Tang Xuan

After the army converged, they camped and rested in the woods by Jinbu Lake.People need to rest, and horses need to rest even more.Fortunately, the water and grass here are fertile and few people come here, otherwise Lang Huai would have to worry about what the horse will eat.

This place is more than [-] miles away from Khotan, blocked by the remaining veins of Altyn, and because it is within the range of the Dead Sea, no one knows about it.Lang Huai got the scout's letter of approval, so he was relieved.Just order not to make too much noise, and the rest will be cultivated by soldiers.At the same time, she dispatched elites with enough rations to Khotan to spy on the military situation.

When she arrived, she looked extremely pale.When he met Mingda, Lang Huai didn't hide anything, and made Mingda cry for a long time, but he couldn't do anything about her.

Tao Jun was busy boiling medicine, Zhujun Lanjun used all his skills to make her a nourishing soup.

Mingda's eyes were red and swollen, and he finally said, "Ah Huai, when the Anxi matter is settled, let's go back to seclusion." Lang Huai had the whole world in his heart and took it as his mission to conquer the Western Regions.What the sweetheart thinks coincides with her own.With this persuasion, she was really worried about Lang Huai's health.

Lang Huai stretched out his hand to pull her over, smelling the fragrance of Mingda's hair, and said, "I've thought about it for a long time. When the time comes, I will leave Chang'an with you. There are still many places we haven't been to. Where do you want to go?"

"Let's pick up the Mingtang brothers and sisters first. Uncle's house is in Qiantang, Yuhang. I heard that the tide watching in Qiantang is very spectacular. We can also enjoy a little while." Mingda kicked off his shoes, leaned into Lang Huai's arms, and said: " Hey, do you think we would be some kind of masters if we went around the rivers and lakes incognito?"

Lang Huai was taken aback, and replied honestly: "Sword weaponry is just an ordinary school in martial arts, but her master is the master at that time. If you want to be like her, you must not only work hard, but also have an open mind and outstanding talent. I'm a bit short on talent, my master said, I'm at the end of first-class at most. You, although you started a bit late, I'm afraid you have to practice for more than ten years, maybe you can catch up with her old man."

"Ha! I always thought I could beat the world with invincible hands." Mingda said nonsense, muttered for a while and paused, and said: "But we can live freely in the rivers and lakes. As for any disputes in the rivers and lakes, the temples will avoid it and ignore it." What are these for?"

After she finished speaking, she waited for Lang Huai to agree, but there was no response for a long time.Mingda turned his head and saw that there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, and she was already fast asleep.

After a few days, the army will resume training.The dispatched scouts also came back in batches, and Lang Huai assembled the lieutenant generals from all walks of life to arrange the battle of Khotan in the tent of the Chinese army.

"According to information, there are still [-] defenders in the city of Khotan. Although Cong Canglanhu broke the city, it has been built, but it is not as strong as before." Lang Huai pointed to the map of Khotan, paused and said: "The day the city of Khotan was broken, the soil Fan Tucheng. The scouts reported that almost none of the officials and relatives of my Tang Dynasty escaped with their lives."

It was Lin Xian who blushed first, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Tucheng?"

Lang Huai didn't hide anything, and said: "You are the governor of Khotan, so Tubo naturally won't... Sister-in-law's wife committed suicide and was hanged on the tower."

Lin Xian was stunned, and suddenly pulled out the horizontal knife, saying: "The last general invites you to fight! If this battle does not kill all the Tubo, Lin swears not to be a human being!"

Everyone in the tent thought that Lang Huai would agree, but they never thought that Lang Huai pointed to the map and said, "Commander Lu led the army to attack the east gate, Wang Xiong attacked the west, and I will lead the central army to attack the north."

"Then the general will march from the south road!" Lin Xian suddenly felt bad, and spoke first.

"No, the south road is not encircled." Lang Huai glanced at Lin Xian and said, "You divide up a thousand troops and hide them in the mountains, and only carry enough arrows. For the rest, go around over Tian, ​​and go straight to Qiemo and Ruoqiang. "

"What!" Lin Xian was full of reluctance, and said, "My relatives are all in Khotan, so I can't destroy this city?"

"If you talk about combat power, your account is the best now." Lang Huai confronted him tit-for-tat, without any room for discussion, "Deqiemo, Ruoqiang, and the recovery of Khotan can be held in our hands, and at the same time open up the Shazhou Dunhuang to Khotan's food line. General Lin, personal enmity is the last thing, please calm down."

Lin Xian panted heavily, stared at Lang Huai coldly, and remained silent for a while.He didn't understand why Lang Huai remained so calm after learning about the tragedy in Khotan.Could it be that the son of the aristocratic family is really so indifferent?Turns out they were never together.

"The general has an order, how dare the general refuse to obey? I'll go pick out two thousand elites." Lin Xian said with a sneer, "The general forgot, the general has always been like this, and he pays attention to the formation of troops in everything." , pay attention to tactics and strategies, and pay attention to how to calculate gains and losses. If you encounter the same situation as the last general in the future, I hope you will continue to be like this. This is the blessing of my Tang Dynasty!"

As soon as his words fell, the expressions of all the people present changed.Lang Huai couldn't help coughing, but he only said: "Since that's the case, after three days, your department will set off first and go directly to Qiemo. Within ten days, Ben Qiemo and Ruoqiang are going to hang back the banner of my Tang Dynasty."

"Four days later, the army set out to besiege Khotan according to the arrangement." Lang Huai said a little vainly, appearing weak, "Pingxi battle, this battle is very important. Please do your best."

In the 31st year of Kaiyang, Lang Huai broke through Khotan for the first time and achieved a great reputation as the captain of Shangqi.In the early autumn of the first year of Zhicheng, he set foot on this old land again, still with the same attitude, Lang Huai suddenly felt absurd.

For Tubo, the Tang Jun who descended from the sky is the deadly demon.

Cong Canglanhu's guard who stayed in Khotan was his confidant Wen Ren, who also came from aristocratic background. According to the information, he is quite capable.Knowing that there was an attack from the Tang army, Wen Ren immediately ordered to send people to Qiemo Ruoqiang to ask for help, and at the same time closed the four gates, and waited in full force on the north gate tower.

But the wolf flag in the flag of the Tang army made Wen Ren feel helpless.Everyone knows that it is the commander-in-chief flag that Duke Mu of the Tang Dynasty must raise in his own campaign, which means that the one who leads the army to the city is Lang Huai himself, the current general of the Pingxi Army.How did she come here?Could it be that Zamp had an accident?

Wen Ren didn't dare to think too much, took the saber from the guard, pretended to be calm, and stood on the wall.

According to the plan, the armies lined up, and Lang Huai was still wearing light armor and a pure jun around his waist. He patrolled the front of the formation for a week, and waved his hand to signal the herald to order the attack on the city.

Despite having a great advantage in numbers, Lang Huai did not dare to be careless.What's more, most of the soldiers brought in this battle were cavalry, and there were no more than [-] infantry, all of whom were in the supply camp.

In just a moment, more than ten of Tang Jun's ladders were erected.The cavalry temporarily gave up their horses and climbed up step by step, carrying shields and swords.Wen Ren didn't expect the Tang army to attack at all. He was not prepared enough, so the Tang army could only let the Tang army rush up the city wall and fight hand-to-hand.

Sitting on the horseback, Lang Huai squinted his eyes and said, "Commander Chuan Linglu, after breaking the city, don't chase after the poor."

Tao Jun took the order to leave, Mingda turned his head sideways and asked her, "Why?"

Lang Huai raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Tabob is more useless than I expected. I'm afraid they can destroy the city at night. Where else can they go after abandoning the city? If they pursue and fight fiercely, the gains outweigh the losses."

Mingda rolled his eyes, and immediately understood why she had sent archers to ambush.Sure enough, Lang Huai jumped off Tayun, didn't look at it anymore, and went back to the tent.

"It's boring, I thought I could go into battle and kill the enemy." Mingda followed her in, wearing a well-crafted armor, holding the helmet in her hand, and throwing it up and down like a toy, having a great time playing with it.

Lang Huai snatched it from the air and held it carefully.

Mingda said: "Since there is nothing wrong, why don't you take off your armor? It's really uncomfortable."

Lang Huai said with a smile: "There will be situations at any time during the war. If you need to order troops, you can't let the soldiers wait for the general to wear the armor. Besides, this is a life-saving thing. In the past, it is not uncommon to not remove the armor for half a month."

This battle was fought from day to night, and more than a thousand people from the Tang army had already entered the city.The Tubo general Wen Ren was still fighting stubbornly, relying on residential streets, and started street fighting with the Tang army.

The situation of the battle continued to spread to the Chinese army, and Lang Huai made adjustments from time to time to avoid excessive casualties.After the child's hour passed, Lang's nail asked to see him and brought some people back.

One of them was naturally Lang Qu, who was in good spirits. When he saw Lang Huai, he was about to salute, but Lang Huai held his arm.

"Thank God, I finally found you." Lang Huai waved his hand and ordered Tao Jun to bring some food quickly, and said in his mouth, "How many people are there? How is the situation in the city? So what?"

"Master, take it easy, that Wen Ren is not as useless as he appears on the surface, he is a ruthless character. He has [-] elite heavy cavalry, and it is useless to hide it all the time! Master, you have to be careful!" Lang Qu's voice fell, and his expression was as expected Yi Lin shouted: "Tao Jun! Heavy rider two thousand, follow me to pursue!"

"Yes!"

"You take a rest, wait until I come back." Lang Huai picked up the weapon, glanced at Lang Qu and the few unfamiliar faces around him, and calmly winked at Mr. Zhu, motioning her to stay and watch.

The cavalry of the Chinese army had been prepared long ago, but within a short time, they had already assembled.Lang Huaimingda and his two soldiers set off side by side.

The south gate was left unopened before, but it was just to give the Tibetans in the city the illusion that they still had a way out.The reason why the archers were ambushed in the mountains was because of the Tubo cavalry, which was also confirmed in the news of the investigation.

But Wen Ren did, as Lang Qu said, actually concealed five hundred elite cavalry.If they pass this hurdle, it will probably affect the battle situation of Qiemo and Ruoqiang, so Lang Huai has to personally lead the army to pursue them, in order to wipe out all the enemies and leave no one alive.

When Lang Huai led his army to arrive, he could only hear the bowstring vibrating, and the sound of killing in the mountains shook the sky.She didn't say much, instead she raised Li Xin and said: "The whole army obeys the order, no one will be left behind, charge!"

The herald yelled out her words, and the ambushing archers breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that reinforcements were coming, but they stopped shooting and lit countless torches to illuminate their side.

Lang Huai took the lead, and was the first to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Tubo deserter. Li Xin was steady and accurate, and he picked that unlucky ordinary Tubo soldier off his horse, trampled on it mercilessly, and died immediately.

The general was so brave, the cavalry behind him naturally screamed and rushed towards the so-called elite under Wen Renzang.Lang Huai rushed to kill for a while, feeling his arms were a little numb, and then he slowly went to the outside to kill under the cover of Tao Jun's personal soldiers.

Mingda was always guarded within two feet of her, and the short sword she drew was not even stained with blood.However, facing the battlefield at close range, her face was still pale, and her stomach kept rolling, and finally she couldn't bear it anymore and vomited again and again.

Fortunately, the situation of the battle was settled at this time, Lang Huai carried her off the horse and said softly: "Just spit it out, don't be afraid."

As the sky gradually brightened, there were fewer and fewer Tubo people in the mountain road, and even Wen Ren who escaped was beheaded.After the battle, the Tang army counted the number of troops and wiped out the Tubo cavalry.And news came from Khotan that Lu Laosan had already occupied the four gates.

Khotan has recovered.