Chapter Seventy-Three: A One-Year Gambling Contract
The explosion in front of the overseer team completely destroyed the last will of the Tubo people to resist, this group of plateau-born warriors were completely broken in the face of new weapons, and when the fifth battalion and the heavy armored battalion rushed over, the front army had almost no resistance, and the Tubo people who had lost their confidence were driven to the open space in front of the Lone Eagle Ridge by the Tiance army like sheep, and the dense crowd filled this area. Sang Xiong was dragged by the guards around him and ran quickly towards the rear army, trying to escape from Lone Eagle Ridge in the chaos, but was caught by the guards who arrived from the rear.
Compared with the former army, which was blown up by explosives, the rear army still has some combat effectiveness, relying on the strong combat power of the pro-guard team, the new commander of the pro-guard team, Li Feixue, completely blocked the Sang Xiong and his party after opening a bloody road.
"Let your people dismount and surrender immediately, otherwise I will kill them and sacrifice my Tang Anxi war spirit." Li Feixue looked at the Sang Xiong who was surrounded by the guards and rushed towards him and sneered, to be honest, who the current Tiance Army hates the most, it must be the Tubo people. Since the story of Anxi spread in Fengling and Ling, from the high-level of Tiance Mansion to ordinary soldiers and civilians, as long as the Tubo people are mentioned, they are all gritting their teeth and hating the root of their teeth. So almost at the moment when Li Feixue's words sounded, the surrounding guards who had already begun to prepare to lure down attacked violently again, as long as they didn't put down their weapons and went up directly, it would be a knife. This kind of slaughter of Tubo soldiers in front of Sang Xiong completely made the general lose his mind, and rushed up and slashed at Li Feixue with a frenzied knife.
After blocking the Mulberry Bear's three rapid attacks, Li Feixue suddenly waved the Tang knife and slashed at the neck of the Mulberry Bear's horse, only to see the war horse's blood flowing, and the Mulberry Bear fell to the ground at once.
"Tie him up for me." Li Feixue looked at the mulberry bear who was being held up by several guards and shouted: "I'll say it one last time, put down the weapon immediately, otherwise there will be no mercy." ”
The Tubo soldiers who were still fighting saw that the mulberry bear was tied into a dumpling and thrown on horseback, and they no longer had morale, and they could only hear the sound of the battle on the battlefield, and the rear army of more than 10,000 people threw down the weapons in their hands almost in an instant, and was escorted by the guards to the front and joined the main force of the Tiance army.
And just when Li Feixue violently surrendered the Tubo rear army, Wan Yi and Xue Wanli almost drove the remaining more than 10,000 people from the front army and the Chinese army to the front of Lone Eagle Ridge, and after arranging the guards, they saw Li Feixue rushing over with more than 10,000 people in the rear army.
"Haha, Feixue, well done, worthy of being the commander of the personal guard team chosen by the lord, five thousand people are more beautiful than the work of our twenty thousand." From afar, I heard Xue Wanli's loud voice roaring there.
Li Feixue handed over the prisoners to his deputy and escorted them to the open field, and after the personal guards lined up on the spot to monitor the movements of these prisoners, they ran to Xue Wanli and Wan Yi and gave a military salute and said, "Feixue has seen the two of them. ”
After Wan Yi and Xue Wanli returned the salute, Li Feixue asked, "What about the lord?" I caught the enemy commander who was about to escape. ”
"That bastard called Mulberry Bear?" Xue Wanli was stunned, swept to the Tubo general who was tied to a war horse behind Li Feixue, walked over with a cruel smile and brought it over, threw it on the ground and said with a smile: "You kid has really made a great contribution, this kind of good thing can be encountered by you." No, I'm going to find the lord when I go back, and each battalion must be equipped with cavalry, otherwise we will fight to the death in front, and the benefits will be taken away by your cavalry battalion. ”
Before he finished speaking, Wan Yi pulled him and shouted, "The lord is here." ”
Li Xuanqing was secretly amused when he saw Xue Wanli's embarrassed appearance on his face, but he didn't have time to talk to him, he stepped forward and patted Li Feixue on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The pro-guard team was able to capture the mulberry bear in this battle, and the credit is not small. ”
"What about these captives, my lord? At the end, the general made a rough point, no less than 20,000 people. Wan Yi stepped forward and said: "Our army is deep behind enemy lines, and if we carry so many prisoners on the march with great fanfare, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will go wrong." ”
"Lord, leave this to me, and if you bury them alive, you will be fine." Before Wan Yi finished speaking, Xue Wanli took over the conversation and said: "Anyway, these Tubo people have bullied us Han people countless times over the years, let's call it to treat others in the way of others." ”
However, Li Xuanqing didn't react to his words, and the mulberry bear who was thrown on the ground was anxious and struggled violently, if it weren't for Li Feixue and their ties strong enough, this guy would probably be able to break the rope.
Li Xuanqing's side Li Feixue gestured, and the latter walked over and took out the rag stuffed in his mouth. Sang Xiong glared at Li Xuanqing after taking a violent breath and said, "Who are you?" Why did you attack my Tibetan army? ”
To be honest, this is where Sang Xiong is puzzled, in order to cover up his whereabouts, Li Xuanqing did not use any banner on this trip, and his words and demeanor did not indicate his identity, if it were not for Xue Wanli's proposal to bury the captured Tubo soldiers alive, it is estimated that no one would have noticed this.
"Listen, my lord is the Tang Clan, Li Xuanqing, the general of Tiance. You little Tubo remnant actually dares to raise troops to invade my Tang territory? Do you really think people don't know ghosts? Let me tell you, my lord is the co-lord of the world, and the heavens send thunder to help, and you barbarians still dare to resist the power of heaven? Li Feixue came over and squatted in front of Sang Xiong and sneered: "Say, who asked you to attack my Lingzhou?" ”
Sang Xiong turned his face away and didn't look at Li Feixue, and after knowing the identity of his enemy, Sang Xiong suddenly became suspicious. As a high-ranking general of the Tubo royal court in Longyou, he knows the inside story. That's why I was suspicious that I was ambushed this time.
"Lord, if this guy doesn't say anything, he dares to despise me." Li Feixue turned her head to Li Xuanqing and said with a sad face. This amused the few people in front of him. Li Xuanqing also shook his head, there was nothing good to do about this guy's two-skinned face.
"Go and tell him that I will kill the prisoner until he says it." Li Xuanqing They don't know Tibetan, but Li Feixue does, so they translated Li Xuanqing's words 1510, and suddenly Sang Xiong's body trembled, but he still didn't speak.
"Go find some rocks to put a seat for the bear so he can take a good look." After Li Xuanqing gave a few orders to the soldiers beside him, he roared angrily: "Shi Jian, let the Modao team gather immediately." ”
Before the words fell, Shi Jian, who was on the side, shouted sharply: "The Mo Dao team is gathered." After speaking, he dragged the Mo knife and quickly came to Li Xuanqing's side, but saw the Mo knife hand on duty from all over the battlefield running quickly when he heard the sound and stood on the hillside beside Li Xuanqing.
"The personal guards, drag out 2,000 people from the captives, and give me a place ten feet in front of General Sang Xiong, and the Modao team is ready to be executed, and with the blood of the Tubo people, pay tribute to the souls of Anxi who died in battle." Li Xuanqing's voice was high-pitched, but it revealed an indescribable sadness and murderous intent.
And watching the guards drive more than 2,000 captives to the mulberry bear who was forcibly pressed on a seat with a few stones, Shi Jian, a descendant of Anxi, could no longer control himself, and fell to his knees with a thud, roaring with a crying voice: "Ancestors, Shi Jian, the descendant of the Shi family, is incompetent, and he can't avenge the shame of annihilating the army for the ancestors of Anxi for decades. Ancestors, you have heard, the lord has said that you will sacrifice your souls in heaven with the blood of the Tibetan people, and you can rest in peace. ”
"Mo knife hand, execution." With a wave of Li Xuanqing's big hand, two thousand human heads rose into the sky, and the spurted blood was imprinted with the glow of dusk, illuminating the hearts of all the soldiers of the Tiance Army.
"The spirit of Anxi is immortal." Li Xuanqing took the lead and knelt down, and all the soldiers of the Tiance Army in Lone Eagle Ridge knelt down when they heard the sound, and the deafening roar resounded through the heavens and the earth, and the mountains echoed, and the aftermath was endless.
Tiance Jun's move also shook Sang Xiong's heart, and Li Feixue's words with lingering hatred completely shattered all the hopes in his heart, so Li Xuanqing's eyes turned to him and explained all the problems very simply. He already understood that the opponent in front of him was retaliating against the Tubo people with bitter hatred, and if he didn't confess, the other party would not mind killing all the Tubo soldiers.
"General Sang Xiong, I know that you are not convinced, your 50,000 army was attacked by my Tiance army and was defeated. I'll give you a chance now. You go back and tell your Zampu, I will give him a year to reorganize his army and fight, and a year later, the Tiance army will fight with you Tubo people again, and it will be a shame. Li Xuanqing's words gave Sang Xiong a hope, but his sharp eyes made the battle-hardened general feel a little haze inexplicably.
After hearing Li Feixue translate his words, Li Xuanqing nodded, glanced at the remaining captives and said, "I can guarantee that I will not kill these captives again, but they need to atone for the sins they have committed, and I will change their freedom after three years of hard labor in Lingzhou." ”
Sang Xiong was silent for a long time when he heard Li Xuanqing's words, then suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "I accept your conditions on behalf of the royal court, and in a year later, I will lead the army again and defeat you completely." I want you to understand that you were defeated once, and this time it will be the same, and you will still be defeated under the iron heel of my Tibetans. I won't give you a sneak attack next time. ”
Listening to Li Feixue's translator, Li Xuanqing smiled, and didn't bother to say anything to him, just ordered him to be given a horse and sent him back.
"Senior brother, arrange for the soldiers to take turns to rest. All the captives were taken in teams of ten, and they were tied together with ropes. Li Xuanqing explained the method used by Westerners to treat black slaves in later generations, and then continued: "Shi Jian will return to the big tent with me, and we will leave for Lingzhou tomorrow, and the personal guards will immediately fly and ride to report the victory." ”
"Shi Jian, how much do you know about the orphans who Anxi left in the Central Plains back then?" Inside the big tent, Li Xuanqing looked at Shi Jian, whose face was still heavy, and sighed and asked.
Shi Jian was stunned for a moment and said: "I heard the older generation say that the families of the Anxi Army actually didn't come back much, and our generation is basically the descendants of the surviving soldiers of the Anxi Army after the rebellion was quelled, and most of the family members of the army stayed in Anxi." originally thought that he could return to Anxi after quelling the rebellion, but who knows..... Alas. Speaking of this, the iron-blooded man shed tears again and choked up: "What every Anxi person remembers is those relatives who are fighting in the desperate region and are helpless. My lord, I have something to ask for, please agree. After speaking, he suddenly fell to his knees.
"When the Lord settles the world in the future, I must let the last general lead the army back to Anxi, I will find their bones and find their relics." Shi Jian raised his head and looked at Li Xuanqing with an unprecedented madness.
"I promise you, don't worry, I'll go too." Li Xuanqing helped him up and said: "The ancestors of Anxi are the heroes of the country and the loyal and brave soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. He patted Shi Jian on the shoulder and said: "After you go back, find the chief of staff and ask him to summon the world in the name of the Tiance Army, whoever can find the descendants of Anxi for us, the Tiance Army is grateful, and the Tiance Mansion regards them as relatives and friends, on the contrary, it is the enemy of my Tiance Army and the thousands of loyal souls of the Tang Dynasty." ”
Shi Jian left, but Li Xuanqing stayed in the big tent and looked at the northwest, thousands of miles away, the land that haunted the future generations and the bits and pieces that turned into legends and relics. No matter what it is for, do it all over again, Li Xuanqing can't let history leave regrets and leave this nation sigh through the ages.
In June 888, Li Xuanqing led his army to intercept and kill 50,000 Tubo troops preparing to invade Lingzhou, killing more than 30,000 and capturing 18,000. As a result, Tiance Mansion has also eliminated the biggest trouble, and can concentrate on operating the Eastern Front. And Li Xuanqing and Sang Xiong's one-year gambling contract also successfully bought himself a year of uninterrupted precious time, avoided the danger of a third-line war, and laid the foundation for the Tiance Army to take Guanzhong.