Song Qingshu's expression changed. Could it be that he had exposed himself?
Glancing at Fei Yanggu who was not far away, Song Qingshu knew that it would not be difficult for him to take Fei Yanggu's life if he were to attack now. However, Fei Yanggu's twenty-five thousand men were not harmed at all. If Yue Le took them in, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Song Qingshu hesitated for a moment and gave up resisting. He shouted in Muhada's tone, "Fei Yanggu, are you doing this because your Marshal Yue and my general don't get along? Are you doing this on purpose?"
Hearing Song Qingshu call him by his name, the guards in the tent were enraged and started cursing. Some even drew their swords, intending to kill him on the spot.
Fei Yanggu waved his hand to stop his subordinates. "Wait, untie this warrior."
Seeing Muhada's angry eyes, Fei Yanggu's eyes revealed a hint of admiration. "You are loyal to your general."
Song Qingshu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but his face was full of resentment. "I don't know what the general means by this."
Fei Yanggu did not explain. Instead, he asked, "Tu Hai has thirty thousand elite soldiers. The Golden Snake Battalion only has ten to twenty thousand old, weak, sick, and disabled people. How can they surround Tu Hai?"
Although Fei Yanggu was doubtful, he believed most of it. After all, the other party's behavior just now did not seem like that of a spy. Furthermore, Tu Hai and Yue Le did not get along well with each other, and only a few people knew about it. The fact that the other party could reveal this relationship proved that he was indeed Tu Hai's confidant.
Song QingShu was enlightened and explained unhurriedly, "The Golden Serpent Camp's troops are naturally nothing in my general's eyes. My general has been like a hot knife through butter. Just as we were about to completely annihilate the Golden Snake Battalion, two people suddenly appeared from behind. We were caught unprepared and suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, General Tu Hai was calm in the face of danger. On one hand, he led the rest of his men to stabilize their position. On the other hand, he sent our bodyguards to break out of the encirclement and seek help. "
Fei Yanggu furrowed his brows, "Do you know which faction the people that suddenly appeared belong to?"
Song Qingshu pretended to grit his teeth and said, "We've been fighting for so long, so of course we can recognize each other. One of them is the Red Coat Army, the other is the Khitan army. "
According to the previous intelligence, Yang Miaozhen of the Red Coat Army and the King of the Khitan Kingdom's South Yard had both participated in the Golden Snake Meeting. Fei Yanggu immediately believed most of it. "I wonder what benefits the Golden Snake Camp had promised them, that they actually dared to openly dispatch their troops to oppose the Qing Dynasty!"
The Red Coat Army was slightly better. After all, they had been very active in the Jin Kingdom for the past few years and had been fighting against the Jurchen Kingdom. Fei Yanggu did not expect that even the Khitans would send their troops. "The imperial court has just signed a ceasefire agreement with Liao. How dare they send their troops out in public?"
Song Qingshu hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice, "I heard General Tu mention that Liao stopped the war with the West King of Peace, but not with our court."
Fei Yanggu was shocked. As a high-ranking military official, how could he not know the delicate relationship between the imperial court and the West King of Peace, Wu Sangui? Seeing that Wu Sangui was involved, his expression immediately became very serious.
"General Fei, I have offended you just now. I hope you can be magnanimous. Now that our General Tu is struggling, I hope you can quickly send your troops to his aid. After this, if you want to kill him or cut him up, I will not even frown." Song Qingshu suddenly spoke, interrupting Fei Yanggu's thoughts.
Fei Yanggu thought about it and agreed. Tu Hai had always been prestigious in the imperial court. If he did not send his troops in time and caused Tu Hai's army to be defeated, then someone would accuse him of not saving a dying man. If the Emperor was in a bad mood that day and blamed him for the failure, then he would be finished …
However, Fei Yanggu was after all a veteran military official. Although he had decided to send his troops, he did not show any of it on his face. Instead, he carefully asked the soldier in front of him for some details. "How many troops does the Red Coat Army and the Khitan Kingdom have? How many percent of your eastern army's forces are left? … "
"The Red Coat Army has about ten thousand men. The Khitan Kingdom's forces are not many, only about one or two thousand. However, they are all elite cavalry, and their combat power cannot be underestimated …" Song Qingshu answered one by one.
Fei Yanggu secretly nodded. This was logical. If the Khitan Kingdom's forces could appear here on a large scale, then the imperial court's border defense would not be useless.
"Right now, they are being held up by our eastern army. If General can lead the western army to appear behind them in time, our two armies will work together and we will definitely be able to completely eliminate the enemy." Song QingShu intentionally tried to tempt him.
Seeing that Fei Yanggu still had some hesitation, Song Qingshu decided to give him another dose of strong medicine. "Our general said that if General Fei acts righteously this time, our general will give the credit for this battle to General Fei. At that time, he will even request the imperial court to confer the title of Marquis to General Fei …"
Fei Yanggu was finally moved. Although he was deeply trusted by Yue Le, and his position was not low at such a young age, he did not have any merit to show. If he could obtain the credit for destroying the Golden Snake Camp and gain the favor of another big shot in the army, then he would have a meteoric rise in the future …
"I did not send my troops to rescue you for any merit. We are all working for the imperial court, so we should help each other out," Fei Yanggu suddenly said seriously.
It was done!
Song Qingshu was secretly happy. He quickly followed the other's tone and started to flatter Fei Yanggu. "That's right, that's right. General, you have done your best for the Qing Dynasty. You are indeed our role model …"
Fei Yanggu's face revealed a trace of a smile. He was quite pleased. This bodyguard was loyal and tactful. He was indeed a rare talent. It was a pity that he was Tu Hai's trusted aide. Otherwise, it would be pretty good to promote him to be his bodyguard …
Fei Yanggu also made a prompt decision. Since he had decided to send out his troops, he would not delay any longer. "Someone, pass down my order. Immediately pull out the fort and send out the troops. All lightly equipped cavalry and three days' worth of dry rations are to march day and night to Fox Hill at full speed. The rest of the supply troops will slowly follow behind …"
Fei Yanggu understood the principle of speed in war. Although this kind of marching would make the soldiers very tired, as long as they could reach Fox Hill in time and coordinate with Tu Hai, they would be able to successfully destroy the enemy's main force.
If they were to march at a normal speed, and if Tu Hai's Eastern Army could not hold on any longer and was destroyed by the enemy, then the enemy would be lying in ambush at Fox Hill. Even if his soldiers were at full strength, they would not be able to hold on.
After weighing the pros and cons, Fei Yanggu would rather let his soldiers be more tired.
Under Fei Yanggu's constant urging, the Western Army marched day and night. The journey that would normally take three days was completed in one day and one night.
Looking at Fox Hill a few miles away, Tu Hai's Eastern Army's flag was still there. Fei Yanggu secretly let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had arrived in time.
Fei Yanggu was recognized by Yue Le at such a young age. Naturally, he was also very capable. Previously, they had marched day and night. Seeing that they were about to arrive, they were not in a hurry to lead the troops out. Instead, they let the troops stop and rest for four hours. Once their combat power had recovered, they would rush out again.
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