Chapter 144

When Gao Chong ascended the throne, the country of Qi was immediately torn apart, the smoke of gunpowder was everywhere, and the army all the way came to the capital of Qi under the banner of the Qing monarch's side.

Faced with this situation, Gao Chong was dumbfounded! Before he and the queen secretly murdered Hong Lei and helped the young lord to ascend the throne, the whole country of Qi was calm, only the central court had some small waves, but they were all calmed down by him and the queen.

Because of this, coupled with a group of villains around him, he was flattering all day long, saying that he was a hero, that he was a holy king, that he was deeply popular with the people, and that the people had been looking forward to him for a long time! said that he couldn't find the north by himself.

As a result, Gao Chong, who can be described as a political idiot, really thinks that he has won the hearts of the people and can be called emperor with peace of mind! And then, and then it became like this.

Of course, Gao Chong dared to be the emperor, he still had some strength in his hands, he had hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in his hands, and those local troops rebelled under the banner of the Qing monarch's side, and he still had some confidence in his heart. Sitting on the dragon chair, boasting about Haikou, to suppress these rebellious ministers and thieves, and punish their nine clans!

Then, the next day, Ling Xiao also played the banner of Qingjun's side, dispatched 20,000 border troops, and rushed all the way, rushing overnight, without stopping for a moment, until Qidu.

Hearing the news, immediately, Gao Chong's pants were scared! Just a few years ago, he saw with his own eyes how the 5,000 border troops beat the forbidden army in the capital! At that time, only 5,000 came, but this time 20,000 came!

After receiving this news, Gao Chong ignored the fact that it was already dark and gathered his ministers overnight to discuss countermeasures.

As a result, a group of people whose main occupation is to steal and shoot horses, the sideline is to accompany the emperor to eat, drink and have fun, and to loot the people's wealth for the emperor, and their hobby is to oppress the people, and at the same time they don't know anything about military affairs.

"King, you are the king, that Ling Xiao is just a minister, the rebellious ministers and thieves commit rebellion, the gods will inevitably bless the orthodoxy of the Song Kingdom, under the punishment of heaven, Ling Xiao will only have a fiasco!" A former slave by Gao Chong's side, who is now the prime minister of the Song Kingdom, said.

"Yes! King, you are in control of the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, this is the time of heaven! The city wall of the capital of my Song Kingdom is high and thick, which is a geographical advantage! Ling Xiao rushed thousands of miles to fight, and the soldiers must have complaints, and there was a gap in secret, and my Song State forbidden army, with one heart, supported the king, and this is peaceful. The time, place and people are all on our side, Ling Xiao will be defeated, what worries the king? ”

This "minister" had read a romance novel before, and he still remembered some of the contents, and at this time, combined with his own wit, he compiled it with a mixture, of course, in the eyes of connoisseurs, he was smiling and generous, but who is Gao Chong? The same color as him!

Gao Chong listened to the comfort and persuasion of the ministers, and was shocked for a while, but he still had doubts, and said: "But last time, only 5,000 border troops captured the capital, and this time 20,000 are back!" ”

"Why should the king be anxious? In fact, there is an internal response to open the city gate, and someone has bribed some grassroots generals of the forbidden army, so it will be a failure, this time only need to strictly prevent internal moles, rectify the forbidden army, close the city gate, and strictly guard against death, it will be foolproof! ”

One of the "ministers" said, "And he only came with 20,000 horses, while my forbidden army has hundreds of thousands." Even if its border army is a ten-strong soldier, 20,000 horses can deal with 200,000 at most, and our forbidden army is more than 200,000! ”

"Hmm. In this way, the widow is relieved. Listening to what the ministers said, Gao Chong thought to himself, so he finally let go of his hanging heart and said: "Spread the will of the widows, strictly guard against spies in the city, and rectify the forbidden army, there must be no mistakes!" ”

"Yes!" The minister of the central government knelt on the ground, bowed down, and sent Gao Chong off.

Gao Chong nodded with satisfaction, whenever this time, he always had a feeling of standing in the clouds, fluttering and not knowing where he was, comfortable and unspeakable, no wonder so many people fought each other for this position, full of blood, the eldest husband should be like this!

After retiring from the dynasty, Gao Chong returned to the harem and continued to indulge in the wine pond meat forest, with a lustful voice of dogs and horses, and did not care at all about the invading enemy!

Just when Gao Chong convened his ministers overnight to discuss countermeasures, on an official road thousands of miles away, tens of thousands of troops, waving flags, rumbling carriages and horses, and majestic men, dressed in sharp clothes, with resolute expressions, holding torches, running quickly.

In the team, Ling Xiao had a cold face, dressed in armor, with a long sword hanging from his waist, the same down-to-earth, fast, and behind him were two teams of personal guards, the same, wearing armor, carrying knives and swords, guarding beside him. There were also a dozen people, with torches, wearing armor, with a flag behind their backs, and riding horses.

In Ling Xiao's army, unless it is an old and frail general, or a seriously injured person, it is inconvenient for people who are subordinate to civilian duties, otherwise when marching, it must be the same as the soldiers, the soldiers walk, and the generals must also walk.

Of course, there are martial arts in this world, and most of the generals have good cultivation. All this provides a reasonable and hard condition for this military regulation.

As for the dozen or so horseback riders, they were heralds, following Ling Xiao so that he could give orders. And the herald, due to the peculiarity of the nature of the profession, can ride horses while marching.

At this moment, a soldier with a command flag on his back rode a fast horse, galloped towards him, and shouted at the same time: "General, there is a situation!" ”

Seeing this person on a ride, Ling Xiao knew that it was a herald and that he was looking for himself, so he stopped, dodged out of the way, and stood on the side of the road, so as not to hinder the movement of the soldiers behind him. The pro-soldiers behind him also followed suit.

"Report to the General." The herald on horseback galloped to Ling Xiao's side, pulled the reins, stopped, turned over and dismounted, bowed and clenched his fists, and said: "Report to the general, Hou Reprimanded to report, an army was found twenty miles ahead, about 30,000 horses, look at the banner, it is the Qingzhou Army." ”

"Qingzhou Army." Ling Xiao frowned, repeated coldly, pondered for a moment, and said to the herald who sent the news: "Call the Hou in front of you, continue to investigate, and report at any time if there is a situation!" ”

"Yes!" The herald turned on his horse, raised his whip in his hand, and kicked away.

"Chu Nan, pass on my order!" Ling Xiao pressed his sword in one hand, his expression was cold and solemn, and he said to a middle-aged man behind him: "The army is temporarily resting, gather the generals, and come to see me quickly!" ”

"Yes!" Behind Ling Xiao, the man named Chu Nan immediately sent eight horsemen to scatter and gallop in all directions, conveying Ling Xiao's military orders to the whole army.

Although the army decided to rest, it certainly could not rest halfway, so Ling Xiao's army advanced some distance, and finally set up camp in an open flat land, set up sentry posts, made fires and cooked, everything was in order.

The big account of the Chinese army, the lights are bright, Ling Xiao's armor does not leave his body, he presses the sword in one hand, he is in the first seat, and his expression is indifferent. Below, the generals looked serious, sitting in silence.

Ling Xiao glanced at his deputy general Gao Yao lightly, Gao Yao comprehended, stood up, and said: "Generals, the Hou in front has come to report that the Qingzhou army has been found twenty miles ahead, about 30,000 people. ”

Qingzhou Army. When everyone here heard this, they all frowned, over the years, the politics of Qi have been corrupt, the generals are greedy for money and incompetent, the local army is no longer the strict military discipline when the founding of the country was founded, and there are often things that harass the people in the countryside, and the Qingzhou army is the most famous of them, and its nature has become half army and half bandits.

"General, the discipline of the Qingzhou army is lax, both the generals and commanders are insatiable, don't let them take the lead and take the capital! We must quickly march into the capital, or the people of the city will suffer again!" A general got up and walked into the middle of the field, clenched his fists, and said loudly.

"It's not feasible! In the past few days, we have been traveling all the way fast, it is already the limit, many officers and men in the army are tired, if we continue to travel day and night, 200,000 horses, I am afraid that they will all die of exhaustion on the way. Another general also got up and walked into the middle of the field, but raised objections.

The general at the beginning of "this ......" also knew that this was true, so he was speechless for a while, not knowing how to respond.

"Or will we select the elite and go day and night to attack the capital?" There was a general who came up with an idea.

"There are hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in the capital, even if military discipline has been abolished in recent years and there are few drills, but there are still three catties of nails in the rotten ship, which should not be underestimated! Moreover, the walls of the capital city are strong and towering, and it is not easy to get down, and the elite are drawn, and the number of people is too small, so I am afraid that it will be useless. ”

Because of the sudden appearance of the Qingzhou Army, the generals in the big account argued with each other and discussed countermeasures, but after talking for a quarter of an hour, there was no perfect plan.

At this moment, a young man stood up, facing Ling Xiao, who was high and silent, clasped his fists with both hands, bowed down, and said, "General, there is a good plan for the humble position, which can solve this situation, but I don't know if to talk about it?" ”

This young man, unfamiliar to all the generals here, was newly promoted.

And Ling Xiao glanced at the young man silently, a pair of sword eyes, calm as usual, Gu Jing did not wave, and coldly spit out a word: "Speak." ”

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Thank you for the reward of Comrade Duo Taixu and Comrade Gu Hong!