Accustomed to the thinking of a great power that is self-serving, since the Tang Dynasty exterminated the Turks, the national personality of its subjects has risen to the point of arrogance for decades.

The wars launched by the Tang Dynasty in these years are all about destroying the enemy city and destroying the enemy country, and the war has always only burned in foreign countries, and I have not heard of any enemy country daring to take the initiative to enter the territory of the Tang Dynasty for decades.

So when Xu Yanbo heard that Tubo dared to besiege Shanzhou, his first reaction was stunned and disbelievable.

How dare you dare to do this, is Lu Dongzan crazy?

Then Xu Yanbo learned another news from the people.

Li Qinzai, the envoy of the Son of Heaven, led thousands of elite soldiers, galloped hundreds of miles to rescue Shanzhou, and after a big battle outside the city, he killed nearly 10,000 enemy leaders in front of the battle, and relieved the siege of Shanzhou.

These people are all after the siege of Shanzhou was lifted, escaped from the city, the defenders of Shanzhou were originally only 2,000, after the city was surrounded, they could not resist the attack of 30,000 Tubo troops, fortunately Li Qinzai relieved the siege of Shanzhou, and saved tens of thousands of people in the city from a catastrophe.

Xu Yanbo suddenly felt comfortable, looked up to the sky and laughed.

is worthy of my respected brother Jing Chu, the minister of the Son of Heaven, and he really lived up to expectations.

This is the demeanor of my Tang Erlang, when you are white!

Xu Yanbo was very happy, and while he admired Li Qinzai more and more, he was not willing to be left behind, so he ordered the caravan to take out the dry food they carried to help the people who fled from the city in panic and had no food.

With a happy mood, I continued to travel west, and after walking for a while, I still met many people who had escaped from Shanzhou City.

Xu Yanbo looked at the crowds of people, and said with emotion: "This is all the merit of Brother Jingchu, the grace of thousands of people, the Bodhisattva is afraid of it, what kind of birth will he cast in the next life to be worthy of the merits he has saved in this life, I am worried about the king of Hades......"

Suddenly, a middle-aged couple holding a child stopped in front of Xu Yanbo's mount, Xu Yanbo subconsciously turned the horse's head to get out of the way, but the middle-aged couple still stood motionless in front of the horse.

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Xu Yanbo frowned: "Why did you stop my horse?" ”

The middle-aged couple looked ordinary and dressed ordinarily, and the child in their arms was about six or seven years old, blinking in his father's arms, looking at Xu Yanbo innocently.

The middle-aged man handed the child to his mother-in-law, then bowed to Xu Yanbo, and said, "Dare to ask if the noble person has an official position?" The villain saw that the guards in the caravan were all elite people, and they were once military men, so the villain risked death to stop each other, and asked the nobles to lend a hand. ”

Xu Yanbo raised his eyebrows: "If you have no relatives and no reason, you actually ask me for help, which is a bit interesting." Tell me, what do you want me to help you? ”

"The villain doesn't need help, it's Li Qinzai, the envoy of the Son of Heaven, who wants to help."

Xu Yanbo was stunned for a moment, immediately flew off his horse, walked in front of the middle-aged man, and said solemnly: "Li Qinzai? What's going on? ”

"Uncle Li County relieved the siege of Shanzhou and survived tens of thousands of people, but he and his soldiers were surrounded by the Tubo army, and the situation was in danger.

Xu Yanbo was taken aback, and his face suddenly turned ugly: "Brother Jing Chu was surrounded by the Tubo army?" When did it happen? ”

"After relieving the siege of Shanzhou, Li Xianbo led his troops to leave, and the villain met the people who escaped from other cities along the way, and only after inquiring did he know that the Tubo army mobilized soldiers and horses at the border and surrounded Shanzhou near a solid one, with at least forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses, and Li Xianbo only had thousands, and the situation was critical!"

Xu Yanbo's body shook, stared at the middle-aged man, and said, "Who are you?" Do you know Uncle Lee? ”

The middle-aged man lowered his head and said: "The villain was once favored by Li County Uncle in Shanzhou City, and he wanted to die with Li County Uncle, but his wife and children were on his side, and he couldn't bear to abandon him. Huai En and can't repay the favor, I am really ashamed, so I have to tell the news to the nobles, if the nobles have spare power, please be generous to help. ”

Xu Yanbo's eyelids jumped, and he didn't give up and asked the caravan guards to invite a few more people over, and after inquiring, he was consistent with the middle-aged man's statement.

Xu Yanbo stomped his foot heavily: "Why didn't you say it earlier!" Hurry, the caravan sent a fast horse to turn around, tell Su Dingfang's army, tell the details of this matter, and ask General Su Dingfang to lead his troops to help! ”

The middle-aged man was immediately relieved when he heard this.

Xu Yanbo pondered for a moment and said, "The caravan guards are all assembled, looking for the specific place where Brother Jing Chu is trapped, and finding out the route for General Su Dingfang in advance." ”

"The soldier is fast, Brother Jing Chu's life hangs by a thread, don't delay, hurry!"

A group of caravan guards rode on their horses and clenched their fists to take orders, then turned their horses and galloped away in different directions.

The middle-aged man saluted again and said, "The villain is willing to do his best, you can contact the people fleeing on the road, collect dried cow and horse dung along the way, light a beacon fire, and lead the way for the army." ”

"The people on the road are all blessed by Uncle Li's life, and if they can do something for Uncle Li, they will be willing."

Xu Yanbo praised: "Okay, this can save at least a few hours, here and now, every moment is extremely precious, have a heart!" ”

The middle-aged man's eyes were red, he knelt down on his knees in front of Xu Yanbo, and choked up: "Thank you for your help, I hope Li Xianbo is safe and sound." ”

Xu Yanbo helped him up, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed: "The true righteous man is also here, thank you on behalf of Brother Jingchu." ”

"The villain didn't do his best, failed to solve the crisis for Li County, and couldn't afford to be a 'righteous man'." The middle-aged man was ashamed.

"No, you've done what you had to do, and you've done it perfectly."

After the two discussed, they said goodbye to each other.

The middle-aged man entrusts his wife and children to his trusted neighbors, and then turns around and walks towards the way he came.

The figure that was clumsy and depressed by life flashed in the crowd, and finally disappeared from all beings.

Xu Yanbo suddenly found that he didn't even have time to ask the name of this man.

This nameless hero, the only shining light in this life may be today, and in the rest of his life, he will still be ordinary and mediocre.

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On the unknown hill, there are dead bodies everywhere.

There are enemy soldiers, and there are those who have their own robes.

Li Qinzai's troops had successfully resisted no less than ten attacks by the Tubo army here, and they barely held their positions by relying on the ultra-long range and intensive fire of the three-eyed guns.

But at this time, the situation was becoming less and less optimistic, and the brazen charge of the Tubo army made Li Qinzai's thousands of soldiers and horses feel under heavy pressure, and wave after wave of attacks, more than 1,000 soldiers of the Tang army had been killed.

Fortunately, the trench dug in advance resisted countless arrows and halberds for the Tang army, which avoided greater casualties for the Tang army.

The good defenders are hidden under the nine lands, and Li Qinzai has taken the word "guard" to the extreme.

In contrast, the Tubo army threw nearly 10,000 corpses on the position, but the final result was only to occupy the Tang army's position at the foot of the mountain.

The Tang army retreated to the mountainside.

Five miles away from the hill where the two armies were fighting, in the tent of the Tubo army, Lu Dongzan was deeply shocked by the stubborn resistance of the Tang army.

He didn't expect that the Tang Army, which was only a few thousand people, would resist so fiercely and tenaciously.

Painstakingly arranging and mobilizing almost all the troops of the Tubo army, when the army finally surrounded Li Qinzai's regiments, Lu Dongzan did not expect that the battle to annihilate these thousands of people would be so difficult.

The Tibetan army sacrificed nearly 10,000 people in front of the battle before it could break through the foot of the mountain, and if the siege continued, how tragic casualties would it pay?

As the commander of the First Army, Lu Dongzan's ability to judge the situation is certainly extraordinary.

Reason told him that he had to withdraw.

At present, what is more important is the land of Tuyuhun, the war has reached this point, it is impossible to completely swallow Tuyuhun, and Lu Dongzan is even more uncertain about fighting with the upcoming Su Dingfang army.

The only thing that can be done is to negotiate with the Tang State and share it with the Tang State.

However, bargaining chips must be negotiated.

Lu Dongzan had no bargaining chips, and he heard that Su Dingfang had 10,000 soldiers and horses holding that strange new weapon, and Tubo had no power to resist in the face of such a powerful force.

Once Su Dingfang's army arrived, Tubo could only give up all the land of Tuyuhun, so what is the significance of the land that the Tubo army has paid a huge price for in the past few months?

Therefore, Lu Dongzan decided to change the tactical purpose.

His only bargaining chip is Lee Chin-jae.

If Li Qinzai can be captured alive in this battle, won't the chips come?

The Tang Dynasty Emperor is a very favored minister, and he sent Tuyuhun to make immortal achievements, if such an important person is in the hands of him Lu Dongzan, will Tang Guo be willing to negotiate? Are you willing to give half of Tuyuhun's land to Tibet?

It may not be negotiated, but it is at least a bargaining chip that makes Tibet invincible, and it carries a lot of weight.

In the tent, Lu Dongzan suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Order the warriors to stop attacking, and spread the word to Li Qinzai, the old man wants to see him before going to the battle." ”

The mountainside position of the Don Army.

Bursts of bitter and painful wails came and went.

It was difficult to hold the mountain, but the soldiers paid too many casualties, and in less than half a day, more than 3,000 soldiers had been killed by a third, and most of the rest were wounded.

Li Qinzai had strips of cloth wrapped around his arms, and blood was faintly oozing from the strips.

In a round of Tubo attack just now, a cold arrow from the enemy shot at him, but fortunately, Lao Wei quickly dragged him, and the cold arrow that shot at the chest was off the angle and hit his arm.

Zinu squatted on the ground, constantly bandaging the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and those who could not be saved, Zinu could only give up in tears and turn around to save the other.

In this tragic war, some people sacrificed and some people grew.

"Those who are injured, those who are not injured, hurry up and take out dry food for rice, hurry! The enemy is attacking again! Li Qinzai shuttled through the position and shouted loudly.

Everyone silently took out the dry food and nibbled on it with numb expressions.

In the trench of the position, the soldiers sitting on the ground were eating dry food, and occasionally broke out into a terrible cry, which was about to stop, and the mournful soldiers blocked their weeping mouths with food.

The trenches were littered with wounded soldiers, some moaning feebly on the verge of death, others reduced to corpses.

The yellow earth under his feet has been stained red with blood, like flowers blooming on the other side of the Lechuan River, silently telling the meaning of life beyond life and death.

Li Qinzai walked in the trench, watching the groans of the wounded soldiers with grief and weakness.

A wounded soldier was at his feet, blood pouring out of his abdomen.

Li Qinzai squatted down and tried hard to cover his wounds, but blood still gushed from his fingers.

"You bear with it a little longer, bear with it a little longer......" Li Qinzai said with red eyes.

The wounded soldier knew that he was hopeless, smiled at him miserably, and said weakly: "Uncle Li County, let's ...... Are there any reinforcements? ”

"Yes, there are reinforcements, reinforcements will be there soon, trust me."

The wounded soldier bared his teeth and smiled: "You are a big man,...... No, don't lie to our little soldiers, where are the reinforcements? ”

Li Qinzai said with tears in his eyes: "If you hold on for a while, you will be able to see the reinforcements with your own eyes, General Su Dingfang sent someone to deliver a letter, and his army will arrive soon." ”

The wounded soldier shook his head with difficulty: "It's not important, Uncle Li...... One thing, please. ”

"You say."

"Take my ...... Corpse, back to my hometown, I ...... If you don't want to be buried here, you can't enter the ancestral grave, you can only ...... Lonely ghosts! ”

"You ...... All have to live, live, take me home. ”