Bailan Mountain.

"Father, the Tuyuhun army will come here, but retreat to Heyuan."

Dagu Ri came to the tent and reported to Lu Dongzan.

Lu Dongzan sighed when he heard this and said with a little regret: "It must be Wang Fangyi and the others who stopped the crazy woman."

As Wang Fangyi and the others expected, Lu Dongzan wanted them to attack. It was just a group of mobs. He personally took charge. There was no way that he could stop them. When they were tired, they could eliminate them in one fell swoop and eliminate future troubles forever. This was an excellent opportunity for Lu Dongzan, but unfortunately he was not fooled.

Daguri said again: "Father, what should we do now?"

Lu Dongzan sneered and said, "What else can I do now? Of course, I will continue to fight."

......

In the Tuyuhun tent.

After nightfall, Princess Honghua invited Wang Fangyi, Wang Xuance and Zhao Chiman to the tent and said straight to the point: "To be honest, the three generals, I am actually fighting with my back and forth, and I have no way out."

Zhao Chiman immediately said: "Princess, please rest assured. Unless the last general died in battle, the Tubo army would never take another step forward."

He came here just to seek death, but he just couldn't die, which was very painful.

Wang Xuance also knew Zhao Jiman's mentality. This mentality was only suitable for killing enemies on the mountain, but not here Lunce, so he quickly said, "Your Highness, Princess, I don't think this is a battle against the water. Now it's winter. Even if you don't fight, agriculture and animal husbandry are in a state of rest. Even if your Highness transfers everyone here, it will not affect agriculture and animal husbandry. When spring comes, everything can still be recovered. However, it is not easy to fight against Tubo. We should be prepared for a protracted war. I suggest that the older ones be placed in the logistics army immediately and concentrate the new forces before we can fight against Tubo."

Wang Fangyi nodded and said, "I also agree with General Wang's words."

Princess Honghua sighed, "But I'm afraid the logistics is not enough to support the army."

In fact, there is no logistics. They come with all their belongings, which is a very simple wave of flowing.

Wang Fangyi said: "Zhiman can transfer food from Liangzhou, and we can also write to Your Majesty and ask the surrounding prefectures and counties to send food here."

Zhao Chiman hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please rest assured. If Liangzhou is under the plan of Shangshu Han, it is a major trade place between the northwest and the Central Plains. No matter when, Liangzhou will never be short of supplies. When I write a letter to Sima of Liangzhou, he will send food to him immediately."

"If this is the case, that would be great." Princess Honghua couldn't help but be happy when she heard this, but then sighed: "It's a pity that Shangshu Han is not here. If he is there, there will definitely be a way to retreat to the enemy."

Wang Fangyi, Wang Xuance, and Zhao Chiman looked at each other when they heard this. No matter how powerful Han Yi is, he will not lead troops to fight. The three of us are sitting here. Even if Han Yi is here, we will lead troops to fight.

Princess Honghua suddenly woke up and said, "Please forgive me for all three. What I mean is that if Han Shangshu is here, the logistics will be worry-free. In addition to the three generals, it will be no problem to defeat Tubo."

Zhao Chiman nodded and said, "That's right, Shangshu Han is really good at managing finances. If he is there, we don't need to worry about logistics at all."

Although Princess Honghua has experience in leading troops to fight and has not bad abilities, she knew that her ability was not as good as the three of them, so she handed over the entire army to the three of them.

Wang Fangyi and his friends immediately removed the dross and took the essence of this mob, because the three of them all had the ability to command the commander. As long as they gave their elite troops, even if the number of troops was not as large as the enemy, with the military talents of the three of them, the potential of this elite troops could be maximized and they could still fight.

But then again, Princess Honghua was also the queen of Tuyuhun after all, but she trusted Wang Fangyi and the others very much and gave the army to them for command. Li Zhi was hesitant and did not dare to hand over too many soldiers to Wang Fangyi and the others, which led to the current situation.

However, Li Zhi not only made a major mistake in Tuyuhun, but also made the same mistake in the northwest.

Although he woke up in time and asked Pei Xingjian to guard the Great Protectorate on his behalf, he ignored many things.

First of all, the troops stationed in the northwest were limited, because the northwest plan to put manpower into production. The local troops stationed in the local army were actually soldiers of the Tang army. In the battle of Khotan Prefecture, the Tang army suffered heavy losses, and Tubo took advantage of the situation to capture the entire Tarim Basin. The Tang army lost a very important line of defense, and the troops were even less powerful.

Secondly, Pei Xingjian was suppressing the rebellion in Gongyue City, and it was about to succeed. As a result, the Great Protectorate was in a hurry. Pei Xingjian had to give up Gongyue City and hurried back to defend the Great Protectorate. As a result, the trouble was so terrible that he had no time to prepare for him.

Finally, they had just demoted Pei Xingjian to join the army, and Pei Xingjian's backers in the court all fell down. The bosses of the Protectorate were much higher than Pei Xingjian. In addition, due to Han Yi's new policy, there was no money in various prefectures and counties, because the people of each prefecture paid taxes according to their own needs. I will hand over the money to you. What should I do in my county? Now all the taxes have to be used on the edge, so it is difficult for him to quickly mobilize the troops of other prefectures.

But the Great Protectorate almost lost the Great Protectorate. Fortunately, the Great Protectorate was in a dangerous position. In addition, Su Dingfang built a defense system there, so Pei Xingjian barely defended it.

However, because Pei Xingjian did not handle the situation in Gongyue City well, as soon as he evacuated, the scale of unrest in those areas became larger and larger, and there were unrest in many places. This was really an internal and external trouble. Pei Xingjian was surrounded by enemies and gritted his back to the top.

However, Li Zhitian's life is good. Even if Han Yi is apart from it, he was the least favored during his princely period. As a result, Changsun Wuji forced him to the throne. Later, he met Wu Meiniang, the helper, and the couple, and eliminated Changsun Wuji. Moreover, when he was in power, the Tang Dynasty did not encounter any major disasters and had good weather.

At a critical moment, a key figure appeared, and this person was coming to Ji.

Wu Meiniang did not intend to let Lai Ji go, so he also sent someone to investigate Lai Ji, but the people he sent did not find Lai Ji, because Lai Ji had been transferred to various prefectures and counties in the northwest, which led to a free official who had no power. Lai Ji was very depressed and often took his servants to explore the scenery of the northwest. When Wu Meiniang sent someone to investigate Lai Ji, there was no one at all. The northwest was too big.

Just when Zan Siruo besieged the Protector for the third time, Lai Ji led 10,000 cavalry as if descending from the sky, helping Pei Xingjian to repel Zan Siruo's attack.

......

The Protectorate.

"Brother, brother. You all get out of here."

Pei Xingjian pushed everyone in front of him hard and quickly walked to a bed. Looking at Lai Ji who was already dying on the bed, he was stunned for a moment, then knelt on the bed, held Lai Ji's hand, and shouted excitedly: "Why? Why is this?"

Lai Ji looked at Pei Xingjian. After a moment of passing, he turned around and stared at the top. With a smile, his hand also slid down from Pei Xingjian's hand, and a tear disappeared from his pale temples.

"Brother, brother."

"Father, father."

At this point, the four main forces who opposed Wu Meiniang's rise to power, Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan and Lai Ji, are all dead now. Yu Zhining is an honest man. He didn't say a word at that time, and he was open-minded. It's better to live than to die.

......

The dead are gone, and the mercy and change are in line. Pei Xingjian endured the grief in his heart and asked Lai Ji's second son Lai Qingyuan: "Nephew, how do you plan to settle your father?"

Lai Qingyuan cried and said, "My nephew still wants to send his father back to his hometown for burial."

This fallen leaves return to their roots is a tradition of the Chinese.

But he didn't know if he could go back, so he just said he wanted to.

Pei Xingjian nodded slightly and said, "I will send someone to send you there." He knew that doing so might cause trouble, but he didn't want to think about it so much.

Lai Qingyuan hurriedly said, "Thank you, my nephew, Uncle Pei."

"I have to thank your father for it." Pei Xingjian said, and said curiously: "I just heard that Brother Lai was the first to charge. Why is this?"

Although Lai Ji was born into a family of generals, he was just a civil servant and even wore a wide robe and big sleeves to charge. This made Pei Xingjian very confused. Therefore, he asked Lai Ji very excitedly, "Why? Why is this?"

Lai Qingyuan choked and said, "My father has been depressed after he learned about the affairs of the Grand Marshal and Uncle Han and others recently. I think he is - he is --."

In fact, Lai Ji and Zhao Chiman thought the same thing. His friends were all dead, and he felt that there was no point in staying in this world, so he planned to use dying for the country to show his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. When he rushed into the enemy formation, he shouted long live the Tang Dynasty.

But they were only loyal to the Tang Dynasty, not Li Zhi. If they were loyal to Li Zhi, they might not choose to die. It was precisely because they were loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but they were very disappointed with Li Zhi, so they could only show their ambitions by death.

When Pei Xingjian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh sadly.

Lai Qingyuan seemed to remember something again, and took out a letter from his arms and said, "Oh, Uncle Pei, this is what my father asked me to give it to you, saying that this is a strategy to get rid of the enemy."

Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment and took the letter.

In fact, he was also very curious about Lai Ji's sudden appearance, because Lai Ji also brought 10,000 cavalry, which was too puzzling. The court could not allow Lai Ji to lead the troops.

Back in the tent, Pei Xingjian sat beside the bed, took out the letter, and read it.

Lai Ji is a very smart person. He has become the Minister of the Central Secretariat. He is not Li Yifu. He has gained power by relying on his real talent and knowledge. Li Zhi once trusted him very much for a while. He praised his suggestions and basically adopted them, except for the abolition of Wang Liwu. This is why Li Zhi always had a clear line about Lai Ji. When he visited various places in the northwest, he saw the changes in the northwest. This was his personal experience, because when he came, the entire northwest was devastated by the war, and it was thriving in just the past year. He knew that this was caused by Han Yi's northwest plan, so he had been studying the northwest policies.

These ten thousand troops were not regular troops, but mercenaries, and were an army hired by some wealthy businessmen in the northwest.

After learning about the war in the Northwest, Laiji immediately went to find wealthy businessmen from all over the northwest. Because he had been an official in many places and knew these people, he told the merchants, Gongyue and Chuyue's second tribes, to launch this war, to return to the aristocratic rule of the old Turks, or tribal rule. If the Great Protectorate is broken, then everything will be over. You merchants who have made a fortune in the Northwest plan will become ordinary people, or even slaves. If your surname is not Asina, then you have to think about it carefully.

These merchants thought that the system is heaven for them now, and they are vested interests, so they are definitely unwilling to return to the old system, so these wealthy merchants began to unite, pay money, grain, and send people to hire a cavalry team to rescue the Protectorate.
Chapter completed!