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Chapter 444 Chapter 455: Big Snow Helps Tubo

Li Hao exchanged pleasantries with the three of them for a while, Li Ji welcomed Li Hao into the city, and took Li Hao directly to the temporary military camp in the city for the handover of military power.

After arriving at the barracks, Li Ji, Su Dingfang, and Cheng Yaojin all issued a military order, ordering all the soldiers to gather in the school grounds. With one order, the barracks was crowded with people, and countless soldiers rushed to the school grounds. After a while, Li Ji ordered Soldiers, confirm that the [-] troops have arrived, and report to Li Hao.

Li Hao climbed onto the platform and glanced at all the troops on the field, only to see that there were all black heads, like dark clouds covering the sky, so magnificent.

"Everyone." Li Hao said suddenly, raising his voice, "I am Li Hao, King of Qiongnan, the Grand Marshal of the Ten Commandments personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor."

Just a simple self-introduction immediately ignited the audience. The 9 soldiers plus Li Hao's [-] Xuanjia Army, a total of [-] troops, shouted excitedly, and their voices were uniform: "Army!" God! Army God! Army God..." The roar of [-] people shattered the clouds and engulfed the mountains and rivers. Except for their roars, no sound could be heard.

Li Haomeng raised his hand, and the earth-shattering roars stopped abruptly. Li Hao had been infected by their roars, and he said a little excitedly: "In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, a sudden calamity happened, and the Tubo barbarians leaped thousands of miles to attack The capital of our country is raging on the land of the Han people, killing the people of the Tang Dynasty, plundering the women and children of the Tang Dynasty, robbing the grain of the Tang Dynasty, and burning down the houses of the Tang Dynasty, as hot-blooded men of the Tang Dynasty, can you bear it!"

"No! Yes! Forbearance!" The one hundred thousand army roared in unison, almost yelling out all the anger and resentment in their hearts. They had long wanted to go to Chang'an to kill those Tubo barbarians, but the three generals would not allow it because they had the emperor Fate is in their hands, so they should not act rashly, so they waited for the arrival of the military god Li Hao, waiting for the moment to counterattack, and now that it finally came, they were about to vent their anger crazily, and some people were already trembling with excitement.

"Okay!" Li Hao said loudly, "Tomorrow, everyone, go to the Armament Department to get a pair of cotton gloves and protect your hands, because your hands will be used to slaughter the Tibetan barbarians, so you can't get hurt! Rush to the aid of Chang'an, let the barbarians of Tubo see if your guns are rusty! Li Guocheng, please ask for the golden fish amulet, Xue Rengui, please ask for the imperial decree!"

Li Guocheng and Xue Rengui both stepped onto the high platform, Xue Rengui held the imperial decree in his hand, and Li Guocheng held a seven-inch long golden fish amulet in his hand. Fish talisman, and the fish talisman in front of him is a golden fish talisman, which represents the highest authority in the army. This fish talisman once belonged to the top commander of the Tiance Mansion, General Tiance Mansion.

From the establishment to the disbandment of Tiance Mansion, there was only one general, that is Li Shimin, King of Qin. After many years, the golden fish amulet reappeared in the world, but this time it was owned by another young talent who was famous in the Tang Dynasty. He is Li Hao.

When Li Guocheng held up the golden fish talisman, one hundred thousand troops knelt down together, including Li Ji, Su Dingfang, and Cheng Yaojin. There were only three people standing in the field: Li Hao, Li Guocheng, and Xue Rengui.

It is not allowed to kneel in the Tang Dynasty, even in the face of the saint, there is no need to kneel. However, when encountering important ceremonies, it is still necessary to kneel to show the solemnity and solemnity of the ceremony.

Xue Rengui unfolded the imperial decree and read aloud: "The imperial edict said: Tubo barbarians ravaged the land of the Tang Dynasty and seized several cities in the Tang Dynasty without stopping. Chang'an is already a short distance away. An extraordinary man, King Li Hao of Qiongnan County, young and talented, both civil and military, has defeated Tubo several times...He was granted the title of Qiongnan King Li Hao as the Grand Marshal of the Ten Troops of the Tang Dynasty, granted the Golden Fish Talisman, restrained the Ten Troops, acted cheaply, and rushed to the aid of King Qin of Chang'an , all the officials along the way are waiting to be dispatched, and they must not be disobeyed, Qin Zai!"

When they heard the imperial decree, everyone was shocked, including Li Ji, Su Dingfang and Cheng Yaojin. They just received the imperial decree telling them to gather troops and wait for Li Hao to take over the military power. They didn't know that The emperor appointed Li Hao as the Grand Marshal of the Ten Military Forces. Such a position should never exist.

However, when Li Ji thought about it carefully, he realized that now that Chang'an was under siege, no news could come out. If he wanted Li Hao to rescue him, he had to give Li Hao enough military power at one time. If the [-] soldiers and horses were lost, would Li Hao just watch the Tubo army capture Chang'an?

Li Ji secretly admired Li Shimin's decision this time, which was very wise. Although he took a certain risk, at least he would not let the Tang Dynasty fall into the hands of the Tubo barbarians.

Because even if King Li Haoqin fails, Chang'an falls, and Li Shimin dies, at least the Han people still have a spiritual leader. With this sacred decree, Li Hao can justifiably raise the banner to gather troops from all walks of life, and continue to fight against the Tubo army. Zhou Xuan, there are tens of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty. As long as someone leads them and twists them together, they will eventually drive Tubo out of the territory of the Tang Dynasty. It is extremely difficult to drive away the Tubo army.

However, Li Ji didn't know that the content of this edict was proposed by Li Zhi, because Li Zhi trusted Li Hao 100%, and Li Zhi had indeed prepared for the worst, that is, Li Ji's plan. From this, it can be seen that Li Zhi surpassed his father Li Shimin in some aspects.

After reading the imperial decree, Li Hao began to appoint generals, named Xue Rengui as the general of Qinwang North Road, Li Guo as the general of Qinwang South Road, Chen Bin as the general of Qinwang East Road, Li Ji as the general of Qinwang West Road, and Su Dingfang With Cheng Yaojin, Li Hao didn't mention it, but the two of them didn't have the slightest objection. In such a critical moment, it's not a time to compete for performance. The country is the most important thing. Since Li Hao is the general marshal of the army, everything he does All decisions have their reasons, and their duty is to obey unconditionally.

It was almost the end of the hour, and Li Hao stayed in the barracks. He had nothing to say all night. In the morning of the next day, all the soldiers of the army went to the military equipment office to collect gloves according to Li Hao's instructions. When fighting in winter, what Tang Jun feared most was frostbite, especially his hands. It is not a little cold to hold an iron weapon in your hand. Frostbite is a common occurrence, and it is easy to damage the combat power.

After receiving the gloves, all the soldiers were all smiling, because they could immediately appreciate the benefits of these cotton gloves after putting on the gloves, and they no longer have to be afraid of the severe cold weather. Confidence.

From the morning, the sky was gloomy. In the afternoon, it started to snow, and in the evening, it had become heavy snow. Li Hao looked at the thermometer, and the temperature dropped by another three degrees, and it was already minus nine degrees.

Li Hao frowned immediately, and hurriedly summoned Li Ji and the others to come to his tent to discuss important matters.

After everyone arrived, Li Hao frowned slightly and said: "It's snowing heavily, and the temperature has dropped sharply. It is expected that the temperature will drop again after the snow stops. This is not a good thing for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Lu Dongzan is likely to Take advantage of the severe cold weather to forcibly attack the city."

Li Ji and the others also frowned when they heard the words. Regarding these things, they also knew that the Tibetans lived in the snow-covered plateau all year round and were used to the cold weather, but Tang Jun was not used to it. If the temperature dropped sharply, Lu Dongzan would definitely take the opportunity Siege, at that time one will ebb and flow, and Chang'an will be in danger.

Li Ji hurriedly said: "Commander, it's not too late, let's rush to Chang'an tomorrow!"

Li Hao bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "Tomorrow morning, Xue Rengui and Chen Bin will lead the five thousand Qiongnan army to ambush in the forest north of Xuanwu Gate, and use my commander's ringing arrow as the name!"

"Yes!" Xue Rengui and Chen Bin accepted the order.

Li Hao said again: "Li Guocheng, you will lead the five thousand Qiongnan army with me to the east of Chang'an City, ready to attack the Tubo central army at any time."

"Yes!" Li Guocheng bowed his hands and accepted the order.

Li Hao turned his head to face Li Ji, and said, "My lord, the commander-in-chief will take away all the cavalry in the army, a total of [-], and go to Chang'an first, and you will catch up later with an army of [-]."

"Yes!" Li Ji also accepted the order. For the first time in history, Li Hao became Li Ji's immediate boss.

"Okay, you go back immediately and order your subordinates to rest early, start pulling out at Mao o'clock tomorrow, and set off at three o'clock, without delay, or you will be dealt with by military law!"

"Yes! This subordinate will leave!" Everyone bowed and retreated.

Li Hao sent them out of the tent, looked up at the heavy snow in the sky, fell into deep thought, the blood fell silently on the top of his head, and it took only a moment to dye his hair white, Li Hao raised his hand to wipe off the blood on the top of his head and shoulders. Xue Hua frowned and sighed: "It's really not a good day. The heavy snow came at an inopportune time. I hope Uncle Qin and the old army god can hold on."

Early the next morning, the army was divided into two groups. Li Hao and Xue Rengui led the cavalry, which walked faster, while Li Ji led the infantry, who walked slower, and quickly opened up the distance.

Less than an hour after we set off, the heavy snow gradually stopped, but the sky did not clear up. At noon, the army stopped to rest. Li Hao took out the thermometer and looked at it. It was minus fifteen degrees. At noon, when the temperature was the highest, it was still minus ten. Five degrees, it can be seen that this time the temperature drop is not a little bit, Li Hao is quite familiar with the weather in Guanzhong, after all, he has lived here for many years, such a low temperature is not common.

The heavy snow this time made Li Hao worried, but there was one person who was very happy, and that was Ge Er Dongzan. When Ge Er Dongzan saw the snow yesterday, he was so happy that he ran into the heavy snow and opened his arms , raised his head to meet the snowflakes, and shouted happily in Tubo language: "The heavy snow helps me! The heavenly time helps me! The truth will definitely break Chang'an this time!"

That night, Geer Dongzan ordered the army to get ready to attack the city at any time.

The Tang army at the head of the city was affected by the severe cold weather, and all his hands were slightly or severely frostbitten. Some people even found that their hands and spears were stuck together at the end of the guard, and they tore off a large piece of skin. It made Tang Jun miserable.

Li Jing was carried up to the city wall to inspect the city defenses. When he got the report that the soldiers were frostbitten, he gradually frowned. He had a vague premonition. As the god of war, he knew all the war files of the Tang Dynasty like the back of his hand. He remembered that when Hou Junji was at the station in Songzhou, the Tubo army almost let the Tubo army capture Songzhou because of the severe cold weather, which was so similar to the current situation.

Li Ji's prediction was not bad. That afternoon, Geer Dongzan ordered a full-scale attack on Chang'an City, and even moved out the remaining 20 or so catapults.

The Tang army fought back vigorously at the head of the city. When they used the bed crossbow, accidents happened one after another. They were all broken, and the Tang army at the head of the city suddenly fell into a hard fight.

　This time, I want Ge Erdongzan to die in Chang'an, what do you think?

　　
　
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