Chapter 72 Heart is moving

Chinese army camp.

"How dare Cheng Gui, this bastard, disobey my military orders."

When Zhang Qiqiu heard the news from the front, he was furious.

He transferred Cheng Gui and Cui Zhan to the rear army because their prestige in their own army was too great and would affect his command of the central army.

He planned to wait until the scouts encountered the enemy, and then transfer 5,000 elite cavalry and Hun Shizhi's 5,000 Hu cavalry.

The distance between the central army and the rear army is only forty or fifty miles, and they can arrive within two hours.

Cheng Gui led his cavalry away overnight, and no one notified him.

"Uncle, Cheng Gui challenged your authority and should be executed by military law."

Zhang Mian persuaded Zhang Qiqiu.

"Ridiculous. Do you think the 20,000 military commanders would allow this? Would Marshal Wang allow this?"

Zhang Qiqiu scolded.

He was the deputy envoy and the commander-in-chief of the army, and should have assisted the commander-in-chief in training the Shuofang Army.

But the problem is that he is not the direct superior of the headquarters' military.

Moreover, he was far from having the great prestige that Wang Zhongsi had.

The Tang army's recruitment system could easily lead to the commander-in-chief gaining complete control over an army.

"The Turks gathered 50,000 cavalry and were defeated in one day and one night. This was Li Xuan's greatest achievement. Is Li Xuan really that powerful?"

Zhang Qiqiu said dejectedly.

If Li Xuan, who was still alive, realized that something was wrong, he would definitely send the letter to Chang'an.

If Li Shizhi attacks him in the court, will Li Linfu speak up for him?

Will the emperor agree with the reasons in his mind?
Wang Zhongsi's opinion of him will also change.

At this moment, Zhang Qiqiu felt a little regretful.

It was a situation where a small force could make great achievements, and after this battle, it was certain that he would succeed Wang Zhongsi.

Now that the Turkic left wing tribes have been defeated, does it have anything to do with him?
Faced with the choice of becoming a general or a prime minister, who can remain calm and not be blinded by desire?

That morning, Zhang Qiqiu forgot to recite the Diamond Sutra, and his nephew Zhang Mian did not remind him.

The sun shone on three poles, but the army still refused to retreat.

Soon, the whole army knew that the Turkic left wing had been defeated.

He also knew that the first 5,000 cavalrymen who arrived would easily gain military merit.

Countless soldiers nominated Lang Jiang and Ya Jiang to surround Zhang Qiqiu and questioned him: why did he delay again and again and hinder their military achievements?

Wealth and military merit are one of the purposes of enlisting as a frontier soldier.

How could the soldiers not feel resentful when they missed the opportunity that came so hard due to their commander's incompetence?

Zhang Mian relied on his superiors' power and thought that if he just scolded the soldiers, they would disperse.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Mian was surrounded by Yajiang and Langjiang, and kicked twice, making him look like a dog eating shit.

I don't know who hit me.

The border troops will not tolerate this bad habit.

Zhang Qiqiu could only, under the protection of his personal guards, speak sweet words to the generals, and immediately break camp to attack the tents of Apodagan and others.

Only then did the soldiers calm down their anger.

……

High slope.

Li Xuan is instructing military doctors and teaching them how to care for wounded soldiers.

When in Feng'an Military City, Li Xuan told the military doctor to boil the cloth strips used to bandage wounds in boiling water, then seal them and preserve them for use on the battlefield.

This can avoid wound infection to a certain extent.

There is also some other medical knowledge gained from previous military lives.

Li Xuan didn't know about external and internal medicines, but the Feng'an Army had enough medicines. Li Xuan told the military doctors not to worry, and if there was a shortage, he would immediately send people to the central and rear armies to get them.

"Love your soldiers like your own sons, nothing more than this!"

Seeing that Li Xuan did not rest after the battle and was still working hard for the wounded soldiers, Li Guangbi changed his philosophy as a general.

He could feel that the Feng'an army respected and loved Li Xuan.

When most generals command their troops, the soldiers will only feel awe and respect for them. There are even many cases where they are "afraid but not convinced".

Li Guangbi has also been thinking about Li Xuan's "One general's success means thousands of soldiers' sacrifices."

He asked Li Xuan if this was a poem, but Li Xuan just smiled and did not answer.

After Li Xuan settled the wounded soldiers, he collected the bodies of the dead soldiers and carried them down the hill.

Cheng Gui asked his elite cavalry to help.

Tomorrow we will organize the transportation of the bodies back to Feng'an Military City.

This is the maximum limit.

If the march was farther, the bodies would have to be buried on the spot and the souls would not be able to return home.

It was not until sunset that Li Xuan lay on the ground and took a nap.

"General, the central army has arrived."

Just after the hour of Hai, Luo Xing carefully woke Li Xuan up.

Li Xuan opened his eyes, then suddenly closed them again, and told Luo Xing: "It's time for Zhonglang to rest, and we should also go to sleep."

After saying that, Li Xuan continued to sleep soundly.

This is ironic because Zhang Qiqiu had to set up camp for two consecutive nights when the war was tense.

Luo Xing understood and replied to his assistants.

No one from Feng'an Army went to see Zhang Qiqiu.

It is even more impossible for Cheng Gui, who disobeyed military orders, to meet him.

Although Zhang Qiqiu was angry, he could only hold it in.

When the soldiers in the central army saw the battle record of the Feng'an Army, they felt even more disappointed with Zhang Qiqiu.

The next morning, Li Xuan woke up feeling energetic, but the blood on his body made him feel uncomfortable.

"General, this is the battle report. What do you think?" The prosecutor Qi Chong wrote down the course of the battle.

Li Xuan took over the battle report, which mainly recorded the cause of death in the battle, how Li Xuan deployed the defense, and the process of the battle.

Including Li Xuan's heroic records, beheading generals and pulling down flags, beheading commanders, etc.

He charged into the enemy lines, frightened tens of thousands of people, killed hundreds of people alone, beheaded the enemy leader Poli, and dozens of generals.

More than 20,000 enemies were killed and 20,000 war horses were captured. The general's elite cavalry arrived and pursued them for 30 miles, capturing and killing more than 10,000 again. Ten thousand horses were captured.

There is no plan for other weapons.

In the future, the historians in Chang'an will definitely record this.

"It's not just me. The soldiers are dedicated and pay attention to writing. Only in this way can the saints give more rewards to the soldiers."

He was satisfied with other aspects, but felt that the record of the soldiers was not enough, so he asked Qi Chong to rewrite it.

"As ordered!"

Qi Chong understood. He spent half an hour rewriting the battle report, and Li Xuan nodded after reading it.

At this time, Cheng Gui and Li Guangbi met Li Xuan and said that Zhang Qiqiu had summoned them.

When heading to the central army camp, the soldiers saw Li Xuan's bloodstained armor and whispered to each other.

"Do you know? A brother from Feng'an Army told me that General Ningyuan was so brave yesterday, like the reincarnation of the Overlord, he killed thousands of people by himself."

"Hiss! Is it true? Could it be that our entire battalion is not enough to defeat General Ning Yuan?"

"It's absolutely true. I also know the soldiers of Feng'an Army. The fierce Turkic general was caught by General Ningyuan and beheaded in the battle like a chicken."

"I know the cavalry of Feng'an Army. I also know that the horse that General Ningyuan rides on is called Huoyun Horse, which is comparable to the legendary Ferghana horse. When he rides Huoyun Horse, thousands of soldiers are intimidated. The Turkic commander overestimated his own abilities and was stabbed to death by General Ningyuan with a spear."

"What a hero! This is what a real man should be like!"

"At first, when General Ning Yuan replaced General Chen Huiguang, I looked down on him. Now I am ignorant. General Ning Yuan is truly a god."

"It is said that General Ningyuan is also a great poet, and his poems are very popular in Chang'an. Unfortunately, I can't understand them."

"Why bury your bones in your hometown? There are green mountains everywhere in life..."

While the soldiers were discussing, Li Xuan and others arrived at the central military camp.

"General Cheng, why did you leave the rear army without my order?"

When Zhang Qiqiu saw that Li Xuan and others refused to bow, he took the initiative to question Cheng Gui.

"The war situation is ever-changing and opportunities are fleeting. General Cheng was wise and grasped the situation, which allowed our Feng'an Army to survive and caused the Turkic left wing tribes to collapse. This is the vision that only famous generals in ancient times could have. As the ancient saying goes: A general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home. Zhou Yafu quelled the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms because of this; Zhao Chongguo expelled the Xianling Qiang because of this. If he fails, General Cheng will not complain if he is punished by military law. But if he succeeds, it will be enough to leave his name in history."

Li Xuan sneered, helped Cheng Gui speak, and once again ridiculed Zhang Qiqiu for his lack of vision.

Even if he went to Chang'an, Li Longji would praise Cheng Gui's wit and would not care that Cheng Gui did not listen to Zhang Qiqiu's words.

Zhang Qiqiu's face turned pale. Li Xuan had been polite to him before, but now he was speaking rudely to him again and again, insulting him.

But Li Xuan has already gained power, and after this battle, he will surely rise to prominence.

"I will not pursue this matter. General Li is the main contributor in this battle, and I will report the truth to Marshal Wang."

Zhang Qiqiu suppressed his anger and said to Li Xuan with a smile.

"I would like to ask you, General, what better strategy do you have to break the siege of the front army?"

Li Xuan suddenly asked Zhang Qiqiu.

"I had expected that General Li, with Zhang Zhiyong, could hold the high slope. In order to keep the soldiers in good condition, we marched normally."

Zhang Qiqiu said without changing his expression.

"A general commanding a huge army, have you ever read The Art of War and The Art of Wu?"

Li Xuan was not a pig, so how could he believe Zhang Qiqiu's lies? He smelled a conspiracy.

There is a person, but I always want him to die!
"What does General Lee mean?"

Zhang Qiqiu felt that Li Xuan was insulting him.

"I think people who have read "The Art of War" and "The Art of Wu" would not do this? The story of the fake Yu player suddenly came to my mind." Li Xuan went more and more outrageous.

"you!"

Zhang Qiqiu was so angry that he gnashed his teeth when he saw Li Xuan was getting too arrogant.

Li Guangbi and Cheng Gui were stunned. Li Xuan really dared to say that.

"Starting tomorrow, we will attack Apodagan and other troops. What about the vanguard?"

He endured it again, Zhang Qiqiu said to Li Xuan again.

"Most of the Feng'an army has been killed or wounded, and they can no longer serve as the vanguard." Li Xuan naturally refused.

"Then I will order the Dingyuan Army to be the vanguard and attack the Apodagan, Dulu and other troops."

The rest of Feng'an Army was in accordance with the rules, and Zhang Qiqiu could not force it. Moreover, Li Xuan was not buying his account now.

Zhang Qiqiu's meeting was doomed to end unpleasantly. Li Xuan did not even present the battle report of Feng'an Army to Zhang Qiqiu.

He would ask the messenger to hand it over to Wang Zhongsi.

The three of them left the tent. Li Xuan saw the flag in front of the tent fluttering in the wind, so he asked Li Guangbi and Cheng Gui loudly, "General Cheng, Li Yuhou, look at this flag. Is it the wind that is moving, or is it the flag?"

“The flag is waving in the wind. It’s the flag that’s moving!”

Cheng Gui said without hesitation.

"I think it's the wind that's moving. Without wind the flag won't move."

Li Guangbi didn't understand why Li Xuan asked this. He looked at the flag and thought about it, and gave a different answer.

"In fact, there is another answer, which is that the heart is moving. Only those who believe in Buddhism can come up with this answer. Some people are blinded by desire and see the golden shadow under the water, the flowers in the mirror, and the moon in the water!"

Li Xuan expressed his views loudly, and then left with Li Guangbi and Cheng Gui.

Zhang Qiqiu sat down in the tent.

My heart is beating!
It was obvious that Li Xuan had guessed something.

He suddenly thought of the Diamond Sutra that saved him. He took it out of the box again and recited it over and over again.

What he was thinking about was not the scriptures or the great principles of Buddhism.

His heart was beating fast and couldn't calm down.

(End of this chapter)