Bi Su hurried to the big tent, Yuanjue lifted a corner of the felt curtain and shook his head at him.
"General, the regent doesn't have time to see you right now."
Bi Su looked in through the slit in the curtain, the tent was full of people, the generals were divided into two groups, standing on both sides of the lower head of Tamara, as if they were facing each other. Depressed, only Mobido stood in the corner with his arms crossed, with a look that had nothing to do with him watching a good show.
The generals were excited and complained and questioned loudly.
Bi Suo frowned and asked, "What happened?"
Yuanjue replied in a low voice: "Just now, a few captains led people to clean the battlefield, treat the wounded, and count the prisoners... The others chased the remnants of Beirong, and they caught a son and two nephews of Wakhan Khan, as well as a group of Beirong. Rong nobles, a tribe also discovered a camp of Beirong people, there are women in it, how can those tribal coalition troops be as disciplined as our Chinese army? They also have a grudge against Beirong, wishing they could kill all Beirong people, almost They started looting, burning and killing... There have been several disputes today. The regent has just ordered that no indiscriminate killing, no harassment of civilians, and those Beirong nobles, no matter what their status, as long as they surrender, they can't just kill. Those who hurt people without cause, regardless of their status, will be dealt with in accordance with military law."
"There are many people who are dissatisfied. They are clamoring to kill the son of Wakhan Khan. The regent does not agree, and sends Mobido to watch the prince."
Bi Su sighed.
Tamaroka has long established the rule that no killing is allowed, and he has also issued several prohibitions such as not harassing the people.
The Chinese army is loyal to the royal family, and in addition, as the Sultan, Tamara has publicly dealt with a group of noble children who violated military discipline. Several other armies used to obey the orders of the nobles and acted without any scruples. Although the atmosphere in the army has changed for the past few months, they went to the battlefield and experienced bloody battles. Facing the Beirong who committed a lot of blood debts, they survived. It is very difficult for the soldiers to be tolerant and generous.
Usually, after a big war, the generals will deliberately condone the soldiers to appease the hearts of the soldiers, but Tamaroka will never do this.
Bi Su waited outside for a while.
In the tent, Tanmaraka waved his hand, unable to argue.
Seeing his firm attitude, the crowd did not dare to argue any more, so they quit. When a few generals walked to the door, they hesitated for a while, and their faces flashed unwillingly.
Moviduo also withdrew from the tent. When he passed by Bi Suo, he stopped in his steps and asked, "General, did the general of Shacheng write to you? Is Princess Wenzhao in Shacheng?"
Bi Suo said vaguely, "No news yet."
Moviduo frowned slightly.
Bi Su entered the large tent and walked to the desk, feeling uneasy, hesitating for a moment, and then handed a letter: "Prince Regent, I am worried about the safety of Princess Wen Zhao, so I wrote a letter to the general of Shacheng, asking if the princess arrived safely, The reply letter from the guard of Shacheng has just arrived, he said that the princess is not in Shacheng..."
Tamaroka motioned for Bi Su to put down the letter, her face was calm and not disturbed.
"I know."
Bi Suo's pupils shrank suddenly.
"You know?"
Tan Mo Luojia nodded, wrote and commented on the remarks, and said, "She went to Li Zhongqian."
Bi Suo's mouth was so wide that she couldn't close it for a long time.
"How did you know?"
He patted his head, "What did the princess tell you in that letter?"
Before Li Yaoying left, he had left a letter and asked him to give it to Tamara. He hesitated for a long time, worried that the contents of the letter would irritate Tamara, and wanted to see what was written in the letter before deciding whether to help transfer it before the war. After hesitating for a few days, he still didn't want to offend Li Yaoying, and handed the letter to Yuanjue intact.
After Tanmaraka read the letter, there was no reaction, and he still ordered the generals to arrange the formation as usual.
Bi Suo quietly let out a sigh of relief, guessing that Li Yaoying may have just written some ordinary polite words in the letter, so Tanmoraga didn't respond at all, and gradually forgot about it.
At this moment, looking at Tamara Ka, who had no expression on his face, he suddenly remembered the letter.
"Princess Wen Zhao... what did you say in the letter?"
Bi Su's voice trembled a little.
Tamara's writing was calm and calm, "She said that the Western Army must take advantage of the chaos and retake the important town as a stronghold, she was going to join Yang Qian, and Li Zhongqian had already rushed to Shacheng, she would leave early after confirming safety, In order to reunite with Li Zhongqian as soon as possible. Jarl, who escorted her, has already informed me."
Li Yaoying also said that he would like to thank him for his constant care and ask him to take medicine carefully and not hurt his body. Remember to add meals frequently when you are hungry, and add warm clothes when it is cold.
She never belonged to the royal court.
In the past, he thought that she would only leave when the one-year contract expired.
The arrival of Li Xuanzhen and Li Zhongqian brought everything forward.
Beirong was defeated, and she became the leader of the Western Army. The identity of the modern girl was meaningless to her.
"she left."
Tamaroka said indifferently, with smooth writing movements, calm tone, and steady voice, as if he was just talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
Bi Su's heart tensed.
Did he already know? !
Tamara didn't look up: "What else do you want to ask?"
Bi Suo was shocked, and in embarrassment he exited the tent and stood outside the felt curtain, his face pale.
Yuanjue stared at him suspiciously: "General, what's wrong with you?"
Bi Suo shook her body and sighed deeply.
Yuanjue reached out to help him: "General?"
Bi Suo smiled bitterly, "I was wrong."
"what?"
Bi Su's lips trembled, he was wrong.
He underestimated Tamara's stoicism.
Luo Jia knew that Li Yaoying and Li Zhongqian would leave the royal court without hesitation after they were reunited, but still did not show a trace of depression, calmly commanded the soldiers to fight, dealt with tedious government affairs, and worked hard for the future of the royal court.
He was so calm that Bi Suo couldn't see what he saw in Li Yaoying's letter.
Bi Su clenched her hands into fists.
Luo Jia didn't even say goodbye to Li Yaoying.
If Li Yaoying sees Li Zhongqian and really doesn't set foot in the royal court again, wouldn't Luo Jia never see her again in this life
Bi Suo laughed at himself, "Yuanjue, just now Wanhu and the others made a big fuss about how they dealt with Beirong's captives. Do you know what Wang was thinking?"
Yuanjue looked bewildered.
Bi Suo said with emotion: "If Princess Wenzhao is here, she will definitely understand the king's worries, and she will always be able to relieve the king..."
She was even able to make the heartless Loga smile.
It would be fine if there were no such people in the world, but there are, not only there, but also came to Luo Jia's side, got along with Luo Jia, and then left...
How cruel.
…
On the same day, Tamaroka quickly dealt with a few generals who killed prisoners indiscriminately, and the unrest in the army subsided.
The surrendered North Rong nobles were sent to the Asang tribe to be resettled on the spot, and the North Rong slaves forcibly recruited by the North Rong were also released and returned to their respective tribes with them. The slaves couldn't believe their ears and were so grateful. Before leaving, they bowed in the direction of the holy city, chanted the Buddha's name, and wept bitterly.
Tanmaraga didn't sleep a night, and after finishing the military affairs, he ordered Mobido to continue chasing the remnants of Wakhan Khan, and he led the army back to the holy city. Before the expedition, he had already made arrangements. Even if the first few lines of defense collapsed, the Holy City would not be easily broken. However, the crisis had not been resolved, and the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. He must rush back to the Holy City as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation.
On the second day after the war, the army was slightly reorganized, divided into the front army and the rear army, and immediately set off and rushed back to the capital.
The former soldiers were all light cavalry, abandoned their luggage, and galloped all the way. The soldiers were eating and drinking on horseback. They drove non-stop for a few days, bypassing the bustling towns and arriving at the foot of the snowy mountains that had been ambush before. .
After half an hour, the scout returned with the general Gelu, who was ordered to ambush here.
Gelu clasped his fists and said: "Prince Regent, we have already trapped Haidu Aling and his thousands of elites in the river valley. You told me before that we can't confront Haidu Aling head-on, as long as we trap him, the commander will wait. These days, keep in mind the instructions of the regent and guard all exits, Haidu Aling and the others have not shown up for several days."
Previously, Sultan Gu ordered several thousand elite soldiers to ambushed under the snowy mountains, and everyone was puzzled: the vast snowy mountains could not even see birds, only occasionally glimpsed the traces of goshawks, and no one had ever been able to climb over them. Snow Mountain directly attacked the holy city, and the regent asked them to set up an ambush here, isn't it a waste of troops
Everyone was puzzled, but they still dug trenches and traps as instructed, set up roadblocks, oiled the bows and ballistas several times a day, sent scouts to patrol every hour, and kept an eye on the movements of the letter eagles. After working like this step by step for a while, not to mention the northern army soldiers, not even a leopard, was complaining that the regent was doing too much, the scouts rushed into the camp with rolling and crawling: he saw a group of people like sensitive goats from Climbed down between the cliffs.
Gelu paled in shock, remembered Sultan Gu's advice, calmed down, rallied his troops, joined several other ambush troops, and after Haidu Aling relaxed his vigilance and rushed down the hillside, he unexpectedly launched a surprise attack. A Ling's 5,000 elite soldiers cut him off, forcing them to retreat into the river valley.
Haidu Aling did not expect that there would be an ambush here, and crossed the river formed by the icy melting glaciers.
In the next few days, Haidu Aling tried to break through the defense line from time to time, and sometimes sent loud soldiers to insult the Buddha, intending to provoke.
They were well prepared and had enough food, clothing, and coals. Haidu Aling launched a surprise attack and climbed the mountains. There was no supply at all, not even a horse, so there was no way to supplement his stamina with horse blood. Haidu Aling knew that the odds of winning were not high, and he did not dare to break through easily. There has been no movement these days.
Gelu and the others were well aware of the cunning of Haidu Aling, so they did not dare to take it lightly, and still insisted.
After listening to his report on the military situation, Tamaroga frowned slightly, summoned several other generals of the ambush, and dispatched several light cavalry scouts, asking them to find out the location of Haidu Aling.
The generals arrived one after another, and they all said that Haidu Aling did not dare to show up recently. When soldiers patrolled, they often found the bones of wild beasts near the camp, which should have been hunted by Haidu Aling. They had no supplies and could only hunt mountain leopards. wild wolf.
Gelu expressed his guess: "Prince Regent, will Haidu Aling run across the snow-capped mountains again?"
Tamara shook his head: "The road down the mountain may not be able to return the same way, and they have no supplies, Haidu Aling can't go over the mountains again..."
He looked around.
"Haidu Aling is not in the river valley."
Everyone said in astonishment: "Impossible, the last will always stick to it, unless Haidu Aling can put his wings on and fly out, he will not be able to escape from our eyes!"
As soon as the voice fell, the horse's hoofs sounded outside the tent, and several scouts rushed back to the camp, holding a rope in both hands: "Prince Regent, I found this on the edge of the cliff!"
Tamaroka glanced at Yuanjue, Yuanjue understood, pulled out his saber, and slashed down at the rope.
There was a crisp sound, sparks shot out, and the blade left only a small notch in the cord.
The crowd was stunned.
"This is a specially made rope." Tamara picked up the rope and took a closer look. "Haidu Aling used the rope to temporarily build a rope bridge on the edge of the cliff."
Everyone looked at each other, so saying, Haidu Aling has run away without knowing it? He doesn't have wings, but they build bridges.
Ge Lu was remorseful and stomped his feet in anger: "I would have chased out if I knew it earlier..."
Tamara said: "Your mission is to hold on to the Holy City as the most important thing."
Everyone was busy and responded in unison, feeling a little better.
Tamara asked the scout, "Where does the opposite side of the cliff lead? Are there any tribes nearby?"
The scout replied: "Across the cliff is a desert, inaccessible to people. A few hundred miles to the south there is a small oasis, Huluzhou. The tribes living there are Turks."
Huluzhou is a small tribe, called Huluzhou because their whole oasis is shaped like a gourd.
Bi Suo's eyelids twitched, and a cool feeling came from the soles of her feet, and she looked at Tamaroka.
Tanmaraka didn't speak, his thick eyelashes trembled a few times.
Further south of Huluzhou is Gaochang.
Li Yaoying should have arrived in Gaochang.
…
Just when Gelu was reporting the military situation to Thamaraga, Haidu Aling took his men who were starving with green eyes through the barren desert, passed through a small tribe, killed all the men, had a full meal, and raised them. enough spirit.
His subordinates asked Haidu Aling if they should go to Shahaidao to meet Wakhan Khan.
Haidu Aling looked at the direction of Samu Valley, thought for a moment, the eagle eyes flickered with golden light under the sunlight, and he shook his head decisively: "We encountered soldiers in ambush before we approached the holy city. Little, we can't go to die any more."
He is grateful to Wakhan Khan, but he will not sacrifice his life for Wakhan Khan.
The subordinates said blankly: "Where are we going now?"
Haidu A Ling squinted his eyes: "The sky is high and the sea is wide... We can go anywhere."
The subordinates glanced at each other, drew out their saber, raised both hands, and knelt at his feet: "Prince, you are loyal to the Great Khan, and you are loyal and righteous. The Great Khan is defeated, he is not the opponent of the Buddha, we need a wise leader, and Not a weak old wolf!"
Haidu Aling glanced around and drew his sword straight to the direction.
Wakhan Khan was defeated, and Bei Rong was now leaderless. The time for his rise has finally come.