"If the opponent is really a Turkic army, how can the more than a thousand soldiers here be our opponent? It is no secret that the Turkic Imperial Master covets the knowledge of the Marquis. If he sees that the Marquis is unconscious, he will not only destroy the knowledge of the Yanhuang Academy If all those books are snatched away, maybe the Marquis will be taken back to the Turks! Then the Marquis will still be dead!"
After hearing what Doctor Liu said, the bearded captain stared and said anxiously.
When Dr. Liu heard this, he suddenly looked confused: "Captain Lu, Mr. Hou's current situation is definitely not able to withstand the bumps on the road. This place is at least ten miles away from the county seat of Longmen County. You can send Mr. Hou back to the county. If you walk fast, the Marquis will most likely die on the way; if you walk slowly, the Turkic troops will probably catch up with the Marquis, and the result will be the same! This is all I have to say, how to make a decision, please tell me Lieutenant Lu, think twice before you act!"
"I……"
The bearded captain opened his mouth and was so anxious that he almost cursed. In this situation, if you stay, you will die, and if you escape, you will die. It is not an exaggeration to call it a desperate situation. What choice do you want him to make? Thinking twice before acting is not enough even if you think twice!
In addition, Li Zexuan not only held a high position, but was also deeply loved by the people of the Tang Dynasty. When it came to Li Zexuan's life and death, Big Beard really did not dare to take risks. Just imagine if Li Zexuan died because of one of his wrong decisions, not only Li Er He and the people of the world cannot spare him, and he cannot even pass his own test!
That's why the bearded captain was hesitant at this time. If he had to risk his own life, he would have done it without hesitation. He is not afraid of death!
"Captain, I have a plan!"
Just when the bearded captain was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, the soldier who came to report the news suddenly spoke up.
"Oh? What's the plan? Come on! How long has it been since this happened? Bai Chi, you are still cheating on me?"
Hearing this, the bearded captain resisted the urge to slap the latter on the back of the head, feeling angry.
"Uh... Colonel, I just remembered it too!"
The sergeant shrank his neck and said quickly: "Colonel, there is a cellar under the Longmen Pass. We can hide the Marquis in the cellar first and send someone to take care of it. In this way, even if we all die in the battle, the Turks The army may not be able to find the Marquis!"
"Cellar? There is a cellar under the Longmen Gate? Why didn't I know?"
The bearded captain said with a surprised look on his face.
They were all soldiers and horses of Bingzhou Zhechong Prefecture. They had never stayed at Longmen Pass before, so naturally they didn't know the specific situation here.
The sergeant named Bai Chi replied: "Captain, my cousin was stationed at Longmen Pass before. Of course I know the situation here at Longmen Pass! Let's hide the Marquis in the cellar so that he will not be attacked by the Turks." If someone finds out, the Marquis will not be jolted to aggravate his injuries! Besides, Governor Hong and Fang Canjun previously led people to chase Wu Jie. If those torches really belong to the Turkic army, they will definitely be able to see them. Maybe they will now We are on our way to Longmen Pass! As long as we can hold on until they come back from joining the army, we can hope to wait until reinforcements from other places arrive!"
After hearing this, the bearded man couldn't help but nodded and said: "Okay! Let's move the Marquis to the cellar immediately. Remember, you two are not allowed to mention this matter to anyone. It will violate military law!"
It was about Li Zexuan's life, so the bearded captain had to be cautious. He felt that the fewer people who knew about Li Zexuan's hiding place, the better! It's not that he can't trust other soldiers outside, but he's worried that some people will be unable to resist the threat of the Turks and be forced to reveal Li Zexuan's whereabouts!
"It is a good idea to hide the Marquis in the cellar! I am willing to stay in the cellar and take care of the Marquis!"
At this time, Doctor Liu on the side spoke.
Previously, he originally planned to prescribe two prescriptions for Li Zexuan to relieve his injuries, but now that the army is approaching, even if he prescribes the prescriptions, he will not have time to grab the medicine. Instead of doing this, he might as well stay by Li Zexuan's side directly. Once something happens, He can also perform acupuncture treatment immediately!
The bearded captain couldn't help but glance at Dr. Liu in surprise. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Doctor Liu, I, Lu Xianda, will not hide it from you. There is a high chance of blood flowing out of Longmen Pass tonight. Are you sure you want to stay?" Come down?"
Doctor Liu waved his hand and said: "How come I don't know this? But Lord Marquis is dying now. If I abandon him and leave, he will not only be in vain as a doctor, but also in vain as a human being! Anyway, I am already so old, Turks Kill him if you want! If you can save the life of the Marquis, I will die without any regrets!"
When the captain Lu Xianda heard this, he couldn't help but feel slightly moved. He solemnly saluted Doctor Liu with his fists raised, and said: "Doctor Liu is kind and righteous. If Lu is lucky enough not to die in this battle, he will definitely repay today's kindness in the future!"
Doctor Liu rescued Li Zexuan, which was a disguised form of redemption for him. Of course he was grateful from the bottom of his heart!
"Captain Lu's words are serious, this is what Liu should do!"
Doctor Liu raised his hand and returned the salute and said.
Lu Xianda nodded and stopped talking nonsense. They carefully helped Li Zexuan up from the bed and prepared to send him to the cellar.
"Principal Lieutenant, do you want these books from Yanhuang Academy to be moved to the cellar as well?"
Sergeant Bai Chizhui was standing behind the people. At this moment, he saw a pile of books on the square table in the room, which were the ones Li Zexuan had snatched from Wu Jie. He asked quickly.
Lu Xianda paused and said with a serious expression: "Move! Of course we have to move! These precious books in Yanhuang Academy must not be taken away by the Turks!"
In fact, Lu Xianda wanted to burn all these books, because burning them was the safest option, but he did not have the guts to burn these books without Li Zexuan's consent.
"Yes! Captain!"
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"Captain, the Turkic army is coming!"
About a quarter of an hour later, Lu Xianda stood on the city tower again, and those dense torches in the north were now less than three miles away from Longmen Pass!
Lu Xianda's eyes narrowed, he turned to look at the more than a thousand soldiers behind him, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, listen to me, tonight we will defend Longmen Pass to the death! We are not fighting alone, as long as we can hold on for a few moments Bell, our reinforcements will arrive, and by then everyone will have a share in the success of guarding Longmen Pass!"
With more than a thousand people facing an enemy of at least 30,000 to 40,000 people, the momentum must be weaker. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Lu Xianda could only say this. In fact, he himself did not know whether there would be reinforcements!
"Yes! Defend Longmen Pass to the death!"
The soldiers didn't know this, and after hearing what Lu Xianda said with such solemnity and seriousness, everyone responded with great momentum.
"Captain, look! Are those men from Fang joining the army?"
Bai Chi pointed to the northeast and said loudly.
Lu Xianda quickly turned around, took a closer look, and saw a black torrent one mile away from Longmen Pass, rushing towards Longmen Pass! They were too far apart before, and this group of people didn't have torches, so they never noticed that there was an army in front of the "torch army"!
"It's Fang Canjun! It must be them! Fang Canjun and Governor Hong are very familiar with this official road. They can march with a little moonlight, but the Turks are definitely not like it! So this group of people must be Fang Canjun and they are undoubtedly! "
Lu Xianda said with excitement.
"Bang bang bang!"
As the army continued to approach here, after a while, some sharp-eyed soldiers could clearly see the faces of some people in the army in the faint moonlight. Someone cheered: "Fang joins the army! It's Fang." Join the army! Fang Canjun is back! Longmen Pass is saved!"
"Open the city gate quickly!"
Lu Xianda also saw clearly at this time, and he ordered decisively.
"yes!"
Soon, the two sergeants bowed to accept the order and ran down the tower to open the city gate!
"Bang bang bang!"
After a while, the army finally arrived at Longmen Pass in the darkness. Seeing that the city gate was wide open, they rode straight into the gate without stopping!
"Quick! Close the city gate! The Turkic army is coming to kill us!"
The leader of the army was indeed Fang Gongteng. After seeing everyone entering the pass, Fang Gongteng hurriedly shouted.
"Squeak~!"
Naturally, a sergeant went to close the city gate. Lu Xianda came forward to greet him. He first saluted Fang Gongteng and Hong Wenxing with clasped fists, and then asked: "Join the army, why are you back?"
"Let's talk as we go!"
Fang Gongteng wiped his sweat, then walked directly towards the stairs of the tower. As he walked, he said:
"Prefect Hong and I chased Wu Jie all the way. When we were about to catch up to Madou Pass, we found that the Turkic army was fighting with the soldiers of the Bingzhou camp who had gone with us. I originally wanted to step forward to help, but when we went there, The battle over there has come to an end, and not long after, Wu Jie and the Turkic general mounted their horses together, preparing to continue southward, so Governor Hong and I quickly ordered the army to turn around and come back as quickly as possible!"
"I see!"
Hearing this, Lu Xianda nodded thoughtfully.
Fang Gongteng hesitated for a moment and continued: "I also heard some bad news. The Yanmen Pass was broken, and Captain Xu... Captain Xu was probably killed!"
"What? Yanmen Pass is broken!"
Lu Xianda was shocked when he heard this.
Fang Gongteng looked sad, nodded and said softly: "Yes! It was broken tonight!"
Lu Xianda was stunned on the spot, and Hong Wenxing asked at this time: "How is the injury of the Marquis? Where is he now?"
Lu Xianda frowned and thought for a while, then said: "The Marquis was seriously injured and fell into a coma. The general has invited the best doctor in Longmen County to come over for treatment. However, the main injuries sustained by the Marquis were internal injuries, and there was nothing the doctor could do! He could only temporarily relieve the Marquis. The pain! The Marquis cannot be bumped about now, it would be an accident. I have sent the Marquis to a quiet place nearby. Once the Turks are fended off, we will hire famous doctors for the Marquis!"
Hong Wenxing's face turned solemn and he murmured: "The Marquis is so seriously injured? It seems that we must win this battle!"
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"Captain, the Turkic army is coming!"
About a quarter of an hour later, Lu Xianda stood on the tower again, and those dense torches in the north were now less than three miles away from Longmen Pass!
Lu Xianda's eyes narrowed, he turned to look at the more than a thousand soldiers behind him, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, listen to me, tonight we will defend Longmen Pass to the death! We are not fighting alone, as long as we can hold on for a few moments Bell, our reinforcements will arrive, and by then everyone will have a share in the success of guarding Longmen Pass!"
With more than a thousand people facing an enemy of at least 30,000 to 40,000 people, the momentum must be weaker. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Lu Xianda could only say this. In fact, he himself did not know whether there would be reinforcements!
"Yes! Defend Longmen Pass to the death!"
The soldiers didn't know this, and after hearing what Lu Xianda said with such solemnity and seriousness, everyone responded with great momentum.
"Captain, look! Are those men from Fang joining the army?"
Bai Chi pointed to the northeast and said loudly.
Lu Xianda quickly turned around and took a closer look. He saw a black torrent one mile away from Longmen Pass, rushing towards Longmen Pass! They were too far apart before, and this group of people didn't have torches, so they never noticed that there was an army in front of the "torch army"!
"It's Fang Canjun! It must be them! Fang Canjun and Governor Hong are very familiar with this official road. They can march with a little moonlight, but the Turks are definitely not like it! So this group of people must be Fang Canjun and they are undoubtedly! "
Lu Xianda said with excitement.
"Bang bang bang!"
As the army continued to approach here, after a while, some sharp-eyed soldiers could clearly see the faces of some people in the army in the faint moonlight. Someone cheered: "Fang joins the army! It's Fang." Join the army! Fang Canjun is back! Longmen Pass is saved!"
"Open the city gate quickly!"
Lu Xianda also saw clearly at this time, and he ordered decisively.
"yes!"
Soon, the two sergeants bowed to accept the order and ran down the tower to open the city gate!
"Bang bang bang!"
After a while, the army finally arrived at Longmen Pass in the darkness. Seeing that the city gate was wide open, they rode straight into the gate without stopping!
"Quick! Close the city gate! The Turkic army is coming to kill us!"
The leader of the army was indeed Fang Gongteng. After seeing everyone entering the pass, Fang Gongteng hurriedly shouted.
"Squeak~!"
Naturally, a sergeant went to close the city gate. Lu Xianda came forward to greet him. He first saluted Fang Gongteng and Hong Wenxing with clasped fists, and then asked: "Join the army, why are you back?"
"Let's talk as we go!"
Fang Gongteng wiped his sweat, then walked directly towards the stairs of the tower. As he walked, he said:
"Prefect Hong and I chased Wu Jie all the way, but when we were about to catch up to Madou Pass, we found that the Turkic army was fighting with the soldiers of the Bingzhou camp who were with us on the expedition. I originally wanted to step forward to help, but when we went there, The battle over there has come to an end, and not long after, Wu Jie and the Turkic general mounted their horses together, preparing to continue southward, so Governor Hong and I quickly ordered the army to turn around and come back as quickly as possible!"
"I see!"
Hearing this, Lu Xianda nodded thoughtfully.
Fang Gongteng hesitated for a moment and continued: "I also heard some bad news. The Yanmen Pass was broken, and Captain Xu... Captain Xu was probably killed!"
"What? Yanmen Pass is broken!"
Lu Xianda was shocked when he heard this.
