Five days later, Huaiyuan.

On a section of the Great Wall, Xu Shiji wiped his face full of blood, and the battle armor on his body turned red, looking at the chopped and rolled war knife, and then looking at the Turkic soldiers who receded like a tide, his face was not relaxed at all, but frowned and pondered.

Since the Turks killed under the Great Wall, they launched a crazy attack, completely ignoring the casualties, and the fight was extremely fierce, if it wasn't for the deployment a day in advance, the soldiers would not have been able to stop it with their lives.

A guerrilla general ran up, clasped his fists and saluted, and said anxiously: "General, the crossbow is lost and consumed too quickly, there is not much, in the battle just now, roughly estimated, our army lost at least three thousand, but fortunately, the Turks did not bargain, and the loss was nearly ten thousand, are they crazy?" ”

"What about being crazy? According to the killing, the order, half of the soldiers left to rest, monitoring the Turks, the other half of the soldiers went to find some stones to come, no arrows were smashed with stones, and the enemy could not cross the Great Wall half a step, this is the last line of defense, once broken, Chang'an is in danger. Xu Shiji said murderously.

The guerrilla general solemnly clenched his fists and swallowed the words that followed.

The generals all went into battle to kill the enemy in person, boosting morale, what else can they say when the battle is fought to this extent?

A member of the Zhonglang General next to him looked at the front and said in a deep voice: "General, what the guerrilla general said just now is right, the Turkic style of fighting is really crazy, even if you win, you will suffer heavy losses, what are you trying to do?" ”

"Perhaps, they have a reason to go crazy, the more so, the more they can't let the Turks cross the Great Wall, where are the soldiers and horses of Lingzhou and Xiazhou?" Xu Shiji asked rhetorically.

In order to rush to the Great Wall in advance to set up defenses, Xu Shiji took the 20,000 forbidden troops of the imperial court to travel day and night, and he did not go with the government soldiers, and he also lost so, otherwise he would have been one step late.

"In terms of time, I will arrive early tomorrow morning at the latest."

"No, it's too late, look at the crazy offensive posture of the Turks, at most an hour will have to fight again, the Great Wall is long, the 20,000 people we brought are not enough, immediately send someone to urge, run forward, even if you run to death, you have to die on the Great Wall, go quickly." Xu Shiji shouted coldly.

On the battlefield, the military orders were like a mountain, and the Zhonglang general did not dare to intercede and hurriedly went.

Xu Shiji looked at the black pressure in front of him and pressed a large area of Turkic army, the pressure was great, and he actually gave up the field battle he was best at, horse warfare, and did not hesitate to fight on foot, fighting with huge casualties to break the defense line of the Great Wall, why?

"Is it?"

A thought flashed in his mind, Xu Shiji couldn't help but look at the far west, but he felt unrealistic, shook his head, put down his distracting thoughts, and was about to inspect the defense and comfort the injured soldiers, a captain hurried over, followed by an internal attendant.

Xu Shiji chuckled in his heart and hurried to catch up.

The chamberlain didn't say much, took out a holy decree and said: "The chief manager, the imperial court has a decree, the imperial army supporting Jincheng County was defeated by Tubo, the life and death of the main general Xue Wanche is unknown, Tubo rushed out of Lanzhou, rushed to Yuanzhou, Chang'an is in danger, and the general is in danger. ”

"What?" Xu Shiji's face changed greatly, and he snatched the holy decree to check, Xue Wanche was a general, and he brought the elite forbidden army of the imperial court, how could he be defeated.

The content is clearly written, the imperial army besieging Jincheng County was defeated, Tubo was killed, and it has arrived in Yuanzhou, and after Yuanzhou is Longzhou and Qizhou, it will go to Chang'an, and the distance is not far.

Isn't this a repetition of the humiliation of the Weihe River of the year?

Xu Shiji's face turned blue instantly, and a thought flashed through his mind - can you save it or not?

If you return to Chang'an with troops, it means that the Turkic army will also go south, and many state capitals south of the Great Wall will be ravaged by the Turkic iron cavalry.

But if you don't bring troops back to Chang'an, it will be a crime of disrespecting the will and exterminating the clan.

One thought flashed quickly, Xu Shiji was unwilling, and asked, "Why?" Why is this purpose? Is there no one in the DPRK? Who suggested it? ”

"General, our family is just a herald, where do we understand the affairs of the imperial court." The waiter said with a bitter face.

Xu Shiji's heart moved, and he opened the holy decree to see the payment, it was the prince's seal, and there was no jade seal, in other words, this is the prince's meaning, not the meaning of today's saint, although the prince is in charge of the country, but this holy decree is not a legitimate holy decree, it can only be regarded as the prince's order.

This discovery made Xu Shiji feel at ease, and asked: "What is the attitude of Fang Gong?" ”

The waiter was furious when he was glared at by Xu Shiji's murderous gaze, and hurriedly said: "I heard that the room was sick during the court discussion, and he was recuperating at home, but he did not go to the court, and the specific situation is not clear to our family." ”

"I see!"

Xu Shiji told the leader of the guards around him: "Send a section of the waiter, and give some silver taels for tea." ”

"Obey!" The leader of the guards replied solemnly.

"General, are you going to ......" The chamberlain became a little nervous.

"Don't be afraid, this general will not kill you, go back and tell the truth, just say that our army and the Turkic army of 200,000 are fighting bloodily, and they can't get out of the battlefield, return to Chang'an Qinwang, and ask the prince to atone for his sins, in addition, this general recommended the military department Shangshu Niu Jinda as a general, responsible for the protection of Chang'an."

"This ......" The waiter hesitated, but still didn't dare to say anything more, and left in a hurry.

"The Great General......

A Xuanwei general beside him shouted worriedly, and stopped talking.

"Do you want to say that the prince is also a king? If you want to inherit the unification in the future, will you settle accounts after the autumn? Xu Shiji asked clearly, and when he nodded, he continued: "Even if the autumn queen settles the score, the general can't let the Turks go south, not to mention that this order is already chaotic and the way to die, it's just nonsense, how can King Qin not hesitate to let the Turks enter the customs?" Once the Turks entered the customs and united with Tibet, the Tang Dynasty was in danger, and the imperial court was not out of soldiers. ”

"There must be someone in the DPRK who is trying to seize power, but even so, you know the consequences of not obeying the order, maybe someone wants you to disobey the order." General Xuanwei reminded in a low voice.

"That's not good, the old man can die, the Turks must not enter the customs, if you really settle accounts after the autumn, it's a big deal that the old man takes everyone to the west to find a way to live." Xu Shiji said angrily.

General Xuanwei couldn't help but look to the west, his eyes lit up, and he didn't persuade again.

Xu Shiji was worried about the instability of the army, and reminded: "Have you ever thought about a question, why the Turks are attacking so wildly, maybe ......?"

"You mean King Han?"

"If not, what's the reason?" Xu Shiji asked rhetorically.

"General Gao Jian, why didn't the last general think that this news should be spread to boost the morale of the army, but you and my family are afraid?" General Xuanwei reminded again.

Xu Shiji waved his hand, and the killing intent in his eyes surged: "The battle is unknown, no one should dare to touch your family and my family, if it is...... Then don't blame the old man for being polite. ”

"With the words of the general, the last general will be relieved, it's a big deal to go to the west, the king of Han is benevolent and righteous, the most sympathetic to the soldiers, and the king of Han, brothers are down-to-earth." General Xuanwei said solemnly.

"Patrol the camp, prepare to fight again, tell everyone that people can die, and the Turks must not let go of one, dare to retreat and behead." Xu Shiji said coldly.

"Obey!"

……

Governor's Mansion of River State.

"What, the imperial army was defeated, and the Tubo slaughtered to Yuanzhou? What about Xue Wanche? ”

Li Ermeng got up and looked at the person who came to pay his respects incredulously, his face instantly turned pale, and other civil and military officials also looked at the person who came, their eyes full of shock.

"Are you sure?" The eldest grandson Wuji grabbed the person who came to report the news and asked.

The other party hurriedly explained: "Lord Huichangsun, how dare you talk nonsense about major events in the army, the last general was worried that there was a fake, so he specially sent someone to verify it, so he rushed to report, as for General Xue, there is no news for the time being." ”

"Holy!"

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly said to Li Er, who was the head of the head: "Yuanzhou is not far from Chang'an, and the minister implores to send troops to drag the Tubo army, and withdraw the troops back to the court, preside over the overall situation, in addition, when the holy decree is issued, order the soldiers and horses of the world to be the king." ”

"Panic what!" Li Er scolded, in the end, it was the emperor immediately, and he quickly calmed down, sat down and pondered, his eyes flashing with fine light.

The others were infected by Li Er's calmness, and they quieted down one after another, bowing their heads and saying nothing, each with their own concerns.

After a while, Li Er said: "Come now, Tuyuhun just wants to entangle our army and cover the Tubo army to attack Chang'an, so calculated, but if our army retreats, they will follow and kill, and the aftermath is endless, and they can't be withdrawn, and the army turns to attack and defend. ”

"Yes!" Wang De hurriedly responded.

"Who will you send?" The eldest grandson Wuji asked.

Li Er looked around and found that there were a lot of generals, but they couldn't be alone, so they could only choose the tall ones among the shorts, and their eyes swept over Li Chongyi, Qu Tushou, Yin Qiao, and Chai Zhewei, Li Chongyi is Li Xiaogong's son, the emperor, you can use it, stay by your side and feel more at ease, and pass by directly.

Qu Tushou is the eldest son of Qu Tutong, brave and good at fighting, loyal, available, Yin Qiao is the son of Yin Kaishan, Chai Zhewei is the son of Chai Shao, they are all behind the gate, the force is not weak, and they are also familiar with the art of war.

After some weighing, Li Er said solemnly: "With Chai Zhewei as the main and Qu Tushou as the deputy, leading 20,000 troops, after following the Tubo army, he chose the opportunity to move and delayed its actions. ”

"Obey!" The two solemnly clenched their fists in agreement, their eyes frenzied.

Li Er reminded with some concern: "This is the first time that the two of you are leading the army alone, but you need to be prudent and cautious, think twice, and don't rush forward." ”

"Yes!" The two were full of promises, full of confidence, and eager to try.

finally waited for the opportunity, and naturally wanted to make some achievements and reproduce the glory of the ancestors.

Li Eryi saw the attitude of the two of them, and became more and more uneasy, but there was no other more suitable candidate under the account, so it could only be so.

Inexplicably, I sighed in my heart, hoping that there would be no chaos.