At the end of the Shen Dynasty, outside Lanzhou City, there was the Tuyuhun camp.
The Tuyuhun soldiers who were still howling early yesterday morning were now like eggplants beaten by frost, tidying up their tents dejectedly.
Today at noon,
They received military orders, and King Ming had ordered the troops to withdraw tomorrow morning.
After being defeated by Li Jing yesterday, Liang Qucong, who returned to the Chinese army's main tent, had no intention of withdrawing his troops.
After all, in his opinion, although the encirclement and suppression failed, he only needed to burn the Tang people's food and grass, or block the connection between the Chinese army and Yuzhong City.
Li Jing's army will be defeated sooner or later.
Even after receiving news later that the plan to burn down the Tang Dynasty had failed, Liang Qucong was still confident.
At that time, he considered recalling the 20,000 troops from Lintao City and joining the remaining 50,000 troops.
In this case, he could still gather 70,000 troops.
As long as Lou Ming's 20,000 army is cut off, the connection between Li Jing's army and Yuzhong City will be cut off.
He still has a chance to make a comeback.
Unexpectedly, Liang Qucong waited all night, but did not receive any news from Lou Ming.
Until this morning, when the news of Lou Ming's defeat came, it became the straw that broke the camel's back.
Lou Ming's 20,000 elite cavalry were completely wiped out.
Liang Qucong didn't want to believe that Lou Ming, a talented young man from Tuyuhun, would die in the hands of an unknown person.
However, the news that came back one after another told him that this matter was true.
Lou Ming was really defeated, and he was completely defeated, even losing his life.
This incident was a huge blow to Liang Qucong. Her hair, which was originally half white, turned completely white after a morning.
Lou Mingna is the young leader of the Lou clan, the second largest tribe in Tuyuhun.
his death,
Not only was the chance of a comeback completely ruined, but the famous king Liang Qucong had to give Lou an explanation.
Otherwise, the Lou family will form a deadly feud with him, and his tribe will be in danger of overthrowing.
"King Qi, we have found out clearly."
"The person who set up an ambush and defeated General Lou yesterday is called Qin Ming. He is a military official of the Tang Army and is from Chang'an."
"According to reliable information, he is a man from Lantian County who was personally conferred by Emperor Li Tang. He is just a young boy now and has just turned sixteen this year."
When Liang Qucong heard this, she suddenly turned around, stared at the visitor with red eyes, and said word by word:
"Are you sure you heard correctly? He is sixteen years old? Not twenty-six?"
The soldier who came to report pursed his lips, lowered his head, and said firmly:
"My subordinates have repeatedly confirmed that he is indeed only sixteen years old."
Liang Qucong's vision blurred for a while when he heard this, and he immediately collapsed to the ground.
The Tuyuhun soldiers in the tent were immediately frightened.
They stepped forward and shouted:
"Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty."
Liang Qucong slowly opened her bloodshot eyes, waved her hand and said:
"The military advisor will stay, and everyone else will go out."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wait until the rest of the group is out.
Liang Qucong smiled miserably at Military Advisor Murong Xiujun, and his whole face seemed to have aged several years in an instant.
"Military advisor, Qin Ming cannot keep this person."
"It is enough for the Han people to have one champion."
Murong Xiujun deeply agreed with this.
"What does the king mean?"
Liang Qucong looked cold and said solemnly:
"Use all the secret agents in the Tang army and never let him return to Chang'an alive at any cost."
"With the future 'Champion Marquis' buried with him, Lou Ming, the young clan leader, is not at a loss. This king has given an account to the Lou clan."
Murong Xiujun closed his eyes and pondered for a while before speaking slowly.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
At this moment, a guard knelt down at the door of the tent, holding a jade tablet in his hand.
"Your Majesty, there is someone outside the camp asking to see you. He claims to be your old friend, and he has something important to do with the life and death of his country that he wants to report to you."
"This is his token."
Liang Qucong raised her eyebrows and turned to look at Murong Xiujun.
Murong Xiujun nodded and said to the bodyguard:
"Present the token."
"yes."
Soon, the guard handed a jade plaque with the character "Liang" engraved on the front and the character "山" engraved on the back to Liang Qucong's hand.
Liang Qucong looked through it, and after checking that everything was correct, he ordered:
"Bring him in."
"yes."
After one stick of incense,
A thin figure wearing a black robe and a cloak walked into the tent.
He bowed to Liang Qucong who was sitting on the throne and said:
"Long time no see. How are you doing, Your Highness Prince Liang?"
Liang Qucong narrowed his eyes and sneered:
"Pretentiousness. What I dislike the most is you Tang people."
"Whatever you have to say, don't waste your time! Don't waste my time."
Hearing Liang Qucong's words, the man in black robe was not angry at all.
He clapped his hands and said with a smile:
"Okay, if that's the case, then I'll open the skylight and speak out."
"I took the risk to come here specifically to relieve His Highness' worries."
Liang Qucong curled her lips and said disdainfully:
"Relieving this king's worries? Are you worthy?"
The man in black robe sighed after hearing this, spread his palms and said:
"Hey, it seems that I have gone astray. Originally, I wanted to help His Highness and your country buy some time for the sake of past friendship."
"Now it seems that His Highness does not regard me as a friend at all!"
"Hey, that's all."
The man in black robe shook his head, bowed his hand towards Liang Qucong and said:
"Excuse me, I will go back and deliver a message to my family right now and tell them. There is no need to work hard to stop Li Shimin's plan to destroy the country."
"Tuyuhun cannot be destroyed."
After saying that, the man in black robe turned and left.
Liang Qucong, who was about to get angry, quickly calmed down after hearing these last words.
Looking at the man in black robe leaving, Liang Qucong did not ask him to stay, but turned to look at Murong Xiujun.
Murong Xiujun immediately understood, raised his arm, and said:
"Brother, please stay."
The man in black robe curled his lips, turned around and cupped his hands towards Murong Xiujun, pretending to be confused and said:
"Sir, is something wrong?"
Murong Xiujun forced out a smile and asked:
"I just want to ask my brother, how did you know that Emperor Li... Emperor Li Tang was going to attack our country?"
The man in black robe sneered:
"Are you still unclear about the situation? Or do you think that Li Erlang can swallow his bad breath after learning about the plague in Lanzhou?"
"You don't really think of Li Er as a merciful saint, do you?"
Murong Xiujun heard this and said seriously:
"What happened in Lanzhou was done by Dangxiang people, and it has nothing to do with me, Tuyuhun."
"Our country will soon send an envoy to Chang'an to explain this matter to the Emperor of Tang in person."
The man in black robe sneered:
"Do you believe this yourself?"
Murong Xiujun suddenly choked up after hearing this.
Liang Qucong, who was sitting in the main seat, slammed his big hand on the table and said angrily:
"Stop talking nonsense, what do you want?"
The man in black robe turned around, pursed his lips and smiled, and said:
"Your Majesty, if you speak quickly, I won't hold back."
"We can use the power of the DPRK and China to prevent Li Shimin from sending troops to attack Tuyuhun as much as possible."
"As a condition, we need the king to do a small thing for us."
Liang Qucong thought for a while, raised his head and asked:
"What's up?"
The man in black robe grinned and said:
"Kill a man named Qin Ming."
Liang Qucong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then looked at Murong Xiujun.
Murong Xiujun took a step forward and asked curiously:
"Why did you kill him?"
The man in black robe clasped his hands behind his back and raised his chin.
"Just tell me, do you agree to this condition or not?"
"Don't ask anything else."
Murong Xiujun pretended to hesitate.
"With your power in the Tang Dynasty, you have to take action for something as simple as killing someone."
"It seems that Qin Ming's identity is not simple! Even a family like yours is worried that if this matter is exposed, it will have an impact on the family."
"Had to borrow someone else's hand."
The man in black robe smiled lightly and said:
"It's really not difficult to kill him."
After a long silence, Murong Xiujun asked:
"Where is this person now? If you want us to take action, you must provide some specific information, right?"
The man in black robe nodded, turned to look at Liang Qucong, and confirmed:
"Is this settled, Your Majesty?"
Liang Qucong nodded slightly and asked:
"Tell me your plan."
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