Chapter 608

Spring rain is like a curtain, clouds are like a picture.

As the army entered the original boundary of Yanling, the spring became more and more intense. In this land where few people settled down, the almost primitive green mountains and beautiful waters were just like a beautiful woman who didn't show up in front of the southern expedition army. The misty rain was so beautiful. Along the way, we often encounter the ruins of Dali and Daxuan cities. The collapsed city walls, the rammed earth full of weeds and the mossy terraces add a bit of mottle and massiness to the beautiful scenery.

It's a pity that they are not literati who visit mountains and rivers, nor ink men who express their feelings for mountains and rivers, but 300000 troops who are powerful and murderous. These people not only don't have the heart to enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also have a little disgust and impatience with the continuous spring rain.

Yanling was one of the most prosperous areas in Dali and Daxuan dynasties a thousand years ago, because there were Danshui River and Huangyanjiang River in the north and south of the territory, where agriculture was developed and products were abundant. However, since Tianxing founded the country and the empress conquered heaven and earth to establish Daqian, Yanling, one of the two counties north of Huangyanjiang, has become the front line of the two countries' struggle. Because of the war, Yanling County declined rapidly. The original Yanling people either moved to the hinterland of Tianxing south of Huangyanjiang, or went north to Daqian and became the people of Daqian.

For two hundred years, Yanling County, once prosperous in human and livestock, has become a wasteland with only a few isolated villages and ruins of the old city. From the perspective of extreme vision, the originally planned paddy fields have long been occupied by weeds and thorns, and the official road rammed by mature soil has long disappeared. In the spring rain, only muddy land and scattered bubbles are left.

Lu que was sitting on a small hill when the leader of the army attacked Danshui at night. Looking at the army marching along the mountain, his armor had been soaked by the rain, and the water dripping down his helmet and armor from time to time. But at this time, he didn't seem to care about these. Instead, he stretched out his right hand to feel something, while his eyes looked at the gloomy and oppressive clouds in the sky.

Seeing Lu Que's brow locked, military adviser Mo Yingxing said, "Marshal Lu, although the fast wind army and xiyuanze army that passed by us more than ten days ago opened up a way for us, tens of thousands of people passed by, and the ground was extremely soft. Now the spring rain suddenly made the ground muddy, and it became more and more difficult to walk. At the present marching speed, I'm afraid we will arrive at Xiaogu mountain, It's a few days later than the previous estimate. "

In fact, Mo Yingxing was also worried. What he was worried about was not the speed of the March. Daqian was the main attacker. When he arrived in xuan'an county and when he would fight with Nanli army, Daqian had the initiative, so he was not very worried about slowing down the speed of the March.

What Mo Yingxing is worried about is the physical strength of the soldiers and the morale of the army. He can clearly feel that after several days of walking in the rain, the original fiery morale of the army seems to have been dampened by the continuous spring rain. Moreover, marching in the rain consumed many times of physical strength, and the soldiers of each battalion in the army became a little dispirited.

"It doesn't matter for a few days in the evening." Lu Que's eyes fell on his outstretched right hand and said, "we have arrived at Yanling plain. After passing this mountain forest, we can turn to the West and go straight to Hexing fortress. When I first attacked Hexing fortress to stop the crazy lion, I once passed by here. There is an open field 20 miles ahead. We will camp there tonight. But from tomorrow, the soldiers will have to work harder. We have to get to hexingyuan fortress in two days. "

Gu Qingcheng, who is close to Lu que, also has a flash of memory in his eyes. At the beginning, he and Lu que led less than 4000 light cavalry to attack here. They did come here, but the last time they came here was at night, and they didn't stay here much.

"Why?" Mo Yingxing is puzzled when he hears the speech. He doesn't understand Lu Que's saying that it doesn't matter to arrive at Xiaogushan later. Instead, he has to rush to Hexing fortress in two days.

Lu que took back his right hand, shook off the rain and said, "four seasons alternate, yin and Yang rotate. The spring rain in southern Xinjiang is the combination of cold and hot air from north and south. In recent days, the south wind has weakened, but the spring rain is still the same. It shows that there is a cold current going south in the north. It's not necessary to reduce the number of people. We have to go to hexingyuan in two or three days, and spend the cold spring in Hexing fortress ruins."

"Cold in spring?" Mo Yingxing, Gu Qingcheng and Zhuge Yan frowned at the same time.

According to the past, it's mid spring now, and southern Xinjiang should have a southerly wind. However, Lu que said that a northerly wind would start in two days, and the weather would suddenly turn cool. Although they were surprised, they had no doubt about it. As the saying goes, if you don't know the weather, you don't know the location, and if you don't know anyone, you can't be handsome. Lu Qiaoben is a careful and prudent man. He will never say anything that is not sure.

But if, as Lu que said, the strength of the army now trudging in the rain is gradually fading, and if the cold weather comes again, the disease of wind and cold will rise in the army, the consequences will be unimaginable. But it is almost impossible to get to hexingyuan in two days.

There is an essential difference between hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of light cavalry. Light cavalry can be easily carried. Even without food, grass and supplies, the products of the mountains and fields in the south of Xinjiang are enough to satisfy the needs of the people, and it is absolutely impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to do so. Food is the courage of the army. If the army is short of food, there will be no morale. And the grain and grass of hundreds of thousands of troops can't get up quickly even if they want to.

"Lu Shuai, the road is muddy and the military resources are heavy. It's not easy to get to Hexing fortress in two days." Mo Yingxing pondered for a while, some embarrassed said.

"I know." Lu nodded to Zhuge Yan and said, "ZHUGE, you will go to find Duanmu and Qingyu in a moment and pass our military order. From tomorrow on, the army will be escorted by Changqing rear army. As for the rest of the battalions, we will prepare ten rations tonight and speed up our journey to hexingyuan tomorrow. "

"I see." Zhuge Yan nodded.

Zhuge Yan knew that if he really wanted to get to Hexing fortress in two days, as Lu que said, he had to get rid of the baggage to speed up the March. But after all, grain and grass are the lifeblood of the whole army, so Lu que gave it to duanmuye and Lin Qingyu, whom he trusted most, and the rear army of Changqing army they temporarily led.

"Leave Bai Xia and his wolves behind." Gu Qingcheng said, "Bai Xia has taken in several large wolves in the forest along the road during this period. Although the number of wolves has not recovered to the level before the war of animal tide, there are more than 6000 wolves. With these 6000 wolves, the army can cope with a lot of emergencies and is more secure."

Mo Yingxing and Zhuge Yan both nodded when they heard the words. Gu Qingcheng's method was more stable, but Lu que didn't agree at the first time. Instead, he fell into silence and seemed to be thinking about something.

After a long time, Lu kuocai nodded slowly and said, "it's really more appropriate, but it's hard for Bai Xia and the wolves."

Lu Que's words make Gu Qingcheng smile, but Mo Yingxing and Zhuge Yan look at each other. Gu Qingcheng knows about Lu que. She knows that Lu que grew up in bugui mountain. He is a companion of spirit animals and friends of plants. Although Bai Xia and his wolves are beasts, they are no different from people in Lu Que's mind.

Mo Yingxing and Zhuge Yan had an indescribable strange emotion in their hearts. In their eyes, whether they were riding or feeding beasts, even the spirit beasts who signed the contract were only the help around them. They were the targets of people's use. It was inconceivable for them to treat each other with sincerity and courtesy like Lu que.

Seeing the strange eyes of Zhuge Yan and Mo Ying Xing, Lu que naturally knew what they thought, but he didn't say much. People think differently because of their different growing environment and experiences. His childhood playmates were spirit beasts and God beasts in the mountain. In his heart, although these spirit beasts and God beasts are not human beings, they are more pure than human beings, And more trustworthy.

Thinking of this, Lu can't help but look to the north, which is the direction of zhennanguan. He can feel that Xiaobai is still there at this time. In the Zhou Tian array, which takes the imperial spirit tripod as the array, he is still trapped in the golden winged Mirs, which come out of xiyuanze. Because the spirit is involved, Lu que can only feel that Xiaobai has nothing to do, but he can't know the specific situation in the array, or how long Xiaobai will be trapped in the golden winged Mirs before removing the array.

However, it's also good that he can feel Xiaobai's condition, so he's not too worried. Even if the golden winged Mirs can break out, now the tide of beasts is gone, it can't do anything. Xiaobai has a spirit tripod beside him. Even if he can't defeat the golden winged Mirs, at least he won't suffer.

"Newspaper." At this time, a herald with a flag on his back flew to Xiaoqiu and saluted him with a fist. He took out a metal information tube with both hands and said, "commander in chief, Huang Yanjiang's biography."

Lu que picked his eyebrows slightly, took the message tube, but didn't open it immediately. Instead, he tapped his spurs and came to a place with rain on his back. Then he took out the silk.

"Lu que, what did father say?" Gu Qingcheng, who followed him, asked after seeing the contents on the silk.

Lu que handed the silk to Gu Qingcheng and said, "Yulin, Fengxiang, Jinghai and the original Tianxing navy are ready. Only when the thunder troops cross Huangyan River to take over their defense in Tianxing, they can leave from Fangshan and the sea."

"That's true. But when the benlei army takes over the Yulin and Fengxiang armies and stabilizes the situation in Xinde Tianxing County, it will take one month at the fastest. In addition, it will take one and a half months to two months to cross the Fangshan and sea routes. It's too long." Gu Qingcheng saw the silk and handed it to Mo Yingxing and Zhuge Yan, who also followed him.

Lu qiaowen shook his head. "On the surface, as long as we break through the Nanli army led by Li Yongxian, the king of Nanli north of Ning'an River, the remaining 16 counties of Nanli can be declared. But after all, this battle is a war of national annihilation. What we want to destroy is a country that has been inherited for more than 800 years. If we add the previous Dali Dynasty, it is an ancient country that has been more than 1000 years. With our present military strength and the great national strength behind us, it is not very difficult to defeat Nanli. It is not impossible to even bring Nanli into the territory as long as we are willing to pay some price. "

"What are you worried about?" Gu Qingcheng asked.

Lu que flashed a deep meaning in his eyes and said, "the purpose of our southern expedition is to destroy Nanli, but the purpose of this battle is not only to bring Nanli into the territory of Daqian. The most important thing is how to defeat Nanli."

After listening to Lu Que's words, the three men were all a little confused. In order to fight for their country, they had to win first. They didn't understand what Lu que meant.

Gu Qingcheng and Zhuge Yan looked at Lu Que's solemn expression. They all had a flash in their mind. At the same time, they said, "are you worried about the clan in Nanli Middle Kingdom?"

"Not bad." Lu nodded, "as long as we defeat the army of Nanli king, Nanli will collapse. After all, there are irreconcilable contradictions between the royal family and the local clans over the past ten years of Nanli reform. It can be predicted that the clans of Nanli will rely on us because of the backlog of contradictions before, and in order to protect themselves. In other words, as long as we defeat Li Yongxian, it will not be difficult to occupy Nanli. "

"Isn't that good? Isn't that what several legions and hundreds of thousands of troops are going south? " Mo Ying star some don't understand of ask a way.

"It's very good. It's also the easiest way to achieve the goal of the war." Lu nodded, then shook his head and said, "but since then, for those clans that helped us win the whole territory of Nanli, we have to make a commitment, or even make a compromise. What kind of clans are they now, and what will they still be like in the future? At most, they will change themselves and become a new family in our army, I don't want to see this happen. And before the battle of Tianxing, in order to force Zhongxing city down as soon as possible, I have compromised once. This time, I don't want to compromise any more. "

"A new family?" Mo Yingxing pondered Lu Que's words and nodded. He didn't like the aristocratic family in Da Qian, not to mention the clan of Nanli. Seeing that Lu que wanted to deal with these clans, Mo Yingxing asked curiously, "Marshal Lu, what's your plan in mind?"

"Do you plan to?" Lu que shook his head with a smile. "The purpose of Nanli King's reform is to deal with these clans and take back the rights, land and people that should belong to the royal family from them. Although Nanli reform has been effective for more than ten years, it has not been successful after all. I don't want Li Yongxian's problem to become our problem in the future. After all, one star is enough. If we want to solve all these problems, we have to cut off the root cause. We don't need a new family for our great efforts. "

At this point, Lu looked at the rain in front of him and said to himself, "war is like a plow, which can clear the world."