Wang Zhongsi held the saddle bridge on his horse and looked at Dugu Xiang with interest: "Are you the granddaughter of the Dugu family?" Dugu Xiang was stunned and said: "Hey... Wang Gong, how do you recognize me?" Wang Zhongsi held the riding whip in his hand. Pointing at Jiang Shuo, he said: "Not only you, I also recognize him... Jiang Shuo." Dugu Xiang made a face and said with a smile: "It turns out that the prince also recognizes Brother Shuo. He was teasing us earlier, but how could you Do you know about us?" At this time, a short sallow-faced bodyguard behind Wang Zhongsi rushed forward, stretched out his hand to wipe his face, took off a human skin mask, revealing his snow-white face and beautiful face, and said to Dugu Xiang: "Sister Xiang'er, long time no see." Dugu Xiang exclaimed: "Sister Zhu'er, why is it you?" Although Li Zhu'er was a spy for the Yan army, she had revealed intelligence about the eastern army to the western army, so Wang Zhongsi It's not surprising to recognize her, but can her identity be revealed in front of An Qingxu and Yin Ziqi?
Dugu Xiang couldn't help but feel a little confused. Seeing that she was silent, Li Zhuer smiled and said: "Sister Xiang'er, you must be thinking how I can be with the prince. In fact, it was Second Young Master An who asked me to lead the way here. Tubo once wanted to seduce An Zhongcheng. The Tang Dynasty rebelled, and the east and west attacked the Tang Dynasty. An Zhongcheng pretended to agree and sent me to Tubo to establish contact. Only then did he figure out the Tibetan people's troop deployment on the border, and the prince could march straight into the hinterland of Tubo." This was obviously a lie. so-called
The "five-pronged attack on the Tang Dynasty" was completely proposed by An Lushan, but in Li Zhuer's mouth, it was turned into a suggestion by the Tubo people. However, she said that An Lushan sent her to Tibet as a liaison and stole information about the Tibetan army. It's also true.
Dugu Xiang was a little confused. He licked his dry lips and said, "Brother Tuoba said that the Qilian Mountains are so tall that it is difficult to climb over them. How could the prince be able to descend from the sky with magic troops and reach the West Sea?" Li Zhuer said, "There is indeed no Qilian Mountains. You can enter the West Sea through the gap, but the prince came from Guazhou." Dugu Xiang was shocked: "Guazhou is a thousand miles away..." Wang Zhongsi added: "Guazhou is not only a thousand miles away, but two miles away." Thousands of miles! Guazhou is surrounded by deserts, but there is a large swamp in the northeast of Jinchang City. It is said that the water of the swamp is poured by the underworld water from the Tuyuhun land. However, no one has ever successfully climbed over the snow-capped mountains and entered the plateau. If not for Lady Li’s exploration Even if we get the information, we can't find a path." Dugu Xiang said: "But the Eastern and Western armies have always been at odds. How could you, my lord, trust Zhuer so much that you could go two thousand miles deep with just one word from her?" Wang Zhongsi said: "Dugu Madam, you are mistaken. The information Li Zhuer gave me is not the route into the plateau. The Snowy Mountains are so dangerous. Even if the route is known, the enemy can stop thousands of troops with only one partial division." Dugu Xiang said: "Then I don't understand..." Wang Zhongsi said: "The information sent by Li Zhuer is that King Tuyuhun led five thousand elite cavalry and wanted to take advantage of the fierce battle between our army and Tubo in Shibao City to sneak attack Guazhou Jin Changjun. This attack was really unexpected. Jinchang County was just the governor's palace, with only two armies under its command. If the news had not been received in advance, Jinchang would be occupied by Tuyuhun's elite troops, and the connection between Shazhou Dunhuang County and Suzhou Jiuquan County would be broken. If it is interrupted, the entire Hexi town will fall into chaos." Duguxiang said: "So that's the case. The Tang army also believed that the Tubo army could only enter Hexi through Shibao City. If it weren't for Sister Zhuer's reminder, King Tuyuhun successfully attacked Guazhou. It may affect the situation on the entire battlefield." Wang Zhongsi said: "Yes, this little king Tuyuhun is also a talented general. The reason why Huangfu Weiming was defeated last year was also because the little king Tuyuhun made detours, succeeded in a sneak attack, and killed Chu Xu. We have to retreat." Everyone heard that Huangfu Weiming was carelessly underestimated and defeated the enemy at the foot of Shibao City last year. Now they know that it was the little king Tuyuhun who did it.
Wang Zhongsi continued: "When I got the news, it was too late for Longyou's soldiers to mobilize, so I appointed Ge Shuhan, the deputy envoy of Dadou Army, as the general and led an elite cavalry force from each of Dadou and Yumen armies to attack. Jinchang, this time caught Tuyuhun off guard, wiped out all the enemy troops, and captured Xiao Wang alive. These five thousand people were the last elite soldiers of Tuyuhun. After this battle, Tuyuhun no longer exists." Duguxiang sighed: "Then Tuyuhun really stole the chicken and lost all the rice... No wonder you, prince, trust Sister Zhuer so much." Wang Zhongsi nodded and said: "I will select a group of elite soldiers and follow the path down the mountain from Tuyuhun to the plateau. At this time, west of Tuyuhun The land of Moli was not defended by a single soldier for thousands of miles, so we were able to fight all the way to the West Sea so smoothly." Duguxiang said: "I still don't understand why An Lushan helped the Western Army like this. It doesn't do him any good. ?" Li Zhuer said: "That's because this is not An Zhongcheng's intention, but the second young master's intention. If An Zhongcheng is deceived for a moment and really does something disobedient, then the big brother staying in Chang'an will The young master must be the first to be implicated. The second young master has a close relationship with the eldest young master. To protect the eldest young master, he asked me to leak information about the Tibetan army to the Western Army. As long as the Western Army defeats the Tibetans as soon as possible, the eldest young master can be safe." This is obviously a lie. Although An Qingxu loves his brother, he will never stop his grandfather from rebelling against the Tang Dynasty. I am afraid that he, Yan Zhuang, Yin Ziqi and others believe that the time to rebel against the Tang Dynasty has not come yet, and because Tubo and San The prince An Qing and his biological mother Duan colluded, and they asked Li Zhuer to try to sabotage Tubo's military deployment.
Duguxiang asked: "Could it be that the Tubo people were the ones who injured Anqing Zong so that An Lushan could give up his thoughts and rebel against the Tang Dynasty and become independent as soon as possible?" Then she denied herself and said: "It's impossible. Anqing Zong doesn't know martial arts. If It's really like that. It's enough to kill him with one palm. Why use such a weird method to beat him half to death?" An Qingxu said: "The person who injured Anqingzong was meant to hurt Master Gu Xin." Dugu Xiang said: "I One more thing is unclear. How do you know that An Qingzong's injuries can only be cured by Master Gu Xin?" An Qingxu sneered and said, "Because the person who injured Brother left a note. Master and I both tried to give Brother Healing his injuries would only aggravate his injuries. We knew that what the person who left the note was telling the truth, so we ventured through Shibao City and entered the West Sea to find Master Gu Xin." Dugu Xiang said: "The guide over there The princes ran thousands of miles to attack, and Anqingzong was seriously injured here. They ran on both sides, but they happened to meet on the bank of the West Sea. Isn't this a coincidence?" Wang Zhongsi said: "Before we came, we didn't know that Anqingzong was seriously injured. , I originally wanted to withdraw the troops after creating some chaos in the hinterland of Tubo." Duguxiang said: "It's so hard, it's so hard to reach the plateau, why not attack from both sides and occupy Shibao City? This place is only two hundred meters away from Shibao City. Compared with the two thousand miles from Guazhou to here, it is just an addition." Wang Zhongsi said: "The road to Tubo is desolate and there is no way to supply supplies. If we set up a battle array with the Tubo defenders and confront them head-on, we will never gain much advantage. Stone The castle is in the mountains, and it is extremely difficult to conquer from any direction. Therefore, I had no intention of attacking Shibao City." Duguxiang remembered that it was rumored that Wang Zhongsi once opposed the attack on Shibao City and did not hesitate to offend him. saint.
Wang Zhongsi continued: "I didn't expect that Mangzhibu surrounding the island would give us the opportunity of 'the mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole follows'." Only then did Dugu Xiang realize that this Tang army was not large in number, about a thousand people. However, each person is equipped with two or three horses. Firstly, they can transfer to rest horses, and secondly, they can carry a large amount of supplies. There are fewer people and more horses. When the army moves, smoke and dust billow, and the formation is as big as two or three thousand people.
Dugu Xiang suddenly woke up and said: "It turns out that you knew about the siege of the island, but you used us as bait!" Li Zhuer said: "Sister Xiang'er, you can't blame us for this. I am the vanguard of the prince, and the army has already arrived. When I arrived at the bend of the river that day, I met Mr. Yin and others and learned about the serious injury of Anqingzong. I knew that Mang Zhibu's long-term desire was not good for Master Gu Xin, so I made a plan with Mr. Yin to set a bait here to catch Mang Zhi. Bu led his army here. Mr. Yin and An Qingxu were willing to risk their lives, but they didn't expect that you and Su Zhi would appear here so coincidentally..." Dugu Xiang said: "It turns out that you had known to seek help from Master Gu Xin. Treating Anqingzong's wounds will attract a large army to surround the island... No... I'm afraid it was Sister Zhu'er who tipped off Mang Zhibu, right?" Li Zhu'er gave a rare smile and said: "Sister Xiang'er, you are really smart... ..." Dugu Xiang couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Li Zhuer and Yin Ziqi would do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. The two of them are not of the same mind, but for the common goal, let alone the lives of others. , even one's own life can be put on the gambling table.
Dugu Xiang said: "It's pitiful that Master Gu Xin has been completely used by you. When An Qingxu just knelt down and begged, I thought he was showing his true feelings..." An Qingxu said with a smile: "I saved my brother. Of course my heart is true..." Dugu Xiang cursed in his heart: "That's weird!" If An Qingxu really puts his brother's safety first, how could he put his brother in such danger? If not Today, when Jiang Shuo and himself landed on the island to help, the Tubo people rained down arrows one after another, but Anqing Zong was still alive.
Sure enough, Li Zhu'er said: "Speaking of which, I really have to thank Su Zhi and Xiang'er for being so chivalrous. Otherwise, today would have been terrible. Mang Zhibu would bring so many elite soldiers here, which is really beyond our expectations." Outside." Dugu Xiang asked: "So you just stand still?" Wang Zhongsi twisted his beard and smiled: "Our army only has a few hundred people. Even if it is a surprise attack, there is no guarantee that we will defeat the 2,000 elite Tibetan soldiers. If you don't firmly attract them, Even with the infantry and the expenditure of so many bows and arrows, it would be difficult for us to achieve such a great victory." Dugu Xiang looked at Wang Zhongsi and thought that if there was no Jiang Shuo on the island today and the Tubo people had easily gained the upper hand, Wang Zhongsi might not be able to win. He will never launch an attack, he will only watch everyone on the island die, and Li Zhuer will not feel the slightest sadness. Are all those who achieve great things so cold?
She had always been optimistic, but today she actually felt a bit sad. Now that I think about it, Wang Zhongsi just let these Tubo people go, not just because
"Killing and surrendering is unlucky", but these Tubo people need to fully convey the fear of Tang troops appearing in the rear. The more they talk, the wider the spread will be, and the more outrageous it will be. I am afraid that tens of thousands of Tang troops will turn over in the future. Qilian Mountain, sneak attack on the hinterland of Tubo.
In fact, Xiang'er still underestimated the ability of Tibetan defeated soldiers to make up stories. Later, the Tubo people combined Jiang Shuo's summoning of birds and Wang Zhongsi's surprise attack to describe the war as: The Tang army's witch summoned thousands of birds to claw at With his title, he led five thousand Tang army cavalry across the Qilian Mountains and raided the West Sea. As for the Tang army later withdrew without a trace, naturally they were brought back by flying birds...
