Li Xiaogong's spirits were lifted, he had been waiting for the scout's information, although he got the information that Xu Shiji secretly sent troops to the north, but whether the news was reliable or not, he couldn't be sure, so he sent his henchmen scouts to investigate the news.

"Order them to come in and report it!"

After a while, several scouts walked quickly into the lobby and knelt down on one knee for the commander of the first brigade to report: "Your Highness Qiqi, the lowly rank and others have returned from Nanyang County." ”

"Let's talk about the specifics! Did the Sui army go north? How many troops went north? ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, the Sui army did go north, the intelligence is accurate, Gao Zikai led 30,000 troops to the north, and the Sui army in Nanyang County only had 10,000 troops."

At this time, Yang Gongren next to him suddenly interjected and asked, "Is there really a rebellion against Hao Xiaode?" ”

Everyone looked at him strangely, how could they ask this? The scout immediately reported: "It is said everywhere in Nanyang County that Hao Xiaode led the army to burn, kill and loot, and there are no chickens and dogs left in the county, and there are many refugees who have fled from Shuyang County and Yingchuan County in the county. ”

"Shuyang County?"

Yang Gongren sneered, "What does this have to do with Hao Xiaode's bandits, it's still 108,000 miles away!" ”

Li Xiaogong was slightly unhappy, "Yang Shangshu, this is the information given by the imperial court, you won't doubt the imperial court!" ”

Yang Gongren shook his head, "I didn't say that there was anything wrong with the imperial court, I was just worried that this was Yang Yuanqing's plan, and the imperial court estimated that it was just listening to the wind and rain, Tang Feng could not have an intelligence hall in Yingchuan County, it should just be hearing Su Shichang's alarm, if it was Yang Yuanqing's plan to lure troops, I would be a little worried." ”

Li Xiaogong's brows also furrowed, "Do you think that Yang Yuanqing wanted to besiege the city and send reinforcements, so he deliberately concocted the rumor of Hao Xiaode, and then Xu Shiji retreated north to lure us south to Jiangling City?" ”

"I'm thinking this as a guess, but it's just a guess, I don't have evidence, everything is still up to King Jing to decide."

Yang Gongren has become smart, and he will not take the responsibility on his head. Especially in this kind of battle that is related to the overall situation, in the absence of evidence, he will never persuade Li Xiaogong, what if it is true? He couldn't afford it.

The main reason is that Yang Gongren believes that now the peasants have land. People are determined that even if Hao Xiaode really wants to rebel, no one will follow him anymore.

Li Xiaogong hesitated, Yang Gongren said it very reasonably, the key is that there are rumors that Hao Xiaode died in the infighting between Li Mi and Zhai Rang, and it will come out again.

However, Li Mi has always kept the news very tight, and those who know are his own soldiers. Whether Hao Xiaode died or not is still a question, and Li Xiaogong only felt a headache.

In fact, the best way is to send someone to Yingchuan County to actually investigate whether there are any bandits who have rebelled, but I am afraid that it will be too late in time, Li Xiaogong is afraid that Yang Yuanqing will increase troops from Jiangxia, and when he confirms that everything is over, Jiangling City has been broken.

Li Xiaogong paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and he needed to make a decision. Do you want to send reinforcements? On the one hand, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and on the other hand, he was worried that it was the Sui army's plan to lure the snake out of the hole, which made it difficult for him to make a decision.

Then. Gao Shilian next to him said slowly: "Your Highness, have you forgotten the gold medal given to you by the Holy Lord?" ”

Li Xiaogong suddenly remembered that the saint asked Chai Shao to bring him a gold medal with four words on it, 'If I am here', that is, he can decide everything without taking any responsibility.

But Gao Shilian meant to remind him that the importance of the Jingxiang Battle was related to the entire Tang Dynasty situation. He must fight this battle, even if it is to lure the snake out of the hole, he has to go, once the Jiangxia army reinforces Jiangling, and the city of Jiangling is broken, then the Jingxiang battle will be difficult to recover.

This is not only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but also a unique opportunity. Li Xiaogong gritted his teeth and said: "I personally led 50,000 troops to reinforce Jiangling, and I must completely annihilate Yang Yuanqing's Sui army." ”

He said to Yang Gongren again: "I will go to Jiangling, and Jingxiang will ask Yang Shangshu for defense." ”

Yang Gongren knew that Li Xiaogong had made up his mind and could no longer persuade him, so he had to sigh secretly, bow down and say, "I am willing to defend the city for His Highness!" ”……

Xiangcheng County is located at the junction of Shuyang County and Nanyang County, this area is high and densely forested, sparsely populated, the county seat is located in the surrounding mountains, an official road goes around the county seat, directly leading to the north.

About ten miles away from the west of the official road, there is a valley three miles wide and more than ten miles long, called the Valley of Tibetan Soldiers, and it is said that Cao Cao once got its name from hiding soldiers here.

However, at this time, there was indeed an army of 30,000 men in the Tibetan Soldier Valley, which had been stationed in the valley for several days, and the big tents were densely packed all over the valley.

In front of a big tent, Gao Zikai sat on a stone and read the book of war intently, this is the book of war lent to him by Xu Shiji, in recent months he loves the book of war, he has decided to change from a fierce general to a Confucian general, both civil and military, Xu Shiji is his master.

"General Gao!"

A partial general walked up with a smile, "I'm reading the military book again!" ”

"I'm bored, read the military book to relieve my boredom."

Gao Zi smiled and asked, "Is there anything wrong with me?" ”

The general was a little puzzled: "Brothers, let me ask how long it will take to go north, everyone is really tired of staying in the valley, and everyone is very worried about the bandits in Yingchuan County. ”

Gao Zikai smiled slyly, "When did I say I was going north?" ”

The general was stunned, "Didn't the general go to suppress Hao Xiaode's rebellion?" ”

"What kind of bandits, Hao Xiaode has died a long time ago, but the news is very tightly blocked, and those who have died a long time ago can only rebel in the underworld."

The general was completely confused, he scratched the back of his head, "General Gao, I don't understand what you mean." ”

Gao Zikai smiled slightly, "This is a strategy, understand?" If we don't leave Nanyang County, how can the Sui army reinforce Jiangling? ”

It dawned on the general that he understood a little, "That's ...... So when are we going back to Nanyang? ”

"Wait! Wait for the commander's orders, be patient, and there will be news soon. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horses' hooves came from the mouth of the valley in the distance, and Gao Zi stood up cheerfully, and his intuition told him that the news he was waiting for had arrived.

A messenger cavalry galloped over, ran to Gao Zikai and turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee to report, "General Gao, the chief is in charge!" ”

The messenger presented an order to Gao Zikai, Gao Zikai opened the order, glanced at it, laughed, and ordered his subordinates: "Inform all the generals to prepare to go south to Xiangyang!" ”……

At night, a thin layer of light mist shrouds the Yangtze River, and at night, there are few boats on the Yangtze River, let alone such a foggy night.

But tonight Jiangxia City is a little abnormal, the riverside is full of people ready to get on the boat, there are more than 40,000 people in the dark, there are more than 300 river boats moored on the river, this is the original fleet of Xiao Liangjun.

A group of soldiers walked towards the boat on the plank, on a high ground, Du Fuwei was staring at the soldiers to get on the boat, at this time he turned back to the deputy general Li Haihai and said: "General Li, Jiangxia City will be handed over to you, although there are 20,000 troops to defend the city, but I hope you don't have the slightest carelessness, Jiangxia City is an important logistics place for the Sui army, and you can't afford to lose." ”

Li Haihai is also a general of the Sui army, and was arranged by Yang Yuanqing as Du Fuwei's deputy general, this time Du Fuwei was ordered to march to Xiangyang and cooperate with Xu Shiji to attack Xiangyang City, Yang Yuanqing designated Li Haihai to lead 20,000 troops to defend Jiangxia City.

Li Haihai nodded, "Please rest assured General Du, Jiangxia City is absolutely foolproof, no matter who comes to challenge, I will not be able to defend it." ”

"Then I'll be relieved, and I hope we'll see each other in triumph."

Du Fuwei smiled slightly, urged the horse to rush down the high ground, and headed for the big boat by the river.

"General Du, have a good trip!"

Two hours later, all 40,000 troops boarded the ship, and the fleet started, crossed the river, entered the Han River, and marched along the Han River towards Xiangyang City......

As Yang Yuanqing said, Jingxiang is one, and those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain, when Yang Yuanqing used a plan to transfer Li Xiaogong's reinforcements out of Xiangyang City, the strength of Xiangyang City was only 30,000 people, and at this time, the 40,000 Sui army of Nanyang County and the 40,000 army of Jiangxia County were advancing in the direction of Xiangyang City, and they would break through Xiangyang City with 80,000 troops.

At the same time that Du Fuwei's army left Jiangxia City for Xiangyang City, another 3,000 cavalry from Yiling County crossed the river and arrived at the Sui army camp, and Yang Yuanqing led the army to wait for them for a long time.

The general who commanded this army was the general Liu Tao, Wang Junkuo's general, he was led to the camp gate by the soldiers, Yang Yuanqing was in golden armor, and immediately stood in front of the camp gate with dozens of generals.

In the large camp, 15,000 cavalry were ready to set out at any time, without torches in hand, and only countless black shadows could be faintly seen in the darkness.

At this time, it was the fourth watch, and it was the darkest time of the night, and there was no movement in the Sui army camp from the city.

Liu Tao stepped forward quickly, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Humble Liu Tao, see Your Highness!" ”

Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and smiled, "General Liu has worked hard all the way, please get up!" ”

Liu Tao stood up and said, "Bring 3,000 cavalry and ask the general to dispatch." ”

Yang Yuanqing turned back to Wang Junkuo and ordered: "Integrate the three thousand troops into the team and prepare to set off together." ”

"Yes!"

Wang Junkuo rode a horse and followed his general Liu Tao to the 3,000 cavalry, he led the cavalry into the barracks, and placed the 3,000 cavalry in the ranks, so that the 18,000 cavalry were completely ready.

Yang Yuanqing looked back and took a deep look at the swarthy Jiangling city wall not far away, and resolutely gave an order: "The whole army is set off!" ”

A group of cavalry left the Sui army camp, and the huge cavalry team followed Yang Yuanqing to the north......

At the head of the city, Liu Fangzhi, the general of the Tang Army, stood in front of the battlements and watched the Sui army camp for a long time, his gaze was very complicated, no one knew what he was thinking?

At this time, a personal soldier rushed over, "General, the housekeeper in the house is here, saying that he has something to find the general." ”

Liu Fangzhi was stunned, what did he come to him so late?

He turned around and walked towards the city, the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion under the city was waiting for him, and when he saw Liu Fangzhi going down to the city, the housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, Madame, please go back." ”

"What's the matter?" Liu Fangzhi asked a little unhappily, he had never come to him so late.

The housekeeper stepped forward and whispered a few words in his ear, and Liu Fangzhi was stunned for a moment...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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