Chapter 326 Task Arrangement

"Didn't the teacher ask you to remind Yang Guang secretly, did you let people remind him?"

He Qingming nodded, "I have asked Lord Cui Junsu to tell you on my behalf." However, I don't think it's going to make a difference, it's too late! Yu Wenhua has already controlled more than eighty percent of the power of the Praetorian Guard, and it is difficult for Yang Guang to deal with him. Once Yang Guang makes a move, Yu Wenhua is likely to rebel immediately. ”

"Since this is the case, then we must make all kinds of preparations now, in case the incident suddenly changes and we can't complete the task!"

This time, Su Shang gave the two of them three tasks. First, before Yu Wenhua and the mutiny, inform the ministers to evacuate Jiangdu City. Second, rescue Empress Xiao and Yang Gao, King of Zhao. Third, get the jade seal of the country.

"Big brother, don't worry! I've already sold a few generals in the Praetorian Guard, and they'll let us know as soon as there's anything wrong with Yu Wenhua! ”

Su Xingchen still frowned a little, "I'm worried that together with the mutiny, Yu Wenhua and they will go on a killing spree, and rescuing Empress Xiao and Yang Gao is the top priority of our task, and we must not let the two of them have an accident." We need to have people in the Praetorian Guard in case something happens. ”

"Don't worry about this big brother!"

He Qingming said with a smile, "I have borrowed two special teams from Brother Thirteen, once Yu Wenhua and a mutiny, they will sneak into the palace first and rescue Empress Xiao and Yang Gao in advance." ”

Su Xingchen nodded reassuringly, and asked again, "Where has the jade seal been found?" Can you get your hands on it in advance? ”

"I can't take it!"

He Qingming shook his head, "We have found out where the jade seal is stored, but the current guards are very strict, and only when we wait for Yu Culture and mutiny, can we have the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos." It's really not good, we will snatch it from Yu Wenhua and our hands when the time comes. ”

Su Xingchen nodded, very much recognizing He Qingming's method...

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After learning that Li Yuan led the main force of the army around the city and went straight to Daxing City, Qu Tutong left Yingyanglang General Yao Junsu to lead 20,000 soldiers to guard Hedong City, but he led 60,000 soldiers from Wuguan out of Lantian and planned to go to Daxing City to rescue.

Unexpectedly, Li Yuan had already prepared and specially left Liu Wenjing to lead tens of thousands of troops to intercept near Tongguan. The armies of the two sides met and fought fiercely, and they also suffered heavy casualties, but they did not distinguish between victory and defeat, so Qu Tutong was blocked from entering Tongguan.

Qu Tutong was anxious to prosper the city, so he planned to join forces with Liu Gang, the general of Tongguan, to attack Liu Wenjing's army, but Li Yuan also expected it, and sent Wang Changhuan, the left commander, to lead tens of thousands of Tang troops to attack Liu Gang's garrison camp Duwei Nancheng first. After a bloody battle, Liu Gang was defeated and was killed before the battle, Qu Tutong had no choice but to lead the army to retreat to Duwei Beicheng to protect himself.

The two sides could not hold each other, Qu Tutong was blocked Tongguan for more than 20 days, in a hurry, he sent his general Sang Xianhe to lead 10,000 cavalry to attack Liu Wenjing's military camp at night, Sang Xianhe led the army to break through the three lines of defense of Liu Wenjing's camp, leaving only the last fence.

Liu Wenjing personally commanded the soldiers to hold on, not to retreat, after a bloody battle between the two sides, Liu Wenjing was shot in the left shoulder, the Tang army soldiers were killed and wounded 10,000 people, morale was greatly reduced, and the defeat was exposed, and at this time, the Sui soldiers were also tired and hungry because of the long-term battle, and they failed to seize the fighter and lost the opportunity to lock the victory.

Sang Xianhe ordered the army to stop the attack and cook on the spot, and Liu Wenjing also took this opportunity to re-establish the defense line of the camp, reorganize the troops and horses, and sent more than 1,000 cavalry to make a detour to Sang Xianhe's rear to sneak attack.

The soldiers of the Sui army, who had already dismounted to rest, were suddenly caught off guard and fell into chaos in an instant. Liu Wenjing seized the opportunity to attack from the front, and under the front and rear attacks, the 10,000 Sui cavalry were all wiped out, and only the main general Sang Xianhe saw the opportunity quickly, and led dozens of personal soldiers to escape from the chaos.

After this battle, only about 30,000 of the 60,000 soldiers led by Qu Tutong remained, and they were no longer able to break through Li Yuan's interception. At this time, the news that Daxing City was broken came, and Qu Tutong had no choice but to lead his army to hold Tongguan and no longer seek to go to Daxing City.

The offense and defense were transposed, and Liu Wenjing couldn't attack, so he sent an envoy to surrender Qu Tutong. Qu Tutong was furious and was about to kill the messenger on the spot, Liu Wenjing also temporarily gave up the idea of surrendering Qu Tutong, and the two sides continued to hold each other.

However, after Li Yuan captured Daxing City, he seemed to have forgotten Qu Tutong, and neither sent an envoy to surrender, nor did he order Liu Wenjing to lead the army to attack Tongguan, and the 30,000 Sui troops in Tongguan were temporarily forgotten by him.

Time passed, and after a few days, Liu Wenjing had already arranged for his soldiers to capture all the counties around Tongguan, and the 30,000 Sui troops were already ambushed on all sides by besieged Tongguan, isolated and helpless.

Qu Tutong's mood is also becoming more and more distressed, there is not much grain and grass left in the army, at most it can only support for another half a month, and the soldiers are already a little unstable, if it continues like this, maybe there is no need for the Tang army soldiers to attack, and the 30,000 Sui army will collapse on its own.

At noon on this day, Qu Tutong was pondering and distressing in the big tent of the Chinese army, and a personal soldier hurriedly walked in, "Report to the general, the letter soldiers at the head of the city have come to report, there are two men outside the gate who ask to see the general, they claim to be from Daxing City, and they are the general's generals." ”

Qu Tutong was stunned for a moment, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he said in his heart: Could it be that Li Yuan has already made a move against my family?

In an instant, Qu Tutong returned to normal and said, "Bring them in!"

It didn't take long for the soldiers to walk in with two men, Qu Tutong was suddenly a little strange, the only two men he knew were the fat one, and that person was his nephew.

And the other middle-aged man dressed as a scribe, with a thin figure and an elegant appearance, he did not know, and he had never even seen it.

However, Qu Tutong was anxious about the situation of his family, so he didn't bother to pay attention to it for the time being, and said: "Qu Fat, why did you come to Tongguan, are your relatives at home okay?"

"Uncle, please rest assured, everything is fine at home. According to the uncle's orders, the eldest brother had already led his family to evacuate Daxing City before the Li thief broke through Daxing City! ”

"I ordered the evacuation of Daxing City?"

Qu Tutong was shocked in his heart, and couldn't help but say sharply: "What's going on?"

"Didn't you send someone to inform us to evacuate Daxing City, uncle?"

Qu Fat was strange, pointed at the middle-aged scribe and said, "It was this General Fang Yanzao who informed him!"

When Qu Tutong heard this, his face was suddenly full of murderous aura, and his two eyes were like two sharp blades, which were so sharp and terrifying, he glared at Fang Yanzao fiercely.

Fang Yanzao was not in a hurry, bowed to him, and said, "Don't worry, general, it's Fang Yanzao of Qi County, who is from Donglai City." Zai Xia had no malicious intent, but at that time, Li Thief's army was about to break the city, and Zai Xia was worried that the general's family would be in danger if they continued to stay in the mansion, so he had to notify them to evacuate in the name of the general. ”