The generals of this year are almost printed out of a mold.

The face is resolute, the skin is dark, the jaw is black, and the force is powerful.

There is also one thing in common, their eyes are very upright, revealing a bit of fierceness and loyalty, and when they hear Shangguan's words, they often subconsciously straighten up for the first time, and the words "obey military orders" seem to have been engraved into their bones.

Sun Congdong in front of him is like this.

Li Qinzai grinned: "Fortunately, your majesty explained to you before leaving the palace, right?" ”

Sun Congdong was stunned: "What do you explain?" ”

Li Qinzai was also stunned: "Protect me, I am a pillar of the country, I can't hurt a single hair when I go to Tuguhun, I'd rather fail than lose half of my points, didn't Your Majesty tell you?" ”

Sun Congdong thought about it and said categorically: "No." ”

Then Sun Congdong added: "Uncle Li Xian forgives his sins, this trip is Tuguhun, and he would rather die and die and die for the country than fail in his mission." ”

Li Qinzai sighed, well, it's a dead eye again, and it's no fun at all.

"Captain Sun, you have to figure out one thing, the success or failure of the mission is none of your business, the only task of you and the soldiers is to protect me, understand?"

Sun Congdong was stunned for a moment, and then thought about the task of this trip, but he had to admit that his mission on this trip was really only to protect Li Qinzai, and the matter of the envoy had nothing to do with him.

Sun Congdong had no choice but to clench his fists in despair: "Yes." ”

Li Qinzai was a little uneasy, and asked coldly: "Your father and I fell into the river, who will you save?" ”

Sun Congdong smiled at him: "The last general's 1,000 soldiers, no matter how many people fall into the river, they can be rescued at the same time, in no particular order." ”

Li Qinzai opened his mouth, and found that he could not refute it.

Brother Duo is really amazing, and the unsolved problems for the ages have made you arrange them properly.

In the future, if his mother-in-law asks herself this question, Li Qinzai can refer to Sun Congdong's answer.

The honor guard of the envoys is different from that of ordinary officials, and one of the biggest highlights is the "festival".

According to the Tang system, envoys to foreign countries on behalf of the Son of Heaven should be accompanied by double festivals.

The so-called "Jing" refers to the banner, which includes the dragon flag representing the envoy of the Son of Heaven and the door flag indicating the personal identity of the envoy.

The "knot" is a half-zhang long scepter, which is decorated with gold and copper leaves and wrapped in red silk.

In the picture of "Su Wu Shepherd" that has been handed down to later generations, Su Wu holds a wooden staff decorated with leaves, and the wooden staff is called "knot".

Even if the enemy army sees this festival, they do not dare to commit light insults, let alone use swords, which is a taboo on the battlefield.

And this festival not only represents the identity of the envoy, but also has the power to dispatch the country's border troops, which can be counted as a troop transfer, which is also one of the powers of the envoy.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the so-called "festival envoy", as the name suggests, is the meaning of using the festival as the basis to lead the military and government of one party.

Li Qinzai was also given a festival by Li Zhi, and the subordinates were held high behind him, and the group traveled westward.

At sunset, the team had left Chang'an less than 100 miles, and Li Qinzai immediately ordered to be stationed.

At night, after the camp tent was set up, the troops and the forbidden army buried the pot to cook, but Li Qinzai took out a sheepskin map to study.

Tuyuhun is a barren land where mountains and deserts coexist, and the geography is not very good, but the geographical location is very important.

Li Qinzai's envoy first had to reach Liangzhou, because Liangzhou had a garrison of the Tang Dynasty, and hundreds of miles from Liangzhou was in the territory of Tuyuhun.

Now what Li Qinzai is most worried about is that before he, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, arrives in Liangzhou, the Khan of Tuyuhun will kneel to Tubo first.

If the khan knelt too fast, Li Qinzai's trip would not make much sense, and the only thing he could do was to gather troops and horses in Liangzhou, take a defensive position against Tubo, and strictly prevent Tubo from invading the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

With Li Qin's entourage, it will take at least ten days to set off from Chang'an to Liangzhou.

In more than ten days, there are too many variables that can occur, and the battlefield situation changes in an instant, if Tubo really occupies the entire territory of Tuyuhun, Li Qinzai, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, will fall into passivity.

Liu Asi held the roasted leg of lamb in front of Li Qinzai, the craftsmanship was a little poor, the smell was too heavy, Li Qinzai was not in the mood to pay attention to delicacy at this time, and after eating a few bites without taste, the fate of the song called Sun Congdong.

"After dawn, scouts must be sent out to inquire in three ways. The first is Liangzhou, statistics on the situation of the Tang Dynasty garrison, and told the history of Liangzhou that Chang'an has sent an envoy to make him obedient and obedient, and not to use the sword rashly before the envoy arrives. ”

"The second is Tuyuhun, to find out the situation of the war between the two countries, I hope that Tuyuhun Khan can fight for some breath, don't kneel too fast, if possible, the scout can meet Tuyuhun Khan face-to-face, tell him that the Tang envoy is on the way, and he is ordered to mediate the war between the two countries, so that he can hold on a little longer."

"The third is to go to Tibet, enter the country in disguise, and inquire about the situation of the troops in Tibet, including reinforcements, grain and grass, and domestic public opinion on this military dispatch, etc."

Li Qinzai solemnly issued a military order, and Sun Congdong did not say a word, hugged his fists and obeyed the order.

"In addition, all the cities we pass through have sent people to meet with the commanders and generals, and the local Zhichong Prefecture, the city defenders, etc., must count the soldiers and food, and report to me."

Sun Congdong hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle Li, do the defenders and Zhichong Mansion along the way also have to be mobilized?" ”

Li Qinzai tugged at the corners of his mouth and said: "What I said, I am an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and Your Majesty also granted me the right to arbitrarily make decisions on the spot, and the defenders everywhere are of course under my control, if Tubo invades the Tang Dynasty, they all have to fight to defend the country." ”

Sun Congdong clenched his fists and said awe-inspiringly: "Obey the order!" ”

Li Qinzai rubbed his cheeks and sighed tiredly.

The biggest problem is still food, if the Tang Dynasty has enough food, the battle between Tubo and Tuyuhun is not a problem at all.

With the temper of Li Zhi and the courtiers, it was over when he sent troops, and he just took this opportunity to include Tuyuhun in the territory of the Tang Dynasty and reward the uncompetitive khan with an official, which was the maximization of interests.

"Do you use all three eyes?" Li Qinzai asked suddenly.

Sun Congdong nodded: "I can use it, as early as the beginning of the year, the right guard has allocated a part of the battalion to practice the three-eyed gun, and I have practiced it for a whole year, not to mention how specialized, I will definitely not be able to coax it on the battlefield." ”

"The last general and his 1,000 robes are all proficient in the use of three-eyed guns, and their marksmanship is not bad, and they are already the best in the right guard."

Li Qinzai was a little relieved, and said: "If you encounter an enemy situation, first use the three-eyed gun to block the enemy, usually not a 10,000-person cavalry charge, you should not be able to break through the three-eyed gun's firepower network, remember not to take the initiative to charge easily, that is to play up the shortcomings and avoid the strengths." ”

Sun Congdong responded again.

Li Qinzai handed him the leg of mutton with a strong smell in his hand, and said with a smile: "Reward you with a leg of mutton, as long as you are obedient with me, you will have meat to eat every day." ”

Sun Congdong gratefully took the leg of lamb and took a hard bite unceremoniously.

Li Qinzai got up and kicked Liu Asi's buttocks, and said, "Get out of the way, I will roast the leg of lamb myself, no matter how bad the craftsmanship is, the dogs won't eat the things that are baked." ”

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