Shi Luo Shen handed over the Taiping Sect's flag to Meng Xinghe, and settled a matter that had been on her mind for many years. Meng Xinghe took the flag and carried it, knowing that the burden on him was not light. Tang Jun was at the door of the house and could not tolerate it. He was not at all relieved. Fortunately, he had previously been worried about his family being detained in Chang'an by Li Shimin. Now that he knew that they were safe, Meng Xinghe had no worries and was not afraid of confronting the Tang Dynasty with open swords and guns.
Meng Xinghe's change is extremely rapid. He is not the kind of loyal minister who is loyal and courageous. Any idea of leaving pictures and photos in history is unrealistic and empty talk. He is just an ordinary ordinary person. To put it bluntly, he is constantly fighting for survival. A changed person, he did not regret at all that he was willing to be bombarded for a woman under Hukou City. He was also very happy to know clearly that the ruler would sacrifice at any cost for his own interests, just like Aunt Yun and him before As I said, so what if you become a king and a general? After all, you are a chess piece in the hands of the emperor. When you are happy, you can come and go when you are unhappy. It is not uncommon for birds to use their bows and bows in Tibetan dynasties. Moreover, people who have traveled through time have Meng Xinghe didn't know how the Taiping Sect would succeed or fail in the future. Since everything was unknown, how could he, a person who only knew how to cherish the people in front of him, lose without fighting?
If this is the case, then Meng Xinghe must openly rebel against the Tang Dynasty. The Tang army was stationed on the shore of Taihu Lake. Based on Meng Xinghe's understanding of them, Du Xuan was the only one in the Tang army who was more difficult to deal with, and he was also the military advisor. It's easy to deal with. Fortunately, he knows the current military situation of the Tang army relatively well. He can know himself and the enemy without sending out spies to inquire. Li Chengqian and Du Xuan are actually inseparable from each other and can't get together at all. If they want to defeat them, there is still a breakthrough. of.
Without thinking much, Meng Xinghe immediately took out a map of Taihu Lake, compared the topography of each landscape on it, and called Xue Rengui and Chai Shao to analyze it together. He only had these two people as his right-hand men now, and it was impossible for Xue Rengui to lead the troops in the war. , he can serve as a military advisor but why should he act alone? Chai Shao is nothing more than a reserve military material supply, both of which are indispensable.
"Sister, you see, if the Tang army wants to attack Taihu Lake, they first need to build ships. They also know that the serial ships will definitely have flaws and be defeated by fire. The water level in Taihu Lake is uncertain, and there are bends and reefs in some places. Big ships are also If we can't drive in, the only way is to use small boats to carry people and rely on the advantage of the large number of people to force the landing." Xue Rengui compared the Taihu battle map and expressed his opinion. Meng Xinghe also agreed with what he said. The Tang army could only enter by small boats.
At this time, Xue Rengui chuckled and said: "I think the Tang Army is also guessing at this moment that we will definitely resist at all costs on Taihu Lake, but brother-in-law, have you ever thought about it? The art of war says, "attack an unprepared person by surprise." It's dark tonight, so we sent a small team to sneak into the shore and go around to the Tang Army's barracks. You also know who the officer is responsible for escorting the Tang Army's food and grass."
"Yes, it is Hou Junji," Xue Rengui said: "This man is impetuous and arrogant. Even if Du Junshi's orders are given to him, he will probably not listen to his heart. Li Chengqian made him a big mistake by letting him serve as the supervisor of the army's food and grass. We will attack the Tang army's food and fodder at night, which will definitely cut off the rear resources of the 100,000-strong army. The Tang army will be defeated without a fight. We will pursue the victory and take the opportunity to regain the lost ground. Taking this opportunity, we can attack Jiangdu,"
"What a good plan." Chai Shao and Meng Xinghe are best at sneaking around. How could Meng Xinghe miss something like this, burning the Tang army's food and grass? He immediately said: "Tonight, we will select from the Taiping Sect and the Dragon Gang. A few skilled warriors dressed up as the Tang Army and sneaked into the Tang Army's camp to burn their supplies and cut off their food supply." After saying this, Meng Xinghe burst into laughter. It turned out that Xue Rengui was indeed a great general, but it was a pity that Luo Feng was no longer there. He The duo is sure to be unstoppable.
The three of them immediately decided what to do tonight. Since the Taiping Sect has been handed over to Meng Xinghe, it is even easier to mobilize the people in the sect. Meng Xinghe asked Xue Rengui to go down to organize the affairs. In the evening, there were about ten people in a room. Many people were standing in front of Meng Xinghe. Meng Xinghe glanced at it lightly and saw that Xue Rengui was very good at recognizing people. Almost none of the more than ten people was not smart. Meng Xinghe had already ordered people to prepare tung oil. Xinghe also knew the importance of this battle. He lowered his voice and said to the people in the room: "Tonight we are going out to do a big thing. This matter is confidential. Everyone has to cheer up and feed and clothe the Tang army." , use it, burn it all to pieces, do you have the confidence,"
The people below are all good players in the Dragon Gang and the Taiping Cult. Especially when they heard that Meng Xinghe was willing to betray the world for a woman, they respected such a famous man even more. They heard that he was going to do big things in the Tang Army camp, so they had already After holding their breath, they shouted resolutely: "Yes,"
"Very good," Meng Xinghe laughed. He himself wore a set of black night clothes, and the others were all in the same mold as him. They nodded their heads and slipped out quietly.
At this moment, the sky was getting dark, and it was quiet on Taihu Lake. Only the faint sound of rowing boats could be heard. Because Meng Xinghe brought out all strong men with excellent arm strength, several small boats seemed to be suspended on the water, and they shot out like arrows. Everyone was wearing black clothes and black trousers, with a black scarf covering their face, and carrying a bamboo tube on their back to hold tung oil, with both ends sealed with fire paint. It looked like they were preparing to burn all the food and fodder of the Tang army.
Meng Xinghe stood on the front boat unarmed. Xue Rengui and Chai Shao were beside him. Chai Shao brought a broad-backed machete, which he had used once during the bloody battle with Sun Long. Now he had it in his hand again. I didn't feel any coldness at all, but instead felt a warm-blooded impulse.
A society where the weak and the strong have always been about the light of swords and blood.
Xue Rengui was good at bows and arrows. He only carried a long bow. It was made by Lu Miaozi, the most famous skillful craftsman in the Taiping sect. The bow was five feet long and nine stones strong. Although he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he was as tall as Meng He was as tall as a galaxy, with a huge bow on his back. Not only was he not exaggerated, there was actually a hint of chilling in the dark night.
The people of the Taiping Sect are particularly familiar with the Taihu Lake. They took a small path. At about three o'clock, when everyone was sleeping, more than ten men in black, led by Meng Xinghe, stopped the boat on the shore and got off the boat neatly. There was no sound at all.
"Brother-in-law, five miles ahead is the Tang Army's camp. The layout is in a finished shape. The grain and grass are in the middle of the character. It seems that the Tang Army's military advisors also knew the importance of grain and grass, so they arranged it like this," Xue Rengui said based on the previous spies' report. , temporarily figured out the location of the food and grass, Tang Jun was not stupid, and it was not easy for them to come and burn the food and grass.
Meng Xinghe didn't know much about marching and fighting, and he didn't know anything about setting up formations and camps. However, he also knew that when setting up camps, food and grass were in the middle of the army. It was extremely difficult to make the center of the Tang army bloom. He even asked sincerely: "Since then, So, how do you get in?"
Now it was Xue Rengui's turn to be proud and said: "The Tang army set up camp, but it is not foolproof. Let's see if our Taiping sect has magic soldiers descending from the sky." Xue Rengui squeezed out an excited smile from the corner of his mouth: "Brother-in-law, you don't know, Taiping There are sects of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and five elements under the sect. Among the dozen brothers I brought tonight, two of them are members of the earth sect of the Taiping sect. Within an hour, we can dig tunnels from here to Tang Jun Pinzi Center, we sneaked in from the tunnel, isn't it because magic soldiers descended from the sky?"
It seems that the Taiping Sect is indeed a land of crouching tigers, hidden dragons. Xue Rengui must have brought not only people from the Tumen tonight, but also people from the Shuimen and Huomen. How many sects are there under the Taiping Sect? Meng Xinghe would like to think about it in the future. Ask Shi Luoshen carefully. Since he has taken over, he must fully understand why.
Xue Rengui didn't say much, and two men in black immediately walked out from the group of men behind him. According to the map drawn by Xue Rengui, they chose a place, and soon a tunnel entrance that was tight enough for one person to pass appeared on the ground.
Meng Xinghe saw that the speed at which they were digging was unimaginable, but he actually didn't know something. The people from the Tumen of the Taiping Sect were the ancestors of the gold-digging sect that was said to be the ancestors of the later generations. Otherwise, how would the Taiping Sect have the money to carry out their activities? In fact, it came from the tomb-robbing efforts of people from Tumen.
Things turned out exactly as Xue Rengui said. Within an hour, the tunnel had reached the center of the Tang Army's barracks, and Meng Xinghe and others easily entered the tightly defended Tang Army's barracks.
"Set fire, burn the grain and grass," Meng Xinghe ordered decisively. More than a dozen men around him immediately disappeared into the night, neatly took off the bamboo tubes filled with tung oil from their backs, and sprinkled it on the Tang army's grain and grass. These men were extremely agile, even if They were discovered by the soldiers guarding the surroundings, but before the soldiers could call out, the throats of the men in black had been cut with sharp knives on their waists. Waiting for Meng Xinghe's "set fire" command to come out, the men in black had quickly taken out their weapons. The fire started burning in an instant.
Hou Junji was sleeping happily in his military tent. After hearing the commotion outside, he thought that Li Chengqian wanted to attack the Taiping Army in the middle of the night. He was cursing in his heart when a soldier rushed in in a panic. Due to his unstable center of gravity, Suddenly he fell heavily to the ground.
"General, general, it's bad, the food, the food and grass are on fire,"
Hou Junji didn't seem to hear him clearly: "What did you say? Say it again."
"Return to the general, the food and fodder are on fire," the soldier said in panic, fearing that Hou Junji would be furious and chop him down with the sword beside him, so he knelt down and took a few steps back involuntarily.
When Hou Junji heard the words, he jumped up as if his butt was on fire. He raised his foot and kicked away the soldier who came to report, saying: "Fart, who is so bold as to set a fire in the center of our military camp?" Hou Junji Just as he spoke, the raging fire outside had already lit up half of the sky. What the soldier said was true. Someone did come to set the fire. He knew the importance of food and grass. He didn't bother to beat and scold his men, and ran away in a hurry without even putting on his clothes. go out.
"Hurry up and report to the marshal and military advisor that the demons of the Taiping Cult have used sorcery to burn all the army's food and grass." Hou Junji roared and put his feet on a group of soldiers who were responsible for guarding the food and grass next to him: "
Why don't you put out the fire quickly, or else you'll lose your head?"