Chapter One Hundred and One

In the territory of Chu, no one expected that there would be a thousand-strong Tang army cavalry.

This Tang army only walked on mountain and forest paths, and did not and did not raise any flags, so even if the woodcutters of the Chu State saw it, they only thought it was their own Chu army.

Although the mountain road was difficult to walk, after a few days of hurrying, this Tang army finally went around to the Xiangting of the Chu State.

Thirty miles outside the pavilion, a thousand people and horses are hidden in it.

Qin Yu and Gongsun Qi Qin Yuan squatted together, discussing how to make a move against Xiangting.

"My lord, there is a box pavilion in front, when will we start?" Qin Yuan said excitedly.

Qin Yu glanced at Qin Yuan, he had previously objected to going deep into the Chu State to fight the Xiang Pavilion, but now he became the most excited one.

After seeing Qin Yu and Gongsun Qi looking at him, Qin Yuan scratched his head embarrassedly, "Why are you looking at me like this?" ”

Qin Yu smiled: "I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry yet." As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to win all battles. ”

"Let's investigate the situation in Xiangting first, this time Qin Yuan, you go with me, Gongsun Qi, you stay." Qin Yu looked at the two and said.

"No!"

Qin Yuan's face was excited, he was left on the mountain last time, but he was bored, and this time he finally didn't have to stay on the mountain.

took off his armor, put on civilian clothes and went down the mountain, this time Qin Yu only brought Qin Yuan alone, and if there were too many people, it would attract the attention of others.

In order to better cover themselves, the two also carried a large bundle of firewood, and they really looked like two woodcutters.

As soon as I walked down the mountain to the official road, I saw many deep rut marks on the ground.

"My lord, this road should lead to our Tang Kingdom, looking at the rut prints, the latest is around the day before yesterday." Qin Yuan squatted down and observed.

"Let's go." Qin Yu looked at the box pavilion and lifted the firewood on his body.

The location of the Xiangting is very special, the distance to the Tang and Qi countries is continuous, and there are plains on three sides, and there is only a big mountain in the east, which separates the road leading to the Qi and Tang countries.

Therefore, as the place where the Chu army stored grain, it is convenient for the transportation of grain and grass in the hinterland, and it can also quickly send grain and grass to the frontline battlefield.

It is rumored that the area began to store grain for war at the beginning of last summer, and now there is enough grain and grass to support the front line for three years.

However, I don't know if it was arrogance or the dereliction of duty of the guards, they thought that this place was within the territory of Chu State, and there would be no enemy to attack here, so they had very little defense.

Generally speaking, during wartime, even ordinary people in their own country cannot approach the land where there is a lot of food and grass.

But now when Qin Yu and the others came to the city, they saw a lot of people coming in and out, and there were no soldiers even checking them.

The two of them were very surprised by this scene, this was not like the Chu army's grain and grass at all, and it was too loose.

Qin Yu and Qin Yuan carried the firewood on their backs and swaggered into the Xiangting City.

As soon as I entered the city, I saw the lively scene in the city, and the lives of the people in the city did not seem to be greatly affected.

Looking at the south and north of the city in the distance, you can see the huge granaries built by the Chu army in the city, one after another, which is very spectacular.

Qin Yu and Qin Yuan quietly found an inn, but the inn thought that the two of them were here to sell firewood, so they accepted it without saying a word.

But it just so happened that the two used the money from the sale of firewood to open a low-class room to live in.

The room was very small, with only a bed and a place to stay, not even a window.

Qin Yu sat on the bed and gestured to Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan nodded, opened the door and looked at it, and closed the door after making sure that there was no one, "My lord, no one." ”

Qin Yu nodded and said, "Although the Chu army here is loose, they divide the granaries into two warehouses, north and south, and if we want to destroy these granaries, we must divide our troops into two ways." ”

"My lord, now we have to find out how many defenders there are in this pavilion." Qin Yuan said.

"It's not that hard, just go out on the streets." Qin Yu stood up and said, "You stay here to sleep, and I'll go out for a walk." ”

"My lord, I'll go with you."

Qin Yu pressed Qin Yuan down, "You kid sleep here, the two woodcutters live in the hotel, how can they not rest, but go out to hang out, this is an order!" ”

After Qin Yu finished speaking, he directly opened the door and went out.

Leaving Qin Yuan with a helpless face, he lay helplessly on the bed, helplessly waiting with his eyes open.

Qin Yu walked out of the inn and came to the street, there were many people coming and going, and Qin Yu quickly blended in.

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On the other side of Huaicheng, the war has begun.

Xiang Feng had already launched a fierce attack on Huaicheng, and Wei Chixiong was still in a coma.

Fortunately, Du Tao was ordered to take up this burden and block the Chu army under the city.

Now in the court, Du Tao has still not been appointed as the main general, and no one has even been sent to replace Wei Chixiong's position as the main general.

Fortunately, the court did not point out the affairs of the front line, which gave Du Tao room to play.

In fact, Du Tao's ability to command troops is not strong, but he is better than understanding Huaicheng, and his prestige in Huaicheng is also high, so he can resist the pace of the Chu army with one heart.

The attack of the Chu army continued until dusk, and I don't know how many corpses were left behind on the city and under the city walls.

The destroyed engineering equipment was scattered across the battlefield and quickly burned into charcoal in the light of the fire.

After seeing the Chu army retreat, Du Tao breathed a long sigh of relief and sat on the blood-stained ground.

"Clean up the battlefield! Rest as soon as possible! Du Tao gasped and ordered.

"No!"

Even though each soldier was tired, he struggled to get up.

Lying on the ground are the brothers and friends who were still chatting with him yesterday, and the next big war is hindering his own people, and he must send them down the city to help them go home.

Until nightfall, the Tang army and the Chu army were still cleaning the battlefield and bringing back their respective corpses.

Du Tao stood at the head of the city until midnight, and only sat down to rest after the battlefield was cleaned.

Sitting on the head of the city, I looked up, and the moonlight was getting brighter and brighter tonight, and there were more and more stars in the sky.

Thinking that there was no news about the request for help he sent to the court, and even no news came from the court, Du Tao felt a sense of powerlessness.

Although the attacks of the Chu army were blocked these times, the losses on their side were also extremely huge.

If there are no reinforcements for a long time, according to the current situation, he will only be able to hold out for another three days at most.

When the time comes, Huaicheng will be broken, the Chu army will drive straight in, and the Tang State will be in danger!

At this time, a general ran over and arched his hand: "Lord Qiqi! General Wei Chi woke up and wants to see you! ”

Du Tao frowned, stood up suddenly, and immediately walked down the city.

Du Tao originally thought that Yu Chixiong was going to return the military power, but he didn't expect that after meeting, Yu Chixiong actually handed over his military talisman to Du Tao and asked Du Tao to command the whole army.

At this moment, Du Tao seemed to understand a little why Yu Chixiong was defeated so easily before.

But Du Tao also felt even more angry and disdainful of Wei Chixiong!