First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 212 Ambush Again
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Not long after, Qin Qiong arrived, and as soon as they met, he asked, "Youzhi, do you want to go back to the Baibi camp?"

Gao Chong shook his head and smiled when he heard the words. Qin Qiong has been anxious these past few days. According to common sense, they should return to the camp after intercepting Yuchi Jingde in Meiliangchuan, but after Gao Chong conquered Puzhou, they have not yet returned to the camp. Qin Qiong is naturally respectful about the plan to return to life, and he is naturally a little apprehensive.

But firstly, Gao Chong had his own plans in mind, and secondly, he also knew that Li Shimin would not be punished for this, so he was not in a hurry.

"Second brother Qin, don't worry, brother, I will take you to make another contribution."Gao Chong pulled Qin Qiong to sit aside and laughed.

Qin Qiong was taken aback, and Gao Chong said straightly: "This time to meet Liu Wuzhou, Wang Xingben of Puzhou and Lu Chongmao of Xia County took the opportunity to rebel. Now Puzhou has been recovered, and only Xia County is left. As far as I know, Lu Chongmao is not talented. If Xia county is restored again, wouldn’t it be another great contribution.”

"But the King of Qin didn't order to use troops against Xia County?" Qin Qiong said hurriedly when he heard that.

Gao Chong shook his head and smiled, "What is the general order we received?"

"Set up an ambush in Meiliangchuan and intercept Yuchi Jingde," Qin Qiong said without hesitation. He is a standard sergeant, first under the command of Lai Hu'er, and then under the command of Zhang Xutuo. He has always paid attention to military orders like a mountain.

Hearing this, Gao Chong clapped the table and shouted: "Exactly, since the King of Qin ordered us to intercept Yuchi Jingde, now that Yuchi Jingde has fled back to Xia County, we can intercept according to the order."

"Intercept?" Qin Qiong was very puzzled when he heard that, "Yuchi Jingde fled to Xia County alone, he must be defending the city, isn't Youzhi planning to attack the city?"

Unexpectedly, Gao Chong shook his head when he heard the words, and concluded: "I expect Yuchi Jingde will never stick to Xia County."

Seeing that Qin Qiong was puzzled, Gao Chong said straightly: "Xia County's city is not tall, and its soldiers are only five thousand. Previously, King Yong'an's army was defeated by Yuchi Jingde's attack from behind. If King Qin sent another army to attack the city, Xia County How can the small city wall of the county and thousands of county soldiers resist it? Yuchi Jingde is not a reckless man, he must want to get this."

"What do you mean?" Qin Qiong's eyes lit up when he heard it, "Yuchi Jingde returned to the abandoned city? Then we conquer Xia County?"

If this is the case, then Xia County is really a meritorious service, and even Qin Qiong is a little moved.

"Second Brother Qin, can you be more ambitious?" Gao Chong laughed and said, "I not only want to conquer Xia County, but also capture Yuchi Jingde alive."

Qin Qiong was startled when he heard the words, but he knew that Gao Chong was always planning, and seeing his confident appearance, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Youzhi, tell me quickly."

"Yuchi Jingde will definitely not be trapped in Xiaxian County. Since he abandoned Xiaxian County, the only way to go north is to return to Huizhou and join Song Jingang's tribe. Think about it," Gao Chong said with a smile.

"Meiliang River?" Qin Qiong asked with wide eyes, "Youzhi, do you still want to set up an ambush in Meiliang River?"

Gao Chong nodded, "This is reverse thinking. Yuchi Jingde wanted to go back to Huizhou, and it was impossible to pass by Baibi. He had to sneak across Meiliangchuan. He must have never thought that I would set up an ambush in Meiliangchuan again later."

After Gao Chong's analysis, Qin Qiong suddenly realized, and was also very excited, "What you said is true, when will you leave?"

"The sooner the better, I'll go tonight, take all five thousand soldiers with me," Gao Chong said decisively.

Qin Qiong immediately responded and hurriedly went down to prepare.

In Xia County, hearing Yuchi Jingde's words, all the generals and assistants in the hall were amazed.

"What?" Yuchi Jingde stared, "Do you have any opinions?"

"No...no", the next captain replied hesitantly, and then bravely asked: "General, you fell in the middle of Meiliang River, and now you are still going to Meiliang River, will you?"

"What will happen?" Yuchi Jingde leaned over and asked, "Will you be ambushed again? It's a joke, how could the Tang army ambush twice in a row at the same place? At this time, Li Shimin must have thought that he would stick to Xia County, but he didn't know that he would There will only be an empty city left for him."

"Empty city?" The school captain was startled, and hurriedly asked: "What is the general planning to do?"

Yuchi Jingde's face darkened, and he said bluntly: "The Tang army is running out of food and grass. Even the old man Li Yuan collected food himself. When he was about to leave Xia County, he would burn all the stored food. Not a grain of grain or a blade of grass would be left to the Tang army. ".

"The general can't do it."

"If all the food and grass are burned, how will the people of Xia County live?"

As soon as Yuchi Jingde said this, all the generals in the hall tried to dissuade them one after another, they are natives of this Xia County, and each of them must have some relatives and friends who lived here.

Yuchi Jingde's face darkened, "When did the general say that he wanted to seize the people's food, I only burn the government's stockpile."

"The government's stockpile of grain is for the government to prepare for emergencies. If there is a natural or man-made disaster, it needs to open a warehouse for relief," said a general at the same time.

With a bang, "It's already kind of the general not to take away the people's food, so don't talk too much", Yuchi Jingde said angrily.

In the hall, Zuo Ying was intimidated by Yuchi Jingde's power, so he had to bow his head, not daring to speak any more.

When all the generals in the hall dispersed, Yuchi Jingde sat alone in the main seat, with a worried expression on his face, frowning, and whispered: "The military spirit is useless, we must return to Huizhou as soon as possible", and then gave the order to rest early tonight, and at Maoshi tomorrow Set off.

That night, all the generals in Xia County felt uneasy. On the one hand, they didn't want to leave their hometown and evacuate to Weizhou. On the other hand, they were afraid of Yuchi Jingde's power.

As soon as Maoshi arrived, before dawn, Yuchi Jingde ordered the treasury to be burned, and then gathered soldiers, originally [-] county soldiers, after these days of fleeing one after another, only [-] remained.

Just last night, as many as 500 people fled, all of them were locals, familiar with the place, they searched the corners of the streets and alleys, but they couldn't find anyone, and Yuchi Jingde was eager to retreat, and had no intention of pursuing them.

In Meiliangchuan, Gao Chong was awakened by the guards, "Lang Jun, look in the direction of Xia County."

Gao Chong was startled, got up hastily, and was startled when he fixed his eyes on it, only to see that the direction of Xia County was full of flames, printing the sky red.

"Youzhi, what's the situation?" Qin Qiong also walked to the side and asked in surprise.

Gao Chong shook his head, "Have all the scouts been sent out?"

"No one was left, all were sent out."Qin Qiong replied.

"We can only wait for news from the scouts." Gao Chong clenched his fists. If he could capture Yuchi Jingde alive and then conquer Xia County, it would be a great achievement.

Not long after, the scouts came back in a hurry: Xia County dispatched a brigade, about 2000 people, and they were heading towards Meiliang River.

Gao Chong and the two were overjoyed when they heard the words.

"Youzhi, how to deploy, you order."Qin Qiong's eyes sparkled, and she asked excitedly.

"It's still the same. I will lead half of the front army to fight head-on, and you will lead the rear army to intercept their retreat. Although I don't know why the Xia County army has only [-] soldiers left, but this time our army is twice as strong as the enemy, and we will wipe them all out." ", Gao Chong mentioned Ma Qian and said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)