"I'll leave this girl Yan'er to you. Either you let her desert her relatives and climb up to the plateau and die without even getting her bones back; or you ride her on a big horse and come to my house to pay homage to your father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
After Li Daozong said these harsh words, he walked away and returned to Lanzhou.
"This... is the legendary forced marriage?" Qin Mubai was stunned.
Li Daozong has always been very domineering, but he is usually limited to the battlefield or facing major events. Unexpectedly, he could be so domineering even when it comes to children.
Now Qin Mubai sincerely feels that when a woman gets into trouble, it is really more difficult to deal with than an army of 100,000 people.
"She is clearly interested in me, and it's really not difficult to do it. But now I really don't have to put any thought into it, so I have to do it... Okay! If I don't go to hell, who will?"
"... By the way, Xue Yan should be the 'fiancée' of Zizong Nongzan. Does this count as cuckolding him?... That's not bad!"
"When did I become so evil?... Father, your soul in heaven, please close your eyes temporarily. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, ahem... For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, Sanlang may have to do some ridiculous and embarrassing things..."
…
With random thoughts in his mind, Qin Mubai returned to the commander's tent.
It's called a "tent", but it's actually a pretty nice little house. Dafeichuan is a place where troops are permanently stationed, so the conditions of the commander's barracks are not bad. The front tent is a large meeting hall, with dozens of generals lined up on both sides; the back tent is the commander's private place, and there are also two courtyards with some vegetation, which is quiet and elegant although not luxurious.
When Qin Mubai walked into the small courtyard, he met Tantai Dandan walking out with a basin of water in his hand and a sad look on his face. Qin Mubai asked her how the princess was doing, and Tantai Dandan said that the prince was really cruel. One side of her face was swollen and she could not touch her, and her teeth were almost knocked out.
Qin Mubai felt a chill in his heart when he heard this. So he called the military doctor, asked for some potion to treat bruises and swelling, and knocked on the door of the guest room.
The person who answered the door was Tantai Shuangshuang. When he saw it was Qin Mubai, he took a long breath, patted his chest and said, "Fortunately, I thought it was the prince who came..."
"Will the prince knock on the door like me?" Qin Mubai smiled, "Okay, you and Dandan go to rest, and leave the princess to me."
"Yes." Tantai Dandan hugged his fists and smiled ambiguously, with dimples showing at the corners of his mouth.
"Why are you laughing?" Qin Mubai frowned and said seriously.
"Young Marshal, don't take advantage of others' danger!"
"What nonsense! Still not backing down!"
"Yes!... Hee hee!"
Tantai and his wife walked away with strange smiles. They didn't have the style of a killer at all. They looked like the best friend of a pregnant girl.
"Do I really look very obscene now?" Qin Mubai was a little stunned for a moment.
Pushing the door open, he locked it. Qin Mubai heard someone calling softly from behind him, "Mubai, where is my father?"
"He left and returned to Lanzhou." Qin Mubai turned around, smiled slightly, and said to Li Xueyan, "Lanzhou was busy with military affairs, so he went back in a hurry."
Li Xueyan turned to Qin Mubai to hide the swollen face, lowered her head, and said sadly: "I'm so unfilial. I have never seen my father so angry... This time, I really disappointed him. !”
Qin Mubai didn't answer, he just sat down next to her, then gently put his hand on her shoulder and said, "Turn around and let me take a look."
This was probably the first "intimate contact" between the two of them at such a close distance.
Li Xueyan felt an unexpected tremor, she hurriedly covered her face with her hands and shook her head.
"It's okay. I got some good healing medicine from the military doctor. Apply a little and it will reduce the swelling and relieve pain immediately." Qin Mubai said warmly.
"Really?" After all, she is a young woman, and Li Xueyan also loves beauty. Her face was swollen like a steamed bun, and it hurt. She was more worried about her appearance. Especially when facing Qin Mubai.
"But... it's really ugly. I don't want you to see it."
"It doesn't matter, just think of me as a doctor." Qin Mubai smiled softly and his voice was very soft. He pulled Li Xueyan's shoulder with a little force to make her turn around, "A doctor has a parental heart and won't care."
Li Xueyan's cheeks turned red, and she turned around half-heartedly, lowering her head. Qin Mubai still crossed his arms. In this way, she seemed to fall into Qin Mubai's arms.
"Take your hand away. I'm going to make some medicine." Qin Mubai whispered in her ear.
"Oh..." With some hesitation and uneasiness, Li Xueyan slowly let go of his hand.
It was really swollen and turned a little blue. For such a gentle and graceful woman to have such serious injuries on her face, it was really a bit of a disgrace.
Qin Mubai dipped a cotton cloth into some potion and prepared to apply it on Li Xueyan's face. The smell was a bit pungent, and Li Xueyan instinctively ducked aside.
"Don't hide, don't move...that's all, just lean your head like this."
Li Xueyan had no choice but to do as he was told. As a result, the two faced each other, and Li Xueyan sat completely in Qin Mubai's arms, with her head tilted and pillowed in the crook of Qin Mubai's left arm, and she closed her eyes.
Qin Mubai knew that she was a little nervous, her body was slightly stiff, and her eyelashes were trembling.
No wonder, this gesture is too ambiguous. If there is no excuse for adding medicine, it is clearly a warm embrace.
After the potion was applied, Li Xueyan felt a little burning pain on his face, but soon it was cool and refreshing, and the swelling and pain disappeared a lot. In addition, Qin Mubai's movements were very gentle, and the majestic aura of the man unknowingly made her intoxicated. After she closed her eyes, she felt as if she had entered a dreamland, and she did not want to wake up.
The medicine is finished. Qin Mubai lowered his head and saw that Li Xueyan... seemed to be asleep. The corners of his swollen mouth also slightly curved up into a smile, as if he was still dreaming.
"Is this okay?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but secretly laugh, and thought to himself, "Come on, I'll just keep applying the medicine... I won't disturb your sweet dreams."
"Mubai..." Li Xueyan suddenly called softly.
"Um?"
"Has the medicine been applied?"
"Well, that's it."
Li Xueyan still maintained that posture, without moving or opening her eyes. She said as if talking in a dream, "Thank you. But... can you lend me your shoulder to lean on and rest for a while?"
"… certainly."
"I feel so tired, as if I haven't had a good night's sleep in a year. I actually fell asleep when you applied the medicine on me just now. I felt like I slept so peacefully and deeply. Although it was only for a short while, but... really So comfortable.”
"Then... please continue." Qin Mubai smiled helplessly, put down the medicine bottle and other items, and simply put his other hand around her, gently placing it on her back.
In this way, he really held her in his arms.
Li Xueyan took it seriously, bowed softly and moved down a little, completely into a lying position, with his body weight on Qin Mubai's lap, his head resting on his left arm, and his hands very close. Hang it naturally by your side... and fall asleep soundly.
Qin Mubai was dumbfounded.
"Does she think of me as Liu Xiahui?"
"No, the word that people call me the most is sanctimonious!"
"This is simply an insult to me! It also ignores my male instinct!"
…
"Bang-bang-bang-"
Three huge cannon blasts, earth-shattering!
Qin Mubai turned over and jumped up, and Li Xueyan woke up with a scream!
Without saying a word, Qin Mubai just lowered his head and glanced at Li Xueyan. Li Xueyan was a little frightened but nodded decisively, and Qin Mubai rushed out.
"Report, Marshal, the Tibetans are coming to attack the camp!"
"How many troops?"
"About five thousand cavalry!"
"How unreasonable! Five thousand cavalry are coming to attack the camp? Beware of fraud! - Beat the drums to gather the generals!"
"promise!"
Move the whole camp!
"Bang bang bang—" A series of cannons sounded like the sky was shattering and the earth was shattering!
Qin Mubai rode on Huoyun's fast horse and ran to the fort. I saw Xue Wanjun personally on the fort, directing the artillery to fire.
"Xue Wanjun, how is the battle going?!"
"Report to the Marshal! About five thousand Tibetan cavalry rushed towards them. They charged for a round, but were driven back by our fort, leaving behind three to five hundred corpses!"
While shouting to Qin Mubai, he stepped onto the fort, picked up his special Tiegu "high-tech product" crystal telescope and took a look, and sure enough!
There is indeed a large number of Tibetan cavalry that are retreating hastily. Thick smoke billowed in front, leaving many corpses behind, and the flames ignited in the crater were clearly visible.
"Run away now?" Qin Mubai put down the telescope and frowned.
"The general is also strange." Xue Wanjun said, "This is not the fighting style of the Tubo people. They have always been a stubborn way of fighting to the death. This time, they only sent five thousand people. It is clearly to test the power of our army's fort."
"That's wrong." Qin Mubai shook his head, frowning and lost in thought.
The troops in the camp have been collectively disbanded and are at war with each other. Hou Junji, Yuwen Hongtai and other generals were all dressed up and mounted their horses. They were just waiting for Qin Mubai's order to lead their men out of camp to fight, and they were all gearing up.
After a while, Qin Mubai waved his hand and said, "Ming Jin, the whole camp has rested, and the original squad is ready."
"Ah? Why don't you pursue us?" Many soldiers who were eager to fight shouted.
"Execute the military order, no words." After saying these eight words, Qin Mubai strode away. The generals did not dare to say anything and had to disperse. But Hou Junji, Xue Wanjun and Yuwen Hongtai followed Qin Mubai back to the commander's tent.
"Young Marshal, it's really not a good idea for us to be so cautious." The whole camp moves like a frightened bird over and over again, and its energy is almost gone."
"Yes." Hou Junji continued, "Obviously, this is Gar Qinling's trick, which is to constantly harass us and make us uneasy. Of course, we generals can see through it. But there is no guarantee that the soldiers will not be disturbed and become restless. If this continues, the morale of the army will be weakened."
"Yes, third brother!" Yuwen Hongtai shouted, "There are only a few thousand cavalry, what are you afraid of what he will do! If he dares to attack the camp, I will rush forward and tear them to pieces! You give me three thousand soldiers and horses, and I will go up Accept the challenge! Make sure none of them are spared!"
"You don't have to argue." Qin Mubai said calmly, "You have ignored the intention of Gar Qinling."
"Oh, then according to the young commander's wishes, what does he want to do?" the three of them asked together.
Qin Mubai snorted softly and said, "Think about it, he holds 300,000 Tubo cavalry and dare not step forward to attack the Dafeichuan camp. What is he afraid of?"
"Of course it's the Shenwu Cannon!"
"Isn't that right?" Qin Mubai said, "He is just afraid of our cannons. He sent 5,000 people to charge into the formation this time for three purposes. First, if he can lure us out of the formation, it will play into his heart. There must be an ambush. Secondly, he wanted his soldiers to overcome their fear of artillery and use practical methods to develop ways to avoid artillery fire. He did not throw away the three to five hundred corpses today. Thirdly, and most importantly, he wants us to have no peace of mind and have no time to do other things.”
"What else? What's the matter?" the three asked again.
"Of course it is the thing he is most afraid of!" Qin Mubai lowered his eyebrows and said, "Although I don't know what he is afraid of yet, I clearly feel that he also has weaknesses and fatal wounds. Otherwise, he would not This is a preemptive attempt to deceive others.”
"Could it be that he is afraid that we will divide our troops and go to the Second Pass of Yuyang to assist in the battle?" Hou Junji said.
"We don't know." Qin Mubai said, "Even if there are concerns about this, it is not a fatal injury. After all, they are attacking and we are defending. Even if we defend, he will not fall." In a state of defeat. I just think that there is something unspeakable about Garqin Ling. He is eager to attack and capture Dafeichuan. It stands to reason that he is the most powerful person in Tibet and is highly praised by Tubo. Trust me, there is no need to bear the pressure like me. He is almost holding the rudder of the big ship of Tubo, and he has no reason to be anxious when competing with our small fishing boat of Dafichuan."
"Then what worries does he have?" The three of them murmured.
After a while, Hou Junji said, "Qin Mubai, don't think too much. The soldier said, Gar Qinling has an army of 300,000 men. It is normal to send a small team of troops to test the battle today. Use troops. The most suspicious person is, if he comes again tomorrow, don't let Xue Wanjun fire, let me lead a team of soldiers to go out and fight him again."
"What do you mean?"
"You know nothing!" Hou Junji yelled, "Cannons are mostly used to scare people. How many can they really kill? A hundred thousand people are rushing towards them like a tide. Can these few cannons kill them all? The last few times, people have become numb and no longer afraid, and they no longer have the powerful effect! A few cannonballs falling in the rush of hundreds of thousands of people are like throwing a few stones into the river. It’s useless! You still have to beat them down with hard fists!”
"You're the one farting!" Xue Wanjun roared in a deep voice, his face turning red.
"Shut up!" Qin Mubai shouted, and the two of them immediately fell silent. Qin Mubai said, "Hou Junji's words are rough and rude. We really can't rely too much on Shenwu cannons. Otherwise, what's the use of these 100,000 troops? Gar Qinling is not an ordinary person. His subordinates The army is obviously not the kind that can be scared away. Now that the two armies are facing each other, if he wants to fight, there is no harm in fighting, so as to test the enemy's actual combat ability! "
"Let me go to fight!" Yuwen Hongtai strode forward and shouted in a deep voice, "I am the only one who can be the pioneer!"
"As long as I'm here, what's your point?" Hou Junji snorted coldly, "Qin Mubai gave me the Pioneer Seal a long time ago. You can cool off while you wait to clean up the battlefield!"
"There's no need to argue." Qin Mubai stood up, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, and said, "Tomorrow, I will personally go out of the camp and sit in the formation to supervise the battle. Hou Junji on the left and Yu Wenhong on the right Tai, Xue Wanjun leads the artillery to guard the camp. I will go to the battlefield to see for myself how capable the legendary Kunlun Iron Cavalry is, which is about to be deified!"
"It's your order!" Xue Wanjun clasped his fists in agreement.
"I will definitely be the first to chop off the head of a Tibetan barbarian!" Yuwen Hongtai was very excited.
Hou Junji smiled coldly, "The last one must be cut off by me."
Qin Mubai's heart moved slightly when he heard this. He raised his eyes and glanced at Hou Junji. There was no expression on his cold and lonely face as usual. But what was revealed in his eyes was the kind of ferocious wolf that could make people shudder - pure rage!
"A tiger is not as good as a wolf!" Qin Mubai remembered what Hou Junji said a long time ago.
Perhaps, now is the time for this wild wolf to come in handy!
At dawn the next day, Qin Mubai put on his horse and mounted his horse. On the hour, more than 15,000 cavalry marched out of the camp for thirty miles and formed a formation to meet the enemy.
Although the number of the Chinese Snow Sculpture Army is not large, each of them carries a strange musket on their head with a snow tassel on their head, so they are particularly eye-catching. Hou Junji, the left forward, led thousands of elite cavalrymen whom he personally trained and distributed on both wings of the battle formation; Yuwen Hongtai, the right forward, led the Modao formation in front.
This is a typical Tang army's field tactics.
The sun has risen. Ahead, the Qingluo Yuan grassland is quiet and deserted.
Qin Mubai was riding on the horse, his riding whip gently tapping the saddle, and a meaningful smile gradually appeared on his face.
"What the hell are you doing to these bastards who want to fight but don't come?" After waiting for a long time, Yuwen Hongtai, who was standing at the front, couldn't hold himself back and started yelling.
"It seems that he was tricked." Qin Mubai smiled calmly and said, "Send the order and prepare to withdraw."
Just then, on the flat prairie ahead, a rider came running slowly.
He is a Tubo man with a pennant on his back and is an envoy.
Before he could get closer, Yu Wen Hongtai hurriedly threw away his sword, got on his horse and ran forward, pointing his nose at him and scolding: "You bunch of shy turtles, why don't you come to fight again? If you are afraid of death, go back to the plateau. Go away, kid, don’t be embarrassed here!”
The Tibetan man had a disdainful smile on his face, but he was not in a hurry. He shouted loudly in Chinese: "Marshal Gar has something to say to Marshal Qin - soldiers are not tired of deceit. Marshal Qin will please go back to the camp and have a good rest. When you have rested and settled down, I will naturally send troops to harass you again! I have the patience to harass you for ten, eight or even a hundred times. When you are exhausted and exhausted, I will send my troops to crush your Dafeichuan in one fell swoop!"
Although Qin Mubai was a little far away, he heard what he heard so clearly that he couldn't help but smile and said: "This Gar Qinling is so conceited!"
"Call you a mother-in-law! Call you a mother-in-law!"
Yuwen Hongtai was furious and drew his sword to kill someone. The Tibetan envoy pulled out his horse and ran away. Yuwen Hongtai yelled like a monster and threw his saber like a flying knife, stabbing the envoy to the core and falling off the horse.
"It's quiet now. Damn it!..."
All the soldiers focused their attention on Yuwen Hongtai, and some were angry or applauded. Some people said, "The two armies are fighting but will not kill the envoy" and so on.
Qin Mubai frowned slightly and fell into a world of thought, saying to himself: "Well, a war never tires of deceit!... Gar Qinling, you fooled me once! I know that you not only want to fight on the battlefield To defeat me, you also want to suppress me in terms of momentum, and even more importantly, you want to completely defeat me in terms of will - okay, let's see! In the end, who will be completely defeated first!"