Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3245 Predicting the enemy's situation
Xue Rengui's heart is very heavy. What is scary is often not the powerful enemy in front of you, but the robes behind you. When you go all out to face a strong enemy but have no defense behind you, a backstab can make your heart hurt Spleen, doomed.

However, coincidentally, from ancient times to the present, it seems that the Han people are best at fighting in the nest...

He wondered: "The commander-in-chief came here. If those people really have evil intentions, wouldn't Jiaohe City fall into their hands? At that time, our Anxi army will drive out tigers at the front door and wolves at the back door. If the back door is cut off, we will fall into a dead end!" "

Until now, how can the Anxi army compete with the cannibals who are ten times larger than themselves?Relying on the vast depth of the Western Regions, it is possible to advance to attack and retreat to defend. From time to time, surprise soldiers come out to attack and harass, and they have never confronted the big cannibals head-on.

However, if Jiaohe City was lost and the way back was cut off, it would be as difficult as ever to deal with it calmly like now, and was forced to face the big cannibal head-on.

Even if each of the Anxi Army counts as ten, there is only one way to destroy the entire army...

Li Xiaogong cut the leg of lamb with a knife, eating with relish, said while eating: "Rengui, don't worry, is this commander such a stupid person? Now that he is the Duke of Yue, his right guard has already left the Yumen Pass It happened to be snowing heavily in the Western Regions, so I asked him to hide and take a detour to Jiaohe City. As long as there is any change in Jiaohe City, he will enter the city immediately to suppress the rebellion. Mere thieves, a group of things that cannot stand on the table, naturally turned into It's nothing to worry about."

Xue Rengui also breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xiaogong's main purpose was to use the "Empty City Strategy" to deter the various forces in Jiaohe City and warn them not to act rashly.

However, he has also made complete preparations. In case those people are blinded by their interests and ignore them, there will also be soldiers and generals from the Right Guards to quell the rebellion in an instant.

Of course, once there is a rebellion in Jiaohe City, it will definitely affect the rule of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. In addition, the big cannibals will come all the way. Be self-reliant, or attached to the cannibals, and even the Turkic people who have fled to the depths of the desert for a while will intervene...

Seeing that Xue Rengui was worried, Li Xiaogong put down the knife in his hand, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, took a sip of wine, and then said with a smile: "The general trend of the world, how can it be controlled by humans? No matter how talented you are, you can't." To fully grasp the situation, there will always be various accidents, which are hard to guard against. Therefore, we only need to do our best, obey the destiny, and do our best. As for the result, it depends on the will of God. Therefore, success or failure should not be taken too seriously, because it is not determined by our ability."

Having been in court for most of his life, this former "No.1 General of the Clan" has long seen clearly that the so-called "winner and loser" is actually God's choice, and a small accident is enough to decide a national destiny. How could manpower be able to resist such a war?

God allows you to succeed, even if you are weak, you will turn defeat into victory; if God does not choose you, even if you are rampant in the world, you will eventually lose and lose due to various mistakes.

Man proposes, God disposes.

"Boom boom boom!"

In the cold wind, there was a knock on the tent door.

Xue Rengui immediately said in a deep voice: "Come in!"

"Huh!" The tent door was pushed open from the outside, a gust of cold wind mixed with blood flowed in, the candle flame fluttered for a while, the charcoal fire in the charcoal basin was swept by the cold wind, and sparks flew.

Two figures appeared at the tent door, the one in front was Yuan Wei with a full armor, and the one behind was a scout with a beard and eyebrows covered with frost, who was almost frozen.

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, Sima, the scouts have something to report!"

Yuan Wei bowed his hands and saluted.

Li Xiaogong waved his hand at Xue Rengui, indicating that Xue Rengui is the main place here, and he will not participate.

Xue Rengui nodded, and threw a water bag full of spirits beside him, and when the scout reached out to catch it, he said in a deep voice, "Drink a sip of wine first to warm up your body, and then explain in detail."

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, scouts often travel more than a hundred miles to spy on the enemy, and often hide in the snow for several hours in order to hide their tracks, so there are not a few people who suffer from frostbite or freeze to death.It is because of these scouts with tenacious temperament and clever ears and eyes that the army can keep abreast of the enemy's dynamics at any time, so that the enemy will not be unaware of the enemy's approach to the city.

Scouts are not only the eyes and ears of the army, but also the key to victory or defeat.

"Here!"

The scout was so grateful that he unplugged the water bag and poured down a gulp of strong wine. A hot burning sensation immediately spread from the throat and esophagus to the chest and abdomen, and then spread all over the body, killing all the almost frozen tendons and blood vessels. Burn alive.

He let out a breath of cold air, the scout wiped his mouth, and said quickly: "In the evening, when the big cannibal arrived more than a hundred miles west of Gongyue City, he camped in a mountain depression to avoid the heavy snow. The rest of the cavalry left the camp and headed north. We followed the investigation, but were stopped by the cannibal scouts. When we got rid of the entanglement of the cannibal scouts, the enemy cavalry's deeds were covered by wind and snow. trace."

The Western Regions are vast, and although there are no roads in many places, the flat deserts and Gobi can still be used by large armies. It is almost impossible to judge the destination of the enemy based on the direction they are traveling.What's more, with the harsh north wind and heavy snowfall, it doesn't take half an hour for the enemy troops to pass by, and all the tracks will be covered up, and it's hard to track them down.

Xue Rengui frowned and said, "Is there any sign in advance that can deduce its intention?"

The scout shook his head and said: "There is no sign at all. In the past two days, the big cannibals have slowly advanced, and at the same time sent several teams of cavalry to plunder the surrounding Hu tribes. Each team has about a thousand people. They are very elite. Burning, killing, and looting are deeply abhorrent, so wherever they went, the Hu people migrated, so the big cannibals had little effect. Until the time of Shen, everything was normal for the big cannibals, and suddenly there was such a cavalry that left the camp , and set up strict defenses to obstruct tracking, it is obvious that the plan is very big."

Regarding this inference, Xue Rengui agreed with it, nodded and said: "Go down and have a rest, so that you can sleep well."

"Thank you, Sima, for your compassion!"

After the scout saluted, he bowed and left.

Yuan Wei wanted to quit together, but Xue Rengui beckoned him to stay.

Calling him to him, Xue Rengui pointed to a stool beside him and said, "Sit down, you come to barbecue."

"Here."

Yuan Wei was overjoyed, hurried to the charcoal basin, and took over the job of grilling meat.

Who doesn't know that Li Xiaogong is not only the guardian of Anxi, but also the king of Hejian County and a famous general of the clan?Being able to serve in front of such a boss is a chance that cannot be cultivated in several lifetimes.

Now that the Yuan family has fallen, Yuan Wei is only a concubine of the Yuan family, and has no family connections to rely on, otherwise why did he join the eldest grandson's family in the first place?

Xue Rengui introduced to Li Xiaogong: "This man, Yuan Wei, is a strong general under the command of the last general. In the battle of Suiye City, Gu alone led an army to attack the rear of the big cannibal, and burned countless food and fodder. The reason why the big cannibal is now short of food and fodder is difficult. To continue, this person's merit is also."

"Oh?"

Li Xiaogong was immediately interested. He naturally knew the ins and outs of the Battle of Suiye City. Compared with flooding the enemy army in Suiye City, burning the enemy's food and supplies hoarded in the rear was a great achievement. He asked: "But Yuan family son?"

Yuan Wei hurriedly nodded: "Report to Commander, that's right."

"Ha ha,"

Holding the wine glass in his hand, Li Xiaogong glanced at Xue Rengui with great interest, and said with a smile: "That's really interesting, the Yuan family was destroyed by Fang Jun, and Xue Sima was Fang Jun's number one confidant, you, a member of the Yuan family To be so loyal to Xue Sima...doesn't it mean that he betrayed his ancestors and abandoned his family and accepted a thief as his father?"

Yuan Wei was taken aback, got up quickly to salute, and said solemnly: "The last general is bold, the commander-in-chief's words are wrong! The reason why the Yuan family is today is certainly due to the Duke of Yue, but it is more because of disrespect for the people and perverse actions. , Doing many injustices and killing yourself! Even if there is no Yue Guogong, others will stand up, all shouting for Bainuo, and the fate of the Yuan family will not be much better. The glory of the family in the past has also washed away the sins of the body, and can be loyal to the king with a clean body. "The husband holds the Wu hook with only one hand, and his ambition is higher than that of Baizhanglou. Whoever wrote the history for 1 years will seek a title from three thousand miles away." Back then, the poem of the Duke of Yue was regarded as a standard by our generation. Wealth, wealth, power, fame and fortune, earned by relying on this kind of blood and courage alone, how could we lie on the merits of our ancestors and wait for death, and then blame others?"

These impassioned words made Li Xiaogong stunned, and he laughed and said: "Hey, he is really ambitious! In this case, don't say that the commander will not give you the opportunity to make meritorious service, and later receive a brigade of soldiers, overnight Hurry to Jiaohe City, be sure to stop the right guard before he arrives at Jiaohe City, and tell him to immediately march the army into Jiaohe City and defend the city, don't be careless!"

Xue Rengui on the side was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Commander, could it be that the news that Duke Yue went to Jiaohe City leaked, and the big cannibal is planning to sneak attack from behind?"

(End of this chapter)