Qin Huaidao didn't know everything that happened in Chang'an City. He discussed with the generals about attacking the Black City in the central military tent. In three days, he built enough ladders and the soldiers were almost organized. It was time to take action.
A red man came over in a hurry and stopped at the door of the Chinese military tent: "General, there is urgent news."
"Come in and talk!"
The scout entered the tent, clasped his fists and said: "General, my brothers discovered that Shengzhou, Shuozhou, Xiazhou, Yanzhou and Fenzhou each sent 10,000 troops. They came to support according to the order. They were all infantry and carried a large amount of food and grass. They were about a distance of
About forty miles."
"Reinforcements from the imperial court?" Everyone was surprised and looked at Qin Huaidao.
However, Qin Huaidao thought of a bad question and asked: "It's just the state troops, not the imperial troops?"
"Brothers stopped us and inquired. There are no imperial soldiers and horses. They are all recruited from various states. They are said to be ordered to support and are at the disposal of the general." The scout explained.
Everyone also realized that something was wrong. There was no problem with the support of the government soldiers, but the normal operation was for the court to appoint a general, lead some forbidden troops as the main force, and then recruit the government soldiers from various states to assist. Now it is all the government soldiers, and there is something different about it.
Ordinary meaning, all silent and thoughtful.
Qin Huaidao thought of some bad phenomenon, but he lacked evidence and did not point it out. He just remembered it in his heart and said calmly: "Su Dingfang, bring a pen and paper over here."
Su Dingfang agreed and hurriedly found paper and pen. Qin Huaidao wrote a warrant, signed it and stamped it, handed it to Niu Jinda and said: "General Niu, take my warrant and go over to take over the state troops, and rush to the south of Heicheng, at Jinshui."
Set up camp and hold a stalemate across the river from the Black City. Which of the soldiers here do you think is suitable?"
"this?"
Niu Jinda glanced at his son hesitantly. He was worried about being suspected of nepotism and was reluctant to speak. Qin Huaidao saw Niu Jinda's thoughts and said with a smile: "Since it's hard to say, let me make the decision and leave it to Commander Niu Tong."
, what do you think?"
Niu Tong was Niu Jinda's eldest son. He was personally passed down by Niu Jinda. He was a fierce general. He followed Niu Jinda to fight in the east and west since he was a child. He had rich experience and was familiar with military books. He was a talented person.
Niu Jinda gave his son a grateful look.
Niu Tong understood the idea, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, General, for trusting me. I will never let you down."
"You are so polite, little General Niu. General Niu and my father are close friends in life and death. They joined the Holy Emperor together. They are considered world friends. You are older, so you should call me brother. My general has seen your talents in the past few days and knows it well. Fu Bing
Don't worry, I'll leave it to you." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"The only way to repay the great general's cultivation is death." Niu Tong said solemnly, not daring to entrust the great general.
Qin Huaidao nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "General Niu, the soldiers of the five states will be busy."
"I don't dare. Thank you for your trust, General. I will go now." Niu Jinda said solemnly. Although he was considered an elder, this was a Chinese army tent. Based on his position, he did not dare to show his superiority. He cupped his fists and saluted, and hurried away.
The arrival of reinforcements from the five states was an unexpected surprise. There were 50,000 people and a large amount of food and grass. Qin Huaidao was more confident. He glanced at the audience with sharp eyes and said: "The prairie cavalry led by Qibi Shamen should also arrive today. Su Dingfang, send someone
Go to the direction of Yinshan to greet you. Once you find it, you will be notified to go directly to Heicheng to assemble. The army will prepare and set off in an hour to attack Heicheng."
"Obey the order!" Everyone accepted the order with a roar, showing a certain aura of killing people.
The generals stood up and left, returning to their respective units to prepare.
The pro-army troops quickly came over and dismantled the big tent, began to pack the supplies, and brought in war horses to transport them.
The small lake was sparkling, and a gust of wind blew by, causing ripples. It disturbed the tranquility of the lake and disturbed Qin Huaidao's heart - why didn't the imperial court send the imperial army to support him?
Although the imperial soldiers are good, their combat effectiveness is much lower than that of the Imperial Army, and their equipment is also much inferior. A thousand Imperial Army soldiers carrying repeating crossbows can chase down 10,000 imperial soldiers.
Could it be that Li Er was on guard against himself, but wanted to put down the rebellion on his own, so he still had to use it, so he only mobilized his troops from Gu Lai?
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao snorted disdainfully, Li Er's situation is getting worse and worse than before. It seems that due to the influence of Li Chengqian's rebellion, he has become more suspicious and suspicious of everyone.
Soon, Qin Huaidao adjusted his mood and told Su Dingfang who was approaching: "Send the order, Cheng Chuliang, Fang Yiai and Yuchi Baoqi led the army in three groups to find favorable terrain to camp five miles away from the west gate of the Black City and set up a trap.
The horse pit position is dug, the trench is dug, and the other troops go with the general."
"Follow the order!" Su Dingfang made arrangements in a hurry.
About half an hour later, Cheng Chuliang and three others led their respective armies to take the lead.
Not long after, other troops also set off. Li Yixie led his troops to drive the war horses carrying various supplies to the center. Qin Huaidao led his own troops to go with the army in the middle. Cheng Chubi was on the left, Shi Yeshan was on the right, followed by the Fu soldiers, who led the troops in the middle.
Cloud ladder, hurry on foot, walk slowly.
After coming out of the mountain, there was a flat plain ahead, and the road was much easier to walk. However, Qin Huaidao restrained the troops from moving slowly to ensure that the soldiers would not be attacked by the rebel cavalry.
Until the afternoon, the army arrived outside the west gate of the Black City. Qin Huaidao saw Cheng Chuliang from a distance. Fang Yiai and Yuchi Baoqi were leading the army to dig holes. No rebels were found to attack. He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly observed the surrounding terrain.
One piece, no risk.
"Send the order, the army will stay where it is, and all the military commanders will follow this general." Qin Huaidao shouted, riding his horse forward.
After receiving the order, the generals of the various armies rushed to catch up and came to the vanguard position. Cheng Chuliang and three others came over and saluted with clasped fists. Qin Huaidao asked: "Didn't the rebels leave the city to attack?"
"Originally, the city gates were opened intentionally, but for some reason they were retracted." Cheng Chuliang explained.
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised and looked to the south of Heicheng with his wise eyes. Could it be that Niu Jinda and his army arrived just in time and frightened the rebels so much that they did not dare to leave the city? He couldn't help but look at Heicheng.
The city is not small in size. The city wall is two to three feet high. It is made of rammed soil. It looks quite strong. It must have used glutinous rice mortar technology. This black technology can withstand hundreds of years. The city wall is full of rebels, with their bows drawn.
Arrows are nocked, and the flags are flying, crackling in the wind.
"Su Dingfang, send someone to the south to see if General Niu has arrived. The others will follow me." Qin Huaidao urged his horse forward, and the generals hurried to follow. They could not guess Qin Huaidao's intention, but no one asked more questions.
Not long after, Qin Huaidao stopped just a stone's throw away. He didn't want to take any chances. Once the rebels jumped over the wall in a hurry, they would suffer big losses if they fired a single shot. He said, "Fang Yiai, go and shout, and say that the imperial army has arrived, and let King Xi come out."
If you die, the Cui family and the Zheng family can curse you as you like and see how the rebels react."
"clear."
Fang Yiai agreed, drove forward a short distance, stopped and shouted: "King Xi, the imperial army has arrived. You didn't expect it to arrive so fast, right? Do you think that if you block the main road, you can't send a message? Come out quickly.
Suffer death.”
The rebels on the city wall responded with silence, and no one answered.
Fang Yiai got angry and continued to yell: "Cui family, Zheng family, you didn't expect that the situation would turn out like this, right? They say that for a thousand-year-old family, let's see how you die this time, just wait for the genocide, I'm offended.
General Hussar, although the world is big, there is no place for you to stand."
"Listen up. If you don't want to die, sneak out of the city quietly and spare your lives. Anyone who leaves the city with the heads of Master Cui and Master Zheng will still be a soldier of the imperial court and will be rewarded according to his merits."
After saying that, Fang Yiai reined in his horse and returned, laughing and saying: "General, can you do it? If not, I will shout again."
"Yes, especially the last sentence, it can provoke the rebels and shake the morale of the army. You will be remembered later." Qin Huaidao said approvingly.
"Have you started to learn to use your brain?" Li Yixie said with a smile.
"Do you think everyone is as stupid as you? You have been with the general for so long, and you have seen it all." Fang Yiai looked proud.
"Looking for a fight?"
"Afraid of you!"
When Qin Huaidao saw that the two were about to fight, he did not stop them. He just took it as an adjustment before the war, relaxed, and continued to observe the city and calculate the strength of the troops.
Su Dingfang quickly signaled the two of them to stop arguing and said in a low voice: "General, the rebels have too many troops and it is not advisable to encircle them on all sides. It is better to concentrate on attacking a small part of the city. The city wall is only so big. We can't gather many soldiers and have a chance to attack the city."
, but once we attack, we will fall into endless siege and street fighting, which is not conducive to our army and will also hurt innocent people."
"You don't know this. With a serial crossbow in hand, you are invincible in street battles. Back in Goguryeo, we relied on the serial crossbow to win one city after another." Li Yixie said proudly.
"How did you fight?" Su Dingfang became interested.
Li Yixie smiled and said nothing and looked at Qin Huaidao.