On the hot air balloon, several soldiers who acted as waiters looked at the scene below in amazement.

I saw that thousands of Tang cavalry, under the leadership of Su Lie and Xue Li, were actually chasing tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's army.

This kind of scene lasted for nearly half an hour, and it was only over as Su Lie and Xue Li took the lead in turning left and heading south.

"Haha! Happy, it's so enjoyable today! ”

After running south for a few miles, seeing that Xue Yantuo had no intention of chasing him in turn, Su Lie slowed down his horse slightly.

"Chief, if it weren't for the fact that the brothers had basically run out of arrows, and they had been fighting for so long, and their strength was a little lacking, maybe they would have been able to defeat Xue Yantuo's 100,000 army today."

Xue Li was sweating profusely, and his whole body was stained with blood.

Well, someone else's, of course.

Su Lie: "Thanks to the explosives package made by the prince, otherwise I wouldn't dare to think of a war like this today." ”

"Yes, after Yi Nan figured out today's situation later, he will probably be angry."

"Humph! In my opinion, from now on, there will be nothing to do with Yi Nan on this grassland. ”

The main reason why Yi Nan will attack the Eastern Turkic tribes this year is that the internal situation is a little unstable and he wants to divert the contradictions.

This trick has been done in many countries.

It's a pity that Yi Nan has bad luck and obviously miscalculated.

Su Lie saw this very clearly.

"Although Yi Nan's prestige within Xue Yantuo will definitely plummet, Xue Yantuo's strength still exists, and it will still be a trouble in the future."

Xue Li was not as optimistic as Su Lie, and felt that as long as Xue Yantuo came to his senses, he would actually find that today's situation was not so terrible.

Hot air balloons are not so godly, there are many restrictions on their use, and it is simply impossible to equip them on a large scale.

If there is a gust of wind, the ball may be ruined.

If it rains heavily, it will be even more unlucky, and the explosive bag will completely turn into a large mud ball, and it will not be smashed with a loud sound.

Even if the wind and the sun are beautiful, in fact, as long as the Xue Yantuo people set up camp in the future, they will spread out a little and block the horses' ears in time after discovering the hot air balloon, basically they will not be hurt too much.

In addition, the attack of the hot air balloon is more effective when camping, and if it is against the moving cavalry, it is almost useless except for the role of reconnaissance.

Xue Li has been by Li Kuan's side for so many years, and the daily training of the hot air balloon is also under his control, so he is naturally very clear about its advantages and disadvantages.

Su Lie: "This is also true, in the grassland today, there is no tribe that is the opponent of the Xue Yan camel people." ”

"There are opponents who have the same problems, supporting this tribe to rise up and suppress the other one, and it won't be long before the new tribe will start to go against Datang. His Royal Highness the King of Chu is right, it is necessary to move all these Hu people to Huainan Province, Jiangnan Province, and Lingnan Province, and let them disperse to various places, so that the threat can be finally resolved. ”

Xue Li usually listened to Li Kuan talk about strategies on the grassland, and he had already formed his own fixed understanding in his mind.

"This ...... The imperial court probably won't agree to do this, right? ”

Although Su Lie felt that Xue Li's words made sense, he didn't think it would happen.

"With His Royal Highness the King of Chu here, everything is possible!"

……

Outside Shuozhou City, Zhu Fufu had already come to the city gate with hundreds of soldiers from the hot air balloon battalion.

Although the soldiers defending the city knew that they were indeed Tang Army, they did not have any documents, and they did not dare to let Zhu Fufu and them enter the city at all.

As for Zhu Fufu's statement that Xue Yantuo was defeated under their attack, no one believed it.

With just a few hundred of you, can you defeat a 100,000 Turkic army?

"Aye, those cattle, sheep and horses won't be able to go anywhere in a short time, why don't we just wait for the manager to come back and see what about it?"

Zhu Jin saw Zhu Fufu yelling and arguing with the city gate guards, so he hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

In the air, he could see very clearly that at least seventy or eighty thousand Xue Yanhuo people had successfully escaped, and with Shuozhou's troops, they didn't dare to leave the city at all.

If Xue Yanhuan came to his senses at that time, then the soldiers who went to disturb the battlefield would be unlucky.

Besides, if everything goes well, at the latest tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, Su Lie and they will be able to come back with the team.

In two days, the cattle and sheep could not go far.

"Humph! When the time comes, I will definitely ask Chief Xue to impeach the Shuozhou City Guards, and I will miss the opportunity. ”

Zhu Fufu didn't have much to do for a while, so he had to wait outside the city first.

……

Wuhe was in the middle, and he lost his thinking and Ayina had a cup of burning knives, and his face was sad.

"General, this Xue Yantuo people don't dare to do anything with the Tang Dynasty, but they do it to our Turks, I heard that many tribes have suffered."

As a former declining Turkic nobleman, Ayina has lived in Chang'an City for so many years, but there are still some former tribal herdsmen living in the Yunzhong Governor's Mansion, and now they have suffered heavy losses.

"The Xue Yantuo people have annexed a large number of our original grasslands, and after so many years of development, their strength has increased greatly, even if the Tang Dynasty wants to deal with them, there is no way to do it for a while."

Although the current identity gap is a bit big, in the early years, they were all tribal leaders under the Turks, and they didn't get along awkwardly.

Ayina sighed, "That's what I said, but sending a few thousand people to the rescue, it's ...... It's better not to send it. ”

Any movement of troops and horses in Chang'an City is difficult to completely conceal.

Besides, the imperial court has no intention of hiding it.

However, dispatching thousands of soldiers and horses, in the eyes of those who knew Xue Yantuo's strength, felt that it was really unreliable.

"It is said that the dispatch this time is the elite of the original expedition against Tuyuhun, it is Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui who led the troops, they are two fierce generals, if they deal with a small group of Xue Yantuo people, there is still no problem."

Zhi Sili knew a little about Su Lie and Xue Li's situation, and even found an opportunity to compete with Su Lie, knowing that their strength was still very strong.

However, the more this is the case, in fact, his heart is a little confused.

His Majesty let such two fierce generals go to the frontier to take risks, and even said that it was not good to say that they were sent to death, which is a bit incomprehensible.

"I've heard the news, Yi Nan dispatched an army of 100,000, no matter how powerful Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui are, it is impossible to defeat an army of 100,000 with a few thousand men and horses."

Ayina was secretly worried about the people he had left behind on the grassland.

"I heard that this operation was suggested by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this Xue Rengui is the favorite general of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, presumably he will not be sent to death, but I don't know if His Royal Highness the King of Chu can let everyone witness the miracle this time."

Although he didn't believe that there would be a miracle, he could only secretly look forward to it for the sake of his clansmen.

……

Su Lie and Xue Li stood beside a small river, looking at the Xue Yantuo people who were fleeing in front of them, and stopped pursuing.

"It's a pleasure, it's a pleasure!"

Su Lie couldn't help but laugh.

In today's battle, the Tang army killed at least 5,000 Xue Yantuo people, and this still did not count the results of the hot air balloon battalion.

Being able to pursue tens of thousands of troops with a few thousand cavalry and achieve such a record will inevitably leave a mark in the history books.

"Chief, we have been chasing and killing for most of the hour, and it is estimated that Yi Nan may have already felt the situation of our troops, so we should retreat early."

Xue Li was more cautious, although the damage on his side was very small now, but after a battle, everyone was exhausted.

If the Xue Yantuo people realized that the Tang army only had a few thousand people and killed one of them, then maybe this cavalry that had just made great achievements would be wiped out.

"Let's go, let's go all the way back, bring back the bodies of our brothers, and then immediately go south to Shuozhou to repair for a few more days."

Su Lie didn't make a big deal, he knew that the chase was almost enough, and if he continued to pursue, he really didn't know what would happen.

Forbidden by order!

Soon, this elite cavalry sped away in a different direction despite its tiredness.

It was not far from Shuozhou, but in the afternoon of the next day, the army appeared outside Shuozhou.

In the Shuozhou Thorn Mansion, after Zhang Jian heard the report, his face was full of confusion.

"Is it really Su Dingfang's victory?"

Su Lie led thousands of cavalry to attack Xue Yantuo, and Zhang Jian also knew about this.

Although I couldn't meet in person outside the city that day, there must have been someone to report to me afterwards about such a big movement.

To be honest, if Zhang Jian had been present at that time, he would definitely persuade Su Lie to act cautiously.

He has more than 10,000 troops in Shuozhou, and he doesn't dare to go out of the city to attack Xue Yantuo casually, he Su Lie with thousands of people actually wants to go deep alone, is this not even his life?

"Envoy, it's true, looking at the appearance of the dusty servants, many soldiers seem to have blood stains on their bodies, they should have just experienced a big war."

"Before, what kind of hot air balloon battalion people said to let Shuozhou arrange people and horses to go north to clean up the battlefield, and today Su Lie personally returned with soldiers and horses, could it be that they really won the battle?"

Zhang Jian couldn't figure it out.

If a few thousand people can defeat the Xue Yantuo people, then he retreats into the city with more than 10,000 troops, what is it?

No, I have to do something, otherwise there may be a royal history to impeach me.

His own reputation in his life must not be ruined in the hands of Xue Yantuo.

"Envoy, if you win the battle, you just need to send a cavalry north to check it out."

"That's right, you go and arrange it, I want to know the result as soon as possible."

After a big battle, the battlefield will inevitably be full of corpses, and there will be no way to clean it up for a while.

The vultures on the grassland are the most sensitive, as long as you see a large number of vultures hovering in the sky, you basically know where the battlefield is.

So Zhang Jian is not worried that he will not be able to confirm the result.

Next, Zhang Jian personally went out of the city to welcome Su Lie into the city, and then it was indispensable to have a staggered plan.

The next day, the scouts in Shuozhou had already inquired about the situation of the war, and Zhang Jian had no doubts, so he immediately arranged for half of Shuozhou's soldiers and horses to clean up the battlefield with tens of thousands of people.

The horses, cattle and sheep that are scattered are all wealth.

"Envoy, there are more than 5,000 people who have found the first level of Xue Yantuo alone, and in this battle, Su Dingfang has really made a name for himself."

After a few days, Zhang Jian basically figured out the situation of the battle that day.

For Su Lieqi's such a feat, I was really a little envious.

"I heard that this Su Lie has not been very popular with His Majesty, you said that this time he went out with thousands of soldiers and horses, it should be considered a chore, right?"

Zhang Jian couldn't help but have a different thought in his heart.

If you have merit, everyone will share it together, which can be regarded as an unspoken rule in the army.

If a person always monopolizes the merits of war, even if the credit is worthy of the name, over time, he will be isolated.

And once you are isolated during the war, you will become cannon fodder if you don't do it well.

"Envoy, this is definitely a chore, it is very likely that Su Dingfang was overshadowed. If he didn't go down to probe his tone, if he was a person who was yin, he made such a great contribution, it might not be a good thing. If he is willing to share the profits, our Shuozhou will not treat him badly. ”

The person who spoke was Zhang Jian's confidant Fan Wen, and many times he did things for Zhang Jian that were inconvenient for him to do.

"Okay, you go and explore the wind, and then we will also write a report of victory, adding the deeds of our Shuozhou military and civilians who bravely resisted the invasion of the Xue Yantuo people, and as for the results obtained, you follow up and write about the situation with Su Lie."

Although Zhang Jian is still a capable official, he runs Shuozhou in an orderly manner.

However, the more capable a person is, the more credit he may value.

……

A large courtyard in Shuozhou City, where Su Lie and Xue Li are now placed to rest.

"General Su, my meaning has been conveyed in place, what do you think?"

Fan Wen has the image of a gentleman, but he is not a gentleman at all.

Fortunately, Su Lie is no longer the Su Lie of a few years ago, otherwise Fan Wen is estimated to be beaten directly.

"I already understand what Zhang Yuanjun means, I still have to discuss this matter with Rengui."

Although Su Lie didn't want to see Fan Wen, what he said was not unreasonable.

Whether it's more than 5,000 heads or more than 4,000 heads, it's almost the same for yourself.

With only three or four thousand cavalry, he was able to achieve such a big victory, which can be regarded as a big victory.

It is not unacceptable to share some credit to the military and people of Shuozhou.

Of course, he still had to discuss this matter with Xue Li.

Don't look at himself as the commander, but he also knows that this time he was able to lead the troops alone, which is the credit of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Xue Li, as the representative of Li Kuan, Su Lie still has to fully respect it.

……

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Xue Li directly rushed into the Shuozhou Thorn History Mansion with a few guards and put down several soldiers at the door.

"Zhang Jian is not here?"

Xue Li, who is only in his twenties now, was immediately furious when he heard that the staff of Shuozhou's assassin Shi actually wanted to seize the credit of his own people.

Su Lie couldn't stop him, so he rode directly to the Thorn Shi Mansion on horseback.

And in the backyard of the Assassin's Mansion, I just heard Fan Wen report on the meeting with Su Lie, and felt that this was Zhang Jian, who was stable nine times out of ten, and heard that his subordinates rushed to report, and he was a little stunned for a while!

Not to mention Zhang Jian.

The front foot just reported the good news, but as soon as he turned around, he was slapped in the face.

"Fan Wen, does Su Lie really mean to agree?"

Zhang Jian frowned, and didn't react for a moment how to deal with such a situation.

I've never encountered anything like this before.

A dignified assassin was rushed to the assassin's mansion to be held accountable, Zhang Jian has never encountered such a situation.

Did Su Lie's brain get into the water?

Don't take the history of thorns seriously?

"Envoy, that Xue Rengui has already rushed in, threatening that if you don't show up again, he will smash things!"

Before Xue Li set out on the expedition, Li Kuan had cheered him up, but if there was anyone in the state capital on the road who dared to be difficult for the army, he didn't have to be polite at all, and he carried it all around.

Originally, thousands of cavalry were fighting alone, and if someone dragged them back and missed the fighter plane, it would be depressing.

Besides, Xue Li is now also the commander of the guard of the Chu Palace, the son-in-law of the King of Hejian County, and has made such a great achievement, Zhang Jian has a Shuozhou assassin history, although the grade is higher than him, he really can't control him.

"Envoy, that Su Lie really agrees, but he said that he would discuss it with Xue Li."

In the backyard, Fan Wen explained to Zhang Jian with a pale face, for fear that he would blame himself.

"What's the origin of that Xue Li?"

Zhang Jian vaguely felt a strangeness, as if Su Lie attached too much importance to Xue Li's opinion.

"I heard that it is the commander of the guards of the Chu Palace, and it is the commander of His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

As a qualified staff member, Fan Wen still has a good understanding of the situation of various characters in Chang'an City.

"What? Then why didn't you tell me sooner? ”

When Zhang Jian heard this, his face immediately sank, and he looked at Fan Wen with a displeased face.

"Who is His Royal Highness the King of Chu, don't you know yet? In Chang'an City, who has taken advantage of him, he is a person who will repay him, and his Majesty trusts him deeply, you say you ......"

In the past few days, Zhang Jian already knew the background of the army led by Su Lie, but he paid attention to Su Lie, the head of the march, and did not pay attention to the situation of others.

Now I suddenly knew that Li Kuan's escort commander was actually the deputy head of the marching road, and he actually wanted to snatch credit from him, what was his ......

"Devils and bewitching the public Yang Benman" can be said to be famous in the Tang Dynasty, if His Royal Highness the King of Chu comes down with a "Zhang Jian who robs people's credit", then do you want to be mixed up in the Tang Dynasty?

His face is not as thick as Yang Benman!

"Envoy, some time ago, didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Wei send people to listen to the envoy's tone, and they both had the intention of wooing the envoy in and out of his words, why should we be afraid of him as a king of Chu?"

"Hey, look at you, you remember the situation of the nobles in Chang'an City every day, and you also know that Xue Li is the commander of the guards of the Chu Palace, why can't you correctly understand the influence of His Royal Highness the King of Chu? To people like us, if you offend any prince, don't offend His Royal Highness the King of Chu. ”

Zhang Jian sighed, "Forget it, hurry up and go out to meet Xue Li." ”

……

"Misunderstanding?"

When Xue Li saw Zhang Jian, he was about to go crazy, but he didn't expect that after a few words, he couldn't say anything about his scolding.

"It's definitely a misunderstanding, I asked Fan Wen to discuss with General Su to see if there is anything else that our Shuozhou Mansion can help, but this guy took matters into his own hands and said something that shouldn't be said, and turned around and asked him to accompany Chief Xue with three glasses of wine."

Zhang Jian smiled, and he couldn't tell that he was still angry just now.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, it's good to solve it! The prince has specially instructed me, who dares to stumble on the army, let me not be polite, and the prince will be responsible for everything that happens. ”

Xue Lihu glanced at Zhang Jian and Fan Wen suspiciously.

But Zhang Jian secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but fortunately he stopped in time, otherwise His Royal Highness the King of Chu would definitely not be finished with him at that time.

"Although it's a misunderstanding, but it's also adding trouble to Manager Xue, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, it's better to eat in the Assassin's Mansion for a while, it just so happened that Chang'an City transported a batch of burning knives over yesterday."

Although Zhang Jian didn't need to pat Xue Li's sycophants, if he could turn the crisis into an opportunity and get in touch with His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he might have an unexpected gain.

It may be good for both public and private.

The original scene in Liangzhou was not much better than Shuozhou.

But now it is already a plugged pearl, and its status in Datang is much higher than that of Shuozhou.

And all of this is the credit of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, if Shuozhou can be the same as Liangzhou, then the assessment of his own assassination history must be superior.

Moreover, the Zhang family is not big or small, it is also a famous family, and the family's expenses are not small, as the patriarch, there are many things to consider.

"Zhang Yuanjun, Rengui was also abrupt just now, if you have any offense, please forgive me. However, even if the banquet is over, I still have to go back to prepare and return to Beijing tomorrow. ”

Seeing Zhang Jian explain to himself so kindly, Xue Li no longer had any reason to lose his temper.

On the contrary, there was a feeling of a fist hitting the wool.

However, Xue Li's face is not so thick, he just knocked on the door, but when he turned around, he was staggered with others.

"Will you return to the court tomorrow? I don't stay in Shuozhou for a few days, so that I can do my best to be a landlord. ”

Zhang Jian was a little surprised, and kept the half-truth.

However, whether it is Su Lie or Xue Li, it is naturally not something he can keep.

……

In the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Shimin listened to Li Zhong's report with a surprised face.

"So, Su Lie and Xue Li really achieved a great victory?"

The Baiqi Division has its own information channel, and after receiving the news, it will be conveyed to Chang'an City immediately.

"It should be true, but how much of a gain there will be depends on the good news later."

Li Zhong saw that Li Shimin was in a good mood, and there was a smile on his face.

"This Kuan'er is really my lucky general. Just these thousands of people, they didn't spend too much grain and grass, and they actually made Xue Yantuo suffer a big loss. ”

Thinking of the various rumors he heard during this time, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

There are not many people in Chang'an City who are optimistic about the cavalry led by Su Lie, and this has spread a lot, and Li Shimin is also a little worried.

Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that he has to think carefully about the suggestion that Li Kuan suggested to him a few days ago to build a rapid reaction force in Chang'an City.

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