Racing to the eastern capital Luoyang is the biggest operation of the Iron Blood Army. Since its birth, it has been within the scope of Shannan West Road, and the farthest is also to Yangzhou, which belongs to Shannan West Road. This is considered an activity within the territory, but this time the situation is different. The Iron Blood Army needs to travel more than a thousand miles to fight in Luoyang, which has no logistical support or mass base. The pressure it faces is conceivable.

Conquests are not a joke, and they are not feasible just by showing off their strength. All aspects must be considered, especially Li Rupei, who traveled through time, knew the importance of the mass base. When he went to a strange place to fight, his eyes turned dark, the scouts could detect the topography and landforms, and he knew nothing about other situations. In the wars in human history, all aggressive battles, no matter what advantages they had at the beginning, they would eventually fail.

When the army set out, Li Rupei made a clear requirement that the military discipline of the Iron Blood Army needs to be strictly enforced. During the march, no matter what situation is encountered, the interests of the people are not allowed to be harmed. If someone thinks of looting the people and burning and killing them, he will be beheaded and displayed in public regardless of the reason. This is an iron rule and there is no possibility of compatibility.

Since it is an iron-blooded army, it must have iron discipline, especially in the initial stage, no problems can arise.

The march route has been determined long ago. From Liangzhou to Yangzhou, then enter Quanzhou, which belongs to Shandong East Road, and directly from Quanzhou to Luoyang, the eastern capital. The journey is more than 1,300 miles. Although the Iron Blood Army has enough war horses, it cannot move too quickly. It is mainly because the logistics and military supplies need special care. The so-called "food and grass should be carried out before the troops move, and the food and grass must be guaranteed. This is the basis for marching and fighting. The consumption of 20,000 troops is very large. The conquest time is at least half a month. The food and grass cannot be guaranteed, and the team will definitely be in chaos.

The Iron Blood Army's rescue of the Eastern Capital Luoyang needs to be kept confidential. It is not absolutely confidential. At least not to promote it on a large scale. It is best if the Iron Blood Army arrives in Luoyang, Huang Chao does not know the news of the Iron Blood Army's rescue, so that Huang Chao will be caught off guard. It is very difficult to achieve this. It is conceivable that the scale and noise of the 20,000 troops are not small. It will definitely attract a lot of attention along the way, and may even encounter some unexpected situations, but there are also benefits, that is, the communications of this era are particularly underdeveloped, and the news of the Iron Blood Army's dispatch will not spread quickly. As long as the Iron Blood Army moves quickly, Huang Chao may not be able to get the news after arriving in the Eastern Capital Luoyang.

At the end of November, the Iron Blood Army set out from Liangzhou, and the 20,000 troops were divided into the front army and the central army. The front army was led by Gao Chibang, the central army was led by Li Rupei, Huang Biao followed Li Rupei to operate, and Song Hu stayed in Liangzhou to assist Qian Shiqu, Ma Haoxuan and others in protecting the safety of Shannan West Road.

Unlike in the past, Qin Erhei became the messenger around Li Rupei, and Xie Yuxin became the strategist around Li Rupei. It is said that these two people are not qualified to hold such positions.

Becoming the Yi King and serving as the governor of Shannan West Road, Li Rupei truly felt the importance of talent. After all, his rise was very short, and the talents around him were still limited. If you want to achieve great things, it is almost impossible without talent around you. Your personal abilities and energy are limited.

The matter of talent cannot be anxious, especially in the complex situation of the late Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, there were many people rebelling in the late Tang Dynasty. Especially after the gradual decline of the royal family, the governors in various places all proclaimed themselves as kings, so that later the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms appeared, and many emperors appeared. The fundamental reason for this situation was that there was no powerful dynasty that could rule the world, which made the power desire of a little capable person burst out without limit.

Li Rupei needs to cultivate talents who are absolutely loyal to himself. At least the confidants must be absolutely loyal, even if the process is a little longer.

The identity of the royal family and the prince can help him save a lot of things. The idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor is still the most feasible way to attract talents at present.

Gao Chibang, Huang Biao, Song Hu, Yan Fu, Zhao Laibao and others are the backbone of the Iron Blood Army and are also the confidants who Li Rupei can trust. After such a long period of running-in, these people also know his ability. There is no problem with absolute loyalty. Among the civil servants, Ma Haoxuan, Yu Chenghui, Tan Mingxiao and others were officials of the court before, hoping to show their ambitions. When they arrived at Li Rupei, they would still work hard when they saw such an opportunity. Qian Shiqu, Xie Guoxi, Xie Yuxin and Qin Erhei, etc., rely entirely on Li Rupei's support. Only by their loyalty can they have a good future.

Therefore, to cultivate Xie Yuxin, Qin Erhei and others well is something that Li Rupei must think carefully and do. Of course, he also needs to promote more talents.

It is precisely from this point that Li Rupei resolutely gave Xie Yuxin, Qin Erhei and others the important task, with the purpose of training them and allowing them to grow up as soon as possible.

The army was moving very fast, and the scouts kept investigating day and night, mainly to observe whether Liu Ziheng, the governor of Shandong Dongdao, would have any extreme behavior. Everyone knew that Liu Ziheng would not consider the interests of the court. As long as he had the opportunity to deal with the Iron Blood Army from behind, he would never be ruthless.

Xie Yuxin and Qin Erhei performed very well, completely keeping up with the army's speed of progress. They have always followed the Iron Blood Army to train. According to the saying, Xie Yuxin is a scholar, but Xie Guoxi insisted that Xie Yuxin stayed in the Iron Blood Army and asked Xie Yuxin to endure hardships.

According to the plan, 20,000 Iron Blood Army soldiers must arrive in the eastern capital Luoyang within four days. There are more than 1,300 miles from Liangzhou to Luoyang. The army must march more than 300 miles a day. This is not simple for the Iron Blood Army, which carries a lot of food and grass, and it is difficult for customer service.

There is only two hours of rest every day, and it is from afternoon to evening. It is necessary to march at night so that the army's actions can be kept as confidential as possible. With the rigorous training on weekdays, the army's march is very fast, no one complains, and no one will fall behind.

It is already winter, and the cold climate tests everyone's perseverance, especially when marching at night, the body is frozen and stiff. Even if you drink the cooked ginger soup, it is difficult to resist the cold.

Li Rupei was originally a little worried. After all, people's ability to withstand is limited. In such a cold weather, they marched for more than a thousand miles, and there was basically no rest time every day, and their nerves were tense all the time. Fortunately, Xie Yuxin and Qin Erhei all withstood such tests, especially Xie Yuxin, who seemed to be almost as gentle as scholars.

The front army had already left the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, and when the central army was about to leave the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, the scout came to report.

"Report to the Grand Marshal, there were signs of military activity in the direction of Quanzhou Prefecture City."

Li Rupei frowned.

Xie Yuxin beside him spoke to the scout.

"Continue to investigate and see how many troops there are in the direction of the city of the whole province. It is best to explore their purpose."

After the scout left, Li Rupei spoke slowly.

"Xie Yuxin, the army appears in the direction of the whole province. What do you think about this?"

"Master, my subordinates thought there was no need to worry. According to their subordinates' judgment, the army that appeared in the direction of Quanzhou was likely to be the outer town soldiers under Liu Ziheng. The Ya army of Shandong East Road was stationed in Xiangyang, and the Ya army was stationed in the surrounding areas of Xiangyang. The only ones stationed in the direction of Quanzhou were stationed in the direction of Quanzhou. The Iron Blood Army was very quick and they would all leave Quanzhou in one day. Even if Liu Ziheng noticed it, it would not be possible to send the Ya army. The combat effectiveness of the outer town soldiers was not enough, and my subordinates believed that they would not provoke it on their own initiative. After all, Liu Ziheng knew that the Iron Blood Army wiped out the 20,000 troops led by Huang Kui."

Li Rupei nodded slowly.

"Very good, your analysis is very good. The soldiers stationed in the outer towns in the whole province are very brave. The Iron Blood Army has no time to deal with them at this moment, but when they come back, their lives are not that easy."

After saying this, Li Rupei spoke to Qin Erhei.

"Qin Erhei, passed the order of this commander, and the army accelerated its march and left the jurisdiction of the whole province within today."

Xie Yuxin's analysis was good. The soldiers stationed outside Quanzhou city discovered an abnormality. The generals of the army sent people to investigate and found that an army passed through the jurisdiction of Quanzhou. They were frightened. Not long ago, when the 20,000 troops led by Huang Kui attacked Shannan West Road, the general learned about the momentum of the army. Fortunately, Huang Kui's task was to attack Liangzhou, and there was no action in Quanzhou. However, the news that Huang Kui's army was wiped out by the Iron Blood Army soon spread to Quanzhou, which made the scalp of the foreign soldiers in Quanzhou numb. They knew very well that if the Iron Blood Army planned to attack Quanzhou, they would have no way to stop or resist.

This time, the army was discovered that the army entered Quanzhou. Whether the other party was the Iron Blood Army of Shannan West Road and whether it was ready to attack Quanzhou was not very clear. However, judging from the situation found in the reconnaissance, this army did not seem to have the intention to attack Quanzhou. It was just passing by Quanzhou. This made the generals in the leading army breathe a sigh of relief and were unwilling to lose face too much. Therefore, they ordered the army to patrol around and put on an airs, so that they could explain to the Jiedushi at that time.

This leading general would never have thought that his move caused trouble to the foreign army soldiers and himself. Li Rupei had long had a grudge against Liu Ziheng. It was Li Rupei who was unable to eliminate Liu Ziheng's vitality. The foreign army stationed in Quanzhou was the entry point. To completely annihilate this foreign army soldiers would definitely hurt Liu Ziheng and let Liu Ziheng take action. By then, it would be much easier to completely wipe out the army in Shandong East Road.
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