Although Xue Rengui did not intend to show off his power, even the bloody energy that burst out at that moment was not something that a lowly person like Liu Bantou could bear. Poor Liu Bantou was shocked and held the gun in his hand.
The lantern had already been taken off his hands, but before the lantern landed, a big hand stretched out from the side like lightning, firmly holding the handle of the lantern. The huge lantern only flickered slightly.
The shaking stopped.
"Good work, hey, you..."
Xue Rengui was thinking about the gains and losses of the Dafeichuan battle before, and did not notice the arrival of Team Leader Liu at all, so he burst out with awe in surprise. Although he quickly realized that something was wrong and hurriedly restrained himself, he had already
It was too late, but I didn't expect that when a small "tragedy" was inevitable, an expert would take action, so I couldn't help but shout "Hello", and when I took a closer look, I suddenly found that the person who took action was actually...
King Li Xian of Zhou was immediately shocked - Xue Rengui had been imprisoned since he led the remnants of his troops to retreat to Lanzhou. Although his former colleagues came to visit occasionally, no one talked to him about the war situation.
Since he didn't know that Li Xian had come to control the armies with orders, when he saw Li Xian suddenly appearing here, he was shocked and almost revealed Li Xian's identity.
"I've met General Xue."
Li Xian didn't want to reveal his identity in front of Team Leader Liu, so he smiled and glanced at Xue Rengui, then bowed and saluted.
"oh."
After all, Xue Rengui was a general who had fought hundreds of battles and had excellent observation skills. When he saw Li Xian behaving like this, he knew that Li Xian didn't want his identity to be exposed, so he said softly and stopped what the general said.
"Can you please open the cell door, Captain Liu? Well, let's take the shackles off General Xue's body by the way." Li Xian finished his salute, looked sideways at Captain Liu, who was dumbfounded, and gave a warm command.
road.
"Ah, yes, I will obey, little one."
Although Team Leader Liu was surprised by Li Xian's skills, he was even more surprised by Li Xian's origin and identity. Although he could not guess clearly, he knew that Li Xian's background was not something that a small cell leader like him could withstand.
Therefore, even if Li Xian's request to remove Xue Rengui's shackles was suspected of violating the rules, he did not dare to have any objections. He could only respond respectfully, hurriedly took off the key string from his waist, and hurriedly
Follow Li Xian's instructions.
"Prisoner Xue Rengui has met His Royal Highness the King of Zhou."
Xue Rengui was a cautious man and waited until Bantou Liu resigned before paying his respects with meticulous courtesy.
"General Xue doesn't need to be polite. I came here with the secret edict of my father. I need General Xue's help with some things. Please sit down and talk." Li Xian returned the gift with a smile, and then,
Without caring about the mess of thatch on the ground, he lifted the hem of his robe and sat down behind the small table.
"The prisoner obeys his orders."
Seeing what Li Xian said, a look of suspicion flashed across Xue Rengui's eyes, but he didn't ask any more questions. After apologizing, he cautiously sat down opposite Li Xian, as if he was listening respectfully.
"General Xue has been wronged these days. My father is also worried about him in Beijing, so he specially ordered Xiao Wang to come and greet the general."
Through the dim light of the oil lamp, Li Xian could clearly see that Xue Rengui was obviously much older and more haggard than last year. He couldn't help feeling a lot in his heart. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke in a deep voice to comfort him.
"Being an official, losing a teacher, humiliating the country, and being unfaithful to the Holy Spirit. I am really ashamed and have no place. It is a capital crime, a capital crime."
Xue Rengui fought countless battles in his life, but this was the only defeat. Every time he thought about it, he felt inexplicably sad. He deeply regretted that he should not have ignored Li Xian's opinions and mistrusted Guo Daifeng, which led to such a big defeat. At this time, he was facing Li Xian.
Xian, who already felt a little guilty, suddenly felt agitated when he heard that Gaozong still remembered his old relationship. Tears were shining in his eyes, and he hurriedly lowered his head in a cover-up manner and thanked her with a trembling voice.
"General Xue, my father knows that the fault of this battle does not lie with the general. However, the court has its own laws, and my father cannot easily violate them. After discussion, the general may have to suffer some injustice." Li Xian considered it.
He lowered his tone and spoke slowly.
"The prisoner is indebted to His Majesty's holy grace, and I feel ashamed to have suffered the death of a hundred thousand people. The prisoner knows that his sins are serious, and he really dare not ask for mercy from your majesty outside the law. If he can die to apologize for his crime, the prisoner may have peace of mind. Prisoner
..." Thinking of the 100,000 soldiers who fought heroically in this battle, Xue Rengui's eyes instantly turned red, and two lines of hot tears flowed down involuntarily. He knelt down on the thatch and confessed his guilt with choked sobs.
"General Xue doesn't have to blame himself for this. Father knows the reason for this defeat. It is for this reason that I have come here. General Xue, please take a look." Seeing Xue Rengui looking so sad, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little bit in the corners of his eyes.
His face became moist, and he raised his right hand to signal Xue Rengui to level up. He reached into his arms with his left hand, took out a small letter, and handed it to Xue Rengui.
"Your Highness, this is..."
Xue Rengui was in a state of excitement when he suddenly saw a letter coming from Li Xian. He couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Li Xian suspiciously and asked half of the question hesitantly.
"General Xue will know after seeing it."
Li Xian knew what was inside, but he did not explain it. Instead, he nodded cautiously and said.
"Your Majesty, I have failed you, Your Majesty..."
Upon hearing what Li Xian said, Xue Rengui hesitated for a moment, but hesitantly took the letter with both hands. As soon as he took a look at it, he burst into tears, turned around and knelt down towards the east and kowtowed repeatedly. His mood was obviously a little bit different.
out of control.
Tsk, who said that our old man will not become the emperor? Look, he is very skilled in buying people's hearts. After all this, Xue Rengui still has to be loyal to the death with all his heart? Li Xian
He had received instructions from Emperor Gaozong before he came, and he knew that apart from some words of comfort, the letter only listed some money and items and the person who would keep them, and ordered Xue Rengui to send his family to pick them up as atonement.
Needless to say, the purpose of the money was to win over Xue Rengui. Although the method was old-fashioned, the effect was obviously so good that even Li Xian had to admire it.
"General Xue, my father has another explanation."
Li Xian waited with emotion for a long time. It was not until Xue Rengui's mood stabilized a little that he said calmly.
"Your Highness, please make it clear that criminals will obey all orders!"
Xue Rengui was immersed in his infinite gratitude to Gaozong at this time, and his response was very firm.
"It's good that General Xue has this intention. Well, let's put it this way, my father has two explanations. The first is something that General Xue already knows. As for the second, that is for Ling Gu to control the armies and
The expedition to Tuyuhun may only take a day or two. I would also like to ask General Xue to tell you his experience in the previous battle. I would like to express my gratitude in advance." Li Xian pressed his hand, indicating that Xue Rengui should not be too excited, and then took his time.
Spread the news.
"Um?"
Upon hearing this news, Xue Rengui was immediately shocked. His eyes widened and he looked at Li Xian with surprise and uncertainty. He couldn't recover for a long time.
"General Xue heard you right, this battle has only one purpose, and that is to completely recover the four towns of Anxi. There is no plan like this..." Li Xian nodded solemnly to confirm, and then put forward the overall battle plan he had formulated.
They came out one by one. Although it was just a general action strategy, the boldness and boldness of the combat ideas shocked Xue Rengui so much that he couldn't close his mouth.
"Although His Highness's plan is a bit risky, it is quite feasible. However, the prison officer does not agree with His Highness taking the risk personally. If there is an emergency, how should I explain it to His Majesty? According to the prison officer, Li Jin will do it.
Everyone has their own merits in military strategy and courage, and he may be able to lead the army to attack behind the enemy's rear. Please think twice, Your Highness." After Xue Rengui was stunned for a while, he shook his head and made sincere suggestions.
"What General Xue said is reasonable. Gu Yuan also considered General Li. However, after repeated calculations, this battle still had to be fought by Gu himself. Otherwise, it might be difficult to mobilize the Tibetan army, which would not be conducive to the battle of Anxi.
." Li Xian knew how dangerous it was to be alone behind enemy lines, but it was difficult for anyone else except Li Xian to get the entire Tibetan army to dispatch, for no other reason than the fact that Li Xian wore a "prince" on his head.
big hat.
"Oh, I'm afraid it will hurt Your Highness. If the officer had not made any mistakes, why would His Highness take such a dangerous risk? The officer..." Xue Rengui is a talented general. He is proficient in strategy and tactics. How can he not know the key to this battle?
He Zai, the reason why he suggested that someone else go was just because he was worried about Li Xian's safety. Seeing Li Xian point out the truth at this time, he couldn't persuade him any more. He just deeply regretted his original defeat and was too upset to express his feelings.
Words come.
"This battle is imminent. I wonder what General Xue can tell me?" Li Xian was worried about the upcoming battle and had no intention of making any more detours, so he asked.
"Your Highness clearly knows that according to what the prison officer has seen, although the Tibetan cavalry and infantry are all worthy of admiration, they are no match for our elite Tang army. Their cavalry is brave but unintelligent and has no battle formation. Whenever there is a battle, they only rush wildly.
Their infantry are generally heavy-armored infantry with quite strong combat power, but they move slowly and are not the enemy of our Modao Formation. If they fight with equal strength, Tibet will definitely be defeated. They can only defeat our army with several times their strength.
Competing with each other is common sense, and there is no need to say too much when you are an official. If your Highness is not greedy for merit in this trip, he will return with a small victory, and there will be no danger. If the war is delayed, you need to be careful about one person!" Xue Rengui stopped here.
After coming down, his face twitched for a moment, and then he continued word by word: "Gar? Qinling!"
It's him! Li Xian is so familiar with the name of Gar Qinling, not only because he just led his army to defeat Xue Rengui, but also because Li Xian knew that this man had invaded the Tang Dynasty many times in his previous life.
He defeated the powerful army of the Tang Dynasty and was known as the first general of Tubo. He was also known as the "Military God" of Tubo. He was by no means an easy comparison. Although Li Xian tried his best to collect all the information about this person, the results were limited and he could not find out anything from it.
His true ability. The reason why he came to see Xue Rengui overnight this time was to get some useful information from Xue Rengui. When he heard Xue Rengui reported this person's name, Li Xian's spirit suddenly jumped.
As soon as he started, his eyes lit up instantly...