The eighth day of the first month of the second year of the Lingwu era of the Daxin dynasty.
On New Year's Eve that year, Chen Huai'an spent the day with the people of Shule City, along with his Guan Ning cavalry and Anxi border troops.
He ultimately failed to fulfill his future father-in-law Liu Xinwu's expectations and return victorious before the end of the year to marry his fiancée Liu Shujun, who was thousands of miles away and eagerly awaiting his return.
However, Liu Xinwu, the Prince of Wuning, the "father-in-law of the emperor," was already eager to present his son-in-law with a generous dowry.
It's not the originally planned six prefectures of Youyun, but fourteen prefectures of Youyun!
While Chen Huai'an led his troops westward and fought all the way to Shule City to rest, Chang Yuchun, as the deputy marshal of Longcheng Army and the general who led the southern expedition, was not idle either.
He personally led 300,000 troops from Longcheng on a southern expedition, and with the support of Prince Wuning Liu Xinwu, swept through the various prefectures of Youyun with overwhelming force.
By the eighth day of the first month of the second year of the Lingwu reign of the Great Xin Dynasty, except for Yingzhou and Mozhou which were still under the control of the Imperial General Li Jingyu, the remaining fourteen prefectures had all been raised with the banner of the Prince of Jin.
Furthermore, over 200,000 elite troops from the newly formed Daxin Tiger Army switched sides and became part of the Longcheng Jingnan Army, turning their forces around to "purge the emperor's inner circle and eliminate treacherous officials."
When the battle report from the Youyun front finally reached Shule City and was delivered to Chen Huai'an, it still surprised him quite a bit.
It wasn't because of how many cities he conquered or how many of the imperial army's elite troops he recruited, nor was it because of how many points he accumulated in the [Born to Be an Emperor] system.
Instead, this lengthy battle report of over a thousand words is more like a heavy dowry from the Prince of Wuning's mansion!
This marriage seems to be a must!
But then again, I'm already 25 by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, so it really is time for me to get married.
"Report—"
"Your Highness Prince Jin, General Lan Yu requests an audience!"
Outside the door, the sudden announcement from a messenger pulled Chen Huai'an back to reality from his wandering thoughts.
He immediately ordered, "Let him in!"
Soon, Lan Yu, disguised as the leader of a Western Regions caravan, pushed open the door and entered. She didn't even have time to wash off the dust and sand on her body before meeting Chen Huai'an, looking travel-worn.
After performing the kneeling ceremony, he loudly proclaimed, "Your Highness, this humble general has just returned from Shama Town, and has thoroughly investigated the movements of the Western Region barbarian troops!"
Lan Yu could not hide his admiration and continued, "Your Highness is indeed a prophet. The old traitor Guli Peiluo of the Uyghurs really intends to set up a trap outside Shama Town to ambush our Dragon City army!"
"That old scoundrel Gulipe Luo actually gathered 150,000 rabble from various kingdoms in the Western Regions and ambushed them here, taking advantage of the complex Gobi terrain around Shama Town."
"If Your Highness had not foreseen this and rashly led the army towards Kucha, you would have truly fallen into Gulipeiro's trap."
Upon hearing this, Chen Huai'an smiled confidently.
Then he asked, "Lan Yu, how is your reconnaissance of the terrain surrounding the enemy ambush at Shama Town, which I asked you to investigate?"
Lan Yu immediately presented a battle map he had drawn himself to Chen Huai'an with both hands, saying, "Your Highness, this is a map that I personally drew."
"If I had 100,000 elite troops, I would be able to wipe out Guli Peiluo's 150,000 Western Region barbarian soldiers in one bite!"
oh?
Chen Huai'an looked with great interest at the map drawn by Lan Yu, which clearly marked the distribution of enemy troops in the Shama Town area, as well as the terrain distribution of the Gobi Desert, hills, sand dunes, and rivers.
Even the locations and numbers of Longcheng's troops that could be ambushed were clearly marked.
It must be said that Lan Yu's military talent is truly remarkable.
Chen Huai'an nodded in satisfaction and immediately ordered, "Lan Yu, I will grant your request and give you 100,000 elite troops to outflank the Western Region barbarian army from the rear!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Yu's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "This humble general will certainly not fail in his mission, and will ensure that that old thief Guli Peiluo and his barbarian soldiers never return!"
Immediately afterwards, Chen Huai'an leaned close to Lan Yu's ear and whispered a few words.
Lan Yu nodded repeatedly, unable to contain her excitement.
Finally, he bowed deeply to Chen Huai'an and said loudly, "Your Highness, this humble general understands!"
"This subordinate will go and prepare immediately!"
Chen Huai'an waved his hand and said, "Go!"
After speaking, Lan Yu hurriedly left the central command tent and rushed to the designated location to make preparations for the battle.
Chen Huai'an then communicated with the system using his mind, and found the [Private Soldier Summoning] option on the system screen in his mind's vision, and selected to summon 100,000 super elite soldiers.
They also didn't forget to equip these 100,000 elite soldiers with appropriate warhorses, weapons, supplies, provisions, and equipment in the system shop's [Armory] section.
Finally, having calculated the timing perfectly, he summoned the 100,000 elite troops to the place where he had just instructed Lan Yu to take over the army.
......
At the same time.
The temporary camp of the Western Regions Allied Forces was located in Shama Town, a hundred miles away from Shule City.
Inside the central command tent, the Uyghur Khan, Guli Peiluo, was convening a meeting of his allied generals.
Sitting upright in the center of the tent, Guli Peiluo's sunken face had lost its former decadence, and his blue eyes were now flashing with excitement and bloodlust.
The 100,000-strong army that rushed from Kucha City arrived outside Shama Town yesterday evening and joined forces with the 50,000-strong allied army under Gulipeiro.
In this way, Guli Peiluo would have an army of 150,000.
Among them, 100,000 were Uyghur troops, absolutely loyal to Gulipeiro's army.
With an army of 150,000 under his command, Guli Peiluo felt his back straighten and his tone of voice become more assertive.
"Report—"
"Reporting to the Khan, our spies in Shule have reported that the Han scoundrel Chen Huai'an has decided to lead a large army to attack Kucha in three days!"
At this moment, the messenger reported the urgent military intelligence he had just received to Guli Peiluo in the central command tent.
Hahaha!
Upon hearing this news, Guli Peiluo couldn't help but burst into unrestrained laughter, saying, "There's a saying, 'It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.'"
"The army has just joined forces, and that bastard Chen Huai'an wants to lead his troops out to fight. Isn't he just asking to die?"
As he spoke, Gulipeiro stood up from his chair, walked to the side of Azhar, the most valiant general of the Uyghurs, patted him on the shoulder and said, "General Azhar, how are your preparations going?"
Azhar immediately stood up, his expression ferocious and fierce, and replied, "Reporting to the Khan, the sabers of this humble general and the cavalry of my Uyghur army are already itching for a fight!"
"We are just waiting for the Khan's order, and we will make that bastard Chen Huai'an and his Han cavalry flow like rivers of blood, with no one to return!"
"good!"
"very good!"
"very good!"
Gulipe shouted "Good!" three times to show his high regard for Hazard.
Although Hazard's proposal to withdraw the army to the west a few days ago offended Gulipeiro.
However, with a major battle imminent, he still needs a fierce general like Hazard to lead the charge for him.
Gulipe continued, "The Khan anticipated that Chen Huai'an, with his 30,000 elite cavalry, would not surrender easily, and a fierce battle was inevitable!"
"As the first warrior of the Uyghurs, you must shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the army to victory and breaking through the enemy lines!"
"I promise you, after we annihilate Chen Huai'an's Han cavalry, I will personally propose marriage to any princess of the Western Regions that you desire!"
Upon hearing what Guli Peiluo said, a stunningly beautiful face immediately came to mind for Azar.
A lewd smile appeared on his already ferocious face.
Then, patting his chest, he assured Gulipe Luo, "Please rest assured, Khan, I will do my utmost to serve the Uyghur Khanate and the Western Regions, and kill the Han dog Chen Huai'an on horseback!"
"We will not return until we defeat the Han army!"
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