Yumen Pass, here is the throat of the Tang River and the Silk Road, and it has been a battleground for soldiers in ancient times.

A hundred years later, the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Zhihuan had a good sentence, which sketched the majestic and heroic atmosphere of the border plug here - "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains." Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate. There is also a good sentence by Li Taibai: "In May, the mountains are snowing, and there are no flowers but cold." The flute smells the willows, and the spring color has not been seen".

The brave and fierce are not afraid of soft intestines, and they are talking about the iron-blooded romance of the soldiers of Yumen Pass.

Today, the gate of the Yumen Gate, which had been heavily guarded and closed for several days, suddenly opened, and a cavalry rushed out of it, galloping towards the northwest.

Su Dingfang took the lead quickly, and his heart was like fire. There are only three days left before the "January Period" given by Qin Mubai, and there is still no news from Qin Shubao's side - is it really necessary to give up the rescue and response to the coach Qin Shubao, and let Xue Wanche's troops withdraw Pu Changhai and retreat to Yumen Pass?

Su Dingfang empathized with Qin Mubai's mood when he issued this military order; At this moment, his hope that he is even disobedient and unfilial is far away in Gaochang is not Qin Shubao, but his father!

Because, Qin Shubao really can't die!

If he dies, it will not only be the loss of his father by the young marshal of Lanzhou, but also the beginning of a catastrophe in the Kansai army!

There are not many people in this world who can foresee this situation; Su Dingfang must be one of them - if Qin Shubao is defeated and dies in Gaochang, it means that the Tang Dynasty has officially started a full-scale war with the Western Turks and the countries of the Western Regions! Now, the war with the Tibetans is imminent, and the steppe in the north has not been settled for many years, and the increasingly powerful and ambitious Xueyantuo Khanate is already ready to move, and the fighting on the Goryeo Peninsula has not stopped for long...... If it weren't for Tianwei taken in Datang, they would have been unable to sit still!

However, if the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetans, the Western Turks, and the Western Regions were at war at the same time, then a large number of troops would definitely be invested in Guanxi. In this way, it is a great time for Mobei Xue Yantuo to break away from the Tang Dynasty and unify the grassland, Goguryeo to annex Silla and Baekje to dominate the peninsula and establish himself for hegemony!

In this way, except for the weak and powerless Huye in the south, almost all the surrounding countries of Datang are in war, which is bound to cause immeasurable impact and disasters to Datang...... It's not a catastrophe, what is it?

As Li Jing's protégé, what Su Dingfang learned was not only martial arts courage and military strategy, but also superior strategic vision and overall situation.

"Old handsome, you must not die!" Gritting his teeth, Su Dingfang quickly whipped up and went straight to Pu Changhai, "This time, even if it is to disobey the young marshal's military order, I will make Xue Wanche wait a few more days!" If there is no definite news, resolutely do not give up the old commander and his soldiers! ”

Pu Changhai arrived. The scene in front of him made Su Dingfang almost fall into despair!

The soul flags are numerous, and filial piety is hung for ten miles; All over the camp, crying endlessly!

Su Dingfang was stunned...... "It's over!" ”

In the tent of the Chinese army, Xue Wanche, who was wearing white filial piety on his helmet and right arm, his face was blue and his eyes were red, and he was roaring at a group of soldiers - "If you dare to talk nonsense and go out to fight and avenge the enemy, behead!" Pass my general order, pull out the camp and retreat to Yumen Pass! ”

"I can't wait!!" All the soldiers knelt down in unison and roared, "The Turks and the Gaochang people killed my commander, and this enmity is not shared!" The handsome treat me like a biological father, and my father is not ashamed to be a human being! ”

Outside the tent, Yuwen Hongtai knelt in front of Qin Shubao's spiritual seat with a wooden expression, mechanically throwing paper money into the brazier, as if he had lost his mind, and muttered: "Enshuai, you go well, I will avenge you, and I must be your own son in the next life; The surname is Xue, he is a brute......"

Su Dingfang walked up to him and squatted down; Yuwen Hongtai still didn't react at all, his eyes stared at the brazier, still chattering.

"General Yuwen ......"

No response.

"Come back with me to see the young marshal...... See you, Third Brother Qin. ”

Yuwen Hongtai's whole body shook and turned back suddenly, and suddenly shouted hysterically: "Don't go, I won't go!" ”

The people in the military tent were all frightened, Xue Wanche and the generals walked out, and saw Yuwen Hongtai dancing and shouting as if he had seen a ghost, and Su Dingfang was stunned on the side.

"General Su...... Don't talk to him about the handsome father and son! Xue Wanche hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Su Dingfang, "This iron-clad man has been greatly stimulated...... I'm afraid I've lost my mind and gone crazy! ”

"Hey! ......" Su Dingfang closed his eyes and shook his head in embarrassment.

"Looks like you should know that, too." Xue Wanche sighed heavily and said, "It's not that I'm disrespectful to the marshal, there is a military order from the young marshal here, let's focus on the overall situation!" I heard from the brothers who escorted Yuwen Hongtai to break through along the road that Xue Rengui did not obey the orders of the marshal and rashly led the army north, and he didn't know what to do. When they broke through all the way, a few delicate brothers found that there seemed to be an ambush along the way, perhaps because they were afraid of startling the snakes, so the enemy troops in ambush did not move against Yuwen Hongtai and their small group of men and horses - this really shocked me into a cold sweat! If Xue Rengui led his army south to Puchanghai, he would definitely fall into an ambush! I can't say no, I'm sure I'll have to go to the rescue by then. At that time, Pu Changhai will lose it, it is certain, and Xue Rengui's subordinates and I will fall into an ambush together, and life and death are unpredictable; You're going to have to fight alone......"

"Don't talk about it yet." Su Dingfang took a deep breath to calm his mind and said, "Time is not waiting for me, you immediately pull out the village and move into Yangguan, and join forces with me to defend two passes." The old man has gone, if there is a mistake in the second pass of Yuyang...... You and I, I'm really shameless and headless, and I'll go back to meet the young marshal again! If some of the soldiers are not satisfied, they will say that this is the last order of the old marshal and the military order of the young marshal, so that they can focus on the overall situation. Revenge, and there is no rush for a while. ”

"Good!"

“…… Yuwen Hongtai, this man, send a few people to send him to Lanzhou! The bell must be tied to the bell, perhaps, only the young marshal has a way to take him. ”

"Well, it's ...... too"

Two days later.

The fierce wind and sand are still raging. In the empty camp of the Tang Army in Puchanghai, there were only some dilapidated fences and a large number of marching stoves dug down, and the wind and sand swept through a whistling sound, breaking the gloomy appearance.

Suddenly, a large number of iron horsemen rolled in from the northwest. The mountains are all over the wilderness, and the number of people is immeasurable.

All the scimitars and horses - sure enough, it's the Tibetan army!

Seeing the empty Tang army camp, the Tubo people gritted their teeth with hatred.

Under the flag, two generals who looked quite similar glanced at each other, and their eyes were like fire.

"Second brother, the Han people are too cunning! You and my brother were tricked by the eldest brother, and they made a detour of hundreds of miles to set up an ambush between Puchanghai and Gaochang, and waited for Qin Shubao's defeated army to come back and annihilate it. Unexpectedly, after lying in ambush for nearly a month, I only saw dozens of horses escape! Now, the Tang army here in Puchanghai has all fled, and it is estimated that they have all retreated to Yumen Pass and Yangguan to defend it! ”

"It seems that the situation is very different from what the eldest brother expected. We have to report the news to the eldest brother as soon as possible! The second brother said angrily, "The eldest brother has always been clever and never missed, but I didn't expect that this time, he actually miscalculated!" The Han people are indeed cunning! - Now, in addition to reporting to the eldest brother as soon as possible, our brothers have more important things to do! ”

Sidor than, that is, Gar? Qinling's younger brother, Gar, the third in the family? Si redundant; The second brother he called was second only to Gar in the Tubo Dynasty? The general of Qinling, Gar? Zampo. The Gar family is quite talented for a while, and it is not only Gar? Qinling is one of the best. Qinling, Zanpo, and Siduoyu, these three brothers are all famous generals on the plateau.

"That's right! As the eldest brother said before, no matter how you use the plan, the purpose is nothing more than to break through the second pass of Yuyang and kill the hinterland of Lanzhou! Only in this way can the eldest brother's side defeat Qin Mubai in one fell swoop, and Ma Tahelong's sword will be pointed at the Central Plains! - Although the clever plan did not succeed, we still have 50,000 strong soldiers, which is enough to attack the fortification! Zampo said angrily, "Order the three armies to prepare to attack Yumen Pass head-on!" No matter what the cost, you must win the pass! ”

"Yes!"

"Woo-woo-" The yak horn of the Tubo people blew into the sky, resounding for hundreds of miles, and the birds were shocked, and the yellow sand rushed and the clouds flew away!

Soon after.

On the top of the Yumen Gate, Su Dingfang stood with his sword in hand, squinting at the black Tubo cavalry rolling in front of him, and his finger joints turned white.

"Sure enough, as the young marshal expected! This is really a series of poisonous tricks by the Garqin Mausoleum! Su Dingfang took a deep breath and spit it out heavily, and muttered, "Tempt the old marshal to attack Gaochang alone, stretch my Lanzhou battle line and thin the main force of our army...... Garqin Ling is indeed a master of strategy! The young marshal and him, when they really meet chess opponents, they will meet good talents. Now, the old marshal died in battle, and the brigade was taken by Xue Rengui to where he didn't know where to go, and the Gaochang line was defeated. Fortunately, the young marshal immediately sent me to Yumen Pass to increase troops and garrison, and Xue Wanche also immediately retreated to Yangguan, otherwise, the consequences would be really unimaginable! ”

"Knock, knock!" The war drums of the Tang army on the jade gate rumbled and resounded.

A big war, on the verge of breaking out.

Su Dingfang suddenly drew his sword out of the sheath - "The people who are locked up are in the locks, and the people who are lost are dead!" All the soldiers, follow me to cut off the enemy's head and avenge the old handsome! ”

"Kill ——!!!"

A few days later, in the Tang army camp outside Lanzhou.

Qin Mubai rode a Huoyun horse, stood under the banner of the high slope with Li Daozong, and watched the 40,000 field army of Lanzhou practice battle formation with his hands.

The military horses are galloping, and the yellow sand is rolling; The sword armor is bloody, shouting to kill the heavens!

"Yes, Hou Junji really has a hand in training." Qin Mubai said to Li Daozong, "Lord Wang, it is said that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice. But with the men and horses in my hands now, can I fight against the Garchinling? ”

Li Daozong smiled and said, "What, are you scared?" ”

"Don't be afraid, that's a lie. But I had no room to back down and no reason to be afraid. Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "There are 50,000 troops stationed in Dafeichuan, 40,000 field troops in Lanzhou and 10,000 Yue cavalry under my command, a total of 100,000 troops." Forty percent of them are recruits, and only half of the elites are elite. More than half of Lanzhou's main elite divisions are not here. In the hands of the Garqin Mausoleum, it holds one-third of the strength of the whole country of Tubo, no less than 200,000 elite iron cavalry. According to previous examples, it was difficult for 20,000 Tang troops to shake 10,000 Tibetan iron cavalry...... In this calculation, don't I want 400,000 troops to be able to fight against the Garchinling? ”

"Mu Bai, are you deliberately joking with this king?" Li Daozong said with a smile, "If the war is won or lost by the number of troops, is there no need to fight?" The two sides only need to make up the number of people to compare the winners and losers - don't talk useless nonsense to perfunctory this king, tell me, what is your strategy against the enemy? ”

Qin Mubai smiled and said nothing, and Li Daozong pointed at him in annoyance: "I knew that you kid already had an idea in his heart. Why, do you want to hide your military secrets from this king? Well, this king doesn't ask! ”

Qin Mubai was about to speak, and a fast horse came from front to report, saying that the Dadu Governor's Mansion should not drive Xiao Liang, and sent someone to invite the young marshal back to the mansion, saying that there was something important.

"Okay, let's get here today first, let's go home first!"

Just after entering the Dadu Governor's Mansion, Qin Mubai and Li Daozong invariably felt an aura of grief, anger and depression. Everyone's expressions were wrong, very weird.

Qin Mubai's heart tightened, and he walked quickly into the main hall of the Governor's Mansion. From afar, many people were gathered in a circle in the hall, and some were crying hysterically.

"What's going on!" Qin Mubai stepped in and asked loudly.

The circle was full of generals from the governor's mansion, and at this time they silently spread out on both sides, and a man appeared in the middle.

The man, with a huge body, sat on the ground with his hair and clothes scattered at this time, crying bitterly, and holding a spiritual position in his arms......

Qin Mubai's heart suddenly fell like an ice kiln......

"Hongtai ......!"

"Young marshal......" Xiao Liang and the generals stepped forward, Qin Mubai waved his hand to stop them, and walked in front of Yuwen Hongtai, who was crying bitterly.

"Brother Hongtai......" Qin Mubai called softly, "Say, why did you come here?" ”

Yuwen Hongtai was still crying bitterly, and he didn't seem to hear Qin Mubai look at him.

"Horn!"

A heavy slap was thrown on Yuwen Hongtai's face, and Qin Mubai shouted angrily: "A dignified general, crying like a child in front of the public, what kind of system!" If you have something to say, let it go, otherwise get out of me! ”

Everyone is terrified!

Yuwen Hongtai also stopped crying, stared at a pair of red copper bell eyes, and looked straight at Qin Mubai......

"Third brother! Third brother!! Yuwen Hongtai seemed to suddenly recognize Qin Mubai, knelt on his knees and banged his head on the ground, and hissed, "You killed me!" Kill me! ”

The horsewhip in Qin Mubai's hand fell to the ground.

He forcefully pulled out the spirit card from Yuwen Hongtai's hand, removed the white veil, and really saw that the spirit card was written on it - "The Spirit Seat of Uncle Qin of the Tang Yiguo County"!

"Third brother, kill me! You cut me into pieces and feed them to the dogs! I'm useless, I can't protect Dashuai! …… Woo, you kill me, you kill me now! It's worse for me to live than to die!! ”

Qin Mubai couldn't hear what he was saying anymore, and stood there stiffly, his mind blank......

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[Is this an outbreak, or is it a rise in scrap?] …… Well, actually, I'm asking for a few red tickets]