Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 397
Chapter 397 The Spring Breeze Is Not Warm, and the Fire Is Like a Flood
Yumen Pass, the long smoke sunset yellow sand billowing. This was the throat of the River Dragon and Silk Road of the Great Tang Dynasty.
A hundred years later, Wang Zhihuan, a poet of the Great Tang Dynasty, wrote, “There is no need for Qiang Di to blame the willows and the spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass. The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, and there is a lonely city, Wanren Mountain.” He sketched the heroic aura of the frontier fortress. Li Taibai also said, “May Heavenly Mountain snow, no flowers only cold. Wen Zhexiu flute, spring has not seen.”
Yong Lie didn’t mind being gentle, he was talking about the iron-blooded romance of the soldiers of Yumen Pass.
Today, the gates of Yumen Pass, which had been heavily guarded for several days, suddenly opened. A tiger cavalry rushed out of the gates and sped towards the northwest.
Su Dingfang took the lead, his heart burning like fire. There were only three days left before Qin Mubai’s “January period”, but there was still no news from Qin Shubao-could it be that he had really given up on rescuing and assisting Commander-in-Chief Qin Shubao and asked Xue Wanche’s troops to evacuate Pu Changhai and retreat to the Jade Gate Pass?
Su Dingfang felt the same way when Qin Mubai gave this order. At this moment, his hope of disobeying unfilial piety was not Qin Shubao, but his father!
Because Qin Shubao really couldn’t die!
If he died, not only would Young Marshal Lanzhou lose his father, but the Kansai army would also suffer the loss of their Commander-in-Chief, and it would be the beginning of a heaven and earth catastrophe!
In this world, there weren’t many people who could foresee this situation. Su Dingfang was definitely one of them-if Qin Shubao was defeated by Gao Chang, that would mean that the Great Tang would officially start a full-scale war with the Western Turks and the countries of the Western Regions! Right now, a great war with the Tibetans was imminent. On the grasslands in the north that had not been peaceful for many years, the increasingly ambitious Xue Yantuo Khanate was already ready to move. The battle on the Korean Peninsula had only stopped for a short time … If it wasn’t for the might of the Great Tang Empire, they would have been unable to sit still long ago!
However, if the Great Tang were to start a full-scale war with Tibet, the Western Turks, and the Western Regions at the same time, then a large number of troops would definitely be invested in Kansai. Thus, it was time for Xue Yantuo to break away from the grasslands of the Great Tang Empire and annex the Silla Baekchi Tyranny Peninsula!
If this was the case, apart from the weak southern tribes of Hu Ye, almost all the surrounding countries of the Great Tang would fall into chaos. This would inevitably cause an immeasurable impact and disaster to the Great Tang … That was not a heaven and earth catastrophe, what was it?
As Li Jing’s direct descendant, Su Dingfang learned not only martial arts courage and strategy, but also superior strategic vision and overall situation.
“Old Marshal, you absolutely cannot die!” Gritting his teeth, Su Dingfang hurriedly rushed towards Pu Changhai. “This time, even if I disobey Major Marshal’s orders, I will make Xue Wanche wait a few more days! If there is no definite news, I will definitely not give up on the old marshal and his subordinates!”
Pu Changhai arrived. The scene in front of him made Su Dingfang fall into despair!
Soul banners, ten miles hang filial piety; All over the camp, crying endlessly!
Su Dingfang was stunned … “It’s over!”
Xue Wanche, whose helmet and right arm were covered in white filial piety, roared at the group of soldiers, “If you dare to speak nonsense about taking revenge again, slash!! Send me the order to pull out the stronghold and retreat to the Jade Gate!”
“I can’t accept it!!” All the soldiers knelt down and shouted, “The Turkic and Gaochang killed my commander. This enmity is sworn! The commander treats me like a biological father, and my father is ashamed of me!”
Outside the tent, Yuwen Hongtai knelt in front of Qin Shubao’s spirit throne with a look of filial piety. He mechanically threw paper money into the brazier as if he had lost his mind. He muttered, “Benefactor, if you leave well, I will avenge you. In the next life, I will definitely be your son. The surname Xue is an animal …”
Su Dingfang walked to his side and squatted down. Yuwen Hongtai still didn’t react at all, his eyes glaring straight at the brazier as he continued to chant.
“General Yuwen …”
No reaction.
“Follow me back to see Major Marshal … to see your third brother Qin.”
Yuwen Hongtai’s entire body trembled as he suddenly turned around and shouted hysterically, “No, I’m not going!”
Everyone in the tent was shocked. Xue Wanche and the other generals walked out and saw Yuwen Hongtai shouting as if he had seen a ghost. Su Dingfang was dumbfounded.
“General Su … you mustn’t tell him about the father and son of the Marshal!” Xue Wanche hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Su Dingfang, “This iron-clad man has been greatly stimulated … I’m afraid he’s lost his mind!”
‘”Ah!” Su Dingfang closed his eyes helplessly and shook his head.
“Looks like you should also know.” Xue Wanche sighed heavily and said, “It’s not that we are disrespectful to the commander-in-chief. With the Major Marshal Military Order here, we should focus on the overall situation!” I heard the brothers who escorted Yuwen Hongtai along the way say that Xue Rengui did not follow the commander’s orders and rashly led the army north. I wonder what he did. As they broke through the encirclement, a few fine brothers noticed that there seemed to be an ambush along the way, perhaps because they were afraid of alarming the enemy, so the ambush did not attack a small group of people like Yuwen Hongtai-this really shocked me into a cold sweat! If Xue Rengui led his troops south to Pu Changhai, they would definitely fall into an ambush! I can’t say. I’ll definitely have to go to the rescue when the time comes. When that time comes, Pu Changhai will definitely be thrown away. Xue Rengui and I will be trapped in an ambush together, and it is hard to predict whether we will live or die. You can only defend the second trial by yourself … ”
“Let’s not talk so much.” Su Dingfang took a deep breath to calm his mind and said, “Time is running out. Immediately pull out your camp and move into Yangguan Pass, defend the two passes together with me.” The old marshal has already gone. If anything happens to the Yuyang Pass again … you and I, we will truly have no face and no head to go back to meet Major Marshal! All the soldiers were unconvinced. Just say that this was the commander’s last order. The Major Marshal Military Order was enough to make them put the overall situation first. Vengeance is not a rush. ”
“Alright!”
“… Yuwen Hongtai, this man, send a few people to Lanzhou! You still have to tie the bell to the person who untied the bell. Perhaps only the young marshal has a way to deal with him.”
“En, that’s good …”
Two days later.
The fierce wind and sand of the frontier fortress continued to rage. Within the empty Tang army camp in Pu Changhai, there were only a few dilapidated fences and a large number of marching stoves dug down. The wind and sand swept past a howling sound, shattering Xiao Se’s appearance.
Suddenly, a large number of cavalry rolled over from the northwest. There were countless people in the mountains and the wilderness.
All of them were scimitars and horses-indeed, they were Tibetan troops!
Seeing the empty Tang army camp, the Tibetans gritted their teeth in hatred.
Under the banner, two generals with similar appearances exchanged glances, their eyes spitting fire.
“Second brother, han is too cunning! You and I brothers received big brother’s brilliant plan and circled hundreds of miles to ambush between Pu Changhai and Gao Chang.We waited bitterly for Qin Shubao’s defeated army to come back and annihilate him. He hadn’t expected that after ambushing for more than a month, he would only see dozens of riders escaping! “Now, all of the Tang army here have escaped. They must have retreated to the Yumen Pass and Yangguan Pass!”
“Looks like the situation is quite different from what Big Brother expected. We need to inform Big Brother of the news as soon as possible!” Second Brother said angrily, “Big Brother has never failed to come up with a brilliant plan. I didn’t expect that he would miscalculate this time! The Han people are indeed cunning!”-Now, apart from reporting the news to Big Brother as soon as possible, the two of us have more important things to do! ”
Shi Yu was Gal Qin Ling’s younger brother, the third oldest in the family, Shi Yu. The person he called Second Brother was the Tibet Dynasty’s Great General, Gal Zampo, who was second only to Gal Qinling. The Garr Clan was quite famous, and Garr Qinling was not the only one who stood out. Qin Ling, Zan Po, and Shi Yu were all famous generals on the plateau.
‘”That’s right! Big Brother said before that no matter what you do, your goal is to break through the Yuyang Pass and attack the hinterland of Lanzhou! Only in this way can Big Brother defeat Qin Mubai and Ma Ta He Long and point at the Central Plains in one fell swoop!” Granny Zan said angrily, “Send orders to the three armies to prepare to attack the Jade Gate Pass head-on! No matter how much you pay, you must take down the pass!”
“Yes!”
‘”Woo-woo-woo–” The Tibetan yak horn blew into the sky, ringing through the hundred-mile flock of birds in shock, and the yellow sand galloped away in the clouds!
Soon after.
Above the Yumen Pass building, Su Dingfang stood with his sword in his hand. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the Tibetan cavalry rolling towards him, their knuckles turning pale inch by inch.
“As expected of Young Marshal! This is really a series of poisonous schemes from Garqin Mausoleum!” Su Dingfang took a deep breath and exhaled heavily. He muttered, “Inducing the old marshal’s lone army to attack Gaochang, stretching out our Lanzhou front and dividing our main elites. Then, he used a vicious hand to destroy each of them … Garqin Mausoleum is indeed a strategic expert!” Young Marshal and he were truly on par with each other. Now that the old marshal had died in battle and Xue Rengui had taken the troops to an unknown location, Gao Chang’s front line had been defeated. Fortunately, Young Marshal immediately sent me to the Jade Gate Pass to reinforce my troops, and Xue Wanche also immediately retreated to the Yang Pass. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable! ”
“Dong–dong, dong!” The Tang army war drums on Yumen Pass rumbled.
A great battle was about to break out.
Su Dingfang suddenly drew his sword out of its sheath–“Guan Shi is here, Guan Shi is dead! All the soldiers, follow me to cut off the enemy’s head and avenge the old marshal!”
“Kill-!!!”
A few days later, in the Tang army camp outside Lanzhou City.
Qin Mubai rode on the Fire Cloud Horse and stood under the banner of the high slope with Li Daozong. He used his hands to watch the forty thousand field armies of Lanzhou practice their battle formations.
Warhorse galloping, yellow sand rolling; The saber armor flashed with blood as it shouted, “Kill
“That’s right, Hou Jun really has a hand in training.” Qin Mubai said to Li Daozong, “Your Highness, it is said that a clever woman cannot cook without rice. But with the people in my hands, can I fight Gaer Qinling?”
Li Daozong smiled and said, “What, are you scared?”
“It’s a lie to say that I’m not afraid. But I have no room to back down or reason to be afraid.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Da Fei Chuan has 50,000 troops, Lanzhou has 40,000 field troops and I have 10,000 Yue cavalry under my command, a total of 100,000 troops.” Forty percent of them were recruits, and only half of them were elites. More than half of the main elite teachers in Lanzhou were not here. In Gaer Qinling’s hands, there was one-third of the Tibetan army, no less than 200,000 elite cavalry. In the past, 20,000 Tang troops were unable to shake 10,000 Tibetan cavalry … Doesn’t this mean that I want 400,000 troops to be able to fight Gaer Qinling? ”
“Mubai, are you deliberately joking with this king?” Li Daozong smiled and said, “If the outcome of a war is determined by the number of troops, then there is no need to fight. Both sides only need to gather numbers to compete for victory and defeat-let alone useless nonsense to perfunctory this king, tell me, what are your plans against the enemy?”
Qin Mubai smiled and didn’t say anything. Li Daozong pointed at him angrily, “I knew you had an idea. Why are you hiding your military secrets from this king? Alright, this king won’t ask!”
Just as Qin Mubai was about to speak, a fast horse came running over and reported that the Governor-General’s Mansion did not need to drive Xiao Liang. He sent someone to invite Major Marshal back to the mansion and said that there was something important.
“Alright, let’s call it a day. Let’s head back to the manor first!”
Qin Mubai and Li Daozong felt a sense of grief, anger, and suppression when they entered the Governor’s Mansion. Everyone’s expressions were strange.
Qin Mubai’s heart tightened as he quickly walked into the main hall of the Governor’s Mansion. From afar, they could see many people circling the hall, and there were also people crying hysterically.
“What happened?” Qin Mubai stepped in and shouted.
Everyone was surrounded by generals from the Governor’s Mansion. At this moment, they were silently standing on both sides, revealing a man in the middle.
The man’s body was enormous. At this moment, he was sitting on the ground with his hair disheveled and clothes messed up, crying out loud. He was still holding a spirit seat in his arms …
Qin Mubai’s heart instantly felt like a falling ice kiln …
“Hong Tai …!”
“Young Admiral” Xiao Liang and the officials walked forward. Qin Mubai waved his hand to stop them and walked to Yuwen Hongtai, who was crying.
“Brother Hong Tai …” Qin Mubai whispered, “Tell me, why are you here?”
Yuwen Hongtai still cried bitterly, as if he didn’t hear Qin Mubai looking at him.
“Horn!”
A heavy slap hit Yuwen Hongtai’s face. Qin Mubai shouted angrily, “Great general, why are you crying like a child in public? If you have anything to say, just fart. Otherwise, get lost!”
Everyone was horrified!
Yuwen Hongtai also stopped crying, his pair of red copper bell eyes widened and he looked straight at Qin Mubai …
“Third Brother! Third Brother!!!” Yuwen Hongtai suddenly recognized Qin Mubai. He knelt on his knees and smashed his head against his knees. He hissed, “Kill me! Kill me!”
The horse whip in Qin Mubai’s hand landed on the ground.
He forcefully pulled out the spirit tablet from Yuwen Hongtai’s hand and removed the white veil. He saw that the spirit tablet clearly read, “Uncle Qin Gong’s Spirit Treasure Title, Duke of the Great Tang Winged Kingdom!”
“Third Brother, kill me! Cut me into pieces and feed me to the dog! I’m useless, I didn’t protect the marshal well! … Oh, kill me, kill me now! My life is worse than death!!!”
Qin Mubai could no longer hear what he was saying. He stood there stiffly, his mind blank …
