In fact, the assassins who assassinated Li Xian had sworn a poisonous oath before they acted, not to leak the information of the mastermind. Now that the assassin named Liu Bing has violated his oath, there will be no way for him to hang out on the road again, so although
Li Xian let him go, but he no longer had a chance to survive. He actually hit Li Xian's sword and committed suicide.
In fact, Li Xian was able to avoid it with his skills, but Li Xian also knew that for a killer who failed and exposed the identity of his mastermind, there was indeed no point in living, so he stopped hiding and allowed the other person to commit suicide.
And die.
It was already bright at this time, and Li Xian had not slept all night, and was not tired at all. Instead, he was full of energy and "inspected the military camp." In fact, Li Xian did not have this authority at all, but he was willing to do so. Of course, he did not
He did this in the name of patrolling the camp, but he wandered around because he was not under anyone's control.
Of course, Li Xian actually only had one purpose for touring the camp, which was to learn Guo Daifeng's methods of building forts. He would have gained experience every day, but today he unexpectedly discovered a phenomenon that shocked him: "
The construction of the fortress has stopped!"
This is a half-finished fortress. Although it can resist the enemy's attack, it will never last long!
Others don't know how many enemy troops will launch an attack here, but Li Xian knows it clearly, because it is recorded in history that there will be as many as 200,000 troops. Although this is probably just a claim, there are not actually that many.
, but there must be 100,000, and at least the fortress should be built according to the strength to withstand the attack of this number of troops. If it is a fortress that can withstand the attack of 200,000 troops, it is naturally the best.
However, based on the current defensive situation, an attack of 30,000 people may be able to break through the fortress. Once the fortress is broken, all the supplies, food and grass will be destroyed. Even if the soldiers are able to fight again, the Tang army will have no choice but to retreat.
Therefore, Li Xian was very angry about this, and immediately came to Guo Daifeng's Chinese army tent and questioned him about the reason why the construction of the fortress suddenly stopped.
However, he didn't expect that Li Xian was stopped outside the tent. The guards knew his identity but refused to let him in. They didn't even notify him, using the excuse that Guo Daifeng was not in the tent.
Li Xian naturally didn't believe it when he heard this, because Guo Daifeng's personal bodyguards were guarding here. How could he not be here? He sneered, moved his hands forward slightly, separated the two guards, and then directly
He rushed into the tent.
Even though the two guards were angry, they didn't dare to do anything to Li Xian seriously. However, if they let Li Xian in like this, they would be derelict in their duties. They would definitely be punished by Guo Daifeng later, so they had no choice but to follow in and pull out the gun.
Draw out the horizontal sword and look like you are going to attack.
However, Li Xian didn't pay attention to the two guards at all, but his eyes were fixed on Guo Daifeng, who was playing with the jade, with a solemn expression and stern eyes.
This Guo Daifeng is indeed somewhat capable, but he is much inferior to his father Guo Xiaoke. He did not inherit many of Guo Xiaoke's advantages, but his love for treasures and luxurious life was inherited. Not only did he inherit
, even worse than that.
Although he relies on his qualifications and abilities, Li Xian is the emperor's legitimate son after all, and he is nominally the top local military and political leader. He has certain supervisory powers over the imperial garrison. In addition, he himself is indeed not doing anything serious at the moment, so when he sees
When Li Xian suddenly appeared in front of him, his face still looked a little unnatural.
"Zhou, King Zhou, although you are a prince, it is unreasonable to break into my military tent without permission. For the sake of your majesty and the queen, I will not argue with you, so you can leave now." Guo Dai.
Feng had no other choice but to use his "magnanimity" to block Li Xian's mouth, hoping that he would leave in a sensible manner.
But how can Li Xian be someone who can be sent away easily? Besides, he came here for a purpose. Now that the purpose has not been achieved, how could he leave like this?
Therefore, Li Xian said coldly: "General Guo, you are extravagant and corrupt. I can ignore this, but why did you order to stop the construction of the fortress? Do you know the consequences of doing so? What if the enemy forces attack in large numbers?
If the enemy invades, our army will definitely be attacked because of the lack of effort in defending the camp. If the camp is destroyed, it will be difficult to save the food, grass and baggage. Can you bear the responsibility for our army's defeat by then?"
"Haha, it turns out that the king came to see the general about this matter. In fact, this is all because the general did not explain it in advance. According to the spies, General Xue had encountered the Tubo army yesterday. In the battle at the mouth of the river, the Tubo army was defeated and the cattle were lost.
There are tens of thousands of sheep, so we should set off quickly to meet General Xue, jointly map the black sea, and seize the opportunity. This opportunity is rare and must not be lost. The king also needs to prepare early to avoid being temporarily panicked and having no time to pack his luggage.
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Guo Daifeng didn't panic at all, and calmly explained the reason to Li Xian. However, Li Xian gasped after hearing this, because what he was most worried about was about to happen!
Although Guo Daifeng's words sounded nice, the actual reason why he led his army forward was because he wanted to compete with Xue Rengui for credit, so he openly violated Xue Rengui's orders and led his army ahead of schedule.
However, Guo Daifeng did not know that during his expedition, he was besieged by the main force of the enemy. As a result, all the food and baggage was lost, and Xue Rengui was forced to retreat, which led to the complete failure of the entire battle and the complete destruction of Tuyuhun.
The annexation of Tubo and the complete loss of the four towns of Anxi made Tubo become a military power that could compete with the Tang Dynasty!
Guo Daifeng didn't know what was about to happen, but Li Xian knew it clearly. The reason why he tried every possible means to come here was for this purpose, so how could he allow things to happen as before?
Therefore, Li Xian immediately said loudly: "This is not appropriate. We cannot abandon the current camp and advance easily. Now General Xue has not yet captured Wuhai, and the Tubo army is in the process of gathering. As long as General Xue captures Wuhai,
Wuhai will definitely become a key battleground for Tibet, and the enemy general Gar Qinling is also an unusual person. He will definitely send a large army to cut off our food routes. In this way, our army will encounter a crazy attack with superior forces. If we
If the army defends the territory with great danger, it still has a chance of winning, but if it encounters a surprise attack during the march, should our army protect our supplies or defend ourselves against the enemy?"
Guo Daifeng laughed and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know how to fight. It is precisely because General Xue will be besieged by the enemy after he attacks the city that we should send troops immediately. When we arrive at Wuhai City, we will probably be defeated."
The enemy army happens to be attacking the city. At that time, we only need to attack the enemy army from behind. General Xue will cooperate with our army and attack from the front and back, and we can defeat the enemy. If we are besieged by the Tibetan army, who knows when we can break through? And General Xue
If we are surrounded by heavy enemy troops and cannot retreat for a long time, how can we solve the supply problem? That will be the time to retreat."
When Li Xian heard this, he felt that what Guo Daifeng said was not unreasonable, but he knew about another problem, which he also discovered during his continuous "tour of the camp" in the past few days.
I saw Li Xian sneer and said: "Although what General Guo said is reasonable, it is just talk on paper. It is nearly 200 miles from Dafeichuan to Wuhai, and most of it is mountainous. All those escorted by our army are heavy supplies of food and grass." , and the terrain here is high, making it difficult to breathe. If the soldiers escort the food and baggage, their physical strength will be difficult to support. How far can they travel in one day? I believe that at this speed, from Dafeichuan to Wuhai, It will take at least half a month, and let alone half a month, ten days will be enough for Garqinling to react, lead his army to intercept our army and launch a siege. By then, what will the general do to defeat the enemy?"
"Haha, what else can we do? Just adapt to the situation. As the saying goes, soldiers have no permanent momentum, and water has no permanent shape. We only need soldiers to block the water and cover it with earth. What do we have to worry about?"
"Humph, the so-called adaptability is just that there is no way." When Li Xian saw Guo Daifeng say this, he was furious and said sternly: "General Guo, General Xue made an agreement with you. When the time comes, he will naturally send troops. Someone came to inform you that now you are making arbitrary decisions and changing the battle plan. Once defeated, the consequences will be disastrous. I hope the general will think twice."
Unexpectedly, Guo Daifeng was furious when he heard this. He stood up and shouted loudly: "Since the imperial court has appointed me as the deputy general manager, and the general manager is not here, naturally it is me who has the final say. Although you are a respected king, However, even if the emperor comes here, he must abide by the rules of the army. If this battle fails, I will bear the consequences alone. Your Majesty, you don’t have to worry about being punished. I still have important things to do, so please do so, Your Majesty."
But Li Xian had seen much bigger battles than Guo Daifeng. How could he be refuted by these words? He immediately snorted coldly: "You alone bear the responsibility? Do you know how much it will take to lose this battle?" The soldiers are filled with hatred on the battlefield? Do you know that once this battle is defeated, Tuyuhun will become history forever? Do you know that once this battle is defeated, the four towns of Anxi will fall under the iron heel of the Tubo army, the military prestige of the Tang Dynasty will be damaged, and the west will never be destroyed again. If it is stable, even the capital city will be threatened? Can you afford the consequences even if you have ten more lives?"
"Huh, general..."
Just as Guo Daifeng was about to say something, he was immediately interrupted by Li Xian: "I know what you are going to do? Humph, it's just that when you see General Xue as the general manager, you feel ashamed to be under him, and you are jealous of the wise and capable. You have violated restraint many times. The reason why you sent troops arbitrarily this time is just to compete with General Xue for credit. Is what I said is right? But this also just shows that you are not as good as General Xue. In this way, the court Not allowing you to be the general manager is indeed a sign of foresight."
"Ah...what are you talking about? How dare you, a young boy, talk to me like this? I'm going to kill you today." Guo Daifeng was poked in the painful spot, and he could no longer care about anything else. He drew out his horizontal knife and stabbed Li He slashed Xian's face in, preparing to kill Li Xian in order to vent the bad breath in his chest. (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!