Xie Ming

Chapter 399 Li Huchen is here!

After ambushing on the east and west high slopes, they took a break. Xiao Lang pulled Minglu and Qi Gang to talk about what would happen next on the south bank!

But at this time, the personal soldier who was accompanying him crouched on the edge of the slope and looked westward at the direction where the Fengyang soldiers of Gao Jinku were ambushed. He actually saw smoke rising from cooking fires and was immediately horrified!
Xiao Jingchuan looked back and also said angrily that he should make quick efforts to rescue him. He called him to the court and planned to send an order to the west as soon as possible, saying that if he committed the crime again, he would be executed without mercy!
Hearing this, Gu Changting did not dare to delay and hurriedly jumped on his horse and headed west!

"Damn!"

"None of these old soldiers can give me peace of mind!"

After Changting left, Xiao Jingchuan slid down the slope again, propped himself up with his arms and sat on a big rock, still sulking and muttering to himself.

"Hey, that's right!"

"That bastard Hu Maozhen, has he finally arrived now?!"

"I sent out the transfer order last night!"

"He and Gao Jinku, who is stationed in Gaotang, are both about 70 to 80 miles away from here!"

"Why is it that Gao Jinku is able to arrive, but he is lagging behind? Even now, there is still no trace of him?!"

Xiao Shungao made a mistake in the treasury and wanted to blame Hu Maozhen of Linyi. Therefore, the villain was afraid of the enemy and deliberately delayed the military plan. So Xiao Jingchuan asked about the current movement of his army and looked at the person in charge of the funeral.

When asked, Sangmen woke up in shock and stammered in response.

"Uh, Overseer!"

"Until just now, the scouts who went east reported back, saying that even though they were twenty miles away, they still didn't see any of Hu Maozhen's soldiers!" Sangmenxing reported.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan gritted his teeth in anger and casually removed a piece of soil and stone nearby.

"Damn it, this thief is a killer!"

"I still underestimated him!" Xiao Zi mocked himself.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the crowd was stunned, but Qi Gang, who had just stepped down and was about to leave, spoke up.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, this is... Hehe, Gao Jie's Jiangbei Army in Fengyang."

"He is a bandit from the beginning!"

"If you don't agree with me, you can't trust me!" He tried to comfort her.

"Well, Minglu and I have discussed this privately. It's a good idea to break him up into smaller pieces and divide him up!"

"But..." Qi Gang hesitated for a long time and finally swallowed the words back, as he found it difficult to express himself.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang suddenly raised his eyebrows and his anger subsided a little.

"Haha, Qi Gang, why were you so hesitant when speaking the other day?!"

"You mean to say that putting these Fengyang soldiers in the front is a bit too hasty? Right?!"

Xiao's expression changed, and he responded to Qi Gang's words slowly.

"kindness!"

"I'm afraid these ruffian soldiers will ruin the commander-in-chief's plan!" Qi Gang had a worried look on his face and had a bigger plan in mind!
"kindness!"

"That's what you're worried about!"

"If you use these people and horses, you may fail. You can throw them to the back to watch the fun, but they will also cause trouble in the future!"

"It's difficult, it's indeed difficult!" Xiao Wenqi thought about it and seemed to be willing to express his feelings.

"Ugh"

"I'll tell you the truth!"

"With all the men in his army, I don't expect any of them to be useful. As long as they don't defect to the enemy and lead the way, that will be considered as a reward to me!"

"There's nothing I can do about it!"

"You two think about it carefully!"

"This time we are marching eastward to Shandong. Even if the troops of the four towns in northern Jiangsu are not very strong, in terms of the number of people alone, they are several times more than our own army!"

"And this is only a portion of the troops dispatched from the four towns to the north. It is not convenient to send out all of them!"

"When they return to the southern border and Huaibei, how can you and I deal with a town with 40,000 or 50,000 people?"

"Huang Degong, Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing, these four generals were established in the Jianghuai area. Although it is hard to say that they are truly united, if they don't engage in war, they will consume each other!"

"From now on, this will definitely be a big worry for us!"

"Even if it's against the imperial court, it's still a stubborn problem that can't be eradicated!"

"So, I have been thinking hard about a good way to eliminate these local military forces one by one!"

"From what we have seen so far, I'm afraid that Gao Jie's group may be a rare breakthrough point right now!"

"In the battle on the northeast line of this mountain, I will mobilize his troops to advance north together!"

"In this battle, I will not seek any merit from my troops, but will fight bravely to be the first!"

"If you don't surrender to the enemy, then just consider it as a waste of Jiangbei's military strength!"

"Once Gao Jie leads his troops in treason!"

"Humph!"

"By then, his Fengyang town will probably be completely destroyed!"

"We have no plans. If we report this to the imperial court, I don't think the other three towns will let him off easily!"

"Let the dogs grab the food!" "Once the situation becomes chaotic, it will be easier for us to attack and defeat them one by one!" Xiao Jingchuan spoke out his true thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Qi Gang and Ming Lu looked at each other and both felt suddenly enlightened.

"Hahaha!"

"I see!"

"Then this matter can indeed be used as a wedge!"

"Pound into the four towns!"

"What we want is a word of chaos!"

"If we don't muddy the water, it will be difficult for us to profit from it!" Ma Minglu also said.

"Haha, yes, that's what I mean!"

"We need to make more plans based on this opportunity of fighting on the northern front!"

"Take advantage of the situation and use it if possible!" Xiao Yukuan said with a wry smile and a self-deprecating look on his face.

After that, everyone relaxed.

But there was no time for everyone to breathe evenly.

suddenly!
The servants who had just got down from the slope started making noise again!
"oops!"

"not good!"

"Commander-in-chief!"

"Not good!"

"Something bad has happened!" The soldier shouted loudly and raised his arm to call again!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan was speechless. He turned around and retorted.

"kindness?!"

"Hey, can you please stop talking nonsense to me?"

"If you dare to tell lies again, I will pull out your tongue!"

Xiao Jingchuan had just calmed down, but when he heard this false report, he became impatient again.

"Ouch!"

"Hey, Commander!"

“No, I’m here.”

"Hey, come and see!"

"North!"

"There seems to be cavalry in the north, heading this way!"

"Gu, Lieutenant General Gu, it seems like you are still riding alone outside at this moment!"

"This is a revelation!"

"oops!"

The soldier had no time to worry about the governor's expression, and hurriedly urged him to come up and take a closer look!

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan was stunned.

Knowing clearly that the enemy had indeed arrived, he stopped distracting others and quickly stepped up to the edge of the slope in two quick steps!
He took out a monocular telescope from his pocket and ran to the north to look around!
It's amazing at first glance!

Sure enough, it was Li Huchen who was heading north, with forty or fifty remnants of his cavalry, emerging from the north towards the horizon!

Now, looking at the direction of travel, it is galloping towards the designated ambush position!
"Coming!"

"Haha, it's really here!"

The combined forces are here in the north of Pingyuan County, and have been waiting for a long time!

At this moment, Hu Chen lured the enemy and finally rushed back!
Xiao Jingchuan saw it with his own eyes, and his excitement instantly emerged!

At this moment, he suddenly turned around, pushed himself with his feet, and jumped off the slope with a leap.

"Minglu, Qi Gang, since you two have caught up, finish the battle before leaving!"

"Minglu, you stay here, take 500 military supplies, wait for the enemy to fall into the trap, and bring 2,000 new recruits from the Tiger Minister's tribe, watch my flag, and wait for the attack!"

Xiao Yan was excited and gave orders very quickly, his words were clear and he was excited and confident!

Upon hearing this, Ma Minglu and Qi Gang were also infected and hurriedly bowed in response.

"Yes! I will obey your orders!"

"Yes!" the second general replied.

As soon as the order was given, Xiao did not say anything more and jumped onto the mount beside him in two steps.

"Unfortunate Star, Master Liu, let's go! Follow me now!"

"Run to Zhao Yingyuan's place behind Beibian'erpo!"

"Yes! Yes!" The two personal guards also hurriedly mounted their horses and followed!
The three riders galloped, and rushed north along the high slope.
(End of this chapter)