Those who had never been to ancient times would never understand how painful it was to walk long distances in ancient times. Those who had never been a general would never understand how tired a general was.
There was a saying in the world that no pain, no gain, and Li Yuanba understood this very well. He hadn't been riding a horse for long in Chang 'an. He knew how to ride a horse by absorbing Li Yuanba's memories.
However, he did not know that riding a horse for a long time would be so painful. Li Yuanba felt his heart was tired as he was on the horse.
At the same time, it was the end of June, when the weather began to heat up. The scorching sun burned on everyone's bodies, making it difficult to block the heat.
Sweat flowed down his back, and Li Yuanba felt that he was completely drenched.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, he knew that he could not be lazy, and he could not get a carriage to sit in. If that happened, would the morale of the army be affected?
The distance from Chang 'an to Dangzhou was more than a thousand miles. On the map, it was only the length of a finger, but it would take half a month to reach it.
7th month, 3rd day. After half a month of marching, Li Yuanba finally led the 3rd Guard Manor Army, a hundred thousand men, to Dang Prefecture.
The current Dang Prefecture was not the future Yuanchang County, there was a difference here.
In the later generations, the Soaring Devil County had been formed after several great upheavals, and there was a history of new construction.
Dangzhou City, inside the governor's mansion.
"Your Highness, is there anything else you need?”
Guo Huailiang said respectfully as he stood in front of Li Yuanba.
After Li Yuanba arrived in Dangzhou City, he immediately occupied the most luxurious provincial governor's mansion in the city. Guo Hualiang didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction towards Li Yuanba's actions.
Li Yuanba was ordered by the emperor to be the general manager of Longyou Road's army, so he could enter the city and station there.
"It's nothing! You may leave!"
Li Yuanba played with a teacup in his hand and waved his hand casually.
"Yes, sir! This humble subject will take his leave!"
Guo Huailiang left, leaving only Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin in the hall.
"Any news from the scouts?"
Li Yuanba put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Cheng Yaojin.
Although Cheng Yaojin was a troublemaker in Chang 'an, once he went to the battlefield, he immediately returned to his military nature.
"Your Highness, the scouts have not returned. But I reckon it will be soon."
Cheng Yaojin cupped his hands.
"Send more scouts to investigate the situation in Min Province. I want to know how rotten Min Province is now!”
Li Yuanba looked at Cheng Yaojin and said in a deep voice.
Ever since the news of Tuyuhun's invasion came back from Min Province, there had been no more news. Therefore, Li Yuanba could be said to have a black eye about the situation in Min Province.
"Yes, sir! I'll make the arrangements immediately!"
Cheng Yaojin strode away after he finished speaking. This matter needed to be arranged as soon as possible, so Cheng Yaojin was so anxious.
Cheng Yaojin left, but Li Yuanba continued to stare at the simple map in front of him.
This era was different from the later generations. There were military satellites in the later generations, and mountains, rivers, plains, and deserts could be clearly marked on the map.
The maps of this era were all hand-drawn by scouts from various places. Due to the limited drawing skills and the different personnel, there were often large differences in the large maps that were gathered from the small maps below.
"Shu Bao, how many cavalrymen do you have in your left guard?”
Li Yuanba looked at Qin Qiong for a while and asked.
"Only five thousand cavalrymen!"
At this time, the Great Tang did not have many cavalry, and the Great Tang's horse policy had yet to be implemented. The Great Tang had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but at this time, there were only tens of thousands of cavalry.
And the Left Guards had five thousand cavalry, which was already very impressive.
"Five thousand cavalrymen?"
Li Yuanba frowned. Tuyuhun was on the Great Prairie and had a large cavalry force.
The left guards numbered five thousand, and the right guards were probably even worse. In other words, the total number of cavalrymen under his command did not even add up to ten thousand.
"Gather your 5,000 cavalrymen and move towards the northeast of Dang Province. Remember, do not get too close to Min Province.”
The scouts had yet to return. Li Yuanba had no idea what Min Province was like, so he could not make any military arrangements. He could only mobilize the cavalry to the northeast of Dang Province as a precaution!
"Yes, sir! I accept your orders!"
Qin Qiong also left in a hurry. Li Yuanba looked at the map alone and slowly heaved a sigh of relief. This was his first battle since he had transmigrated to the Great Tang, and he had no idea how this battle would end.
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In the afternoon, after Li Yuanba took a nap in his room, a soldier knocked on his door.
"Are the scouts back?"
At this moment, Li Yuanba had just gotten up. He opened the door and asked the soldiers at the door.
"No! The governor of Dangzhou, Guo Huailiang, requests an audience!"
"Guo Huailiang requests an audience?"
Li Yuanba's eyes revealed a playful look as he looked at the soldier and said,""Tell him to wait for me in the main hall!"
"Yes, sir!"
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Guo Huailiang was a descendant of Guo Yan from Great Distance. As for Guo Yan, he was the boss of the Guan Long aristocratic Guo family. Of course, he was the previous boss. Now, the Guo family had changed.
The Guanlong clan was a political and military group.
"Guo Huailiang, why are you in such a hurry to find this king?”
Li Yuanba sat in the main hall and asked casually.
"Many people in Dangzhou City have heard that His Highness King Zhao has personally come to Dangzhou City to protect it. They are deeply honored and have specially hosted a banquet in the Yanyu Restaurant in Dangzhou City to welcome His Highness!”
Guo Huailiang said with a smile.
"A welcome party for me?"
Li Yuanba raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Guo Huailiang."This king has always believed that one should not accept rewards without merit. This king will find it hard to refuse your hospitality!”
Guo Huailiang's smiling face froze for a moment. He had thought that Li Yuanba was going to refuse when he heard the first sentence, but he didn't expect Li Yuanba to agree so readily.
Guo Huailiang then looked at Li Yuanba with a smile and said,"It is our honor for Your Highness to attend the banquet.”
"Haha! As long as you don't say that I'm freeloading!”
Li Yuanba still didn't look at Guo Huailiang. He continued to play with the teacup in his hand as he spoke softly.
"Where? Where! The fact that His Highness King Zhao is here is already enough to give us face! Then this lowly subject will take his leave!"
Guo Huailiang left after he finished speaking, leaving Li Yuanba sitting there in deep thought.
He never believed that there would be a free lunch in the sky. Li Yuanba would never believe that there was nothing wrong with these people hosting a banquet to entertain him.
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