Under the gray moonlight, in the silent compound.

Everyone rushed into different granaries, first poured out a few sacks of grain, threw the sacks together, a little bit, burned quickly, plus the grain was flammable, the fire gradually rose, and a stream of black eyes appeared, but the door was closed by everyone again, and there was no window, the smoke could not come out, and no one found it for a while.

Ten people are like foxes stealing food, rushing into the second and third rooms one after another, there are many houses where food is stored, but they can't stand the ten people from doing it at the same time, lighting fires one by one.

It didn't take long for everyone to set all the rooms on fire, and saw that black smoke was coming out of the roof of the room where the fire was set first, but it was not conspicuous under the gray moonlight, everyone gathered together and looked at Qin Huaidao one after another, feeling incredible, it actually succeeded?

"No one is coming in a short time, let's go!" Qin Huaidao said in a low voice, the fire has already risen, and it will be difficult to extinguish it in a short time, not to mention that it is not easy to find water to extinguish the fire in the ice and snow, and it is impossible to stay.

The group quickly left the compound, Qin Huaidao had an idea, and wrote a line of words with the wood in his hand: Rob me Xi Wandan Department, this matter is not over!

Naturally, the water of disaster will be led eastward!

Li Dejian reminded: "Goguryeo won't believe it. ”

Qin Huaidao said indifferently: "Of course I won't believe it, it's just to give them an excuse to attack the Khitan, Goguryeo has a lot of ambitions, sooner or later he will take the Khitan, and he will be burned so much grain, just looking for the Khitan to return blood." ”

"It makes sense, it doesn't matter who burns it, they need an excuse." Li Dejian looked admired, everyone was immersed in the joy of the success of burning grain, Qin Huaidao was still so calm, and the trouble was eastward, this state of mind is very achievable, and it is impossible to accept it.

"Let's go!"

Qin Huaidao threw the wood on the bonfire and strode away.

Everyone excitedly followed Qin Huaidao to leave, and returned by the hidden way of the surrounding houses, and after coming out of the wall, they were all excited, holding back, afraid of laughing out loud.

In the middle of the night, Liaodong City was still sleeping, and the patrol team was rare to see, so it was quiet to reassure Qin Huaidao and the others, and they followed the pace one by one and left in a hurry.

Not long after, everyone came to the place where they came up before, the patrol on the city wall didn't know where to go, maybe in their opinion, Goguryeo had invaded the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty was tired of coping, and it was impossible to come over, as for their own people, it was late at night, and it was freezing cold, and no one went out, so there was no need to patrol.

Everyone grabbed the rope and went down one after another, and then learned from Qin Huaidao to shake the rope, the rope rolled up like a big wave, the hook was loosened and fell down, everyone put away the flying claws, spread their legs and ran wildly, one by one they couldn't help laughing out loud, but they didn't dare to laugh too loudly for fear of exposure.

When they came to the woods, the horses were still there, and one by one they untied their ropes, turned over and got on their horses, and quickly left by the faint light reflected in the snow, and returned the way they came.

Running all the way, everyone no longer needs to be afraid, they laughed one after another, happy, hearty, and excited.

After a while, after everyone vented their excitement, they still felt incredible—they couldn't believe that it was so successful.

Thinking of the difficulties and hardships that I have endured along the way, I feel that everything is worth it.

Li Dejian likes to ponder things, and he can't understand that he feels uncomfortable, so he walked side by side with Qin Huaidao and asked: "Brother Qin, can you tell me how we succeeded, it's even more dreamy." ”

"yes, tell us about it, I can't believe it's succeeded until now." Cheng Chumo also said.

"It's like a dream." Fang Yiai agreed.

Qin Huaidao looked at everyone, one by one, like a curious baby, there was nothing to do, and he should decompress, so he explained: "There are three keys to success, one of which is surprise, that is, Goguryeo can't think of us coming back, if you think about it, you will definitely defend it, and you have seen it all the way, and you are defenseless." ”

"That's right, they may think that they have invaded the territory of my Datang, and the most important thing is that Yingzhou is also in the position of the regiment, it is impossible to come out, no one would have thought that we would come, what is the second point?" Li Dejian asked.

"The second point is the equipment on our bodies, if we don't have winter clothes, we can't camp in the wild, we will freeze to death directly, and we will be exposed when we go to villages and towns, if we don't have jerky, we will starve to death in the next few days, we can't get to Liaodong, and we can't enter the city if we don't have flying claws." Qin Huaidao explained.

As soon as everyone heard that it made sense, without a coat, they couldn't carry it for three or four days in the wild, they froze to death, they couldn't understand the language when they entered the town, and their heads were exposed. What it is, tell you about it. ”

"Yes, tell me!" Everyone urged.

Qin Huaidao smiled: "The third is everyone, don't dare to take risks if you change others, my brothers are in good health, bold, and more capable, no one has made a mistake along the way, but the next road is still very long, cheer up and persevere." ”

"No problem!" One by one, they suddenly became excited, as if they were praised by the teacher for their good grades in the exam, and they completely forgot that everyone was the same, and even forgot that Qin Huaidao was not yet an adult, and invisibly, Qin Huaidao became the backbone of the team.

The war horses galloped wildly, laughing all the way.

I didn't know that Liaodong had already fried the pot, countless people gathered outside the granary compound, watching the raging fire, even the roof was burning, and the hot heat was coming, it was very unreal in this cold winter, no one dared to go up to put out the fire, the fire was too big, but everyone wanted to go, what to eat without food?

A general hurriedly came over, looked at the raging fire, and shouted, "Can anyone tell me what's going on?" Who set the fire? ”

A lieutenant hurriedly went up and replied stubbornly: "General, someone touched in and killed the guard, General, please see if there are words on the ground?" I don't know the general, but the conjecture is not simple, and I don't dare to let people destroy it. ”

The general knew the words, and when he saw the content, his face changed greatly, and he shouted: "Khitans, how is it possible?" ”

Everyone listened to it sincerely, and there was some wonder in their hearts - the Khitans came to burn grain, can't they?

"Protect the scene, I'll go and ask for Ursa." The general advised, with this line of words, the heart is determined, accidental fire to destroy the clan and lose the head, but being burned is different, at most he will die, his family should not die, and it is the time of the big war to employ people, maybe he does not have to die.

Weisa is equivalent to the governor, a kind of official position in Goguryeo to set up a big city, and the county is called Taishou.

Not long after, Weisa followed the general over, his face was also ugly, he looked at the words on the snow, and then looked at the killed guards, and said coldly: "Khitan, bad for my Goguryeo big thing, be punished!" ”

Without food and grass, how can this battle be fought?

Everyone thought of this serious problem, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.

Once forced to retreat, this war ended in a tiger, Goguryeo lost face, and people must be held responsible, and the Khitan was undoubtedly the best choice, and the general asked in a low voice: "Lord Weisa, are they really them?" ”

"Lord Ben once received a letter that the Siwandan tribe suddenly withdrew and did not go south, what do you say?"

The general's face changed: "Do you mean that the Sivantan tribe was ransacked, and their troops suddenly retreated, and the account was counted on our heads, so they sent someone over to burn down the granary?" ”

"Isn't it?"

"Or do you have other suspicions?"

After asking two questions in a row, the general didn't dare to answer any of them, wishing that he would count the guilt on the Khitan's head, and he would have a lot less pressure, so he thought about it and agreed: "My lord is wise, it must be them." ”

"How about a joint report?" Weisa said coldly, after burning so much grain, Weisa can't afford this responsibility, and he needs to have someone to take the blame, and Khitan is not bad.

"That's how it should be!" The general hurriedly agreed.

Not long after, news of the killing of the grain spread through carrier pigeons.

……

Outside the city of Yingzhou.

There were more and more soldiers infected with wind and cold in Goguryeo, and they couldn't prevent it at all, and the general was so busy that he could not take care of attacking Yingzhou, so he finally returned to the Zhongjun tent to rest and prepare to eat something, and an officer came over with a carrier pigeon and took down a small bamboo tube.

The general took out a roll of paper from the bamboo tube and opened it, his face changed greatly when he saw the content on it, his eyes widened, like a ghost, full of incredulity, and the hand holding the note couldn't help but tremble, as if it was as heavy as a thousand pounds and couldn't hold it, and a bad thought came to his heart.

How can this war be fought without food?

It will take time to reorganize, but the stomachs of the soldiers are not waiting for anyone, what will happen to the army next?

"Yingzhou?"

The general looked in the direction of Yingzhou, there was food in it, but Yingzhou had become an ice city, even if it was at any cost, it would not be possible to take it in a few days, not to mention that many soldiers were infected with the wind and cold and could not go to the battlefield.

"Khitan?"

The general looked to the north, the Khitan eight soldiers went south, although the tribe still had people left, but the troops were insufficient, and they were by no means their opponents, but they could take down a few tribes to get grain and grass, but in this way, Goguryeo and the Khitan became mortal enemies, this matter was too big, and the general did not dare to act rashly.

"Bring a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone." The general shouted.

Soon someone sent pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and the general wrote down a line of words - can you take the grain of the Khitan in the name of the Tang Army, or take the opportunity to take the Khitan.

The font is very small, rolled into a circle and put into a small bamboo tube, tied to the calf of the carrier pigeon and released.

The two proposals, how to choose have to be decided from above, but the general knew that he had to choose one, once he retreated, the consequences of missing the opportunity would be more serious, and Goguryeo could not afford it.

"Why is it a good situation?"

The general was silent, unable to understand why.

……

On the grassland, the leader of the Sivandan tribe did not know that he was being targeted, and drank wine with a cadre in his big tent, chatted, and was in high spirits, and when he returned from retreating, he ransacked the three tribes of He Da and Hebu, seized a large number of horses, cattle and sheep and prisoners, adult men were incorporated into the army, women and children became slaves, and as for the old people, they were all killed, and it was impossible to keep and waste food without use value.

The man who had negotiated with Qin Huaidao was named a sorcerer, and sat next to the leader, not getting carried away, but with a contemplative face, the leader of the Siwandan tribe noticed the abnormality and asked curiously, "Sorcerer, what are you thinking?" ”

"King, we must continue to send troops, swallow up several nearby tribes as well, and increase our strength just in case, the heavy snow cannot be a difficulty to prevent our expansion, if there is an accident ahead, the army will return early, and our current strength is not enough to resist." The wizard reminded solemnly.

"How is it possible that you are worried that something will happen in the war ahead?" The chief was not convinced.

"King, as soon as we retreat, other small tribal alliances will definitely retreat, even if we retreat from two or three tribal alliances, the Khitan may not be able to swallow the Xi people, I think I am more worried about Yingzhou than the Xi people, once Goguryeo takes Yingzhou, what should I do if I turn around and go north?" The wizard reminded.

The face of the leader of the Sivandan tribe sank, and he pondered.

The wizard continued: "Chief, the news of our army's retreat must have spread, maybe the news of our annexation of the three small tribes of He Da He has also spread, what if Goguryeo goes north after taking Yingzhou and annexes other tribes, but pushes it to me Si Wan Dan Ministry?" ”

"Who are you, Goguryeo wants to annex the Khitan?" The leader of the Sibandan tribe was shocked.

"Why not?" The wizard asked rhetorically: "If you are the king of Goguryeo, seeing the Khitan civil strife and there is no threat from Yingzhou, will you take the opportunity to take the Khitan in one fell swoop?" Don't forget that the king of Goguryeo was very ambitious, otherwise he would not have agreed to form an alliance and suddenly attack the Tang Dynasty. ”

Siwandanbu's face became solemn, and he said: "It's all greedy wolves, we Siwandanbu will never do sheep to be slaughtered, and say, what should we do?" ”

"Concentrate troops, fight more and fight less, annex the surrounding tribes as quickly as possible, accumulate grain and grass, expand the territory, and wait for the other tribal alliance armies to return, we have food, there are people, when the time comes, take the grain to win over a few tribes, kill He Da and Hebu, the king is the khan of this grassland." The wizard said solemnly.

The leader of the Sivandan tribe who said this became excited, his eyes lit up, and he promised: "Then you are the biggest and most noble sorcerer in the entire Khitan, you and I brother, share this grassland." ”

"Hahaha!" The two laughed out loud in tacit agreement.

……

Changan.

The temple of manna was gloomy and bleak.

The news of Goguryeo and Khitan sending troops has come, but Yingzhou suddenly cut off the news, and there is no news of the more than 5,000 troops sent to the Khitan.

Li Er was inexplicably irritable in his heart, he didn't expect that Goguryeo and Khitan would choose this season to suddenly send troops, looked at Li Jing with a pensive face, and couldn't help asking, "Pharmacist, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"The saint doesn't need to worry, Xue Wanshu, the governor of Yingzhou, is a battlefield general, with rich experience and excellent ability, and can hold Yingzhou for a while......"

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but interrupt: "That means that Yingzhou will be lost sooner or later?" Without the big rear of Yingzhou, wouldn't they become a lone army on the grassland, how can this be good? ”

"Don't worry." Li Jing was also very worried, his son was also inside, and his life and death were also uncertain, but he forced himself to calm down and continued to explain: "Shengshang, with Qin Huaidao's ability, it is absolutely no problem to get out, but it is difficult to be in Yingzhou Once the city is broken, the enemy army will have no worries, the army will be pressed, Pingzhou will not be able to stop it, once the Goguryeo and Khitan soldiers come to Youzhou, the consequences will be unpredictable." ”

"How long can Youzhou hold on?" Li Er asked bluntly.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Youzhou has a lot of soldiers, there is no problem to hold for a month, the minister suggested that the troops from the Anbei Protectorate should be transferred to defend Yunzhou, and Youzhou will form a corner, and then transfer the troops from Cangzhou, Yizhou and Yingzhou to Youzhou, as long as Youzhou and Yunzhou are not lost, the situation will not be chaotic." ”

Li Er looked at the map and was silent.

Everyone is a person who knows the soldiers, so they naturally understand that what Li Jing said is very right, although Fang Xuanling does not know the soldiers, he will not cause chaos at this time, he waited anxiously, and seeing that Li Er had not made a decision for a long time, he couldn't help but ask Li Jing in a low voice: "How long do you expect Yingzhou to be able to hold it?" ”

"It's hard to say, five days should be fine." Li Jing predicted.

"It's only been five days?" Fang Xuanling was anxious when he heard this.

This is, Wang De hurriedly came in and shouted excitedly: "Holy Lord, good news." ”

"What's the good news?" Li Er asked.

The others also looked at Wang De, their eyes full of anticipation.

"News from Pingzhou Flying Pigeon." Wang De hurriedly handed over a small note.

Li Er took it and looked at it, and was immediately overjoyed, slapped his thigh suddenly, and excitedly handed the small note to Li Jing, while saying: "Splashing water into ice to build a city, this method is wonderful, why didn't I think of it?" ”

Li Jing took it in surprise and took a look, and a line of words came into his eyes - splashing water into ice to build a city, splashing water against the enemy to cause wind and cold, and Yingzhou gave it, and this battle was worry-free.

Seeing the two words taught by Yingzhou, Li Jing inexplicably thought of Qin Huaidao, and when he looked at the first two lines of words, countless thoughts flashed, and he understood after a little pondering, and said excitedly: "Shengshang, this law is very good, I am afraid that Qin Huaidao is teaching, and only he can come up with this method, Qin Huaidao is in Yingzhou, and there is this law, Yingzhou is safe, as long as Yingzhou and Pingzhou are not lost, Goguryeo and Khitan are not worried, hahaha, wonderful!" ”

"Holy Lord, can the minister take a look?" Fang Xuanling hurriedly asked, looking at the note with a blank look.

Without the consent of the saint, of course Li Jing did not dare to open it.

Li Er smiled and said: "Circulate it, look at the good things these boys have done, Xue Wanshu still has the ability, but he never thought of this method, it must be Qin Huaidao, and only he can think of it." ”

After reading it, Fang Xuanling passed the note to Wei Chigong, and couldn't wait to ask: "Holy Lord, how much can you understand how much you can use water to splash the enemy to cause wind and cold, is it really feasible to pour water into ice to build a city?" ”

"Presumably yes, I was stationed in Bingzhou back then, and I knew that Yingzhou was cold, and the water would become ice if it was splashed on it, if there was enough water, and it would be splashed slowly, the ice would not get higher and higher, forming a wall, hahaha, this method is wonderful, and in the future, the cold land will no longer have to worry about being attacked by the enemy in winter." Li Er said excitedly, he is worthy of being the emperor immediately, he has rich combat experience, and he can understand it at all.

Li Jing also figured out the reason, and excitedly stroked his beard and said: "Shengshang, the minister also knows that the north is cold, and it is definitely feasible to pour water into ice to build a city, but now I am worried about Goguryeo." ”

"What are you worried about for him?" Li Er was in a good mood and asked with a smile.

"It's really wonderful to pour water into ice to build a city, but it's not enough to block the attack of Goguryeo, and then splash the enemy with water to cause wind and cold, saints, my lords, it's cold, what will happen if someone suddenly pours a bucket of ice water on you?" Li Jing asked with a smile.

Everyone instinctively shuddered, and Cheng Yanjin hurriedly said: "Then it doesn't need to be said, I must be shivering from the cold, I don't have the strength to fight, and I will be infected with the wind cold after I go back, don't think about fighting again in a few days." ”

"But the wind cold is contagious." Li Jing reminded.

Everyone's pupils shrank suddenly, thinking of some kind of terrible scene, they are all veterans with troops, too aware of the consequences of the army once they are infected with the wind and cold, Li Er also reacted, was overjoyed, and said in a loud voice: "Wonderful, wonderful, this method of war is unheard of, and only Huaidao can think of it, the medicine master is right, this kid is really proficient in the art of war, and his whimsy is very human, and he really has to worry about Goguryeo." ”

"Hahaha!"

As soon as he spoke, the audience burst into laughter, and there was no longer any previous worries.

Resist the enemy with the ice city, as long as you don't defend it, you won't have to worry about your life, and when the enemy army is cold, you won't be able to attack yourself, what else is there to worry about in this battle?

Li Jing couldn't help but say: "Holy Lord, the minister is looking forward to Huaidao's next performance. ”

"You mean there's something even better?" Li Er asked curiously.

"Naturally, don't forget that Qin Huaidao is a lord who refuses to suffer, he will definitely be bullied a hundred times, a thousand times back, maybe he has done something great, it's just that the road is far away, and we don't know yet, but the minister's previous suggestion remains unchanged, and I ask the saint to make a decision as soon as possible."

"Why?" Li Er asked curiously: "There is an ice city to resist the enemy, and the danger is worry-free for the time being, why don't you wait for the spring flowers to bloom before making a move?" ”

"Back to the saint, the minister is thinking that Huaidao will definitely have a move, although I can't guess what it is, but it's definitely not small, maybe it's a good time to recover the Xi people and the Khitan land, and it may even be a fatal blow to Goguryeo, taking Goguryeo is unknown, the opportunity is rare, just send 20,000 additional soldiers and horses."

Li Eryi only needed 20,000 yuan, and it would not hurt his muscles and bones, the imperial court could bear it, and he was interested, if he really won Goguryeo, it would be to expand the territory and leave a name in history, and asked: "Tell me in detail." ”

"Send 10,000 troops to support Yunzhou, 10,000 to support Youzhou, one to prevent possible changes, and the other to find a way to contact Qin Huaidao, once necessary, you can wave your army to the north to assist Qin Huaidao to build another miraculous feat, however, these two armies have to cooperate, and the minister is worried that Huaidao is too young to serve the public."

Li Erduo is a shrewd person, a little bit thorough, and soon had an idea in his heart, and said with a smile: "Everyone, everyone in the family must be worried, go back, there is a method of pouring water into ice to build a city, and there is also a method of water attack to cause wind and cold, life is worry-free, peace of mind is, this is a secret, not to be passed on, the pharmacist to stay." ”

"Thank you for your compassion." Everyone got up and drove away.

Soon, there were only two people left in the main hall, and Li Er said bluntly: "Pharmacist, do you have any suggestions for transferring troops?" ”

Li Jing hurriedly said: "Shengshang, Dugu Yanyun, the governor of Youzhou, is the best candidate, but he needs to sit in Youzhou, the minister proposes to only transfer troops, not to send the leading general, the army is waiting in Youzhou, and contact Huaidao to inform the situation, if Huaidao needs support, the troops will rush to support." ”

In order to give Qin Huaidao the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, Li Jing also fought hard.

How could Li Er not see Li Jing's intentions, but there really can only be one voice in the army, it was easy to transfer generals in the past, but it would cause hidden dangers, it is better to only transfer troops, no one in the middle and grassroots officers dared to disobey the command, weighed for a moment, nodded and said: "This discussion is safe, the weather is getting colder, and the pharmacist has to pay attention to his body." ”

When Li Jing saw Yu Zhang coming, his face was sad, he thought of something, got up and said, "Thank you for your concern, and the minister will retire!" ”

Li Er nodded, looked at Yu Zhang who came in, Yu Zhang hurriedly saluted and said, "Erchen has seen his father." ”

"Are you worried about that stinky boy in Huaidao, come and ask for news?" Li Er asked with some dissatisfaction, feeling that a good cabbage in his backyard was arched by a pig, and his heart was uncomfortable.

"The retainers are here to greet their father." Yu Zhang hurriedly said.

"Okay, I can't see through your little bit of caution, go back, I just received the news, Huaidao that kid is fine, it's a matter of the court, don't ask more, my father still has something to deal with."

"Thank you, father, son-in-law retire." Yu Zhang knew the severity, what he wanted was just news, and now that he got it, the whole person relaxed, laughed and left.

Li Er looked at the back of Yu Zhang's departure, and his good mood disappeared suddenly, if it was really a woman, he scolded lightly: "Stinky boy, if you don't come back with a great achievement, don't want to marry my daughter, there is no door." ”