Chapter 683 One Hundred

In the middle of July of the third year of Tang Wude, it rained for three days in a row in the area of Dongjun, and hundreds of thousands of Xia troops marching to the vicinity of Dahai Temple in Dongjun had to stop and rest, and camped for more than ten miles, and the military tents were undulating, looking like a giant dragon sleeping on the earth.

Dou Jiande stood at the door of the big tent and looked at the rain outside that had not stopped, and his eyes were full of irritability. It has been more than a month since the army went south, and he has not been able to win a morale-boosting battle yet, how can he not be anxious? Although the grain and grass have not yet been urgent, but if it continues to be consumed like this, the supply of materials consumed by hundreds of thousands of troops every day is a distressing number, and if the siege of the eastern capital cannot be relieved as soon as possible, the army is only afraid that it will face the situation of returning in vain.

If it was just a futile, it would be fine, but the key was that Li Daozong, Yu Wenshi and these two people were sticking like dog skin plasters, and the Xia army team forced them to retreat, stopped, and these two people sent people to attack and harass. If it is to attack Yu Wenshi, Li Daozong will inevitably lead the army to respond, and if it is to attack Li Daozong, Yu Wenshi will not pretend to turn a blind eye. The cooperation between these two people is very tacit, and Dou Jiande has been in a mess these days.

This tactic has an almost joking name, it's Tired Wolf.

Dou Jiande knew this allusion, so he was even more depressed.

It is said that hunters go into the mountains to kill wolves, and they will enter the mountains when the she-wolf gives her cubs. When the she-wolf went out to hunt for food, she stole the wolf cub out, and then the two hunters each took a wolf cub to climb the big tree, and when the she-wolf returned, one of them pulled the wolf cub's ear hard, and the young wolf screamed, and the she-wolf pounced on the big tree and howled wildly. The hunter on the other side also made the young wolf scream, and the she-wolf ran to this side again, and so on, the she-wolf was exhausted, and even died of exhaustion.

Dou Jiande is now in such an embarrassing situation, although Li Daozong and Yu Wenshi did not join forces, it was more troublesome than joining forces.

These days, there have been repeated fierce battles, but all of them have been small-scale battles. Although Dou Jiande had a lot of soldiers, he was taken advantage of by Yu Wenshi and Li Daozong. In the past month, those two people have come and gone, and they have forcibly consumed nearly 20,000 troops of the Xia army, but the most important thing is that the morale of the Xia army has been depressed to a certain point. If there is no more hearty victory, I am afraid that the army's spirit will fluctuate, and there will be no decisive battle.

The rain was not violent and violent, but it had been raining for three days. Even if the rain stops early tomorrow morning, the roads will be muddy and it will take a few more days to get on the road. Although the eastern capital is not in danger, who knows if there will be any changes. Li Xian is cunning with soldiers, and the generals under his command are also very difficult. Dou Jiande's biggest headache is this kind of battle that can't be felt, which makes people feel depressed and even want to rush into the rain and roar.

"How many days has General Cao been gone?"

Dou Jiande didn't look back, and asked in a somewhat anxious voice.

The general Dugu Shao, who was standing behind him, replied: "I have been walking for ten days, and I will be able to reach Xingluocang in three or five days after bypassing the Tang army camp, and now that most of the Tang army is here, there should be nothing wrong with General Cao's side." ”

Dou Jiande wanted to say that he would regret sending Cao Dan to lead the army to attack Xingluocang now, but if he thought about it, not only would Cao Dan be looked down upon, but his own way of employing people would also be criticized.

"I know ......"

Dou Jiande took a breath, and after the moist and cool water vapor penetrated into his nose, the feeling of suffocation in his chest and abdomen was also lightened, and he felt a lot more comfortable.

"It is precisely because I know that there are not many defenders in Xingluocang, and there is no danger to rely on, so I will let him go with confidence. Several of you have stayed in the army because this is the most important and dangerous place, Cao Dan is not as good as you in leading the troops, and it is far more important for you to stay than to lead the troops to raid Xingluocang. ”

He turned around and walked to the front of the map, looked at it, and then pointed to several places above and said: "After Li Dangdang led the army, Mo Chou led the army on the left flank, and Wang Fubao led the army on the right flank...... You are a pioneer, so I am more down-to-earth in this arrangement. ”

After saying this, Dou Jiande was suddenly stunned for a moment, remembering that he had countless generals under his command, Su Dingfang, Liu Heimin, Yin Qiu, Shi Zan, Cheng Mingzhen and others, which one is not a general who is not in charge? Especially Su Dingfang and Liu Heimin, they are even more handsome and talented people who command thousands of troops, but now that Great Xia has established the country, there are few generals who can be used in the court.

When Liu Heimin and Su Dingfang were there, people like Dugu Shao were only a little famous in the army, and now Dugu Shao is already one of the four generals of the Xia Army.

"Whether the weather is sunny tomorrow or not, the army must be mobilized."

Dou Jiande looked at Yutu and sighed: "There are still hundreds of miles away from the Eastern Capital, and the road behind is still far away......

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside, and the herald, who was already soaked, ran to the door of the big tent, knelt down on one knee and said eagerly: "Report! Your Majesty, Yan Yunjun Yu Wenshi and led the army to come in the rain and raid the left wing camp! ”

"How many people are coming!"

Dou Jiande asked.

"The thieves never approached, they only waved their flags and shouted in the rain, and they couldn't see how many people and horses there were."

"Ignore it!"

Dou Jiande thought for a while and ordered: "It's just a small skill of carving insects, in order to make my people unstable, and they will have an opportunity...... Mobilize the archers of each battalion to the left flank to support, as long as the people of the Yanyun army dare to approach, there is no need to face the battle, and a rain of arrows will shoot over. ”

"Whoa!"

The herald answered, turned and ran into the rain.

"Wait!"

Dou Jiande suddenly stopped the herald again, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.

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Two miles away from the Xia Army's camp, more than 1,000 Yanyun Army soldiers each held a flag in their hands and kept shaking, under the command of a special general, these more than 1,000 people kept shouting and rushing to kill.

On a high slope, two people were sitting in the drop-off booth, drinking and playing chess.

A slender man, a fat man with a similar figure to Wan Yulou.

"No regrets!"

The fat man looked at the rogue brother in front of him with annoyance and said, "Do you understand?" ”

"Fat Xue, don't talk this nonsense to me...... If it's not boring, where would I be interested in talking to you? This thing is the most distracting, and I don't bother to think about it. ”

"Call me fat again, and I'll ......"

The fat man raised his chin and said a few words with his fat white cheeks, which was interrupted by the man opposite him, and the man opposite him who looked a little arrogant and domineering pouted contemptuously and said, "How about you?" Can you beat me or catch up with me? ”

This person was before conquering Chang'an, and Li Xian sent Yu Wenshi and Xue Wanche in the army.

Sitting on the opposite side of Qi speechless, it was naturally his brother Xue Wanjun. The two brothers have been living in Youzhou since their father died in battle, and then with Luo Shixin to Liyang, they were sent to the Eastern Capital by Li Xian after only a few small battles.

"You're too villainous!"

Xue Wanjun held back for a long time before retorting: "Benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and faith...... When you play chess, you will be ruined! How can there be such an unreasonable person as you! ”

"When have I ever reasoned in front of you since I was a child?"

Xue Wanche paused for a moment, then smiled proudly and said, "Since I was a child, you don't seem to have won against me once. In my opinion, the so-called benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and faith are just the skills of the weak when they are aggrieved. If you are not convinced, we can deduce a game in this pavilion, and if you win, I will call you brother. ”

"If you don't call me, I'm your brother too!"

Xue Wanjun cupped his already sagging belly, and said angrily: "I really don't know, how can you still smile so brightly in such weather!" ”

"Why not splendid?"

Xue Wanche asked rhetorically: "Anyway, there is nothing to do, Dou Jiande's people definitely don't dare to kill it." This rainy day has the same impact on everyone, we don't dare to get too close, and he naturally doesn't dare to send troops out rashly.

"There are only a thousand people, but it scared Dou Jiande."

Xue Wanjun didn't bother to worry about Xue Wanche, and then said with some emotion: "General Yuwen took the team away, if you let Dou Jiande know that there are less than 3,000 men left on our Yanyun army's side, he won't be angry?" ”

"It's best to be angry, I'll do it myself."

Xue Wanjun didn't continue to answer, but sighed and asked, "Do you really trust Li Daozong?" ”

Xue Wanche was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "What if you can't believe it?" The key now is that you and I must not only hide from Dou Jiande, but also from Li Daozong. General Yuwen's strategy is too dangerous, and the burden is on your shoulders...... A careless word......"

"Go into battle to kill the enemy, I'm not as good as you."

Xue Wanjun smiled and said proudly: "But if you are calculating, you may not be as good as me...... With me here, how can anything happen accidentally? Could it be that in this kind of weather, Xia Jun still dares to kill it? ”

Just as he finished saying this, suddenly a whining horn sound came from the direction of Xia Jun, followed by an earth-shattering shouting and killing sound, Xue Wanche's face changed, and then he scolded fiercely: "You are a crow's mouth!" ”

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After returning to the Tiance General's Mansion from Songbai Tower, Li Xian, who had drunk a little wine, was not tired, but became more energetic, and there was nothing urgent to deal with at hand, so he simply walked out of the study and walked slowly to a single courtyard not far away.

There was only one woman in the small courtyard, Zhang Xiaodi. But Li Xian knew that the little girl said that she was bored living alone, so she dragged Ye Huaisleeve, Jia'er, and Qing Kite and Huang Luan to live together, and the warblers and swallows in the small courtyard were so lively.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Xian heard a burst of laughter in the room, he couldn't help but smile and walked over.

Pushing the door in, Li Xian was startled by the scene he saw in front of him.

Zhang Xiaodi and Jia'er were only wearing obscene clothes, but they were fighting wine! These two women are well-known for their good drinking, and they don't know how they fought today. Both of them were red-faced, their eyes were like silk, and their hands holding the wine bowl were shaking, and half of the bowl of wine was spilled.

Seeing the thick stack of wine bowls on the table, the corners of Li Xian's mouth twitched.

"Brother Anzhi, you're good to come!"

Zhang Xiaodi was obviously too drunk, but regardless of the fact that he didn't wear much clothes, he staggered over, pulled Li Xian's arm and said, "You come to judge and see which of the two of us has more drink!" ”

Ye Huaisleeve stood up and glanced at Li Xian apologetically.

Zhang Xiaodi seemed to be drunk, but he didn't expect to be very sober. She saw that there was apology in Ye Huaisleeve's eyes, and then put away her smile and looked at Li Xian's eyes and said, "Brother Anzhi, don't blame the sisters, it's me who wants to mess around......"

"Why?"

Li Xian asked softly.

Zhang Xiaodi burped, looked at Li Xian and said seriously: "Sister Ye said, I want that in the future...... That mother is the world, and she wants that...... That dignified and beautiful talent, I thought...... I don't know how many years I have to pretend to be so hard in the future, so I don't need to pretend to be ...... Just have some fun. ”

Li Xian was dumbfounded, and couldn't help laughing.

It's just that his laughter hasn't fallen yet, and Zhang Xiaodi's eyes are closed and he actually fell into Li Xian's arms. Li Xian was startled, and hurriedly hugged her and put her on the bed quickly, just about to pulse, but saw Zhang Xiaodi burping, stretched out his hand and waved it vigorously, and said vaguely: "I want to give birth to Brother Anzhi!" ”

Li Xian was stupid for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Give birth to a hundred!"

A certain Xiaodi solemnly swore an oath, and then turned his face and snored slightly not long after......