1229. Sacrificial expedition, snowy scout

Hearing Xue Rengui's words, all the generals looked at Li Pojun expectantly.

"Isn't it, General, can you go to war?" Fang Er couldn't wait for a long time.

"Yes, the imperial army has been going to the northwest for almost a month, if we don't keep up, let's talk about fat, and we can't even get soup", Du Er is also eager, since these children have military merits, they have been thinking about building military merits again all the time.

"Don't worry, you guys take a look at this first." Li Pojun waved his hand and smiled, and handed them the Taozhou emergency report from his cuffs.

When the generals looked at it, they were naturally angry, "Little Taozhou Qiang, the Yuer tribe that has never heard of it in the past, actually dares to offend my Tianwei?" ”

"General, what does this mean? Could it be that we ...... Going to Taozhou? Zhai Changsun was the first to react and asked tentatively.

"Exactly" Li Pojun nodded, "I think the saint asked for his life, thought he was appeasing the ambassador, and went to Taozhou to quell the Qiang rebellion."

As soon as these words came out, the generals reacted differently, some were happy to be able to fight, while others frowned.

"General, what kind of waves can be stirred up in this Taozhou Qiang, it must be pacified as soon as the army arrives. How can you go to Tugu Hun to have fun", Du He held his mouth and said with some disgust.

At this time, Fang Er, who was patronizing and delighted, also reacted, "Yes, isn't it bullying people to fight Taozhou Qiang with our Shence Army, can't you just send someone from the Northwest Military Government to level him, why do we need to go, general, let's go and fight Tuyuhun, I heard that Tuyuhun has an army of 100,000, and such a hard battle is enjoyable."

Hearing the complaints of the two second-class goods, Li Pojun was also amused, and said angrily: "What kind of, now you have not yet set out to underestimate the enemy?" If the military government can work, why report to the imperial court, didn't you see the martyrdom of Kong Thorn Shidu? ”

The two of them were stunned, but Xue Rengui smiled and said with relief: "The two of you have drilled the tip of the horns, and look at the position of the general, that is to appease the ambassador, appease the war zone, and comfort the four yi, Tuyuhun is also counted among them, at that time, we will finish fighting Taozhou Qiang, and then go to Tuyuhun, this is not against the will of the sage."

The generals were also overjoyed when they heard Xue Rengui's words, and looked at Li Pojun, Li Pojun glared at Du Erfang Er with hatred, "Look at people, use your brains more before speaking."

Du Er was okay, but after figuring it out, Fang Er was an oily person, scratching his head and laughing, "That's really the case, anyway, I just pick up the Mo knife to kill the enemy, I don't need a brain, haha", he didn't feel embarrassed at all between the words.

Li Pojun didn't bother to pay attention to this goods, and looked directly at Zhai Changsun and said: "The whole army of 8,000 people, tomorrow at noon, swear to go on the expedition, be sure to be ready."

Zhai Changsun, as the head of the second deputy general, nodded in response.

looked at Zhu Cheng again, "Prepare dry food for January overnight, and be sure to prepare it tomorrow", Zhu Cheng, as a long history, has an overview of the affairs of the whole army, and he should respond, and then looked at Liang Baiwu, "Xiuwen, you will stay in the villa this time, you are kind and cautious, I can rest assured, do a good job in the training of the reserves."

Speaking of this, Li Pojun's interest was also a little low, "When I return from this expedition, there will definitely be battle damage, and the reserve work must not be neglected, and we must be ready to replenish the full force at any time, and we must make the Shence Army full of 8,000 troops."

Although Liang Baiwu was unwilling in his heart, after all, as a military general, who wanted to stay in the rear, but the military order was like a mountain, and it was also sonorous.

"Last time Gongda (Zhai Changsun) stayed behind, this time it's up to you, don't be depressed Xiuwen, I will definitely bring you next time, after all, the left-behind work is also the top priority." Li Pojun patted Liang Baiwu's shoulder and said with relief.

Liang Baiwu has followed him for several years, although his ability is medium, and he has not performed particularly well, but he has always worked hard and never made a mistake, which can be regarded as a high level of hard work, for the old team, Li Pojun will never ignore it, he is not a person who likes the new and hates the old, and he is outstanding rookies such as Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai, but he will not abandon the "old man".

Liang Baiwu saw that Li Pojun was so relieved of him, and he was moved and responded repeatedly.

"This time, except for Changshi Zhu Cheng, General Liang Baiwu, Commander Shi Lian, Bing Cao joined the army Yuwen Zen Master, and Cang Cao joined the army Li Chongyi, the rest of the generals will go out with the army at noon tomorrow without delay."

Li Pojun thought about it for a while and left these five people behind.

Zhu Chengyi is a scribe, the great steward who has an overview of the affairs of the whole army, he has fought with the army several times and has suffered a lot, this time he went to the icy and snowy plateau area of Tuyuhun, it is better not to take him there;

Liang Baiwu must stay behind to train the reserves, and the villa must also have someone to preside over the overall situation;

The eldest grandson has never been on the battlefield once, although he is also actively training during this time, Li Pojun is really afraid that this cousin will make a mistake when he goes into battle for the first time;

The last time Yuwen Zen Master went to fight the Turks, he was seriously injured, and he recovered after more than a month of recuperation, and he was the Duke of Yunguo and his only son-in-law.

As for Li Chongyi, he is the eldest son of Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, and in the future, he will attack the little prince of the county, and Li Pojun did not let him go in the first few wars.

Li Pojun ordered, but Zhu Cheng, Liang Baiwu and Yuwen Zen Master didn't say anything, but Changsun Jian and Li Chongyi were unwilling.

"General, the last general is also a member of the Shence Army, why don't you bring me with you in this campaign?" The eldest grandson's eyes widened and he shouted in disbelief, as if he had suffered a great humiliation.

Li Chongyi also bowed: "General, the last general is invited to fight." I regret that I didn't participate in the last few battles in the previous battles, and I ask the general to bring the last general this time."

Seeing the reaction of the two, Li Pojun also had a headache, one was a cousin and the other was a cousin, which was really difficult.

"Changsun Lian, you have never been to the battlefield, and you are a scribe, so it's better not to go", Li Pojun looked at Changsun Lian who was unconvinced and said.

"Zhu Changshi is also a scribe, but he has also participated in the war, what if he has never been on the battlefield, everyone has a first time, the last general has exercised day and night during this time, and his physical fitness is not weaker than that of ordinary sergeants, why can't he participate in the war?" As soon as he heard Li Pojun's words, the eldest grandson and the second son, who did not admit defeat in his bones, were arrogant, and he had to go.

Li Pojun was also angry when he saw it, and his kindness was regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs, if he went to the battlefield and made a mistake, wouldn't his uncle and aunt want to blame me to death, and immediately shouted with a heavy face: "If you don't have some ability, you will be dragged down when you go to the battlefield, this time the battle is Tuguhun, the road is difficult and dangerous, you said that you are not weaker than ordinary sergeants, and first go around the school field to run dozens of laps before talking."

"Run, run, the last general will let the general see, the last general is not a waste." The eldest grandson ran out angrily as soon as he glared at him.

"Hmph, I don't have a military order", seeing that Changsun Jian is so arrogant, he will run if he says to run, and Li Pojun is also angry.

The generals lowered their heads and didn't dare to interject at will, after all, this was a matter between cousins.

Seeing that Li Pojun was angry, Li Chongyi was also slightly embarrassed, looked at Li Pojun's face, and had to say softly: "The last general knows that the general is thinking about the last general, but the last general, as a child of the royal family, it is impossible for him to sit and enjoy happiness, the glory of his father's generation only belongs to them, and our glory needs to be taken by ourselves, I hope the general can understand the last general's mind."

If the general is worried about his father's opinion, he must not worry, and at the end of the evening, he will go to ask his father for his life, and I believe that my father will not stop him."

Hearing his cousin's sincere words, Li Pojun was also a little entangled, so he had to say: "Brother, you are the prince of the county, how can you risk yourself?" ”

Li Chongyi is not like others, he is the eldest son of the royal family, and he can inherit the title, just like Yuwen Zen Master, he can inherit the title of his father, and the title of Fang Erdu and others has to be won by himself. Of course, Li Zhen, a British prince who is engaged in intelligence, is an exception, after all, he does not go to the battlefield.

Li Chongyi smiled when he heard this, "The general is the respect of the prince, and he still goes to the battlefield in person, the last general is only the son of a feudal king, what is the dignity, even if he dies on the battlefield, and there are still two brothers under him, he can still be filial piety before his parents, and he has no regrets, and he also invited the general to fulfill the wish of the last general."

"That's it, brother, if you want to make contributions, I can't stop you, as long as Uncle Hejian has no opinion, I can't do it." Seeing that his cousin was stubborn, Li Pojun didn't want to say more, and in front of the generals, it was not good to refuse more, lest they have different thoughts.

That night, the canteen added food, each person added meat and wine, and came to a carnival dinner before the expedition, and many nimble soldiers had already guessed the probability, and they were also secretly excited.

In the past, the sky was bright, the Shence army was fully equipped early, the armor and weapons were wiped fresh, the war horses were cleaned, and every soldier's face was filled with excitement.

Near noon, Li Pojun finally appeared, dressed in armor and mighty.

There is no need for pre-war training, and the spiritual outlook of the Shence Army is far beyond Hu Li Pojun's imagination.

Li Pojun took the lead, and the whole army went to Tianxiu Peak.

Tianxiu Peak, there is a tall ancestral hall on the top of the mountain, overlooking the entire Hulong Villa, that is, the Shence Army Brave Martyrs' Shrine, which enshrines every sacrifice of the Shence Army soldiers.

Walking to the mountainside, Li Pojun stopped, his mood was also a little low, a dome in front of the mound, a majestic horse carving in front of the mound, raised the right front hoof, raised the left hind hoof, did galloping, the hair on the body was carved very clearly, there was a small handful of hair on the top of the head, Li Pojun knew that the handful of hair was golden, and he often pulled it back then......

The jade-topped horse was no longer there, and he touched the curly hair ink unicorn under his crotch, looking at the horse carving, Li Pojun actually felt a sense of guilt......

"General, the auspicious time is almost ......." Zhang Wenjun, who was beside him, reminded in a low voice that at this time of the expedition, it would not be good if the general was out of shape.

Li Pojun came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled, and went to the top of the mountain.

Pigs, cattle and sheep were slaughtered, and blood was sprinkled on the flags of the four battalions of the Shence Army.

Throwing aside the awkward sacrificial text prepared by Zhang Wenjun, Li Pojun held up the incense.

"The soldiers sacrificed by the gods, Li Pojun, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, came to worship you, the northwest barbarians Tuguhun, offended my Tianwei, Taozhou Qiang people, despised the law of the country, and now led the troops to ask for it, the soldiers are in the spirit of the sky, and they should also protect the victory of our army, and also protect the safe return of my brother Paoze."

With a few simple words, the sacrificial ceremony can be regarded as completed, as for the martial saint army god and the mountain god Hebo, Li Pojun did not worship at all, not to engage in any atheism, the key is that he feels unnecessary.

After the ceremony, Li Pojun turned around, faced the 8,000 soldiers standing solemnly and quietly at the foot of the mountain, and pulled out the sword at his waist: "Pass my order, and the whole army will go to battle."

On the third day of the second month of the seventh year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, in the majestic sound of the horn, Li Pojun finally embarked on the journey of pacifying the Qiang Rebellion in Taozhou and conquering Tuyuhun in the west.

The snow is falling, the snow on the ground has reached the ankles of people, and it is quite difficult to walk, and there are many small holes made by pikas and other animals in this grassland, which are covered by snow, and the war horses are also walking cautiously without a foot.

The cold wind was howling, and his cheeks were aching, and Su Dingfang had been marching for a whole day in this bad weather

"General Manager Li, it's getting dark, our army is tired, it's not far from Mantou Mountain, in order to be sure, let's find a shelter to rest for a while."

Su Dingfang took a few steps forward and said to Li Daliang.

Li Jing divided the army into two parts, the north and the south, Hou Junji and Li Daozong attacked from the southwest, and Li Jing himself led Li Daliang, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun, Su Dingfang and others to attack from the northwest, in order to implement the purpose of dividing the troops and advancing and annihilating Tuguhun, they divided the troops in the middle, Li Jing personally led the Xue Wanche brothers to attack Kushan in the direction of the West Sea, and Li Daliang led Su Dingfang, Qibi He Li to change

Attack on Mantou Mountain in the north.

This is how Su Dingfang was assigned to the command of Li Daliang, the head of the last march.

Now that the sky is getting late, it is getting closer and closer to Mantou Mountain, and the soldiers are also extremely tired, so Su Dingfang feels that he can't march anymore, and if he goes further, if he encounters the Tuyuhun soldiers and horses, with the current tired army of this long journey, I am afraid that there will be no return.

Although Li Daliang has a strong temperament and a very hard temper, it does not mean that he is a person who does not listen to persuasion, on the contrary, Li Daliang is both civil and military, cautious and resourceful, and after listening to Su Dingfang's words, he also stopped, squinted and looked at the mountains in the misty sky in the distance.

"General Qibi, what do you think of what General Su said?"

Li Daliang did not reply immediately, but asked another lieutenant general of this partial division, the Turkic Tiele Khibi.

Qi Bi He Li was stunned, but he didn't expect Manager Li to ask him, he was slightly stunned, and also replied: "In the current situation, the soldiers are tired, the horses are weak, and they really can't go anymore."

Seeing that the two lieutenant generals said so, and Li Daliang himself was also extremely cautious, he also nodded and ordered: "Pass my general's order, find a shelter and camp in the recess of the mountain." After that, he shouted: "General Su led 200 scouts to patrol a radius of ten miles, and General Qibi was responsible for camping."

The two of them responded, and Su Dingfang led two hundred scouts to turn over and come to the surrounding ten miles to investigate.

Just crossed a mountain, Su Dingfang faced the cold wind on the mountain, squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, only to see that there was a white and vast snow everywhere, a burst of white, in the afterglow of the setting sun, there was still a little flash.

Su Dingfang blinked, not daring to stare at a place carefully, because according to the local guide, if you use your eyes too much on the snowfield, you will be stabbed and painful, and even tearful, red and swollen, resulting in blurred vision, and in severe cases, you will even lose your sight for a short time.

At this moment, a scout behind him suddenly screamed and pointed in the other direction of the mountain, "Look, general, that? What is that? ”

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