Xie Guang retracted his thoughts and asked, "Where is the farthest army at present?" ”

Di Xian: "According to yesterday's military report, the Yuzi Camp and the Shanzi Camp went the farthest and had arrived in the territory of the Broken Leaf Country. The rest of the troops are still in the three kingdoms of Shule, Wensu and Yuli. Although the Turks were defeated, they retreated extremely quickly and were not easy to pursue. ”

Xie Guang glanced at the map of Western Xinjiang hanging on the shelf, and thought for a moment: "You go and give the order, the whole army will stop the pursuit from now on, and instead assemble towards Chechi, and three days later, the army will march and return to the imperial capital!" ”

Di Xian was slightly stunned: "Great Commander, do you want to ask the court first?" Without the will of the emperor, can we easily take the teacher? ”

"I just want to try it," Xie Guang smiled confidently: "After dying of illness, what kind of direction will the court have in the future, we must find out." ”

Di Xian suddenly said: "I understand." The meaning of the Grand Commander was to use this method of sudden withdrawal to see how the imperial capital reacted, so as to test the depth of the emperor and the imperial court. However, although this move is deeply in line with the art of war, it is a bit risky after all, in case the other side ......"

Xie Guang laughed: "Are you worried that the emperor will punish me?" ”

Di Xian nodded silently.

"I think you think too much," Xie Guang said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "Not to mention whether our Majesty who is on the top shift has the courage to do so, just because of the crime, I have already thought of a way to deal with it." ”

"Oh? The subordinates are stupid, and they ask the commander to give advice. ”

"The Xuanjia Legion was fighting in the western frontier, and suddenly heard that he died of illness and the court was unstable. What do you think of this reason? ”

Di Xian thought about it seriously: "Wonderful, wonderful!" Although the reason for the Grand Commander is contrary to military law, it is in line with morality. If such a loyal person is finally punished by the imperial court, then the generals who have friends with us will definitely stand up and speak for the commander. ”

Xie Guang bowed slightly: "This is exactly what I intended." Taking advantage of the young man's strength, he will take advantage of the strength of the year to pass away and use the power of thunder to bring His Majesty to the army, and see the reaction of the entire court. Whether it is acquiescing in my actions or holding me accountable, they are the only ones who will damage their majesty. ”

Di Xian hurriedly replied: "The great commander is clever, and his subordinates admire it!" I'm going to give an order and recall all the soldiers and horses! ”

Xie Guang called out to Di Xian, who was about to turn around and leave: "There is one more thing. Didn't the day before yesterday say that the Shanzi battalion cooperated with the Zhenjiang army and captured a Turkic princess? ”

"It is true," Di Xian replied, "It is said that she is the daughter of the Turkic Khan Ashina, whose name is ...... Oh yes, it's Hesjia. ”

Xie Guang shook his head: "This Turk is really weird. The dignified princess, what do you have nothing to do and wander around the battlefield, isn't it a credit to us for nothing? ”

Di Xian: "Great Commander, that Turkic princess was finally taken away by the people of the Zhenjiang Protectorate, how can it be regarded as our credit?" ”

Xie Guang smiled faintly: "You wait a while and take my warrant and go directly to Zhang Sanpi to get an important person, just say that the princess has a noble status, and according to the usual practice, she must be sent to the imperial capital immediately for custody." As for the credit, share half of them! ”

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In September of the 820th year of the Holy Tang Dynasty, the vigorous "First Battle of Western Xinjiang" officially came to an end.

The first direct confrontation between the two empires of the East and the West, the Holy Tang and the Turks, came suddenly and went a little hastily.

The Blood Wolf Clan's army, which suffered a crushing defeat in Chechi Wangcheng, retreated westward in multiple ways, and fought with the Shengtang soldiers and horses that pursued them, which lasted for more than ten days.

The Turks were already exhausted from the fierce battles, and many felt that they might not be able to make it out of the desert alive.

But just when they felt desperate, the Xuanjia Army, which had been biting hard, suddenly stopped without warning.

The Blood Wolf Army was overjoyed, and hurriedly accelerated its speed, desperately escaping from this dangerous place in the Western Frontier.

Faced with this situation, not only the Turks were puzzled, but the soldiers of the Zhenjiang Protectorate were also confused, not knowing why the Xuanjia Legion would let the water dogs not fight, and gave the invaders a way out of life in vain.

What surprised them even more was that the Xuanjia Army, which had stopped the pursuit and was ordered to assemble, didn't even bother to rest for a while, turned around and rushed in the direction of Middle-earth, as if the Turks had played some flashing trick and attacked the imperial capital.

Zhang Sanpi looked at Xie Guang's anxious look, and couldn't help but worry in his heart: Don't you really have something big happening in the imperial court, right?

However, thinking about it this way, the Duhu Mansion outside the lonely domain has always been closed to news, and Xie Guang refused to reveal half a word to him, so all worries are pure nonsense. It wasn't until more than half a month later that the doubt in the hearts of Zhang Sanpi and the soldiers of the Zhenjiang Army finally had an answer:

The crown prince and the prime minister died of illness.

When Zhang Sanpi heard the news, his first reaction was the same as that of the people in the imperial capital:, this is going to change the sky!

Sure enough, everyone's fears were soon fulfilled.

Just a full month after Nian Jinsong's death, the Xuanjia Legion, which was supposed to be chasing the defeated Turkic troops thousands of miles away, suddenly appeared in the west of the imperial capital.

The Xuanjia Army appeared here without warning, and immediately startled the Qilin Army in charge of garrisoning the imperial capital.

In the Gyeonggi stronghold, where the Imperial Commander is located, a huge number of troops with unknown purposes are quietly approaching, and no matter who it is, they will immediately think of two words - rebellion!

In front of this situation, it is too late to investigate!

The six cavalry teams of the Qilin Legion stationed in the barracks outside the city immediately dropped the dinner in their hands, put on armor and swords, mounted their horses and left the camp, and began to assemble outside the Shengguang Gate, Changping Gate and Victory Gate in the west of the imperial capital.

The huge suspension bridges located in various urn cities were quickly pulled up at this moment, regardless of the conventions of the hour. One by one, the unicorn soldiers looked hideous and yelled, driving the people on the trade routes who were entering and leaving the imperial capital into a wolf and a rat.

After a short time, the drums on the upper floor of the imperial capital city were bursting, dense as raindrops, and the military orders shouted one after another.

Obviously, the soldiers and horses in the city have also been urgently mobilized and ready to meet the battle at any time.

Fortunately, since the Xuanjia Legion appeared in the field of vision of the imperial capital, it did not make any further moves, but stayed quietly not far from the outside of the city.

A cavalry team galloped out of the main formation of the Xuanjia Army, and under the light of the setting sun, they came straight towards the Holy Light Gate.

"Stop! Newspaper the number of the meaning! Seeing the other party running closer and closer, the Qilin Army general guarding in front of the Holy Light Gate raised his hand and right hand and shouted loudly.

Five hundred black-clad and black-armored iron cavalrymen grabbed the reins one after another and stopped less than a hundred paces away from the Qilin Army. A Xuanjia junior colonel responded loudly: "Xuanjia will win!" The Marquis of the First Rank of the Holy Tang Dynasty, the Great Commander of the Shangzhu Kingdom, and the Grand Commander of the Xuanjia Legion, Xie Shuai, arrived——"

In fact, without the other party's special answer, just with the black armor, the handsome banner and the pure white long feather helmet on the top of the cavalry, the Qilin generals already knew that Xie Guang had arrived.

According to the military system of the Holy Tang Dynasty, in the face of the military marquis of Yipin and the ceremonial driver of the Shangzhu State, the Qilin general should have immediately stepped forward to pay homage and salute. However, he hesitated slightly, and finally did not move.

The reason for this is very simple: the situation in front of him is so weird that the unicorn general doesn't dare to move at all!

The Qilin Legion, which is responsible for guarding the security of the imperial capital, has neither received a clear order from the imperial court in advance, nor has it received a notice from the Xuanjia Army, and 100,000 black-armored iron horsemen appeared under the imperial capital without warning and in full armor, can this be a joke?

It's not good to say, the next moment the two sides will fight, and now going up to salute is no different from giving away someone's head for nothing.

The Qilin general thought for a long time, but he didn't dare to go forward, stopped where he was and shouted, "Please show up and speak!" ”

A cold snort came from the Xuanjia cavalry: "Ben Shuai is here, are you blind?" ”

Compared to the Qilin general's shouting at the top of his throat, Xie Guang didn't exert much force, as if he was talking normally, but the Qilin warriors who were a hundred paces away all heard it clearly.

Xie Guang's world-shattering scorching sun internal force is not trivial.

The Qilin general was slightly stunned, and hurriedly bowed his hand from afar: "The last general will see the commander." Isn't the Grand Commander commanding the brothers of Xuanjia to fight the enemy in the western frontier? How did you come to the imperial capital? ”

"Don't yell there, I'm tired of listening." Xie Guang rode out of the team and went straight forward, and his entourage also followed closely when he saw this.

The general of the Qilin Army was entangled in his heart for a long time, but he never dared to shout at the other party again, "Stop".

Xie Guang came to him in a blink of an eye: "In the battle of Western Xinjiang, my Holy Tang won a complete victory, and the Xuanjia Legion returned triumphantly. ”

General Qilin had heard the battle report on the front line before, and hurriedly responded: "Congratulations to the Great Commander Wuyun Changlong!" Xuanjia soldiers, invincible in the world. ”

Xie Guang's face was grim: "Come on, you don't have to pat me on the back." Let me ask you, it's getting dark this day, and you Qilin Army don't go to dinner, and you're all poking here straight and straight, are you doing some kind of drill? ”

"Drill?" The general felt speechless when he boarded up.

How to answer Xie Guang?

To put it bluntly, we didn't even care about dinner, just to prevent a fight with your Xuanjia Legion and a group of turtle grandchildren?

Or, you Xie Guang ate the bear's heart and leopard's gall, and dared to lead troops to threaten the imperial capital, and my Qilin Army is responsible for escorting you, ready to destroy you on behalf of justice?

If he replied like this, he wouldn't be scolded to death by Xie Guang on the spot?

The general's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly said: "Great Commander Qiqi, today is the patrol battalion of our Qilin Army who is confused. They saw the Xuanjia Banner from a distance, wondering how the Great Commander could appear here when he was in the Western Frontier at this time? So it was concluded that someone pretended to be the Xuanjia Legion and plotted against him. According to the military system of the Shengtang Dynasty, the patrol battalion Pegasus warned the troops, and our garrison army should immediately beat the drums and gather troops, and lined up outside the gate of the urn, and set up a repelling red deer and a bow and arrow......"

Xie Guang waved his hand impatiently: "Come on, don't play the rules with me." You've figured it out now, it's really handsome. Why don't you quickly remove the soldiers and horses, put the drawbridge, and open the city gates? ”

The general was embarrassed: "This ...... Grand Commander Mingjian. According to the military system, once the garrison soldiers and horses start a defensive formation, they must have a warrant from the commander of the Qilin Army to pass freely; If you want to dismantle the defense, you can either directly get the emperor's decree, or have the warrant of the commander of the Qilin Army, the order of the guard and the order of the military department. ”

"Presumptuous!" Xie Guang's eyes glared: "As a Shangzhu country, Ben Shuai has the Golden Ao Token given by His Majesty, and the imperial city can still be passed unimpeded, but how dare you stop the city gate?" Even if General Xu is here, I'm afraid he won't be able to say anything! ”

As he spoke, he shouted in a deep voice: "Whoever dares to stop me, don't kill me!" ”

The Xuanjia cavalry behind him drew his saber at the same time when he heard this, and his movements were neat and neat: "Obey the military order of the Pillar State!" ”

Xie Guang sneered, ignored the stunned Qilin general, and directly urged the horse to start and head towards the Holy Light Gate.