In Beijing, an urgent report was received eight hundred miles from the border, saying that the Northern Tang Army had annihilated five thousand soldiers of the Northern Desert in Xiuzhou Prefecture, captured Northern Desert General Qin Mofeng alive, and trapped the main force of the Northern Desert Army in Xiuzhou Prefecture.
This Tang report made Emperor Ming Yuan and the officials overjoyed. They thought that after losing the first battle, they would be overwhelmed by Bei Mo in the second battle. However, they did not know that General Qin was so easily blocked in Xiuzhou.
Mansion.
The terrain of Xiuzhou Prefecture is unique, with many mountains and few flat areas, making it easy to hide. And as long as sentries are set up at various peaks, every move of the Northern Desert Army can be known.
This is obviously a trapped beast.
However, you may not necessarily win in a battle between trapped beasts. In terms of military strength, the Northern Desert has a great advantage. Even if they fight hand to hand in Xiuzhou Prefecture, the military strength of the Northern Desert and the Northern Tang Dynasty is still very different.
Therefore, Chao Zhong was only happy for a moment, and then fell into deeper worries.
Moreover, the prince has been in the house and has never come out. The outside world is saying that the prince was killed by the sword demon, and his head has been sent to the hands of General Qin, the general of the Northern Desert. If this rumor is true, then the general of the Northern Tang Dynasty will definitely
What a mess.
The officials in the court were worried, and the people were also speculating. Gu Si went to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to inform Yuan Qing Ling of the current war situation.
"Has Lao Wu arrived at Xiuzhou Mansion?" Yuan Qingling heard what Gu Si said and asked quickly.
Gu Si: "Tang Bao was written by Xiaoyao Gong and did not mention the prince. However, according to his footsteps, the prince should have arrived at Xiuzhou Mansion by now."
Yuan Qing Ling said: "Nowadays, the outside world is speculating about Lao Wu's life and death, but it cannot be made public at this time. It is really worrying."
"It really cannot be made public now. Although the Northern Mo Army has been introduced into Xiuzhou Prefecture, and we have an ambush in Xiuzhou Prefecture, there has been no fight so far. It is because both sides are afraid. The Northern Mo people are exploring the terrain and mountains to seize the high points.
Then they counterattacked the Northern Tang Army, while the Northern Tang Army was waiting for the prince to attack hard. Therefore, the news must not be leaked in advance. Now from the Tang newspaper, it seems that Northern Tang and Beimo have had several small confrontations, but no one has faced them head-on.
In a big conflict, it is not easy to defend Xiuzhou Prefecture, because once the high point is occupied by the local government, it will be a disaster. Fortunately, all the leaders of the army this time are veterans and are familiar with the terrain of each state capital.
And he is very patient, and he will be able to delay it until the prince arrives with weapons."
Yuan Qingling couldn't help but admire Prince Anfeng. He asked Qihuo to take away Lao Wu's head. When he arrived at General Qin's formation, in addition to defrauding a sum of money, he also created the illusion that the prince had been assassinated, so that General Qin could
Thinking that the Northern Tang Dynasty would be in chaos, he was eager to win, and he did not have enough military expenditures to continue spending, so he would definitely attack quickly, set up the smoke in Jiangbei Prefecture, and then lure the people of Beimo to Xiuzhou Prefecture, and use the power of the mountains to
The terrain trapped him, consumed his patience, and also delayed time.
The weapons carried by Lao Wu are quite lethal compared to cold weapons, and all the Northern Desert Army is in Xiuzhou Prefecture, so this is really a tragic war.
After Gu Si left, Rong Yue also came over because Rong Yue had been ordering people from the Lenglang Sect to follow King Huai, and letters and reports kept flying back. Lao Wu and King Huai were in front and behind each other, less than two or three days apart.
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"Lao Liu has arrived in Chuzhou, and I believe the prince has also arrived in Xiuzhou Mansion now." Rong Yue guessed based on her footsteps.
"If he arrives at Xiuzhou Mansion, I'm afraid this battle will really start." Yuan Qing Ling said.
"I have full confidence in them." Rong Yue said confidently.
Yuan Qingling was also full of confidence. This battle, with so many veterans dispatched, was undoubtedly a holy battle for the Northern Tang Dynasty.
Two days later, the Tang News came again, saying that the prince appeared on the battlefield and led 5,000 men. He met the main force of the Northern Desert and wiped out more than 30,000 enemies. The Northern Tang army suffered more than 300 casualties.