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Chapter 214
The end of the 12th year of Daye.

The sky was gloomy, and a heavy snow fell suddenly. In Fanyang County, the wind howled and the snow fell, like the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling.A few lamps swayed back and forth on the eaves of the Fanyang County Government Office, and the guards outside the County Government House, wearing gray coir raincoats and holding spears, fell into the wind and snow.One or two sporadic sounds pierced through layers of wind and snow, sometimes indistinct, sometimes clear.

The wind and snow scraped the edge of the window, making a rustling sound, and the ink on the inkstone had already been frozen solid. Li Chongjiu stopped writing, opened the window and looked at the heavy snow.Right now, nearly [-] troops have assembled in Fan Yang, and the army spends a lot of money every day, and now they just wait for Li Chongjiu's order to go south to attack Song Jingang or go north to return to the grassland.The lights were dim, and the surroundings merged into the night, but it was just pitch black. Li Chongjiu's mood was a bit low, and the emotions that had just been suppressed were like silt from the bottom of the river, stirring his mood.

"This kind of heavy snow news will also be delayed. When the heavy snow stops tomorrow, the information from the past three days will have news tomorrow."

The desk case was filled with information from two days ago. Li Chongjiu read it over and over again, trying to find clues. Hundreds of spies were sent to Fukasawa, but the news still did not come.

Li Chongjiu didn't know whether his decision was correct. If he planned for the worst and the two tribes of the Xi clan really attacked Wuhou Qinshui's pasture at the request of the Turks, then he had to withdraw his troops immediately, and his expedition would end in failure. It was a blow to the prestige he had so easily established in the grassland.Li Chongjiu shook his head, trying to get rid of distracting thoughts in his heart, loss, and pulling out in a daze about the future. As a coach, this is the case, so how can others have the confidence to follow him through the difficulties in front of him.
"Prefect, report urgently!"

"Where did you come from?" Li Chongjiu asked anxiously.

"It's on the prairie. The Mukun tribe has confirmed that the Mohefu tribe and the Qilan tribe are indeed mobilizing. The elders agreed that you must withdraw your troops within three days."

"Got it, let's go!" Li Chongjiu waved his hand.

If the two ministries are mobilized, there will be at least [-] fighters. This force is indeed irresistible now.But if one county of Shanggu cannot be taken, how can we take Hebei and enter the Central Plains.Li Chongjiu clenched his nails at this thought.

The lights in the room stayed on all night.

"Three days will be three days," Li Chongjiu turned his head and shouted, "Come here, send an order. The army packed up overnight and prepared to leave the camp."

"Dare to ask the prefect, is it going south or going north?"

Li Chongjiu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't ask, just do it!" As soon as the words came out, the subordinate trembled and immediately took orders to leave.

At dawn today, when the heavy snow stopped for a while, Li Chongjiu closed his eyes for a while, and outside the corridor, the sound of armor clanging rang out.Li Chongjiu opened his eyes and opened the door, only to see Ertuo, Ying Hefu, Yan Yelie and other generals outside the study, Hou Li in the snow.

They all reported to Li Chongjiu, saying: "Khan, the army has been assembled, please show me when to send troops."
Li Chongjiu was silent, stepped forward with his forehead resting and said: "Khan, although the Central Plains is rich, the grassland is our foundation. Khan, please don't hesitate."

Li Chongjiu said: "Do you know? Dou Jiande led an army to secretly dispatch from Raoyang County five days ago."

Yinghe Fu said: "Khan, but if Dou Jiande sends troops, it may not be Wei Daoer who attacked Shenze. What's more, they just made an alliance, and you are just guessing that Dou Jiande is a fraudulent act. The prefect, I think your There is no basis for inference."

Li Chongjiu turned around and took a step, took a deep breath and said: "I promise, if Yi County is captured, all soldiers will get a bolt of silk cloth or tea bricks of the same amount, and the meat will make up for it."

This remark made everyone shocked, shocked by Li Chongjiu's wealth, the cloth and meat were the exchange currency of the Sui Dynasty.A piece of cloth can be worth almost [-] yuan, and it is even more in short supply when it travels thousands of miles from the Central Plains to the grasslands.The best wedding dresses for girls in Aobao are cloths from the Central Plains, but only ordinary families wear cow and sheep skins to get married.

Now that you are looking at me and looking at you all the time, you are silent, Erto, Yinghofer knows in his heart that he will object at this time, and his subordinates will definitely fall out.Although the cattle and sheep in the tribe are important, most of them belong to the gentlemen in the tribe. On the contrary, there are not many real herdsmen, so if they are robbed, they will be robbed.But Li Chongjiu's benefits really fall on everyone.

Not long after, Su Su, Wang Mahan, Sun Erniang, Zhao Wansan, Gao Chu, and Yu Chigong also arrived. They thought that these people would force the palace, so they came to prepare to quarrel, but seeing Li Chongjiu alone overwhelmed everyone, they didn't When he spoke again, he just stared at him, full of displeasure.The generals were silent at the moment, but they refused to back down, so they could only sit and wait in Li Chongjiu's room.Li Chongjiu ordered people to bring the boiled tea soup, and everyone ate a few pieces of mutton and green onion pancakes for their morning meal.

The sun finally came out, and several servants at the gate of the county government office also began to sweep the snow.

"The sun is out, well, this heavy snow has finally passed. According to my old Zhao's judgment, there will be several sunny days in the future, all the way to New Year's Eve." A servant said warmly.

"Thank you!"

But at this time, a man galloped to the front of the county yamen on a horse. The horse looked extremely tired and breathed out a long white breath.This man got off his horse, but he didn't tie the horse to the stake in front of the door, he just pulled off the backrest and shouted loudly: "Shenze urgent report!"

"Fukasawa urgent report!" Voices came from outside, all the generals present had their ears perked up, and hurriedly swallowed the pancakes in their mouths, the powder fell all over, and some of them choked their throats with a mouthful of tea soup that was too hot .Everyone resumed their sitting, but Li Chongjiu calmly put the tea bowl in his hand at his feet, and said calmly: "Pass!"

"promise."

"Report to the prefect. Three days ago, Dou Jiande led 10,000 elite troops to storm Shenze in the wind and snow. The Yan army thought that they were allies with Dou Jiande, so they were caught off guard. The main battalion was breached, and Wei Daoer was killed by Dou Jiande. Now The [-]+ Wei Dao'er in Shenze have all surrendered Dou Jiande."
The spy's voice came to the ears of everyone in the room. Generals such as Ertuo, Ying Hefu, and Yan Yelie were surprised and convinced by Li Chongjiu, while Wang Mahan, Su Su, and Zhao Wansan were surprised and delighted. .

Li Chongjiu suddenly stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Dou Jiande is really a good means. He won Wang Xuba within a day, and Wei Daoer has 10,000+ people left. Such a hero must be our strong enemy in the future."

Su Su got up and said: "Prefect, if Wei Daoer dies, Song Jingang must be terrified, and the army must be in chaos in Yi County. Now is our great opportunity to attack."

As soon as Su Su finished speaking, Yinghe Fu stood up and said, "Khan, the two of us are willing to be pioneers!"

These two people admire Li Chongjiu now, and they hurriedly came out here to atone for their sins.Li Chongjiu nodded, and said: "Very well, let's do this, you two are the forwards, immediately attack Song Jingang!"

Etuo, after Yinghefu took the order to retreat, Li Chongjiu said: "I am ordered to lay an ambush in Yi County, and we must spread the news of Wei Daoer's death throughout the city before the arrival of the army, and rumors that Dou Jiande has led 20 troops came to attack Yi County."

"Promise." Lin Dangfeng led the order to step back with strong steps.

After finishing the order, Li Chongjiu looked around at the generals and said, "Magistrate Su will guard the city for me, and the rest of the generals will follow me to send troops!"

"No!" The generals suddenly took orders.

The snow on the doorway has been swept away to both sides, several old servants swept away the snow, revealing the bluestone on the horse path.The ticking sound of countless horseshoes stepping on the ground is like the dense and ringing sound of golden and iron war drums.The servants at the city gate saw that there were crowds of people in front of the gate, and when the endless cavalry came out of the city, they immediately retreated to both sides of the road and knelt down.

Li Zi's flag was lowered, only to see that the dark clouds in the sky had gone, the sun was shining, and it was clear.

Zhao Wansan excitedly said to Li Chongjiu: "Prefect, the wind and snow have stopped and the sky is clear. The army will surely arrive all the way smoothly. This is a great auspicious omen!"

Li Chongjiu laughed loudly, all the nervousness and uncomfortable mood before spit out at this moment, and said in a long voice: "Let's go to Yi County!"

Just when Li Chongjiu's [-] troops rushed to Yi County without stopping, at this moment in Yi County, Song Jingang learned from the fugitive general in Shenze that Wei Dao'er was attacked and died, and sat on the chair in a daze for a while. It was a long while, and after several generals asked again and again, Song Jingang finally reacted.

"This Wei Daoer is too useless. He was defeated in the first battle and wiped out the foundation left by King Yan. It is really disappointing, disappointing!" Song Jingang said angrily.

"Commander, now that Wei Dao'er is dead, the news has leaked somewhere. The rumors are known all over the city, and the whole city's soldiers are panic-stricken. There are even rumors that Dou Jiande has led an army to come."

Song Jingang paced around holding his sword for a while, and suddenly said: "I just heard the news, and the rumors in the city came at the same time, there is no need to speculate, there must be someone spreading rumors in the city on purpose. Pass down the order, and anyone who dares to discuss this matter Anyone who does so will be thrown into prison.”

"Marshal, who would spread the rumor?"

Song Jingang remained silent, and at this time another person hurried in to speak.
"Report to the Marshal, the scouts found a large number of cavalry in the east of the city, there are more than [-] cavalry."

Song Jingang was shocked when he heard the words, and said: "Impossible, Wei Shuai, whom Dou Jiande killed just now, still needs to gather troops, how could he send troops here so soon."

With Song Jingang's words, all the generals present were bloodless.A general beside him said: "Maybe this is Dou Jiande's forward, the army is still behind."

Another general said: "Commander, Dou Jiande originally had 6 to 20 troops, and after merging with Wei Shuai's troops, the number is [-]. Our Yi County is a tiny place, and we are probably no match."

(End of this chapter)