The Tang Dynasty Shence Army has entered the boundary of Shanzhou, and the men and horses marched along the post road for several miles, and the mighty flags were like clouds. Both the cavalry rode on horseback, but the speed was still slow. Because the other border troops dispatched to Helong had not yet arrived, and it was difficult for the Shence army to launch an effective offensive with only more than 10,000 people rushing over, so they simply waited while walking slowly.

The terrain of Shibao City and the borders of Shanzhou, Langzhou and Hezhou is treacherous, and the Tang Dynasty has set up a large number of military towns, forts and outposts in this area. The role of Tuyuhun for the Tang Dynasty was a buffer zone, as a front fort to resist and delay the sudden attack of the Tubo army, so that the Tang army had time to assemble and attack...... Ideally, this is the state of affairs.

At present, the development of Qiē is expected in the national defense plan, and the Tang Army is assembling in Shanzhou.

Xue Chongxun, who was on a horse in the Chinese army, had a piece of cloth wrapped around his helmeted iron head, which made him look very strange; Sanniang next to her was even more exaggerated, so that her eyes couldn't see it, and there was a sand curtain in front of her face, but fortunately, it didn't matter if she rode a horse and affected some of her vision.

Along the way is an endless grassland, and the shadows of the mountains on the "horizon" are far like the outlines of dark clouds. Occasionally, you can see herds of cattle and sheep, and where there are rivers, there are also patches of crops that are growing well. Since the Tang army recovered Shibao City and a series of important places, the Helong Plain has been peaceful for more than two years, a scene full of vitality, where is there still the shadow of war?

Although the 500,000-strong army of the Inurong is displayed in the west, and the war is about to break out, the scene here is not felt, but the soldiers and horses of the Shence Army seem to be a little out of place in the peaceful pastures and farmland...... What the eye sees can sometimes really deceive.

"It's cold under the sun, whatever!" A general scolded, "The sun in the sky can't be a paper paste, right?" ”

The other smiled and said, "Isn't this sun the sun of Chang'an?" The higher the place, the colder, and you don't see the mountains in the distance are white? It's snowing up there. ”

Everyone laughed and marched slowly, as if they were playing in the mountains and rivers.

At this moment, the two horses ran in the opposite direction towards Xue Chongxun, because the team was moving forward, they did not dismount, and the general of the Tang Army wearing armor in front shouted to Xue Chongxun: "Xue Lang, this person is the messenger who delivers the message." ”

"Where did it come from?" Xue Chongxun asked.

"Fu Qi City."

After hearing this, Xue Chongxun led the generals to leave the post road to make way out, and ran to the grass to meet the messenger. The envoy jumped off his horse, saluted Xue Chongxun and cautiously observed it left and right. But I saw that there was a bulltail festival in its honor guard, and there was a banner that read "Jin Wang Xue, the general of the left guard of the Tang Dynasty".

The envoy then unbuttoned his fur coat, took out the seal and letter of the Murong family from it, presented it, bowed down and said: "King Khan secretly ordered me to come to inform the prince, and the great minister Fulu sent an envoy to see the dog Rong, I am afraid that he will surrender, please make plans for the prince as soon as possible." ”

When the generals heard this, they were in an uproar, and some people had already scolded the grass on the wall. Xue Chongxun opened the letter and looked at it, fortunately it was written in Chinese, and the content was mainly as the envoy said, Fulu was going to surrender, and Murong Xuan secretly sent the envoy over, it was obvious that the royal family did not approve of the surrender of Tibet, and it was self-evident. Xue Chongxun saw it and handed it to Wang Changling next to him for the courtiers to circulate.

Everyone's reaction was very excited, but Xue Chongxun seemed to be still calm, and ordered: "Let the messenger stay, and we will make plans after we discuss the camp at night." ”

The army marched at the same pace for half a day, and then the upper and lower levels performed their duties step by step, and set up camp to repair. As soon as the tent of the Chinese army was set up, the main generals of the Shence Army and the shogunate bureaucrats of Xue Chongxun entered the tent one after another and began to discuss and decide on the current contingency measures.

When they first learned that the Xianbei people were going to surrender to the dogs, everyone was indignant, but most of them calmed down when they sat down to figure out a way. Wang Changling said: "I have two suggestions: first, we should immediately order Longyou to strengthen the guard, reinforce Shibao City and other important places, and stabilize the defense position before planning a big plan; Second, send envoys to Fu Qi City to put pressure on the Xianbei people, and try to win over the Xianbei people with conditions better than those of the dogs. Wait for the reinforcements from all over the place to arrive in Longyou, and then arrange a round with the main force of the Tubo army. ”

After all, Wang Changling was young and not majestic enough, and some generals immediately opposed him: "How could Fu Lu not consider our pressure before deciding to surrender?" Now only use a few mouths of the messenger to persuade him to change his mind, there is no doubt that he is a fool's dream, if he doesn't save the Xianbei people now, they will soon become enemies from our allies, and the opponent's strength will increase to 600,000, blocking Longyou to death, we want to be difficult in Helong, in the end, only by virtue of fortifications, what is the taste of this battle? ”

"How can I save it?" Wang Changling looked at the general angrily and asked.

The man was speechless, so he had to stop talking.

Wang Changling said again: "The rebellion of the Xianbei people proves that Xue Lang's national policy of detention is reasonable, and the Shaomin detention state is always less reliable than the Han army at critical times. At the beginning, after the Shence army withdrew from Fu Qi City, Long You's troops were insufficient, so he did not send troops to be stationed in Tuyuhun in accordance with the terms of the peace agreement. ”

At this time, a big man at the back of the seat said: "The prince will give us a horse team, and when they connect, we will kill and capture the Fuluna fight!" Didn't the Murong family not want to surrender, wouldn't it be okay if Fu Lu died? ”

When everyone heard the mocking smile, they turned their heads to look, only to see that the person who spoke was a little blind, this person looked like a bunch of hills, his cheeks were full of black beards, and he looked like a fierce man, it turned out to be Yang Meng, the godson of the eunuch Yang Siqiao.

Yang Siqiao scolded: "Shut up! You listen well, what do you say? ”

"Aren't we here to discuss?" Yang Meng said.

Yang Siqiao said: "Outside the town of Zhujun is the territory of the Xianbei people, and now most of them are controlled by the dogs, and the Xianbei people are going to surrender again, you are a fly without a head, where can I find a place for them to negotiate peace?" And how do you know the exact date? Not to mention catching Fu Lu, he was caught by others first. ”

Zhang Jiuling said in a low voice: "What's more, whether the Xianbei people are descending or not Fu Lu alone, even if Fu Lu is bound, the other tribal leaders will continue to do it, and it will not be of much benefit to major events." ”

The generals looked a little depressed after talking for a while, and their voices became sparse, and they all turned their heads to look at Xue Chongxun, but Xue Chongxun also silently did not say anything.

It is true that the Tang Army now has limited strength, and it is difficult to accomplish large-scale campaign objectives; But waiting for Tuyuhun to surrender to the enemy is also a very defeat.

A reason, Tuyuhun threw himself into the dog Rong, which weakened the strength of the Tang army camp and enhanced the strength of the dog Rong; Second, if the Tang army wants to make progress, it must fight in the field, and the right out of Longlong is Tuyuhun, and the difference between having allies who are familiar with the local area and fighting alone is quite big.

After a long time, Xue Chongxun finally spoke: "Send a few messengers out to urge Shuofang, Hexi and other places to do their best to mobilize Shanzhou, there must be no mistake!" ”

As soon as everyone heard this order, they knew that the current situation could only be like this, waiting for the 100,000 army to gather before they could do something serious...... Anything was solved in a hurry.

After the Chinese army deliberated, there was no movement, and the Shence army continued to march as usual. A few days later, news came from Shanzhou, it was Liu Ne's messenger.

Longyou County's fine work (equivalent to a spy) in Fu Qi City found out an important news: Tubo asked Fu Lu and Murong Yan to go to the Tubo army to make a blood alliance, Fu Lu agreed regardless of shame, and it seemed that he was determined to move closer to Tubo.

After the Zhongjun of the Shence Army learned the news from Liu Ne's messenger, Fu Lu's behavior naturally made the Tang people laugh at it. Unexpectedly, Xue Chongxun's reaction at this time was very fierce, even more annoyed than the unexpected sudden situation when he first learned that the Xianbei people were going to surrender, but it was very surprising, and the contrast between the attitudes before and after was too great.

A few days ago, Xue Chongxun was still very rational and steady, and he was very calm, and only after listening to the advice from the left and right did he express himself slightly; Unexpectedly, today he was so angry that he scolded in front of everyone, scolding the ancestors of Fulu and Zuzan one by one, and his foul language made the big bosses in the army feel ashamed.

"Lao Tzu wants to smash the corpse of the ancestor to pieces!" Xue Chongxun gritted his teeth and slapped the big case and shouted, "Order all armies to speed up their advance, don't stop at Shanzhou Shan City, and get out of the customs within three days!" ”

After his anger, his face turned cold, and the murderous aura suddenly spread in the big tent, which was even more terrifying than when he scolded. Even Sanniang, who was standing quietly in the corner and was almost forgotten, couldn't help but turn her head to look at Xue Chongxun, Sanniang was very familiar with Xue Chongxun's brutal and cold-blooded appearance, she had seen him more than once, but she hadn't seen him like this for a long time before.

"Think twice! Never! Several staff members persuaded almost in unison. But Zhang Jiuling didn't speak, he had just worked with Xue Chongxun, and he still needed to observe Xue Chongxun when he was experiencing major events in order to run in up and down.

Wang Changling didn't have to worry so much, he said anything he had to say directly, and immediately persuaded: "Xue Lang is angry, and only after thinking twice will he decide on a big matter." The Tubo army has 500,000 horses, and now Longyou can maneuver to fight with 12,000 people, from ancient times to the present, it is unheard of in the wilderness to open a decisive battle with an enemy 50 times the example of the battle......"

Xue Chongxun said coldly: "I am very calm now, I am not making this decision on the spur of the moment, no matter how long it takes, there will be no change!" ”

The people in the tent all stared at him, King Jin is crazy?

Xue Chongxun glanced back at the expressionless Sanniang and said, "I, a close servant, said a sentence before, the important thing to kill people is not to use any sharp weapon, but to kill people!" Even though the Shence army is only 12,000 people, I still use it to kill Dezuzan! ”G