Chapter Forty-Nine: The Langzi Camp
"No! Are all my loyal ministers and generals of the Tang Dynasty dead? It's your turn to lead the troops into battle? Qingqing heard the news and expressed her attitude on the spot, she is also the eighteenth person in the Langzi Battalion, and her words have a great impact on others.
The other members of the Langzi Battalion have different opinions, the Tang Dynasty is still martial, known as "there is no scholar on the twenty-four meritorious heroes on the Lingyan Pavilion", some think that this is a good opportunity to sharpen their knives on horseback, and some think that this trip is too risky - Huangfu Weiming and other famous generals have still fallen into the trap of the Tubo national division, and the Langzi Battalion plus the reinforcements of the western capital will also be folded in the hands of the Tubo people.
Yu Lang waited for everyone to finish their opinions before continuing: "Senior Brother Huangfu was only besieged, not defeated by the Tubo national division, this line may not be as dangerous as everyone imagined, as long as we fight steadily and don't be too aggressive, we should be able to win easily." As for the Tubo National Teacher Kudozha, there is no need to worry, as long as this person appears, Senior Brother Nan Jiyun and I will work together to deal with him, and with the skills of the two of us, even if we defeat the other party, we will not be able to get a big advantage. ”
"However," Yu Lang said, "the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and none of the art of war we have learned from the teaching has yet been tested in actual combat, and I dare not say that this battle is foolproof." Whether to go or stay, brothers, decide for yourself. ”
Xie Zhiqian and Li Chun took the lead in standing up: "I am willing to go!" ”
Qingqing mocked Li Chun and said, "Don't you send a letter to Chang'an first to ask your father and brother's opinion?" ”
Li Chun has a shy personality on weekdays, and he has to send a letter to Chang'an first when everyone invites him to do anything, even if Yu Lang invites everyone to go to the Qinglou to drink and listen to music, he has to make a report, which has become a big laughing stock.
Li Chun blushed and said quite resolutely: "I can do this by myself, and if I lose, it can be regarded as atoning for some sins for my father and brother." ”
At this time, although Li Chun was still simple, he was no longer a teenager who didn't know anything when he first met Yu Lang, he knew that his father and brother were not good officials, and his family also did many unrighteous things. It's just that he has never had much say in the Li family, and he can't even see his father Li Linfu a few times a year, so he can't change anything.
Zhang Chengxing took a step forward unhurriedly: "This kind of thing can't leave me behind, I grew up in the barracks since I was a child, I have long been used to this kind of battle, there is nothing to fear, I will order two more families to go together when I start pulling out in two days." ”
Xue Wenyang, Yang Xu, and Dai Yang did not say much generous, and also followed Zhang Chengxing to stand up.
The others were somewhat hesitant, they came to the Moon Washing Academy just to study, and then they still had a great life to go, and it was not worth fighting with their lives.
Yu Lang frowned, he originally thought that the brothers of the Langzi Camp were of the same heart, and at most one or two people did not want to go together, but he didn't expect that there would be so many undecided.
Li Dahu stood up: "Listen up, brothers of the Langzi Battalion, let's seventeen of us leave the Moon Washing Academy together to support General Huangfu Weiming, I, Li Dahu, will never die behind any of you, the scimitar of the Tubo people is slashed in front of the brothers, and there must be me Li Dahu in the way!" ”
The brothers of the Langzi Battalion were so excited by their spirits that they responded like a tide, and they all expressed their willingness to follow Yu Lang to fight this battle.
Yu Lang looked at Li Dahu's eyes and was quite grateful, he didn't dare to make this kind of poisonous oath, but Li Dahu took it all over, this wave battalion can have such cohesion, Li Dahu is indispensable.
Qingqing slapped the table angrily: "Yu Lang, I told you clearly, you have two choices, either step on my corpse and go to Tubo, or take me to fight together!" ”
After saying this, Qingqing left angrily, not giving Yu Lang a chance to turn around.
The brothers patted Yu Lang's shoulder sympathetically, and also went back to report to their families.
After everyone dispersed, Li Dahu asked Yu Lang with some suspicion: "Let's go to Biansai, there are three or four thousand miles to go, even if we march all the way, it will take more than 20 days, plus the news itself will take more than 20 days, can we save the fire from this far water?" ”
Yu Lang replied: "Hongji City is an extremely important assembly point for the Tubo army, there is plenty of grain and grass in it, and it is also because of this that Senior Brother Huangfu will be so eager to take this city, if I can really pull out this city in the Tang Dynasty, it will be like a sharp knife inserted into the border of Tubo, and it will be difficult for the other party to gather troops to harass my Tang border." There is plenty of grain and grass in this city, and the senior brother of Huangfu has 10,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and more than a dozen fierce generals, so it is not a big problem to defend it for half a year. ”
Li Dahu nodded: "I thought that Senior Brother Huangfu was greedy for merit, but it seems that his move was also thoughtful, knowing that the other party had made a trick for him, he still got in, and he wanted to take this opportunity to completely occupy Hongji City." ”
"That's right, both sides are conspiracy, it depends on which side has the bigger fist. The rebels of the Tubo State occupy two advantages, one is that the national teacher Kudozha has outstanding personal strength, and General Zhang Tianyuan, the first warrior in the Tang army in Hongji City, is only at the peak of his cultivation, even if he is a fierce general like him, he has little chance of winning against Kudoza; The rebels' second advantage......" Yu Lang sighed and stopped talking.
Li Dahu continued: "The second advantage is that my Tang Dynasty border generals are not compatible, everyone wants to get a reward for military merits, and I wish my colleagues were unlucky, plus there is Li Linfu in the court to play right and wrong, and the people's hearts are not aligned." ”
Yu Lang smiled: "As long as we work together in the Langzi Camp." ”
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Two days later, in the end, Yu Lang still had to set off with Qingqing.
Qingqing at the practice banquet tied up her hair and put on a men's dress, her heroic spirit was extraordinary, quite a bit of An can distinguish that I am male and female, she said to the brothers in the Langzi camp: "You don't have to take care of me, just treat me as a brother." ”
There are a total of eighteen students from the Langzi Camp including Qingqing, plus the generals, guards, and servants brought by everyone, there are more than 100 people in total.
Chen Wuning comforted the students of the Langzi Battalion, but to prevent the students from carrying their generals to escort them, more than a hundred armored soldiers are also an armed force, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of the new Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor, and this matter is urgent, it is necessary to march day and night, each person needs to prepare at least two war horses, forty or fifty war horses can be taken out by the Moon Academy, and it is almost impossible to have two or three hundred war horses, even if it is the regular army of the Tang Army, the allocation rate of war horses is also very low.
Obaba, who helped Yu Lang take care of the winery, knew that Yu Lang and Qingqing would go to the border pass, and asked to go together. Obaba is loyal and reliable, and his skills are very good, so Yu Lang agreed to go with him to take care of Qingqing's safety.
Nineteen people and more than forty horses left the city in a mighty way, Yu Lang turned around and glanced at Yangzhou City in the distance, which shrunk into a small black dot in the distance, and his heart was full of mixed feelings, this was the first time he had left Yangzhou City for such a long time and a long distance.
Not only Yu Lang, but the rest of the students are also going out alone for the first time, usually even if they go out of the city to go green, they have to follow a bunch of servants behind, and for the first time they feel that the sky is high and the sky is extremely free.
Zhang Chengxing took the lead in roaring, and the brothers echoed one after another, beating their horses and galloping, marching towards the border stopper.