In the first year of Longshuo (661 AD), the 20th month of the summer, the fourth hour of the lunar calendar.

The eastern capital Shanglinyuan, on the west side, the Hebi Palace is in the Bi Palace, and the Bi Palace is in the west. The Wendong and Wuwu are divided into two rows, ranking according to seniority. Wu Kang stood in the western row, with the second most in the first place, and there was an old man in front of him, with Li Mengchang's name as Huibin. He and some relatives, his first wife Cui, was Xiaoqing's aunt.

He is 69 years old this year, the founding Duke of the East County of Han, and the general of the right lieutenant. If it comes to the size of the official rank, he should stand behind Wu Kang, but his seniority is too old. Similar to Zheng Rentai, an aide to the Qin Prince's Mansion, Li Shimin's confidant, and during the Xuanwu Gate coup, he was also a vanguard.

Although the two families have relatives, they have no friendship and have never walked around. He was born in the Li family of Zhaojun, a typical Guanlong family. He has never slandered the small Wu family. Every time the two met, Wu Kang would greet each other with a smile, and he would stick his butt on his face.

There were crowds of people in the hall, and there was a fierce discussion on Tiele's rebellion. Some suggested pacifying, some suggested striking, and the two sides fought verbally. Wu Kang remained silent, you guys did whatever you like, I was lazy to speak, and I had nothing to do anyway.

After half an hour of discussion, Li Jiu was so upset that he decided to send troops to attack. Then the question came, all the elite generals were sent to Liaodong, who would take charge of the command of the troops? Li Yifu was passionate and listed several of the achievements of Wu Kang and recommended them to be the general manager of the marching.

He quickly opposed it, and they were all old guys, because they were young. Xu Jingzong also strongly recommended that if he had ambitions, he would be of great use to change. The court turned into a vegetable market, and Wu Kang was drowsy and too lazy to recommend himself. He could clearly notice that Li Jiu's gaze was full of strangeness, and he swept over six times.

After a while, Li Meng had a dry cough, and soon he was silent. The old guy's voice was bright: "Tiele's nine surnames rebelled, Yanran's Protector was in a hurry, and it was urgent to quell the rebellion. The terrain in the north of the desert was complicated, and military affairs were thoughtful, so he needed to send an old general. The old minister secretly thought that General Zheng Rentai could send troops to the expedition."

It was a final conclusion, and the ministers stopped arguing, Rentai bowed. Li Jiu pondered for a moment, and his words were ups and downs: "The Duke of Tong'an County of the Shangzhu Kingdom, Zheng Rentai, the General of the Right Martial Guard, and the General of the Tiele Road Marching, and the general of the Tiele Road marching, and the soldiers quelled the Tiele rebellion."

Lao Zheng agreed loudly, and this Wannian deputy general finally showed his anger. Wu Kang sneered, there was no tiger in the mountains, and monkeys were the king. I hope you will be more careful, not be stubborn, not be greedy for merit, and not cheat your teammates.

According to the past practice, the marching chief generals recommended the deputy marching chiefs. The ministers discussed again, and Li Jiu used as a reference to start dispatching troops: Yanran's marching chief Liu Shenli, Tiele Road marching deputy marching chiefs; Left Wu Guard General Xue Rengui, Lushan Road marching chiefs; Right Tun Guard General Sun Renshi, Precipitation Road marching chiefs.

Lushan Road and the precipitation road also served as the deputy general manager of Tiele, both under the control of Tiele Road. This was confirmed that General Zheng Rentai was the leading marshal. He was originally very harmonious, but he suddenly made trouble and made a strange suggestion: General Zuo Qianniu Mansion, Gongwu of Jinhua County, was appointed as the chief of the three marchings.

Without waiting for the discussion among the ministers, Li Jiu immediately approved the report and said with a clear conviction: Duke of Jinhua County, General Wu Kang of the Qianniu, Chief of the Three Marines, and Deputy Chief of the Tiele Marines. The matter came to an end, and following the army to fight in Mobei was a foregone conclusion.

The so-called marching chief is a dog-headed military advisor, similar to the Chief of Staff. Zheng Rentai was very happy when he was straying. Wu Kang held an elephant scepter and came out to answer the order and took over a small battle. When he returned to the team, he secretly watched. Li Meng was gloating and was happy, and Zheng Rentai smiled strangely.

These two old people are scheming, and they are also the beginning of bad luck. Before the court meeting began, Xu Jingzong of Li Yi’s mansion promised that I would not go to war. If you slapped them in the face, they would revenge and wait for trouble.

When he entered the city, his face was as deep as water, and he smiled bitterly. Li Chunfeng asserted that I and Zheng Rentai had had an intersection recently, and it was true. He recommended me to the chief secretary and must have no good intentions. Do you want to secretly deal with me in the military camp? Let me come over, Naiweng is not afraid of you.

At the same time, I also understand what is to act according to the rituals and what is to act according to the circumstances. Xue Rengui is named Xue Li, and Sun Ren's teacher is named Sun Yu. Li Chunfeng's meaning is that if you follow them, you can get rid of danger and become a barbaric. Wu Kang is deeply moved, the old charlatan is not simple, it can be said to be a premonition of the uncertainty, and the Taoist practice is unfathomable.

Li Chunfeng's assertion that Zheng Rentai's bad luck would probably happen. As for what bad luck, Li Chunfeng did not say it, and Wu Kang was too lazy to guess. If what was expected was not bad, the bad luck would be on the battlefield, either he would be defeated and captured or died in the battlefield.

Next, the prime ministers drafted an edict, Li Jiu and Zhu Bi Yu, and the king's order was issued immediately. The inner road of the pass, Zhechong Mansion, dispatched thirty-five branches, such as the Fengshen Mansion, were mostly middle-class elite. The Henan road of Zhechong Mansion, dispatched twenty-five branches, totaling 70,000 guards.

The northern Shanyu Protectorate Constitution conscripted 30,000 Turkic soldiers, a total of 100,000 infantry and cavalry, and rushed to the northern desert to attack Tiel. According to the customs of the court, before the troops set off, the emperor's palace held a banquet to encourage the generals. Therefore, the court meeting ended, the Qiyun Hall of the Hebi Palace and the Taotao Banner were practiced.

When Wu Kang mentioned Qiyun Palace, he sighed lightly. In the near future, Mei Niang's heart is now the prince Li Hong, my cheap nephew, who will suddenly die Qiyun Palace. When he entered the palace, his heart was even more gloomy. The seven-year-old Xiao Tai was very thin and his face was not normal.

After seeing the rituals of the king and his subjects, Li Hongwen was kind and gave his uncle a gentleman's tribute. From his expression, he felt intimacy and Mei Niang was very well trained. This little bastard was scared by my face every time he met. Now that he has grown up, he seems to be sensible, and he is still like a personal one.

There was a table full of palace delicacies, as long as Li Jiu accompanied him, it would be boring. After the cup was changed, the banquet came to an end. Li Jiu said to Xue Rengui: "In ancient times, people who were good at shooting arrows had arrows through seven layers of armor. Rengui was in charge of the central army, and his martial arts might be regressing. Try shooting five layers of armor."

Rengui responded decisively. Everyone came to the hall and the eunuch presented a strong bow. The palace servants immediately prepared that the wooden man wore leather armor. The so-called leather armor, soaked in resin in cowhide, and painted after hardening. The defense is not as good as iron armor, and it is better because it is cheap and light, and it is a Tang army standard armor.

Five thick leather armor, Rengui arched his bow and shot arrows, and easily passed by. Li Jiu applauded and immediately ordered the eunuch to reward the best iron armor. Li Hong looked at his uncle and advised Li Jiu: "I often hear my mother say that my uncle is the bravest army, and his archery skills are all the time. Honger wants to see it, so he begs to ask His Majesty for approval."

The appearance of the little adult made Li Jiuha laugh and everyone smiled. Wu Kang took the initiative to pull out two stone strong bows, the long arrow was like a rainbow, and easily shot through the fifth floor. In an instant, Li Jiu praised him and said seriously: "The best armor has been given to you, and there is no reward this time."

Wu Kang didn't even dare to do that. That set of golden armor saved my life several times, and it would definitely not be replaced. The reward or not is not important. The key is to determine the attitude of the prince towards me. Li Jiu and Mei Niang both love him very much. They are not hostile to me, which is better than anything else.

I left Shanglinyuan, returned to the camp of the entourage, and prepared for the expedition. I ordered Qian Shun to go home, and ordered two hundred guards, and the rest of the guards' wives. Then I picked up a pen and wrote a letter: Dear daughter-in-law, I am going to go to the battle again, stay at home obediently. I am the general of the entourage, and I cannot leave the military camp without permission, so I said goodbye to me.

Chu Shenke was sent to Luoyang to deliver a letter and get the equipment. At about noon, Mei Niang arrived as scheduled and brought a lot of things: dozens of gold leaves, packed cooked mutton, finely decorated sorghum wine, various palace pastries, various regular medicines, and a few pieces of clothing.

Then he kept asking for advice, chatting for a long time, and the sense of family affection was very strong, which made people feel refreshed. As soon as Mei Niang left, her daughter-in-law came and brought her daughter to make trouble. The same nagging, the same instructions, and the same care.

At night, he was coaxing to bed and noisy. After doing warm-up exercises, Xiaoqing looked sad: "The marching chief is a civil servant, just give advice, don't charge. In addition, I have decided to add a few concubines to our family when you come back from the war."

This benefit is quite good, but unfortunately it is not the time, and the style is not right. Wu Kang pretended to behave, touched each other's foreheads, and said seriously: "Don't you have a fever, what nonsense? Is there a lingering woman who says you are jealous and jealous? Just live in a closed door and be happy by yourself, don't worry about rumors."

Xiaoqing scoffed at her and looked very serious: "I am used to doing my own things. I never take those boring accusations to my heart. I am sincere. Don't fulfill my husband's oath, the Wu family needs children. Mrs. Li Yifu said that the husband is just difficult to get pregnant. If you find a woman who is prone to pregnancy, you will give birth to children."

Wu Kang laughed silently, I am a normal man, you can't have children. Let's forget it. If you have children, Li Jiu's vigilance will return to his past. For him, the relatives who cannot have children are good relatives.

The experience of the Wu brothers is a lesson from the past, so I can't take a concubine. I wanted to refuse, but when I was in a flash, I had a bad idea: "You can take the concubine, you can do it. This time I will go to Mobei for at least half a year. I will hurry up and keep it warm. I want to release my energy and save myself from holding it in the future."

Xiaoqing rolled her eyes, pushed her chest with both hands, and said in a coquettish voice: "Now, don't smile at me, give me peace of mind. Every time you go on a war, I'm always awakened by nightmare. I've been through such a depressed life, so I've been enough. Tell me honestly, is there any end to it?"

It's definitely over. Wu Kang lowered his eyebrows and tried to please him carefully: "Don't be angry, my wife, I've lived enough of such a ghost life. At most, five years will last, and when Goguryeo is destroyed, the war will be reduced. Then I will become a civil servant and stay at home to accompany you every day, okay?"

Xiaoqing suddenly got angry and pushed Wu Kang away, wrapped her quilt and turned her back to him: "I want to sleep, you sleep by yourself, don't bother me. I heard from Mrs. Li that you gave the jade pendant you gave to the Narcissus Brother. You can't take her away, but you'll still be with us."

It seems that you are a business genius, but Wu Kang laughed silently. Be careful to get into the quilt and hug her from behind. He softly advises: "Li Yi's mansion does many unrighteous things, and at most three years of age, he will be exiled to the state. So, keep a distance from him and be careful to cause trouble."

In less than half a minute, Xiaoqing turned over, nodded obediently, and got into the warm embrace. After a while, after hearing the slight snoring, Wu Kang quietly got out of bed, put on his pajamas and cloak. He came to the desk and wrote a letter to Liu Renyuan to explain Lao Li's conspiracy and let him deal with it as appropriate.

In the following days, the couple was as close as possible and were warm every day. In the early morning of the 25th, they received a notice from the court to prepare to march in Mobei. Liu Qianshun was at home, Wu Kang packed his bags, brought his armor and swords, and ordered two hundred guards, bid farewell to Xiaoqing and his daughter, and reported to Zheng Rentai, and embarked on the journey again.

Seventy thousand guards left Luozhou, and the three general managers headed north, passed Bingzhou and Yunzhou, and came to the Shanyu Protectorate. It was the fourth year of Zhenguan. Li Jing captured Jie Li and destroyed the East|Turkish Turks. He established the Shanyu Protectorate, managed the former Turkic territory, and ruled the entire Inner Mongolia.

Joined 30,000 Turkic soldiers, 100,000 guards headed west and marched to the Inner Mongolia Plateau. The troops crossed the grassland, entered the Yanran Protectorate, came to the Hetao Plain, and arrived at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain. Combined with the memory in my mind, the location was quickly determined: north of Hangjinhou Banner, Inner Mongolia, and the north bank of the Uga River.

The Yanran Protector Liu Shenli joined the leading team, and all the generals gathered. He held a military meeting, and Zheng Rentai personally presided over it and determined the march route: the army crossed Jinshan, entered Hunhe Prefecture, rested in Hunhu Lake. Then he went north along the Hunhe River and fought a decisive battle with the Tielle Jiushang on the southern foot of Yanran Mountain.

Jinshan is the Altai Mountain, Hun Lake is the Ulan Lake, and Hun River is the Wengjin River. The marching route is translated as: from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, enter Mongolian territory, go to the southern Gobi Province of Mongolia, and the army rests and rectifies the Ulan Lake. Go north along the Wengjin River, cross the Central Gobi Province, and enter Qianhangai Province.

The destination of the march was the gathering place of Tiel, the southern foot of Yanran Mountain. The idiom Yanran Mountain refers to Yanran Mountain. Dou Xian, a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, defeated the Xiongnu in the Yongyuan battle, drove out the Xiongnu and went out of the northern part of the desert, and carved stones on Yanran Mountain to record his merits. The Yanran Protectorate Palace was also named after this mountain.

Wukang was confident, and the so-called Yanran Mountain was later called Hang Ai Mountain. It is located in the central part of Mongolia and runs from northwest to southeast. It is 700 kilometers long, with an average altitude of 3,000 meters, and the main peak is 4,000 meters above sea level. The people of the Tang Dynasty, including scholars, were used to calling it "Tianshan".

The army set off immediately. In June of the Mongolian Plateau, the sun was vicious during the day and the temperature difference between day and night was very large. The journey was boring, so Wu Kang couldn't put it down and studied the astronomical book. It was sent by Li Chunfeng, recording climate changes, such as wind, rain, snow and hail, and learned a lot of knowledge.

If you don’t understand something, you can always get an answer when you ask Liu Shenli. Old Liu is approachable and patient, and his relationships are gradually becoming more familiar. The wine, various palace pastries given by Mei Niang, entertains all the managers, and connects with relationships.

The main goal of the strategy is the criticism of Xue Li and Sun Yu and Li Chunfeng, and they are the key to escape from danger. Wu Kang has a high status, Empress Wu's cousin; his official position is higher than them, and the general of Zuo Qianniu Mansion; his military achievements are very high, and the Turks are destroyed in the west and Baekje is destroyed in the east; his martial arts skills are very high, and Xuzhou is talking about martial arts and defeating all the generals in a row, including Sun Renshi.

He has a high status and high position, strong military skills, and then lowers his posture, is extremely generous in his actions, and performs junior rituals when meeting him. He speaks humbly and cautiously, maintains enough respect, and shows sincerity. He acts in this way, it is difficult to get bored by life, so he is always unfavorable.

After less than half a month of march, all the marching generals, except Zheng Rentai, thought that they were all good friends with Wu Kang. The longer the contact time, the closer the relationship became, and almost everything was said. Especially Sun Ren, who was married all day long and wanted to make trouble as his daughter-in-law.

I can't agree to this. My baby daughter has long been engaged to Li Xian. If she promised you, Mei Niang would kill me. To be honest, Lao Sun was depressed for a long time and at the same time made a harsh statement: If you have children again, you must marry the Liu family.

The relationship becomes more and more familiar, and you won’t feel embarrassed when you discuss private issues. Xue Rengui introduced himself. He was born in the Xue family in Hedong. After the family was in decline, his family was poor and poor, and he made a living by relying on some poor land. His wife, Liu, suggested that he join the army and use military merits to change his destiny.

Xue Rengui left his home and found Zhang Shigui to apply for the election, and since then he entered the military. He began to make his mark on the battlefield in Liaodong, gained favor from Li Er, and has since started to cheat in his life. He used his life to fight for military merits, and then promoted step by step.

To this day, he has made his mark. General Zuo Wuwei is a military officer from the third rank; founding man from Hedong County, a title of fifth rank. Wukang feels inferior. You started from scratch, I started from scratch. When I traveled through the Tang Dynasty, Xiao Qing liked me, and Lao Cui took care of me. Then he ate soft rice and hugged Mei Niang's thigh...

On May 27, he entered Qianhangai Province, about 300 miles away from the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The scouts in front came to report that the army of the nine surnames of Tiele, about 150,000 people gathered on the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The military meeting was held and camped in Wengjin River. The guards were replenishing their strength and marched to the Tianshan Mountains in two days.

At about seven o'clock in the afternoon, the tent was completed, and Wu Kang stayed in the tent to outline the battle situation. Two quarters of an hour later, Xue Rengui came to visit on a regular basis, carrying a large piece of roasted lamb, his eyes full of cunning: "The big fat sheep in Mobei, with the best red sorghum, is a peerless delicacy."

Wu Kang expressed his helplessness, opened his military backpack and took out two jars of fine wine: "The wine given by my sister is the last two jars. I will eliminate them later, so you can save your thoughts. I said, Brother Rengui, we are both rice buckets, and your two pounds of mutton are not enough to be stuck between your teeth."

Sitting opposite him, Lao Xue's eyes shone, and he held the wine jar and tilted his head. After drinking, he burped comfortably, and patted his stomach and said, "This is just a drink and meat, don't ask for too much. When the teacher returns to the court, you come to my house for a drink. Let's compete with each other to see who has a higher appetite."

Wu Kang rolled his eyes, and I was not afraid of eating and drinking. The two brothers were eating and chatting. Wu Kang remembered the film and television dramas and laughed in a naughty way and said in a low voice: "According to rumors, General Zhang Shigui is very jealous of the virtuous and capable. When he was working under his command, he framed you harshly, and his son-in-law He Zongxian, who was accused of your military achievements..."

With the sound of slapping the wooden couch, Old Xue suddenly stood up and was completely furious: "It's simply nonsense. Mr. Zhang respects me and strongly supports me. His son-in-law has no surname, so he is a false claim. He is a false claim. Bianzhi told me which farmer was a slave who slandered Mr. Zhang so much that I want to chop his head."

It turned out that it was another unjust case. Wu Kang quickly got up and pulled him down again: "The rumors in the market are not trustworthy, don't be angry. If we don't talk about this, Brother Rengui will calm down. I will give you this jar of wine. I've said the wrong thing."

Lao Xue was so angry that he made a harsh statement again, saying that he would not cut off the rumor spread. Wu Kang sneered, no matter how capable you are, you can't cut them. Later novelists, unscrupulous screenwriters and directors, what are you going to cut off? Unless you have traveled thousands of years.

Zhang Shigui is still doing it, and my teacher Su Dingfang was hacked out of the Milky Way. How did the general with great achievements and the treacherous minister who sells the treason for treason? Wu Kang pursed his lips and smiled slightly, and suddenly the curtain was lifted. Chu Shenke hurriedly reported: "General Sun is welcome, General Zheng is seriously ill."

Rengui widened his eyes, left and put down the wine jar, stood up and strode away. Wu Kang followed closely behind, Zheng Rentai, who was frustrated, lost his chain at the critical moment. The two armies were about to fight to the death. Are you sick? Is the so-called bad luck a dead army?

When the two brothers arrived at the Central Army tent, all the general managers were there. Zheng Rentai lay on the couch, his face pale as paper, and looked weak. After Liu Shenli finished checking, he ordered his guards to boil medicine and take everyone away. Next to the Central Army tent, Master Sun Ren asked him: "I was fine just now, why did I suddenly fall ill?"

Liu Shenli shook his head and lowered his voice, "I just felt the wind and cold. After a three or five days of rest, I will recover as before. Just now, General Zheng had an order, General Xue and Chief Wu of the State Army, and he was the chief and deputy general manager of the former army. At 5 o'clock tomorrow, Lu Shan soldiers rushed to Tianshan to test the reality of the bandit army."

The two of them responded to the order, and Wu Kang frowned slightly and smelled a strong conspiracy. Lu Shandao 40,000 guards, fighting against 150,000 bandits, with a force difference of more than three times. If they were trapped in the quagmire, they would definitely be doomed, either losing their troops or annihilated.

Zheng Rentai, who was very conscienced, obviously wanted to cheat Naiweng. With such a narrow spirit and such despicable means, what kind of marshal should be? Go home to raise pigs...
Chapter completed!