Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2470 Doubtful Points
From Changsun Guang's detection of the Arab invasion, until the army came out to give the Arabs a head-on blow, and then chased the enemy for hundreds of miles here, and fought fiercely, but they never saw the messenger they should have seen... They went where?
Hiding away, running away?

This is absolutely impossible.

To be entrusted with death by the Pao Zes, the messenger must be a loyal person who has gained the trust and approval of everyone. How can such a person abandon the opportunity that the Pao Zes won with death and run away instead?
Furthermore, as long as he returned to Gongyue City and passed the news back, that would be a great achievement. It is absolutely unreasonable to let the credit go and run away without a trace.

Then the only possibility is that they were killed on the way, making it impossible for them to return to Gongyue City.

Who dares to kill Tang Jun scouts?
There are many suspects, but the most suspicious person in Xue Rengui's mind at the moment is Changsun Guang.

It stands to reason that Changsun Guang did not belong to the scout team, and his duty that day was to lead the soldiers under his command to patrol Gongyue City, not to leave the city for investigation.

Even if you heard the news about the traces of Arabs found by the merchant in the direction of Suiye Shui, the most important thing to do is to report in time, and the Shangguan will send scouts to investigate, instead of leading people to give up the duty of inspection and leave Gongyue City without permission. , to scout the enemy.

unreasonable motives...

Not only him, everyone has doubts in their hearts, but this is not the time to delve into this point. Everyone silently gathered the broken corpses all over the place, and when they picked up the mountain pass bit by bit, they found that the corpses here are the densest. And they are piled on top of each other, surrounding a scorched deep pit, and projected in all directions in a radiating shape.

These soldiers who bleed countless blood on the bloody battlefield burst into tears one by one.

Obviously, this is when the scout team fought to the end, when there was nothing to fight and no escape, everyone gathered together and detonated the Thunderbolt, and died together with the enemies who came up...

The broken corpses are layered on top of each other, and there must be countless enemy bones inside, but everyone can't tell them apart, so they can only gather them together in one place, and then look for stones from all over the place, build a big stone pile, and bury the bones together .

When he was alive, he was able to fight to the death with more than [-] people facing tens of thousands of enemy troops. Even if he was buried together after death, how could these fallen robes be afraid?
Just let these enemy bandits be buried in one place, and be slaves to Pao Ze for life after life!
Xue Rengui stood at the mountain pass, tears streaming down his face, washed his hands in the river, then pulled out the saber from his waist and cut his palm, letting the blood drip on the stone, his eyes widened, and he said in grief and indignation: "The robe of death is in the sky. There is a spirit, I, Xue Rengui, swear today that I will kill a hundred times the enemy bandits, and comfort your heroic souls! And I will definitely pursue the truth of this matter, find the person who reported it, and if anyone harms me, I will come to pay my respects!"

"Swear to kill the enemy bandits, comfort the spirit in the sky!"

The soldiers behind him shouted in unison, shaking the mountain pass.

After comforting the spirit of robe Ze, Xue Rengui turned around and left, jumped on the horseback, and said loudly: "We will return to the formation. This time we cannot fight the bandits to the end. We really have to take care of the overall situation. When the Eastern Expedition is over and the court is stable, then Even if the thieves don't come, I will lead everyone to go, the hatred of Robe Ze will never be shared!"

All the soldiers suddenly agreed: "Here!"

Everyone got on their horses together, took a last look at the huge stone pile, wiped away their tears, and rode back along the way they came.

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The two armies still maintained the trend of chasing and fleeing, and crossed Suiye City.

The army ran for hundreds of miles. Even though their morale was high, they were not made of iron, so they had to temporarily set up camp outside the low city of Suiye to recuperate.

Unexpectedly, they could not catch up with the Arabs. In fact, those who ran were more tired than those who chased them, and when the Arabs came, they had traveled thousands of miles.

After walking around the low and dilapidated Suiye City and checking the surrounding terrain, Xue Rengui returned to the tent, cleaned his hands and wrote the battle report.

Not only clearly wrote the cause and effect of this expedition, but also suggested in the battle report that the imperial court be requested to rebuild Suiye City, and use this place as the farthest military town established by the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. people, approaching to monitor every move of the Arabs.

What's more, Suiye City is close to the oasis, and Suiye Water flows through it. It is a place where merchants and herdsmen gather within hundreds of miles nearby, which has certain strategic significance.

Setting up a military town here is a nail in the land of the extreme west, which can provide the greatest convenience for Datang to control the western regions.

After writing the battle report, sealed it up, handed it over to the scouts, and said: "Send it back to Chang'an Military Department immediately, without delay."

He knew that the situation in the Western Regions was already a source of anxiety and worry for the princes of Chang'an, and they were watching the changes in the Western Regions all the time. Even Tubo and other countries must be ready to move, and the news of the defeat of the Arabs must be sent back as soon as possible, so as to inform the Ministry of War and others. Your Majesty calmly weighs the time for the arrangement.

The scout bowed to accept the order, put away the battle report, turned around and went out of the big tent, greeted a team of robes, and immediately galloped eastward.

Only then did Xue Rengui relax a bit, and made tea with water, took a sip from the teacup, and the tragic scene of Suiye Shuishan Pass appeared before his eyes.

Can't help but sigh secretly.

He has never been used to the dudes like Gao Zhenxing, and thinks that they came to the Anxi Army just to plate a layer of gold as the capital for promotion in the past, and they have nothing to do with the heart of dividing the country into the people.But at this moment, I have to feel admiration.

He didn't think that Gao Zhenxing would be able to rush back to Gongyue City without his own scout team and become one of the missing messengers.

A scout team can be in such a desperate situation, knowing that they must die, but stop the enemy bandits, and use their own blood and life to convey information to Paoze. Without a backbone, it is impossible to do this. If you are the captain of the scout team Gao Zhenxing left his robes and left. This scout team is afraid that it will either collapse or surrender. It is absolutely impossible to fight to the last moment.

Gao Zhenxing... well done!

Xue Rengui was full of admiration and grief at the same time.

He thought of this when he was at Suiye Shui Mountain Pass, and he had carefully tried to find Gao Zhenxing's bones among the corpses everywhere, but not to mention the corpses that had been blown up and eaten by vultures and wolves were beyond recognition. Even the armor on his body was stripped clean by the Arabs, making it impossible to identify at all.

A son of the Chang'an family, who is usually playful and not doing his job properly, is able to make such a great decision at such a critical juncture, which is indeed awe-inspiring.Therefore, Xue Rengui mentioned this matter in detail in the battle report, stating that once it is confirmed that Gao Zhenxing was killed in battle, he would ask the Ministry of War to reward him for his meritorious deeds, so that his deeds will be spread throughout the Tang Dynasty.

Putting down the teacup, he rushed out of the account and shouted: "Immediately order the captain, Sun Guang, to come here, I will consult you about something!"

"Here!"

The soldiers outside the account led the way.

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(End of this chapter)