A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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Di Renjie watched the man come back, saw the scar on his neck and said: "You have worked hard this trip."

"Actually, it can be seen that Fuzheng really wanted to kill me at that time. He really wanted to kill me just like what Dali Temple Minister said. He was provoked by words several times, but he didn't kill me." said the young official of Dali Temple.

"I just can see that everything he does is aimed at the teacher. Killing you is meaningless to him. It will only ruin his reputation in Rome. Romans pay great attention to rituals." Di Renjie accompanied He walked into the camp, "Have you said everything you need to say?"

"According to Dali Siqing's arrangement, I have already told him about the 30 reinforcements in the Hexi Corridor." After Wan Yuanjun, Fuzheng will definitely try to find a quick solution."

"I know." Di Renjie nodded slightly, "I don't know how to fight, but I know that we and Dashi are already covered in wounds. If your words are useful and really anger Fu Zheng, Fu Zheng will definitely ask Da Shi to attack us. From this moment on, there has been a rift between Rome and Dashi, I don’t know how to fight, but I know what people’s hearts are like.”

"Nowadays, Dashi is almost at the end of its rope, and the government's blind demand for Dashi's attack will only make the big cannibals feel that the government doesn't take the life of the big cannibal as life. At that time, there will be rifts and conflicts. As long as we keep this line Line of defense, the alliance between Rome and Dashi will be self-defeating.”

After listening to his words, Di Renjie nodded and patted his shoulder, "This time I was frightened."

"I have learned that, actually standing in front of Fuzheng, I am also very afraid that he will kill me. If I say I am not afraid, it will be a lie."

"Can you confirm your appearance?" Di Renjie asked.

"It can be confirmed. It is similar to our previous portrait of Dali Temple. After Fuzheng was provoked by me, he made a lot of words. In his heart, he wondered what kind of grudge between Fuzheng and Master Gu. Fuzheng said something That's Gu Houye's origin and secret."

"This." Di Renjie looked at the sky that was about to brighten and said, "It's a long story to tell. It starts many years ago. It's just some past events, so don't mention it."

Xue Rengui got up early and started sending scouts to check the surroundings.

Di Renjie worked in the tent for a while, and put a big bowl in front of Xue Rengui, and handed him a naan.

"Water basin mutton!?" Xue Rengui took a sip and pondered.

"Well, the taste is not bad." Di Renjie said.

Xue Rengui ate naan cakes and drank soup and said, "It's really rare to eat such authentic water basin mutton in Tubo. It's been a long time since I've been out in the army. You brought a cook with you?"

"Where did the cook come from?" Di Renjie said with a smile: "In fact, there is a stall outside our Dali Temple. There is an old man there who has been cooking water basin mutton for several years. Ever since I entered Dali Temple, I have been going to have a bite from time to time. , I thought about doing it myself while I was eating, so I learned it after asking the old man for a while. In fact, I also blame the teacher. After so many years in the teacher's house, I have raised my mouth, and I don't eat well in other places. , I just do it myself."

Xue Rengui let out a long breath after wolfing down his meal, "Shu Tan."

"General Xue, Minister of Dali Temple." An academy student came to report and said, "We have already made it."

Xue Rengui looked at Di Renjie strangely, wondering what Di Renjie asked these students to do.

"I asked the students from these colleges to make some things. It's not a good thing, but it should be able to prevent the attacks of big cannibals." Di Renjie took Xue Rengui out of the camp and came to the back of the camp. There are many people here. Students are busy.

Looking at these things in front of him, Xue Rengui said in surprise: "This is..."

"This is a siege crossbow." Di Renjie looked at the huge siege crossbow in front of him and said, "Actually, this thing is very useful. At that time, the Academy also discussed with the people of the Mo family why the siege crossbow is less used now. "

"I know this thing." Xue Rengui looked at hundreds of siege crossbows and said: "I remember seeing this thing in military books. It can shoot very heavy arrows and even penetrate walls. It looks too bulky in battle."

"I have made some improvements." Di Renjie tried the strength of the crossbow and said, "It can fire five spears at a time, which can pass through the body, and the lethality is not small. It is very useful against the big food. .”

Xue Rengui looked curious.

"Reporting to Dali Temple Minister, it will rain from this afternoon to tomorrow morning." Another student came to report.

Di Renjie patted Xue Rengui on the shoulder and said with a smirk: "It seems that the heavens are helping us. When it rains, Dashi will definitely attack again. As long as we defend this time, I will send envoys to see the king of Dashi again. When the time comes Whether Dashi will turn against Rome is hard to say."

Chapter 1033 Dashi’s Last Attack

"I'm going to prepare the army right now." Xue Rengui shook his arms to indicate that his injury was no longer serious.

"Wait a minute!" Di Renjie stopped Xue Rengui and said, "Brother Xue, let's take a gamble."

"Gambling?" Xue Rengui was curious.

"I bet this time Dashi dares to attack but dare not actually fight." Di Renjie said in a low voice, "Although I don't know how to fight and I haven't seen any art of war, but I put myself in Dashi's shoes. If I were Dashi, Can I really trust the Romans who have been standing still? The situation in front of Dashi is very bad now, we can’t attack us for a long time in front, and there is a large army of Rome behind.”

"You mean to say..."

"I bet there will be a mutiny in the Great Food Army. They had exhausted most of their strength last time, and now they can't bargain with us." Di Renjie said with a smile: "I asked our people from Dali Temple to go to Fuzheng Speaking of the 30 reinforcements, what do you think Fuzheng will do?"

"He will definitely seize the time to let Da Shi attack us."

"That's right, I'll bet! Betting that the king of Dashi didn't dare to go all out, it was cheaper for the Romans in the end, so as long as we defend this battle well, we don't need to go to war. The most troops that Dashi can send to attack are only [-] to [-] , We have more than two to thirty thousand to defend against, and because of the weather, Fuzheng feels that this is the best time to attack us, and he will definitely ask to attack."

"If Rome and Dashi attack together, what will we do?" Xue Rengui said.

"Then why didn't the Fuzheng move in the first two times?" Di Renjie continued: "It's okay for the big cannibal's first attack, but why didn't the Romans attack the second time? The opponent was stabbed to death, but he could only stare."

"You mean there is a reason why the government is not moving?"

"Yes."

Listening to Di Renjie's words, Xue Rengui thought several times in his heart, why Fuzheng didn't move?There must be a reason why he has been standing still. For the first time, Dashi was full of confidence. On the second day, Dashi used all his strength.

After thinking about it, Xue Rengui said: "If you want to talk about the reason, I think it's more about consideration. Fuzheng and Ben don't believe in the big cannibal, or he would rather watch the big cannibal exhaust his soldiers to increase his chances of winning, because He knows that we still have 30 reinforcements, but I think there is one concern that most affects the government, and that is the movement of Tianzhu, that is, the flank of Rome behind Dashi, something happened in Tianzhu."

Thinking of this, Xue Rengui came back to his senses, "I see, the reinforcements from the sea have also arrived."

"It's all speculation, so I said take a gamble!" Di Renjie said.

Xue Rengui nodded vigorously and said, "Anyway, it's a desperate fight, so why not take a gamble!"

"As long as we win the bet, it's time for us to counterattack Rome." Di Renjie said.

On the other side of the battlefield, Li Yifu, Xue Ji, and Wang Xuance with their soldiers and horses were also betting that Xue Rengui would defend the line.

The scouts came to Wang Xuance's side and said, "I found that there are many Roman eyeliners ahead."

After a short stop, Wu Laoqi said: "It seems that they are guarding against us."

Knowing the situation, Wang Xuance breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that Rome dare not act rashly. If General Xue was defeated, he would have come to encircle us long ago. We still have time."

Xue Ji sent a team and said, "Go and pull out the eyeliner of all the Romans along the way."

The team moved very slowly. Every time a batch of Roman guard posts were cleared, the team advanced a certain distance. After walking for more than three hours, they came to a high slope. Xue Ji could see the Roman army in the distance from here with a telescope. And Dashi's army is being trimmed.

Rome's soldiers and horses are very neat, and the number of people is more than 30. At a glance, it is full of people. Compared with Dashi on the other side, it is relatively loose and there are not many people.

After taking a look to confirm, Xue Ji retreated from the high slope.

Wang Xuance stepped forward and asked, "How is the situation?"

"General Xue is defending." Xue Ji said while drawing the camps on both sides with a branch: "The Romans are right on the edge of the river valley, and there are more than 30 troops. Three miles in front of the Roman army are the soldiers and horses of Dashi. .”

"How many soldiers are there?"

"Less than fifty thousand." Xue Ji replied.