As Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao led the army north, the people of Pengzhou quickly learned of many things.
Pengzhou's government army had urgently recruited 120,000 people. Anyone who was willing to join the army would be given a share. They pretended to be ready to attack Tubo at any time, but they restrained themselves.
When the people in the various strongholds in Wing Prefecture heard that the child of this official, who was like a brother to them, was fighting with the Tubo people, they took out the little money they had just saved and insisted that Zhang Zhong buy food for the government soldiers so that they could go and rescue the child as soon as possible.
In addition to money, the adult men in the various strongholds also requested that Zhang Zhong organize a logistics camp to go kill the enemy together. Now, the logistics camp's combat ability had been recognized by the local people as being more powerful than the vanguard.
Zhang Zhong persuaded and refused, but he didn't dare to tell others the truth. Pengzhou's government army was just putting on a show. When Xiao Bao and Cuckoo returned, those who had to farm and those who had to have children would do so. It wasn't to the extent that ordinary people would go to war.
Zhang Zhong's days were much better now. With the reputation that his son and daughter-in-law had made, the merchants who were originally hesitant to be invited happily came to Yizhou to cooperate with them.
They were afraid. The new information that the spies sent back from Tubo made them worry that Zhang Zhong's daughter-in-law would come back and find out that they didn't cooperate with Zhang Zhong. She would lead the troops to wipe them out.
They now believed that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family were the type to seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Based on the abilities of Demonfiend, they were certain that he didn't need to bring any powerful troops. The usual guards of the Zhang Family and Wang Family were enough. Wouldn't dealing with people like them be child's play?
The pigeons flying from Yizhou to the capital were clearly not enough. The capital had already sent three cages of pigeons in case of emergency.
This time, Gao Lishi brought the news back during the morning court session. Li Longji even temporarily stopped the court session to wait for Gao Lishi to do something else. None of the officials in the court objected. Even Lv Yanzuo, who had always been at odds with Zhang Zhong, remained silent.
Everyone wanted to know if Xiao Bao and Cuckoo had returned, or if they were still hiding there, waiting for an opportunity, or if they had been caught.
Gao Lishi ran back and forth. This time, he didn't have the time to take a look. He didn't know what was going on in front of him. As soon as he returned to the hall, he looked at Li Longji and waited for him to speak.
Previously, Li Longji had slightly lost his composure in front of the three officials. This time, in order to avoid such a situation, he first took a few deep breaths to calm himself down before instructing Gao Lishi, "Read."
Gao Lishi slowly opened the letter in his hand. After swallowing a mouthful of saliva to soothe his throat, he read, "This official, Bi Gou, Yao Chongchen, the commander of the logistics camp in Yizhou, Great General Cuckoo, after defeating 13,000 Tufan soldiers, hid in a few villages near the Dachuan River.
He formed a group of three thousand light cavalry and attacked Ke Mu Kehu's troops. Ke Mu Kehu led the troops to encircle and annihilate them. With eight battalions of infantry as bait, four thousand light cavalry attempted to devour them. Another five thousand infantry hurriedly marched around the village, vowing to destroy the main force of the Tang army on the Jinchuan front line. Ke Mu Kehu personally led five thousand officers and four thousand light cavalry to hold the rear.
One day later, eight battalions of infantry successfully lured Cuckoo, exhausting his horses, dispersing his arrows, and exhausting his soldiers. When the four thousand light cavalry arrived, Cuckoo's light cavalry was already exhausted. "
When he read this, Gao Lishi's hand trembled. His throat suddenly became dry. He didn't make a sound and looked down.
The people in the court felt their hearts skip a beat. It was over.
Li Longji, who had long been mentally prepared, still couldn't control himself. His expression changed as he angrily said, "Read."
"Yes." Only then did Gao Lishi realize that when he didn't make a sound and continued to read, his expression became a lot better.
"By this time Cuckoo had led the light cavalry to kill more than two thousand six hundred of the eight battalions of infantry. When they encountered the enemy's light cavalry, they ran with all their might, luring the Tufan's light cavalry to pursue them. Later on, they ambushed the four thousand Tang army on the mountain, tripping the horses and throwing spears. When Ke Mu Kehu led five thousand men to arrive, the four thousand light cavalry were all gone.
Then they drew blood on the ground, saying that the common people of Wangjiang in Shuzhou had died miserably. This disaster was attributed to Tufan. Would Tufan dare? Furious, Ke Mu Kehu led his troops to continue the pursuit. At this time, Cuckoo led seven thousand light cavalry to kill five thousand Tufan troops who took a detour.
In front of the two armies, they asked again if Tufan dared? Ke Mu Kehu was so angry that he fainted, he seized the opportunity to attack and kill, forcing Ke Mu Kehu's troops to enter the village and defend. In the middle of the night, they turned to the river and killed Ke Mu Kehu's more than two thousand men. Then they attacked in batches throughout the night. At dawn, the three thousand Tang warriors who had been lying in ambush in the tunnel under the village joined forces with Cuckoo's troops to attack from the inside and broke Ke Mu Kehu.
Ke Mu Kehu took advantage of the chaos to escape and led the other two troops to rendezvous. Blood flowed like a river in the village, bodies everywhere. There was also a sacrificial altar, offering sacrifices to the common people of Wangjiang, asking again if Tufan dared. Tufan's two troops pursued again, pointing their swords to the yellow sand. Hu Cuckoo was a demon. Someone wrote a poem: 'Tender face is sweet and beautiful, laughing and talking slaughter the world, corpses piled up like a river, asking Jun dared.' "
The more Gao Lishi recited, the better his mood was, the faster he recited. After he finished reciting, he was thirsty and snatched the cup specially made by the Zhang family from Zhang Shuo's hand. He unscrewed the lid and gulped down a mouthful of water.
Zhang Shuo did not have any intention to snatch the cup back. He was stunned for a moment before he said, "Good, good kill, good question, let's see if Tufan still dared? According to what you said, Cuckoo and Xiao Bao have already led their men to kill more than thirty-five thousand Tufan soldiers. If they could come back, they did not come back and instead led the two Tufan troops of forty thousand men to kill in the desert? "
The people who reacted nodded one after another. It seemed that Cuckoo had not killed enough.
Li Longji also picked up the cup of tea beside him and drank it. He usually did not drink when he was in court, but now he was afraid that he would reveal it because of his agitation. He used this as a cover and hid his face behind the cup. However, his heart was in turmoil.
He did not expect that it was indeed that little lass, Cuckoo, who was giving orders. This little lass was really capable, and her heart was really ruthless. She did not show any mercy when she killed people. He also had portraits of her and Xiao Bao here. These two were very good-looking children, especially when they smiled and showed two dimples. How could they kill until they vomited blood and corpses were everywhere and blood flowed like a river?
How much hatred did this little lass have to have to become like this? The commoners of Wangjiang should be satisfied. In the future, if Zhang Zhong were to become an official somewhere, no one would dare to make a move against the commoners of that place. The Demonfiend's reputation was built on human lives.
Her delicate face was sweet and beautiful, and her laughter could slaughter the world. It was indeed so. Good, when she came back, he would not let her go out and raise her. When she grew up, wouldn't she be even more powerful? At that time, when there was a war elsewhere, if she really could not handle it, he would send her out.
When Li Longji thought of this, he calmed down and passed the cup of water to the side. Weiwei looked at all the civil and military officials in the imperial court with a smile, waiting for them to calm down.
All the officials in the hall were also digesting the news that they received. It would be a lie to say that they were not excited. More than 35,000 Tubo people were killed, and the Tubo soldiers were toyed with. Especially when they were asked, it was truly too delightful.
Of course, there was also one person who was feeling afraid while feeling happy for the current dynasty. That person was Lv Yanzuo. He knew that he had done a lot of bad things behind the scenes. Although he had never succeeded, he had still done it. Today, he even said that the emperor gave Cuckoo and Xiao Bao too high an official position. If Cuckoo were to know about this …?
"Alright, this matter has been settled. When the army returns in triumph, we will discuss the matter of the rewards. Where were we just now? Was it that Cuckoo and Xiao Bao were given too high an official position? Then what position should they be demoted to? Or was it like what Lv Qing said, that the two children should not be given official positions? Lv Qing, say something else. "
At this moment, Li Longji opened his mouth and looked at Lv Yanzuo.
"This official is here." Lv Yanzuo had no choice but to stand up. He hated himself for saying this today. Wouldn't it be fine if he said this a day later? Wang Juan had made such a huge contribution. Even if she was given an official position, no one would be able to say anything. Otherwise, she would be sent to fight against the Tubo army.
Lv Yanzuo, who stood up, looked around and coughed, "Your Majesty, what I mean is that we should wait for them to grow up before giving them official positions. They are still young."
"Young?" A general by the side widened his eyes and asked.
"They are not young either. That, Gan Luo was proficient in politics at a young age, and Xiang Liu was a Kong shi at the age of seven. They are not young, but this official is afraid, afraid …"
"Afraid that I am the monarch of Lu Country and the Qin King? That I can't protect Xiao Bao and Cuckoo? That the Tubo army is the one that killed Xiang Liu, and that Cuckoo can't return in the end? "Li Longji's mouth fell again as he stared at Lv Yanzuo.
Lv Yanzuo's heart tightened. He knew that he had said something wrong. If Cuckoo and Xiao Bao really didn't return, he would be the first to suffer. Wasn't he saying that the emperor was as useless as the monarch of Lu Country, that he couldn't protect the capable people of the country?
After Li Longji asked this question, he didn't wait for Lv Yanzuo to explain and immediately ordered, "Issue an edict, order Jiannan to mobilize the elite troops to attack Jinchuan and Gada City. Let me occupy those two cities. Why can't I protect the two children who fought for the country? Even if I have to use people to fill in the gaps, I will bring back Cuckoo and Xiao Bao.
There is no need to discuss the matter of the two of them being mere empty officials. Is there anything else? "
Li Longji was really angry. Was he that kind of muddle-headed and incompetent emperor? He was waiting for Xiao Bao and Cuckoo to help him more in the future. Not to mention that the two adorable children had an expert to teach them, even if they were as monstrous as Xiang Liu, he still had to protect them. That was only for the monstrous talents of other countries, not for Great Tang.
The officials began to discuss other matters. All of them tried their best to avoid the Zhang Family and Wang Family so as to avoid being implicated. Lv Yanzuo also kept quiet. If he continued to find trouble, he would be the first one to be torn apart.
The first thing that was sent out was the imperial edict. Li Longji was originally prepared to fight with the Tubo army. Originally, he wanted Guo Tu to launch a sneak attack, and after the Tubo army attacked, Jiannan would mobilize the army to launch a successful counterattack. Since a large portion of the Tubo army was destroyed and a portion was lured away, it was the perfect time to launch an attack.
At the same time, it would make things easier for Cuckoo. He believed that Cuckoo would definitely be able to lead the troops to defeat the Tubo army and return victorious. He heard that the two children were good cooks, and perhaps he would have the opportunity to taste it personally.
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