Long-distance marching is very tiring, especially rapid long-distance marching. At least two-thirds of the 12 hours a day must be spent on horseback. Even veterans who have lived on horseback find it miserable.

I mean, the insides of both legs are numb, and I feel a little bow-like when I walk.

There is no way around it.

On the ninth day of August, according to the imperial edict, the Jinning, Southeast, and Central Routes all marched together to assemble towards Anping. Nanzhao's large-scale military deployment was already known to the whole world, and there was no need to mention any secret operations.

The most important thing is time.

The time for Nanzhao is much less than that of Xiwu, which has been planned for a long time![

Xiwu departs from Tumubao on the sixth day of August, and can reach Linyi in about ten days at the earliest. Even if planning fails and requires a long detour, it can be extended to fifteen days at most.

Cen Tao is a veteran and famous general. After dozens of hundreds of large and small battles, he understands better than anyone else that the most important thing about soldiers is speed; fighting is better than taking advantage of the opportunity.

Now that the opportunity has been lost, we can only make up for it through speed.

Arriving at Anping as quickly as possible will give you more time for deployment and preparation.

Unexpectedly, just after halfway, we encountered an accident.

"Report!"

A former guard rushed to Cen Tao's horse and reported breathlessly: "General, we found a man three miles ahead. The horse is exhausted and the man is very weak. He claims to be General Jia Gufang who sent to Jinning for help!"

Cen Tao was shocked. Fang Yueze was a powerful general he brought out. He was cautious but not rigid. What happened in Jiagu that made him take the risk to bypass the Anping County Prince and directly ask for help from the capital?

For soldiers like Cen Tao, the battlefield is their world, and their political sensitivity is slightly less. Before hearing the urgent military information from Anping County, the Supreme Emperor decided to send troops southward, which somewhat made Cen Tao feel that something was wrong.

, but his duty is to obey without asking too many questions or thinking too much.

"Take me to see it quickly!"

Cen Tao was on horseback, and Xiang Xue, as a supervisor, naturally followed closely behind.

The soldier who reported the message had chapped lips and a pale face. A horse fell next to him. Foam could still be seen around the horse's mouth. It was undoubtedly exhausted.

Seeing Cen Tao leading the generals, the soldier was surprised at first, but he was relieved when he saw the token proving the general's identity.

Cen Tao ordered someone to take the skin bag and feed it to the soldier. He drank some salt water, and the soldier calmed down a bit.

"General Cen, something happened in Jiagu!"

As soon as he saw the reporting soldier for the first time, Xiang Xue recognized him as Fang Yueze's close bodyguard. When Fang Yueze was planted with the line poison by Liu Qianqin, when Xiang Xue went to remove the poison in order to disrupt Qianying Pavilion,

This man acted very loyal and protective of his master, and she was a little impressed.

Fang Yueze even sent out his cronies, it seemed that something big must have happened.

The reporting soldier glanced at Xiang Xue, who was following Cen Tao, hesitantly.

Although the other lieutenants were riding behind, they were ten steps away from Cen Tao, only Xiang Xue Kao was closer.[

When Cen Tao saw this, he understood the concerns of the reporting soldiers. However, even though this female supervisor was only a fifth-grade soldier, she was personally accepted by the Supreme Emperor and put into the army. In other words, she was the Supreme Emperor's eyes and ears! Along the way, even he

All generals of this rank treat each other with courtesy. Now that the front line is reporting urgently and deliberately alienating the supervisory troops, if the Supreme Emperor finds out, he will inevitably be suspected.

"Just say it."
Chapter completed!