In the dark mountains, you can't see your fingers.

The night breeze blew gently, bringing up a leaf fall.

Suddenly, the knife flashed, and the fallen leaves had been cut in half.

"Idiot, no one." A somewhat hoarse voice suddenly sounded, and immediately, three figures turned out from behind the tree.

The two people on the left and right held knives in their hands, and their eyes looked around vigilantly.

The slanted sword light on the side vaguely reflected the appearance of the figure in the middle, and it was the Brenzan blade.

Now there are only two guards left by the side of the Brunzan Blade, and the others have already sacrificed for him under the pursuit of the Taozhou soldiers and the Li clan soldiers.

Those locals are more familiar with the terrain in the mountains than they are Tibetans.

……

"Sit down and rest." Brenzan said as he sat down directly against the trees.

As he sat down, his ears pricked up.

In the dark valley, there was no sound except for the three of them.

"General, drink saliva." The middle-aged attendant on the side handed a palm-sized kettle to Brenzan's hand.

Brunzan sighed softly, unscrewed the kettle, poured nearly half of the water in it directly into his throat, and then handed it back to the middle-aged squire.

The middle-aged attendant didn't drink water either, and handed the kettle to the young man behind him: "Qin Ruo, go find some water, and at the same time see if there is any Tang Army catching up." ”

"Whoa!" The young attendant, Qin Ruo, did not hesitate, and immediately stood up and walked towards the depths of the mountain.

He seemed to faintly hear the sound of water flowing from inside.

Deep in the dark mountains, walking extremely close, Qin Ruo finally saw where the water source was, a small pool.

He quickly poured out all the water in the kettle before carefully taking it out.

Taking a full pot of water, Qin Ruo first raised his head and poured all the water in the pot into his throat.

The wind flashed, and a human face suddenly appeared on top of Qin Ruo's head, and before he could react, a rope noose had been put into his neck.

At the same time, the two unusually powerful arms had pressed his hands tightly, and they did not give him the slightest chance to draw the knife.

Not alone!

The thought in his mind had just flashed, and the next moment, he heard a click, and his neck had been torn off by the rope noose.

Immediately after, Qin Ruo's clothes were taken off.

In the darkness, someone about his size put on his clothes......

……

"This time I was wrong, if we had chosen to attack the city head-on from the beginning, with three thousand against five thousand, we would still have a chance of winning." Brunzan Blade's face was full of bitterness, and by now, he had finally figured out how many people the Tang Army had used to mobilize troops this time.

Li Xuan brought 1,600 cavalry from Chang'an, 300 soldiers and 600 Li clan soldiers from Taozhou, and 2,000 cavalry brought by Li Jinxing and Heiya Changzhi.

A total of four and a half thousand people threw themselves into battle.

Of course, on the city wall, there were still three or five hundred guards guarding, as well as guards and family members transferred from the Yang family of Taozhou and the Chen family of Taozhou, and finally the hundreds of cavalry hidden by Zhang Yungong.

Originally, those people in the back were used to guard against Zhang Yungong, but after Li Xuan had the advantage on the battlefield, Zhang Yungong had no other choice.

"General, it's not that easy." The middle-aged attendant persuaded in a low voice and said, "The reason why we can't directly attack Lintao is because we have to beware of reinforcements coming from Lintan and Hezhou, and even Lanzhou. ”

There was a slight wry smile on Brunzan's face, he was also a veteran of battlefield killing, if he didn't understand, they would have attacked this time, it was best to capture Li Xian, and then retreat directly to the plateau, without the slightest delay.

If there is a slight delay, they will most likely be directly surrounded by reinforcements from all sides.

When they came down from the mountain, it was relatively labor-saving, but even so, it took a lot of time, because they had to bypass some checkpoints guarded by the Tang Army, and those checkpoints were all convenient roads.

Once they successfully capture Li Xian and return, it is even more impossible to take the road of convenience, and the farther they detour, the more likely they are to be blocked.

So actually, they don't have a choice at all.

"General, this time, the reason why we failed was because someone leaked secrets." Halfway through the middle-aged squire's voice, Brunzan raised his eyebrows, his expression relaxed, and he was just about to say something, when a quick footstep came from the darkness.

Brenzan glanced in the direction of Qin Ruo, and in the darkness, only a rough outline could be seen.

Brenzanblade didn't care, he turned his head to look at the middle-aged guard and said, "Yes, someone leaked the secret, and the news that we came here was leaked. It is precisely because of this that they can accurately know the number and deployment of our troops, and even silently deploy the situation...... Chin Ruo. ”

Bren Zan Blade felt that Qin Ruo had walked forward, his footsteps had not stopped, and he subconsciously raised his head, and at this time, Qin Ruo suddenly threw out the kettle in his hand.

Brenzan Blade subconsciously took it, but at this time, a warm liquid had already spilled onto Brunzan's face.

Blood.

Familiar with viscosity and temperature, Brunzan Blade immediately knew that it was blood, the blood of a middle-aged squire, and that he was dead.

The cold knife light flickered, and Brenzan subconsciously slashed to the side, but at this time, he directly slashed into the air.

At this moment, a burst of fire suddenly lit up, and in the dark small valley, ten meters away from the Brenzan blade, seven or eight people stood scattered.

Some were holding torches, some were holding crossbows, some were carrying long knives, and the fire was dim, and only vague figures could be seen.

Brunzan Blade's face changed instantly, and he knew that the reason why the assassin just now didn't capture him was because he wanted to capture him alive.

As the son of Lu Dongzan, the former minister of Tubo, and the younger brother of the former minister of Tubo, Zan, and the current minister of Tubo, Qinling, once he is captured alive by the Tang Dynasty, the impact on the Tubo tribes is extremely far-reaching, and may even shake the confidence of the Tuyuhun tribes in this battle.

In the next moment, the Brenzan blade had turned the long knife upside down and swept towards his neck.

With a "whoosh", a crossbow bolt shot lightning into the arm of the Brenzan Blade, and the next moment, the long knife fell to the ground.

In the firelight, a rope noose flashed, and the Brenzan blade had been directly covered, and then the powerful force pulled back, and the Brenzan blade was immediately dragged to the ground.

Immediately after, several figures pounced on the body of the Brunzan Blade, and the Brenzan Blade, who was about to continue struggling, was directly stunned when he saw these figures.

Because these people in front of him were all wearing black night clothes, which was not the usual uniform color of the Tang Army at all.

Who are these people?

……

Under the bright firelight, countless soldiers guarded the generalissimo's mansion on the march of Taohe Road.

Li Xuan, Li Jinxing, and Hei Tooth Changzhi, the three of them stood together.

Facing the top, wearing a red dress and gold armor, Li Xian, who was sitting there, bowed his hands and bowed: "Minister Li Xuan, Li Jinxing, black tooth Changzhi, meet His Royal Highness the King of England!" ”

"Alright, you guys are excused." Li Xian smiled gently, glanced at Li Xuan on the far left, and then said: "You have killed countless enemies this time, this king should have toasted the three of them, but at this moment, everything is complicated, everything will wait until everything is dealt with, and then invite the three to the banquet." ”

"Don't dare." The three of them bowed their hands at the same time, their faces solemn.

At this time, Li Xuan stepped forward and said: "This battle depends on His Royal Highness to lure the Tubo cavalry to take the bait with his body, and then sit in command. ”

After Li Xuan finished speaking, everyone present, except for Li Jinxing and Hei Yan Changzhi, couldn't help but twitch slightly at the corners of their mouths.

Everyone is a clear-eyed person, how can they not see that it is actually Li Xuan who is secretly commanding all the departments and commanding at the moment.

But now Li Xuan has directly pushed the credit to Li Xian, although everyone thinks it is ridiculous, but they are also a little incomprehensible.

That's three thousand Tibetan elite horses, this kind of credit will be let out?

Li Xian couldn't help but look at Li Xuan with a wry smile, and said, "Uncle Wang, this is not outside, you might as well tell the truth, what is going on today, San Lang is still confused?" ”

Although Li Xian saw a battlefield battle with his own eyes, Li Xian didn't know what happened in it and what the specific reason was.

Li Xian looked at Li Xuan, Zhang Yungong of Taozhou who was standing in front of him, Shi Qinian, the governor of Taozhou, and Sima Weiping of Taozhou, all looked at Li Xuan.

Even Li Jinxing and Heiya Changzhi on the side also looked at Li Xuan.

The two of them knew the details, but now they wanted Li Xuan to explain to Li Xian.

Li Xuan brought a wry smile on his face, and then arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Highness, the arrangement of this matter is the intention of Your Majesty and the Queen of Heaven, and the Political Affairs Hall, Zhongshu Province and the Ministry of War are also aware of it. ”

Li Xuan's words shocked everyone present.

Especially Zhang Yungong, his face turned pale in an instant.

The emperor and the queen of heaven know about this, so it means that they all know about Zhang Yungong.

"It turned out to be the arrangement of the father and the queen mother." Li Xian was a little stunned, and suddenly a little relaxed.

Looking at Li Xuan standing below, as well as Li Jinxing and Hei Tooth Changzhi, Li Xian couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile: "I see, use Xian as a bait to lure the Tubo cavalry to raid, and then use the prepared army to annihilate it......"

"Your Highness!" Li Xuangang wanted to say something.

Li Xian waved his hand directly and said understandingly: "This king knows this matter in his heart, there are Uncle Wang, Yan Guogong, and General Hei Tooth Changzhi, this king seems to be in the storm, but there is no danger in the slightest, how the situation is This king can still see clearly, especially along the way, Uncle Wang is also well-intentioned." ”

Li Xian bowed his hand slightly to Li Xuan gratefully, although Li Xuan had never told him the truth of the matter, he secretly used various means to remind him, but he never understood.

After coming to Taozhou, Li Xuan has always let him stay in the state city.

After that, even after the war, Li Xian was taken to the West City Gate.

Although Li Xian was a little lazy, he knew in his heart that it was actually the safest place in the entire Taozhou.

Especially after he took control of Zhang Yungong, no one in the entire Taozhou could threaten his safety.

"But this matter, Uncle Wang finally concealed San Lang, and after he goes back, he will have to make up for it." Li Xian's eyes rolled, and he had already stared at Li Xuan again.

After the incident, with Li Xuan's understanding of Li Xian, he knew that this matter had passed from here.

"Obey the order!" Li Xuan bowed his hand, then took a step forward and said: "Back to Your Highness, this time the army was dispatched, and a total of 2,900 Tubo cavalry were beheaded, and nearly 100 others were captured, and none of them surrendered. ”

"No one has surrendered?" Li Xian was stunned, today's battle is at the back, the Tang army has an obvious advantage, and the heads of the Tubo people who were killed are rolling, and no one surrenders?

Li Jinxing stepped forward at this time, arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, the Tubo cavalry in this battle is the elite of the headquarters of the Qinling and Ludongzan clans, and they are extremely loyal to Tubo and the Qinling family, and such elites are less than 60,000 in the entire Tubo, and now they are losing one-twelfth in Taozhou, which has begun to affect the control of the entire Tubo in the Qinling, and before the army starts the war, it can strangle 3,000 Tubo cavalry, which is enough to boost the morale of the army." ”

"The only pity is that I didn't catch the Brenzan Blade!" Li Xuan's words were not finished.

Outside, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded......

(End of chapter)