Tantai Xuanye looked cold and asked: "What did Sheyue send you to do?"
"General, the princess said that your father is a loyal and brave general of the Tang Dynasty. He has guarded the border for the Tang Dynasty for decades and has made great contributions." Luo Xiang said: "The general has also made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Although he went astray, he is not
There is no possibility of salvation. If the general can surrender to the princess, obey the princess's orders, and make contributions to the revival of Li Tang, then all the mistakes committed by the general before can be washed away. The Tantai family will not be infamy for thousands of years because of the general's mistakes.
It will be the home of the loyal and brave people of the Tang Dynasty."
Before Tantai Xuanye spoke, He Taiji had already sternly said: "Bold. She Yue conspired to rebel and bring trouble to the Tang Dynasty. He actually turned back and slandered the general. It is really unreasonable."
Luo Xiang was not afraid, and did not even look at He Taiji, and continued: "The princess also said that your father was so kind to Li Tang, and he never wronged Li Tang. What the general is doing now is against your father's heart. If your father is so kind,
Anyone who knows this will be deeply saddened by what the general has done."
"boom!"
Tantai Xuanye slapped the case in front of him with such force that the hard wooden case was immediately split into two pieces.
All the generals were startled. Someone had already drawn his sword out of its sheath and pointed it at Luo Xiang.
"General, this person made rude remarks and beheaded him immediately."
Luo Xiang smiled and said: "The general can't even bear the heartfelt words of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and he still wants to capture the city of Xuzhou. It's really a wishful thinking. Since I dare to come, I'm prepared not to go back. It's just that the Princess'
After all the hard work, is the general really going to let him down? The princess is thinking about the merits and loyalty of the old general Tantai to Li Tang.
, I don’t want the general to make the same mistake again and again. If the general doesn’t care about the princess’s good intentions, I have nothing to say.”
Tantai Xuanye stared at Luo Xiang with eyes like a knife and said: "I won't kill you. Go back and tell She Yue that she has implicated the entire Xuzhou alone, causing countless people to die. Is this what she wants to see? The saint is generous, as long as she
She Yue goes out of the city to surrender, and returns to the capital with me to plead guilty to the saint, and Xuzhou's army and people will be spared a catastrophe. Whether she wants to ruin the lives of countless people, or return to the capital with me, is her own choice." She raised her hand and held it.
Chin, said coldly: "After daybreak, I will lead a large army to the city. If I see She Yue coming out of the city to surrender, then this disaster of swords and weapons will be eliminated. Otherwise, if the city is destroyed and people are killed, it will all be She Yue's."
Caused by insisting on having one's own way."
Luo Xiang said solemnly: "The general has really made up his mind. Are you sure you will violate your father's wishes and become Li Tang's enemy?"
"My allegiance is to the Tang Dynasty." Tantai Xuanye said calmly.
Luo Xiang sighed, took out a document from his arms, and said: "General, this is the letter from the princess to you!"
He Taiji came forward, took the letter, and forwarded it to Tantai Xuanye.
Tantai Xuanye opened the letter and read it carefully, but all the generals saw that Tantai Xuanyue's expression gradually changed from calm to surprised, and in the end he even looked in disbelief.
Everyone looked at each other in shock, and for a moment they didn't know what was actually written in the letter.
"Is this really the letter of challenge sent by She Yue to you?" Tantai Xuanye still couldn't believe it, and asked in a deep voice: "Did She Yue give it to you personally?"
Luo Xiang said: "Exactly. This war letter was written by the princess in front of many people.
And he handed it over to me in public, so that I must hand it over to the general."
"How is She Yue's health?" Tantai Xuanye leaned forward slightly, stared at Luo Xiang and asked, "Is she speaking clearly these days?"
When the generals heard this, they were even more confused. They didn't know why Tantai Xuanye asked like this.
Luo Xiang said: "I don't understand what the general said."
"Is she crazy? Does she talk erratically?" Tantai Xuanye asked directly: "Is she crazy?"
Luo Xiang said coldly: "Is it too much for the general to blaspheme the princess like this?"
"If she wasn't crazy, how could she write this letter of challenge?" Tantai Xuanye held the letter of challenge and sneered: "Where did she get the courage to hunt Qiu Fengyuan?"
When the generals heard this, they were even more surprised.
Can you hunt Qiufengyuan?
Could it be that the Xuzhou defenders were going out of the city to engage in a decisive battle with the Shence Army in Qiufengyuan?
Everyone just found it incredible.
Although the strength of the Xuzhou defenders was not weaker than that of the Shence Army, in a head-on confrontation between the two armies, the Xuzhou defenders had almost no hope of victory.
Otherwise, how could the Xuzhou garrison immediately formulate a strategy to defend the city after learning that the Shence Army had dispatched troops from Kyoto.
Various military reports obtained by the Shence Army during these days also showed that the Xuzhou defenders showed no signs of leaving the city to fight, but instead reinforced the city's defenses day and night.
Now She Yue suddenly sent a letter of challenge to decisively fight Qiu Fengyuan, which naturally surprised the generals of the Shence Army.
In this way, She Yue had given up the hard work of the defenders in the past few months, and also gave up the greatest advantage of the Xuzhou defenders.
Defending against the city, regardless of whether it can be defended in the end, is definitely the wisest choice for the Xuzhou Army at the moment.
"General, is she going out of the city for a decisive battle?" He Taiji still felt confident
I may have misunderstood the meaning of Tantai Xuanye's words, so I couldn't help but ask: "Does she dare to leave the city?"
Tantai Xuanye handed the letter of challenge to He Taiji. He Taiji took it with both hands and read it carefully. His expression was even more stunned. He raised his head and glanced at the generals and sneered: "They really want to fight our army."
"I wonder how the general will reply?" Luo Xiang asked: "Does the general agree to hunt Qiufengyuan with the princess in the future, or does he refuse and want to march to the city?"
This is of course a question that requires no hesitation at all.
A field battle between the two armies was exactly what the Shence Army wanted.
The Shence Army has absolute confidence to completely annihilate the opponent in the field battle and determine the outcome in one battle.
And besieging a fortified city is of course a helpless choice.
When two armies are fighting, the last thing the dominant side wants to see is to attack the city.
"You go back and tell She Yue that the Japanese will be waiting for her arrival in Qiufengyuan early the morning after tomorrow." Tantai Xuanye did not hesitate anymore and said in a deep voice: "The Japanese will not continue to march, just wait for her to come.
A decisive battle with this general."
Luo Xiang stopped talking nonsense, bowed his hands, turned around and retreated.
After Luo Xiang left, the generals looked at each other in shock.
"General, is She Yue really crazy?" He Taiji was the first to speak, "They spent several months deploying city defenses, but suddenly decided to go out of the city for a decisive battle. Wouldn't this make the previous preparations in vain? And doesn't She Yue know that she
How can the ragtag group under my command fight a decisive battle with our army?"
"Is it because there are really no smart people around her that she made such a stupid decision?" Someone said: "The eldest grandson Yuanxin is dead, Qin Xiao is not in Xuzhou City, and she has no independent general.
Everything is decided by her, so why would she make such a decision?"
He Taiji frowned and said, "Even if she doesn't have a single general, those people under her are not stupid enough to go out of the city and die. General, is there something fishy about this?"
"In the decisive battle between the two armies, strength speaks for itself." Someone said: "In the face of absolute strength, even if they have tricks, can they still change the overall situation?"
Seeing Tantai Xuanye touching his chin and looking thoughtful without saying anything, everyone suddenly felt uncomfortable saying anything more.
After a while, He Taiji finally said cautiously: "General, we have already decided to march to Xuzhou City in two groups at the same time tomorrow morning, don't you know?"
"Instruct Yan Yue to rest in the main camp at the same place. There is no need to march tomorrow." Tantai Xuanye finally raised his head and said: "General He, immediately send out the rangers, divided into four groups, to keep an eye on Xuzhou City day and night. Pay attention to Xuzhou City.
Then let them explore all the way to the east of Xuzhou City, at least two hundred miles east of Xuzhou City, to see if there are other soldiers and horses."
He Taiji understood and asked: "Is the general worried about reinforcements coming to reinforce She Yue?"
"We have to be on guard." Tantai Xuanye said: "Qin Xiao's main force is in the northeast. He has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and there are many cavalry. There is a port in Donghai County, Xuzhou. If Qin Xiao secretly mobilizes troops from the northeast and passes the sea
Arrive at Donghae County and land!"
All the generals frowned, and one said: "General, Long Rui's army has just wiped out the Liaodong Army, and the situation in the Northeast is not yet completely stable. Qin Xiao really dares to mobilize troops and horses from the Northeast? And judging from the time, it will be difficult to mobilize troops, horses and food.
Grass cannot be completed in a short time. Time is so tight. Can Qin Xiao's cavalry come to reinforce it?"
"You must be on guard against this person." He Taiji said: "Many of the things Qin Xiao did before are impossible to do according to common sense, but he can do it. If there is a decisive battle in the future, Qin Xiao's cavalry
I wouldn’t be surprised if it suddenly appeared.”
"That's right." Someone nodded and said, "Qin Xiao deliberately delayed our army's advance, maybe because he wanted to buy time for his cavalry reinforcements."
"If there are no reinforcements, why would She Yue dare to go out of the city to fight our army?" He Taiji increasingly felt that Qin Xiao's reinforcements were probably on the way, and his face became serious.
It took less than two months for the Long Rui Army to annihilate the Liaodong Army. Logically speaking, under such circumstances, it is impossible to quickly mobilize troops to reinforce Xuzhou. After all, it takes time to mobilize troops, adjust food, and even deploy troops. It is impossible.
It can be done quickly, but if Qin Xiao can achieve such a shocking miracle as annihilating the Liaodong Army, it is not impossible to mobilize troops from the Northeast to Xuzhou as quickly as possible.
"Investigating the east of Xuzhou City, we must determine whether Qin Xiao has sent reinforcements." Tantai Xuanye said: "The other two groups of rangers, one way to the north and the other to the south, expand the scope of investigation and make sure to find out where the enemy is in Qiufengyuan.
Are there ambushes on the north and south wings? Especially on the south side. Although there has been no movement on the south side of the Yangtze River, we must be on guard if reinforcements are secretly sent out."
He Taiji cupped his hands and said: "General, I will make arrangements now."
Tantai Xuanye nodded. Although She Yue's decision to go out to the city for a decisive battle was what he wanted, but She Yue's decision was really unbelievable. He could only
I feel that there must be something fishy in this. The most worrying thing is that these days when the Shence Army was delayed gave the enemy time to reinforce the army.