Guazhou City in February is less cold than usual. Although it is still cold and cold in spring, even so, many people have already started to work, busy with spring plowing.
And in the west city of Guazhou City, there was a group of people standing.
The leader is Li Jing.
Today Li Jing came to the gate of the city to welcome Su Dingfang and Zuo Xianfeng and his party who arrived with the army. The reason why Li Jing came was because Li Jing was Su Dingfang's teacher.
Li Jing waited quietly at the door.
Not long after, Li Jing saw a figure appearing on the official road in the distance. And with the silhouettes that appeared, the flags could be clearly seen unfurling after a while, and even Li Jing could already feel the slight tremor of the ground from a distance.
This is because of the existence of elephant soldiers.
The giant elephants stepping on the ground will inevitably cause the ground to shake.
Not long after, the army led by Su Dingfang arrived. When he saw Li Jing at the gate of the city, he got off his horse excitedly, came to the gate of the city and said, "Teacher, why are you here?"
At this moment, Su Dingfang was very excited.
When he was in Tianzhu, Su Dingfang had already received news that Li Jing had surrendered. Now, when Su Dingfang saw Li Jing with his own eyes, he was extremely excited.
?Su Dingfang used to be in charge of Guazhou and served as the governor of Guazhou because of Li Jing's recommendation. So Su Dingfang has always been conscientious and diligent in Guazhou, but he doesn't want to disappoint Li Jing.
But in the end, he let Li Jing down.
He surrendered to Du Qi.
At that time, Su Dingfang made the decision to submit to Du Qi, and after he had already played for Du Qi, he actually did not hesitate. The only regret is that I feel sorry for Li Jing, and I have failed Li Jing's expectations and training.
Even Su Dingfang could imagine that when officials in the court mentioned Su Dingfang, they would subconsciously talk about Li Jing, because Su Dingfang was promoted and trained by Li Jing, and Li Jing's embarrassment can be imagined.
Li Jing smiled and said: "Why can't it be the old man, His Majesty knew that you were about to arrive, so he specially asked the old man to come."
Su Dingfang nodded solemnly, and said: "It's great to see the teacher. After the disciple served His Majesty, he thought in his heart that he might never see the teacher in this life, and even the disciple failed the teacher even more, and he would have no face to see him." Teacher. It's great to see Teacher again now."
Li Jing smiled and said: "Let's go, first enter the city."
"yes!"
Su Dingfang answered immediately.
Immediately, Su Dingfang, Zuo Xianfeng and Li Jing entered the city with a mighty army.
There is nothing surprising about the entry of ordinary soldiers into the city, but the most shocking thing is the entry of the Xiang army. Giant elephants one after another appeared in the city, causing a sensation immediately. Because the vast majority of the common people have never seen an elephant, and now they are greatly shocked after seeing it. Not only admiration, but even fear.
The army arrived at the location of the barracks, and all the troops were stationed in the camp.
Together with Li Jing, Su Dingfang and Zuo Xianfeng, they went to the big tent of the Chinese army to have an audience.
Du Qi looked serious, nodded his head and said: "Su Dingfang, you and Zuo Pioneer worked together to wipe out the countries in the south of Tianzhu in a short period of time. Now the entire territory of Tianzhu belongs to the territory of our Xia Kingdom. The two of you have contributed a lot."
Su Dingfang said modestly: "Your Majesty praises Miao, one of the reasons why this battle can be won quickly is because when Your Majesty commanded the army, the monarchs of all countries died on the border of the Magadha Kingdom. The caste system was overthrown by the uprising. So our army went, adapted to the situation, and directly won the final victory."
Zuo Xianfeng echoed: "Your Majesty, what General Su said is true. Even the elephant soldiers under my command are ready to fight this time, but in the south of Tianzhu, the number of participation in the battle is limited, no more than five in total. Most of the time, as soon as our soldiers from the Xia Kingdom arrive, all the places will be directly attached to them."
Du Qi said: "Both of you have made great contributions in this battle, especially in this battle with Li Shimin, the arrival of the first batch of elephant soldiers played a decisive role in the victory. Otherwise, it will not be easy to defeat Li Shimin's army."
Su Dingfang and Zuo Xianfeng laughed when they heard the words.
It was Su Dingfang's proposal to arrange for the elephant soldiers to act first. As for the elephant soldiers, they are under the management of Zuo Xianfeng, so both of them have made meritorious service in this matter.
After Du Qi praised him, he ordered: "When you first arrived in Guazhou, you should each go to rest for a day. Tomorrow morning, the army will swear an oath to prepare for the expedition."
"yes!"
?Su Dingfang and the left vanguard went down together.
The two came from TianzhuComing from the other side, the journey was not easy. After all, they were worried about the situation on the battlefield and had been rushing fast. Now that I have finally arrived in Guazhou, I am quite exhausted.
Take a day off to refresh your mind.
Su Dingfang, Zuo Xianfeng and Li Jing withdrew, the three of them left the camp, Zuo Xianfeng went to find Xue Rengui, after all he was brought out by Xue Rengui, now in the army, he wanted to talk to Xue Rengui to catch up.
Su Dingfang followed Li Jing to Li Jing's camp.
The two sat down separately.
Li Jing took out a jug of wine, poured it for Su Dingfang, and said, "I have received a reward from Your Majesty, and I still have a small amount of wine here. Especially this wine, it can be called fine nectar. The weather is cold now, and you are tired from running all the way. Drink a little Wine, to warm up the body and relieve fatigue."
Su Dingfang said: "Thank you, Teacher."
He picked up the wine, raised his head and drank it down in one gulp, because the wine had a higher alcohol content and was stronger, but the taste of the wine was extremely mellow and soft in the mouth, and his whole body felt a little more comfortable.
Su Dingfang had drunk this wine, after all, Du Qi's subordinates had the latest purified wine. Du Qi would use it when hosting banquets, and would also give drinks as rewards on weekdays.
Su Dingfang said: "Teacher, after you surrendered to His Majesty, what position do you hold under His Majesty's command now?"
Li Jing said: "There is no arrangement yet."
Su Dingfang said: "It seems that His Majesty's arrangement for the teacher has to wait until the end of this battle. At the beginning, the disciple surrendered to His Majesty, and he did not get the arrangement until the end of the war with Datang. However, the teacher's arrangement here is difficult for the disciple to guess. , after all, the teacher's identity is different from ours."
Li Jing stroked the beard under his chin, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter what your official position is. Since you submit to His Majesty, you don't have to worry about other things. What's more, Your Majesty is a wise king with outstanding intelligence. He can't not arrange for me, and don't worry about it."
Su Dingfang said: "What the teacher said is true."
After a pause, Su Dingfang continued: "I got the news that the teacher's family has gone to the imperial capital. I have sent a letter back, and when the teacher's family arrives, Jiannei will be responsible for the arrangements. When the teacher's family arrives In Imperial Capital City, you can avoid some detours. After all, I will submit to His Majesty first and understand His Majesty's situation."
Li Jing smiled and said: "This is the best. Speaking of which, it's the old man who is in your favor."
Su Dingfang said: "The teacher beat me to death."
As soon as Li Jing changed the subject, he returned to the main topic: "Tomorrow we will discuss the plan to send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty. The battle between the Xia Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty is becoming more and more fierce. It is expected that His Majesty will not encounter too much difficulty in attacking the entire Western Region this time. So when His Majesty arranges tomorrow, you should try to call for the battle as early as possible, this is an excellent opportunity."
Su Dingfang said: "Teacher, don't worry, the disciple understands."
Li Jing said no more.
Regarding the arrangement of the battle, in fact, Su Dingfang is a veteran general and does not need Li Jing's instructions. The difference between Li Jing and Su Dingfang is that Su Dingfang is still young, and it is time to pursue fame and fortune. But Li Jing has already passed this stage. In Li Jing's current situation, he hopes to take care of his family more and strive to realize his personal ambitions.
Everything else is secondary.
The two masters and apprentices reunited after a long absence and hadn't chatted for a long time. Now that they saw each other, they had a lot to say, from the changes in the Tang Dynasty to the development of the Xia Kingdom, and then from personal affairs to the current Xia Kingdom's official affairs.
In short, there is nothing to talk about. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com