Chapter 708: Yuan Zhen's Great Gift
The next day, early in the morning.
Xue Shao had just gotten up when a fast horse scout came to report the emergency military situation, saying that the Turkic army in Heisha had a new fully automatic. There were about 30,000 or so cavalry, heading towards Xue Shao's station, as if they had come to open the way for the army as a vanguard. According to their footsteps, at most tomorrow at this time will meet our army!
30,000, this number is ten times the number of troops led by Xue Shao and Cheng Wuting. Fighting the cavalry of the Turks in the wilderness will be an absolute nightmare!
Cheng Wuting was very vigilant about this, and immediately said to Xue Shao: "Young marshal, the hero doesn't suffer immediate losses, why don't we avoid the edge for the time being and retreat to Shuozhou?" ”
"No return. Just wait here. Xue Shao said, "Give your relatives the order to form an attack formation, ready to fight at any time." ”
"Attack array?! ......" Cheng Wuting was stunned on the spot, and said busily, "Young marshal, Cheng is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. But fighting against the Turks in such a way doesn't seem to be the best strategy? ”
"I'll be at ease, I'll make my own arrangements." Xue Shao smiled slightly, "Besides, if you really want to fight, don't say it's 30,000, 300,000 will you and I be afraid again?" ”
"That's nature!" Cheng Wuting was instantly aroused by Xue Shao's competitive spirit, and he tore his throat and shouted loudly, "Sons, the sharp arrows are in a big array, ready to fight!" ”
Suddenly, there was a hundred responses, three thousand Yue rode neatly dressed armor and knives and turned over on horses, flags turned over Pegasus and stepped on the hustle and bustle, and the battle formation was quickly formed, and the murderous shock was extraordinary, like a bronze wall and an iron wall of heavenly gods.
Xue Shao watched quietly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: the command is strict and well-trained, quiet as a mountain invasion is like fire, and the cavalry under the command of Evil Lai is indeed a rare elite division. In today's Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that only the Jumping Army under the command of Xue Chuyu can be compared with it...... Datang must cherish such outstanding generals, and must cherish such a tiger and wolf teacher!
Half a day later, the scout reported again, saying that the 30,000 vanguard cavalry of the Turkic enemy army had suddenly stopped and stopped less than a hundred miles from our army.
Cheng Wuting said to Xue Shao: "Obviously, the Turkic scouts have already detected the movements of our army. Because it was unexpected, they didn't rush in. Now, they must have returned to Yuanzhen to ask for orders. ”
"That's how it should be." Xue Shao smiled slightly and said, "If it's not surprising, the battle book we sent should be about to be handed over to Yuan Zhen." ”
"If I am Yuanzhen, I will definitely seize this opportunity to wave my army and kill you and me alive to get rid of the big trouble!" Cheng Wuting said without thinking.
Xue Shao smiled but said nothing.
Cheng Wu was quite confused, "Do you think Yuan Zhen won't do this?" ”
Xue Shao still smiled and said nothing.
"You are talking, and you are in a hurry to me!" Cheng Wuting jumped to his feet and shouted.
Xue Shao laughed, "The result will be known later, so why bother guessing?" ”
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Heisha City, the Nanya Khan Tent of the New Turkic Khanate (equivalent to the Luoyang Companion Capital of the Tang Dynasty), once became famous in a war when Xue Shao first debuted. The Turkic Great Khan Ashina Gu Dulu is generally located in the tooth tent of Dujin Mountain, and Heisha Nanya is handed over to his most trusted Apodagan and Ashid Yuanzhen to take care of it.
Yudu Jinshan was certainly the supreme political center of the Turkic Khanate. In contrast, the military-strategic position of the city of Black Sand is much more important. This is the "front-line general headquarters" of the Turkic Khanate in the face of the Tang Empire, and Yuan Zhen is the "supreme commander" here. Not only that, but all the soldiers and horses of the Turkic Khanate, Yuanzhen, had the right to requisition them to the Black Sands, including even the Khan's personal troops, who were also the most elite cavalry of the Turkic Khanate, attached to the wolf cavalry.
An hour ago, 50,000 horsemen attached to the wolf riders had just arrived in Black Sand City. Their deputy commander, Ashed Luohe, had just taken over the military power from the defeated commander Mo Si, who had been recovering from his wounds in the battle, and for the first time he led his troops alone to the Black Sands.
It is Yuanzhen's order!
Yuan Zhen stood outside the big tent, looking at a giant man like an iron tower in front of him from a distance, striding towards him like a tiger and a tiger.
The element of "...... Luohe" whispered the name and smiled.
In Turkic language, Loho means "warrior". And Ashide Luohe definitely deserves this name!
Yuan Zhen stood beside hundreds of mighty warriors, all of whom were "Zheqi" cavalry recruited by the Turkic Khanate from various nomadic peoples in the Western Regions. Such cavalry was numerous in the Turkic Khanate, and had been under the command of Yuan Zhen since the day of its formation. There have long been rumors on the grassland that the combat effectiveness of the Zheqi cavalry is not much worse than that of the attached wolf cavalry. Especially in terms of "personal combat effectiveness", the Zheqi cavalry is even better than the wolf cavalry.
Such rumors will naturally make the attached wolf riders who are labeled as "noble" and "elite" very unhappy. This made there some "unwarranted" competition and contradictions between the Zheqi cavalry and the attached wolf cavalry.
Now that they heard that the new commander was coming, the cavalry of the Zheqi cavalry unanimously showed their muscles as strong as copper on their left side, the scimitar on their waists was extremely bright, and the aura in their eyes was far more solemn and ruthless than usual. It was as if they were going to greet not a big man from their own country, but a general from an enemy country.
Of course, Yuan Zhen knew what these warriors around him were thinking, he just looked at Luo Luo who was striding in stride with a smile in front of him, and didn't say a word.
Luo Luo He strode to the vicinity of the big tent with twenty wolf-like guards warriors, and his huge eyes like copper bells swept towards the tent, and the situation in front of him suddenly made his heart clear.
With a wave of his hand, the twenty guards stopped walking, and Luo Luo Luo strode towards Yuan Zhen alone.
The Zheqi cavalry around Yuan Zhen suddenly had a surge of momentum, as if they wanted to use this powerful aura to help Yuan Zhen suppress this new wolf cavalry commander in the first place.
But when Luo Luo He really walked in front of them, these Zhe Qi cavalry suddenly felt a chill and panic in their hearts for some reason, they didn't even dare to look at Luo Luohe, all of them seemed to have become a mud tire bodhisattva in the temple, just standing here mechanically and woodenly, and suddenly there was no momentum!
The aura of Luo He alone is far better than that of a hundred people!
Yuan Zhen smiled.
"You don't have to be presumptuous. Facing the first warrior of the Hand Turkic Khanate, even Xiong Zhen and Tiger Wolf would feel trembling from the depths of their souls and flee in the wilderness. He said like a poem.
When the people heard this, they were shocked at the same time, and immediately felt boundless shame and shame. It's like a boy who doesn't think enough to pick up a wooden sword and shout to go up the mountain to fight the tiger, and then be exposed and ridiculed in public.
Luo Luohe, who was no less than two meters tall, came to Yuan Zhen like a burning hill.
Yuan Zhen looked at him with a smile, and Luo Luo looked at Yuan Zhen's toes.
Suddenly, Luo Luohe's momentum disappeared and he lowered his huge head, stroked his chest and knelt down, and said in a voice like thunder: "Wise and great Apodgan, your loyal servant has returned!" ”
With that, Luo He knelt forward on his knees and kissed the tips of Yuan Zhen's boots.
The crowd was suddenly petrified and dumbfounded.
"Get up, Loho." Yuan Zhen still smiled faintly as a breeze and said, "You are already the commander of the three armies, and you are no longer my slave." ”
"In Loho's heart, Apodagan will always be my master, my father and brother, and my god!" Trollo smacked his huge head on the ground several times before he stood up.
In terms of figure, it can be described that Yuanzhen is thin and straight, and the jade tree is in the wind, and the Luohe is as strong as the mountains and majestic. But everyone was surprised to find that when the two of them stood together, there was clearly a sense of condescending Yuanzhen. Loho is like a faithful hound prostrate in front of him!
"Is the Great Khan okay?" Yuan Zhen asked.
"The Great Khan is good. He recently married a beautiful Han concubine, and he is in a good mood every day. Luo Luo replied respectfully.
Yuan Zhen smiled slightly, "Is it okay to sip silently?" ”
"Not good." Luo Luohe's face sank, and he shook his head, and said, "He was defeated in Yunzhou and he was almost killed by Xue Rengui, and he finally picked up half his life and fled back, and he was dismissed from his official position by the Great Khan, and the military power also fell into my hands." Now he gets drunk every day, and then he whips his slaves and kills several of his concubines. ”
Yuan Zhen still smiled slightly, and these reactions of the silent sip were all expected and reasonable. Mo Si is that kind of person, his sex is like fire and his temper is ugly. Moreover, he has always been disgusted that the Great Khan trusts and relies too much on me, Yuanzhen, an "outsider".
"Apodagan, when will we send troops to fight the Tang Dynasty?" Luo He said in a deep voice, "If this time, I can assist Apodagan to defeat a few cities and kill a few Tang Dynasty officials and generals, so that Mo Si can shut up and die!" ”
"I know that you are anxious to make meritorious service to keep your military power and position." Yuan Zhen smiled slightly and said, "That's why I transferred you." ”
Luo Luo He suddenly smiled, and his big mouth was like a lion opening his bloody mouth.
"But now, you have to lead the troops back to Yudu Jinshan." Yuan Zhen said suddenly.
"Huh?" Luo He was stunned and didn't react.
"Didn't you hear clearly?" The elemental frowned slightly.
"This ......" Luo He blinked stunnedly, "Apodgan, I led 50,000 attachments to the wolf rider to come thousands of miles away, and I worked exclusively for Apodgan." Now, just go? This battle, not to fight? ”
Yuan Zhen's face sank slightly, "If this is asked by the Great Khan, I will answer." If it's something you want to ask......"
With a "bang", Luo Luo He suddenly fell to his knees and kowtowed desperately, "Luo Luo He doesn't dare to question Apodagan's order, I'll lead the troops back!" …… Please forgive your ignorant slaves, honorable master! ”
"Forget it, you get up!" Yuan Zhen said lightly, "After you go back, you will tell the Great Khan, saying that the fighter plane has been lost, and this battle cannot be launched." ”
"Yes!" Without saying a word, he got up and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute." Yuan Zhen thought for a moment, took out a letter and handed it to Luo Luohe, and said, "Take this letter to the Great Khan to see." He will naturally understand when he sees it, and he will not blame anyone. ”
"Yes!" Lu Luohe took the letter, his expression was wooden and with a hint of fear, and he didn't dare to say a word more.
Yuan Zhen smiled, "You can't read, but why don't you ask, what kind of letter is this?" ”
"If a slave shouldn't ask, he can't ask!"
"But the lieutenant who attaches the wolf rider must ask." Yuan Zhen smiled and said, "This is the battle letter that Xue Shao just sent. He and Cheng Wuting led 3,000 cavalry to camp less than a hundred miles away from our vanguard troops. ”
"Xue Shao? Afternoon? Three thousand cavalry? "Then why don't we go and fight with them?" If you can kill Xue Shao and Evil, it will definitely be a great achievement! ”
"That's really not what you should be asking. I can't explain it to you for a while. Yuan Zhen smiled, "You just repay the Great Khan truthfully." ”
"......" Luohe wheeled the copper bell and was stunned for a long time, stroked his chest and bent down, "Yes!" ”
Then he turned and walked away like a burning hill.
Yuan Zhen looked at Luo Luohe's back, breathed a sigh of relief, a playful smile appeared on his face, and said softly: "Xue Shao, Xue Shao, just with your three-word war letter, my long-planned plan will be ruined, and the 200,000 Turkic army will return home...... Today I will give you a great gift; Another day, you'll definitely be back! ”
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Next.
The scout returned, confronted 30,000 Turkic cavalry a hundred miles away, and suddenly withdrew inexplicably. Immediately, there will be another report, saying that the large number of troops that have just gathered on the side of Black Sand City are also being dispersed one after another. In particular, the tens of thousands of wolf riders who had just arrived from the north of Yudu Jinshan turned around and returned north as soon as they arrived in Heisha, and they barely had time to eat a meal.
Hearing these news, Xue Shao smiled, but Cheng Wuting was completely stunned.
"This battle, really won't be fought?" Cheng Wuting was shocked.
"Of course." Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief, "Now, we can go back to Chang'an!" ”
"Why is all this?!" Cheng Wuting was puzzled and asked, "How do I feel, there is always a tacit understanding between you and Yuanzhen?" What's going on in your hearts? ”
"Although I have dealt with it many times, I have never met Yuanzhen, let alone understood it. So this is not a tacit understanding, but a consensus. Xue Shao said.
"What kind of consensus?" Cheng Wu asked reluctantly.
"Those who know the soldiers are not warlike."
Cheng Wuting frowned, "Want to ask for a detailed explanation?" ”
Xue Shao said with a smile: "The soldiers are the commanders of the people." As a commander-in-chief, he will not start a war lightly, especially a war that does not have much chance of winning and will not gain much benefit if he wins. ”
"These similar words were often said by Pei Gong when he was alive." Cheng Wuting said, "In this way, you and Yuan Zhen both agree that if this battle is fought now, it will not be beneficial to the Tang Dynasty and the Turks?" ”
"Yes." Xue Shao said, "Needless to say, the Tang Dynasty is now in turmoil in the Jiangnan Rebellion. For the Turks, they were originally staring at you and the Shuodai. They desperately hope that evil will turn against the imperial court, at least Yuan Zhen believes that the Tang Dynasty controlled by Empress Dowager Wu will not let you go. In this way, there will inevitably be a hole in Datang's northern defense line, and they will have a chance to take advantage of it. ”
"Oh! …… I said so! Cheng Wuting patted his forehead with a sudden realization, "So when Yuanzhen saw me and the young marshal appear here together, and the young marshal also took the initiative to write a war letter, he already knew in his heart that his wishful thinking had failed?" As a result, his military plans had to be canceled? ”
"Yes." Xue Shao smiled slightly and said, "He definitely didn't expect that the imperial court would send me Xue Shao to inspect Hebei." He underestimated even more that the evil came with a deep sense of righteousness and loyalty to the country! ”
"Hahaha!" Cheng Wuting laughed loudly, "What is deeply righteous and loyal to the country, young marshal, you don't have to put gold on my face." If you hadn't come to inspect Hebei, it would have been someone else...... It's hard to predict!! ”