Chapter 367 Contrast
The Shence Army of the Tang Dynasty had entered the boundary of Shanzhou, and the people and horses were traveling along the post road for several miles, with flags and flags as vast as clouds. Both infantry and cavalry were riding on horseback, but the speed was still very slow. Because the other border troops dispatched to Helong had not yet arrived, the Shence Army had only more than 10,000 people rushed over and it was difficult to launch an effective offensive, so it was simply waiting while walking slowly.
The border terrain of Shibao City, Shanzhou, Langzhou and Hezhou was dangerous, and the Tang Dynasty also established a large number of military towns, forts and whistle defense systems. Even if Tubo came with a large army, there was no serious danger in the local area for the time being; and Tuyuhun's role in the Tang Dynasty was to buffer zones, as a front fortress to resist and delay the sudden attack of the Tubo army, so that the Tang army had time to gather and attack... Ideally, this was the state.
At present, all developments are expected by national defense, and the Tang army is gathering in Shanzhou.
Xue Chongxun, who was riding on the horse in the middle army, was wrapped in a cloth on his helmet, which made him look very strange. Sanniang beside him even more exaggeratedly, so she could not see her eyes, and there was a sand curtain in front of her face, fortunately, riding a horse affected some of her sight.
Along the way is an endless grassland, and the shadows of the mountains in the "horizon" are far away like the outline of dark clouds. Occasionally, you can see herds of cattle and sheep, and there are rivers and crops that grow well. Since the Tang army recovered Shibao City and a series of important places, the Helong Plain has been peaceful for more than two years, and there is an energetic scene. Where can there be the shadow of war?
Although the 500,000 Quanrong army was displayed in the west and the war was about to break out, the scene here was unsatisfactory. Instead, the Shence Army's army seemed a little out of place with the peaceful and peaceful pasture farmland... What you see at your eyes sometimes really deceives people.
"It's also cold under the sun, what a few ghost weather!" A general cursed, "The sun in the sky is not like a paper-like thing, right?"
Another smiled and said, "Isn't this sun the sun in Chang'an? The higher the place, the colder it is. If you don't see the mountains in the distance, the white peaks are coming? It's still snowing above."
Everyone was marching slowly while talking and laughing, as if they were traveling around the mountains and rivers.
At this moment, the two horses ran towards Xue Chongxun in the opposite direction. Because the team was moving forward, they did not dismount. The person in front of them was the general of the Tang army shouting to Xue Chongxun: "Xue Lang, this man is the messenger who sent the message."
"Where did it come from?" Xue Chongxun asked.
"Fu Shicheng."
After hearing this, Xue Chongxun led the generals to leave the post road and made a way out. He ran to the grass to see the envoy. The envoy jumped off the horse, and saluted Xue Chongxun while observing carefully. However, he saw that there were flags and oxtails in the ceremonial war, and there were flags that read "Jin King Xue, the General of the Left Guard of the Tang Dynasty".
The envoy then untied his fur coat, took out the Murong family's seal and letter from it, and bowed and said, "The Khan secretly ordered me to come and inform the prince. The great prime minister Fu Lu sent an envoy to see Quanrong. I am afraid he will surrender. Please make plans early."
When the generals heard this, they were immediately in an uproar. Someone had already scolded Lu's fence. Xue Chongxun opened the letter and looked at it. Fortunately, it was written in Chinese, and the content was mainly as the envoy said that Fu Lu would surrender. Murong Xuan sent the envoy over here. It was obvious that the royal family did not agree with surrendering to Tubo, so it was self-evident. After seeing it, Xue Chongxun handed it to Wang Changling next to him, and asked the ministers to circulate it.
Everyone's reaction was very excited, but Xue Chongxun seemed to be calm and ordered: "Let the messenger stay and we will make plans after we set up camp in the evening."
The army walked at the original speed for half a day, and then each level performed its duties step by step to fix the camp. As soon as the tent was set up, the main general of the Shence Army and Xue Chongxun's shogunate bureaucrats entered the tent one after another and began to discuss and decide on current countermeasures.
When they first learned that the Xianbei people were going to surrender to the Quanrong, everyone was very angry, but when they sat down and thought of a solution, most of them calmed down. Wang Changling said: "I have two suggestions: First, I should immediately order Longyou to strengthen its vigilance, reinforce Shibao City and other important places, stabilize the defense lineup and then make plans; second, send envoys to Fuqi City to put pressure on the Xianbei people, and try to use conditions better than Quanrong to win the Xianbei people. When reinforcements arrive in Longyou, they will arrange their ties with the main force of the Tubo army."
After all, Wang Changling was young and majestic, so a general immediately opposed him: "How come Fu Lu didn't consider our pressure before he decided to surrender? Now he only used a few words to persuade him to change his mind. If the Xianbei people are not saved, they will soon become enemies from our allies, and their opponents' troops will increase to 600,000, blocking Longyou. We think that Helong is in difficulty. In the end, it will only rely on fortification defense. What's the point of this?"
"How to save?" Wang Changling looked at the general in anger and asked back.
The man Zhang was speechless and had to stop talking.
Wang Changling also said: "The rebellion of the Xianbei people proved that Xue Lang's national policy of governing the state is reasonable. Shaomin's governing the state is always less reliable than the Han army at critical moments. After the Shen Ce army withdrew from Fuqicheng, Longyou's troops were insufficient, so they did not send troops to station in Tuyuhun according to the peace agreement. Now there are thousands of troops in Fuqicheng. How dare Fulu rebel easily?"
At this time, a big man was standing in the back seat and said, "The prince gave us a horse team, and when they were in the process of joining the team, they killed and captured Fu Lu back! Didn't the Murong family want to surrender? Isn't it okay if Fu Lu dies?"
When everyone heard the laughing smile, they turned their heads and looked at it. The person who was talking had a little eyes. The man looked like a bunch of hills, with black beards all over his cheeks. He looked like a fierce man. It turned out to be Yang Meng, the godson of eunuch Yang Sixu.
Yang Sixu scolded: "Shut up! Just listen carefully, what are you talking about?"
"Aren't we just discussing here?" Yang Meng said unluckyly.
Yang Sixu said: "The outside of the town of Zhujun is the territory of the Xianbei people. Now most of the control is under the Quanrong. The Xianbei people are about to surrender again. You go there and you are just a headless fly. Where can I find the place where they are discussing? How can I know the specific time? Not to mention catching Fu Lu, I will be caught by others first."
Zhang Jiuling made a speech in a low voice: "What's more, the Xianbei people surrendered or not Fu Lu alone. Even if Fu Lu was tied up, the leaders of other tribes would continue to do it, which would be of no benefit to major things."
The generals looked a little depressed when they spoke for a while, and their voices became sparse. They turned to look at Xue Chongxun, but Xue Chongxun did not express his opinion silently.
Indeed, the Tang army has limited troops now, and it is difficult to achieve large-scale battle goals; but waiting for Tuyuhun to surrender to the enemy is also a very defeat.
One reason is that one rises and the other falls, Tuyuhun defected to the Quanrong, weakening the power of the Tang army camp and enhancing the strength of the Quanrong; the other is that the Tang army wants to make progress, and when they leave Longyou, it is Tuyuhun. It is quite a big difference between familiar local allies and fighting alone.
After a long time, Xue Chongxun finally spoke: "Send several messengers out and urge the troops and horses in Shuofang, Hexi and other places to transfer to Shanzhou as soon as possible, and there must be no mistakes!"
Everyone knew this order and knew it. The situation was the only way to do the right thing after waiting for the 100,000 troops to gather... They were anxious to solve anything.
After the Central Army discussed, there was no action, and the Shence Army still marched as usual. A few days later, news came from Shanzhou again, which was Liu Ne's messenger.
Longyou County's detailed work in Fuqi City found an important news: Tubo asked Fu Lu and Murong Yan to go to the Tubo army to fight blood as an alliance, but Fu Lu actually agreed regardless of shame. It seemed that he was determined to move closer to Tubo.
After the Shence Army learned the news from Liu Ne's messenger, Fu Lu's actions naturally made the Tang people laugh at him. Unexpectedly, Xue Chongxun's reaction was very fierce at this time, which was even more annoyed than the sudden unexpected situation when he first learned that the Xianbei people were about to surrender. It was very surprising, and the contrast between the attitudes before and after was too large.
A few days ago, Xue Chongxun was very rational and steady, and was very calm and then he said a little. Unexpectedly, he was furious today and cursed in front of everyone, cursing all the eighteen generations of Fulu and Jide Zuzan one by one. His filthy words made the rude soldiers in the army feel ashamed.
"I want to tear Ji Dezuzan the body!" Xue Chongxun gritted his teeth and shouted, "I ordered all troops to accelerate their advancement, and not stay in Shanzhou Chencheng, and leave the customs within three days!"
After his anger, his face regained a coldness, and his murderous aura suddenly spread in the tent, which was even more scary than when he cursed. Even Sanniang, who stood quietly in the corner and was almost forgotten, could not help but turn to look at Xue Chongxun. Sanniang was very familiar with Xue Chongxun's cruel and cold-blooded behavior. She had seen it with her own eyes more than once, but she hadn't seen him like this for a long time.
"Your Majesty think twice! Never!" Several aides advised almost in unison. However, Zhang Jiuling didn't say anything. He just worked with Xue Chongxun and needed to observe Xue Chongxun while experiencing major events to get along.
Wang Changling didn't have to worry about so many things. He said anything he had. He immediately advised: "Xue Lang calmed down and thought twice before he decided on the big thing. The Tubo army had 500,000 troops, and now the only one who can move to fight in Longyou was 12,000 troops. From ancient times to the present, there is no case that the decisive battle in the wilderness can be fought fifty times..."
Xue Chongxun said coldly: "I am very calm now. It is not an impulse to make this decision. No matter how long it takes to weigh it, there will be no change!"
Everyone in the tent stared at him with wide eyes. King Jin was crazy?
Chapter completed!