Chapter 104: Late-Night Oath-Taking, the Mighty Frontier Troops

Outside Yanqi City, the Huihe camp.

Huihe Huairen Khan Guli Peiluo sat firmly in the central army tent, and kneeling on one knee in front of him was Azar, the first general of the Huihe who had just returned from Yanqi City.

At this moment, Azar was drunk, but his mind was extremely clear.

The trip to Yanqi City made Azar, in addition to being afraid, even more determined to take down Yanqi City and capture the defending lieutenant general Tan Li alive.

This cunning old man played the first general of the Huihe in his hands from the beginning.

"Khan, I am willing to be the vanguard commander of the siege and lead the army to attack the city early tomorrow morning!" At this time, Azar asked Guli Peiluo with a fierce look in his eyes, saying: "I have basically investigated the situation of the defenders in Yanqi City during this trip;" "In Yanqi City, there are only more than 20,000 Anxi border troops and more than 50,000 civilians in the city. At least a month ago, the reserves of fresh fruits and vegetables, tea bricks, fine salt and other daily necessities in the city had been exhausted! "

"If it weren't for the dog Han Chen Huaian leading the army to rush to Yanqi City, our Huihe army only needed to besiege the city for three months, and Yanqi City would surely fall without a fight!"

After a pause, Azar continued: "The main general of the garrison in this city, Tan Li, has made up his mind to fight with our Huihe army to the end, and there is absolutely no possibility of surrender!"

"I am willing to lead the army to attack the city, and I hope the Khan will grant my permission!"

After saying that, Azar knelt on one knee and buried his head deeply.

In the big tent, Guli Peiluo's old face did not show any expression changes, but just said lightly: "This Khan has approved it!"

"Tomorrow morning, the army will attack the city!"

"I have received the order!"

Hearing this, Azar raised his head with joy, his eyes full of desire and greed.

After Azar left with satisfaction, only Guli Peiluo and the maidservant who served him were left in the big tent. He picked up the letter on the table in front of him and said to himself:

"It seems that this Khan will inevitably lead the rise of the Uighur Khanate and dominate the Western Regions. There will be a lot of swords and blood on the road!"

The letter in Guli Peiluo's hand was from the Uighur warriors who besieged the three towns of Qiuci, Shule and Yutian.

The letter said that the plan to try to surrender the commander of the Anxi border army who was guarding the three cities had been completely declared bankrupt, and they would follow the arrangement of Huairen Khan Guli Peiluo before the war to attack the three towns and make a quick decision!

In this move of surrendering the commanders of the three towns, Guli Peiluo overestimated his influence and that of the 300,000 Western Region coalition forces.

Which of the commanders of the border army who could garrison the four towns of Anxi was not a loyal person?

Even though they had lost contact with the Anxi General's Office and the imperial court, the tough generals like Tan Li in the four towns of Anxi would never bow down to a foreign country.

This is the style of the border generals of the Celestial Empire, a country of etiquette.

Facing the siege of the city by a powerful enemy several times their size, they tried every possible means, but they never thought of surrendering!

At the same time.

On the walls of Yanqi, the soldiers of the Anxi border army on duty were in high spirits and high morale.

The commander Tan Li, half drunk and half awake, ran around the walls and conducted an impromptu military review.

It would be more appropriate to say that it was a heart-to-heart talk with the soldiers guarding the city than a military review.

Tan Li climbed up the gate tower and asked the border soldiers on duty in front of him: "Brothers, is today's Laba porridge sweet? Is the fresh vegetable soup delicious?"

"Sweet!"

"Sweet!"

"Sweet!"

"Delicious, delicious, delicious!"

The Anxi border soldiers on duty responded in unison.

Someone asked loudly: "General, I heard that in order to treat the brothers to Laba porridge, the general took out all the candies in the house?"

"Yes, that's right!"

Tan Li did not shy away and said bluntly: "Brothers, this general failed to let everyone have a lively Laba Festival like in previous years, and only this ability is left to let everyone drink a bowl of sweet Laba porridge!"

Speaking of this, Tan Li's tone was a little sad, and he said: "Although this general doesn't want to say it, as a border guard, there are some things we must bravely stand up and face."

"This Laba Festival is very likely to be the general and the various people present. This is the last Laba Festival I've ever spent. "

"Therefore, this general did not hesitate to let the spies from the enemy Huihe army outside the city into the city, just so that the brothers can drink a bowl of fresh vegetable soup. "

"If this general is not wrong, the Huihe people outside the city will start to attack the city tomorrow morning. "

Tan Li paused, his tone suddenly became sharp, and he raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, the war is about to start, and war will kill people. Are you afraid?"

"No!"

"No!"

"No!"

"No!"

"No!"

On the city wall, the soldiers of the Anxi Frontier Army responded in unison, looking at the commander Tan Li on the city gate tower with hot and firm eyes.

Looking at this commander in the army who was willing to empty his family's funds and seek the skin of the tiger in order to let the 20,000 brothers of the Anxi Frontier Army in the city drink a bowl of sweet Laba porridge and a bowl of long-lost fresh vegetable soup, he couldn't help but feel moved.

"This general is not afraid either!"

On the tower, Tan Li said with a smile: "Because, there is no point in being afraid!"

Haha!

Hearing this, all the border soldiers couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Tan Li continued: "Outside the city, the brutal Huihe people will not stop attacking the city just because we are afraid;"

"And they will not let go of our elders, fellow countrymen, and sisters in the city just because we are afraid!"

"on the contrary--"

Tan Li changed the topic and said sternly: "Once we show cowardice and fear on the battlefield, it will further encourage the Huihe people's arrogance, causing them to slash with more force and assassinate our brother Paoze!"

"Brothers of the Anxi Frontier Army, the war is coming. We have no choice, let alone retreat!"

"Once we retreat, the people in Yanqi City will be massacred by the Uighurs; our wives, daughters and sisters will be raped and degraded by the Uighurs; our Anxi frontier army has been flying in Yanqi City for more than thirty years. The battle flag of the new year will surely be destroyed!”

Clang!

As he spoke, Tan Li suddenly pulled out his saber and raised it above his head.

The blade shone with a cold light under the moonlight.

Tan Li said word by word: "Commanders of the Anxi Frontier Army, I am now issuing general orders to you as Yanqi Garrison and General of the Border Army——"

"Once the siege begins, it will be an endless war with the Uighurs. Even if there is only one person left, we will continue to fight the Uighurs to the end and defend the honor of the Anxi Frontier Army to the death!"

"This general, I have only one request for you in this battle - to bring out the majesty of our Anxi frontier army and let the arrogant Huihe people see clearly who is the master of Yanqi City!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The border troops are mighty!"

"mighty!"

"mighty!"

"mighty!"