This is not the first time Zhang Changan has been on the battlefield, nor is it the first time that Zhang Changan has faced a situation surrounded by strong enemies, but it is indeed the first time that he has gone deep behind enemy lines, in an isolated and helpless situation, and induced the enemy army to mutiny. m.

Adults, middle-aged and elderly people always like to say that young people have unstable temperament and poor thinking, so as to highlight the shortcomings and defects of young people, so as to highlight the superiority brought to them by the years. It is true that in the vast majority of cases, young people are indeed more impulsive than middle-aged people, and many things are done without regard for the consequences.

But this is not a shortcoming, but it means bloody, it means not afraid of hardships and dangers, it means not afraid of death.

In this sense, young people are always more able to explore the world than middle-aged people.

What middle-aged people are proud of is not the gift of time, but from their experience. The so-called experience can literally be understood as reading and experience, that is, the experience gained from books, and the experience gained from personal experience.

But whether experience can make people grow and mature depends on what individuals think about and understand from it, and to a large extent, this is the difference between ordinary people and outstanding people.

For Zhang Changan, his young life is not long, but he has experienced a lot of things.

Growing up in a big family of the Han people in Hexi, and it is still that kind of family, since he was born, he has been experiencing pain, hardship and torture that ordinary people can't experience, whether it is the ignorance and resentment of his father at the beginning, or the worship and imitation of his grandfather, the contradictory situation has made him grow up extraordinarily fast.

The later battle of Jincheng County, the defense of Yangguan and the half-year border years, as well as the practice of Chang'an College, all made this talented and intelligent young man who understood human feelings and sophistication early on, have wisdom and meticulous thinking that others cannot match, and at the same time he does not lose his enthusiasm.

This wisdom may be a little immature compared to an existence like Li Ye, but compared to ordinary middle-aged people, it is definitely a lot more than that.

It was with this wisdom that Zhang Changan keenly noticed something wrong after hearing Buchen's words.

"You just said that after killing a few leading chiefs, Yelu Xiannechi did not strictly guard the others, but treated them leniently?" Zhang Changan asked with a frown after Buchen finished speaking.

Buchen nodded: "That's true." Isn't this normal? Yelu Xiannechi has already taken thunderous measures to deter the chiefs of the tribes, and now that the war is still going on, he still needs to rely on these people to fight, and he must be both benevolent and powerful.

"Showing generosity and trust to these chiefs at this moment is a clever move by him to unite the morale of the army. ”

This is a very reasonable statement, and it is also in line with common sense, and it is very convincing in every way.

But an extraordinary character will definitely have a heart that believes in himself, and this self-confidence makes it impossible for Zhang Changan to be easily convinced.

He muttered, "What you say may or may not be true. In my opinion, in the current situation, maintaining absolute control over the army is what a general should do. After all, the chieftains have already made trouble, and the tide of battle is very unfavorable for Jerushanechi!

"He does need to rely on the grassland tribal army, but it is precisely because he needs to rely on it that he can't allow them to have the slightest accident!

"When I was in Yangguan, I was taught that both the lord and the commander have the habit of keeping everything under control, otherwise, they can't avoid accidents at all. A strong desire for control is a quality that a good commander must have, and it is definitely not trust!"

When Buchen heard this, he thought about it seriously and felt that what Zhang Changan said was a bit exaggerated.

If the commander does not trust the generals and troops under his command, then how can he arrange his troops, fight side by side with them, and win victory on the battlefield?

He said: "Poor Dao thinks that there is nothing wrong with Yelush's handling of Nirchi. The grassland tribal army is not the Khitan eight headquarters army, and the loyalty to the Khitan is less, and now the Khitan has set off a war for several months, and has not been able to achieve many major results, and the fighting spirit of the tribal warriors has decreased, which is inevitable, in order to stabilize the chiefs, Yelu Xiannichi must express trust!

"Commander Zhang, this is our opportunity, taking advantage of the fact that Yelu Xiannichi is not closely monitoring the grassland tribal army, we can mobilize all our forces to beat the homesickness and crisis mood of the soldiers, so that they can accumulate resistance to war!

"If this kind of warrior can reach the size of tens of thousands, once the time comes, we will immediately be able to cooperate with the army to win the war!"

It's tempting, and it's not a random arrangement.

In any case, now is the time to have a full view of the truth and no emptiness to release the door, and the opportunity must not be lost, and the time will not come again!

Zhang Chang'an frowned: "I think it's just the opposite! We should suspend all actions, hibernate for the time being, and only let the original believers obey the command, once the army launches an offensive, we can also achieve good results by plotting against the chiefs at the right time!"

"Dao Chief, you have to believe me, it is precisely because the grassland tribal army has little loyalty to the Khitan State that Yelu Xian Nirchi has to closely monitor the chiefs! He is showing leniency now, it is just an illusion, and the great monks in the camp must be paying close attention to the chiefs' every move!"

He also has a point.

The same situation, different views, each of which has a basis, seems to be well-reasoned.

Without knowing the outcome in advance, who can judge which one is right?

As a result of the argument between the two, no one persuaded anyone, so that for the first time since the two cooperated, they blushed and fought to fight!

When he came, Buchen said coldly: "The poor Tao is the command of the Quanzhen View, and the Quanzhen Guan naturally listens to the arrangement of the Poor Dao! As for how to choose the door of non-empty release, it must be more likely to listen to the poor Dao!"

"Commander Zhang, although you are a commander, this is not in the army, but in the enemy's territory, the people here are all poor people, you can only obey the command of the poor road!"

Zhang Changan was anxious and angry: "But you are wrong! The life and death of thousands of people, the success or failure of the overall situation of the war, how can you decide because you have many people here?!"

Buchen said with red eyes: "What's wrong with the poor road?!Commander Zhang, you don't want to participate in this operation, but you can't hinder us!"

Speaking of this, Buchen stood up and was about to leave the stable and walk away.

Zhang Changan saw that the other party was about to step into death, and his sense of responsibility and mission made him stand up and hold the other party.

Although the anger in his heart was raging, he persuaded himself to suppress the anger, and with incredible perseverance at his age, he squeezed out a smile, although it was very reluctant and looked a little distorted, but the sincere attitude was indeed undoubted.

He said in as calm a tone as possible: "Dao Chief, I know that it is not easy for you to go deep into the grassland and preach in enemy countries, and now there are thousands of Khitan soldiers in the army, which can be used by the Tang Dynasty, thanks to your efforts." Zhang Changan can't know all the hardships and sacrifices here, but the admiration for the Taoist chief in his heart has never been fake!"

That's a good thing to hear.

Buchen's expression softened, he sighed, and said: "How can Poor Dao not know that Commander Zhang is also dedicated to the country......?

As a comrade who fought side by side in a dangerous situation, how could Buchen really want to fall out with Zhang Changan? Seeing that the other party was willing to ease his attitude, as a middle-aged man, he was so much older than the other party, there was no reason not to sell the other party's face, otherwise he would be too petty.

Zhang Changan hurriedly said: "What the Taoist chief said is extreme! The dispute between you and me, in the final analysis, is all for the safety of our comrades and the overall situation of the war! Whether Datang can have a chance to regain its prosperity depends on this battle, and whether this battle can be won depends on whether we can open up the situation in Yanzhou, and our role is extremely crucial!"

"Dao Chief, you see if this will work, let's suspend the operation for three days! If nothing abnormal is found within three days, according to what you said, everyone will act together on a large scale to stir up the emotions of the grassland tribe warriors!"

Buchen frowned.

In a good situation, how could he want to waste three days of good time?

But it is undeniable that Zhang Changan is a safe statement.

Although in many cases, being prudent and cautious also means losing a fleeting fighter.

Buchen thought about it for a long time.

Eventually, he said, "Okay, according to what the commander said, we will be quiet for three days." Three days later, if there is no abnormality, the commander must not say more!" After all, Zhang Changan represents the army, so he has to respect the other party's opinion.

Zhang Chang'an knew that the time of three days was actually a bit short, and if Yelu Xiannichi did not show any traces of closely monitoring the chiefs during these three days, then everything would be gone.

But he also knew that three days was the biggest concession he could make to make Buchen.

"Don't worry, Dao Chief, you will do what you say!" Zhang Changan said solemnly, "Within three days, no one must act!"

The agreement between the two was reached.

The three days passed away.

During this period, Zhang Changan had a very hard time.

The same is true for dust.

At sunset on the third day, Zhang Changan and the others still did not find any trace of Yelu Xiannichi, tormenting the chiefs and the soldiers in the barracks.

This made Zhang Changan frightened.

At the same time, he had to wonder if he was wrong.

Although he is confident, he is young after all, and things do not develop as he imagined, so he will inevitably doubt himself.

"Commander, now you have nothing to say, right? Starting tomorrow morning, Poor Dao will order everyone to act!" Buchen found Zhang Changan and told him about it, there was pride in his eyes that could not be concealed.

That is the meaning of the middle-aged people's overlook of the young people, similar to the spicy ginger of ginger or old.

Zhang Changan opened his mouth, wanted to speak several times and stopped, and finally sighed helplessly, "Since this is the case, then ...... Let's follow the Tao. ”

Buchen laughed and turned to leave.

And at this moment, Yelu Xiannechi received an order from Yelu Abaoji.

"It is reported that there were some Tang Dynasty Taoists and monks on the grassland, who walked quite frequently in recent years, and although they did not appear on a large scale in the territory of the Khitan Eight Tribes, they were often the guests of chiefs and shepherds in other tribes.

"This is the autumn of critical survival, we must thoroughly investigate the army, once we find that there are Tang Dynasty Taoist and Shimen believers, there will be no forgiveness!"

Seeing this military order, Yelu Xiannichi was also stunned.

This military order did not appear out of thin air.

It was after the defeat of the heart of the heart of the Jerushania.

It is conceivable that Yelu Abaoji was very dissatisfied with the fact that there was a Tang army, which could move freely on the grassland, and could also ambush the heart of the abdomen based on his understanding of the terrain, so he became wary.

In this case, Yelu Abaoji naturally wants to explore the root cause. Therefore, it is logical to attach importance to the concept of the whole truth and the preaching and preaching of the non-empty liberation sect, which he did not care about before, or that his subordinates did not report to them.

No matter where they are, people in religion preach and preach, there are always people, and there are people who are doing these things before the grassland, not only the Taoist sect, but also the Ming religion. Correspondingly, the people of the Khitan Divine Sect did not try to preach in Youzhou and other border areas of the Tang Dynasty.

Yelu Xiannichi didn't think it was much of a problem before, after all, the other party's movement was too small and didn't have much influence.

But with Yelu Abaoji's military order, he couldn't sit still.

"Set up a thorough camp!" Jerushonechi immediately ordered.

That night, the Khitan military camp was noisy, and there were people everywhere who were asking and probing whether anyone had been preaching and preaching in the camp for a long time, or behaving abnormally, spreading words that confused the morale of the army, and so on.

Although the heart of the heart is gone, the number of 500,000 Khitan troops on the front line of Yanzhou and the number of soldiers in the eight Khitan headquarters still accounts for about half, and if there is any accident, they will act thunderingly, and it will be easy to control the situation.

After a fussy in the middle of the night, Jerushinerchi was relieved to get an answer.

There are no anomalies in the camp!

Early the next morning, Yelu Xian Nechi replied to Yelu Abaoji.

What Tang Daoist and monk, there is still no influence on the grassland, the king does not have to worry.

And Buchen, who met Zhang Changan in the early morning, turned pale.

"Thanks to the commander's thoughtfulness, otherwise you and I would have been in a different place, and it would have delayed the overall situation of the war! His Royal Highness's plan to order the Quanzhen Guan and the Wukong Liberation Gate to control the thoughts of the grassland people may also be frustrated because of the suppression of Yelu Abaoji! The commander saved the poor Dao, and also saved the Quanzhen Guan and the Wukong Liberation Gate, thank you!"

Buchen was afraid after rejoicing, and admired Zhang Changan's wisdom very much.

Zhang Changan was very happy.

Not only because he saved the overall situation, but also because he was admired by the dust. After all, it is a young person, and he can be recognized by others, and it is not only a young person who is happy, but also a person who is old.

"Poor Dao will pass on the order, so that the believers must not act rashly!" said Buchen solemnly.

"No, now is the right time to act! Yelu Xiannechi has just inspected the military camp on a large scale, and has not found any suspicious objects, he will definitely relax, we must act immediately! Dao Chief, on the front line of Yanzhou, there are still 500,000 Khitan troops, of which nearly half of the Khitan headquarters army is the eight headquarters of the Khitan!

"And our Chang'an forbidden army here is only 200,000 in total! General Shangguan defeated the heart of the heart with more than 30,000 soldiers, although it was a great victory, but the casualties of his own soldiers must also be very large, and I am afraid that he will no longer be able to fight. If the army wants to win the battle of Yanzhou, it must be coordinated by our actions!"