"General Niu, the Tibetan army of 130,000 troops has broken through the frontline city of Gaochang and is now heading towards the capital!" Two days later, Niu Jinda had just organized his troops and horses, and there were scouts under his command to report the news.
Hearing that the frontline city of Gaochang was captured by the Tibetan army, Niu Jinda's heart sank.
There are not many cities in Gaochang, and the land area of ​​Gaochang is small. Now that they have just reorganized their troops, the Tibetan army has already broken through the frontline cities of Gaochang.
This is a very urgent moment for both Datang and Gaochang.
After Niu Jinda reorganized his troops, he immediately sent a letter to Li Jing, hoping that Li Jing could send some soldiers to help him defend the capital of Gaochang.
What Niu Jinda didn't expect was that Tubo would move so fast.
It is estimated that they did not have time to push the battlefield beyond Gaochang. The Tibetan army was coming with a fierce force, and they were clearly eyeing the capital of Gaochang.
No matter what, Niu Jinda will lead 30,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to defend the capital of Gaochang.
"Send the order and tell everyone to cheer up and defend the capital of Gaochang no matter what." Niu Jinda ordered.
The soldier turned and left, but Niu Jinda fell into deep thought.
Since learning about Zhao Chen's accident, Niu Jinda's heart has not been calm for a moment.
He hoped that Zhao Chen was okay, but as time passed, there was still no news about Zhao Chen.
This made Niu Jinda very worried.
I can only hope in my heart that Zhao Chen is safe and sound.
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"General, General Niu sent news from the capital city of Gaochang. Songtsen Gampo personally led an army of 130,000 to capture the city of Gaochang and is now heading towards the capital city of Gaochang."
"General Niu's 30,000 Tang Dynasty soldiers and more than 10,000 Gaochang soldiers may not be able to defend the capital of Gaochang."
"General Niu hopes that we can send troops to support him!" Three days later, Li Jing finally received news from Niu Jinda.
Li Jing was also surprised as to why Niu Jinda had no news for him for so long.
It seems like half of it has suddenly disappeared.
When he got the news, Tubo had actually sent troops to attack the capital of Gaochang.
It's just strange, but Li Jing sent troops to support the capital of Gaochang and Niu Jinda without any hesitation.
Although there is still no trace of Zhao Chen, Niu Jinda is in danger, and Li Jing should immediately send troops to rescue him.
"Reply to General Niu and tell him that I will personally lead the troops to rescue him!"
"In addition, gather the three armies and set off for the capital of Gaochang immediately tomorrow morning!"
"Songtsen Gampo must be captured in this battle!" Li Jing ordered his soldiers.
The soldiers followed the order and left, and Li Jing's army was ready to go. However, they did not expect that early the next morning, Li Shimin's fast horse had already arrived.
The emperor's personal visit to the front line made Li Jing's heart tremble.
The emperor's regard for Zhao Chen was beyond his imagination, and he would abandon the political affairs of Chang'an for Zhao Chen, and come to the front line in person regardless of danger.
Li Jing did not personally lead the troops to rescue Niu Jinda, but asked his subordinate Jiang Ning to lead the troops away.
Three days later, Li Jing finally met the emperor Li Shimin in this foreign country. Wei Zheng came with Li Shimin.
Both of them looked tired, but they couldn't hide the sadness in their hearts.
"Pharmacist, where is Mr. Chen?" Li Jing could hear the trembling in the emperor's tone.
Li Jing felt even more uncomfortable, looked ugly, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han has not been found yet!"
"have not Get it yet?"
"Where did he go?"
"Did you send anyone to find him?"
Li Shimin's tone was a little excited. Li Jing had not seen the emperor like this for many years.
"Your Majesty, the general has sent two thousand people to search for the place where His Highness the King of Han fell into the river, but there is still no trace of His Highness the King of Han!"
"The general thinks that His Highness the King of Han is not dead, but he just doesn't know where he went!" Li Jing was not simply comforting Li Shimin, but because he felt that way.
Although he was also worried about Zhao Chen, since Zhao Chen's body was not found, and there was no bad news from any Tang cavalry, how could he say that something happened to Zhao Chen?
Moreover, Li Jing believed that Zhao Chen was not a short-lived person, and it was absolutely impossible for him to die in such a place.
Li Shimin didn't want to hear what Li Jing said at all. His only purpose here was to find Zhao Chen, even if he only found Zhao Chen's body.
"Ask all your men to search for them. If you don't find them all, they are not allowed to come back!" Li Shimin stared at Li Jing with cold eyes.
Li Jing didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only say slowly: "The day before yesterday, Niu Jinda sent someone to send news that Songtsan cadres led an army of 130,000 to prepare to attack the capital of Gaochang, so he ordered the main force to go to rescue, leaving only
Hundreds of people, so..."
"Gaochang, it's tmd Gaochang again!"
"Either it's because of this little Gao Changguo, nothing will happen to Boy Chen."
"Send an order to Niu Jinda, and then immediately lead the troops to withdraw from the capital of Gaochang. All troops will go to search for traces of Mr. Chen."
"Your Majesty, calm down!" When Wei Zheng heard Li Shimin giving such an order, his expression suddenly changed and he quickly persuaded him.
"The Tibetan army has been severely damaged. There are only 130,000 horses left out of the 200,000 troops. This attack on Gaochang must be a desperate move!"
"If Gaochang was captured by Songtsen Gampo, wouldn't it mean that our Tang soldiers died in vain?"
"The King of Han has wasted all his efforts in vain!"
"Now we are not only going to find His Highness the King of Han, but we should also protect Gaochang Kingdom!" Wei Zheng persuaded Li Shimin.
Li Shimin's eyes were red and his face was cold and stern.
Now he is willing to let the entire Gaochang Kingdom bury Zhao Chen with him. He can think of the person who caused Zhao Chen's death to be Songtsen Gampo, and he even wants to get rid of Songtsen Gampo quickly.
"Then destroy Songtsen Gampo first, and then deal with Gaochang!" Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
Li Jing and Wei Zheng looked at each other and noticed the helplessness in each other's eyes.
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"Your Highness, after asking the locals, it seems that we still have about ten days to reach the capital of Gaochang!" After trekking for more than ten days, Zhao Chen and others finally climbed over the mountains and returned to the territory of Gaochang.
His Tang cavalrymen finally asked for the direction of the capital city of Gaochang.
As long as you keep moving forward along the west road, you can reach the capital of Gaochang in ten days.
Zhao Chen nodded and glanced at the forty or so Tang Dynasty cavalry behind him. Everyone's face was exhausted, but full of perseverance.
After this battle, these people will definitely become the mainstay of the Tang army in the future.
"Okay, let me tell you, let's rest here for a day, and we will continue our journey tomorrow!"
"Rush to the capital of Gaochang!"
Chapter completed!