There were flames everywhere in the camp, shouts of killing shook the sky, and there was chaos. After killing hundreds of enemies, the three hundred soldiers who were responsible for setting fire outside the camp gathered together, fought and retreated, and slowly retreated towards Tong'an City.

At that time, thousands of red-eyed gangsters, led by a school captain, were chasing after them. In the blink of an eye, they chased for five or six miles, getting closer and closer to the 300 soldiers who were retreating in an orderly manner.

The captain who came to pursue the attack was secretly happy. As long as he could behead or capture alive the hundreds of soldiers who had robbed the camp, he would be able to make up for his crime. Therefore, the captain shouted: "Brothers, chase me quickly! Behead one level."

Pay me five taels of silver!" When the bandits heard that they would get money for beheading, they immediately took advantage of the strength of their numbers and pursued them bravely. The two sides fought hand to hand, killing each other continuously. The three hundred soldiers who came to kill and set fire were obviously outnumbered, and the situation was very critical.

The captain never expected that more than a hundred soldiers followed behind him. It turned out that the team that failed to assassinate Hao Zhengtong from the direction of the Chinese military tent also escaped from the camp. The leader of the team, who was leading the team with a halberd, saw the friendly forces.

Suddenly, he led more than a hundred brothers to rush forward, and followed the bandits in a flurry of slashes. It was unknown how many enemies there were in the darkness, and the bandits suddenly fell into chaos, crying for their fathers and mothers, and fled in all directions.

The four hundred soldiers brought by Li Dachui gathered together and slowly retreated towards Tong'an City as planned. After a brief panic, the bandits gathered again. When they found that there seemed to be only three or four hundred people on the opposite side, they immediately became more courageous.

After getting up, thousands of bandits, led by the captain, continued to pursue them.

At this time, Li Dachui led hundreds of cavalrymen withdrew from the direction of the grain and grass camp, and happened to bump into this group of bandits chasing friendly troops. Li Dachui shouted, and the hundreds of cavalrymen who had just burned the enemy's grain and grass camp and were in high morale were like chickens.

Blood-like, howling, he rushed into the enemy and started hacking at them. He was attacked again on the buttocks, and the enemy was also a cavalry. The bandits were immediately defeated.

After the bandits were defeated again, they lost the courage to pursue and retreated toward the camp in despair. Li Dachui returned to Tong'an County happily with his troops. After counting the number of people, five people were killed and more than ten were slightly injured. However, the enemy's grain and grass camp was burned down.

, and killed at least hundreds of people on the other side, which can be said to be a great victory. The only flaw was that he failed to kill or capture the opponent's leader alive.

Even so, both Luozhi County and Tong Liang were overjoyed. This victory was real. How could the other side persist after burning the food and grass? They just didn't know how the confused commander of the army on the other side was going to explain it to King Pingxi.

When Hao Zhengtong arrived at the grain and grass camp with his troops, he saw dead bodies all over the ground. The grain and grass had almost been burned. The culprit Li Dachui had already led his men to run away. Hao Zhengtong beat his chest and felt filled with regret. As a military commander,

, he didn't prevent the camp from being robbed at night, which was a real failure. The main reason was that he didn't expect that there were so few people in the city who would have the courage to rob the camp.

In order to prevent accidents involving grain and grass, Hao Zhengtong also deliberately set up the grain and grass camp near the camp to facilitate rescue. However, he did not expect that Hu Bilie, the captain in charge of guarding the grain and grass, underestimated the enemy because of this, drank and made mistakes, which ultimately led to the defeat of the general.

Hao Zhengtong gnashed his teeth in hatred, wishing that Hu Bilie would be whipped to death, but what was the use of whipping the corpse? Anyway, the grain and grass camp was also destroyed.

Soon, the number of casualties was also counted, thousands of people were killed and injured, and

Because the food and grass were burned, morale was low. Hao Zhengtong arranged for military medical officers to treat the wounded, and arranged for his lieutenant to lead people to collect the bodies of the dead. After finishing his work, he returned to the Chinese army's tent. A soldier came in to pour tea, and Hao Zhengtong looked sad.

He waved his hand and signaled him to go out, and sighed. Tens of thousands of his men needed to eat, but the grain and grass camp was burned down. What should we do?

Besides, if the prince pursues the case, he will be in big trouble. It took a lot of effort to get to General Mingwei. Although he has no actual authority, he at least has the rank. He tried his best to beg his grandfather to sue his grandmother to become the commander-in-chief this time.

Officer, there are still people who say in front of the prince that they are not suitable to lead troops. Doesn't this give people an excuse to impeach themselves?

Why am I so stupid? Why don't I think that the enemy dares to go out of the city to kill people during the day and have the courage to rob the camp at night? Hao Zhengtong slapped himself in the face with hatred. In the blink of an eye, it was already dawn. Hao Zhengtong was so worried that he took out the jug and poured the wine.

He drank by himself and drank to drown his sorrows. Hao Zhengtong was sitting in the Chinese army tent feeling sorry for himself. Soldiers from outside rushed in to report, "For general information, Lieutenant He Chao has escorted the grain and grass to the outside of the military camp!"

When Hao Zhengtong heard that Captain He Chao had escorted the grain and grass outside the military camp, he felt a little relieved. At least the army of more than 10,000 people would not go hungry. Moreover, He Chao was Hao Zhengtong's friend. Hao Zhengtong lost his wine glass.

He stood up and hurried out to greet them. What a timely blessing! Before Hao Zhengtong reached the gate of the camp, he saw dozens of grain and grass trucks lined up in a long queue, slowly coming towards the camp.

When He Chao, the captain of the school, saw General Mingwei coming out to welcome him in person, he quickly swung his stirrup off his saddle and got off his horse. He ran a few steps and came to Hao Zhengtong. He bowed his hands and saluted, saying: "I see General Mingwei for my humble duty! I'm late for my food delivery."

One day, General, please forgive me!"

Hao Zhengtong hurried forward, took He Chao's hand, and said with a wry smile: "Brother He, it's a good thing you came one day late, otherwise we might not even be able to eat today! You came here with food and grass, and it's just the past two days

The only good news!”

He Chao was surprised, "General, what happened?"

There was a small school boy next to him who was quick to talk and said, "Captain He, our camp was robbed last night and all the food and grass were burned!" Hao Zhengtong glanced at the talkative small school man, but said nothing, his face

I turned red and felt very ashamed.

He Chao heard that the camp was robbed and the food and grass were burned. He was stunned for a moment, then sighed and comforted: "It's okay. Victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers. We can just fight back!"

Hao Zhengtong ordered his soldiers to bring the grain and grass into the camp and pile them in several tents next to the Chinese army tent. Then he forced a smile and invited He Chao into the Chinese army tent to chat. Hao Zhengtong mentioned what he had lost during the day yesterday.

We lost hundreds of people in the formation, and the camp was hijacked again in the evening. The food and fodder were burned, and he sighed: "Brother He, I was really unlucky. As soon as I led the troops, I stabbed such a big enemy."

Nearly two thousand soldiers were killed or injured, and the food and grass were burned!"

Seeing that there was no one around him, He Chao shook his head and said unceremoniously: "Brother Hao, this is not a matter of luck for you! You lost for a while during the day, and you have to guard against the enemy hijacking the camp at night! If you were a brother, I would be here yesterday

, the grain and grass camp will not be burned down! As a commander, you have to think more than other captains and look far ahead. After all, the lives of tens of thousands of brothers are in your hands.

Here you are! No wonder someone said before that you are not suitable to lead troops!"

Hao Zhengtong glanced at He Chao and felt very unhappy. After losing for a while and being robbed again, and now He Chao accused him in person, how could he feel better? Hao Zhengtong stood up and stroked his beard, shaking with anger.

He Chao also knew that what he said was harsh, so he felt embarrassed and wanted to round it out, and said: "Brother Hao, don't be sad. Victory or defeat is a common thing in the military. If you can defeat Tong'an City, you can

You have made atonement for your sins. Brother Rong, please say a few words. The prince’s order is for you to enter Jiannan Road to help Niu Mandi. Why are you wasting your energy here and in Tong’an County?”

Hao Zhengtong sighed: "If I want to lead troops into Jiannan Road, how can I transport food and grass there if I don't capture Tong'an County?"

He Chao sneered, "Since you entered Jiannan Dao with more than ten thousand troops, what are you going to do when you come back? Can't you find a place to occupy the mountain and become the king? On the one hand, you can plunder the prefectures and counties of Jiannan Dao and make them uneasy.

On the other hand, it can also cheer up Niu Mandi and wedge itself into Jiannan Road like a nail, weakening the strength of Tang Jiusheng's side. Why not? Why bother with him here for the gain and loss of a city and a place!

"

Hao Zhengtong couldn't help but his eyes lit up. Although the official road passed through the city from Tong'an County, the small road in the east of the city could not bypass Tong'an County. What He Chao said made sense. Who said that it was necessary to enter Jiannan Road?

Want to turn back? Isn't the Central Plains bigger? Anyway, the prince will raise an army sooner or later, so why not lead a team of troops to Jiannan Road and be responsible for making some preliminary preparations for the prince.

Hao Zhengtong secretly cursed himself for being stupid, and quickly smiled and asked the soldiers to put out the food and drinks, and asked He Chao to have a few drinks. He Chao waved his hand and said: "Brother Hao, you can have food, but don't drink wine. Now it's two

Drinking in front of the military formation ruined things! If Hu Bilie hadn't been greedy for drinking last night, how could he have missed something important?"

After saying this, Hao Zhengtong's face turned red and white, and he could only nod his head and said: "Okay, brother He is absolutely right. Drinking does cause trouble, so let me punish myself with three drinks first!" After saying that, he filled a glass of wine and drank a glass of wine.

He drank it all, poured another glass of wine, drank it all, poured another glass of wine, but before he could drink it, He Chao snatched the wine away with his hand.

He Chao said in a deep voice: "Brother Hao, stop drinking! Let's think about how to fight this battle!"

Hao Zhengtong smiled and said: "Brother He, you really reminded the person in the dream that I will not waste time with them in this city! I will try another trick during the day. If it doesn't succeed, tonight I will lead people to stay overnight

Take the small road to the east of the city and bypass Tong'an County, and go to Zhanshan in the middle of Jiannan Road to become the king! If you are willing to go with us, you can be the second boss. Let us brothers join forces and don't care what Tang Jiu Sheng and Tang Shi Sheng are!"

He Chao said doubtfully: "Brother, if you have any clever plan, tell me and I will help you with your advice!"

Hao Zhengtong whispered his plan into He Chao's ear. He Chao thought about it and hesitated: "Brother, is this a good plan? I'm afraid the people in the city won't fall for it! People nowadays are so clever!

"

Hao Zhengtong said: "It doesn't matter if they are fooled or not! Let's play this last game. If we win, we will have Tong'an County. If we lose, we will take a detour from the east side of the city and go straight to Jiannan Road! He wants to spend time with me.
Chapter completed!