Chapter 2467 is full of doubts
From the time Changsun Guang heard about the Arab invasion, until the army came out to give the Arabs a head-on attack, and then here they chased the enemy for hundreds of miles and fought fiercely, but they never saw the messenger who should have been seen long ago... They went Where?
To hide, to hide, to run away?
This is impossible.
To be able to be entrusted with death by the robes, the messenger must be a loyal person who has gained the trust and recognition of everyone. How could such a person abandon the opportunity that the robes had fought for by dying and run away instead?
Furthermore, just returning to Gongyue City and passing the news back would be a great achievement. It is absolutely unreasonable to ignore the credit and disappear without a trace.
Then the only possibility is that they were killed on the way, making it impossible for them to return to Gongyue City.
Who dares to kill the Tang army scouts?
There are many suspicious objects, but the person who is most suspicious in Xue Rengui's mind at the moment is Changsun Guang.
Logically speaking, Changsun Guang did not belong to the scout team. His duty that day was to lead his soldiers to inspect Gongyue City, not to leave the city for reconnaissance.
Even if he heard the news about the sighting of Arabs in the direction of Suiye River, the most important thing to do is to report it in time, and Shangguan will send scouts to investigate, instead of leading his people to abandon their patrol duties and leave Gongyue City without permission for more than a hundred people. Here, go to scout the enemy.
Unreasonable motives...
It was not just him, everyone had doubts in their minds, but this was not the time to delve into this point. Everyone silently gathered the broken corpses everywhere, and when they picked them up bit by bit at the mountain pass, they found that the corpses here were the densest. And they were piled up layer by layer, surrounding a charred pit, and shot out in all directions.
These soldiers who shed countless blood on the bloody battlefield burst into tears and burst into tears.
Obviously, this is when the scout team fought to the end, with no way to fight and no way to escape. Everyone gathered together to detonate the thunder, and died together with the enemies who came up...
The broken corpses were piled on top of each other. There must be countless enemy bones inside, but everyone couldn't tell them apart. They could only gather them in one place, then look for stones from all over, move them over, build them into a large pile of stones, and bury the bones together. .
When he was alive, he was able to fight to the death with more than fifty people facing tens of thousands of enemy troops. Even if they were buried together after death, how could they be afraid of these fallen soldiers?
Let these enemy soldiers be buried in one place and be slaves to Pao Ze for the rest of their lives!
Xue Rengui stood at the mountain pass, with tears streaming down his face. He washed his hands in the river, then pulled out the sword from his waist and cut his palms, letting the blood drip on the stones. His eyes widened and he said with grief and anger: "The robes of those who died in battle are in the sky. Spiritual , I, Xue Rengui, swear today that I will kill a hundred times the enemy and comfort the souls of your heroes! I will also pursue the truth of this matter and find the person who reported it. If there is anyone who has done harm, I will come forward to pay my respects!"
"I vow to kill the enemy invaders and comfort the spirits in heaven!"
The soldiers behind him shouted in unison, shaking the mountain pass.
After comforting the spirit of Paoze, Xue Rengui turned around and left, jumped on his horse and said loudly: "We are returning to the formation. We cannot fight the bandits to the end this time. We really have to take the overall situation into consideration. When the Eastern Expedition is over and the court is stable, then Even if the bandits don’t come, I will lead you there. The hatred between Paoze and the enemy will be irreconcilable. ”
All the soldiers responded loudly: "Here!"
Everyone got on their horses, took one last look at the huge pile of rocks, wiped away their tears, and rode back along the way they came.
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The two armies still maintained the trend of chasing and escaping, crossing Broken Leaf City.
The army marched for hundreds of miles, and even though their morale was high, their bodies were not made of iron after all. They had to temporarily set up camp outside the low Suiye City to recuperate.
Unexpectedly, they could not catch up with the Arabs. In fact, those who ran were more tired than those who chased. Moreover, when the Arabs came, they had walked thousands of miles. The escape was even more sleepy and exhausted, and they needed rest more than the Tang army.
After walking around the low and dilapidated Suiye City and checking the nearby terrain, Xue Rengui returned to his tent, washed his hands and wrote a battle report.
Not only was the cause and effect of this expedition clearly written, but he also suggested in the battle report that the court should be asked to rebuild Suiye City and use this place as the farthest military town established by the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, garrisoning troops to strictly guard against the Arabs. People came close to monitor the Arabs' every move.
Moreover, Suiye City is close to an oasis, and Suiye Water flows through it. It is a gathering place for merchants and herdsmen within hundreds of miles nearby, and it has certain strategic significance.
The establishment of a military town here would be a nail in the far west, which would provide the greatest convenience for Datang to control the Western Regions.
After writing the battle report, he sealed it and handed it to the scouts, telling him: "Send it back to the Chang'an War Department immediately without any delay."
He knew that the situation in the Western Regions was already a source of anxiety and worry for the princes of Chang'an. They were always watching the changes in the Western Regions. Even Tubo and other countries must be ready to take action. The news of the defeat of the Arabs must be sent back as soon as possible in order to inform the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War. Your Majesty calmly weighed the time for arrangements.
The scout bowed to accept the order, put the battle report close to his body, turned around and walked out of the tent, greeted a group of robes, and immediately galloped eastwards.
Xue Rengui relaxed for a moment, fetched water to make tea, and took a sip from the tea cup. The tragic scene of the Broken Leaf Water Pass appeared in front of his eyes again.
I couldn't help but sigh secretly.
He had always been dissatisfied with the dandy boys like Gao Zhenxing, and believed that they came to the Anxi Army just to use a layer of gold as capital for promotion in the past. But at this moment, I have to feel deep admiration.
He didn't think that Gao Zhenxing could leave his scout team and rush back to Gongyue City alone and become one of the missing messengers.
When a scout team is in such a desperate situation, knowing that they will die but still trying to stop the enemy, and using their own blood and life to convey information to Pao Ze, it cannot do this without a backbone. If you are a captain of the scout team, Gao Zhenxing abandoned his robe and walked away. This scout team was afraid that it would either collapse or surrender. It would be impossible to fight to the last moment without detonating the sky-shaking thunder and destroying the enemy together.
Gao Zhenxing...well done!
Xue Rengui felt both admiration and sadness.
He thought of this when he was at Suiyeshui Mountain Pass, and he tried carefully to find Gao Zhenxing's bones among the corpses everywhere. However, not to mention that the corpses that had been blown up and eaten by vultures and wild wolves were beyond recognition. Even the armor on his body had been stripped off completely by the Arabs, making it impossible to identify him at all.
It is indeed awe-inspiring that a young man from a Chang'an family, who is usually a playboy and does not do his job properly, can make such a remarkable decision at such a critical juncture. Therefore, Xue Rengui mentioned this matter in detail in the battle report, stating that once it was determined that Gao Zhenxing was killed in battle, he would request the Ministry of War to reward him based on his merits, so that his deeds would be spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. Not only should his name be marked in the annals of history, but also be respected by all people!
Putting down the tea cup, he rushed out of the account and shouted: "Immediately order Sun Guang, the captain of the school, to come here. I have something to ask you!"
"Here!"
The soldiers outside the account took the order and left.
……(End of this chapter)