Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 583 Joining forces and accumulating troops

The scene of Li Qinzai meeting Sun Congdong was not as exciting as expected.

In fact, the two men and horses were very embarrassed, and they were chased by the Tubo army all night. It would be a bit hurtful to say that they were like bereaved dogs, but the two men and horses did have that smell.

In an unknown canyon, Sun Congdong was covered in dust. The moment he saw Li Qinzai, his eyes turned red, and he greeted him with open arms. He looked very excited, like a long-lost boyfriend who finally got to eat meat tonight.

When he was about to run in front of Li Qinzai, Li Qinzai dodged and dodged Sun Congdong's bear hug, and subconsciously kicked him with a donkey, kicking Sun Congdong staggeringly.

"Restraint, our relationship has not reached that level." Li Qinzai brushed the hem of his robe and said.

Sun Congdong didn't mind either, and he grinned: "Fortunately, seeing Uncle Li is safe, the general is finally relieved. If there is something wrong with you, the general will die."

"Don't, you'd better live on like that. If I'm dead, you wipe your neck in front of my grave. Our scandal can last for 1000 years."

Li Qinzai turned his head and looked around, and said, "Are there any spare horses?"

Sun Congdong hurriedly said: "Yes, many of the Paozhes died in battle, but we took away all the horses."

Li Qinzai didn't ask about the specific number of casualties, but he knew that the "many" that Sun Congdong said should be a pessimistic number.

"Everyone get on their horses. This place is tens of miles away from the Tubo camp, and it's still not safe. Let's leave first." Li Qinzai ordered.

Taking time to glance at the map, Li Qinzai pointed to a small oasis more than a hundred miles away on the map, and said, "Go there to rest."

A group of people got on their horses and ran wildly. After two hours, they arrived at the small oasis on the map.

Not surprisingly, the oasis was inhabited by people, a small tribe in Tuyuhun. After Li Qinzai and others arrived, Sun Congdong ordered the attack without saying a word, and the small tribe was wiped out in an instant.

Li Qinzai did not stop them, but acquiesced in their actions.

War cannot tolerate romance, nor can it tolerate kindness.Li Qinzai can only do his best to kill innocent people as little as possible, but never the Holy Mother of the White Lotus. He has his own standards in his mind for those who should be killed and those who should be kept.

It is said to be an oasis, but there is a little more vegetation around it. There are some dilapidated and leaky tents scattered all over the oasis. Dozens of cattle and sheep are listlessly digging in the sand, trying to dig out some plant roots to satisfy their hunger.

There is a well in the oasis, the water in the well is almost dry, and the water from the well is also turbid, and the color of the clear water has not been seen after sedimentation for a long time, but such conditions are already like heaven in this vast wasteland.

During the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing died suddenly at a young age. Historians speculate that it was because Huo Qubing drank unclean water when he attacked the Huns in the north, which caused irreparable damage to his body.

At this time today, Li Qinzai can be considered to have experienced the hardships of Huo Qubing's glory in the past.

A jar of water was placed in front of Li Qinzai. After waiting for a long time, a thick layer of sand had settled on the bottom of the jar, but the color of the water was still turbid and yellowish. Bring to a boil.

After repeated several times, Li Qinzai finally had the appearance of water, so he dared to drink it.

I tasted it, um, it has a slight salty smell, but it's acceptable.So Li Qinzai ordered all the soldiers in the army to boil the water more than three times before they were allowed to drink it.

Admiring the Champion Hou's Feng Lang Juxu, but he must not follow in the Champion Hou's footsteps.

Wu Shaolang's life in a war-torn environment also needs to be exquisite, is it for show off?No, it is to live to the end of life free from disease and disaster.

After replenishing dry food and drinking water, Li Qinzai summoned Sun Congdong, Liu Ahsi and others to discuss matters.

Sun Congdong reported the casualties of the forbidden army with red eyes. After several days of guerrilla warfare, the more than [-] forbidden troops under Sun Congdong's subordinate had already lost more than [-] people. When he rescued Li Qinzai last night, the forbidden army suffered another [-] casualties.

Thanks to the cover of the night and the sharp three-eyed blunderbuss as a weapon, he did not suffer a big loss.

But for Sun Congdong, nearly half of the brothers' casualties were unbearable pain.

Li Qinzai didn't know how to comfort him, so he just sighed and said, "It's inevitable that the general will die before the battle. In the end, there are sacrifices in war. Today it's them, tomorrow it might be us..."

Looking around at the crowd, Li Qinzai said with a bit of fortitude in his tone: "We still have a war going on, and I will do my best to save the lives of the paozes, and at the same time, I will do my best to kill the enemy."

"As the commander-in-chief, I will not make mistakes in command, causing the soldiers to pay unnecessary sacrifices. As soldiers, you should also faithfully implement every one of my military orders. Once an order is issued, the soldiers will fight for their lives and live to the death. "

Sun Congdong and Liu Asi stood up and clasped their fists together, saying solemnly: "I wish to obey the general's order!"

Immediately, Sun Congdong said: "Uncle Li, what should we do next?"

Li Qinzai pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Now we only have 800 troops left. Of course, this number of troops cannot fight Tubo head-on. So next, we should focus on harassing guerrillas."

"Try to contain the troops of the Tubo army, so that they can't take over the entire territory of Tuyuhun, and buy time and space for General Su Dingfang."

Li Qinzai paused, then suddenly showed a strange expression, and said, "By the way, let's set up another game for Lu Dongzan..."

Sun Congdong was stunned, and he still wanted to set up a bureau for Lu Dongzan with only 800 people?

Give you a teacher, do you dare to fight Taiyuan?

"What game are you setting up?"

"Zheng Rentai's 800 soldiers are about to join us. We have a total of [-] people, dealing with the Tubo army and harassing the guerrillas."

Li Qinzai stretched out his index finger and said, "I want to draw out Lu Dongzan's anger, make the Tubo army exhausted in order to annihilate us, and make Lu Dongzan's plan for Tuyuhun completely out of control..."

"Persist until Su Dingfang's army arrives, and it will be easy for Datang to swallow Tuyuhun."

Sun Congdong still didn't quite understand, but he still cupped his fists and said, "The last general is willing to be the former pawn of uncle Li County."

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After staying in the oasis for a day, Li Qinzai immediately ordered to leave.

In the area controlled by the Tubo army, no place can stay for a long time, otherwise it will lead to the annihilation of the entire army.

After breaking through the Tubo camp, Li Qinzai no longer dared to underestimate Lu Dongzan.

In the evening of the next day, Li Qinzai led his troops to the east of Dafeichuan and joined forces with the five thousand frontier troops.

It was not Zheng Rentai who led the army, but a general under his command named Song Jintu, about 30 years old, from Jingyang, originally the captain of Zuowuwei, who was transferred to Ganzhou three years ago.

Zheng Rentai, as the governor of Liangzhou, commanded the soldiers and horses of the six states, of course it was impossible to personally lead the troops into Tuyuhun to fight.

Song Jintu had already obtained Zheng Rentai's military order. After the two armies joined forces, Song Jintu handed over the command without saying a word.

Li Qinzai was finally at ease at this moment.

Therefore, it is still necessary to tie thousands of troops to the waistband and run around, at least with a sense of security, and no longer worry about being surrounded by the enemy like a grandson.

(End of this chapter)