Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 343 What Overlord? Whose general is this?! [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

In summary, Li Chengqian's plan is as follows.

First, he sent out a small number of troops, using his status as the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty to lure the enemy's main force into battle. Then, he adopted a piecemeal tactic, continuously reinforcing his troops to hold off the enemy. He then gathered a large force to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's stronghold, thus leaving the enemy unable to attend to both ends.

As it turned out, his plan succeeded.

Yi Shi was too magnanimous and was kept on the battlefields of Gansu and Liangzhou, preventing him from returning to reinforce the Xueyantuo stronghold.

Although Yishi Yinan was still stationed in Xueyantuo's stronghold, Xueyantuo's own army was not large, at most 200,000.

As for the other armies in the alliance, it remains to be seen whether they will be of use in a truly critical moment.

Therefore, whether or not Li Chengqian could resolve Yi's lack of magnanimity was of paramount importance.

This is because it not only concerns whether Li Ji and his men can successfully breach the Xueyantuo's main camp, but also whether the subsequent grand flanking maneuver strategy will succeed.

"Your Highness, may I accompany you?"

Seeing that Li Chengqian was leaving without warning, Li Daliang finally couldn't help but ask.

But Li Chengqian directly refused, saying, "You have other uses, so you can't come with me!"

"What other uses?"

Li Daliang couldn't help but ask excitedly.

Li Chengqian glanced at him and said calmly, "Make peace with the Tuyuhun people!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Li Daliang was completely dumbfounded, wondering what was going on. You sent people to raid more than ten tribes, and now you want to negotiate with them?

What kind of crazy move is this?!
"What, does Commander Li lack confidence?"

Seeing Li Daliang standing there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do, Li Chengqian sneered, then looked at Cheng Gao and asked, "What do you think, Commander Cheng? Do you have confidence?"

"Ah? Your Majesty."

Cheng Gao also seemed confused by Li Chengqian's actions, and stood there dumbfounded, at a loss.

But then Li Chengqian said in a deep voice, "It's not like we launched a surprise attack on the Tuyuhun tribes, so what are you worried about?"

Li Daliang: "."

Cheng Gao: "."

"I only asked you to represent my Great Tang Dynasty to express my condolences and convey my Great Tang Dynasty's desire for peaceful coexistence with Tuyuhun. Can't you even do something as simple as this?"

Li Daliang: "."

Cheng Gao: "."

Seeing that the two of them still didn't react, Li Chengqian lost his patience and pretended to give up, saying, "Fine, you two figure it out yourselves!"

After saying that, he led Lai Fu, Pei Xingjian, Yu Gushe and others away.

The two were left staring at each other in bewilderment.

On the other side, southwest of Liangzhou City.

Tuoba Mi, the Tuyuhun general, stared at the mess before him with a grim expression. He coldly asked the two dust-covered Tuyuhun men, "Are you sure this was done by the Xueyantuo?"

“Yes, General Tuoba, we are certain it was the Xueyantuo people who did it. Our Chief Daye died at their hands! Those damned Xueyantuo people kill anyone they see! You must avenge our chief!” One of the Tuyuhun people, covered in dust and dirt, said with grief and indignation.

He was the one who rushed into Chief Tatsuya's dome, banged on the door, and reported the enemy's attack.

But then another person beside him chimed in, “General Tuoba, he’s right. It’s absolutely true. Our chieftain was killed by those damned Xueyantuo people. They seemed to be able to summon heavenly thunder. They wiped out our tribe in an instant. There was fire everywhere, and my wife, children and all my family were burned to death!”

"Tianlei?"

Tuoba Mi immediately grasped the key point and interrupted him, saying, "What heavenly lightning? Explain yourself clearly!"

"Thunderbolts are thunderbolts! They're really loud, and they struck our tribe's territory right there. It was terrifying!"

Clearly, this soldier had very limited knowledge; he mistook the cannon for thunder, leaving Tuoba Mi bewildered and confused.

But a Tuyuhun official standing next to Tuoba Mi suddenly asked, "How did you determine that the other party was a member of the Xueyantuo?"

"Reporting to the Vice Minister, I have a woman who is a Xueyantuo person, therefore, I understand a little Xueyantuo language! The Xueyantuo people who attacked that night were speaking Xueyantuo language!"

The chieftain's personal guard answered respectfully.

He knew that this Tuyuhun official was no ordinary person; he was Murong Xiaojun, an absolute confidant of Tuyuhun King Fuyun, so he answered very carefully.

But Murong Xiaojun asked even more detailed questions.

But then he asked, "Did you understand what they were saying?"

"this."

The guard hesitated for a moment, thought carefully, and then said uncertainly, "The situation was extremely dangerous. I'm not entirely sure what was said, but I heard three phrases most often: 'Kill them all, burn them all, loot them all.'"

“These are all very simple Xueyantuo words; most people can learn them in a short time,” Murong Xiaojun said, shaking his head. “These alone cannot prove that it was the work of the Xueyantuo!”

"In your opinion, Vice Prime Minister, who could be responsible?" Tuoba Mi couldn't help but ask upon hearing this.

Murong Xiaojun thought for a moment and said, "I only have some guesses in my mind, and I can't be sure who it is yet. However, we can ask others!"

"Ask whom?"

"It's the Tang army, of course!"

"Why ask them?" Tuoba Mi looked at Murong Xiaojun with some confusion.

But Murong Xiaojun patiently explained, "The Crown Prince and Xueyantuo Khan have long since reached a secret alliance. Even if Xueyantuo Khan goes back on his word now, there is one route he absolutely cannot bypass if he wants to reach my Tuyuhun tribe: the route of the Great Tang."

"But as far as I know, the Tang Dynasty and the Xueyantuo are preparing for war. How could they possibly allow the Xueyantuo to bypass them and attack my Tuyuhun tribe?"

"Yeah, that makes sense. This is just too unusual!"

Tuoba Mi seemed to realize something and slapped his forehead, saying, "The Xueyantuo are about to go to war with the Tang Dynasty, so why would they turn against us at this time? There's definitely something wrong here!"

"So, we need to ask our good neighbor what's going on!" Murong Xiaojun said with a sneer.

Tuoba Mi frowned and glanced at him, then at the two surviving Tuyuhun people, and tentatively asked, "Does the Vice Prime Minister mean that we shouldn't seek revenge against Xueyantuo for now?"

“We should wait until we have a clear understanding of the situation before seeking revenge!” Murong Xiaojun replied calmly.

Tuoba Mi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, I'll gather the troops and head to Liangzhou City to have a good talk with them!"

Meanwhile, Li Chengqian and his men were rushing to the battlefield in Ganzhou.

"Your Highness, all the troops have been mobilized. We are less than a hundred li away from Ganzhou!" Lai Fu rode up to Li Chengqian's side and respectfully reported to him.

But then he said thoughtfully, "At our current marching speed, we should be able to reach the battlefield by tomorrow morning. The Tuyuhun army should also arrive in Liangzhou around the same time. If we calculate the timing, it's just right!"

"What about Governor Li and the others?"

"Rest assured, Tuyuhun will not dare to attack our Great Tang before they have thoroughly investigated the situation!"

Li Chengqian waved his hand to interrupt Laifu's worries, then continued to say to himself, "The reason I brought them here is because I don't want them to stab us in the back! After all, enemies in the open are much easier to deal with than enemies in the shadows!"

"This"

Lai Fu hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "The Crown Prince's plan is certainly a good plan, but I don't know if Li Daliang can shoulder this heavy responsibility!"

"He is someone that both my grandfather and father value highly, so he shouldn't be too bad. We don't need to worry about that!"

Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, if you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them. Regardless of whether he can shoulder this heavy responsibility, I have to entrust it to him!"

Having said this, he cracked his whip and shouted, "All troops, advance at full speed!"

Rumble!
The horses' hooves thundered, kicking up clouds of dust.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield outside Ganzhou City.

Qiu Yu, who was inside the encirclement, was a veteran of many battles, but he was still thoroughly exhausted this time.

From despair to hope, and then to disappointment, the cycle repeated three times a day, driving him to the brink of ecstasy and leaving him utterly bored.

Even now, with reinforcements and support arriving, it's all in vain.

He counted on his fingers, trying to figure out which army could save him amidst a sea of ​​soldiers.

Of course, he dared not count on Li Chengqian, because the Crown Prince was not even thirteen years old. To expect a thirteen-year-old boy to break through the encirclement of tens of thousands of troops to save him was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Unless this Crown Prince is the reincarnation of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu, it is absolutely impossible.

"Governor Qiu, are we going to die for our country?"

A military officer from Ganzhou Prefecture, with a sorrowful expression, approached Qiu Yu and asked in a daze.

Qiu Yu glanced at him and said coldly, "Didn't we already make preparations when we left the city? Why are you still asking this!"

"But didn't they say His Highness the Crown Prince's reinforcements had arrived? Why aren't they here to save us?" another captain asked, somewhat distressed. The other soldiers also looked at Qiu Yu, hoping he would give them an explanation, even if it meant dying with a clear understanding.

Qiu Yu, of course, knew what they were thinking.

But he could not tell them his deductions.

Because if they were told, morale would waver.

But he also harbored illusions about reinforcements, thinking that as long as all the reinforcements attacked together, he could take advantage of the chaos to lead his soldiers out of the encirclement.

But then he said in a deep voice, "Didn't you see these tens of thousands of troops? What reinforcements could easily break through these tens of thousands of troops to rescue us? Be patient! Understand?"

"If we soldiers are afraid of death, can we still be called soldiers?"

"This"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers exchanged bewildered glances.

In truth, they knew they were doomed, but when Qiu Yu told them to be patient, a glimmer of hope for survival rose within them.

So when Yi lost all patience with them the next morning and ordered them to be surrounded and killed, their desperate resistance was particularly strong.

"Brothers! One step forward is a tombstone, one step back is a cesspool. Do you want to be remembered on a tombstone, or fall into the cesspool and be infamous for eternity?!"

"We must make people remember! We must make people remember!"

"Alright! Let's make this a memory that will last forever! Kill them!"

"Kill--"

With Qiu Yu's shout, the surrounding soldiers, all determined to die, charged and slashed at the Xueyantuo soldiers who were closing in.

Even so, the disparity in numbers between the two sides was like a chasm, and even though they fought fiercely, they still could not repel the enemy.

For a moment, a tragic atmosphere permeated the entire battlefield.

Some people even took someone down with them before they died.

Some people die with their eyes open in peace.

Just when all the soldiers were in despair, the Xueyantuo army, which had been fighting against them, suddenly began to retreat in defeat.

A young general clad in golden armor and wielding a black spear moved with the ferocity of a dragon swimming in the ocean, his attacks sweeping and powerful. Almost no Xueyantuo soldier could withstand a single blow from him.

"Reinforcements! Our reinforcements have arrived!"

One of the soldiers, overjoyed, let out a shout.

The soldiers, who had been in despair, immediately looked in the direction from which the roar came.

It was a completely unfamiliar face, so unfamiliar that they felt it was unreal.

I wondered how there could be such a young general.
It should be noted that the promotion of generals in the Tang Dynasty was extremely rigorous.

Not only do you need to make great contributions, but you also need a powerful background and the emperor's favor. Otherwise, no matter how capable you are, you will not be able to be promoted to general.

This young general, judging from his extraordinary armor, was undoubtedly a general.

But they really couldn't figure out who this unfamiliar general was.
While they were puzzled, Yi Shida, who was standing outside the encirclement, also looked at Li Jian beside him with a puzzled expression: "Whose subordinate is that? How can he be so brave?"

Li Jian stared at him for a while, then shook his head and said, "I have never seen such a brave Tang general. Moreover, judging from his armor, it does not resemble the traditional Tang general's armor. He must be a general from the Li Tang imperial family!"

"A member of the Li Tang imperial family?"

Yi Shi frowned, then said coldly, "No matter who he is, as long as he is not the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, kill him without mercy!"

"Batur, go and seize him for me!"

"Yes!"

Batur licked his lips excitedly, then spurred his horse and charged off.

The moment he spurred his horse forward, someone came from behind to report: "Your Highness, the Black Armor Guards have begun to move!"

"Oh?"

Yi Shi raised an eyebrow and then immediately ordered, "Send Mo Ta with heavy cavalry to stop them. Under no circumstances should they be allowed to come over!"

"Yes!"

The person who reported responded and immediately went to relay the order.

Li Jian, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but comfort Yi Shida after watching him leave, saying, "Your Highness, we've been out long enough. I'm worried about the royal court."

"What's the rush?!"

Before Li Jian could finish speaking, Yi Shida interrupted him impatiently: "With my father Khan overseeing things at the royal court, do you think the Tang army would dare attack my Xueyantuo royal court? That's a joke!"

"If even Li Ji, who commands 200,000 Tang troops, doesn't dare, then who else would?"

"This"

Li Jian was rendered speechless by Yi Shi's magnanimity, but he was still very worried.

Based on his understanding of that Tang Dynasty crown prince, he knew this matter was definitely not that simple.

However, he had no idea what Yi Shi was thinking.

Although Yishi Dadu was the eldest prince of the Xueyantuo Khanate, Yishi Yinan did not appoint a crown prince, meaning that his brothers still had a chance to compete for the position of crown prince.

Under these circumstances, he would naturally want to achieve a great feat, such as capturing the Crown Prince of Tang, in order to compete for the position of Crown Prince of Xueyantuo.

"Hehe, little one, you were quite brave just now. What's your name?"

Batur arrived at Li Chengqian's side shortly after, smiling as he said, "I don't kill nameless nobodies!"

"Hmph, you talk too much nonsense. If you're going to die, then hurry up and do it!"

Li Chengqian snorted disdainfully, then flicked the blood off the tip of his spear and prepared to charge at Batur.

But then Batur said with a half-smile, "Little brat, you've got quite a temper. I've heard that you Tang people like to play with men. I see you have such delicate skin, how about I try the taste of a man?"

"Try your mother's cunt!"

Li Chengqian was furious when he heard this and rushed over without saying a word.

Batur, on the other hand, wore a smug smile, thinking to himself that he was indeed a greenhorn, brave but not very bright.

How can one act impulsively on the battlefield?

You can only blame your bad luck for running into me!

He secretly took out a short crossbow, and as Li Chengqian charged forward, he brandished his scimitar, preparing to meet Li Chengqian's meteorite spear, while simultaneously pulling the trigger of the crossbow, shooting straight at Li Chengqian's chest.

"Oh!"

"clang!"

Two different voices rang out almost simultaneously.

The former was deafening, while the latter was lush and verdant, as if no sound had been heard.

However, that's not the point. The point is the outcome of these two voices.

The moment the former sounded, the scimitar in Batur's hand snapped in two, and his arm was broken by the immense force. Then, the spear's momentum continued, and along with his arm, it landed on his shoulder.

Batur felt as if his body had been separated from him, staring at the boy in front of him in horror.

"You, you..." Batur never dreamed that he would die so soon.

His eyes widened, trying to see if the crossbow bolt had pierced the boy's chest, but his vision was already blurring, and blood was gushing from his mouth as he spoke. He stared intently at Li Chengqian, using his last ounce of strength to say, "I... surrender... remember... my name is... Ba."

Before he could finish speaking, his body convulsed, and then, along with his horse, he instantly split in two and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Everyone else present, including Qiu Yu who was waiting for rescue, nearly had their eyes pop out of their sockets when they saw this.

I thought to myself, "What kind of tyrant is this?!"

That's outrageous!

I rub!

What did he do to deserve being shot like that?
Is he worthy?
To be honest, this happened so fast that no one around us had time to react.

They even thought that if Li Chengqian had been fighting a formidable general, they might have been able to see clearly how Li Chengqian had defeated his opponent.

However, it's obvious that this Batur is nothing!

She can't even withstand a single blow, yet she dares to boast about wanting to play with men?!
waste! ! !

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