Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 514 Hunting Frontier (4)

"Big, big, big general, Tang Jun, Tang Jun kill, kill..."

After reporting the horse in a daze for a while, he finally woke up, and let out a sharp and miserable howl, filled with panic, which immediately shocked Gar Mosuo, and he was in a hurry He turned his head and looked south, and saw a fiery red banner waving in the wind, and countless cavalry under the flag were rushing forward, the speed was extremely fast, it was really astonishing like a whirlwind.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

After all, Gar Mosodo is an old man who has fought in battle. With just a glance, he can already judge that the strength of the Tang army killed is far superior to his own, and the elite level is definitely not inferior to his own. If you carry it, it can only be a dead end. Even if you add more strength at this time, you can wipe out Cheng Guangzong's troops. Gar Mosuoduo did not dare to risk being caught up by the Tang army. Miao, since he didn't dare to delay any longer, he hurriedly roared, twisted his horse's head, and galloped towards the way he came. Seeing this, all the troops under his command dared not fight any more, and left the battlefield in disorder, following closely behind Seeing his master flee in panic like a bereaved dog.

The Tubo army fled very quickly, and they disappeared before the Tang army's reinforcements arrived. As for Cheng Guangzong's troops, there were only more than a hundred survivors left after the catastrophe. He wanted to hold back the enemy army, but he really didn't have the strength, so he could only sit back and watch the Tubo army go away.

After several times of fighting, Cheng Guangzong has already become a blood man, not to mention exhausted, and his body is seriously injured, but he didn't care to take a rest, gathered the remnants together, and tried his best to form a still-looking Get past the phalanx to welcome the arrival of your own reinforcements.After a while, a large number of cavalry of the Tang Army galloped to the edge of the battlefield, but they did not advance any further. Instead, they stopped at a distance of less than [-] steps from Cheng Guangzong's troops. Surrounded by two cavalry, several generals rode out from the army formation. It turned out that Li He, General of Right Weiwei, and General Tuoba, General of Zuo Xiaowei, arrived at Shanye——Li He's trip was for Li Xian It was only after passing through Shanzhou that they learned that there was a Tubo army attacking Caogu. Naturally, they refused to let go of this good opportunity to practice their hands, so they led their troops. After rushing for more than ten miles, they just bumped into Moda's troops who were chasing and killing the ranchers and others. Six thousand cavalry charged only one time and completely tore Moda's troops into pieces. Outside the sky, the rest of the people either died in battle or became captives, and even Moda, the head of a thousand households who led the army, was not spared, and then rushed to the battlefield without stopping. Mosodo's troops rescued Cheng Guangzong and others who were already in a desperate situation.

"The last general of the Shanzhou Garrison Battalion rode Cao to participate in the army. Cheng Guangzong saw General Li!"

Although Cheng Guangzong was tired and in pain, when he saw the general Li He riding his horse from the opposite side, his spirit immediately lifted, because what he wanted to go most was the iron cavalry army under Li He's command, but But he didn't dare to lose his manners because of it, he hastily stretched out his hand to tug on his already tattered war robe, rode his horse and rushed forward, rolled off the saddle, and bowed and clasped his fists to see him.

"Xiaozong? How come you lead the army?"

Li He and Cheng Hedong have been colleagues for many years. They have a very good relationship with each other and have been in close contact with each other. They knew Cheng Guangzong. Seeing his body dripping with blood, he couldn't help being surprised and looked suspiciously at him. Cheng Guangzong asked with some doubts.

"Uncle He, it's my nephew. I'm ashamed. If you hadn't come here so fast, my nephew would have been inevitable."

Thinking about the danger of the previous battle, Cheng Guangzong inevitably felt a little scared, so he replied with a wry smile.

"Good boy, did you lead the soldiers well? They are ruthless and didn't embarrass your father. It's very good. When you go back, you'll recover from your injuries. If you can, come and find Uncle He."

Li He glanced at the messy battlefield and saw that the number of Tubo soldiers accounted for more than half of the scattered corpses. He was quite satisfied with Cheng Guangzong's bravery in his heart, and then looked at the Shanzhou frontier troops lined up behind, although they were all scarred. But he is full of energy, and he can't help but love talents, so he gave Cheng Guangzong a promise in approval.

"promise!"

Li He's iron cavalry army is Li Xian's family team, not just anyone can enter, the strictest assessment is the best in Hexi, Cheng Guangzong has always yearned to be able to join this team since he arrived in Hexi It's just that they didn't get what they wanted to serve in the army. Hearing Li He's words, he was immediately happy, and he rushed to keep his promise.

"En." Li He waved his hands, signaling Cheng Guangzong not to be too polite, raised his brows, and ordered casually, "Tell me about the enemy's situation."

"Returning to the general, the general was ordered to protect the herdsmen more than a month ago, and has been safe and sound until today, when the time is right..."

Hearing Li He's question about something serious, Cheng Guangzong didn't dare to be negligent, he quickly calmed down his excitement, and recounted the whole process of the battle in detail.

"Oh? General Tuoba, what do you think about this?"

Li He quietly listened to Cheng Guangzong's report on the enemy's situation, but did not comment on what he said. Instead, he frowned slightly, looked sideways at Tuoba Shanye, who was riding his horse standing beside him, and asked a question road.

"The behavior of the Tubo thieves is quite abnormal. I'm afraid it's not easy to guess. It's better to report it to His Highness first."

Tuoba Shanye had been with Li Xian in the Hexi Metropolitan Governor's Mansion for two years, and he was transferred to the Cavalry Army last year to serve as Li He's lieutenant-general. I have thought in my heart, but I don't want to say something that has not been confirmed easily, so I considered my tone and proposed cautiously.

"Well, that's fine, send an order: the whole army camps on the spot!"

Li He also had doubts about the Tubo army's sudden and aggressive attack. To be safe, he would not object to Tuoba Shanye's words. After thinking for a while, he waved his hand and loudly issued the order to set up camp. The more than [-] officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty dared not be negligent, and they all agreed to the promise, and got busy on the spot... "Sir, what's the matter?"

The purpose of Li Xian's sending out Li He's troops was none other than to go to Caogu, which triggered the war. But before Li He's troops attacked, the Tubo army took the lead in dispatching on a large scale. This situation is natural Some things are wrong, the generals dare not decide on their own, so they can only report to Li Xian, but Li Xian is fine, he doesn't seem to care about it at all, he smiles lightly, and still has the heart to hang on to Zhang Jianzhi Diaowen.

"Well, it's a bit strange. Judging from the obvious, the current situation between the enemy and us is a two-point situation. The enemy army is numerous and our army is strong. If the war resumes at this time, it will not benefit Tubo. Mourning is supposed to prevent our army from taking advantage of the vacancy and attacking, but instead took the lead in provoking the war, which is inconsistent with reason and reason, and there may be some other reason for this."

Zhang Jianzhi is a great talent in government affairs, but not very good at military strategy, but since Li Xian asked, he could only try his best to make an analysis from the overall situation.

"What you said is very true, this is just a trick to cover your ears and steal the bell. Gu had expected that the old Qinling thief would come up with such a trick. This guy wants to use war to cover up the fact that his master is dead. Unexpectedly, Gu has already learned the truth. It's useless to let Qi secret not mourn, but then again, this guy's actions really did Gu a small favor, and this attack can be regarded as a well-known teacher."

Li Xian flicked away the folding fan he was playing with in his hand, and explained along with Zhang Jianzhi's words with a smile, his words were full of undisguised confidence.

"Your Highness is wise. It's just that I, Hexi, have not yet prepared all the preparations. If the war suddenly expands, but I think it's a bit hasty, I have to be cautious."

Zhang Jianzhi thought about it silently, and felt that Li Xian's analysis was quite reasonable, but he was also worried that the scale of the war would be difficult to control. After all, Hexi's government affairs had just undergone major adjustments, and if there were any major moves, there would be no guarantee of chaos. I can't help but feel a little worried.

"It doesn't matter. Of course Gu is unwilling to go to war at such a time, and the old Qinling thief is also the same. He will control the scale of this battle. Gu is also willing to cooperate, and just go to the battle."

Regarding Zhang Jianzhi's worries, Li Xian had already made up his mind and didn't care too much. He smiled slightly, shook his folding fan, and casually pointed out the key points of the matter.

"If it can be done like this, then it will indeed work."

Although Zhang Jianzhi still had doubts in his heart, seeing Li Xian speaking so confidently, he couldn't say any more. After pondering for a while, he nodded in agreement with Li Xian's opinion.

"I've made up my mind. Except for the first brigade, the rest of the troops will take turns to fight. It's time for training. As for the military expenditure, Mr. Lao has to worry about it."

Although Li Xian is a powerful person, he doesn't often act arbitrarily, especially when it comes to major issues involving the overall situation, Zhang Jianzhi's consent must be obtained. Seeing that Zhang Jianzhi has no objection to sending troops, Li Xian himself I didn't want to say any more, and made a decision as soon as I restrained my face.

"Military expenses? Oh, it turns out that His Highness is waiting for the old man here."

Since Li Xian was determined to fight, Zhang Jianzhi would not have any other thoughts, but when he heard the word military expenditure, Zhang Jianzhi's face immediately became a little bit bitter-in the past few years, Hexi's economy It can be said to be booming, the annual income is getting stronger year by year, and the great voyage plan has also brought infinite wealth, but Li Xian can't stand the big heart, there are so many places to spend money, mine development, road construction, water conservancy construction , which one is not to pay a lot of money, not to mention that there is such a gold-swallowing monster as "Ming Di", Rao Zhang Jianzhi's painstaking efforts, life is still a bit tight, if you want to move out a little It is really not an easy task to spend a lot of money on the military.

"Hahaha... Mister, it's too much work for those who are capable, so it's settled." Seeing Zhang Jianzhi's face wrinkled in pain, Li Xian couldn't help feeling apologetic, but he didn't want to change his mind. Hastily laughed a few times as a cover, and immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Zi Ming!"

"The end is here!"

Liu Ziming, who had been waiting outside the study room for a long time, did not dare to be negligent when he heard Li Xian's summons, so he rushed to the door and promised loudly.

"Pass Gu's order, tell Li He, beat Gu hard, and make sure to beat the Tubo thief!"

Li Xian closed the folding fan in his hand, slapped the fans hard, and ordered with murderous intent.

"promise!"

Liu Ziming agreed loudly, but he didn't leave just then, but looked at Li Xian pitifully, as if he wanted to speak.

"Huh? What's the matter?"

Seeing Liu Ziming's faltering state, Li Xian couldn't help being taken aback, frowned slightly, and snorted in displeasure.

"Your Highness, the last general, well, the last general has been in the army for seven years, this battle, this battle..."

Seeing that Li Xian's expression was wrong, Liu Ziming couldn't help but panicked, he didn't know what to say.

"Forget it, there is nothing wrong in the left and right mansions, so you can pack up and go to Li He's place to fight, and the rest will be decided later."

Li Xian's mind was very alert, even though Liu Ziming spoke vaguely, but Li Xian could hear it, dare to feel itchy hands, he couldn't help being angry and funny in his heart, but on second thought, Thinking, Liu Ziming's term of office in the palace has far exceeded the three-year limit of the court rules, and it is time to release him to serve. If not, there is really a possibility of being impeached by villains. However, Li Xian didn't blame him for his willingness to fight, so he pondered for a while and gave Liu Ziming a promise.

"No, the general will obey!"

Hearing Li Xian's words, Liu Ziming was overjoyed, responded excitedly, and ran out of the room in a hurry, as if he was afraid of Li Xian's regret, and Li Xian couldn't help but look at him. He rolled his eyes.

(End of this chapter)