On a hillside in the grassland, Qin Huaidao stopped and stood, looking far ahead, his sharp eyes as if he could penetrate the hazy moonlight and see the end, motionless, like a sculpture.
A scout hurriedly rode over, clasped his fists and said: "General, the quelling army has sent an additional 20,000 troops to defend the perimeter. Including the internal garrison, the number has reached more than 30,000. In addition, it was discovered that five homing pigeons flew in from the quelling army.
Among the rebels."
"Let's explore again." Qin Huaidao's ancient well remained unmoved, but he had more doubts in his heart.
"Follow the order!"
Fang Yiai hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists and said: "General, we are going to attack the rebel army tonight to quell food and supplies. I would like to take the lead in the attack, and I also ask the general to help you."
"The last general is also leaving." Li Yixie said not to be outdone.
Qin Huaidao turned around and looked at Su Dingfang: "The news from the scouts is interesting. Tell me what you think."
"Returning to the general, I think that the quelling army has stepped up their guarding of food and grass because they are afraid of a sneak attack by the rebels. The quelling army has come from afar, and food and grass are the most important thing. Hou Junji has rich experience and cannot make mistakes. As for the carrier pigeons, the rebels are needed.
Only those who are familiar with it can receive it. It can be seen that there are people from the prince lurking among the rebels, and there are quite a few of them. The prince is preparing to win over some forces in the rebel army." Su Dingfang said quickly.
"Good analysis."
Qin Huaidao nodded with satisfaction, looked at Fang Yiai and Li Yixie and continued to add: "The war cannot be fought solely by blood and bravery, but requires more thinking. Since the prince has protected the food and is wooing all parties in the rebel army, it can be seen that the competition between the two sides has already begun.
From the beginning, we will sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. We will pass on the order to cancel the night attack tonight, and the army will march into the mountain, so that the two groups of rebels can feel at ease and concentrate on dog eating dog."
Everyone's eyes lit up and they laughed.
There is no danger to defend at the foot of the mountain, which is not conducive to camping. It doesn't matter if we have to attack at night. It's just a temporary rest. But if the night attack is cancelled, the army must find another place to camp. The army quickly takes action and goes straight to the scouts to find out.
Go deep into the mountains.
The moonlight was hazy, visibility was not high, and the army moved slowly.
About half an hour later, the army came to an open hillside. The terrain was flat, with a height of more than thirty meters in all directions. There was also a small lake. It looked like a mountain meadow. As long as the surroundings were defended, no one could easily kill them.
Coming up, the army was distributed in front, rear, left, right, center, and the central army tent was set up next to the small lake.
The army fought one after another, became very tired, and soon fell asleep.
Beside the small lake, Qin Huaidao was admiring the moonlight and thinking about his thoughts. Su Dingfang came over, cupped his fists and said: "General, the general is preparing to set up a team to investigate the surrounding areas. I don't know what the appropriate scope of the investigation is? Please give me some instructions, general."
"Fifty miles, as a team, tell the brothers, don't be eager to fight when you encounter the enemy, don't be greedy for credit, the right way is to send the intelligence back, send as many as possible, and don't miss any direction."
"Follow the order." Su Dingfang hurried to make arrangements, gave some instructions, and sent out hundreds of people. When he came back, he saw that Qin Huaidao was still thinking about something, waiting nearby without disturbing him.
After a while, Qin Huaidao suddenly asked: "Su Dingfang, how do you think the court will arrange it after hearing the news?"
"This... general is incompetent and I dare not make rash guesses."
Qin Huaidao smiled, did not ask any more questions, and walked towards the central military tent, while urging: "Send more people to keep an eye on the two groups of rebels. Any disturbance must be reported as soon as possible."
"Follow the order." Su Dingfang watched Qin Huaidao enter the Chinese military tent and sent two more troops over.
After Qin Huaidao entered the Chinese army tent, he fell asleep soundly.
There are too many things, but too few clues. It is difficult to make a decision, so I simply don’t think about it.
…
In the trap of Mageng, on the hillside, inside the big tent.
Li Jiancheng sat cross-legged on the ground, quietly looking at the small bonfire in front of him and the sizzling roasted leg of lamb. His mind could not calm down for a long time, thinking about his thoughts. Behind him stood a man wearing a mask.
Carrying a knife on his back, but missing an arm, it was none other than Lei Wu.
Lei Wu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he suddenly said: "Master, Li Chengqian's army suddenly came over, could it be a deliberate plan to let Qin Huaidao reveal your identity? Seeing that we have suffered a lot, he no longer wants to cooperate, so he annexed us instead.
How about launching an assassination plan?"
"Don't worry, let me think about it." Li Jiancheng said indifferently.
Silence returned to the big tent, with only the sound of grease falling into the bonfire exploding.
Not long after, a middle-aged man hurried in and saluted respectfully: "Prince, my father has sent news that he has persuaded the prince's side to win over our people and sent people to contact the Turks and ask them to go east to Chang'an from the west."
"Is there Patriarch Lao Cui?" Li Jiancheng said with a smile.
"As it should be." The middle-aged man said politely.
Li Jiancheng thought for a moment and said with a smile: "That idiot Li Chengqian still doesn't know that Chief Cui and Chief Zheng are members of His Highness. The biggest threat is Hou Junji. Since we have agreed, let's act according to the original plan and let the team go there tomorrow.
Take it."
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Everything is as planned. When our army passes by, Li Chengqian will definitely come out to greet us. If he suddenly attacks, he will definitely be able to go south. The only variable is Hou Junji. After all, he is a veteran on the battlefield. If he is careful, something will happen.
misfortune."
"It doesn't matter, someone will keep an eye on him." Li Jiancheng said with a satisfied smile.
"That's no problem. I would like to congratulate the prince for taking down Li Chengqian and strengthening his strength. With the addition of the one hundred thousand troops, the prince will have the capital to officially start a war with the court. There is also good news. The Cui family and the Zheng family have imitated two
Ten thousand repeated crossbows will be delivered tomorrow afternoon, just in time to increase combat power." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
"Hahaha, okay, with the help of the Cui family and the Zheng family, this prince will be even more powerful. I will be rewarded in great measure when the matter is accomplished." Li Jiancheng was overjoyed and promised.
"Thank you, Prince, I'll get ready when I go down." The middle-aged man smiled with satisfaction and left.
Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment and said coldly: "Lei Wu, tomorrow the team pretending to surrender to Li Chengqian will take action during the interview. At that time, the hidden stakes will also take action to strangle Hou Junji. As for that idiot Li Chengqian, try to keep him alive so that he can be used in the future.
."
"I understand, let's make arrangements now!" Lei Wu agreed and hurried away.
The moonlight slipped in through the door and fell on the ground, deserted and silent.
The aroma of roasted leg of lamb was overflowing. Li Jiancheng was in a good mood and his appetite improved a lot. He picked up a knife and cut off a piece, threw it into his mouth and chewed it. His eyes were filled with coldness and coldness. He sneered and murmured to himself: "Little Li Chengqian,
You didn’t expect that the Cui family and the Zheng family clan leaders around you are all mine, right? You didn’t expect that all of this was part of my plan? You are the first, and then it is my turn.
No end, only a brainless person like you will believe your enemy, huh!"
A gust of night wind blew in, making the tent feel a little colder.
…
Suppress the rebel army and set up a heavy camp with supplies.
There was a firelight inside a tent, and several bodies could be vaguely seen sitting opposite each other. Outside the tent, a group of soldiers were guarding, staring coldly ahead.
Suddenly, figures emerged from several dark corners, bows and arrows were drawn, and they fired at the guards outside the tent, knocking down more than a dozen people in an instant. Before the guards could react, a second round of arrows flew over, and another shot was fired.
Quite a few, the black shadows swarmed up and killed the remaining guards.
A strong man shouted anxiously at the door of the big tent: "General, our rescue will be late."
The door curtain opened and Niu Jinda came out. He glanced at the corpses on the ground and the rescue soldiers. He immediately reacted and scolded: "Nonsense, who asked you to come? In the future, the court will investigate and find out, so go back quickly."
The strong man quickly explained: "General, listen to me. The news has spread during the day. The rebels are Xi Wang Li Jiancheng. Not only did the prince not attack, he also said that the protector of the country was a rebel. The general disobeyed military orders and had connections with the rebels."
If you want to sacrifice the flag to the general because of his suspicion, the general cannot just watch the general being killed."
"King Xi?"
Niu Jinda's face changed greatly, and he thought a lot quickly. He looked at the other generals who came out. Everyone nodded in agreement. Niu Jinda immediately said: "Leave here first, and then find a way to contact the respective armies. We must not let the imperial army be coerced by them."
, otherwise you and I will both be sinners and have no shame to see the Holy One again. How about the escape plan?"
"The arrangements have been made. They are all our own people. Don't worry, general!" the strong man replied.
"Good job, withdraw!" Niu Jinda said with satisfaction.
Everyone left quickly and soon disappeared in the moonlight.