Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 469

"Go! Go!"

"I have no strength, I can't walk..."

"I want to throw up... um!"

"We were cast aside! Because we abandoned our people, we were cast aside by the gods!!"

The chaos of the Tubo army came as expected, but also suddenly.

Unexpectedly, since entering Anxi, the number of people infected with the disease in the army has increased. Although the symptoms are not particularly serious, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, Qinling still ordered that those who are unwell stay in Khotan to ensure that the three armies have at least backup and support. retreat.

What happened suddenly was that after he took Khotan, he led his army to attack Kucha almost non-stop. As a result, just halfway through the journey, a large-scale disease broke out in the army, and even those middle-level generals who had just been promoted fell into a state of exhaustion. Difficult situation.

When the news from all the generals was collected and it was confirmed that the military doctor was helpless, Qin Ling's lips trembled slightly, and he murmured to himself in a faint voice: "Could it be that God is going to kill me?"

Of course he didn't know that after working in high-altitude areas for a long time and returning to the plains, he felt very lazy and dizzy, just like being drunk, which is called drunken oxygen.

This is actually a process that must be experienced. When the human body adapts to the low-oxygen environment in plateau areas and re-enters areas with relatively high oxygen content, discomfort will occur. If the symptoms are more serious, fatigue, lethargy, and dizziness will appear. , chest tightness, diarrhea and other reactions.

Therefore, in history, the early borders of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were distributed along China's natural and geographical boundaries. Although the ancients did not understand the reasons behind these diseases, they could learn lessons and decide each other's territories according to natural laws.

Xue Rengui made a mistake back then. He led the Tang army from the inland, and rushed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau without any time to rest.

That is a big taboo on the plateau.

Now it was the Qinling army's turn to make a mistake, and after leading the Tubo army from the plateau to conquer Khotan, they rushed all the way, without giving them any time to rest.

This is a big taboo in the lower plateau.

Fortunately, the altitude of the Anxi Duhu Mansion is not low, and the drop from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is about [-] meters. If you rush to Longyou and even Guanzhong, the altitude difference is [-] to [-] meters, then marching like this in Qinling , The soldiers have long been unable to move.

Even so, when the symptoms erupt collectively, it will deal a huge blow to the morale of the army.

The social ethos in the early Tang Dynasty was to be competitive, and the Tubo ethos was even more martial and aggressive, with barbarism and ferocity as beauty. Therefore, before Qinling raised the butcher knife and implemented the killing system of survival of the fittest in the army, it was favored by a considerable number of Tibetans. support.

But at this moment, they felt that they had been punished by the gods, and they were extremely terrified.

Seeing that the army's morale was broken and suddenly reduced to a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, Qin Ling gradually suppressed the fear in his heart, and suddenly thought of the old battle of Dafeichuan, Xue Rengui's subordinates allowed themselves to be slaughtered, and said in a low voice to the left and right: "This is the battle!" God is helping me, if now is the time to confront Tang Jun, how can we survive?"

The generals around all changed their faces, and they were stunned when they heard this, and couldn't help but echoed: "The general is invincible, blessed by God, he will surely defeat the Tang army!"

Qin Ling said: "No more marching today, set up camp, do a good job of fortification and defense, and don't relax!"

The generals trained by him naturally knew the various requirements for camping, but soon there was feedback that the army was uncomfortable, and they hoped to cancel the chores and simply camp.

Bren Zanren also rode over to persuade: "Second brother, even if the Tang army has support, it must be in Qiuci, and it is impossible to attack here to fight in the field. This is a special period, so let's avoid those troublesome things!"

Qinling responded coldly: "Nothing is impossible on the battlefield, pass the order down, each battalion will do a good job of fortification, and those who disobey will be killed!"

Bren Zanjian retreated helplessly.

Then Qinling rejected the requests of several confidants, and even went on a tour of the battalions, personally beheading several middle-level generals who were passive and sabotage, only then did the situation calm down on the surface.

Qin Ling actually felt a little unwell, but he held back forcefully, and ordered: "Send out scouts, release eagles, and patrol all directions!"

Needless to say, the scouts lifted out the huge iron cage and let out the mighty eagles.

Ever since Li Yuanfang's Condor did whatever he wanted in the sky last time, Qinling ordered people to go to the Western Regions to buy eagles at a high price and come back for training.

It is a pity that the kind of condor that can make fake moves to avoid arrows has never been cultivated. It can only be trained by a special falconer, and it can barely be used to investigate the enemy's situation.

After arranging everything, Qin Ling could no longer suppress the exhaustion coming from his body, and went into the tent to rest.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, the voice of his son Gongren suddenly came from his ear: "Father! Father!"

Qin Ling suddenly opened his eyes and stood up: "What's wrong?"

Gong Ren hurriedly said: "The eagle is injured, very serious!"

When Qin Ling heard the question about the eagle, he couldn't help being a little annoyed: "Such trivial things are bothering me? I have to recharge my energy to defeat Tang Jun!"

Gong Ren's face was ugly: "Father, this is not a trivial matter. The nine eagles bought from the grassland were all scratched to varying degrees. According to the claw marks, the falcon trainer judged that it was the same eagle. We suspect that it is Li Yuanfang's god." eagle!"

Qin Ling was stunned.

Nine-on-one was counter-killed?

The key point is that he also understood why Gong Ren's face was so ugly.

Li Yuanfang's eagle is here, so where is Tang Jun?
Qin Ling immediately got up and put on his armor: "Let all the battalions be on alert, the Tang people may attack the camp tonight!"

There is no need for him to send orders, and the anxious footsteps of the guards came together with the voice: "General! The scouts are here to report! The Tang army has reached twenty miles away!"

Qin Ling's movements stopped abruptly.

Not raiding the camp tonight!

Tang Jun has come?

Gong Ren was a little dubious about the attack on the camp, but now he just screamed: "They can defend the city, but they want to fight in the field? Are Tang Jun crazy!"

Without saying a word, Qin Ling hurriedly put on the armor and rushed out of the tent, only to see that the outside was already in chaos.

Not only because of the panic caused by the drunken oxygen reaction, but also because the Tubo army was not prepared to meet the enemy halfway. Everyone in Tubo believed that the key battle for Anxi would break out in the town of Kucha.

The idea of ​​the people below is very simple. The Anxi Protectorate is there, and Qiuci Town is also the most difficult military location among the four towns in Anxi. Ren also thinks that it is not a trap, so there is no need to think too highly of Li Yuanfang.

Regarding the restoration of Gaochang, Qin Ling couldn't help holding some hope in his heart. If the old people in this land can resist the Tang Dynasty, then as long as the Tubo army annihilates the Tang army, it will have a political foundation to take root here, and it will be able to Taking advantage of the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, they were too busy to take care of themselves and asked them to cede their land.

In history, Qinling asked Wu Zetian to cede the land after occupying the four towns in Anxi. , After all, military seizure is one thing, but whether it can be ruled is another matter.

Regardless of whether it was a trap set by the inner guards of the Tang Dynasty, they unconsciously set the illusion that there was a place for competition. As a result, it was thousands of miles away from Kucha, and Tang Jun took the initiative to kill them.

The vanguard arrived first.

Thousands of cavalry galloped, and the momentum created was not weak. The horseshoes hit the ground heavily, and the smoke and dust aroused rose into the sky like a mud dragon.

After that, there was a torrent of swords and armors, and at the same time, the sound of drums exploded from the sky and the earth. With the loud sound, several pillars of smoke rushed straight from all directions.

The scout's report was obviously inaccurate, and Tang Jun didn't just attack from one place at all.

There are smoke horns rising from all directions one after another, and every beacon smoke that goes straight into the sky means a battlefield that is about to be brutally fought.

And just before Qin Ling got on his horse and arrived at the front-line fortifications, in this short quarter of an hour, three or four battles started at the same time.

Gong Ren no longer knew where he was, but Bren Zanren rushed over: "Second brother, what should we do now?"

Qin Ling squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Give up all the supplies and equipment, gather a group of soldiers who are not sick, and prepare to break out!"

Bren Zanren was stunned: "Siege equipment is nothing more than a siege tool, how can we give up food and grass?"

Qinling grabbed his younger brother and said in a quick and clear voice that did not let too many people around him hear: "Don't you understand? Gaochang Fuguo is not a trap to lure us into the city, but to mislead us into thinking that the Tang army will defend the city." Tactics to fight!"

"What they have been seeking from the beginning to the end is a decisive battle in the wild. This is to wipe out my Tubo elite at all costs!"

"This is already a decisive battle. This battle will undoubtedly be defeated. All we can do is to save the warriors of the Fan Kingdom as much as possible for the future!"

Bren Zanren understood it, but couldn't accept it: "How could this be..."

It's useless if you don't accept it, the pioneer of Tang Jun has already been killed.

Xue Rengui didn't take the lead, and his sixty-year-old body plus the previous blows could no longer support him to charge on the front line.

However, the unstoppable brave spirit of this God of War who charged into battle was carried forward by another loyal and brave general who also practiced bowstring strength.

Li Yan rode a lion horse, picked up his bow and set up an arrow, and suddenly the arrow pointed high into the sky.

The eagles in the sky reappeared and went into battle with wounds, but before they showed their power, with a sharp and triumphant sound, the eagles fell from the clouds, circling and swooping gracefully, smashing the eagles trained by Tubo into the bows and arrows one after another. Range!
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh—

When the eagle fell to the ground feebly, Li Yan slashed his sword immediately and said in front of the formation: "Da Tang Zhongyong General Li Yuanfang is here, where is the Tubo General Qinling?"

Looking at the unstoppable figure, Brun Zanren's body trembled, while Qin Ling walked out of the crowd, looking at the past from a distance: "This general is here!"

The two sides looked at each other, Li Yanyao nodded, with appreciation and respect, but also satisfaction and emotion: "General Qinling! I will see you off for the last time!"

(End of this chapter)