Not taking the city and seizing territory as the only goal, but taking the annihilation of the enemy's vitality as the main goal. This was Li Hong's only goal after entering Tubo.
Nie Chizan was dazzled by the intense sensory difference between the fierce pursuit and the determination to annihilate him in battle. He was as powerful as a tiger and as fast as the wind.
The black armor shrouded the layers of murderous intent. Before the arrow rain subsided, it had surrounded his two flanks. If he wanted to retreat, he could only retreat back the same way.
But then he discovered that when they came, the trench that had been easily crossed had become an insurmountable chasm due to the panic of the troops.
Black armor, short war horses, and bright blades descended from the sky like gods and demons. The huge horse spears rushed to steal souls, like skewers of candied haws, which were enough to take away the lives of several soldiers at once.
Nie Chizan's pupils were shrinking violently. He didn't meet an enemy as cruel as the wind. The cruel and ruthless momentum and fierce and fierce killing instantly defeated the troops he had always been proud of.
Before his messengers could retreat with the gong, the troops on the right flank had already begun to scatter. They had begun to cover the mountains and plains, crying and fleeing in all directions.
Li Zhi was in the Penglai Hall of the Daming Palace, holding red feather secret letters one after another in his hand.
Among them, those from Pei Xingjian, Xue Rengui, Hei Te Changzhi, Yuan Shuji and others are also in hand.
What he was most concerned about was naturally the movements of that little brat Li Hong, who was now under the command of Tubo Ze.
Yuan Shuji and Pei Xingjian attacked Dafeichuan at the same time!
Xue Rengui moved his troops to the city of Khotan, Hei Te Changzhi guarded Shule City in the Western Region, and Wang Fangyi rushed to the aid of the Persian Governor's Mansion.
The gate of Yumenguan is wide open!
The information from the Ministry of War was quickly handed over. The Chief Protector of the Anxi Protectorate and the Deputy Protector Pei Xingjian jointly requested that Li Jingxuan be appointed as the guard general of Yumen Pass.
Wu Mei was in a bad mood these days, and she had already had several quarrels with Li Zhi, and the reason for the quarrel was naturally related to Li Hong, who was currently spinning the world in Tubo like the wind.
Not only did he lead 20,000 soldiers and horses into Tubo territory, but Chen Bingze was actually under the city to fight with them.
Li Zhi ignored the grunting Wu Mei, knowing that she was worried about Li Hong's little bastard.
But why wasn't he worried? But after the little bastard went to the Western Regions, Datang's control over the Anxi Protectorate had completely failed.
All major and minor matters were due to the connivance between himself and the queen, and Li Hong had the final say alone.
Now it's better. If someone doesn't watch, the person will go crazy in Tubo.
Wen Cheng even wrote a letter to him, but he was rebutted by Wu Mei.
"In this case, doesn't it tell Tubo that it was the Tang Prince who led his cavalry into Tubo? Can Li Hong come back safe and sound?" Wu Mei said coldly with a livid face.
"I have made my own decision. In this way, even if Li Hong is defeated by Tubo, at least his life can be saved." Li Zhi also snorted.
The feet of the two people were kneeling with eunuchs and maids of all sizes. Even though the ancestor from the Western Regions had been gone for several years.
But the His Majesty and the Queen in the palace also quarreled more fiercely because of him.
When the ancestors were around, no matter when His Majesty or the Queen was in a bad mood, or when they quarreled because of the ancestors, there was no tense situation like today.
Wu Mei's face was ashen and she continued to hum: "As an emperor, he should not be allowed to leave the Anxi Protectorate. Now that people are in Tubo, they should send more troops to help Li Hong."
Li Zhi glanced at her speechlessly, bit his lip, and finally said: "The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are not good at fighting against Tubo. They have been in peace for many years. Tuyuhun was invaded. I didn't help Nuohebo to recover the country. That's right." It’s because of this. If we send more troops now, we can’t save the fire from far away.”
Wu Mei also stood up and flicked her sleeves, which frightened the palace maids and eunuchs into trembling. She frowned with her white jade brows, looked at the tree at the door, and said slowly: "Saving Li Hong is the first priority. I am only afraid that Li Hong will be defeated. The morale of Tubo is strong and they will use this as an excuse to send troops to the Western Regions."
Wu Mei turned around, looked at Li Zhi with her bright and beautiful eyes, and continued calmly: "Pei Xingjian and Yuan Shuji are now sending troops to Feichuan. They just want to put pressure on Tubo, so as to attract Tubo troops and let Tubo But if Pei Xingjian and Yuan Shuji are unable to capture Dafeichuan, then Li Hong will give the Tibetan soldiers and horses in the Congling area a favorable excuse to send troops to the Western Regions. The first to bear the brunt will naturally be the city of Khotan. Khotan could easily be lured into Tibetan territory by Tibetan soldiers under the guise of Li Hong, and then be annihilated.”
Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei in shock, but his heart was filled with huge waves.
He knew better than anyone whether Li Hong was her Wu Mei's pet peeve, but now the queen's words made it clear that she was planning to give up on Li Hong and retreat to the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate to prevent Tibet from counterattacking.
"Li Hong, how do you deal with it?" Li Zhi asked in a muffled voice.
Wu Mei sighed deeply, turned around slowly and walked to the door of Penglai Hall. She looked at the tree that was still growing well after more than ten years and whispered: "As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I entered alone. In Tubo, courage is admirable, but it is too ambitious to achieve great things. Likewise, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he should have the dignity of the Tang Dynasty! No matter what, he, Li, can't be destroyed! Hong now has no choice but to crush Tubo or kill Tubo in battle. This is justice!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Mei turned around and looked at Li Zhi and said word by word: "The prince of the Tang Dynasty should stand upright like the Tang Dynasty. If he is captured or sent back, he will become a joke to the world! And! The Tang Dynasty will also make people laugh because of this, how can the Tang Dynasty make all the countries in the world surrender to the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Zhi looked up to the sky and sighed. With the support of the palace maid, he slowly sat down on the chair and closed his eyes to rest. After a while, he slowly said: "Xuan Liu Rengui, Ren Yaxiang, Pei Yan, Cen Changqian, Zhang Wenguan, Zhao Renben Enter the palace and wait at Yanying Hall."
Zichen Hall is the third main hall of Daming Palace. To the west of the main hall is Yanying Hall, which is where the emperor's daily activities took place. Similarly, Zichen Hall was also the sleeping palace of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty.
Li Zhi sat for a while, and when his eyes were no longer so dizzy, he stood up slowly and said, "I believe Hong'er can give me a surprise, just like everything he has done in these years. This time he single-handedly marched into Tubo. Presumably, he would have a sure-fire plan. With his temperament, Yuan Shuji and Pei Xingjian would immediately mobilize troops to attack Feichuan as soon as Li Hong entered Tubo. This document has also stated that the troops and horses in the entire Western Region were mobilized. , It’s all Li Hong’s instructions before, so it won’t be a big deal.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of Hong Ling's messenger sounded outside again: "His Royal Highness, Hong Ling's voice is urgent."
"Send it up."
"Send it over quickly."
Wu Mei and Li Zhi's expressions tightened, with a trace of worry and a trace of eagerness on their faces at the same time. Naturally, they hoped it was good news about a great victory, but they were also worried that it was the little bastard's emergency call to save their lives.
Wu Mei took three steps at a time and took the quick play from Yang Wu before Li Zhi. After taking a look at the writing on it, she handed it to Li Zhi and sat down with a relaxed expression.
Li Zhi gave her a strange look, took the memorial, and quickly tore it open, only to see that it was Li Hong's personal letter.
"When did the little bastard last write a book? Now he knows how to write a book. I will take care of him when he comes back." Li Zhi said to himself while reading the letter.
As the reading progressed, the whole person became relaxed.
"Tibet can't be decided in one battle today. From Zampu to the common people, the previous Zangpu Songtsan Gampo has the same god-like worship and loyalty as the current Mangzong Mangtsen. It will be difficult to shake it in a short time." . Tubo is like the rising sun. Now the country is stable, the monarch and his ministers are in harmony, and although the people are not rich, they are enough to survive. In recent years, Tubo has had good harvests, and with the advanced industries brought over by Aunt Wencheng, today's Tubo is prosperous. Great situation.”
"Why is this little bastard praising others?" Li Zhi frowned and said dissatisfiedly as he listened to Wu Mei's words.
Wu Mei ignored his little mood and continued to read: "My minister's advance into Tubo today was not actually my intention, but my minister had noticed that Tubo had already planned against me, the twelve states under the jurisdiction of Khotan in the Tang Dynasty. , so I decided to strike first to keep the war away from the Tang Dynasty and force the war to take place in other countries, so as to ensure peace for the people of the Tang Dynasty. He is kind to the people. By the way, the fate of the sons and ministers is nothing compared to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and the peace and tranquility of the people."
When Wu Mei's jade-white brows read this, they immediately began to be covered with black lines. She clenched her silver teeth and said, "Li Hong will definitely talk nonsense again. I don't want to be angry with him, Your Majesty." Come read it.”
Wu Mei tried her best to calm down her mind. Little Tu Zi had been doing this since she was a child, but what she said after that was just nonsense.
Just as Wu Mei had guessed, Li Zhi picked up the letter and read it and read: "Although my three-year period in Anxi has expired, I am willing to guard the border for our Tang Dynasty until we weaken the opposition of Tubo and Bai Yi Dashi." After the threat from the Tang Dynasty, my son had the honor to return to Chang'an and serve his father and mother. He behaved unfilially, but he still had filial piety, so... How about extending his return to Chang'an for another year? Tubo is fighting with the Tubo soldiers and cannot retreat. If we retreat forcefully, it will not only demoralize the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but also make the Tubo think that the emperor and queen of the Tang Dynasty are easy to bully, so I can't say anything. We're going to go in and out of Tubo. Let's not talk about it. The Tubo soldiers are coming again, and I'm going to fight, woo woo woo..."
After Li Zhi finished reading with a dry throat, his voice changed slightly and said: "You little bastard, you wrote this whole article just to stay in Anxi for one more year? What does this last woo woo mean?"
"..." Wu Mei had a headache and didn't know how to explain.
(End of chapter)