Waiting is undoubtedly an unbearable torment, even if it is a person with good patience, it will be annoying if he waits for a long time, Li Zhen is very annoyed at this time, don't look at the indifferent look on the surface, but in fact, the irritability in his heart is big, but because of the depth of the city, it has not been revealed, there is no doubt that the only thing that can annoy Li Zhen is the upcoming Northern Expedition.

The war is to be fought, but how to fight, when to fight is not so easy to decide, at present, except for the Western Turks internal fighting in full swing, the rest of the forces are all standing still, everyone is waiting, waiting for the moment to draw the sword out of the sheath, however, no one dares to do it first, fundamentally speaking, the problem is not in the Western Regions, but in Chang'an, without him, Li Shimin trumpeted that he wanted to personally conquer Goguryeo, the army was frequently mobilized, and more than 200,000 troops were divided into several roads and marched towards Youzhou, But the main force of the Beijing Division, the 16th Guards, although more than 100,000 people are also fighting on the horses, but they have no intention of pulling out to Youzhou, before it is impossible to determine whether Li Shimin really wants to conquer Goguryeo, and then give Xue Yantuo the Khanate a few more courage, it does not dare to put its hand into the chaos of the Western Turks, after all, after the battle of Shuozhou two years ago, the Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo are considered to have formed a bond, although Xue Yantuo has continuously sent envoys to make peace, on the surface the friendship between the two countries has been maintained, however, the estrangement can not be eliminated, If he rashly sent troops to the Western Turks, once he fell into the quagmire, he was guaranteed that Li Shimin would turn the spearhead and give Xue Yantuo a fatal blow first, and this kind of consequence was definitely a burden that Xue Yantuo could not bear.

In this way, Li Zhen will not dare to move lightly, the reason is very simple - the Anxi Tang army has a total of less than 70,000 soldiers and horses, deducting the more than 10,000 troops in Hezhou to defend against Tibet and the 7,000 soldiers and horses that hold Yizhou and guard against Dadu's possible sneak attack. Even if he defeated the Yibi Lu Division, it was really difficult to say whether he could block Xue Yantuo's attack, and in the absence of complete certainty, even if he was impatient, Li Zhen could only sit and wait.

There are many things in this world that are in a hurry and can't be rushed, they still have to wait, they are complacent, but Li Zhen can only wait, in addition to waiting for the news from Xue Yantuo's side, he is more waiting for Ashina Sero's final decision - before the New Year, Li Zhen put forward a proposal to completely merge Ashina Sero's department into the Tang Dynasty and did not get a clear answer from Ashina Sero, the root cause is that Ashina Serro is not a person who is willing to live under the people, The real intention of attaching Datang that he proposed is just to use the strength of Datang to get through the difficulties, like his long-lived people, how can he easily surrender to others, and only when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, can this be possible, and what Li Zhen is waiting for is the moment when Ashina Serro can't hold on - at this time, the two major forces of the Western Turks are red-eyed, because of last year's heavy snowstorm, the logistics supply of both sides has been in big trouble, and they have to rely on plundering small tribes to maintain their own survival, however, There are different differences in this - the small tribes that have taken refuge in Ashina Sero are already more than Ishnathro, and under the mutual killing, Ashina Sero's side is destined to suffer a big loss, and furthermore, although Ashina Sero is also a hero-like figure, it is far less ferocious than Ashina Turo, and there is no small tribe such as Ishnathuro who is even attached to his own side is as vicious as ever, after two months of hard work, now Ashina Serro is almost to the point where he can't stand it, and he sent envoys to Li Zhen's office in three days. I hope Li Zhen can give support, but Li Zhen has made excuses to prevaricate the past, and now Li Zhen is waiting for Ashinase's complete subjugation to determine the overall battle plan for the next step.

"Gao Heng, what are you sneaking up there, huh?" Li Zhen was squatting in front of the large sand table in the corner of the big tent of the Chinese army, thinking about the strategy of using troops, and the corner of his eye suddenly saw Gao Heng probing his brain at the door of the big tent, and immediately snorted coldly, and said something angry.

Gao Heng has always respected Li Zhen, and when he saw that he was hit by Li Zhen, he couldn't help but stick out his tongue, walked quickly to Li Zhen's side, bowed down and said, "Your Highness, subordinates, subordinates ......"

"Huh?" Li Zhen raised his head, glanced at Gao Heng, and had some doubts in his heart - for Gao Heng's disciple, Li Zhen is still very serious, although he is strict, but he rarely reprimands, but whenever he finds Gao Heng's small mistakes, he has always pointed out Wen Yan, and has never lost his temper with him, so Gao Heng has always been unrestrained in front of Li Zhen, but now he actually makes a look of wanting to speak and stopping, which makes Li Zhen very puzzled.

Seeing that Li Zhen's face was wrong, Gao Heng panicked, and hurriedly spoke: "Your Highness, do you remember that the Baidao Team of the Infantry Battalion is in Salanyag?" ”

What kind of fame is this kid? Li Zhen's memory is terrifying, he has never forgotten, he remembers that the Baidao team who died in the battle of Hetian City, because he was the first to rush to the city, killed more than a dozen people, and finally died in Hetian City because of no backup, Li Zhen also specially inscribed on his tombstone, of course, Li Zhen also knew that this person was Gao Heng's top boss, and it was said that he had a good relationship with Gao Heng, but he couldn't understand why Gao Heng suddenly mentioned this person, and the doubts in his heart were a little deeper, his brows frowned, and he glanced at Gao Heng, He didn't answer, just nodded.

Gao Heng saw that Li Zhen knew about Salan Yagqi, and couldn't help but blurt out excitedly: "Your Highness really remembers, that's great." ”

What kind of mess, what the hell is this stinky boy trying to say? Li Zhen glared at Gao Heng in confusion, and said impatiently, "What's the matter?" Speak! ”

"Ah, yes." Gao Heng saw that Li Zhen was dissatisfied, how dare he slack off, he hurriedly responded, cleared his throat and said: "Your Highness, here's the thing, the Salan clan was slaughtered by the White Wolf Army, and the whole clan was wiped out, only Salan Yag's brother Saran Buqi and his sister escaped, wandered on the grassland for nearly half a month, and now fled to Dabancheng, happened to meet an acquaintance in the army, and found his subordinates, they wanted to ask His Highness to avenge the clan, and his subordinates did not dare to be arbitrary, so they came to ask His Highness. ”

"Oh?" Li Zhen raised her eyebrows, sighed lightly, but didn't say anything, nodded, fell into deep thought, didn't say a word for a long time, Gao Heng didn't dare to urge, could only stand aside silently, waiting for Li Zhen to make a decision, but the eagerness in his eyes was exposed.

"Your Highness, urgent military report!" In this silence, Yingda hurried in from outside the tent and handed Li Zhen a small copper pipe in his hand.

"Huh?" Li Zhen looked at the pattern engraved on the small copper pipe representing 100,000 urgency, and was immediately stunned, and hurriedly uncovered the hidden buckle on the small copper pipe, and pulled out a small note rolled together.

That's impossible! After Li Zhen read the military report, the first feeling was that this matter did not seem to be true, without him, although Li Zhen had never fought with Yibi Lu, however, he did not study his way of using troops, in Li Zhen's opinion, his ability to use troops is definitely much weaker than Ashina Sero, and the reason why he was able to fight with Ashina Serro before was inextricably linked was only one reason - the troops in the hands of Yibi Lulu were much stronger than Ashina Sero, and there were more than 30,000 white wolf troops such a strong army. And most of the soldiers in Ashina Thero's hands are temporarily combined tribal soldiers, and they can't do it at all, otherwise, it should be Yibi Lulu who is defeated. Since the beginning of spring, both sides have been busy sending small groups of troops to plunder small tribes, the front line has always been in a stalemate, according to the battle report five days ago, the two sides have no intention of officially starting a war, only five days, Ashina Serro ended up with a complete collapse, if there is no strange, it is a strange thing.

This military report is very short, the information is pitiful, and the handwriting is also very scribbled, it can be seen that it was sent out in a hurry, it is just a result report, and there is no detailed description of the battle situation, Li Zhen couldn't find anything wrong with it for a while, frowned and thought about it, strode to the large sand table in the corner of the tent, squatted down, and after pondering silently for a long time, Huo Ran got up and said in a loud voice: "Pass the order, tomorrow when the whole army is assembled in the martial arts arena and stand by!" ”

"Yes." Yingda replied, turned around and was about to retreat, but Li Zhen suddenly added: "Yingda, send a letter to Mr. Mo, and say that the backup plan will be activated immediately." Ying Da was stunned for a moment, then a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he replied in a loud voice, and hurriedly withdrew from the Chinese army's tent, and went to pass the order without mentioning it.

"Your Highness, but there is going to be war?" After the eagle retreated, Gao Heng couldn't help but ask.

Only then did Li Zhen notice that Gao Heng was still in the tent, frowned, snorted, and didn't say anything, but Gao Heng didn't care, stuck out his tongue and said: "Your Highness, your subordinates can be regarded as waiting for this day, hehe, I will inform the Buqi brothers of this good news later." ”

"Nonsense!" Li Zhen scolded with a smile, as if he suddenly remembered something, glanced at Gao Heng and said, "Go, bring all the Saranbuchi brothers and sisters, and this king will see each other." ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey!" Although Gao Heng didn't understand why Li Zhen agreed to meet the Saranbuchi brothers and sisters, he didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly answered in a loud voice, turned around, and strode out of the Chinese army's big tent.

There are strange things every year, but how special is this year? Damn, isn't this old fox a feint? Impossible, losing the three major pastures of Chuhe, Nalati, and Gongnaisi, just one Luntai pastoral area can't hold it at all, this defeat is a complete collapse, and there is no room for recovery at all, so there is only one possibility, that is, the child can't bear it, and it was launched in advance, but the strange thing is that there is no news from the third surname of Ye Hu, what kind of reputation is this kid doing? Could it be that this kid betrayed Lao Tzu, it's unlikely, damn it, what went wrong? Faced with the sudden battle report, Li Zhen was puzzled, and her heart was very annoyed, so she got up and paced back and forth in the big tent.

"Your Highness, the Saran brothers and sisters have arrived." Just as Li Zhen was pondering, Gao Heng walked in from outside the tent and reported loudly.

"Hmm." Li Zhen raised her head, glanced at Gao Heng, strode to the top seat and sat down, and said lightly: "Please let them in." ”

"Yes." Gao Heng replied, withdrew from the big tent, and after a while, he led the Saran brothers and sisters in, and seeing the blank appearance of the brothers and sisters, he hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Go and see Your Highness." ”

Salan Buqi has heard the name of Li Zhenzhi, the king of Yue, for a long time, and when he saw Li Zhengao sitting on the head, he hurriedly stepped forward, touched the ground on one knee, covered his chest with his hand, made a big salute of the Saran tribe, and said loudly: "The little people Salan Buqi has seen His Royal Highness the King of Yue. ”

Li Zhen has been in the Western Regions for nearly two years, he has already learned Turkic language, and he can understand Saranbuqi's words, at this time, he saw that Saranbuqi was tall and burly, although he was weak after the injury, but he was still full of energy, and he knew etiquette very well, but he was quite appreciative, and he just wanted to say something to comfort, but he saw Salanyini take a small step forward, looked at Li Zhen with curiosity on his face, and said crisply: "Are you Li Zhen, the king of Yue?" ”

As soon as Salanyini's words came out, the sweat on Gao Heng's forehead immediately gushed out - no one in the whole Anxi has ever dared to call Li Zhen's name, this little girl not only did not salute, but asked such a stupid question, as an introducer, Gao Heng is responsible, if Li Zhen is to blame, the first one to be hit by the board is Gao Heng, but at this time, in front of Li Zhen, he didn't dare to say anything to remind, and made a few glances in a row, but the little girl didn't see it, and Gao Heng was so anxious that he sweated.

"Yini, hurry up and give a salute to Your Highness." Salambucci obviously didn't expect his sister-in-law to come to such a hand, so he suddenly became anxious, hurriedly turned around and ordered, turned his head again, bowed to Li Zhen, and said apologetically: "Your Highness, your sister is not sensible, you have a lot of adults, just spare your sister this time." ”

Oh, what a pure and thorough girl! Li Zhen didn't care about Gao Heng's small movements at all, and didn't pay attention to Saranbuqi's explanation, looking at Saranyini's big eyes as bright as crystal, a wave of tenderness couldn't help but swell up from the bottom of her heart, and said with a slight smile: "Yes, this king is Li Zhen, what, isn't it like it?" ”

Salanyini tilted her head very cutely, as if judging Li Zhen's identity, looked around, and then nodded and said, "Like, but why don't you have a beard?" ”

Beard? Li Zhen was dumbfounded when she heard this, and for a while she didn't know what this little girl was talking about, her mouth opened into an O-shape, and she looked at this girl who seemed to be like a firework that didn't eat the world, which suddenly made Saranyini laugh, this smile was as pure and moving as a lily blooming, not only Li Zhen was Gao Heng, who was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat, was also stunned.

"Shouldn't all generals have beards, my father is a big beard, so is the eldest brother, and the second brother also has a beard, Your Highness is such a big official, of course he should have a beard." Seeing that everyone was looking at her with strange expressions, Saranyini didn't think there was anything strange about it, and explained with a smile.

Khan, sweat! Li Zhen couldn't cry or laugh, at his age, even if he wanted to keep a beard, he didn't have to keep it, and there was such a thin circle of fluff on the corner of his mouth, Li Zhen often shaved it, just thinking about whether he could come out more, and leave a handful of Guan Gong-like hair to enjoy it, but it's a pity that the chin doesn't give face, and the beard refuses to come out, listening to the tone of this little girl at this time, it seems to be saying that there is no hair on the mouth and things are not firm, which really makes Li Zhen don't know what to say, so in desperation, she had to laugh out loud to hide her embarrassment.

"Your Highness, my sister is rude, I hope Your Highness will forgive me." Seeing his sister-in-law say this, Saranbuchi almost fainted, lowered his head with a pale face, and apologized in a low voice.

"Haha...... Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, get up, Miss Yini is innocent and straightforward, and the king is very happy. Li Zhen laughed and waved his hand to signal Saranbuqi to flatten up, and looked at the two brothers and sisters with interest for a while, and then spoke: "The misfortune of the Saran tribe is well known to the king, and the king is deeply sympathetic, and the brothers and sisters want to avenge the great enmity of the clansmen, and the king is also very appreciative, however, this is not a personal enmity, but a national war. ”

As soon as Salambucci heard Li Zhen's words, his face instantly lost blood, and he said as pale as paper: "Your Highness, my clan has all died tragically in the hands of the White Wolf Army, this revenge will not be avenged, a certain oath will not be a person, if Your Highness refuses to agree, a certain self-seeking White Wolf Army will go desperately." ”

Hehe, reckless boy! Li Zhen smiled and said, "It's just a matter of trying your best, where do you want to put your sister?" Well, with the strength of one person, how can he win the White Wolf Army? ”

Salan Buqi was so excited by Li Zhen, his face instantly turned from white to red, stared at his blood-red eyes, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot suddenly, knelt down in front of Li Zhen, and said loudly: "Please Your Highness look at a dead eldest brother and make decisions for my Saran clan, if Your Highness does not agree, you will kneel to death!" ”

Hey, this kid is quite clever, he didn't lose his temper and didn't say anything, he can be regarded as a manufacturable material. Li Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, this king can promise to help you, but there is something to wait for your brother and sister to do, do you dare?" ”

As soon as Salambucci heard that Li Zhen was willing to send troops, he was immediately so excited that he burst into tears, raised his head suddenly, looked at Li Zhen with a resolute face, and said: "As long as you can repay the blood and the sea of hatred, you can let Your Highness drive you to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and you will never frown, but your sister is young, please be sympathetic to one or two, if you are sent, you will bear it." ”

"Second brother, I want to go with you too!" Seeing this, Saranyini stomped her foot reluctantly, and her cute little face immediately turned red, and she hurriedly shouted.

Li Zhen smiled and waved his hand: "It's not that serious, this king only needs to wait for tomorrow morning in front of the whole army to tell the story of the Saran tribe, can you do it?" ”

Saranbuchi couldn't understand what Li Zhen was singing about, but seeing that Li Zhen didn't look like he was joking, his face was solemn, and he said loudly: "Yes!" ”

Seeing that her brother had opened her mouth, Saranyini was not to be outdone, and said, "I can too." ”

"Okay, that's it!" Li Zhen nodded with a smile, and then raised her voice and shouted: "Eagle Big." ”

Yingda, who was guarding at the gate of the big tent, heard Li Zhen's summons, hurriedly ran in, bowed down and said, "My subordinates are here." ”

Li Zhen pointed to the Saran brothers and sisters and said: "Yingda, take these two guests down, greet them well, and accompany them to the martial arts arena early tomorrow morning, this king has his own arrangements." ”

Yingda didn't ask why, just nodded, strode in front of the Saran brothers and sisters, waved his hand and said, "Please, two." Saranbuchi saluted Li Zhen again, turned around and was about to retreat with the eagle's bowel, but he never thought that Saranyini didn't move, but looked at Li Zhen with a serious face and said, "Is Your Highness telling the truth?" That serious little appearance made Li Zhen couldn't help but laugh out loud again, and after laughing for a while, she nodded heavily and said, "This king never lies." ”

Saranyini tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then spoke, "Well, I believe you. As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and followed behind Salambucci, and floated out of the Chinese army's tent lightly.

Hehe, this girl is really cute! Li Zhen shook his head with a smile and didn't speak again, but Gao Heng, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, why did you do this, my subordinates don't know." ”

"Don't understand? Oh, then use your own brain and think about it. Li Zhen didn't explain, just smiled, got up, and stomped out of the big tent of the Chinese army, leaving Gao Heng scratching his head there in confusion, until Li Zhen stepped out of the big tent, Gao Heng's eyes lit up suddenly, and he shouted: "I know!" ”

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