A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 547

The sound of war drums encourages us to forge ahead, and the flags fly and set foot on the journey.

Little Tuli Khan Shibobi put on his battle armor again, and the moment he held the divination halberd, he had the impulse to turn around and kill the wolf.

But in the end, he just turned his head to look at the big golden wolf banner, and then turned back again to look at the 2 horses in front of him.

There are more than ten thousand Turkic tribes, and there are more than ten thousand tribes of Xiqi and Sogdian.

Raising troops to attack Jieli this winter may be the biggest stupidity he has ever committed in his life. 5 troops were dispatched, and now only [-] remain.

More than 99 people died in [-] Springs, and more than [-] people died in battle yesterday, and many others collapsed and left.

The drums beat and the horns whimpered.

Tuli raised the halberd in his hand and waved it forward, and the followers walked forward slowly with fear and despair in their eyes.

On the top of Badger's mouth, under the banner of the governor of Youzhou, Wu Huaiyu is as immovable as a mountain, and behind him stands the soldiers holding double banners and double festivals.

"Captain, do you use firearms?" Wu Junbo, the captain of the Shenji Camp, asked for instructions. This cousin who accompanied Wu Huaiyu in Longyou back then, from the leader of the cavalry team in the hospital battalion to the current captain of the Shenji Camp, has always treated this young man well. The cousin is very obedient.

"Not urgent."

"The Turkic attack will definitely be very fierce, and the casualties will be heavy." Wu Junbo said.

But Wu Huaiyu still decided to continue the old method and retreat while fighting. There are still [-] steps to climb the mountain, and it doesn't matter if you retreat another [-] to [-] steps.

He also hoped that Xieli could hold on for a little longer, and it would be best if he could fight again tomorrow.

As for fighting the dead, it is unavoidable, and compassion does not command soldiers.

Zhang Wende, who joined the army, looked down the mountain and said suddenly, "Captain, it seems that Tuli is leading the army to attack the mountain today. Look at the flag."

Huaiyu saw that it was indeed Tuli's flag, a silver wolf.

"How did Tuli lead the army?"

Huaiyu smiled, not surprised.

"Can you persuade Tuli to defect?" Zhang Wende asked.

Huaiyu didn't answer him.

The mountain wind howled.

Halfway up the mountain, the terrain became more and more steep and rugged. An Lushan took a rest overnight and went to battle again. This time he was the flag, holding a pennant gun with another strong man, guarding the flag bearer and the captain.

"Boy, I will leave my back to you." The team leader with a loud voice said to him with a smile.

And the tower-like flag bearer just said coldly, "Protect the team flag."

Another flag bearer immediately said, "The flag is here and the people are here!"

An Lushan also said, "The flag is here and the people are here!" He touched the thirteen left-ear necklaces that were frozen and hard around his neck, and he should add some more today, so that the necklace will be more complete.

The mountain wind became more and more violent, drums and horns quarreled, and a group of troops who replenished several team members still stood in the front row. They stood behind a large shield, holding a ten-foot-high majesty, and they were divided into five rows, silent and calm.

The Turkic army's offensive pace today is relatively slow, but they are still approaching, and then there is no new attack and defense. The Turkic people attacked the mountain with bows and arrows, and the Tang army was still the third.

Rejecting horses and caltrops in the front, then a large door shield with spears, and behind it the bow and crossbow support of the crossbow team, plus several rounds of volleys from the shield soldiers,

Today the Turks dispatched more soldiers and horses, and they have already occupied the lower half of the mountain, but the higher it goes, the steeper and more rugged it becomes, and the more difficult it is to deploy. Rain salvos do more damage.

An Lushan escaped several rounds of arrow rain behind the shield. After the enemy had clearly appeared behind the horse-rejecting wall, he calmly put down the wooden stick behind the shield, propped up the shield, put down his bow, and picked up the spear , Throwing three spears in a row at the Turkic people in front, and then picked up the mighty spear,

There is a repelling horse in front, a large shield near, and companions on the left and right,
The only difference from yesterday was that his main task today was no longer to kill the enemy, but to guard the team flag and team leader next to him.

The fiery red team flag is very bright,
They want to ensure that the team flag is always upright, and they have to look around all the time, and even pay attention to the mountain, where the Chinese army's flag is there, and the Chinese army will directly command the battalions and teams through the command flag.

Each team flag represents a team on the battlefield. As long as the team flag does not fall, the Chinese army will still take them into command.

The battle of defending against danger is easier than the battle in flat areas. There is no big advance and retreat, just stick to it.

Compared with the attacking side, take advantage of it.

In close combat with blades, the sound of weapons and armor colliding clanged, accompanied by the arrows of both sides flying across, mixed with the screams of the unlucky man,

An Lushan's spirit was highly concentrated, and he had to fight and observe. Soon they defeated the first wave of enemy offensives, and the thousands of miscellaneous people who took the lead left hundreds of corpses. , still turned and retreated.

At this time, the war drums of the Turks at the foot of the mountain were still incessant, urging to continue the attack.

Later, more Turkic soldiers supervised the battle. After cutting down a group of miscellaneous beards who were defeated first, the soldiers who were finally desperate turned their heads and attacked up the mountain.

"I am the envoy of Tuli Khan, and I want to see Mr. Wu."

A Turkic man yelled to An Lushan and the others through the rejected horse. He was holding a large Tang army shield picked up on the battlefield in his hand, showing half of his head. There were seven or eight feathered arrows stuck in this guy's armor. He was really embarrassed. There are seven or eight people guarding him closely.

It is really not easy to rush this way.

Holding the spear, An Lushan hesitated.

The team leader shouted at him, "You can speak Chinese, who are you from Tuli?"

"I'm Ashina Shetu, a Turkic spy, the son of Chuluo Khan, and the cousin of Tuli Khan. Tuli Khan asked me to see Mr. Wu on his behalf."

"It's actually a secret service, don't you want to surrender?"

"Please also take me to see Mr. Wu."

The team leader looked them up and hesitated.

An Lushan took the initiative, "Leader, I am willing to take this person to see the governor,"

"What if this guy has bad intentions, what if he is an assassin?"

"His weapons can be confiscated, and his hands can be tied up and taken away. All his followers are tied up and sent to the prison camp behind the mountain to be locked up first." An Lushan said.

The team leader thought about it and thought it was good, so he said, "Okay, you can ask two more people to escort this person up the mountain together."

Although Shetu verbally expressed a few words of dissatisfaction with being tied up, he finally put down his shield, bow and knife, and even the armor. He stretched out his hands and asked Tang Jun to tie them up with cowhide ropes, "Please take me quickly See Mr. Wu."

An Lushan took two people with him, and the three escorted the picture up the mountain.

Wu Huaiyu was a little surprised to see An Lushan.

"Captain, this man claims to be the emissary of the Turkic Khan. He also said that he is the son of Chuluo Khan and the cousin of Tuli.

Wu Huaiyu looked at this guy, "You say you are the Tuli messenger, what proof do you have?"

"Teqin took pictures to meet Mr. Wu. Please, little brother, put your hand in my arms. There is a token there."

An Lushan reached out and took out a brocade bag, and opened it.

Inside is a small knife, a patterned steel knife made of Damascus, Wu Huaiyu is familiar with this knife, it was given to Tuli when he met Tuli in Jinlianchuan, it is very small and exquisite.

It can be folded and opened only to the length of a palm.

"This does not prove that you are Tuli's emissary. Perhaps Xieli took away Tuli's knife and sent you here."

"Did the governor forget that we met in Jinlianchuan?"

"So what, you were defeated and captured, maybe you have taken refuge in Jieli Khan Doubi."

I'm in a hurry to take pictures.

Huaiyu waved his hand, "It's not that I don't believe in Tuli, it's just that I don't believe in you. You should first talk about your reason for coming."

Tuli intends to get cold feet and turn against him.

He sent a photograph to come and proposed a defection plan, and the two parties agreed to signal that they would work together at that time.

The plan is also simple, Tuli will take advantage of the rare opportunity that Xieli let him attack the mountain, first contact the old department, communicate with everyone, and then take the lead in counterattack, Tang Jun will then kill down the mountain together.

Sounds good.

Tuli Khan Ashinash Bobi also had motives, but Wu Huaiyu had to consider two points. First, whether this was really Tuli's plan, or whether Xieli sent a photojournalist of surrender to trick him.
Second, even if this is Tuli's plan, whether it is feasible or not, whether Jieli is aware of it, and will deliberately follow the plan, wait for Tuli to turn against him, and lead the Tang army to kill him down the mountain. Changing shape, Tang Jun is in danger.

Of course, if this is really Tuli's plan, it is indeed very tempting.

Wu Huaiyu didn't rush to agree.

Don't be impulsive, only after making a decision can you move later.

Wu Huaiyu finally opened his mouth when he was in a hurry to take pictures.

"I have to make sure first."

He looked at An Lushan, walked up to him and patted his shoulder, then his eyes fell on the special necklace around his neck.

"This is?"

"Mr. Hui, this is the left ear from the head of the Hulu that my subordinate beheaded in the past two days. It will be strung into a necklace at the end. One is eighteen pieces."

Wu Huaiyu was very surprised. He knew that this sheep-herding son of a woman who once set up a stall outside Lingzhou city to sell buckwheat noodles was very hard-working and patient. After following him for two years, he studied hard and practiced hard. It's all good too,

But I didn't expect that this was the first time he was invited to leave the team, and he had such a record in the first battle. This kid is really amazing, comparable to the young Luo Shixin.

Who would have thought that this was only a 16-year-old boy who was herding sheep and pigs in Lingzhou two years ago. At that time, he had no other skills except accurate stone throwing and fast running barefoot.

"I need someone to go down the mountain to meet Tuli with the photo, do you dare to go?"

An Lushan agreed without hesitation.

"But in case this photograph has already taken refuge in Xieli, then you will never return this trip."

But An Lushan said, "If the subordinates don't come back, it means that the person who took the picture is Jieli's. Tuli's agreement to turn against him is a fraud, and the governor will not be fooled."

Huaiyu patted this guy, he was really young and brave.

"You have already made such great military exploits, so you don't have to take this risk."

"This subordinate feels that this opportunity is rare and is willing to give it a try,"

"Hahaha, very good, your courage is commendable. This commander hereby promises that no matter whether you come back or not, after this battle is over, this commander will accept you as his adopted son,"

"Go and come back quickly," he tidied up the necklace for An Lushan, "this commander is now promoting you to be the vice-deputy of the yamen army, and you will be awarded honors and promotions after the battle is counted after the war."

The sons of the yamen are not official officers and soldiers, nor is Jue Qi an officer, and An Lushan is still just Wu Huaiyu's servant.

But now he was directly awarded the deputy of the Fubing team, and was officially dismissed from the ninth rank. Although he was the lowest official, he became a Fubing directly, and even became a military attache in Liunai.

This step directly obtains the official status and official position, which is something that many ordinary soldiers may not be able to pass in ten or twenty years. no job.Dispersed officials have to wait until their term expires, and then pass the exam before they can be elected to the post.

Unless it is a great military merit, they can be directly exempted from admission and examination, but most of them may have been in the army for 20 years, and they only have an honorary officer or a casual rank, and they can't even pass the step of a team deputy. .

"Luo Shixin was also born as a cowherd boy. At the age of 14, he was Zhang Xutuo's clothesman. He was able to put on two layers of armor and invite him to fight the enemy. Since then, he has made many military exploits. Every time he kills a thief, he cuts off the enemy's nose and collects it for merit. At the age of 15 Then he became Zhang Xutuo’s vanguard general, and he was also a general with my adoptive father, Duke Qi.

"Work hard, and you will surely become a general manager in the future, and even be granted the title of duke."

An Lushan's face was flushed with excitement, not because he won the military attache from the ninth rank, the Deputy of the Commanding Army, but because the governor promised that no matter whether he came back from this trip, he would officially accept him as a adopted son after the war.

"My son, thank you foster father for your kindness!"

An Lushan knelt down, solemnly kowtowed a few times, then got up, and went down the mountain resolutely without any hesitation.

The chubby Anlu Mountain, marching forward bravely.

Even if this trip is death, he will not hesitate to die, and death is worth it. It is worth it for a cowherd boy to have today.

If you don't die, it's worth more!

(End of this chapter)