"A thousand...... Three thousand...... Five thousand ......" Lao Zhang looked at the entire cavalry army advancing in unison, and his jaw trembled.

The cavalry of the Tang State is not included in the three major cavalry armies in the world, but this does not mean that the cavalry of the Tang State is all wine bags and rice bags.

The regulations of military horses are strict, even though thousands of war horses trample on the ground and run in the mud, they have their own formations and are not disorderly. Thanks to such neat regulations, Lao Zhangtou, who is a veteran soldier, can roughly estimate the number of cavalry according to the queue.

But the more he counted, the more frightened he became—the cavalry was far more numerous than he had imagined.

That's 20,000 of them!

"Is it the southern cavalry of Jiuyuan City?" Old Zhang was shocked to see the banner flying high, shook his head and said to himself: "Can ...... But Jiuyuan City is hundreds of miles away from Ding'an, and they ...... When did you leave? How could you get there tonight?"

Thinking of this, he pulled the pawn next to him in a bit of a panic and scolded, "Damn it...... Is there any order to recall the Southern Cavalry recently?"

The pawn was already at a loss for what to do, and he was pulled by the old man, and he was even more incoherent: "I...... I...... I don't know......"

"It didn't work. Lao Zhangtou shook his hand vigorously, in fact, he also knew that he was scolding a little unreasonable, and even he, a veteran soldier, had no way of knowing the news, how could such a recruit be clear?

He bit his lip, knowing that he could not do anything now, he could only stare in silence as he watched the cavalry rush to the foot of the city wall.

A quarter of an hour later, the mighty cavalry reined in the horses, and suddenly, the earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves came to an abrupt end, and a cavalry general sat on a tall horse from the Northern Barbarians, although his leather armor was soaked by the rain and a little dull, and the horse's mane was also drooping, but the imposing momentum on his body was not diminished at all.

Under the silent gaze of 20,000 cavalrymen, he clamped his horse's belly, drove his war horse all the way to the moat, looked at the suspension bridge that pointed high to the sky, and was silent.

Lao Zhangtou quickly looked away, cheered himself up, showed a somewhat embarrassed smile, and shouted, "Yes...... Is it General Xiang of the Southern Cavalry?"

The general under the city raised his head and smiled at this time, the original coldness melted like ice and snow at this moment, but it turned into a lazy feeling: "General Xiang has other things, I am his deputy general, surnamed Liu, named Peigong." ”

"Oh oh oh! It turned out to be General Liu!" As a veteran soldier, of course, he is very sensitive to the names of those powerful people in the army, "I have heard of it for a long time, I have heard of it for a long time! General Liu is a wise general under General Xiang, with a long-term vision and strange use of troops, which is really ......."

"Alright, alright. Liu Peigong waved his hand to interrupt Lao Zhangtou's words, and said with a smile: "No need to compliment, I'm just a lieutenant general, where can I be worthy of those titles? You might as well stay in your stomach and wait until you see General Xiang." ”

"This ...... Could it be that General Xiang is also going to come over?" Lao Zhang was shocked, and his heart was even more shocked, the General Xiang, who was known as the "overlord", would also come over, didn't it mean that the whole army of the Southern Cavalry Army was dispatched, and even a general guarding the camp tent did not stay in the station?

He cautiously glanced at the black cavalry under the city, and layers of cold sweat broke out behind his back.

"Don't look at it. Liu Peigong said with a smile: "General Xiang has also arrived in Ding'an now, we have agreed to bring 20,000 cavalry each, I will enter from the north gate, he will come from the east, you see, is the beacon fire in the east already rising?"

"This ......," the old man subconsciously turned his head to look east.

"Oh...... Wrong. Liu Peigong thought for a while, and suddenly patted his head and said: "There should be 30,000 cavalry at the south gate, but it is not our southern army, so it seems that there are beacons almost everywhere......"

"What?" said the old man gasped, and the cavalry, and there were fifty thousand on both sides combined?

Then add to that the ...... here

He realized that his brain was running out of ideas.

Of course, it wasn't because he couldn't figure out the number problem of two plus two plus three, but because the situation at this time was too unexpected for him.

He had never heard of any edict issued by the lord of the country or the military department to recall the troops stationed abroad on a large scale......

How magnificent is the 70,000 cavalry? If all of them enter the city, all the large battalions in Ding'an will not be able to fit all the vacancies!

In fact, the number of cavalry in the Tang State is not exaggerated, and it is tens of thousands of tens of thousands of cavalry at will, as far as he knows, the total number of cavalry in his country is about 90,000, and now, in addition to the defenders scattered on the border...... It can be said that all the cavalry of the Tang Kingdom has already come to the city of Ding'an?

Liu Peigong laughed loudly on the horse and said, "What are you waiting for? Why don't you put down the suspension bridge and open the door for us to enter the city?"

Lao Zhangtou smiled bitterly, and could only ask as a matter of routine: "I don't know...... General Liu entered the city late at night, so what's the matter?"

"What's the matter?" Liu Peigong raised his horsewhip, still with a smile on his face, "You don't know? It's rare for our 70,000 troops to gather in Ding'an City, and it won't be for an outing." ”

After speaking, his face turned solemn, and his lazy color gradually disappeared, and he shouted like thunder: "I am hereby decreed, the rebels are in turmoil, and their hearts should be punished!" Order me to move troops back to Duqin King within three days, sweep away the rebels, and protect my Tang Guoshe for a thousand years!"

When Li Qiuhuang walked out of the imperial study, the sun was slightly emerging in the distance, but it had already reflected the sky in the distance, like a blazing flame, covering the clouds with a layer of bright colors.

The smooth stone road is still wet, but the cold caused by the heavy rain overnight has dissipated a lot, and the breeze has become gentle, and it is no longer as cutting as last night.

"How are the people of the Qunfang Mission arranged?" Li Qiuhuang looked at the jade chariot behind him, shook his head, and waved his hand impatiently, he had always hated these complicated things.

Naturally, the eunuchs did not dare to disobey, and after saluting respectfully, they left with the jade chariot on their shoulders.

The right servant shot Wang Yun stepped forward in two steps, and said softly: "A mansion has been reopened for them to rest temporarily, although there are some casualties, but fortunately it is not serious." and the female official who was detained by the patrol battalion has also been released, and the imperial doctor in the palace has been sent to treat him......"

"That's good. Li Qiuhuang nodded slightly, and said: "My own affairs have affected Qunfang's mission, and Lone is a little reluctant to go, you let Honglu Siqing arrange to write a letter of state and send it to Qunfang to their lord to show relief." ”

"Yes. Wang Yun saluted respectfully, but he didn't stop talking, "But the lord of the country, do you need to mention something else in this national letter?"

Li Qiuhuang stopped at his feet and said lightly: "What do you want to say?"

"Although the rebels injured the Qunfang mission last night, but after all, this is not what you mean, the lord of the country, even if Qunfang complains, at most it is only a complaint from the people, and the lord of Qunfang is a person who understands the general situation, so he will not be entangled with my country in this matter......"

Li Qiuhuang smiled and said, "You don't say it, but you don't dare, right?"

Wang Yun's voice paused slightly, and he continued: "The minister didn't say that. ”

"That's it. Since I think so in my heart, it makes no difference whether I say it or not. Li Qiuhuang said: "What else, you haven't finished talking yet, keep talking." ”

"Yes. Wang Yun's voice was calm, but it invisibly carried a bit of majesty, "Qunfang is friendly with my country, only because my Tang Kingdom is strong, and I will be attached to it as a last resort." The rebels attacked the embassy last night, and the reason why Qunfang was able to protect themselves was because the rebels never expected that Qunfang would have secret agents in Ding'an City. ”

"Although there are not many of these secret agents, they are all extraordinary, hidden in the market, and obviously have bad intentions. Lord...... It's better to be careful, the minister suggested, whether to mention this matter a little bit in the national book, there is no need to ask, as long as Qunfang recognizes the situation and knows that Ding'an is the capital of my Tang Kingdom...... In this way, let them restrain themselves and recall the secret agents on their own, which can be regarded as a big thing. ”

Li Qiuhuang listened interestingly, suddenly turned his head, and shouted with a smile: "Wang Yun." ”

"The minister is here. ”

"Li Qi said that you are a traitor and a party of Yang Guifei, but why is it that in Lone's eyes now, you have never favored Taizhen in any way?" Li Qiuhuang smiled meaningfully, "Why?"

Wang Yun raised his eyes, and Li Qiuhuang continued: "If you want to pretend to be iron-faced and selfless in front of Lone, then you don't have to, Lone is not so small-bellied, you have today's position, it is Taizhen's full recommendation, and it is actually nothing to have a little bit of affection for her." Qunfang is the mother country of Taizhen, if you do this, you are not afraid that you will not be able to deal with her?"

Wang Yun replied respectfully: "The concubine Niangniang does have a recommendation for the minister, but the orders that can promote the minister are all from the hands of the lord of the country. The minister has been an official for many years, and he has not made any great achievements, and he must not be promoted. The minister of the state director is in a high position on the right servant, and the minister has been terrified to the extreme, and he has not dared to slack off for many years.

It's just that these generous words didn't move Li Qiuhuang.

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