Yang Guang peeked at my diary and lay down like an emperor through the ages

Ten thousand soldiers and horses are indeed the elites Xue Ju calls them.

At this time, Li Gui only felt extremely relaxed.

He thought, with Xue Ju's help, he wouldn't have to worry about anything next.

Even if the Sui army sent more troops, what would be the use?

Tongshi Xie and others also frowned and looked at Zong Luohu from time to time.

In fact, in their opinion, it is not a problem for these [-] troops to stay in Zhangye.

It can be said that it is a potential threat.

If one day, Xue Ju breaks the covenant.

His troops turned against him.

At that time, it will not be a good thing for Li Gui and others.

However, it was difficult for Tongshi Xie and others to discuss this matter openly with Li Gui.

"What are you all thinking about?"

Li Gui finally discovered the strange behavior of Tongshi Xie and others.

"My lord, I'm not thinking about anything."

Master Xie, who came back to his senses, smiled and replied.

"You two are probably thinking about how to deal with the Sui army."

Zong Luohu smiled.

"Don't worry, you two. It's not easy to deal with the Sui army?"

He threw his head back and laughed again.

Seeing how Zong Luohu looks like this, he seems to be full of confidence in himself.

"indeed."

Li Gui also echoed.

He really has no fear.

I came to Xue Ju because of Xie Tongshi and others.

The consequences are too serious.

Otherwise, Li Gui would think that relying on his own strength in Zhangye.

It is completely possible to deal with Xue Ju while dealing with the Sui army.

Now we know the strength of the Sui army and Xue Ju's [-] troops.

In this case, Li Gui's self-confidence naturally became even more overwhelming.

"Your Excellency, just wait peacefully, as long as the Sui army comes and is destroyed."

Zong Luohu continued.

Commander Xie and others just smiled and said nothing.

Li Gui, on the other hand, couldn't help laughing twice.

It seemed that he had already seen that the Sui army was defeated like a mountain.

The scene where the Sui generals who came were captured.

However, everyone knew that the Sui army had already taken action at this time.

The Sui army led by Li Jing had already bypassed Zhangye and headed for Xue Ju's lair.

Who would have thought that Li Jing would not be in a hurry to attack Li Gui under such circumstances.

Instead, he took his troops and horses and rushed to Xue Ju's territory.

Even Fang Xuanling might not be able to predict this wave.

Because Li Jing's decision was very dangerous.

Once deep into the hinterland, traces are exposed.

There is only one possibility, and that is to be attacked by the two armies of Li Gui and Xue Ju.

Such an ending can be guessed without further explanation.

It must be, the whole army is annihilated!

So most people really don’t dare to do this.

But Li Jing dares!
At this time, he had just begun to show off his talents.

Young and vigorous, the army is dangerous.

And Li Jing has absolute confidence.

Even if this operation is dangerous, it will definitely succeed.

Therefore, when Xue Ju returned to his hometown, he encountered Li Jing!
But Xue Ju didn't know it yet and was slowly walking into the ambush circle.

"Father, why did you give Li Gui [-] troops?"

Xue Rengao, the son of Xue Ju, couldn't help but ask.

Ten thousand soldiers and horses are still elite soldiers, which is very precious to Xue Ju.

If it is broken, it is not that easy to rebuild it.

Hearing this, Xue Ju raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"What do you know? Those ten thousand soldiers and horses will be the ultimate move to destroy Li Gui!"

he mused.

"Father, do you mean to break the covenant?"

Xue Rengao understood instantly and asked in surprise.

"That's natural."

Xue Ju said lightly.

How could he and Li Gui live in peace?

Even if they want to live in peace, it will only be for this period of time.

Once the Sui army was destroyed, the Hexi area fell into peace.

At that time, it was the time of Li Gui's death.

The key is that Xue Ju felt that Li Gui didn't seem to notice this.

He really regarded Xue Ju as his ally.

"If the Sui army is defeated this time, it will probably not come soon, right?"

Xue Rengao murmured.

"Yes, their attention should be on the Li family."

Xue Ju said in a deep voice.

The rebels led by the Li family are the troublesome ones.

After all, Li Yuan is one of the five surnamed Qiwang families.

Moreover, he is a relative of the emperor, so there is no need to say much about his connections.

Therefore, when the Li family raises an army, there must be support from many aristocratic families.

Not like Xue Ju and others.

Although the army was raised, there were not many people who supported it.

More importantly, they relied on their local prestige to gather a lot of people.

"It's true what my father said."

Xue Rengao echoed.

"The Sui army will not be able to destroy the Li family for a while."

Xue Ju continued.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't dare to deal with the Sui army this time.

Immediately, he took action against Li Gui.

"Lord, how should we deal with the Sui army coming back in the future?"

Li Gui's general Chang Zhongxing asked.

"Come back in the future?"

Xue Ju sneered.

"At that time, we were already in charge of the entire land west of Hexi."

"With the terrain and the cooperation of some barbarians, blocking the Sui army will not be a problem!"

He said in a low voice.

Yes, Xue Ju knew very well that it was unrealistic to rely on his own ability to defend Hexi.

Therefore, we still have to join forces with the barbarians.

However, these barbarians do not necessarily have to be Turks.

It could be the remaining Tuyuhun, or the rising Tubo.

These people can all become Xue Ju's allies.

Why weren't they afraid of Sui who suddenly came over?

Not only did they destroy Goguryeo, they also severely defeated the Turks.

The more this happened, the more fearful the barbarians became.

However, these are Xue Ju's follow-up plans.

At present, Xue Ju has no idea of ​​sending people to contact him.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xue Rengao suddenly felt tight inside for some reason.

Immediately afterwards, an ominous premonition came over him like a tidal wave.

Xue Rengao even felt that his heartbeat was accelerating.

"What's the matter, my son?"

Xue Ju discovered something strange about Xue Rengao.

Xue Ju and his son were quite talented at leading troops in battle.

Xue Rengao's method of leading troops was also quite impressive.

Therefore, Xue Ju was very worried about Xue Rengao's behavior.

"No, it's nothing, I just feel nervous."

Xue Rengao said bluntly.

"Don't worry too much. My father has plenty of means to deal with the Sui army."

Xue Ju thought that Xue Rengao was worried about the Sui army.

"Ah."

Xue Rengao just responded.

"call"

The next second, a strong wind blew.

After all, Hexi is a windy place.

Therefore, Xue Ju and others did not pay too much attention.

But what a strong wind, for Li Jing who was ambushed.

It’s simply a God-sent opportunity!

"Go!"

Li Jing shouted secretly.

The next second, the Sui army he brought immediately stretched their bows and strings.

"Whizzing."

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of arrows being shot.

I saw countless arrows piercing from the left and right sides.

The rebels who entered the ambush circle were unable to react for a while.

In an instant, he was hit by many arrows.

Many rebels fell to the ground one after another, and some even had arrows stuck all over their bodies, like hedgehogs.The sudden situation frightened Xue Ju's horse and raised its hooves high.

Xue Ju didn't expect it and was thrown to the ground directly.

"Father, there is an ambush, get on your horse quickly!"

It was Xue Rengao who reacted first and shouted quickly.

After saying this, he rode close to Xue Ju, leaned down and stretched out his hand.

Xue Ju quickly grabbed Xue Rengao's hand and was brought up by Xue Rengao.

The next second, Xue Ju's frightened horse trampled him randomly.

Seeing this scene, Xue Ju felt cold in his heart.

If it had been later, he might have been trampled by the horse's hooves.

"Why are there ambushes?"

Chang Zhongxing exclaimed.

"Could it be Li Gui?"

Xue Ju thought subconsciously.

But he quickly gave up this idea.

What does this mean to Xue Ju?
"kill!"

Until the cry of killing rang out, ten thousand Sui troops came out from the left to kill.

Before Xue Ju and the others could react, another killing cry came from behind them.

"Sui Army, how could it be Sui Army?"

Xue Ju was dumbfounded.

He never thought that it would be the Sui army ambushing here.

After all, doing so is simply too risky.

"retreat!"

Xue Ju immediately ordered.

Encountering an ambush, the morale of our own army was greatly disturbed, and the formation was completely disrupted.

For a while, I couldn't adjust.

Retreating troops quickly is the first choice.

When the military order was issued, the rebels immediately retreated.

However, at this moment, there was another cry of killing.

I saw many more Sui troops rushing out from behind the army.

How could Li Jing not expect that Xue Ju's first reaction was to withdraw his troops?
At this moment, Xue Ju seemed to be put into a bag.

If you want to rush out, you can only rush out quickly.

Otherwise, when the exit of the pocket is also surrounded by Sui troops, it will not be easy to break through.

"Kill it out!"

Xue Ju also made a prompt decision and gave the order in a deep voice.

The rebels who had retreated quickly stopped again.

They almost bit the bullet and followed Xue Ju towards the front.

Xue Ju and Xue Rengao were riding on the same horse, so their movements were somewhat restricted.

However, Xue Ju suddenly found that his original war horse had stabilized.

So he immediately returned to his horse.

As soon as Xue Ju leaves, Xue Rengao can use it.

He was seen holding two hammers and leading his army to charge forward.

Li Jing, on the other hand, was watching all this calmly from the front.

When Xue Rengao came over, Li Jing raised his lips slightly and immediately ordered to change the formation.

The formation of the Sui army changed again.

The opening that opened in front was immediately closed again.

Moreover, there are archers appearing.

As long as Xue Rengao wants to rush over from here, he will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

However, such a change in formation also meant that the Sui army's rear forces were weak.

"Breakthrough!"

Xue Ju immediately ordered the army to change direction again.

No one objected, and immediately followed Xue Ju's instructions.

They changed direction and broke out toward the rear.

However, going back and forth like this has consumed a lot of rebel troops.

Xue Ju even thought for a time that the Sui army did this on purpose.

I want to use up the rebels' physical strength!

However, after changing direction this time, the rebels easily broke out.

Immediately, he headed towards the city where he was discussing with Li Gui.

And Li Jing had no intention of ordering a pursuit.

Just watch the rebels leave.

"Gather up the corpses of the rebels and put on their clothes."

Li Jing ordered.

"promise!"

Many Sui troops took orders.

Li Jing's purpose was not to annihilate these rebels in one fell swoop.

Instead, it consumes their strength and physical strength first.

In fact, Li Jing's real target is Xue Ju's hometown Jincheng.

Once you occupy Jincheng, you only need to wait for Xue Ju to come by himself.

Moreover, Li Jing was confident that Xue Ju would not notice at all.

When all the rebels' armor was stripped off, Li Jing ordered the corpses to be burned.

Then, he personally led his troops to Jincheng.

Start to unfold the next step of the plan.

On Xue Ju's side, seeing that the Sui army was not pursuing him, he stopped to rest.

"Father, the Sui army is so brave, they dare to go deep in and ambush!"

Xue Rengao gasped and said.

"Yes."

Xue Ju didn't expect it either.

"Lord, what should we do next?"

Chang Zhongxing asked.

There was an arrow stuck in his arm, and he was obviously injured.

"Of course I'll call Li Gui back to deal with the Sui army!"

Xue Rengao blurted out without thinking.

"no!"

Xue Ju said suddenly.

"Why?"

Xue Rengao asked puzzledly.

Is it possible that under such circumstances, we still have to face off against the Sui army?

You know, the equipment gap between the two armies is still quite huge.

"It is certainly not easy for the generals of the Sui Army to think of ambushing us deep into the hinterland."

Xue Ju said in a deep voice.

"What does father mean?"

Xue Rengao frowned.

"He will definitely figure it out, and we will call Li Gui to find a way to destroy the Sui army."

Xue Ju said bluntly.

"So what, he's already deep into the hinterland!"

Chang Zhongxing spoke subconsciously.

"What if he leaves at this time and goes to Zhangye?"

Xue Ju asked rhetorically.

By then, they wanted to go to support, but it was too late.

"It would be better to ask Li Gui to return to Zhangye and write a letter to tell him."

"At that time, our two armies can attack the Sui army from a flank."

Xue Ju continued.

"Then we just wait here?"

Xue Rengao asked.

"Avoid the Sui army's ambush site and return to Jincheng."

Xue Ju made a prompt decision.

He believed that his guess was accurate.

Therefore, once we take a detour, we can avoid the Sui army and reach Jincheng.

By then, wouldn’t the Sui army’s intentions be shattered?
"promise!"

Xue Rengao also wanted to understand the relationship between this and immediately responded with his hands.

"Chang Zhongxing, you are injured, temporarily guard this place with a thousand soldiers and horses."

Xue Ju ordered.

"promise!"

Chang Zhongxing took the order.

Basically, he just charged and killed the fierce general.

If you are injured, you will naturally not be able to perform your role.

It's better to stay here to recuperate from your injuries.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that the soldiers had calmed down, Xue Ju gave the order in a deep voice.

With the sound of armor rubbing against each other, many soldiers stood up one after another.

Immediately afterwards, everyone rushed towards Jincheng.

Chang Zhongxing, with his remaining men, settled in the city not far away.

Chang Zhongxing also immediately sent his troops to work faster.

Inform Li Gui of Xue Ju's plan in advance.

By the time the messenger arrives, I believe Li Gui has arrived in Zhangye.

How did they know that Li Jing and others had left the ambush site long ago.

And quietly, he headed towards Jincheng.

The most fatal thing is that if Xue Ju chooses to take a detour, he will waste two days.

Two days were enough for Li Jing to capture Jincheng! (End of chapter)