Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 373 Dangerous Situation (1)

There is a saying that a man does not flick his tears lightly, because he has not yet reached the point of sadness, but when he really reaches the point of sadness, even a man of iron will not be able to stop the tears of sadness. At this moment, facing more than five hundred years of being together day and night Rao Zhang Mingwu has been in the army for many years and is used to seeing life and death, but he still couldn't help but shed sad tears. Of course, the sadness is the sadness. As the leader of the army, Zhang Mingwu will not forget his shoulders. Zhang Mingwu suddenly wiped away the tears on his face, gritted his teeth and ordered: "The whole army obeys the order, the C team stays to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of the teams go down to the city immediately to rest. Do not disarm, soldiers do not leave their hands, disperse!"

"promise!"

Even though they won the battle, facing such a high casualty, the officers and soldiers of the Tang army were really not happy. Moreover, the enemy army was still not far away, and the battle had not yet come to an end, so the troops were not very happy either. The reason is, but once Zhang Mingwu gave the order, all the soldiers did not have the slightest slack in the heart, and they all agreed loudly. Except for the soldiers who stayed behind to clean the battlefield and some people who came to help spontaneously, the rest The people retreated down the city wall one by one, and sat down by the wall to rest without going far.

"My lord Zhang, although the enemy army has temporarily retreated, they will definitely return after they go. Although I still have some bombs, once these things are exposed, it will be difficult to produce unexpected miraculous effects. Once the enemy army is prepared, I am afraid it will be hard to be surprised. Withdrawing the thieves, the current plan requires early preparations."

Seeing Zhang Mingwu was sad and crying earlier, although Li Yaodong was equally sad, but he couldn't help worrying that Zhang Mingwu would just focus on being sad and forget the rest. Seeing that Zhang Mingwu came back to his senses so quickly, he was relieved a lot, and pondered for a while Next, stood up from the side, and whispered something.

"Brother Li is right. Now that Inspector Yao has abandoned the city, I would like to ask Brother Li to work hard to organize the people in the city to help defend the city. As for the training, Mr. Zhang is duty-bound."

Although Zhang Ming's military position is not high, he is an old man after all. He knows that although the "bomb" is not small, it is not enough to rely on. With the slightest possibility, after a little thought, a decision was made.

"Li should be of service. In addition, I still have to write to His Highness, and allow me to resign first. As for all the guards of the company, they will be under the unified command of Mr. Zhang."

Gathering the people is not an easy job, but Li Yaodong didn't refuse, and agreed immediately. After explaining a sentence, he hurriedly walked down the city gate and walked towards the city... The sky gradually It was bright, and Li Xian, who hadn't closed his eyes almost all night, rubbed his astringent eyelids, rubbed his face vigorously, straightened himself up, stood up from the sand table, stretched viciously, and moved a few times He raised his arms and feet and walked out of the large tent of the Chinese army. Looking at the eastern sky, he took a deep breath, exhaled heavily, and shook his head vigorously, as if intending to shake off all the troubles in his mind Generally speaking, Naihe's troubles are still troubles, and they can't be relieved by Li Xian's actions.

The battle situation is still chaotic, although Li Xian has been pondering for a whole day, but he is still a little uncertain about the situation. The key to this is whether Hezhou can be defended - Li Yaodong sent it before the battle Li Xian had already received the urgent message, and he also knew the news about the destruction of the Salar tribe's ambushes in the city of Fanghan. However, Li Xian still didn't dare to place too much hope on whether a weak man like Yao Wangshu could hold the city. If you want to take it back, it will not be so easy. You have to mobilize the mobile forces of the whole Hexi to win. Obviously, this is not an easy task, and the time is tight, but if Hezhou can If he stood firm, Li Xian could make many more choices, at least he would not feel the embarrassment of being overwhelmed. Therefore, even though he knew that the city of Fanghan would fall in all likelihood, Li Xian still held the hope of what happened and planned to wait The final decision will be made after the latest news from "Mingdi".

Waiting is undoubtedly annoying, especially when it concerns the overall situation. It is an unbearable torment. Even if he is as strong as Li Xian, he can't help but feel annoyed by it. He has been up all night and no news has come. , Li Xian's patience was almost exhausted, but out of prudent considerations, Li Xian forcibly resisted the urge to send troops, and silently waited for the news that he didn't know whether it was joy or worry.

"Your Highness, there is news!"

Just as Li Xian was staring at the sky in a daze, Lin Chengbin quickly turned out from behind a tent not far away. When he saw Li Xian standing at the door of the big tent, he didn't dare to be negligent and hurried away When he got close, he bowed and handed a small brass pipe in his hand to Li Xian.

"Oh?"

When the news that he had been waiting for for a long time finally came back, Li Xian couldn't help but trembled. He didn't say much nonsense. He took the small brass pipe, took a deep breath, and unscrewed the hidden buckle on it. I took out a small piece of paper from inside, glanced at it quickly, and my face became gloomy in an instant, but I didn't explain much, just waved my hand, and ordered loudly: "Beat the drums, order!"

"promise!"

Although Lin Chengbin was curious about what was on the note, since Li Xian didn't say anything, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he hurriedly agreed and went to arrange related matters without mentioning it. There was a sudden sound, and the originally quiet military camp boiled instantly... The night passed quickly, and the camp of the Tuca coalition army was quiet, without launching a night attack, and another noon passed, and the sun was already gone Slightly to the west, there is still no sign of the Tuza coalition army moving out, only a few teams of cavalry galloping back and forth outside the camp, and they never even made the slightest move to provoke the defenders. No one in the city defenders knows what the Tuza coalition army is They were playing tricks, but no one cared about it. They were all busy repairing the city defenses, and all the people in the city were mobilized. The small city of Fanghan was full of busy people until the last moment. Harmony was finally smashed into pieces by a burst of smoke and dust rising from behind a mountain ridge to the south.

"Woooooooo..."

When a shrill horn sounded suddenly, the originally orderly city was suddenly in a panic. The people who were helping to repair the fortifications on the city were in a mess, and there was a sound of crying father and mother.

"What's the matter? Why blow the trumpet?"

Zhang Mingwu and Li Yaodong were looking at the camp of the Tuza coalition army in the west city, when they suddenly heard the trumpets in the south city, they didn't dare to neglect, they hurriedly led a few guards to the south city wall, seeing the chaos at the scene, immediately There was a burst of anger, and Hei scolded with a sullen face.

"Master Zhang, look quickly, the thieves are coming!"

After Zhang Mingwu yelled, he immediately suppressed the chaos on the scene, but before he could say any more, a team member was pointing to the outside of the city and started shouting loudly. Zhang Mingwu looked towards the city after hearing the sound. Outside, he saw groups of Tubo cavalry escorting thousands of people rushing towards the city wall, Zhang Mingwu's eyes froze instantly, and a bad premonition rushed into his heart uncontrollably ——Anxiang County is over!

"Listen, people in the city, An Township has been conquered by our army, you are already alone, why not surrender sooner?"

Zhang Mingwu's premonition was indeed true. Before the defenders on the top of the city could react, he saw a partial general rushing out of the Tubo army. .

"An Township is ruined? Oh, I'm afraid something will happen to my in-laws!"

"Damn it, kill a thousand knives, my daughter is married to Anxiang, what should I do?"

"It's over, it's over, there's no hope!"

As soon as they heard that An Township had fallen, the people on the top of the city suddenly became chaotic again, countless noises were intertwined together, and there were even low-pitched weeping sounds from time to time, and the atmosphere in the whole city was immediately suppressed. It was suffocating. Before the battle even started, morale had already suffered a severe setback.

"Wang Duizheng, take the people out of the city and prepare the whole army for battle!"

Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhang Mingwu didn't dare to neglect, he pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist with a "shua", swung it vigorously, and shouted orders.

"promise!"

Now that the chief general had spoken, the officers and soldiers of the defending army did not dare to be negligent, and they all agreed loudly, and dispersed the people at the top of the city, leaving only the hundreds of people who were assisting in the defense to stand by and wait. The Tubo army invaded again.

"My lord, look quickly, it's Governor Yao!"

"Ah, it's really Yao Jieshi, he is..."

"Damn it, isn't this fellow a Tubo dog?"

The Tubo army obviously didn't intend to launch a rush attack, but just formed a formation below the city without any haste. A moment later, a middle-aged scribe in a red official robe of the Tang Dynasty was surrounded by dozens of Tubo cavalry holding round shields. Surrounded by them, they walked slowly from the back to the city, and the sharp-eyed soldiers recognized the middle-aged official as Yao Wangshu, the governor of Hezhou. Morale, which had already suffered a severe setback, fell to the bottom in an instant.

"Is Captain Zhang here? My official Hezhou Inspector Yao Wangshu is here, and please invite Captain Zhang to speak."

Looking at the strict security on the top of the city, Yao Wangshu's face turned pale, but he didn't fall down, and the governor's posture was still full, and he let out a dragging voice, which seemed to be the same thing. Yes, it's just the slight vibrato in the words, but it unmistakably shows his true nature of sternness and softness.

"Brother Li, look at this..."

Facing Yao Wangshu, the immediate boss, Zhang Mingwu was a little uncertain about his attitude, so he looked sideways at Li Yaodong beside him, and hesitantly asked some questions.

Although Li Yaodong was not from the military, he might have been sent to Hezhou so cautiously by Li Xian, which naturally has his merits. Just by looking at the situation in the city, one knows that today's events may not have a peaceful ending Yes, he frowned involuntarily, pondering and didn't dare to make a decision lightly.

(End of this chapter)