Late at night, the entire Chang 'an City was asleep, but the Taiji Palace was still brightly lit.
Li Er was looking at the sand table in front of him thoughtfully with his hands behind his back.
Yes, it was a sand table. Ever since Li Zexuan created the Yanhuang College sand table last year, the sand table was finally used in war for the first time.
"Reporting!"
"Your Majesty, Prince Wei has something urgent to report!"
At this moment, a chamberlain rushed in and bowed.
Li Er's eyes flashed. He turned around and said, "Let him in! In the future, there's no need to inform Qingque when she comes to Ganlu Hall! "
"Understood!"
The eunuch cupped his hands and left. Not long after, Li Tai walked in with a letter. He raised the letter above his head and said, "Reporting to Imperial Father, the frontline army sent an urgent report. Imperial Father, please take a look!"
"Oh! Let me take a look! "
Li Er impatiently walked to Li Tai's side, took the report, and began to read it carefully.
"Zhengzhou has a 300,000 army? Cui Junchuo, that old thing, probably conscripted all the youths in Zhengzhou, right? Fortunately, Duan Zhixuan, Ren Can, and Wang Yu arrived in time. Otherwise, Luoyang would be in danger! "
After a while, Li Er put down the report and whispered to himself.
Li Tai stood at the side in silence. He had personally translated the telegram. Even if Li Er didn't say it, he knew the contents.
"Qingque, what do you think?"
Li Er glanced at Li Tai, who was beside him, and asked.
His son used to like to hang around him. Li Er knew why. It was nothing more than fighting for favor. However, ever since Li Tai went to Yanhuang College, this child was obsessed with strange things. He heard that the Prince Wei's residence had built a "laboratory" to fiddle with strange things. The little fatty who used to hang around him every day and call him "Father, Father" was gone!
Every time he thought of this, Li Er felt gratified, but he couldn't help but feel a little lonely!
"Imperial Father, this son doesn't dare to have any opinions on the matters of the country! This son believes that with Imperial Father's wisdom and martial prowess, a mere rebel army is like a grasshopper after autumn. They won't be able to survive for more than a few days! If Imperial Father has nothing else, then this subject will take his leave first. If there are any urgent reports from the frontlines, this subject will report to Imperial Father again! "
Li Tai cupped his hands and said.
From the day the army left the capital, he was "asked" for leave. He was "asked" by Li Er from Yanhuang College back to Chang 'an to be in charge of communications with the frontline. He was quite interested in this, so he came back half-heartedly.
However, what he was interested in was the first practical use of a new technology like the telegraph, not the situation at the front line.
To put it bluntly, he was now a technical geek!
"Alright then! Qingque, you've worked hard these days! "
Li Er saw that Li Tai's mind was not here, so he could only helplessly say.
"This son is not tired. Father, please rest early. This son will take his leave!"
Li Tai cupped his hands and took his leave.
"The three armies combined into one army, besieging the enemy and attacking reinforcements. The Medicine Master's actions are very much to my liking! I'd like to see how much power is hidden behind the three of you! "
After Li Tai left, Li Er lowered his head to look at the intelligence on the table and muttered to himself.
Back then, he had indeed noticed the Cui Family's disloyalty and had secretly made preparations. The reason why he did not nip the rebellion in the bud was mainly because he wanted to see how much power the Cui Family had hidden in the dark, or how many people were willing to rebel with the Cui Family. He wanted to cast a long line to catch a big fish. He wanted to take this opportunity to wipe out all the remnants of the aristocratic families in one fell swoop!
Li Jing's strategy of besieging the enemy and attacking reinforcements was exactly what he wanted.
"However, after this battle, Zhengzhou is bound to lose a large number of young and strong laborers, and the people's livelihood will wither. I'm afraid it will be difficult to fully recover in the next ten years. What should we do?"
A moment later, a hint of worry appeared on Li Er's face as he sighed softly.
…
"Reporting!"
"Reporting to the general, the Head Chief has ordered the Black Armored Army and 150,000 provincial government troops to strictly guard the city and guard against the reinforcements from the Zheng family and the Cui family from Boling. The Head Chief is leading three armies to travel through the night and will arrive before nightfall!"
The next day, a messenger rode a fast horse to the Black Armored Army's tent in the south of Guancheng County. He cupped his fists and reported to Duan Zhixuan.
When Duan Zhixuan heard this, he suddenly stood up and said, "You said that the rebels in the city have reinforcements near Zhengzhou? Is the information accurate? "
Obviously, he also realized that if the Cui Family's rebels were to form a pincer attack, it would be extremely disadvantageous for them!
"Re … Reporting to the general, the Head Chief obtained the information from within Guancheng County, and it is extremely reliable. I hope the general can deal with it carefully …"
The messenger replied and then fainted immediately!
He was really too tired after rushing all the way here on a fast horse!
"Quick! Someone come and help him to the tent to rest! "
Duan Zhixuan hurriedly shouted outside the tent. Then, two soldiers came in and carried the messenger away!
Duan Zhixuan then ordered, "Wu Feng, Zheng Chang, immediately send out scouts to scout along the south of Zhengzhou. If you find the enemy, come back immediately and report to me!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two generals cupped their fists and immediately left.
Duan Zhixuan thought for a moment and followed them out of the tent. "Someone, prepare the horses and follow me to the east gate camp!"
…
"Hyah! Hyah! "
"Quick, quick, quick! Follow me! Everyone behind me! We must reach Guancheng County before nightfall! "
On the official road in the north of Xuzhou, an army of more than 10,000 people was galloping. The general in front was riding a war horse and the soldiers behind were chasing after him.
"Hey! I heard that the 300,000 soldiers in Guancheng County were surrounded by 150,000 soldiers outside the city. If you ask me, that Cui Quan is really useless. If I were to lead the army, I would definitely kill the imperial army! Hehe! "
Next to the army, there was a small group of people who were not wearing military armor. They were all holding strange weapons, and their appearance was even more unrestrained. They were dressed rather casually, as if they were not going to the battlefield, but rather to attend some grand event!
They were the Jianghu experts that the Cui and Zheng families had been keeping all these years!
The rest of them were the secret guards of the Cui and Zheng families!
Who would have thought that the two families would hide their troops in Xuzhou, which was south of Zhengzhou?
"Hey! Iron Fist Wang, you are really shameless. I heard that the imperial court had sent the Black Armored Army this time. With your mediocre skills, I don't think you can last more than three rounds with the Black Armored Army! "
Another shifty-eyed man chuckled.
"Bah! Hua Xiajian, if you say one more word, do you believe that I will cut off your manhood so that you can go and harm other people's maidens ~! "
"Hey, hey, hey! What a joke! What a joke! Brother Iron Fist, don't mind me! "
…
In Guancheng County.
Since yesterday, when the commoners knew that the army was outside the city, there were more and more people who were dissatisfied with the Cui family in private!
But because the Provincial Governor's troops had not only strengthened the city's defense, they had also increased the patrols in the city. They had also caught a few groups of people who were "spreading rumors", so the commoners did not dare to talk nonsense anymore!
As the saying goes, if you do not explode in silence, you will perish in silence.
Some things, the more oppressed, the more they would rebound. The longer the silence, the stronger the rebound would be!
For example, the public opinion!
A formless anger was brewing in Guancheng County. However, those who were still immersed in their dreams of killing their way out of Guancheng County did not feel this anger!
"Sigh! Now that the imperial court's army has surrounded Guancheng County, but the Cui family is still dreaming of dominating the city. It's fine if they are dreaming, but it has caused us, the commoners, to suffer! In a few more days, when the imperial court's reinforcements arrive, they will attack the city. And us, the new soldiers guarding the city gate, will definitely die! "
On the east side of Guancheng County, Liu Rengui looked at the densely packed military tents and sighed deeply.
And behind him on his right, there was a soldier holding a javelin in his hand.
When the guard heard this, his face twitched imperceptibly. However, due to his fear of the general in the camp, he did not say anything. Seeing Liu Rengui shake his head and turn to leave, he finally could not help but say, "Brother Ren, please wait!"
"Oh! It's Captain Wang of the sixth battalion! Just now … you didn't hear anything right? "
Liu Rengui's face flashed with a trace of 'surprise', followed by 'fear'. He 'carefully' probed.
That soldier shook his head and said, "The wind was strong just now, I didn't hear anything!"
Liu Rengui heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Oh! That's good! That's good! Eh? Captain Wang, why did you call me? "
Actually, he had purposely said those words in front of this person. And this Captain Wang's background, he had already investigated clearly. His name was Wang Lang, the son of the Wang family village outside the city. A month ago, he was captured and used some unknown method to become the Captain of the ninth battalion's sixth battalion. He was also quite popular among his subordinates!
More importantly, the Wang family village outside the city had been bullied by the Cui family for many years. This was also the main reason why Liu Rengui dared to say those taboo words in front of Wang Lang!
"Come come come! Brother Ren, let's talk here! "
Wang Lang carefully pulled Liu Rengui to the corner of the city wall and asked softly, "Brother Ren, let's not beat around the bush. Just now you said that there will be reinforcements from the imperial court, and when the reinforcements arrive, they will attack the city, is that true? You, you don't have to worry, I will never tell anyone what you said to me, I, Wang Lang, swear to the heavens! "
Liu Rengui originally wanted to 'humbly decline' a few more words to prevent this kid from getting suspicious, but after hearing Wang Lang's honesty, he simply said, "Brother Wang, since you said so, then I won't hide it from you. What I said just now was actually accidentally heard from our Adjunct Huang. He also said that when the imperial court's army attacks the city, he will send us, the new soldiers, to our deaths …"
After a quarter of an hour, Liu Rengui returned to his position and continued to stand guard.
"How is it? Joining the army? Is it done? "
Old Feng asked sneakily.
"Hey! Is there a need to ask? This should be the twelfth one, right? It's almost enough! "
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