The scouts sent by the Tang army to the north of Wanda Mountain found that the main force of the soldiers and horses of the Fune tribe turned north and left Qitai City, thinking that the Fune people would not leave many soldiers and horses in the city.

What he saw in front of him shocked the scouts, and the soldiers who could fight in the Funi Department were wrong with the information they had received before, and there were actually more than 10,000 soldiers and horses available.

As the scout, the team leader hurriedly sent his subordinates to return to Dusk City with urgent military information to report to the governor.

Yongli, who was appointed as the general of Qitai City, looked at the soldiers and horses practicing outside the city as if thoughtful, and three of his subordinates climbed the city wall to report to him: "Mouke, the Tang army scouts who were monitored by us have sent someone back to report to him, do you want to intercept them halfway?" ”

Yongli Ding waved his hand and said: "There is no need to intercept it, pass the order to go down, and continue to search for the Tang army scouts in Wanda Mountain, but be careful not to find the Tang army scouts who have just returned to report the news, and the rest of the Tang army scouts will be killed once they are discovered." ”

"Understood."

The messengers rushed down the city and soon disappeared into the city.

Yong Liding looked at the soldiers who were almost standing on the city wall, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, more than eighty percent of the so-called soldiers were scarecrows dressed in the clothes of the Funi people.

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The scouts went through great hardships and hid through the Wandar Mountains and returned to Dusk Ridge City, reporting to Sekigahara the true situation of the forces they had seen of the Funi people.

When Sekihara learned that there were still more than 10,000 soldiers to fight with, he was frightened enough, and he was very glad that he hadn't fainted and raised troops to the north before, otherwise he would have fallen directly into the encirclement of more than 10,000 troops of the Funi tribe.

Ren Qiang, Xiao Hong, who were the captains of the Xuanwu Guard, and Liu Ding, who was later promoted for his military exploits, learned the news of the scout's return and came together to ask to see Guan Yuan and discuss the military situation.

Ren Qiang said: "There are still 10,000 soldiers in the actual fighting force of the Funi Department, which is much more than what Cheng Boxian informed, although this is not good news for us, but it is not too bad. ”

Guan Yuan frowned when he heard this, he knew what Ren Qiang wanted to say next, but he didn't want to do it, the danger was too great, and it was not cost-effective compared to the results achieved so far.

"Although there are 10,000 people in the Funi Ministry, their main force is returning north with their leader, and it must be the Phoenix Guard led by Cheng Dudu who arrived in the Fune Department and launched an attack on its rear. At this moment, it is a good time for our army to go north, defeat the enemy army in Qitai City in one fell swoop, and attack the Funi people on both sides with the Phoenix Guard. If you defeat it in one fell swoop, you can sweep away the Yidi forces that threaten the Tang Dynasty in the Heishui Basin, and you can sit back and relax in a few years. ”

Xiao Hong and Liu Dingding agreed, and looked at the governor Guan Yuan, waiting for him to issue a military order to raise troops to the north.

Guan Yuan pulled a face and said reluctantly: "The Funi people have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, of which 7,000 people went to meet Cheng Boxian, Cheng Boxian only brought 2,500 troops this time, after a long journey, I am afraid that the morale of the army has long been exhausted." Faced with three times the number of people who are familiar with the terrain, the odds are unpredictable. ”

"Then we need to immediately go north to attack Qitai City, so as to contain the Funi people and strive for victory."

Ren Qiang got up from his couch and yelled at Guan Yuan.

Guan Yuan suddenly became angry, so that he was the general of the Xuanwu Guard, the governor of the Meituo Lake Governor's Mansion, and a lieutenant dared to yell at him, what kind of system did he become?

Guan Yuan, who slapped the table directly, roared back: "Ren Qiang, is there a certain governor in your eyes?" Tang Dynasty military law, if you commit the following crimes, you know what the end is. ”

Xiao Hong and Liu Ding hurriedly grabbed Ren Qiang, who was surging with qi and blood, and persuaded: "Everyone is a colleague, but they have different opinions, why bother hurting the harmony because of this?" Ren Duwei sat down quickly, can you still discuss opinions that are different from those of Guan Dudu? ”

"Yes, Ren Duwei, the governor of Guan Du joined the army earlier than us, and he has conquered Goguryeo, fought the Khitan, and fought Tiele with the British Duke and the Xue County Prince, and has rich combat experience, so he must have a decisive decision in his heart."

Liu Ding persuaded with a smile, and forcibly pressed Ren Qiang on the couch with Xiao Hong.

Ren Qiang is extremely angry, isn't the surname Guan relying on his old military qualifications and fighting many battles with a famous general in the court, so that when General Wang was defeated and demoted, there was no one available in the army to replace him, so he was selected by King Yan to be promoted to take over as the general of Xuanwu Wei and the governor of the Governor of Meituo Lake? In terms of combat command and personal bravery, how can he be so?

With Sekihara's talent, he will be a captain in the sky.

As soon as Ren Qiang shouted out a Guan word, he was covered by Liu Ding, who was in a hurry, and kept giving him a look.

Ren Qiang gradually calmed down, and thought to himself, it is not good for him to have a conflict with Guan Yuan now, who told people to take shit luck and become the governor, and he is still a captain in a few years. Cheng Boxian Nuo was defeated, how many days can he be the governor?

Seeing that Ren Qiang had reined in his momentum, Xiao Hong and Liu Ding let go of him and returned to their respective couches, wiped the fine sweat on their foreheads, and sighed in their hearts, they were worthy of being the fierce generals in the Xuanwu Guard, who were second only to Wang Hu, who was demoted to Hokkaido, and almost didn't hold him down.

Guan Yuan snorted coldly, "As for whether our army will go north to attack Qitai City, it depends on the return of the scouts in the past few days, depending on the situation." ”

Liu Ding stubbornly suggested: "Governor, no matter what the news reported by the scouts, our army will have to go north in the past two days. If not, if Cheng Boxian is defeated, the responsibility for the defeat will be put on our Xuanwuwei, and we will not be able to escape punishment at that time. ”

Guan Yuan felt justified, and really asked Cheng Boxian to put the responsibility for the defeat on Xuanwuwei, and the position of general and governor on his head was done.

"Then two days later, no matter what the situation is, send troops to Qitai City."

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The leading army of Nuo Gejiao was stationed in Yashan City, and hundreds of scouts and sentry cavalry were scattered to the vast wilderness plain east of the city, and two days later they finally got the news of the Tang Army on the East Road.

"Bo Ji Fierce, the Tang army has traveled thousands of miles, the road is difficult, and it is a good time to defeat it in one fell swoop." Shangmuro Chengding pondered again, and then said: "It is best to ambush." The Tang army was less than two days away from Yashan City, and the land it passed through was full of swamps, forests, weeds taller than people, and a low lonely mountain. This is the best place to set up an ambush, and I also asked Bo Jilie to give an order, and the whole army immediately went to the lonely mountain to set up an ambush to wait for the Tang army. ”

"I did as my cousin asked." Nuo Jiao added: "It's just that the deployment of the march and combat still needs to be handled by the cousin." ”

"Don't worry, although I am not talented, I was a defeated general under the Tang Army, but I am ninety percent sure that I can win this battle."

Uemuro Chengding said with confidence.

On the side, Pinri's heart has made waves, since he threw himself into Nirvana, he found that Nuo Jiao would consult Shangmuro Chengding for everything, not only worshipping as his brother, but also unconditionally trusting Shangmuro Chengding, entrusting him with important tasks. With the current manpower and material resources of the Fu Ni Ministry, seven cities were barely built in four years, and Nuo Jiao directly handed over the two cities on the bank of the river to the upper chamber as a territory, leading 3,000 troops. This kind of honor is not only absent from Funi, nor has it been received in Silla.