Chapter 388: The Liao River Rises
The little nephew saw that they had only a thousand men left to guard the pontoon bridge, and after their army had left, he took advantage of the night to attack them unprepared, and completely annihilated the enemy troops guarding the bridge and destroyed the pontoon bridge. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoWhen the Goryeo army saw that the bridge was destroyed, they did not dare to enter again, and within two days they felled wood and built the bridge and retreated back the same way. We secretly watched and saw that they had dismantled the pontoon bridge after crossing the river, but we did not expect them to come to help, so we came back to look for the army. ”
Li Jing and Li Daozong saw that he was calm and relaxed, and they couldn't think of how he, the herdsmen, had completely annihilated a thousand Goryeo people. They came from a long distance, thousands of miles away, and they could still have such a record.
They were able to come back and occupy the Black Bone City, and the three hundred people were still sufficient, and they didn't seem to be harmed. Only then did the two of them believe it, what Ashina Desire Valley said a few days ago that Tianshan Mu had wiped out 1,700 of his people, and probably did not add any water.
"Then how did you destroy the pontoon bridge on the river?"
Gao Junyi stretched out his hand and pulled out the black knife, "It's easy to do, I'm enough for one person." He said that all he had to do was ride the charcoal fire and go to the other side of the bridge to cut the connection between the pontoon bridge and the land, and then the pontoon bridge was crooked into the river. But the charcoal fire horse was fast, and then galloped back on the undulating remnant bridge, and as soon as it was cut here, the whole pontoon bridge rushed downstream.
King Jiangxia listened to the praise again and again, and hurriedly took Gao Jun's hand and said, "Virtuous nephew, hurry up and go with me to see Your Majesty to deliver a letter, why are you no longer the chief pastor, so you can talk to Your Majesty." As far as we know, Your Majesty did not say a word of reproach to you for killing you to the side of the Green Ridge. ”
Gao Jun said, "Lord Wang, my personal honor and disgrace aside. I don't want to be the chief shepherd, but there was a situation when we came, and Your Majesty had to be unaware. ”
Li Jing and Li Daozong asked together, "What's the big deal?" ”
Gao Jun said, "The Liao River is rising. ”
That's a big deal! Originally, the Tang army's attack on Goryeo was chosen during the dry period of the Liao River. The centaurs all came here. If the Liao River rises too much, then the supply of the army will be cut off, and the retreat route will be threatened by the flood, and the impact on the morale of the army will not be small.
Gao Jun said that when he came, he found that the sky in the upper reaches of the Liao River was black, and dark clouds were rolling, and it was expected to be raining heavily. Look at the old water marks on the riverbank, and there are new water-soaked banks everywhere.
Li Jing said, "Yes, the strong wind on the day of the attack on Liaodong City blew from the sea, and it became a torrential rain in the north. ”
Li Daozong said, "The emperor's edict clearly stated that the river could not be bridged without bridges, and the army did not build bridges at all when it passed...... Not even a pontoon bridge has been built, and there are many forked rivers in the upper reaches of the Liaohe River, and it seems that the rising water cannot retreat for a while! ”
Gao Jun said, "It's okay, we have built a pontoon bridge over the Liao River." ”
His relaxed tone made King Jiangxia and Li Jing even more strange, in terms of time, Tianshan Mu and these people did not have enough time on the road, could there be time to build a pontoon bridge? Li Daozong asked, although the Liao River is not as good as the Yalu River, it is not easy to build a pontoon bridge, and the timber required alone cannot be cut down in a day or two......
Gao Jun shook the black knife and said, "Thanks to it." ”
"I wonder if the bridge is still strong?" Li Jing asked.
"My lord, the bridge is fine, but there is no one to guard it, I don't know what is happening now. However, if you ask whether the bridge is strong or not, adults don't have to worry too much. I have finished the two things in Liaodong this time, so I will go back, and the 300 people of Tianshan Shepherd will guard the pontoon bridge on the Liao River first, and then let them go back when the soldiers and horses of the army guarding the bridge arrive. ”
"They went back...... So are you going to stay in the army? That's great! Li Daozong said.
Gao Jun said, "I don't stay in the army either, my two wives went to Danfeng Town on their own initiative after I went to the Yibi Lu Division, saying that they wanted to find out what happened to the black hooves and red exemptions." But until I came back from the Ebilu tribe, I didn't see them, and I couldn't rest assured, and I must go to them. ”
"But virtuous nephew, you have come thousands of miles away, and you should always meet His Majesty the Emperor." Li Daozong tried his best to keep it.
Gao Jun said, "Your Majesty has no edict, so it's not good for me to come forward." Besides, I am just a grass people, and I have violated His Majesty's edict and built a bridge over the Liao River, so I dare not beg for scolding. ”
The prince said, "Cough! Look what you say! Your bridge building this time is not within the scope of the edict. If you destroy the enemy's bridge and build my bridge, in my opinion, you can't say anything if you don't give credit! ”
Gao Jun said, "Lord Wang, Gao Jun didn't dare to ask for credit, but my subordinates, three hundred people killed four thousand nine enemies in the west, and then went to the east to kill more than a thousand enemies, which should be some credit." Originally, I thought about mentioning this matter when I came back, but now I can only ask the prince to speak well in front of His Majesty. ”
King Jiangxia agreed, and when he saw Gao Jun pulling over a lot, Su Tuoer said, "They are the two regimental officers of Tianshan Poplar Mu, and their contribution this time is not small. ”
He also called Heida and said to the prince, "He went from the Jieli Department to the Yibi Lu Department, and now he belongs to the Tianshan Mu, originally I wanted him to be an eight-grade shepherd, but now I can't do anything!" Li Daozong remembered it in his heart again.
Li Jing hurriedly said, "Then you should go to see Your Majesty, because he said to us a month ago, 'I, a pastoral official in the Tang Dynasty, dare to go to the desert to quell the chaos and bring hundreds of people to recover Yanqi', I don't think I blame you......"
Li Daozong also said, "Yes, when did Your Majesty say that you would be removed from your official position? Could it be the crown prince? Phew! There is no way that the prince would do that! Who would that be? Virtuous nephew, come with me to see Your Majesty! As he spoke, he stepped forward and held hands.
Gao Jun said, "There are two adults and my brother-in-law in the army, and I don't think there will be any obstacles in the war, but the clothes on my shepherds are already a little thin, so it's better to let them go back quickly." I took them to guard the pontoon bridge temporarily, and His Majesty sent people to come, and they went back to Tianshan to herd. ”
After that, he took out the national letter of Ashina Desire Valley and handed it to Li Daozong, and then bowed his hand to the two of them. Li Daozong knew that he was determined to return to Senan, so he wrote a letter to pass the customs and stamped the seal of the king of Jiangxia and handed it to him.
Gao Jun rushed to his subordinates and said, "Go to Liaohe to guard the bridge!" None of these people spoke, and they raised a big banner in front of them, and immediately galloped away, and soon disappeared from the footprints, leaving only King Jiangxia and Li Jing, raising their hands in the air.
Li Jing said, "He's right, the pontoon bridge at this moment really can't be missed!" So, the two went back to Anshi to report to the emperor. The two of them walked halfway to the road, and a horse galloped in front of them, and a herald cavalry said to the two, "Lord Wang, Your Majesty has called the chief pastor of Tianshan to meet in front!" ”
Li Daozong hurriedly pointed behind him and said, "You go back and chase after you, maybe you can pass on the will by the Liao River." "The herald Pegasus is gone.
King Jiangxia and Li Jing arrived in front of the army, where they were shouting like a tsunami. It turned out that Xue Li had won the halberd and was fighting with Gao Huizhen, and after more than 30 rounds, a halberd picked Gao Huizhen to death.
The 3,000 people who came out with Gao Huizhen turned around and wanted to return to the city, but they found that the city gate was closed from above, and the drawbridge was also pulled high, which was afraid that the Tang army would pour in with the chaotic army. These people were in a mess, and they were all annihilated under the city of Anshi, and the Tang army won a complete victory.
Gao Jun led the herding team to the Liao River, and saw that the sky in the north was still inky, and there was a faint sound of thunder rolling by, and it seemed that the heavy rain had not stopped.
The raging water in the river rose more than three feet, but the pontoon bridge was unharmed. They crossed the bridge and stationed at the head of the bridge to defend it, and Gao Jun said to Heida, Duoduo and Su Tuoer, "Several, don't cross here." When someone takes over, you can go back to Xizhou to listen to the reward. (To be continued.) )