Li Hong stayed in Hezhou City for three days, and it was not until the evening of the third day that the army that set out from Chang'an City reached Chuxian, and at the same time, the army from Bingzhou and Lingzhou also sent people to send news that they would arrive in Chuxian County before dawn.

For these three armies, Li Hong values the most is still 10,000 Bingzhou Iron Cavalry and 6,000 Lingzhou Jingcai, because Bingzhou is close to the Turks, it is an important town for the Tang Dynasty to defend against the Turks, and the combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry has always been maintained at the peak level, and Lingzhou is close to the Western Regions, and it is the gateway of the Tang Dynasty to face the Western Turks, and the combat effectiveness of the Lingzhou Army is also very strong, 6,000 Lingzhou Iron Cavalry is not more than 10,000 Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, but in terms of combat effectiveness, they are not inferior to the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, plus the 40,000 foot cavalry army from Chang'an City, Li Hong supported the Northwest Front this time, bringing nearly 60,000 elite soldiers with him.

In the evening, when the Chang'an army arrived in Chuxian, Li Hong handed over the command of the 40,000 army to Heizhi Changzhi and Qin Zhan, and he let Heizhi Changzhi command 30,000 foot soldiers and Qin Zhan command 10,000 cavalry.

The reason why Li Hong did this was not because he didn't trust the commanders of the 40,000-strong army, but because he wanted to complete his deployment, he had to use people who he thought were strong enough, and he didn't need to prove how strong his ability was, Li Hong would use it with confidence, because Su Dingfang had already proved it, as for Qin Zhan, he may have a little worse ability to lead the army, and his experience in the enemy was inferior, but his loyalty was absolutely undoubted, and what Li Hong valued for Qin Zhan to command 10,000 cavalry was his loyalty.

In the evening, in Li Hong's study, civil and military officials gathered, they were Sun Chuyue, Xiao Dezhao, Yang Sijian and Li Jingxuan, Wang Mao and Cui Jie, and the military generals were Li Duoqi, Chen Gong, Xue Na, Heizhi Changzhi, Qin Zhan and Zhao Zhongyong. As for Guo Huai, he has been ignored by Li Hong, and at the same time, he has been excluded from the decision-making level of Chu County by Wang Mao and Cui Jie, because a stupid person like Guo Huai will sooner or later pit the two of them, and they don't want to bring this brainless person with them to block His Royal Highness the Prince.

"Tomorrow is the last day for the lonely heart of Hezhou City to defend the Tubo army, black tooth Changzhi, you must rush to Hezhou City at noon tomorrow to assist Guo Shifeng to defend the city together." Li Hong moved his gaze to Heiya Changzhi and said, "So, tonight, you have to set off, and it is not too late to rest when you arrive in Hezhou City, and you can't delay any longer." ”

Hei Tooth Changzhi received the order, and immediately said loudly, "Please rest assured that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations." ”

As a general, he followed Su Dingfang because he was impressed by the old general's command ability and mind, but this time he followed the crown prince Li Hong, in addition to Su Dingfang's factors, there was also Li Hong's royal bearing.

Therefore, from the moment he followed Li Hong to Hezhou, Hei Tooth Changzhi had already made a decision in his heart that he would follow Li Hong to the death in the future, to fight the world for Li Hong, and to glorify his ancestors for himself.

"As for Qin Zhan, you lead 10,000 cavalry to set off immediately, and your destination is here." As soon as Li Hong's voice fell, he pointed his finger to a place on the map.

"Dafeichuan?" Qin Zhan asked puzzled. Hearing Qin Zhan's words, everyone in the study was stunned, and they all moved their eyes to the map in front of Li Hong, and found that in the northwest of Hezhou, there was a lake in the southwest of Liangzhou, and there was a place called Dafeichuan near here. People who don't know the historical map don't know where the Dafeichuan in the Tang Dynasty was, but in terms of the current area, the Dafeichuan in the Gaozong period of the Tang Dynasty is near Qinghai Lake in Qinghai Province today.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by that?" Sun asked immediately, he seemed to have a vague feeling that Li Hong was brewing a terrible plan, but he didn't know what this plan was, he just felt that this plan was dangerous.

"Lone is fully responsible for the defense of the northwest this time, and if he doesn't fight with Tubo, since the war starts, he will destroy Lu Dongzan and annihilate his 200,000 Tubo elite horsemen." Li Hong said murderously. Thinking of the defeat of the Tang Dynasty and the Great Feichuan of Tibet in history, when the elite of the 100,000 Tang Army was slaughtered, Li Hong gritted his teeth with hatred. Now that he is familiar with history, he will not let the history of the Battle of Dafeichuan repeat itself, on the contrary, he will stage a Tang Li Hong's version of the Battle of Dafeichuan, and he will slaughter 200,000 Tubo elite horsemen.

"Could it be that His Highness asked Qin Zhan to lead the army to Dafeichuan just to set up an ambush here and annihilate Lu Dongzan's army in one fell swoop?" Li Jingxuan asked.

Li Hong nodded slightly and said, "Yes, this is Lone's plan." ”

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Li Hong explained, "Dafeichuan is not far from Hezhou, and it is also not far from Liangzhou. Moreover, there is no city in Dafeichuan, just an endless grassland, which is very suitable for Wang Fangyi's army in the Western Regions to run for a long time. When Lone is designed in Hezhou City, Lu Dongzan will guide Dafeichuan, and Mani, who attacked Liangzhou City, will definitely wave his army south to rescue Lu Dongzan, and at this time, we have the Hezhou army in the east, the Liangzhou army in the north, and the Western Regions army in the west. ”

"Although the plan is good, it's just that how to lure Lu Dongzan to Dafeichuan is a big problem." Dai Zhide spoke.

Li Hong smiled faintly, "This lonely has already made a plan, so don't worry about it, except for the leading generals, what the rest of you can do is to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, and ensure the food and grass of the army." ”

"No!" The crowd hurriedly got up and received the order.

"Also, there are two military orders here that need to be sent to the leading generals of the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry and the Lingzhou Iron Cavalry respectively, who of you is willing to go?" Li Hong asked.

In the study, except for Xue Na, the rest of the generals were all the masters of the army and could not easily walk away. Therefore, everyone's eyes moved to Xue Na's body. Xue Na knew what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant, so he hurriedly said, "The last general wishes!" ”

"General Xue is willing to serve in that iron cavalry?" Li Hong asked.

Xue Na was stunned for a moment, the reason why he only spoke when everyone's eyes were on him was that he felt that Li Hong was calling him as a messenger, and felt that the prince was despising himself, and now when he heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ask him to serve in that iron cavalry, he immediately understood what His Royal Highness the Prince meant, and said with a ashamed face, "The final general is all up to His Highness's arrangement." ”

This time, he no longer imagined Li Hong's decision, and he didn't dare to doubt Li Hong's contempt for him.

"There are 6,000 people in Lingzhou Iron Cavalry, which is not enough for you to share, so you can go to Bingzhou Iron Cavalry!" Li Hong said, and handed a military order to Xue Na. Xue Na took the military order with both hands, and Li Hong told again, "Xue Na, you must know that the purpose of your going to the camp of the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry is not to deliver a letter, but to take over the command of this Iron Cavalry, and then set up an ambush at the designated place in accordance with the military order on the lonely letter, do you understand?" ”。

"Xue Na commands!" Xue Na said loudly.

"Lone has written clearly in the letter, you went to the camp of the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, and 10,000 Bingzhou Iron Cavalry will be under your command, but the army has always been a place that respects the strong and despises the weak, and Lone gives you power, but whether you can suppress the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry and completely control them in your hands depends on your ability." Li Hong said, and then he muttered again, "Without you to lead this army, with the combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, they can still complete Lone's orders, but Lone values you very much, and this arrangement also has the meaning of testing your ability, you don't let Lone down." ”

Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said so openly, this is a heart-to-heart relationship with himself!

Xue Na was instantly moved, and hurriedly bowed down to receive the order, "Please rest assured, if Xue Na does not command this iron cavalry well and delays the decisive battle, Xue Na is willing to come to see His Highness." ”

As Xue Rengui's son, although Xue Na did not have the opportunity of Xue Rengui, and was also inferior to Xue Rengui in terms of force and ability to command troops, he was a disciple of the general after all, and he was a man covered in blood.

"As for the camp of the Lingzhou army-" Li Hong hesitated for a moment, then said to Li Jingxuan, "Please ask Li Zhong to escort you away!" ”

Li Jingxuan is not only a member of the Zhongshu House and a bachelor of Hongwenguan, he is also the right middle protector of the prince of Li Hongdonggong, and he is a person in the military commander sequence of the East Palace. And in history, Li Jingxuan is also a person with considerable command talents, who can write and martial arts, so Li Hong's arrangement is also very appropriate.

Moreover, just like the test of Xue Na, as the right protector of the Prince's East Palace, Li Hong's arrangement also has the meaning of examining Li Jingxuan. If Li Jingxuan really had this ability, could control the Lingzhou Iron Cavalry, and could make great achievements in this battle, Li Hong would not mind appointing Li Jingxuan to a bigger official position. After all, an official like Li Jingxuan, who was born in the East Palace, is more loyal to Li Hong than others, and secondly, Li Hong also knows that Li Jingxuan in history is indeed very loyal to him, which is the purpose of him deliberately letting Li Jingxuan go to the Lingzhou Iron Cavalry Camp.

Li Jingxuan was stunned for a moment, and immediately returned to his senses and hurriedly received the order, "Weichen takes the order!" ”

Li Hong handed a military order to Li Jingxuan, and said in a solemn tone, "Li Sheren, you are the right guardian of the Gudong Palace, don't let Gu down in this operation!" ”

Li Hong's words are also very straightforward, he just let everyone understand that he wants to promote his cronies through this war against Tibet, so that his cronies can make military achievements because of this battle, be rewarded, and be able to gain a firm foothold in the army and the court.

"No! Wechen must live up to His Highness's expectations! Li Jingxuan said excitedly.

Everything was arranged, and Li Hong saw that everyone had no objections, so he said lightly, "Okay, you all go and get busy." Sun Xiang and Dai Aiqing stayed in the field to supervise the grain and grass and collect the prisoners. Early tomorrow morning, Lone will leave for Hezhou City, and this trip to Hezhou will be accompanied by General Yang! ”

The General Yang that Li Hong said was Yang Sijian, a subordinate official of the East Palace, and the father of the Yang family who was seduced by Helan Minzhi who almost cuckolded him in history.

Yang Sijian is also a military general, and when he heard the words of His Royal Highness the Prince, he immediately received the order without hesitation, "No! ”

Immediately, everyone left the study.