Chapter 482 Fear of Wolf

As soon as the generals heard the three words "Hou Junji", they all came forward, surrounded Pang Fei and others, and pricked up their ears to listen.

Qin Mubai ordered, "The generals will disperse and return to their posts - someone will carry Pang Fei to my study. I will ask questions in person!"

Everyone retreated one after another. Xue Lian saw that Qin Mubai was busy, and she was also a little reluctant to retreat.

In the study, the soldiers lifted Pang Fei to the couch and carefully put down the tea. Qin Mubai asked him, "Pang Fei, you have made great contributions this time. I will write to your majesty and ask you for credit. At that time, the court will be rewarded. We will talk about you later. Tell me in detail what happened when you met Hou Junji in detail!"

"Yes..." Pang Fei nodded, frowned gently and began to recall things about Hou Junji.

It turned out that after Hou Junji set out from Dafeichuan, he did not go all the way north to Luoxi City, but detoured to the northwest, went all the way west along the Yellow River Jiuqu to the Kunlun Mountains and headed for Golmud.

Golmud is not only the largest military area in Tibet except the first city, but also the largest grain and grass, agricultural and livestock base. Previously, Pang Fei's surprise attack on the Golmud Military Region was well known by Hou Junji. It is also because of this that Hou Junji aimed his blade at the farmland and pasture there!

The Tubo agricultural and animal husbandry base that has lost the protection of the army is like a newborn baby ** exposed to the violent lone wolf. The result can be imagined...

Hou Junji ordered the whole army to treat himself in his own way - seven days and seven nights, he led 50,000 horses into six parts, killed countless back and forth in the Baili boundary at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, and carried out a bloody and cruel slaughter here!

Don't say it's a young and strong man, but there is no animal left!

Pang Fei said that at first, they didn't know that Tang Jun had killed here. They smelled the strong blood and corpse smell dozens of miles away in the mountains and forests before they realized it!

When he found Hou Junji, the massacre was coming to an end, and Hou Junji was rectifying the army. Every day, the barracks are killing cattle, slaughtering sheep, good wine and meat. Gold and silver treasures are piled up everywhere like garbage, and the sergeants are too lazy to put them in their pockets. Countless women became military prostitutes in his army, and the camp was full of sergeants who shouted crazily and mourned with the women.

Seeing this scene, Pang Fei was furious and immediately scolded Hou Junji for acting recklessly regardless of military discipline and regulations, but was taken down by Hou Junji in public, and he couldn't help but be sent to Dafeichuan. Before leaving, Hou Junji didn't say anything, but asked Pang Fei to tell Qin Mubai that his next target was the area of Qiangtang and the source of the Yak River!

"There, many tribes living in Tubo are also an important agricultural and animal husbandry base..." Hearing this, Qin Mubai's eyebrows were deep and he was speechless for a long time.

"Teacher, is Hou Junji too much?" Pang Fei said, "I, the Tang Dynasty, am a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. How can I kill and rape indiscriminately?"

"Have you ever seen a benevolent wolf? Whether it's in the Tang Dynasty, the grassland, the Gobi, or the plateau?

"No..."

"That's it." Qin Mubai took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, and said, "One... No, it's a group!" Do people who don't even want their lives still worry about these? Now, Hou Junji and his soldiers have put aside all the constraints and distractions and restored all their own natures - in human nature, there are kindness and cruelty, greed and selflessness, and a strong need for various desires. Now Hou Junji is no longer a general of the Tang Dynasty. He is just the leader of a group of crazy and indulgent men, using the last time of their lives to do whatever they want!"

"Now students also understand more or less why Hou Junji did that." Pang Fei also sighed and said, "In fact, soldiers are the hardest. They play with their heads and eat poorly and dress poorly. There is no wine and no women. There are countless military rules and regulations on their heads. If you are not careful, you will be severely punished and sanctioned. If you stay in the army for a period of time, no matter who is in your heart, there will be a lot of pressure. Only those who lead troops know that there are only three ways to relieve these pressures: slaughter, alcohol and women. Hou Junji is to let his soldiers completely release these pressures, indulge himself unrestrainedly, and then maintain the morale and combat effectiveness of this army!"

"You got it right." Qin Mubai nodded and said, "Hou Junji, the battlefield will be a general. No one knows better than him what the soldiers in the army need most - wine, meat, money and women! The army of the Hu people has never suppressed the needs of their sergeants in this regard, so their sergeants are in high spirits as soon as they hear about the war, and there is no need to boost their morale at all. Only our Tang army under the encirclement of Confucianism and etiquette has these many constraints. Hou Junji satisfied all this of his sergeants, and then indulged their wanton slaughter and vented hatred and pressure. In this way, the whole army is in the same boat with him. There is no way out, so no one will disove him and work hard for him! Hou Junji, he was originally a violent lone wolf, and now he has become the leader of a wolf pack... You can imagine how naughty and strong his army is now, and you can also imagine how panic he is with Hou Junji on the plateau now!"

"That's right, that's it!" Pang Fei nodded hurriedly and said, "All the way, we met many Tubo herdsmen who fled from their families. They all talked about tigers and turned pale. When we heard the word 'Hou Junji', we were so scared that we had to pee in our pants! This name has almost become a substitute for death and fierce ghosts on the plateau, and everyone trembles when they hear it!"

Qin Mubai frowned and said, "Is there any news about the soldiers and horses of the Chaling Mausoleum?"

"No." Pang Fei shook his head, "We went back to Dafeichuan together with those Han slaves rescued by Hou Junji along the road of Hou Junji's elimination. On the way, we were still not intercepted by soldiers and horses, nor did we hear about the news of the soldiers and horses of the garqin Mausoleum."

"So, as expected, the Chalqin Mausoleum, which fled after sweeping the western border of the Tang Dynasty, will be shocked after hearing about Hou Junji and eager to return to the city." Qin Mubai pondered secretly and said to himself, "Therefore, he should enter the plateau along the direction of Jinchuan River and Jishi Mountain, and then take a straight line to the nearest road and run directly back to the city. This happened to be separated from Hou Junji's marching route - it seems that Hou Junji did not blindly go to Golmud. He first determined the marching direction of the Garqin Mausoleum and then formulated the marching strategy. When Garqinling rushed back to Luoxi City, what he heard was the news of Hou Junji's massacre in Golmud. Then next... When Hou Junji arrives at the upper source of the yak River, it will be time for the Erqinling to lead the army to calm down the chaos and defend the yak River agricultural and pastoral base. The two of them are very likely to encounter a life-and-death battle on the yak river!"

Pang Fei's eyes lit up and said, "At that time, isn't it empty?" What would happen if we led a brigade of soldiers and horses to take the logo directly?

"This is exactly what Hou Junji wants." Qin Mubai shook his head, sighed and said, "He committed such a big crime and made such a big move. It is nothing more than a fundamental blow to the national strength of Tubo and attract the Tubo army to attack and kill him. Thus, there is a tendency to transfer the tiger away from the mountain, which is convenient for me to take advantage of it to attack its nest!"

"So the teacher... Shall we enter the army?" Pang Fei asked cautiously.

Qin Mubai did not answer immediately. He paced back and forth and meditated. Pang Fei didn't dare to say anything and waited quietly.

"In!" Suddenly, Qin Mubai shouted and said firmly, "Why don't you enter the army?"

"Students are willing to be the front vanguard!!" Pang Fei arched his hand excitedly.

Qin Mubai smiled slightly and patted his hand. "Look at you now, you can't ride a horse. How can you be a pioneer? You'd better take good care of yourself first. There will be a time for you to fight! In addition, I have already recorded all the 500 brothers who went with you. At that time, I will go to the court and ask for a pension. In addition, there are six brothers who came back with you, including you, who have made great contributions. Now I'm reorganizing the seven armies of 100,000 Qinyifu. I will ask you to be the generals of the 'Zhongsi Left and Right' together with Xue Rengui, Su Dingfang and Yuwen Hongtai. I remember the six brothers who returned with you very well that they are all one of the 30 hundred riders who first followed me, and I also remember all the names, which are 'Chang Kui. , Kang Jie, Peng Ze, Ran Min, He Lianyu, Xiao Xuanwu.

"Yes, that's right... The teacher remembers it clearly that they are all the first batch of hundred riders, and they are the most powerful and outstanding soldiers!" Pang Fei nodded a little sadly, and his eyes turned red. "All the way, we sent more than 400 brothers away. In the end, only seven of us survived..."

"Don't be too sad. If you don't die in a great disaster, you will have a blessing." Qin Mubai patted him on the shoulder, "The six of them, together with Zhu Bancheng, the only surviving general guarding Yangguan, and Zhao Tong, the commander of the Snow Sculpture Army, served as the lieutenants of the Eighth Battalion of our Yifu, in charge of 100,000 troops. Although he is only a small captain now, he has more than ten thousand soldiers and horses in his hand, which is no worse than any other general. And I, Qin Mubai, promise that all these brothers who share life and death with me and share difficulties will definitely enter the first place and glory in the future!"

Four days later, the 100,000 troops brought back by Qin Mubai from Yumen Pass were reorganized, and all the officers above the lieutenant were personally assigned by Qin Mubai.

This area is a Yifu, but the number of soldiers and horses is equivalent to the two guards of the imperial court. In addition to Qin Mubai, the highest generals are Zhonglang general Xue Rengui, Silang general Su Dingfang, and then the left and right generals Yuwen Hongtai and Pang Fei. In addition, the left and right army, the front and rear army, the left and right Yuhou army and the seven battalions of the Chinese army, plus the snow sculpture guard eight battalions, each battalions. Each of the highest officers has a lieutenant.

At this point, the backbone generals under Qin Mubai's command have a clear pulse - General Silang and Captain Eight!

In the army, it is also known that they are from the Kansai Army - "Four Pillars" and "Eight Military Platforms".

The Tang Dynasty has always valued military industry most. Now, even the important ministers and relatives of the imperial court have sharpened their heads to stuff their nephews into the Kansai army, hoping to mix a little bit of military industry, and wait for the court to be honored by the court in the future. It is not difficult to imagine that in the future, the generals of Kansai, represented by the four court pillars and the eight military platforms, will definitely go straight up.

Therefore, the sentence praised by Qin Mubai in Haikou, "All these brothers who share life and death and share difficulties with me will definitely come in and out in the future" is not just a momentary crazy word.

After learning about Hou Junji's movements, Qin Mubai's plan in his heart was clearer - he went west to the plateau as soon as possible, and took advantage of the chaos in the plateau and the emptyness of the capital, and went straight to the cities!

However, it is not enough to rely on the soldiers and horses in hand now. The most important thing is the lack of logistics support. Therefore, Qin Mubai wrote a letter urging Li Daliang, Qin Tong and Li Junxian to speed up their march and come to Shanzhou to meet, especially to ensure that the grain and fodder sent by the court could be transported as soon as possible.

When he forgot to wear it, the 150,000 reinforcements sent by the court finally arrived in Danzhou. Along with it, there are tens of thousands of people, and there are countless grains and fodder!

To Qin Mubai's surprise, Li Ke, the king of Wu, who was far away in Youzhou, unexpectedly caught up with the army and arrived in Shanzhou with them!

"Li Ke, you came so fast. Didn't you stay in Chang'an all the way?" Hearing the news of Li Ke's arrival, a playful smile appeared on Qin Mubai's face and said secretly, "After a long separation, what should I say to you in the first sentence?" Have you eaten?', 'How many sisters have you had recently?', 'It's a pleasure to have friends from afar'? Or... you don't have to say anything?"