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"Your Excellency is right, that's exactly what it is." Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice, and then said all his guesses: "The Turkic Tartars knew that we would follow the official path, so they dug a hole in advance, and it was very difficult for us. Obviously they don’t want our supplies to pass through smoothly and prevent us from chasing them, so why don’t they use this time to escape when they have time to dig a hole?”

Fang Xuanling said here in one breath, then paused for a moment, and continued: "This shows that their strength is limited, and they are afraid that some Han people will escape in the dark when they flee at night, which shows that their control is so low that even I worry about it." So they only dare to act during the day.”

"Well, it makes sense." Changsheng rubbed his chin and thought for a while, and felt that Fang Xuanling's analysis had no logical problems, so he smiled and praised: "The analysis is very good, very comprehensive and meticulous."

When Fang Xuanling expressed his conjecture, Zhang Baozang on the side didn't say a word. After listening to it, he frowned and pondered for a while before slowly expressing his point of view: "I think that the other party has It may be a fluke, betting that we dare not attack rashly. Another possibility is that we were waiting for reinforcements, but when we found no reinforcements came to support, we gave up and chose to retreat in a hurry. Of course, the last option is not ruled out. The situation is also the most dangerous situation, that is, not far ahead, the Turks have deployed a large number of troops there to prepare for our ambush, and everything we see now is an illusion to lure the enemy deep, but it is accused of The possibility is slim!"

His guess made Changsheng mutter: "If you want to ambush the main force of my nearly [-] Changsheng and Qiusheng camps, you only need to dispatch all the main forces of Ashina Rangan and Aguna, and then one or more It is only possible for the main force of the two tribes to support them, do they have the strength and confidence after a major defeat?"

Hearing Chang Sheng's words to himself, Zhang Baozang hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed, "This is just a humble guess, sir, don't take it too seriously."

Before Changsheng could answer him, a flag officer from the intelligence department ran in outside the door. He walked up to Fang Xuanling and whispered softly, then quickly backed away.

And Fang Xuanling immediately reported to Changsheng: "My lord, we did not find any Turkic people hiding in the city, nor did we find any Han people hiding in the city. From my point of view, the Turkic people had long planned to escape, and it was not on a whim, they should have targeted the people in the city in batches before, and the batch this morning should be the last batch."

This sentence also dispelled Zhang Baozang's doubts. His tense expression obviously relaxed a lot, and he said with relief: "Then there is no problem. The Turkic troops here are indeed as shown. They are very The population is scarce and weak, they should be mainly delaying and trying to transfer the population to the northwest.”

"Then why are we still hesitating, let's chase after them." Liu Hou'er listened for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said at this moment: "General Li, I am willing to lead the way, and immediately command the soldiers of the battalion to chase the Turks. deserter."

He silently calculated the time in his mind, and guessed that those people would not be able to leave quickly with so many Han people. "As long as the humble people pack lightly and ride fast, they will definitely catch up with them in two hours and take back our people."

While he was calculating in his head, Chang Sheng was also silently calculating. Hearing what Liu Hou'er said, she smiled and said, "There are 4000 Turkic people, and it is not impossible for you to chase them down with light cavalry. In this way, I will let my cavalry follow you." Together." She turned her head and asked Zhang Baozang beside her, "It should take about an hour for my cavalry to pursue."

"One hour is enough." Zhang Baozang said confidently.

"Okay, then let the auxiliary soldiers push the armor and follow behind." Changsheng pointed to the official road full of potholes: "First organize people to transport the weapons and armor over in a wheelbarrow, and then we will leave lightly. Their speed is about the same."

But what to do with the city? Changsheng was thinking about this issue. Now this empty city with no guards can't be defended without leaving anyone behind. But they are all here, and if I set fire to it, it will be a big loss.

And no matter which one of the three friendly armies stays to guard the family, they are not particularly at ease, and they will definitely not be happy if they are not given such a big credit, but if they are brought along, the combat effectiveness is really worrying ah.

If you really run into an enemy situation, you probably won't be qualified to be a meat shield.

Guan Yu seemed to have seen Changsheng's worries, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to say: "Master Li, I am willing to lead my troops to stay in Linchuan City, guard the back door for my lord, and relieve my lord of any worries."

Chang Sheng glanced at him and found that his expression was sincere, without any affectation, so he nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, this time I'll have to work hard to shut down the general."

In the time it took to speak, Zhang Fei's troops had also completed crossing the river. After he ran over in a panic and heard that the Turkic Tartars had abandoned the city and fled, he also became depressed instantly.

Recovering the city is an achievement of civil servants, so Gao Ziran's face became obviously excited. If he wanted to, he could even distribute some to the local officials in the county, so that he could further establish a good relationship with them. A group of generals basically can't even drink soup, so it can be regarded as a waste of time.

After analyzing the pros and cons, Liu Hou'er, Guan Zhang, and others began to advocate the bravery of longevity. Just hearing the prestige of General Li is enough to make the Turkic Tartars run away. Why is it that General Li's power is so powerful that the enemy is not rooted at all? A united enemy, etc., in short, it has the same meaning, I hope Changsheng will send troops to pursue it quickly, and don't let the huge contribution in front of me become a cooked duck.

When Changsheng was about to order the pursuit, Fang Xuanling, who had just said that the enemy was retreating hastily, suddenly stood up and expressed his objection: "My lord, according to what I saw, without clear information, I do not recommend pursuing."

As soon as he said these words, the battalion officers beside Chang Sheng and Zhang Baozang couldn't help it anymore, and all glared at this person who influenced him to take credit.

Fang Xuanling seemed to be unaware, and said loudly: "My lord, just now Mr. Zhang Baozang's three possibilities have been thought about one by one, and the third possibility is not impossible." He pointed to the northwest of the official road: "Fifty miles away from here is the outer city where Bai lived. There is a large granary of the enemy nearby, which can provide them with a large amount of food and grass supplies, so theoretically it can support an army of thousands of people. But our detailed work did not. I have checked there, but there is no information about that direction, so it is not ruled out that there may be an enemy surrounding us to lay an ambush."

Guan Zhang looked at Fang Xuanling's confident attitude and knew that this person's status must be extraordinary in front of Changsheng, so the two just dared not speak out. Liu Hou'er thought that he was closer to Changsheng, so he boldly went up Qian said: "Master Li, I still insist on the proposal just now, commanding the troops and horses of the headquarters first to pursue, and the Lord can lead the brigade to hold back the formation, so nothing will go wrong."

When Guan and Zhang heard this, wouldn't they let the monkey take away all the credit, so they stopped doing it immediately, and hurriedly said: "General Li has learned a lesson, I am also willing to go to chase the bandits."

As Changsheng's counselor, Zhang Baozang himself knew what his chief meant, so he immediately came out and said: "My lord, since the two generals have such a high fighting spirit, why don't you follow what they said and let them pursue first, my lord." Support from the rear."

The simplicity of this approach is that once an ambush is really encountered, let others step on the mine first and bear the first round of blows from the enemy's firepower. If there is no ambush, everyone will be happy. Of course, the credit of Changsheng as the commander cannot be escaped. up.

Everyone is happy in victory, and he has nothing to lose when he loses. It really fits Zhang Baozang's style.

Looking at the battalions of all the battalions who were already in formal attire and waiting for orders by the river, Changsheng also decisively issued an order: "The general has made up his mind, and immediately set out to pursue the fleeing Turkic troops and rescue our Liming people. The order of pursuit is General Guan's headquarters. , then the Changsheng Battalion and the Pioneer Battalion, and finally the Qiusheng Battalion, General Zhang will be in charge of defending the city."

These foreign generals couldn't help being overjoyed when they heard this, as if they had already obtained the military exploits, they hurriedly cheered: "General Li is a lesson, a lowly rank will definitely not be disgraceful!"

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Changsheng's order was quickly conveyed step by step, and the heavy soldiers and auxiliary soldiers of the Changsheng Battalion worked together to push the wheelbarrow and armor onto the official road.

At the same time, those friendly troops who were the vanguard also began to drive over slowly, and went lightly. Er Tarn came directly to the official road, bypassed the roadblock at the door, and made great strides forward.

The artillery team and other supplies were temporarily left in Linchuan City and were properly guarded.

Zhang Baozang looked at the artillerymen who were piling up the ammunition, and asked Changsheng hesitantly, "Is my lord really not going to bring the artillerymen to pursue?"

Changsheng nodded, "Yes, artillery and ammunition carts are too heavy. If the road conditions are good, it's okay. The current official road makes horse-drawn carts a pure torture for them. Even if they walk, they can't keep up with us. You Stay with the director of the room, analyze the information here and then deliver the order."

Fang Xuanling and Zhang Baozang responded in unison: "I obey."

Changsheng: "Don't say that there is no ambush on the opposite side. Even if there is, I am not afraid. Even if the complete Ashina ran out, there are only 3000 people. In addition, Aguna, who was disabled by us, only has 5000 people. Still smaller than us, nothing to be afraid of.”

The rest of the generals hurriedly said: "Your Excellency is wise."

Changsheng asked Qin Qiong to walk side by side with him, and then the two of them unanimously dismounted and led them away instead of riding on the horse. In the newly updated regulations of the Changsheng Camp, the cavalry of the Changsheng Camp and Qiusheng Camp, except for the scouts who went out to perform missions, were in the camp. Everyone in the house has to lead the horse. This is to keep the horse's physical strength in a good condition at all times to deal with possible abnormal situations.

And this article does not clearly state that Changsheng does not apply to this regulation, so Changsheng will lead the horse like everyone else
At the beginning, when Changsheng obeyed the regulations like everyone else, everyone expressed their freshness and surprise, but now people are no longer surprised. This officer is different in their eyes, and everyone thinks there is nothing wrong with doing so.

But Liu Hou'er and Zhang Fei who saw this situation on the side were different. Their eyes were rounded, as if they had seen something incredible.

They also hurriedly jumped off their horses and followed them, but after hesitating for a while, they gave up, but he made up his mind to follow the example of Changsheng and walk with his subordinates first, and then slowly adapt.

Seeing that Changsheng and Qin Qiong had already left, Fang Xuanling was still discussing with Zhang Baozang whether the judgment made by Changsheng just now was reasonable, which surprised Liu Houer.

Fang Xuanling: "No definite news always makes me feel uneasy."

"It's okay, didn't your lord say it all, it doesn't matter if there is an ambush, besides, we can only make a judgment if we have solid news, then there is no need for our staff department to exist, I will go to work with you tomorrow Let's go." Zhang Baozang laughed after he finished speaking.

While talking and laughing, the two walked forward while raising their hands and saluting to the passing soldiers.

The rules of the Sui Dynasty are very strict. For example, officials in summer must kowtow when they see their superiors. There are clear instructions on how to kowtow at each level, and how the other party should return the gift. But Changsheng abolished all these red tapes. up.

She shamelessly plagiarized the military salute from her previous life and took it as her own invention, so that lower-ranking officers and soldiers don't have to kowtow when facing superior officers and soldiers, and the superiors only need to salute the subordinates.

Since last month, the regulations on military salute have been updated again. All officers must salute the marching troops. Changsheng spares no effort to improve the sense of honor of the soldiers.

Liu Hou'er was baffled when he saw their actions, and he didn't know what their actions meant, but the behavior of these two people talking behind their backs about the decision to live forever just now really scared him a lot.

Talking about Shangguan behind his back was a felony in the Sui Army's army. Although Liu Hou'er hadn't established enough prestige shortly after he took office, his subordinates didn't dare to talk about him casually in the public.

At this moment, Liu Hou'er even had a thought about whether to report these two people to Changsheng. He secretly looked at these two people, and found that they seemed to have no cover for their actions, and the inner guards and officers around them were very concerned about their actions. This kind of behavior also turned a deaf ear, and they were all busy with their own affairs, so Liu Hou'er dismissed his thoughts.