In Shuofang City, Xue Li, Su Lie, and Xiao Rui sat and drank opposite each other, and in the dead of night, Xue Li asked the question in his heart, "Brother, are you determined to fight to the end, is it really just because of personal enmity?" Others say that you will be repaid, but you and my brother have been known for many years, and my brother knows that you are not a narrow-minded person. ”

"When it comes to national righteousness, I'm afraid that the Manchu Dynasty is inferior to you in civil and military affairs."

Xiao Rui smiled and drank a full glass, but he didn't explain, but turned his head to look at Su Lie, who was also curious.

Su Lie was puzzled, "Me? Master Hou, the last general is also wondering, Master Hou, you ......"

Xiao Rui waved his hand and said, "It's not because of you." Hehe, General Su, I thought you could explain it. ”

I?

Su Lie fell into deep thought.

How can I explain? In terms of qualifications, I have just been promoted, not as good as those generals, even the escort Li Junxian. On martial arts is not as good as General Qin, on the art of war is not as good as Li Dashuai, why do I ...... Is it rare just because I am the new Tang cavalry general?

By the way, cavalry, my cavalry?

Su Lie stood up, and then bowed to Xiao Rui, "Master Hou, the last general is served." Indeed, this time it is a spell out, and Jieli should also be destroyed. ”

Xue Li looked at the two of them puzzled.

Su Lie didn't sell it, and explained seriously: "General Xue, do you know how my cavalry was trained? It only took three months. ”

What? Trimester?

"Not bad, three months. Because Hou Ye invented the three-piece set of war horses. Saddles, stirrups, horseshoes! Cavalry combat weapons. With these three-piece sets, even if you are a foot soldier who has never ridden a horse, you can get on the horse after three days of training and change to cavalry combat, and you can become proficient in bowing and riding after three months of training. ”

"With the saddle stirrup, with our Datang's crossbow, it is more convenient to ride and shoot immediately, even if the horse is galloping, it can accurately shoot the enemy."

"And the horseshoe. Over the years, countless people have been worried about the problem of war horse damage, horsehoe damage is the reason why countless war horses are forced to retire, with a horseshoe, just like a war horse wearing an iron boots, no longer have to worry about horsehoe damage. ”

Xue Li nodded, "Understood." This three-piece set of war horses is a cavalry weapon, if there are enough war horses, Datang can quickly train more cavalry than the Turks. It's a pity, how can Datang have more than Turkic war horses? ”

"And this three-piece set is not complicated to manufacture and can be easily imitated. Therefore, it can only be used as a surprise soldier, and it is a one-hit kill that changes the tide of battle. ”

"After this great war, the Turks must have known the secret, and they will definitely copy it. So, destroy them before they learn, or else ...... Wait for them to recuperate for two years, no, a year, the grasslands are full of this kind of cavalry, and the Tang Dynasty is in danger! ”

Su Lie nodded heavily: "Not bad!" ”

"Big brother, it's so important, why didn't you explain it to Dashuai at that time? If you explain it this way, everyone can understand it, and there is no need to withdraw the troops. Xue Li said regretfully.

Xiao Rui glanced at the direction of Chang'an, and said with disgust: "A group of wall grass, unreliable." Moreover, most of the battalion wanted to go back, unwilling to continue to fight to the death. ”

"Anyway, they want to retreat, and when they really take Jieli, they don't need too many people, so let's retreat. It is enough to have you and General Su's soldiers and horses. No one has competed with you for military merit this time, so why not? ”

"They think I'm doing it for my own selfishness? There may still be people in the DPRK and China who want to join me. Hahahaha, who would have guessed that if it weren't for that, I'd be embarrassed to let my younger brother monopolize military merit. ”

Xue Li said movingly: "It turned out that the eldest brother calculated ......"

Xiao Rui motioned to Su Lie: "There is one thing I didn't expect, the marshal would leave General Su behind." This team is not fake under my guidance, but it is not my Xiao Rui's private soldiers, so I dare not detain it privately. Even if I knew that if I had named General Su at that time, General Su would definitely agree. But I can't use it, and I don't wear the hat of forming a party for personal gain. ”

"Well, now the opportunity for General Su to be promoted to general has arrived."

Su Lie held the wine glass in his hand and said with respect: "The last general has come all the way from Youzhou, thanks to the Hou Ye. Although he is not Hou Ye's personal soldier, this life has long been Hou Ye's. ”

Xue Li smiled: "Big brother, Li Dashuai is a cold-faced general who went out, but this time he insisted on leaving General Su for you, and he will be punished for returning to Chang'an." This is a great kindness. ”

Kindness?

Xiao Rui said: "I'm his grandson-in-law, shouldn't I take care of me?" Who can say what? Even if it is Your Majesty, hehe, I am Your Majesty's son-in-law, and I will not be treated like a grandson in front of him. ”

Just when the three of them were talking happily, the scout came to report: "Someone from Xiangcheng has come out, and it seems that the army has begun to withdraw." ”

When the three of them heard this, they quickly got up and walked to the front of the map.

"It's Jieli that came out?" Xue Li asked majestically.

"No, there are a lot of wounded soldiers, and the momentum of the army should be scattered, it shouldn't be Jieli's royal court headquarters."

Xue Li said loudly: "Send more people, we must find out who is the one who withdraws from the city?" Once you find out that Jieli headquarters is out of the city, you will report it immediately. ”

"Whoa!"

Xiao Rui played with the small bamboo cup in his hand, stared at the map with both eyes, and set Xiang in the direction of the royal court, the nearest is this road. And on this road, the most suitable ambush is here, Jieli would never have imagined that someone would ambush him here, tsk...... This is the time of his death!

Su Lie said worriedly: "Hou Ye, General Xue, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks are in truce, then the Liang State is not good, Jieli can let it go, and when this battle is over, the Liang State will be destroyed." Will they not withdraw their troops and attack Shuofang? ”

Xue Li shook his head and said, "No." If I were Jieli, I would only have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in my hands, and I wouldn't fight again. Although Liang Guo is weak, I Xue Li is not weak. If you want to capture Shuofang City, it's not so easy. He can't rely on tens of thousands of people. Even if you want to destroy the Liang Kingdom, you have to come next summer. ”

Why summer?

"Because the horses are thin in the spring, and they can only fight again when the grass is fat and the horses are strong in the summer."

Xiao Rui thought for a moment, "Second brother, order Shuo Fangcheng to make a defensive posture and strictly prevent Jieli from attacking. ”

Su Lie laughed and said, "Hahaha, Gao Ming! In this way, they will think that Shuo Fang is afraid that they will come to destroy the country, so they will not suspect that we ambushed them halfway. ”

The facts are the same as Xiao Rui expected, in Dingxiang City, Jieli and Zhao Deyan were also laughing after receiving the information, the weak Liang State, we didn't send troops, so we were so scared that we trembled, and they were vulnerable. Wait for the next year, the next year's recruits will be trained, and you will be killed first.

Zhao Deyan pointed to a few objects in front of him and said: "Great Khan, although both sides were defeated in this battle, but with these three artifacts, not only can they dominate the grassland in the future, but they will also be able to defeat the Tang Dynasty." I really didn't expect Xiao Rui to invent this kind of cavalry weapon. No wonder he has been pestering and reluctant to retreat. ”

"It's a pity, with his little bit of people, it's useless to stare at it, Datang? Ben Khan is looking forward to what it will be like for him to stay in Chang'an City one day? It must be very comfortable. ”