Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 382
Heishi Mountain, a little-known hill in the offshoot of Qilian Mountains, is located in the Hehuang Valley at the junction of Qinghai and the Hexi Corridor. There is a narrow and long valley in the middle of the mountain. It is one of the passes of the Hexi Corridor into Qinghai, and it is the main road for trade. It belongs to a section of the South Silk Road, but since Tubo and Datang turned against each other, this road has been in depression. This passage can only be used for transportation of luggage, and the business travel has disappeared, so the pass inevitably looks deserted. However, since five days ago, countless soldiers and horses have gathered here one after another, and today there are more than [-] soldiers. The soldiers and horses rushed to the pass and turned the place into a huge military camp. People roared and horses neighed, dispelling the bleakness of the past, and the noise made the mountains and beasts and birds fly away. How noisy it was, but Li Xian was unmoved at all, squatting silently in front of the huge sand table, thinking quietly, like a sculpture.

The order to gather troops has already been issued, and the actions of the soldiers and horses in each state can be regarded as fast, but the distances of the states are different, and the soldiers and horses in the nearest places such as Lanzhou and Tianshui have been here for three days. The soldiers and horses from Zhangye and other places are still marching in a hurry. If they really want to gather all the troops from all walks of life, they obviously have to wait. Naturally, this speed cannot satisfy Li Xian, and what makes Li Xian even more troublesome is that the soldiers and horses of each state do not belong to each other. The military quality of the soldiers is also uneven. It is a huge project to twist them into a single rope, but Li Xian really doesn't have the time to organize the army. The Tubo army is obviously a problem, but Li Xian has no choice. He must fight this battle, and he must not lose. At least he must keep the original territory of the states. Extraordinary, also has a head as big as a bucket, and has not slept a full night for several days, and his eyes are as red as a rabbit.

"His Royal Highness, urgent reports from Shanzhou and Hezhou have arrived!"

As soon as the closed door curtain moved, Lin Chengbin had slipped in from outside the tent, holding two small brass pipes in his hands, strode up behind Li Xian, and reported in a low voice.

"Oh?"

Li Xian raised his head, let out a soft grunt, and didn't say much. He reached out to take the brass pipe, unscrewed the hidden buckle, and passed it quickly. Bend, he couldn't help laughing.

"Your Highness, but the front has won?"

Seeing Li Xian smiled, Lin Chengbin's uneasy heart immediately calmed down, so he asked a funny question.

"Well, that kid Li He fought well. He broke the siege of Hezhou, and all his painstaking efforts were not in vain." Li Xian has always regarded Lin Chengbin as his confidant, and he also has the intention to cultivate him, so he will not be too concerned about him in the military field. With a lot of concealment, he smiled and handed both pieces of information to Lin Chengbin, but he squatted down again, staring at the sand table, chewing carefully on the information he got, and after a long while, suddenly got up and clapped his hands , ordered in a loud voice: "Decree: The whole army will move out immediately, and rush to Hezhou, and order all the soldiers and horses who have not arrived to speed up. The time limit is three days, and they must rush to Hezhou to meet up, and there must be no mistakes!"

"promise!"

Lin Chengbin was captured as a slave with Xue Rengui in the defeat of Dafeichuan, and he had a deep hatred with the Tubo people. If you agree to the promise, you will have to pass the order yourself.

"Wait a minute, the governors of Tonglingkuo, Shan, and Fang prefectures strictly guard the state governance, and are not allowed to send troops to attack the enemy without authorization. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without pardon!" Before Lin Chengbin could reach the tent door, Li Xian raised his hand and stopped Lin Chengbin. He frowned, and gave the death order with a cold expression.

"Yes, the last will obey!"

Hearing this, Lin Chengbin was stunned for a moment, and then soon came to his senses. He knew that Li Xian was worried that the states would easily fall into an ambush due to the blind moves of the states. Related matters are not mentioned.

"Old Qinling thief, do you want to dig a hole for us to jump in? Hehe, let's come and see whose hole is bigger!" Li Xian didn't say any more, watched Lin Chengbin get out of the big tent, and looked back. The sand table on the ground, holding both hands, murmured to himself, the words were full of self-confidence... "Report, Prime Minister, Anxi Tang cavalry rushed to Hezhou, General Hezzan was suddenly attacked, the soldiers fronted Frustrated, now I am trapped in the camp, please make it clear."

Under the city of Shanzhou, Gar Qinling in armor rode his horse and stood in the middle army, looking solemnly at the head of the city of Shanzhou where fierce battles continued. information.

"Ok?"

When he heard that it was the Anxi army who had killed him, Gar Qinling frowned involuntarily, and glanced at the reporter, but he didn't ask for details, but just let out a soft sigh.

"My Prime Minister, General Hezzan has a report here, please look it over!"

Seeing Gar Qinling's unhappy expression, the report horse didn't dare to neglect, he hurriedly took out a roll of cloth from his bosom, held it in both hands, and handed it to Gar Qinling's horse.

"Decree: withdraw troops!"

Gar Qinling stretched out his hand, took the cloth, spread it out, glanced at it quickly, and didn't say anything else, just raised his hand calmly, issued the order to withdraw troops, and then, without waiting The attacking troops retreated and rode their horses towards the camp. Seeing this, the generals surrounded by them dared not neglect to go, and they all followed Gar Qin on horseback. Behind Ling... "Second brother, Hertz praised that guy for his exaggerated words, and it is useless. If he is allowed to continue fighting like this, he will be defeated. The younger brother is not talented, so he is willing to replace him, so as to win Hezhou want!"

As soon as Gar Qinling returned to the camp, he entered the tent of the Chinese army without any intention of summoning the generals to discuss matters, and he did not go to the camps to inspect the camps like in the past. All the Tubo generals did not know what he was doing. Fearing the majesty of Gar Qinling, no one dared to ask without authorization, but Gal Zangpo was not afraid, and went straight into the Chinese army camp, no matter what Gar Qinling said. An idea, introduced himself in a slightly complaining tone.

"Third brother, don't worry. It's reasonable for my brother to let Hezzan go to Hezhou. It would be good if he can win, but it would be better if he can't. Now that he is defeated, he is sure that Li Xian will lead the army himself. Come, this is exactly what you want to be a brother!"

Seeing the distraught look of his third younger brother, Gar Qinling couldn't help laughing, pressed his hand, motioned for Gar Zangpo to sit down, and stroked his long beard on his chest unhurriedly, A faction explained calmly and calmly.

"Second brother, what do you mean by this? Forgive me for being stupid, I really don't understand, so please tell me clearly."

Hearing what his elder brother said so firmly, Gar Tsangpo couldn't help being taken aback, and sat cross-legged opposite Gar Qinling with great doubts, frowning and thinking about it, but it was still useless and had to Open your mouth and ask.

"Third Brother, what kind of person does Li Xian think?"

Gar Qinling was not in a hurry to explain, but asked back with a smile.

"This..." Gar Zampo was stunned for a moment, looked at his elder brother suspiciously, swallowed with difficulty and said, "Your generation!"

"That's right, this man is courageous and knowledgeable, and he is a formidable enemy. If he is not eliminated early, it will be a great disaster for me. Now that he is here, as a brother, I don't plan to let him go away again!" Garr Qinling smiled confidently, and let out a bold statement, which made Gar Zanpo at a loss.

"That's true, it's just that this plan will work out?"

Gal Zangpo knew that he was far inferior to his elder brother in strategy, and he didn't bother to think about it, so he hurriedly asked.

"Although Li Xian is brave, but the right time, place and people are not on his side. When the strong come to fight, there are three losers: First, gather soldiers and horses from various states. It is true that the momentum is strong, but if the soldiers don't know the general, they will not know. There must be a shortage of soldiers, and the number of soldiers they can gather is no more than [-], which is far behind our army; It is flexible, and it is not something that the Tang army can match; thirdly, Hexi is not the Hexi of the Han people, but the Hexi of various ethnic groups. Now that its army has been withdrawn from the states, civil strife is bound to happen, the rear is unstable, and the front may fight? With the three points, our army is already on the verge of victory, and the time is mine!" Gar Qinling smiled and wriggled his fingers, counting down the reasons why the Tang army must be defeated one by one. Mellow and thorough, with a convincing bearing.

"Well, what the second brother said is true, but despite the general situation, how should we fight this battle?"

Gar Tsangpo is also a man who knows how to fight, and he has no reason to object when he just thinks about it, but he is a cautious person after all, and he will not dance just because of Gar Qinling's enthusiasm. After pondering for a while , or cautiously asked about the specific strategic arrangements.

"This matter is easy to hear. I guess that Li Xian must have come here to wait for a change. The left and right are just hoping that winter will arrive early and force our army to retreat. In this case, forcing him to fight is the key to victory. Dao!" Obviously, Gar Qinling didn't intend to hide it from his third brother, so he gave a clear answer with a high five with a smile.

"Have to fight? This..."

The truth is the same, and Gar Tsangpo can also think of this point. The problem is how to force Li Xian to fight a decisive battle is not an easy matter. Apart from other things, as long as Shanzhou is not broken, Li Xian has no reason to rush to a decisive battle However, Shanzhou City is not so easy to capture. It has been besieged for five days. Apart from losing more than [-] troops for no reason, there is no result. Obviously, unless the soldiers and horses of Shanzhou go out of the city by themselves Looking for death, otherwise, it would be impossible to take down Shanzhou City in a few months by relying on strong attack alone. At this time, Dongdong is only a month away. Can't think of a way to take Shanzhou quickly.

"Does the third brother know where the fourth brother is now?"

Gar Qinling didn't explain any more, but asked with a smile.

"Fourth brother? He's not..."

After all, Gar Zampo was a general, his eyes lit up when his elder brother mentioned it, but he didn't dare to be completely sure, he just said half of what he said suspiciously.

"This matter needs to be kept secret. The third brother must not let it out lightly. Well, there is another matter that the third brother has to deal with overnight. I wonder if the third brother will dare to do it?" Gar Qinling nodded with a smile , can be regarded as affirming his brother's conjecture, but he did not say it clearly.

"Second elder brother has an order, just follow the instructions, and younger brother will do his best!"

After Gar Zanpo's thoughts were gone, she immediately became energetic, bowed her head, and replied respectfully.

"Well, I want you to..."

Gar Qinling pressed close to his younger brother's ear, and began to give instructions in a rambling manner, until Gar Zanpo's eyes widened, and his eyes were full of excitement.

(End of this chapter)