Chapter 63 General of the Previous Dynasty, Uncle of the New Dynasty

Wuzhou territory, Tumubao.

Li Jingyu, the descendant of the famous generals of the Daxin Dynasty, was leading 120,000 elite Hu Ben troops to rest temporarily in Tumubao, waiting for the 30,000 Hu Ben troops from Wuzhou to join forces.

Along the way, Li Jingyu ordered his personal soldiers to repeatedly explore the road that Emperor Zhao Gan had to take to personally lead the expedition, and left a small group of scouts to guard to ensure the safety of the current emperor.

In response, the Hu Ben generals under his command said that the flying general was too cautious.

Among the sixteen states of Youyun, except Yunzhou, which was conquered by Chen Huaian's Longcheng rebels, the remaining fifteen states were all under the control of the imperial court's Hu Ben army.

Now, there is another flying general Li Jingyu, who personally led 200,000 Hu Ben troops to fight in the front. Unless he, Chen Huaian and the Longcheng rebels, are birdmen with wings - they can fly.

Otherwise, the route chosen by the Flying General for the Emperor, which is located in the heart of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, is as safe as the imperial city of the capital.

After all, the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun not only have the natural barrier of the Great Wall, but also have tall walls in each prefecture, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are also 500,000 Tiger Guards stationed here, and no one can disturb the emperor in the heart of Youyun.

What's more, the Emperor has 200,000 Japanese soldiers and 20,000 elite Imperial Guards of the Capital to protect him.

Therefore, the Flying General Li Jingyu sent his personal soldiers to repeatedly explore along the way and left a small group of scouts to guard. In the eyes of the Tiger Guards, it was undoubtedly too cautious and easy to delay the marching time of the army, which was simply troublesome and laborious.

"Report--"

"General, Wuzhou Hu Ben Army Deputy General Ni Baoguo wants to see you!"

At this time, in the temporary camp of the Hu Ben Army in Tumubao, the messenger's voice was heard outside the central army tent.

Flying General Li Jingyu, who was sitting firmly in the central army tent, said without raising his head: "Let him in!"

Soon, a tall and sturdy man came in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the tent, he knelt down and saluted Li Jingyu who was stabilizing the tent, and clasped his hands and said: "I, Ni Baoguo, pay my respects to the general."

"General, I have been ordered to lead 30,000 Hu Ben troops from Wuzhou to join forces. At this moment, the army is resting in the wilderness ten miles away. Please give your instructions!"

Until then, Li Jingyu, who had been writing at his desk, threw away the brush in his hand, raised his head suddenly, stared at Ni Baoguo with his eyes, and asked unhappily: "Where is Liu Ziyu?"

Ni Baoguo replied without changing his expression: "Reporting to the general, before the army set out, a small group of Turkic remnants suddenly appeared in Mobei and harassed our Wuzhou City. General Liu personally led 2,000 soldiers to intercept and kill the northern barbarians!"

"In order not to delay the departure of the anti-rebellion army, General Liu specially ordered me to lead the troops first and rush to Tumubao to join the anti-rebellion army. General Liu will arrive later!"

Bang!

Hearing this, Li Jingyu slapped the table hard, and roared with a frown: "What does this Liu Ziyu want to do? He dares to discount the execution of this general's order!"

"He'd better rush to Yingzhou and join this general before the emperor's army arrives!"

"Otherwise, he will make the emperor angry and no one can save him, hum——"

Then, Li Jingyu waved his hand and said angrily: "Pass the order, the army will set out immediately and rush to Yingzhou, without any mistakes!"

"I obey the order!"

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Wuzhou City, General's Mansion.

In the evening.

Liu Ziyu, the lieutenant general of the Wuzhou Tiger Army, rode his horse and led more than a hundred personal soldiers to return from the city to suppress bandits, and went straight back to the general's mansion.

And all this could not escape the surveillance of the Red Guards, an intelligence agency cultivated by the emperor himself, hidden in Wuzhou City.

However, the Red Guards who were responsible for monitoring Liu Ziyu's leading troops out of the city to wipe out the remnants of the Turks only recorded it normally for future investigation, and did not find any clues.

But in fact, Liu Ziyu led his personal soldiers out of the city to suppress bandits, not really to wipe out the so-called remnants of the Turks, but to contact the Longcheng Jingnan Army and General Huo Qubing of the Cavalry on the Mobei grassland outside Wuzhou City.

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After Liu Ziyu and his party returned to the general's mansion, he immediately ordered martial law in the mansion, with a soldier every three steps and a guard every five steps.

In the study, an old soldier wearing personal armor sat on the main seat.

As a general, Liu Ziyu, on the contrary, diligently served tea and water to the old soldier and served him warmly.

It was not until the old soldier took off his helmet that his face full of wisdom was revealed. It was Liu Xinwu, the King of Wuning, one of the eight kings of different surnames in the Great Xin Dynasty!

That's right, after mastering the time, route and troop deployment of Emperor Zhao Gan's personal expedition.

Liu Xinwu, who had already decided to put the future of Wuning Palace, and even the lives of the father and daughter, on Jin Palace and Chen Huaian, immediately took action.

After learning that Chen Huaian decided to ambush Emperor Zhao Gan at Tumubao in Wuzhou, Liu Xinwu was shocked and immediately left the palace in disguise and rushed to Wuzhou City without stopping.

This is why Wuzhou Deputy General Ni Baoguo was ordered to lead the army to the expedition, and Lieutenant General Liu Ziyu went out of the city to suppress the bandits.

After Liu Ziyu filled a cup of hot tea for Liu Xinwu, he finally asked, "Dad, have you really decided to risk the lives of your entire clan and join Chen Huaian in a rebellion?"

After a pause, Liu Ziyu continued, "Dad, you saw with your own eyes today, Huo Qubing, the cavalry general under Chen Huaian's command. Seeing him so young and frivolous, and not knowing how high the sky is, I always feel uneasy!"

"Besides, Chen Huaian only brought more than 30,000 troops with him when he passed through Wuzhou to ambush the emperor. The emperor Zhao Gan, together with the imperial guards of the capital and the coastal soldiers preparing for the Japanese invasion, had a total of 220,000 troops!"

Speaking of this, Liu Ziyu paused, and then asked tentatively: "Dad, it's not too late to stop now!"

"Now that the Turks have destroyed their country, the biggest threat on the Mobei grassland is gone. If Dad doesn't want Shujun's sister to marry the Huihe people, as long as you can find a way to get Shujun to Wuzhou, I can send you to the grassland to spend the rest of your lives."

"Dad, do you want to reconsider it?"

Haha!

Hearing what his adopted son Liu Ziyu said, Wuning King Liu Xinwu suddenly laughed heartily.

He just laughed and didn't say anything.

Liu Ziyu felt numb at the words and couldn't help asking, "Dad, what are you laughing at?"

Liu Xinwu stopped laughing and looked at Liu Ziyu seriously, saying, "Ziyu, do you know the achievements of this cavalry general Huo Qubing?"

Liu Ziyu shook his head.

Liu Xinwu said: "On the night of September 17th, the first year of Jian'an, General Huo Qubing led 10,000 elite cavalry to sweep across the northern desert, destroyed the Turkic royal court in one fell swoop, beheaded 32 generals including the Turkic Khan Timur, killed more than 20,000 enemies, and captured countless prisoners!"

"This General Huo Qubing is only a young man!"

As he said, Liu Xinwu grinned and said: "Zi Yu, think about what you were doing when you were 20 years old?"

"If you could destroy the Turkic country in one fell swoop when you were 20 years old, I think you would be more frivolous and ignorant than General Huo Qubing!"

"Ah!"

"This--"

For a moment, Liu Ziyu was stunned and couldn't speak for a long time.

Liu Xinwu continued, "My father has fought in battles all over the country for most of his life. He finally settled down in the second half of his life. He no longer has the heart and energy to wander around."

"As for you, I want to ask you a question-"

Liu Xinwu changed the subject and asked sharply, "You are about to turn 40. Do you want to stick to your past achievements and continue to be a third-rank general in the previous dynasty? "

"Or do you still have the courage and guts to fight and become the uncle of the new dynasty?"