First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 182
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Jingzhou (Anding County), Gaocheng City.

Li Shimin was sleeping on the sickbed in the back office, but there was a fierce quarrel in the front hall.

Liu Hongji's face turned red, and he said directly: "Liu Changshi disobeyed the military order, so isn't he afraid of being punished by King Qin?"

Just now, Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan announced that they would leave Gaochai City and set up troops on the southwest highlands to show off their military might.

As Li Shimin's confidant, Liu Hongji naturally strictly abided by Li Shimin's military order, which was to stick to Gaochai City.

Liu Wenjing raised her eyelids when she heard the words, took out a military talisman from her pocket, and slapped it heavily on the case table, "The King of Qin is seriously ill, and the military power will be temporarily increased by the Chief Shi. Does Mr. Liu have any objections?"

Seeing the soldier talisman, Liu Hongji had no choice but to bow his head and obey.

Liu Wenjing snorted coldly, and then ordered: "The eighth manager obeys orders."

"The end is here", Liu Hongji, Li Anyuan, Chai Shao and others responded.

"Order the eight of you to send troops immediately and line up on the highlands southwest of the city," Liu Wenjing said loudly.

The eight general managers heard the words and agreed.

When they got out of the city, Liu Hongji and Chai Shao looked at each other. Chai Shao nodded and said to the side: "Sambo, you go back to Chang'an and report the condition of King Qin to Sanniang so that Sanniang won't worry."

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his pocket, "This is my own handwritten letter, go and see King Qin first, and ask if you want to take a letter back with you."

A slender general beside him bowed to take it, "Don't worry, sir, I will hand it over to the third lady."

This general was Chai Shao's servant, named Ma Sanbao, who was alert and athletic. He was originally from the Jianghu, and later served Chai Shao as a follower. After the Taiyuan uprising, Ma Sanbao assisted Pingyang Princess Li Xiuning in raising troops. Feng Zuo Guanglu doctor.

Seeing this, Liu Wenjing frowned, and Yin Kaishan was about to say something, but Liu Wenjing waved his hand, and Chai Shao didn't change his expression when he saw Ma Sanbao leave.

After Ma Sanbao returned to the county office, he took the letter and looked at it, only to see that "Qin Wang's personal letter" was written on the cover, and Ma Sanbao immediately understood.

"Stop", the guards in the back yamen looked serious, "No idlers are allowed to enter without the permission of Chang Shi."

"How courageous", Ma Sanbao was furious when he saw this, "I am the servant of Princess Pingyang, and it is a family matter to visit King Qin, Liu Wenjing dares to confine King Qin to death."

The guard was a little confused by the reprimand, and was at a loss for a while.

At this moment, a young general in full armor walked out of Houya, "King Qin is resting, why is he making noise?"

Seeing Ma Sanbao, the young general smiled and said, "Why is Brother Sanbao here?"

Ma Sanbao gave the two guards a hard look, and then said: "The son-in-law has a letter for the King of Qin, and I ask Rentai to report it."

It turned out that this young general was Zheng Guang from the Zheng family in Xingyang.

After entering the Houya, the doctor told him that Li Shimin had just fallen asleep. Ma Sanbao and others knew that Li Shimin was suffering from malaria. Wait outside.

Liu Wenjing led the eight generals to go out to Gaocheng City with great arrogance, with strong troops and horses, very mighty.

When he came to the southwest highland and looked at the West Qin army camp from a distance, Liu Wenjing was full of ambition, pointed to the West Qin camp and said with a loud smile: "The law of war says: 'From a high perspective, the power is like splitting bamboo'. Our soldiers are strong and strong, and we are condescending. Majestic".

"Based on a high view...Three Kingdoms Jihan Ma Di also thought the same way, so he lost the street pavilion," Liu Hongji said with a frown on the side.

When the generals heard this, Liu Wenjing suddenly sternly shouted: "Director Liu, if you disturb our army's morale again, we will do it according to the military law."

Seeing this, Chai Shao hurriedly said: "Liu Changshi, our army is stationed on this high ground, once the enemy is besieged, what should we do?"

Before Liu Wenjing opened his mouth, Yin Kaishan was full of confidence, and said bluntly: "Our army is over [-], and the enemy's army is only over [-]. Moreover, our army is strong and the enemy's army is exhausted. If we go down the mountain and fight, we must win."

Chai Shao heard that he couldn't refute for a while, so he had to back down.

There is nothing wrong with Liu and Yin's thinking. The [-] Tang troops brought by Li Shimin are all elite after elimination and reorganization, and they have the advantage of fighting at home.

According to news, the [-] western Qin troops brought by Xue Ju were all temporarily recruited after returning to Jincheng last year, and the morale of the expedition was low so far. In this comparison, the Tang army is indeed superior.

However, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the winner is often not determined by the strong and the weak. In the past dynasties, the weak have defeated the strong.

In the West Qin camp, Xue Ju was lying on the couch with a sickly complexion, and his white beard and hair showed that the overlord of the West Qin was no longer as brave as he used to be.

"Aye, the Tang army has dispatched troops, and all of them are stationed on the southwest highlands." Xue Rengao strode to the bed to report.

"How powerful is Tang Jun?" Xue Ju asked with raised eyebrows.

Xue Rengao paused when he heard the words, and could only hum and say, "It's quite majestic."

Xue Ju nodded, looking at Xue Rengao's face, he was very pleased, "My son is willing to admit the majesty of the enemy army, and he has the ability to defeat the enemy army." He kept coughing as he spoke, and Xue Rengao hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, " Aye, the Tang army was unable to hold out before, but now the whole army is out of the city to form an array, is there something strange about this?"

Xue Ju frowned and remained silent when he heard the words, at this moment, Hao Yuan walked in quickly, with a happy face, "No wonder Tang Jun left the city, it turned out that Li Shimin was seriously ill."

Xue Ju and his son were also overjoyed when they heard the words. Xue Ju pondered and said: "It was Li Shimin who closed the city before and came out. Now that the whole army is out of the city, it must be that the Tang army has changed its general."

"Then I'll go fight now," Xue Rengao said vigorously.

"No."

"Wait a minute, prince."

Xue Ju and Hao Yuan both stopped him repeatedly.

"The Tang army is victorious, so don't attack directly," Hao Yuan said hastily.

"Why are you so timid?" Xue Rengao frowned, "If I charge, I will definitely attack."

"Stupid", Xue Ju snapped, "What can we do if we attack, it will inevitably lead to loss of soldiers and generals, military adviser, what do you think, but it's okay to say it."

Hao Yuan nodded, and said directly: "Although the southwest high slope is condescending, there is a gentle slope behind it. The Chinese army does not move, but the left and right sides sneaked back along the ravine overnight, attacked the Tang army behind, and then ordered the northeast and southwest troops to attack. A surprise attack by side Qingqi will form an ambush on all sides at that time, and the Tang army is strong, and it will undoubtedly be defeated."

"Ambush on all sides?" Xue Ju's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he immediately clapped his hands and praised, "The military master has a good plan, so he ordered the left and right wings to light cavalry according to the military master's plan, and quickly detour around the sides of the Tang army. You lead a rear army of [-], and after sneaking up to the high slope overnight, attack it from front to back at Maoshi tomorrow."

Xue Rengao grinned and walked away excitedly.

(End of this chapter)