In Huixi Village, Tian Hongbin was leading a few guards to stand on the mountain, looking far away at the wilderness covered by the thick and heavy poisonous miasma. The huge thick blue smoke kept rising, like a twisted blue gauze scarf. Swallowing and extending upward, under the light of the blue sky in the morning, there was a strange and dazzling black light.
The poisonous miasma had already swept slowly with the weak wind. Even the barbarian soldiers in Huixi Village could slightly smell the abnormal smell, but Tian Hongbin was not afraid. After all, the antidote had already been taken into his stomach. He couldn't even help but take a few steps closer.
"Gene Era"
This is the best situation that Tian Hongbin imagined. In this way, all the Wuping troops in the wilderness will be attacked by the poisonous miasma, which is tantamount to annihilation for these unsuspecting Han people.
Tian Hongbin's chest heaved violently, and his eyes shone with excitement. The image of Li Yuan and all the Tang soldiers turning into white bones began to appear in his mind. At this time, he couldn't help but stretch his waist and move his muscles a little, began to rub his hands, and then decisively turned around and returned. In the commander's tent, he summoned the generals to discuss matters.
As expected, there was a commotion at the door of the big tent, followed by another round of grand cheers. Tian Hongbin stood up nervously and kept pacing back and forth until Xiang Zongyan and more than a dozen barbarian generals walked in. .
"How are the casualties of the Tang army? Can Li Yuan and Peng Shiyu be captured?"
Tian Hongbin couldn't wait to ask loudly, and his words showed not only anxiety but also full confidence. In his opinion, there was no suspense about the outcome of this battle. Now it was just a question of whether he could successfully capture the enemy's leader. Naturally, Peng Shiyu couldn't let it go. Li Yuan, the coach of the Tang Army, is actually his real target. If he can capture this person, whether dead or alive, Tian Hongbin will become famous with this amazing skill...
Just when Xiang Zongyan was about to open his mouth to answer, one of the lieutenant generals looked happy, stepped forward and replied: "Zhen Du Tong! Our army has won a great victory! The power of this poisonous miasma is really unimaginable! None of the invading Tang troops have been killed." Escape, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people were killed or injured..."
"Isn't it true that no one can escape? Why so little?"
Tian Hongbin was not as ecstatic as he expected, but his face suddenly turned gloomy: "The previous scouts came to report that Li Yuan brought no less than 30,000 horses!"
The lieutenant general showed a slight hesitation, then hurriedly replied: "General, I don't dare to deceive you! We will follow your military orders and leave no one behind in the Tang army..."
Not allowing this person to finish speaking, Tian Hongbin then asked loudly: "I just want to know, what about the life and death of Li Yuan and Peng Shiyu?"
Xiang Zongyan, who was calm and composed at the side, directly pushed the deputy general away, stepped forward and interjected: "The last general has already suggested that Li Yuan is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and today's troops are probably just suspects. The poison bag is too precious and cannot be used at will. It's a pity that the commander-in-chief didn't adopt it... General Yimo's observation and estimation showed that the Tang army that was wiped out in this battle was just a vanguard to explore the road. There were not even ten thousand people at all, only seven or eight thousand at most! Commander-in-chief, now you Are you still thinking about Li Yuan and Peng Shiyu?"
After the words fell, most of the barbarian generals expressed their attitude with silence. The meaning of silence was self-evident. Even the generals of the Tian family under Tian Hongbin remained silent. In an instant, the fire in Tian Hongbin's heart seemed to be extinguished by a pour of cold water. He clenched his fists tightly, seeing Xiang Zongyan's face full of ridicule but unable to speak.
Xiang Zongyan did not intend to ignore it. Instead, he raised his voice and said loudly with an angry expression: "General, I am really heartbroken! Ever since I received the order from the Governor, I have spared no effort to use all the strength of the entire clan to capture the poisonous bag. To deal with the Tang army, protect the three states for our tribes in Dongxi. The powder used in the poison sacs is extremely difficult to collect. If you use one, you will lose one. As our army's trump card, we must not use it easily!
But they all went their own way, greedy for power and rushed forward, and actually used up all the poison bags in one battle!
Then Li Yuan's main army is still behind! If we knew the situation of this battle, how could we let it go? And how will our army resist in the future? Tian Dutong, I am afraid that the land of our three states will be ruined in your hands! "
"Unbridled!" Seeing that Xiang Zongyan took the opportunity to attack and used such sharp words, Tian Hongbin simply didn't take his reputation as a traitor in his eyes. Even though Tian Hongbin was furious, he only blushed and struggled to squeeze out Just two words. The generals stood silently, having long lost the joy of victory just now, and now they all lowered their heads after hearing the words.
"We just fought a great victory, why don't you say anything? So what if the poison sacs are used up? The Tang army lost more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in this battle, and their vitality has been severely damaged. Our army only needs to hold on -"
Xiang Zongyan's eyes were like torches, and he responded unceremoniously: "Secure what? Defend Huixi Village, defend Xizhou City? Why, haven't the commander-in-chief heard about the power of the Tang army's siege equipment? Tie yourself up in a cocoon, which is tantamount to seeking death. Ear!"
"Xiang Zongyan!" Tian Hongbin couldn't bear the repeated defeats. At this time, regardless of the majesty of the general, he rushed straight in front of Xiang Zongyan, stretched out his index finger and tapped his chest several times: "You Xiang Zongyan are from my Dongxi tribe, and you are blind. My brother respects you and makes you the deputy commander of the army! Today our army has won a great victory, but you are singing a lamentation here. You have committed the following offense and disrupted the morale of our army. What do you want to do? Do you want to imitate the traitor of the Peng family? ?!”
The barbarian generals present all turned pale with surprise, and the three generals belonging to the Xiang clan reacted immediately. They quickly pressed their swords and stood behind their leader, showing nervous expressions as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Tian Hongbin did not hesitate to give in. As soon as he raised his hand to scold, the guards beside him drew their swords and stepped forward, instantly surrounding the weak Xiang Zongyan and others in the center of the tent.
At the critical moment, I suddenly heard someone sneer at the door of the big tent: "You seven-foot-tall man, after a great victory, you did not discuss how to annihilate the enemy army, but you are still fighting among yourself here. It is simply ridiculous! Everyone gathered here is Am I a warrior from Dongxi? I really disappoint this governor!"
The generals looked in shock, but saw a figure flashing at the door of the tent, and then Xizhou Deputy Governor Tian Hongyou, who was wearing armor and stomach, suddenly appeared, striding into the tent surrounded by a group of powerful guards.
Since participating in the Xizhou War with Peng Shichou more than ten years ago, Tian Hongyou, who is not good at military affairs, has rarely worn armor. Even when he led his troops to seize power a few months ago, he only wore a black robe. Today, he was uncharacteristically not only He was fully armed, and for the first time, there were two shiny short knives tied around his waist. They were gently moving and clanking against each other.
Seeing his brother's menacing posture, a sudden smile appeared on Tian Hongbin's gloomy face. He quickly stepped forward to greet him, raised his hands and said politely: "The governor is here! I will pay my respects to the governor!"
Tian Hongyou frowned and said solemnly: "I have heard clearly what happened in the tent just now."
"Just in time! Commander, our army has just won a great victory. The general is about to summon the generals to discuss military matters. Unexpectedly, Xiang Zongyan actually committed the following crime and disrupted the morale of the army. It is really abominable! Commander, in accordance with the military system of Xizhou , he must be punished severely! The general suggested that Xiang Zongyan should be punished..."
