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Chapter 628

Guo An came back just after noon the next day!

Except for Xue Shao, no one else could imagine how Guo An did it. Although it was not too far from Shuozhou to Daizhou, it was not so easy to walk back and forth in half a day and a night. Moreover, there was war between the two states, not to mention that he had to sneak into the city to spy on military information.

Guo An perfectly interprets what a scout is and what a soldier is worthy of speed!

He brought back two very important messages. First, Zhou Daowu, the governor of Daizhou, personally came to the city to command the battle to defend the city. The traps in his body had already died and Daizhou was about to be destroyed day and night. Second, Xue Rengui, the old commander who was originally guarding Daizhou, was demoted to the ambassador of Hebei Dao sent by the court, and Wu Chengsi, the Minister of War, recalled Bingzhou. Now, the old commander is on the order of Wu Chengsi, and is recruiting troops in Bingzhou with Li Xiaoyi, the chief of Bingzhou, preparing to build a defense line based on the strong city Taiyuan to resist the invasion of the Turks.

Xue Shao almost became silly when he heard this news!

"What a bullshit strategy!" Xue Shao was furious and punched the wallboard and smashed it into a big hole, roaring like thunder. "Yunzhou, Shuozhou and Daizhou are easy to defend but difficult to attack. They have been a military fortress that military strategists have fought for thousands of years! Now they have to give up the city of the Three Prefectures, give up so many soldiers who defend the city, give up the land of thousands of miles of Hebei and thousands of people, and hide in Taiyuan to defend! I am a turtle in the Tang Dynasty, and I will be afraid of the Turkic soldiers and retreat to the three houses - bastard! I am simply a bastard!! Who came up with this bad idea is simply a treason!!"

Guo An whispered: "Young Marshal, my subordinates found out that when they heard that they were going to be transferred back to Bingzhou to conscript troops to defend Taiyuan, the old commander Xue Rengui burst into tears and refused to go. However, Wu Chengsi was both the Minister of War and the Imperial Commissioner. His order was equivalent to the emperor's order, and the old commander had to obey. Before leaving, the old commander sent his two sons Xue Na and Xue Chuyu to the front line of Shuozhou... The purpose was obvious at a glance!"

"Wu Chengsi! This turtle girl with no descendants, I will chop you up sooner or later feed you to the dog!" Xue Shao was furious.

Xue Ne was silent, just sighing softly.

"What are you sighing? Just say it!" Xue Shao shouted.

Xue Ne hesitated for a moment and said weakly: "I am not good at speaking, and I may make the young marshal furious..."

Xue Shao was really angry now, "If you ask me to say it, just say it! Where does so much nonsense come from?"

"Yes." Xue Na responded seriously and said, "I had met Wu Chengsi several times in Chang'an. For some reason, Wu Chengsi regarded our Xue family as enemies. At the end of last year, the court dispatched troops to condemn Hebei to reinforce the Turks in advance. I volunteered to come to Daizhou to assist my father, but Wu Chengsi raised his objection. Later, if it weren't for Princess Taiping who took the initiative to come to plead with Empress Wu, I wouldn't have come to Daizhou!"

Xue Shao frowned slightly, "Wu Chengsi is the Minister of War. The dispatch of troops is indeed within his responsibilities and powers... I am not in the imperial capital, but Taiping can take the initiative to help, which makes me very pleased!"

"The last time my father was able to come back was highly valued, thanks to the young marshal and Princess Taiping's help, and he didn't have time to thank him. Today, please receive the gift of Xue Ne!" After that, Xue Ne worshipped Xue Shao for a long time.

"Don't do this in the robes!" Xue Shao waved his hand and said, "I heard what you said, I think Wu Chengsi was worried that the old general had too much military power, so he transferred him back to Bingzhou to control it firmly. This useless thief, he dared to use public to abolish private affairs in the face of the country, and he deserved to be cut into pieces!!"

All the generals were indignant. Because of Wu Chengsi's own selfishness, the old general Xue Rengui was transferred from Daizhou. No one in Shuo Dai's military was in charge of fighting on their own, so they were divided and surrounded by the Turks and fell into a dilemma. If Xue Shao had not led a brigade of surprise troops to suddenly come to support, Shuozhou would have entered the footsteps of Yunzhou and the city was broken and fell!

"Young Marshal, what should I do now?" asked the generals.

Xue Shao gritted his teeth, "The Daizhou garrison Zhou Daowu has been killed, and the danger of Daizhou is like a tampering. We have no other choice. We must save Daizhou and rebuild defense before the main forces of the Turks arrive. We must not let the war burn to Taiyuan, Bingzhou, and the disaster will end in the hinterland of Hebei!"

"Okay!!" The generals agreed with the promise, and they were ready to try.

"Xue Ne, how many troops can be fought under your command?" Xue Shao asked.

Xue Ne replied: "There were 8,000 guards in Shuozhou, and most of them died after fighting fiercely for several days. Later, some young and strong people were recruited to temporarily serve as guards in the city. Now, there are about 3,000 soldiers under the last general who can fight, more than half of them are new recruits."

"Leave all the veterans who are good at cavalry warfare to me, and the rest belong to you." Xue Shao said bluntly, "Do you have wine, meat and money?"

"There are some wine, and everything else is gone." Xue Na said with a shame, "We have already prepared for the city to be destroyed. We have never thought of leaving anything for the Turks, so... all the money and food are used by me to inspire the soldiers to recruit militias, and even the horses are slaughtered and picked up meat."

Xue Shao gritted his teeth in embarrassment, "Tang Xiujing, have we seized a large number of war horses?"

"Yes!" Tang Xiujing replied, "Most of the more than 50,000 Turkic cavalrymen abandoned their horses and fled. They rushed over, and each of them prepared at least two horses. At present, the subordinates roughly estimated that we have won at least nearly 80,000 war horses in this battle!"

"Very good!" Xue Shao said, "Slay all the old and weak and injured war horses, and make sure that the soldiers have a good meal of meat. Xue Ne, take out all your wine and distribute it to all the soldiers evenly. In addition to the horses, all the spoils captured were used to reward the soldiers and promise them--as long as they follow me to save Daizhou, each person will be rewarded with twenty pieces of silk, and the dead will be three times more generous!!"

When the generals heard this, they were in an uproar on the spot - they were definitely a big deal that was spending money like money!!

Xue Ne hurriedly said, "Young Marshal, such a reward is a bit extraordinary. If you win, it will be a huge burden. Why not, please reduce it slightly as appropriate?"

"I have always said one thing." Xue Shao said seriously with a stern face: "After the battle in Shuozhou, the soldiers were already quite tired. In this situation, they still dare to carry their heads to Daizhou to fight for life. Do I still dare to be stingy with some rewards?"

"The question is, where does this reward come from?" Xue Ne smiled bitterly, "To be honest, Shuo Dai had already cut off military pay. It is a luxury to have some oil in the bowl of the soldiers!"

"Where does this come from such nonsense?" Xue Shao was already a little impatient and glared at him, "I will give all the rewards alone! I have money and I am willful, how about it?"

The generals in the hall laughed, and Xue Ne was even more amused and crying, "Okay, okay..."

Xue Shao was also a little amused. Xue Ne was really nagging and couldn't speak, but one thing was certain that he was a kind and honest person.

As soon as the order was issued, the soldiers outside the city immediately began to kill horses and stew them in a big way. Xue Ne sent someone to move out all the wine in the warehouse. After careful calculation, each person could only get about half a pound.

More than an hour later, it was dusk.

The soldiers outside the city set up their formation again. Xue Shao rode the Weilong BMW and walked out of the Shuozhou city gate surrounded by his troops and flag commanders, and came to the front of the military formation.

All the soldiers held a military bowl in their hands. Many fire-headed soldiers and the people poured wine into their bowls.

Xue Shao walked to the front of the team, and Xue Ne handed him a full bowl of wine.

Raising the wine bowl with both hands, Xue Shao shouted like thunder, "My robes! - Fuck!"

"Dry!!--"

One shout and one hundred responses, and the great spirit soars to the sky!

After drinking the whole bowl of wine without a drop, Xue Shao turned over and waved the Taiyi BMW south, "Set out!"

The soldiers shouted loudly, rushing towards the south like galloping horses, in the direction of Daizhou.

Xue Na couldn't help but be a little surprised, "When the Shuofang Army is about to fight, don't you need words to inspire morale?"

Tang Xiujing couldn't help but smile, "It's already inspired. Haven't you seen the soldiers all like wolves and tigers, and their morale is overwhelming?"

"When?" Xue Ne was stunned.

"Just just now." Tang Xiujing smiled, "The young marshal's words 'My brothers' are enough!"

Xue Ne was surprised, "So magical..."

"Although Tang is the rear army, he has to leave." Tang Xiujing bowed to Xue Na and said, "When he was about to leave, Tang couldn't help but tell General Xue, "General Xue, don't blame him."

"It's okay, General Tang, please tell me!" Xue Ne bowed and bowed.

"I would rather lose Shuozhou than destroy Chu Yu!" Tang Xiujing bowed and said, "Goodbye!"

Xue Na was stunned for a while and thought to himself, "Are I Chu Yu's biological brother or Xue Shao?"

Xue Shao was so familiar with the road from Shuozhou to Daizhou. He could even see the stumps left by cutting down trees when he was training recruits from the Three-Blade Brigade.

More than 90% of the Turkic soldiers besieged Shuozhou were either killed or surrendered. After a few of them were defeated, they fled to Daizhou. This hundred miles of journey undoubtedly became a hell for the defeated soldiers. Although the city of Daizhou was besieged by the Turks, there were still many small counties and villages scattered in the wilderness outside the city.

Since the first Turkic rebellion, Hebei has been frequently affected by war. Compared with other mainland prefectures and counties who have "did not know what war is" for decades, the people in Shuodi in Hebei are strong and powerful, with many heroes. When Xue Shao first ambushed the Turkic soldiers in Yinglie Village with the Sandao Travel, he had seen a humiliated woman naked holding a hoe to chase and kill the Turkic soldiers. Although she ended up being killed in the end, her actions can be seen from how fierce and fierce the people in Shuodi hated the Turkic invaders, and how fierce and fierce it was!

The fleeing Turkic soldiers passed by these counties and villages. They thought they could escape and join the large troops of Daizhou. If they could not help but break into the house to eat enough or grab some money and food, women would be good. Unexpectedly, the people were not afraid when they saw the fully armed Turkic soldiers, but instead rushed forward and beat them to death, and then hung their bodies on the trees on the roadside to impeach other Turkic deserters and declare their toughness!

Along the way, Xue Shao and others saw no less than a hundred Turkic corpses hanging beside the official road, and many young and strong men were guarding the corpses with homemade bows and arrows and knives and axes.

Seeing the arrival of Xue Shao's group of Tang official troops, the people clamored to celebrate. Many young and strong men volunteered to join the army to kill the enemy. The elderly and women selflessly presented their own inexpensive food to reward the brave Tang army soldiers.

Xue Shao and his soldiers suddenly felt like they were going home. In addition to feeling quite warm, they felt even more that they should fight to fight the enemy to protect their territory and the people. If they did not expel the Turkic rebels from Hebei, how could they be worthy of so many kind and righteous people?

The morale of the army has been gathered again and morale has risen again!

At dawn, Daizhou is approaching.

Xue Shao could almost see with his own eyes the rolling wolf smoke floating from the direction of Daizhou City.

"My robes brothers!" Xue Shaolema walked in front of the battle formation and shouted loudly: "I know you are already very tired!"

"But now, we have to keep fighting!"

"You have just seen that so many kind people treat us like relatives. They are waiting for us to save and protect us!"

"We are men! We set foot on the battlefield just to keep our parents, brothers, wives and sisters from the destruction of war!"

"Now, I will lead you to fight for our family!"

"If you die in battle, then congratulations!"

"You have won the highest honor of a man in your life!"

"Your family is proud of you!"

"Roar!" The passionate blood in the hearts of the soldiers was completely ignited by Xue Shao's passionate speech!

Xue Shao raised the Taiyi Baojian and shouted loudly: "Now, it's a man, come with me!"

The Weilong BMW roared angrily, like a flash of lightning carrying Xue Shao, and was the first to rush out!

"Kill--"

One shout and one hundred responses, and the murderous aura is like a rainbow!

The Shuofang Army rushed to Daizhou City, which was surrounded by flames...
Chapter completed!
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