Li Xiao's army pressed the realm and attacked Wu Sizang with all his might, such a decision seemed risky, but in fact it was inevitable.

At present, the Tang Empire has basically brought all the places that can be unified under its rule, and only this Bao Sizang is a Chinese homeland that cannot be returned, which is simply a black spot that Li Xiao cannot forgive.

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Hundreds of thousands of troops marched to Wusizang with all their might, including the remnants of the Qing army with only more than 10,000 people left.

Originally, a total of 50,000 Qing troops, led by Dai Shan's fourth son, Wagda, the king of Doluo Qianxiang County, came to Beijing to participate in the battle of the expedition to the Western Regions. This army, led by Haoge, who had already surrendered to the Tang Army and was now under the command of the Tang Army in Manchuria, and Wagda as the deputy general, marched together to the Western Regions.

They didn't expect that Li Xiao's ambition would be so magnificent, and the Tang Army's campaign outside the Saiwai would be so long.

Entering the rest of the Dashun Army, destroying the Yarkand Khanate, overthrowing the Dzungar Khanate, and attacking Russian Siberia, after nearly three years of campaigning, 50,000 Qing troops, only a little more than 10,000 remained, and the rest died in the desert of the Western Regions, or died in the snowy fields of Siberia.

Even the deputy general Wagda, when Yichen attacked Russia, was hit in the thigh by a fire shot in a Russian castle by the Yenisei River, and finally suffered from lead poison and wailed for several days before dying.

At that time, when I saw Hauge, who was in a hideous state of death, there was suddenly an unspeakable sadness and unspeakable anger in my heart.

What a servant army, no different from a dog and a chicken!

He could intuitively think that Li Xiao, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, actually didn't care about the lives and safety of their servant army at all, and simply regarded them as bargaining chips and pawns for victory. And what the fate of the chess pieces will be in order to win, it is simply insignificant.

However, for the sake of the future, Hauge endured.

People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

was able to keep the Qing army of more than 10,000 people, even if he was dissatisfied with Li Xiao in his heart, he gritted his teeth and admitted it.

It's just that in the ice and snow of Siberia, I have been waiting for a long time to wait for the Tang and Russian countries to negotiate peace, and I can also lead this remnant to return to Liaodong as Li Xiao promised before, and choose a place in Liaodong to assign land to the Marquis of Haoge to live.

Although there are many dissatisfactions with such a result, Li Xiao still yearns for Li Xiao's permission.

Although such a small marquis is insignificant compared to his previous status as the prince of the Great Qing Dynasty, such a result is Hauge's greatest desire now.

After all, he has fought for Li Xiao in the past few years, fought in the south and the north, killed from Southeast Asia to Russia, experienced many dangers, and almost died on the battlefield, but fortunately, God blessed him and did not let him die on the journey, so he can have this position of a marquis, and have a personal army of soldiers and horses, and he should be able to spend the rest of his life in peace.

It's just that Hauge never expected that as soon as the war against Russia ended, because the war in Tibet was not going well, Li Xiao ordered almost all the soldiers and horses attacking Russia to turn around and go south to attack Wu Sizang, which was like a peerless region in the world.

After receiving this order from Emperor Li Xiao of the Tang Dynasty, Haoge was almost angry.

Damn, Li Xiao, this thief, is so intentional, he simply wants to force himself and the remnants of the Qing army of more than 10,000 people to death!

You must know that the Qing army is only one-fifth of its original size, and such a demoralized and seriously disabled army will attack Bao Sizang, who is in steep terrain and even has difficulty breathing, and is afraid that there will be more than 10,000 people, and those who can successfully survive the battlefield in the end are only afraid that there will be no one out of ten.

Hauge immediately thought that when attacking Southeast Asia, only a few thousand of the 100,000 Qing troops had to return to their hometowns, and the rest were all killed, that is, the commander of the Qing army at that time, Azig, who was shot and killed by the natives of Sumatra, under the city of Aceh, just like Wagda on the Yenisei River, who died without looking at it.

He suddenly thought in fear that although he could escape his life from the hellish Southeast Asia on earth, he was afraid that he would eventually be sad to pass the Wusizang level.

If he finally died on the icy plateau of that earthly realm, even if Li Xiao posthumously presented himself with the royal title, what good would it be!

People are dead, and if you want this false name, what good will your mother restore?

Hauge was confused, and after receiving the order, he sighed in his tent all day, looking sad.

His abnormal state was quickly discovered by Yang Shan, a close confidant of his subordinates.

In the dim tent, the oil lamp was like a bean, and Haoge and Yang Shan sat up and down, except for the two of them, there was no one else.

"Grand Commander, but you are dissatisfied with the emperor's decree?" There was no one around, and Yang Shan, as Haoge's last cronie, asked in a gloomy voice.

Haugra had a long face, his eyes were complicated and sad, and he pondered for a long time before he sighed and said, "Yang Shan, I'm only afraid that I will eventually follow the path of Azig and Wagda." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he smiled bitterly and said, "I think that back then, I fled from the law field to the Tang Realm and joined Li Xiao. For him to fight in the east and west, and to fight in the south and north, I thought at that time that I wanted to borrow the hand of Li Xiao to fight with the traitor Dolgon for a long time and regain the throne. Now that the years have passed, I have long stopped thinking about such unrealistic dreams. It's just that I'm fighting so hard now that I can finally have a good destination after I work for it. It's just that now it seems that the Xu Xiao given by Li Xiao is all a mirror, and they are just some benefits that cannot be seen or touched. ”

"Yes, the Grand Commander said yes. This time I went to fight in Wusizang, but I am afraid that it is really bad luck, and my life is in danger. Yang Shan replied with a worried face: "I want to come to the two elite military towns of the Tang Army, and in the battle of attacking Wusizang together, they were nearly half killed and wounded, and they were half dead. If we, the servant army, also want to attack such a dangerous situation, I am afraid that in the future, it will not be easy for more than 1,000 of these more than 10,000 people to come back alive. “

"Exactly! If we wait, we will die in this snowy plateau in the future, no matter how many officials and nobles Li Xiao Xu Se has, what good will it be? So now when I think about it, I will set out on the expedition in a few days, and the troubles in my heart are like stones blocked in my chest, and the kind of depression and depression is really difficult to describe in words! Hauge looked gloomy and couldn't help but let out another long sigh.

Seeing Haoge like this, Yang Shan's face calmed down, and in the dim candlelight, he held his chin with his hand and his eyes burned, as if he was considering a strategy.

Seeing him like this, Hao Ge was suspicious, and asked, "Yang Shan, do you have any good ideas?" ”

Yang Shan coughed lightly and said in a low voice: "Prince Su, have you ever thought that you would simply stand on your own feet and never return to the Tang Realm, and in this vast and inaccessible land in the north of the desert, find a boundary and establish yourself as the king?" ”

Yang Shan's words made Hao Ge startled, he thought about it for a while, but shook his head again and again: "No, if we stand on our own feet in such a bitter cold place, then Li Xiao will immediately cut off the supply of food and grass for our army, then in this way, even if the Tang army does not send troops and horses to crusade at all, our army will starve to death immediately like a baby who has lost its mother's milk." Such an outcome should be inevitable. ”

When Haoge said this, he smiled bitterly again: "I waited for the grain and grass to be heavy, but it was actually mastered by the Tang Army. In such a bitter and cold place, if you want to raise your own food and grass, isn't it a fool's dream. This life is in the hands of others, so the emperor Li Xiao is not afraid of our rebellion at all. If you want to be self-reliant, it's easier said than done! ”

After Yang Shan listened, he was speechless, he groaned for a while, but said faintly: "Having said that, but the matter is man-made, and there is a way to die?" In my opinion, in order to avoid Wu Sizang from being sent to death, it is better to have a good horse and eat back grass! ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

"Prince Su, with all due respect, you and the regent Dolgon, even if there are many suspicions, even if it is a deep feud in the sea of blood, but now when it is a matter of life and death, why not give up the past suspicions and fight the enemy together?" Under the candlelight, Yang Shan's face was distorted like a ghost.

"What? What do you say? Do you want Lao Tzu to give up his past suspicions and cooperate with Dolgon, who sent Lao Tzu to the court and almost killed me with a butcher's knife? Yang Shan, you, are you crazy?! When Hauge heard this, he suddenly became furious, and his forehead was bruised.

Yang Shan's eyes were gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "Prince Su, you must know that your enmity with Dolgon, after all, is a thing of the past, and if you want to mention it more now, what good will it be." In my opinion, it would be appropriate if it was better for Dolgon to make peace now, and then we would lead the troops back east and resist Li Xiao with him. ”

When Yang Shan said this, he hurriedly said: "Prince Su, you also know that it is not Dolgon who wants me to continue to push on the battlefield now, but Li Xiao. At this time of emergency, it is very important to distinguish between friend and foe. What's more, now Dolgon's hundred oppressions of Li Xiao are already full of complaints, but he is afraid of the momentum of the Tang army and does not dare to attack. After all, as many as 130,000 or 40,000 Qing troops died in a foreign land, and it was difficult for them to return to their hometown Liaodong even if they were corpses. It can be seen that we and Dolgon's common enemy is Li Xiao, and this is the basis for us to cooperate with Dolgon again. ”

Yang Shan paused and continued: "As long as we can reach a joint action with Na Dolgon, oppose Li Xiao's secret agreement together, and then seize the rare opportunity that Li Xiao is not strong in restraining us from the Tang Realm now. He could take advantage of the fact that the other Tang soldiers and horses were rushing south to Wusizang, and secretly led his troops to sneak back to China along the border of the Mongolian tribes. With this group of soldiers and horses who have been fighting for a long time, as well as Dolgon's soldiers in the country, they can drive away the few Tang troops stationed in the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, and thus officially break with Li Xiao! ”

When Hauge heard this, a trace of emotion flashed on his face, and he muttered: "It's just that our army will not have many soldiers and horses, even if the rebellion is successful, if the Tang army raises troops to attack again, how can we defend it?" And in case of failure, it will be a place to die, such an ending, haven't you thought about it, Yang Shan? ”

Yang Shan snorted, gritted his teeth and replied: "Prince Su, whoever does great things, An Ke is so timid. What's more, now that we are about to be forced to Wusizang, if we don't hurry up and find a way, can there be any other way out? Besides, if I really get to Wusizang and am led to the front to fight against the local Tibetans, then who can guarantee that we will survive a tenth of the last time? Is this the result that Prince Su wants to see? ”

Yang Shan's words were very serious, and Haoge tightened his brows, but he was silent.

Yang Shan sighed lightly and replied: "Prince Su, since you have made up your mind to break with the Tang Dynasty, you must not look forward and be afraid of the future, not to mention, there is a perfect plan in this world?" With all due respect, even if it is unfavorable to fight with the Tang army in the future, then our army will retreat to the mountains and forests of Liaodong and deal with the Tang army for a long time by virtue of its geographical advantages. If that doesn't work, we'll just retreat further and settle down in Eastern Siberia. After all, as long as there are soldiers and horses, everyone is a clan, and Eastern Siberia is vast and sparsely populated and far away from the Central Plains, and Li Xiaozong wants to pursue us, and its logistics supply will also become a big problem, and it will not be easy to destroy us. In this case, although life in Eastern Siberia will be extremely difficult, it is at least possible to control your own destiny, so that you will not be controlled by others and become fish and meat under the sword. ”

Hearing Yang Shan's words, although Haoge was silent, he nodded invisibly.

Yes, now that he has decided to rebel, Encore thinks about it again, even if the big thing is bad in the end, he has done his best and obeyed the destiny of heaven, what regrets will he have.

Thinking of this, Hauge had made up his mind, he snorted, and slammed his fist on the back of the chair: "Damn, horizontal and vertical is a death, a dead country!" He Li Xiao saved my Hauge life back then, and over the years, I fought for him in the east and west, from Southeast Asia to Russia, which is enough to repay his kindness. But he wants us to become cannon fodder and die in Wu Sizang, but he can't! Yang Shan, as you see, immediately sent a secret envoy to the Qing court on behalf of you, and I and these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses secretly returned all the way to the east. If you hear from Dorgon, report it to me immediately!" ”

Yang Shanteng stood up straight and said loudly: "Prince Su rest assured!" In the next time, we will definitely live up to our mission! ”

Yang Shan got Haoge's order, and immediately disguised himself as a merchant, took a few guards, and marched all the way to the east, while Haoge himself ordered the whole army to pack up and go south to Wusizang, but in fact, he quietly marched all the way east along the border of the Mongolian tribes.

Yang Shan and the others traveled day and night, not daring to take a break, and finally after more than ten days and months, they quietly came to Shengjing City and immediately asked to see the regent Dorgon.

It was late at night, and Dorgon was about to rest, when he heard the guards say that an old man had visited, and he was very surprised.

It's so late, and what other people are coming?

However, after a little hesitation, he immediately agreed to meet him.

When Yang Shan was taken to the hall by the guards and lifted his turban, Dolgon couldn't help but exclaim: "Yang Shan?!" It's you! ”