Chapter 329 Traitor in the Army

On the official road 100 miles southeast of Tongguan, a cavalry team of more than 10,000 people stretched for two or three miles, and was marching rapidly along the official road.

Among the leading generals was a middle-aged scribe in his thirties, who was Fang Yanzao from Donglai City, and this cavalry team was also the Sui army soldiers who chose to go to Donglai County.

The day before yesterday, after the end of the soldiers' independent choice, Fang Yanzao once again found Qu Tutong and persuaded him to join the Allied Army, but unfortunately Qu Tutong's position was very firm, and the persuasion failed again, Fang Yanzao had no choice but to accept the result of the failure of the mission and prepare to return to Donglai City.

Fortunately, Qu Tutong was willing to gamble and lose, and was not blinded by anger and forcibly invalidated the choice results of the soldiers, so although the mission failed, Fang Yanzao did not have too many disappointments except for a little regret.

Yesterday around five o'clock, the two breakthrough teams set off one after another, and Fang Yanzao also left Tongguan with these soldiers who chose to go to Donglai County, preparing to take them back to Donglai City.

Qu Tutong originally brought a total of 60,000 soldiers from Hedong City, including 30,000 cavalry, after more than a month of battlefield baptism, 60,000 soldiers only left more than 30,000 people, and the 30,000 horses also lost a lot.

At the beginning, Sang Xianhe led 10,000 cavalry soldiers to attack Liu Wenjing's camp, victory was in sight, but in the end, the victory turned into defeat, 10,000 elite soldiers were wiped out, and the 10,000 war horses also became Liu Wenjing's trophies, plus the losses in previous wars, 30,000 war horses have also lost nearly half, and only less than 16,000 remained.

At the suggestion of Fang Yanzao, Qu Tutong allocated all these war horses to the two soldiers who broke through, intending to break through lightly.

Although not all of these soldiers were cavalry, all of them knew a little riding skills, and they would not waste these horses.

"Mr. Fang, it is more than 2,000 miles from Tongguan to Donglai County, and according to our current marching speed, it will take at least twenty days to reach Donglai County, and we only bring seven days of dry food now, what should we do if we are short of food at that time?" The team leader slowed down the speed of the war horse slightly, and asked in a low voice as he walked beside Fang Yanzao.

The main general's surname is Zhou, and he is one of Qu Tutong's lieutenants and the largest general in this team, so he has also become the temporary commander of this team.

Not long ago, Fang Yanzao felt that there were too many baggage and debris in the team, which slowed down the marching speed of the team, so he suggested that the general surnamed Zhou order the soldiers to leave only the soldiers' helmets and weapons, as well as seven days of dry food, and all other baggage items were abandoned, and they traveled lightly and quickly!

Although the general surnamed Zhou was a little worried and a little puzzled, he thought that Fang Yanzao was the confidant of the marshal of the Allied Army after all, and he must have extraordinary talents, and after he and the others went to Donglai City, they were not familiar with the place, and they still needed someone to help them, so it was not appropriate to offend Fang Yanzao, so they agreed to Fang Yanzao's suggestion.

However, after holding back doubts in his heart for more than half an hour, he couldn't help but ask.

When Fang Yanzao heard this, he immediately urged the horse to step aside and said with a smile: "General Zhou, don't worry!" I have already figured out a way to prevent the soldiers from starving for food. Moreover, our trip is not directly to Donglai City, after we arrive in Ji County, we will temporarily rest there for a while, there is a Liyang warehouse in Ji County, there is a grain and grass is very sufficient, General Zhou does not have to worry about the problem of grain and grass at all. ”

The general surnamed Zhou was a little surprised, "You have already taken Ji County?" ”

"Not bad! Before I went to Daxing City, the marshal had already personally led the army to set out, preparing to take over Liyangcang and Jijun within half a month. Now more than a month has passed, and according to the plan, they should have taken over half a month ago, and it is very likely that they will even take over Dongjun now. ”

The general surnamed Zhou was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, and his face couldn't help but show a hint of joy.

From Tongguan to Donglai County, there is a distance of more than 2,000 miles, and more than 10,000 cavalry soldiers cross the border, which can easily attract misunderstanding of the rebel forces along the way, and even cause them to covet and attack.

And the Allied army took Ji County, which means that the road from Ji County to Donglai City has become the sphere of influence of the Allied army, and the team only needs to reach Ji County smoothly, so that they can no longer be afraid.

However, the general surnamed Zhou quickly frowned again and said, "Even if we go to Ji County, it will be thousands of miles away, and it will take about ten days to march, and the dry food we bring is still not enough!"

Fang Yanzao looked at the soldiers beside him and said in a low voice: "General Zhou, don't worry, there will be people preparing for us along the way!" We'll just go get it! ”

The general surnamed Zhou was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and a little incredulous, and said in a low voice: "Take food on the spot?"

For these battle-hardened generals, it is not uncommon for them to plunder and take food on the spot. However, according to legend, the marshal of the Confederate army was very good to the common people, and the military discipline of the Confederate army was very strict, so he was a little unbelievable.

"Hmm." Fang Yanzao nodded in confirmation.

"As long as I am allowed to take food on the spot, then there is nothing to worry about, and maybe I can take the opportunity to make a small fortune." The general surnamed Zhou said secretly in his heart, and the worry on his face was suddenly swept away.

As if he had guessed the thoughts of the general surnamed Zhou, Fang Yanzao said with a straight face: "General Zhou should pay attention, although the marshal does not prohibit the army from taking food on the spot, this is conditional." Only when the army is seriously short of food, can you take action against some big families with a bad reputation, and you can't appear as an ally when you get food, otherwise you will be executed military discipline! ”

"Understood! Got it! ”

The general surnamed Zhou was suddenly awakened, didn't dare to think about it anymore, laughed dryly, and then changed the topic and asked: "Mr. Fang, the general asked us to break through in two ways, why did Mr. suggest that we change our plan early this morning and change the route to join the general?"

"Because our breakthrough and retreat plan has been leaked, the Tang army is likely to set up an ambush and chase on the front road, and I am worried that General Qu Tu will be short of troops and needs our rescue!"

"How so?"

The general surnamed Zhou was shocked, "We retreated suddenly, and we didn't have much preparation time in advance, how could they get the news so quickly?" ”

"Because there are traitors in the army, and traitors have leaked our plans!"

"Damn it!"

The general surnamed Zhou was immediately furious, "Who does Mr. Fang think?" ”

Fang Yanzao smiled, didn't answer directly, and asked, "What does General Zhou think of Sang Xian's character and what is his ability to lead troops?"

The general surnamed Zhou groaned, "Speak deeply and cautiously, command the army in a decent manner, and be good at seizing fighters..."

Speaking of this, his face suddenly changed drastically, "Sang Xianhe is a traitor!" ”

Fang Yanzao nodded, "I think the battle he led the army to raid the Tang army camp lost very bizarrely, first won and then lost, and the whole army was annihilated, with his cautious character, it shouldn't be like this..."