First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 266
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After Zhao Fu was taken down by the barbarians, Ran Zhao was still furious, pacing back and forth in the hall, pointing at the door and cursing: "The young supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also a minister close to the emperor, how could he be so stupid? If he acts like this and offends me, isn't he afraid that I will throw myself into the Tang Dynasty?"

Ran Zhaoxing sighed at the side: "You can see the whole leopard at a glance, such a waste can be ranked as an important minister in the central government, so it can be seen that in Xiaoliang, there are all rotten wood as officials."

"However, Xiao Xian sent the servant and young supervisor to show his sincerity." Ran Zhao paused and continued, "It's just that Zhao Fu is too stupid."

Ran Zhaoxing raised his brows, "What is Big Brother going to do?"

"When Li Xiaogong attacked Xiaoliang, he took the opportunity to capture Kuizhou." Ran Zhao said firmly, "If Xiao Mian is defeated, I will submit the land of the three states as an affiliation without losing the title of Duke of the county."

Hearing this, Ran Zhaoxing, who was well aware of Ran Zhaoze's temper, sighed and stopped trying to persuade him.

The next day, the scout sent out by Du Biao reported that a large number of Tang troops had assembled, and everyone in Kuizhou knew that they were going to attack Xiao Xian soon.

Ran Zhao was overjoyed to hear the news, and ordered to investigate again.

Li Xiaogong and others stood in front of the map in Kuizhou General Manager's Mansion. Li Xiaogong looked worried, "Yuzhi, can we really do it with only 3000 people?"

Gao Chong shook his head and smiled: "If it is possible, the more troops the better, it's just that if there are too many ambushes, they will reveal their flaws. Besides, there will be no surprises in ambushes. I believe that the well-trained three thousand soldiers will ambush ten thousand There are more than enough barbarians."

Li Xiaogong nodded when he heard the words, he already thought he was inferior to Gao Chong in terms of tactics, and then sighed: "The only shortcoming now is that we can't explicitly order the Eastern Expedition to Xiao Xian, otherwise it will be more convincing."

Because Chang'an Li Yuan did not issue an attack order, Li Xiaogong, as the coach, could not send troops without authorization. After all, this is a national war, and it is no small matter.

Gao Chong heard the words and said bluntly: "It's not important. I believe that Ran Zhaoze already knows Kuizhou well. As long as all the soldiers and horses are sent out, he will definitely fall into the trap."

Li Xiaogong also agreed when he heard the words, there are many children from Bashu in Kuizhou, I believe that as long as he sends troops, Ran Zhao will get the news immediately.

After pondering for a while, Gao Chong continued: "If the ambush is successful, Your Majesty will go straight to Xiazhou according to the marching route and meet Anlu Gong (Xu Shao). If it fails, Your Majesty will return to Kuizhou to help. Scouts, don't lose your eyes and ears. In addition to staying behind the city guards, you need to deploy [-] troops in advance in the city, disperse the whole city, and break it up into parts, in case of emergency."

Li Xiaogong naturally responded when he heard the words, and at the same time he felt relieved.

This is exactly what Li Xiaogong is worried about. No one can guarantee victory in a war. Once Gao Chong's ambush fails, Li Xiaogong will definitely not let Kuizhou lose.

The next day, a mighty [-] army gathered outside the east gate of Renfu City. They did not hold any ceremonies such as the swearing-in meeting, but left the city silently, and then headed east.

On the top of the city, Gao Chong narrowed his eyes as he watched the people defending with only [-] soldiers return to the city. It was so tempting that he didn't believe that Ran Zhao would not send troops.

"Yuzhi, don't you really need me to go with you?" Jiang Baoyi asked with a frown behind him.

Gao Chong decided to personally lead troops to ambush Ran Zhaoze, and let Jiang Baoyi stay behind and return to the city, which made Jiang Baoyi very worried. You must know that Ran Zhaoze is not some unknown soldier, he is a barbarian king who dominates the two states, and there is no shortage of elite soldiers under his command.

"As long as you are in Renfu City, I can leave the city with peace of mind." Gao Chong turned to look at Jiang Baoyi and said solemnly: "No matter what, Renfu City can't be lost."

When Jiang Baoyi heard the words, his expression was terrified, "People are in the city", Jiang Baoyi is loyal, and the short four words are powerful enough to prove his determination and self-confidence.

Gao Chong nodded, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, I still have other surprise soldiers, even if things don't work out, they won't be completely defeated."

Jiang Baoyi suddenly looked surprised, "Any other surprise soldiers?"

Gao Chong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "The Buddha said: Don't say it, don't say it."

Jiang Baoyi's face was a little stiff.

Kaizhou, the original governor's mansion, is now the Shu prince's mansion.

"Your Majesty, Li Xiaogong really led the troops out of the city. Although he didn't say clearly to attack Xiao Mian, he came out by land and water, and now he has left Renfu County," Du Biao said excitedly.

"The whole army has left the city?" Ran Zhaoze got up awkwardly, "How many troops are left after the people return to the city?"

Du Biao grinned, and pulled a young man from behind, "This is my nephew Du Yuan, who just came out of Renfu City, the king can ask him."

Different from Du Biao's thick and domineering, Du Yuan's thin body, sallow complexion, looked a little sick, he said hurriedly when he saw this, "I want to teach the king to know that there are only about [-] Tang troops left in the city. Chang Shi Gaochong stayed behind, this Gaochong was only in his twenties, he came from a noble family, he was the son-in-law of the Tang Emperor, and he was said to be very powerful in wars.”

"Li Yuan's son-in-law? How powerful is he in his twenties?" Du Biao curled his lips and said disdainfully, "It must be through relationships that we can achieve this long history."

Ran Zhao was noncommittal, and continued to ask: "Is Li Xiaogong conquering Xiao Xian?"

"Although I didn't say it clearly, but after the whole army was assembled, they went straight to the east and didn't say anything. I guess they might want to attack Xiao Xian by surprise," Du Yuan replied with his head bowed.

"I heard from General Du that you were an official in Kuizhou? What kind of errand did you do? Why did you betray Li Tang?" Ran Zhaoxing said abruptly.

Du Yuan had a disdainful smile on his sallow face, "It sounds nice to be an official, but in fact, he is just a small official in the government office, and he can't get on the stage."

"Second King, what does this mean? This is a nephew of a certain family. He came to Tang with my elder brother. Now that my elder brother is dead, he naturally wants to come back." Du Biao raised his eyebrows and yelled.

Seeing this situation, Ran Zhao waved his hands to appease Du Biao, and looked at his second brother, "Since it is true that Li Xiaogong sent troops, then I must also send troops. I will send troops."

Du Biao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and happily accepted the order.

"Where do you want to fight first?" Ran Zhaoxing asked.

"Yun'an, if you go to Kuizhou, the first city is Yun'an, you must take it."Ran Zhao said very firmly.

"The first city is Yun'an, that's true, but I'm afraid there will be fraud." Ran Zhaoxing said worriedly, "Everyone knows that the first city to go to Kuizhou is Yun'an. Once the Tang army lays an ambush on the way, what will happen? good?"

"Second brother, don't worry, how can I not know this?" Ran Zhaoze said with a smile: "My people are very comfortable in the mountains and forests. I will send more scouts along the way to find out the road conditions before marching, so we can be safe."

"It's so good", seeing that his elder brother had already made up his mind, Ran Zhaoxing felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)