Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 532
"Minggong, let me escort you back to the city first! We have horses, and the Tubo people can't catch up!" Yiji Lianbode rode close to him, lightning pierced the sky, illuminating his face, there was a scar, blood is bleeding from the wound.

"Run away at this time?" Wang Wenzuo wiped his face, sweat and rain merged together, making him unable to distinguish: "Just the two of us? Crossing that wilderness at night? Instead of doing this, it's better to stay and give it a try. Knowing how many people we have, the outcome is uncertain!"

Yi Jilian Bode opened his mouth and found that he could not convince the other party. It is at least one day away from Songzhou City, and there are large meadows and mountain forests on the way. If Wang Wenzuo and him escape like this, anything may happen on the way , and the guards who stay here have no leader, most of them are going to lose.Instead of doing this, it's better to stay and fight. No one can see the outcome at night, and the outcome is still a five or five.

"Alright, but your status is precious, so you must not act rashly. I will wait for a while, wait for the next lightning, and make a decision after seeing the situation clearly!" Igilian Bode said.

The thunder rumbled, but there was no lightning. Wang Wenzuo stroked his horse to confirm that it was not injured. In the next battle, the horse was his second life. After confirming that everything was correct, he got on the horse and waited. The arrival of lightning.

But before the lightning arrived, they heard the sound of horseshoes. Wang Wenzuo and Yiji Lianbode exchanged glances in surprise. Just now they didn't find that the Tubo people had cavalry. Could it be that their own side has been defeated? Are these broken soldiers who escaped?

"Captain, Commander!"

"I'm here!" Wang Wenzuo had recognized Acton's voice, and responded loudly.

"The governor is here!" Acton jumped off his horse in surprise, and kowtowed to Wang Wenzuo: "The villain was separated from the governor just now in a panic. He deserves death, and please punish him!"

"Get up, now is not the time to talk about this!" Wang Wenzuo frowned: "Where are the others?"

"Half of the people retreated to the stone building by the swamp and stood firm, and the remaining half rushed out with the villain to look for you!" Acton whistled, and several whistles echoed from a distance, and then he heard a sound of horseshoes Hearing the sound, there were about [-] or [-] rides, and the look on Wang Wenzuo's face was much better.

"Captain, let's escort you back to the city first!" Acton said: "As for the remaining half of the people, the stone building is very strong and condescending, and the Tubo people will definitely not be able to attack it in a short time. We will send troops after escorting you back to the city." It’s not too late to come to the rescue!”

"Is there food, drinking water, and arrows in the stone building?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"Don't worry, the governor. When the villain ordered him to retreat to the stone tower, he brought four mules with him. There was dry food for arrows on the mules. Even if the dry food was not enough, he could survive for several days by killing mules and horses and eating raw meat. As for drinking water, the stone tower is right there. On the edge of the swamp, it is not difficult to get water! As long as the reinforcements can arrive in time, the half of the people will be fine!"

"Alright!" Wang Wenzuo nodded when he saw that there were more than [-] bodyguards leaning over, enough to escort him back to the city, "Akton, you handled it well this time, and I will reward you with fifty bolts of silk when I go back." , This time, everyone who travels together will be rewarded with a piece of silk, double for those who kill thieves, and double for those who are wounded or dead!"

Under the escort of his personal guards, Wang Wenzuo rushed back to Songzhou City overnight. After returning to the city, he immediately sent troops to meet him.When the responders arrived, they found that the Tubo soldiers had not surrounded them. After asking, they found out that the Tubo people had made two probes after dawn, and found that the stone building was steep and difficult to attack, so they withdrew their troops, and the group returned to Songzhou City.

This unexpected encounter gave Wang Wenzuo a warning—as winter drew closer, the activities of the Tubo people became more frequent, and he had to take corresponding actions to fight against the Qianghu people in this vast land. The tribe proved that Datang was still strong and capable of protecting them, otherwise they would make their own choice between Tubo and Datang.

"Let Cui Hongdu bring my Lang Dang to Songzhou as soon as possible!" Wang Wenzuo stamped his official seal at the end of the letter: "The sooner the better, time is precious to us!"

"Yes, I'll let the messenger go immediately!" Igilein Bode took the letter: "But isn't there a lot of soldiers in Songzhou?"

"They're useless!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "I know them too well. These guards have been here for more than two years, and according to the routine, they should be replaced after a maximum of one year. They are now I just want to go back to my hometown, this kind of guards can be used to defend the city, and there is not much difference between taking them out to fight in the field and committing suicide!"

"But when you were in Baekje, the soldiers under your command stayed there for three years!"

"What's the matter! Baekje is a deadly place, and the soldiers will die if they don't work hard, so they can't help but not work hard!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "Besides, I was in Baekje with them at the time, and we shared weal and woe, so we can naturally get the power of death. How is it like now, in the eyes of those soldiers, I am just a noble son from Chang'an, how can I work hard!"

"Your nobleman from Chang'an?" Yiji Lianbode couldn't help laughing when he heard the words; "The emperor treats you so favorably, and it's a young man who arrived early, so it's not surprising that the guards think so!"

"Anyway, we must act as soon as possible!" Wang Wenzuo said: "The more our cavalry and flags fly on this land as much as possible, the more those Qianghu tribes will stand by our side. Without their support, Datang It is impossible to stand firm on this plateau!"

Song Mao said.

"Damn it, it's not the wind blowing in this place, it's the knife! Stuck into the throat and stirred vigorously, it froze the lungs into pieces!" He Bayong complained in a low voice.

"No way!" Cui Hongdu's beard was already covered with hoarfrost: "I heard from Sanlang that the terrain of Songzhou is higher than the five mountains, so the climate will be colder!"

"Higher than the Five Sacred Mountains?" He Bayong's eyes widened: "How is this possible? The Five Sacred Mountains are as high as the sky and higher than the Five Sacred Mountains. Isn't Songzhou in the sky?"

"That's right!" Cui Hongdu nodded: "I thought so too at the time, but has Saburo ever made false claims over the years? Since he said that Songzhou is higher than the five mountains, he has his reasons!"

"That's true!" He Bayong nodded: "However, like this, Sanlang is recruiting Xuanrun crossbowmen, Danyang Tengpai soldiers, Baekje, Waguo, and Mohelang Party. It's still the one who cares so much about the Tubo people. First time!"

"En!" Cui Hongdu turned his head, and saw all kinds of flags waving against the cold wind behind him, all of them looked sturdy, with thick beards on their faces, and clean shaved hair from the forehead to the top door. The hair is braided and loose, and the cloak on the back is made of wolf, bear or deer skin. It looks more like a beast than a person.

He knew that these Mohe people were first-rate good shooters, but war was different from hunting after all. These Mohe people came from several tribes that were not under their own jurisdiction, and there were even blood feuds between them. An army is no easy task.Not to mention those Baekje and Japanese Langdang, they don't even speak the same language, why did Wang Wenzuo choose these people?There was no answer in his mind.

"Captain Cui, the scouts say there are people ahead!"

"Scout? Is it Black Tooth Changzhi?" Cui Hongdu cheered up: "Do you see who it is?"

"Lieutenant Black Tooth said that the fog was too thick for him to see clearly!"

"He Ba, I'll leave this to you, I'll go ahead and have a look!" Cui Hongdu said, he rode his horse forward, ran for about half a mile, and saw Hei Chi Chang Zhi looking forward with a solemn expression.

Due to the distance, Cui Hongdu couldn't see the pattern on the flag clearly, but through the misty fog, he could still see that it was a white flag, and the dark color in the middle could not see the pattern clearly.He looked around, and saw that the scouts in the front were lazily preparing their bows and arrows, without any sense of tension about the hard battle ahead. Now Cui Hongdu understood why Wang Wenzuo chose these barbarians.

As the distance approached, Hei Chi Changzhi gradually saw who was coming. It was Acton, the first group of Mohe soldiers who joined Wang Wenzuo's command. Sent to meet us!"

"San Lang sent it? That's great!" Cui Hongdu obviously breathed a sigh of relief, he flicked his horsewhip, and said with a smile: "It's finally over, I can breathe a sigh of relief!"

With the guide sent by Wang Wenzuo, the marching speed of Cui Hongdu and his party was much faster. Two days later, they arrived in Songzhou. Then, a heavy snowfall sealed off the most dangerous passes on Songmao Road.

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Songzhou.

"The actions of the Tubo people are unpredictable!" Wang Wenzuo tapped the maps on the table with a wooden stick. There are no contour lines, no scale, and only some rather abstract symbols. This is the most detailed map in Wang Wenzuo's hands. , at least the main mountains, rivers, and even most of the settlements around Songzhou are marked on it: "There are two possibilities, either the Tubo people have wings and can fly, or there is a possibility that many people gave us False information, that’s why the whereabouts of the Tubo people are so weird! No matter how tough they are, they still have to eat and sleep, so the Tubo people must have supply storage locations and supporters that we don’t know about! So the first step we have to do Just find the supply center and destroy it!"

Wang Wenzuo's words immediately aroused murmurs, Ijilian Bode hesitated, and said: "Commander, I heard from the Tubo prisoner Tenzin that the Tubo army is divided into Zhengding and Fuding. Fu Ding is responsible for plundering food and fodder to support Zheng Ding. If this is the case, the Tibetans can completely disperse their forces and rely on Fu Ding to plunder to support Zheng Ding!"

"If this is the case, then the Tubo army is either constantly moving, or very scattered, or both." Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "If this is the case, that would be great, as long as there is a heavy snowfall , the Tubo people will be wiped out without a knife or a shot!"

Everyone gave a voice of approval. As Wang Wenzuo said, if the Tubo army uses the method of looting and supporting Zhengding to maintain the army, it will either be moving at a high speed, or the troops will be scattered, because the population density of this plateau is relatively high. The Central Plains is much lower, and the looting can only get very little food and resources. The Tibetans must either disperse their forces over a wide enough area, or leave before eating one area and go to another area, otherwise they will not be able to sustain it.

"Find the place where the Tibetans store their supplies and burn it, and victory will be ours!"

In order to achieve his own goals, Wang Wenzuo sent more and more scouts, including Tang people and local Qianghu people.In order to obtain as much information as possible, he promised a heavy reward of fifty pieces of silk—anyone who found the traces of the Tubo army could get fifty pieces of silk after the information was confirmed.After the news was confirmed, it immediately caused an uproar among the locals.These locals are absolute utilitarians. Even if they have already planned to side with the Tibetans, they will not refuse to use the information of the Tibetans to make a fortune. Who would have trouble with Shujuan?All kinds of information, whether true or false, flowed to Songzhou like water,

"You mean yesterday afternoon, you saw a group of Tubo soldiers crossing the river and heading south?" Ijilian Bode asked while recording the other party's report: "Do you remember the exact time? And the Tubo soldiers The number of soldiers? Which river to cross?" He clearly recorded the informant's answer, marked an approximate location on the map, and motioned for the other party to back down.

"Reward, reward!" The informer shouted loudly in Tang dialect with a very strong accent.

"The words you said have not been confirmed yet, so I don't know if they are true or not! Only when they are confirmed to be true, will the rewards be issued!" Igilein Bod said a little tiredly. He has already said this answer many times today. , and the other party's reaction was the same as before.

"I'm telling the truth, you lied, and said that if I report the traces of the Tubo people, I will reward you with fifty bolts of silk cloth!"

Igillian Bode waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to drive this annoying guy out, then pinched his eyebrows, and then said: "Next!"

When Igilein Bode repelled the last person who betrayed the information, it was completely dark. He looked at the map in his hand. There were dozens of black dots densely covered on it, and each black dot represented what an informer said. He shook his head in disappointment, picked up the album and walked to the back room.

"These Qianghu people are liars! They just want to try their luck with us and see if they can cheat fifty bolts of silk away!"

When Igillian Bode was standing at the door, he heard the angry curse from inside. It was the voice of Cui Hongdu. It was obvious that the other party was about to collapse due to those difficult guys. This made him feel better when he was originally depressed. After a while, he decided to wait at the door for a while, until Cui Hongdu finished venting, and then entered the door by himself.

"Don't be angry, be patient!" Wang Wenzuo's voice was still the same as usual: "If we want to reduce bloodshed, we need to be more patient at this time."

(End of this chapter)