The small lake and the meadow are intertwined, and under the sun, it seems to sparkle everywhere.

It's a beautiful sight, but it's actually dangerous.

A team of Tang sergeants cautiously followed behind a Tuyuhun tour guide, and walked hundreds of meters, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just yesterday, one of their comrades accidentally slipped into the grass next to him, but disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"There is a lot of wind and rain here in the summer, and the marshes and grass swamps are constantly changing, so even the elderly must be careful." A sixty-year-old man from Tuyuhun stood beside Liu Xianli and carefully introduced the situation here to him.

Li Xuan stood calmly behind the side and watched the old man Tuyuhun introduce the swamp terrain.

A few miles behind them was the Sea of Suffering.

After crossing the bitter sea, the terrain began to slope slightly downward.

As the temperature rises, the snow on the top of the mountain melts, flowing between the bitter sea and the Wuhai sea, and the grass swamp has become the latest threat to the Tang Dynasty.

"So it's not that it can't be passed, it's just that it takes time." Liu Xianli turned his head to look at the old man Tuyuhun, his face calm.

"Yes!" The old man Tuyuhun lowered his head, and his worried expression flashed.

"We can't wait." Wang Xiaojie opened his mouth and solemnly arched his hand: "Dashuai, I will wait here for one more day, and I will prepare for Qinling for one more day, and I will also ask Dashuai to give an order and set off immediately." ”

Li Xuan, Li Jinxing, Heiya Changzhi, Li Duozuo, Lou Shide and others all looked up at Liu Xianli.

In this battle, the army took Hei Tooth Changzhi as the vanguard in the early stage, and Li Jinxing led Li Duozuo and the right leading army guards to follow closely and directly plunged into the sea of suffering.

After Kuhai was captured, the heavy responsibility for continuing to attack Wuhai fell on Wang Xiaojie.

Wang Xiaojie led 5,000 elites to Wuhai.

"The five thousand soldiers under your command are all not afraid of the plateau miasma, what are you anxious about?" Liu Xianli couldn't help frowning, he was really dissatisfied with Wang Xiaojie's arrogance.

When the old man Tuyuhun heard this, a trace of horror flashed in his eyes, what does it mean that he is not afraid of the plateau miasma?

Could it be that Datang has already figured out a way to solve the problem of plateau miasma?

The old man Tuyuhun subconsciously raised his head, but in an instant, he saw Li Xuan looking at him with a smile, and quickly lowered his head.

At this time, Wang Xiaojie continued to speak: "The last general's five thousand soldiers will not, but the logistics auxiliary will, if you can take Wuhai as soon as possible, and the logistics will keep up, it will be the auxiliary troops behind the plateau miasma to retreat, and the last general can also insist, but if there is no support, it will be difficult for our army to be stationed in Qinling for a long time." ”

After the First Battle of Kuhai, the Tibetans lost 8,000 soldiers, and only the 5,000 Tubo soldiers and 7,000 Tuyuhun soldiers led by Tan Qinling retreated to Wuhai.

There are also 10,000 Tubo soldiers and 10,000 Tuyuhun soldiers.

Now combined, the number of troops has reached 32,000.

Wang Xiaojie took 5,000 to attack the 32,000 enemy army, and the difficulty of the situation can be seen at a glance.

……

"This journey is difficult, you don't know it, yesterday and one day, there have been hundreds of Tubo prisoners of war caught in the swamp, through this road, how many people have to take their lives to fill, Tubo people, Tuyuhun people, or army auxiliaries?" Liu Xianli said sternly, staring at Wang Xiaojie.

Although he had thousands of Tibetan prisoners of war, if all of them died, then in the future battle, they would probably encounter extremely fierce resistance from the Tibetans.

Pay for one's whistle.

Wang Xiaojie turned his head sideways, although he was speechless to refute, he was still extremely annoyed.

Liu Xianli's expression calmed down, and he turned his head to look at the others: "Everyone, what do you think, King of Nanchang?" ”

"The last general!" Li Xuan didn't expect Liu Xianli to be the first to call him by name, but he smiled very gently: "The handsome Ministry of Industry is still the book, and what is happening now is the matter of the skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to exert their spare strength, why use Xiao Wang to put his beak." ”

"The king of Nanchang really looked at him like a torch." Liu Xianli glanced at Li Xuan deeply, looked at everyone with a relaxed expression and said: "The Ministry of Industry, the craftsmen who will be the supervisors, and the craftsmen of the Dushui Supervisor have gone up, and they will arrive tomorrow, carrying a large number of old bamboos, and then they only need to build a raft, and they can easily go." ”

"Handsome and wise." All the generals bowed their hands at the same time, their expressions were solemn, but they secretly slandered in their hearts.

obviously has a plan, but they are all hidden, especially Wang Xiaojie, although his face is not so ugly, but it is also indifferent and terrifying.

Li Xuan saw everything in his eyes, no wonder Li Jingxuan asked him to take Zhengzhou Sigong to join the army Xu Taixuan and come to the front line.

The purpose is to find out the temperament and conduct of all the generals,

Liu Xianli is still a little bad in this regard, although he also has the means, but it is so easy to convince these arrogant soldiers.

Looking at the lake and swamp in front of him, Liu Xianli's face was solemn: "It's not difficult to explore the way, the difficult thing is to explore the road quickly, the thirty-mile swamp is not so easy."

When the Tibetans retreated, they made a mess of the back road, and they seemed to be delaying our time on the surface, but their real purpose was not to hope that we would never reach Wuhai, but to hope that we would desperately find our way and kill them in a hurry, so that they could wait for their work. ”

"What the marshal said is reasonable." Everyone put away the contempt in their hearts and looked solemn.

Liu Xianli can be the commander of the army, and he still has a few brushes.

"Okay, if you have any opinions, let's talk about them." Liu Xianli looked at everyone, especially Li Xuan, Li Jinxing, Xiao Siye, Heiya Changzhi, Li Duozuo and others, they are all Liu Renliang's old subordinates, and now all of them are Li Xuan's head.

In particular, Li Xuan is also in charge of the army's grain road, and no one dares to offend at will.

Li Xuan took a deep breath and said to Liu Xianli and the others: "Although the water lake swamp in front of me is difficult, it is not without benefits, it is completely possible to establish a stable grain and grass transportation hub in the water lake, and it is not easy for the Tubo people to destroy it." In addition......"

Li Xuan gave an "addition", and everyone immediately pricked up their ears.

"The Tubo people can destroy the flow of the swamps here, and we can naturally do it, and the people who will be the prisoners are here, so they can show their skills." Li Xuan raised his eyes to look at Liu Xianli.

Liu Xianli frowned, Li Xuan was already preparing for the evacuation later.

Liu Xianli nodded and said, "Yes, Huang Rensu, the young secretary of Dali Temple, will also come this time, and he can be in charge." ”

Li Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up, Huang Rensu is a real master of Dushui, he served as a young eunuch of Dushui for many years, and later although he was transferred to Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he is still the most premier master of water control in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Liu Xianli looked at the others, and his eyes fell on Wang Xiaojie: "General Zhonglang." ”

Wang Xiaojie muttered slightly: "The scouts of the army must spy on the deployment of the troops of the Tubo army, so that once they break out of the swamp, they can strike a blow." ”

"Yes." Liu Xianli nodded and said, "The army rushed out of the swamp, pierced the enemy, and then broke into the city and defended the ...... with the city."

"Don't ......" Li Xuan, Wang Xiaojie, both of them spoke at the same time.

Liu Xianli was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help blurting out, "Why not?" ”

"It is necessary to march north, from the northern part of Wuhai, and at the same time use Wuhai as a barrier to make a gesture of trying to delay Tibet." Li Xuan quickly said the reason, and then looked at Wang Xiaojie.

Wang Xiaojie nodded and said: "At this time, the king of Nanchang led the army from the southeast of Wuhai, Huashi Gorge under the south mountain of Kuhai, and stabbed directly behind Tubo. ”

Liu Xianli understood a little, and looked at the South Mountain of Kuhai in the south of the bitter sea.

Kuhai South Mountain is twenty miles in radius, the mountain peaks are towering, and the snow tops are everywhere, and it is impossible to cross from the Kuhai Sea at all, so you can only borrow the Wuhai Sea.

If you can threaten the Tibetan army from the north and force them to retreat to Baihai, then you can use the Karma Mountain south of Huashi Gorge as a barrier to hold Wuhai until autumn.

This was also their original plan, but it was just a big battle in Kuhai, the main force of the Tubo people was lost, Wang Xiaojie defended Wuhai with 5,000 cavalry, and Li Xuan entered behind.

But now, most of the 20,000 main forces of the Tubo people have survived, and they can't hold it.

"In this way, the king of Nanchang will return to Nuanquanyi first." Liu Xianli nodded and said, "Huashi Gorge must be broken within four days." ”

"Whoa!" Li Xuan immediately gave up his hand, and then said: "At this moment, the energy of Qinling is in Wuhai, I must have imagined that Xiao Wang could kill from Huashi Gorge at the right time. ”

"Good!" Liu Xianli's gaze fell on the old man Tuyuhun on the side, and he said indifferently: "You can also go with the king of Nanchang." ”

The old man Tuyuhun was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of astonishment.

……

Warm Spring Station, an important post station from Xinghai to Wuhai.

It is formed by the snow-washed mountain road of Maji Snow Mountain, and is one of the important nodes of the Tangbo Ancient Road.

Thousands of black-clothed and black-armored cavalry slowly drove out of the Nuanquan Post and headed towards the Huashi Gorge in front.

This road is narrow, a Qushi'an River to Huashi Gorge, many ditches on both sides, snow water on the top of the mountain, along the ditch into this ancient road.

Li Xuan rode slowly on horseback, accompanied by Qiu Zhenmu, Zhou Qian, Yan Tao and others.

Li Xuan raised his head to look at the snow peaks on both sides, turned his head to look at the old man Bo Ke of Tuyuhun, and said lightly: "Although the Xinghai section of the Tangbo Ancient Road is gentle compared to the Dafei River, it is much narrower, and it is not suitable for the army to move forward, so at the beginning, the Tangbo Ancient Road chose to go here, instead of the bitter sea, to avoid the leakage of the army's secrets." ”

Bo Ke nodded slightly, he agreed with Li Xuan's judgment.

Although this road is gentle, it is not very convenient, but it is a central mountain road to shelter from the wind, and there are many rest stations.

Even if Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, she took this road.

Li Xuan continued to speak and said, "This mountain road only needs to send thousands of soldiers, and it can be defended according to the terrain, especially the Huashi Gorge in front. ”

Huashi Gorge is between the Kuhai South Mountain and the Karma Mountain, there are two large and small gorges, the small gorge is in the Kuhai South Mountain, and the big gorge is in the Karma Mountain.

The valley in the gorge is deep and rapid, the peaks on both sides of the river enter the clouds, the mountains and rocks are cuiwei, the road is tortuous, and the cliffs can be seen everywhere.

The Tibetans set up checkpoints at the mouth of large and small canyons and sent heavy troops to garrison them.

Bo Ke opened his mouth, smiled reluctantly, and said: "The prince will definitely be able to break through the Huashi Gorge and reach behind the Tubo army." ”

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said, "There is one thing that the old man may not know, this king's thousand left guard cavalry are all dispatched from Jiangnan and trained by himself.

In order to cope with this battle, the most training was mountain walking, not to mention the horses. ”

Boko wanted to speak, but for some reason, he couldn't say a word.

Li Xuan's expression was cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Last year, the war stopped, Tubo Xinghai fell, and there was no support in the mountains, so they retreated to Huashi Gorge, and this place was occupied by us, and next, this king wants to take Huashi Gorge." ”

Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Bo Ke, and sneered lightly: "It's a pity, I can't tell him about this matter." ”

Boke's face changed dramatically in an instant.

(End of chapter)