"Your Majesty, Daizhou City is ahead!"

The cavalry flew to Li Yan's vanishing. The Tang army in Hedong headed north in large numbers. They set out from Taiyuan and headed north in Yuexinkou. They marched all the way. In just a few days, they arrived in Daizhou south of the Great Wall.

Now the military dividing line between the two sides of the Tang and Yuan dynasties in the northeast of the Hebei region is the outer three passes, including Yanmen Pass, Ningwu Pass and Panguan. These three passes are all under the control of Yan Zhongji, who is entrenched in Datong. However, Daizhou south of the three passes is in the hands of the Eastern Tang Army. Therefore, the Tang army is still marching within its own jurisdiction.

According to Li Yu's plan, the Tang army would not immediately leave Feihu's mouth to attack Yanjing City, but would wait for Kublai Khan to lure Chen Dexing's army to the south of the Yellow River. Before that, the 70,000 troops he brought would station troops in Daizhou.

In the past year, Li Yan was not idle in Hedong. He recruited local tyrants everywhere and obtained a lot of troops. He swept the numbers and added them to the Tang Dynasty's soldiers, and brought him the Jinwu Guard, the leader guard, the Right Wu Guard and other departments in Hedong. He also compiled the Tenth Route of the East Palace for Prince Li Yan. The number of soldiers in Hedong's government was even more than before the Battle of Taiyuan. However, the equipment and training were much worse than before, which was quite a bit like making up the numbers. However, even if it was making up the numbers, an army of 100,000 people was still a force that should not be underestimated!

Li Yan's army was dominated by infantry, and the same is true now. The infantry in the brigade seemed to be full of sight. Various banners, golden drums, vehicles and supplies were paved with the road, and they drove forward in a hustle and bustle. The morale of the troops was also quite high, because Li Yan did not dare to announce that the goal of going north was Chen Dexing, and only said that Yan Zhongji, who was going to fight against Datong. Yan Zhongji was not a strong enemy, and Datong was also a territory in Hedong, and it was not considered an expedition. The morale of the Tang army naturally rose, and the noise was sounding like the sound of the earth and the sky was heard.

"I heard that these days on Datong Road have caused trouble to the Tartars. The people have long been looking forward to our Tang army!"

"After fighting Datong Road, the entire Hedong area was liberated. We Shanxi people finally drove the Tartars out!"

"Daizhou has arrived. I don't know if I can live in the city and have a beautiful sleep in a place with a roof. I have been in the wild these days. The sky is cold and even my bones are squeaking!"

Li Yan's central army was surrounded by chariots and horses. Li Yan had never rode a horse, but sat in a huge carriage. The carriage was pulled by twelve strong horses, and the carriage was covered with blankets and silk, which was very comfortable. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had been enjoying the blessing of Yidu for more than 30 years and had never suffered from the pain of fighting in the wild. After the defeat last year, he was depressed and had a sick day. His body was even worse than before, so he would just march in a car.

The cavalry came straight into his car, and Li Yan came out of the car. There was a woman with dignified facial features and rough skin, wearing armor, and looked quite strong. She was holding a scimitar to guard her side, which was Huo Zheng, the sister of Tachaer, and the second queen of the Tang Dynasty. Although Li Yan raised the flag to fight against Mongolia and killed all the Mongolians in Yidu, he favored Huo Zheng. Huo Zheng was also devoted to this old man who was over 20 years older than her. The couple had a good relationship. This time, they even wore armor and knives in person, guarding her husband. In addition to Huo Zheng, there were more than a dozen Li Yan's confidant generals on the car, and these people were also under the command of Huo Zheng.

Li Yan's face was a little pale and he asked with a smile: "Can Shi Tianze be in Daizhou?"

Chuanqi replied: "Return to the emperor, General Shi's former army has arrived in Daizhou and has set up camp outside Daizhou City. There are also troops guarding the three gates, and another has arrived at Feihukou."

Li Feng asked again: "What is the abnormal movement outside the Feihu's mouth?"

Chuanqi said: "According to the people of General Manager Shi, there was no movement."

Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand and asked the cavalry to go there, and turned around and ordered: "The army went to Daizhou City to set up a village, and let the brothers go to the city to rest for a few days... Get some delicious food to reward!"

Zhang Rou, a veteran who was riding a horse next to Li Yan's carriage, smiled and said, "The emperor really loves soldiers as much as his son. It is a blessing that these Hedongerlangs can make achievements with the emperor. "

Li Yan looked at the old general who was named with Shi Tianze with a smile and waved: "Brother Degang, come on the bus, there is still a place in the bus... You are older than me, and it's really hard to get on the bus. Come and take a ride..."

"Oh, I'm better to obey my old man." Zhang Rou was not polite to him. In terms of seniority, Zhang Rou was longer than Li Yu, and he was a figure of Li Quan's generation. Moreover, he also knew that the purpose of Li Yu invited him to the car was not to let him take the car, but to discuss military information with him.

"Degang, look here." The interior of the carriage is extremely wide, with a table in the middle, with a map spreading on it, a map of the northeastern part of the river and Yanyun area. Li Qi pointed to a pass on the northern foot of the Taihang Mountains on the map, "This is Feihukou, which is the key to connecting the east and west of Taihang Mountains."

"Does the emperor ask me to lead troops to guard the Feihu's mouth?" Zhang Rou saw Li Qi mention the Feihu's mouth, and immediately understood the other party's meaning and asked with a smile.

"Well, Feihukou is a place that must be fought for by military strategists. In order to show goodwill, Chen Ming, he did not send troops to occupy it." Li Feng paused for a moment and said, "Now I always feel uneasy in my heart... Chen Ming's detailed work is powerful. If I notice that I have joined forces with Mongolia to attack Yanjing, I might be the first to take action. This Feihu Pass is a shortcut for Yanjing to enter Jin, and I must have heavy troops to defend! Shi Runfu's troops are too few after all, and I am afraid that I can't cover it up."

Zhang Rou smiled without any shirks, and bowed and said, "I will lead people to Feihu Pass now, and I will definitely not let a Chen army enter Jin!"

"I will feel relieved if I have Brother Degang's words." Li Yu exhaled and smiled and said to Zhang Ruo, "If I succeed, I will treat Brother Degang with the title of king, and be hereditary and resigned to the country!"

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"There is Feihu's mouth in front of you, and there is no Tang army here to deploy defense."

The guide leading the way pointed to the undulating and steep mountains in front and said loudly to the knight behind him.

In front is the Taihang Mountains that divide the Hedong Mountains and the Hebei Plain. There are several valley channels between the towering Taihang Mountains, which run across the east and west of Taihang. Since ancient times, it has been a must-fight for military strategists. This Feihukou is located at the junction of Taihang Mountain, Yanshan Mountain and Hengshan Mountain, and its military value is more important.

Moreover, the terrain of Feihukou is very steep, with the widest part only seventy to eighty to one hundred meters, and the narrowest part only two to three meters. You can only miss a ox cart and mule cart! It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, which shows that.

After Chen Dexing and Li Yan occupied the east and west places of Taihang Mountain respectively, Feihukou was the military dividing line between the two sides. However, neither Tang and Ming did not set up defenses at Feihukou to show their trust in the other side. Therefore, Feihukou had no defenses now.

Guo Kan sat upright and looked at the unsuspecting Feihu's mouth in front of him, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The lack of defense in Feihukou means that Shi Tianze really turned against him. Otherwise, Feihukou would not have been able to give up like this. Because the combat effectiveness of the Tang army is far inferior to that of the Ming army, once the Ming army is allowed to invade Feihukou, Lingqiu, Jianzhou, Daizhou and other places, it will be impossible to defend it! At that time, the Ming army will march straight in and fight all the way outside Xinkou Pass!

Beside him, the young Yang Axi also stood up, looking at the scene in front of him, and he could not hide the excitement on his face. He is now serving as the vanguard with Guo Kan, the 5,000 black horse riding team and 6,500 silver armored soldiers, just behind the two of them, preparing to occupy the Feihukou. Although there are no soldiers on the surface, the Ming army still has to act according to the tactical practice of occupying the key pass, and will never take it lightly.

A horse hooves sounded, and came from the mouth of Feihu. Yang Axi waved his hand, and the Eight Banners soldiers following him immediately turned over and dismounted, and took their arches to a high slope. Guo Kan also sent orders to the left and right, and transferred a team of silver-armored soldiers to a formation in front. In a moment, he saw a team of knights running towards him without any flag. He led the cavalry, but Shi Bin, the instructor of the Silver Armor Division. He did not wear the yellow battle jacket and steel armor of the Ming army, but the red jacket of the Tang army, and did not wear armor. Following him was an old man with a beard, somewhat similar to Shi Bin, and it was Shi Tianze.

Guo Kan vented his anger and smiled at Yang A beside him, saying, "It's my adopted father! This big thing is going to be done... My adopted father still has 20,000 soldiers, all of whom have fought with him for many years! As long as they are willing to turn against each other, Li Yu will definitely be defeated!"

Yang Axi smiled faintly: "Li Yu must be defeated! The two armies at the top and bottom, plus the four-flag horse team, the old brother's Silver Armor Division, the King's personal guard division, the guard cavalry division, a total of 100,000 iron troops, who can resist in the world?"

Guo Kan turned over and dismounted the horse, threw the reins to his personal soldiers, and turned back to Yang Axi and said, "It is good to defeat others without fighting! Although Li Yu's 100,000 army could not help but fight, but killing ten thousand enemies will always hurt hundreds of them... Our 100,000 elite soldiers still have to keep our energy against Kublai Khan! This Kublai Khan... is a hero after all, and he can't underestimate him!"

After saying this, he strode forward to meet him. Shi Bin and Shi Tianze also saw Guo Kan. Shi Tianze waved his hand and asked his followers to take a while later, and he and his son Shi Bin rode forward, and then turned over and dismounted when they arrived in front of Guo Kan.

Guo Kan hugged Shi Tianze and smiled and said, "The adoptive father, the child is wearing steel armor, it is not convenient to give a big gift."

Shi Tianze also smiled and replied, then looked at the Eight Banners and Silver Armored Soldiers who were being arranged around, touched his beard, nodded and said, "Everyone has steel armor... The Ming King actually has such elite troops. It seems that there is no suspense about the outcome of this battle!"

Guo Kan laughed and stretched out his hand and made a gesture of Suke, "Entertainment Father, this time, we are the right treasure... The Ming King will be the lord of the world in the future. If you are willing to go to a distant country to be the king, you will also be the king of a country! Such a good thing is only available here in the Ming King!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!