However, it was said that Xue Rengui did not dare to slack off in the slightest after getting the emperor's will, and immediately entrusted the relevant matters of the Andong Protectorate to Li Jinxing, and at the same time, according to Li Xian's entrustment, he ordered his eldest son Xue Ne and Yang Siqi to strengthen their vigilance, and then took a fast horse to Luoyang.

When Xue Rengui arrived in Chang'an, it was late at night on the eighth day of the fourth month of the first year of Xianheng of the Tang Dynasty, and the next day was the auspicious day of the zodiac, which was conducive to sending troops to fight, and at this time the soldiers had already been assembled, so Xue Rengui did not hesitate and immediately decided to raise troops the next day, so he ignored the hard work, and wrote to Gaozong overnight to report the next day's expedition, Gaozong did not rest at that time, and was waiting for Xue Rengui's news, in fact, he knew that it was too difficult to let Xue Rengui run back like this in four days and three nights, But I didn't expect Xue Rengui to really come so quickly and in time, and I was immediately relieved, and praised Xue Rengui a few words, so I ordered the army to go out the next day.

The reason why Xue Rengui did this tirelessly was originally because the military situation at the front was urgent and could not be delayed, but Guo Beifeng, the general of the Left Guard, who was his deputy, was deeply dissatisfied with this, which was not to say that he was not ready, but felt that Xue Rengui was deliberately shaking his prestige.

"Hmph, what is this Xue Rengui? Back then, he was just at the same level as me, he just picked up the ready-made cheap of Li Ji's old thing, so he got a great merit and was named the general of the right Weiwei, and now when he sees his former colleagues, not to mention being modest, he is so arrogant. Hehe, I'm not easy to mess with, when my father was on the battlefield, I didn't know where this guy was? My father and son have been generals for two generations, and the connections gathered in the court are far beyond the comparison of Xue Rengui, a mountain villager. ”

Guo Zhifeng was full of complaints, drank a lot of alcohol, and didn't fall asleep until the third watch, but the next morning, he missed the hour, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

At this time, the soldiers of the three armies had gathered, and tens of thousands of people were waiting for Guo to be sealed alone, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't help but look scornful, and apologized to Xue Rengui and the generals with a strong smile, and wanted to stand back in his position.

But suddenly he heard a loud shout: "General Guo, 100,000 troops are waiting for you alone, and you are still laughing freely, is this the deputy chief manager so deserved?" ”

As soon as Guo Zhifeng heard this voice, he knew that it was Xue Rengui, although he could scold unscrupulously in his camp last night, but today he was at a loss, and he couldn't help but panic in his heart, and said with his fists clenched: "The last general slept late last night, and he had a headache this morning, so it was too late, and I hope that the general Haihan, the last general guarantees that this is the last time, and there will never be such a thing again in the future. ”

But he didn't expect Xue Rengui to ignore Guo Zhifeng's so-called hardships, his face was like frost, he glanced at him coldly, and then ordered: "Hmph, I was ordered by the emperor to raise an army of 100,000 to attack the Tibetan thieves, and now that the army has not yet started, you will be the first to be late, if you don't punish it, how can you restrain the soldiers of the three armies?" Where are the military judges? Pull me down and beat me with thirty sticks as an example. ”

"Huh? I have confessed my mistake, and what happened this morning was indeed not intentional, so why should the general bother with it? When Guo Zhifeng heard that Xue Rengui was going to punish him, he immediately felt angry, but he still tried his best to be patient and said in a calm tone.

But I didn't expect Xue Rengui to respond with just one sentence: "I am the general manager of the marching army, I violate my law, naturally I can't be spared, otherwise how can I restrain the soldiers of the three armies, I know that General Guo has other hidden feelings, but the thief's law is the law, as long as someone violates it, he will be punished, and no one can be an exception." Military judge, what are you still doing? Quickly ordered people to drag Guo Beifeng down for execution. ”

"Okay, you Xue Rengui, I will give you face, but you don't want it, hmph, don't think you are the head of the march, I am willing to suffer this shame and humiliation, you wait for me, sooner or later, one day, I will repay this great hatred."

Guo Beifeng scolded this Xue Rengui, but he still couldn't stop the torture of those executioners, and he was beaten with thirty military sticks.

Xue Rengui did not compromise in the slightest, and ordered the execution soldiers to drag away Guo Beifeng, who had already been tortured, and announced the order in public, which ordered the soldiers to be ordered to march out.

Because Xue Rengui selflessly disposed of Guo Beifeng, all the officers and men of the three armies were solemn, and no one dared to violate military law without permission, and they all completed various tasks on time in accordance with Xue Rengui's orders.

But Xue Rengui didn't know one thing, or even if he knew, it didn't matter, this thing was that Guo Beifeng's grudge against him was deeper, although he no longer did right on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about how to find an opportunity to take revenge on Xue Rengui.

At this time, Xue Rengui didn't care what Guo Beifeng thought in his heart, he only thought about how to quickly rectify military discipline and win people's hearts in order to deal with the next battle.

"Well, King Zhou told me that the commander of the Tibetan army, Garqinling, is a great figure, and the king of Zhou has rarely paid so much attention to the enemy generals in his life, it seems that this Garqinling is indeed very remarkable, and I must not take it lightly."

Xue Rengui didn't know how Li Xian, the king of Zhou, knew about the situation of the Garqin Mausoleum, but he had absolute trust in Li Xian's judgment, and even he didn't know why he trusted Li Xian so much.

In April of the first year of Xianheng of the Tang Dynasty, Xinhai, the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition army totaled 50,000 people, known as 100,000 to the outside world, under the leadership of Xue Rengui, the general of the Right Weiwei and the general of the Luo Suo Road march, set off from Chang'an, all the way to the northwest, and finally came to Shancheng after nearly two months of marching.

At this time, the Tubo army had already destroyed most of Tuyuhun, and most of the soldiers and civilians of Tuyuhun moved to Shancheng in order to escape the war, so now Shancheng has become a refuge for the remnants of Tuyuhun.

But even so, the people of Tuyuhun were not happy, because the general of the Tubo general Garzanpo, Mangji, led an army of 30,000 to storm Shancheng.

Although there are only 30,000 troops in Tubo, but the soldiers and civilians of Tuyuhun are now frightened birds, there is no combat power at all, if they don't get the news, the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty will arrive in the near future, accompanied by their original annexed, now under the support of the Tang army to prepare for the restoration of the king Murong Nuo bowl, this is determined to defend to the death, plus the Tang Dynasty's former Liangzhou governor Zheng Guang knew that he was guilty, so he desperately led his troops to help Tuyuhun defend the city, so as not to let the enemy capture Shancheng.

However, due to yesterday's battle, Zheng Guangzhan, the former governor of Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty, died under the city of Shancheng, and the Tubo army was even more victorious, and Murong Zhong, the defender of Tuyuhun and the third son of Nuo Haobo, was afraid in his heart, and he did not dare to fight, but just closed the city and defended it.

"Third Prince, what should I do?" Seeing that the enemy army was attacking the city more and more urgently, the general Astor on the side couldn't help but ask eagerly when he saw that the city was not protected.

"You ask me what to do, and how do I know what to do?" Murong Zhong couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, but he couldn't say this kind of thing, after all, as the current supreme leader of the Tuyuhun people, he had to bear the burden of protecting his clan, so he could only comfort the other party with words: "You don't have to worry, I believe that the Tang army will come soon, and you also know that the commander of the Tang army is Xue Rengui, the general of the right guard, General Xue set the Tianshan Mountain with three arrows, and his reputation for bravery is unparalleled in the world, I believe that as long as he is there, he will definitely be able to defeat the Tubo thieves and make my Tuyuhun successfully restore the country." ”

"But the question is, when will the Tang Army arrive? The third prince should also know that the current city wall of Shancheng is damaged in many places, I am afraid that it will not last too long, it is estimated that if Tubo continues to attack like this, only tomorrow, the city will be breached, and then I Tuyuhun remnants of more than ten thousand people may all become slaves, and our generation will also die. ”

Astore was not stupid, looking at the enemy's offensive, he was not optimistic about defending the city, and made a relatively accurate judgment, which made Murong Zhong marvel at the accuracy of the other party's calculations on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was even more helpless.

"So what do you say? We can't surrender, can we? Hehe, as long as you and Gui Na are in the Tubo army, we will surrender, and I am afraid that our lives are also in danger. Murong Zhong couldn't help but smile bitterly, if it weren't for Su Hegui's defection to Tubo and telling Tuyuhun all the military deployment and other information, Tuyuhun would not be in the point of being humiliated all the year round, and today he is in danger of losing the country.

Hearing this, Asdao was also silent, let out a long sigh, and then said, "But we can't sit still, can we?" The third prince, according to the plan of the last general, we might as well break through and leave, as long as we go deep into the interior of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo is not afraid of an army of 400,000. ”

Because this time Tubo sent troops to the four towns of Tuyuhun and Anxi, and a total of more than 100,000 troops were dispatched, known as 400,000, so there was Asdao Fang's words.

But Murong Zhong was very unwilling to retreat like this, he thought about it for a while, and then gritted his teeth and said: "In this way, if the Tang army does not come at noon tomorrow, we will lead the army to break through, how about it?" ”

At this moment, they suddenly heard Mingjin's voice ringing from under the city.

"What's going on? Why did the Tibetan army withdraw its troops and return to the camp after less than half an hour of fighting today? Could it be that there is a fraud in it? Murong Zhong was surprised in his heart, but when he looked into the distance, he saw that the rear of the enemy army was full of smoke and dust, and the formation of the Tubo army had begun to scatter, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Asdao, look, it should be the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty, they are attacking the Tubo army, haha, I am saved." (To be continued.) )