Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 541

It will be September, and it is already late autumn. The vegetation is extremely lush. The endless prairie is covered with green grass, daisies are blooming, beasts are flying and eagles are flying. Not to mention such beautiful scenery, although the eyes glanced at several blooming flowers from time to time, but the line of sight never stopped for a while, sometimes sharp as a knife, sometimes worrying like a tide, although not very obvious, but in the heart It is an indisputable fact that there are ups and downs in the world.

It has been two days since the army marched from Shanzhou Daying, and everything went smoothly, without any surprises, not to mention encountering a large group of Tubo troops, even the tribal vagrants had never seen one, that is, Occasionally, some sneaky Tubo sentries peeked back and forth in the distance, other than that, there was nothing unusual, everything seemed very normal, even Li Xian couldn't see anything wrong, it was just his heart. But it's uneasy, and I have a faint feeling that something big will happen, but I can't tell where this ominous premonition originated, and I can't help but feel a little anxious, but I can't explain it to others, I can only be I meditate alone and think about the strangeness.

"His Royal Highness, there is an urgent message from the Luhui Tribe!"

Li Xian was obviously too involved in his thinking, so he didn't notice a goshawk flying from the northwest at some point, circling over the army for a while, until a whistle sounded in the army, the goshawk It was just a high-speed dive and landed in the army. Within a few moments, the Chinese military officer Zhang Mingwu hurriedly rode his horse to Li Xian's horse, and hurriedly made a report.

"Ok?"

Hearing the sound, Li Xian suddenly raised his head, let out a soft groan, and didn't say much. With a stretch of his hand, he took the small brass pipe in Zhang Mingwu's hand, and unscrewed the hidden buckle on it very familiarly. He took out a note full of words from the inside, opened it and looked at it, his heart twitched suddenly, and his face turned livid in an instant.

"Your Highness, what's the matter?"

The Luhui tribe is just one of the many small and medium tribes that secretly belonged to the Tang Dynasty. As a military officer, Zhang Mingwu knew this very well. He didn't care much about the Luhui tribe's letter at first, but when he saw Li Xian's complexion changed wildly, he immediately turned his back. Surprised, he hastily asked questions.

"Something went wrong. Hey, Gu underestimated the old Qinling thief. This guy actually played a trick with Gu, and now his main force is all going north. I'm afraid there will be big trouble on Li Jinxing's side."

Zhang Mingwu was a confidant, and Li Xian would not hide too much about him, so he shook his head lightly, and explained with a slightly wry smile.

"The main force is going west? Not good, General Li is afraid that he will be in danger. Your Highness, the general thought that the old man Qinling must have set up an ambush at Tianjun Mountain Pass. If General Li is unprepared, once he is attacked, it may be difficult. The chances of winning, without delay, please send troops to rescue immediately, Your Highness."

Zhang Mingwu was originally a meticulous person. Over the years, he has learned a lot of military strategies from Li Xian, and he is willing to study hard on weekdays. He has already thoroughly understood the terrain of Tuyuhun. Although Li Xian only mentioned it briefly However, he was able to reveal the location of Gar Qinling's ambush in an instant.

"Ah."

Of course, saving is necessary, but the problem is how to save it is a big trouble. Li Xian didn't dare to make a decision lightly for a while. Facing Zhang Mingwu's earnest suggestion, he could only make a noncommittal , but his mind was running at high speed in silence.

Time, the key is time. Since entering the army, for the sake of safety, Li Xian has not traveled fast this way. So far, he has only penetrated more than 100 miles into Tuyuhun. According to the distance, it is still [-] miles away from Tianjun Mountain. It would take at least five days for the whole army to rush there, but according to the planned battle plan, the Anxi army should have already approached Tianjun Mountain at this time, and it would take half a day's journey at most to fall into the sky. In the encirclement of the Tubo army, even if the Anxi army can fight again, it is obviously impossible to persist for five days in an army of tens of thousands. There is no doubt that it is not realistic for the whole army to rush to rescue.

There is no way to get rid of the siege, and there is a slight possibility of success if the cavalry is lightly armed, but this possibility is not too high. After all, among the [-] troops in Li Xian's hands, who can really send There are only [-] cavalry in use, and the rest are infantry. Although most of the infantry are equipped with horses, it is a pity that because of their riding skills and equipment, they cannot keep up with the footsteps of the cavalry. It is possible to be dragged down during the long-distance rush, but with only [-] cavalry troops, Li Xian really can't guarantee that he will be able to rescue Anxi's army, in case his own reinforcements are also trapped in the mud Among them, the consequences would be unbearable, and Li Xian couldn't be more careful if he was free.

"Report, Your Highness, General Li has an urgent message!"

Just when Li Xian was pondering about it, he saw a personal guard rushing up to him and reported loudly.

"What? Bring it!"

Li Xian was thinking about how to rescue Li Jinxing, when he heard that there was an urgent message coming, his heart tightened again, he couldn't help but exclaimed, he snatched the small brass pipe from the guard's hand, and quickly Unscrewing the concealed button, he took out a small rolled-up note from the inside, and after taking a closer look, his frowning brows suddenly loosened.

"Your Highness, General Li..."

Zhang Mingwu didn't dare to disturb Li Xian's contemplation before, but seeing Li Xian's brows suddenly brightened, it was obvious that he had gained something, and his curiosity was involuntarily aroused, so he hurriedly asked.

"Hehe, it's a good thing. The Anxi army delayed the trip. Now there is still a day's journey away from Tianjun Mountain. Instead, Wang Bingna was sent to lead the vanguard to take Wuhai City. Zhao Ye!"

A day's delay in the journey is of course not enough to allow Li Xian's entire army to rush to Tianjun Mountain, but it is more than enough for flying eagles to send messages. With proper planning, a big victory was already foreseeable. Li Xian was naturally in a good mood, so he explained it with a smile.

"So that's the case, this is really great, God bless me Datang!"

Zhang Mingwu was intelligent by nature, so he knew the key point of the matter as soon as he heard it. He was overjoyed and couldn't help laughing.

"Get the pen and paper!"

Li Xian was excited, but he never forgot about his business, and he didn't talk too much. He waved his hand and gave a loud shout. Several personal guards brought a few pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Li Xian didn't mind the dust on the grass , flipping off his shirt, sat down, picked up a pen and wrote quickly, and finally folded the secret letter carefully, sealed it in a small brass tube with his own hands, and ordered the eagle guards to send the message out.

"Order of the Orphan: All the cavalry must assemble immediately, with two horses, and rush to the Tianjun Mountain Pass with the king. The rest of the troops will be led by General Black Tooth. They must arrive at Tianjun Mountain within four days, and there must be no mistakes!"

Li Xian silently watched the eagle spread its wings and flew to the northwest, until the shadow of the goshawk could no longer be seen, then he lowered his head, with a serious expression on his face, and ordered loudly.

"Woo, woo, woo..."

Li Xian gave the general order, and his own trumpeter blew the order to assemble. The Tang army, which was advancing slowly, was in a panic for a while, and the commands shouted by the generals rang out one after another... "Mr. Slow down, order all the ministries to speed up, and let me cheer up my mother!"

In the Qaidam Basin, the Anxi army was still trekking hard, but because the vanguard army took away a large number of horses, the speed of the march was unstoppably slow, even though they hurried for a day, But that is, I can only see Tianjun Mountain towering at the far end of the horizon. If I really want to go there, it will take at least a day. Once this situation arises, Li Jinxing's anger can't be suppressed. , cursing and urging the army to rush forward, regardless of the fact that the sky is already dark.

"Report, General, urgent letter from His Highness!"

Just when Li Jin was furious and ordered repeatedly, he saw a personal guard rushing over with a goshawk, panting to report.

"Bring it!"

Hearing that it was Li Xian's letter, Li Jinxing didn't dare to be negligent, he didn't care to scold the soldiers, he hurriedly stretched out his hand, almost snatched the small brass pipe from the guard's hand, and wiped it out three times and five times Er then took out the rolled-up secret letter from it, took a deep breath, and spread the letter paper flat, and his expression immediately became weird after just looking at it.

"It turned out to be like this, heh, it's really unexpected, put it to death and then live? Put it to death and then live!"

The letter was not long, only a dozen or so lines in total, but Li Jinxing read it for a long time. At the end, he murmured strangely, his face full of astonishment.

"General, are you alright?"

Li Jinxing's way of talking to himself was as weird as he said it was, it was as if he was insane, and when this happened, Li Wei, the captain of the personal guard who was accompanying him, couldn't help feeling a little worried, He hurriedly stepped out from the side, and asked suspiciously.

"No, it's okay, the order: the whole army camps on the spot, and the generals of all ministries will come here immediately to discuss matters!"

It was a matter of confidentiality, Li Jinxing didn't want to say too much, even if the captain of the personal guard was his cousin, so he casually said something perfunctory, then looked serious behind him, and ordered incessantly.

"what……"

Earlier, Li Jinxing had been giving orders to hurry up, but it took a lot of time to set up camp, and the changes before and after were too big, Li Wei was surprised, and didn't dare to follow orders for a while, just blindly He stared blankly at his coach.

"Bastard, what are you still doing in a daze, are you looking for smoke?"

Seeing Li Wei standing there dumbfounded, Li Jinxing's fiery temper flared up, his eyes widened, and he cursed unceremoniously.

"Ah, yes, the last general obeys!"

Seeing that Li Jinxing was about to lose his temper, Li Wei didn't dare to delay any longer, so he hurriedly responded and went to arrange the order, but with the sound of the horn, the Anxi army who was rushing forward immediately stopped their advance He hurriedly started the work of setting up the camp.

(End of this chapter)