After all his efforts, he finally took Taozhou and drove Xue Shao's army away, but Garqinling had a feeling of defeat. Because Taozhou is completely an empty city, there is no booty, no prisoners, and not even food.

Garqinling and the generals all knew that Xue Shao was leading a small group of men and horses to flee to Liangzhou, but they did not have the slightest desire to pursue.

- The ghost knows that kid is halfway through the road, what special "surprise" has been arranged?!

The explosion in the city of Taozhou did not kill too many Tibetans, but it left a shadow in the hearts of each of them.

But the battle has already reached this point, except to capture Liangzhou and completely defeat Xue Shao, Garqinling has no other choice.

After a few days of rest, the Tibetan army marched towards Liangzhou.

At this moment, Garqinling's mood is very complicated. Xue Shao is undoubtedly a difficult opponent, on the surface it seems that he is a more traditional Central Plains general, following the rules and using troops carefully, proficient in the art of war, especially good at defense. Facing the same opponent in the same formation, he dared to use it several times in a row and lose several times in a row. Judging from this point alone, Xue Shao is not only brilliant, but also very mediocre. Compared to Xue Rengui, who had been defeated under his own hands, he was really far behind.

But what disturbed Garqinling the most was Xue Shao's "mediocrity". He had used the same unremarkable battle formation several times. Fighting back and forth, his subordinates are always those mediocre generals. But it is precisely this unremarkable formation and mediocre generals that make it more and more difficult for Garqinling to fight, and the more he fights, the more bottomless he becomes.

Repeating the most ordinary things, doing them better and better each time, and even achieving the most incisive results in the end, is "extraordinary".

"Xue Shao is a very scheming person who is also very good at learning." Galchinling said to his son, "He used the bloodshed and casualties of the war to let his men learn to fight and become proficient in the art of war." In the midst of constant failure, he looked for a way to defeat us. We fought seven battles in Lintao, and his troops became stronger and stronger, and he got to know us better and better. On the other hand, our front is getting longer and longer, and logistics are getting tighter and tighter. More importantly, as the war deepened, I found that I knew less and less about Xue Shao. He is like a mystery that is getting deeper and deeper, and he may give us an unexpected surprise or two at any time. ”

Of course, Gong Ren knew what his father was talking about, and he whispered: "After learning that the Zhou Dynasty had changed commanders and used Xue Shao, the child tried to understand the Battle of Yinchuan in detail, but he couldn't find too much truth. In that battle, Ashina was defeated in a daze, but the child thought that the strange things that happened in Taozhou a few days ago were probably the truth of the Battle of Yinchuan. ”

Garqinling nodded, "The old man once thought that the Central Plains generals were all the same, and the most brilliant was the famous general Li Yaoshi of the Tang Dynasty. Xue Shao is just a few generations of disciples and grandsons of Pharmacist Li, or is he a half-learned aristocratic gentleman, how much truth can he have? Today, it seems that even the old man is a little underestimated. Xue Shao is different from all the Central Plains generals, and it is hard to imagine how many secrets he has that we don't know. ”

On Gong Ren's heart couldn't help but tighten, and his heart said that I have followed my father to fight in the north and south for so many years, and I have never seen my father so dignified and worried. Listening to his tone, Xue Shao is not a simple strong or weak, genius or mediocre person who can be evaluated.

He's a-enigma!

The art of war is cloudy, and the other is invincible. They have been fighting each other for a month, and they have suffered seven bloody battles with thousands of casualties, so it stands to reason that both sides of the war should know each other very well. But with his father's shrewdness and rich experience, he still feels that Xue Shao is a "mystery"!

It's incredible!

If this battle continues, it will become more and more difficult, even dangerous!

Thinking of this, Gong Ren really wanted to persuade his father to withdraw from the army for the time being, go back to "make up some homework" and investigate and understand Xue Shao, and make enough preparations to turn over and fight again.

But Gong Ren didn't dare to open this mouth. If there is still room to retreat, there is probably no need to speak out yourself. Now it seems that there is an invisible big hand, forcibly pulling tens of thousands of Tibetan troops towards Liangzhou, which should not be marched.

This big hand is not Xue Shao. Although it is the character of the Tibetan people to be competitive and competitive, the Garqin Mausoleum will never be naïve enough to use troops on the spur of the moment.

This big hand comes from the plateau and is a political product of the struggle between the military and political power of the Gar family and the royal power of Zampu.

What could be more distorting of the military than "politics"?

On the way to Liangzhou, Gong Ren thought a lot, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed and depressed he felt. He couldn't help but think, didn't Xue Shao have this problem?

It's not fair!

……

After coming to Liangzhou, Xue Shao finally slept a few times. The body and nervous nerves, which had been tired before, were greatly relaxed. The complexion and brilliance of the whole person have been greatly restored.

After a tiring march of more than 2,000 miles and a bloody battle of more than two months in the early days, what Xue Shao and his 100,000-strong army now have to do is to wait for the Garqin Mausoleum to come to Liangzhou to send him to death.

That's right, it's to die!

After experiencing seven offensive and defensive battles in Taozhou, Xue Shao now has full confidence that he can drag the Garqin Mausoleum alive in Liangzhou and kill the Garqin Mausoleum.

Because of the tactics and combat power of the Tibetan army, Xue Shao and the soldiers under his command have fully understood. After two months of fat beating, I have been beaten hard and smart, it's time to beat it back. More importantly, during the two-month "beating" period, Xue Shao has been hiding his strength. His troops have always been in small batches in turns, and most of them are Helong recruits, the purpose of which is to temper them fiercely and let them grow into qualified fighters as soon as possible.

The main army of 50,000 Luoshui under Xue Shao never appeared together, and it was usually a small number of main veterans mixed into the new army, and the old and the new were brought to participate in the battle. Elites like the Jumping Army only occasionally appear to act as battlefield firefighters.

The seven major battles were fought very hard, Garqinling never tried his best, and Xue Shao also put away at least half of his strength. But Xue Shao has always been using his weakest link to fight against Garqinling's strongest means.

Cats only think about how to catch mice, and lions think about how to defeat tigers and leopards. A strong opponent is the best teacher.

Although it was very painful, after the seven major battles, the army under Xue Shao had been reborn and was no longer afraid of the strong enemy of Tibet.

Moreover, Xue Shao rushed back from Yangzhou to lead the army to attack in a hurry, and the logistics were all coordinated by Lou Shide in Chang'an, and he didn't have time to get too much gunpowder to accompany the army. And with the current conditions, this thing is really not conducive to large-scale transportation, especially long-distance transportation of more than 2,000 miles. What if it rains heavily along the way, or is accidentally detonated?

This kind of thing happens from time to time in the strictly managed modern military.

Therefore, the small amount of gunpowder used in Taozhou City was just a small amount of "trial supplies" that Xue Shao had temporarily prepared in a hurry after he arrived in Taozhou. The big explosion in Taozhou City was just a smoke bomb to cover his retreat.

Although it was just a smoke bomb, if Garqinling had personally entered Taozhou City at that time, life and death would have been unpredictable. Therefore, it can only be said that the Garqin Mausoleum is cautious enough and lucky enough.

When it really comes to the decisive battle, the Garqin Mausoleum will no longer have such good luck!

In the afternoon of that day, Xue Shao was in the backyard of his handsome camp residence, watching Xue Chuyu and Guo An instruct and test the martial arts of Qin Po and the captives together.

Qin Poyu and other ten people stayed in Liangzhou for two months, and they worked as coolie soldiers for two months, following Dang Jinbi and Guo Dafeng to build the military city day and night. In fact, their training in the campus of Jiangwutai University is also very hard, but it is really nothing compared to the march.

In their own words, although it is hard to be on the platform, they always feel that they are still individuals. But when I arrived in Liangzhou, it was not as good as a mule.

Later, they gradually understood that this was the real military life. They also really understood Xue Shao's sentence: "Are you not afraid of death, but are you still afraid of hardship?" ”

Compared with those who died in Taozhou, doing coolies in Liangzhou to build a city is really a beautiful thing.

In the past two months, Qin Poyu, the ten young martial arts winners, seemed to have taken off a few layers of skin, and the unrealistic fantasies and ignorance of the past were gone, replaced by calm and restrained but sharp, like a sharp blade hidden deep in the scabbard.

This is what a soldier should look like, and this is exactly what Xue Shao wants.

Guo An instructed Qin Poyu and others in foot combat and scout skills, while Xue Chuyu instructed horse combat and archery. In this day and age, the two of them can be regarded as the top leaders among their peers. The level is so high that it cannot be compared with those leaders who speak martial arts. More importantly, the skills they have mastered will be closer to actual combat.

The level of Qin Poyu and the others is not low, and the guidance of Guo An and Xue Chuyu is like the finishing touch to them, which can make them quickly go to the next level. This was Xue Shao's second step in pushing Qin Poyu and others onto the battlefield to improve and consolidate their combat skills.

Looking at the wonderful competitions and fights in the courtyard, Xue Shao, who had been strict in front of Qin Poyu and the others, finally showed a smile on his face.

At this time, Wu Ming came over and gave Xue Shao a battle report he had just written to Xue Shao for review. Di Renjie sent someone to ask about the battle situation, saying that the court wanted to know.

Xue Shao glanced at it, the writing was concise and fluent, it was the style he liked. But he said: "The master might as well say it bluntly, just say that I lost more than 20,000 soldiers in seven battles and seven battles, and now Taozhou has fallen, and our army retreats to Liangzhou. ”

Wu Ming frowned, "If you speak so bluntly, I am afraid that the government and the opposition will be shaken." ”

"There's nothing wrong with shaking him." Xue Shao smiled meaningfully, "They're not children anymore, do you want people to be coaxed all the time and don't dare to listen to the truth?" ”

"Good. I'll revise it right away. Wu Ming didn't say much more. Glancing at the courtyard, he whispered: "Qin Poyu is extremely focused, and his ability is no longer idle, and now all he lacks is experience." In time, it will not be difficult for him to become a fierce general. ”

Xue Shao nodded, "General Jade Crown will be his model." ”

Wu Ming knew what Xue Shao was thinking, and whispered: "Did the master remember Wang Yu?" ”

Xue Shao frowned slightly and didn't answer, but thought in his heart: The ten little cubs in front of him are all rare military talents, or one day there will be several evil or Jade Crown generals among them. But only Wang Yu really has the potential to become a "handsome talent...... What are you doing now, boy?