First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 286
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In the early morning of the next day, the east was brightly lit, and Gao Chong was already in military uniform, leading his personal guards to patrol the city. No matter what Li Xiaogong planned, this Zhijiang City could not be lost, and Zhijiang County would be a sharp sword hanging over Xiao Liang's head.

If you don't think about victory, you have to think about defeat first. Even if the battle is unfavorable, as long as Gao Chong holds Zhijiang City in his hands, there is room for change.

As soon as he returned to the county government office, a scout came to report: the enemy army had arrived twenty miles away.

As soon as the words fell, Li Xiaogong strode forward with arrogance and arrogance. When he saw Gao Chong, he excitedly said: "You Zhi, the scholar Hong is here."

A bad premonition flashed in Gao Chong's heart, and he immediately said calmly: "Don't worry, my lord, I have strengthened the city defense, and the troops in Bailizhou have been increased, and they can echo with Bailizhou from afar. Horses are also fearless."

This is not an exaggeration by Gao Chong. The city of Zhijiang has a history of thousands of years. The Xiao family of Nanliang has occupied Jingchu for more than a hundred years. It is said that there are Jiangxin islands such as Bailizhou, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, echoing each other.

As for food and grass, there is no need to worry. The land of Jingchu has been a land of fish and rice since ancient times. It is rich in products, rice, fish and shrimp are very abundant. Excited.

There is sufficient food and grass, and the city walls are strong. If the [-] Tang army is deployed like this, they can't defend Zhijiang City, and Gao Chong will have to jump into the river.

There is no way, this is the fear of poverty, Gao Chong has fought several battles with Li Shimin, Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong... In every battle, the Tang army's food and grass are tight, especially during the battle of Baibi, the opposite Song Dynasty King Kong can be called the "Tang General Harvester" and has won many battles. However, the Tang army was short of food and grass and had to fix food on the spot. Even the emperor Li Yuan came to the Changchun Palace to dispatch food and grass in person.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Ju and Li Gui have been destroyed in the west, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang in the north, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong in the east, and the Tang army has swept across the world, invincible and mighty, right?Domineering, right?It was supported by the people in Guanzhong, Bashu and other places tightening their belts.

In a war involving tens of thousands to 10 people, soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, horses, pack horses, and civilian husbands, etc., need a lot of food and grass.

Hearing Gao Chong's words, Li Xiaogong waved his hands indifferently, and laughed loudly, "Youzhi was joking, why should I worry about it? I'm afraid that he won't come." Down.

"The scribe Hong came here in a hurry, and this king wants to give him a head-on blow while his foothold is not stable." Li Xiaogong pounded his fist on the desk, shaking loudly, "Maybe let the fake Liang people see it clearly. State soldiers can also fight tough battles."

Gao Chong's expression changed immediately, but Li Xiaogong didn't want Gao Chong to refute, he immediately looked at Gao Chong with a smile on his face, and said in a gentle voice: "You don't want to say more, this king has his own decision."

Then he ignored Gao Chong and said directly, "Where is Liu Zhi?"

"The end is here," Liu Zhi responded.

"The general manager gives you 5000 people, as the former army, set off immediately to meet the enemy," Li Xiaogong ordered loudly.

Liu Zhikeng accepted the order. As a Kuizhou general, Liu Zhi obeyed Li Xiaogong's order without hesitation.

"Wan Xuan", Li Xiaogong looked at another Kuizhou general, "You lead 3000 people back and wait for the opportunity."

Wan Xuan was immediately excited and hurriedly responded.

Li Xiaogong got up awkwardly, "I personally led the Chinese army of five thousand to fight the Liang army in Bailizhou."

The generals were in high spirits and were bound to show off their momentum. Li Xiaogong stepped down and patted Gao Chong on the shoulder, "Youzhi is sitting in Zhijiang City, commanding in the center, and you and I will join hands to create great achievements."

After the general order was issued, it was not easy for Gao Chong to take out Li Yuan's handwriting to press down, so he sighed secretly and nodded silently.

Li Xiaogong was very relieved when he saw this, he was really worried that Gao Chong would turn his face on the spot, and he took out Li Yuan's handwritten letter to refute his face on the spot, regardless of his feelings.

Looking at it now, Gao Chong still cares about affection, and Li Xiaogong felt a little ashamed in his heart, and immediately said in a low voice: "Don't be upset, there is a reason for Xiaogong's actions, Xiaogong turns around and throws wine to celebrate."

At this time, Li Xiaogong was addressing himself by his characters, not by himself as Wang Jue. It can be seen that he really treated Gao Chong as a friend in his heart. Li Xiaogong used his characters to live in the world. As for his name, few people in the world knew him. His name is Li Rui, the specifics are unknown, and it doesn't matter.

Seeing that Li Xiaogong was still so friendly, Gao Chong felt a little relieved, and smiled a little, "I wish the king a successful banner".

It seems that Li Xiaogong was already prepared, the army had already been assembled, and at the command of the general, he led the army out, went out of the city, and went straight to the river. Li Xiaogong planned to use a water battle to defeat the Liang army in a dignified manner.

Zhijiang Jiangnan Gate, watching the army set off, Gao Chong handed over the city defense to Wei Ling, and immediately went straight to Bailizhou. As soon as he left, he saw a soldier galloping towards him.

"Gao Changshi, a certain family is the personal guard of King Zhaojun." The guard got off his horse and saluted, "This is the battle report of the other three armies, and the king will hand it over to you." He took out a stack of battle reports from his arms while talking , with both hands.

Gao Chong's expression changed, and he asked in a deep voice, "When did the battle report come?"

As the commander-in-chief of the army, he has the right to deal with the battle reports. As the commander-in-chief, it must be extremely inappropriate for Li Xiaogong to detain him privately without letting him know.

The personal guard heard the words and said bluntly: "The king asked me to tell: the battle report just arrived this morning, and you will know it when you see it."

Hearing this morning's battle report, Gao Chong's expression softened. Now that he had just arrived at Sishi, even though Li Xiaogong didn't hand over the battle report to him immediately, he didn't delay either. He immediately took the battle report, and the guards turned and left.

Taking a closer look, Gao Chong's expression was relaxed, no wonder Li Xiaogong insisted on sending troops, seeing the success of the other three armies, Gao Chong understood, the other three armies had made great contributions, their performance was outstanding, Gao Chong was even more Break two cities in a row.

And Li Xiaogong, as the coach, has never personally commanded a battle, and he has not made an inch of merit. Even though Li Xiaogong has a gentle personality, he still feels that his face is dull.

Li Yuan, commander in chief of Jingyingdao marching of the North Route Army, sent troops out of Xiangyang to capture Changlin;

Zhou Faming, commander-in-chief of the East Route Army Xiakoudao, marched into Huangzhou, and captured Ma Guiqian, a puppet Liang general, and captured Anzhou;

Tian Shikang, the commander-in-chief of the South Route Army and the general manager of the Chenzhou Road March, sent troops out of Qianzhou to capture Wuling, Shimen and other five prefectures and four counties.

The soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were blooming everywhere, encircling Jiangling from four directions: east, south, northwest, although Gao Chong knew that the pacification of Xiaoliang was safe, but until now, after seeing the battle reports of the other three armies, Gao Chong's heart was completely at ease.

With such an encirclement, Xiao Xian is already doomed, even if he said an unlucky word, even if the scribe Hongda showed his might and completely defeated Li Xiaogong, it would be meaningless in the overall situation.

(End of this chapter)