Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 536

The Qaidam Basin is located in the northwest of Qinghai. It is a fertile and barren land. It is said to be rich because it is rich in various minerals, such as coal, salt, iron, lead, oil, etc. It is barren because it is Therefore, the land is extremely arid, the land is all salinized, and the Gobi desert is everywhere, with no human habitation for thousands of miles. After the Tang Dynasty turned against each other, this commercial road has been cut off, and only occasionally some small smuggling caravans come and go here, which is rare a few times a year. It is no exaggeration to say that this place is barren, but at this moment, But there is a huge army marching hard on the gravel beach. This team is exactly the [-] elite army led by Li Jinxing, the deputy governor of Anxi.

Li Jinxing's troops left the Kunlun Mountain Pass five days ago, and wiped out the [-] Tubo defenders stationed at the Kunlun Mountain Pass in just one battle. However, after five days of marching, they were still trekking hard on the outer edge of the Qaidam Basin. Compared with the scheduled itinerary, it was already a day and a half behind. Li Jinxing was naturally not satisfied with this marching speed. In other words, there are nearly a thousand camels in the camel water bags alone, and before counting the number of carts pulling grain, arrows and other military supplies, the entire army looks bloated. It's strange to be so fast, Li Jinxing had no choice but to urge his soldiers to speed up the march from time to time, but unfortunately because of the difficult road, the effect was minimal.

"Order the troops to speed up, and must arrive at Shuangse Lake today!"

Seeing that the sun was already in the west, but today's scheduled itinerary was just over halfway, Li Jinxing really couldn't stand it any longer, so he gave a death order with a stern face.

"General, the brothers have not closed their eyes for a day and a night. If we continue to march like this, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold on."

Li Jinxing's order was really too harsh, and a general standing behind him couldn't bear it anymore, so he flashed out from the side, and sincerely persuaded him, this general It was Li Jinxing's deputy Wang Bing.

"Well……"

Li Jinxing is very strict in his military affairs. If other people suggest this, he must be served by military sticks, but Wang Bing is an exception, not only because Wang Bing is his deputy, but also because Wang Bing is the British king Li Xian in the Anxi army. Even though Li Jinxing was dissatisfied with Wang Bing's interruption, he didn't look at Wang Bing's face. He just uttered a soft groan from his nostrils.

"General, the eagle, the Hexi eagle is here!"

Wang Bing has been working under Li Jinxing for these years, so he knows Li Jinxing's temperament, seeing him silent, how can he not know that his heart is already extremely angry, he is unavoidably a little nervous, thinking about how to explain it At the same time, amidst the crisp sounds of hawks, a goshawk flew over from a distance, circling directly over Tang Jun, and a guard in charge of feeding hawks behind Li Jinxing immediately yelled in surprise , finally relieved Wang Bing's embarrassment.

"Qu..."

Hearing that it was an eagle from Hexi, Li Jinxing didn't care to get angry anymore. He raised his head to look at the eagle hovering in the sky, and waved his hand vigorously to signal that the guard behind him dared not neglect him. Hastily squeezed his lips with his hand, let out a loud whistle, and immediately saw the eagle uttered a cheerful cry, and a dive directly landed on Qin Weiping's outstretched arm. Taking out a piece of jerky, while the eagle was eating, he skillfully copied it with his free right hand, untied the small brass pipe hanging from the eagle's leg, and handed it to Li Jinxing.

"Ok?"

Li Jinxing unscrewed the concealed buckle on the small brass tube with familiarity, poured out a rolled secret letter from inside, and spread it out cautiously, just looking at it, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"General, you are..."

Seeing Li Jinxing's serious expression, Wang Bing couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly asked.

"His Royal Highness sent troops out of Shanzhou the day before yesterday, and ordered me to take down Wuhai City within three days and cut off the return route of the Qinling old thief."

Li Jinxing let out a long sigh of relief, and said something annoyed.

"Three days? This..."

Hearing this order, Wang Bing couldn't help being dumbfounded—if the planned battle plan was followed, the Anxi army at this time was only four days away from Wuhai City, and it might not be impossible to achieve this goal as long as they marched forcefully. Ling, the problem is that the itinerary of the previous few days was delayed a lot due to the sandstorm, and now it is a full five and a half days away from Wuhai City, no matter how fast it is, it is impossible to capture Wuhai City within three days However, the delay in the schedule was not reported to Li Xian earlier, and now it is impossible to discuss it. After all, although Feiying is convenient to pass on the letter, it also takes a lot of time to pass it on. After going, the fighter plane may have been delayed long ago.

"It's three days! Now there is only one way. The old man leads a lightly armed assault, and General Wang can lead the main force to follow up."

Faced with this order, Li Jinxing obviously also had a headache, but he didn't dare to disobey the order. After pondering for a moment, his face suddenly became serious, and he gave the order with a firm expression.

"General, this place must not leave you. It is better for the last general to take the city. Please rest assured, the last general will go to Wuhai City within three days!"

It is easy to say that light soldiers go straight, but it is not so simple to do. Once they rush to attack the fortified city, they will suffer from the enemy's disaster. How could Wang Bing dare to let Li Jinxing take such a risk, so he gritted his teeth and spoke resolutely.

"Well, no matter what, the old man will give you five thousand soldiers, is that enough?"

Although Li Jinxing intends to take the city himself, he has a lot of scruples. After all, Xue Rengui's defeat in Dafeichuan was caused by the attack on the backup supply column due to the rapid advance of the light troops. Li Jinxing didn't want to repeat it to himself. This time, after thinking about it carefully, he did not refuse Wang Bing's request to fight.

"Five thousand is enough, please order the general, the last general will take down Wuhai City with all his might!"

The matter has come to this point, the choice is very limited, although Wang Bing has worries in his heart, but he never wants to bring it to his face, but promises with pride.

"Since that's the case, the old man will join you with three thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry. Is this possible?"

Although Wang Bing answered very resolutely, Li Jinxing was still a little worried, so he asked inquiringly.

"General, the last general needs four thousand infantry, one thousand cavalry, and everyone has two horses. Please give me permission!"

After Wang Bing thought about it, he made a plea with extreme caution.

"Well, it's settled like this. The general will choose the men and horses by himself. After the selection is completed, you can set off. The old man will tell His Highness the truth." Li Jinxing did not hesitate at all, and simply agreed to Wang Bingzhi's request.

"Thank you General!"

The military situation was urgent, and Wang Bingzi didn't dare to delay. After thanking him, he hurriedly rushed into the army. After a while, five thousand elite troops had been selected, but after hearing Wang Bing's call With the order, the brigade rushed up, and disappeared into the distance within a few breaths... The autumn day on the plateau is late, and it is almost ten o'clock, but the night still refuses to recede, and there is a dead silence all around. Even though the several butter lamps in the large tent of the Chinese army were burning brightly, they couldn't dispel the gloom and gloom. Instead, it made the already dark faces of the generals in the tent even more gloomy. People kept silent, and the atmosphere in the big tent was so oppressive that people could not breathe. Once such a situation happened, Gar Zampo, who was sitting high on the coach's position, would be in a burst of panic for no reason. Upset.

"Everyone, the Prime Minister has an order: take Luoying Ridge within three days! Which general dares to be the vanguard?"

Gar Tsangpo was very annoying, because the past few days were really tiring. At night, he had to arrange several troops to sneak out of the camp quietly, and he had to pretend to welcome the new army during the day, lest the Tang army on the mountain would see through. Strange, he had to work so hard to make a fake show, he was already exhausted, yet he still received a strong order from his elder brother, which made him even more troublesome—he only had [-] yuan on hand Of the [-]-plus troops, the cavalry accounted for more than two-thirds, and there were no more than [-] infantry who could really fight a tough battle. As for the reinforcements?Just two words - no!How can it be so easy to take down the Tang army who is guarding against danger, three days?Not to mention three days, even ten days Gal Tsangpo dare not guarantee the ticket, but the order is an order, Gal Tsangpo was very upset, but he had to carry out it, seeing it like this It is not an option to keep silent like this, so Gar Zanpo gave a fake cough, looked around at the generals under the tent, and asked a question pretending to be calm.

Dead silence, dead silence!All the Tubo generals who were delighted to hear the battle in the past were all dumb at this moment. They all sat upright with their eyes fixed on each other, seeming to be highly concentrated. All the people were already scared by Tang Jun, and no one wanted to be that early bird.

"What? Are you all dumb, huh?"

Gal Tsampo waited for a long time but failed to find a volunteer, the irritability in his heart suddenly arose, and the calmness on his face disappeared immediately, and he stared at the generals with a livid face, and walked away coldly. A snort came out of his nostrils.

It is better to be a mute than to be an unjust dead ghost. No one is willing to take the initiative to fight this kind of tough battle that is sure to be heavy casualties. All of them held on to the idea that dead fellows would not die poor people, and continued to pretend to be wooden people. As a result, there was an eerie silence in the big tent, only the annoyed panting of Gar Zangpo was heard.

(End of this chapter)