The scene where Li Qinzai and Sun Congdong met was not as exciting as expected.
In fact, the two troops were in a very embarrassed state, having been chased by the Tibetan army all night. It would be a bit hurtful to say that they looked like bereaved dogs, but the two troops did have that taste.
In an unknown canyon, Sun Congdong was a dusty man. The moment he saw Li Qinzai, his eyes turned red. He opened his arms and greeted him. He looked excited, just like his long-distance boyfriend who finally got to eat meat tonight.
When he was about to run in front of Li Qinzai, Li Qinzai dodged and avoided Sun Congdong's bear hug. He subconsciously kicked Sun Congdong and staggered him.
"Be more restrained, our relationship has not reached that level." Li Qinzai dusted the hem of his robe and said.
Sun Congdong didn't mind either, and grinned: "Fortunately, I am relieved to see that Uncle Li County is fine. If you have any shortcomings, I will not be alive."
"No, you'd better live shamelessly. If you wipe your neck on my grave after I die, the scandal between us will spread for a thousand years."
Li Qinzai turned around and looked around, asking, "Are there any spare horses?"
Sun Congdong said hurriedly: "Yes, many of the soldiers were killed in battle, but we took all the horses away."
Li Qinzai did not ask for the specific number of casualties, but he knew that the "quite a few" mentioned by Sun Congdong should be an unoptimistic number.
"Everyone mount up. This place is dozens of miles away from the Tubo camp and it is still unsafe. Let's leave first." Li Qinzai ordered.
Taking the time to look at the map, Li Qinzai pointed to a small oasis more than a hundred miles away on the map and said, "Go there to rest."
The group of people mounted their horses and ran wildly. Two hours later, they arrived at the small oasis on the map.
As expected, there were people living in the oasis, a small tribe in Tuyuhun. After Li Qinzai and others arrived, Sun Congdong ordered an attack without saying a word. In an instant, the small tribe was wiped out.
Li Qinzai did not stop them and acquiesced to their actions.
War cannot tolerate romance, nor can it tolerate kindness. Li Qinzai could only do his best to kill as few innocent people as possible, but not the Holy Mother of White Lotus. He had his own standards in his heart for what should be killed and what should be kept.
It is said to be an oasis, but there is a little more vegetation around it. There are some old and leaky tents set up here and there on the oasis. Dozens of cattle and sheep are digging listlessly in the sand, trying to dig out some plant roots to satisfy their hunger.
There is a well in the oasis. The water in the well is almost dry. The water that comes up is also turbid. It has been settling for a long time and the color of the clear water has not changed yet. But such conditions are already heaven-like in this vast wasteland.
During the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing died suddenly at a young age. Historians speculate that it was because Huo Qubing drank unclean water when he was attacking the Xiongnu in the north, causing irreparable damage to his body.
At this time today, Li Qinzai can finally understand the hardships faced by Huo Qubing during his time of glory.
A jar of water was placed in front of Li Qinzai. After waiting for a long time, a thick layer of sand had settled at the bottom of the jar, but the color of the water was still turbid and yellow. Li Qinzai had no choice but to order someone to boil the settled water, and then continue to settle. Then bring to a boil.
After repeating it several times, it finally looked like water, and Li Qinzai dared to drink it.
I tasted it and found it had a slight salty taste, which was acceptable. So Li Qinzai ordered all the soldiers in the army to boil the water more than three times before drinking it.
Fenglangjuxu, who admires the champion, must not follow in the footsteps of the champion.
The fifth young master in a war-torn environment must live a refined life. Is it just for show? No, it is to live until the end of life without illness or disaster.
After replenishing dry food and drinking water, Li Qinzai summoned Sun Congdong, Liu Asi and others to discuss matters.
Sun Congdong reported the casualties of the Forbidden Army with red eyes. After many days of guerrilla fighting, Sun Congdong's more than 1,000 Forbidden Army had suffered more than 200 casualties. Last night when he rescued Li Qinzai, the Forbidden Army suffered about 200 casualties.
Fortunately, thanks to the cover of night and the sharp three-eyed gun as a weapon, we didn't suffer a big loss.
But for Sun Congdong, nearly half of his brothers' casualties were an unbearable pain.
Li Qinzai didn't know how to comfort him. He just sighed and said: "Generals will inevitably die in battle. In war, there are sacrifices. Today it is them, but tomorrow it may be us..."
Looking around at everyone, Li Qinzai said with a bit of resoluteness in his tone: "We will still have a war going on. I will do my best to save the lives of the robes, and at the same time, I will do my best to kill the enemy."
"As the commander-in-chief, I will not make any mistakes in command, causing unnecessary sacrifices for the soldiers. As soldiers, you should also faithfully execute every military order of mine. Once an order is given, the soldiers will risk their lives and fight to the death. "
Sun Congdong and Liu Asi stood up, clasped their fists, and said solemnly: "I am willing to obey the general's order!"
Immediately, Sun Congdong said: "Uncle Li County, what should we do next?"
Li Qinzai pondered for a moment and said slowly: "We only have 800 troops left. Of course, it is impossible for this small number of troops to fight the Tibetans head-on. So next, we should focus on harassing the guerrillas."
"Try to contain the strength of the Tibetan army so that they cannot occupy the entire territory of Tuyuhun and buy time and space for General Su Dingfang."
Li Qinzai paused, suddenly showed a strange expression, and said: "By the way, let's set up another game for Lu Dongzan..."
Sun Congdong was stunned. With only 800 troops, you still want to set up a trap for Lu Dongzan?
If I give you a division, how dare you attack Taiyuan?
"What's the plot?"
"Zheng Rentai's 5,000 soldiers and horses are about to join us. There are 5,800 of us in total, fighting against the Tibetan army and harassing the guerrillas."
Li Qinzai stretched out his index finger and said: "I want to draw out Lu Dongzan's anger, make the Tibetan army exhausted to annihilate us, and make Lu Dongzan's original plan for Tuyuhun completely out of control..."
"Hold on until Su Dingfang's army arrives, and it will be easy for Datang to swallow Tuyuhun."
Sun Congdong still didn't quite understand, but he still clasped his fists and said: "The last general is willing to serve as the front soldier of Li County Bo Ma."
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After being stationed at the oasis for a day, Li Qinzai immediately gave the order to set off.
In the area controlled by the Tubo army, they cannot stay anywhere for a long time, otherwise the entire army will be annihilated.
After the breakout of the Tubo camp, Li Qinzai no longer dared to underestimate Lu Dongzan.
On the evening of the next day, Li Qinzai led his troops to the east side of Dafeichuan and joined forces with 5,000 border troops.
The leader of the army was not Zheng Rentai, but one of his subordinates named Song Jintu. He was about thirty years old and a native of Jingyang. He was originally the captain of Zuowuwei and was transferred to Ganzhou three years ago.
As the governor of Liangzhou, Zheng Rentai commanded the soldiers and horses of the six states. Of course, it was impossible for him to personally lead his troops into Tuyuhun to fight.
Song Jintu had already received Zheng Rentai's military order. After the two armies joined forces, Song Jintu handed over the command without saying a word.
Li Qinzai finally felt at ease at this moment.
Therefore, it is still necessary to tie thousands of troops to your waistband and run around. At least you will feel safe and no longer have to worry about being surrounded by enemies like Sun Tzu.
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