From the time Changsun Guang heard about the Arab invasion, until the army came out to give the Arabs a head-on attack, and then here they chased the enemy for hundreds of miles, fighting fiercely, but they never saw the messenger who should have been seen long ago... They went
Where?
To hide, to hide, to run away?
This is absolutely impossible.
To be entrusted with death by the robes, the messenger must be a loyal person who has gained the trust and recognition of everyone. How could such a person abandon the opportunity that the robes had fought for by dying and run away instead?
Furthermore, as long as you return to Gongyue City and pass the message back, it will be a great achievement. It is absolutely unreasonable to ignore the credit and disappear without a trace.
Then the only possibility is that they were killed on the way, making it impossible for them to return to Gongyue City.
Who dares to kill the Tang army scouts?
There are many suspicious objects, but the one who is most suspicious in Xue Rengui's mind at the moment is Changsun Guang.
Logically speaking, Changsun Guang did not belong to the scout team. His duty that day was to lead his soldiers to inspect Gongyue City, not to leave the city for reconnaissance.
Even after hearing the news about the sighting of Arabs in the direction of Suiye River, the most important thing to do is to report it in time, and Shangguan will send scouts to investigate, instead of leading his people to abandon their patrol duties and leave Gongyue City without authorization for more than a hundred years.
Here, go to scout the enemy.
Unreasonable motives...
It was not just him, everyone had doubts in their minds, but this was not the time to delve into this. Everyone silently gathered the broken corpses everywhere, and when they picked them up bit by bit at the mountain pass, they found that the corpses here were the densest.
And they were piled up layer by layer, surrounding a charred pit, and shot out in all directions.
The soldiers who shed countless blood on the bloody battlefields burst into tears and burst into tears.
Obviously, this is when the scout team fought to the end, with no way to fight and no way to escape, everyone gathered together to detonate the thunder, and died together with the enemies who came up...
These broken corpses were layered on top of each other, and there must be countless enemy bones inside, but everyone couldn't tell them apart, so they could only gather them in one place, then look for stones from all over, move them over, build them into a large pile of stones, and bury the bones together.
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While alive, they were able to fight to the death with more than fifty men facing tens of thousands of enemy troops. Even if they were buried together after death, how could they be afraid of these fallen soldiers?
Let these enemies be buried in one place and be slaves to Pao Ze for the rest of their lives!
Xue Rengui stood at the mountain pass, with tears streaming down his face. He washed his hands in the river, then took out the sword from his waist and cut his palms, letting the blood drip on the stones. His eyes widened and he said with grief and anger: "The robes of those who died in battle are in the sky.
If there is a spirit, I, Xue Rengui, swear today that I will kill a hundred times as many enemies as I can to comfort the souls of your heroes! And I will definitely pursue the truth of this matter and find the person who reported it. If anyone has done harm, I will come forward to pay my respects!"
"I vow to kill the enemy invaders and comfort the spirits in heaven!"
The soldiers behind him shouted in unison, shaking the mountain pass.
After comforting the spirit of Paoze, Xue Rengui turned around and walked away, jumped on his horse, and said loudly: "We are returning to the formation. This time we cannot fight the bandits to the bitter end. We really have to take the overall situation into consideration. When the Eastern Expedition is over and the court is stable, then
Even if the thieves don't come, I will lead you there. The hatred of Pao Ze will be irreconcilable!"
All the soldiers responded loudly: "Here!"
Everyone got on their horses, took one last look at the huge pile of rocks, wiped away their tears, and rode back along the way they came.
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The two armies still maintained the trend of chasing and escaping, crossing Broken Leaf City.
The army marched for hundreds of miles, and even though their morale was high, their bodies were not made of iron after all. They had to temporarily set up camp outside the low Suiye City to recuperate.
Unexpectedly, they could not catch up with the Arabs. In fact, those who ran were more tired than those who chased them. Moreover, when the Arabs came, they had traveled thousands of miles. The escape was even more exhausting, and they needed more rest than the Tang army.
After walking around the low and dilapidated Suiye City and checking the nearby terrain, Xue Rengui returned to his tent, washed his hands and wrote a battle report.
Not only did he clearly write down the causes and consequences of this expedition, but he also suggested in the battle report that he request the imperial court to rebuild Suiye City and use this place as the farthest military town established by the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, and garrison troops to strictly guard against the Arabs.
People came close to monitor the Arabs' every move.
Moreover, Suiye City is close to an oasis, and Suiye Water flows through it. It is a gathering place for merchants and herdsmen within hundreds of miles nearby, and it has certain strategic significance.
The establishment of a military town here would be a nail in the far west and would provide the greatest convenience for Datang to control the Western Regions.
After writing the battle report, he sealed it and handed it to the scouts, with instructions: "Send it back to the Chang'an War Department immediately without any delay."
He knew that the situation in the Western Regions was already a source of anxiety for the princes of Chang'an. They were always watching the changes in the Western Regions. Even Tubo and other countries must be ready to take action. The news of the defeat of the Arabs must be sent back as soon as possible in order to inform the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War.
Your Majesty calmly weighs the time for arrangements.
The scout bowed to accept the order, put the battle report close to his body, turned around and walked out of the tent, greeted a group of robes, and immediately galloped eastwards.
Xue Rengui relaxed a little, fetched water to make tea, took a sip from the tea cup, and saw the tragic scene of Broken Leaf Water Pass in front of his eyes again.
I couldn't help but sigh secretly.
He had always been dissatisfied with dandies like Gao Zhenxing. He believed that they came to the Anxi Army just to gild a layer of capital as capital for promotion in the past. They were just passing by without any sense of serving the country and the people. However, at this moment, he had to feel deep admiration.
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He didn't think that Gao Zhenxing could leave his scout team and rush back to Gongyue City alone and become one of the missing messengers.
A scout team can be in such a desperate situation, knowing that they will die, but still insisting on stopping the enemy, and using their own blood and life to convey information to Pao Ze. It cannot do this without a backbone. If you are a captain of the scout team,
Gao Zhenxing abandoned his robe and walked away. This scout team was afraid that it would either collapse or surrender. It would be impossible to fight to the last moment without detonating the sky-shaking thunder and destroying the enemy together.
Good job...well done!
Xue Rengui felt both admiration and sadness.
He had thought of this when he was at Suiyeshui Mountain Pass, and had carefully tried to find Gao Zhenxing's bones among the corpses everywhere. However, not to mention that the corpses that had been blown up and eaten by vultures and wolves were beyond recognition.
Even the armor on his body had been stripped off completely by the Arabs, making it impossible to identify him at all.
It is indeed awe-inspiring that a young man from a Chang'an family, who is usually a playboy and does not do his job, can make such a remarkable decision at such a critical juncture. Therefore, Xue Rengui mentioned this matter in detail in the battle report, stating that once the decision was made,
Zhenxing was killed in battle, and he asked the Ministry of War to reward him for his merits, so that his deeds would be spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. Not only should his name be recorded in the annals of history, but he should also be admired by all people!
Putting down the tea cup, he rushed out of the account and shouted: "I will order Sun Guang, the captain of the school, to come here immediately. I have something to ask you!"
"Here!"
The soldiers outside the account took the order and left.