Chapter 122: Encirclement and Reinforcement
After entering the city, Xiao Ding took the lead in asking Kou Zhixian to invite Lang Zhong to treat Yu Feng's internal injuries.
Kou Zhixian and Cao Dutong did not underestimate Xiao Ding because he did not have an official position. Where is Xiao Ding's strength in commanding operations, such talents will be reused by the imperial court sooner or later, how can they not see this for a long time.
Cao Dutong thought to himself that if he had led his troops outside the city today, he would not have the courage to raid the Hu people's camp.
With more than 5,000 cavalry to raid the camp of 20,000 people? What self-confidence and courage it takes!
Cao Dutong has been in the army for 20 years, and he has never seen a few generals with such courage and courage, so he sincerely admires Xiao Ding from the bottom of his heart.
In this battle, Xiao Ding's team collected more than 1,000 war horses, nearly 2,000 pieces of blades and leather armor, and more than 10,000 arrows. If it weren't for the fact that the fire in the camp had destroyed a lot of supplies, there might have been much more seized.
This time, Xiao Ding's cavalry killed at least seven or eight thousand enemies, but at the same time, they also lost as many as seven or eight hundred people. But fortunately, thousands more horses were captured, and someone could be added to the cavalry ranks.
Chi Bugou led the remnants of the defeated army, returned to Tuhe Town in disgrace, met the eldest prince Li Daocheng, told the story, and made Li Daocheng angry. He slapped the table and shouted, "Waste, waste! A bunch of rubbish! 20,000 soldiers and horses were scattered by 5,000 cavalry, can you still fight! Come on, pull me out and cut it down! ”
"The Great Prince, slow down!" Mao Yanshun, the military advisor sitting on the side, opened his mouth again, "Don't be angry, the eldest prince!" Although there is a mistake in this matter, it is not a crime to death. ”
"Strategist, don't help him intercede, he's a waste, and he is known as a famous general of the Great Xia Kingdom, he can't beat a small county town with his troops, and he also has 5,000 people in his family and 20,000 people disabled. Does he still have the face to come back to me? Chibu Gou, do you know how many big things you have delayed me? ”
"The subordinates are guilty, the subordinates are guilty, please punish the prince!" The red cloth hook knelt underneath and kowtowed repeatedly.
"You're guilty of a! Do you know that because you didn't capture Xinquan County, I couldn't make a detour to Yongzhou City, how much military intelligence did you delay me, can you afford it? The more Li Daocheng spoke, the more angry he became, and he picked up the porcelain cup on the coffee table and fell to the ground. was so frightened that the red cloth hooked his body and trembled.
"The eldest prince is angry, the eldest prince is angry! It's not all about Chibugou. It was also the person named Tian Xiaoding who was too cunning and took advantage of the loophole of the red cloth hook to let the Xiang army take the lead. ”
"But, Strategist, just because of the failure of the two of them, the plan we set in advance was ruined by him! What's next? Li Daocheng glared at the red cloth hook fiercely, and said to Mao Yanshun.
"It doesn't matter if we don't take Xinquan County, our previous plan is actually half the success." Mao Yanshun said lightly.
"How did you get half the battle?" Li Daocheng didn't react for a while.
"Isn't the plan we have planned in advance just a plan to divide the food? The reason why we want to attack Xinquan County is to let them disperse their forces! Where did the soldiers who went to rescue Shinsen come from? Isn't it a force split from Dingbian and Pubian? In the next step, we only need to concentrate our forces and eat all three of them. ”
"That's right, Strategist, I'll understand when you say that. They now have 15,000 troops in Dingbian City, 15,000 troops in Pubian City, and 10,000 troops in Xinquan City. This makes it much easier to attack. If it doesn't work, we can also find another empty county town and send troops to attack, so that they can draw troops to rescue again, so that it will be easier for us to deal with them! When Li Daocheng said this, he actually grinned.
"There are no empty cities around here that can be attacked. The other counties are too far away for us to visit. Now it is enough to spread their forces in three places. We just need to concentrate our forces and choose the weakest point to attack. For example, this new spring, which has only 10,000 troops. If Xinquan can't hold on, he will definitely go to the other two cities for help, and if Dingbian or Pubian divide troops to come to the rescue again, we will set up an ambush on the way to intercept and kill the rescue troops. This is the strategy of encircling the point and sending reinforcements. Mao Yanshun stroked his beard and said slowly.
"Brilliant plan, brilliant plan! The military advisor deserves to be a master! It just so happens that the one named Tian Xiaoding is now in Xinquan City, and I am about to arrest him to avenge my generals. Li Daocheng clapped his hands again and again, praising Mao Yanshun's resourcefulness.
After praising Mao Yanshun, Li Daocheng turned his head and looked at Chibugou coldly, and said: "Chibugou, I will give you a chance to make meritorious service again, you go and order 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Xinquan City, this time, you must not make any mistakes!" ”
"Yes, my subordinates have orders!" After kowtowing a few times, he turned around and went down.
Li Daocheng continued to shout: "Bordo listen to the order! ”
"The subordinates are here!" A tall man stepped forward and bowed.
"I ordered you to lead 10,000 horses to Pubian City to support Zhang Yuanpu and Zhang Wangrong in attacking Pubian City, and monitor the city day and night. Li Daocheng commanded.
"My subordinates understand!" Bordo bowed and left.
"Conrad obeys orders!" Li Daocheng shouted.
"The subordinates are here!" A bearded man stepped forward.
"I ordered you to lead 10,000 horses to Dingbian to support Balatian, Han Qianhu and Yeli brothers to attack Dingbian City, and at the same time monitor the Dingbian City, if there is an army out of the city, you must find a way to intercept and kill it halfway, and you can't let it help Xinquan, do you understand?" Li Daocheng commanded.
"My subordinates understand!" Conle's country also turned and went down
"Shu Tianxiu listens to the order!" Li Daocheng shouted.
"The subordinates are here!" A tall, white-faced man stepped forward.
"I ordered you to lead 10,000 horses to Xinquan to support Chibugou in attacking Xinquan City, if you find that there are foreign reinforcements, you must find a way to intercept and kill them halfway, and you must not let them enter the city, understand?" Li Daocheng commanded.
"My subordinates understand!" Shu Tianxiu took the order.
After the division of troops and the dispatch of generals, Li Daocheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the military advisor Mao Yanshun, and then shouted: "Come on, give me a new teacup!" ”
In Xinquan County, Xiao Ding at this time was in the guest room arranged for him by the Kou County Order, using aura to help Yu Feng treat his internal injuries. Yu Feng's injury was suffered to help him, and he naturally had to do his best to treat Yu Feng.
Although Lang Zhong had already prescribed Yu Feng a lot of drugs to treat internal injuries. But Yu Feng was seriously injured, and Xiao Ding was worried that Yu Feng would not be able to hold on, so he ordered someone to carry Yu Feng into his residence and personally use the aura to help him heal his injuries.
An hour later, Xiao Ding's body was already soaked with sweat. Yu Feng finally woke up from his coma.
He opened his eyes and saw Xiao Ding in front of him, and said, "Boss, are you okay?" Then he closed his eyes again.
Xiao Ding patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm fine, you can recuperate with peace of mind!" ”
Then he picked up the medicine bowl next to him, picked up the medicine spoon and took a spoonful of it, blew it, sent it to Yu Feng's mouth, and said, "Open your mouth, drink the medicine first." "Yu Feng had been in a coma before, unable to drink medicine.
Yu Feng obediently opened his mouth slightly, and Xiao Ding sent the decoction into Yu Feng's mouth.
Yu Feng swallowed the medicine, and then said, "Thank you, boss!" ”