Since Shuo Fangjiedu sent troops from Yunzhou overnight, under the urging of Wang Yuan, the three thousand cavalry did not dare to delay in the slightest day and night. Although he still had some doubts about Wang Yuan's words, Li Guangbi also knew in his heart that if Wang Yuan's words were true, then the three hundred remnants had now reached a desperate situation of running out of food, and he understood Wang Yuan's anxious mood.

Therefore, Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi led a thousand cavalry to act as the vanguard and rushed forward, while he and Wang Yuan followed with a large army of 2,000 cavalry more than ten miles behind. The advantage of this is that if there is a deception, the 1,000 cavalry in front of you can mistake the opponent for the main force of the brigade and launch an attack, so that there is enough room for manoeuvre. If the opponent has a large number of soldiers and horses, he can immediately turn around and evacuate to avoid the annihilation of the whole army. If the opponent has a small number of soldiers and horses and can fight in one battle, he can order the rear team to quickly support and defeat the enemy.

Of course, another advantage is that Wang Yuan will be taken by his side all the time, it is impossible for him to escape, once the soldiers and horses in front of him are ambushed, it means that Wang Yuan is a spy, and he will cut this person as soon as possible.

The army left Yunzhou and followed the official road to the northeast, passed two military towns, and then went directly north around the Beishan Pass of Xidashan, and then followed the remnants of the mountain to the east, and arrived at the edge of the snowfield thirty miles west of the Boulder Pass on the afternoon of November 13. The arduous journey of one hundred and sixty miles took only two days and two nights, which greatly exceeded Wang Yuan's expectations.

Due to the imminent entry into the junction of the three kingdoms outside the Boulder Pass, the soldiers and horses need to take a big rest, although they have also made many short breaks on the way, but those are not enough to recover the fatigue of the soldiers and horses. At this time, it can be seen that the military discipline of the Shuofang army under the command of Wang Zhongsi is strict. Even after such a high-intensity march, when all the soldiers and horses were exhausted, they still maintained strict discipline when they camped and rested, without the slightest slack or slackness, and everything was arranged in an orderly manner in half an hour.

After lunch, the soldiers began to sleep and rest, but Li Guangbi did not rest, and convened his generals in a simple military tent to discuss military affairs. Guo Ziyi, who was stationed ten miles ahead, also rushed back to attend the meeting. Wang Yuan was also invited to attend.

"Ladies and gentlemen, step on the snowfield ahead, and thirty miles to the east is beyond the Boulder Pass. Although this is under the jurisdiction of my Tang Dynasty, Fan Yang Anshuai's strategy in the past few years is to stick to the Boulder Pass to resist the enemy, and give up entanglement with the Xi people and Turks outside the Boulder Pass. We don't comment on this move, but it caused this area within a radius of thirty miles to become a place where the Turks were wreaking havoc, and the Xi people rarely appeared here. That is, we will most likely encounter the Turkic cavalry. ”

Seven or eight leading generals were eager to try, and a bearded general patted his chest and said: "General, if you meet it, fuck it, didn't our Wang Dashuai say a long time ago that he would ask the court to crusade against these Turkic wolves?" In the past few years, they have also been very arrogant, and if they meet, they will just kill them. ”

Li Guangbi waved his hand to stop everyone's gossip: "Don't forget that we are here to save Wang Qin's subordinates on this trip." Besides, outside the Boulder Pass belongs to the jurisdiction of Fanyang soldiers and horses, and it is no longer in accordance with the rules for us to lead soldiers and horses to come, and An Lushan must be looking for our Shuofang Jiedu to make General Wang theorize. Therefore, in order to avoid these frictions, I ordered to be stationed here to rest, and after dark, the army entered the snow field outside the Boulder Pass to look for Wang Qin's men. It's best not to alarm anyone, save yourself and go, and save trouble. ”

The generals were slightly disappointed, according to Li Guangbi's meaning, but to avoid encountering the Turks, and even more so to avoid being detected by the soldiers and horses of Fan Yang at Jushi Pass, then this trip was too boring.

Guo Ziyi arched his hand and said: "What General Li said is very true, and everything has a purpose. The purpose of this trip is to save people, not to start a war and cause trouble, but after completing the work of saving people, this trip will be completed. ”

Li Guangbi nodded approvingly to Guo Ziyi and said, "That's right." So, after dark, we sneak in at night, and there will be moonlight at night to facilitate our movements. Whether or not they can be found, they must be withdrawn before dawn. Guo Ziyi, after you return to the camp, you must immediately go to the northeast to conduct a large-scale reconnaissance, focusing on observing the movements of the Hu people on the border and knowing what to expect. ”

Guo Ziyi arched his hand and said, "Obey." ”

Li Guangbi gave orders to the generals one by one, roughly dividing the area outside the Boulder Pass into several parts, and after entering the area outside the Boulder Pass, the soldiers and horses performed their duties and searched an area to find people.

Wang Yuan sat in the corner of the tent and watched Li Guangbi give orders without saying a word, and admired Li Guangbi a little more in his heart. Lee's pre-war meetings were well-organized and thoughtful. All these factors were taken into account when searching, when encountering the enemy, when there were few enemies, and when there were many enemies. Not only the generals under his account, even if Wang Yuan was listening, he also knew how to deal with emergencies, so that he would not be aimless. This also taught Wang Yuan a lesson in leading the army.

After the generals were ordered to leave, Li Guangbi smiled at Wang Yuan and said, "Wang Qin, are you satisfied with this arrangement?" If you are really outside the Boulder Pass, you will definitely be able to find them tonight. ”

Wang Yuan got up and bowed and said, "Wang thanked General Li for his subordinates." Unless they have lost their minds, the trip will be successful. General Li led the army in a good way and had strict discipline, which Wang admired very much. ”

Li Guangbi smiled and said: "Wang Qin, I know that among your subordinates there are not only the young princes of the Lady of Qin's mansion, but there are also Wang Qin's family members and entourage, but I am suspending the march at the moment, Wang Qin's envoy should not be unhappy." ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "General Li is too worried, I am not so ignorant as that." Although the safety of Liu Xiaogongzi and my family makes me worried, compared to the lives of 3,000 soldiers, so what? If there are enemy troops in front of me, I would rather advise the general to withdraw his troops immediately than let three thousand soldiers die for their sake. General Li has led the army for many years, and has your own judgment and method of advance and retreat, and I absolutely believe that the general's decision is the best policy. ”

Li Guangbi looked surprised, looked at Wang Yuan for a long time, and smiled: "Okay! Wang Qin's words made me look at Li Guangbi differently. Breaking a lot of impressions of the previous meeting with Wang Qin's envoy, I have some admiration for you. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "General Li killed me, it should be me who admires you." The pre-war arrangement just now was meticulously considered, and I listened to it with great admiration in my heart. Moreover, the generals under your command have been running for several days and still have no change in their appearance, without any tiredness, which shows the strictness of Ping Su's management of the army. Admire, admire, admire. ”

Li Guangbi smiled and said, "What do you admire me?" What you want to admire is Wang Jiedu. He led the two soldiers and horses in Shuofang and Hedong, and he was always conscientious and did not dare to relax a little. Wang Jiedu wants to maintain the combat effectiveness of the border army at all times, so that one day he can crusade against the Turks and solve the trouble of my henchmen in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "This wish will be achieved, and where there is a will, there will be a way." General Li must also think so, things gather by like, people by groups, there are people like Wang Jiedu and General Li for the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty can sit back and relax. ”

Li Guangbi laughed and said: "Wang Qin's speech is very ear-catching, and he also understands the general situation and reason, and he is based on the court at a young age. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "The rumors in the outside world are not all false, without Yang Zuo's support, I really don't have today, I never shy away from this." ”

Li Guangbi stroked his beard and laughed, nodded slightly, and said, "Wang Qin, let's stop talking about these words, how about the two of us chatting a few words?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled and nodded, Li Guangbi ordered someone to serve tea, sat on the side of the table with Wang Yuan and tasted a few sips of tea, and said: "Wang Qin, I listened to Wang Qin's description of the two great battles with the Xi people in Yunzhou that day, and the arrangements and calculations were very convincing. After these two battles, the envoy will surely become famous. But I don't know one thing, since the envoy has such talent, why didn't you help in the war against Nanzhao this time? I just begged for an errand from the Hebei Provincial Envoy and ran to Fanyang. Hehe, this errand is not interesting, and it is quite ...... How so? Hmmm......"

Li Guangbi suddenly couldn't find the words, or he didn't want to say what he had to say.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Why did General Li say this? There are many talents around Zuo Xiang, and the war against Nanzhao has his own good generals to bear, how can he use me as a scholar? Besides, I learned all the tricks from the military books, and I happened to use them to deal with the Xi people. It's all because the Xi people don't learn the military strategy of my Tang Dynasty, which is why I got into my way. In a big war like the crusade against Nanzhao, I don't have that ability. ”

Li Guangbi smiled and said, "Good general? How many good generals does my Datang still have? How many good generals are there around Zuo Xiang? ”

Wang Yuan noticed that his expression was a little strange, so he asked, "What does General Li mean?" ”

Li Guangbi tilted his head and smiled: "Don't you know? ”

"Know what?" Wang Yuan was even more puzzled.

"I heard that Jiannan Jiedu envoy Xian Yu Zhongtong led 50,000 soldiers and horses to crusade against the battle of Nanzhao...... Losing and retreating...... Not only did it not hit Yamato City, the capital of Nanzhao Kingdom, but it lost Yaozhou. Yunnan Taishou Zhang Qiantuo seems to be dead. Li Guangbi said in a low voice.

"Huh?" Wang Yuan was shocked and speechless.

"Blame me for talking too much, these are rumors, unconfirmed. I thought that you and Yang Zuo had a good relationship, and you would know more about this news than I did. Since you don't know, we don't need to say more. In fact, I've heard people talk about it. The campaign against Nanzhao has not yet ended, and the imperial court has not released any news, so we are chatting in private, you must not say what I said, I will not admit it. Li Guangbi got up and smiled.

Wang Yuan returned to his usual smile and smiled: "I don't talk nonsense, the war is together, rumors are flying all over the sky, I listen to these things as if I didn't hear them." General Li will not talk about these things in the future, everything will be subject to the final battle report of the imperial court. ”

Li Guangbi smiled meaningfully. He stood up and arched his hand and said, "Please ask Wang Qin to go back to the tent and rest for a while, there are still several hours before dark, and I also want to recharge my energy and prepare for the night's action." ”