The army went south, returned to the territory of Datang from Qinghai Lake, and went straight to Shanzhou.

Li Qinzai's heart was heavy, he felt very bad, and he always felt that there was a mysterious premonition that gave him some kind of hint in the dark, telling him to think twice.

Yes, it is very unwise to save Shanzhou, the strategy of the good situation was forced to be abandoned, and the tactics of the east-west attack had to be changed, and the subsequent impact of this was not only the release of Pei Xingjian's pigeons, but also the actions of the Anxi Army and Su Dingfang's army would be changed because of this.

However, Shanzhou had to be saved.

It is too hypocritical to say that the righteousness of the family and the country, Li Qinzai is such a life-saving person, it is impossible to sacrifice himself for the so-called family and country, and the realm has not yet reached such a great level.

He is only for the tens of thousands of people in Shanzhou City, it's as simple as that.

He is not a real son of the powerful, and in his previous life he was just a member of all living beings, and saving others is saving himself.

On the way to gallop the horse, the cold wind was like a blade, and it slashed everyone's cheeks head-on, mixed with yellow sand and hit the face, and the cheeks hurt hotly.

Sun Congdong rode his horse and Li Qinzai side by side, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he poured a mouthful of sand, Sun Congdong snorted fiercely, took out a black face towel to cover his mouth and nose, and then said in a sullen voice: "Uncle Li County, after arriving in Shanzhou, will we go directly to the city and stick to the city?" ”

Li Qinzai had already covered his face with a face towel, and said loudly in the wind: "There's no need, when we get outside the city, the Tubo army won't be able to attack the city." ”

Sun Congdong comprehended: "Or do you want to contain and harass the Tubo army?" ”

Li Qinzai thought for a while and said, "You might as well fight head-on with the Tubo army, and five thousand soldiers and horses can support it for a while." ”

Sun Congdong was stunned: "The Tubo army besieging the city has 30,000 horses, and we are only more than 5,000, why do we have to fight head-on?" ”

Li Qinzai sighed: "If they don't fight head-on and cause large casualties to the Tubo army, will they give up the siege?" ”

Sun Congdong pursed his lips in silence.

"This is Lu Dongzan's Yang Scheme, he knows that Tubo is besieging the city, I will save it, and I have no choice," Li Qinzai sighed: "This old guy is really powerful, I also said that I fought with heroes at the beginning, and it was very fast, but now that I think about it, I am a little crazy......"

Sun Congdong laughed and said: "The last general thinks that he is not crazy at all, we have 5,000 soldiers and horses, contain his tens of thousands of troops, and walk him on the Tuyuhun territory for a month, not only so that he can't swallow Tuyuhun completely, but also be overwhelmed by us, and it is difficult to take care of the end, this is Li Xianbo's ability." ”

Li Qinzai glanced at him and said: "So I said 'slightly' a little crazy, of course I'm not bad, when the Son of Heaven selected me from tens of millions of people to serve as the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, do you know why?" ”

"Why?" Sun Congdong feels that the next answer may not be so reserved.

"Of course it's because I'm good, or what? Is it just because I'm handsome? ”

Sun Congdong opened his mouth and found that he really didn't know how to hold this sentence.

So Sun Congdong had no choice but to look around and praised: "The scenery is so good......

…………

After a day's journey, I finally rushed from Qinghai Lake to 30 miles outside Shanzhou.

Before the soldiers arrived, the scouts had dispersed.

Not long after, the scouts reported that the Tubo army had set up camp outside Shanzhou City, and the strength was indeed 30,000, and the situation of Shanzhou City was not the usual strategy of encircling three and one in wartime, but surrounded on all sides, and the last retreat of Shanzhou City was blocked.

Li Qinzai knew very well that this was Lu Dongzan's conspiracy, if he didn't save Shanzhou, then the 30,000 Tubo army would not let Shanzhou go, they would take advantage of the situation to attack the city, with their posture of besieging the city on all sides, after the city was broken, it was inevitable to slaughter the city.

If he saves Shanzhou, he will have to choose to confront the Tubo army head-on, 5,000 against 30,000 has little chance of winning, and Lu Dongzan can completely annihilate this henchman.

Whether Li Qinzai saves Shanzhou or not is good for Lu Dongzan.

Sun Congdong and Song Jintu are both military generals, and they are naturally proficient in the art of war, and when they saw that Tubo dared to besiege the city on all sides, they immediately understood Lu Dongzan's intentions, and couldn't help but scold.

But it was useless to scold, Lu Dongzan silently told Li Qinzai in the way of besieging the city, Shanzhou City is there, you can't save yourself and watch it.

understands the intentions, but there is still no choice but to get in, this is the terrible thing about Yangmou.

"Ordered the whole army to eat immediately, and before it gets dark, to engage in a tentative battle with the Tubo army outside the city, and weigh their catties and two pounds." Li Qinzai ordered.

Night combat is not an option, as the Three-Eyed Bolt will glow in the dark and be a living target for the enemy's bow and arrow.

More than 5,000 soldiers dismounted, took out the dry rations they were carrying, and began to eat in silence.

Li Qinzai took a bite of jerky hard, knocking his teeth hard, and the taste was not good, and he didn't know what kind of meat it was when he chewed it.

After eating a few bites, Li Qinzai really couldn't eat it anymore, so he stuffed the jerky back into his arms, looked at Liu Asi and Lao Wei and said: "Although the battle situation is urgent, you two still have to protect me, find two shields later, wrap me gently, and don't let any cold arrow hurt me......"

Liu Ah Si grinned: "The villain understands, don't worry, Wu Shaolang, you won't lose a single cold hair." ”

"If you lose your hair naturally, I don't blame you."

It was already afternoon, and it was about two hours before it got dark.

After the soldiers finished eating, Sun Congdong and Song Jintu ordered the soldiers to mount their horses and gallop towards Shanzhou City, forty miles away.

Thirty miles away from the city, the scout team of the Tubo army could already be seen looming left and right on the galloping road of the soldiers, and the scout team under Li Qinzai's department also unceremoniously met it.

At this time, the Tibetan army also got the news, and immediately began to gather troops and converge in the direction of Li Qinzai's headquarters.

The tide of enemy troops galloped across the plains, and the black-pressed crowd was like a swarm of man-eating ants, and there was no grass growing everywhere they passed, and just looking at this picture of thousands of troops charging towards them, it made people feel suffocated, as if even the air had been drained.

Li Qinzai held back the trembling in his heart and shouted: "The fire guns dismounted, lined up in front, and advanced on foot, and the rest pressed the left and right flanks, ready to intersperse!" ”

Under the command of Lingqi, more than 2,000 firecrackers dismounted and lined up in a three-section formation, squatting in one row, standing in one row, and loading ammunition after one row.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and Li Qinzai raised his chin to Sun Congdong.

Battlefield arranging troops is not his strong point, and at this time, he really handed over the command of the battlefield to Sun Congdong.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, Sun Congdong pulled out his knife, his eyes were red, and when the enemy had entered the firing range, Sun Congdong raised his knife and shouted: "Fire gunner, release!" ”

There was a loud bang, and even if the Tubo army in front of the charge fell more than 1,000 people, when the army charged, the fall of people and horses meant that there was no hope of life, even if they were not shot to death, they would be trampled into flesh by the robe war horses behind.

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