I’m Marquis in Great Tang

Although the wind in August is still hot, but overall, it is much better than July. Du Qi’s army has been resting in Jiuquan. On the one hand, it was to recruit soldiers and restore the battle strength of the army; on the other hand, it was arranged to spread the news of Li Shimin’s defeat in Great Tang, which made the territory of Great Tang even more chaotic.

The recruitment of soldiers in the army has been exceptionally smooth.

In Xia Country, soldiers are highly respected.

Not only do soldiers enjoy the honor of guard home, defend the country, but also because of the excellent treatment of soldiers in Xia Country. Although there are risks in being a soldier, once you enter the army, it is extremely easy to support your family. For many people who have never studied, entering the military is an opportunity to support their families and an opportunity to succeed.

In the army, even if the overwhelming majority cannot be promoted, at least it is easy to support their families in the army, so it is easy for Xia Country to recruit soldiers. In a short period of time, the army once again expanded to 100,000.

Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi are each of 50,000 elite commanders, and the loss of the elephant soldiers has also been made up. However, the lost colossus cannot be recovered for the time being, and it can only be refilled after returning to Xia Country.

After the number of people recovered, it was the army’s running-in drill.

Because there are veterans in the army, the old brings the new, and the existence of these veterans makes the new soldiers adapt quickly. Especially the veterans under Du Qi’s command are the most brave sons on the battlefield. The existence of these people caused the soldiers in the army to quickly recover, and they already had battle strength.

Military camp, a large account of the Chinese army.

It rained rarely in Jiuquan that day, and the patter of Xiaoyu was scattered, and the entire sky was in a misty state. Especially after it rains, the weather is even cooler.

Du Qi is sitting in the camp and writing a book.

To say that he has now transcribed countless materials, all of which have been transferred to the University of Science and Technology. However, after Du Qi transcribed it, it seemed to be a lot, but in fact it was too little and too little, because there are countless materials for every subject.

While Du Qi was writing the book, a soldier entered and reported: “His Majesty, please see you at the head of the Shangguan Pavilion.”

Du Qi instructed: “Pass!”

The soldier went to send the order. Not long after, Shangguan Yi stepped in. His face was filled with a bright smile, happily said: “His Majesty, a letter from General Majesty, Western Regions, there is good news.”

Du Qi said: “Earlier, Ma Yuan and Laiji asked for instructions and wanted to fight against Braun City. Could it be that they have already won the battle? So there are letters in return for joy.”

Shangguan Yi said resolutely: “All Listens to your Majesty, it is indeed that Ma Yuan led fifty thousand elites to attack the city of Braun, the easternmost area of ​​Persia. In the battle of Braun City, Ma Yuan did not need a single soldier. Take the Braun City. For details, please read the letter to His Majesty.”

While speaking, he handed the letter.

Du Qi took a quick look at the letter, and after he finished reading the letter, he looked excited and praised: “Laiji did live up to his expectations, and even subverted the city of Braun with the strength of oneself. The most important thing is that he has a very good strategy against Dibit’s shortcomings. This Dibit’s award is a bit tricky!”

Shangguan Yi nodded and said: “His Majesty It is quite true that Dibit, who loves wine as one’s life and loves his wife, does have shortcomings. However, the minister thinks that it seems that it is not easy to govern, but in fact it is necessary to eliminate this shortcoming of love wine as one’s life. Easy. The easiest way is to ask his wife Zhao Qingyao to come forward, so that things can be resolved. Dibit has the ability, and it is a pity to not use it.”

Du Qi thought about it after hearing it. Fan, nodded and said: “What you said is reasonable, send a letter to Ma Yuan, let Dibit govern the city of Braun, and Dibit will be the City Lord of Braun. If you order to help, you must let Zhao Qingyao be a bad person. Included in the bad person system. Her task is very simple, that is to let Dibit do things steadily.”

“Yes!”

Shangguan Yi cup one fist in the other hand should under.

Du Qi said: “Western Regions Braun City has been calmed down, Great Tang in the east is full of chaos, and our strength has been restored. At this time, I think we can go to war. Shangguan Yi, the order continues, the army pulls out of the camp and sets off for Ganzhou to capture Jiuquan.”

“Yes!”

Shangguan Yi responded again.

He turned around to make arrangements. In a short time, the order was carried out, and a horn sounded in the army. The army dispatched troops and set off, then left Jiuquan and headed straight for Ganzhou.

Previously, when Du Qi’s army hadn’t entered the army, they had arranged outposts to keep an eye on the situation in Ganzhou. There were no military guards anywhere in Ganzhou. Du Qi’s army was invincible along the way, unimpeded all the way, and smoothly reached the territory of Zhangye County and came to the location of the Ganzhou Administration.

The news of the approaching army of Du Qi passed back to Zhangye County and reached Liu Hongcheng’s ears.

Liu Hongcheng has been preparing for the battle during this period.

Prepare defensive equipment, recruit soldiers stationed in the city, raise food for long-term preparations, and strengthen the city wall and city gate of Zhangye County to continuously strengthen defense. When Liu Hongcheng got the news of Du Qi’s killing, he personally went to sit on the gate tower in Zhangye County. He is now the governor of Ganzhou, under the jurisdiction of both military and political affairs, with great power.

Now in the hands of Liu Hongcheng, 30,000 elites have been recruited. This is the limit he can recruit. If you fight with Du Qi’s army head-on, Liu Hongcheng is not sure about it, but at the moment he is only responsible for defense, so even if there are only 30,000 people, Liu Hongcheng is still certain that he believes he can defend the county seat.

After a few months of delay, the situation will be different.

Liu Hongcheng himself is a soldier, so he is in command, and he has strict control over military lieutenants. He carefully selected and arranged all the soldiers to ensure that there would be no setbacks. Even if Xia Country’s army attacked, Liu Hongcheng had enough confidence to stop it. After all, the county town of Zhangye he guarded was already reinforced.

At this moment, Liu Hongcheng is standing on the gate tower, leaning his hand on the city wall, looking towards Guo Zhao, an assistant to the side, opening the mouth and said: “Mr. Guo, now the army of Xia Country is slaughtered. According to the news sent back by the sentry, at least 100,000 troops and even elephant soldiers existed. This battle has put considerable pressure on us. You said, can we finally hold it?”

Even if he is guarding, Liu Hongcheng is under great pressure.

After all, defense is not easy.

Guo Zhao smiled slightly, and said: “In my opinion, it is not easy to hold the county seat for a long time. Unless we can send a surprise soldier to defeat Du Qi. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to win this battle. Not to mention victory, in the end we can retreat with our whole body, which is quite good.”

Liu Hongcheng said: “Mr. Can you have a trick?”

Guo Zhaodao: “There is indeed a plan. But can’t be called Qimou, is a simple and common strategy.”

Liu Hongcheng said: “Please enlighten me, Mr. Guo.”

Guo Zhao said resolutely: ” The easiest way is to pretend to surrender. Then, we led the army to Du Qi and let Du Qi’s army into the city. Du Qi successfully entered the city and mastered the city’s defense. Then Du Qi’s army must enter the barracks and rest. When the time comes, we will blow up the camp again. As long as the Gunpowder is ambushed in advance, it is not difficult to detonate the camp.”

Paused, Guo Zhao continued: “It’s just that after this method is implemented, we The soldiers in the camp are also going to die. If there is no one of us in the camp, it is obvious to tell Du Qi that there is fraud, which is a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure. So to succeed, you can only be very ruthless to yourself, yes. The enemy is very ruthless. Only in this way can success be achieved.”

Liu Hongcheng frowned.

This plan will cause personal injury. After all, after the Gunpowder in the camp exploded, it is impossible to say that only people from Xia Country will be bombed, not those from Great Tang. This is a strategy of killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred, not a good strategy.