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Chapter 707 Shocked (Second Update)

Qian Jiulong roared hoarsely, but this couldn't change the situation of the battle.

He led three hundred personal guards to resist the impact of the grassland fanqi. His personal guards were scattered three times and regrouped three times, but they were finally defeated.Qian Jiulong was shot in the waist with an arrow, and his personnel were unknown, he was rescued by the left and right soldiers, and then withdrew from the battlefield.

Once Qian Jiulong left, there was no suspense for the rest of the battle.

Yinghe Fu led his [-] cavalry to sweep the entire battlefield. The soldiers of the Tang army were either captured or fled.

There are grain carts and grass all over the mountain road.

"Master Commander, what should we do next?" A general asked Inhofer, pointing to a grain bag on the mountain road.

"Burn it!" Inhofer said casually.

"Such a waste!"

"Waste must be burned!"

"Okay, boys, burn all these grain carts for me, and not even one can be left behind! What a pity, what a pity!" The general looked regretful.

At present, the Fanjun cavalry set fire to the road, and the grain bags on each chicken bus were unloaded, and then they were gathered in one place and set on fire together.

"A military ration of tens of thousands of shi is really fucking spectacular!" the Fanjun general said to himself.

"What is this? Li Jiancheng was about to cry when he heard the news, so he sent an order to withdraw the troops!"
After all, on the side of Wangwu Mountain and the banks of the Yellow River, the black smoke is already rising into the sky!

Heyang Tang army camp.

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are drinking, and under the tent are more than [-] athletes from the Tang army doing shield dance.

The army banned singers, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were used to enjoying themselves, so they had no choice but to use it to entertain and help the drinking, which is better than nothing.

Inside the Tang army tent, the atmosphere was intense, and the generals were all smiling.

Feng Li, Li Jiancheng's confidant general, raised his glass and said, "His Royal Highness, King Hejian fought really well in this battle. Zhao Jun usually brags about how good his soldiers are in fighting, but in the battle of King Hejian, Zhao Jun showed his true colors. .”

When Feng Li said that, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji both laughed.

Li Xiaogong's victory really greatly boosted the morale of the Tang army.

Liu Hongji said: "Before I heard that Zhao Jun defeated Khitan, Turkic, Dou Jiande, Liu Heita, and even Goguryeo. I was quite worried that Zhao Jun would be unstoppable. Today King Hejian defeated the famous Zhao Jun Shan Xiongxin in the first battle. , Xu Shiji, made me feel relieved."

Liu Dewei smiled and said: "That's not it, what is the winning streak, it's because Zhao Jun hasn't met our army yet, our army is truly invincible in the world."

All the generals said yes one after another.

Feng Lidao: "At present, we only need to wait for the pontoon bridge to be built, and our army can cross the Yellow River. At that time, we will join forces with King Hejian's army under the city of Luoyang. Luoyang can be conquered within a month. After Luoyang is captured, it will take less than three years. The overall situation of the world can be determined."

All the generals nodded together when they heard this, even Qu Tutong, Chai Shao and others were not Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji's confidant generals also had no objection.Luoyang is of extraordinary significance to Li Tang.

At this moment, a general hurried into the tent.Seeing the panicked expression on the general's face, all the generals knew that something was wrong and showed concern.

The soldiers of the shield formation on the side had already retreated early upon seeing this.

"See Your Royal Highness!"

"What's the matter? So flustered?" Li Jiancheng asked.

"pontoon!"

"Floating bridge?" Li Jiancheng suddenly asked, "What happened to the floating bridge?"

"The floating bridge was burned!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was shocked.

There was a bang, but Li Yuanji swung the table heavily, and all the wine pots and dishes fell to the ground.

Seeing that Li Yuanji was so angry, the general was full of fear, and his body trembled involuntarily.Li Yuanji shouted: "His Royal Highness, you have repeatedly told me to take good care of the pontoon bridge, why is it still taken by Zhao Jun?"

The soldier bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, it's not my fault. It's because Zhao Jun is too cunning. We all stared at the river, fearing that they would set fire to the bridge from the upper reaches, but we didn't expect them to send soldiers to swim across the sandbar in the river." , our soldiers set fire to the bridge in the masquerade city."

"Bastard! This is the same as being burned by a fire boat." Li Jiancheng was furious.

"Your Highness, calm down!" The general was terrified.
Qu Tutong asked beside him, "How long will it take to repair the floating bridge?"

The man said: "At least two days!"

"His Royal Highness, Zhao Jun's strategy is nothing but delaying our army by two days. Crossing the Yellow River is a matter of time, and we still have time for this."

"That's right, His Royal Highness, don't get angry, Zhao Jun can only use these tricks now. Once our army crosses the Yellow River, Zhao Jun will have no tricks to use." Liu Hongji also said from the side.

Li Jiancheng nodded slightly when he heard the words, and his anger subsided a little, but he looked at the general and shouted: "The destruction of the pontoon bridge is due to your dereliction of duty. I dragged you out and beheaded! Hang the head in front of the camp gate to show Three Armies."

"His Royal Highness, please forgive me!"

The general screamed loudly, but none of the generals present dared to intercede for him, and the left and right tigers under the tent dragged him down alive.

Li Jiancheng looked to the left and right and shouted: "Whoever dares to do this again will deal with it like this!"

"promise!"

All the generals bowed their heads.Li Jiancheng nodded in satisfaction when he saw that the suppression had highlighted his power.Just as Qu Tutong said, Zhao Jun burned down the pontoon bridge just to let his little trick succeed for a while, and the current general situation is still on his side, which cannot be changed.

"What are you panicking about, keep singing and dancing!" Li Jiancheng put on a posture of hundreds of thousands of soldiers outside the tent, and still lying high inside the tent.

All the generals also sat down with Li Jiancheng in response to the occasion.

But not long after the song and dance started, another general entered the account and said, "His Royal Highness, there is an urgent military situation!"

As soon as the general entered the account, he lowered his head, not daring to raise his head.

Li Jiancheng said: "The interest of the good life has been swept away by you, what are you talking about?"

The general said: "The news came from the direction of Wangwu that the grain team led by General Qian Jiulong was robbed by the Zhao army. The [-] soldiers and [-] civilian servicemen were wiped out, and all the tens of thousands of army rations were burned!"

"What did you say? Say it again!"

"His Royal Highness, our army's rations have been robbed by Zhao Jun!"

The voice fell, and there was no sound in the big tent.

"What should I do?" Li Jiancheng sat on the table with a puff, he turned his head and asked Qu Tutong, "General Qu Tu, what should we do next, is there a chance to reverse it?"

Qu Tu channel: "Your Highness, old minister..."

Speaking of this half, Qu Tutong was also speechless.

Seeing Qu Tutong like this, Li Jiancheng looked at Liu Hongji and hurriedly said, "Liu Aiqing, you have always been resourceful, do you have a countermeasure?"

Liu Hongji said: "Your Highness, the only way right now is to stay on the south bank for the time being and wait for the follow-up food and grass to arrive."
"You mean our army can't cross the Yellow River south?"

Liu Hongji lowered his head and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, there will be no better way. If we forcefully cross the Yellow River, there will be no food to eat, and we will fall into the scene where 30 Sui troops conquered Goguryeo."

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(End of this chapter)