Unknown enemies are the most terrifying!

This sentence is a sentence summed up by Guo Xin, the capital of Anxi, who has guarded Anxi for decades, and it is also the last sentence that Guo Xin instructed when Guo Rong led his troops to leave Qiuzi.

For this sentence, I have always kept it firmly in mind, and it has been deeply engraved in my mind, and it has given Guo Rong great help in practice.

At this moment, this sentence once again became Guo Rong's guiding direction.

In fact, for a long time, Guo Rong felt that the situation around Datang was a little abnormal.

Logically speaking, with the size of the Tang Dynasty's territory, the number of its population, and the complexity of the surrounding countries, it is not surprising that there are occasional rebellions, enemy invasions, and natural and man-made disasters.

However, Guo Rong has always felt that the layers and frequencies of various problems are a little too layered!

Especially after returning to Chang'an from Mobei, from Liaodong to Hebei, from Huaixi to Jiannan, from Dongying to Tubo, the actions in these seemingly completely unrelated places are staggered in time and order, as if they were negotiated, or someone has regulated them behind the scenes.

Guo Rong once had an idea, could it be that someone was in tandem, collusion, and liaison within the Tang Dynasty and in the Fanbangs around the Tang Dynasty, preparing to attack the Tang Dynasty with the whole world?

However, think about the distance gap of thousands of kilometers, this is not the future generations, there are telephones, networks, radio waves, can cross the distance to achieve instantaneous information transmission, want to be so difficult to connect in series is not ordinarily high.

Moreover, there are not only the feudal towns of the Tang Dynasty, but also different nationalities, different countries, different ideas, different demands, and different interests, and the gap between them cannot be clear in one or two sentences.

Originally, Guo Rong was just suspicious, but after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't find any way to achieve this, and finally directly regarded this as his conjecture that came from too much pressure.

However, when Guo Rong had completely given up, this time, by chance, when investigating Wu Shaoxiang, he accidentally found a guy with gray hair, thin body, and a rickety body.

The existence of this guy doesn't directly mean anything, but it is enough to awaken Guo Rong's forgotten memories again.

It is difficult to connect and mobilize on such a large scale, but if one person has enough ability and vision, it may not be impossible to achieve ultra-long-distance control across time, space and geography.

It is not necessarily a person who can achieve this, of course, it is not impossible for a person, and it cannot be directly ruled out.

It's just that it is too rebellious to want to achieve this by one person, Xiao He who can achieve this is reincarnated, Kong Ming's resurrection is almost the same, if he really encounters this kind of guy, Guo Rong feels that he has a high probability of hehe.

Since it is not a person, at the dawn of Guo Rong's cognition, it is likely that a group or a fairly large organization will achieve this goal, and only this kind of team or organization can have this kind of power.

Of course, even if it is a team or organization, there must be a person to lead and lay out behind the scenes, and this person is the target that Guo Rong needs to find.

Thinking quietly, slowly reviewing, and following this line of thought, Guo Rong found that his thoughts were becoming clearer and clearer.

It's hard to say whether the anti-thief alliance on the Tubo side and the anti-thief alliance on the Datang side has anything to do with it, and Guo Rong doesn't dare to conclude, but the anti-thieves in Datang alone, through an unexpected gain, Guo Rong has slowly established a structure of the anti-thief alliance in his mind.

Judging from the situation that Guo Rong is now in control, there must be a big man in the three towns of Hebei as the main force of anti-thieves, a brain who really controls the overall situation, and a core figure who can influence, coordinate, and coordinate the entire three towns of Hebei, Huaixi, and Liaodong.

It is precisely because of the existence of this person that the entire Hebei and Shandong, and of course, the anti-Tang forces in Huaixi have been brought together, and then there is now a chaotic situation in the entire Liaodong-Hebei-Shandong.

Playing so big, it can be seen that the other party's plot is not small, so Guo Rong can only think of two choices now, the first is to win Datang, and the second is to destroy Datang.

Regardless of the end goal, chaos is clearly the only way for the other side to achieve the end goal.

If the anti-Tang forces linked by the other side are regarded as a big force, then the three towns of Hebei, which have a huge territory and strong military strength, are undoubtedly the core force and pillar of the entire rebel forces.

After all, the huge size of the three towns in Hebei is the capital and foundation for them to have the ability to fight against the entire Datang, otherwise it would be wishful thinking to rely on one state and one place to realize the counterattack on Datang in this way.

In the case that Li Shidao's identity and position are not yet clear, judging from the location and the degree of concealment, Wu Shaoxiang's Huainan obviously has an immeasurable role for the rebels.

In Guo Rong's view, under the premise that Li Shidao in Jiaodong has not yet determined his identity, this value is basically equivalent to a killer strategic weapon.

Thinking of strategic weapons, Guo Rong couldn't help but think of the second kicks that rabbits sold to big dogs in later generations, and the devil knows if those two kicks were mixed with something picked up from the desert......

As far as the big dogs are concerned, as long as they pay enough party dues on a regular basis, those second kicks in their hands will undoubtedly have the value and role of strategic weapons.

It is true that the value of strategic weapons lies in deterrence, the kind of deterrence that can be triggered but not triggered.

When this kind of weapon is not in use, it is necessary to hide it tightly, at least not so that the enemy can clearly grasp his own reality and reality, so that when the strategic weapon is taken out, the deterrent effect can be better realized.

As far as the Huaixi Army is concerned, the reason why Guo Rong called it a strategic weapon is not that the number of troops of the Huaixi Army exceeds Guo Rong's expectations, but the position of the Huaixi Army.

To the north of the Huaixi Army is Henan Province in the Yellow River Basin, and to the east and south of the Huaixi Army are Jianghuai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Eyue and other places, and these are the real financial and taxation core areas of the Tang Dynasty.

What's more critical is that in the eyes of everyone, the current Huaixi army is very weak, and no one has any defensive thoughts about Huaixi.

Based on the fact that the total number of Huaixi troops is close to 70,000, if a certain Huaixi army suddenly starts, no matter which direction it chooses, it will eventually seriously affect Datang's annual income and financial situation.

According to what Guo Rong knows now, the current situation of the imperial court eating grain, if there is a problem with the fiscal and tax areas, it is likely to bring about a complete collapse of the finances, and this consequence is unbearable for anyone.

However, the good news is not without that the role of this strategic weapon will be taken seriously and used well, no matter who it is.

Guo Rong believed that with the ability of his unmasked opponent, he would never play the card of Wu Shaoxiang's Huaixi Army so easily.

It's obviously a set of "fried", but it was split into pairs, and the only one who can do this kind of thing is Wu Shaoxiang, who has a thief's heart and no thief's guts.

Unexpectedly, the route he decided on temporarily, under the misfortune, actually played one of the opponent's trump cards in advance.

However, after careful analysis, Guo Rong found that the biggest guardian in this unexpected raid was not to make the other party use the wrong big card in a panic, but to find the stranger with obvious characteristics and unknown origin.

Although he doesn't know the true identity of the mysterious stranger, Guo Rong believes that through this person, he will definitely find the clues of the other party, and maybe he can find out the other party thoroughly before the real war, so as to know himself and know the other, instead of trying to find out little by little like now.

As for the Huaixi Army, as well as Wu Shaoxiang, the envoy of the Huaixi Festival, Guo Rong is really not too worried.

Shaking his head with a smile, Guo Rong felt a lot better, picked up the map, marked the current location on a marching map, and then according to the information that has been summarized now, he began to mark the location of the Xuanwu Army and the Huaixi Army on this map.

After spending a quarter of an hour marking the location, a clear battlefield live map battle line was in front of Guo Rong's eyes.

Looking at the three large battalions of the Huaixi Army lined up from Caizhou to Gwangju and engaged in armed confrontation with the Xuanwu Army, Guo Rong's mood was much better.

Divide the troops, take risks

Entered, top-heavy, hesitant Wu Shaoxiang will use several taboos in the army, all of them are all pointed, Wu Shaoxiang's performance, in the military field, really can't be described with just one crotch pull, using the word disaster Guo Rong feels that he is beautifying the other party.

It's just that the military ability is poor, but more importantly, this person has infinite ambition and infinite courage, for this kind of characteristic, Guo Rong remembered a special word in later generations: vegetable and fun.

Looking at the map, Guo Rong's eyes kept shaking between his current location, the positions of the confrontation between the Xuanwu Army and the Huaixi Army, and the locations of Caizhou and Gwangju City.

After rechecking the location, Guo Rong began to simply measure the location of the gathering with a ruler.

His camp is only about 30 miles away from Caizhou City, about 80 miles away from the Caizhou front camp, and nearly 120 miles away from the confrontation on the Gwangju front.

More than thirty miles, if it is given to the cavalry, that is, more than an hour to charge, even at night, with the quality of the Changying army, I am afraid it will not exceed three hours.

A complete and bold idea immediately came to Guo Rong's mind.

Since Wu Shaoxiang wants to play, it's better to have a big game with him by yourself!

"Shepherd!"

"Yes!"

With Guo Rong's shout, Zhi Muyu quickly appeared in front of Guo Rong.

"Go and call the highest-ranking officer of the scout battalion who stays behind!"

"Yes!"

After that, Zhi Muyu turned around and stood still and was about to run out, but before he got out of the big tent, he was directly shouted by Guo Rong.

"Wait!"

"General!"

"Then call Meng Qian and Mo Lingjun over as well."

Soon, a young lieutenant of the Changying Army Engineer Battalion named Tian Zhen appeared in front of Guo Rong.

"Now, how many scouts are there in the scout battalion in Caizhou City?"

"About twenty-five or sixteen!"

"Twenty-five or six?"

After repeating one side gently, Guo Rong nodded, the number of people is not too much, but it is enough to realize his ideas.

Just as Guo Rong asked for the exact details of Caizhou, Meng Qian and Mo Lingjun had already arrived at the position under the guidance of Zhe Muyu.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Rong began to arrange the essence of the task in front of several people.

Half an hour later, a relatively complete battle plan from Guo Rong's hand was officially released, and after determining his own tasks, Tian Zhen, Meng Qian, and Mo Lingjun were ordered to leave.

Only Guo Rong and Zhe Muyu were left in the big tent.

Originally, when Han Xiang was still there, Guo Rong didn't feel anything, but now, only Zhi Muyu was left, and Guo Rong suddenly felt that the people at hand were not enough.

So, Guo Rong came up with an idea, whether to get two more personal guards, or don't have anyone at hand when you really need it.

"Mu Yu, let's pass on the order later."

In the evening of the same day, the military order was issued in the camp, and the next day the daytime march was canceled, and the army rested for the day.

For the Changying army, continuous long-distance and long-distance marching is just a basic skill, but after six or seven days of continuous high-speed marching, the Changying army will also be tired.

A whole day's rest was a good thing for these tired soldiers, and from early morning to sunset, all the more than 8,000 soldiers in the area less than thirty miles from Caizhou City enjoyed a very pleasant day.

When dusk came, with the sound of an urgent military trumpet, the whole temperament of the Changying Army, who had been leisurely and comfortable a moment ago, suddenly changed, from lazy to extremely capable.

At the same time, the whole camp was busy.

In half an hour, before the sky was completely dark, the entire camp was completely dismantled and loaded, and 8,000 soldiers and more than 20,000 horses were ready to go.

Soon, night fell, darkness covered the land, and with the sound of a trumpet, this team was guided by the moonlight,

Start moving forward.

The distance of more than thirty miles is basically equivalent to the distance of a day's march for ordinary foot soldiers, but for a team of cavalry or dragoons who have always played all three horses, thirty miles is really not a very long distance.

In order not to disturb the people as much as possible, and at the same time to maintain secrecy, the speed of the march of the team was reserved, and when the time was close to midnight, the army was already approaching the city of Caizhou.

Standing outside Caizhou City, Guo Rong sighed with emotion, this is the second time he has led his troops to the city.

The last time the troops came to Caizhou, although the final result was a surrender without a fight, it can be regarded as the first time that he completely independently commanded a war on the scale of a large corps, which is of great significance to himself.

And this time, more than two years have passed, and he has not only traveled through most of the land of Datang, but has also become the leader of the Datang military.

Guo Rong knew that he was getting closer and closer to achieving his goal, and maybe after this battle was over, he would be able to lead his troops back to Anxi and Qiuzi.

Old men, you must stop, Guo Rong said silently in his heart.

Behind Guo Rong, in addition to the full 7,000 soldiers and soldiers, all of them got on their horses, standing quietly about five miles away from the west gate of Caizhou City, quietly waiting for news.

When Guo Rong was quietly feeling nostalgic outside the city, a full 500 heavy infantry with big shoulders and round waists were silently walking towards the west gate of Caizhou City.

Just after the hour, five hundred elite heavy infantry had quietly touched the west of the city on the west side of Caizhou.

After waiting for more than 100 breaths, after making sure that it was not discovered by the soldiers of the defenders, a rapid birdsong suddenly came from outside the west gate of Caizhou City.

Immediately afterwards, the scouts of the Changying Army hidden in the darkness began to emerge from the darkness, only to see a burly and cloth-clad scout of the Changying Army under the cover of the darkness, holding daggers and short knives and quietly touching the Huaixi soldiers who were in charge of guarding the West Gate.

In the middle of the night, the sleepy Huaixi soldiers obviously did not know that the lives of their people had entered the countdown.

I saw a tall scout of the Long Silk Army tiptoe to a soldier who was asleep against the city wall with a dagger in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, with lightning speed, he grabbed the other party at once, covered the other party's nose with his left hand, and the dagger held in his right hand gently slashed through the opponent's throat, and a burst of blood was directly splashed out, and then this completely lifeless body was carefully placed on the ground.

Familiar routines, familiar tactics, familiar formulas, in just a few dozen breaths, the more than 30 Huaixi troops guarding the city gate have completely disappeared, and the west gate of Caizhou City has changed hands.

What they didn't know, though, was that this was just the beginning for today's battle.