w After seven consecutive days of rapid march, Li Kuo had squeezed the endurance of the Shule army's mounts to the extreme.
But in this unfavorable situation, Shule's soldiers still maintained a high fighting spirit.
Now it seems that the decision to order everyone to gather the ownerless horses is very correct. If it were not for one person and two riders, it would be impossible for everyone to run a long distance without leaving behind a brother with only two hours of rest a day; if it were not for one person,
With two horses, it is impossible for everyone to travel more than 500 miles and reach Yiwu in just seven days!
The Jinshan Uighurs were assigned by Ge Shuhan to intercept and kill everyone! When Li Kuo told his conclusion to the generals of the Shule Army, everyone who suddenly realized it took a breath of air. When they were at Yumen Pass, Zhang Ziqian said to himself
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Li Kuo did not tell all the soldiers. But everyone could find out something from the general's nervous look.
Connecting this matter with Zhang Ziqian's words, it was not difficult for Li Kuo to come to a conclusion. His brother Shuhan first sent a secret letter to Zhang Ziqian, hoping to cut off his head without bloodshed, but he did not expect that Zhang Ziqian missed his old friend and calmly let go.
He passed the test on his own. In anger, Ge Shuhan planned to annihilate the Shule army head-on. Of course, as the governor of Hexi Province, it was obviously inappropriate for him to do this. So he planned to use the Jinshan Uighurs to attack Shule.
Confining the army to a point of no return.
As for the price he negotiated with the Uighurs, Li Kuo did not know. However, one thing is certain, as long as he stayed on the ground controlled by the Hexi Army, he might be retaliated by Ge Shuhan again at any time.
At this point, if he arrives in Anxi safely and tells the truth, even though there is no evidence, Ge Shuhan will inevitably be criticized by the court officials. What's more, there must be a big shot hiding behind him, and he naturally doesn't want this situation to happen.
Li Kuo was naturally aware of this big shot! On the surface, he was easy-going and friendly to him, but he hid a knife behind his smile and wanted to put himself to death all the time.
Therefore, he had to use the fastest speed to get rid of Geshuhan's pursuit. Fortunately, the Shule army was all cavalry, and there were one man and two cavalry. Running wildly day and night, they could naturally keep Geshuhan's pursuers far away.
Shake it off!
When you come to Yiwu, you have arrived at the territory of the Anxi Protectorate. It is known that Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan will not deal with each other. Even if it is for personal grudges, Gao Xianzhi will not let his Shule army be wronged in the slightest. As for these big shots
The feud between them is not something that the girl needs to think about.
Yiwu City is located on the easternmost side of the Anxi Protectorate and has not been involved in war for a long time. The guards in the city suddenly saw thousands of cavalry galloping from the east. They thought they were the Geluolu people who came to fight against the autumn wind. They hurriedly strung their bows and aimed closely.
Far away. As long as the garrison master gives an order, no matter how the other party begs, they can instantly shoot these ignorant barbarians into a sieve. Until the sharp-eyed guards can distinguish the bright red Tang character from the billowing yellow dust, the defender of the city.
The guard then put down his bow and arrow angrily.
After quarreling for a long time, it turned out to be one of our own! It’s just that this group of people has a lot of experience, and they look like the gangsters of Ge Luolu who fight in the autumn wind. If it is really an army that has come all the way from Xijing, how can it be that the banners cover the sky and are majestic?
After Li Kuo handed over the appointment documents of the Ministry of War to the Nayiwu City garrison for inspection, the garrison commander was convinced that General Li was not lying. However, this incident completely changed the "glorious image" of Shangguan in the capital in the hearts of the garrison adults. From then on,
If another ignorant brat arrogantly tells him that his seventh uncle is working as a prison general in Chang'an, he will definitely bring out the haggard image of General Li who came from the world that day and make the other person's face blush.
But this is a story for later, so I won’t mention it for now.
I don’t know if it was because of chewing sand in the Gobi Desert for the past few days. When everyone saw the not very majestic Yiwu City, they were filled with emotion. Some weak-tempered brothers burst into tears and knelt down in Yiwu City.
He kowtowed in front of the door and made Li Kuo dumbfounded.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long. After Yiwu guard opened the city gate and welcomed everyone into the city, these exhausted Shule soldiers rushed towards the city gate like wolves seeing a lamb. If it hadn't been for Li
Kuo and other generals clearly stated discipline, and the Shule Army's military discipline was about to be 'lost' by them.
Of course, at this moment, Li Kuo would not trouble his brothers on these issues. After nearly two months of travel and fatigue, all the Shule Army officers and soldiers, including him, wanted to do now was to go to the city and take a good bath.
Take a hot bath to relieve your fatigue!
Yiwu City is not big, but it is more organized. I wonder if the soldiers here miss Chang'an, the capital city, but the layout of Yiwu City is very similar to Chang'an. However, Yiwu City only has 36 square squares, and its scale is relatively small.
Yu Changan is much younger.
But everyone would not compare and care about these details. How could they not be excited when they saw the shadow of their hometown in Anxi, thousands of miles away? If it were not for military discipline, they would have asked Pao Ze to go to the city for a stroll now.
Make amends to yourself!
Of course, everything must be done according to the rules.
More than two thousand brothers were placed in the military camp in Nancheng by Yiwu Guards. This military camp has not been occupied for a long time, so it has accumulated a lot of dust. But at the moment, the soldiers of the Shule Army cannot care about this. After all, they have just arrived in the Gobi.
After spending nearly a month on the beach, in their eyes, this military camp is cleaner than the Huaqing Palace where His Majesty the Emperor rested in the summer!
Li Kuo and all his confidants moved into the Yiwu Garrison Mansion at the request of Yiwu Garrison.
Coincidentally, this Yiwu Shoubei also had the surname Li, with the single word An. Li Shoubei always seemed to want to prove his noble birth, so he said that he was the eighth-generation grandson of King Gaozu of Huai'an. After some sighs and sighs,
Tears filled his face. There were many vassal kings in the early Tang Dynasty. Although Empress Wu killed some during her reign, most of them were direct descendants of Emperor Gaozong. Naturally, a clan like King Huai'an would not attract Empress Wu to be wary of assassination.
If what Li An said is true, after careful calculation, it is not impossible that he is the descendant of King Huai'an. But it is a bit far-fetched to say that he is the eighth generation grandson of King Huai'an. After all, King Huai'an is very good at his ancestors.
He is highly regarded and has great rewards. Even if we say that he is a monarch and a courtier, King Huai'an is actually the founding king of the country. If this title is not passed down, he will not force his direct descendants to leave Anxi to seek fame, right? (Note 1)
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Although he knew it in his heart, Li Kuo did not point it out and happily accompanied Li Shoubei to lament the impermanence of the world.
"You don't believe me!" Li An was obviously quite angry, and his eyes almost wanted to burst out with anger.
"well!"
After a long while, Li An shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Ten years ago, my grandfather was framed by a traitor and died of grief and anger. His hereditary title was deprived and all the family property was transferred to the national treasury. Although due to the mediation of his old friends, the family members in the mansion were not implicated.
But we have nothing.”
After a slight pause, Li An continued: "My two brothers and my mother went to Anxi to join our uncle who was the marching commander, but who would have expected that good fortune and misfortune come alone." At this point, Li An's eyes were already red, and he was so strong.
Squeezing back tears, he continued: "We are criminals, so we cannot take the official road. We walked half begging and half begging in the countryside for ten months. Just when we were about to enter Anxi, a
At a small mountain col, I encountered more than a hundred Geluolu people. This group of Geluolu people have lost their humanity and not only cheated but also killed people."
"My mother tried her best to protect us brothers, but unfortunately she was hit by them. Sometimes when I dream, I can still see her face covered in blood.
Those Geluolu people snatched the package from my mother's still warm body, and then pointed the horizontal knife at us. My brother leaned against me tightly, shaking all over."
No wonder he hated the Geluolu people so much! Li Kuo sighed secretly in his heart and frowned slightly.
Although the young man knew that nothing happened to Li An at that time, and he himself was sitting here safely, but after hearing him recount the scene at that time, he still couldn't help but ask anxiously: "What happened next?"
"Later, a general passed by the col. He was dressed in plain clothes and led a group of sergeants on horseback." Speaking of this, Li An's eyes showed tenderness, "The general scolded the group of Geluolu people in harsh words.
, and led his own soldiers to engage in a fierce battle with them."
After a pause, Li An continued: "That general was extremely brave. Under his leadership, his soldiers quickly annihilated the group of Ge Luolu. He walked to me and picked up my brother and me.
Asked me if I would like to do something for him."
"Then you naturally agreed to him?"
Nodding lightly, Li An continued: "In my eyes, he is like a god. What reason do I have to reject him? From then on, my brother and I became his adopted sons and received strict training all day long. In my
In my impression, he rarely talked or smiled, and always had a straight face. My brother and I lived in a spacious room in the Dudu Mansion, and we had no worries about food and clothing, but we were not happy."
Looking at Chunyang outside the window, Li An smiled helplessly: "Time passed like this, until the general found me four years later on Yuan Dynasty."
Reclining on the soft couch, Li An sighed: "You must really want to know what he said. In fact, my thoughts were the same as yours at the time. It's just that I didn't understand why he chose that day to find me.
"
Li An's eyes were so deep at this moment, as deep as a deep spring.
"He found me and asked me to kill someone." A vague sneer appeared on the corner of Li An's mouth, as if he was mocking himself at the time.
"That was the first time I killed someone, and I felt a little complicated. I was afraid. Of course I was afraid. I didn't understand, I didn't understand why he had to die. I asked the general." Suddenly turning his head and looking at the young man, Li An said loudly
Said: "What do you think he said? He said that I am a soldier, and soldiers do not need a reason to kill. I was only seventeen years old that year."
Note 1: Li Shentong, named Shou, also named Shentong, was a member of the Tang Dynasty clan. He was the grandson of Li Hu and the younger brother of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan. After Li Yuan's uprising, he and Liu Chongli and others raised troops to respond and claimed to be the military commander of Guanzhong Road. Emperor Gaozu awarded him the title of Guanglu Doctor
.After conquering Chang'an, he worshiped Zong Zhengqing and was named King of Huai'an, which shows that Li Yuan valued him.
ps: I think Li Shentong is one of the generals whose strength is belittled among Li Tang’s forces. It’s true that he never defeated Liu Heita, but didn’t Li Shimin also adopt a conservative approach? This made me very unhappy, so I asked him to show off.
Face. I’m just wondering, after the end of Red Tang Dynasty, what fans will like in the next book is whether it should be written about the late Sui Dynasty or be purely fictional. If it is about the late Sui Dynasty, I guess Li Shentong will be a very important character. Shameless escape code word m
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