Luo Shixin pondered for a long time, and asked the scout again! "How many troops are there and how well equipped?"

"General Hui, we found two armies before and after, there are more than 20,000 people on one side of Raoyang County, and about 40,000 people on the other side, which are heading towards Hejian County, and the marching speed is extremely fast, and their equipment is uneven, there are leather armor, and there are also two-grade armor, but more leather armor."

The deputy general next to him, Li Haihai, was a little excited, "General, there are only more than 20,000 people in Raoyang County, maybe this is our chance." ”

Of course Luo Shixin knew that this was an opportunity, if in the past, he would not hesitate to lead the army to kill him, but now he can't do this, he was appointed as the chief general of Hengshan County, he must have the consciousness of the main general, Luo Shixin shook his head, "The chief didn't give me such an order, he just ordered me to put pressure on Dou Jiande." ”

"But ......"

Li Haihai said a little unwillingly: "If you can completely annihilate the enemy army, it is also a kind of pressure, no matter what, the general should be happy, and he will never blame the general for his arbitrary behavior." ”

Luo Shixin sighed, "General Li, I used to think the same as you, I always felt that the more enemies I killed, the better, but now I regret it a little, you look around us, such a fertile land, there are no people for dozens of miles, we came all the way, there are destroyed villages everywhere, if we continue to fight like before, Hebei will become a grassland." ”

"But if the army doesn't fight, is it still called the Apple team? The enemy will not fall to their knees and surrender. ”

Li Haihai was a little dissatisfied with Luo Shixin's benevolent thoughts, when the enemy killed the Sui army, he was not so merciful, "I don't agree with the general's words, Ci is not in charge of the army, if he has benevolent thoughts, then what else is the governor fighting in Hebei, isn't Dou Jiande doing a good job?" Recuperate and organize the army to tuntian, not as tyrannical as Wei Dao'er, then simply let Dou Jiande rule Hebei, and Hebei will not become a grassland. ”

Li Haihai was originally a general of the Tang Army, one of Li Shuliang's right-hand men, after Li Shuliang's army was reorganized, he was also named a second general, originally garrisoned in Shangdang County, this attack on Hebei He was transferred to serve as Luo Shixin's deputy general.

Li Haihai is upright, he can't hold back if he is dissatisfied with something, he must say it, Luo Shixin has worked with him for a winter, and he has a general understanding of his temper.

Although Li Haihai's tone was full of dissatisfaction, Luo Shixin was not angry, smiled and explained: "I'm not saying that we don't fight, I just want to say that the governor has his own deep concerns, and now the strategic focus of the Sui army is not in Hejian County, but in Zhuo County, he didn't let me attack Dou Jiande's army, we can't act without authorization, if we want to launch such a large-scale campaign, we must report to the governor in advance, this is why he personally sat in Hebei and commanded the overall situation, that is, he was worried that Qin Qiong would not be able to control the overall situation." ”

Although Li Haihai was unwilling, he also understood that Luo Shixin was reasonable, it was impossible for the governor not to know that there were 100,000 garrisons in Hejian County, but not to order them to annihilate, but only to let them exert pressure, it must be considered, they really can't act without permission.

Li Haihai couldn't help but feel a little apologetic in his heart, feeling guilty for his dissatisfaction just now, so he asked, "Then what should we do now?" ”

Luo Shixin looked to the north, pondered for a moment and said: "It is also possible that I misjudged, Wang Fubao put an army of 20,000 people in Raoyang County may be just a bait, his real purpose is not to snipe us, he is very likely to lead the army north into Shanggu County, force the governor to withdraw the army, don't care about the temptation of Raoyang County, we must focus on the battle situation in Zhuoxian County, we must block the northward attempt of Wang Fubao's army for the governor, and at the same time cut off the grain route of Dou Jiande's army."

Half an hour later, Luo Shixin led an army of 30,000 to the northeast in the direction of Gaoyang County, which was the only way for Wang Fubao's army to march into Shanggu County, and it was also the center of the grain route for Dou Jiande's 100,000 army.

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The confrontation in Zhuo County entered the third day, Dou Jiande did not launch another attack on Zhuo County, but moved the camp to three miles south of Zhuo County, no longer facing the Sui army, in this way, his army and the Sui army and Luo Yi's reinforcements formed a 'pin' character confrontation, he was in the south, the Sui army was in the west, and Luo Yi's reinforcements were in the east.

In the big tent, Dou Jiande stood in front of the sand table and pondered for a long time, this time he strongly inserted into the Youzhou battle situation It seems to be extremely risky, but once he succeeds, the benefits he gets are also extremely rich, he will get five thousand heavy armored cavalry, these years, although he has purchased a large number of war horses from the Khitan and the Turks, but his cavalry is still very weak, he must get this powerful Youzhou heavy armored cavalry, he can compete with Yang Yuanqing's elite army.

In order to break the current confrontation situation, Dou Jiande has ordered the general Wang Fubao to lead 40,000 troops to attack Shanggu County, forcing Yang Yuanqing to retreat, as long as Yang Yuanqing retreats to Shanggu County, then he will take Zhuo County as quickly as possible, and then quickly retreat.

Now Dou Jiande is worried about the other Sui army of Hengshan County, Yang Yuanqing's purpose of deploying troops in the Hengshan Army is obviously to contain himself, and now that his army is heading north, will the Sui army of Hengshan County attack Zunji's lair?

At this time, Chang Shi Kong Deshao walked quickly into the big tent and reported in a low voice: "Lord Wang, there is urgent news from Gaoyang County, a Sui army of about 30,000 people occupied Gaoyang County yesterday afternoon.

Dou Jiande was shocked, this is obviously the Sui army of Hengshan County, he immediately found Gaoyang County on the sand table, which is the only way to go north to Shanggu County, embarrassed Jiande gasped, the Sui army obviously found their attempt to enter Shanggu County, to intercept Wang Fubao's army, so that his plan to force Yang Yuanqing to retreat west was frustrated.

Dou Jiande felt a little anxious in his heart, he couldn't stay in Zhuo County for too long, the grain and grass he carried could only last for seven days, and the Sui army occupied Gaoyang County, and at the same time blocked his grain route.

Dou Jiande couldn't suppress the irritability in his heart, and smashed his fist on the sand table, 'Bang! , , Gaoyang County, made of wood, was smashed to pieces, and he turned around and shouted: "Order Wang Fubao to defeat the Sui army in Gaoyang County within three days, and if it fails, let him come to see him!" ”

Kong Deshao was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Lord Wang is angry, with the elite and equipment of the Sui army, General Wang's 40,000 people may not be able to win, and once it fails, it will endanger the safety of our capital." ”

"So what do you say? Now that our grain and grass can only last for five days, do you want me to give up and run just to join in the fun? Dou Jiande roared angrily.

"The humble function understands the prince's eagerness to get the heavy cavalry, but what the humble duty is afraid of is that in the end, the heavy cavalry did not get it, but the loss of the soldiers outweighed the loss, the prince, you need to be sensible!"

Kong Deshao has always opposed Dou Jiande's dispatch of troops to Youzhou, but Dou Jiande's determination is too great, and his opposition has been ineffective, so he has to wait for the opportunity in silence, and this time the Sui army occupied Gaoyang County, so that Dou Jiande suddenly became passive, and Kong Deshao knew that his opportunity had come.

He continued to persuade: "What the humble position is most worried about is that Yang Yuanqing and Luo Yi have joined forces to deal with the prince, and now Luo Yi's army is not moving, and Yang Yuanqing's army is also standing still, and the humble position suspects that they have reached a secret agreement between them, ready to jointly attack us, and now the Sui army has taken Gaoyang County is a signal, indicating that Yang Yuanqing is not inactive, he has been manipulating behind his back, can't he think of joining forces with Luo Yi?" ”

Kong Deshao's point-to-point analysis made Dou Jiande feel powerless, and he finally began to realize that he had made a strategic mistake and should not have ventured to meddle in the battle in Youzhou, which now led to a bit of a difficult ride.

Dou Jiande looked at the rising sun on the horizon with his hands behind his back, he was not a bandit like Wei Dao'er, but a person with great talent, although he took the wrong path because of a moment of greed, but after he regained his senses, he would realize his mistakes and try to correct them.

Dou Jiande sighed, "Maybe what you said is right, but if you withdraw your troops in a hurry now, you will definitely be pursued by Yang Yuanqing and Luo Yi, and I am now riding a tiger."

Kong Deshao was waiting for Dou Jiande's words, and he immediately said: "As long as the prince decides to withdraw from the army, there is a plan for the humble position, and the prince can be guaranteed to retreat safely." ”

Dou Jiande was overjoyed, "Say it quickly, what is the strategy?" ”

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The defense in Youzhou City can be described as distinct, Hou Mo Chenyi's army is responsible for the east city and the north city, and Xue Wanjun's army is responsible for guarding the west city and the south city, there is no communication between the two, although Luo Yi has been trying his best to mediate the relationship between them, but it has little effect, just ignore each other.

Xue Wanjun is about thirty years old, after more than ten years of military career and training, he is no longer the young guard full of sunshine around Prince Zhao more than ten years ago, his scheming began to become deep, and the desire for power began to become strong, although their brothers supported Luo Yi to become the governor of Youzhou, but it does not mean that they became Luo Yi's hardcore henchmen, when Youzhou was facing life and death, they also had their own ideas, Xue Wanjun advocated surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, he had an excellent personal relationship with the Tang Dynasty's concubine Chai Shao, and Chai Shao also promised him a good job, while the brother Xue Wanche advocated surrendering to the Sui Dynasty, they had old friends with Yang Yuanqing, and they should be able to be reused.

The two brothers have always been at odds with each other, but one thing they agree on is that neither of them will act on their own until the brothers have reached a consensus.

At this time, Xue Wanjun was also very anxious in his heart, his brother was besieged in Zhuoxian County, the situation was unknown, and now the situation was becoming more and more tense, but they could not contact each other.

Xue Wanjun stood at the head of the city, looking at the direction of Zhuoxian County from afar, his heart was full of worries, what should he do next?

At this moment, on the official road in the distance, two cavalry rushed towards the city, and Xue Wanjun's personal soldiers shouted: "General, it seems to be a messenger!" ”

Xue Wanjun also saw it, the two cavalrymen were very fast, as if they had a very important mission, he was a little uneasy in his heart, could something have happened?

After a while, two cavalrymen rushed to the city and shouted: "We have come to find General Xue on the order of the prince, may I ask where General Xue is?" ”

Xue Wanjun probed out of the city and asked, "I'm here, what's the matter?" ”

A cavalryman raised a golden arrow, "The prince has an order, and he ordered General Xue to rush forward to support Zhuo County, Zhuo County is in danger!" ”