What Li Guangyan said is not false at all, with 2,000 soldiers and horses against tens of thousands of elite enemies, even if there is a Yumen natural danger to rely on, but after a few months, who knows what the situation can be? Perhaps, Shi Jingfeng and these thousands of sons and daughters have already buried their bones in the yellow sand and become a thousand years of male ghosts. Thinking of this, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly became low.

One of the generals said:

"Since the march into Hexi, the resistance of our army has not been very fierce, I thought that our army was mighty, and the enemy did not dare to engage in battle, but unexpectedly, it was Shi Jingfeng who led his son to copy the enemy's rear road. After General Shi entered the desert, there was no news, and the last general still laughed at him for being vain, but now that he thinks about it, he really shouldn't be. ”

There was a sigh in the tent again. Li Guangyan also had a worried face. In the first few months when Shi Jingfeng lost contact, he occasionally wondered if Shi Jingfeng had already seized the Yumen Pass, because the distance was too long to transmit information, but he always thought it was delusional, until later he himself thought that these thousands of sons and daughters had been buried in the sea of sand. Now that there is news of them suddenly, he is also happy and then worried. Seeing that the generals in the tent were waiting for him to speak, Li Guangyan said:

"The envoy sent by Tian Shuai said that General Shi's people came from the Tiande army on a detour. General Shi sent a total of ten teams of messengers to report to Ben Shuai, but Ben Shuai did not see any of them, only this team still went to Tian Shuai, which shows that the Tubo people on the road are strictly investigated, and their situation is very bad. To be honest, Yumen Pass is still in their hands, Ben Shuai doesn't know, how many people he still has, Ben Shuai doesn't know. Tian Shuai's letter said that General Shi has expanded his army by thousands in Shazhou and Guazhou, and we all know how much combat effectiveness those recruits have, and the one who really takes charge may be General Shi's headquarters. I expect that the imperial court will definitely issue a strict order to rescue after hearing about this, but the imperial court has not ordered it to come, and the commander will also send troops to the rescue. ”

The generals in the tent were already gearing up, and Li Guangyan reminded again:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this commander knows that you will go to the rescue of General Shi as soon as possible, but this commander must first remind you that if Yumen Pass is still in General Shi's hands, then there will be something to rely on when the reinforcements arrive. If the Yumen Pass has been lost, then the reinforcements will fall into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy. Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is such that if you are not sure or put life and death out of the way, you must step forward to receive the order. Ben Shuai's words have been made clear, who wants to be a pioneer and go to the aid of Yumen Pass? ”

There was a sudden silence in the tent. Just when the generals of the Western Route Army were thinking about it in their hearts, a young general sitting under Li Guangyan stood up and said:

"The last general is willing to lead 3,000 cavalry as the vanguard to rescue Yumen Pass."

The person who spoke was Tian Bu, Tian Hongzheng's eldest son, and the messenger sent by Shuofang to report the news this time. The generals in Hexi were weighing, but they were preempted by outsiders, and they were all a little unhappy, and they looked at Tian Bu. Seeing that the crowd would look at him with hesitant eyes, Tian preached:

"Before the end of the future, I had a detailed conversation with Zhihua Zen Master, familiar with the situation near Yumen Pass, and in the army, I also deduced the Hexi battle situation with my father many times, thinking that at this time Li Shuai was attacking, the enemy army in Hexi was already unsustainable, and now the enemy army is fighting on both sides, and it is a taboo for soldiers, and the enemy's hinterland seems to be full of passes, but it is a void, and only thousands of elites can penetrate it. The last general is not talented, and he thinks he can take on such a heavy responsibility, so he dares to ask for Ying, please marshal Yucheng. ”

Saying this, everyone thinks that Tian Bu is indeed a suitable person to be a pioneer. However, when it comes to familiarity with the environment of Hexi, who can compare to the Shatuo soldiers of Sha Chali? After Li Guangyan weighed it, he finally made a decision and pulled out a commanding arrow:

General Tian was enthusiastic, and Ben Shuai was very pleased. Yiguo Gong has such a good child, which is really enviable. But the matter of the Western Expeditionary Army still has to be solved by the Western Expeditionary Army. Satali! ”

Sha Chali strode forward and said:

"The last general!"

"Ben Shuai led you to lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, one person and three horses, carrying ten days of grain and grass, to rescue Yumen Pass, do you dare to go?"

Sacha Lee Road:

"Why don't you dare?"

immediately took over the arrow from Li Guangyan's hand. Li Guangyan commanded:

"Most of your troops are cavalry, after arriving at Yumen Pass, if you meet General Shi, you will listen to General Shi's dispatch, if you can't meet General Shi, Hugh will attack Jiancheng, just clear the obstacles to advance, and the army will arrive later."

Sha Chali agreed one by one. However, it is difficult to make a face. Li Guangyan asked:

"What is in your troubles, just say it."

Sacha Lee Road:

"Before the last general and his people were forced to migrate by the Tibetans, they lived at the foot of Qilian Mountain in Ganzhou for generations. The last general bravely forwarded the expectations of the clansmen, hoping that after the recovery of Hexi, we Shatuo people could move back to Ganzhou. The marshal was appointed by the imperial court to make the Hexi Jiedu envoy, and Sha Chali pleaded with the marshal on behalf of the clansmen to fulfill it. ”

Li Guangyan said:

"No one has the love of their homeland. However, although Ben Shuai is the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, the civil affairs are not under the control of Ben Shuai for the time being. Let's do it, Sha Chali, after the recovery of Hexi, Ben Shuai will play the Ming court, how about waiting for your situation? ”

What Sha Chali asked for was a promise from Li Guangyan, so he agreed with great gratitude. Li Guangyan pulled out another arrow and said:

"Song Dynasty, Tian Bu!"

"The last general!"

"With the Song Dynasty as the main general and Tian Bu as the deputy general, leading five thousand elites, also one person and three horsemen, followed by Sha Chali, to rescue Yumen Pass."

In the end, it was the Shandan Military Horse Farm, * Now it is wealthy. Song and Tian immediately received their orders. Tian Bu came here to make a name for himself, and he was very disappointed when he saw that Li Guangyan chose Sha Zali as a pioneer, but at this time, seeing that Li Guangyan had not forgotten himself, his spirit came up again. He was born in the general's family, so he naturally knew some ways in the army, and thought to himself:

"Li Dashuai is still afraid that I will rob him of the credit of his soldiers and horses, which is also human nature. Let's be a second-way soldier, and wherever I go, I will have to fight, and I don't believe that as long as you work hard, you won't get a lot of credit. ”

He didn't expect Li Guangyan to make such an arrangement, but he also took into account his safety, afraid that he would have any accidents and would not be able to explain to Tian Hongzheng. Li Guangyan ordered Tian Bu to be the Marquis of Yu in the Yanei, and after some advice, the Song Dynasty took Tian Bu to order troops. Li Guangyan drew his sword and said:

"In the current situation, there is no reason why our army should not speed up its actions. Ben Shuai ordered, from the day after tomorrow, to launch a general attack, and all units quickly return to the camp to prepare! ”

"Yes!"

The generals bowed and saluted and withdrew from the tent.

From the closing of the jade gate, you can see the snow on the surrounding mountains. The snow does not melt all year round, but the people who close it have changed one stubble after another, and what remains in the heart of the Han family Erlang is only the song "Liangzhou Ci" by Wang Zhilian:

"The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains. Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate. ”

In the past, it was the soldiers in the pass who looked forward to the spring breeze blowing through the Yumen Pass, and since the Zhiyuan and Guangde years, it was the people of Guazhou, Shazhou, Yizhou and other eleven states who looked forward to the spring breeze. During the reign of Dezong, the Tang envoy sent a big food to pass through Hexi, and the people of Hexi cried and asked the Tang Emperor if he still remembered the people who were lost in Tibet? Now, the banner of Datang has been flying on the Yumen Gate for a long time, will it continue to fly?

Everyone wanted that red flag to keep flying.

Although there were many complaints about the ruthless military force of the Tang Dynasty officials in the past, when Shi Jingfeng's army arrived here, the people here quickly chose to welcome their arrival. Because Datang is his motherland after all, and General Shi's troops are his own children after all. What is rare is that Shi Jingfeng's subordinates have maintained basic discipline, compared with the basic lack of military discipline of the Tubo people, which makes the people of Shazhou and Guazhou have a good impression of Wang Shi.

From ancient times to the present, the people's requirements have always been so simple, as long as they can protect them to live their small lives, they will be regarded as teachers of benevolence and righteousness. Shi Jingfeng's army lived a life like a horse thief who fought for water and grass, and the combat discipline of his subordinates was first-class, but the life discipline was not so strict, and things that disturbed the people would also occur when Zhenwu was in the army. But after arriving in Shazhou, Shi Jingfeng restrained the military discipline to the strictest, and the people of Shazhou really had a good impression of this army, respected them, and applauded them.

"We are the king's division, and we are the official army."

This is what the soldiers of the Ministry of History often remind each other now. Shi Jingfeng once sighed to Li Jiyan and said:

"I used to manage the army only by relying on righteousness and military discipline, but now I know that the people's will can also be used!"