In the afternoon, Qin Mubai paraded on the colonel's field.

Hou Junji rode his horse in anger and shouted, "Qin Mubai, give me your snow sculpture army!" ”

Qin Mubai glanced at him, "Reason? ”

"Why does Xue Wanjun have 40 Shenwu cannons under him, but I don't have them?" Hou Junji said angrily, "That old boy, who has been boasting in front of me all day long, what is his ability?" Isn't it because he has those forty cannons in his hands? He can only rely on these things to be a big turtle guarding the camp and guarding the gate, can he destroy the city like me? ”

"You've thought it all through, what else is there to complain about?" Qin Mubai said with a smile, "The forty-sided cannon was originally used to guard Dafeichuan, what objections do you have?" You are stronger than him in destroying the city, and when the time comes, you can just play majestic, why are you jealous of the little thing in his hand? ”

Hou Junji rolled his eyes a few times and snorted twice, and said, "I'm just not angry!" I think that when the old boy was under my command and snorted at me, how could he be so arrogant as he is today! Qin Mubai, when will the war start! As soon as you come, you will hang up the free battle card and can't defend it, this is not a long-term calculation, after all, it is not the Tagarqin Mausoleum that is not enough, but us! ”

"I know that." Qin Mubai said, "Don't be impatient, I have my own arrangements." ”

"It's better to defend the camp and not get out of this day, there are forty cannons in the town, and he doesn't dare to make a mistake in the Garqin Mausoleum." Hou Junji said, "But have you thought about it, Su Lie's side may not be able to resist for long." If you hold on to this side without a fight, the Garqin Mausoleum may send additional troops to attack the second pass of Yuyang. If the second level is broken, Lanzhou will be finished! ”

Qin Mubai frowned and said, "Do you want to say that I will send you to Yuyang Erguan to help in the battle?" ”

"That's exactly what it means!" Hou Junji said, "The 60,000 Lanzhou field army under my command, more than half of the recruits, need to be baptized by war to mature, and they need victory to boost morale to grow. If you stick to it like this without fighting, it's not a way to fall sharp! ”

Qin Mubai pondered for a moment and nodded, "Let me think twice." ”

"Hurry up and decide!" Hou Junji shook his hand and strode away, saying as he walked, "Our army is fighting quickly, and the enemy is strong in treachery." Sticking to it is not out, and it is not good to be passive. ”

"You stop, come back." Qin Mubai called him.

Hou Junji walked back, "If you have something to say, just say it." ”

"The enemy is strong in treachery...... That's interesting. Qin Mubai said, "Let's listen to it in detail." ”

"Obviously, now the initiative is all in the hands of the Garchinling." Hou Junji said, "His troops are strong and strong, and he divides his troops to attack my Dafeichuan and Yuyang Erguan, and may even go south to Jiannan to attack Xichuan, so that my Datang is caught off guard by the enemy on all sides." Which way to go out and which way to attack, it is all in his thoughts, and it is not in my control, so the enemy army is strong in the trick. Our army is short of food and grass, but the same enemy will win, so we are fighting quickly while the morale is booming. The most pressing task at the moment is that we must grasp the initiative in order to have the possibility of turning things around. Otherwise, we really have no chance of winning head-on or sitting still. After all, there is too much disparity between the enemy and me. ”

"If you want to fight quickly, but you can't hit it head-on, what is your best strategy?" Qin Mubai asked.

"Nope." Hou Junji shook his head decisively, and said expressionlessly, "I just think I have to do this." But how you do it is your manager's business. If I have an idea about everything, what do you want? ”

Qin Mubai couldn't laugh or cry a little, "I've been talking for a long time, it's all nonsense!" Get busy! ”

"Hmm......" Hou Junji was not angry, but looked at Qin Mubai with solemn eyes, and said, "Offense is the best defense." Whether you want to fight the enemy with a broken net, or a clever plan to defeat the enemy, Hou Junji can be useful, please be the vanguard! ”

"Promise you."

"Thank you, farewell!"

After Hou Junji left, Qin Mubai secretly sighed in annoyance: "How should this battle be fought?" …… Sure enough, it's not enough to have blood and hatred, and I don't dare to fight the master after all, because I can only win and not lose! ”

At this moment, a fast horse pawn came to report that Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, was coming.

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment: How could it be so fast! I only sent someone to invite him last night, why did he arrive today? …… Could it be something else?

So, Qin Mubai immediately rushed back to the main camp to see Li Daozong.

Sure enough, something else came. In the main camp, Li Daozong held the holy decree in his hand, and his expression was solemn and solemn.

"Qin Mubai, listen to the order!"

Qin Mubai's heart was shocked, and he listened to the announcement.

The holy decree was issued, and Qin Mubai was officially appointed to replace his deceased father Qin Shubao as the new "Grand Governor of the Guanxi Road March", and the four major marching commanders under his command were Chi Jingde, the chief of the Jiannan Road March, Xue Wanjun, the chief of the Xihai Road March, Xue Wanche, the chief of the Ganliang Road March, and Su Dingfang, the chief of the Helong Road March, and ordered Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, to temporarily act as the governor of the Lanzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office, and to govern the rear of the military, government and civil affairs under his command, and also obeyed the orders of Qin Mubai, and the soldiers, horses, money, grain and civilian utensils under his jurisdiction were all subject to requisition. Use all your strength to target Tibet!

In addition, Fang Xuanling was appointed as the deputy chief of the march of the Guanxi Road, and sat in the governor of Chang'an. The first batch of military supplies, 500,000 stone of grain and grass, 2 million catties of iron, 30,000 horses, 70,000 people, and countless armored mules and horses, have already set out on the road to Lanzhou.

The decree was very long, and after it was read out, everyone understood it - except for the soldiers and horses, the imperial court almost sent half of Taicang and the treasury!

Qin Mubai closed his eyes, raised his hands slightly trembling above his head, and accepted the order so seriously and gratefully for the first time-"My Emperor Shengming!" Hooray, hooray! ”

Li Daozong put the holy decree into Qin Mubai's hands, and then grabbed his wrists tightly, and hugged him into his arms involuntarily like a father seeing his son who had been away from home for a long time.

The two hugged tightly, Qin Mubai clenched his teeth and closed his eyes, and he couldn't bear the excitement.

"Mu Bai!" Li Daozong let go of Qin Mubai and sighed heavily, "Congratulations! Your Majesty and the imperial court, after all, still chose you! ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Qin Mubai held the apricot yellow holy decree tightly, stared at it, and said, "This may be the ...... my father bought with his life."

"Your Majesty has another message. I thought the eunuch was slow, so I left him in Lanzhou, and the king himself came to preach the message. Thou shalt command thy right to retreat, and this king shall read the oracle. Li Daozong smiled heartily.

"Wechen listens." Qin Mubai retreated from the idle people on the left and right, and arched his hand.

"Your Majesty's dictation - 'Qin Mubai, you don't have to worry about using soldiers for your life. If you are not the opponent of the Garqin Mausoleum, I will personally raise the teacher of the whole country and fight with the abandoned sect to make a duel! ’”

"Your Majesty Xie——!!!" Qin Mubai almost yelled.

Li Daozong smiled and nodded, "Your Majesty said this, but it is enough to see that he values you and has confidence in you." Do you see, except for the soldiers and horses, everything else that the imperial court can give you, including His Majesty's unreserved trust. ”

"Well......" Qin Mubai nodded and said, "Although half of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses are gathered in Guanzhong, but in recent days, the troops in Guanzhong are already thin, and there is nothing to be done if they can't afford to send troops to Lanzhou, but I don't complain about the imperial court." Your Majesty's ability to send Wei Chi Jingde to Jiannan Province to guard our auxiliary wing is the greatest recognition and support for my strategic deployment. Now that I have logistical support, I really have a few more layers of confidence! Although there are many soldiers and horses in the Garqin Mausoleum, why should my generation hesitate to fight with it once they die! ”

"Well said." Li Daozong nodded approvingly, "In the past, you fought alone against the current, but now that you have Your Majesty and the imperial court behind you, and the entire Tang Empire as a pillar, you should have more confidence and confidence." But you also have to pay attention to the reality, you are still outnumbered, and you have to be cautious in your use of troops. ”

"Thank you for the reminder, I will do my best."

"There is another thing, which is the reason why I have to come to Dafeichuan to announce the decree in person......" Li Daozong twisted his eyebrows and said.

Qin Mubai thought that he was going to talk about Li Xueyan, so he said, "Lord Wang, please speak." ”

"Do you remember Eldest Sun Zhuo?"

"Of course...... The second son of the eldest grandson Wuji, who had worked with me in Baiqi before, how could he not remember? ”

"The first batch of military supplies to aid Lanzhou was escorted by him." Li Daozong said solemnly, "There is another order that has been issued to the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion, and he has been transferred to the General of the Prison Gateguard, Sun Lian, as General Zuo Weiwei, and concurrently serves as the deputy head of the Lanzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Xihaidao March, and walks with the army in Dafeichuan. ”

"What?" Qin Mubai suddenly exclaimed, "Transfer that thorn and waste to my hands, do you have to stay on the front line of Dafeichuan?" Isn't that! ”

"Mu Bai, you should be angry." Li Daozong also sighed helplessly and said, "It can be seen that this is the handiwork of the eldest grandson Wuji." It is estimated that he is thinking that since the war is a foregone conclusion, this military merit cannot all fall into the hands of some outsiders, so that his eldest grandson's family can also mix up some interests, so that in the future, he can straighten his waist above the court. To put it bluntly, the eldest grandson may have come to mix up military exploits. ”

"It's just adding to the chaos, what kind of military merit is mixed up!" Qin Mubai said with annoyance, "Before the war started, his eldest grandson Wuji hindered me left and right, how unstoppable it was to get rid of me and then quickly; Now that the war is going on, he has sent another son to mix the military exploits, and he has never seen such shamelessness! ”

"Mu Bai, calm down. I know that you hate the eldest grandson Wuji very much, because your father's death has something to do with him. Li Daozong said, "But now think about it calmly, with his eldest grandson Wuji's character, can he take this step out of chess, is it really that bit of military merit?" With the honor and status of his eldest grandson's family today, does he really need military merits to set up a court? ”

Qin Mubai calmed down after being slightly stunned, pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "According to the prince's intentions, but the eldest grandson Wuji has another deep meaning?" ”

"......That's true," Li Daozong nodded meaningfully, "Eldest Sun Wuji is very scheming and calculating the city government, and he sent a son to mix with you in the military, which is a very shameful thing." With his high-profile and tough personality in the past, such a thing would never have been done. But he did it, why, do you think clearly? ”

Qin Mubai raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that he is taking the initiative to show favor to me, wanting to shake hands with me and pull me into his camp?" ”

"Yes, that's the answer." Li Daozong smiled and said, "That scheming old fox won't do anything for no reason. This time, he actually put down the most noble shelf and face, of course, in pursuit of a great benefit. Right now, is there a more fiery and promising military general of the Young Zhuang Sect in this Tang Dynasty than you Qin Mubai? No! You're almost overshadowing Li Tao! …… So, all his actions can be understood! ”

"This old fox ......" Qin Mubai scolded hatefully, and took a sip, and said secretly in his heart: Isn't this guy incompatible with me and indirectly killed my father? …… In the political situation, there are no eternal enemies and friends, only eternal interests!

"Mu Bai, you have to be cautious about the eldest grandson." Li Daozong said.

"Well, I know it in my heart, don't worry."

"Alright, business is done. Next, help me with a personal matter. Li Daozong sighed and said.

"Lord Wang, what's your personal matter?"

"Knowingly ask!" Li Daozong's tone suddenly rose, as if he was still a little angry, "Where is that evil girl!! ”