"Your Majesty, can His Highness Ke hold on for seven days?”On the way to Dafei River, Qin Qiong said worriedly,""They only have a few thousand soldiers.”
"Whether the Helian Division can be trusted is another matter. Whether the left commander and the middle troops can reach Tumen Pass is also an uncertain factor.”
Li Shi Min reined in his horse. His face was covered in dust, and although his eyes were tired, they were still shining brightly.
After a few breaths of silence, he said,"I believe he can!" "If he loses, we will be completely defeated in this battle. The entire Tuyuhun will fall into the hands of the Tibetans, and the Tibetans will completely occupy the plateau. This will have a huge impact on the future of the Imperial Court.”
Sigh!
Li Shi Min sighed and said to himself,"Mud can't be supported to the wall!"
When everyone heard this, they all understood that he was referring to the Crown Prince and the King of Wei.
"Hurry up and march. At the same time, send messenger pigeons every day to maintain contact with the direction of Tumen Pass.”Li Shi Min ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
Longyou 50,000 government soldiers, the emperor personally led the army, the army set out from Dafeichuan.
At this time, Li Ke was meeting Songzan on the pontoon bridge of the Great Xia River.
"We haven't seen each other for a few months, but His Highness Ke's attack was like a bolt from the blue.”
"Zanpu's style is even more eye-catching. The highlands are really good for nurturing people. After taking down Tuyuhun, I will definitely come to Tuyuhun to live here permanently.”
"You can still defeat Tuyuhun? Dafei Chuan was lost in your country's hands, and your Crown Prince was probably defeated in Futuo City, right?”
Li Ke was already prepared. When he heard these words, he tried his best to maintain a natural expression.
From Songzan's words, it wasn't difficult for him to draw two conclusions.
Songzan already knew that Dafeichuan had lost it again.
But for now, Songzan didn't seem to know that the Crown Prince had been defeated.
"Victory and defeat are common in a military strategist and are not worth mentioning. I invited Zanpu here because I issued a letter of challenge to him.”Li Ke said with a smile.
Songzan's gaze focused.
A letter of challenge?
What confidence did Li Ke have?
Pretending to be mysterious?
"The friendship between Tubo and the Great Tang will last forever. Your Highness Ke is going too far.”Songzan shook his head and said naturally,"My Tubo does not dare to accept this challenge."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. The Tubo soldiers are not here to benefit from the war, but are worried that the flames of war will spread to our territory.”
Li Ke looked at Songzan with a half-smile." You'll definitely come. This bridge will be left for Zampu to lead his troops across the Daxia River. Farewell!"”
Watching Li Ke turn around and leave, Songzan's frown deepened.
"Great Minister, where did Li Ke get his confidence from?”
"It's just a trick, Zanpu. Why don't we send troops to Tumen Pass today?”Lu Dongzan suggested as he watched Li Ke return to the opposite shore and mount his horse.
"Let the army cross the Daxia River first and set up camp by the river. We'll wait and see." Songzan ordered after pondering for a long time.”
"How is Big Brother?" When Li Ke returned to Tumen Pass, Cheng Chumo greeted him and asked.
"Get ready. Songzan already knows about Dafei Chuan's situation, and it won't be long before he attacks.”
He and Cheng Chumo had just returned to the gate of the marshal's mansion when Helian Tienan rushed over."Your Highness, there's news!"
Li Ke and his brothers looked at Helian Tienan nervously.
"Your scattered soldiers are divided into two groups and have already entered the range of thirty miles from Tumen Pass. They are led by my tribe and are on their way.”
"That's great!" Li Ke smiled and immediately ordered,""Chumo, prepare some good food and drinks.”
"The rest of you, follow me to the north wall to welcome them.”
Not long after.
Two miserable armies appeared in Li Ke's line of sight.
One of them stopped five miles away from the city, while the other came straight for them.
"The Crown Prince's army in the middle has stopped. The one coming over is the Right Commander.”Qin Huaiyu said with a frown.
"Release the right commander into the city. At the same time, order our brothers to send 300 cavalry out of the city to circle around the middle army and read out the imperial edict!”Li Ke said coldly.
The brothers looked at Li Ke.
They all felt that their big brother today was a little different from before.
This order was clearly to strip the Crown Prince of his military power!
In the past, Big Brother would never do this!
"I'll go!"
"I'll go too!"
……
Li Ke's change made the brothers very happy. They were all eager to try and turned around to go down the city wall.
Helian Tienan was keenly aware of this change and was secretly amazed.
"Royal brother…big brother is shameless! Shameless! It's fine if he left me behind to cover the rear, but he actually left 20,000 soldiers behind and fled on his own!”
As Li Ke stared at the army in the middle path from the top of the city wall, a wailing sound came from behind him.
He turned his head and saw a chubby shadow pouncing towards him.
Before he could react, he was hugged by Li Tai.
Li Tai complained to Li Chengqian with snot and tears.
You're not a good person either!
Li Ke cursed in his heart.
Pa!
Li Ke slapped Li Tai's face.
Li Tai was dumbfounded.
"Wang Chongji, get lost!”Li Ke saw Wang Chongji, who was behind Li Tai, wanting to step forward to protect him. He raised his finger and pointed at him, taking the initiative to attack."You're from the Wang family in Taiyuan. Where's your family background?”
"It's still your Wang Clan that taught you to be full of schemes and plots!”
"Why didn't you stop Li Tai when he disobeyed the military order? If it wasn't for you, Murong Xiaojun would have been a stray dog, how could he have reoccupied Dafei Chuan!”
The soldiers of the Right Leader walked past the city wall silently and looked up at the young prince who had trained them for half a year.
A glimmer of light appeared in his tired and dull eyes.
Wang Chongji's mouth was filled with bitterness as he allowed Li Ke to scold and insult him.
"And you! Bastard! Do you know what you have done?"
"How many brothers have you killed!"
"You still have the face to cry! Why didn't you die in battle? If you die in battle, I'll still think highly of you!”
"Now, I'm telling you, I'll take over your right commander. Get back to the marshal's mansion and guard Tumen Pass. You'll be like the other soldiers, standing on the city wall and guarding the city!”
"Get lost!"
Li Tai unexpectedly didn't respond to Li Ke's words. He lowered his head and silently said to Li Ke.
Wang Chongji's lips moved. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything. He cupped his hands and turned to leave.
" Damn it, a defeat has helped you lose weight…" Li Ke cursed under his breath as he saw how thin Li Tai was.
" The lady opposite, look over here, look over here…"
At this moment, a deep singing voice suddenly sounded outside the city.
Li Tai couldn't help but stop in his tracks.
"I looked left, right, up, down…"
The Right Commander who entered the city also started singing along.
"I thought and thought, I guessed and guessed…"
Gradually, singing began to rise from both inside and outside the city.
The song became low and cheerful again. Li Tai clearly realized that the momentum of his Right Leader was recovering.
Along the way, the soldiers with dull expressions had tears in their eyes, but they were grinning and singing.
Outside the city, groups of soldiers from the middle army also broke away from the army, laughing, crying, and singing as they headed towards Tumen Pass.
Helian Tienan had never heard such a song before.
He was secretly surprised. How could a song gradually restore the morale of a defeated army?
Of course, he would not understand.
Before this, the soldiers had spent the entire winter in the camp singing this song and learning.
On the banks of the Jingshui River, the brothers sang this song loudly, admiring the hard-working young ladies in Guanzhong. They giggled as they washed their clothes.
That smile was pure and clean.
Like the mothers and sisters of their brothers.
And the prince and the group of young dukes who taught them to sing this song were watching them from the top of the city wall.
"General, what should we do? If we don't do anything, the army will disperse.”A lieutenant beside Liu Rengui asked anxiously.
This lieutenant came from the Left Military Guard and was Hou Junji's loyal follower.
"Let's enter the city." Liu Rengui's face was filled with disappointment." After half a year of training, this army has been deeply marked by Li Ke. He is no longer the court's left and right guards!”
"It's Li Ke's private army!"
"But if we enter the city, will Li Ke…"
"What will come will come, unless we give up our Tang identity and leave our homes!”
As they spoke, the entire army began to move.
The centurions, sergeants, and sergeants at the bottom of the army took the initiative to lead their troops, crying and laughing as they left the middle army and headed towards Tumen Pass.
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