At dawn, Song Shixin learned that Cui Bo intended to sneak attack Changwu County, and his expression changed drastically.
While he ordered several important generals to be sent over, he asked the messenger for details: "You said there was a fire in the city, and that man named Jiang Jing claimed that all the food and grass were burned down?"
"Yes." The messenger rushed back to Tianji Mountain overnight, but he was also in a state of panic: "The western Liaoning side sent Yun Shaoqing of Dali Temple to investigate the case of the attack on the Changwu County government office, and they also brought Jiang Jing. They said that Jiang Jing was under the influence of
We were sent by an imperial envoy from the Ministry of Personnel to fill the vacancy of Changwu County Magistrate. Cui Xiaowei told them that we were going into the city to transport military supplies, but they used the excuse of preparing vehicles to prevent us from entering the city overnight.
He said that he would wait until the vehicles were ready before entering the city the next day. But in the middle of the night, a fire broke out in the city, and Jiang Jing ran over and said that thousands of stones of military rations had been burned."
"boom!"
Song Shixin punched the case and said angrily: "This is unreasonable. They are blatantly seizing food and grass."
"Colonel Cui and his brothers were furious. They all knew that Jiang Jing was lying." The messenger said, "Colonel Cui and his brothers had a brief discussion and agreed to go around to the south gate of the county, send someone from the county to open the gate, and then rush in.
Go into the city and take back the county seat."
Song Shixin looked outside the tent, the sky was already bright, and he frowned: "So, they have already entered the city at this moment?"
"If the plan goes well, the county seat has been captured." The messenger said: "Captain Cui is worried that reinforcements from the Long Rui Army are coming. If he hesitates, once the reinforcements rush into the city, it will not be easy to recapture the Changwu County seat.
Already."
Song Shixin nodded slightly and said: "It's not confusing to be able to make a prompt decision." Then he frowned and said: "But do you know what the situation is in the city? When Yun Lu and Jiang Jing enter the city, can they reveal how many soldiers and horses are in the city?"
"It is only said that a man named Zhao Shengtai escorted them to Changwu County, but it was not stated clearly how many troops he brought with him," the messenger said cautiously.
Song Shixin was thoughtful. After a while, several generals hurried over. Song Shixin waited for several people to arrive and asked the messenger to explain the specific situation to everyone in detail. When the generals heard this, they were all surprised. Some people already sneered:
"General Zhonglang and Lieutenant Cui are right. Changwu County is extremely important to us, and it must not fall into the hands of Long Rui's army."
"Our food and grass are all in the city. If we can't recapture it, there will be a risk of food shortage, and the consequences will be disastrous." One person said sternly: "If Captain Cui can recapture the county town and find the food and grass, he will have made a great contribution."
Song Shixin sighed: "It was my negligence. I left too few men in the city. I didn't expect Qin Xiao to dare to directly mobilize troops from western Liaoning into the camp. Originally, I thought that after the camp was built, I would send people into the city to collect food and grass.
We transported it here and then stationed a team of soldiers and horses to guard the city. Who would have thought that Long Ruijun would move so quickly."
"General Zhonglang, I'm afraid Qin Xiao has long expected that we will send troops to garrison Tianji Mountain." A general beside him frowned and said: "We set off from Shunjincheng, traveled day and night, and arrived at Changchun as quickly as possible.
It only takes three days to reach Wu County. Even if Liaoxi gets the news and reacts and mobilizes troops, it won't be so fast."
"Xu He, what do you mean?"
"If my subordinates guessed correctly, when we set off from Shunjincheng, there were already actions on the Liaoxi side." Xu He, the general, said solemnly: "General Huangfu led the troops to Shunjincheng, and Liaoxi might have guessed.
Let’s move on to our next step.”
Song Shixin sneered and said, "It seems that Qin is really cunning."
"My subordinates even suspected that Qin Xiao had sent a team of troops to ambush in Changwu County." Xu He said: "They did not act rashly, and they may have harbored evil intentions."
"You mean they guessed that we would put food and grass in the city, and then the large group of people would leave the county?"
"It's possible." Xu He said: "We are stationed in Tianji Mountain, which can pose a fatal threat to Songyang Grassland. They expected that we would build barracks in Tianji Mountain. And before the barracks are built, our military rations can only be temporarily stored.
We are in the city, so we were ready to snatch our food and grass from the very beginning."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him said: "Xu Xiaowei, isn't this too mysterious? Do they have clairvoyance and ears to know what we are going to do?"
"Captain Tan, this is the only way it makes sense." Xu He said, "Otherwise, would Long Ruijun have wings and be able to respond so quickly?"
Song Shixin said: "It is no longer important whether they have guessed our plan." He looked solemn and said: "Long Ruijun is extremely cunning. Looking at the current situation, they have indeed responded to our deployment.
, if Changwu County is in their hands, we will completely lose the initiative, or even...!" After hesitating, he still said: "The situation is very unfavorable to us. If we cannot deal with it decisively, the hunters will be very
You may become prey, but fall into their trap.”
"General Zhonglang, the matter has come to this, and there is no room for maneuver." Xu He said seriously: "Changwu County is related to the strategic layout of the entire camp. If we cannot recapture the county seat and get back the food and grass, our situation will be unprecedented.
Dangerous."
"Colonel Cui is brave and good at fighting, and he brings with him elite cavalry. There shouldn't be any problems if we attack the county town at night." Captain Tan said: "As long as we capture the county town, Captain Cui will definitely send someone back to report.
General Lang, as long as you wait a little longer, the military report should arrive soon."
Song Shixin thought for a while and finally said: "Xu He, order a thousand soldiers and horses and set off for Changwu County immediately. If Cui Bo has captured the county, ask him to transport the food and grass in the city here immediately. You can lead
Just stay in the city with a thousand men and horses. Even if the sky falls, you will still defend the county for me."
Xu He immediately raised his hand and said yes, but did not retreat immediately. Instead, he asked cautiously: "General Zhonglang, what if... what if Captain Cui fails to take it?"
"If this is really the case, send someone back immediately to report." Song Shixin thought for a moment and then said: "I will lead my troops to reinforce you. You must not act rashly until I arrive."
Xu He did not hesitate, exited the tent, ordered a thousand soldiers and horses, and immediately marched towards Changwu County.
Xu He walked dozens of miles in one breath, but never saw a messenger coming from the county town to report. An ominous premonition hit his heart, and his expression became more serious. After walking another ten miles, he suddenly saw someone in front of him.
Two horses came galloping on the road. As they got closer, the two horses had already dismounted and fell to their knees.
Xu He urged his horse forward and saw that the two cavalry were in the uniform of Liaodong cavalry. He felt excited and asked: "How is the situation over there in the county?"
A cavalryman raised his head, looked at Xu He and said: "Report to Colonel Xu, Captain Cui led us to raid the county town at night last night, took control of the county government in one fell swoop, and captured Yunlu and Jiang Jing of Dali Temple. Zhao Shengtai brought people to rescue us, but we
They were all wiped out, and Captain Cui personally beheaded Zhao Shengtai."
Xu He let out a long breath and said with a smile: "Captain Cui is really brave. That's right, how about the food and grass?"
"They admitted that the fire in the city last night was caused by themselves." The cavalry said respectfully: "Before the grain depot was burned, they had moved all the food inside. We have found the military rations, and Captain Cui has also sent people to guard it.
Captain Cui sent his son to report to General Zhonglang and ask if the grain and grass should be transferred to Tianji Mountain."
Xu He nodded and said: "You have done a good job. General Zhonglang is waiting for the military report. You should go and report quickly."
The two cavalrymen did not waste any time. They saluted, mounted their horses, patted their horses and left, continuing towards Tianji Mountain.
Knowing that Cui Bo had captured the county seat, Xu He was also happy. After all, if food and grass were really cut off, the Tianji Mountain garrison, including him, would be in catastrophe. He felt relieved and waved: "Continue marching."
He was ordered to go to the county seat to replace Cui Bo in guarding the city.
Approaching Changwu County, Guo saw the banner of the Liaodong Army erected on the city. He led people to the city and saw several Liaodong soldiers guarding the city. Before he could say anything, the county city gate had slowly opened.
Apparently, the soldiers guarding the city saw their own troops approaching and took the initiative to attack the city.
Cui Bodao was not in a hurry to enter the city. He raised his head and asked, "Where is Captain Cui?"
"The captain is handling matters at the county government office." someone above responded.
Xu He said loudly: "By the order of General Zhonglang, I came to change the defense. I will lead the guards of Changwu County." He shook the horse's reins and urged the horse to rush into the city. He led a thousand infantry, and the formation was orderly.
They followed Xu He in formation and quickly entered the city.
Xu He took the lead. After entering the city, he soon saw a row of shield walls in front of him. Dozens of shield soldiers put their shields together to form a wall. Behind the shield soldiers, there were dozens of archers waiting in formation, bending their bows.
Nocking an arrow.
Xu He's heart trembled and he turned pale with shock.
"Zhao Wu Colonel Zhao Shengtai is here, can you name the general?" Behind the shield wall, a general in armor held a long bow and shouted to Xu He: "Zhao must know who the thief general who shot him is."
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Xu He already knew that something was wrong, and a chill ran down his back, and he said sternly: "Retreat, retreat...!" Before he could finish speaking, he heard the sound of arrows, and the row of archers shot them out at the same time without mercy.
The arrows were all rushing towards Xu He.
Xu He tried to dodge, but couldn't. Dozens of sharp arrows fell on him like raindrops. Zhao Shengtai shot one arrow with full force. He was a general of the Qingzhou Army and had excellent archery skills. It hit Xu He's heart.
Although Xu He tried his best to block the arrows with his sword before dying, he was still hit by more than ten sharp arrows in the blink of an eye. The sound of the arrows piercing the body was clearly audible, and the "Puff" sound was heard. The Liaodong infantry behind him
I saw Colonel Xu being shot into a hedgehog in the blink of an eye.
The Liaodong soldiers were stunned, and the people behind them didn't even know what was going on. When someone heard someone exclaiming, "The Colonel is dead, the Colonel is dead," some people realized what they were doing. In the panic, someone shouted loudly:
"Get out quickly, get out of the city!"
The soldiers in the front team turned around to retreat, but the soldiers in the rear team had no idea what was happening. Thousands of soldiers and horses were crowded under the city gate, half of them had already entered the city, and the other half were still outside the city. The front and rear teams crowded each other and became a mess.
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