Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2461
Xue Rengui was shocked all over, all fatigue was swept away immediately, and his eyes were burning: "Where is the person?"

"Out of account."

"Call in immediately and order him to report in detail!"

"Here!"

The confidant soldier got up and retreated. A moment later, the captain, Sun Guang, in armor, strode inside.

"The last general, Sun Guang, met Xue Sima!"

Xue Rengui stared at Changsun Guang, and said in a deep voice: "No need to be polite, what have you found, please report in detail!"

"Here!"

Only then did Changsun Guang get up, and said solemnly: "The general is on duty today, and he went out of the city for routine inspections. He happened to meet a group of Hu merchants, and he said that there have been a lot of strange faces in Suiye City recently. From his description, it seems that he threatened The Arab army that invaded the Western Regions, wiped out all the countries, slaughtered Tocharistan and captured the Persian prince alive, the general could not tell the truth of his words, and was afraid of delaying the military situation, so he did not dare to neglect. Enemy traces were found near Rehai to the west of Zhaosu City. Obviously, the Arabs had crossed Suiye City. The target was either Zhaosu City or Gongyue City. According to the local herdsmen, the number of their troops was tens of thousands. many……"

Xue Rengui stood up abruptly, and asked in a deep voice, "Is the news true?"

Changsun Guang said in pain: "The last general has never encountered Arabs, so he cannot say whether the news is true or not. However, a herdsman once said that just the day before yesterday, a scout team of dozens of people from our Tang army was besieged by the Arab army in Suiye Shui. At the mountain pass where it originated, the entire army was wiped out, and no one survived."

Xue Rengui immediately called people in, checked the roster, and saw which scout team was near Suiye Water the day before yesterday, and whether they all returned or remained silent, so that he can judge what Changsun Guang said.

After a while, the clerk under the tent came in and said, "Report to Sima, it was the scout team led by Lieutenant Gao Zhenxing who was in charge of investigating the enemy's situation in the direction of Sui Ye Shui the day before yesterday. They should have returned to Gongyue City yesterday, but until now, Still no trace."

Xue Rengui's face sank like water.

There is no doubt that Gao Zhenxing must have encountered an accident, otherwise the Tang army has strict military discipline and will not return on time without justification, and he will be severely punished.

Combined with what Zhang Sunguang said, perhaps the truth is that Gao Zhenxing's scout team has been killed by the Arabs.

But there is still a doubt, Gao Zhenxing is leading the scouts, and the mission of the scouts is definitely not to engage the enemy. It is common to encounter the main force of the enemy army by chance during the reconnaissance mission, but the scouts must send the message as soon as possible Pass it back so that the main force of your own side knows the enemy's situation and prepares for it.

All scouts know one man and two horses. Even if they are accidentally encountered by the enemy, they should have enough time to send a few people back to the camp to report. The entire army will be wiped out, and there will be no way to pass the information back.

He turned over to one side of the wall, where the latest map of the Western Regions drawn by the Ministry of War was hung, and his fingers slowly moved down along the position of Gongyue City, crossed Zhaosu City, came to the vicinity of Rehai, and then continued eastward, staying at The eastern pass of Atami surrounded by mountains.

The abundant water of the hot sea leaks out from here, and flows westward along the terrain, zigzags and flows for thousands of miles, and it is broken leaf water.

Yamaguchi...

Xue Rengui carefully checked the terrain near the mountain pass, then pulled out a book of geography from the bookshelf against the wall, and read it carefully.

Changsun Guang looked at Xue Rengui's actions and subconsciously clenched his fists, his palms were full of sweat.

He thought that the lies he fabricated were flawless, anyway, Gao Zhenxing's team had absolutely no reason to survive, as long as there was no proof of death, he would do whatever he said, and no one could doubt it.

However, seeing Xue Rengui being so careful, his heart couldn't help but tugged.

He is not very old, but he has been stationed in Gongyue City for several years. When Guo Xiaoke was the Anxi Governor, he was a lieutenant colonel, and he knew the terrain in this huge area like the palm of his hand.

He knew the terrain of Rehai Mountain Pass, no matter how many enemies there were, it was impossible to encircle and wipe out a group of elite scouts. However, as an elite scout in the Tang army, he gave up sending people back to the base camp to report the news. Enemies dozens of times larger than yourself are forcible...

It doesn't make sense.

What if Xue Rengui found out that he was lying and found out about the murder of Pao Ze... Zhang Sun Guang could hardly imagine the consequences.

Apart from Gao Zhenxing's repeated conflicts with the family, after Gao Zhenxing came to the Western Regions, the family strictly ordered the eldest grandchildren in the army to wait for an opportunity to cut off Gao Zhenxing's order, he is indeed greedy for this feat.

His great-grandfather was the elder brother of Changsun Sheng, and he was also the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Great Sui Dynasty. However, the descendants of this branch were always suppressed by Changsun Sheng's son. Chong, Changsun Huan, who knew his eldest Sun Guang?

Being able to fulfill the orders assigned by the family and to obtain such a meritorious service will inevitably be highly valued by the family, and it is almost inevitable that resources will be tilted towards him and support him to the top.

However, he regretted it a little, he shouldn't be so urgent...

Xue Rengui flipped through the geography, and stared at the map with his hands behind his back for a long time. When Changsun Guang was almost sweating, he suddenly turned around and said loudly: "Beat the drums to raise the account, and call all the officers above the school lieutenant to discuss countermeasures!"

"Here!"

Changsun Guang's heart suddenly relaxed, he quickly took orders, and hurriedly retreated.

Xue Rengui stood in front of the map, looking at Changsun Guang's back, his sword eyebrows were tightly knitted.

All this sounds reasonable, but he always feels that something is wrong... But now is not the time to be entangled in such matters. Although Gao Zhenxing has a noble status and is the son of Shen Guogong, it is naturally insignificant compared with the military situation.

No matter what is wrong with this matter, one thing is certain, that is, the Arabs must have crossed Suiye City, lived upstream along the Suiye water, bypassed the hot sea to attack Zhaosu City, or simply went straight to the city. North, go straight to Gongyue City!
No matter which possibility, it indicates that a big war is about to break out!
There are many documents from the Ministry of War on the desk, many of which are written by Fang Jun himself, or they are either earnestly exhorting, or in a harsh tone, all of which explain to him the importance of the Western Regions to the Tang Dynasty, no matter how the situation develops, The Western Regions must be under the control of the Tang Dynasty, otherwise the impact on the domestic situation of the Tang Dynasty will be far-reaching...

Regarding Fang Jun's words, Xue Rengui did not dare to be contemptuous.

So he can put everything down and deal with the invading enemy wholeheartedly, ensuring the Anxi Army's control over the Western Regions.

Of course, since he has doubts about Changsun Guang in his heart, he must not be entrusted with important tasks in the subsequent wars.

On one side is the eldest grandson's family and on the other is the Gao family. Xue Rengui doesn't know too much about the grievances and entanglements between the two families, but the interests of the family members are far greater than family ties. of……

He reached out to pick up the helmet, put it on firmly, and stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back.

……

A moment later, all the generals above the captain of the Tang Army who were stationed in Gongyue City arrived and gathered together.

Xue Rengui put on his helmet and armor, his face sank like water, and he stood there with his back to the map. His eyes flicked across the faces of the generals under his command, and he said in a deep voice: "According to the news obtained by the scouts, the Arab army has already passed Suiye City." , approaching the heart of the Western Regions!"

There was awe in the tent.

Although the news is shocking, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has been in constant battles, and the soldiers in the army have experienced many battles. Instead of panic and fear for a big war that is about to start, everyone is eager to try and gear up.

War means death, and in every major war, countless soldiers will sacrifice their lives to go to national disaster.

However, war also means meritorious service. Every soldier of the Tang Dynasty regards general meritorious service as the supreme glory, because military meritorious service not only allows them to increase their ranks, confer their wives and sons, but also leave their names on the history. , for future generations to support.

In such a mighty era, conquest means everything. Continuous conquests and conquests will expand the territory of the Tang Empire in the universe and make the Tang Dynasty's glorious sky shock the past and the present. Inherent responsibility!

Xue Rengui's eyes were cold. Seeing that the morale was available, Xue Rengui nodded slowly, turned sideways and pointed to the map behind him, saying: "The enemy invaded this time, in name, they defeated Tucharistan and captured the Persian prince who was hiding in it alive. The distance between Huo Rostan and Suiye City is no less than [-] miles. No matter how stupid the Arabs are, they can't get out of such a big fork in the road... Obviously, the so-called capture of the Prince of Persia is just an excuse for them, and they His real purpose is to conquer the Western Regions!"

Xue Rengui drew a circle on the map with his big hand, and asked loudly: "The current Western Region is the Western Region of the Great Tang Dynasty. Although it has not yet been truly included in the territory, how should we respond if there is foreign intention to get involved? "

The general in the account suddenly promised: "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

The sound is like thunder, and the morale is bursting!
(End of this chapter)