On the third day of the fifth month, Bai Song was appointed as the general of the expedition to the west.

After rectifying the surrounding armies of Chang'an, four military talismans were sent to Youzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Qingzhou, and 30,000 troops from each side were assembled in Lanzhou.

Lanzhou is 300 miles away from Liangzhou, close to the border of Tibet, the army is assembled in Liangzhou, can reinforce Liangzhou to the north, can attack the hinterland of Tubo to the west, or can be held as a fulcrum.

If the city of Liangzhou is broken, the Tubo State will not dare to enter the army in a short time, for fear that the Lanzhou army will outflank the back road.

In one day, Bai Song drew up a tactical plan, and even Hou Junji had to admire it.

Although Bai Song was young, his early years with the army had given him a wealth of experience.

Before leaving Chang'an, in addition to rectifying the soldiers and horses, he also had to take a few trustworthy people with him.

Jian Thirteen has been with Bai Song many times, but in recent years, Jian Thirteen has been seriously injured many times, and his strength is not as good as before.

Bai Song didn't want to see that he was at a loss, so he didn't plan to let him accompany him.

Tsing Yi's legs and feet are inconvenient, and expeditions are impossible.

Moreover, Tsing Yi is not Bai Song's subordinate, Bai Song has no right to ask for anything, and it is the best result for him to stay in the Beiding Palace.

On this trip, Bai Song had no skills, and there was no grandmaster by his side, which was much more dangerous than before.

But in recent years, the grandmasters in the rivers and lakes have almost died, and it is difficult for the so-called martial arts masters to influence the battle situation on the battlefield, and the game of chess in front of Bai Song is really needed to rely on tactical deployment to win.

Bai Song specially selected two people to stay by his side on this expedition.

One is Shuwang and the other is to the south.

Hearing this, the two ladies were very surprised.

They didn't expect that such a serious matter would be named by their husbands.

Of course, they are willing to go on an expedition with their husbands, but this matter with two women will inevitably seem too child's play, Li Shuwang is okay, after all, he has experience in the army. Li Xiangnan, the dignified princess of Runan, has only left Beijing once or twice, and is obviously pampered, how to follow the army?

But Bai Song is very firm about this, and he must even want the two women to follow together, rather because of the two women, he would rather delay the marching speed of the entire army than ensure their existence.

Bai Song has always said the same, even if there are some strange voices, after all, he still contributed to this matter.

Chang'an is not far from Lanzhou, but it will take some time for the other four places to send troops to Lanzhou City.

Therefore, Bai Song was not in a hurry all the way, and he wasted a full third day just by rectifying the soldiers and horses outside Chang'an City.

On the fourth day, Hou Junji finally couldn't bear it anymore and went to the military tent.

The big tent of the Chinese army, Bai Song hugged left and right, and took two women in the barracks, and there was no need to hide the most basic, it still had a different flavor.

Hou Junji came in and saw this scene, his eyes were spicy, he turned his head and whispered: "General, four days have passed now, when will we leave?" ”

Li Xiangnan and Li Shuwang saw that someone was coming, and they stopped messing with their husbands, and got up to retire.

Bai Song pulled the two of them and didn't let them go, and said to Hou Junji with a smile: "General Hou, why are we in such a hurry? It took twenty days for the farthest Qingzhou soldiers to reach Lanzhou. In the past, we only had to march for seven days, and it was not impossible to waste three or five days. ”

"But the front-line battle situation is changing rapidly, in case we rush to Lanzhou, Liangzhou has been broken, what should we do?"

"Since they have already been called, don't worry about the gains and losses of one city and one pool." Bai Song said very plainly, and he couldn't see the slightest sense of urgency.

Hou Junji was so angry that he blew his beard, he always thought that although Bai Song was not on the same path, he was also a person who knew priorities, how could he never expect him to be so negative!

The big war is coming, and he dares to bring a woman by his side.

If it weren't for the transcendent status of the two women, he would definitely rush up and kill people at this time.

Hou Junji saw that his kind words and persuasion had no effect, so he could only raise his eyebrows coldly, and said in an accentuated tone: "General, you are worthy of the emperor's trust by delaying like this?" Are you worthy of the support of the people of the Tang Dynasty? If you delay the fighter, even if you are a general, you will have to be dealt with by military law! ”

Bai Song listened to it and smiled coldly: "Listening to General Hou's tone, you seem to feel that this matter is very urgent and anxious?" ”

"That's nature! The war is about to break out, and the people of Liangzhou are still in dire straits, how can I, as an important minister of the imperial court, not be in a hurry? ”

"Since General Hou is so anxious, why don't you think about who gave the drawings to the Tubo Kingdom in the first place, which caused the current situation?"

When Hou Junji heard this, his face changed, and he looked at Bai Song's eyes and said coldly, "General, what do you mean by this?" ”

"General Hou should know what I mean, but well, General Hou is really anxious, and he is a little bit of honor and shame, so I don't know what to say. I believe that General Hou should also know that the so-called border war is only the most marginal part of the chess game, and the real overall situation has to see how changes are made in Chang'an City, right? ”

Hou Junji felt a little chill in his back, and he thought that Bai Song didn't know anything. But looking at Bai Song's appearance, it seems that everything is under control, is he deliberately delaying time and waiting for changes in Chang'an? Maybe he didn't think about the expedition at all, but just delayed it until it was necessary to go back to Chang'an directly?

Just thinking about it, Bai Song suddenly spoke: "You may think that the real overall situation lies in Chang'an, but I still always think that only the place where the war broke out is the key to the stability of the world." It doesn't matter to me how you fight for power and profit, I just need to pacify Tibet. So, General Hou, don't worry, at least the two of us are the only two people who care about the people of Liangzhou, I'm just waiting to see an attitude now, so as to avoid my worries, so that I can leave with peace of mind, right? ”

"Wait for an attitude?" Hou Junji couldn't understand what Bai Song was talking about at all.

Bai Song didn't explain, and smiled at Hou Junji: "Wait a little longer, there will be a result soon." ”

Hou Junji had lost the momentum before coming in at this time, hesitated several times, and finally waved his hand, or left.

"Husband, what are you waiting for?"

The two women were listening intently, and the princess interjected.

Bai Song thought for a while and said, "Wait for some movements in our family." ”

At this moment, a figure appeared outside the military tent, and the guards at the door immediately moved, but in an instant, they were stopped by the people outside.

The military tent was opened, and the person who came turned out to be leaving the north.

Seeing Beili, Bai Song got up with a very serious expression: "What's the matter?" Is there any movement in the Beiding Palace? ”

"What you expected is good, the carriage of the Beiding Wangfu has gone to Youzhou, and the carriage has gone to the tea mountain outside the city. But your ruthless lady has dealt with all the threats. The carriages all went out of the city smoothly, and only she and your sister were left in the Beiding Palace. ”