Yang Yuanqing rushed to Shanggu County after receiving Qin Qiong's Flying Eagle Express, according to his plan, the campaign against Youzhou should be launched in mid-February, but he didn't expect that Luo Yi would take the initiative to provoke and launch an offensive first.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Yang Yuanqing stood in front of the sand table, quietly listening to Xie Yingdeng's report, Qin Qiong next to him looked a little uneasy, and even a little worried, Laishui County was occupied by the Youzhou army, and Laishui, which could have been used as a defensive line, also became the inland river of the Youzhou army.

Although Xie Yingdeng killed Gao Kaidao's 20,000 troops with a beautiful return rifle, this could not hide his passivity in ordering the withdrawal.

Yang Yuanqing didn't pay attention to why Qin Qiong ordered the withdrawal of the army, he was more concerned about the causes and consequences of Xie Yingdeng's ambush of the Gao Kaidao army, as a commander who controlled the overall situation, he didn't care much about the gains and losses of one city and one domain, he was concerned about the contradiction between Luo Yi's Youzhou army and Gao Kaidao's Liaodong army.

From the ambush battle described by Xie Yingdeng, Yang Yuanqing also sensitively captured the absence of the Youzhou army in this ambush battle, he knew Luo Yi very well, he could fight well, he was experienced, as a general with a little brain, he would realize that the Sui army might have an ambush, and Luo Yi was obviously aware of this, so he did not send troops to follow.

But Luo Yi knew that there was danger, why didn't he stop Gao Wentong from leading his troops to chase west, was he unable to stop it, or did he intend to indulge?

"Boss, whoever the fuck lives or dies!"

Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but shout on the side: "Now Luo Yi only has 30,000 people, and we have an army of 50,000, won't it be solved by killing Luo Yi directly?" ”

His voice was very loud, his nasal voice was heavy, and the echo was buzzing in the big tent, Qin Qiong couldn't help glaring at him when he saw that he was interjecting in vain, so frightened that Cheng Biting Jin didn't dare to say anything anymore, he was more afraid of Qin Qiong, he was afraid of him since the early years of the great cause, and he has been afraid until now.

Yang Yuanqing was interrupted by Cheng Biting Jin's broken gong voice, he glanced at everyone, and saw Wang Junkuo thinking on the side, so he asked him: "What does General Wang think about this?" ”

Wang Junkuo has been very low-key since Hanoi surrendered to Yang Yuanqing, not talking much, but not speaking does not mean that he has no brains, he is thinking most of the time, seeing the manager ask himself, Wang Junkuo immediately bowed down and replied: "Back to the general manager, I think that Luo Gao and the two are not people on the same road, Luo Yi is from a famous family, a general of the Sui Dynasty, and was named the king of Beiping by the Tang Dynasty, and Gao Kaidao is just a rebel bandit in Douzigang, the two are not all the way at all, I have heard of Gao Wentong, cruel and stupid, short-tempered, And his army discipline is very poor, he will never be honest in Luo Yi's territory, they have been together for a winter, how can there be no contradictions? He believed that there must have been a deep contradiction between them, which led to the inconsistency of the actions of the two armies. ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "General Wang said it very well, it coincides with my thoughts, Gao Kaidao has 100,000 troops, and Luo Yi also has 70,000 elite soldiers, the two armies are fighting together, the strength should not be underestimated, we can't ignore the enemy because of the success of General Xie's ambush this time, we don't need to rush to war with the other party, the key is to destroy Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao, this time Gao Wentong's army was annihilated, Gao Wentong will not admit that he underestimated the enemy, he will only put the responsibility on Luo Yi, we think there will inevitably be contradictions between them, let us wait and see." ”

……

All the generals retreated, and there were only Yang Yuanqing and Qin Qiong in the big tent, so Yang Yuanqing asked Qin Qiong, "Why did Shubao think of withdrawing the army and giving up Laishui County?" ”

Qin Qiong sighed, "I didn't expect that they would attack together, let alone that Luo Yi would launch it in advance, I was worried that General Xie and General Wang would be stationed in two battalions and be broken by Luo Yi's concentrated superior forces, so I ordered them to withdraw to Yi County, and there were also some tactical considerations." ”

"What tactical considerations?"

"It's mainly heavy armored cavalry, the terrain in Laishui County is relatively flat, and I am worried that Luo Yi will invest in the heavy armored cavalry to attack the camp, which will be dangerous, so I urgently ordered them to retreat westward, the terrain in Yi County is uneven, and the advantages of the heavy armored cavalry cannot be brought into play, and in addition, the battle line is lengthened, and the enemy's logistics supply line is lengthened, and it is easy to create ambush opportunities in Shanggu County, where the terrain is complex."

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a long time and said: "I can't say that you are wrong in this matter, and the necessary retreat should also be, but you do have a problem with the deployment of troops, and you should not station the two armies separately, in addition, you take the heavy armored cavalry too seriously, it is not difficult to deal with them, just like we have heavy armored infantry, the weakness of the heavy armored infantry is also the weakness of the heavy armored cavalry." ”

Qin Qiong understood what the manager meant, he was still dissatisfied with his abandonment of Laishui County, he hurriedly got up, and said with some trepidation: "There is a mistake in the deployment of lowly soldiers, which leads to the loss of Laishui County, and the lowly is willing to be punished." ”

Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but laugh dumbly, stood up and patted Qin Qiong's shoulder, and sat him down, then smiled apologetically: "This is my mistake, I am used to talking to those old oilmen in the Taiyuan court, I just arrived in Shanggu County and did not change it for a while, in fact, I am hinting to you and let you take the initiative to resign as the chief general, and I will be the chief general in this big battle, but I forgot that you don't understand these euphemisms in officialdom, okay!" I'll just say it bluntly, the withdrawal from Laishui is not a big problem, it should be said that it is very correct, but this battle is very important, and we can't afford to lose, so I will be the main general, you are my deputy general, what I want to say is as simple as that! ”

Yang Yuanqing's frankness moved Qin Qiong's heart, and he also smiled: "It's a lowly and stupid position, I don't understand the meaning of the general manager, and it is an honor to be the deputy general of the general to be the general of the general manager, and I can't ask for it, and I don't have the slightest complaint." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "It's best if you think like this, go and find Wang Junkuo and Xie Yingdeng, and let's discuss the battle plan together." ”

……

"Damn, they are Asian generals, Lao Tzu is also an Asian general, they can drink tea in the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss the military situation, but Lao Tzu was driven to patrol the mountains, is there any heavenly reason?"

Cheng Yanjin led 300 cavalry to patrol all the way on the official road in the northeast of Yi County, and Qin Qiong hated him for interfering in the big tent of the Chinese army at will, so he drove him out to patrol the sentry.

In fact, Cheng Yanjin didn't want to discuss the military situation in the big tent, that kind of discussion made him drowsy, but he felt that he had no face, Wang Junkuo and Xie Yingdeng could enter the account, but they drove him, a dignified general, out to be the patrol Taibao.

It's just a sentry patrol, if he is arranged to patrol in Yi County, maybe he can still accept it, hug the little lady of Qinglou and drink a few glasses of wine, it's not bad, but he sent him to patrol the wilderness and say what to catch the scouts in Youzhou, which made Cheng bite the golden nest with a stomach full of resentment.

"I'm gone! Lao Tzu surrendered to the Youzhou army, at least he could mix with the king of Yuyang, haha! See how you Qin Shubao explain to the manager? ”

Cheng Yanjin scolded all the way, regardless of whether the soldiers behind him heard it or not, the soldiers knew him, no one took his words to heart, and many soldiers covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

There was a team leader in the middle, who was also a person with eight faces, he found that this was an opportunity to curry favor with Cheng Biting Jin, he stepped forward, looked left and right, secretly took out a small bottle from his arms and handed it over, nodded and said, "General, give!" ”

"What is this?" Cheng Yanjin glanced at the vial and asked.

"General, this is the flood ......"

"Wine!" Cheng Biting Jin's eyes lit up, he was addicted to alcohol, but Qin Qiong was extremely strict in governing the army, strictly prohibiting drinking in the army, a winter suffocated him, took the bottle and pulled out the stopper and sniffed, his eyes suddenly showed a look of intoxication, sure enough, it was wine, he raised his head and drank it in two sips, smacked his lips, and suddenly reacted, this is the wine used to treat injuries, he glanced at the team suspiciously, "You kid and the female escort got involved?" ”

"How can you have the courage to kill your head, this is the wine my brother gave me, he is a scout."

Cheng Biting Jin slapped his thigh heavily, "I'm so fucking stupid, I didn't expect scouts." ”

According to the rules of the Fengzhou Army, scouts can bring a pot of wine when they leave the camp, but they didn't expect that Qin Qiong asked him last time, would he like to take care of the scouts? He thought the scout was too tired, so he didn't agree, but he forgot that the scout could bring wine, which made his intestines remorse.

He sighed heavily, shook the bottle again, and the wine was gone, "The wine is good, it's just too little." Cheng Yanjin said with some regret.

"Jiang Ping, there is actually a way to drink, why don't you go to the city."

Cheng Biting Jin Daxi: "Say quickly, where is the wine?" ”

"I know that there is a village nearby, and there is a tavern in it, but it is only mountain fruit wine, I wonder if the general is used to drinking it?"

Cheng Yanjin was hooked by the small pot of wine, where does he care what kind of wine, as long as there is wine, he pinched the back of the team's neck and said urgently: "Where is the tavern?" Take Lao Tzu with you! ”

……

Cheng Yanjin led the team to the west for more than ten miles, and then turned onto a small road, about two or three miles, and sure enough, he saw a small village not far away, and a house at the entrance of the village was holding a wine banner with a yellow background and black edges, Cheng Yanjin was overjoyed in his heart, and turned back to the soldiers and said: "If you want to drink, follow me, and if you don't want to go to rest on the spot." ”

After a pause, he added: "Pay for it yourself, Lao Tzu doesn't invite guests!" ”

The Sui army had strict discipline, and it was not allowed to drink alcohol during the mission, and those who violated the order were beaten with fifty military sticks, and the three hundred soldiers did not dare to go, so they rested in the woods on the spot, and only three or four good wine soldiers followed Cheng Yanjin.

Cheng Biting King Kong walked to the entrance of the village, suddenly there was a burst of dog barking and scolding in the village, a thin man ran out of the village with a few chickens, and chased more than a dozen villagers with hoes and sticks behind, and a group of earth dogs ran in front, the dogs barked wildly, and the villagers shouted and scolded all the way.

The chicken thief turned around and ran, but he didn't see a few Sui soldiers in front of him, he suddenly found that someone was blocking the road in front of him, and when he looked up and saw that it was Sui Jun, he was so frightened that he turned his head and ran into the woods.

"Kill him, kill this chicken thief!" The villagers surrounded him, so angry that they wanted to kill this person, and more than a dozen dogs barked fiercely at Cheng Biting Jin.

"Ask the military master to save my life, I have important information to give to the honorable master!"