At three o'clock, the eastern sky was already lit up with a white light.

In the west courtyard of the Marshal's Mansion, the candles were not extinguished all night.

Li Xuan stood in front of the sand table, in front of him was the detailed terrain of the entire Taohe Erzhou, Qiu Zhenmu stood beside Li Xuan, and the other Zhou Qian, Su Baotong, Cui Ding, Yang Xuan, Wei Ping and others were all standing on both sides of the sand table, and the lines on it were clearly drawn.

There was a hint of exhaustion on everyone's faces, as if they hadn't rested much all night.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps entered from outside, and Li Zhu appeared in the middle hall.

In front of more than a dozen people, a short note was handed to Li Xuan by Li Zhu.

Li Xuan glanced at it, then handed the short note to Qiu Zhenmu on the side, and said softly: "Everything is ready, bows and crossbows, ambushes, traps, are all in place, and there is only one thing left." ”

"It's His Royal Highness." Of course, Qiu Zhenmu knew best what Li Xuan was talking about.

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded and said softly: "The King of England still doesn't know what happened, but before everything is done, he can't reveal half a sentence to him, otherwise, with his character, he will have to show his stuff if he knows such a big thing." ”

"But in the end, it always has to be said." Qiu Zhenmu's expression was solemn, and she looked at Li Xuan with a little worry.

Li Xuan thought for a while, turned to look to the side, and said, "Baotong, you go and call Dou Xiao over, and say that this king has something to explain to him." ”

"Whoa!" Su Baotong immediately surrendered his hand, and then quickly turned to leave.

Li Xuan looked at everyone and said softly: "This battle is different from the past. The 3,000-strong Tubo cavalry is enough to slaughter the entire Taozhou, so once I start to attack, I will immediately inflict heavy losses on them, and after that, it will be a matter of encirclement and pursuit. ”

"Subordinates obey!" Everyone present responded with a bang, and their eyes were filled with irrepressible excitement.

Li Xuan nodded, and then said, "Have you found Zhang Yuanjun's six hundred cavalry?" ”

"Found it." Zhou Qian stepped forward and arched his hand and said: "Hiding in the Chengbei Prefecture Prison, Zhang Yuanjun has already ordered to mobilize cavalry into the city tomorrow." ”

"Looks like he knows everything!" Li Xuan sighed lightly, and treated everyone as chess pieces in calculation, Taozhou assassin Zhang Yungong.

"He is planning to sacrifice us, the prince, and the 1,400 cavalry of the right guard, so as to complete his own rescue work." Qiu Zhenmu couldn't help but sneer in her mouth, who can't see through Zhang Yungong's thoughts, six hundred cavalry, that's all they can do.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "At least, he didn't really get together with the Tubo people, otherwise we really wouldn't be able to face two enemies at the same time." ”

"Then deal with these six hundred cavalry first, and then deal with the Tubo." Qiu Zhenmu's expression was solemn.

Li Xuan smiled faintly, waved his hand, and said: "How can it be so easy, if these cavalry are loyal enough to the Tang Dynasty, then wouldn't we kill innocents in vain, why bother, wouldn't it be better to control them in their hands; If these people are just the private soldiers of the Zhang family, if we really want to take them all, we have to lose everything, even if we can include them in us, it will be difficult to cooperate, and we will not be able to exert our combat power in the short term, and in the end it will even affect ourselves. ”

At this moment, footsteps outside sounded, and Li Zhu was the first to enter, followed by Dou Xiao.

Dou Xiao, who was tall and handsome, bowed his hand respectfully to Li Xuan: "Lord Wang!" ”

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded, looked Dou Xiao up and down, and said at the same time: "The king of tomorrow is about to leave Taozhou, and the safety of His Royal Highness will be entrusted to you." ”

Dou Xiao's expression suddenly became solemn, and he arched his hand and said, "The prince commands." ”

"Two things." Li Xuan took a deep breath, and then said: "Tomorrow, all the Qianniu guards in the palace will listen to your orders, no matter where they hear any abnormal movements, they will immediately send His Royal Highness to the West Gate, wearing armor and holding a sword, and there is no need to worry about everything else." ”

Dou Xiao bowed slightly, and asked worriedly: "Lord Wang, is Your Highness safe?" ”

Li Xuan waved his hand directly: "Don't worry, the last thing in the world wants His Highness to have an accident is this king." ”

"Subordinates obey!" Dou Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Second thing." Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn, turned his head to look at Dou Xiao, and said seriously: "After the accident tomorrow, Zhang Yuanjun will inevitably come to His Highness, control him, and not allow him to leave His Highness's side, but do not prevent him from contacting the outside world, and do not prevent him from issuing any orders." ”

"My subordinates understand." Dou Xiao rolled his eyes, and immediately understood that Li Xuan was distrustful of Zhang Yungong.

"Okay, you go and help, if Your Highness asks, you will say that it is all the king's order." Li Xuan waved his hand directly, Dou Xiao did not hesitate, and immediately left, but in the end, he still glanced at the more than ten people in the hall, as well as the Taozhou sand table in the hall.

"Turn off the lights, go and rest for an hour, and after an hour, get up and wash, eat, and put on your nails." Li Xuan calmly ordered, and then, everyone retreated silently, leaving Li Xuan alone in the hall.

A black lance appeared in Li Xuan's hand, and he whispered: "Today, you can drink blood well." ”

……

At the right time, the west gate of Taozhou City.

Li Xuan and Li Xian rode in the front, followed by two teams of Qianniu Guards, all dressed in red and gold armor, holding Qianniu knives, with round shields and longbows hanging on their sides, and the people around were blocked on both sides of the long street and were not allowed to approach.

When he came to the city gate, Li Xuan stopped his horse, turned his head to look at Li Xian, and said, "Let's stop here today." ”

"Uncle Wang, take care!" Li Xian's expression was very solemn.

Li Xuan smiled, and then rode out of Taozhou City, followed by a team of Qianniu Guards behind him.

Li Xian looked at this Qianniu cavalry, who was also red-clothed and gold-armored, but it was rare to wear a shield, and there was something faintly wrong in his heart.

Turning his head, Li Xian looked at the team of Qianniu cavalry behind him, who were also red-clothed and gold-armored, and also carried round shields, and the strangeness in his heart was slightly relieved.

Li Xuan walked out of the city gate, and then saw that Zhang Yungong, the assassin of Taozhou, had already led the crowd to wait outside.

Seeing the Qianniu Guards behind Li Xuan, all carrying bows and shields, Zhang Yungong stepped forward with some surprise and arched his hand: "Lord Wang, why did you bring a bow and shield today, but there is something wrong." ”

"For some reason, this king always feels a little inappropriate in his heart." Li Xuan looked at Zhang Yungong calmly, with a hint of subtlety in his eyes.

Zhang Yungong was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "What's wrong, the entire Taozhou is under the control of the prince, so what's wrong." ”

Li Xuan smiled, nodded and said: "This king thinks so, but go to Hezhou, Hezhou is before the war after all, Qianniuwei is more prepared, and this king can also have more face." ”

"As it should be." Zhang Yungong nodded with a smile, then bowed his hand to Li Xuan, and said solemnly: "Take care, prince." ”

Li Xuan bowed his hand in return: "Take care of the king, Your Highness is now in Taozhou City, and everything will be handed over to the king." ”

"Don't worry, the lower officials will definitely ensure that His Royal Highness King Ying is safe." Zhang Yungong's expression was solemn, and he said it with great sincerity.

"In this way, the king will be relieved." Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the long history of Taozhou behind him, Sima Zhuren, and arched his hand: "Everyone, take care." ”

"Take care!" Everyone gave up their hands at the same time.

"Haha, drive!" As soon as Li Xuan urged the horse, the tall horse under his crotch had already rushed out at lightning speed, and a whole team of Qianniuwei behind him followed closely, looking like a whole team of golden torrents from a distance.

"Awesome!" Zhang Yungong couldn't help but sigh lightly.

Turning around, Zhang Yungong looked at everyone, his face turned cold, and he asked, "Where is Yang Jin, does he still want to join the army?" ”

"Return to the envoy." Sima Weiping of Taozhou, with a solemn expression, stepped forward half a step forward, and arched his hand: "Returning to the envoy, Yang joined the army under the order of the king of Nanchang and is putting the grain and grass transported in the manor in the north of the city into the warehouse. ”

Zhang Yungong's face was stunned, but then he waved his hand, snorted coldly, and turned around and entered the west gate of Taozhou.

Although Wei Ping is Zhang Yungong's subordinate, his appointment is not in the hands of Zhang Yungong, plus he is from Chang'an Wei's family, and he is of the same clan as Li Xian's side concubine Wei Tuan'er, with Li Xian here, he is not afraid of Zhang Yungong, the assassin of the historical official.

Zhang Yungong returned to the backyard of the house with a cold face, but the moment he entered the backyard, the displeasure on Zhang Yungong's face disappeared without a trace in an instant, looked at Zhang Lu'er who rushed over, and said directly: "Qi Niang, send a letter, the king of Nanchang has left Taozhou City, let the side prepare to start, and send a letter to the north, so that they can start to enter the city at seven o'clock in the afternoon and go straight to the West Gate." ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Luer did not hesitate at all, and immediately walked towards the courtyard, and soon, several carrier pigeons had already flown into the sky.

Looking at the carrier pigeon flying far away in the sky, Zhang Yungong's heart suddenly became extremely panicked.

But he sat on the side of the stone table, letting fear spread all over his body for a moment, and then closed his eyes slightly, enjoying the shivers all over his body.

The carrier pigeon took off and headed straight towards the mountains to the southwest, and finally rushed to the valley, where it circled and the valley was empty.

Suddenly, I don't know what I heard, but the next moment, the carrier pigeon was already flying towards the north at a high speed, and finally landed on the arm of a big rough hand.

Soon, the thin bamboo tube on the character's leg had been removed, and the note inside slowly opened.

The king of Nanchang arrived at the Rouge River Valley at noon.

The Rouge River, a waterway connected by Taozhou and Hezhou.

There are more than a dozen small boats on the water, and there are people on both sides of the river, and there is no bridge in between.

The owner of the big and rough hands, with a rough complexion, a unique vertebrae of the Tubo people on the top of his head, two long knives hanging from his waist, a golden ring in his right hand, and two slender wolf teeth tied under the braided hair on both sides, this person is the fifth brother of the Tubo State Minister Qinling, Bolunzan Blade.

When Brunzan turned around, he saw hundreds of warriors behind him, standing on top of a cliff like him, with a steep mountain wall below, and the mountain path was not narrow, but unfortunately, not far away was the rushing Rouge River.

Behind the gentle slope on the right side was a thousand Tibetan elite cavalry.

Although there were only a thousand men in front of him, it was because he only needed a thousand men at the moment, and there were more cavalry left to surround the exit on the east side of the valley.

As soon as they rushed out of the mountain pass, they could immediately kill Taozhou City.

But before killing Taozhou, they will take Li Xuan's head first.

Brenzan looked up to the east, and half an hour later, a team of horses was in sight.

The leader is Li Xuan, who is dressed in red and gold.

(End of chapter)