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Chapter 189 Xue Rengui's Warning
Although Xue Rengui didn't intend to show off his power, even the bloody aura bursting out at that moment was not something a lowly person like Liu Bantou could bear. He took off his hand on the lantern, but before the lantern fell to the ground, he saw a big hand stretched out from the side like lightning, firmly holding the handle on the lantern. The trembling stopped.

"Good work, hey, you..."

Xue Rengui was thinking about the gains and losses of the first battle in Dafeichuan, and he didn't notice the arrival of Bantou Liu at all, so he burst out with awe-inspiring air in surprise. It was too late, but I didn't expect that when a small "tragedy" was inevitable, an expert would make a move, and he couldn't help but shouted "Hello". After a closer look, he suddenly found that the person who made the move would be Li Xian, the king of Zhou, was taken aback immediately—Xue Rengui had already been sent to prison after he led his remnants back to Lanzhou. Since they didn't know that Li Xian had come here to restrain the army, seeing Li Xian's sudden appearance here, they were shocked and almost revealed Li Xian's identity.

"I met General Xue."

Li Xian didn't want to reveal his identity in front of Bantou Liu, so he smiled and gave Xue Rengui a look, and then bowed in salute.

"Oh."

After all, Xue Rengui is a general of a hundred battles, and his observation skills are extraordinary. He only saw Li Xian's behavior, and he didn't know that Li Xian didn't want his identity to be exposed, so he let out a soft voice, and stopped the general's blurt.

"Please trouble Bantou Liu to open the cell door. Well, let's take away the shackles on General Xue by the way." After Li Xian finished his salute, he looked sideways at Bantou Liu who was still in a daze, and gave a gentle command road.

"Ah, yes, my little one obeys."

Although Bantou Liu was amazed at Li Xian's skill, he was even more amazed at Li Xian's origin and identity. Although he couldn't figure it out, he knew that Li Xian's background was far beyond what a small jailer could resist. Yes, therefore, even if Li Xian's request to remove Xue Rengui's shackles was suspected of violating the system, he did not dare to have any objection, he could only reply respectfully, hurriedly took off the chain of keys at his waist, and hurriedly Follow Li Xian's instructions.

"Officer Xue Rengui has seen His Royal Highness King Zhou."

Xue Rengui is a cautious person, and he waited until Bantou Liu resigned before he scrupulously paid respects to Taoism.

"General Xue doesn't need to be too polite. I'm here according to my father's imperial edict. There are some matters that require General Xue's help. Please sit down and talk." Li Xian returned the salute with a smile, and then, Without any hesitation about the mess of thatched grass on the ground, he lifted the hem of his robe and sat down behind the little table.

"The prisoner complies."

Seeing Li Xian's words, Xue Rengui's eyes quickly flashed a hint of suspicion, but he didn't ask any more questions. After pleading guilty, he carefully sat sideways opposite Li Xian, as if listening respectfully.

"General Xue has been wronged these days, and my father is also very concerned about it in Beijing, so I ordered Xiao Wang to come here to greet the general."

With the dim light of the oil lamp, Li Xian could clearly see that Xue Rengui was obviously much older and haggard than last year. He couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart. After hesitating for a while, he said a word of comfort.

"Officials lose their teachers and humiliate the country. They are guilty of the grace of the sage. They are really ashamed and have no place. They are capital crimes and capital crimes."

Xue Rengui has fought countless battles in his life, but this defeat is the only one. Every time he thinks about it, he feels sad and inexplicable. He deeply regrets that he should have ignored Li Xian's opinions and mistrusted Guo Daifeng. Obviously, he was already a little guilty, but when he heard that Gaozong still remembered the old love, his mood suddenly became agitated, with tears flickering in the tiger's eyes, he hurriedly lowered his head to cover up, and thanked in a trembling voice.

"General Xue, my father knows that the crime of this battle is not the general's. However, the imperial court has its own laws, and my father is not easy to violate. After discussing it, the general may have to suffer some grievances." Li Xian considered it carefully With a lower tone, he opened his mouth slowly.

"The offender owes His Majesty's grace, and he is ashamed of facing a hundred thousand deaths. The offender knows that his crime is serious, and he dare not ask His Majesty for extrajudicial mercy. If he can die as an apology, the offender may feel at ease. ..." Thinking of the [-] soldiers who fought bravely here, Xue Rengui's eyes turned red instantly, and two lines of hot tears flowed down involuntarily, kneeling on the thatch, choked up and confessed his guilt.

"General Xue, don't blame yourself for this. The reason for this defeat is well known in the emperor's heart. It is for this reason that I have come here today. General Xue, please look." The clothes became wet, and he raised his right hand to signal Xue Rengui to flatten his body, while his left hand stretched into his bosom, took out a small letter, and handed it to Xue Rengui.

"Your Highness, this is..."

Xue Rengui was in a state of agitation when he suddenly saw Li Xian handing over a letter, he couldn't help being stunned, looked at Li Xian suspiciously, and asked some questions hesitantly.

"General Xue will know when he has seen it."

Li Xian knew what was inside, but he didn't say anything, but nodded cautiously in response.

"Your Majesty, I have betrayed you, Your Majesty..."

Hearing what Li Xian said, Xue Rengui hesitated for a moment, but took the letter with both hands hesitantly. After just looking at it, he burst into tears, turned around and kowtowed to the east, obviously emotional. out of control.

Tsk, who said that our old man won't be the emperor? Look, it's a very sophisticated way of buying people's hearts. After such a whole process, Xue Rengui has to serve him wholeheartedly to the death?Li Xian had already received instructions from Emperor Gaozong before he came, and he knew that apart from some consoling words in the letter, it only listed some money and items and the person who kept them, and ordered Xue Rengui to send his family members to collect it himself. Needless to say, the purpose of using the redemption money is to win Xue Rengui's heart. Although the method is old-fashioned, the effect is obviously excellent, even Li Xian has to admire it.

"General Xue, Father has something else to say."

Li Xian waited for a long time with emotion, until Xue Rengui's mood stabilized a bit, and then he said calmly.

"Please make it clear, Your Highness, that the prisoner will obey everything!"

At this time, Xue Rengui was immersed in his infinite gratitude to Emperor Gaozong, and he was very firm in his response.

"It's good for General Xue to have such a heart. Well, let's put it this way, there are two confessions from my father. One is what General Xue already knows. I personally conquer Tuyuhun, the time may be one or two days, and I would like to ask General Xue to share the experience of the previous battle, I thank you in advance." Li Xian pressed his hand and signaled Xue Rengui not to be too excited, and then he took it easy Expressed the news out.

"Ok?"

Hearing this news, Xue Rengui was taken aback immediately, his eyes widened, and he looked at Li Xian with a face full of surprise, unable to recover for a long time.

"General Xue heard it right. This battle alone has only one purpose, and that is to restore the four towns of Anxi. There is only one plan..." Li Xian nodded his head solemnly to show his affirmation, and then explained the overall battle plan he made. They came out one by one, although it was just a general strategy of action, but the boldness and boldness of the combat thought surprised Xue Rengui so much that he couldn't close his mouth.

"Although His Highness's strategy is a little risky, it is quite feasible. It's just that the criminal officer does not approve of His Highness taking the risk in person. If there is an emergency, how should he explain it to His Majesty? According to the criminal officer, Li Jin did his best. People, martial arts, and courage all have their own merits, leading the army to attack the enemy's rear may be competent, please think twice." Xue Rengui was stunned for a while, then shook his head, and sincerely offered a suggestion.

"General Xue's words are reasonable. Gu Yuan also considered General Li, but after repeated calculations, this battle still has to be done with his own strength. Otherwise, it may be difficult to mobilize the Tubo army, which is not conducive to the battle of Anxi " Li Xian knows how dangerous it is to be alone in the enemy's rear, but apart from Li Xian himself, it is difficult for others to mobilize the entire Tubo army, for no other reason than Li Xian wearing a "Prince" on his head big hat.

"Oh, I'm afraid that His Highness will suffer so much. If the offender does not make mistakes, why bother His Highness to commit such a strange risk, the offender..." Xue Rengui is a general, proficient in strategy and tactics, so why doesn't he know the key to this battle? Why, the reason why I suggested changing people was just worried about Li Xian's safety. Seeing that Li Xian broke the truth at this time, I couldn't persuade him any more. I just deeply regretted my initial defeat and was so frustrated that I couldn't express it Come on.

"This battle is imminent. I don't know what General Xue has to tell me?" Li Xian was concerned about the upcoming battle and really didn't want to make any more detours, so he asked a question.

"Your Majesty, according to what the prisoner saw, although the Tibetan infantry and cavalry are impressive, they are no match for our elite Tang army. Their cavalry are brave and foolish, and they have never fought in battle. Whenever there is a battle, they only know how to charge wildly. The infantry are generally heavy armored infantry, with strong combat power, but they move slowly, and they are not the enemy of our Modao formation. If they fight with the same force, Tubo will definitely be defeated. Only with several times the force can they fight our army. Confronting each other, this is common sense, so there is no need to offend officials and say too much, if your highness does not seek meritorious service in this trip, a small victory will return, there is no danger, if the war prolongs, you need to be careful!" Xue Rengui stopped talking here After coming down, his face twitched for a moment, and then he continued word by word: "Gar Qinling!"

It's him!Li Xian is familiar with the name of Gar Qinling, not only because he led the army to defeat Xue Rengui, but also because Li Xian knew that this person had invaded the Tang Dynasty many times in his previous life and defeated the powerful army of the Tang Dynasty repeatedly. , known as the No.1 general in Tubo, known as the "Military God" in Tubo, he is not comparable, although Li Xian has tried his best to collect all the information about this person, but the income is really limited, and it is really impossible to spy out him The reason why he came to see Xue Rengui overnight this time was to get some useful information from Xue Rengui. At this time, when Xue Rengui reported the person's name, Li Xian's spirit was immediately lifted , his eyes lit up instantly...

(End of this chapter)