In the Chinese army's tent, Li Xuan, Li Jinxing, Shi Jian, and Xiao Siye resigned at the same time.
"Everyone else, please, the King of Nanchang will stay." Liu Shenli suddenly spoke. Li Xuan was slightly startled, stopped and turned around.
"Your Majesty, come with me." Liu Shenli stood up and led Li Xuan towards the back tent.
Li Xuan raised her eyebrows and looked surprised, but she still followed Liu Shenli into the back tent.
A familiar figure stood in the back tent, and Li Xuan suddenly lost his voice: "General Xue."
Pingyang County Duke, acting governor of the state, former right-wing Weiwei generals Xue Li and Xue Rengui.
Li Xuan turned around suddenly, looked at Liu Shenli, and said in disbelief: "Was that a show just now?"
"Not entirely." Liu Shenli waved his hand, asking Li Xuan and Xue Rengui to sit down together, and then said: "Since the battle before March, Wang Xiaojie's troops have firmly defended Wuhai and have not made any rash moves.
Although there was transportation of grain and grass after that, there was no further trend. Would the prince think too much about this situation? "
"Yes!" Li Xuan took a deep breath and said, "I will eventually wonder if there is some conspiracy behind the scenes."
"Your Majesty, please continue." Xue Rengui spoke and looked at Li Xuan calmly.
Seeing Xue Rengui's appearance, Li Xuan understood a little. These two guys may have reached a tacit understanding.
After some thought, Li Xuan said: "If this king is talking about Qinling, he will definitely doubt the true purpose of our army, send people to spy on the strength of the army, and also oppress Wuhai."
Qin Ling's plan is to lure the enemy deeper.
Even though Liu Shenli was cautious by nature, it was strange that Liu Shenli remained unmoved despite Qinling leaving such a large combat space.
Even the strength of the army to reinforce Wu Hai has not changed much in the past few months. It has always remained at five thousand, which is strange.
"With five thousand people, we can defend Wuhai in summer, but in winter, I'm afraid we won't be able to defend it at all."
Li Xuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "At this moment, if we think about it again, the army has never thought of establishing more stable places on the plateau, even if it is about Qinling, I am afraid that we can't help but think about it. I never thought about guarding Wuhai."
"Even if my army is short of food, can't I deceive him?" Xue Rengui raised his head and looked at Li Xuan curiously.
Li Xuan shook his head directly: "If our army is short of military supplies, why do we need to arrange so many troops to stay in Dafeichuan? Even if we withdraw slightly, it is better than doing nothing."
"So, we need to expose our conspiracy to Lun Qinling in advance. If we can defeat it, then we can go one step further. If not, then we can take the opportunity to retreat. At this time, Lun Qinling will not follow. You have to follow me." Liu Shenli spoke slowly, his expression calm.
Li Xuan turned to look at Liu Shenli and asked in a low voice: "What if we pretend to be defeated in Qinling?"
"Does he have time to feign defeat?" Liu Shenli asked in one sentence.
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, then looked at Xue Rengui and asked, "Why did the general arrive at Dafeichuan so early?"
"Because we need to mobilize troops." Xue Rengui smiled and said: "The Youweiwei army cannot be just announced, and if the governor assembles the army elsewhere, it will inevitably attract attention, so I came to Dafeichuan first. After all…if I am the only one here, I won’t be able to consume much food and grass.”
"So when will the Youweiwei army arrive?"
"After July." Liu Shenli said in a deep voice: "After July, west of Qugou and west of the Yellow River, no one is allowed to pass without military orders. Anyone who acts rashly will be arrested directly. Anyone who resists will be killed."
Li Xuan nodded gently and glanced lightly between Liu Shenli and Xue Rengui.
Liu Shenli spoke again and asked, "Does the prince think there are any loopholes in my commander-in-chief's plan?"
Li Xuan glanced at Xue Rengui, who shrugged indifferently. Li Xuan had no choice but to say, "There is one place."
"where?"
"Tuyuhun." Li Xuan said with a helpless smile: "If the little king is Lun Qinling, then at the same time as the attack, I am afraid that a part of the Guang Army will be sent down from the mountains on the east side of Kunshan in Qingxi to directly attack De Ling Ha, then drive Tuguhun towards Chaka, and finally rush towards Qugou or Dafeichuan to cut off the grain road."
Liu Shenli waved his hand directly and said: "This is still the policy back then, but now the food route of our dynasty is in Xinghai."
"Qugou is not far from Xinghai." Li Xuan looked up calmly.
Liu Shenli's face became solemn, but he still spoke: "There are six thousand Turks in Chaka, and three thousand Zuowuwei in Northwest New City."
"The Guang Army does not need to attack the city head-on. They only need to bypass it. With the speed of the Guang Army, Zuowuwei and the Turks may not be able to catch up."
Li Xuan turned to look at Xue Rengui and said: "At that time, it is very likely that the Guang Army will drive 10,000 Tuyuhun troops to Dafeichuan. At that time, Lun Qinling should also come down from the mountain."
"When the time comes, I will be able to kill him in one fell swoop." Xue Rengui's expression was ruthless.
Li Xuan wanted to say something, but at this time, he sighed in his heart and closed his mouth.
After a moment of silence, Liu Shenli spoke first: "Your Majesty is right, Delingha is indeed a dangerous place, and the defense force needs to be strengthened. How about calling in General Qi Biming from the left guard?"
Qibi Heli, the general of Zuowei, has become much better after the weather warmed up. With the help of powerful and talented people, the army is not in trouble.
At this time, Zuo Wei General Qi Biming can be mobilized.
"Yes!" Xue Rengui nodded.
Li Xuan also agreed and said: "Yes, but it is better to defend the city. Without the Tuyuhun people as servants, six thousand Turks can still stop them."
"Six thousand Turkic soldiers." Liu Shenli looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Why is the prince so afraid of the Guangjun? Isn't six thousand Turkic cavalry enough to surround and kill them?"
"Not enough." Li Xuan shook his head directly and said: "Xiao Wang once prepared to fight against Qianguang Army.
Traps, surprise attacks, and various other methods were used to exchange for the casualties of 200 soldiers in exchange for the total destruction of 1,000 guang troops. If it were a head-on confrontation, it would be impossible to capture these 1,000 guang troops without losing 40%.
Therefore, if we were to fight head-on with the main force of the Light Army, the right-guard cavalry under my command would probably be compared with them one by one. "
Among the black armored cavalry under Li Xuan, there were only a few in the entire Tang army who were confident enough to defeat them.
Li Xuan said this, which is enough to prove the power of Guangjun.
Liu Shenli turned to look at Xue Rengui and asked, "What do you think, Brother Xue?"
"Although Xue had fought against the Guang Army, he didn't know they were the Guang Army at that time."
Xue Rengui took a deep breath and said, "The Guangjun likes to hide among the Tuyuhun cavalry, and then give you a hard bite, making you grin in pain every time."
"In this way, after Shenli leaves, everything in the camp will be handed over to Brother Xue." Liu Shenli handed over to Xue Rengui seriously.
"Here!" Xue Rengui returned the greeting calmly.
…
"This is your Majesty's wish." Xue Rengui was walking in the rear camp. The troops in the rear camp would not be surprised by his appearance.
This is already the core of the army.
No one can pry into it easily, and these people here are not allowed to leave easily.
So there is no need to worry about them leaking the secret.
Walking to a place with few people, Xue Rengui looked at the mountains in the distance and said softly: "Your Majesty is using Pengcheng County Duke as bait to talk about Qinling, and he himself also wants to take a gamble and see if he can Can the plan work?"
Li Xuan nodded slightly. No wonder Liu Shenli's expression seemed to him to be unexpectedly excited.
Based on Liu Shenli's many years of experience in officialdom, this should not be the case.
Xue Rengui spoke and asked: "In your opinion, what is the outcome of this battle?"
"As for the masters of Qinling formation battle, they are very good at fighting with the wind and trying their best to avoid the battle with the wind. If he is defeated on the plateau, then he will sweep down the river and Dafeichuan will be in danger." Li Xuan shook his head slightly. Both sides were plotting against each other. Knowing each other, Li Xuan now knows Lun Qinling far better than before.
"What if Wang Xiaojie and Hei Teochang fought to the death, and Duke Pengcheng finally set fire to Changshui Pass to stop the enemy?"
They are using the 20,000 soldiers on the front line as bait, and if Qin Ling swallows this bait, it will not be easy for him.
"If that's the case, then it would be a great luck for him to escape." Li Xuan sighed in her heart.
If the Tang Dynasty were defeated, it would have its own backing, and it would only lose 30,000 soldiers at most. Changzhou would not be in danger. It would just be Li Xuan who fought with Lun Qinling for a while.
If Tubo were defeated, all the 60,000 to 70,000 troops under Qin Ling's command would die in Changzhou, and even the sergeants in the Baihai and Tongtian River areas behind would die as well.
The winner takes everything and the loser gets nothing. This is the battlefield.
Li Xuan suddenly frowned and said, "Since Qin Ling is an extraordinary person, he must have extraordinary means."
Li Xuan looked up in the direction of Wu Hai and whispered: "But Xuan has been investigating for a long time and has not been able to find out. What is his real method?"
When they were fighting on both sides of the Shazhuyu River, Lun Qinling produced a bunch of elephant cavalry.
Of course, by now, it is difficult for these elephant cavalry to pose a threat to the Tang Dynasty, but Qin Ling must have powerful means at his disposal.
Just like Li Xuan, the means at his disposal are increasing every day.
Regarding a person like Qin Ling, what is his real method, Guangjun?
But near Chaka, they had arranged for Turkic cavalry to guard the area.
"Xuan always feels like she has overlooked something, but she can't figure out what she has overlooked." Li Xuan looked up at Xue Rengui.
With hundreds of thousands of troops fighting, even the most astute commander would be unable to account for every corner.
Xue Rengui looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Then what is our greatest weakness? From what you know, what is our greatest weakness?"
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then her face changed drastically, and she blurted out: "Turks."
"Turks?" "
"The Western Turks are rebelling, so how can the East Turks fare better? All conflicts are just suppressed temporarily."
Li Xuan raised his eyes and looked at Xue Rengui and said: "Uncle Shi, be careful. If anyone can stab you in the back in this battle, it will definitely be a Turk, just like the Tuyuhun people back then."
At that time, Xue Rengui ignored the Tuyuhun people, and was finally stabbed severely in the back by the Tuyuhun people.
Nowadays, the Turks are very likely to follow the Tuyuhun people's example, and once they take action, not only the army's food routes will be in danger, but even the Dafeichuan River will not be safe.
Thinking of this, Li Xuan immediately held up his hands and said: "Uncle Shi, Xuan has to go back and make arrangements first, so as not to be caught off guard suddenly if something changes."
Seeing Li Xuan's impatient look, Xue Rengui nodded and said: "Well, Your Majesty, walk slowly, Your Majesty, be careful. Everything in Xiaohuashi Gorge is your own decision. Whether to fight or not, and when to fight are all up to your own judgment. Don’t trust anyone else!”
"Here!" Li Xuan took note of it carefully, then handed it over and left.
…
Thousands of black-armored cavalry were walking through the grassland, and Li Xuan took the lead. Suddenly, a flash of light flashed through his mind.
Liu Shenli, he fought for the prince; Xue Rengui, he was a loyal minister of the emperor.
In this battle, the prince and the emperor were also secretly competing.
The lives of tens of thousands of soldiers lie in their hands.
Li Xuan clenched her fists tightly.
(End of chapter)
