The next morning, the sun was warm and the sky was high and the clouds were clear.
When Qin Huaidao woke up, he was full of energy. He admired the scenery by the lake. While eating, he listened to Su Dingfang's report on various aspects of the situation. The bodies of the soldiers had been cremated and packed. The scouts found some information, but it was of little value. After eating
Later, he returned to the Chinese army tent to study the map and think of ways to defeat the enemy.
Time is slipping away quietly.
At noon, Su Dingfang suddenly hurried over and said excitedly: "General, the scouts came to report that five large armies, about 20,000 people, suddenly rushed out of the rebel camp and went to the prince's counter-rebellion army. The prince came out to greet them with courtesy.
Zhou Quan seemed to accept the surrender, but he didn't know that five armies suddenly took action. What's even more strange is that the counter-rebellion army didn't put up much resistance, and they were all captured by the rebels."
"What?"
Qin Huaidao was shocked. This change was too fast and unbelievable. He thought of many possibilities, but he did not expect this. He immediately became suspicious. The prince was not stupid. There was no reason not to be prepared. Moreover, the quelling army was basically controlled by the prince, as well as Hou Junji.
How could such a veteran on the battlefield be easily captured by the rebels, unless there was some fraud involved?
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of Cui and Zheng.
The Holy One asked the two tribes to assist the prince, but secretly he wanted to weaken the two tribes. The two tribes were not stupid and could not fail to see that there were only two options. One was to fully assist the prince in the rebellion. In the future, after the prince successfully ascended the throne, he could still discuss the matter.
If merit is rewarded, another option is to seek refuge with Li Jiancheng.
The prince has a bad reputation, has a perverse temperament, is difficult to get along with, and has no tolerance for magnanimity. More importantly, he has high ambitions but low abilities. Compared with the scheming people like Li Jiancheng, the prince has a very low probability of successful rebellion. If you choose one of the two, Li Jiancheng is obviously more likely to succeed.
suitable.
"Could it be a trap from the beginning?"
Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of another possibility. The Cui family and the Zheng family were originally Li Jiancheng's people. Seeing that the two clans were arranged by the emperor to help quell the rebellion, Li Jiancheng took the opportunity to use Li Chengqian's name to attract many soldiers from the government, and then let the two clans take the opportunity to control the army.
Finally, use it for your own use?
Thinking of this, the corners of Qin Huaidao's eyes bulged, and he felt that it was very likely. After repeated consideration along this line of thought, combined with various signs from the past, he became more and more sure that it was correct.
I was inexplicably shocked. This Li Jiancheng played a big game of chess. He first deliberately made Qizhou rebel, and then asked Daizhou to respond. Killing the King of Qi would be regarded as collecting interest for the Xuanwumen feud. Then he ambushed Xue Wanche, and then let the imperial court lobby the Holy Emperor.
The imperial commander personally fought and almost killed Li Er.
After the revenge failed, Li Jiancheng saw that the two tribes were sent by Li Er to assist the prince, so he set up another game, asking the two tribes to persuade the prince to rebel, collect soldiers from various states and rush to the black city, and then devour all the soldiers and horses to strengthen his own strength.
, let Li Chengqian marry someone in vain, but also become a rebel, disgusting Li Er, and once again collect interest for the Xuanwu Sect's feud, the next step is to deal with Li Er, right?
Good guy, really good guy!
I still underestimated this man's conspiracy. It was too thorough, too vicious, and so intertwined that it was almost impossible to solve.
Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of another problem. With Li Jiancheng's vengeful character, he would definitely not be able to tolerate himself after killing Li Er. This was not only a family feud between the two Li brothers, but also involved his own life and death, so he had to take it seriously.
"General?"
Seeing Qin Huaidao being silent for a long time, Su Dingfang couldn't help but remind him.
Qin Huaidao woke up from his thoughts and said: "Continue to inquire about the news."
"Follow the order." Su Dingfang agreed and left.
A hurried voice came from outside: "General."
Su Dingfang went out and saw that it was a scout, so he motioned for him to come in and speak, so as not to repeat it himself.
After the scout came in, he clasped his fists and said: "General, I found two caravans coming from the south. They are about fifty miles away. Each caravan has nearly a thousand people. There is no flag. Do you want to intercept them and conduct an investigation?"
"Caravan?" Qin Huaidao was a little surprised. They were fighting. Normally, no caravan would dare to come. Why did two caravans suddenly appear without any flags? Obviously they didn't want to reveal their identities. This was even weirder. He immediately said: "Su Dingfang,
Order Fang Yiai and Yuchi Baoqi to block one of the groups, and Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi to block the other group. If it is a normal caravan, persuade them to go back. If not, take it directly."
"Follow the order!" Su Dingfang and the waiter went out together.
Qin Huaidao put aside the matter of the caravan and carefully studied the incident. The scheming Li Jiancheng was playing tricks on Li Chengqian. Could it be that he had already planned it for him, but it had not been exposed yet?
Could it be that recommending the prince to Li Er to lead the troops to quell the rebellion was part of the other party's plan?
If so, that would be incredible.
At this moment, Qin Huaidao was a little confused.
After pondering for a long time and failing to get the point, Qin Huaidao's solemn gaze fell on the map again, deducing various plans to defeat the enemy. After Li Jiancheng annexed Li Chengqian's 100,000 troops, his strength increased greatly. The total strength exceeded 250,000, or even more, and there were still more troops.
The horse is hiding somewhere, waiting for the opportunity.
Old foxes like to hide and will not reveal all their trump cards.
Time slips away unconsciously.
At dusk, there was a sound of people shouting and horses neighing, and the troops who had gone out came back. Qin Huaidao thought about it all afternoon and felt a headache, so he walked out of the central army tent to get some air. Seeing the war horses bringing countless boxes, he went up to meet them with some curiosity.
Fang Yiai ran up excitedly, clasped her fists and said, "General, you've made a fortune. All of them are repeating crossbows. By the way, there are also many crossbow arrows, which will just complement us."
"Lian Nu, what's going on? How come the caravan has a Lian Nu?" Qin Huaidao asked in surprise.
Fang Yiai quickly explained: "I don't know. As soon as I saw it was a Liannu, I seized the whole caravan. After questioning, I found out that it was Cui's caravan. It was said that it was transported to the front line for the prince. There were ten thousand in total.
Two hundred thousand crossbow bolts, yes. When I came back, I met the Cheng family brothers. What they stopped was the Zheng family's caravan. They were also carrying serial crossbows and crossbow bolts. The number was quite similar. The general behind them would know it when he turned around and asked.
"
"Isn't that a total of 20,000 repeating crossbows and 400,000 crossbow bolts?" Qin Huaidao was overjoyed. The Cui family and the Zheng family are most likely rebels. They will deduct whatever they brought. Don't worry about it. They will just replenish the consumption in the future. Quickly walk
He stepped forward and came to a war horse and said, "Open it and take a look."
The soldier quickly took down the box and opened it. It was indeed a brand-new repeating crossbow. Qin Huaidao picked up one and looked carefully. There was no exclusive mark of the Ministry of Works. It was obviously a counterfeit. Counterfeiting the repeating crossbow was tantamount to rebellion. Cui and Zheng had no doubts about this.
, that’s for sure.
At this time, Cheng Chuliang came from behind and shouted excitedly: "General, thanks to our scouts who were sent out fifty miles away to conduct reconnaissance, otherwise we would have missed the opportunity and would have to take credit for the scouts. We have made a fortune this time."
"Tell me the quantity." Qin Huaidao asked for confirmation.
"Preliminary statistics include 10,000 continuous crossbows and 200,000 crossbow arrows."
When Qin Huaidao saw that the quantity was correct, he was overjoyed and said: "It just so happens that the brothers' repeating crossbows have been damaged a lot. We will replace them with new ones if they need them. The extra parts will be kept as spares and the crossbow arrows will be distributed evenly."
"Follow the order." Everyone was overjoyed and accepted the order one after another.
Qin Huaidao was worried that the repeated crossbows would suffer too much damage, the crossbow bolts would be empty, and the combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced. Now it is better, with 400,000 crossbow bolts in hand, and if used properly, it will not be a big problem to kill 100,000 enemy troops. This Cui family and Zheng family finally did it
It was a personnel matter. If this batch of supplies were shipped up and fell into the hands of Li Jiancheng, he would be the one who died.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a scout came galloping on a flying horse. When he got close, he reined in his horse and stopped. The horse stood up in pain and neighed. However, the scout ignored the T-shirt and quickly shouted: "General, there is an army."
Take the initiative to show up, come to us, and say you want to see you."
"Has the other party revealed their names and how many people there are?"
"It is said that the bulls from Langya County arrived, and the number of them is unknown. They are all hiding in a forest."
"General Niu? How far is it from here?" Qin Huaidao was overjoyed. The prince was plotted by Li Jiancheng. Niu Jindaneng ran out, obviously to seek help.
"I dare not bring you here until my identity is confirmed. I am waiting about ten miles away. Brothers are watching."
Qin Huaidao praised him and said, "Well done, go and bring him here."
The other party agreed and left in a hurry.
Qin Huaidao was in a good mood. He put the repeating crossbows in the box, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I intercepted a batch of anti-thief repeating crossbows, and General Niu came over. Double happiness. Send the weapons as soon as possible. There is a battle to be fought next."
"With so many repeating crossbows and crossbow arrows, who do we have to fear? The last general is willing to be the vanguard." Fang Yiai said, patting his chest, full of pride.
"I just don't know how many troops General Niu has brought?" Su Dingfang said from the side.
Fang Yiai said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter how much, we are enough. Goguryeo's hundreds of thousands of troops were not captured back then."
"As long as you can, listen to the general." Li Yixie reminded.
Everyone's eyes fell on Qin Huaidao, eager and fearless.