Tiantang

Chapter 265 Borrowing Li Tan's Mouth

Chapter 272 Borrowing Li Tan's Mouth

When something like this happened, everyone, including Jianning Wang Li Tan, knew that they could not leave for the time being.

Firearms are Longshuo sharp weapons, mysterious weapons strictly controlled by Zhang Xuan, and even many Longshuo generals have little knowledge of firearms, which shows how much they cherish them.

Now that someone is spying on and stealing firearms, and An Lushan's general Shi Siming is also involved, things will definitely not be that simple.

Zhang Xuan secretly glanced at Lei Wanchun, thinking that this fellow is still a rude person after all, even though he thinks he has some brains.For example, if it was Nan Jiyun who dealt with this matter, he would definitely do it quietly and secretly, and he would never make a big fuss like Lei Wanchun, who seemed to be confident but actually threatened the snake.

"Idiot!" Zhang Xuan couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart, but in front of so many people, he still had to take Lei Wanchun's face into consideration, and didn't reprimand him in public.But Lei Wanchun had been following him for a long time, and when he saw Zhang Xuan's eyes showing a slight dissatisfaction, he immediately realized that he flattered the donkey's ass, which was self-defeating.

Zhang Xun came to his senses, and was about to order his soldiers to go to Shi Siming's residence to arrest Shi Siming, when Zhang Xuan sighed softly, "Don't waste your time, if things are so quiet, Shi Siming might have fled Lingzhou long ago."

Zhang Xun nodded silently, but still sent someone to go.

Lei Wanchun got off his horse in embarrassment, and stood on one side with his head bowed, not daring to fart.

He originally thought that he had made a great contribution, but he unexpectedly made this situation...

A soldier brought over the young man who claimed to be Shi Siming's son, Shi Kai. Zhang Xuan only glanced at the young man, then shook his head and said, "This man is definitely not Shi Siming's son. Since the Shi family and his son dare to do this How could such a thing be personally in danger... Lei Wanchun, these people should be left to Mr. Feng to deal with. As for you—go back to the camp and face the wall to think about it for ten days. When the commander is not in Lingzhou, you will be fined not to drink alcohol .If I hear that you are drinking, I will kill you!"

Zhang Xuan had his own eyesight. This young man looked flustered and wretched, with no airs at all. He looked like an ordinary soldier. How could he be Shi Siming's son?For this kind of thing, Shi Siming's son would definitely not come forward in person, he must have sent his subordinates to pretend to be himself.

At this time, the father and son probably knew that the matter had been leaked and fled away.

As soon as Lei Wanchun came over, Zhang Xuan smelled the strong smell of alcohol on Lei Wanchun's body.If he hadn't been too excited after drinking and was so focused on asking for credit, how could he escort these people with great fanfare and make such a big commotion.

A group of soldiers who went to Shi Siming's residence returned, and sure enough, Shi Siming and his son left half an hour ago without saying goodbye, and flew out of Lingzhou.

Guo Ziyi slowly came forward and said softly, "Commander, Shi Siming tried to steal firearms secrets, and committed a crime of absconding. The crime is unforgivable. This person has not been absconding from Lingzhou for a long time, and he will invite Ying to lead his army to chase after him. He will definitely capture this thief Go back to Lingzhou and wait for the commander to deal with it!"

Zhang Xun and Feng Changqing also nodded in agreement.

Although Lei Wanchun frightened the enemy and made Shi Siming and his son escape, if he sent troops to chase them, they might catch up and take them down.As long as Zhang Xuan issued a military order, Shi Siming and his son would be birds in a cage within Longshuo territory, unable to escape.

But Zhang Xuan had other plans in his heart.

Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said loudly, "My lord, pass on this order to the whole of Longshuo, saying that General Shi Siming of the Anlu Mountain Department allowed his son to steal military secrets and commit serious crimes. A bounty is offered..."

"General Guo!"

Guo Ziyi bowed and saluted, "The end is here!"

"General Guo, take your commander's token and lead the Lingzhou Guards with 5000 horses. Go out of Lingzhou and enter Shuofang to pursue Shi Siming and his son. If you can't catch up, go straight into Fanyang territory-tell the commander-in-chief to Anlu Mountain. If Anlu Let Shan hand over Shi Siming's son and a group of criminals, if not, I promise not to give up!"

"Lord Feng, report to the imperial court, saying that the An Lushan tribe sneaked Shi Siming's son into the Longshuo barracks and committed a felony and is on the run. Please order the Anlushan to apprehend the criminal!"

Feng Changqing promised, but Guo Ziyi read something different from Zhang Xuan's meaningful eyes. He gradually understood that the commander seemed to want to let Shi Siming and his son escape back to Fan Yang, and then let himself Leading the army to chase Fan Yang aggressively and threaten An Lushan to make friends... This...

Guo Ziyi is also a person who is good at using strategies. After a moment of pondering, he understood Zhang Xuan's deep meaning. He cleared his throat and replied respectfully, "Please rest assured, Commander, the general will definitely fulfill his mission!"

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This was a small disturbance, Zhang Xuan dealt with it slightly, and the team accompanying Li Tan to inspect Liangning Prefecture still set off as scheduled and left Lingzhou City.

Zhang Xuan and Li Tan rode their horses in front, behind them were Hua Nuer, Xiao Shisanlang and a group of guards, and behind them were the 5000 Shence Army cavalry led by Nan Jiyun.

Along the way, because of the firearms involved, Li Tan never asked.

Seeing Li Tan's hesitation to speak, Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Your Highness, I want to ask Zhang Xuan why he has such a sharp weapon in his hand, but he didn't report it to the court... Zhang Xuan knew in his heart that the news of the firearm spread After leaving, there must have been many ministers in the court reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jian Guo that Zhang Xuan has mischievous intentions, right?"

Li Tan smiled awkwardly, speechless.

As a matter of fact, the court has already discussed the issue of firearms in Longshuo, and Zhang Xuan has not publicly reported the art of firearms to the court, which itself is a big taboo.Even Li Heng was quite dissatisfied.It's just that Zhang Xuan's outstanding feats are not only due to the country, but also to Li Heng himself, so Li Heng forcibly suppressed the matter of firearms for the time being.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand and slowed down the horse.The guards behind him also slowed down.

Zhang Xuanzong immediately rushed forward to a slope next to the road, turned over and dismounted.Li Tan was startled, and immediately pinched the horse's belly, and followed.

Although the weather was dry and cold, but because there was no wind, standing on the slope and bathed in the brilliant sunshine made Li Tan feel warm.Zhang Xuan beside him was facing the east, with a solemn expression, and kept silent, so Li Tan had to wait quietly, he knew that Zhang Xuan must have something to say to him.

a long time.Zhang Xuan turned around and smiled slightly, letting out a sigh of relief.

"His Royal Highness, it seems that Zhang Xuan has to say something. Zhang Xuan fought against Tubo before, but the risk was actually quite high. The fighting power of Tubo's cavalry is very strong, and the defense of Longshuo's soldiers and horses may be feasible. If you want to say annihilate Tubo Army, the difficulty can be imagined."

"The reason why Zhang Xuan took the risk to fight the Tubo people, risked his life to invade the territory of Tubo, disturbed the situation in Tubo, and even encouraged the second prince of Tubo, Stanley, to usurp the throne of Tubo, the purpose was to weaken the national power of Tubo. The purpose of weakening the national power of Tubo was not only In order to win the hometown of Tuyuhun and ensure the safety of our Longshuo border... Does Your Highness know what Zhang Xuan's intention is?"

Li Tan was startled, pondered for a while, but shook his head.

He always believed that Zhang Xuan's invasion of Tubo after the victory in Shancheng was nothing more than to pave the way for taking down the old place of Tuyuhun. He did not expect that Zhang Xuan had other deeper strategic intentions.

"Your Highness, may I ask what is the biggest hidden danger of my Tang court?" Zhang Xuan asked indifferently.

Li Tan frowned, and said softly, "Although Xiao Wang doesn't understand state affairs, he also knows that Fanyang Anlushan is the most important patient in the Tang Dynasty."

"Yes. Your Highness, Anlu Mountain has 20 troops in Fanyang and other places. The troops are strong and powerful, so that the imperial court knows that Anlu Mountain will rebel, but they dare not weaken Anlu Mountain's military power, for fear of forcing Anlu Mountain to rebel. "

"So, in Zhang Xuan's mind, the biggest scourge is not the Tubo people, but Anlu Mountain. Everything I do today is to prepare for the future defense against Anlu Mountain."

Zhang Xuan said loudly, "An Lushan colluded with the Tubo people behind the scenes. If An Lushan rebelled, the Tubo people would take the opportunity to send troops to invade Longshuo in Hexi and even Jiannan. If so, the Tang Dynasty will be in danger under internal and external troubles."

"Therefore, I took the risk of going to war with the Tubo people and tried my best to weaken the national power of Tubo. In this way, the Tubo people will be trapped in civil strife for at least three years, unable to take care of both the Western Regions and the Central Plains. Even if An Lushan rebelled, our army would Not caught in front and back attacks."

"Anlu Mountain has stationed troops in Fanyang Hedong and other places for more than ten years. During these ten years, it can be said that Anlu Mountain is always preparing for rebellion. If Anlu Mountain raises troops, our army will fight with Anlu Mountain's army and horses. Advantages. Although the Longshuo army and horses are brave, and the 7 army of Hexi Ge Shuhan is also battle-tested, they are still inferior to Fan Yang's cavalry in Anlu Mountain."

Li Tan let out a long sigh and nodded, "What King Pingxi said is true. An Lushan has led Fan Yang's iron cavalry to conquer the east and west for more than ten years. Fan Yang's army horses are so brave and sturdy that the imperial army horses cannot match."

"Therefore, the biggest thing I can rely on to fight against the Anlu Mountain army and horses in the future is firearms. With firearms equipped with the Longshuo army horses, I can still have some confidence in fighting the Anlushan bandits in the future."

Zhang Xuan slowly turned his head to look at Li Tan, "This is the key point why I have not reported to the imperial court and disclosed the art of firearms. If the art of firearms is made public, An Lushan's financial resources will definitely imitate it in the shortest time Come out, at that time, why should we fight with the bandits again?"

Li Tan heaved a sigh of relief, in fact, when Zhang Xuan mentioned Anlu Mountain, the clever Li Tan already understood a little bit.

"Your Highness, there are some things Zhang Xuan can't explain clearly. Please also write a letter and report it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom, and report Zhang Xuan's unspeakable difficulties today to the Prince. When the bandits are calmed down, Zhang Xuan will not dare to hide his secrets. Tell the world in time!"

"As for now, even if there are misunderstandings and criticisms from tens of millions of people, Zhang Xuan will not hesitate!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand suddenly, with a clear expression on his face.

Li Tan bowed and bowed, "King Pingxi bears the burden of humiliation and has a good intention. The little king admires him very much. Please rest assured, the little king will definitely write to the court to rectify the name of King Pingxi!"

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