Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Changsun Wuji looked at Du He in front of him, and it seemed as if he saw the figure of Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, and the calmness and confidence in arranging tactics were exactly the same.

Moreover, he could not find any fault with the battle plan arranged by Du He.

Changsun Wuji frowned and thought to himself.

"Du He's commanding for the first time, and he's already performing like a seasoned veteran!"

"This is too evil!"

He was filled with envy when he thought of the early deceased Duke of Lai, Du Ruhui, who actually gave birth to such an intelligent son like Du He.

Of his 12 sons, except for Changsun Chong and Changsun Huan who were barely okay, the rest were useless.

After Du He finished explaining the tactics, he asked Xue Rengui and the four Lieutenant Generals.

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

A few breaths of silence.

Xue Rengui stood up and said, "Master Du, the five of us are each leading 5 cavalrymen into battle. Don't you have any guards to protect you?"

"I suggest that the five of us each lead 5 cavalrymen, leaving 3000 cavalrymen to protect you."

His suggestion was immediately approved by Cheng Wuting, Xue Wanbei, Li Dejian and Luo Tong.

If something unexpected happened to Du He and Zhangsun Wuji, even if they conquered the four nations of Xi, Khitan, Xun and Mohe, they probably wouldn't be able to claim the reward when they returned to Chang'an.

Both of them are royal relatives and favorites of His Majesty and the Crown Prince. How could they be allowed to encounter any accidents?

Du He smiled and said, "We won't follow you. When you attack the Xi people, Duke Zhao and I will go directly to Yingzhou to wait for you."

"After you defeat the Xi tribe, we will move to the Xi royal court."

After hearing Du He's words, Xue Rengui, Cheng Wuting and others finally felt relieved.

Without any worries, they can fight with all their might.

When Changsun Wuji saw that Du He didn't even go to the battlefield and directly handed over power to Xue Rengui and four generals, his brows frowned slightly.

He has followed Your Majesty in campaigns for so long, and any commander of the Tang Dynasty always leads the troops and fights bravely against the enemy.

Even His Majesty would personally go to the battlefield with his personal guards.

He didn't expect Du He to be so careless and actually become a hands-off boss.

"Is this bastard Du He reliable?"

"If something unexpected happens to the 2-strong army, won't I also be punished?"

Changsun Wuji cursed a few times in his heart, but in the end he did not stand up to refute.

Except for him, everyone present obeyed Du He's orders.

If he raised an objection and was ultimately rejected by Du He, it would be a disgrace to him as the Shangshu Zuo Pushe.

Du He glanced at Changsun Wuji, and then gave some instructions to Xue Rengui and Cheng Wuting.

Seeing that no one had any objection, Du He raised his voice slightly and spoke.

"Generals, listen!"

Hearing that Du He was going to issue a military order, Changsun Wuji, Xue Rengui, Cheng Wuting and others all stood up with serious expressions.

Except for Changsun Wuji, the other five people looked at Du He with burning eyes, their eyes full of desire to achieve great things.

Du He glanced at them and then spoke loudly.

"The army will set out tomorrow morning and launch a surprise attack on the five tribes of the Xi people three days later!"

"Within half a month, wipe out the Xi tribe!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

"As ordered!"

...

The next day.

The dawn is rising.

Du He and Zhangsun Wuji were eating in the governor's mansion when Dingzhou Governor Chen Shuo asked with a smile.

"Duke Zhao, Duke Han, is the food to your liking?"

"If you are not in a hurry to leave, I will arrange for someone to slaughter the fat sheep..."

Before he could finish his words, Changsun Wuji raised his hand to interrupt him.

Zhang Sun Wuji frowned and said, "Take away the officials from the Governor's Office outside the gate and govern Dingzhou well. As for killing the sheep, forget it."

After hearing what Changsun Wuji said, Chen Shu's expression paused.

He originally wanted to show up in front of the two dukes so that he could get close to one of them, but he didn't expect that neither of the two dukes had any intention of recruiting him.

Chen Shu bowed respectfully and said, "Duke Zhao, Duke Han, I will take my leave first."

He did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. After leaving the hall, he immediately left with a group of officials from the governor's office.

After Chen Shuo left, the lobby became quiet.

Du He and Changsun Wuji did not speak, but ate the meal in front of them.

It’s time for a cup of tea.

Du Wu, wearing armor, strode in from outside the lobby and bowed to Du He to report.

"Master, General Xue sent someone to tell me that they have already set off."

Du He nodded, then gave the order: "We will set out in half an hour for the Yingzhou Governor's Mansion."

"promise."

Du Wu responded and then went out to arrange the carriage.

After eating a meal.

Changsun Wuji, who had been holding it in for a long time, couldn't help but ask out loud.

"Lord Han Guo, do we really not need to march with the army?"

"As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, you are completely out of touch with the soldiers under your command. What will you do if something unexpected happens to the 2-man army?"

Changsun Wuji had been winning battles with the army in his early years, and he didn't want to suffer a major defeat with Du He in his later years, which would put his later years in danger.

Du He nodded and said, "Duke Zhao, what you said makes sense. How about you go with the army?"

"You are the deputy commander-in-chief of the march, and you should provide advice to the soldiers."

what!

Let me join the army?

Zhang Sun Wuji asked with a dark face, "Duke Han, what about you?"

Du He smiled and said, "Winter is not far away now. I am preparing winter clothes for the soldiers in Yingzhou."

It is now September 6th, and the weather in the north is a little cooler.

In another month or two, the weather will drop sharply, and if they fail to complete their combat mission, they will have to stay here for the winter.

"this..."

Changsun Wuji's expression changed slightly.

He whispered, "In that case, I will go to Yingzhou with you."

He was asked to lead the army in battle as Shangshu Zuo Pushe, while Du He, Shangshu of Works, was slacking off in the tent. Just thinking about it made him angry.

"hehe."

Du He smiled, then stood up and said, "Duke Zhao, it's getting late, let's set off."

Having said this, he ignored Changsun Wuji and strode out of the hall of the Governor's Mansion.

Changsun Wuji stood there in a daze for a moment, then followed him out with a dark face.

...

Three days flew by.

Before dusk.

The red setting sun spread over the Xi tribe's imperial court, appearing both enchanting and solemn.

Inside the palace.

The Xi chieftain Keduzhe was entertaining the five tribes of Ahui, Chuhe, Aoshi, Duji and Yuanshizhe to humiliate the He leader.

The Xi people were a tribal state consisting of five tribes, each headed by a chieftain. The head of each tribe was a Ruhe Lord.

Unlike the inheritance of the Central Plains dynasties, the leader of the Xi tribe was selected from the five tribes.

The one who could be saved raised the wine jar high and said to the five leaders of the Ruhe tribe with a smile on his face,

"Everyone, let us drink this cup together to celebrate our upcoming possession of a vast territory!"

The five leaders of the Ruhe tribe laughed out loud.

"Your Majesty, please."

The six of them drank a few rounds of wine and began to enjoy their bright future.

Dujiting, the leader of the Duji tribe, stood up and spoke loudly.

"Your Majesty, once we have secured several cities in Liaodong, we will then take over Yingzhou, Youzhou and other places."

"In a little over ten years, we will destroy that arrogant Central Plains Dynasty!"