strictlysupreme Chapter 828: Changing coaches before battle
Chapter 828: Changing coaches before battle
Wu Zetian added: "By the way, secretly command the 200,000-strong army of the Zuowei Guard and Zuolongwu Guard and eliminate Li Xiaoyi!"
A terrifying murderous aura burst out from the emperor.
"He doesn't want to live anymore, I want him to die!"
"I am no longer satisfied with just holding him back, I want him dead!"
Change the coach at the last minute!
The one who was replaced was the Turkic general!
This is a huge trust!
Daleha was overwhelmed by an impulse to die for his friend, and his expression was excited.
"Your Majesty, I bow to thank you for your great grace!"
"Your Majesty, I, Daleha, swear to you that as long as the 200,000 soldiers of the Left Guards and the Left Dragon Guards pledge their lives, I will slay Li Xiaoyi on the battlefield!"
Wu Zetian found this great general, who was as famous as her favorite general Wang Xiaojie, more and more pleasing to her eyes. She waved her hand again and said:
"Get up! I will issue a secret decree shortly, appointing you as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Jiangnan Road Army. I will order you to lead the Right Dragon Guard's black-armored cavalry south and secretly take over military power!"
Daleha clasped his hands and said, "I will serve you till death!"
Wu Zetian hummed and said, "The day you return from Jiangnan Road will be the day you take up the position of General of the Right Dragon Guard."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
General Liu Siqian of the Right Dragon Guard was about to retire and submitted his resignation to the emperor last year, hoping to return to his hometown to spend his remaining years in peace.
The emperor did not agree and asked him to serve for a few more years. Liu Siqian received the imperial edict and continued to command the Right Dragon Guard for the emperor.
However, since the beginning of this year, Liu Siqian has had health problems and has been taking medicine all the time.
But even though he was seriously ill, he did not let the emperor down and continued to work hard in his post.
Until now, Liu Siqian had difficulty riding a horse and galloping, so he did not send the Right Dragon Guard to the south of the Yangtze River to participate in the war against Wu.
When heading south, Daleha had already heard about the recent situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty. When he heard that the emperor wanted to offer him the position of General of the Right Dragon Guard, he immediately kowtowed again.
"And General Buzhen. General Buzhen and his 16,000-plus cavalrymen will be placed under the command of General Wang Xiaojie of the Right Guard, preparing to defend against a massive attack by the Turkic Helu."
"By the way, send a message to Su Honghui, the Grand Commander of the Yingzhou Guard, Guo Yuanzhen, the Left Guard of Youzhou, Feng Yang, the Right Guard of Liangzhou, and Quan Shancai, the Left Guard of Dunhuang County."
"Tell them to be cautious and not give the Turkic army an opportunity to take advantage!"
"As for the Khitan..."
Wu Zetian was in a trance.
The Khitan first lost the military god Sun Wanrong, and then lost the Supreme Khan Li Jinzhong.
Now the only ones who can raise the banner are the new Khan Li Wanshan and the new Guichengzhou governor Sun Xiangzhou.
The two men's abilities are not outstanding, and it is quite difficult for them to participate in a war of this scale.
In addition, it is still unclear whether the Khitan people are stable internally, so asking them to participate in the war would be a bit too bullying.
If they rebel again, they in the Great Zhou Dynasty will not be able to bear it.
"Send a message to Su Honghui, asking him to be more lenient with the Khitans and provide them with more support. They've also been in a difficult situation over the past two years."
If a fierce stick cannot kill the ambitions of jackals, tigers and leopards, then be gentle.
At least when Su Honghui was the Grand Commander of Yingzhou Guard, the Khitans never rebelled.
"I accept your order."
Di Renjie bowed in agreement.
"Let's end today's court meeting here. After the military order reaches the Right Dragon Guard Army camp, Deputy Chief Commander Daleha will head south directly as the Deputy Chief Commander of the Jiangnan Road Army."
"I wonder, Deputy Chief Steward Daleha, what do you think?"
Wu Zetian looked at Dalha again with a smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, let alone leaving after the court is adjourned, even if you ask me to leave right now, I will not hesitate!"
"Okay, I didn't make a mistake!"
Wu Zetian's health was not good. After talking for a few more words, she felt tired. She asked Wu Chengsi to handle government affairs for her, and then she went back with the support of Shangguan Wan'er and a group of palace maids and eunuchs.
Before leaving, Wu Zetian specifically asked Wu Chengsi to choose a residence in Luoyang for Bukhara, Daleha and Buzhen.
In response, Bukhara and Daleha were even more grateful, saying that they had not done anything and dared not accept the reward. Finally, the emperor made the final decision, which allowed them to accept it with peace of mind.
After the court was dismissed, Daleha expressed his sincere gratitude to everyone, and then handed over Bukhara to Di Renjie and Wu Chengsi. Then, under the protection of the Qianniu Guards and the summoning angels, he went to the camp of the Right Dragon Guards.
The military situation is urgent, and Daleha must make some achievements to repay Wu Zetian's kindness.
This achievement began with chopping off Li Xiaoyi's head.
In the afternoon, everyone entered the military camp of Youlongwuwei.
After the imperial edict was issued, Liu Siqian breathed a sigh of relief despite his illness. After shouting "Long live the emperor", he handed over his 5,000 black-armored cavalry to Daleha.
Five thousand black-armored cavalrymen, each one an elite soldier, were organized in imitation of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry during the Later Han and Three Kingdoms periods.
Anyone who is missing will be selected from among the hundred generals.
That year, during the military parade in Nanyuan, Hu Jinghui stood out among the Left Leopard Guards. Gao Ling, the then General of the Left Leopard Guards, introduced Hu Jinghui to everyone, saying that he was "number one among the cavalry and infantry, and he has no rivals among the Leopard Guards."
Liu Siqian, who was the general of the Right Dragon Guard at the time, intended to transfer Hu Jinghui to the Right Dragon Guard to be the commander of this black-armored cavalry. He had already agreed with Gao Ling at that time to exchange Hu Jinghui for one of his powerful generals.
As a result, the emperor took advantage of the situation and transferred Hu Jinghui to the Qianniu Guard as the General of the Central Army. He had no choice.
"Deputy Chief Steward, these five thousand cavalrymen are my lifeblood."
He grabbed Daleha's hand.
"It's not that I don't trust the deputy chief steward's loyalty, nor do I distrust his ability."
"It's truly not easy to train such a large group of cavalrymen. Please ask the Deputy General to use them properly. Remember, if these soldiers were in other armies, they would be at least commanders of a hundred men!"
Daleha nodded heavily and assured:
“I will definitely use it properly!”
"But I wonder where the thousand-man generals and the commander of this cavalry are?"
Liu Siqian pointed to the six generals in charge of 5,000 cavalry.
"The general in charge of these five thousand cavalrymen is Liu Qi, and those behind him are the thousand-man commanders under his command."
"General, don't worry. I will bring them back with me after I take them south of the Yangtze River this time."
It was a sunny day.
Five thousand cavalrymen escort one man south!
Daleha rode his horse and galloped wildly in the wind. This was a brand new beginning for the second half of his life. He wanted to create a bright future for himself.
……
Fuzhou, Yankou.
Of the tens of thousands of troops of Zuo Yingyang Guard, only the last few dozen were left.
Fang Ruhai stood on dozens of corpses, holding a big knife with a broken blade, and looked around.
The Yuqian guards on both sides continued to rush over like a tide, surrounding him and his personal soldiers in the middle and pressing forward step by step.
The war lasted for five full hours, with heavy casualties. The 50,000-strong army of Zuo Yingyang Guard was completely wiped out, leaving only Fang Ruhai and dozens of his personal soldiers.
Li Kaigu watched this scene from afar with an ugly expression.
Zhao Kai: "General, we have lost at least 30,000 soldiers."