644 Struggles beyond the battlefield

The rebellion of Qarlu was a blow to the Tang Dynasty, and it was also a catastrophe for the Western Regions, especially the fall of Tang Kuan, which was guarded by the town of Khotan, and it was an irreparable loss.

Zheng Peng is also busy, but he is busy with his own business.

Gather the scattered Yulin Army, and then work with Sun Ying, the battalion leader of the logistics battalion, to deal with the remains of the dead Yulin Army when they return to their hometown, and they are very busy.

Just transporting the body back is not enough, Zheng Peng was afraid that the soldiers with family difficulties would not be able to be buried smoothly, and he also borrowed a sum of money to send another hundred to the families of each dead soldier, which was a little relieved.

"Boss" Qian Erbao whispered: "I have negotiated with the car dealership, and I will send the last batch of brothers on the road tomorrow." ”

Qian Erbao's luck was good, as a reserve force, after being scattered, he followed the troops out of the encirclement, but he was only slightly injured, just bandage it, knowing that after Zheng Peng came back, he was the first to return to the team, and Zheng Peng had no one around him, so he left him by his side to help.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard, follow the boss, it's not hard to do anything." Qian Erbao said with an affirmative face.

Zheng Peng smiled bitterly, and said a little bitterly: "What's so good about following me, Erbao, you have also seen it, the brothers of the Tiger Battalion followed, nearly four hundred people are now less than fifty people, most of them are still injured, if you don't follow me, maybe he will still live a comfortable life in Chang'an." ”

"No matter what, the brothers all think that it is better to follow the boss, not only we say this, but also the whole army says this."

"That's what everyone in the army says? No way? ”

Qian Erbao said with some surprise: "Boss, there is a saying in the army recently, it is about you, haven't you heard it?" ”

"In a word? What words? ”

Recently, Zheng Peng's whole mind has been focused on dealing with the aftermath of his brothers, and he really hasn't noticed what he has to say about himself.

"Shi Eun should be the ruling Jinwu, marry a wife should be Yin Lihua, and follow General Zheng with others" Qian Erbao finished speaking, and said seriously: "Boss, don't you know, when the Western Expedition was in the Khan, he was good to his subordinates, that is well known, this time he paid out of his own pocket to send the dead brother home, it was too righteous, the Western Regions knew from top to bottom, which one did not praise, which one did not boast, and they all said that following the boss was with the right person." ”

After hesitating, Qian Erbao said with some sensationalism: "Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, even if you die in battle, you will never resent the boss in your heart, this is the truth, I believe this is also the sincere words of those soldiers, and please cheer up the boss, don't blame yourself." ”

Holding Jingo? Yin Lihua? Compare yourself to them? It's too high-lifting.

When the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu had not yet made a career, he was fortunate to see Yin Lihua's face, shocked by heaven, and said to his accomplices who could marry such a beautiful woman, no regrets in this life, and then came to Chang'an to study, and witnessed the spectacular and generous scene when Zhi Jinwu walked on the street, and sighed greatly, so he sent out Shi Eun as the ruling Jinwu, and married a wife when Yin Lihua's life sighed, I didn't expect the time to run, the last years of the new mang, the world was in chaos, as a cloth but had the blood of the previous dynasty Liu Xiu took advantage of the situation in his hometown to raise troops, after more than ten years of unification war, Liu Xiu successively eliminated many separatist forces such as Genshi, Chimei, Kwantung, Long, and Shu, so that the land of China, which had been divided and war-torn since the end of Xinmang, was once again unified.

Liu Xiu, a cloth cloth, completed the counterattack of life, married a woman he admired as he wished, and became an emperor who was 10,000 times more majestic than Jin Zhiwu, which can be said to be very inspirational, and what is even more rare is that during Liu Xiu's reign of 23 years, Confucianism was greatly promoted and integrity was admired, making the Later Han Dynasty the era of "the most beautiful weathering and the most prosperous Confucianism".

This sycophant was filmed too much.

Zheng Peng said with a sinking face: "The brothers died well, they are the heroes of the Tang Dynasty, I have always been proud and proud of them, when it comes to self-blame, I really have a little self-blame, but I blame myself for not getting rid of this henchman at that time." ”

When he spoke, Zheng Peng's voice was very light, but the weight was very heavy, especially the coldness and determination in his voice, Qian Erbao also felt a trembling feeling in his heart when he heard it.

Needless to say, the boss is really angry this time.

Qian Erbao said cautiously: "Boss, do you mean that you want to repay this blood debt from Tubo?" ”

"That's right" Zheng Peng said expressionlessly: "Use Tubo to bury the dead brothers." ”

"Boss, when are you leaving? Count one and fight with them. Qian Erbao heard that Zheng Peng was not looking for revenge, but the entire Tubo.

It's just arrogant.

Zheng Peng looked at the direction of Chang'an and said: "Don't worry, the corpse of Li Qian's cavalry envoy is still in the hands of the Tubo people, and my eldest brother Guo Ziyi and Lu Jin are also in the hands of the Tubo people. ”

On the second day after returning to the camp, Zheng Peng wrote a memo to Li Longji, first about the course of the battle and asking for credit for the casualties, and finally hoping that he would stay in the Western Regions, but I don't know if Li Longji would agree.

No matter how strong a person is, he can't fight with a country, and if Zheng Peng wants to avenge Li Xiancheng and them, he must first get Li Longji's support.

"Understood, Boss."

When Zheng Peng wanted to take revenge, he was located in the same military post as Tubo Yang, and Tsering desperately smashed the things inside, such as teapots, tea bowls, pen holders, water bags, etc., and all the things that could be dropped fell to the ground, and scolded loudly while falling: "Shame, absolutely shame, I, Tsering, do not hate this, and swear not to be a man." ”

After a few days of surrounding, when the net was finally closed, the two big fish died and fled, thinking that those captives were lying, Zheng Peng did not escape, but was not there at all, and hoped that others would catch Zheng Peng, because in the staggered battle of Pangong, both Tubo and Datang captured a lot of prisoners, and waited for a few days, Tsering did not wait for the good news from his own people, but saw Zheng Peng's swaggering in Khotan Town to arrange the secret report of the aftermath for the fallen soldiers.

The secret report also mentioned that after Zheng Peng escaped from the mountain, he made the illusion of escaping from the Tang Dynasty, and he actually returned to the Li River, using a hollow pipe to dive in the river for two days and two nights, and was recently successfully rescued by the Tang army.

A great merit slipped away under his nose, and he could be punished for this, can Tsering's heart not be on fire?

"Stop, have you been crazy enough?" At this time, a solemn voice suddenly sounded, and as soon as the words fell, a tall middle-aged man walked in, and kicked Tsering to the ground without saying a word.

Tsering, who is usually invincible in the army, was scolded and kicked and didn't even dare to let go of a fart, because the person who came was his father Kun Dayan.

Tsering covered his face and said cautiously, "Abba, why are you here?" ”

"Why, don't you know what to do?" Kundayan pointed at Tsering and scolded: "What a rare opportunity to win, what a great military feat, just slipped away under your nose, you say, as the leader of this operation, can you not come?" ”

Speaking of this, Kun Dayan said angrily: "Tsering, you are too disappointed for me, do you know how much effort Tubo has put into this operation, do you know how many casualties of the Tubo warriors are after spending an extra day in Pangong Mistake?" ”

Tsering knew that Zheng Peng had successfully escaped under his own siege, and Abba knew about it, so he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

Seeing that his son didn't dare to answer, Kun Dayan said with some bitterness: "Because of your mistakes, many people in the army are dissatisfied with you, and this time I am afraid that my father will not be able to protect you." ”

"Abba, don't" Tsering was anxious when he heard this, and immediately knelt down: "You must save the child." ”

Kun Dayan said with a wry smile: "The loss this time is too great, I must give an explanation to Zampu and the army, Tsering, your father is not unwilling to save you, but I am afraid that even Abba will ..... A sitting duck. ”

This defeat was not only Tsering's fault, but as the chief planner and commander-in-chief of this operation, Kun Dayan could not stay out of the matter, because he proposed the plan and candidates, and Zampu gave the spear enough power.

It is no exaggeration to say that Kundayan is ready to be dismissed and imprisoned.

Many people have long been jealous of the position of the general.

Seeing Abba's indifferent look, Tsering felt ashamed, and was about to say that he would take responsibility and keep the position of General Abba, but as soon as he said it, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately said excitedly: "Abba, don't be discouraged, there is no endless road." ”

"Oh, what do you think of?"

Tsering asked directly: "Abba, have you heard, Zheng Peng returned to Khotan Town, spared no expense to handle the funeral affairs for his subordinates, and even asked someone to send their corpses home at a high price. ”

"I heard that this Zheng Peng bought his subordinates very well, when Tubo and Datang were in the sweating competition, Zheng Peng also paid his own money to hang the red, at that time we were forced to be a little embarrassed, the intelligence said that he has a good way to make money, he is a famous rich man in Datang, he can be a man, and he is willing to spend money to win people's hearts."

Tsering showed an imperceptible smile on his lips and continued: "Abba, do you think this Zheng Peng is angry? ”

"Of course, it is great to know that a general is not greedy for military merits and does not exploit his subordinates, and this Zheng Peng is still posted upside down, which is really righteous."

"That's right" Tsering stroked his palm and smiled: "Abba, Zheng Peng's most trusted sworn brother is in our hands, can you make a fuss about him?" ”

Kun Dayan's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked with some surprise, "Guo Ziyi?" He was caught by you? ”

"Yes, this person is the champion of the Tang Dynasty, he is very brave in battle, and he has broken many of our warriors, but fortunately, he was hit by an arrow coated with anesthetic and was captured by us, this Guo Ziyi is really a hard bone, he didn't say a word after waking up, the leather whip was broken, and he used a soldering iron, until he fainted, he didn't snort from beginning to end."