Datang Almighty Dad

Chapter 66 The Disappearing Xuanjia Army
"Your Majesty, good news from Bingzhou! Li Shangshu of the Ministry of War led an army of [-] to block the enemy from the north in Jinyang.

The good news from the Ministry of War came to the palace, and Li Er showed a confident smile, as expected.

But when he slowly opened Li Jing's military newspaper, his smile gradually faded away, and hidden worries resurfaced on his face.

The servant Gao Gao was puzzled, and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, is there something wrong with the battle ahead?"

Li Er put down the military report and let out a long sigh, "The [-] troops of the pharmacist only blocked Jieli. , our army's advantage is not obvious, and we are temporarily unable to counterattack."

"This shouldn't be. The hinterland of Bingzhou is our territory. Turks are not familiar with the place. With Li Shangshu's ability, how can we win a tie?" the old servant Gao said in surprise.

"Hehe, there should be an expert in the Turkic army giving advice, most likely the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty. Although this military report is a victory report, it has the intention of asking for help. Unfortunately, for this battle, my Tang Dynasty is also tightening its belt. Well, there are only [-] defenders in Chang'an, and I don't have any troops left to dispatch pharmacists."

Just at this time, a military general outside the Taiji Hall shouted loudly: "The last general Zuo Wuwei, General Qin Shubao, please see me!"

Li Er was stunned for a moment, and then said pleasantly: "Haha, Shu Bao came just in time, come in quickly."

"Your Majesty, I have been recuperating from my injuries for many days, and finally recovered from my injuries today, and all my chronic illnesses have been cured. Therefore, I have come to report to Your Majesty. I will ask for orders to fight against the northern Turks." Qin Shubao saluted.

Li Er got off the dragon chair and went to help him up personally, took Qin Qiong's hand and said sincerely: "God bless Datang, let me return to the peak of God of War at this time of crisis, Shubao, the situation with the pharmacist is not good, and we need help , I intend to send you to bring ten thousand soldiers and horses there, what do you think?"

The waiter next to him, Gao Gao, panicked, "Think twice, Your Majesty, now there are only [-] troops left in Chang'an, and we can no longer divide them."

When Qin Qiong heard this, he hurriedly declined and said, "Think twice, Your Majesty, the servant Gao is right, the safety of Chang'an is the first. The last general is willing to go to support the army as a vanguard, thinking that the Turkic barbarian is just relying on his brute force and morale It’s all about being strong, let’s go and destroy him at the end of the day.”

Li Er was touched and said: "Of course I can trust Shubao's bravery, but in this battle, we have limited food and grass, and we can't fight for a long time, so we can't afford to fight the opponent. We must find a way to fight back as soon as possible and drive the Turkic barbarians out, otherwise, As time goes on, it will become more dangerous. It is so decided, as long as you fight well in the front, Chang'an does not need to defend at all, [-] defenders are enough. On the other hand, if you are unfavorable in the battle, give me another [-], and Chang'an is just as dangerous."

This……

The emperor had made up his mind, but Qin Shubao couldn't help it, so he had to accept the order, and the next day he ordered all the soldiers and horses to support Bingzhou.

In Jinyang City, Li Jing and the others were also a little anxious. They thought that the Turkic people would attack the city impatiently. When the time came, they would plan to defend the city and kill and wound the opponent's soldiers and horses. Looting all around at the same time, this makes people feel overwhelmed.

In desperation, the commander-in-chief Li Jing had no choice but to set up a formation and confront the two armies of Jieli, so as to prevent the opponent from making any changes.

But after all, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, and there is still a gap between Datang's 20 and [-].

The Turkic soldiers and horses are mostly cavalry, but the Tang Dynasty has only [-] cavalry, which is very inferior.However, the Turkic soldiers' horse armor and armor weapons are backward and old, and Datang wins in the excellent armor and armor weapons, so there is still something to fight.

"Donkey day, when did the stupid barbarians in the north become so shrewd? It seems that our general is good at the art of war, and he deliberately wastes our strength by calling battles every day, leaving us with nowhere to use our strength. It's really aggrieved." Yuchi Gonghen complained loudly.

Li Ji said: "Although we call them savages, they have always been a group of shrewd wolves. If you are weak, they will come up to bite you, and if you are strong, they will hide away and wait for an opportunity. You are the only one who says they are stupid." .”

Yu Chigong stood up and shouted: "Commander, please order me to lead my troops to attack Te Niang at night."

... Everyone looked at this guy like a fool.

Duke Junji of Lu State said: "We are only ten miles away from them, and we are both staring at each other. You are not attacking at night, you are telling people clearly that I am going to fight with you. That is called night fighting, not night attack. "

Yuchi Gong blushed in embarrassment, held back for a long time and said indignantly: "Then what do you think should be done? Just do it like this?"

Li Jing slapped the table and scolded: "Okay, don't fight anymore. Haven't the scouts found any news about the Xuanjia Army? Even if they were wiped out by the entire army, there should be some clues left."

Chai Shao shook his head and said: "There is no news. The scouts have been sent all the way to Dingxiang City in the north, and there is no trace of the Xuanjia Army. We have not found any clues in the enemy's hidden piles, as if, as if they had never It’s like seeing the Xuanjia Army.”

"No way? Are the 20 Turkic troops all blind? They went all the way from north to south, so it's impossible for them to miss the Xuanjia army." The generals said in amazement.

At this time, Li Ji, who had been thinking for a while, suddenly laughed, "Not necessarily, what if Xuanjia avoided it on purpose? Xuanjia set off first, and the Turkic army came behind, as long as he changed his route, he could escape, and there were few Xuanjia soldiers. , the movement is convenient, Zhang Shigui and Zhai Changsun have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they will not take the initiative to die."

Li Jing understood, and exchanged a glance with Li Ji, neither of them said anything about it, that is, this Xuanjia army came out of Chang'an with a mission, and if it can successfully escape the catastrophe and survive, it is an iron-clad army. Raiders, perhaps, the outcome of this battle will ultimately fall on the Xuanjia Army.

So where is the real Xuanjia Army?The answer is that it has already entered the grassland hinterland.

On the march and expedition, intelligence was the first priority, and scouts were used to explore the way. As Li Ji said, Zhang Shigui, the eldest grandson of Di Zhai, would not be sent to die, so he took the risk of going northwest to escape the catastrophe.

"Old Zhang, His Majesty's military order is for us to take the initiative to attack and harass Xieli's army, so as to slow down Xieli's march. Are you saying that if we change our strategy privately now, will we be beheaded when we go back? Knowing that Xieli Where is the army, why don't you go to carry out the mission?" Zhai Changsun felt a little guilty.

Zhang Shigui said disdainfully: "Are you afraid? You will not accept the military order abroad. Compared to going back and letting His Majesty behead you, it is better to fight with 20 troops and take the initiative to seek death. You promised to listen to me before, my brother How about the two big ticket holders, who are guilty of meritorious deeds?"

After Zhai Changsun was so excited, he immediately got excited, "Who is afraid? We are the Xuanjia Army, His Majesty must not be willing to kill us. Tell me, how to fix it? As long as you can take the blame and make meritorious service, I will listen to you."

"My plan is to avoid most of Xieli's main force, go around and attack his old lair, first sweep Xieli's Turkic royal court, and then sweep all the grassland ministries, and finally wait until Xieli receives the bad news and join forces. an ambush..."

Before Zhang Shigui finished speaking, Zhai Changsun interrupted: "Old Zhang, dreaming? Just us? And you don't even know where the royal family is, and you are sweeping the grassland."

Zhang Shigui said with a chuckle: "Go in first, grab the captives and torture them. Someone will know. If it doesn't work, I still have some tricks in my pocket. Today we, the three thousand Xuanjia, will imitate the heroic feat of the champion Hou Bei attacking the Xiongnu, and have a chance to be famous in history." Here come brothers."

"I would like to follow the general, kill into the enemy's nest, and swear to die without regret!" The morale of the Xuanjia army was greatly boosted.

(End of this chapter)