Li Xun asked: How is the situation?

General Li Changchun raised his hands and said: More than ten thousand soldiers have boarded the ship and are ready to set off at any time.

Li Xun glanced around and was not in a hurry to issue an order. At this time, Sima Tu came from a distance, came closer, and whispered in Li Xun's ear: Chen Tu sent someone to convey the news an hour ago.

The garrison on the front line has been instigated by him to rebel. We can land safely, and...in order to express his sincerity, Chen Tu sent his eldest son.

Li Xun nodded. Since Chen Tu had sent his eldest son here as a hostage, there was nothing to worry about. After taking one last look at the dark army surrounding him, Li Xun gave an order to Li Changchun: You are the vanguard general.

, led 10,000 soldiers to cross the river first.

yes.

Li Changchun cupped his fists and bowed, turned around and strode away.

A total of more than 57,000 troops were dispatched this time. Among them, the only soldiers and horses that really belong to Li Xun are Yuanhe's 5,000 cavalry. This is also the strongest force that Li Xun can use at present. The remaining 10,000 infantry are the cross-countrymen.

Give it to Zhao Wei and Zheng Chun to guard Wu'an City.

This time when he went to the Western Regions, Li Xun did not bring many generals. Zhao Wei, Zheng Chun, Yu Yanhui and others all stayed behind in Longyou. He only brought two more senior generals, Shan Qiu and Yuan He, but Li Cunxiao and Zhao Zhang

Li Zhao, Niu Jin, Wang Maozhen and other young generals were all brought out.

In addition, Sima Tu and Fan Zhongyun also accompanied the army on the expedition.

Hundreds of ships could only carry more than 10,000 soldiers across the river at one time, and more than 57,000 soldiers would need to go back and forth six times to cross the river, which would take at least three to four hours.

After Li Changchun led the first batch of 10,000 soldiers to cross the river, the army behind him stayed still. About half an hour later, Li Changchun sent someone to report that the defensive position on the other side of the Mulang River had been successfully taken over. Everything went well and there were no safety issues.

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After receiving this news, Li Xun was really relieved. With a wave of his hand, he ordered the army to cross the river as soon as possible.

Li Xun was the second group to cross the river. On the other side of the Mulang River, Li Changchun immediately brought a strong man in his thirties to the front and reported: Marshal, this man's name is Chen De, and he is Chen Tu's relative.

younger brother.

Chen De pays homage to the commander-in-chief.

When Chen De saw Li Xun, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Li Xun quickly stepped forward to support him and said with a smile: Is General Chen Tu okay?

Chen De said respectfully: "Thank you for your help, the commander-in-chief is worried about me. My brother has been looking forward to the commander-in-chief's arrival for a long time."

Li Xun spoke very politely to Chen De for a while. When the second batch of 5,000 soldiers landed and assembled, Li Xun immediately issued the order to march.

The reason why there are only five thousand soldiers is because these five thousand are cavalry, and of course the horses have to be transported, so there are only five thousand.

Halfway through the journey, Li Jiuyuan came to inform him that Chen Tu had replaced all the thousands of soldiers guarding the city gate with his own troops, and he would immediately open the city gate when Li Xun led the army to arrive.

After that, Li Jiuyuan took out a letter and handed it to Li Xun. The letter was written by Ouyang Li. He told Li Xun that Chen Tu was very polite to him and arranged dozens of people, including himself, into his personal barracks.

, and he is also a personal soldier. Ouyang Li told Li Xun in the letter that Chen Tu was absolutely sincere about this cooperation, so the Lord can rest assured.

Li Xun put away the letter, glanced at Li Jiuyuan, and said quietly: You have been lucky during this period. I will not treat you badly when I go back.

Li Jiuyuan's face looked happy, but he said humbly: This is what subordinates should do, and I dare not take credit.

Li Xun didn't say much and waved his hand. Li Jiuyuan bowed his hand and turned to leave.

A few years ago, after Li Xun's official position was promoted and he gained certain rights, Liu Xie, Li Jiuyuan, Hu Zengsi, Chen Heng'an and other famous rangers in the capital formed a team of his own intelligence organization. After four or five years of development, this ownership and

Li Xun's private intelligence organization has already reached a certain scale.

Three years ago, after Li Xun took office as the governor of Wuzhou, he began to transfer the power of the intelligence organization to Longyou and gave Fan Zhongyun full responsibility.

In this cooperation with Chen Tu, both parties were not familiar with each other, so there was no trust at all. Therefore, Fan Zhongyun sent dozens of elite experts such as Ouyang Li and Li Jiuyuan to Chen Tu's side, firstly to see Chen Tu's attitude, and secondly.

Monitoring Chen Tu's movements, it was clear that Chen Tu sincerely intended to seek refuge with Li Xun, so he did not reject Fan Zhongyun's actions at all. He recruited Ouyang Li and others to his side and became his personal bodyguards, which completely reassured Fan Zhongyun.

Li Xun may not be a talented person, but he is definitely not a fool. This time he went deep into the Western Regions and carried out such a large-scale military operation. It can be said that it was a lonely throw. Once it failed, it would be easy to die in a foreign country, even if he was alive.

Back in Wuzhou, Zhao Zhi would never bypass Li Xun, so Li Xun had to be cautious.

Li Xun, you look gloomy, as if you are not very interested in this war?

Shan Qiu came up on horseback and saw Li Xun's gloomy look. He had been like this all the way, so he couldn't help but ask.

Li Xun looked at Shan Qiu and said softly: Since I have made a decision, no matter whether I win or lose, even if I die on the battlefield, I will never regret it. There is nothing to say about this, but this time I went to the Western Regions, nearly 60,000 soldiers

My life and death depend on me, if anything happens...

Having said this, Li Xun shook his head and sighed deeply: I am under too much pressure.

A man should die in the wilderness, wrapped in horse leather and buried with his ears. How can he lie in bed and let his son do evil in the hands of a woman?

Shan Qiu reached out and patted Li Xun on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: Li Xun, what is your dream? Be famous all over the world? Be powerful in the world? You must have your own goals and dreams for this expedition to the Western Regions. These will follow you.

The soldiers who come here also have their own goals and dreams. The goals and dreams may be big or small, but the ideas are the same, so you don't need to think so much at all.

Li Xun pursed his lips, with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: I will leave it to you outside the city. I will hold a banquet in the city and wait for you to come and drink.

You can't drink during the war. As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, you can't make mistakes.

Shan Qiu smiled, refused, bowed his hands to Li Xun, then mounted his horse and left.

After Shan Qiu's enlightenment, Li Xun felt much more relaxed and felt a sense of relief. He glanced around and then loudly issued an order: Send my order and speed up the march. We must reach Moyang City before dawn.

Xizhou has a large territory, but the land is not fertile, so it is sparsely populated, with only three cities and two counties, with a total population of more than 100,000. Moyang City is the main city of Xizhou, which is also the seat of a state in the Jin Dynasty.
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