Three hundred and twentieth IX isolated and helpless
Niu Wenzhong led his army to fight until Dongfang was slightly white, and then he counted the troops. He found that the 30,000 elite soldiers only had more than a thousand casualties, but the corpses of Song soldiers everywhere in front of him were more than twenty times more than this.
"A great victory! Haha! It turned out to be a great victory!" Chu Heng, the general of Biaowei, came to see Niu Wenzhong covered in blood. Of course, the blood did not belong to him, but to the dead Song soldiers: "Congratulations, Privy Councilor!
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Piwei General An Shirong's body was also covered with bloodstains, and he really killed with mercy: "The rear camp's food and grass are piled up like mountains, and there is no need to worry! In this way, Gaizhou Prefecture will definitely fall into our hands!"
"Very good!" Niu Wenzhong just nodded slightly to the second general, found a chair and sat down in the tent: "Come here! Move the body aside! Make a fire and cook!"
Piwei General An Shirong and Biaowei General Chu Heng looked at each other. Unexpectedly, a joke told by the Privy Councilor when they set off would now become a real thing that was going to happen.
Gao Qiu's 100,000-strong army disappeared overnight, leaving them with a large amount of food and grass. They would have abundant capital to attack Gaizhou Prefecture. More importantly, if Gao Qiu wanted to worry about his troops again and plan a crusade, it would only take a few seconds.
It will be months later.
This meal is to be eaten in Gao Qiu’s big tent!
Half an hour later, the steaming meals were served. The piles of corpses near the tent did not affect the appetite of the three of them at all. They were already exhausted and weak after a night of killing. Niu Wenzhong ordered that the entire army rest on the spot and eat.
Then transport the food and grass back to the camp.
"Sir, what should we do next?" Biaowei made Chu Heng look very ugly and stuffed his mouth full of food and said vaguely: "Should we attack the state capital or avenge General Fang, Dong Xianfeng and the others, go to Lingchuan County to kill them?"
Is that guy named Ximen Qing’s head going to be screwed off?”
Niu Wenzhong ate quickly, and after a while he asked An Shirong, "What do you think about this?"
An Shirong's meal was smaller and he had finished it long ago. After thinking about it for a while, he replied: "Of course it's Gaizhou Prefecture."
"reason?"
"Gao Qiu's army was defeated by our army, and everyone in Gaizhou Prefecture was in despair. If we don't take the opportunity to capture Gaizhou Prefecture now, how long will it take?" An Shirong replied: "Then Ximen Qing defended Lingchuan County for a while and a half.
You can't run away now, don't forget that General Yu is still in Gaoping County."
"Hmm..." Niu Wenzhong nodded slightly: "Send someone to bring the news to General Yu. First, our army has a great victory. Second, keep an eye on Lingchuan County. If there is any change in Ximen Qing, report to me on Pegasus."
Piwei General An Shirong responded and immediately gave the order.
"Why, sir, are you still afraid of what Ximen Qing will do?" Biaowei pushed Chu Heng to swallow the food in his mouth with great difficulty, and concluded that he had finished the bowl: "Only those more than 10,000 people,
It scared him to death! What else could happen?"
Niu Wenzhong made a "hum" sound, and a sharp look suddenly appeared in his eyes: "Huantou? General Fang went to attack Lingchuan County with 20,000 elite soldiers, but none of them were killed. Why, you think this Ximen Qing can't make a flower head?"
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"Uh..." Biaowei general Chu Heng realized that he had said the wrong thing and was speechless.
"Sir, General Yi has noticed that General Yu has insufficient manpower. If Ximen Qing makes any changes, I'm afraid it will be too late to stop him." Piwei General An Shirong frowned and said, "Why don't we call Shen An, Lu Yuan, and Wang
Ji and Shi Jing will bring 20,000 soldiers to support us, and we will bring more grain and grass. If our grain and grass are robbed, life will not be easy for General Yu."
Niu Wenzhong seemed to be quite satisfied with An Shirong's suggestion, nodded and said: "You are right, let's do it this way, and let the four of them give a message to General Yu: Don't go into battle recklessly."
Piwei General An Shirong followed his instructions again, and Niu Wenzhong said again: "In this way, we still have 40,000 troops in our hands. How long do you think it will take to capture the Gaizhou capital?"
As soon as Niu Wenzhong finished speaking, Chu Heng, the powerful general, stood up and patted his armor: "These bear bags in Gaizhou Prefecture, a certain general will take 20,000 people there, and within a day or two, the city will be destroyed!"
These words made Niu Wenzhong burst into laughter: "Twenty thousand people? There are tens of thousands of Song soldiers in Gaizhou Prefecture. Plus those people, there are at least twenty to thirty thousand people. Are you really sure?"
"This..." Biaowei general Chu Heng hesitated immediately.
"Your Excellency, I must have already made up my mind. How could I have failed to do so!" Piwei General An Shirong saw that Niu Wenzhong seemed to have an idea, so he handed over his hand.
"That's right." Niu Wenzhong chuckled and said: "If we attack at this time, the people of Gaizhou Prefecture will have no way to retreat. They will definitely resist desperately with the Song soldiers. In this way, even if our army captures Gaizhou Prefecture quickly, the losses will be inevitable.
It's not a small matter; now we only need to send agents to sneak into Gaizhou Prefecture and publish anonymous posts, saying that Gao Qiu has been defeated. In order to avoid hurting the people, our army will not attack the city until three days later."
"Sir! What a plan!" An Shirong's eyes lit up.
"Let's go back to the camp!" Niu Wenzhong suddenly stood up: "There are too many dead here. It's better to go back and rest for three days to let the soldiers recharge their batteries. After three days, I want to see how many more people there are in Gaizhou Prefecture.
Living people!"
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When the two imperial guards who acted as messengers arrived at the south gate of Lingchuan County, it was already in the afternoon. They saw the city gate closed from a distance. As they were about to approach, a loud voice from the wall shouted: "If you come even half a minute closer, you will be killed."
Let me turn you into a hedgehog!"
The two forbidden soldiers raised their heads and saw a dozen bows and arrows pointing at them on the city wall. They felt frightened, but they still jumped up and cursed: "You don't know how to praise us. We are messengers sent by the Taiwei. Please call Ximen Qing."
Come out and meet us!”
On the city wall was Moyun Golden Winged Ou Peng. He leaned over and saw that the two men were indeed in the uniforms of the imperial army. However, he was annoyed that they had spoken rudely and shouted: "What lieutenants! I don't know you! If you move again, be careful of the ruthless bows and arrows!"
The two Imperial Guards secretly complained, finally escaping from the pile of dead people in the middle of the night. Unexpectedly, they were sent as messengers. Everyone in the camp knew about the secret discord between the Ximen Supervisor and Captain Gao, so they were admitted this time.
There's a fire pit.
Having no choice but to do so, the two Imperial Guards bowed and saluted: "We are here to ask for an audience with the Lord Supervisor, and we have a message from the Marshal."
Moyun Golden Wing Ou Peng then ordered his soldiers to open the city gate and let the two people in. Seeing that his body was stained with blood, Cai Duo was so proud that he couldn't help but ask: "You two killers, how did you end up like this?"
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The two Forbidden Soldiers then told the story. Ou Peng was shocked when he heard that. Not only did he delay, he personally brought the two Forbidden Soldiers to see Ximen Qing.
Ximen Qing had already received the news of Gao Qiu's defeat from Shi Qian on the drum, but what he didn't expect was that Gao Qiu actually ran all the way back to Weizhou without even thinking of gathering the remaining defeated soldiers.
Ximen Qing also knew exactly what Gao Qiu, an old thief, was thinking.
Defend Lingchuan County? I'm afraid this old thief wants to die in Lingchuan County.
"Would you and the others like to stay in Lingchuan County or return to Weizhou?"
Ximen Qing asked lightly, and the two Imperial Guards looked at each other, leaned on the ground and said, "I would like to return to Weizhou."
"Huh, two weaklings who are afraid of death!" Ou Peng played with a wrist-breaking knife in his hand and laughed disapprovingly: "Just like your Lieutenant Gao!"
The two Imperial Guards were shocked and did not dare to reply.
"Forget it, I don't lack two people here." Ximen Qing waved the two forbidden soldiers to retreat: "You tell the marshal that I will wait for him in Lingchuan County."
The two Imperial Guards tremblingly exited the lobby, shamelessly begged for some dry food and water, and without daring to stop at all, left the east gate for Weizhou.
Ximen Qing put his hand on the table and remained silent.
To be honest, Ximen Qing did not expect that Gao Qiu, an old thief, could wipe out nearly a hundred thousand troops in one night. He originally expected that this old thief could fight Niu Wenzhong for a few battles, but when both sides suffered losses, he would be more careful.
He took advantage of the opportunity and drove Niu Wenzhong out of Gaizhou.
But in actual circumstances, Niu Wenzhong's tens of thousands of elite soldiers were not damaged at all. If Ximen Qingti's troops were to fight, he would be seeking death by hitting a stone with an egg.
This bad news diluted Ximen Qing's joy just now.
Last night, Group A No. 8 and Group A No. 26 led 500 soldiers and archers to surround the small village and kill all the killers.
The only pity is that No. 1 in Group B is alive and dead, but his body is nowhere to be seen.
At least for a long time, Bai Ying no longer had the strength to harass herself.
This is good news.
Until now, Ximen Qing still couldn't figure out why Bai Ying suddenly switched sides and prompted Tian Hu to revolt.
Power? Money? Or women?
"Brother Ou Peng, call everyone over." Ximen Qing broke away from his thoughts: "Now we have to make a careful calculation and figure out how to use Lingchuan County to resist Niu Wenzhong's army."
Moyun Golden Wing Ou Peng is awe-inspiring, is he really going to stick to this Lingchuan County?
As soon as Ou Peng left, Ximen Qing walked to the next room, where he moved all the tables, chairs and other furniture away, freeing up a large area to place a makeshift sand table, giving an unobstructed view of the nearby Gaizhou terrain.
Ximen Qing silently threw the flags representing Gao Qiu's army back into the small wooden box aside.
The little red flag above Lingchuan County seems so isolated and helpless.
The black flags representing Niu Wenzhong's army had gathered under the city of Gaizhou. Ximen Qing stared at the black and remained silent.
Gao Qiu's army collapsed. Under such circumstances, the people of Gaizhou Prefecture were in panic. How long can they sustain it?
Three days?
Five days?
Just stay in Lingchuan County eagerly, waiting for Niu Wenzhong to take Gaizhou Prefecture. After you have had enough rest, do you want to attack with a backhand?
Is there no other way?
Ximen Qing raised his head, and before he knew it, the room was already full of people.
Leopard head Lin Chong.
Flower Monk Lu Zhishen.
The prodigal Yan Qing.
Sick Wei Chi and Sun Li.
Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming.
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Everyone's eyes were looking at Ximen Qing and the sand table.
No one spoke, everyone was waiting for Ximen Qing's instructions.
Ximen Qing suddenly felt stressed, but he smiled slightly: "That old thief Gao Qiu has fled back to Weizhou, and he should be having dinner at the moment."
"We've heard everything."
The speaker was Lin Chong, the leopard head: "No matter how many troops Niu Wenzhong has, as long as our people are there, the city will be there!"
"But I don't want to die yet..." Ximen Qing replied with a grimace.
Lin Chong was speechless, and his original enthusiasm was extinguished.