Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 968

On the second day of the first lunar month, Nanguan Town.

The first two days were full of wind and snow, and Dou Gui and Wen Yanbo were extremely anxious. On the second day of junior high school, when the wind and snow stopped, they couldn't wait to rush to Nanguan Town from the rear army.

"Where is Zhao Guogong?"

Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan, who was in charge of guarding Nanguan Town, twitched his cheeks, "Still in that city..."

Wen Yanbo was overjoyed, "Have you taken that city?"

Seeing Li Daoxuan shaking his head, Dou Gui's eyeballs almost fell off, "Could it be that Su Dingfang camped in the snow?"

Seeing that Li Daoxuan was silent, Dou Gui clicked his tongue and said, "He, Su Dingfang, is really not afraid of mutiny under his command!"

Dou Gui thought he was strict with the army, but he didn't dare to do such a thing. It was impossible to launch an offensive in such a cold day and the snow was so heavy, but he camped in the snow. One bad thing was that the whole army was in chaos.

Although Wen Yanbo was not good at military strategy, he knew the importance and asked in a low voice, "Have you any complaints from the generals?"

How could it not be... Li Daoxuan smacked his lips, "Mr. Zhao Guo tried his best to appease, but most of the generals already know the inside story."

Speaking of this, Wen Yanbo sighed, "I don't know..."

There was a heavy snowstorm that day, so Dou Gui and Wen Yanbo knew something was wrong, and immediately sent people to look for it... From their point of view, the plan to sneak attack on Xiaoguan had been aborted, and even if they wanted to sneak attack, they had to change the time.

But it was a pity that no one could be found, and only four of the five teams sent out returned, and one team was completely wiped out in the snowstorm.

Now Dou Gui and Wen Yanbo had to take a pessimistic attitude. If Su Dingfang hadn't been Li Shan's direct descendant, they might have forced their troops to retreat... As far as the current situation is concerned, it is impossible to capture Guyuan.

Dou Gui silently thought in his heart, if Li Huairen died in the snowstorm, not to mention the victory or defeat, the court would be shaken... Now Li Shan's weight is no longer necessary to emphasize, this is the most powerful Tang army in the north of the Yellow River. A famous general with prestige and the most outstanding military exploits.

Li Shan's death alone was enough to shake the government and the public, but the more important thing was that at that time, His Majesty would have no choice but to fight as the King of Qin, unless Li Jing, the Duke of Dai, was transferred from Daizhou.

Once the King of Qin enters the battle, the East Palace will definitely be on the verge of collapse... I am afraid that the court's seizure of the heir apparent will be extremely tragic.

Dou Gui had to take this situation into consideration. Once the King of Qin led the army, and he was the deputy commander, he would definitely be regarded as a lineage of the King of Qin... After all, he was the nephew's deputy during the battle of Baibi in the early years.

What Dou Gui wanted, Li Daoxuan also wanted, but what he was more concerned about was whether Li Shan would survive. On that day, the storm was heavy, and he once suggested sending partial divisions to attack Pingfeng Town on the north side. Going all the way north from Pingfeng Town, there may be a chance to find the traces of Li Shan and his party, and he even invited himself to lead the army.

However, this suggestion was rejected by Su Dingfang, who even sent Li Daoxuan back to sit in Nanguan Town, and led two thousand Tang troops to camp not far from the east side of the city until now.

Wen Yanbo didn't think too much about it, he just asked if the various items sent up were enough. The army camped on the snowy ground, and the tents might not be able to withstand such a heavy snowstorm.

Li Daoxuan also admitted that this was the most troublesome thing. At the beginning, the tents of the Tang army were constantly blown down by the strong wind. Later, Su Dingfang had to lead the army to change the camp and chose a mountainous place. The Northwest wind is coming.

As for other firewood and other heating materials, there is no shortage, but even so, soldiers who could not bear the frostbite were sent back to Nanguan Town every day these days.

Wen Yanbo frowned tightly, and couldn't help complaining: "Why does Duke Zhao have to stay around that city?"

Dou Gui and Li Daoxuan looked at each other, the two knew both the inside story and the military strategy, so naturally they knew it well, the latter explained a few words softly.

If there is no such storm, Su Dingfang must stay around the city to echo Li Shan who may take Xiaoguan, but now this big snowstorm... If Li Shan takes Xiaoguan and sends troops south, Su Dingfang But they have already retreated, so fuck it.

Once Su Dingfang retreats to Nanguan Town, Liang Jun may not send troops to attack Nanguan Town given the current snowstorm, but he will definitely recover most of the fortresses from that city to Nanguan Town... In this way First, the connection between Li Shan and Su Dingfang will be completely cut off.

At that time, the reason why Li Shan sent Su Dingfang to lead the front army approaching the city was, on the one hand, to attract Liang Luoren's attention, and on the other hand, to get in touch as soon as possible after taking down Xiaoguan.
If Su Dingfang chooses to retreat, there are many mountain barriers, even if the messenger wants to climb here alone, he may not be able to do it... Although the wind and snow have stopped now, the snow in the mountains is still thick, making it difficult to trek.

Therefore, even though Su Dingfang knew that the soldiers complained and the generals were dissatisfied, he insisted not to retreat, and personally led the army to take root not far from the east side of the city.

After hearing Li Daoxuan's explanation, Wen Yanbo couldn't help blurting out, "If Huairen fails to win Xiaoguan..."

Wen Yanbo suddenly stopped talking halfway through, and Li Daoxuan's face on the opposite side had already darkened. Everyone knew that if Li Shan failed to win Xiaoguan, there would only be two possibilities. After arriving at Xiaoguan, he would be defeated by Liang Jun, Or failed to reach Xiaoguan.

But failing to reach Xiaoguan is the same as dying in the wind and snow.

Dou Gui said softly: "Huai Ren's trip is dangerous, but looking at his years of battles, there are many dangerous things, but in the end they all returned home victorious."

"What Dou Gong said is true." Li Daoxuan strengthened his spirits, "Today I have dispatched people, a team of a hundred people, a total of six teams go north..."

In general, Li Daoxuan didn't expect that close friend to break through the Xiao Pass, but only hoped to find Li Shan who might be hiding somewhere from the wind and snow.

At this moment, on the hilltop seven or eight miles away on the east side of the city, surrounded by dozens of personal guards, seven or eight generals are looking out. People are looking to the north.

Now everyone already knows where the Handan King has gone. Otherwise, Su Dingfang can't hold back the scene. After all, although he is a duke, his qualifications are here. Goodness is closely related.

Everyone admired the resoluteness and courage of the county king, but not everyone agreed with Li Shan's choice. Zhang Shigui privately criticized Su Dingfang for failing to persuade him, while the old and determined Ningzhou governor Hu Yan publicly Complaining... one is complaining about Li Shan, the other is complaining about Su Dingfang, and the third is complaining about not being able to accompany her.

"The heavy snowstorm a few days ago..." Duan Zhixuan murmured softly behind him, "I'm afraid I'm going to die."

Feng Li coughed lightly twice, and gave a warning look. The two were the prince and Qin Wang's confidants and favorite generals, but they helped each other many times during this expedition, and their friendship grew stronger.

Duan Zhixuan was still about to say something, but Xue Wanche in front of him turned his head and stared fiercely, scolding: "Back then, Guji Town was in a desperate situation, but it was still possible to turn defeat into victory..."

Before the words were finished, there was a commotion among the guards around him. Su Dingfang, who was standing at the front, frowned and looked sideways, only to see a few guards coming quickly to protect a young man whose body was covered with mud and snow.

Xue Wanche was overjoyed, "Huangfu Zhong is back!"

(End of this chapter)