Chapter 604 If Yang Qian came in person, Gu may still be a little worried
Chapter 604
A few miles away from this open training ground is a dock near the river, although now, the Zhenfu Army and the Dou Jiande Army are looking across the water.
However, the dock is still open. After all, there are still some fishermen who need to fish in the Yellow River.
Not only fishermen from Qijun, but also fishermen from the other side will appear on the river.
In order to prevent cheating, the fishermen on the opposite side are not allowed to get on and off the Qijun Pier controlled by the Zhenfu Army, but they can still approach the south side of the river bank.
Of course there are real fishermen among them, but there are also quite a few who are fishermen disguised as scouts.
Their boats would pick up the spies who came across the river to gather information and return to the north bank under the cover of early morning mist or dusk.
After the spies swam and boarded the ship, and the ship returned to the pier on the north shore, in a short while, a fast horse would gallop out from the pier and head towards the rear.
Dou Jiande, who has moved to Pingyuan County, receives news from the south bank of the Yellow River every day.
When he heard that the Zhenfu Army was going to send troops back to reinforce Luokou Cangcheng, Dou Jiande felt secretly relieved.
After all, as a young hero, Yang Qian almost never failed to win in any war he participated in.
Especially after he became a left-behind man in Jiangdu and governed more than a dozen counties in the south of the Yangtze River, it turned out that none of the heroes in the dozens of counties could dance for a month.
All of them will be neatly dealt with by Yang Qian's troops.
The talents of the Jianghuai soldiers under his command have become the foundation of his career. Later, he absorbed most of the troops of Zhang Xutuo, the victorious general of the Sui Dynasty, in the Eastern Capital.
Faced with such a well-equipped Suppressing and Fu army that had put down the Yuhuahua Rebellion and had a reputation that was unparalleled in the world.
Dou Jiande was naturally unwilling to initiate a war. He even sent an envoy to express his goodwill to Yang Qian, but the reply from His Highness the King of Tang was this.
Either the whole country must surrender to him, Daxia's 500,000-strong army must be reorganized, and Dou Jiande must serve under Yang Qian.
In a word, if you surrender, you have to do it neatly and don't take off your pants half way...well...this metaphor is too vulgar.
It should be said that if you want to surrender, you must completely lay down your weapons and surrender unconditionally.
Such a reply immediately made Dou Jiande so angry that he couldn't eat. This young Tang King was too arrogant and domineering.
Since we can't talk, it's impossible for Dou Jiande to take the initiative.
In short, although Dou Jiande is not afraid of fighting against the Zhenfu Army, it is naturally the best thing to avoid a head-on confrontation with the opponent.
But the problem is that after Xu Shiji left with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it seems that the number of suppressing troops in Qi County did not decrease much.
Especially during this period of time, the cavalry of the Suppressing Fu Army seemed to be concentrating along the Yellow River, and they were practicing every day, with a posture of sharpening their swords, which made the Daxia National Army on the north bank of the Yellow River very uneasy.
After reading the military report he had just received from the south bank of the Yellow River, Dou Jiande handed it over to his confidants.
"My lords, I originally thought that the Suppressing and Fu army saw our Daxia troops approaching the Yellow River and insisted on holding on. They were already timid, so they made the move to reinforce Luokou Cangcheng."
"Looking at it now, this Tang King has a big plan. This posture is clearly showing to Gu that their Suppressing Army can compete with all the heroes in the world with one force."
After receiving the information, it was determined that the main force of the Zhenfu Army was still in Qi County, and now that it was the spring plowing season, we naturally did not dare to delay the spring plowing.
Under this situation, Dou Jiande could only temporarily reduce his troops and horses and let the young men go home to farm quickly. At the same time, he asked his elite troops to move forward to prevent the Zhenfu army from taking advantage of the opportunity of spring plowing to attack.
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In Mianchi City, Li Mi stood on the city, looking at the Chang'an Army camp in the distance outside the city, more than ten miles away, with a very solemn expression.
Before, he planned to kill Song Laosheng, but he was suddenly attacked by Qu Tutong and his army, and the two sides ended up in a draw.
After that, Li Mi relied on the advantage of the location to defend Mianchi, but Naqu Tutong did not attack the city, but only stationed troops in dangerous places.
As a result, a confrontational situation was formed between the two sides, although later, Li Mi took the initiative to launch an attack.
But he never thought that Qu Tutong was indeed a treacherous and famous general of the Sui Dynasty. His traps and ambushes were of no use to Qu Tutong.
This guy is very cautious in fighting. He usually takes advantage and leaves without being greedy for big gain. After repeated attempts several times, Li Mi's side suffered even greater losses.
In desperation, they can only continue the stalemate in this area. This makes Li Mi very helpless. He really wants to leave and go back to Dongdu, or return to Luocang City to take charge of the overall situation.
But in this case, it would be equivalent to leaving something to talk about in Todu Duanda's party, which has been staring at him.
What's more, when I came here, I said a lot of heroic words, and I would definitely eliminate the threat of Qu Tutong for Dongdu.
But in the end, a reckless man named Song Laosheng was killed, while the cunning and cunning Qu Tutong and the main force of the Chang'an army were still there.
"Alas..." Li Mi couldn't help but let out a long sigh and tapped the city wall with his palm. At this moment, he heard rapid footsteps coming from behind him.
Then I heard a voice coming from behind. "My lord, I have received news that Xu Shiji, the general of the Suppression and Fu Army, is heading west with 30,000 elite troops and has now entered the boundary of Xingyang."
Li Mi turned his head and saw that the person coming was his most trusted confidant, Bing Yuanzhen, and nodded with a smile.
"It's Bing Qing. Is there any news about the main force of the Suppressing Fu Army? Is it still in Shandong?"
Bing Yuanzhen bowed respectfully to Li Mi before speaking.
"The main force of the Suppressing and Fu Army is still in Qi County. I have received news that now, in order to prevent the Suppressing and Fu Army from crossing the river, Xia King Dou Jiande has placed most of his troops on the north bank of the Yellow River."
Hearing this, Li Mi couldn't help laughing and shook his head. "This King of Xia is really ignorant. By doing this, he is clearly telling Yang Qian that King Xia is very afraid of the military might of the Fu army."
"My lord is wise, but right now, Xu Shiji is leading his army to the Eastern Capital, and I am a little worried..."
"It doesn't matter." Li Mi shook his head and said. "Thirty thousand soldiers and horses, what can we do? If Yang Qian comes here in person, I may still be a little worried."
"Xu Shiji is only in his early twenties and has only been in the army for a few years. Compared with this, I am even more worried about Mr. Li Jing."
At the mention of Li Jing, Li Mihen almost bit his cheek bone. He was really deceived by this old scumbag Li Jing.
Thinking of this, Li Mi whispered to Bing Yuanzhen. "Instruct Wang Bodang and Zheng Qianxiang to tell them to continue to increase troops to the docks on both sides of the Yellow River."
"We must ensure that our Wagang Village can pass through both sides of the Yellow River, do you understand?"
Seeing Li Mi's solemn expression and remembering the dock that had been burned down some time ago and was only repaired now, Bing Yuanzhen solemnly accepted the order.
"Don't worry, my lord, I'll do it right away."
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