Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

"Generals, listen!"

As Du He's authoritative voice rang out, all the civil and military officials in the hall stood up.

All eyes turned to Du He.

Du He said loudly, "Starting tomorrow, we will divide our forces into ten routes, each with 2 troops. After this battle, we can rest for one to two years!"

"In this battle, you must send out many scouts to report the army's location at all times. Don't get lost on the European battlefield!"

"If logistical support fails, you can sustain your war effort through combat!"

The Tang Dynasty did not mobilize its entire army, but instead left tens of thousands of troops to garrison Byzantium and handle logistical matters.

There was a pause.

Du He continued, "If you lose your way on the march, you can send bombardment troops into the air in hot air balloons to scout ahead and gather intelligence on the enemy."

"Everyone, go back and get ready!"

The generals roared in unison.

"promise!"

Apart from Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian, the other generals did not stay there any longer and left the manor with solemn expressions.

Each army now only has 2 cavalry, which is not as imposing as an army of 30.

If European countries faced formidable enemies like Persia, the Abbasid Caliphate, and Byzantium, they would have to expend considerable effort to achieve victory in a major war.

After the rest of the armies left.

Du He smiled and said, "Ren Gui, go and muster 15000 troops to follow Pei Xingjian's 5000 heavy cavalry."

"In this battle, we advanced rapidly, fighting all the way to the west coast!"

Among these European countries, the most powerful was the Merovingian dynasty, with a population of approximately three million and fewer than 15 soldiers.

Moreover, the Merovingian dynasty at this time was still a feudal society, and its military equipment and soldiers' combat capabilities were far inferior to those of the Central Plains dynasties.

Their goal in this war was to march northwest until the Merovingian dynasty was destroyed.

Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian responded in unison.

"I will obey your orders!"

After receiving their orders, the two of them quickly left the manor.

Seeing that everyone else had left the hall, Li Yifu gritted his teeth, then slid forward on his knees and kowtowed, saying, "King Han, I previously slandered you to His Majesty, saying that you might threaten His Majesty's power."

"This humble servant has failed Your Majesty, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

As he said this, he kowtowed several times.

Ha ha.

It seems that Li Yifu already had a premonition that he would be purged by the imperial court after the war ended.

They're quite clever, though.

Du He glanced at him and said, "Li Yifu, let's not talk about the past. In the upcoming battle, you need to continue to accumulate outstanding military achievements."

"My previous promise to you remains unchanged. As long as your military achievements are great enough, I will recommend you to His Majesty for the title of Duke."

"Don't feel pressured, just honestly go and make contributions."

Hearing that the King of Han didn't care, Li Yifu finally felt relieved.

He kowtowed several more times, his voice filled with gratitude.

"Thank you, King Han!"

"This humble servant is ashamed. I will slap myself a few times today, and then apologize after the battle!"

As he spoke, he slapped himself hard across the face, the sound of the slap was very loud.

After a cup of tea.

Du He waved his hand: "Alright, you're the bombardment commander, what kind of face do you have with a big pig's head on your head?"

"Go down and get ready; bombardiers will be needed in the upcoming battles."

"Go."

Li Yifu kowtowed again to apologize before getting up. He left the hall, looking back every few steps, and then quickened his pace to leave the manor.

Du He watched Li Yifu's figure disappear completely before heading towards the backyard.

Push open the heavy door.

Du Hechao, speaking in broken English to the beautiful woman weaving in a chair, said, "Monica, I must lead my troops into battle tomorrow and may not be able to return to the Tang Dynasty for another year."

"You are two months pregnant now. I have ordered someone to send you back to the princess's residence first."

In response to Du He's incoherent babbling, the Byzantine beauty, whom Du He named Monica Bellucci, also babbled incomprehensible words.

However, her actions suggest that she didn't understand what Du He meant.

Hey~

The Byzantines spoke Greek and Latin, so they couldn't understand English at all.

Du He shook his head helplessly, then took out his hand-drawn world map, first drawing their current location, pointing to Monica, and then pointing in the direction of Chang'an.

After speaking, he drew a picture of the people in the princess's residence and their relationship with him.

Half a quarter of an hour passed.

Monica nodded in sudden realization, then mumbled something in Greek before finally throwing herself into Duho's arms.

The two initially had no feelings for each other, but after Monica became pregnant, and with Du He's attentive companionship during this time, their relationship gradually warmed up.

Du He gently patted her shoulder, then wrote a thick letter home for Monica to take back to Chang'an.

The next day.

At the first light of dawn.

After watching their beauties depart in carriages, Du He, Hou Junji, Xue Rengui, Pei Xingjian, and others led their troops away from Constantinople, which was still in ruins.

Under Du He's leadership, the army marched northwest along the marching map.

They no longer distinguish between countries and tribes; any enemy who stands in their way is slain, and the beauties are gathered in several large cities.

Five months later.

Du He led his army to capture a medium-sized city, and then the army rested in the city while waiting for supplies to be delivered.

Inside the slightly dilapidated mansion.

Pei Xingjian sighed and said, "King Han, you are right. These European countries have a large population, but their strength is very weak."

"We fought our way here, destroying hundreds of cities, large and small, and killing more than 600,000 enemy soldiers, but our own casualties were only a hundred."

"They are not even in the same league as opponents like Goguryeo and Tibet."

When they first encountered a city garrisoned by the enemy, they ordered Li Yifu to lead 200 bombardment soldiers to bombard the city.

However, after breaching the city walls, they discovered that the defending troops were extremely poorly equipped.

They didn't even need the heavy cavalry to take action; a few thousand light cavalry alone could wipe out these poorly equipped enemies.

On the left side of the lobby.

Xue Rengui also said, "Unlike the three countries of Persia, the Abbasid Caliphate and Byzantium, the cities we encountered were built with a small amount of stone, rammed earth and wood, and their defenses were relatively poor."

"I wonder if the Merovingian Empire, which we are about to face, is as powerful as Goguryeo!"

According to information obtained from the Byzantine Empire, the Merovingian dynasty was one of the most powerful in Europe, with a population of around 300 million and an army of around 15.

On the main seat.

Duhe smiled and said, "Our bombardiers have stockpiled tens of thousands of bombs, just waiting to be used when attacking the Merovingian Dynasty. Hopefully, they will gather their army in one city."

"The other nine armies have already destroyed most of the countries. After this battle is over, Europe will basically become part of the Tang Dynasty's territory."