favor.

Moreover, this was also the time for him to appear before the people of the world and initially establish his authority, so he strongly supported it. The attitudes of the three commanders quickly overwhelmed the important officials of the central government. With the war about to start, they still had to respect the opinions of the commanders.

What could have been responded to immediately was forcibly postponed by Li Yan for another three days.

In this way, the court officials could not resist the generals who were about to go to the front line, so this show-off ceremony took place. In the presence of tens of thousands of soldiers, Li Yan, dressed in the emperor's ceremonial attire, handed the tiger talisman symbolizing military power to Li You, who was dressed in armor.

Finally, Li Yan handed over the Emperor's Sword solemnly: "Fifth brother, the battle situation in Hebei is now in your hands."

"Don't worry, my royal brother. I swear to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty until death. I will destroy the Turks in the shortest possible time and live up to your expectations." Li You knelt on one knee excitedly, stretched out his hands, and took the Emperor's sword that had the power of life and death.

Li Yan joined hands with Li You to show the world that the monarch and his subjects were of one mind. He waved his sleeves and shouted majestically, "The Tang Dynasty will win!"

"The Tang Dynasty will win." Li You, Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji then raised their right hands and shouted.

The ministers and soldiers who were watching the ceremony shouted: "The Tang Dynasty will win."

The sound waves roared to the sky and reached the sky.

Afterwards, Li You and his two companions bid farewell to the emperor and led the army out of Chang'an City in a mighty manner, going east through the Tonghua Gate.

Hebei Road, outside Zhending City, Hengzhou!

Shi Luodie looked at the impregnable Zhending City and sighed silently. He had been guarding the camp outside Zhending City with his army for nearly ten days.

Zhending City is the base of the Cui family of Boling. The Cui family has mobilized all the clan forces in nearby towns to defend Zhending. Facts have also proved that if the city is firmly defended, it cannot be conquered without a military force more than ten times the size.

Unless Shi Luodie gathered all the troops heading south to attack Zhending, it would be impossible to take it.

However, this also left other towns with weak forces. The military strategy emphasizes avoiding the strong and attacking the weak. Their target is the land, the ordinary people scattered in the wilderness near the small towns. Naturally, they don't need to compete with the well-defended strong cities.

These days, the Turkic army divided its forces into groups and plundered, and has captured all the nearby cities including Xingtang, Lingshou, Xinle, and Tangchang.

Even Gucheng, Lucheng, Shenzhou and Luze in the southeast were conquered in one fell swoop, and the strategy of distributing land was implemented in various places, which received great response from the people.

The fields in the northern states and counties had been divided up, and all the Turkic troops had already moved south to join the group. Whenever a group of people came, Shi Luodie would send them off to Jizhou in the southeast, which was already the territory of the Qinghe Cui family.

Jizhou, Dezhou and Dizhou, which were occupied by the Qinghe Cui family, were located on the south side of the Yellow River and faced the sea on the east. The south bank of the Yellow River was the Qi area where King Li You of Qi had once been stationed.

Next, the Turkic army was going to have a great battle with the mysterious cavalry from the interior of the Tang Dynasty. Shi Luodie set the battlefield at the end of the Yellow River in order to create an opportunity for Li You. The two sides worked together to defeat this powerful army.

More than 200,000 Turkic troops had already dispersed to this place, and Shiluodi was the last to retreat. After packing up his baggage, he led the most elite 50,000 Khan's guards, silently glanced at the impregnable city, and rode east without looking back.

The army followed, raising a cloud of dust into the sky over the flat land.

In the next few days, Shi Luodie marched all the way, and news came from the front that dozens of important towns in Jizhou, including Xiabo, Wuyi, Hengshui, Dongguang, Husu, Anling, Leling, and Changhe, had been conquered, and the spearhead was heading straight for Ande City, the capital of Dezhou County.

Shiluodi's army did not stop, but marched southward all the way. Every time they set up camp, messengers would report the situation of the various armies in front. Under the huge temptation of dividing the land, those cities had almost no resistance.

After more than a month of fermentation, all the people in Hebei knew about the Turks' actions. Some people near smaller cities could not wait, fearing that the Turks would not arrive, and actually gathered in advance, broke into the county town, and divided the land.

As soon as the Turks arrived, they prepared the gold, silver, treasures, and food and supplies they had seized from the rich and powerful. They knew that the Turkic army was a group of hunting wolves, and if they were not fed with these, they would probably attack everyone without hesitation.

The people in the Central Plains cooperated so well that they packed up the spoils before the Turks arrived.

Faced with such a situation, the Turkic generals were a little worried. We came here to invade the south, but you did the job yourself. This makes us feel unfulfilled!
But when the request and report came up, Shi Luodie waved his hand and said that wherever the land was distributed, they could go directly to the next place without stopping. Just kidding, he wanted it to be like this, and those people did this, which saved them a lot of time.

Now time is extremely precious to the Turks.

Li You, Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji have already set out from Chang'an. The cavalry in Guanlong were all mobilized through the nobles, and the specific itinerary is still unknown. Shi Luodie needs to take over Jizhou, Dezhou and Dizhou in the next few days.

Force Li You to Qizhou on the south bank of the Yellow River, and then use Li You to find out the specific movements of the aristocratic cavalry.

(End of this chapter)