Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 97
After clearing the road, the army moved slowly.

In the eyes of the common people, this is a very strange army. It is composed of well-armored forbidden soldiers, monk soldiers with shaved heads and weapons, and Miao soldiers dressed up by minority tribesmen.

In addition, there are a lot of gorgeous and graceful guards of honor in the army, surrounded by the majestic and noble boy on the horse, who can tell his status is precious just by looking at him.

Among the crowd, someone whispered softly from time to time:

"This is His Majesty today..."

"Your Majesty, this is to solve the national crisis, and the imperial conquest is here!"

"Our Majesty, hearing that the people are in distress, is saddened in his heart, and insists on leading troops to the front line to make the enemies who invade our land at will pay the price."

"Your Majesty today, a young and heroic man, will surely wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop and restore my homeland!"

At this time, among the fleeing people, an old man who was slightly embarrassed, but still wearing his scribe robe and refused to take off, suddenly fell to his knees and hissed:
"Caomin, I hope His Majesty will drive out the enemy bandits and return to court after victory!"

After a while, the people who had come to their senses knelt down on both sides of the official road, and said loudly in their own dialects:
"My lord, we must kill those sons of bitches from the Li Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, we want to go home!"

"..."

Xiao Cheng glanced at the people on both sides, seeing their sad appearance of throwing away their homes and careers, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, turned his head slightly, and ordered:

"Let the officials in the back take care of the people so that no trouble will arise!"

Hearing the words, the imperial guards around him immediately responded.

Not long after the army continued to march, Ju Meng hurried up with his horse, came straight to Xiao Cheng's side, and saluted in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, I got it clear! These refugees are the people of Chunyang County, Xiushan County. The army of the Li Dynasty came, but Shen Ruiguang, the governor of the county, had no choice but to use the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness to relocate the local people in advance, summon the county soldiers, and fully defend the sea of ​​Xiushan County. City. These people are the first group to move inward, and people from several counties will come here one after another after that.”

Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"This Shen Ruiguang is not bad, the handling is appropriate...Huh? No, no!"

Xiao Cheng reacted suddenly, frowned and said:

"The army of the Li Dynasty rushed to Xiushan County, it must be to send a small group of elites to attack and break the city, and then use Xiushan County as the base to attack the attention of the capital. But if this is the case, how can Xiushan County have the time to divert the people under the raid? County soldiers?"

Ju Meng heard the words and explained:

"According to the group of people just now, a merchant brought the news half a month in advance."

Xiao Cheng frowned slightly, and didn't ask any more questions.But at this time, he had some doubts in his heart.

Although Xiao Cheng used to rely on a group of merchants from the miscellaneous family to find out the details of Ganye Temple.

But the Li Dynasty is also a country after all, the operation of food and grass, and the purchase of armaments are all handled by the Li Dynasty.It is impossible for a merchant to know the movement of Li Chao's army just by a few clues?
Moreover, the people of Xiushan County were notified half a month in advance, so naturally it could not be the traces leaked by the army of the Li Dynasty during the march!
"This merchant, you go... that's all, order the whole army to advance quickly and rush to the rescue of Xiushan County!" Xiao Chenggang opened his mouth, but stopped immediately, shaking his head and said.

"Yes!" Everyone shouted in unison.
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The line of sight turned to the north of Yunguo.

Cheng Bushi held his saber in his hand, silently looking at the map hanging in front of him, his eyes flashed with thought.

"General, Huichuan County urgently reports that Xia's army has been besieged for a long time, and the city is constantly attacking. Send a messenger to ask for help!"

"The prefect of the Moutong Mansion urgently reports that Xia's army has invaded, and the situation is critical!"

"Xia Guo's army has been besieged for several days, and the city of Lanxi County is unsustainable. Please general support!"

A series of three urgent military reports were delivered to Cheng Bushi at the same time, as if they had been agreed upon.

Cheng Bushi turned his back to the messenger and stared at the map, as if he didn't hear it.

Among the handsome tents, a general couldn't help but stood up and said anxiously:
"General! The military situation in the three places is critical now, please order the rescue immediately!"

"Since I left Nongdong Mansion, I have only traveled [-] miles a day. At Sishi, we pulled out the camp, and at Shenshi, we stopped to set up camp. General, if this continues, when will we be able to rescue the three counties!"

"If any one of the three counties is lost, most of the entire northern border will fall into Xia Guo's hands! General, please think twice!"

"The situation has collapsed to this point, the general hastened to the rescue!"

At this time, these generals have been listening to Cheng Bushi's orders for some time, and they are very convinced of Cheng Bushi's strict management of the army and clear rewards and punishments. Otherwise, the dissatisfied generals would have exploded long ago!

Cheng Bushi loosened his grip on the sword, stared at the map for a moment, then turned around and said in a deep voice:

"Okay, tomorrow, with [-] cavalry as the vanguard, we will march towards the Moutong Mansion without stopping! The [-] infantry of the Chinese army will be led by me, and we will follow closely behind!"

When the generals heard that Cheng Buzhi finally nodded to send troops, their hearts suddenly relaxed, and they said in unison:
"As ordered!"

At this time, a voice sounded again among the generals:
"General, what should we do with the tens of thousands of soldiers in our rear?"

The general of the rear army, seeing that he had no arrangements at this time, couldn't help but ask.

With a stiff face, Cheng Bushi turned around, pulled out the sword at his waist, tapped lightly on the map hanging in the tent, and said in a deep voice:
"You command the infantry under your command, set off immediately, nonstop day and night, and detour around Longma Mountain!"

Where the sword tip touched, the words "Wulu Village" were impressively written on the map.

"Hurry up and prepare for battle!"

When the generals under his command heard that Cheng didn't know the word "preparation", their eyes lit up immediately, their spirits were lifted, and they clapped their hands and shouted in unison:
"Follow the general's orders!"
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Gao Dingshan.

Surrounded by his own soldiers, King Qi Yu Zhaoling came to the top of the mountain, pointed to the official road in the distance and a hill opposite, and said with a light smile:
"This mountain is densely covered with forests, echoing with Dongshan on the opposite side. It is condescending and has the potential of jade locks and flood dragons. It is also on the necessary place leading to the three northern counties. It is really an excellent place to ambush. !"

Hearing this, all the generals immediately looked at King Qi with fiery eyes, and all praised:

"The commander-in-chief sent the generals to attack the three counties in advance. He originally wanted the guards of the three counties to urge the Yunguo army to come to help quickly."

"Lead the army here in advance to ambush, and wait for the Yunguo army to come to help, then you can take advantage of the situation and attack the big tent of the Chinese army from east to west, in an attempt to wipe out most of them!"

"At that time, the three counties in the north of Yunguo can be taken slowly."

"You are handsome and wise!"

The corner of King Qi's mouth curled up, and when he looked into the distance, he could see the figures of soldiers and horses marching indistinctly on the official road to the south.

"The army of Yunguo has already entered the set, and the armies of Gaodingshan and Dongshan are hidden, and there is no wolf smoke, so they are not allowed to attack!"

A group of generals with burning eyes shouted in unison:

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)