Zhang Chuan didn't dare to put on Li Kui's kind of grand face in the face of Tong Guan, as a general, or a general, who couldn't even get out of the northwest, Zhang Chuan was very weak in the face of any official who had the capital after all.

Especially Tong Guan, this is the person next to the emperor!

Tong Guan fell his gaze from far to near, and his heart was indescribably uncomfortable.

Why did Li Kui get everything done so easily?

It's not realistic.

The moment he set his sights on the Jingchuan Pass, he was furious. There were ruins everywhere, and there wasn't even a decent room. He could even see some traces of fire, compared to the soldiers of the Fei Lian Army, who could only rely on fire at night to keep them cold. He pointed to the dilapidated scene in front of him and asked Zhang Chuan, "Why is Jingchuan Pass still so tattered?" ”

The moment Zhang Chuan saw the gloomy expression of the eunuch Tong, his heart began to beat a drum, and he hurriedly explained: "Father-in-law Tong, we have also cleaned up a few rooms, but you also know that Jingchuan Pass was built in the Yuanfeng period, but how many years have passed, and it is impossible to repair it after it is deserted, but fortunately, most of the city walls can be used." As long as it is simply repaired, it can still be used for defense. Just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just father-in-law, you don't know, now my manpower can't take care of the pass at all, there are wolves outside, and the brothers go to fight wolves at night."

"Wolves? Is it a lot? ”

"There are too many, all with the flock and the herd. If you are not careful, you will lose. What makes the lower officials even more frightened is that we can't know how many cattle and sheep there are outside, only the number of the most expensive war horses has been counted. ”

It's not that Zhang Chuan doesn't want to count, but it's a pity that there aren't many people he can use.

Tong Guan was surprised: "Even the soldiers and horses in the hands of Master Li can't loot the entire grassland, right?" How did these cattle and sheep come from, you tell me the truth? ”

"It's really sent by the brothers of the Fei Lian Army, but I've heard that we have to continue to drive them out of the pasture. At the beginning, the cattle and sheep sent by the Fei Lian Army were limited, and there were even many injured brothers. But in the last few days, so many have suddenly popped up, and there are even herdsmen on the grassland who send cattle and sheep to us, father-in-law, I don't know anything else, so I can only wait for the adults to come and ask. ”

According to the number of war horses in Jingchuan Pass at the moment, Tong Guan could even let his infantry ride on horses and go to the grassland.

But in this way, he was even more worried. After all, the land of Hehuang is not small, with a radius of thousands of miles, where did he go to find Li Kui?

Suddenly, Zhang Chuan seemed to think of something, and said to Tong Guan: "Please also ask your father-in-law for forgiveness, there is news that General Pang will come to Jingchuan Pass in the next two days." It's the same when the time comes. ”

Pang Wanchun?

Tong Guan is not very impressed by Pang Wanchun, this is a grassroots general who is not even considered a poor family. The only special thing is that he is a disciple of the Taishi Mansion.

But even if Taishi Liu Baosheng is in the gate, he doesn't have much influence, let alone a doorman.

Even if Pang Wanchun is capable, he is not the object of Tong Guan's pursuit.

Two days later, Pang Wanchun came to Jingchuan Pass with nearly 3,000 men.

When Tong Guan saw this scene, the corners of his eyes were a little abrupt. This is coming back with half of the troops, does Li Kui want to choose to withdraw and accept it when he sees it?

Fortunately, he also had the foresight, and the soldiers of the Deshun army, who had been arranged long ago, began to repair the Jingchuan Pass. The construction supervisor is very good at repairing the city, and the arrangement is proper.

In just two days, the city wall has been repaired almost completely. When the city wall is repaired, then the barracks in the pass need to be repaired, and then there is the possibility of garrisoning. Now Tong Guan's only concern is, should Jingchuan Pass be guarded?

If it is according to the emperor's mind, this must be kept.

This is a testimony of Emperor Shenzong's recovery of the land of Hehuang, the little emperor has an easy-going personality on weekdays, but when it comes to Emperor Shenzong's merits, Zhao Xu will immediately lose his mind.

After thinking about it, Tong Guan still felt that he needed to convince Li Kui that at least Jingchuan Pass could not be let out.

"The last general, Pang Wanchun, has seen the general."

Pang Wanchun was dressed in military uniform, and his armor was already stained, and he had obviously experienced a lot of battles on the grassland. His face was also slightly tired, lacking the brightness of his age, but what shocked Gao Yu was that Pang Wanchun's eyes were like the cold light of an unsheathed sword, shocking. Even Gao Yu, who was familiar with Pang Wanchun, was surprised that he was impressed by the three days.

Gao Yu walked up to Pang Wanchun with a smile, hugged each other's shoulders, and said with a hearty smile: "Brother Pang, you and I are brothers, don't make these false manners." ”

In a word, they have shortened the distance between each other.

Of course, Gao Yu also knew that Pang Wanchun was Li Kui's most appreciated general in the Feilian Army, and there was no one. Even he is not as good as Pang Wanchun.

As for Luda, Zhang Chuan and others, they are either too reckless, or they lack the bearing of the main general. And Pang Wanchun is completely different, although he was born in a poor family, his ancestors did not even have an official, and he was only born in the forbidden army, but the current Pang Wanchun can already give people a kind of bearing and confidence that he commands thousands of troops and horses.

This kind of bearing, Gao Yu can't envy it.

He also knows his ability, Pang Wanchun is the closest helper to Li Kui on the battlefield, how dangerous it is to be with Li Kui on the battlefield, Gao Yu naturally understands that if you are not careful, people will be gone!

He just stood next to Li Kui for less than a pillar of incense in the Battle of Jinmingzhai and lay on the sickbed for three months. This sudden fear of death made him jealous and respectful of Pang Wanchun. Anyway, it's his turn, and he can't stand anything.

"General Pang...... Our family. ”

"I've seen my father-in-law!"

"You are a meritorious man, our family is just a servant in front of His Majesty, no need to be polite, no need to be polite!"

When he came to Jingchuan Pass, Tong Guan seemed to have found the state he was in the palace at the beginning, taking small steps, and the whole person seemed to float over, fast and steady.

is still in the distance in the construction of jealousy, and helplessness. Look at others, and then look at yourself? When Tong Guan saw him, he asked him to repair the city wall and the pass. But what about Pang Wanchun? It's like seeing a brother.

Tong Guan was really anxious, Li Kui had no news for almost a month, and there was no news even from the cavalry with the Fei Lian Army. Finally waited for someone who could bring definite news, could he not be in a hurry? Pulling Pang Wanchun, Tong Guan asked eagerly: "General Pang, is the Feilian Army going back?" ”

"Father-in-law, in the future, I will take the people who have subdued on the grassland to help herd sheep and cattle, and I didn't say that the Feilian Army will retreat!" Pang Wanchun thought that something had happened, and said eagerly on his face: "Father-in-law Tong, has something happened in Qinzhou?" ”

"That's not true, but Qin Fenglu is not ready for a decisive battle with Qingtang now, there are only 3,000 people around Master Li, in case there is an accident on the grassland, how can our family explain to the palace?" Tong Guan said anxiously, if Li Kui doesn't come back for a day, his heart will hang for a day, and he won't be able to settle down at all.

But Pang Wanchun smiled bitterly: "Father-in-law, I'm afraid the decisive battle will be advanced." ”

"In advance? This Ann Bachelor, his old man has already prepared? Hearing such a major secret, he didn't even know anything, Tong Guan's heart was cold, and his frustration was overflowing.

Does An Tao have any ideas for a decisive battle with the Qingtang people?

Yes, at least a year later.

Fighting a war is not just about letting the soldiers go out, Qin Fenglu's troops are insufficient, the weapons and equipment are not enough, and the number of key people is not enough. In addition, the army was dispatched, and the grain and grass went first. An Tao was steadily in Qinzhou at this time, with more than two copies a day, two thousand miles away from the capital, and he did not delay the battle between him and Zhang Dian.

What kind of father and son soldiers, brothers in war, you Zhang Dian can't patronize your brother to make profits, give Zhang Qi countless supplies, and forget Qin Fenglu, right?

The people in the household department don't give money, it's all instructed by you, that is, to make it difficult for the old man to support himself, the old man wants to write to the emperor, and you are the prime minister to destroy the great cause of my Great Song Dynasty to recover the land of Hehuang.

Anyway, since An Tao came to Qin Fenglu, he has scolded Zhang Tang a lot.

Originally, he didn't want to come, if he hadn't been yin by Zhang Dian, he wouldn't have come to Qin Fenglu, the old man held a grudge, and he could take a bite.

However, Chong Jianzhong knew that An Tao did not have the idea of a decisive battle with the Qingtang people, at least not this year. What An Tao wants to do most is Huanqing Road, Yanyan Road, and Hedong Road to transfer troops. More than 40,000 forbidden troops are not enough to recover the land of Hehuang. At least 30,000 more horses will come before An Tao will consider recovering the land of Hehuang and sending troops to Qingtang. There are fewer people, and Big Ann has no sense of security.

There is no shortage of people or money in the Great Song Dynasty, what is lacking is momentum.

An Tao did not have the courage and plan to fight Qingtang, mainly because he believed that Qin Fenglu's current momentum was not enough to suppress Qingtang Tubo.

Although Chong Jianzhong is not yet An Tao's confidant, his twenty years of experience as a civil servant has long seen An Tao's plan. Step by step, Qingtang will be recovered steadily.

Therefore, the decisive battle is impossible, and this order was definitely not given by An Tao.

Since An Tao did not give the order, then there was only one possibility, Li Kui trespassed, and he made a decision instead of An Tao.

But the question is, even if Li Kui makes a decision for An Tao, can it be done under the premise that An Tao does not send troops?

With doubts, Chong Jianzhong squeezed in front of Pang Wanchun and asked, "General Pang, you said that you want to fight a decisive battle, but Lord Li's decision?" ”

"Yes and no." An ambiguous answer will certainly not be satisfying. Pang Wanchun immediately explained: "Father-in-law, general, and adult, it's not that my family wants to fight a decisive battle, but that the people who have taken refuge on the grassland want to overthrow the rotten country of Ngoro and overthrow the brutal rule of the lord of the country, Ali Gu." ”

Tong Guan?

Gao Yu?

Planting under construction?

Zhang Chuan????

Although they listened to Pang Wanchun's official dialect of the Great Song Dynasty, they could write every word on the spot, but he couldn't understand these words when they were connected together.

Four pairs of eyes stared at Pang Wanchun in unison, and the latter swallowed a mouthful of saliva in fear, but everything he said was true!

"General Pang, when Lord Li left Lanzhou, he only took 3,000 men and horses, even if the soldiers who took refuge are counted, it is only 6,000 men and horses, which is not enough. Besides, how could the Tubo people in Qingtang take outsiders to fight their lords and nobles? Isn't this nonsense? ”

Tong Guan was the first person to be suspicious, he felt unreliable, more unreliable than Li Kui with 3,000 men and horses to conquer Lanzhou City. No matter how poor the country is, it is also a small country, a country that can raise 100,000 horses.

Although it is not clear how much the population is, it will not be less than 500,000, and even 780,000 is possible.

Six thousand, how to fight?

Tong Guan didn't believe it, and Gao Yu and others didn't believe it either. It's just that I'm embarrassed to refute Pang Wanchun's statement.

Pang Wanchun smiled bitterly: "Everyone, I also think it is mysterious, but this matter has been done by the adults." ”

"How?"

Gao Yu's heart was weak, he only learned to defend the city and lead the troops in the field independently, so he didn't have the courage at all. Not to mention a decisive battle with a country with 6,000 men. No matter how small a country is, it is still a country.

Although he was one of the witnesses, Pang Wanchun still showed a look of disbelief when he recalled it: "Everyone, this matter is a long story, and it has to start with Master Li taking us out of Lanzhou City. ”

"Before coming to Jingchuan Pass, we had two small battles with the Qingtang tribe. Master Li's original idea was to follow Lanzhou's example and accept the slaves and slaves of Qingtang as the people of the Great Song Dynasty, so as to completely abandon the status of slaves. But who knows, this set will not work at all, our men and horses have been decreasing, mainly the soldiers, who run away if they are not careful. ”

At first, Master Li thought that there was no reward, so he not only issued a decree of grace, allowing the slaves of the Tibetan people to kill one of the nobles and soldiers and turn over for themselves. But few responders. Later, the adults used two sheep, five cows, and two horses at the expense, and there were even fewer responders, and the adults fell into passivity for a while. ”

Thinking of the difficulties of just entering the grassland, Pang Wanchun also had palpitations.

Tong Guan's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth, as if he had met an enemy of life and death: "The soldiers are all white-eyed wolves who can't be raised. ”

"I don't know if it's a white-eyed wolf, but the few small tribes we are besieging don't dare to pick up their swords and attack the big nobles who have bullied them, even if they give the captive slaves freedom. At that time, the adults were very anxious. But one day, he stood on the hill and said: Wrong, wrong, I thought that slaves needed freedom, but more likely slaves needed faith. ”

Pang Wanchun tried his best to pretend to be Li Kui's tone, and then spread his hands and said, "This is all what the adults themselves said to themselves, and there will be no additions in the end." ”

"After that, the adults no longer try to attack the small tribes, and when they come, the captives will be guarded by men, not really subdued. Second, the slaves of the country are also strange, they are already alive like livestock, but they don't know how to resist. It's not that there is no resistance, some wives and daughters are abused, sons and fathers are killed, and because of anger and humiliation, they will also take up the knife to resist. But it's more taming, like a sheep, dressed in wolf skin, or a sheep, he just eats grass and can't eat meat. ”

"Until one day, the adults took us to see a temple, which was not big, at least not too big around Qingtang. The lord went to the temple with his personal guards, and the last general was also there at that time, and the lord promised the great monk in the temple that the Great Song would reward him, and he was unmoved; The adults and the great monk in the temple promised that the Great Song Dynasty would pay for the pagoda of the temple to paste gold leaf, and the great monk was moved, and the great monk was not moved; It wasn't until the lord said that as long as the great monk cooperated, the land of Qingtang would be divided into three taxes in the future, with the imperial court supporting the army, the local government supporting the officials, and the temple supporting the Buddha, that the great monk followed the adult out. ”

"Later, everyone was like a dream, no war, as long as the slaves listened to the two words of the great monk, it was as if the shackles on their bodies were untied, and they wanted to serve my Great Song Dynasty like crazy. So much so that now the adults don't need to fight at all, and if the monk comes forward, he has already raised an army of 50,000. ”

"By the way, father-in-law, this is a letter from your lords. I was instructed to say that my father-in-law needed to come forward to ask His Majesty with a secret fold, and to give a national teacher and a number of great monks, and the list was in the letter. It's ......"

"Show it to our family!"

After reading it, Tong Guan is really like in a dream. The way to dismantle the Qingtang Fighting Kingdom is so simple. And he seems to be about to make a great contribution.