At night, Taozhou City, as before, is still beating drums and firing cannons. The Tibetan soldiers will be overwhelmed and will ignore them a long time ago.

Unexpectedly, this time, the four gates in the city were opened at the same time, and the defenders in the city poured out their nests and rushed directly to the camp of the Tibetan army......

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The war between the two countries is on the verge of breaking out, but the army of one of the parties is gone, and such a strange thing really happened.

Where did Wang Xiaojie go?

Not only did Qinling not know, but even the defenders of Taozhou City did not know.

In fact, Qinling's worries were not superfluous at the beginning, Wang Xiaojie and his army really rushed to ambush the city.

This is what Lu Xiaoxian and Wang Xiaojie have discussed before, and because of this, when Taozhou City was at its most critical, Wang Xiaojie insisted on not showing up according to the previous plan.

Of course, whether to save or not to save Taozhou City, Wang Xiaojie also hesitated, after all, Lu Xiaoxian was still in the city, in case Lu Xiaoxian had any accidents, he couldn't explain to Wu Zetian.

Wang Xiaojie and Lou Shide discussed again and again, and finally decided not to rescue Taozhou City, and still raided Fuqi City according to the established plan.

Just when Qinling led the Tubo army to Liangzhou City, and when Lu Xiaoxian led the defenders of Taozhou City to attack the Tubo army outside the city, Wang Xiaojie also led the army to quietly detour back to the vicinity of Fuqi City.

Since it's a rush, the whereabouts are of course the first place, and if it is discovered by the enemy, it will be a fart.

In order to hide people's eyes, Wang Xiaojie divided the army into pieces, went out day and night, went to the inaccessible places, and spent 20 days going around a big circle before secretly approaching Fuqi City.

Along the way, all the sporadic Tuyuhun herdsmen who encountered them were killed if they did not leave them alive. Due to the good secrecy, Qin Ling did not notice Wang Xiaojie's movements from beginning to end.

It was already late at night, in a hidden col fifteen miles from the city. Wang Xiaojie and Lou Shide, like all the soldiers, did not take off their armor and did not leave the saddle, waiting anxiously.

Although Lou Shide is Wang Xiaojie's deputy, he is old and old, and his ranking among the prime ministers of the imperial court is higher than Wang Xiaojie, so Wang Xiaojie still respects Lou Shide very much.

Lou Shide is a civilian official, and he is not young, and he is full of energy in the army these days, eating and living with the soldiers, without any slight

's discomfort, this alone makes Wang Xiaojie, who has fought all his life, unable to admire.

Compared with Wang Xiaojie, Lou Shide is very calm and calm, looking relaxed and calm.

In the dark, Wang Xiaojie asked in a low voice: "Lou Ge Lao, are you reliable about this?" ”

At this time, Wang Xiaojie felt a little upset in his heart.

According to Lu Xiaoxian's arrangement, he had to wait until the pre-agreed signal was sent from Fu Qi City before he could finally launch an attack.

This shows that Lu Xiaoxian has an internal response in the city?

It's good to have an inside, but what if there is no signal all the time?

Can his army of tens of thousands stay here forever?

Even if there is an internal response, there are still 50,000 elite Tuyuhun cavalry in the city, and they must have fought a vicious battle when they attack Fuqi City.

If this were a trap, the consequences would be dire.

Wang Xiaojie's heart turned a thousand times, standing or sitting, the only thing he could do now was to wait for the news from the scout with peace of mind.

"I don't think it's reliable either!" Lou Shide's voice changed, "But I still choose to believe in Lu Gongzi!" ”

After listening to Lou Shide's words, Wang Xiaojie was silent.

Lou Shide is right, although things are not reliable, he also has to believe Lu Xiaoxian. It's all at this juncture, can they still turn around and go back?

"Boss, in fact, you, like me, have already chosen to believe him, so why bother with gains and losses?" Lou Shide glanced at Wang Xiaojie meaningfully, "It's better to be restless and wait patiently!" ”

Before setting out on the expedition, Wu Zetian specially explained to Wang Xiaojie and asked him to cooperate with Lu Xiaoxian as much as possible. At that time, Wang Xiaojie was still a little unimpressed.

It wasn't until he heard Lu Xiaoxian finish talking about that unbelievable plan that he had nothing to say at all.

Lu Xiaoxian's plan can't help but be bold and very risky.

However, Wang Xiaojie had to admit that if the plan could really succeed, it would really be once and for all for Da Zhou.

Because of this, Wang Xiaojie chose to unconditionally support Lu Xiaoxian.

Just when Wang Xiaojie was restless, the scout they sent finally returned.

"Is this true?" After hearing this, Wang Xiaojie couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and couldn't help but ask again, "You really saw three piles lit on the city wall."

Bonfire? ”

Three bonfires were lit on the walls of Fu Qi City, which was the siege signal agreed by Lu Xiaoxian and Wang Xiaojie.

"It's true!" Several scouts said in unison, "We've all seen it!" ”

Seeing that Wang Xiaojie was still stunned, Lou Shide patted him on the shoulder: "Chief Administrator, why are you still stunned, hurry up and give an order!" ”

Wang Xiaojie took a deep breath and nodded slightly.

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In the night, more than a dozen knights galloped wildly all the way to a distance of seven or eight miles from the city of Fuqi, and then stopped their horses.

Looking back at the fiery Fuqi City, Mangbu Zhimiao shed tears of regret.

Qinling's expedition this time was full of Tubo cavalry, and all the 50,000 Tuyuhun elite soldiers of his closest line stayed in Fuqi City, and he also specially let Mangbuzhi Town guard in Fuqi City.

Zampu pressed him every step of the way, and he couldn't help but be on guard. With these 50,000 elite soldiers, the safety of the rear is guaranteed, and Zampu has to weigh it if he wants to attack him.

Who would have thought that in the end, Fu Qi City was still lost, not by Tubo Zampu, but by the Great Zhou army.

Mang Buzhi wanted to cry without tears at the moment, Fu Qicheng was lost in his hands, how could he explain to his father Qinling?

He hated himself, why was he so careless, to agree to Kilixu's invitation?

Actually, it's really no wonder that this thing is reckless.

When Qinling set out on the expedition, in order to prevent Qili Xu from pulling his hind legs in the army, he suggested that Qili Xu stay in the city of Fuqi.

For some reason, Qi Lixu was very good at talking this time, and readily agreed to Qin Ling's suggestion.

Before leaving, Qin Ling explained to Mang Buzhi two or three times, and asked him to make sure that he had a good relationship with Qilixu. In any case, Kilixu is also a prison sent by Zampu, as long as they haven't torn their faces, they still have to get by.

It was precisely because of Qinling's explanation that when Qili Xu sent someone to invite Mangbuzhi to the banquet last night, Mangbuzhi hesitated again and again and finally agreed.

Mangbuzhi bears the heavy responsibility of defending the city, and he has already thought about it before he goes, and it is okay to go to the banquet, but he will not get a drop of wine.

It's good to think about it, but the young and vigorous Mangbu Zhi is the opponent of the old fox Qili Xu, and under the repeated persuasion of Qili Xu, he can't save face and finally drinks.

However, Mangbuzhi only drank three glasses of wine.

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