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Chapter 162 New Missions
In the end, the Tongluo army was not inferior to the Tang army, and suffered a disastrous defeat on the Shuofang battlefield. More than 6000 Tongluo cavalry were beheaded and nearly [-] were captured.

Killing [-] enemies and self-inflicted [-] losses, Tang Jun also paid the price of more than [-] casualties.

However, the war was not over. Li Chu ordered Lai Zhen to lead an army of [-] troops to defend Lingzhou, and he himself led an army of [-] troops to continue northward to Fengzhou.

Three days later, Tang Jun arrived in Lingwu County first and set up a camp in Lingwu County.

In the big tent, Li Chu paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. This time, Li Chu was only the deputy marshal of the three armies, but the real grand marshal was Li Linfu, the prime minister.

Even if Li Linfu is only on hold, the final political achievements still belong to Li Linfu,
It's not that Li Linfu didn't do nothing. The money and expenses for this expedition, the allocation of materials, food and grass, and the collection of civilian husbands were all arranged by Li Linfu.

Even An Lushan wanted to pick peaches and sent [-] troops to Shengzhou. It was Li Linfu's pressure that An Lushan had to withdraw his troops back to Youzhou.

Of course, Li Chu also had a mission. Before he left, he promised his grandfather that he would dedicate the head of Albus to the court. Now that Albus escaped from the battlefield, he was really depressed.

What Li Chu was most worried about was that it would be very difficult to catch him if Abus led the whole family to escape into the grassland.

Although Cheng Qianli led the Beiting Army to intercept Jinshan, the premise was that Abus would flee to Jinshan.

In addition, his father Li Heng also gave Li Chu a task to test Li Linfu's sincerity in reconciliation.

Li Linfu's attitude is crucial to the crown prince's status, but Li Linfu is too cunning, if he can't see his sincerity for reconciliation, Li Heng can't believe him.

The father and son discussed a way to test Li Linfu's sincerity with the secret of Cheng Qianli's allegiance to the prince. At worst, Cheng Qianli would be replaced by the emperor, but Li Linfu's true intentions must be found out.

Li Chu suggested using Li Ye. He believed that Li Ye could represent Li Linfu's intentions, and Li Heng also agreed to his son's plan.

At this time, a guard said at the door: "His Royal Highness, Guo Shijun urgently asks to see you!"

Li Chu nodded, "Please come in!"

Not long after, the veteran Guo Ziyi walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "The humble Guo Ziyi sees His Royal Highness King Guangping!"

"Old General, please rise!"

Guo Ziyi stood up and said, "I have something important to report to Your Highness."

"what's up?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, a Hu merchant from the grassland just now told Beizhi an important news. The 10,000+ tribes of the Tongluo tribe are no longer in Fengzhou, but in the Jinhe area [-] miles northeast of Fengzhou."

Li Chu quickly opened the map and found Jinhe, which was in the northeast of Fengzhou, and had already crossed Langshan Mountain. Li Chu was surprised, "This is the territory of the Huihe people."

"I haven't fully reached Huihe yet, this is just the junction of Datang and Huihe."

Li Chu frowned, "Could it be that Abu Si wants to defect to Huihe?"

Guo Ziyi shook his head, "His Royal Highness, I am afraid that things are not that simple. About ten days ago, another grassland Hu merchant came to Lingwu. He told Beizhi that Huihe had gathered tens of thousands of troops near Yinshan Mountain. Today, Beizhi read the interrogation records and found that Luobu had close contact with Huihe before, and Huihe envoys went to Fengzhou many times."

Li Chu pondered for a while and said, "The old general means that Huihe wants to annex the population of the Tongluo tribe?"

Guo Ziyi nodded, "That's exactly what it meant, and Beizhi suspected that Huihe had set up a trap to lure the Tongluo tribe northward to the Yinshan Mountains. Once they entered the territory of the Huihe people, they would swallow the Tongluo tribe in one gulp.

Absi must have also sensed the ambition of the Huihe people, so he made two-handed preparations. On the one hand, he let the Tongluo tribe go north and stay near the border, and on the other hand, he went all out to occupy Shuofang. They are likely to venture north to Huihe. "

Li Chu walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I thought he would lead his troops to flee to the Ge Luolu tribe in the north of Jinshan. It is said that the two wives he later married were Princess Ge Luolu, and the Ge Luolu tribe would take him in."

Guo Ziyi smiled wryly and said, "Abusi knew that Cheng Qianli would intercept him in the Jinshan area, and also knew that we would pursue him all the way. I think he would not take such a risk."

"But he would rather take the risk of being annexed by Huihe!"

"Your Highness, Abus should have a glimmer of hope for Huihe. Maybe he thinks that Huihe will allow him to attach and be independent, just like Sijie and Bugubu, but this is just Albus' extravagant hope, unless he can defeat the Huihe army , Huihe will compromise, otherwise it is absolutely impossible!"

Li Chu pondered for a moment and said: "Then according to the old general's opinion, what should we do next?"

"The humble staff suggest that the army continue to go north. Even if Huihe annexes the Tongluo tribe, we must let Huihe hand over Abus. We must put pressure on Huihe!"

Li Chu nodded, "According to the old general's suggestion, let's continue going north!"

Early the next morning, [-] Tang troops set off to continue northward. Guo Ziyi immediately organized [-] large leather rafts to transport grain and grass to ensure the logistics of the Tang army.

Li Ye returned to the commander's camp, and joined the army as the commander Li Chu, and continued to follow him northward.

Of course, Li Ye was not the only one who joined the army. There were more than [-] people. They were basically civil servants with their own responsibilities. , The counselor in charge of intelligence joined the army.

Li Ye didn't have any division of labor. He was the only general like him to join the army. In fact, Li Ye himself understood that his duty was to carry out secret missions for Li Chu, but there was nothing to do for the time being.

These days, Li Ye will go into the water to practice martial arts at night. He found that after participating in the battle, he has gained by leaps and bounds. Thirteen or four strokes each time, the sense of control becomes clearer, and war is the best catalyst for his martial arts training.

At this time, a soldier came galloping on horseback, cupped his fists and said to him, "Li Canjun, Your Highness welcomes you!"

Li Ye followed the soldiers to Li Chu's side, clasped his fists and said, "See Your Highness!"

Li Chu nodded and asked with a smile: "This time going north, what does Li Canjun think will be the result?"

Li Ye thought for a while and said, "Before, I heard that the Tongluo tribe went north, but they didn't enter the territory of Huihe, which shows that Absi is also very wary of Huihe. I feel that he will definitely keep a hand, and it is very likely that he will fight fiercely with the Luo Junhui and the Huihe army. In one game, if he wins, Albus will occupy the magpie's nest; if he loses, he will flee to Ge Luolu with his tribe."

"It makes sense, what do you mean, he still fled to Ge Luolu nine out of ten?"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said, "Maybe the Huihe army underestimated the enemy and was defeated by the Tongluo Ai army, but this possibility is not high, and there is a [-]% possibility of fleeing to Ge Luolu."

Li Chu pondered for a while and said, "I want to give you a task!"

Li Ye knew that this was the real purpose of King Guangping summoning him, and he was going to give him a secret mission.

Li Ye quickly clasped his fists and said, "Please give orders, Your Highness!"

Li Chu took out a letter from his arms: "I want you to send a letter to Cheng Qianli for me!"

"Follow the order! I will go to Beiting right now."

Li Chu shook his head, "He's not in Beiting right now. He's leading an army in the southern area of ​​Jinshan, preparing to intercept the Tongluo tribe. I don't know exactly where it is. You need to find it yourself."

"Understandable!"

Li Chu handed a flat iron box sealed with wax to Li Ye, and said to him in a low voice: "The letter is in the box. This letter is half public and half private. It has a great relationship with my father and king. If the situation is critical, you must Destroy it, remember!"

Li Ye nodded silently.

Li Chu handed him another gold medal and said: "This is given to me by the emperor. With this card, all the ministries of the grassland will provide you with convenience, and then I will arrange two guide soldiers for you. You go prepare and set off in the afternoon. "

"Humble job must fulfill His Highness's entrustment!"

Li Chu watched Li Ye's back go away, and his heart was full of expectations. He had a good impression of Li Ye, and he hoped that Li Ye could hand over the letter to Cheng Qianli in its entirety, so as not to disappoint his trust.

(End of this chapter)