Chapter 255: Dispatch of Troops
Luo San'er, Qian Dashun and Jiang Zhongshi saw that Lai Xing'er was pale and hoarse, and they were worried that he would not be able to bear it after a night of hard work and running, and they didn't worry about leaving him alone in the hall, Qian Dashun quietly ordered to go down, brought a bowl of thick chicken soup to Lai Xing'er, and smiled and forced Lai Xing'er to drink it in front of the three people. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Lai Xing'er was feeling uneasy because he could not successfully persuade the generals in the army to lead the army to evacuate Liangzhou, and saw that the three of them were about to quit and retire with their fists, so he waved his hand at Luo San'er, signaling that he could retreat to eat and rest, and left Qian Dashun and Jiang Zhongshi behind.
Luo San'er stared at Qian and Jiang silently, with a gloomy face, and turned around and left alone.
"Brother, you haven't told Luo San'er the specific location of the Cangsongyuan camp in the past few months, I'm worried that he will be dissatisfied with you." Qian Dashun looked at Luo San'er's back as he was leaving, frowned slightly, and reminded Lai Xing'er.
"I still say the same thing, Brother Luo and Brother Qian, you are different, he used to be too close to Furong after all, I can't help but be extra careful with him." Lai Xing'er waved his hand and motioned for the two to sit down and talk, and explained to Qian Dashun.
"Big brother, I don't understand, obviously we can stay in Liangzhou City, recruit troops, just like everyone said, attack with the imperial army from east to west, and make persistent efforts to capture Jingzhou, but why do you insist that the whole army take the initiative to withdraw from the city?" Jiang Zhong Shixin was straightforward, and as soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to continue the topic that the two sides had been arguing about for a long time.
"I didn't leave you two behind to convince you to agree with me." Lai Xing'er straightened her face, "Before I confess to the two of you, you must first promise me that whether you agree with it in your hearts or not, you will carry out my orders to the letter." ”
Seeing that Lai Xing'er said solemnly, Qian and Jiang glanced at each other, stood up in unison, and responded with fists clenched: "I am willing to obey the general's order, and if there is a mistake, I am willing to accept the military law." ”
Lai Xing'er listened to the two of them agree, with a satisfied smile on his face, and after inviting the two to sit down again, he said slowly: "Regarding whether the whole army will stay or withdraw, I expect that if the imperial court replies to the letter, it will take at least three or four days before it can reach Liangzhou. First of all, Brother Qian, you must persuade the brothers from the various branches of Longyou Prison today to send enough manpower to return to the headquarters of the branch divisions to firmly control the herd of horses in your own hands, and you must not let these nearly 10,000 war horses fall into the hands of the Tubo people, you may be able to do it? ”
Qian Dashun patted his chest and replied neatly: "Please rest assured, general, not only will I ask the brothers of the various divisions to return to the pasture today to guard the herd of horses, but I can also order them to sacrifice their best horses to equip a strong cavalry team for our Shenhe Yidu." ”
Lai Xing'er nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's very good." Then he turned to Jiang Zhongshi and ordered: "Jiang Zhongshi, since you are the vanguard general of the capital, you have to undertake more onerous responsibilities than others, I order you to immediately send scouts to detect the movements of the Tubo army in Jing, Gan, Lan, Yuan, and Shanzhou prefectures, and report at any time." At the same time, you will personally lead a group of men and horses out of the city to the northeast today, first, to find a safe and secure way for the whole army to retreat eastward in the future, and second, to find out as soon as possible the latest developments in the northern Turkic and Uighur states, so that our army can deal with different situations according to different situations. Have you written it all? ”
Jiang Zhongshi clenched his fists and said yes, but he muttered to Xing'er and asked, "Didn't Bo Hu dare to steal the carts of tea, wine, and goods we gave him, and go to the Uighurs to become a rich man?" It's been almost a year, and there hasn't been any news from him. Big brother, do you want me to take him back from the Uighurs and punish him heavily? ”
Lai Xing'er glared at him and reprimanded Jiang Zhongshi: "Don't make a mistake." Today, in the presence of the two of you, I can explain that when we first arrived in Liangzhou, I sent Bohu to the Uighurs with his goods and goods, so that he could use his status as a side branch of the royal family to persuade the Uighur Khan to send troops to help the imperial court resist the Tibetans, or at least to hold back the Turks in the north, so that they would not have time to divide their troops and join the Tibetans to invade our dynasty. If you get any news from Bohu, you only need to send someone to report to me immediately, and remember, you must not act arbitrarily and ruin the affairs of the imperial court. ”
Jiang Zhongshi stuck out his tongue, didn't dare to say anything more, and Qian Dashun and Qian Dashun hugged their fists and said goodbye to Xing'er and withdrew from the main hall.
Although Lai Xing'er deduced in front of Qian Dashun and Jiang Zhongshi that there was a reason why Bo Hu had gone without news, he was also deeply uneasy about Bo Hu's Uighur trip. If we look into the reasons for this, it is not that Lai Xing'er is worried about whether Bohu can persuade the Uighur Khan to send troops to help, but more because of the concern about Bogo's character.
After all, after this Uighur royal son was lucky enough to survive in the camp of Jingyun Cong, he lurked in Chang'an City over the years, committing many major crimes, which can be described as notorious. In particular, he was caught by the government twice, but twice he was successfully broken into the prison by his accomplices and forcibly savior, which simply regarded entering and leaving the government prison as a no-man's land, which aroused huge public resentment inside and outside Chang'an.
Not long ago, although Bohu led a group of small people in the battle to recover Chang'an, he took the initiative to ask Jing Zhao to ask the court to forgive him for the crimes he had committed before, allowing him to offset his merits, repent and reform, and become a new man. He doesn't know much about being a person, if he really returns to his homeland with those truckloads of goods and goods without permission, as Jiang Zhongshi said, and becomes a rich man in peace, then won't his painstaking plans come to naught?
Since receiving this mission from the emperor, Laixing'er had also made some knowledge of the feudal states in the western frontier that bordered the imperial court, and knew that the Uighurs had a large-scale conflict with the Turks shortly after Yehu Khan's accession to the throne, and they had gained the upper hand. If everything goes well in Bohu's trip, at least he can persuade Yehu Khan to agree to send troops to drag the Turks, so that the Turks and Tubo will not jointly send troops to the western frontier, forming a north-south flank attack, which will greatly reduce the pressure from the north and enable the main army led by Jing Yuncong to focus on fighting with the Tibetans.
But more than 200 days have passed, and when Bohu is gone, why is there not even a trace of information?
Lai Xing'er sat alone in the hall, supporting herself with her hands, thinking repeatedly, but she couldn't figure out a clue, and because she had been killed all night, her body was too tired, and she fell asleep unconsciously. (To be continued.) )