Xue Rengui suppressed his smile, looked at Changsun Guang, and said coldly: "No matter whether there is conclusive evidence or not, Changsun Guang's suspicion cannot be eliminated. I am going to take him to Chang'an and hand him over to the Ministry of War for interrogation. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone was stunned and looked at each other, but Linghu Chang stood up and questioned: "Xue Sima, this soldier has violated military discipline. He has always been inspected and interrogated by Weiwei Temple, why should he be escorted to the Ministry of War?"
Since entering the Tang Dynasty, the power of the Ministry of War has been weakened repeatedly.
Although the Ministry of War is nominally in charge of the world's military, Weiwei Temple has been in charge of military disciplinary trials since the founding of the early Tang Dynasty. Although ministers have repeatedly proposed that this power should be returned to the Ministry of War, the emperor has yet to issue an edict.
Therefore, until now, soldiers in the army who violate military discipline will be handed over to Weiwei Temple for trial and punishment.
Xue Rengui had no intention of arguing with Linghu Chang. Weiwei Temple was the home of the Guanlong family. From Weiweiqing to the groom who fed the horses, they were all Guanlong children. He sent his eldest son Guang to Weiwei Temple.
Those people have plenty of ways to escape.
He said impatiently: "If Linghu joins the army and has objections to the general's decision, he can either go to the Anxi Protectorate to file a complaint against the general in front of the Great Protector, or simply go to the Political Hall to submit a memorial to impeach the general. But
This place is in the military, and military orders are like mountains and cannot be questioned!"
Xue Rengui has never been an indecisive person. Perhaps he still had some scruples about executing Chang Sun Guang in public, but he just took Chang Sun Guang to Chang'an for trial and no one could stop him.
Indeed, today's Tang army, especially the army in the Gyeonggi and Western Regions, is still dominated by the Guanlong nobles, but Fang Jun standing behind him is not an easy person!
Every force is full of vigor and vitality when it rises, but after becoming famous, it will inevitably decay and fall. If the carrion cannot be cut off in time and the blood replenished, it will inevitably slip into the abyss of decay.
In today's Tang army, the high-ranking but sluggish Guanlong nobles are already in a precarious situation, while the new generation of forces led by Fang Jun is gradually rising.
Obviously, the power of the new generation is far from enough to compete with the entrenched and intricate old forces, but with Fang Jun's banner, who dares to underestimate them?
And he, Xue Rengui, is Fang Jun’s number one general!
There was silence within the battalion commander, and the generals looked at each other without saying a word.
Those who were born in Guanlong did not dare to push Xue Rengui too far. After all, this place was in the army, and no one could disobey the commander-in-chief's orders during war. If Xue Rengui got angry and killed a few of them, they would be in the wrong if the lawsuit went before the emperor.
The rest of the people all clapped their hands and cheered. Although they didn't dare to show it, they felt really happy in their hearts.
Xue Rengui stared at Linghu Chang and said, "What else can Linghu say about joining the army?"
Linghu Chang lamented in his heart, shook his head slowly, and said: "I will not dare to question, I will obey Sima's order."
The nobles of Guanlong are gradually declining. How could he, a descendant of Guanlong, not know? Nowadays, Guanlong has very few high-level generals in the Western Army. Even if there are more middle-level officers, they can only make people fearful, but they will not affect them.
high-level decisions.
If even the "Guanlong" sign is smashed, then it really will never stand up again...
But what can he do?
At this moment, if Xue Rengui wants to behead Changsun Guang in public, the sons of Guanlong in the army can still share the same hatred with the enemy and stop him. But if they just escort Changsun Guang back to the capital and continue to resist, it is just a mess.
Xue Rengui nodded and said: "This man and all the soldiers under his command that day will remove their armor, verify their identity, and take them to Chang'an immediately!"
"Here!"
Several soldiers stepped forward like wolves and tigers, stripped Chang Sun Guang's armor clean, and pushed him out.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran in from the door of the tent, panting and loudly saying: "Report to Sima! Just now a message came from Gongyue City, saying that there were still survivors who were sent to report by Lieutenant Gaozhen Xingxiao that day.
It’s just that he was injured when he fell from a horse and couldn’t walk, so he hid himself and now he still returns to Gongyue City.”
Upon hearing the news, Changsun Guang's expression changed and his eyes rolled a few times.
He was not afraid that the soldiers under Gao Zhenxing's command were still alive. Apart from proving what Gao Zhenxing had done and gaining him a posthumous honor, it could not explain anything.
As long as there is no Zheng Sanwa's body...the vast Gobi desert and the rolling yellow sand, as long as you and the two soldiers who disposed of Zheng Sanwa's body are not involved, where can you go to find Zheng Sanwa's body?
But now another scout came out to report. The two of them must have been together before he fell from the horse. From the time when he fell from the horse, they were separated, to when he left the city and headed south, this period of time was enough to kill Zheng Sanwa.
The location is reduced to a very small area.
It's not difficult to find.
He was a little careless at the time and did not ask his own soldiers how to dispose of Zheng Sanwa's body. It would be better if he buried it on the spot. If it was easier, he would just throw it away casually. It happened that no wild animals were found in the past two days, or
Even though no wild beast has visited it but it hasn’t eaten it completely, we can still check the cause of death...
Changsun Guang was sweating a little again.
Xue Rengui glanced at Changsun Guang coldly and immediately changed his mind: "Let's not rush to escort Changsun Guang to the capital. Now that the Arabs are fleeing in panic and are about to arrive at Henglus, it is not appropriate for us to make a long-distance attack into its territory.
If nothing happens in the future, we will return to Gongyue City, and I will take care of the matter personally!"
The expressions of all the Guanlong disciples changed.
Their thoughts were the same as Changsun Guang's. If there was no evidence before, Xue Rengui could only endure it even if he wanted to cut Changsun Guang's body into five pieces. But now he has found another scout. Once identified, he may even find it.
The scout who was most likely killed by Chang Sun Guang... Xue Rengui absolutely dared to punish Chang Sun Guangming in front of the three-army formation.
Xue Rengui looked around with stern eyes, and said solemnly: "From now on, from the generals to the soldiers, those who leave the formation without permission from the general will be punished by fleeing! Even the scouts in the army must be punished every three hours.
Anyone who fails to return after one rotation will be punished as a lieutenant!"
Changsun Guangzhi's behavior was shameful. Except for those involved around him, he would definitely not tell others about it. The scout who had not shown up until now was not in danger in Gongyue City, but he wanted to completely prevent anyone in the army from secretly returning to Gongyue City.
Kill and silence.
When everyone in the tent heard this, the Guanlong disciples who secretly had this thought in their hearts suddenly stopped thinking.
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Early the next morning, the army broke out of camp and set off, continuing to pursue the Arabs.
The Tang army completely took the initiative on the battlefield. They dared to rest, but the Arabs did not. The two were less than half a day's walk apart. Even if they found out that the Tang army was encamped, they did not dare to follow suit. What if something happened here?
Just after resting, what should we do if the Tang army is trying to confuse the enemy?
After running for a night, the Arab soldiers were exhausted and unable to hold on, and the scouts reported back that the Tang army was still missing. Only then did Muawiya believe that the Tang army had rested for the night.
Chapter 314: Expelling the Tartars
They quickly ordered to rest and recuperate on the spot. Not only were the troops exhausted from fleeing all the way, but the most important thing was that they were hungry!
The Tang army chased after him and kept harassing him. He ignored them and kept attacking and killing the rear army. When he gathered a large force of cavalry to fight to the death, the Tang army ran far away again.
I didn’t dare to chase, because if Tang Jun tried to chase his own infantry in a trick, the whole army might collapse, and he couldn’t run away. Tang Jun was like a piece of brown candy clinging to...
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Along the way, all the pride and arrogance in Muawiya's heart were thrown out of the sky, and all his ambitions were completely killed.
He originally thought that with an army twice as large as Damascus, he could conquer the scattered Western Regions even if he could not break through the Silk Road and enter the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty. However, he did not expect that he would suffer a solid defeat as soon as he took over the battle.
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He had no intention of resenting his cousin Caliph at the moment. Even without that letter, he never withdrew his troops before the battle, and was still no match for the Tang army.
Regardless of equipment, weapons, or individual soldier quality, the Arab army, which once boasted of being invincible in Europe and Asia, is completely at a disadvantage.
At this moment, he just wants to return to Damascus quickly, first to stabilize the situation, and then wait for an opportunity to seize the throne of the Caliphate. Then he will assemble his army and strengthen his troops to conquer the Western Regions again, and even conquer the Tang Dynasty!
However, these strategies of his were still in his mind, and the army that had just arranged to make fire and make food was once again in an uproar.