Chapter 377: Cutting off the beard
The next morning, the sun was warm and the sky was high and cloudy.
Qin Huaidao woke up, full of energy, enjoying the scenery by the lake, while eating, while listening to Su Dingfang's report on all aspects of the situation, the remains of the soldiers have been cremated, installed, the scouts have found some information, it is worthless, after eating, he returned to the Chinese army tent to study the map, while thinking about how to break the enemy.
Time is slipping away.
At noon, Su Dingfang suddenly hurried over and said excitedly: "General, the scout came to report, the rebel camp suddenly rushed out of five armies, about 20,000 people, and went to the prince's rebellion army. ”
"What?"
Qin Huaidao was taken aback, this change was too fast, too incredible, he thought of many possibilities, but he didn't expect this, and suddenly became suspicious, the prince is not stupid, there is no reason not to be guarded, and the rebellion army is basically controlled by the prince, and there are battlefield veterans like Hou Junji Fuzuo, how can they be easily taken down by the rebels, unless there is fraud in it.
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of the Cui family and the Zheng family.
The saint asked the two clans to assist the prince of the left, but secretly he wanted to weaken the two clans, the two clans are not stupid, it is impossible not to see it, there are only two choices, one is to fully assist the prince in rebellion, and in the future, the prince will be rewarded for his merits after he successfully ascends the throne, and the other option is to take refuge in Li Jiancheng.
The prince has a bad reputation, a perverse temperament, is not easy to get along with, has no tolerance for elegance, and more importantly, has a low eye, and is too far behind Li Jiancheng and other scheming people, and the probability of success of the rebellion is very low, if you choose one of the two, it is obvious that Li Jiancheng is more suitable.
"Will it be a game from the beginning?"
Qin Huaidao reluctantly thought of another possibility, the Cui clan and the Zheng clan were originally Li Jiancheng's people, Li Jiancheng saw that the two clans were arranged by the Holy Lord to assist in quelling the rebellion, so he took the opportunity to use Li Chengqian's name to bring in many government soldiers, and then let the two clans take the opportunity to master the army, and finally use it for their own use?
Thinking of this, the corners of Qin Huaidao's eyes suddenly protruded, feeling that it was very possible, and following this line of thought repeatedly, combined with various signs in the past, it became more and more certain that it was right.
I was inexplicably shocked in my heart, this Li Jiancheng played a big game of chess, first deliberately let Qizhou rebel, and then let Daizhou echo, killing the King of Qi was also regarded as collecting interest for the revenge of Xuanwumen that year, and then ambushed Xue Wanche, and then let the imperial court lobby the Holy Emperor to drive the expedition in person, and almost killed Li Er.
After the revenge failed, Li Jiancheng saw that the two clans were sent by Li Er to assist the prince, so he set up another game, let the two clans persuade the prince to rebel, and rushed to Heicheng after absorbing the soldiers of the state capitals, and then swallowed all the soldiers and horses, strengthening his own strength, so that Li Chengqian was a man in vain, not to mention, but also became a thief, disgusted Li Er, and once again charged interest for the revenge of Xuanwumen, and then it was time to deal with Li Er, right?
Good guys, really good guys!
still underestimated this person's conspiracy and calculation, too thorough, too vicious, interlocking, almost unsolvable.
Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of another question, with Li Jiancheng's character of revenge, he would definitely not be able to tolerate himself after killing Li Er, this is not only the family feud between the two Li brothers, but also involves their own life and death, so they have to pay attention to it.
"General?"
Su Dingfang saw that Qin Huaidao was silent for a long time, and couldn't help but remind.
Qin Huaidao came to his senses and said, "Continue to inquire about the news." ”
"Obey." Su Dingfang promised and was about to leave.
A hurried voice came from outside: "General." ”
Su Dingfang went out to see that it was a scout, and motioned for him to come in and say it, so as not to relay it himself.
After the scout came in, he clenched his fists and said: "General, I found that two caravans came from the south, a distance of about fifty miles, and each caravan numbered nearly a thousand, and there was no flag, do you want to intercept and investigate?" ”
"Caravans?" Qin Huaidao was a little surprised, he was fighting, it was said that no caravan dared to come over, why did two suddenly appear, and there was no flag, obviously he didn't want to reveal his identity, which was even more weird, and immediately said: "Su Dingfang, order Fang Yiai and Wei Chi Baoqi to stop one of them, Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi intercept the other way, if it is a normal caravan, persuade them to go back, if not, take it directly." ”
"Obey!" Su Dingfang went out with the waiter.
Qin Huaidao put aside the matter of the caravan, carefully studied the incident, the scheming Li Jiancheng played Li Chengqian around, will he have already laid out for himself, but he has not been exposed yet?
Could it be that the prince who recommended Li Er to lead the troops to quell the rebellion was also within the other party's calculations?
If yes, it would be incredible.
At this moment, Qin Huaidao was a little disturbed.
After pondering for a long time, he didn't know the essentials, Qin Huaidao's solemn gaze fell on the map again, deducing all kinds of plans to defeat the enemy, Li Jiancheng swallowed Li Chengqian's 100,000 soldiers and horses, and his strength rose sharply, with a total strength of more than 250,000, or even more, and there were soldiers and horses hiding somewhere waiting for the opportunity.
Old foxes like to hide and won't show all their hole cards.
Time slips through imperceptibly.
At dusk, a burst of people shouted and the neighing of horses came, and the army that went out came back, Qin Huaidao thought about it for an afternoon, and was feeling a headache, so he walked out of the Chinese military tent to breathe, and saw that the war horse brought countless boxes, and greeted it with some curiosity.
Fang Yiai ran up excitedly, hugged his fists and said: "General, you have made a fortune, even crossbows, all of them are crossbows, by the way, there are also crossbows, there are also a lot, just to supplement us." ”
"Repeater, what's the matter? How can a caravan have repeaters? Qin Huaidao asked in surprise.
Fang Yiai hurriedly explained: "I don't know, I detained all the caravan as soon as I saw that it was a crossbow, and after some questioning, I found out that it was Cui's caravan, saying that it was transported to the front line for the prince, a total of 10,000, 200,000 crossbows were lost, by the way, when I came back and met the Cheng brothers, they stopped the Zheng caravan, and the same was the crossbow and the crossbow were lost, the number was comparable, in the back, the general turned around and asked. ”
"Isn't there a total of 20,000 repeating crossbows, and 400,000 crossbows are lost?" Qin Huaidao was overjoyed, the Cui family and the Zheng family were thieves nine times out of ten, and the things that were transported would be deducted, so don't worry about it in the future, just replenish the consumption, step forward quickly, come to a war horse and say, "Open it and take a look." ”
The soldier hurriedly took down the box and opened it, it was indeed a brand-new repeater, Qin Huaidao picked up a handful and looked at it carefully, there was no exclusive mark of the Ministry of Industry, it was obviously a counterfeit product, as if the repeating crossbow was a rebellion, this Cui clan and Zheng clan no longer need to doubt it, it can be certain.
At this time, Cheng Chuliang came from behind and shouted excitedly: "General, thanks to our scouts who are scattered fifty miles away to investigate, otherwise we will miss the opportunity, and we will have to ask for credit for the scouts, and we will make a fortune this time." ”
"Tell me the quantity." Qin Huaidao asked.
"According to preliminary statistics, there are 10,000 crossbows in a row, and 200,000 crossbows are lost."
Qin Huaidao saw that the number was correct, and he was overjoyed, and said: "It just so happens that the brothers' crossbows have been damaged a lot, so replace the new ones with new ones if necessary, and keep the extra part for backup, and the crossbows will be distributed evenly." ”
"Obey." Everyone was overjoyed and received their orders.
Qin Huaidao is worried that the crossbow is more damaged, the crossbow is missing, and the combat effectiveness has plummeted, now it's okay, with 400,000 crossbows lost in hand, using the method correctly, it is not a big problem to kill 100,000 enemy troops, this Cui family and Zheng family have finally done a job, if this batch of materials is transported and falls into the hands of Li Jiancheng, it is himself who will die.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a scout Pegasus galloped in, approached and stopped, the horse was in pain, the man stood up, neighing, but the scout didn't care about the T-shirt, and quickly shouted: "General, an army has taken the initiative to show up, find us, and say that they want to see you." ”
"Has the other party revealed his name, and how many people are there?"
"It is said that the bulls of Langya County are entering the country, the number is unknown, and they are all hidden in a forest."
"General Niu? How far is it from here? Qin Huaidao was overjoyed, the prince was calculated by Li Jiancheng, and Niu Jinda was able to run out, obviously to ask for help.
"I didn't dare to bring it here if I didn't confirm my identity, I waited about ten miles away, and my brothers were staring."
Qin Huaidao praised: "Good job, go and bring people." ”
The other party agreed and left in a hurry.
Qin Huaidao was in a good mood, put the repeater in the box, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I intercepted a batch of anti-thief repeaters, and General Niu came over, double happiness is coming, send the weapon down as soon as possible, and there will be a battle next." ”
"With so many repeaters and crossbows, who are we afraid of? The last general is willing to be a pioneer. Fang Yiai patted his chest and said, full of pride.
"I just don't know how many soldiers and horses General Niu brought?" Su Dingfang said beside him.
Fang Yiai said indifferently: "It doesn't matter how much, it's enough to have us, the hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo troops have not been taken back then." ”
"If you can, listen to the general." Li Yixie reminded.
Everyone's eyes fell on Qin Huaidao, eager and fearless.