Chapter 421 strategist

At dusk, the remnant sun hangs on the west mountain, and the west wind in autumn hits the battlefield of Qingluoyuan. The strong smell of blood and the rolling yellow sand fly together. There seems to be an orange veil between heaven and earth, and there is a little murder and sadness in the haze.

From afar, the Qingluoyuan meadow full of blue sky, green grass, cattle and sheep in the sunset is like a ghost domain Shura Taoist temple. Broken limbs can be seen everywhere, with many knives, guns, swords and halberd inserted horizontally. Broken flags and lost war horses are floating around alone, dead...

A big truck pulled by eighteen yaks slowly drove into the core of the battlefield and stopped. The Chalqin Mausoleum came out, and dozens of horses quickly came from all directions and reported to him one after another--

"Marshal, the silence in the Tang army camp is no different from the past, but the bow box of the military fortress has at least doubled the number of crossbowmen to strengthen vigilance! The banners in the camp do not fall and the horses shuttle through the fierce and strict battle, and there is no such thing as defeat or withdrawal!"

Gar Qinling nodded gently and said to the deputy generals around him, "It's expected. If Qin Mubai was really an unbearable bag of wine and rice, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty would not have sent him here. Although he is defeated today, he is not defeated at all. It can be seen that this man is indeed a little general.

"Marshal, I tried my best to search for the weapons used by the Tang army in red on the battlefield. I found nothing, but I found these strange iron beads. This kind of iron beads were also found on some fallen soldiers. After saying that, the pawn held it up with both hands.

Gar Qinling took a few fireballs fired by muskets and looked at it carefully. He smelled it at the tip of his nose and frowned and said, "This is similar to the smell in the pit bombed by those cannons in the past. It can be seen that it is indeed the same kind of thing. However, that kind of cannon is extremely heavy and difficult to carry, and can only be used to defend the city or pull up the fortress. At present, Qin Mubai actually has this kind of small cannon that can be equipped with walking... It should be more powerful than bows and arrows! Well, you must be careful when you meet in the future!"

"Report! - Marshal -" At this time, a horseman ran from afar, jumped off his horse and said urgently, "Marshal, Zanpu is here!!"

When the eyebrows of the garqinling raised, he was very stunned - "What?"

"...Zanpu, here we go!"

"Classmaster, go back to the camp!"

At this time, Tang Jun's battalion was in charge.

An old military doctor asked Qin Mubai to stretch his neck and raise his face. After a fine examination for a long time, he breathed and said, "Luckily, fortunately. The arrow is non-toxic and did not hurt the bone. If you tilt it up an inch, I'm afraid the young commander's left eye will be gone.

Qin Mubai wanted to laugh, but his face trembled, and his left cheek was torn and said, "I use an arrow. Maybe one eye blind can be more accurate. It's strange to say that I don't know when I was injured. Maybe I was scratched on the cheek by a streamer on the battlefield. If you hadn't told me when you came back, I wouldn't have known it.

"It's too tense and exciting on the battlefield. I really don't care about these minor injuries." The old military doctor chattered and drugged Qin Mubai, "Young commander, don't move and don't talk. I've drugged you."

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Li Xueyan stood aside, looking at Qin Mubai with a pale face and frightening eyes, and felt that her heart was about to jump out. Looking at him like that, he is now shirtless, with blood on his hair, a wound on his face full of blood, and a knife in his thigh. He has just been stopped and now he is tightly wrapped.

"Young commander! How's the young commander! - Don't block me, let me in!!" At this time, there was a roar of thunder outside the tent.

Qin Mubai stretched out his hand and gently blocked the old military doctor and said, "Let him in. Don't suffocate him outside."

Yuwen Hongtai rushed in like a hungry lion, ran to Qin Mubai and squatted down and stared at him for a long time. He asked, "Are you all right?"

"What do you think?" Qin Mubai forced a smile and patted Yuwen Hongtai on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the scourge has been left for thousands of years. I don't die so easily. By the way, how are the casualties of the Mo Dao team? Are you injured?

"I'm fine. I don't have a hair!" Yuwen Hongtai patted his chest a few times, sighed and shook his head repeatedly and said, "It's just a pity that more than a thousand knives were killed in the battle! ...It's a pity that they are all elite veterans who make good knives with infinite strength!"

"Forget it, brother. If there are no casualties, it won't be called war." Qin Mubai comforted him with a smile and said, "I'm fine now. You fight and go back to eat and drink and have a good rest. Maybe I'll have to fight again tomorrow."

"Good!" Yuwen Hongtai stood up and answered. Suddenly, he turned his head and stared at Li Xueyan fiercely and roared, "If you make noise again, why don't you make any noise? Aren't you going to marry a Tubo Manzi? Get married! Let's see that we are dead and injured here. Are you happy? It's all done by your man who didn't go through the door!!"

Li Xueyan was unexpectedly scolded. Like a little sparrow with nowhere to live in the storm, she looked at Yuwen Hongtai tremblingly and was dumbfounded.

"Black man, don't be rude! - Don't go out yet!" Qin Mubai shouted and scolded.

"Huh! I just don't like you, Mr. Wang, who is born with beautiful clothes and food, and is shameless all day long!" Yuwen Hongtai was out of control, but he cursed more vigorously and shouted, "See, you see it? You've seen it today! Are we not raised by our parents? Let's just take it seriously? Let's play with others with our heads here. Are you eating, drinking and being full in the back? Are you looking for trouble? Be kind, be kind? What's the difference between being a thief and a father with your mother's relatives?! Hu Manzi is never polite! Those who should kill still kill, and the one who should rob the land will still rob the land! In the end, it was us who lost the woman and gave the dowry and humiliated us! If only there were a few more people like you in the Tang Dynasty, it would be better to recognize the Tubo people as their ancestors. What a great dynasty!"

Li Xueyan was as dumb as a wooden chicken and was at a loss. Yuwen Hongtai's fingers as thick as an iron pestle were about to point to the tip of her nose and forgot to retreat and avoid it.

Strangely, Qin Mubai did not say anything. He sat quietly and looked at Yuwen Hongtai quietly.

What's more strange is that Yuwen Hongtai suddenly stopped scolding. Although he wanted to vent his anger and unpleasant words, as soon as he saw Qin Mubai next to him looking at him coldly, he had to swallow it back, gritted his teeth and hugged his fists and said, "Third brother, we are still guilty today. What should I do with the military law? What should I do? I have nothing to say! - But if I have something to say, I have to die alive! - I'll leave first. If I want to do the military law, you can send someone to take me!"

After saying that, Yuwen Hongtai took a big step away, and he was still cursing along the way.

Qin Mubai still sat quietly, and his expression was as silent as a deep autumn well. The old military doctor stood aside with the ointment and didn't dare to breathe. Li Xueyan closed her eyes, as if she was taking a deep breath and controlling her emotions.

After a long time...

"Mu Bai, can you do me a favor?" Li Xueyan opened her mouth, and her voice was calm.

"Well, you said." Qin Mubai whispered.

"Please be kind and don't blame Yuwen Hongtai." Li Xueyan said.

Qin Mubai raised his eyebrows in a little surprise, "Why?"

"Because he is right, he scolded well! ... No one has ever scolded me as straight and unreservedly as he did, like a blow on the head, which made me wake up." Li Xueyan smiled, but there was obviously a trace of bitterness and helplessness in her smile. She whispered, "As he said, people like me have not known the hardships of the people since childhood. Even if you have read a few poetry books, you are just overcorrecting them, living in the dreams you weave and forgetting the preciousness of reality. I was wrong, Mu Bai, I was really wrong! ...Not only do I ask you not to blame Yuwen Hongtai, but I also want to thank him, sincerely!"

"It won't be." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "He is a fierce old man. He has never been right or wrong. What he is disgusted with is only the kiss, not you. More is better than less. If I don't punish him, don't mess with him anymore.

"Thank you very much..." Li Xueyan bit her lip and nodded gently.

Qin Mubai waved his hand, and the old military doctor came to his senses and continued to drug Qin Mubai.

"Why don't I do it?" Li Xueyan stepped forward two steps and said, "Although I don't know medical skills, my eyes are kind and gentle."

"It's just a medicine, but it's also simple. Well, let the princess come! My eyes are really not very good, and the oil lamp doesn't work. The old military doctor handed over the medicine bottle and other things to Li Xueyan.

"In the future, I will change the young commander's medicine. Old gentleman, you can take care of more wounded soldiers." Li Xueyan said, "Since I came here, I have never done any business. In the future, I will learn a little simple medical skills from the old gentleman, such as dressing and medicine. At least I can do something..."

"This..." The old military doctor hesitated and looked at Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai was looking up and closing his eyes. He was silent for a long time and said, "Okay."

Li Xueyan was relieved and finally showed a gratifying smile. First, she invited the old military doctor out, then knelt down in front of Qin Mubai and whispered, "Thank you, Mu Bai..."

"Thank me for what?" Qin Mubai opened his eyes and smiled.

"Nothing is more convincing than the truth; only you can really understand where my heart is... If you hadn't woken me up, I'm afraid I would have become an unfilial daughter who was spurned by my ancestors." Li Xueyan said, "After being scolded by Yuwen Hongtai, I should have been angry and sad, but it was strange that I suddenly had a very relaxed sense of relief, as if a huge stubborn stone that had been pressed on my heart for a long time, and the instant sheep was moved away... I know that my heart knot has been opened."

"Ha ha!" Qin Mubai just laughed.

"What are you laughing at? Don't laugh!" Li Xueyan was a little annoyed and said softly, "The words that Yuwen Hongtai scolded are unpleasant enough. They are probably what many people want to scold, and you should also be included. It's just that you can't scold me regardless of my face!"

"Why are you so happy to be scolded?" Qin Mubai's expression became a little strange and smiled, "Do you want me to whip you a few times to make it easier and more relieved?"

"Okay, you can try it!" Li Xueyan replied without changing her face, but gave Qin Mubai a little weight to Qin Mubai's hand. Qin Mubai grinned in pain and shouted, "Hey! Don't be so careful to retaliate on the spot!"

"Women are all narrow-minded. Did you just hear about it?" Li Xueyan smiled gracefully and seemed to be much more relaxed. This smile also shows the beauty and charm that has disappeared for a long time.

Qin Mubai took a deep breath. He said, "Well, the knot of the child in this problem should be untied!"

"Why do people often have to go through great things or great sorrows to understand many simple and easy-to-understand truths?"

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Li Xueyan just gave Qin Mubai good medicine. Two military doctors came to report that both of them were seriously injured and could not wake up for a while. If it hadn't been for her outstanding martial arts and physical foundation, I'm afraid she would have died at this time. Now, half of her leg is stepping on the ghost gate. When she comes back or when she falls completely, it's all up to her.

Qin Mubai's heart was blocked and he got up to see the Shuangshuang of Tai. However, he was cut on his thigh. Although he was not deeply injured, after relaxing on the battlefield, it really hurt to the bone. As soon as he stood up, he almost fell down. Li Xueyan screamed and hurried to help him.

Just then, Hou Junji came. After standing still, he glanced coldly at Qin Mubai and Li Xueyan, who hugged him, and said lightly, "Should the young commander enjoy the beauty first, or should he listen to his subordinates talk about military affairs first?"

Li Xueyan's face turned red to the root of her neck and hurriedly dodged aside.

Everyone is used to Hou Junji's nature. Qin Mubai didn't care and said, "Princess, go and visit Shuangshuang first. The idle man retreated - Hou Junji, come and sit down and talk.

After everyone left, Hou Junji sat down in front of Qin Mubai without being rude. He picked up a pot of tea on the table and poured half a pot of tea. Then he sighed and shook his head repeatedly, but did not say anything.

"What's wrong? But after losing for a while, he became a drowned dog? Qin Mubai said.

Hou Junji still shook his head, taking tea as wine and a cow drink.

Qin Mubai was also anxious and looked at him quietly.

After a while, it seemed that he had cleaned up his mood. Hou Junji said, "Qin Mubai, you and I are really overdoing."

"Why did you say this?"

"Didn't you teach me to pretend to be defeated before?" Hou Junji shook his head and smiled bitterly and said, "It turns out that there is no need to pretend at all."

"You mean to say that you are really not the opponent of the Chalqin Mausoleum, are you?" Qin Mubai said with a relaxed smile.

"I have tried my best in today's war." Hou Junji raised his head and looked at Qin Mubai with trembling eyes full of sweat, as if there was infinite fear and fear. He said in a trembling voice, "Gar Qinling, Kunlun Iron Horse, it's terrible! Really! I have fought countless battles in my half-life, and all of them are invincible. I have also encountered many elite troops, and I have fought many difficult battles. I have never been as helpless and desperate as today!"

"Is it as exaggerated as you said?" Qin Mubai was still indifferent and said, "The eight arrays of Kunlun iron riders are indeed very strong. Don't we also break him twice and then evacuate safely?"

"Aren's evacuation? It's good for you to say it!" Hou Junji spat fiercely and said, "If Erqinling is willing, he can completely defeat us with one blow, just in Qingluoyuan, today!"

Qin Mubai smiled and said nothing.

"What are you laughing at?" Hou Junji was a little angry.

"War, there is no if. What the truth is, that's what it is. Qin Mubai said, "Hou Junji, don't let me look down on you. It's common to win or lose a soldier, but it's just a loss for a while. It's not as serious as you think.

"Yes." Hou Junji said firmly, "In today's battle, the victory or defeat is completely between the palms of the garqinling. If he wants to win, he can win; if he wants to let us live, then we can evacuate safely. What is this called? ...This is a cat playing with rats!"

At this time, Qin Mubai frowned.

"What's the matter, I stabbed the weakness in my heart?"

"Hou Junji, if even you have such an idea, then the Chalqin Mausoleum would have been really successful." Qin Mubai said, "He is called a man who wants to be captured and subdus people without fighting. This move is indeed cruel. Obviously, it can suppress us and even fight against us, but he doesn't. He also let us back, which made us afraid and lost our confidence, so that the army's hearts were scattered for thousands of miles.

"I understand this truth; everyone can say it." Hou Junji said eagerly, "But who can control his mind and not think about this?"

"I can. You must also be able to." Qin Mubai said bluntly, "The soul of the general's army. If the general is in a mess, it's like a person's soul is scattered, then there is really no need to fight this battle.

Hou Junji was silent and stared straight at the teapot, as if he was in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?" Qin Mubai asked.

"I'm thinking about a question you didn't expect." Hou Junji said in a dead tone.

"Ty up and listen."

"Okay, I'll tell you. I want to see if you are as calm as you said, or just boast. Hou Junji sneered and said, "The strength of the Chalqin Mausoleum lies not only in Kunlun iron riding and military tactics, but also in his profound city and mental skills. In this first confrontation, he sent his own elite Kunlun iron horse, vowing to win the first victory. In addition to defeating our confidence, we also want to show it to some people.

Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "In accordance with what you said, the Chalqinling urgently needs a victory to stabilize their praise, and also put pressure on me, and at the same time make your majesty and the court disappointed or suspicious of me, right?"

Hou Junji looked up in surprise, "You are really not stupid!"

"Only occasionally." Qin Mubai was used to smiling, but his face twitched with pain and said, "For all, Hu people have always liked to play this game when fighting with us. They know that we, the generals of the Central Plains, have to face not only the threat of the enemy, but also bear our own pressure. Especially this time, especially me. Now that I have lost the first battle, I don't know how many details of work Garqinling will be sent to Chang'an, desperately stirring up trouble and spreading rumors. On the other hand, I don't use this trick for him.

"We in the Tang Dynasty, there are a lot of people who are full of poetry and books but are not educated. Instead, they are full of bad water and small-minded people." Hou Junji curled his lips and smiled coldly, "In their opinion, we soldiers are the ones who don't deserve to die. We carry our heads and drink stinky blood and play with others. If we win the war, that's right. We will give them more than half of the credit. If we lose the war, we will take the blame. Qin Mubai, Dafeichuan's first battle, but the whole world stared at it with wide eyes. Now I lost... Think about it, what should I do? It's a common thing to say, but it can't stop those rotten and narrow-minded people!"

"I know it." Qin Mubai said indifferently, "Since I have come here, I have already been prepared to face any changes, including victory or defeat. The court has to deal with it carefully, but I don't worry much about it. Because I have confidence in His Majesty the Emperor. When he made this decision, he also made a lot of determination. With his human nature, it is impossible for his faith to be shaken by the gains and losses of a while. On the contrary... This garqin mausoleum is more and more difficult for me to deal with. The strategy of war and the strength of the army will be one thing. When we just retreated, he did not lead the army to cover up us, which made me clearly realize that he was not only a good general, but also a strategic master who coordinated the military country. What he wants is to win or lose from time to time. His vision is far away and his mind is very deep.

"Now you understand why he is more than ten thousand people in Tubo? Although his father made a big argument, in fact, the pillar that supported the whole Tubo was the young garqin Mausoleum. Hou Junji said, "Wen Taowu is far better than you. It's not that I grow the ambition to destroy my own prestige. We in the Tang Dynasty can't find such a person.

"I agree." Qin Mubai nodded gently and said secretly: Wu Lue, he is definitely not as good as Li Yaoshi and Wen Tao. Naturally, he is not as good as Fang Xuanling... But when it comes to comprehensive strength, this garqinling is indeed strong!

"The soldiers plotted to attack the other's shield with his spear, and make him self-disturbing. The Chalqin Mausoleum is thinking about how to subdue the soldiers without fighting!" Hou Junji stood up, stared at Qin Mubai, and said in a heavy tone, "Qin Mubai, the Qarqinling is better than you. You'd better put away your previous conceit and be careful. The war has really started now!"