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When the servants moved the lantern, the three of them saw Li Yao's face clearly, his tongue was sticking out, his eyes were protruding, and his death was extremely terrifying. A wooden ladder next to it fell to the side, presumably the ladder used by Li Yao to commit suicide. In this room, there is only a middle beam to tie ropes, and Li Yao can only use a ladder to hang himself, otherwise he can't reach it at all.

"Twenty-seven brothers, twenty-seven brothers, why are you like this? Why are you like that? Li Jian burst into tears.

"Still not putting him down? Do you let King Heng hang on it, but don't let him down? What is the use of you dogs and slaves? Li Pu scolded repeatedly.

Several servants hurriedly stepped forward and straightened the toppled ladder next to him on the beam, Li Pu climbed up himself, and worked with everyone to lift Li Yao down and put it on the table, and when he sniffed, he couldn't die anymore.

"Twenty-seventh brother, why are you doing this?" Li Xuanwu cried arrogantly, he and Li Yao had a very strong relationship, so he was the most sad.

"Twenty-seventh brother, is this suddenly crazy? How did you kill the princess and her nephews? The two maidservants seemed to be trying to protect Li Pei's nephew, but they were also killed. Li Heng sighed.

Li Pu frowned tightly and did not answer.

"Three princes, here's a letter." A servant found a half-exposed corner of letterhead from Li Yao's chest and hurriedly shouted.

Li Pu grabbed it in his hand and unfolded it in the dim candlelight.

"Three imperial brothers, Shu brother is one step ahead. Don't be surprised, my brother's will to die has already sprouted, and after the defeat of the army in Chang'an City, my brother will know that time is running out. At this moment, the mountains and rivers are exhausted and there is no way out. The eighteenth brother is not a person who is benevolent and righteous, and if he falls into his hands, the end will be a hundred times more miserable. In this case, it is better to return to the Yellow Spring and seek liberation. Wan's and Li Pei's two sons are all my blades, and they have nothing to do with others. I just don't want them to accept Li Mao**, and the whole family goes to Huangquan together, which can be regarded as a reunion. The three royal brothers, the younger brother has returned, and there is a word of persuasion. This is irreversible, and nothing can be done. persuade the three imperial brothers to make plans early and not to create more murders. The three imperial brothers may accuse me of being crazy and ignorant, but the younger brother knows that what he is doing is not crazy and ignorant, and the sooner he is liberated, he can get rid of the sea of suffering as soon as possible. Hey, I miss you and my brother, although I was born in a royal family, I should have enjoyed endless glory and wealth, and lived happily and happily without worrying about my life, but I didn't expect to reach today's place. Success is also powerful, defeat is also powerful, all because of discontentment in the heart. Imagine that you and I are ordinary people, how can there be today's disaster? My brother will never want to be a royal man again in the next life. Brother Li Yao was the first to write. ”

After reading the letter, the three of them understood everything. Li Yao knew that there was no way out, and he didn't want the whole family to fall into the hands of Li Mao and suffer the torture of insult, so he chose to kill his wife and son and then commit suicide, and the whole family was liberated together. This idea of his was originally born after the defeat of Chang'an, no wonder his demeanor and behavior in the past two days were not quite right, and he seemed a little crazy and crazy.

"Twenty-seventh brother, how can you do this? How can you do that? Li Jian cried out.

Li Pu and Li Heng were sad when the rabbit died, and they were all silent. Li Yao's death made them once again deeply aware of their own situation and realized that death was so close to them. It turned out that inadvertently, a few of them had already reached this point. In addition to the sadness, the horror in the hearts of the three can be imagined.

……

Under the city of Toyoshu, the prelude to a major war is kicking off.

In the afternoon, the Shence Army's extreme humiliation of the gods believed in by the Uighurs brought the already imminent battle to the point of having to fight. Even if Guli Peiluo originally planned to delay the time of the big battle with leisure, he couldn't help but attack immediately at this moment.

But even so, Guli Peiluo remained calm. The battle is to be fought, but Guli Peiluo is not willing to fight on the terrain chosen by the Shence Army, because Guli Peiluo does not want the army to be divided into formations and reduce the power of the charge. And Guli Peiluo has also been reported a long time ago, **It seems that he has done something to those mountain bags, maybe they have some tricks to implement. Guli Peiluo felt that since he was going to fight, he would fight in the way that the Hui people were good at. In the past, his soldiers and horses would use the tactics of charging and crushing when they were superior troops, which was called "trampling and charging". The core essence of the battle is that it will not charge in batches like a normal battle, but will charge the whole army, breaking through the enemy formation with a thunderous force and trampling the enemy army into powder.

This method of warfare requires the whole army to work together, not to be divided and blocked. And the Shence army is now shrinking in those few mountain bags, and those mountain bags will become a block, which is what Guli Peiluo does not like. Therefore, Guli Peiluo ordered the whole army to detour to the open Gobi Desert south of Shanbao in the big tent, and directly crush the large camp of the Shence Army on the south side of Shanbao, which can not only exert the power of trampling tactics, but also make the unknown means that the Tang people may arrange up and down several Shanbao places ineffective.

Although the generals such as Qizanali felt that the Great Khan's orders were too cautious, out of trust in the Great Khan, the generals did not say much. After all, under the leadership of the Great Khan, the Hui people swept across the steppes and defeated opponents who were too much stronger than themselves, and the Great Khan's decision-making had never been wrong.

As the sun set, the 100,000 Hui cavalry began to mobilize and prepare, and the smoke and dust in the entire camp were like clouds, and the neighing of men and horses resounded all around. Soon after, the first team of 10,000 people rushed out of the camp like a group of wild beasts riding smoke and dust, galloping along the Great Gobi Desert a few miles east of Shanbao. After that, groups of Hui cavalry galloped out of the camp with dust and sandstorms, and 100,000 Hui cavalry set out within half an hour and lost their traces in the vast Gobi in the twilight.

Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi stood on the high north earthen bag, taking in the movements of the Hui army. Although the Uighurs used thousands of cavalry in front of the camp to create a barrier of sand and dust clouds to conceal the movement of their cavalry, it was still easy to judge the direction of their troop movement based on the traces of dust and smoke rising in the distance. Not to mention, the Shence Army had already listed all the possible offensive methods of the Hui people, and they had already predicted it in their hearts.

"It seems that they have concentrated their forces from the east and bypassed the south to attack our camp. This bone force Pei Luo really has some means, and he didn't attack from the front recklessly. Wang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"But his actions are still in our calculations, aren't they?" Gao Xianzhi smiled.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, he doesn't know yet, after a while, he will have to withdraw his soldiers and horses and reorganize the attack." ”

Gao Xianzhi licked his lips and said, "I really want to take the cavalry to intercept and ambush them on the way back, maybe I will get a big advantage." ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Brother, I know that the temptation of this kind of idea is great, but I must not be swayed by this kind of thought. Once the troops were sent to intercept it, they fell into the quagmire of a head-on battle. While there are some benefits to be gained, there is much more to lose. Since there is a plan to force them to fight within the mountain pack, they must not be half-hearted and cause extraneous complications. ”

Gao Xianzhi stroked his beard and smiled: "I know, I'm just talking." It's tempting, but I know in my heart that it's only going to be temporary. The soldiers and horses who intercepted the ambush had no possibility of escaping at all. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and smiled.

Gao Xianzhi waved his hand and said: "It's time for me to leave, calculate the time, the time when I arrived at the place where the five thousand soldiers and horses in ambush in the west of Fengzhou City was also the time to force them to retreat." Brother Xian, tonight's battle will be a battle of life and death, and I hope you and my brother will be safe tomorrow. ”

Wang Yuan stretched out his hand and hugged Gao Xianzhi, patted him on the back and said in a deep voice: "Brother, take care, I don't care about the outcome of the war, what I'm most worried about is that you rush to the front, regardless of life and death." You are the deputy commander of the army, and you must not use yourself as a soldier. ”

Gao Xianzhi laughed and said: "It's better to keep this to tell yourself, if you can't help but rush forward to kill the enemy, why can't you be a brother?" Don't worry, I'm sorry for my life. My son is still young, my daughter is still young, and my wife and concubine are also young and beautiful. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "What a coincidence, I think so too." I don't want my wife and concubine to cheapen others, and my children call others father, then I can't turn a blind eye. ”

On the side, Zhao Qing and the others rolled their eyes, and Gongsun Lan, who was standing in the distance, flew straight into the sky with white eyes, gritting his silver teeth, and he couldn't wait to come up and kick him twice.

Gao Xianzhi went down the dirt slope, got on the war horse, and patted the horse out, followed by more than a dozen personal guards. The horses' hooves were gained, the cloaks were hunting, and the group soon disappeared into the twilight. Wang Yuan stared at his back from afar, and the smile on his face remained for a long time.

Twilight is four, and the last vestiges of sunset in the west have turned to a blue-gray color. Heaven and earth seemed to suddenly become solemn and quiet. The wind of the hunt also seems to feel a little cool. But it's clear that this is all a delusion. The hooves of horses rumbled, and the neighing of people and horses was noisy. At this time, the wind is still hot, and the sand on the ground is still hot, and the reason why I feel cold is a feeling in people's hearts. The big war is coming, everyone knows what this big war means, and everyone's heart can't help but feel a little chill.

Three red flares rose up in the gray sky, bursting in the air to form a brilliant rain of fire. At the same time, three identical red flares from the northwest also burst into the air in response. That was the answer given by Gao Xianzhi, who was already in place. From this moment on, Gao Xianzhi will lead 6,000 cavalry to raid Fengzhou City, forcing the 100,000 Hui army that has already traveled more than ten miles to reach the camp of the Shence Army to retreat.

After the meal, a dazzling fire and a loud shout of killing came from the west of Toyosu City. That was when Gao Xianzhi had arrived in the west of Fengzhou City and began to feign an attack on Fengzhou. Wang Yuan would not send any troops and horses to attack the southern city of Fengzhou, because it was unnecessary. Wang Yuan did not want to seize Fengzhou, but simply used this move to force back the Hui army. Wang Yuan didn't want to send troops to go, so he was so frightened that a small number of Hui people in the city did not dare to go out of the city to ask for help.

Sure enough, not long after, the scouts who approached the reconnaissance came to report that more than a dozen horsemen came out of Fengzhou City and chased the soldiers and horses of the Hui people to the east, apparently to report the news. Wang Yuan gave the order to make the final preparations for battle. If nothing else, it won't be long before the Hui cavalry will turn around and come back.

Everyone waited silently. The thick clouds of the eastern sky disappeared from nowhere, and the obscured crescent moon revealed its face. The Gobi Desert instantly became bright. Although it is still hazy and I can't see the scenery clearly, it is no longer dark. Wang Yuan suddenly realized that it was almost mid-July at this time.

"What day is the beginning of July?" Wang Yuan suddenly asked.

The people around him were silent, waiting for the upcoming battle, but when Wang Yuan asked, they suddenly asked a little confused.

"The eighth day of the seventh month." Gongsun Lan said softly.

Wang Yuan sighed and said in a low voice: "Twelfth Niang's birthday, I missed it again this year." ”

Gongsun Lan glanced at him slightly and said, "You actually remember her birthday." ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "How can I not remember, I know your birthday, but unfortunately I don't have time to celebrate you." ”

Gongsun Lan said in a low voice: "I'll kill a few more enemies tonight and celebrate Fang Chen for the Twelve Niang." ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said: "This kind of celebration is probably unprecedented in ancient and modern times. But it doesn't seem bad either. I'll kill a few more tonight to celebrate the Twelve Mothers. ”

Before he could speak, he heard a rumbling sound like thunder coming from the east. At night, the sound of horses' hooves on the ground is clearer, but during the day it is not very clear. The sound of thunder was unusual, and the ground seemed to shake in the rumbling sound.

"It's coming, the Hui people are back." As soon as Wang Yuan's words fell, several horsemen galloped from the Gobi Desert in front, and immediately the scout cavalry shouted loudly: "The Hui cavalry is back, the Hui cavalry is back." ”

Wang Yuan lifted his cloak, held the hilt of his sword and ordered loudly: "Send a signal to inform Deputy Marshal Gao to withdraw from the army." ”

The signal flare rose in the air again, it was an order to inform Gao Xianzhi to lead the cavalry to evacuate the west city of Fengzhou immediately, once they were entangled by the Hui people, Gao Xianzhi and they could not get out. And after the Hui people pounced, they would realize that the bypass attack would not succeed, and they would pounce on them in the next step. Because this kind of teasing may have made them angry and lose their minds.

The Uighurs were indeed angry, and the 100,000 army went around in a circle with the intention of attacking the camp of the Shence army, but when they were halfway through, they received a request for help from Fengzhou, which was attacked. In this situation, there seems to be no other way but to return the favor. If he insisted on continuing to advance and launched an attack on the camp of the Shence Army, with the ability of the thousands of soldiers and horses left behind to defend the city, it was very likely that Toyosu would be lost in a short time. In that case, the Shence army may be annihilated a lot, but it is very likely that they will also withdraw most of their soldiers and horses into Fengzhou at the cost, and a dove will occupy the magpie's nest, which will be the most undesirable scene.

Once the city was occupied, the 100,000 Hui cavalry would be left homeless, and the unsupplied soldiers and horses would have to retake Fengzhou. A well-end, dominant, field battle has evolved into a siege war that the Hui people are most unwilling to do and are not good at. There is no doubt about the Tang people's ability to defend the city, and there is no doubt about the lack of their own ability to attack the city. In just one or two days, if Fengzhou cannot be captured, the 100,000 Hui cavalry will become wandering lonely ghosts on the Gobi because of lack of food and water.

In view of the above-mentioned serious consequences, Guli Peiluo and Qizanali immediately made a decision, immediately abandoned the plan to attack the camp of the Shence Army, and immediately returned to the rescue. At this time, you can turn back, and you can reach the city in half an hour. The Shence army may have sent many soldiers and horses to besiege Fengzhou, or maybe they will go back at this time and be able to give them a heavy blow in the flat land under the city, which may be more effective than attacking the ** battalion. Perhaps taking advantage of this opportunity for the Shence army to attack the city can have an unexpected opportunity to kill the enemy.

The 100,000 Hui soldiers and horses immediately turned around and galloped back to help, and soon they arrived at the city of Fengzhou. Guli Pei Luo thought that the city must have been full of soldiers and horses of the Shence Army attacking the city with all their might, but what he didn't expect was that the Shence Army army on the front was not dispatched at all, and the siege was only a force of five or six thousand soldiers and horses outside the west city. When the army came back to help, the besieging troops had already retreated, and it was too late to catch up.

Guli Peiluo called the city guards to scold him and almost slashed him with a knife. When he ordered someone to deliver the letter, he said that he was in a hurry, as if the city was about to be breached, and Pei Luo, the bone force of the victim, thought that it was the ** army that took advantage of the weakness to attack the city, so he hurried back to rescue. But the current situation is that only a small group of the Shence army is attacking the city in Xicheng, and the main force of the Shence army is not dispatched at all.

The general defending the city was also very aggrieved, and he implored Guli Peiluo to go to Xicheng to take a look in person. Guli Peiluo rushed to the outside of Xicheng to take a look, and was immediately shocked. The western city wall has been riddled with holes, the city tower wall has been bombarded by unknown siege equipment, and several city walls are about to collapse. The siege ability of the Shence army was simply terrifying, and it was unbelievable that a small force of five or six thousand siege soldiers and horses had caused such great damage in less than an hour. No wonder the generals defending the city panicked, their army fortunately came back in time, otherwise, the city would most likely have been breached.

How did Guli Peiluo know that the six thousand siege soldiers and horses led by Gao Xianzhi were actually only equipped with five siege tiger squatting cannons. If you really want to attack the city, you only need to bring more than ten tiger squat cannons, and Fengzhou will have been broken in an hour. However, Wang Yuan Gao Xianzhi's strategy was not to capture the city, but to fight a decisive battle with Guli Peiluo, so the siege was just to force Guli Peiluo to come back to help.

In fact, if Gu Li Pei Luo knew that Wang Yuan had no intention of attacking Fengzhou at all, I am afraid that he would be extremely backward