First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 102 Intercepting Xue Ju
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Hearing Lin Xingcan's words, Gao Chong was almost moved to tears.

God is so pitiful, these days, he patrolled the city wall during the day, chatted with a group of soldiers, telling them about Xue Ju's cruelty, and the kindness of Tang Wang, and he dared not remove his armor when he slept at night, for fear that the soldiers would rebel.

You must know that in Dazhengguan, the number of soldiers from the Western Qin Dynasty is more than four times that of the Tang Army. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. Therefore, Gao Chong is extremely cautious in every step, for fear of causing riots among the soldiers.

Obviously, when Lin Xingcan came to Dazhenguan, he understood Gao Chong's situation and admired him very much. When Lin Xingcan was in Jinyang, he was a general under Li Yuan's command, so he also saw Gao Chong's father and son step by step. Naturally, Lin Xingcan was convinced of obeying Gao Chong's orders.

"General Lin, Xue Ju must flee in the direction of An Ding this time, what's your opinion?" Gao Chong looked at Lin Xingcan and asked directly.

Lin Xingcan heard the words and said without hesitation: "It is natural to intercept."

Gao Chong nodded noncommittally, "But the Great Earthquake Pass is also very important, and there is no room for loss."

"I would like to stick to the Great Earthquake Pass, and people will be there," Lin Xingcan was a smart person, and immediately volunteered to say.

Gao Chong was very happy, "Today there are 5000 troops in total, and I will leave [-] troops from the headquarters of the Tang Army with you. ".

When Lin Xingcan heard the words, he happily agreed, which is why Li Shimin arranged for Lin Xingcan to support Dazhenguan. If it were Qiu Xinggong, he would have had an attack on the spot. After all, intercepting Xue Ju was undoubtedly a great achievement.

Of course, Gao Chong's move was not to suppress Lin Xingcan. The importance of the Great Earthquake Pass was self-evident. Someone had to guard it. This person had to be a good general who could stand on his own. Only Lin Xingcan was the most suitable candidate.

It is also feasible for Liu Hongji to guard the Dazhen Pass, but Gao Chong has accompanied Liu Hongji all the way, so it makes no sense to leave him at the end of the final meritorious service.

Seeing that Lin Xingcan was so stable, Gao Chong couldn't help sighing inwardly. It's not unreasonable for the Tang Dynasty to be so strong in the future. The popularity of the heroes of Yange, Datang, there are many, many generals who are not as famous as Lin Xingcan.

In the government office, a map was hung on the screen. Gao Chong stared at the map for a long time, then looked at the two generals Liu Lin on the left and right, "Where do you think it should be?"

Although he knew that Xue Ju would flee to the north, but the border between Fufeng County and Anding County was very long, Gao Chong could only choose one place, and then sent out scouts to have a chance to intercept Xue Ju.

Liu Hongji stared at the map and frowned, "I think the middle is the best. Then the scouts will be sent farther away. No matter where Xue Ju enters Anding, we will have time to adjust in time."

Lin Xingcan also nodded when he heard the words, and walked forward and pointed to a place, "Then there is only Liangyuan, no matter whether Xue Ju is going north from Qianyuan on the left or Purun on the right, Gao Canjun can adjust it in time. In addition, if the Western Qin army from Anding wants to meet Xue Ju, they can also find an opportunity to deal with it here."

Hearing Lin Xingcan's words, Gao Chong nodded straightly, "What General Lin said is very true", he glanced at Liu Hongji with some distaste, and Liu Hongji happened to see it, and walked aside resentfully as if he didn't see it.

Then Lin Xingcan said: "But to take strict precautions against stabilizing the Western Qin army, all the scouts must be scattered, otherwise once they are pinched between the north and the south, they will be unable to escape. After all, Xue Ju has tens of thousands of troops."

Gao Chong nodded straight after hearing this, and then looked at Liu Hongji, he was inexplicably regretful, it would be better to take Lin Xingcan with him than Liu Hongji.

Liu Hongji became anxious when he saw this, and pointed to the map and said, "Liangyuan faces Heihe. I know this place is a deep valley called Heihechuan. At that time, set up an ambush here, and you will be sure."

Hearing this, Gao Chong was rather surprised.

Liu Hongji raised his head and cleared his throat and continued: "If you want to enter the territory of Anding, the Daxi River is on the east and the Heihe River is on the west. Although these two rivers are also tributaries of the Jing River, the Daxi River has a wide surface and fast-flowing water. There are ships building pontoons, otherwise they will not be able to pass.

It is expected that there will be an army of two sons chasing after Xue Ju, so it must be too late to collect boats to cross the Daxi River. He can only cross the Heihe River. The Heihe River is a valley with small water volume and narrow water surface. This general concluded that Xue Ju must cross the Heihe River."

The eyes of both of them lit up when they heard this, "General Liu is really resourceful, the mountains, rivers, geography and features are all in your heart, and you can admire them."

This compliment made Liu Hongji smile so happily that the corners of his mouth reached to the ears, "Much praise, Miao praise".

This guy is a native of Jingzhao, and Anding County is close to Gyeonggi, he must have been to Liangyuan before, Gao Chong thought to himself.

After Lin Xingcan went to inspect the city defense, Liu Hongji suddenly looked resentful, "Did you think I was useless just now?"

Gao Chong was startled, waved his hands and said, "Why, brother Hongji is my best partner."

Liu Hongji shook his head, "You must have been thinking just now: it's not as useful as bringing Lin Xingcan along with you."

Gao Chong was stunned, and then feigned anger and said: "Good Liu Hongji, I take you as a brother, and I always think of you when I do meritorious service, but you treat me like a villain with the heart of a gentleman."

"Really?" Liu Hongji blinked, somewhat disbelieving.

"Absolutely not", Gao Chong was categorical and righteous, he was not that kind of person.

Liu Hongji immediately beamed with joy, "I knew you would not treat me badly", and went away happily after saying that.

Gao Chong heaved a sigh of relief, and was almost seen through by this idiot.

Just at this time, Liu Hongji came back in a hurry, and Gao Chong was startled. Liu Hongji looked excited, "Youzhi, who do you think this is?"

As soon as the words fell, a man ran quickly from behind, and when he saw Gao Chong, he fell to the ground, "Lang Jun is well, Kaohsiung is back and returned."

"Ah Xiong, you are back", Gao Chong was overjoyed immediately, he stepped forward to help Kaohsiung, gave him a big hug, and then punched Kaohsiung hard, checked and found no missing arms or legs, he couldn't help feeling sullen He said: "Where did you go? There has been no news for so long, I thought... I thought you died just because of this killing, just come back."

Gao Xiong wiped his face when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Jiao is worried, guess who I saved?"

Gao Chong and Liu Hongji were startled when they heard the words, "Who?"

Gao Chong was startled suddenly, with an expression of disbelief, "You must have saved Liu Wenjing, right?" Liu Hongji was also shocked when he heard this.

Gao Xiong nodded straightly, paused again, looked at Liu Hongji, hesitated to speak, "Mr. Lang, should I not save him, after all he...".

(End of this chapter)