Chapter 174: Trap (2)
The deployment changed, and Tang was busy. When it came to Li Leng's life, he didn't dare to be sloppy, and every sentry looked at him one by one.
Time passed minute by minute, and it was almost noon, Tang Shu finally finished deploying, and after telling Li Leng, Li Leng rode across the river, taking only Li Chengqian and Qin Yanran with him.
Li Chengqian seemed to be calm, but his heart was turbulent. I thought it would take a lot of effort to figure things out, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. This Li Leng seemed to suspect him, but in the end, he didn't go to the meeting alone, and he also brought him with him.
This time, he absolutely let Li Leng not leave the Yuanrong clan camp alive.
Qin Yanran rode a horse and silently followed behind Li Leng. Seeing Li Chengqian talking to other generals, he didn't notice her and Li Leng, rode a few steps forward, walked side by side with Li Leng, and asked in a low voice: "Leng, why did you take him with you?" This His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a problem, he must be the big Dan of the Yuanrong clan who has some kind of collusion in interests. Take him with you, I'm afraid you'll be in danger. ”
Li Leng smiled disapprerovingly: "Our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not stupid, but unfortunately, being smart is mistaken by being smart." You guessed it right, he did reach a cooperation agreement with the big Shan Yu of the Yuanrong clan. Da Shan Yu helped him ascend to the Tang Dynasty, and he helped Da Shan Yu kill me and cede the territory of Northern Xinjiang. ”
Qin Yanran's face changed drastically, and she exclaimed: "Then it is even more impossible to take him with you, you should let Tang Shu control him, and don't give him a chance to contact the Yuanrong clan." ”
"We have no evidence to prove that he colluded with the Yuanrong clan Da Danyu, and all of this is nothing more than our judgment and speculation based on facts. Li said coldly, "As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't do anything, we can't condemn him, let alone send someone to control him." Otherwise, if he sends a light back to Chang'an City, then the Son of Heaven and the government and the opposition will think that we reject dissidents and deliberately frame His Royal Highness the Prince. I am afraid that when the time comes, our situation will be more or less passively unfavorable. ”
Qin Yanran suddenly realized and said, "Leng, you want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to do it himself." Once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done it, we can condemn His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”
Li said coldly: "Don't worry, we have a chance to break away." And, I want to go somewhere. If you want to go to this place, you have to travel through the important town of the Yuanrong tribe. I don't want to make a big deal out of it and let the monks of the world know where I've gone. I had to take this opportunity to deliberately negotiate peace with Da Danyu of the Yuanrong clan, and when they did, I would have an excuse and a reason to cross that place. ”
Qin Yanran wanted to ask Li Leng where he went, but Li Chengqian rode over, she knew that Li Leng didn't want Li Chengqian to know too much, so she had to hold back her curiosity and keep silent.
"What are you talking about?" asked Li Chengqian with a dry smile.
"Something to do with you?" Qin Yanran asked rhetorically.
"Not really, just out of curiosity. Li Chengqian replied a little embarrassed.
"It's a pity for the prince to be a man for such gossip. Qin Yanran sarcastically mocked Li Chengqian without a trace. Li Chengqian's face flushed, but he didn't dare to attack, he just glared at Qin Yanran.
Li Leng smiled and said nothing.
The generals sent them to the river, and Tang Chop sent them for a while, and he did not stop until the Yuanrong sentinel objected. Li said coldly: "You guys go back, don't worry about my safety, I will return safely." ”
Tang Shu said: "If Your Highness is in danger, just send a signal, and I will definitely lead the vanguard army to come and respond." ”
Li Leng nodded, and crossed the river with Li Chengqian and Qin Yanran.
Tang Qi just watched Li Leng's figure gradually move away, and half-loudly, he sighed. After returning to the barracks, he told General Yan Song the truth. Yan Song said: "Very good, we are acting according to His Highness's plan. Order the army, be ready at all times, and after three hours, launch a general attack on time. General Tang, this time I still have to trouble you to be sufficient, and you can't make the Yuanrong clan suspicious. You led part of the vanguard army, stationed on the other side of the river, and you personally observed the situation on the other side of the river, remember, let the people of the Yuanrong tribe see you and know that you are still here, you know?"
"Rest assured, I know what to do. Tang Shu led the order to return to his original position, riding a tall dragon horse, and let the people of the Yuanrong clan see his figure from a distance.
Although Li Leng had made careful arrangements and arrangements, Tang Shu still couldn't let go of Li Leng's safety in his heart. Going deep into the tiger's den, if the Yuanrong clan really wanted to be unfavorable to Li Leng, it was obviously impossible for the vanguard army of the Tang Dynasty to attack the Yuanrong clan base camp and rescue Li Leng in a short period of time.
After all, the combat effectiveness of the Yuanrong clan is also extremely strong, and the Tang Army has reached a state of extreme exhaustion after more than a few days of hard fighting. If you want to quickly break through the defense line of the Yuanrong clan, which is strong, it is even more difficult than ascending to the sky.
But no matter how difficult it is, Tang Shu has to rescue Li Leng. The grace of knowing and carrying is as big as the sky.
The snow had stopped, and the sky was still gloomy, Tang Shu had checked it many times before, and he was very accurate about the location of the tent, so that he could barely recognize its appearance under the gray sky.
The sentries of the two armies are all in groups of three, riding horses, separated by more than ten paces, and are not allowed to carry any weapons on their bodies, and there are two sentry lines, which are north-south and east-west, which are exactly crossed at the location of the negotiation tent, and if there is an abnormality in either direction, it will quickly spread to the camp of the army.
Tang slashed to the other side to check the defense of the Yuanrong clan, and was finally forced back by the Yuanrong clan. When he returned to the other side of the river, the snow began to fall in the air again, and this time he did not hesitate, when he came to the Zhongjun tent, it was already snow, and when he looked to the north bank, he could only see three or four miles away.
"Why did it suddenly fall so much?" Tang Chu looked at the gray sky, his face showing a deep worry and uneasiness. This kind of weather is very unfavorable to the actions of the Tang Army. The Yuanrong clan is extremely familiar with this area, and they can even close their eyes and calmly deal with the offensive of the Tang Army.
Yan Song, the general of Northern Xinjiang, took advantage of the snowstorm to quietly lead the army to the northwest without causing any reaction from the Yuanrong scouts.
This kind of weather is extremely [Baidu] favorable for their hiding.
On both sides of the riverbank, the 30,000 Tang vanguard troops were in full array, quietly lying in ambush in the mountain col, motionless. In order to ensure that the army could move as quickly as possible, more than a dozen simple wooden bridges built in advance were lined up, and with just one order, they could be immediately lifted to the frozen riverbed and add multiple river crossing channels.
The riverbed opposite Quicksand City was already flat, and yesterday it was covered with a lot of wood chips, and the cavalry could rush through it with little slowdown.
In short, when necessary, more than 30,000 Datang pioneers can cross the river at the fastest speed and fight against the Yuanrong people.