encountered the blocking troops of Shibao City, although it ended in the victory of the Tang army, but it was delayed for a long time, and the pressure on the Lang clan behind him was even greater.

There are still about 200 miles away from the border of the Tang Dynasty, which belongs to the area controlled by Tubo, and there is no army assembled by the Tang Dynasty on the border. Therefore, Xue Chongxun and the others were a little flustered, urging everyone to leave immediately.

At this time, a general stepped forward and asked, "Xue Lang, there are a few injured brothers, they really can't ride horses, what should I do?" ”

Xue Chongxun looked back on the left and right, there were snow-capped mountains on both sides, and there was an uninhabited grassland in the middle, and even the herdsmen had not seen it. If he can't find the people, he naturally can't entrust it to the people, not to mention that even if he finds people here, he is the people of Tibet, he is a little embarrassed, and he groaned for a while.

At this moment, a wounded soldier of the Flying Tiger Regiment saw that he was talking about something here, and tried to stand up and walk, but he was injured in the leg, and he fell to the ground with a "plop", but he crawled on the grass with his hands, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Xue Lang, I can ride a horse, I can ride a horse......"

Seeing that Xue Chongxun had mercilessly abandoned those useless people such as musicians and technicians just now, and let the Tubo soldiers slaughter, those wounded soldiers were not only useless now, but also a factor that slowed down the speed of the march, so he was naturally very worried about being abandoned.

This kind of order is common in the army, because in order to win the battle, the general will start from the big picture, sacrificing a small number of people in exchange for the victory of the whole. Even if he does such an act at the moment, he will not be criticized by everyone, and war itself is a cruel thing to play with.

So everyone was silent, even Zhang Wulang, who was usually more kind, didn't say a word, and everyone knew the joints.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Xue Chongxun suddenly shouted coldly: "Take it away!" Tie them with strips of cloth and take them away immediately! ”

"Xue Lang......" The generals looked at him with complicated eyes. He has always given everyone the impression that he has always been calm and decisive, but now he has given such an order, which is really incomprehensible.

What Xue Chongxun thought of was that he was far from being out of trouble now. In today's situation, it seems that speed is a matter of survival, if you run fast, you can live, and if you take a slow step, you will die; But no matter how fast he runs, now there is almost only one horse for one person, and he can't support two hundred miles in a row! The most important thing is not speed, but hearts and morale!

"Don't abandon, don't give up!" Xue Chongxun remembered the words he heard in his previous life, so he said that he would come out, and then looked back at the generals of the Flying Tiger Regiment, "Let's call each other brothers, it's not a casual talk, otherwise the word will be wasted, and it will sound disgusting." ”

Sure enough, the men were suddenly moved, and because of this small order, they looked at Xue Chongxun's gaze more and more trusting.

Xue Chongxun smiled and said: "We have to go back together, otherwise the fathers and villagers in Hedong will ask 'what about my son', what should I say?" Said he was injured for my life, and I threw it on the road? ”

"Haha......" Everyone burst into laughter, and some of them burst into tears.

So the people took the wounded soldiers, quickly left the battlefield, and continued the rapid march eastward. After a while, the sun was setting, the light was getting darker and darker, and the night was about to begin.

In this plateau area, the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and there are no tents and no warm equipment, so even if you have to camp at night, it is troublesome. However, they couldn't set up camp, and they had only entered the Tang border for only two hundred miles, and the Tubo army must have chased after them overnight, and the Tang army had to flee overnight.

As the night approached, the temperature became lower and lower, and Xue Chongxun's heart became colder and colder: if he continued to run all night, it was estimated that he would not be able to reach dawn, and the horses would have to die of exhaustion.

The poem "A ride on the red dust concubine laughs, no one knows that it is a lychee", from Jiannan to send lychees to Chang'an, even if there is a post station on the road to change horses, many war horses are tired. What's more, now everyone can't change horses, and the horses carry more than 100 pounds of weight on their backs, and it's no wonder that they don't die of exhaustion after running all night.

Maybe it's getting colder and colder, and Jin Cheng, who is sitting in the back, hugs it tightly. Although Xue Chongxun was wearing armor, he could still feel the gentleness behind him between the bumps.

His armor was stuffed with Kaneshiro's underwear, perhaps worn by her, and with body odor.

…… Traveling to the Tang Dynasty, he has always had a feeling of playing life, because many times he feels very illusory, so these Tang Dynasty natives seem to him to be NPCs, and he has never treated them as people, Xue Chongxun has done all kinds of bad things to feel little pressure, just a more real game.

However, this time he had a very strong desire to hope that the woman behind him could live well.

This time, his worries and pressures did not mainly come from survival, but he was most concerned about others, and he was not so concerned about his own safety. He thought that if he was caught up by the Tibetan soldiers, what would happen to Jincheng?

Xue Chongxun was hurrying while thinking about countermeasures, and then he beckoned Prime Minister Zhang Shuo and the generals to come over, and said to Zhang Shuo: "We can't continue to run like this, the horses can't stand it." ”

Zhang said "hum" and said, "You only understand now?" ”

Xue Chongxun didn't argue with him, and continued: "I have an idea, Stone Castle City is not far ahead, if we turn back and raid the city now, take this fortress, and then defend it from a dangerous distance, waiting for reinforcements, it is a way out of the way." ”

Zhang Shuo was stunned: "Attacking the stone castle? King Hedong, do you know which of the six battles for Stone Castle City was not a cost of 10,000 yuan? I'm afraid only you can figure out if we take Stone Castle City...... I'll tell you this, it's a bit heavy, no matter the seniority, just say that we men have to be responsible for what we do! Isn't it ridiculous that you take such risks again and again, taking everyone's lives as a child's play? ”

Unexpectedly, Xue Chongxun did not become angry, but said calmly: "So we have to use some people to take risks and protect the safety of important people." Let the four regiments of southern soldiers attack Shibao City, just to free up horses; The soldiers of the two hundred Flying Tiger Regiment were given eight or nine hundred war horses, and they were able to escort His Royal Highness Jincheng back to Beijing. ”

At this time, Jin Cheng hurriedly said: "Xue Lang, you can't use Qianerlang to take risks for me alone. ”

Xue Chongxun said coldly: "If you don't do this, everyone will die!" You are a princess, what are we? It's the Guards, and our mission here is to keep you safe, and it's our duty! ”

Zhang Shuo thought for a while, and sneered: "I understand, you want to protect your shortcomings, don't take the lives of our Nan Yabing seriously, and let us go to death, so you can shoot the horse and leave?" ”

Xue Chongxun said: "Whether it is the Nanya soldiers or the Flying Tiger Regiment, they are all Tang Army, I am not protecting the short, there are two reasons why the Flying Tiger Regiment sent His Royal Highness back to Beijing: the Flying Tiger Regiment has few people, and after getting the horses, it is enough to hurry; I trust the Flying Tigers even more, and I believe that they can do their best to complete the mission! ”

"It's too unfair to do this, and the soldiers of Nanya may mutiny!" Zhang said.

Xue Chongxun snorted coldly: "I will lead the southern soldiers to take Shibao City, and you will take the Flying Tiger Regiment back to Beijing!" ”

Zhang Shuo was taken aback, glanced at Jin Cheng behind Xue Chongxun, and repeated in a daze: "You take someone there?" ”

Xue Chongxun said lightly: "I said it, if you don't do this, everyone will have to die, and instead of fighting each other, why not fight each other?" I'll go! You don't have to suspect that I was selfish and let Nan Yabing die, right? ”

"Xue Lang......" Jin Cheng's body trembled slightly, "I'm with you, I will live if you live, and I will die with you if you die, otherwise I won't be at ease in my life!" ”

Xue Chongxun jumped off the horse, handed the reins to Zhang Wulang, turned back to Jin Cheng and smiled: "You are with me, so what is the point of what we are doing?" Listen to me, I killed the Tubo general Lang, and I have to get out of trouble last. Since I am in the army as a Praetorian Guard general, there will always be times when I am desperate. Whether you survive or not, you're alive and well, you know? ”

Jin Cheng shook his head desperately, and his sideburns shook a little messy.

"Your Highness!" Xue Chongxun snorted, stared into her eyes and said, "Go to Stone Castle City, you will be a drag if you follow!" I'm dividing troops to guard, it's more dangerous, so you go first, so it's decided! ”

"Let me be by your side, I can take care of myself......" Tears glittered in Kaneshiro's eyes.

Xue Chongxun grabbed her hand, patted it gently, and pretended to be relaxed: "Live well." With that, he turned and got on another horse.

"Xue Lang......" Jin Cheng was already in tears, and hurriedly wanted to call him to stop.

Xue Chongxun ignored her and said to Zhang: "Zhang Xianggong is the secretary of the military department, and after returning to China, he will gather Longyou soldiers to save us." I'll leave that to you. ”

Zhang said that he was a little embarrassed, and said in a daze: "If Xue Lang has three longs and two shorts, how can I explain to His Royal Highness Taiping...... Alas, I'd better go to Stone Castle City, and you can go back. ”

"I ran away by myself, and the southern soldiers are willing to gnaw stones? Don't mother-in-law, mother-in-law, that's it. Xue Chongxun said that he rode his horse to the front of the Nanya soldiers and said loudly, "The brothers all know that the horsepower cannot be held for a long time, and it cannot get rid of the pursuit of the Tubo people. Now, there is no other way, I will take you to fight the stone castle city, and recover this fortress, which is a famous achievement that moves the world! ”

The army stood silently and dumbfounded.

Xue Chongxun said with a strong smile: "Don't worry too much, my Hedong King has five thousand households, and I haven't enjoyed enough glory and wealth, of course I don't want to die." If you don't fight the stone castle, you can only fight a decisive battle with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Lang clan, and if you fight twenty with one, you will definitely die; And the stone castle city has a glimmer of life. To fight or not to fight? The Tubo people would never have expected that our team of 1,000 people would attack Shibao City, and the remaining soldiers and horses in the city would not exceed 500, this is a surprise attack, and it is possible to succeed if you are prepared to attack unprepared, and it is night! ”

With such a statement, everyone knows the current situation, and Xue Chongxun personally led the team, what else is there to say? Since you are a soldier, there is no reason to wait to be slaughtered, and if you want to die, you will die in battle, and the horse leather shroud is the same for those who serve in the army.

After a while, a general shouted: "Fight Shibao City with the king of Hedong, either die in battle, or make meritorious service and be a marquis, happy!" Let's go with the king of Hedong! ”

Everyone came to life and death, and they all coaxed, shouting that he was fighting hard. G