After thinking about it, Ling Jing's head hurt, but he just couldn't think of a good way to break Gaojibo. Did he really have to wait until Dou Jiande sent an army to attack Gaojibo in one fell swoop? .
"Report..." At this moment, a shout came from the side, and a sergeant was seen running over quickly. He got behind Wang Xiongxi and Ling Jing, clasped his fists and half-kneeled and shouted: "General Qi , Lord Song Zhengben led an army of ten thousand and rushed here,"
"Sir Song is here." Hearing the sergeant's words, Wang Xiongxan and Ling Jing were immediately stunned. Then, they also showed expressions of ecstasy. Under Dou Jiande's men, if Wang Xiongxan was... In terms of Dou Jiande's first general, then this Song Zhengben is Dou Jiande's first think tank. Although Ling Jing is also quite resourceful, compared with Song Zhengben, he is far different. It is precisely because of this that Song Zhengben is heard Wang Xiongxuan and Ling Jing, who were unable to attack Gaojibo, were overjoyed. They immediately headed towards the rear. After taking a few steps, they saw four or five people coming towards them, one in the lead. It was Song Zhengben. When Wang Xiong saw him, he immediately shouted: "Sir Song, you came at the right time."
Song Zhengben was slightly richer than when he was under Gao Shida. After all, under Gao Shida, Song Zhengben was not considered important, but now under Dou Jiande, Song Zhengben was used as a plotter by Dou Jiande. Lord, as the saying goes, a scholar dies for a confidant. If he can meet a wise king who knows people well and uses them well, Song Zhengben will live a much more comfortable life.
Seeing Wang Xiongshu and Ling Jing coming up to greet them, Song Zhengben also smiled and bowed his hands to them, saying with a smile: "General Wang, Lord Ling, I haven't seen you for many days, how are you doing?"
Ling Jing also came forward to greet him. Although he was wearing armor and dressed as a military general, he was actually still a civil servant. Ling Jing had no shortage of the etiquette he should have. On the contrary, Wang Xiongshu was a rough man. Knowing how to make so many twists and turns, he stepped forward and shouted to Song Zhengben: "Sir Song, you have to think of a way for me. If you don't capture this Gaojibo, the prince will be in trouble."
Song Zhengben also understood Wang Xiongxi's character. He didn't care about his rudeness. Instead, he nodded to Wang Xiongxi with a smile and said: "Don't worry, General Wang. I'm here just for this matter. Here is This is not the place to talk, let’s talk after we enter the military tent,”
As Song Zhengben spoke, he pulled Wang Xiongshu and Ling Jing respectively, and the three of them walked directly towards the main tent not far away. After entering the tent, Song Zhengben specifically ordered the guarding sergeants not to let anyone go. After getting close, he discussed with Wang Xiongxuan and Ling Jing how to attack Gaojibo.
It was night, in Gaojibo, the Xue family army had just finished a day's battle. Under the arrangement of the Xue family brothers, guards were also arranged. Previously, the Xue family army had relied on a night attack to capture Gaojibo. How could it be possible? Without guarding against this, in the mountain stronghold, the Xue family brothers gathered in Juyi Hall to discuss the outcome of today's battle.
Xue Wanche, the young man, curled his lips and said: "The Xia Army's offensive today was much more fierce than the previous few days. On my side alone, at least tens of thousands of people attacked at one go. I was almost attacked by the Xia Army several times. Fortunately, I jumped on the enemy ship first and killed the general who commanded the battle of the Xia army, so I completely defeated the opponent's offensive."
"Fourth brother," hearing that Xue Wanche rushed to the enemy's ship to kill the enemy again, the third brother Xue Wanjun immediately frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "Why are you so impulsive again? Didn't my elder brother warn you yesterday? Don't do it." Acting impulsively, you rush onto the enemy ship so rashly, what should you do if you are trapped in a tight siege?"
Hearing his brother's scolding, Xue Wanche curled his lips, but was a little unconvinced, and snorted: "Third brother, you are too cautious, I am not acting impulsively, I have calculated the enemy's forces accurately. No one could stop me, so I rushed forward to fight, so don’t worry too much, look, I’m sitting right in front of you now,”
"You are still reasonable." After hearing Xue Wanche's words, Xue Wanjun raised his eyebrows, his eyes widened, and shouted: "Have you forgotten what our father taught us? A general should judge the situation and not show off the courage of an ordinary man on the battlefield. Above, nothing is certain. Besides, our mission this time is to defend the Gaojibo position. As a general, you should strictly guard the position. What if something happens to you and the Gaojibo defense line falls? Explain to your father,"
"Okay," Xue Wanjun's scolding became louder and louder, and finally it made Xue Wanche's ears buzz. Xue Wanshu, the boss sitting at the top, couldn't help but stop Xue Wanjun and said: "Third brother, Forget it, fourth brother is not a child anymore. I believe that fourth brother has listened to these principles you said, right? Fourth brother,"
"Of course, of course," Xue Wanche, who was covering his ears with a grimace, didn't know that his elder brother was helping him when he heard what he said. He nodded quickly and said, "elder brother is right. I will remember all the third brother's teachings." In my heart, I dare not forget it. Please rest assured, eldest brother and third brother."
"Brother, you can't always pamper your fourth brother like this." Seeing that Xue Wanshu was protecting his younger brother again, Xue Wanjun was also very dissatisfied. He even shouted: "My younger brother knows that my eldest brother loves and protects my fourth brother, but now he is no longer at home. "What happens on this battlefield is either your death or mine. It's so dangerous. How can we allow my fourth brother to continue to act like this?"
"Okay, okay," Xue Wanshu also shook his head helplessly. His third brother was good at everything else, but he just liked to be more truthful. However, Xue Wanshu also knew that Xue Wanjun was telling the truth, so he smiled bitterly and said to Xue Wanche: "Fourth brother , you have heard what your third brother said. You can’t act recklessly in the future. Otherwise, I will send someone to send you back to your father. We brothers can’t control you. We can only let your father take care of you personally. "
"Ah," Xue Wanche immediately trembled after hearing his elder brother's words. He didn't dare to talk back anymore. His father had always strictly disciplined their brothers. If Xue Wanche was really sent to his father, I'm afraid he would be indispensable. A beating, and not being able to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy for a long time. For Xue Wanche, who was used to being free, it was simply more uncomfortable than killing him. Xue Wanche could only hang his head and said feebly. : "Yes, I just need to listen to my brothers,"
After educating Xue Wanche, Xue Wanshu turned his head again and said to Xue Wanshu, the second child who had been silent, "Second brother, what is the situation over there?"
The four brothers of the Xue family were stationed in the four directions of Gaojibo: the southeast, the northwest, the eldest Xue Wanshu was stationed in the east, the second Xue Wanshu was stationed in the north, Xue Wanjun was stationed in the west, and the youngest Xue Wanche was stationed in the east. To the south, after hearing Xue Wanshu's question, the second child Xue Wanshu said: "The situation on my side is similar to that on my fourth brother's side. I killed the enemy's commanding officer with one arrow, and then broke the opponent's offensive. , but, depending on the situation, the offensive we will face in the next few days will be even more rapid,"
"Well," after listening to Xue Wanshu's words, Xue Wanshu also nodded slightly and frowned. The situation in Gaojibo was indeed not optimistic. Thinking of the mission Liu Wenjing said before, they had to stick to Gaojibo. Xue Wanshu did the same. I couldn't help but have a headache. Fortunately, as Dou Jiande's rear base, Gaojibo stocked not only food and grass, but also a large number of weapons and equipment, including the most important arrows in this defensive battle. The pile of arrows in the warehouse slowly The arrows were enough for the Xue Jiajun for more than a month. Then Xue Wanshu turned his head again and asked Liu Ya, the only general here who was not from the Xue Jiajun: "General Liu, according to your opinion, how long will it take for Dou Jiande to reach Gaojibo?" ,"
As a surrendered general, Liu Ya would naturally be unable to command the troops in a short period of time. Xue Wanshu asked him to participate in this discussion mainly because he wanted to use Liu Ya's knowledge of Dou Jiande's troops and horses to obtain information. Hearing Xue Wanshu's questions, Liu Ya just smiled bitterly, but he also understood that if he wanted to gain the trust of the Xue brothers and save his head, he had to tell everything he knew and tell the truth. Liu Ya thought for a moment, He immediately said: "Half a month has passed since the Xue family army captured Gaojibo. With the speed of King Xia and Dou Jiande, I am afraid that all the troops should have been gathered five days ago. It's just that , it will take Dou Jiande at least four days to get from Qinghe to Gaojibo, plus other delays, it will probably take six or seven days,"
"Well," after listening to Liu Ya's answer, the Xue brothers also thought about it carefully. Xue Wanjun said: "Gaojibo is Dou Jiande's lifeblood. Knowing that Gaojibo has been lost, Dou Jiande will rush as quickly as possible." Come over and conquer Gaojibo, I think we should make the quickest plan and start preparing for the arrival of Dou Jiande's army in four days."
Xue Wanjun's words were also approved by other brothers. Xue Wanshu nodded and said: "Yes, but I don't know when the reinforcements Liu Wenjing mentioned will arrive. If Dou Jiande's army arrives but the reinforcements have not arrived, we can't continue If it continues, Dou Jiande will definitely bring no less than 70,000 soldiers and horses. With our military strength, it will be absolutely unstoppable. When the time comes, we can only burn the food, weapons and equipment and escape from the high ground. Chicken Po,"
It makes sense for Xue Wanshu to do this. Those who came to attack Gaojibo this time were all the elite soldiers of the Xue family. Although the Xue family and Luoyang have reached an alliance, it does not mean that the Xue family will be Luoyang's. While working hard, the Xue family's army is the foundation of the Xue family. If it is crippled here, the Xue family will not be able to stand firmly in the alliance with Luoyang in the future.