"Colonel, Captain! Are you, are you really okay?!" Fang Ziling felt very uneasy when he discovered that Wang Xun was unhappy, so he came closer and asked in a low voice.
"No, oh, it's okay!" Wang Xun suddenly woke up from his memories, forced a smile, and responded in a low voice. The glory of the military and the glory of the Tang Dynasty were things that were beyond his reach. Right now, the only way to save his life was to save his life.
is the first priority.
"Is everything really okay?" Fang Ziling continued to ask, considering that Wang Xun had gone crazy not long ago.
"It's okay. Get away!" Wang Xun raised his foot and kicked Fang Ziling aside, "Go away, bring me a few and pick up all the weapons I just dropped. The guy named Gu will definitely not leave.
Stay away, stay fast, there is still a fight to be fought tonight!"
"Alas, alas!" Fang Ziling **** the footprints on his buttocks and wandered away. Looking at the opponent's back who didn't care about the sky falling, Wang Xun couldn't help but laugh. It's a good thing to be carefree for a year.
I used to be carefree before. But in recent times, I have seen too many things.
"Colonel, Colonel Captain!" Another stammering call came from the right, interrupting his thoughts. Wang Xun turned around when he heard the voice, and saw the expectant face of the gang leader Zheng.
"Is something wrong? Tell me!" He smiled and ordered kindly.
"No, no!" Brother Zheng shrank his neck and his eyes began to dodge. Soon, he lowered his head again, looked at his toes and asked: "Strong, robbers, I'm talking about those guys in Hexi, and...
Aren’t you planning to quit yet?”
"We are the officers and soldiers. Just treat them like bandits and beat them!" Wang Xun pushed the other party's shoulder and ordered with a smile. He understood the other party's worries. Throughout the ages, killing officials is equivalent to rebellion. Although the Hexi Army opposite
Under the banner of Sand Pirates.
Unexpectedly, he guessed Lao Zheng's thoughts wrongly. The other party reluctantly smiled and continued to ask: "I, I mean, why not, why don't we escape at night, wait for them to react, and even if we want to chase them, we can't find them."
Come to us!"
"I'm afraid not!" Wang Xun thought for a while and responded in a low voice, "First of all, we are not as familiar with the roads here as they are. We will be exhausted when walking, and it is easier for the enemy to find opportunities. Secondly, we bring such
With too much baggage, you can't run fast at all. It's easy to leave marks on the desert. As long as you follow the footprints, you will definitely be able to catch up!" Looking at the other low-level officers gathered around him, he thought for a while and continued to add, "No.
Third, in fact, everyone knows that the gang of thieves from the Hexi Army came to kill people and silence them on the orders of Yang Guozhong. If they just let us go like this, not only will they not be able to explain to Yang Guozhong, they will also be charged with robbing the imperial supplies.
It’s enough to make the Hexi Army move their heads from top to bottom!!” (Note 1)
The last point was actually known to all the officers in their hearts. They just wanted to find some hope from Wang Xun. Now that hope was shattered, everyone's eyes immediately dimmed. Seeing this, Wang Xun quickly smiled and cheered everyone up, "
What are you afraid of? Anyway, we have defeated them once, and if we do it again, we will defeat them again. When we beat them to the point where they no longer dare to fight, we can continue on our way!"
Everyone forced a smile, but their morale still couldn't be lifted. In the melee just now, although everyone had beaten the Hexi Army to pieces, there were still more than thirty Feilong Guards on their side who stayed in the desert forever.
Nowadays, there are only more than sixty brothers who can fight. How many times can we tangle with the Hexi Army?
The first time the army commanded the battle, Wang Xun didn't know what else he could do. Between the brothers and the Hexi bandits under Gulitu's command, only one party could get out of the desert alive. If he abandoned his baggage and escaped, wait
Everyone is still facing death. But just waiting to die like this is really not an option. The last time we defeated Gulitu, it was because he underestimated the enemy and underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Feilong Imperial Guard. But next time everyone will not
Being so lucky, Gulitu, who had suffered several losses in succession, would probably have all his troops on him as soon as he came up, and he would not have any remaining strength.
While he was hesitating, the guide Lao Yue sneakily came over, raised his face that was beaten into a pig's head, and suggested with a smile, "Little, little, I know a way, maybe a way!"
"Tell me about it!" Everyone was overjoyed and responded loudly before Wang Xun could speak.
"To the south!" The guide Lao Yue stretched out his finger and pointed to the unpredictable distance under the starry sky. "To the south, it's not that far from here. I know a trail that leads directly to Tubo. Over there, there is the Prime Minister Dongzebu of Tubo.
Order, if anyone can throw a Mo Dao at it, I will reward you..." He swallowed hard, with endless greed in his eyes, "I will reward you with twenty ingots of silver, five yaks, and twenty
A slave and a piece of pasture, cash it on the spot! No child, no child, no elder, no bully!" (Note 2)
After the words fell, there was silence all around. The Feilong Imperial Guards hated Yang Guozhong and Ge Shuhan for plotting against them, but their pride as a Tang people had never been swallowed up by hatred. Tubo, in the eyes of everyone, was a barbarian who drank blood and surrendered.
In the past, he would definitely bring shame to his eighteen generations of ancestors, and it would be better to die in the desert.
"Well, that road is actually not difficult to walk!" The guide Lao Yue knew that from tonight onwards, he would definitely not be able to return to Hexi, so he continued to be confused, "Bypassing the Snow Mountain, we can
There are Tubo people to help. Anyone who defected from the Tang Dynasty, as long as they have the ability, can do it and become a high official! Just like Mr. Xiaowei, such a young, young..."
"Get out!" Before he could finish his words, Wang Xun kicked him. "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll kill you first! Lao Zheng, tie him up for me and stuff horse dung in his mouth. He won't reach Shu."
No one is allowed to loosen his bonds before restraining him!"
"No!" Zheng, the team leader, shouted loudly, stepped forward and held down the guide Lao Yue, and tied him up tightly without any ceremony.
Several other low-ranking officers of the Feilong Imperial Guard shook their heads and smiled bitterly. Now that Colonel Wang has announced the word Shule, everyone no longer has to think about it. The worst is to die in the desert, which is better than escaping to Tibet.
, so that future generations will not be able to hold their heads up in front of others.
"Lao Zhou, Lao Zhu. You two take some brothers and Minzhuang out to see if there are any brothers alive on the battlefield." Wang Xun shook his head and threw all the chaotic thoughts behind him. Tubo, he
He won't go there even if he is beaten to death. It is not his habit to wait for death here. The only way for everyone to escape at the moment is to annihilate all the Hexi troops under Gulitu's command in the next round of battle.
.In this way, even if Ge Shuhan gets the news later, it will be too late to send troops to chase him.
Team leader Zhou Deshu and Minzhuang leader Zhu Wuyi hugged each other and took the order to leave. After gathering their men, Wang Xun caught up again and added in a deep voice, "Whether it is the guards brothers or Minzhuang, no matter who is seriously injured
, or those who have died in the battle. Carry them all to the camp. We cannot let them die without a burial place. We will light a fire later and burn the dead. As long as some of us come out of this desert alive.
, we must bring their ashes back to Chang'an. No one will be left behind!"
"Yeah!" All the guards and Minzhuang nodded with red eyes, and strode towards the place where the fiercest battle was just now. No one was left behind. From now on, there is no difference between the guards and Minzhuang. They are all from Chang'an, as long as one of them is there
To leave the desert alive, everyone must return their souls to their hometown.
The next battle will be the last battle tonight. The morale of the brothers cannot support the fifth battle, and the number of Feilong Guards cannot withstand greater consumption. Looking at the empty desert in front of him, Wang Xun's voice contained a hint of emotion.
He showed a calmness that was far out of proportion to his age. Like a veteran who had commanded many battles, he slowly adjusted his deployment, "Da Liu, you go pick out a hundred of the best horses. Old Zhao, you come from the carriage."
Unload those swarms one by one and place them in front of the fort. When the enemy attacks again later, you will take the wounded soldiers and be responsible for lighting the fires. Old Wei, you still lead the people and are responsible for suppressing them with bows and crossbows. Other guards, hurry up
It's time to rest. After the swarm of bees are released, we immediately rush out on horseback and only attack Gulitu!"
"No!" All the soldiers looked at Wang Xun in surprise and bowed to accept the order. The change in the captain's body was so great, as if he had suddenly been reborn. He was no longer green and no longer confused, replaced by a
Such a formidable calmness and maturity. Like a knife, it finally opened its edge on the sand and gravel, revealing its sharp edge from head to toe.
About half an hour later, another cavalry circled around from behind the sand dunes in the distance. It slowly approached the camp. Following closely behind the cavalry, there was a large group of infantrymen who had lost their helmets earlier. Behind the infantrymen
, are hundreds of lightly armored rangers, with freshly severed heads hanging from their horses’ necks.
Those heads were all those of the Hexi soldiers. Killing without hesitation, Gulitu hurriedly gathered the team before dawn. To ensure nothing went wrong, he mobilized all the cavalry that had been arranged around to block the retreat of the Feilong Guards.
Around him, he mixed with the remnants of the previous army, preparing to give the prey the final blow.
There is no fourth time. Although they are in different camps, Gu Litu and Wang Xun have a clear understanding of each other. The prestige of the Hexi Army does not allow it, nor does the pride of the Turkic royal family allow it. "Send the order, everyone dismounts and raises their shields!" He gritted his teeth and shouted loudly.
The order was, "Form a fish scale formation and press forward directly. We will fight until death!"
"Woo woo, woo woo, woo woo woo -" The confidants around him grabbed the horn inlaid with gold wire and passed Gulitu's order out. They are the descendants of the wolf. If the wolf pack passes by, even if the tiger
