"Your Highness, I didn't expect His Majesty to assign us such a task.”
"Yes, His Majesty is helping us. Your Highness might not know this, but the battalion that the Right Military Guards sent out was selected by a monthly martial arts competition to fight against us.”
"Now, we can see their strength in actual combat. At that time, we can have a way to deal with them.”
……
At the foot of Mount Cuihua, Cheng Chumo surrounded Li Ke and discussed excitedly.
Li Ke rolled his eyes when he heard that. What a bunch of silly children.
Anyway, he didn't believe that Li Shiming would help him. He felt that Li Shiming couldn't bear to see him enjoy himself and was trying to target him.
Along with them were the Tibetan Great Minister Lu Dongzan and several members of the Tibetan diplomatic corps.
They formed an observation team and would follow the two sides up the mountain after the actual combat simulation began. They were responsible for tabulating the results of the battle and also monitoring whether the two sides had cheated.
Li Ke's attention was more on the Tang army's lieutenant.
Xue Rengui!
He was originally a cook of the Right Military Guards. If it wasn't for the selection of the Right Military Guards by martial arts competition, Xue Rengui would be invincible against all the soldiers below the rank of lieutenant.
After gaining Cheng Yaojin's favor, Xue Rengui might still be working as a cook in the Right Military Guard.
Perhaps, according to the trajectory of history, he would stand out in a certain battle in the future.
" Tsk, I have to say that Xue Rengui's lips are red and straightforward. Although he's still a little inferior to This King, he's still a very handsome man. It's just that this guy still doesn't know that he was able to show off so early because of me.'
He led his troops and waited for the horn to sound. He would use a glorious victory to repay Cheng Yaojin's appreciation.
Xue Rengui, who was also eager to show his face in front of the Emperor, suddenly felt someone staring at him.
He turned his head and saw Li Ke.
Humph!
Xue Rengui snorted, his eyes sharp, and immediately turned his head away from Li Ke.
He looked down on this Prince Wu.
Xue Rengui, who was born in poverty, looked down on people like Li Ke, who had a superior background but was waiting for death.
Now, in Chang 'an, the capital, almost everyone knew that the King of Wu was a prince who was greedy for pleasure and had no intention of fighting for the throne.
The Right Military Guard was adjacent to the Honor Camp, so Xue Rengui naturally knew how absurd Li Ke was.
Yo!
You still dare to throw a tantrum at this king?
Xue Rengui was young after all, and his undisguised expression of disgust fell into Li Ke's eyes.
Li Ke pursed his lips and said to Cheng Chumo,"Chumo, go and pass a message to Lieutenant Xue Rengui of the Right Military Guards. I saw him throw a tantrum at me.”
What?
Cheng Chumo and the others were stunned.
Cheng Chumo still carried out Li Ke's order and ran over to convey Li Ke's words to Xue Rengui.
After Xue Rengui heard this, his face was filled with anger as he turned around and glared at Li Ke.
Li Ke deliberately revealed a smug smile.
"This bastard!" Although Li Shi Min was at the back, he knew what was happening in front of him. He patted his forehead helplessly.
Li Tai and Li Chengqian left on their horses without changing their expressions.
Li Chengqian found Zhangsun Wuji." Uncle, the person in front is Xue Rengui, the one who defeated all the right guards and became famous in the army recently, right?"”
"Chengqian is interested in this young general?”Zhangsun Wuji looked at Li Chengqian with satisfaction.
Li Chengqian nodded and said in a low voice,""The Eastern Palace Crown Prince Guard has always lacked a capable general to lead. Xue Rengui has clearly offended Li Ke, and if he wants to take a step further, joining me is his best choice.”
"After this matter is over, uncle will discuss it with General Cheng.”
"I don't care how much it costs to win Xue Rengui over. This king promises to let him rise to the next level in the Right Guard. He only needs to pledge his loyalty to this king. This king can guarantee that with this king around, Li Ke will never dare to find trouble with him!”Li Tai ordered his subordinates in a serious tone.
Beep beep beep…
Just as the two Li Chengqian made the same decision, the horn finally sounded.
"Soldiers of the Right Guards, charge to the top of the mountain and flatten the enemy commander's tent!”Xue Rengui raised his saber and shouted.
Ta, ta, ta…
Four hundred people formed a battalion, and the absolute elites selected from the entire Right Guards, under the leadership of Xue Rengui, slowly rushed up the hill with orderly steps.
The front row of the formation held a thick iron shield.
"This is the might of the Tang army!"
"With such a powerful army, our Great Tang is truly invincible and lonely.”
……
Li Ke listened to his brothers beside him enviously and proudly watch the Right Military Guards climb the mountain in a tight formation. From time to time, they would boast, and the corners of his lips twitched.
He noticed that Lu Dongzan did not seem to be intimidated by the military might displayed by the Tang elites.
On the contrary, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, revealing a mocking smile.
Perhaps he noticed Li Ke's gaze, Lu Dongzan smiled and made an inviting gesture,""Wu Wang, let's follow them."
"Great Minister, please go first." Li Ke smiled and returned the gesture.
He looked at Lu Dongzan's back as he climbed the mountain, and then looked at the elite square formation that had been selected by tens of thousands of right guards to maintain their formation. A flash of realization flashed across his eyes.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Qin Huaiyu usually didn't talk much, but he was a thoughtful and attentive person. He noticed Li Ke's abnormality.
Li Ke shook his head." It's nothing. Let's follow them."”
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
When Xue Rengui led his troops up for about a hundred meters, a Tibetan soldier hidden behind a rock suddenly emerged from the bushes. After shooting arrows at the formation, he crouched down and quickly dodged.
Ding ding dong dong!
There were no arrowheads, and most of the arrows were blocked by the first row of shields.
Only a few unlucky ones were hit in places where their armor could not protect them, and they were out of the exercise.
"Directly ahead, within a hundred steps, release the arrows!”Xue Rengui's reaction was also very fast, and he immediately launched a counterattack.
The four hundred men took down their bows and arrows at the same time and shot at the same time.
Although the Tubo people were scattered and concealed, they could not withstand the large coverage of the volley.
In addition, the Tibetan soldiers were wearing leather armor. Even if they hit the leather armor, according to the results of the discussion between the two sides, as long as two arrows hit the leather armor, they would lose their combat strength.
Soon, the Tibetan casualties skyrocketed.
"Your Highness, the Tibetans have already lost 70 men, while our side has lost 20 men.”Zhangsun Chong, who had also followed them up the mountain, was the most enthusiastic. He wanted to bridge the gap between him and his brothers because he could not participate in the military training.
"Yes, the Tibetan soldiers can't help but fight.”
"I wonder where that Tibetan Zanpu got his confidence from last night.”
……
Li Ke didn't say anything, he just stared at the development of the battlefield. The good situation of the battle didn't seem to make Li Ke excited.
"Your Highness, are you worried that the Right Guards are too strong and that we will have to compete with them?”Niu Lu asked in a low voice.
Xue Rengui's battalion was too elite, and it gave people a heavy pressure.
The excited crowd's expressions changed when they heard this.
The Tibetan army's current sorry state was perhaps a sign of what would happen next.
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