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Chapter 355 Night Battle in Eight Directions (1)

In September, the sky was getting dark early, and this is the end of the day. The sun is about to set, and only half of the face is still poking out from the top of the mountain. The golden sun is shining brightly, rendering the clouds in the sky It was as red as blood, and at first glance, it was like the sky was on fire. Where the wind blows, waves of blood sway in the maple forest, and countless fallen leaves dance in the wind. There is no doubt that the autumn scenery in Guanzhong is undoubtedly extremely beautiful, so beautiful that it is fascinating, but Li Xian obviously has no intention of appreciating this beauty. , Just waving the whip and galloping the horse madly, the mountain road was full of dust, the thunderous sound of the horse's hooves shook the birds to silence, and the animals fled everywhere.

"Drive, drive!"

Even after driving for three days, even if he is as strong as Li Xian, he is already a little tired. The tiredness on his handsome face is clearly discernible. Under the profuse sweat, his whole body is completely wet, as if he was fished out of the water. , that looked rather embarrassing, but Li Xian obviously didn't intend to stop here, even though it was getting late, but Li Xian still rode his horse like flying, leading his troops along the ancient pre-Qin road all the way to Long Guan Xiang was galloping endlessly, his brows were full of worry and anxiety that could not be concealed.

Li Xian was really in a hurry, probably because the military situation had changed. On the day Gaozong's imperial edict was officially issued, Hexi sent a secret report that the Tubo army had completed its assembly and might launch an offensive at any time. It was extremely urgent, so Li Xian couldn't help being in a hurry, no, Li Xian didn't even bother to take his family members with him, so he led more than a hundred personal guards and rushed all the way to Hexi.

Li Xian has to be in a hurry, because Hexi is the most critical piece of land in all his plans, and there is no room for any mistakes. If he was really beaten to pieces by Gar Qinling, Li Xian might not even be able to cry. Now, the big battle is about to start, and the Tubo army is coming with 25 menacing people. It is absolutely a lie to say that you are not worried. It was natural to be able to block the Tubo soldiers' front. Li Xianshi wished he could put on his wings and fly to Hexi in no time.

"Your Highness, there is still a hundred miles away from Longguan. I'm afraid we won't be able to reach it before dark. Look..."

The sun has finally completely set behind the mountain, the afterglow is getting weaker, and the blood-red sunset has gradually darkened, but Li Xian has never given the order to camp. Some people couldn't bear it anymore, so they galloped up to catch up with Li Xian, sticking to Li Xian's side, and cautiously suggested a word.

"Camp!"

Li Xian was silently deducing Hexi's strategy and tactics in his mind, but when Lin Chengbin reported it, his train of thought was interrupted in an instant, but Li Xian did not get angry, he just looked up at the sky and slowed down the horse under his crotch , while some sons reluctantly gave the order.

"promise!"

After three days of rushing, although one person and two horses, the horsepower is not too tired, but the person is already a bit too much, not to mention the ordinary guards, even Lin Chengbin himself is very tired. Hearing Li Xian's order, he dared not be negligent. After he loudly agreed, he slowed down the speed of the horse, turned his head and shouted loudly at the guards. After a series of orders, the galloping horse team finally came together. Slowly stopped beside the creek.

"Your Highness, drink some water."

All the guards of the palace are veterans of many battles, and they are very familiar with camping. Lin Chengbin only needs to give a few orders, and all the people can arrange the camping according to the requirements, so they don't need to worry too much. Seeing Li Xianzheng standing sullenly on a small hill overlooking the west of the river, Lin Chengbin couldn't help feeling a little worried, sighed slightly, took a leather water bag from the horse's back, and put it in the creek with his own hands. It was full, and he walked slowly to Li Xian's side, and whispered.

"Ah."

Li Xian answered absent-mindedly, took the skin bag that Lin Chengbin handed over, raised his head and poured it out wildly, and at the end, threw the half-empty skin bag back to Lin Chengbin without any further ado, and squatted down , I bent off a branch from the nearby bushes, tore off the branches and leaves, and drew on the ground. With just a few strokes, a map of Hexi was hastily drawn out.

"Cheng Bin, where do you think Gar Qinling will attack first?"

Li Xian looked down at the map, and with a few strokes on the branch in his hand, he had shown the situation of the enemy and us. After frowning and thinking for a while, he asked without raising his head.

"what……"

Lin Chengbin obviously didn't expect Li Xian to ask a question about this matter, so he was stunned for a moment, really not knowing how to respond.

"It's okay, I just ask casually, if Cheng Bin has any ideas, just talk about it, just chat."

Regarding the question of Gar Qinling's movements, Li Xian has already deduced it countless times, and he already has an idea. At this time, asking questions is really just casual. Seeing that Lin Chengbin is so nervous, he can't help but laughed.

"Returning to Your Highness, Gar Qinling has always been cunning and used his troops very cunningly. According to his current formation, it seems that he is mainly attacking the four prefectures of Shan, Kuo, He, and Fang, but the general thought that there might be fraud in this. "Although Lin Chengbin was born as a low-level military officer, his comprehension has always been good. In the past few years following Li Xian, he has studied military art a lot, and when it comes to strategy, he has some insights.

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

As soon as Lin Chengbin said this, the smile on Li Xian's face became stronger, but he didn't comment directly, but asked with a smile.

"Returning to Your Highness, Gar Qinling's purpose of sending troops this time is food. Although Shan, Kuo, He, and Fang are rich in land, they are not rich in food. Moreover, these four prefectures are important border towns in the Tang Dynasty. They have been in operation for many years and are fully fortified. They are all guarded by heavy troops. Although they are not necessarily enemies of the Tubo army, it is not difficult to delay their progress. Given Tubo's current situation, a strong battle Under the circumstances, even if they can win, the gains outweigh the losses. However, Lanzhou’s army is not strong. Although it has the natural danger of Jintai guarding the Datong River, it is not a city that cannot be conquered. , cut off the reinforcements of our army in the east of the river, why worry about the west of the river, if the west of the river is lost, it will be difficult for Anxi to support itself, and the huge western region will undoubtedly be wiped out."

Lin Chengbin has been thinking about the battle situation in private these days, and he has gained a lot in his heart, but Li Xian didn't ask, and he didn't dare to interfere with Li Xian's thoughts with his own opinions. Now that Li Xian had asked, Lin Chengbin would no longer Remaining silent, this babbled out all the thoughts and thoughts in one brain.

"Oh? Hahaha... Cheng Bin really has ulterior motives. Well, after this battle, Gu will let Erwai go!"

Li Xian still didn't comment on Lin Chengbin's strategic analysis, but threw the branch in his hand to the ground with a laugh, stood up, and made a promise.

"Ah... Your Highness, the last general..."

Hearing what Li Xian said, Lin Chengbin became anxious. He didn't want to be an official. In his opinion, even if he was the governor of a state, he was far inferior to following Li Xian. Apart from anything else, he was just a soldier. You can learn a lot from Li Xian with just one step, once you leave, there is no hope of coming back.

"We'll discuss this matter after the war, let's go, it's time to eat!"

Li Xian knows Lin Chengbin's intentions very well, but Li Xian also has his own difficulties. One is that there must be cronies to control the key passes in Hexi. Senior military generals are customized every three years. Li Xian didn't want to let people participate in it. Seeing that Lin Chengbin was in a hurry to decline, Li Xian waved his hand immediately, and stopped Lin Chengbin's words, and didn't give up. He didn't have much chance to explain, so he strode towards the military camp under the hill. Seeing this, Lin Chengbin felt very helpless, shook his head, and followed Li Xian with an undisguised expression. His dejected look... "Have you seen everything clearly? That guy is the King of England, and his hair is worth ten thousand gold, so it depends on how well you, Boss Sha, can get it."

Just when Li Xian was looking towards the direction of Longguan, there were several people in a dense forest not more than two miles away from the hill where he was located, silently observing Li Xian's every move, until Li Xian went down the mountain, a The fit middle-aged man chuckled then, and teased a bearded man standing beside him.

Boss Sha is not someone else, but the scoop handle of the bandit "Black Wind Bandit" who is rampant in Longdong and Longyou. Sha Wanli, a member of the party, was originally the son of a small tribe leader. During the war in Hui Nian, Sha Wanli was wiped out by the Tang army. Sha Wanli then led the remnants of his troops to become bandits. The giant bandits in the Longyou area have thousands of people under their command. The Tang army has repeatedly attacked and suppressed, but they all failed. After crossing Longshan Mountain and lurking here quietly, the target is Li Xian and his party.

"Diao San, you little bastard, it's a one-shot embryo, it's so easy to get, you won't do it yourself, why are you looking for me?"

Sha Wanli spat out his mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground, cast a sidelong glance at the man who spoke before, and immediately turned his gaze to a masked man wearing a black cloak next to Diao San, and cursed probingly: .

"Boss Sha's words are not righteous. Who doesn't know that I, Diao San, is a lone traveler. Hey, I can't compare with you, Boss Sha, who has become the king. If I have as many people as you, I will wait for a ball!" Yes, I have breakfast by myself, and it is your turn to come to eat this bowl of rice?" Diao San curled his lips in disdain, and cursed back unwillingly, as if he was extremely unwilling to eat alone.

"Hey, grandma, I asked you to join the gang a long time ago, but you still want to go to the gang, so I'm dumbfounded this time. If you get the money, we will do it, if you don't pay, we will break up!"

Sha Wanli cursed back with a sinister smile, but his eyes were always fixed on the cloaked man, his eyes were full of fear—three days ago, the old acquaintance Diao San brought this person to the The cottage, talking about big business with tickets, gave two thousand flying notes just for the deposit, which was enough for Sha Wanli's one-year robbery, but Sha Wanli was so jealous that he even resorted to killing people to silence him. I just tried a few times and found that this cloaked man is not to mention alert, and his martial arts is even more frighteningly high. That's why he didn't dare to act rashly, but when it was time to blackmail, Sha Wanli would not be soft after all.

"Humph!"

The man in the cloak seemed to be angry, and snorted in great displeasure, but he still didn't speak, but shook his hand, and a folded flying note was shot towards Sha Wanli like a dart.

"Ha, that's interesting, we've settled the deal, let's go, guys, get ready to have a blast!"

Although the flying bills came quickly, Sha Wanli just stretched out his hand and received them easily. He opened it up and saw that it was Zhang Qianguan's flying bills. With a smile, he led a group of his men into the depths of the dense forest.

(End of this chapter)