Zhang Xuān's gesture finally fell, and the executioner in the army, who had been waiting for a long time to enforce the military law, was waiting to step forward, but he heard Zhang Xuān say in a deep voice, "Zhang Tong's crime is unforgivable, but the battle is beheaded, which greatly damages the morale of our army. ”

"If you can take the Shaliu River, Ben Shuai will play the Ming court and save you from death. If you can't take the Shaliu River and retreat again, you don't have to come and beg Ben Shuai to spare his life, die on the battlefield and sacrifice your life for the country. Zhang Xuān waved his hand coldly.

Zhang Tong escaped death, and his heart that sank to the bottom in despair suddenly rose again, and under the joy and sorrow, his emotions suddenly got out of control.

Zhang Xuān looked at Zhang Tong coldly, and his expression was indifferent.

It's not that he doesn't want to kill Zhang Tong, it's just that the morale of his generals and the army is unfavorable when he is about to fight. Moreover, at this moment, the army is deep into the territory of Tubo, and there is no one to lead the troops in the state guards, I am afraid that the army's heart will be even more flustered. Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, Zhang Xuān suppressed his anger and temporarily spared Zhang Tong's death.

In fact, Zhang Tong committed a serious crime, even if Zhang Xuān did not kill him, even if he made meritorious service again, he would be severely punished by the Tang Dynasty after the war. The crime of slaughtering the city alone is enough to be punished with a rod.

Therefore, in Zhang Xuān's view, the best result for Zhang Tong is to die on the battlefield and sacrifice his life for the country.

In this way, the crime will be drowned out by the merits, and at least it will leave a good name for generations to come, so as not to interfere with relatives.

Guo Ziyi and other generals looked at Zhang Xuān with some surprise, but they didn't expect that Zhang Xuān would show mercy to his subordinates, leaving Zhang Tong with the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

After a long time∨ Tongcai stabilized his trembling emotions, and thanked Daoyun in a trembling voice, "The lower officials worship the grace of the marshal not to kill, and the lower officials should fight to the death in order to make meritorious contributions!" ”

Zhang Xuān smiled coldly, and then turned his head to stare at the black and suppressed large area of the state guards, and suddenly his voice rose up, and shouted, "If you can make meritorious service to the defeated army, this commander will not be guilty of the past!" If the army is defeated again, it will damage the prestige of our Longshuo army, and this commander will be engaged in military law! "Thou hast done so wickedly and made my army méng. Whether you can wash away the shame or not depends on the battle of Shaliuhe! Zhang Xuān's cold voice echoed dàng above the wilderness.

The remaining seven or eight thousand people in Zhang Tong's department were silent for a moment at first, and then someone shouted, "Swear to death and take the Shaliu River!" The voices of these people sounded abruptly, and then all the soldiers responded.

"Swear to the death, this battle will be won!" "Swear to the death, this battle will be won!" Seven or eight thousand people shouted loudly, the spears in their hands were waved high, and the momentum shook the sky, and after this series of shouts, the morale and morale of the originally sloppy Buzhou guards gradually condensed again.

"Zhao Xun, Ben Shuai will give you a thousand people, and return to Liangning Prefecture to mobilize grain, grass and rice." Zhang Xuān glanced at Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun was nervous and very nervous. He didn't expect that Zhang Xuān didn't kill Zhang Tong, but allowed him to come as a meritorious person ♀, if he returned to Zhang Tong's army, Zhang Tong would definitely take the opportunity to retaliate against him, and even secretly kill Zhao Xun, it was possible.

Therefore, when he heard Zhang Xuān's order, Zhao Xun fell to the ground in ecstasy, "The last general obeys the order!" ”

Zhang Tong, who was a little surprised, regrouped, and led more than 7,000 people to detour to Qinghai Lake to attack the Shaliu River, and Wei Guo Ziyi saw Zhang Tongbu gradually disappear into view, and stepped forward, and said softly to Zhang Xuān, "Dashuai, Gyatso's main force is in the Shaliu River, and the Tubo army and horses in the Shaliu River, plus the sī soldiers of the Tubo tribe nobles in the city, there will be at least 20,000 people∨ and lead these more than 7,000 people to attack the Shaliu River, isn't it hitting the stone with an egg?" ”

Guo Ziyi said in his heart: Handsome, handsome, didn't you make it clear that Zhang Tong would lead the army to die?

But Zhang Tong deserves to die, but these seven or eight thousand soldiers are the sons of the court, so they can't be buried like this!

Nan Jiyun and Lei Wanchun were silent behind Guo Ziyi.

Zhang Xuān was silent. After a while, Yang pointed to Qinghai Lake, which was faintly visible in front of him, and smiled, "Ziyi, the Shaliu River is on the north shore of Qinghai Lake, and Wuhai is on the west side of Qinghai Lake. ”

Guo Ziyi pondered for a while, and said respectfully, "The last general thinks, the marshal may want Zhang Tong to lead the army to attack and disturb the Shaliu River, and be a suspicious soldier for the main force of our army to take the front line of Wuhai." ”

Zhang Xuān smiled lightly, waved his hand and said, "Yes, not really. ”

"Zhang Tong will go to the death ♀, and he will definitely be able to contain part of Gyatso's military strength, which will help our army take Wuhai and its surrounding castles in the shortest possible time. On the other hand, Zhang Tong's departure may not be impossible to take the Shaliuhe River, if Ben Shuai did not guess wrong, Gyatso must have sent troops to reinforce Wuhai at this moment, and even personally led the army to come. 、，

"Triangle City is in ruins. The Wuhai line became the last line of defense in front of Gyatso's lair. If we let our army conquer Wuhai, his lair will not be protected. Therefore, Ben Shuai concluded that Gyatso would definitely send at least 10,000 troops to reinforce Wuhai, and in this way, the defense of the Shaliu River would be empty, and there would be few troops.

Therefore, it should be said that Zhang Tong still has a chance. Fight to the death, take the Shaliu River, and make meritorious service for the crime! Zhang Xuān fell asleep indifferently, but a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Of course, for Ben Shuai, it doesn't matter whether Zhang Tongbu can take Lou Liuhe or not. The important thing is that our army should strive to annihilate Gyatso's main force on the Wuhai front, and then take advantage of the victory to go north and destroy the Shaliu River, Gyatso's old nest! ”

"Originally, Triangle City was the best place to ambush, but it's a pity that Zhang Tong, the dog thief, disobeyed the commander's military order, not only lost the troops, but also damaged the overall deployment of the commander." Zhang Xuān sighed, "It seems that this is also the destiny of heaven!" ”

"Ziyi, our army is alone in the depths, and more than 20,000 people do not have much advantage in terms of strength compared with the Tubo soldiers and horses. I'm afraid this battle will be very difficult, and you have to be prepared for a hard battle. ”

Guo Ziyi said angrily, "Please rest assured, the morale of our army is high, and the sons and daughters have already held back their strength and want to fight to the death with the Tubo people!" In this battle, if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent, for the glory of the Tang Dynasty, the last general will not hesitate to go to the soup! ”

Zhang Xuān nodded, and patted Guo Ziyi's shoulder, "The army is united, Mount Tai moves!" Wherever our Longshuo army goes, when the battle is invincible, the attack is invincible, and the officers and men of our army should have such determination and confidence to win! ”

"Nanba, how many firearms did you bring with you on this expedition?" Zhang Xuān turned his head to look at Nan Jiyun.

Nan Liyun didn't hesitate, and replied in a low voice, "On the orders of the Great Marshal, this expedition, all 5,000 people of the Divine Ce Army are equipped with Divine Fire Flying Crows, and the Sky Shaking Thunder is carrying 500 pieces!" ”

Zhang Xuān nodded silently, equipped with 5,000 people, according to the regulations, ten per person, a total of 50,000 rockets, this is already the limit that the firearms battalion can achieve in recent months. Without the strong support of the Chinese firm controlled by Pei Hui and the deployment of various materials at all costs and costs, the firearms battalion would have been unsustainable.

"Nanba, firearms should be used with caution, not to waste ♀ each one is costly, hard-won, tell the sons, to use carefully. The same is true for Sky Shaking Thunder, which cannot be used unless it is a critical moment. Zhang Xuān let out a long breath.

Nan Qiyun bowed solemnly on his horse, "The last general understands. Firearms are the treasure of our army, and they will not be used lightly unless they reach a critical moment. ”

Zhang Xuān did not make a mistake in judgment, and Gyatso really led more than 10,000 troops to leave the Shaliu River and galloped to reinforce Wuhai. Wuhe, a vital city on his territory, if Wuhai is lost, his old nest Shaliuhe will not be protected.

If the Tang army takes the first line of the Shaliu River, and then moves the army westward to occupy the entire Baihu region, then the periphery of Tuyuhun's hometown will extend out for hundreds of miles as a whole, which is a fertile plain with fertile water and grass, which falls into the hands of the Tang army.

Therefore, Gyatso could not care about preserving his strength, and led his army to aid Wuhai without hesitation.

Zhang Xuān led his army towards Wubox, and almost at the same time, Gyatso's reinforcements were also on their way.

Although Zhang Xuān's army marched quickly, the Tubo people were still familiar with the terrain and adapted to the environment, and the marching speed in this icy and snowy land was stronger than that of the Tang army.

In the afternoon of the third day, Zhang Xuān's army approached Wuhai City.

By this time, Gyatso's reinforcements had already entered Wuhai City.

At this moment, there are more than 20,000 people in the Wuhe army, which is exactly the same as the strength of the Tang army. But this is the territory of the Tubo people, who occupy the geographical advantages and people, and have a faint upper hand.

Obviously, the battle of Wuhai may be very difficult for the Tang army.

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After Zhang Xuān led his army north to conquer the Gyatso Army, Li Guangbi moved the camp forward 50 miles in accordance with Zhang Xuān's military order, and set up a camp along the foot of Jishi Mountain, where he prepared to fight to the death against the invading Stanley army.

However, Li Guangbi waited for two days with his whole army, but he still did not receive the news that Stanley's army was approaching. Li Guangbi was suspicious, and sent a large number of scouts to spy on the military situation in Tubo, and learned that the Stanley army, which claimed to be 100,000, suddenly made a detour to the north on the bank of the Xiyue River.

Li Guangbi was shocked when he heard the report, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

How could Stanley abandon Liangning Prefecture and go to Gyatso's territory instead? In this way, the 40,000 army of Longshuo was placed by Stanley, and it was not good to be stranded on the Western Front for all life!

Li Guangbi was suddenly shocked, and the Stanley soldiers and horses made a detour north to the line of the Shaliu River, which was to copy the back road of Zhang Xuan's army! What a sinister and cunning Stanley!

"Bastard Tibetan dog thief!" Li Guangbi cursed a few times, got up and went straight to the map in the tent.

Standing under the map and looking at it for a long time, Li Guangbi finally made a bold and astonishing decision. @。