Great Tang princess

Chapter 227
In the middle area where the Tubo army encamped, outside the camp of Lunqinling, the inner three floors and the outer three floors were full of people.

Surrounded in the middle are Lun Qinling and other senior Tubo generals.

They looked at the three corpses on the ground with different expressions, some were surprised, some were angry, but Qin Ling himself could not tell his emotions at the moment from his expressions.

These three corpses were of course the scouts killed in tonight's operation. The three were wearing camouflage clothes, their faces were covered with mud, they had no armor or helmet, and they couldn't see any other equipment except a horizontal knife.

"How many soldiers have been killed in our army so far?" Lun Qinling asked expressionlessly.

The general on the side replied cautiously: "More than four thousand..."

He himself couldn't believe this answer when he said it, and he asked his subordinates to go down and count several times just now, but the result was the same every time.

There were 600 people killed yesterday, and more than [-] people were killed in the early hours of this morning, adding up to a total of more than [-] people!

But the problem is that the enemy only lost three people!
This ratio is so exaggerated that even if the real data is here, it still makes people a little unbelievable.

Lun Qinling frowned tightly, and the surrounding generals were also silent.

The atmosphere was extremely depressing, and even the military adviser, who was always smiling on weekdays, looked serious.

After an unknown amount of time, Lun Qinling suddenly let out a long sigh, as if talking to himself: "I'm afraid, in Princess Taiping's lifetime, I will never be able to plot against Tang Ting again..."

This strange way of fighting was the first time he had seen it since his debut, and until now, he still didn't know how many people the other party was hiding in this jungle.

Because Liu Rengui's army was hanging behind the army less than ten miles away, he didn't dare to send too many people to search the mountains in a large area.

He had only a small number of people, and if he sent many people out, it was impossible for Liu Rengui to let go of this opportunity.

When the time comes to search the mountains on a large scale by himself, Liu Rengui's remaining people can easily surround his side and wipe them out.

And although it seemed that these people were just wearing a layer of camouflage, he knew very well that there must be a rigorous logic and system in it.

It may not be called perfect, but with the cooperation of such a elusive army in the jungle and Liu Rengui's army at the back, they actually let themselves be restrained...

Of course, there was also the reason why he chose the wrong path at the beginning, after all, he didn't expect to use this method to delay.

After thinking about it, Lun Qinling issued an order: "Let the front and rear troops move closer to the middle, and speed up the march at dawn, as long as they get out of this jungle!"

"Yes!" The general next to him agreed, and immediately went to convey the order.

……

The sky had just turned pale, and Li Yuechen, who was leaning against a tree trunk with his eyes closed, heard Niu Ermao's voice: "Your Highness, Your Highness."

"Huh?" Li Yuechen opened his eyes, "Is there any movement from the enemy army?"

"The enemy's troops are already shrinking, and they are all moving closer to the center." Niu Ermao replied, "And they are already packing up their equipment. Presumably they are planning to march quickly."

Li Yuechen ran two steps to the side, then jumped up and jumped up a tree.

He took out the binoculars and observed the situation on the opposite side. The man in gorgeous armor standing outside the carriage in the middle must be Lun Qinling, right?
After all, there are no photos these days, and Li Yuechen doesn't know what Lun Qinling looks like, but the generals in armor next to him are very respectful to him.

Moreover, there seemed to be a faint aura of a superior person wrapped around this person, so Li Yuechen guessed it should be.

Seeing this, Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows suddenly, Lun Qinling was brave enough to come out.

Although her original purpose was to try to eliminate the enemy's vital force instead of beheading, but now that the opportunities are here, she always feels sorry for herself if she doesn't try.

After visually measuring his distance, it was about 200 meters. Li Yuechen immediately went down to ask the guards to bring his bow, and then jumped onto another taller branch next to him.

At a distance of 200 meters, her bow can still maintain its lethality, after all, the weight is there.

Because he was afraid that he would return to the carriage at any time, Li Yuechen didn't have time to observe for too long, so he immediately opened his bow and arrow and aimed at his chest.

At this distance, the aiming head is not sure, but the chest target is bigger.

Li Yuechen aimed for about two seconds, then let go, and the specially made arrow pierced the air and went straight to the target.

This person is indeed Lun Qinling, and he just came out to get some air at this time when the sky was about to dawn.

After all, he was not a young man anymore, and he felt a little uncomfortable in the carriage for a long time, but he really didn't expect Li Yuechen to be sitting on a tree trunk in the jungle.

Perhaps it was some kind of inexplicable feeling, but Lun Qinling, who had just come out and stretched his ankles twice, suddenly felt flustered.

A vigilance similar to the sixth sense suddenly permeated his heart, making him turn around and prepare to go back to the carriage again.

However, at the moment when he turned around, an arrow suddenly flew over and pierced his shoulder!
"Ok!"

Lun Qinling suddenly let out a muffled snort, and turned his head to see that an arrow had pierced more than half of it!

The general next to him exclaimed: "Enemy attack!"

The nearby guards immediately rushed over and surrounded him tightly, and then hugged him into the carriage.

The soldiers around were also a little flustered at first, but they quickly calmed down under the command of the commander and put on a defensive posture.

"Tsk!"

Li Yuechen on the tree trunk pouted, feeling a little pity, if he hadn't turned around suddenly, the arrow would have shot into his throat.

If one arrow failed to assassinate, then there must be no chance.

Feeling somewhat regretful, Li Yuechen leaned back and jumped off the tree with a backflip in mid-air.

"Your Highness..."

"Retreat, there is no chance." Li Yuechen shook his head with a little regret.

It is impossible for Lun Qinling to give her a second chance to assassinate her. This war is over here and it is time to go home.

Li Yuechen waved his hand, and led everyone to retreat quickly, through the woods, and back to the barracks of the large army.

……

After entering the camp, Li Yuechen took off his helmet and came to Liu Rengui's camp.

Now the sun has just risen, and Liu Rengui in the tent is slowly drinking a bowl of porridge, when he saw her coming in, he smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness is back, how about having some porridge together?"

"Okay!" Li Yuechen sat down opposite him, and said after two seconds of silence, "I failed to assassinate Lun Qinling."

"Normal." Liu Rengui nodded, with no surprise on his expression, "This kind of character always has good luck, and it's not so easy to die."

Li Yuechen was amused by these words: "When did Master start learning luck?"

Liu Rengui shook his head and didn't continue to dwell on this topic, but asked, "Your Highness has wiped out a lot of enemies this time, right?"

"There are several thousand people."

"How many people died?"

"Three..."

"Hey!" Liu Rengui raised his head all of a sudden, "Although I have expected this kind of tactics to be unexpected, I didn't expect to have such a record!"

This kind of record is no longer a miracle, but can be called a miracle.

The most important thing is that these people have not been trained in this area, strictly speaking, they are all temporarily pulled over to fill up!

Such a record can be achieved under such circumstances. After several years of training, how many surprises can it bring?
Liu Rengui felt very relieved, this apprentice is indeed not simple, in time, he will definitely become the next military god of the Tang Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Liu Rengui suddenly felt a little emotional.

This apprentice is already very good now, I have nothing to teach, and this time I can finally enjoy the happiness when I go back.

Now that I am older, I will not participate in things like wars in the future. At this point, I can be regarded as retired.

……

After breakfast, the army set out and the squad returned to the court.

During this period, Liu Rengui had already sent someone to pass the good news back and notify the emperor in advance.

Li Yuechen sat on the horseback. Before leaving, he turned his head and shook his head to look in the direction of Lhasa, muttering to himself: "It will definitely become my Tang Dynasty's territory!"

After riding on the road, Li Yuechen couldn't help but think in his heart, it's been a year since he was out in a blink of an eye, and he doesn't know what's going on at home.

It is already the beginning of November. If you are lucky, you should be able to go back before the Chinese New Year.

After all, it took a month to come here with as few people as possible, and when we go back with an army of hundreds of thousands, the speed will definitely be much slower.

The team returning to the court is about ten miles long, and the journey is mighty.

Geng Yunqiang and the others were obviously very happy. This time they followed the princess on a mission and wiped out thousands of enemy troops at the cost of three people. After returning this time, they are all solid military achievements. But rewards are indispensable.

Not to mention that after this incident, the princess was successfully gilded in the army, and she will definitely have greater military power in her hands in the future.

They, the elders, will also be able to ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs.

Seeing the smiling faces on their faces, Li Yuechen felt a little funny, and didn't know if they would be able to laugh when the army reformed and they had to face intensive training every day.

Li Yuechen calculated carefully, and based on his current ability, it would be no problem to raise an army of 500 people according to the standard in the future.

As for the training methods, Li Yuechen decided to copy most of the future models, and just make some adjustments in certain subjects.

At that time, all bows will be removed and replaced with crossbows.

This thing is much easier to practice than a bow. In fact, in essence, this kind of weapon that is activated by pulling the trigger is already a kind of firearm.

As for other equipment, it will be adjusted according to different situations at that time.

In future wars, I still have to play the role of commander most of the time, and only when I encounter some special tough bones.

On the way back to the palace, the speed was not fast, Li Yuechen basically thought about these things every day.

From time to time, I will get into the carriage and take out a pen and paper to record it, thinking about trying to compile it into a book after I go back.

……

In a blink of an eye, the time has come to mid-December, and the army finally arrived in Chang'an.

I was lucky along the way, and I didn't encounter heavy snow to block the mountain, so I finally returned safely.

After resting overnight in Chang'an, everyone set off for Dongdu again.

As soon as he left Chang'an City, a dusty and hard road appeared in front of him, leading to the distance beyond sight.

This road is not too wide, only five feet, but it extends almost straight forward, looking like the back of the earth.

Walking on this hard road, Liu Rengui couldn't help but get out of the carriage to have a look, with a look of exclamation on his face.

Li Yuechen trotted all the way to the carriage, and asked a little proudly: "Master, how is it?"

"If this road can be paved across the entire Tang Dynasty, the marching speed will be several times faster in the future..." Liu Rengui said with a smile, "and some large equipment can be transported directly."

"Master, don't worry, there will be such a day." Li Yuechen nodded, and at the same time added in his heart: It's a pity that our master and apprentice can't see it.

The current Datang area is really not small, and it is impossible to pave this road all over the country's official roads. This requires an overall improvement in production, labor and technology, and it cannot be done in a short period of time.

……

Walking on the hardened road, the marching speed was much faster. Even if hundreds of thousands of troops returned to the court, it still took only thirteen days to reach Dongdu. This speed was unimaginable before. .

On December 27th, there are three days before the Chinese New Year. This afternoon, the army finally returned to Dongdu.

Prince Li Xian was ordered by the emperor to go out of the city ten miles to meet him, but not only him, but also several other brothers and sisters came.

The carriages of the prince and a pair of princesses and princes were lined up ten miles outside the eastern capital. The brothers and sisters chatted with each other from time to time, but their eyes were all looking in the direction of Chang'an.

Li Xian kept looking around with the binoculars, and suddenly exclaimed with surprise, "I'm back!"

The prince snatched the binoculars and looked carefully, while Li Xian looked aggrieved: "Brother, don't the two elder sisters also have them? Why grab mine?"

"Shut up!" Li Xian taught a lesson with a smile, looking at the vanguard in sight, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Li Lun came to him and kept pawing at his shoulders: "Brother, show me, show me!"

Princess Yiyang smiled and handed over the telescope in her hand, "Come on, use this!"

In fact, it doesn't matter whether you use the binoculars or not now, because you can clearly see the figure in the black armor and red robe galloping towards this side in your line of sight.

Li Yuechen knew that his brothers and sisters would definitely welcome him today, so he told his master that he would speed up and come here first.

Fu Lai waved his hand, telling Yun Qiang and the others not to follow too closely, they have already returned to the Eastern Capital anyway, so what can happen?
Seeing Li Yuechen galloping over on horseback, the brothers and sisters all took a few steps forward, with smiles on their faces that couldn't be restrained.

The war horse stopped not far in front of them, and they finally saw Li Yuechen, whom they hadn't seen for a year.

She didn't wear a helmet, she was still the same as when she left last year, with a simple ponytail, but it seemed that there was something more.

Li Yuechen jumped off the horse with one hand, smiled slightly, the dimples on the corners of his mouth remained the same: "Brothers and sisters, do you miss me?"

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