A heavy rain fell, as if it wanted to wash away all the blood in the world. It continued to rain until the evening of the same day, and it showed no signs of stopping.
The Tubo people still couldn't find the main force of the Tang army. Not to mention the main force, they couldn't even find the Tang army. All the provisions of the three troops were burned, and more than five thousand horses were lost. When they were about to find Tatatu and ask him why the main force of the Tang army wasn't on the mountain, they sent someone back to report what happened that night.
More than three thousand of the four thousand troops of Tatatu were killed, and Tatatu was nowhere to be found. After this battle, more than seven thousand of the twenty thousand troops of Tatatu were left.
The people of the three troops were speechless. They thought that if they were still behind Tatatu at that time, Tatatu wouldn't have been killed by the enemy. If they were not the main force of the Tang army, who could they be if they were able to kill more than a thousand of the four thousand troops?
More than twenty thousand people had died in the hands of the Tang army. To be more precise, it was twenty-three thousand people. Many people had died in the camp that was attacked yesterday.
Fifteen thousand Tang soldiers came in, but after being ambushed, there were only twelve thousand left. Including the logistics troops who did not have much fighting power, from the beginning until now, these people had killed more than twenty thousand people on his side.
The main force of the Tang army didn't seem to be affected at all. They were still able to fight and win. The news just came yesterday. It was said that the commander here had been confirmed. The girl of the two children was now nine years old. Her name was Wang Juan, and those who were familiar with her called her Cuckoo.
She was the daughter-in-law of the Yizhou Provincial Governor. She was a very sensible girl. She was cute, pretty, and educated. It was said that she was the best at making wontons.
Such a little girl, such a little girl of about nine years old, took over the defeated Tang army and then fought against the army on his side. The distance she covered could be said to be thousands of miles. She schemed and set up ambushes everywhere. She was invincible and invincible.
According to the art of war, she was as swift as the wind, as slow as the forest, as fierce as the fire, as immovable as the mountain, as unpredictable as the shadow, and as swift as the thunder.
When did the Tang army have such a person? When did the Great Tang become accustomed to letting a child lead its army?
These did not seem to be important anymore. What was important was that the main force of the Tang army was still there, and they were still as ruthless as before. No matter how hard they searched, they were still nowhere to be found.
The Tubo generals had already lost their temper from the beating, but they had no choice but to fight. She had already released the news that she was just a child, and she was the one who killed them until their blood flowed like a river. If they couldn't even deal with a child, what kind of country would they have?
As a result, more troops were mobilized and the Iron Cavalry took up their positions.
So many people, so powerful, all for the sake of defeating a nine year old girl, Cuckoo, hmm, a very nice name.
*****
Recently, the officials of Pengzhou no longer placed their official duties as their top priority. All they thought about every day was how many Tibetans had been killed by the logistics battalion.
A few days ago, Eagle had already delivered the latest news to Pengzhou. When the officials of Pengzhou saw the battle report, they were speechless. The person had been confirmed. She was Zhang Zhong's daughter-in-law. She had led her people to defeat the Tibetans again and again.
The evidence was the item on Eagle's body.
Now, no one doubted anything. They only hoped that this genius general could continue to kill for the Great Tang. The news quickly spread to the surrounding areas. When the wealthy families heard about it, they wanted to work hard to have daughters so that they could be like Wang Juan and lead troops into battle.
It could be said that they were both men and women who had been reborn. Of course, no one knew that this was what they thought. They also didn't know that this sentence only appeared when the Great Tang was in danger.
The people of Yizhou also received the news. Zhang Zhong was so excited that he didn't know what to do. He didn't expect that not only were his son and daughter-in-law fine, but they were also hiding under the eyes of the enemy. The army that they led didn't lose too many people and still had the strength to fight.
Jang Wong Clan and the people of the Wang family were also glowing, especially Wang Juan's father. In the past, he always felt a little inferior. Although his daughter was powerful, the one in charge was his son-in-law. He followed the Zhang family everywhere and wanted to do something to prove himself.
However, he never had the chance. Now, the chance had come. Did you see it? Did you see it? The daughter of the Wang family is not just a decoration. The child of the Wang family is also powerful and can fight. Who can? Who in the world can have a nine-year-old daughter like this?
In his joy, he dragged the people from the various strongholds to drink as much as he could. At the table, he kept talking about how he felt when his daughter was born, and how he felt now that his daughter was born, he was right.
Even if the chief of the stronghold didn't want to listen to his boasting, he had to bear with it. He knew that he wasn't boasting. His daughter had done it.
*****
Old Man Pi and the other two gathered again. They looked at the news and didn't speak for a long time.
After a while, Old Man Chang said, "Look, it's not wrong. It's the two children who are commanding, and it's Cuckoo. Did an expert teach the two children different skills? This time, the Zhang Family and the Wang Family's momentum has been established. In the future, ordinary people won't dare to provoke them. If they can compete in civil and martial arts, who can be a match for them? "
Old Man Pi didn't expect Cuckoo, who always smiled when she talked, to have such ability. In the past, when he was with Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, he mostly looked at Xiao Bao. Cuckoo always stood behind Xiao Bao. One was to support him silently, while the other was to protect Cuckoo at all times.
But when it came to fighting, Cuckoo automatically stood in front, while Xiao Bao ran behind Cuckoo to support her. All the logistics were done by Xiao Bao.
How were they still two children? Many adults couldn't do this. When one appeared, the other immediately hid. One was in the light, one was in the dark. What would happen when this pair of children grew up?
Yes, they didn't need to grow up. They could do it now. If they were given a chance, they would definitely grab it. It seemed that he didn't make the wrong choice and helped the right people. In the future, the Tang Empire would be handed over to them.
Thinking of this, Old Man Pi sighed and said, "I hope Cuckoo comes back soon. If she's surrounded there and something happens, it'll be a loss for our dynasty. If there's no other way, we'll force Pengzhou to send troops. Aren't there many people who want to join the army now?"
Old Man Yao tried his best to control himself and not let himself get too excited. His body had always been weak and needed to rest. He was afraid that he would get too excited when something happened.
He, who had been the Prime Minister many times, had trained himself to not be shocked by honor or disgrace. But when faced with such a situation, he couldn't treat it with the same attitude as before.
Xiao Bao was only a little over nine years old, but he was able to arrange the logistics so well that the soldiers in front didn't have to worry about the rear. Cuckoo was also a little over nine years old. She was born in the same year, same month, and same day as Xiao Bao. She was able to lead the soldiers to contend with the strong enemies of Tubo and not be defeated.
Even if she was ten years older, no, three years older, at least there would be a twelve-year-old Prime Minister, right? But the two children just had to be exposed at such a young age. They couldn't even hide it. Perhaps it was because they had been hiding it again and again.
Yao Chong was really frightened. He had never heard of such a thing. He thought that Tubo must be feeling even worse. So many generals were being toyed with by a nine-year-old girl. Wouldn't they go crazy?
Alright, now Tubo's days weren't going to be good. They had mobilized so many soldiers, and even the Steel Cavalry had to come out. The Steel Cavalry was the troop that protected Tubo's capital. How much did they have to force Tubo's people to do this?
All of the mobilizing of the army was money, and they had profited. With the current dynasty's small military force and the money from the Zhang Family and Wang Family to organize the logistics, they had dragged Tubo into mobilizing so much financial, material, and manpower.
After taking a few deep breaths, Old Man Yao gradually calmed down and said, "I think that should be the case. Let Pengzhou mobilize the army. Right now, the people there all want to join the army and serve our dynasty. This is all because of Cuckoo. If a little girl can do it, how could those grown men not be able to do it?
Even if they don't mobilize the army, they have to act like they are going to attack and cooperate with Cuckoo. Otherwise, Cuckoo won't have it easy. If Cuckoo and Xiao Bao are gone, what kind of situation will that be? "
"If that's really the case, I'm willing to exchange my old life for it. I've lived for so long, and I've lived long enough. Nothing must happen to Cuckoo and Xiao Bao."
Old Man Chang was the most direct and immediately expressed his position. Old Man Pi didn't say anything, but from the expression on his face, he was willing to exchange his life for it.
Just as they were discussing whether or not they should use their status to force Pengzhou to make a move, the imperial edict from the capital arrived. It was specifically for Old Man Yao and Old Man Pi, telling them to fully cooperate with Zhang Zhong in Yizhou. At the same time, another imperial edict was sent to Pengzhou, ordering Pengzhou to make preparations to attack.
*****
Just as the others were making their moves, Wang Juan began the next step of her plan. She placed a team of nearly 4,000 people on the mountain. She and Xiao Bao personally led 3,000 light cavalrymen to cause trouble for Tubo.
After the rain stopped, the road was difficult to travel. Perhaps all the generals were unwilling to attack the enemy under such circumstances, but Wang Juan was an exception. The things she learned didn't care about the influence of the weather. In the past, the troops she commanded were all-weather combat troops.
To others, this kind of weather was unbearable, but to her, it was an opportunity. So what if the ground was muddy? If her side was muddy, so were the others. Whoever could take advantage of the terrain would be able to win.
In addition, with the help of clouds and binoculars, Wang Juan was confident that she could fight Tubo again in this kind of environment. She would make them tremble when they saw her in the future.
The 3,000 light cavalrymen set off with five days' worth of food and a large number of arrows. Their target was the three troops that had just gathered Tatatu's 7,000 people.
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