There are no more people from Xue Yantuo in the big tent, only Xue Yantuo's new Khan Tujimeng and Tubo Zuo Xiang Batu remain.

Seeing that Batu just sat there drinking water and didn't speak, Tujimon knew that there were some things that he had to take the lead in.

So, he said: "Prime Minister Zuo, I don't know when the grain, grass, and people and horses supported by your lord will arrive?" How do you cooperate with my Xue Yantuo army? ”

Hearing Tujimeng's spit, Batu smiled and said: "Khan, as the so-called three armies do not move the grain and grass first, in fact, the grain and grass supported by my Tubo have been delivered to a mountain col not far from here three days ago. Now that the khan has nodd, I will call for the army to be informed and immediately call them out of camp and come here!" ”

When Tujimeng heard this, his face suddenly appeared happy, but he still suppressed his excitement and asked, "I don't know who commands this army?" ”

Batu knew what the hell he had in mind, so he said: "Since it is your support department, the generals are naturally at the disposal of the Khan!" ”

"Smack!"

Tu Jimeng slapped his palms abruptly and said, "Okay, Zuo Xiang, this seat needs your department to lead 50,000 horses to the side of Shuozhou to support." Together with the 50,000 Xue Yantuo troops over there, a total of 100,000, all under your command. To show our sincerity, when the time comes, I will be responsible for attacking the main entrance here, and you will be responsible for attacking the side door, how about it? ”

It seems that Tujimon has already thought of countermeasures @ a year ago, otherwise, he would not have been able to give a military order now.

As for the main gate and the side gate mentioned by Tujimeng, it is the north gate that Xue Yantuo's army has been harassing at the moment, and the only west gate left among the other three city gates.

"Good! It's rare for the Khan to trust me so much as a foreigner, so I'll just fight for the Khan! ”

Batu understood that the reason why Tujimon ordered the army to be separated was nothing more than that he was not at ease, and besides, he said. He has always been in charge of the internal problems of Tibet, how much knowledge does he know about marching and fighting?

In the end, don't you have to listen to the orders of General Xue Yantuo?

On the other hand, Batu will definitely not reduce his control over the 100,000 army of Tubo, after all, these 100,000 people are not from Xue Yantuo!

So, no one is stupider than anyone else!

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"Uh......h Woo......"

Half an hour later, with the sound of dull horns sounding from outside the city, the city of Shuozhou suddenly became chaotic and noisy.

On the streets of this city, there were the footsteps of the Tang soldiers in heavy armor everywhere, as well as the urging of those Tang officers.

Everyone's faces, though tired, instantly became tense and stern.

The people of Xue Yantuo finally made a decision in three days. I just don't know if it's the second or the third way......

"Lord Wang, right now, Xue Yantuo's army is pressing the realm, and he must be thinking of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat! Although the Shenwu Guards were brave and good at fighting, except for those soldiers who were unable to move because of serious injuries, there were only 2,500 of them! It's too dangerous to go out of the city to meet the enemy with just this number of people! ”

In the temporary camp of Shenwuwei in Shuozhou City, Li Yuanba was leading Su Dingfang to reorganize the Shenwuwei army, but Li Ji was worried and anxious on the side to persuade him.

Fools can see it. Xue Yantuo can be said to be planning to fight to the death this time.

And according to the spy reports from the Tianji Guard, the Shadow Guard, and even the Divine Phoenix Guard hidden in the army of Tubo and Xue Yantuo, Yu Fangcai, this time Xue Yantuo chose the third way!

Tubo sent 100,000 troops to support Xue Yantuo, and the rations for cattle, sheep, horses and other mounts were even more satisfied. They were going to attack Shuozhou City from two directions.

And the fierce man in front of him wanted to take the army of 2,500 Shenwuwei under his command out of the West Gate to meet the enemy.

What about the rest of the soldiers? In addition to leaving 30,000 people to garrison the West Gate, the remaining 50,000 troops were led by Li Ji himself. The town guards the north gate.

Of course, the Tang army, which had long been aware of the movement of Tubo, was not unprepared, in the early hours of yesterday morning. Cheng Yanjin, who was stationed in Hexi Zhice, in addition to leaving 50,000 troops to guard the frontier, had already led the remaining 80,000 troops to rush in the direction of Shuozhou City.

Three days ago, Niu Jinda and Li Jing had also set off from the border pass and led 50,000 elite soldiers to Shuozhou City.

According to the time, at least at noon today, the two armies will be able to arrive in Shuozhou City, and the three sides will join forces.

That is to say, at this moment, it is still the time of the Yin, and after the army is launched, the Tang army guards in Shuozhou City only need to hold on for two more hours, and as long as the army led by Li Jing and Cheng Yanjin arrives, the three parties will join the army, and Xue Yantuo's army will definitely become a chicken!

"It doesn't have to be this way! Could it be that after knowing the achievements of my Shenwuwei, the chief manager still doesn't believe that the combat power of my Shenwuwei is not successful. Li Yuanba waved his hand absently and said:

"This time, although Xue Yantuo's army colluded with Tibet and made a desperate attempt to attack our Tang Shuozhou City, my Tang still has catapults and sufficient ammunition. As long as the slinging artillery is placed on the west gate, even if there are only 2,500 of my Shenwuwei brothers, this 100,000 thieves will be wiped out in an instant! ”

Leading the Shenwuwei army to defend one door alone, this was proposed by Li Yuanba himself, of course, if there was no stone slings and sufficient ammunition, even if he was given ten guts, he would not dare to do so!

After all, people are afraid of death, and they dare to go down to die knowing the disparity in strength, which is not called heroic, but stupid!

"Chief, it's not like you haven't seen the power of catapults! When the prince got married, the slings set up on the tower were just a miniature version of these slings, and with these ammunition, even if there were more thieves, it would not be enough for these slings to bombard the ground! ”

Compared with Li Ji, Su Dingfang and other Shenwu guards are full of confidence in the catapult, of course, this is also trust in Li Yuanba!

After all, how many people dare to slaughter 5,000 Tibetan elite horsemen in the army of Fanbang barbarians in just half an hour?

Besides, these Shenwu guard generals are also fierce generals with one block of ten, and when the stone-throwing artillery bombardment is almost over, the Shenwu Guard army will go out to clean up the mess and kill these 100,000 people, it is simply easy!

"Since the prince has made up his mind, then I will no longer persuade the prince!"

Li Ji, who had partnered with Li Yuanba to kill the enemy more than ten years ago, knew that once Li Yuanba made up his mind, even ten cows would not be able to pull it back.

So he no longer persuaded Li Yuanba, but said: "The current battle situation is tense, and the situation is even more urgent. This time, no matter what, it is necessary to block the attack of the two thieves. Lord, then Simon will entrust it to the prince! I only hope that the prince can hold out for two hours, and when the two hours come, it will be time for my Tang army to counterattack! Gentlemen, follow Ben to the North Gate! ”

At this moment, there was no other way, Li Ji bowed deeply to the 2,500 Shenwu guards in front of him, then turned his horse's head, and led a group of soldiers and generals towards the north gate of Shuozhou City.

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, and the strong man is gone...... Hahaha, who said it wouldn't be returned? Since this king has brought you out of Chang'an City, he must naturally bring you back intact! ”

Seeing that Li Ji led the army to gradually move away, Li Yuanba suddenly had a sense of poetry, but after reading two sentences, he suddenly felt very unlucky!

Lao Tzu hasn't lived long enough, but he won't die lightly here, so he continued:

"Now Ren Liang led the other seven thousand brothers to kill the enemy in the hinterland of Xue Yantuo, and these brothers can't weaken the reputation of Shenwuwei! Just 100,000 thieves, kill his mother! ”

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The feelings of the Shenwu guards were completely mobilized by Li Yuanba, and they couldn't wait to go on the battlefield to kill the enemy now, and use the blood of the thieves to write their own exploits!

"All the Shenwu guards obey the order, and the soldiers of the firearms team are in groups of three, and each leads a hundred soldiers to defend the city on the city wall and control the slinging artillery!"

Arriving at the south gate of Shuozhou City, Li Yuanba did not hesitate to start the deployment of his standing force:

"Soldiers defending the city must listen well, all ammunition must be handled with care, and the fire in the shells. The medicine is so powerful that it should never be taken lightly! ”

"No!"

As soon as Li Yuanba's voice fell, he was wearing a black special. Alarm. The Shenwu guards in combat uniforms walked out of the crowd, each led a team of 100 guards from Shuozhou City, and went straight to the towering city gate building.

On the top of the city tower, the catapult that was left by Li Yuanba half a month ago has already been placed, and the catapult mount made of fine iron and iron trees stands on top of the city tower, and the huge catapult exudes a dark luster, which makes people chill when they look at it.

"Zhao Sanpao, you lead two hundred Shenwuwei brothers, bring thousands of ammunition, follow the rear of the army, and aim at the generals of all sizes of the thieves to shoot, there must be no mistake!"

Li Yuanba turned his head and glanced at Zhao Sanpao, and assigned him a seemingly difficult task.

The soldiers of Tubo and Xue Yantuo are not dressed differently from ordinary soldiers, and the difference can be distinguished at a glance even if they are hundreds of feet apart.

In addition, shooting moving targets on horseback is already a test of people's patience and accuracy, if it weren't for Zhao Sanpao's natural eyesight and physical goodness, it would be two to say whether to choose him or not.

"No!"

Zhao Sanpao carried the improved long gun on his back, rode out and saluted Li Yuanba, and then led a team in the direction of the warehouse.

"Li Sanduo, you lead two hundred Shenwu guards to the warehouse to receive grenades that are not used by the Shuozhou Dao army, and you and others form a grenade forward team to carry out a large-scale bombardment of the army of thieves, there must be no mistake!"

Li Yuanba had asked Li Ji before, and the grenades and mines he left for Li Ji had no chance to use them at all, and now it was time to use them. (To be continued......) R1292