Fu Tang

If the Turkic people were speaking, then it was not Li Zhongyu's army. Zhao Kuangyin was a little surprised: "Is there another soldier hidden in the Kara Khanate?"

No one could answer his question. Zhao Kuangyin himself just asked the scouts casually and immediately asked the scouts to continue to inquire about the news.

Not long after, the scout ran back again, with a strange expression on his face: "General Manager, those Turkic soldiers don't seem to be soldiers of the Kara Khanate."

Zhao Kuangyin immediately reacted after hearing this: "Isn't it the Kara Khanate? Is it the Ghazni who came from the south?"

It shouldn't be, when Datang attacked Kara Khanate, even if Ghazni didn't help, he should just watch the jokes from the sidelines. How dare he take the initiative to send troops to Datang?are you crazy?

Pan Mei immediately said, "Could it be that Ghazni and Kara Khan formed an alliance?"

Zhao Kuangyin immediately shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Unless one side of the religious dispute perishes, there hasn't been a sudden alliance for so many years."

But Pan Mei said: "The enemy is at present, they are our own after all, and it is not impossible to form an alliance, right?"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled lightly and said: "Wrong, it is our own people who make them hate each other more than foreign enemies. According to the teachings of Islam, infidels should be killed, but they have another level of hatred between each other, that is, orthodoxy If you lose, you have to watch the enemy become orthodox, do you think they hate it?"

After Zhao Kuangyin explained it like this, Pan Meicai understood that there are not many people in the entire Privy Council who can see through this important point. One Zhao Kuangyin and one Li Hongji. Disaster.

After Zhao Kuangyin explained to Pan Mei, his interest also came up. Anyway, for him, no matter what kind of madness Ghazni went crazy, he would not be afraid. At the time when the Saman Empire was in its heyday, it might not be comparable to the Tang Dynasty, let alone Now is the time when one is divided into two and the vitality is seriously injured.

So he didn't stay in the command of the central army tent, but put on his armor and planned to follow him to have a look.

As a result, as soon as he moved, many people followed him. Seeing that the coach looked relaxed, everyone felt relieved, and began to wonder if God sent military merit. Since it is military merit, there is no reason not to grab it, so Zhao Kuangyin originally wanted Take a few thousand people to test it out, and in the end almost no army is dispatched.

Zhao Kuangyin saw that this was not going to work, so he had to use military orders to keep Pan Mei behind, and then leave two-thirds of the soldiers and horses. The camp must not be empty.

When Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to meet the group of Turkic soldiers from a distance and was about to start the battle, Zhao Kuangyin took a look, and suddenly became angry, and wanted to bring the scouts over to beat him up.

Luckily, he was still armed with firearms to wait for the people on the other side. There were a lot of people, but judging by the disorganized armor and incomplete weapons in his hands, he was clearly a group of defeated soldiers!

No wonder when the scouts came to report, they didn't know where the soldiers were. No one could see their original armor style like this.

In addition, they don't seem to have a leading general, and the general's flag is not there, so they can't tell which army it is!

This group of remnants and defeated generals had no formation at all, they ran scattered, as if there were dogs chasing after them, Zhao Kuangyin had good eyesight, and could see the pale faces of the runners in front, and almost foamed at the mouth .

Is such a remnant defeated general worthy of being led by the general manager himself?Can't drop the price?

Zhao Kuangyin gritted his teeth while thinking in his heart, he hadn't heard that Ghazni had also started a war recently, where did these soldiers come from?

Zhao Kuangyin could see the group of soldiers clearly, and the people who ran in front naturally saw Zhao Kuangyin too. They had already run too hard, but now they saw someone waiting in front of them, and they knew they were not from them. There was a burst of despair in their hearts, and some simply stopped and lay down on the ground—stop running!

Zhao Kuangyin just wanted to order to fire, so if the price drops, let's drop the price, and if they come out, then fight, we can't let everyone go for nothing.

As a result, the order was still in his mouth, and everyone on the other side lay down!

Zhao Kuangyin hated it even more. It was obvious that people didn't resist, so why open fire? It really doesn't cost money to be a firearm?

Just when Zhao Kuangyin was depressed, he suddenly heard the guards around him yell: "General, look... that is... that is the crown prince's flag!"

After Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he quickly raised his head and looked into the distance. In the dusty atmosphere, he could vaguely see a banner with the word Li embroidered on it.

Zhao Kuangyin was very excited immediately, and immediately galloped forward to join the prince.

Pan Mei on the side was also very excited, but he was more aware, and immediately stopped Zhao Kuangyin and said, "Wait a minute, chief executive, it seems that these soldiers were defeated by His Royal Highness, why don't we wait first, and wait for His Royal Highness to capture these people?" Go to catch up on the old days after staying here.”

Zhao Kuangyin was too excited just now, but at this time Pan Mei also realized what she said, and immediately reined in her horse and stopped moving forward.

What Pan Mei thought was that the prince was chasing after this group of people as soon as they saw the prince. They could not take the credit of the prince. No matter what country the soldiers were from, since the war started, as long as they were defeated, they would be military merit, and the captives would be the proof.

But Zhao Kuangyin thought more, the prince didn't know where he went this time, and now no one knows whether it is the guide's problem or Li Zhongyu's own opinion. ...Zhao Kuangyin recalled that when Li Congjia left, Li Congjia asked Li Zhongyu not to be sexually impulsive. If Li Zhongyu was not obedient, at least this military merit would save him from punishment when he went back. If he was lucky, he would not be punished!

Of course, this is just their conjecture. The most important thing is which country the troops beaten by Li Zhongyu belong to, and it is not clear yet!

Li Zhongyu's dragon flag was getting closer and closer, Zhao Kuangyin thought about it and sent scouts over there, his flag was upright here, logically speaking it should be Li Zhongyu who took the initiative to meet him now, but even if Donggong Shi rate is more aggressive, It is also impossible to let Li Zhongyu be the striker, so let's send someone over there to ventilate.

On the other side, when Li Zhongyu saw the huge Tang Ziqi and Zhao Ziqi, he was so excited that he wanted to run to the front. Fortunately, he was stopped by the guards around him, so he didn't rush over.

It's not easy, finally seeing his relatives, Li Zhongyu thought he was going to get lost in this Gobi!

After the excitement passed, Li Zhongyu said: "My sons and daughters, the head of the front will personally lead the troops to welcome you. It's time for you to perform!"

The Ten Commanders of the Eastern Palace were also very excited. Zhao Kuangyin led the soldiers and horses of the elite Tiance Mansion. Yes, this time Li Congjia directly asked the Tiance Mansion to come out to fight in order to make up for the regret that the last time the Tiance Mansion sent troops and the opponent ran away. .

A heavy weapon should be used in the war of destroying the country, and it is worthwhile for Tiance Mansion to send troops this time.

This army is basically a mythical army in the Tang Dynasty. Every young man who joins the army dreams of joining the Tiance Mansion one day.

Li Zhongyu's East Palace Ten Rates are no exception, and now these children are naturally excited to show off when they hear that Tiance Mansion is in front of them.

And at this time, Li Zhongyu was relieved. In order not to affect the morale of the army, he had always said that the general manager would send troops to meet them. At that time, what he said was just nonsense. this lie.

There is basically no suspense about the fate of the Turkic soldiers who were chased away by the ten leaders of the Eastern Palace. Even without Zhao Kuangyin, they would have run a little farther at most, and they would still be caught in the end. Even if they ran to the border town of the Kara Khanate, the defenders of the Kara Khanate might just smile and watch them being arrested or killed bit by bit.

Now that Zhao Kuangyin is blocked there, none of them can escape, and in the end they all became captives of the Eastern Palace.

At this time, Li Zhongyu, who was protected by layers of protection, finally revealed his real body, and Zhao Kuangyin also rode over, and dismounted when he was almost in front of Li Zhongyu.

Li Zhongyu didn't dare to trust him, anyway, he won't lose his price when he dismounts to meet Zhao Kuangyin. This is a hero, the chief executive, and his father-in-law.

Li Zhongyu saw Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were red and shouted: "Father-in-law!"

It was the first time for Zhao Kuangyin to be called that by Li Zhongyu, and his heart suddenly softened. Anyway, he was the one who watched the child grow up, not to mention that his son-in-law is also a son-in-law. Going up...it's miserable.

His face was dusty and he was in a state of embarrassment, and the armor on his body was damaged in several places. It seemed that he had experienced a fierce battle, and the most important thing was that he had lost weight!

Zhao Kuangyin walked over and said distressedly: "Let's go, come back with me."

Even if you have any doubts in your heart, it's not easy to ask here. It's better to let Li Zhongyu tidy up his appearance first, calm down before talking.

Of course, before that, Zhao Kuangyin had the guide tied up first.

Li Zhongyu watched the guide being tied up coldly and didn't speak, Zhao Kuangyin immediately knew it.

He brought Li Zhongyu back to the camp. As for those captives... Zhao Kuangyin didn't kill them directly, but chose to take them back. After all, Li Congjia just said that if he was a soldier of the Kara Khanate, he should not be merciful, but if he was not a soldier of the Kara Khanate , Kill or not?

Zhao Kuangyin was not sure about paying attention for a while, so he had to let the prisoners be taken back first.

The number of captives was not too many, only four or five hundred in total, but Li Zhongyu's men brought back quite a few heads.

When Li Zhongyu went to wash and rest, Zhao Kuangyin asked someone to record it, and estimated the size of the army-about 2000 people.

The number of people is about the same as that of the Eastern Palace Ten Rates, no wonder it seems that the Eastern Palace Ten Rates are fighting so hard.

It was also thanks to Zhao Kuangyin who equipped the East Palace Ten Rate with some simple firearms, otherwise it would be hard to say what kind of losses the East Palace Ten Rate would suffer.

But even in this way, dozens of people were killed and hundreds were injured.

Zhao Kuangyin did not rush to ask Li Zhongyu, but chose to send someone to interrogate the guide first. After all, this matter must have something to do with the guide. If the guide wants to blame, it is not because no one else can testify.

What's more, according to Zhao Kuangyin's understanding of Li Zhongyu, if it was really his own great joy that caused the disappearance this time, it is impossible for him not to admit it. In the bone.

The people sent by Zhao Kuangyin hadn't started interrogation yet, they just stopped there, and the guide fainted!The kind that doesn’t wake up even after being splashed with cold water, it’s tiring to ask a military doctor to see it.

Zhao Kuangyin was immediately laughed out of anger, this guide and his family are really exactly the same, they get dizzy at every turn, do you think you are ladies?

But when it is still uncertain whether it is the guide's guilt, Zhao Kuangyin can arrest the person, but he can't torture him privately. If he goes to lead the prince, then he is Li Zhongyu's man. The guide was beaten half to death, where will Li Zhongyu's face be put?

He could only wait, after all, Donggong Ten Rate was able to insist on coming back, and he basically didn't have the strength to speak in the barracks.

Fortunately, Zhao Kuangyin fought fiercely in the past two days. These two days just happened to take a rest in place. After all, the soldiers were also tired, so they adjusted and prepared to continue fighting.

Li Zhongyu slept for a day and a night without waking up. After he opened his eyes, Zhao Kuangyin received the news, immediately put down his military affairs, and asked someone to deliver the porridge he had prepared earlier.

The porridge arrived earlier than Zhao Kuangyin, and when he passed by, he happened to see Li Zhongyu burying his head in the porridge, and felt extremely sad.

Li Zhongyu is fine in other places, but he is very delicate in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and his father is used to it. Anyway, their family has money, power and status, so why should they suffer for their children?

This bowl of porridge is made of ordinary or even inferior rice, and there is no side dish. In the past, Li Zhongyu probably wouldn't even look at it, but now the food is very sweet. I don't know how he survived these days. .

Originally, when Li Zhongyu dispatched troops before, because the distance was short, and it was a border town, he could solve the food problem on the spot, so he went into battle lightly. He didn't bring much food and grass and could last for three days at most. According to the original plan, he could actually reach the destination in one day. The people who take care of Li Zhongyu naturally have food and grass.

And two days ago, when the ten leaders of the East Palace came back, someone checked it, and there was no food at all, and they might starve to death in two more days.

After Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he was really afraid. If he didn't meet Li Zhongyu, if he missed Li Zhongyu, the East Palace might be in a panic!

Fortunately, fortunately, God bless.

After Li Zhongyu finished eating, he saw Zhao Kuangyin smiled a little embarrassedly, he was actually very shy, but no one laughed at him. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin already knew how far he had run—originally the East Palace Shi led to the west, As a result, they ran to the southwest for nearly a hundred miles, and this time they went back and forth for two hundred miles, and the time of fighting was counted in between. No wonder the soldiers from Li Zhongyu to the following all looked pale.

Seeing that Li Zhongyu had finished eating, Zhao Kuangyin asked, "What's going on?"

Li Zhongyu was very surprised: "Didn't you go to interrogate the guide?"

It shouldn't be, no matter who is the first reaction, it should be that there is something wrong with the guide, and Zhao Kuangyin also tied up the guide before, why did he come to ask him first?

As for why Zhao Kuangyin didn't ask the guide... nonsense, if you ask, it's not about this question, but to confirm with him that what the guide said is right!

Zhao Kuangyin said angrily and amusedly: "The guide fainted after he came back, longer than you. He hasn't woken up yet, and I'm not sure what's going on. It wouldn't be good if he wronged someone."

Li Zhongyu snorted and said, "No wrong, he was responsible for this matter."

Zhao Kuangyin put on an attitude of listening attentively, Li Zhongyu hesitated and said: "This matter has something to do with me. When we set out, we encountered a monster wind on the way. It wasn't the kind of wind and sand in the Gobi, or a sudden gust of wind, flying sand and rocks. , lasted for a long time, and there was no way to move on, so I had to choose a place to hide. But the place where I hid was a little bit off the direction. At that time, I thought that there was a guide anyway, so if you deviate, just deviate, and you can always find it. , As a result, after the wind and sand, the guide actually told us that the terrain had changed, and he couldn't tell the difference!"

When Li Zhongyu said this, Zhao Kuangyin immediately said: "Impossible!"

According to Li Zhongyu's statement, the wind and sand is indeed not small, but it is not too big, and it will not have a great impact on the guide. It is fine if it is an ordinary guide, but this time the two Zhao Kuangyin found are very powerful in the local area. Their reputation belongs to the kind that even if the terrain changes, they can still take people to the destination according to the sun and moon. There is no possibility that the guide will be useless if the terrain changes.

Li Zhongyu nodded: "I don't believe it either, but what can I do if the guide insists on it? And I don't think the guide needs to deceive me like this. If he has enmity with me, then he shouldn't admit that he doesn't know the way, but choose a road. The road of no return took us there, and we could always be killed on this piece of Gobi. But he didn’t, so I continued to let him be our guide in doubt. He said that we might not be able to find our original destination, but We have limited food and grass, so he can only try to find a city, no matter which one it is, it can bring us supplies."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin felt somewhat enlightened and asked, "Where did he take you?"

Li Zhongyu said angrily: "He brought us to the border town of Ghaznavid! At that time, I sent scouts to investigate the news. When I found the flag of Ghazni, I had no other choice."

Even if he knew that he shouldn't have a conflict with Ghazni, he couldn't help it. After all, he was almost out of food and grass at that time.

Zhao Kuangyin was a little puzzled: "But...you don't have to reveal your identity at all, and you can also cover your face. In short, as long as you don't let Ghazni get the evidence, isn't that all right?"

Zhao Kuangyin felt that such a simple solution should not have been unexpected to Li Zhongyu, after all Li Zhongyu was never such a rigid person.

Li Zhongyu said bitterly: "How can I not know this? But the guide has exposed our identities! If there is no way to sneak around, then we should just be aboveboard. I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty. Even if I die in battle, I can't hide my head and show my tail!"

Zhao Kuangyin patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Why did this guide do this?"

Li Zhongyu said: "It seems that their family was loyal to Ghazni before, and then they were wronged for some reason. The [-] members of the family escaped only him and his uncle."

The matter is very clear here. It is nothing more than that the guide used Li Zhongyu to avenge a wave of revenge. However, Zhao Kuangyin and Li Zhongyu didn't quite understand why the other party did this. , if this wizard really wanted revenge, why didn't he let his uncle bewitch Zhao Kuangyin?

Could it be that they just saw that Li Zhongyu was young and easy to fool?

After Zhao Kuangyin told Li Zhongyu to take a good rest, he turned around and prepared to interrogate the guide. Since he had confirmed that his child was fine, he was forced to make that choice, and Zhao Kuangyin was also very satisfied. At least Li Zhongyu held back his temper and did not kill him at the time. The guide, but kept the guide to bring them back.

As for the soldiers who were chasing afterward, they were actually the teams sent to rescue by other Ghazna border towns that they met when they came back.

Since Zhao Kuangyin had no idea, he was interrogated soon. The guide didn't suddenly lose his mind, but he learned that the high-ranking enemy official who framed his family was visiting the border town. He couldn't help but discuss it with his uncle. Uncle vetoed this idea. He had given up on it at first, but he encountered a sandstorm on the way. While avoiding the sandstorm, he couldn't help but put this plan on the agenda again.

After all, in his opinion, this wind and sandstorm is nothing more than helping him succeed.

As for the aftermath, he didn't care anymore, his whole family had more than [-] dead, and if he didn't take revenge, even if he lived, he would be suffering day and night.

For this result, Zhao Kuangyin wondered if he should also apologize. After all, he gave Li Zhongyu the guide. The problem with the guide was that he didn't know the person well, and he almost killed the prince, so he had to deal with it seriously.

Zhao Kuangyin thought so, so he wrote the memorial. He was not worried. Anyway, even if he wanted to be punished, he would have to wait until he returned from the battle. Li Congjia would not easily replace the generals in front of the battle. This is something everyone knows.

In fact, when Zhao Kuangyin's memorial had just been written, Li Congjia already knew the ins and outs of the matter.

Facing the document handed over to him by Shi Xueting, Li Congjia felt extremely headache: Datang is actually fighting on two fronts now, fighting against the Kara Khanate and fighting against Tubo at the same time, and there was an accident in the end. This is... the rhythm of fighting on the third front?