Chapter 536 Death and Life 4

The Qaidam Basin, located in the northwest of Qinghai, is a rich and barren land. It is said that it is rich because the place is extremely rich in various minerals, such as coal, salt, iron, lead, oil, etc. It is said that it is barren. That is the extremely dry land, and the land is salinized. There is no human smoke for thousands of miles. In the early years, it was better. From then on, many caravans crossed the Kunlun Pass to the west of Silk Road and took the west line of Silk Road. However, since the bad relationship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, this commercial road has been cut off. Occasionally, some small smuggling merchants haunted here, and it is rare a few times a year. It is not an exaggeration to say that this place is barren land, but at this time At this moment, there is a large-scale army marching hard on the gravel beach. This team is the 35,000 elite army led by Li Jinxing, Deputy Governor of Anxi.

Five days ago, Li Jinxing's troops left Kunlun Pass. In just one battle, he wiped out all the 2,000 defenders stationed in Tubo's Kunlun Pass. However, they marched for five days, but they still trek hard on the outer edge of the Qaidam Basin. Compared with the scheduled itinerary, they are one and a half behind. Naturally, this marching speed can't make Li Jin feel When he was satisfied, he was in a hurry, but Li Jinxing was also helpless. Because there were too many baggage, among other things, there were nearly a thousand camels with camel water bags alone. Before counting the large number of military supplies such as food and grass, arrows, etc., the whole army seemed bloated. It was strange that the speed of the march could be fast. Li Jinxing, who had no choice but to urge his soldiers to speed up the march from time to time. Unfortunately, due to the difficult road, the results were very little.

"Order the troops to speed up and be sure to get to the Two-color Lake today!"

Seeing that the sun is already far west, but today's scheduled itinerary is just halfway through. Li Jinxing really can't stand it anymore, so he gave a death order with a straight face.

"General, my brothers haven't closed their eyes for a day and a night. If you go on like this, I'm afraid you can't stand it."

Li Jinxing's order was really too strict. A general standing behind him couldn't help it. Then he flashed out and earnestly persuaded that the general was Li Jinxing's deputy general Wang Bing.

"Well..."

Li Jinxing governs the army strictly. If others suggest so, it must be served by a military stick, but Wang Bing is an exception. Not only because Wang Bing is his deputy, but also because Wang Bing is the representative of King Li Xian in Anxi's army. He doesn't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face. Even if Li Jinxing is dissatisfied with Wang Bing's break, it is not easy to give it. Looking at his face, he just let out a soft voice from his nostrils.

"General, eagle, the eagle in Hexi is coming!"

Wang Bing has always served under Li Jinxing over the years. He knows Li Jinxing's temperament and doesn't speak. How can he not know that he is extremely angry in his heart? He can't help but feel a little worried. Just thinking about how to explain it, he heard several eagles. A eagle flew over from a distance and went straight. Circling over the Tang army, a personal guard responsible for feeding eagles behind Li Jinxing shouted in surprise, finally solving Wang Bing's embarrassment.

"Qi..."

Hearing that it was an eagle from Hexi, Li Jinxing didn't care about being angry. He looked at the eagle that couldn't help circling in the sky and waved hard. The guard behind him did not dare to neglect it. He hurriedly pinched his lips and sent out a loud whistle. He immediately saw the eagle making a cheerful sound. Shou, a dive fell directly on the arm stretched out by Qin Wei Ping. The well-prepared Qin Wei quickly threw out a piece of dried meat. Taking advantage of the eagle's food, he skillfully copied the empty right hand and untied the small copper pipe hanging on the eagle's leg and handed it to Li Jinxing.

"Huh?"

Li Jinxing skillfully twisted the secret buckle on the small copper pipe, poured out a rolled secret letter from the inside, and carefully spread it out. At a glance, his eyebrows couldn't help locking up.

"General, you are..."

As soon as he saw Li Jinxing's solemn face, Wang Bing couldn't help but be shocked and hurriedly inquired.

"Your Highness has left the army from Sanzhou the day before yesterday, and asked us to take Wuhai City within three days and cut off the return road of the old thief in Qinling."

President Li Jin was arrogant and said annoyance.

"Three days? This..."

Hearing this order, Wang Bing couldn't help but be dumbfounded - if it was according to the predetermined battle plan, the Anxi army was only four days away from Wuhai City at this time. It was only a forced rush, and it may not be impossible to achieve this order. The problem is that the journey in the past few days was delayed a lot of time due to the sandstorm. Now it is away from Wuhai. The city has a journey of five and a half days. No matter how fast it is, it is impossible to capture Wuhai City in three days. However, the delay in the trip did not report to Li Xian's place earlier. Now it is impossible to talk about it. After all, although the Flying Eagle's biography is convenient, it takes a lot of time to pass it. After this time, I'm afraid the fighter is It has been delayed for a long time.

"It's three days! Now there is only one way. I personally lead a light assault, and General Wang can lead the main force to follow up.

In the face of this order, Li Jinxing obviously had a headache, but he did not dare to resist the order at all. After meditating for a moment, he suddenly looked solemn and ordered resolutely.

"General, you must not leave here, or it is better for the last general to go to get the city. Please rest assured that the last general will go to Wuhai City within three days!"

It's easy for light soldiers to go straight, but it's not that easy to do. Once he rushes to attack the city, he will suffer from the enemy's belly and back. How dare Wang Bing dares to let Li Jinxing take such a risk? He gritted his teeth and resolutely asked for the war.

"Well, whether it's enough for me to have 5,000 soldiers and horses?"

Although Li Jinxing had the intention to take the city in person, he had a lot of scruples. After all, Xue Rengui's defeat at the beginning was due to the attack of the backup supply column caused by the rapid advance of light soldiers. Li Jinxing didn't want to repeat it on his own. After thinking about it carefully, he did not refuse Wang Bing's invitation to fight. Requirements.

"Five thousand is enough. Please ask the general to order, and the last general will take Wuhai City to the death!"

At this point, the choice is very limited. Although Wang Bing was worried, he would never bring it to his face, but responded boldly.

"In this case, I will have 3,000 soldiers and 2,000 cavalry. Is this possible?"

Although Wang Bing's answer was very resolute, Li Jinxing was still a little worried, so he asked inquiringly.

"General, the last general must have four thousand soldiers and a thousand cavalry. Everyone is a pair of horses. Please give the general's approval!"

After thinking about it, Wang Bing asked cautiously.

"Well, that's it. It's up to the general to pick up the people and horses. After picking them, you can set out. I will tell you the truth, Your Highness." Li Jinxing did not hesitate at all and simply approved Wang Bingzhi's invitation.

"General Xie Cheng Quan!"

The military situation was urgent, and Wang Bing did not dare to delay. After thanking him, he hurriedly rushed into the army. After a period of busy time, 5,000 elite divisions had been selected, but at the order of Wang Bing, the brigade rushed up and disappeared in the distance without counting the breath...

The autumn day on the plateau is late. It's almost an hour, but the night still refuses to retreat. There is a dead blackness. Even if several butter lamps in the tent of the Chinese army are lit up, they can't dispel such dizziness and darkness. On the contrary, it makes the already dark faces of the generals full of the tent look a little gloomy, and everyone is silent. Without saying, the atmosphere in the big tent was so depressing that it was breathless. As soon as this situation came out, thegar Zanpo, who was sitting in the position of the coach, was upset for no reason.

"Gentlemen, there is an order: take the Eagle Ridge in three days! Which general dares to be the vanguard?

Gar Zanpo is very annoyed. Just because these days are really too tired, he has to arrange several troops to sneak out of the camp quietly at night, and pretend to welcome the new army in the daytime. He is afraid that the Tang army on the mountain can see through the strangeness and has to pretend to be really busy. He is already exhausted, but he still receives his brother's hair. The tough orders are annoying to him - there are only more than 35,000 troops on hand, and the cavalry accounts for more than two-thirds. There are only more than 9,000 soldiers who can really fight hard. As for reinforcements? Just two words - no! How can it be so easy to take the dangerous Tang army, three days? Not to mention three days, even for ten days, Kar Zanpo did not dare to guarantee, but the order was an order. Kar Zanpo was extremely upset, but she had to follow it. It was not a way to see such silence. It was not a way to see such silence. He asked a question.

Dead silence, a dead silence! In the past, the Tubo generals who were happy when they heard about the war were all mute at this time. They all sat upright and did not squint. It seemed that they were highly concentrated, but after a long time, no one was willing to stand up from the brave. There is no doubt that all the people have been beaten by the Tang army, and no one wants to be the bird of the top. .

"What? Are you dumb, huh?"

Gar Zanpo waited for a long time and couldn't wait for a volunteer hero. The irritability in the bottom of his heart suddenly appeared, and the calmness on his face immediately disappeared. He stared at the generals with a pale face and hummed coldly from his nostrils.

Being a mute is better than being an unjust ghost. No one is willing to take the initiative to fight such a battle that will definitely be a heavy casualties. No matter how cold the tone of thegarzanpo is, the generals all regard it as the wind in their ears. They all hold the idea of immortality and poverty, and continue to pretend to be wooden people, so There was a strange silence in the big tent, and only the angry gasp of garr Zanpo sounded...