If you tell a "lie" too many times, you are likely to believe it!
Tang Jian is like this now!
When he was in danger, at such a sensitive time, he bravely came to the grassland in disguise with a few guards. At that time, he himself did not believe in the prophecy of "frost in July"!
But after talking to Tuli so many times, he seemed to have a belief in his heart, that is, at the end of July, there will definitely be frost on the grassland. For him, this is no longer a prophecy. Not a lie, but the truth!
It's as solid a fact as "tomorrow's sun will rise from the east"!
"Oh~? You mean, the Qibi and Uighur tribes did not use all their strength in the evening? And they deliberately showed mercy to us~?"
In the tooth tent, after hearing what Tang Jian said, his sharp eyes flashed and he asked in a deep voice.
In fact, before being invited to the tent, Tang Jian made a very detailed analysis of the battle in the evening. At this time, he was very confident, because he saw more things behind the casualty figures! After hearing Tu Li's question, Tang Jian cupped his hands and said:
"This time the Great Khan mobilized 300,000 elite troops from the ten major tribes including Qibi and Uighur to encircle us. Not to mention other tribes, only Qibi and Uighur. Their soldiers and horses are so elite. There is no need for Tang to say this, the little Khan must also know it in his heart!
If these two troops alone attack with all their strength and show no mercy, does Little Khan think that in today's battle, your losses will only be 40,000? And will only 20% of the 40,000 casualties actually die in battle? "
After listening to Tang Jian's analysis, both Tu Li and Ni Shutuo came to their senses. They looked at each other and Ni Shutuo nodded imperceptibly to Tu Li, indicating that Tang Jian's analysis was indeed reasonable.
Upon seeing this, Tang Jian continued: "In the evening battle, the reason why the ten coalition forces suddenly strengthened their offensive is that, in Tang's opinion, it must be that the Great Khan inflicted on the leaders of the ten tribes after hearing the rumors circulating among the tribes. Pressure, this battle in the evening was done by these ten tribes to show the Great Khan, so this battle was several times more intense and tragic than before!
But these ten tribes may not really be of the same mind as the Great Khan. The leaders of each tribe must consider the interests of their respective tribes. No one is willing to push the soldiers under your account, Little Khan, into a desperate situation, which will lead to our desperate counterattack and the other party's soldiers. The losses were heavy, not only for the Qibi and the Uighur tribes, but also for the other tribes!
In fact, like us, they are also waiting for the prediction of frost to come true! "
Tu Li sat up high with a thoughtful look on his face. After Tang Jian finished speaking, he said, "What the Tang envoy said is not unreasonable! In this case, General Ni, in the next two days, let's work together again Let’s work together to gather all the available troops of the tribe to resist Duo Bi’s attack!”
Tang Jian's analysis sounded reasonable to Tu Li. In addition, he did receive news at noon that Jie Li summoned the leaders of ten tribes to discuss matters in the royal court. This coincided with Tang Jian's guess. , with the two supporting evidences, Tang Jian’s analysis becomes even more credible!
"Yes! I obey my orders~!"
Ni Shutuo looked serious, put one hand on his chest, bowed to Tuli and said.
"There was a fierce battle in the evening. I think Tang Envoy must have been frightened. General Ni sent someone to take Tang Envoy down to rest. Tang Envoy is a distinguished guest of this Khan. Remember to let the people below treat him well~!"
Tu Li looked at Tang Jian at this time and said again.
"Yes~!"
Ni Sutuo knew that Tu Li was issuing an order to expel guests, so he responded, came to Tang Jian's side, stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture, and said: "Master Ju, please come this way!"
Tang Jian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said softly: "There is no need to trouble General Ni, Tang knows the way back to the camp! Farewell~!"
After saying that, Tang Jian raised his feet and walked towards the outside of the tooth tent.
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"... Chief Huo, what do you think he wants to do when he joins the army and suddenly wants to find people suffering from tuberculosis? Most people will die soon after getting this kind of disease. How can we happen to encounter it by chance?"
"That's right! And this disease is also contagious. Whoever encounters it will be unlucky! I don't want to encounter it during the day~!"
"Alas! I've been searching the city all day today. I'm exhausted. Fang joins the army and now he wants us to gather together. Isn't this looking for trouble for us?"
Bingzhou Camp, above the school grounds.
Although it was already dark at this time, the dozens of bonfires lit around the school grounds made the place much brighter. Countless sergeants stood on the school grounds. They stood in designated positions according to each battalion, each team, and each fire. They are not training, but they are in small groups whispering to each other.
It turned out that after Fang Gongteng returned to the camp from the Governor's Mansion, he immediately summoned all the soldiers to the school field and asked all the sergeants to recall whether they had encountered any patients suffering from tuberculosis during the day when searching residential houses in the city. Soldiers who obtain effective intelligence will not only receive military merit, but also receive a monetary reward of one hundred guan!
Fang Gongteng gave the soldiers a quarter of an hour to recall. After a quarter of an hour, the captains of each battalion would report the results to him, and then the soldiers could return to their camps to rest.
"Okay! Stop talking nonsense! Since joining the army reminds everyone, then think carefully about whether you have encountered any common people suffering from tuberculosis during the day when you were searching the city! If you did, it would be a great achievement. One thing, not only will you get military merit, but you will also get a reward. If you don't think about it carefully when you encounter such a good thing, why are you just talking nonsense here?"
To the east of the school grounds, more than a dozen sergeants were gathering together to discuss (complain) quietly but fiercely. At this time, one of the burly middle-aged men loudly interrupted everyone's irrelevant discussion.
The other sergeants stopped gossiping and began to frown and think back seriously.
"Eh~? Huo Chang! I didn't see this tuberculosis patient with my own eyes today, but when Li Si and I were searching a house in the south of the city today, we smelled a strong smell of medicine as soon as we entered the door, and There was a woman in the back room who kept coughing. After we finished searching outside, we originally wanted to go into the back room to search, but the maids inside the house said that their mistress had been infected with cold in the past two days. It was transmitted to us, and there are only women in their family, so we are advised not to go in! Huo Chang, do you think the woman in that family has tuberculosis instead of cold?"
Everyone frowned and thought hard for a long time, but no one came forward. The fire chief shook his head in disappointment and was about to report the situation of their fire to the battalion lieutenant colonel. Unexpectedly, at this time, a lean man, about the size of A young sergeant in his twenties spoke.
"Yes, yes! Dachuan and I really encountered this thing today!"
After the lean young sergeant finished speaking, another sergeant beside him echoed.
"Oh? Is there such a thing?"
The middle-aged fire chief couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this. Then he scratched his head and said, "Did you two finally go in and take a look?"
The two looked at each other, shook their heads, and the lean sergeant said: "The house was full of female relatives, and the mistress couldn't come out easily, so Li Si and I didn't have the nerve to go in. After searching in other houses for a while, Let’s leave!”
The middle-aged fire chief heard this and said angrily: "Is this how you two bastards search? If Fang Canjun finds out, I will have to skin you!"
The two of them shrank their necks and did not dare to speak back.
The middle-aged Huo Zhang paused and then asked: "Then do you still remember the specific location of that house?"
The sergeant named Dachuan nodded quickly and said: "Remember! The house is in Baoshengfang. It's just a courtyard. It doesn't look like a wealthy family! I think if she really had tuberculosis, she would have died long ago!"
The middle-aged fire chief thought for a while, shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily the case! Okay! You guys stay here for now, and I'll go find Lieutenant Feng! As for whether to report it to Fang Junjun, let Lieutenant Feng make the decision. Bar!"
After saying that, the middle-aged Fire Chief turned around and walked towards the front of their team.
"How is it? Can any soldiers report suspicious situations?"
On the general stage directly in front of the school field, Fang Gongteng was pacing anxiously. At this time, he stopped and asked the bodyguard beside him.
"Back to joining the army, the captains of each battalion also discovered suspicious things!"
The guard replied with cupped fists.
Fang Gongteng nodded with some disappointment. At this moment, a sergeant ran up and bowed: "Report to join the army. The captain of the Eighth Battalion said that there were soldiers in the camp who reported suspicious situations!"
"oh?"
Fang Gongteng's eyes suddenly lit up in disappointment, and he hurriedly said: "Quick! Let Feng Quan come over and see me!"
"yes!"
The sergeant took the order and left.
After a while, a soldier walked up quickly, followed by three people. They were the fire chief and his two soldiers.
"join the army!"
The leading soldier came to Fang Gongteng. He first bowed his fists and saluted, and then went straight to the point and said, "Reporting to join the army, Li Si and Qin Dachuan, the third fire officers of our battalion's eighth team, were searching in the city during the day and found a house in a house. The woman keeps coughing, but I’m not sure if it’s consumption!”
Fang Gongteng's eyes flashed, and he said seriously: "Okay! Li Si, Qin Dachuan, you two come out and tell me the details of the situation at that time!"
"Yes! Join the army!"
Qin Dachuan and Li Si clasped their fists to accept the order. Qin Dachuan organized his words in his mind, and then clasped his fists and said: "At that time, Li Si and I were searching Baoshengfang, and there was a house..."
Qin Dachuan told Fang Gongteng what happened before to his fire chief, but compared to last time, he told it more carefully this time.
"It smelled very strong... There was a woman coughing in the house... As soon as we entered the house... there were two maids... "
After Fang Gongteng heard this, he immediately began to sort out the clues Qin Dachuan said in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the hostess of this house was suspicious. After pondering for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "Qin Dachuan, Li Si, you The two of you will lead the way, now take me to that private house~!"
Time waits for no one. Li Junxian had hinted to him before that the mysterious force behind the killer might kill people and silence him. Now that he has found suspicious clues, there is no need for him to stay here and waste time!
"Ah~? Fang joins the army? Now? There is a curfew in the city now!"
Qin Dachuan was stunned when he heard this, and then couldn't help but say.
Fang Gongteng glared at him and said resolutely: "Now! Lieutenant Feng Xiao, immediately dispatch two hundred light cavalry from your camp and follow me to the city to find the person~!"
Feng Quan didn't talk nonsense, he directly cupped his fists and said: "The last general takes orders~!"
Fang Gongteng called the previous personal guard again and ordered: "Dong Xiao, you stay here. If there are any other soldiers who provide suspicious information in a while, you immediately ride a fast horse to Baoshengfang and inform me! In half a quarter of an hour, After that, let the soldiers disperse and go back to the camp to rest~!"
"Yes~! The last general takes the order~!"
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