Chapter 721: The Tang God of War (2)

When Guo Ziyi sent troops, Li Guangbi also led his 80,000 mourning soldiers to regroup, and under huge ideological pressure, they advanced south from Xiangzhou.

Li Guangbi knew all kinds of controversies about his defeat and all kinds of noise surrounding this defeat. He knew that the reason why the emperor did not hold him accountable for the defeat for the time being was mainly because he could not easily change the commander in wartime. But this does not mean that the emperor will not settle accounts after the autumn. Therefore, for Li Guangbi, this time he can only win and cannot be defeated. If he loses again, he will inevitably die without a place to be buried, and he will be infamous for thousands of years.

Since he started his army to quell the rebellion, the previous fiasco was the first time. Although he had made great achievements in the previous war, he lost a large number of troops due to a major defeat, and all his fame and achievements were wiped out in an instant.

Li Guangbi has unspeakable bitterness in his heart, and indescribable grief and indignation. If it weren't for the magnates in the imperial court, if it weren't for the emperor being too anxious and repeatedly urging him to attack Fan Yang's army, the Tang army would not have been confined to Shi Siming's trap, so that it would have been defeated again and again, and it would have been routed for hundreds of miles in a straight line.

As the saying goes, mourning soldiers will win - but for Li Guangbi's troops who had just undergone a major defeat, mourning was certainly mourning, but morale was very low. Originally, according to the convention, long-term rectification and repair were needed to gradually heal the psychological shadow caused by the defeat, but the imperial court did not give Li Guangbi time, and Li Guangbi himself knew very well that if Fan Yangjun occupied the entire Henan, the Tang Dynasty Sheji could be said to be really facing a shaking foundation.

If Chang'an is lost again, the face of the Tang Dynasty will be gone, and the legitimacy and authority of the Tang royal family in the eyes of the subjects of the world will also be questioned the most, and 100% will lose the hearts of the people!

Therefore, the emperor filled in all the pits of Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi, including Kong Sheng's Jiangnan and Shannan armies, and buried them all on the battlefield in Henan, and he must not let Fan Yang's army threaten Chang'an.

Li Guangbi can only move forward under pressure, at least through a big victory to save his reputation, and at the same time make up for it. If you can't, it's better to die on the battlefield and die for your country!

Xuzhou.

The sun is high and the autumn breeze is warm.

Although it is already early autumn, the weather is actually a bit hot, especially around midday. The morale of the coalition forces under the command of Kong Sheng was high, and they arrived in Xuzhou after a day of rapid march.

Kong Sheng ordered the army to camp outside the city.

He straddled his horse and stared at the silent Xuzhou City not far away. The vicissitudes of this ancient city, the city gate is open, and the city tower is quiet, it seems to be an empty city, lifeless.

Mu Changfeng walked out of the city gate and rushed over. His body technique was extremely fast, and the land flying technique was used to the extreme, and in the blink of an eye, he came to Kong Shengma.

Mu Changfeng smiled slightly and said, "Miss Chuchen has been waiting for the county king with three thousand female troops for a long time!" ”

When there are no outsiders, Mu Changfeng generally refers to Kong Sheng as a brother, but as long as he is in public, he still has to call the king of the county to show respect.

A hint of complexity flashed in Kong Sheng's eyes, and he took a deep breath: "Brother Mu, I know." ”

Kong Sheng looked around and said in a deep voice: "Luo Yong, lead five hundred Jiangning iron cavalry to follow me into the city, and the others will camp in place and stand by!" ”

Kong Sheng was about to rush forward, when he suddenly heard a familiar and crisp female voice behind him: "Brother Mu, but Nie Chuchen is here?" ”

It was Su Wan.

Kong Sheng secretly said that it was not good.

When they were in Xiayi, including in Luoyang, the relationship between Su Wu and Nie Chuchen was not very harmonious, and they usually fought-for-tat in private. Su Wuchengfu is deep and skillful, while Nie Chuchen belongs to the character of a woman who does not let her eyebrows go, and she is more arrogant, which caused her to lose in the "struggle" with Su Wu.

In fact, the two daughters have no suspicion or grudge, and what causes the two to look at each other is nothing more than the jealousy of the daughter's family. In fact, no woman is willing to share a husband with others, especially in Su Wan's opinion, Nie Chuchen at that time was born recklessly and informally, and he was not worthy of Kong Sheng at all.

And now, Nie Chuchen has another identity - Shi Chaoying, the illegitimate daughter of the rebellious Shi Siming of the Tang Dynasty. Thinking of this, Su Wu felt even more unhappy. Seeing that Kong Sheng led the army to Xuzhou, and hurried into the city to find Nie Chuchen without doing anything, she was quite jealous in her heart.

Mu Changfeng smiled awkwardly and looked behind Kong Sheng.

Su Wu was dressed in a close-fitting suit with the style of the Xixi people, covered with a small shoulder covered with cowhide, carrying a golden knife at her waist, and her long black hair was tied behind her head with a gold hoop. She walked side by side with Bone Cloud, who was dressed in armor and wore a golden helmet, and the two Hui Hui scimitars in his hands reflected the cold light in the brilliant sunlight.

Gu Yun didn't know anything about Nie Chuchen, and he didn't care about the relationship between Nie Chuchen and Kong Sheng. She was completely dragged by Su Wan to be a foil.

Bone Cloud remained silent.

Mu Changfeng arched his hand: "Mu has seen two princesses. ”

Although Mu Changfeng has no position or power, he is Kong Sheng's eldest brother, and he is a very special existence by Kong Sheng's side, and Su Wu and other women have always had a very respectful attitude towards Mu Changfeng.

Su Wan immediately replied: "Brother Mu, the two of us are no longer princesses, Brother Mu must not be so foreign in the future, it is better to call him by his name." ”

Mu Changfeng laughed: "Then how to make it?" ”

Su Wan smiled: "Brother Mu, you haven't answered me yet—in this Xuzhou City, where is Nie Chuchen?" ”

Mu Changfeng subconsciously glanced at Kong Sheng from the corner of his eye, but he had to smile bitterly and said, "Exactly." It was Miss Nie and the three thousand female troops under her command who were there! ”

Su Wan sighed continuously, but there was no ridicule in her voice: "In the past, she abandoned Kong Lang and left, but today she ......"

Su Wan originally wanted to say that she parted ways with Kong Sheng back then and went to Hedong to follow Shi Siming to rebel, but now that Shi Siming is dead and desperate, what face do you have to run back to Kong Sheng?

But Su Wu is a scheming woman after all, and as soon as she was about to blurt out this, she immediately realized that something was wrong, so she stopped it. She turned her head to look at Kong Sheng, and said with a slight smile: "Kong Lang, the slave family and Miss Nie have been separated for a long time, and they also miss her a little, so I will go with Kong Lang to meet her." And Sister Bone Cloud—"

About Shi Chaoying is Nie Chuchen, the confidante around Kong Sheng in the past, no one in the army knows. Of course, Wu Xianwu understands Li Biao, Li Hu, and these henchmen and generals know it well.

Kong Sheng was obviously unwilling to expose Nie Chuchen's identity. For Shi Chaoying or Nie Chuchen, he doesn't have any plans yet, he has to wait to see her posture after meeting her.

Su Wan's eyes were blazing and she looked at Kong Sheng.

Kong Sheng was slightly depressed in his heart, but he had to smile and said, "It's okay, Su Wan, let's go see Chuchen together!" ”

Kong Sheng knew that if he left Su Wu and went to meet Nie Chuchen alone, Su Wu would definitely have a mustard in her heart.

A gentle smile appeared on the corner of Su Wu's mouth, and she nodded: "Okay, let's go." ”

Su Wu threw a hintive glance at Gu Yun, and the two women whipped their horses and took the lead in galloping towards the city. Kong Sheng took a deep breath, ignored the ambiguous and complicated gazes of Mu Changfeng, Wu Xian Wujie and others, and urged the horse to follow. Five hundred iron horsemen immediately surged like a stream of iron, followed closely behind, raising an overwhelming cloud of smoke and dust.