In the first year of Shengli, the Turks went south to harass Hebei Road and looted the people. The Empress appointed Di Renjie as the general of the Hebei Road marching and pacifying envoy of Hebei Road, and appointed Zhang Changzong as the general of Pingbian of Hebei Road, and cooperated with Di Renjie to lead all military affairs.

"Shimao."

Di Renjie lifted the curtain of the carriage and shouted at the young man who drove the horse. They came out of Luoyang for two days and had just joined forces with the soldiers of the Zhechong Mansion. Only then did the 100,000 army become an army.

"Di Gong."

Zhang Changzong jumped off the horse's back and flipped onto the carriage neatly. He didn't even shake the carriage. Jumped onto the carriage, Zhang Changzong held his helmet in one hand and sat down with his body: "Di Gong ordered Changzong to come, I wonder what's wrong?"

Di Renjie said: "If you are not busy, sit down, let's talk slowly. Does Shimao have a constitution in his heart when he goes to the expedition?"

Zhang Changzong nodded with a serious face: "I'm not hiding it from Duke Di. I thought about it first and made a rough plan. Since Duke Di asked, why don't we discuss it?"

"Ko Shimao can tell me."

Di Renjie touched his beard and said. Zhang Changzong nodded, took out a piece of paper from his arms and spread it out, and said, "Di Gong, please see, this is a rough map I drew, not particularly precise, but a rough area and topographic map. We are here now, at the current marching speed, we should be here tomorrow. And the Turks should be roughly in this area. Changzong thought, can we divide our troops into two groups, with my 30,000 elite soldiers and horses, and the rest of the people, Ma Di Gong, take them away. I am responsible for pursuing the Turks, and Di Gong is responsible for appeaseing the people. What is Di Gong's wish?"

Di Renjie also had a serious face. Seeing Zhang Changzong was ready for the map, the map was clearer than the one hanging in His Majesty's Palace. You can see it clearly at a glance. Obviously, although the boy in front of him was young, he was not a fool to do things, and he was not the kind of person with high expectations and low skills.

After Di Renjie received the imperial edict, this matter had been turned around in his heart for thousands of times. He heard this and said, "Thirty thousand elite soldiers... Why did Shimao feel that 30,000 can resist the Turkic soldiers?"

Zhang Changzong said: "Please listen to my analysis and help me explain it in detail. It seems that it is reasonable for Changzong to infer it."

"Shimao, please speak."

Zhang Changzong nodded and talked about some of his analysis and inferences—

There is no satellite or anything else now. The reconnaissance work is difficult to do, and the message is transmitted slowly. Many of them can only be his inference. The reason why Turkic soldiers won is mobility. Everyone is a man on earth. Zhang Changzong would not think that Turkic soldiers can beat ten of them at one time. It is nothing more than that they are familiar with horse nature, good riding skills, and natural mobility.

However, the Turks went south to plunder, not only robbing property, but also robbed many people. These people were just ordinary people. The existence of these people would definitely affect the mobility of the Turkic soldiers, and this was the opportunity for our army.

Zhang Changzong said: "In order to seize this opportunity, we can only improve the mobility of our army. Therefore, the soldiers we bring should not be too many. I will bring the soldiers in front and Di Gong is comforting and gathering them behind, and we can also rush to help at any time. What do you think?"

Di Renjie did not rush to express his opinion, but frowned and pondered for a moment, asked for some details, and said: "I agreed to Shimao's plan, but, in this way, if I sit in the back and enjoy the fruits, Shimao will be in danger."

Zhang Changzong licked his lips and laughed: "Since he came out to fight, I didn't think about being safe. Di Gong and Changzong each have their own strengths. Instead of wasting their talents, it would be better to show their strengths. We all do our own good things and work hard for Your Majesty's orders to seek a good result. We will have some shame when we return to Beijing in the future. Hehe."

Di Renjie stared at him. Although he was old, he was not yet at the time of his old eyes. The boy said with a good face, looking young and energetic, and there was no frivolous look in his eyes, but instead he was calm.

The two discussed some details and improved Zhang Changzong's plan. Di Renjie, the old man, was also wonderful. He only asked the general direction and did not ask how Zhang Changzong planned to lead troops or how to fight. He only asked about the results and the goals he wanted Zhang Changzong to achieve, giving Zhang Changzong great autonomy.

Zhang Changzong was grateful to him, and when he did things, he was naturally willing to cooperate with him. The old and the young actually made a surprise relationship. Di Renjie did not force Zhang Changzong, and Zhang Changzong would not do rudely affecting major things, and was harmonious.

Zhang Changzong brought only 3,000 soldiers from the capital, and Di Renjie also brought 3,000 troops. The rest of the troops were dispatched from the nearby Zhechong Mansion. Wu Zhou inherited the military system of the Tang Dynasty, with strict military discipline, and he was not worried about being unable to command. However, each other's coordination was still needed.

The soldiers transferred from Zhechong Mansion were all military families who served for generations. Compared with the thorns in the Yulin Guard, these soldiers who served for generations knew more about discipline and rules. It was easier to dispatch and lead them. Naturally, the elite level was not as good as the soldiers of the Yulin Guard. However, in this era, everyone was at the same level, and the soldiers who came out of Zhechong Mansion were enough.

After discussing with Di Renjie, Zhang Changzong stepped on his horse and went back to his team. As soon as he passed, Chen Zi'ang came up and asked quickly: "How?"

Zhang Changzong said: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, it's basically done. Let's talk about the details when camping in the evening."

Chen Zi'ang nodded and said nothing more. The marching team continued to walk north in a mighty manner. Zhang Changzong took the time to look at Wenying in the team-

This kid didn't know how to do it, but he tried to force his elder brother. The elder sister-in-law agreed to him to come to the army and could also ask his elder brother to write a letter to him as a lobbyist. The elder brother rarely spoke once, and Zhang Changzong was not easy to refuse. He also wanted to cultivate a nephew. Since he was not afraid of hardship or danger, he agreed. However, as he said in advance, the relationship between the two was not allowed to be exposed. Even if he came, he could only start with a soldier.

After marching all the way to Tiankuaihei camp, Zhang Changzong told Chen Zi'ang about the strategy discussed with Di Renjie, and said, "Shi Chen, I plan to march with 30,000 troops and horses to chase the Turks first. When I catch up with the Turks, I will first see their strength. If I am weak, fight. If I am strong, I will change my strategy. What does Chen mean? Should I be with me or stay to help Di Xiang?"

Chen Zi'ang said without thinking: "Do you still need to ask this? You will go wherever the general goes. Could it be that the general thinks I am old and cannot ride a horse or swing a knife?"

Chen Zi'ang was very particular about people. Once he entered the camp, he regarded himself as a subordinate. He called him a general to Zhang Changzong. He was not good at speaking and did not distinguish between superiors and inferiors. Zhang Changzong was originally young, and if he was confused about his title, he would be afraid of damaging his majesty.

Zhang Changzong felt that if the majesty was damaged just because of the title of respecting the teacher and respecting the Tao, it would not be true majesty. After persuading him a few times, he saw that Chen Zi'ang had no intention of changing, so he simply let it go. Anyway, he called his general and called him Chen Shi, so it would be fine.

After discussing the details with Di Renjie, he was at the back to take care of his logistics, so Zhang Changzong led his troops to the road with confidence. Thirty thousand troops marched at full speed every day, following the traces and news, chasing the Turkic soldiers.
Chapter completed!