The Li Tang Shatuo cavalry corps faced this kind of grassland to catch prisoners, as easily as every cavalry used to ride a horse and catch rabbits when they were young.

When the infantry was scattered, they gathered here and there like flocks of birds. It was scattered again and then ran to other places to gather, and finally it was slowly dispersed.

……

"Your Majesty, it's not good."

A bloodstained, torn armor and disheveled soldier rushed to the Yellow Nest tent and fell to one knee, baring his teeth. Obviously, the wounds on his body were very heavy, and he knelt on the ground for a moment and tore open the wound that had just scabbed.

"Your Majesty, we are defeated, we are ambushed."

Huang Chao saw the person who broke in in a panic, his clothes and armor were covered with blood, and he was still bleeding on one knee, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. After stabilizing his mind, he asked, "What's going on, take your time." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Song Shuai led the army to the battle, and was lured into an ambush circle by 3,000 enemy troops, and now he does not know whether he is alive or dead. The military division gathered the rout army on the bank of the Wei River and prepared to rescue Song Shuai. ”

Huang Chao heard that Song Zhongqiang was ambushed, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead. I was so dizzy that I almost fell out of my seat.

"Your Majesty~"

The attendant hurriedly supported the dizzy Huang Chao and said, "Your Majesty, pay attention to the dragon body." ”

"Also pay attention to the dragon body, you get up."

Huang Chao, who was relieved, pushed away the attendants, stood up slowly, turned around and picked up the sword hanging on the wall behind him, and then drew the sword with one hand. With a sword in hand, he directly split the long desk in front of him.

"Gather the men and horses, and follow me to kill them." Huang Chao angrily pointed his sword in the direction of the Wei River and said.

"Your Majesty, no."

"No~"

Hearing that Huang Chao was going to personally lead the troops to charge into battle, the ministers and generals unanimously spoke against it.

"Your Majesty, don't charge in person." Prime Minister Shang Rang hurriedly stood up to persuade Huang Chao.

"My army has been ambushed, right in front of me, why don't I hurry up and save people?" After Huang Chao eased his nervousness a little, he said that he was eager to save people, but in fact, he was worried that his forbidden army would be wiped out, so Chang'an would not be able to hold it, and there would be no way to wait for the other three reinforcements.

"Your Majesty, now that the battlefield ahead is in full swing, even if the army is really ambushed, I want to use Song Shuai's experience in the battle, I can lead the army to kill it, and I can also save the day."

Shang Rang, as the head of the four phases, is Huang Chao's henchman, and he is usually the best at speculating on Huang Chao's heart, and can admonish Huang Chao's impulse every time.

After Huang Chao heard Shang Rang's words, he calmed down and thought: "Song Zhongqiang has also fought in the south and the north for many years, and every time he turns evil into good fortune, he still has the ability to lead troops to fight, and it is estimated that this ambush is not a big problem." ”

Huang Chao, who had calmed down, handed over the sword to the attendant, turned to look at the long case that had been split, stepped over, sat heavily in his seat, and looked at the ministers and generals in the tent.

"Let's talk about it, how to solve the current difficulties next, the army is in ambush, and the military division is gathering people on the bank of the Wei River."

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead 3,000 men and horses from his headquarters to rescue Song Shuai."

Song Zhongqiang's good brother, Zhang Ye, the general of the right cavalry guard, stood up and asked Huang Chao for his life, ready to take people and horses to rescue his good brother, in order to repay the life-saving grace of the battle of Tongguan that year.

Yang Xigu, as the youngest of the four phases, usually takes care of all government affairs by the other three, and he just runs errands as a lobbyist to contact Tang General Tang Chen. As an ant who disintegrated Li Tang's world, Yang Xigu still has a very good relationship with the generals in the army, and most of the generals were lobbied by Yang Xigu to the Huangchao Formation.

Yang Xigu heard that Zhang Ye was preparing to rescue Song Zhongqiang, and said in his heart: "This Song Zhongqiang led 30,000 troops, even if he was ambushed, it would not collapse immediately, and there is still a great hope for the rescue at this time." If he didn't come out to help speak at this time, the other three people would most likely propose to let Song Zhongqiang fend for himself. ”

Thinking of himself, Yang Xigu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Song Shuai is fighting fiercely at this time, and he needs the living force to help him tear through the encirclement of the Tang army. ”

"Well, what Yang Xiang said makes sense. So ......"

"Your Majesty!"

Before Huang Chao's words were finished, he was interrupted by Shang Rang's speech, and Huang Chao, who was frowning, had to turn his head to look at Shang Rang and ask, "Shang Xiang has something to say?" ”

Shang Rang said: "Your Majesty, the situation is unclear now, our army is originally small, if we send people to rescue at this time, then once it is lost, how can your Majesty's safety be guaranteed?" Now that there are not enough people in the camp, we must first consider the safety of Your Majesty, what if the enemy attacks the camp? For the sake of His Majesty's safety. You say yes, Yang Xiang? ”

"For the sake of His Majesty's safety." Blocked Yang Xigu's mouth. The monarch wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, and the minister to the king is disloyal in danger. Yang Xigu had no way to ask for troops for Song Zhongqiang.

Cui Xuan, as the prime minister who would melt the atmosphere the most, stood up and said: "Your Majesty's safety is the first consideration, and then everything else." ”

Set the tone first, then dissolve the awkwardness and harmonize the atmosphere. This is Cui Xuan's solution.

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that our army is at a disadvantage now, and the other three reinforcements have not arrived, if Song Shuai is losing, then Chang'an is in danger. If His Majesty can return to Chang'an quickly, then with the tall city walls of Chang'an, the Tang Army will not be able to do anything about it. ”

"Well, Aiqing is right." Huang Chao felt that the camp was no longer safe at this time, and wanted to leave and return to Chang'an, but it was not good for him to bring it up.

"Your Majesty will return to Chang'an, then we will send General Zhang to rescue Song Shuai, and there will be no worries. It can also make Your Majesty feel at ease, and prevent Your Majesty from falling into the name of being unvirtuous who disregards the safety of his courtiers because of his own safety. can not only save Song Shuai, but also maintain the name of His Majesty's virtuous monarch, I don't know what Your Majesty and your colleagues think? ”

"Aiqing's method is good, so that I can ensure my safety and save Song Aiqing from fire and water. Although I am not afraid of death, because Aiqing cares about my safety and does not save Song Aiqing, I am not at ease. ”

With a high hat hanging on his mouth, hanging the name of Xianjun and rescuing Song Shuai together, then he can not only let Huang Chao leave, but also send someone to rescue him. Kill two birds with one stone, and everyone will be happy. Civil officials can also leave this war-torn land and return to the prosperous and gentle Chang'an, where they can enjoy the warm fragrance of nephrite, which is soft and plump and moist.

"General Zhang, I order you to lead the people of your headquarters, hurry up and go to rescue Song Shuai, and you must rescue Song Shuai." Huang Chao said to Zhang Ye with a smile.

"Yes."

After hearing the order to rescue Song Shuai, half of the big stone in Zhang Ye's heart fell, and then nervously left the big tent to set off for the whole army.

……

"Father."

Li Cunzhang, who was covered in blood, knelt down on one knee to give Li Keyong his life.

"Father, the child has completed the mission, and the number of people in the headquarters is 900 killed, and 1,200 are lightly and seriously injured."

Li Keyong gasped when he heard Li Cunzhang's words, if he gave the order later, then his child might be among the 2,000 casualties.

Li Keyong hurriedly picked up Li Cunzhang, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked with concern: "Zhang'er, where are you injured?" Why is there so much blood on the body? ”

"Father, I'm all flesh wounds, it's fine. It's just that this time ......"

Before Li Cunzhang finished speaking, Li Keyong knew what he wanted to say, so he quickly interrupted him and said: "Zhang'er, there are no immortals in the war, there is a logistics officer behind to deal with the aftermath, you hurry back to recuperate, someone will help the young cavalry to go back to the camp to rest." ”

"Father?"

Li Cunzhang looked at Li Keyong, his eyes were filled with tears, this was the most loss he had since the war, watching so many comrades who joked on weekdays fell under the enemy's spears and bows and arrows, Li Cunzhang's heart was like a knife.

"Go ahead and get some rest."

Li Keyong looked at this child who he brought back and raised, he was kind-hearted, and he usually treated his subordinates like a brother.

"The young rider will be a kind-hearted child." Yang Deshan couldn't help but say with emotion when he saw this scene.

Li Keyong turned to look at Yang Deshan, and said with emotion: "This kid is kind, and he is indeed a miserable person. Abandoned in the snow by his parents, if I hadn't seen him hugged back, he might have gone into the wolf's belly. ”

"Sir, you said that after this battle is over, what should we do next, how should we deal with this capture of too many prisoners?"

Li Keyong was a little overwhelmed by the fact that he could catch so many Yellow Nest rebels this time, so many prisoners and one nest head would consume a lot of food, what could I do.

"Well, I suggest that Dashuai can send them to Biansai temporarily, it's early spring, and it's just in time to send them over just in time for spring planting, so that there will be no delay, and these people can survive."

"However, there is still a long time between spring planting and autumn harvest, what do these people eat and drink? Who feeds? ”

Yang Deshan thought before that in order to keep these Han people, there will always be a festival envoy in the border to accept, Lingzhou is not sparsely populated, and the Shuofang festival envoy has always wanted to move some Han people to the past to reclaim, and by the way, resist the invasion of Tibet, thinking of this, Yang Deshan figured out where this group of people went.

"Lingzhou."

"Lingzhou? Mr. Shuofang Town? There has always been a shortage of people there, and I heard that the fight with Tubo is very strong, and this group of people don't need to farm anymore, and they can go directly to war. ”

"Dashuai, do you still have to report this captive matter to Your Majesty, let's deal with it directly and send it to Lingzhou, is it out of order."

Li Keyong was a little unhappy when he heard Yang Deshan say that he wanted to report the matter of the captives to His Majesty Li Tang, but he didn't show it on the surface, he just said with an indifferent face: "Sir, this handsome man can call the shots, His Majesty Datang gives me the right to dispose of them cheaply, it's okay to kill these captives, it's just that the killing of the prisoners is unknown." ”

"Dashuai, let's send someone to report it, and we will also send people directly on the road, so that His Majesty Li Tang knows that we also have to send people to Shuofang because of the lack of food and grass."

The military advisor Saha hurriedly lifted the siege, he knew that the Shatuo people, in the final analysis, were for Li Tang to quell the chaos and be loyal to Li Tang, His Majesty Li Tang knew that he would not say anything if he dealt with the prisoners like this, but if he sent people away without making a sound, Yu Li would not be very good.

Li Keyong heard the military advisor say the same, and said in his heart: "The military advisor must be justified in saying this, forget it, just do what the military advisor and Yang Deshan said, it's nothing." After all, I, Shatuo, am a person who repays the Tang Dynasty and is loyal to the people. ”

"Okay, just do what the military advisor says, notify Datang and send the prisoners, and leave it to the military advisor to deal with."

Yang Deshan didn't say anything when he heard Li Ke's words, but he had a little doubt in his heart, wondering if Li Ke was sincerely committed to the Tang family, wouldn't it be to raise tigers and lure wolves into the room?