"What do you say? Say it again! Su Qi'an was taken aback, and there was a rare gaffe.

Seeing this, the soldier who delivered the message did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly spoke again.

"Back... Back to the Overseer, we only lost 5,000 people in this battle, and then took Longhai City, Lord Guo is training men, just wait for the follow-up troops to arrive, you can recover the last two cities. ”

This news should be great news, taking the Longhai Navy Town means controlling half of the victory, and the remaining two military towns will be taken sooner or later.

Longhai City is the center of the three military towns, the geographical location is very important, once it is taken, the remaining two military towns, it will lose its natural barrier, and there is no danger to defend.

As long as enough troops are sent to launch a strong attack, the remaining two military towns will be conquered sooner or later.

This kind of great news is supposed to be happy, but Su Qi'an was far less excited than his soldiers, but his face was solemn.

He kept asking about the cause and effect of the incident, and the soldiers answered one by one, and after a short silence, he waved his hand to leave.

In the mansion, Su Qi'an's solemn face did not slow down at all, Longhai City was taken, which he never expected.

The raid in this battle was just to test the opponent's strength, and he didn't expect that he would take Longhai City.

The test of the strength of the army also had a result, and as they thought, the army of Rongguo was not 50,000, but reached 80,000, and the strength continued to rise.

With such sufficient troops, and facing such an important strategic place as Longhai City, how could it be lost, and even if it was conquered, how could it only suffer 5,000 casualties, this is too child's play.

It's not that they look down on the strength of the Jinju soldiers, but just after the broken negotiations, the Rongguo army is completely in a menacing posture, how could it be possible to make such a fatal mistake at a critical moment.

Longhai City was taken, and the more uneasy Su Qi'an became, he hurriedly wrote a letter to Guo Kai, asking him to suspend his actions, don't be in a hurry, just stabilize Longhai City.

As for how to act next, we still have to discuss it carefully.

When a letter was issued, Su Qi's anxiety did not ease much, he hesitated for a moment, and gave an order to Tong Zhan behind him.

"Prepare the horse, follow me to Longhai City as soon as possible."

Tong Zhan nodded and immediately left to prepare.

Longhai City was taken, Tong Zhan also felt quite strange, if the Rongguo army was so easy to deal with, it would not be as good as the defense of Mengzhou, and the Dongshan army suffered so many casualties.

He also felt that there was a big problem, since Su Qi'an wanted to go, Tong Zhan would naturally accompany him.

In less than half an hour, the gate of Mengbei City opened, and a team of about 100 soldiers, riding horses, galloped all the way, and went straight to Longhai City.

Longhai City is not far away, and with Su Qi'an's speed, it only took about an hour to arrive.

At this time, Longhai City has just ended a big war, and from the outer city wall, you can see the traces left by the war, although it is not tragic, but it makes people feel fierce.

From a distance, on the city tower, some soldiers patrolled back and forth, and outside, there were also some soldiers disturbing the battlefield.

The horse team of Su Qi'an and others did not stop, and went straight to Longhai City, and the soldiers around saw this, did not stop them, and hurriedly stood in place, their weapons were withdrawn, and their eyes were looked at with respect.

You don't have to look carefully, the oncoming banner can recognize Su Qi'an's identity.

Su Qi'an didn't say hello, and suddenly drove to Longhai City, which really surprised the Jinzhou soldiers, but according to the process, he quickly reported to Guo Kai in the city.

As Su Qi'an entered the city, Guo Kai and other generals hurriedly greeted him.

Taking over Su Qi'an's horse rope, Guo Kai said with a smile, "I didn't expect the Overseer to come so quickly, and the official didn't have time to prepare." ”

"Now that the Overseers are here, it's time to take a good look at this Longhai City, and the Overseers are here, please."

Guo Kai had a smile on his face, and he respected Su Qi'an very much, after all, to be able to win Longhai City, this battle did not rely on anyone, and he commanded the whole process, just this record is enough for Guo Kai to be proud.

Guo Kai was excited, but Su Qi'an was very calm, and said softly, "The visit to Longhai City should be put in the back, this overseer is here, and there are some things I want to discuss with Lord Guo." ”

"Oh, yes, the Overseer, please."

Guo Kai nodded and led Su Qi'an to the mansion in the city.

Su Qi'an dismounted, and under the leadership of Guo Kai, everyone entered the mansion in the city.

As soon as he took his seat, Su Qi'an's voice sounded, "This overseer's letter to Lord Guo, have you received it?" ”

Su Qi'an's straightforwardness, Guo Kai seemed to have expected it, nodded and said, "Lord Overseer's words, how can this official not pay attention to it, naturally see it." ”

"Since you saw it, why didn't Lord Guo carry it out, if the Overseer Army was not mistaken, he entered the city just now and found that the army in the city was not resting, but preparing to assemble, it seems, my lord, you want to continue to attack, and want to take the last two military towns in one fell swoop?"

Guo Kai did not hide it, and said, "Lord Overseer is right, this official did not let the army stop, but actively prepared for war, and in half an hour at most, he will set off, and strive to take the last two military towns in the fastest time, which can be regarded as solving the war in Mengzhou." ”

"Lord Guo, you are confused, don't say anything else, the Rongguo army has now been ascertained, there are at least 80,000 people, even if Longhai City was caught off guard because of the surprise attack, but the Rongguo army did not hurt the foundation."

"Now, with less than 20,000 troops, you want to attack, aren't you a sheep in the mouth of a tiger and sent to death?"

"The top priority now is to stop the operation immediately, wait for the follow-up army to come up, and then make follow-up plans after the Longhai City is stabilized, which is the best policy."

Guo Kai didn't care about the defects of Su Qi'an's expenditure, he said with a smile.

"It turns out that the overseer is worried about the lack of troops, since he asked, this official will not hide it, at the first time when he took Longhai City, this official has issued an order, so that the Jinzhou soldiers who are stuck in other military towns will assemble and quickly join the official."

"According to this official's estimate, when the army of Longhai Haijun Town arrives at the attack point, the Jinzhou soldiers from other military towns should also converge, not to mention much, at least 40,000 troops."

"When the time comes, the Rongguo army will only think that this official will use 15,000 people to attack the city and send it to death, but as everyone knows, this official has already gathered 40,000 troops, and with 40,000 troops, it is definitely more than enough to conquer the second military town."

"So, the Overseer's worries are too much, and the Overseer only needs to sit in Longhai City and wait for the good news from the official."

Guo Kai's arrangement, Su Qi'an raised his eyebrows, and said coldly, "Lord Guo, who asked you to order the transfer of the army without authorization?" According to the military order, this overseer is the highest governor of the two northwestern states, even if it is Lord Guo, you have to report to this overseer if you mobilize the Jinzhou soldiers, and you have violated military discipline by doing so, which is a big crime. ”

Guo Kai's assertion made Su Qi feel a little uncomfortable this time, and the point of his anger was not that he couldn't mobilize the army, but that he acted without permission this time, if he fell into the trap of the other party and caused them to suffer heavy losses, it would be over.

It is impossible to maintain such a good situation in Mengzhou, and when the time comes, let alone recover Mengzhou, whether it can be defended or not is a big problem.

Su Qi'an's reprimand, Guo Kai's face couldn't hold it, and he said coldly.

"Lord Overseer, this official knows that you are the supreme commander in charge of the war in the northwest," but this official came to help, and the responsibility on his body is also heavy. ”

"This step of troop transfer, without informing you, is the official's fault, but the officer has also fought in battles, and he also knows that good fighters are fleeting, if everything is reported, who can guarantee to win the battle."

"This official knows that the Dongshan Army under the Overseer is strong, but the Jinzhou soldiers of this official are not dry, and this time he can take Longhai City, in the hearts of the adults, it is mostly luck, and no matter how bad it is, it is a conspiracy."

"But this official only knows how long the Jinzhou soldiers have paid in order to take Longhai City, and they want to use luck and conspiracy to erase the credit of the Jinzhou soldiers, but the official is the first to refuse."

"Rest assured, Lord Overseer, this operation has nothing to do with your lordship, if you lose, or fall into a scheme, resulting in heavy losses for the army, you don't need your Excellency to speak, this official will ask for guilt and judge himself."

"But if you win, it is the credit of the Jinju soldiers, and no one can erase it, and in the end I want to say to my lord, the Jinju soldiers are no worse than any other Daliang army."

Dropping this sentence, Guo Kai left the mansion angrily, leaving Su Qi'an, whose eyes were flashing, in place.

This should be the first time that Su Qi'an has been scolded and has nothing to say, and it is no one else who scolds him, it is Guo Kai, who he has been guarding against.

Who would have thought that Guo Kai would say such righteous and awe-inspiring words, this move made Su Qi'an look like a person who had done something wrong.

Looking at Guo Kaiyuan's back, Su Qi'an said softly, "Could it be that I really did something wrong this time?" ”

Su Qi'an's self-doubt, Tong Zhan on the side spoke, "The subordinates think that Mr.'s suspicion is right, Longhai City was taken, even I think it is too strange, if the next battle, as Lord Guo said, and won by a surprise attack, I can only say that this Rongguo army must be hiding something." ”

"After all, the Lord has a lot to do with Rongguo, if Rongguo is so easy to solve, how can His Majesty send hundreds of thousands of troops to Ningzhou all year round, there must be ghosts among them."

Tong Zhan's words woke up Su Qi'an all of a sudden, he nodded, and said thoughtfully, "Tong Zhan, you're right, then let's brake quietly." ”

With Guo Kai's order, the assembled army set off again, and Su Qi'an and Tong Zhan stayed in Longhai City, waiting for the military report from the front line at any time.

Time passed minute by minute, and the next battle was not as smooth as taking Longhai City, as Su Qi'an expected, even if Guo Kai wanted to show weakness and take the opportunity to sneak attack, but he was soon discovered by the Rong soldiers who reacted, and the two sides mobilized their armies, and a big battle broke out.

This battle lasted for four or five days, and the two sides fought from the beginning of mutual testing to the final parity.

After several days of hard fighting, the Rongguo army finally couldn't resist and chose to surrender in Kaesong, the second military town was taken, and the remaining 50,000 Rongguo soldiers shrank to the last military town, and Mengzhou was expected to recover.