"An army of 30,000 people actually wants to deal with our 50,000 people, I don't know where this Shang Nang got the courage, or rather, he doesn't look down on this king, thinking that this king is young and is not his opponent at all?" Li Chengzong looked around with a smile, he was riding on a horse, holding a long lance in his hand. He smiled with Fang Xuanling and the others.

"Maybe he thinks that the Tibetan soldiers and horses are strong, so he dares to be so bold." Fang Xuanling hurriedly said.

In fact, he and Cen Wenwen both know that Shang Nang is so bold, it is true that he did not put Li Chengzong's little kid in his eyes, Shang Nang has failed in this regard, on the battlefield, at any time, can not underestimate their enemies, the Tang Dynasty has dominated the world over the years, and there are few defeats, although Li Chengzong led the army this time, but from Zhang Zhenzhou or Qin Huaiyu and others have rich battlefield experience, and Fang Xuanling and Cen Wenwen are also commendable in terms of resourcefulness.

"This trip to Songzhou, maybe this His Royal Highness will add points again on His Majesty's side, Shang Nang is so old, and in the end he used himself to fulfill Li Chengzong, I really don't know what to think." Cen Wenwen looked at Li Chengzong with a smile on his face, and had to admit that Li Chengzong was lucky, Shang Nang's hasty dispatch of troops had already startled the snake, how could Li Chengzong be so stupid and fall for him. The Tubo people may be very brave, but the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are not far behind, and the two sides fight, not necessarily the Tang Dynasty loses.

"Your Highness, rest assured, Jinyiwei has been arranged, this is Songzhou, not Tubo. Shang Nang captured Songzhou twice, and it seemed that Songzhou had been turned over, but he didn't know that Songzhou was a place with many mountain roads, and if you wanted to enter Songzhou, you didn't need to take the avenue at all. Cen Wenwen held back the thoughts in his heart and said with a smile.

"Jinyiwei has been operating in Songzhou for several years, although it is not as good as Jinyiwei in other cities, but I believe that it is still very easy to find a way, if Shang Nang knows, we will not be long after, actually appear behind him, it will be a little interesting." Li Chengzong laughed.

"Everything depends on where General Zhang Zhen and Zhou put the location of the decisive battle." Fang Xuanling said: "Although the minister's suggestion is that the vicinity of the Sichuan Temple is not bad, but after all, he has not seen it on the spot, and the minister does not dare to guarantee it." Shang Nang is also proficient in military affairs, and the minister thought that the other party must have placed soldiers and horses in Gansong Ridge, ambushed here, and blocked our way to Songzhou. ”

"Sir, rest assured, this map is carefully made by Jinyiwei, there is absolutely no mistake, we will drag Shang Nang here first, and wait for General Zhang to prepare in the Sichuan Temple." Li Chengzong's face was calm, and he didn't have the nervousness before the war, he said with a smile: "If Shang Nang knows that our army has gone to the Sichuan Temple, I don't know if the other party will be frightened and immediately retreat?" ”

"Shang Nang will definitely withdraw from the army, but I am afraid it will be too late to withdraw at that time. The minister thought that the other party would definitely hide in Songzhou City, waiting for Lu Dongzan to come to the rescue, and the minister thought that if Lu Dongzan came, our 50,000 troops might not be enough. The minister thought that he should also send troops and horses from Mianzhou to help. Wei Chi Gong originally trained 60,000 troops here in Songzhou, but later General Wei Chi wanted to follow His Majesty to conquer Goguryeo, so he brought this soldier and horse to Mianzhu, on the one hand, to guard Sichuan, and on the other hand, it was also for the future conquest of Tibet. Although most of them are composed of Sichuan people, they cannot be compared with the soldiers and horses of the two large battalions of Lantian and Bashang, but as long as they see blood, they are also elite soldiers. Cen suggested the text.

"Then mobilize Mianzhou soldiers and horses to help. He commanded them to come and join us within ten days. Li Chengzong thought for a while, nodded, took out the tiger talisman from his arms, handed it to Cen Wenwen and said, "Send someone to deliver the message immediately, and we will use these 110,000 horses to meet Lu Dongzan for a while." ”

"The minister will send someone there immediately." Cen Wenwen did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered someone to send someone to Mianzhou to mobilize the army to come without mentioning it.

In a hill outside the city of Songzhou, Shang Nang's soldiers and horses were ambushed there, he was waiting for Li Chengzong's arrival, the army had been ambushed here for two days, and all the surrounding enemies were either killed or captured, this is the only way for Li Chengzong to enter Songzhou, Shang Nang has already laid an ambush here, waiting for Li Chengzong to be deceived.

"General, Li Chengzong's soldiers and horses are already twenty miles away from here." The probe horse in the distance galloped over and said loudly to Shang Nang.

"Prepare for battle." Shang Nang's face was happy, Li Chengzong came half a day longer than the normal time, indicating that his strategy of capturing Songzhou for the second time was correct, Li Chengzong was really carried away by anger, and ordered the army to march quickly, so that it would be earlier than the normal time, which is good news for Shang Nang, at least, the other party is a tired division. His own army of 30,000 was enough to defeat the other party, and at this time, Shang Nang also regretted that he did not bring more soldiers and horses.

It's a pity that Shang Nang led the army and waited for almost an hour, and he didn't see Li Chengzong leading the army here, and Li Chengzong's army did not arrive, so there was no way to ambush the other party, let alone capture him alive.

"General, Li Chengzong's army is resting ten miles away." At this time, there was a depressing news from Tanma, Li Chengzong actually led the army to rest in place, and did not come to Songzhou City at all, let alone enter his ambush circle. Shang Nang suddenly had a bad feeling, which did not fit the characteristics of a young man.

"General, what should I do?" The lieutenant next to him asked. He rolled his eyes and said, "Is it using our secret methods?" ”

"Don't use it for the time being, this time it's just to bring Li Chengzong to come, in case Li Xin comes in person, at that time, it is to use our last hole card, and now that we move, we can't take the greatest benefit." Shang Nang shook his head. He finally made a decision and could only wait quietly. That's almost a day.

"General, the Tang army has moved."

Shang Nang sat quietly on the stone, suddenly opened his eyes, looked into the distance, he faintly felt a killing force coming towards him, stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "Prepare for battle." The numb Tubo soldiers who were already sitting stood up one after another, some drew their swords, and some opened their bows and arrows, ready to deal a fatal blow to Li Tang's army.

Something happened that surprised Shang Nang again, he saw Li Tang's army, the black army slowly coming towards Songzhou, but it stopped at the place where he was a stone's throw away. What surprised him even more was that Li Tang's army was not much, only a few thousand, but the intelligence said that Li Tang's army had as many as 50,000 people, how could it suddenly become so small. The feeling of unhappiness in my heart is even worse.

"Where is General Shang Nang, the boy Li Chengzong asked General Shang Nang to see, in the battle of Helan Mountain, General Shang Nang retreated without a fight, the boy followed his father's side, failed to see the old general, today I came to Songzhou, how could the old general avoid it? The father said that there are two talents in Tubo, one is Lu Dongzan, and the other is the old general, before coming to Songzhou this time, the boy has prepared two mansions in Chang'an City, that is, the old general and Lu Dongzan are invited to go to Chang'an for a while. Li Chengzong's slightly immature voice sounded among the mountains, but Shang Nang's complexion was much worse, his ambush was actually known by the other party, and looking at the posture, I am afraid that there are other conspiracies.

He now has some regrets, you must know that this is the territory of Datang, and he doesn't have much information here, the other party understands that he is prepared, and if he can't get here, I'm afraid he will suffer a big loss.

"Li Chengzong, you have fallen into the siege of our army, do you still want to escape?" Shang Nang's eyes rolled, but he was thinking about where he could leave here, Li Chengzong just led such a few people to come, obviously there were other preparations, Gansongling was certainly a good place to block the enemy, but Li Chengzong did not enter his ambush.

"Surrounding? General Shang Nang, you underestimate me Li Chengzong too much, this place is the territory of my Tang Dynasty, on my own territory, how can I Li Chengzong be surrounded by you? It's really a big joke, Gansongling is certainly easy to defend and difficult to attack, but this king knows that since General Shang has come to Gansongling, it is naturally not good to entertain the general here, and he is ready to invite the general to Songzhou. The king's lieutenant has already left for Songzhou, and I believe you will be able to meet him soon. Li Chengzong looked at Shang Nang with a smile and said.

Shang Nang's face changed, he thought of something, and couldn't help but say: "I said why His Royal Highness the King of Han is stagnant here, it turns out that he has already cut off the back road of General Ben, it is really amazing, amazing." ”

Shang Nang soon knew why Li Chengzong was so sure, not because of anything else, or because this place was the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and it was still easy to find a path to let the army occupy Songzhou City, although Songzhou City was still very dilapidated at the moment, but it was still possible to block his 30,000 army. Fighting to the death is enough to keep these tens of thousands of horses here.

"Thank you, His Royal Highness the King of Han, and this general will leave." Shang Nang said to Li Chengzong. The geographical location of Gansongling is of course very good, but then again, if there are people besieging behind, even if the geographical location is good, it is useless, flanking on both sides, no matter how many people and horses in the hands are, they will be eliminated by the enemy in the end, in this case, it is better to take the initiative to withdraw from Gansongling, return to Songzhou, and take advantage of the fact that Li Tang's army has not yet gained a firm foothold in Songzhou, and immediately capture Songzhou and seize the way back.

"For the sake of my father's appreciation of the old general, this king will no longer pursue." Li Chengzong said indifferently, as if he didn't put Shang Nang in his eyes.

Shang Nang didn't care about the meaning of Li Chengzong's words, leaving the rear army, but he turned around and left, although he knew that Li Chengzong must have left here because of the terrain of Gansong Ridge, but in comparison, the safety of his army was the most important.

"Hmph, I really want to keep them." Li Chengzong looked at Shang Nang's departing back, and said coldly: "He really wants to intercept us here, hehe, but unfortunately, he doesn't have a chance to stay." ”

"His Royal Highness is still powerful, and he forced Shang Sang to withdraw from the army with one sentence. When Shang Nang arrives in Songzhou, I'm afraid he will regret it. Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

"Actually, if he stays in this Gansong Ridge, maybe we will still be much less of a threat to Shang Nang, after all, we are attacking, we have fewer men, and he can attack us at any time. Even if Zhang Zhenzhou attacked him from behind, as long as he held on to Gansong Ridge and sent someone to find Lu Dongzan to come for reinforcements, we could only let him go. But now it's different, whether it's us or Zhang Zhenzhou, one sits in the Sichuan Temple, the other sits in Gansongling, and besieges Shangsang in Songzhou, even if Lu Dongzan leads the army to attack the Sichuan Temple, Zhang Zhenzhou only needs to support the Mianzhou reinforcements, it's fine. Li Chengzong looked at the soldiers around him, these troops were slowly entering the Gansong Ridge, preparing to temporarily set up a large camp on the Gansong Ridge.

Shang Nang led the army to withdraw from Gansong Ridge, when he saw Li Chengzong's banner appear on Gansong Ridge, his face was much worse, he knew that he must have been fooled, Li Chengzong was because he occupied Gansong Ridge and could not enter Songzhou, so he thought of this method, made words to intimidate himself, and easily let himself withdraw from Gansong Ridge, but his army easily occupied this dangerous place.

"Li Chengzong is not simple, if there is a father, there must be a son, Li Xin is treacherous, Li Chengzong is even more treacherous than his old son." Shang Nang looked at the banner on the mountain, his face was gloomy, and said: "I used to underestimate Li Chengzong, thinking that he was relatively young, so I didn't take it to heart, but now it seems that Li Chengzong drove me down with a casual word, and easily lost the geographical advantage." ”

"General, why don't we kill us now. Their numbers are relatively small, and our sons and daughters are many, and I believe that they will soon be able to capture the Jayamson Ridge in front of us. The adjutant couldn't help but say.

"It's useless, because we don't know how many of his troops there are, and if their army really enters Songzhou, even if we have Lu Dongzan's response and rescue, we will definitely suffer a lot of casualties." Shang Nang quickly put the regret in his heart behind him, he is also a person who has been in battle for a long time, and such gains and losses should not exist for a general. Instead of regretting it here, it is better to find a way to deal with more enemies.

Li Chengzong also found Shang Nang, who had stopped at the bottom of the mountain, and said to Fang Xuanling and Cen Wenwen: "Shang Nang is a powerful person, after he went down the mountain, he knew that he had been fooled, but he still left here without hesitation, which shows that this person is a decisive person, no wonder when he was in Helan Mountain, as soon as he found out that something was wrong, he immediately left Helan Mountain, and the same is true now." ”

"The general trend is on me, no matter how smart he is, there is nothing he can do. Even if Shang Nang stopped at Gansong Ridge, he would fail in the end. Cen Wenwen said nonchalantly.

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "The second time he attacked Songzhou, he was already doomed to failure. (To be continued.) )