After lunch, Qian Guiting began to feel anxious.
Yuan Changling went to the appointment early in the morning. Qian Guiting was naturally very relieved about Yuan Changling's words. As long as the other party proposed conditions, he believed that Yuan Changling would deal with it calmly.
The Zuo army wanted money, food and even weapons and equipment, but Qian Guiting didn't care.
The most important thing the Qian family lacks is money and food, and there are also a lot of weapons and equipment secretly built over the years.
Anyway, the reinforcements sent by the imperial court will arrive soon. The left army has tens of thousands of people. Giving them enough money, food and equipment will just strengthen their strength to fight against the reinforcements.
As long as she can bring She Yue back to Suzhou City, it will be worth paying any price.
The right army attacked Shuning City, but not only failed to break the city, but the entire army disappeared into smoke. However, I, Mr. Qian, personally took action and brought She Yue back in just a few days. This not only allowed the Qian family to
He has complete control over the overall situation, and Mr. Qian's reputation will surely spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River.
He was very excited and wished that Yuan Changling could directly bring the princess back.
However, all the soldiers in the army had had lunch, and Yuan Changling still did not return. Qian Guiting began to feel anxious, and even had a vague premonition of ominousness.
Zhaojiagou is only a few dozen miles away from here, and it will take less than half an hour to rush back. Even if the two parties negotiate the terms, it will take some time, but it will not take that long.
After their soldiers retreated here yesterday, in order to prevent sudden enemy attacks, they have always been on alert. The cavalry have always stayed beside their horses, and the archers have never left their bows.
When setting off from Suzhou City, in order to reach Shuning County as soon as possible, it was a day and night journey. The whole army was actually a little tired. Although they rested briefly at the foot of Funiu Mountain, they immediately launched an attack on Shuning City and retreated.
After that, everyone remained alert and tense. After a night, many people already looked tired.
"Report!" A man rushed over and knelt on the ground: "Commander, the left army has started to move!"
Qian Guiting stood up suddenly and asked: "Which way are you moving?"
"They are divided into three." The visitor said: "Thousands of people are moving towards the front, and thousands of people are moving towards our flanks on each side."
Qian Guiting was shocked and asked anxiously: "Are they going to attack us?" He suddenly panicked and turned around and said: "Sir, you...!" As soon as the words came out, he realized that Yuan Changling was not with him.
Although Qian Guiting held the military power of the Suzhou Battalion, he knew nothing about marching and fighting. On the contrary, Yuan Changling had read two military books and knew a little bit about it, so he sent out this army.
The imperial court will seek advice from Yuan Changling.
Now the left army suddenly moved and saw that the formation was going to turn the Suzhou camp into a dumpling. Of course Qian Guiting was shocked. It would have been fine if Yuan Changling was by the side, but now there was no military advisor around him to take the details. Qian Guiting was immediately confused.
position.
At this moment, several generals came over in a hurry. They were all captains of the Suzhou Battalion.
"You are here just in time." Qian Guiting said hurriedly: "What is the situation with the Zuo Army?"
A captain raised his hands and said: "Commander, it seems that the left army has regained its strength and is preparing to launch an offensive against us. Commander, please make a quick decision whether to fight or retreat?"
Seeing several captains looking at him, Qian Guiting suddenly thought that he had secretly reached an agreement with Wen Rengui and acted in a play yesterday, but for the sake of caution, he did not tell anyone about it.
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Except for Yuan Changling, no one among his subordinates knew that the Zuo Army was feigning an attack yesterday.
Because of this, the generals thought that the Zuo Army had really rebelled.
Qian Guiting didn't know why there was a sudden change in the Zuo Army. Yesterday, everyone was still a friendly army and acted together in a tacit understanding. How come that overnight, this friendly army turned out to be real?
"What do you think we should do?" Qian Guiting's mind was a little confused.
Several captains looked at each other, and one of them raised his hand and said: "Although the Zuo army is large in number, it is just a ragtag group. Although it is large in strength, its equipment is crude and far from being comparable to our Suzhou battalion. I humbly thought that we should fight immediately and send this army to the battle.
The rebellious rebels were directly annihilated."
"Yes, we have deployed a few troops on both wings. We only need to resist the rebels on both wings." Someone agreed: "The main force directly attacks the enemy on the front. As long as the rebels on the front are defeated, the two wings will collapse without attacking."
Someone immediately objected: "Commander, you must not do this. Yesterday, Lieutenant Lu led the cavalry to break up the rear and lost nearly a hundred cavalry. Although they were outnumbered, it can be seen that not all the rebels were a mob, and there were some who could fight.
The most important thing is that the Taihu Army is stationed in Xixia Mountain. Once we are held back by the rebels, the Taihu Army will probably take advantage of the situation to attack. Although he has never fought against the Taihu Army, Linghu Xuan is by no means a good opponent.
The Taihu Army is not an incompetent army."
"It makes sense." Some people agreed with the withdrawal: "If our army is really surrounded by them, even if they are all annihilated in the end, we will kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, and the result will be heavy casualties."
The captain who had previously said with a sneer said: "You are speaking out of fear of the enemy and shaking the morale of the army. A bunch of mobs will scare you so much that you want to retreat. If you really fight against the Tang army, won't you have to kneel down and beg for mercy?"
"You are the brave one." The captain who supported the withdrawal retorted: "The Suzhou Battalion is the main force of the Queen Mother Association, and we must not be ruined here just because of impulse."
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"Who do you think is brave and foolhardy?" The man from before was obviously a hot-tempered man. He pressed the hilt of the knife and said, "Can you say something more?"
"Am I still afraid of you?" The other party had already drawn his sword out of its sheath.
Qian Guiting was upset when he saw his men quarreling, and shouted: "Stop arguing." Looking towards the direction of Shuning City, he had already guessed in his heart that Yuan Changling went to attend the appointment, and he was probably falling into a trap by his opponent.
Yuan Changling fell into the trap, which shows that Sheyue's side is really scheming. Without Mr. Yuan by his side, Qian Guiting has no confidence in his heart. At this time, listening to his subordinates arguing, his mind is even more confused.
He really wanted to organize troops and horses to fight a fierce battle with the Zuo Army. After all, in his heart, he was full of disdain for the Zuo Army's rabble. If he could annihilate the Zuo Army in one fell swoop, his reputation would be far-reaching.
But he did not dare to underestimate the Taihu Army.
Linghu Xuan has been entrenched in Taihu Lake for decades, and the Jiangnan family hates him deeply, but they hurt him without mercy. Such a person is certainly not a good person. If there is no Taihu Army in Xixia Mountain, Qian Guiting is willing to give up and fight.
But the presence of the Taihu Army made him unable to make this determination.
If Suzhou Camp is really buried here due to impulse, the Qian family will almost be completely finished.
"Send the order and withdraw the troops immediately!" Qian Guiting thought for a moment and finally gave the order in a deep voice.
The commander ordered that everyone should stop arguing. A school captain raised his hands and said: "Commander, all the food, grass and baggage are at the foot of Funiu Mountain. Do you want to evacuate to Funiu Mountain first?"
Only then did Qian Guiting remember that he still had his luggage at the foot of Funiu Mountain.
Naturally, Gui Ting has enough money to send out troops this time.
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After collecting grain and grass, they recruited thousands of civilians to transport grain and baggage. During the siege, more than 200 people were left to guard the grain and grass. When they withdrew, they did not retreat directly to Funiu Mountain. At this time, there were still more than 20 miles away from Funiu Mountain.
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The food and grass supplies were piled up like mountains. If the troops were to withdraw directly, the food and grass would definitely be obtained by the left army. Qian Gui, who was born in a wealthy family, would certainly not be able to keep them. He ordered: "Withdraw to Funiu Mountain, even if
They chased us and we went up the mountain, but they couldn't do anything to us."
The left army advanced rapidly, and the Suzhou Battalion immediately sent an order to withdraw its troops and headed straight for Funiu Mountain.
When retreating, the Suzhou Battalion was still in good order. After the cavalry was cut off, the Suzhou Battalion had quickly evacuated the battlefield before the left army completed the encirclement.
Qian Guiting was riding on the horse, feeling angry in his heart.
He has elite troops at his disposal, and he was able to successfully attack the city yesterday, and even hope to break the city directly. In order to cooperate with Wen Rengui, the Suzhou Battalion has made a lot of sacrifices. Who knew that the traitor would actually break his promise and make himself like this?
passive.
Now that She Yue has not been caught, Yuan Changling does not know whether he is alive or dead.
This revenge must be avenged!
I heard the rumble of footsteps and shouts from behind, and vaguely saw the left army still chasing behind me. I sneered in my heart, thinking that when I calm down, I will kill all these rabble.
As he drove quickly, Funiu Mountain was in front of him. At this moment, he suddenly regretted his decision and didn't know whether his decision was right or wrong.
It is true that these grains and grasses cannot be left to the left army, but it is almost impossible to retreat with these grains, grass and baggage. The only way is to burn all these grains and grasses with fire, so as not to give the enemy an advantage.
However, the pursuers were right behind them. Even if they could set fire to the food, it would be too late to withdraw calmly. When the enemy came, they would have to go up the mountain to temporarily avoid the enemy.
What if the enemy army surrounds Funiu Mountain? In such a short period of time, food cannot be transported up the mountain, and people go up the mountain but have no food. How long can they hold on?
His heart sank, and he vaguely felt that he might have made a fatal mistake by saving the food and grass.
Approaching the foot of Funiu Mountain, Qian Guiting's face turned pale when everyone around him saw it.
During the siege yesterday, of course the civilians who were transporting grain stayed in the camp. A wooden fence was built at the foot of the mountain, with a large number of grain, grass and vehicles piled inside. But now inside the wooden fence, there were only vehicles but no food, and as far as the eye could see, the ground was covered with food.
Corpse.
Those corpses were obviously the soldiers who had stayed to guard the food and grass. They were lying on the ground in various shapes. There were at least thirty or forty corpses.
"What's going on?" Qian Guiting lost his voice: "Someone... someone attacked?"
"Commander, it's too late." A captain shouted: "The pursuers are coming, hurry up the mountain."
Qian Guiting looked at the corpses on the ground and was furious. He clenched his fists, but still gave the order: "Go up the mountain!"
He took the lead and was about to go up the mountain. When he reached the foot of the mountain, before he could get off his horse, he suddenly heard the sound of "swish, swish, swish". Before he could react, arrows were flying in front of him like rain. He opened his eyes wide, and he heard the tragedy around him.
There was a cry, and many soldiers who were preparing to go up the mountain were killed by the oncoming arrows.
"puff!"
An arrow hit Qian Guiting's shoulder. Qian Guiting shouted "Ah" and turned over and fell off his horse. At this time, the sound of gongs and drums was already heard on the mountain, and then a thunderous voice was heard: "Tulu Kuohai of Taihu Lake is here, you go there