Cuan Fuchao personally led a group of soldiers to patrol within Weizhou City. This was to stabilize the situation within the city and prevent the despairing soldiers from surrendering. It was also to stabilize the morale of the army.
Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi originally planned to open the city gates at night and let the Nanzhao Army into the city. However, after careful consideration, they realized that their contribution wouldn't be that great. If they could capture Cuan Chongdao's father alive, perhaps Nanzhao would value them more.
At this moment, Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi had already placed their future on Nanzhao. For this reason, they naturally wanted to curry favor with Nanzhao. Capturing Cuan Chongdao's father and son alive was the best way to curry favor.
After some preparations, Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi led their troops and used the cover of the night to quietly sneak towards Cuan Chongdao's camp.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
Cuan Fuchao led a group of patrolling troops and hurriedly scolded when they discovered a group of suspicious people moving quickly.
The other party acted as if they didn't hear him and continued to rush towards Cuan Chongdao's tent.
"Not good, they're going to the central tent."
Cuan Fuchao suddenly had a bad premonition and hurriedly led his troops back to help.
"Kill!"
Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi's troops suddenly charged towards the central tent and clashed with Cuan Chongdao's guards.
"Father, father!"
Cuan Fuchao was extremely anxious and desperately rushed back to the central tent.
However, Cuan Fuchao clearly underestimated his father. Cuan Chongdao was the most ambitious and ruthless person in Cuandi. At this time, how could he not be prepared for internal problems? When he sent out Cuan Fuchao, he had already placed a large number of guards around his central tent.
When Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi's troops appeared, these guards immediately charged out. Moreover, due to the similar number of people, the battle was extremely intense. < >
"Father, your son is here!"
When Cuan Fuchao charged into the battle, Cuan Chongdao's side gained the upper hand and the situation became favorable for Cuan Chongdao and his son. However, Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi did not seem to be nervous. This was because they knew that the Nanzhao Army was about to attack the city. At that time, Cuan Chongdao would be completely finished.
"Cuan Qi, Cuan Shouyi, I, Cuan Chongdao, have treated you well. Why are you rebelling against me?"
Cuan Chongdao roared angrily.
Cuan Qi replied, "Cuan Chongdao, you forced us to rebel together and caused our troops to suffer heavy losses. Now, only these people are left. Tell me, shouldn't you be blamed for this?"
"Cuan Chongdao, I'll tell you the truth. The Nanzhao Army will soon attack the city. You're dead for sure. It's not too late to surrender now."
Cuan Shouyi roared.
"Hahaha, look, these are the good brothers who have gone through thick and thin with me. As expected, everyone has their own plans in the face of disaster. I was wrong about you. Even if I can't escape death today, I'll drag the two of you down with me."
Cuan Chongdao was furious. He ordered, "Gather all the troops in the city and annihilate them all."
After Cuan Chongdao gave the order, the nearby troops charged over and surrounded Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi. After a fierce battle, the exhausted two were captured alive.
"Those who want to kill me will die before me."
Cuan Chongdao glared at Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi. His face was full of anger.
"Cuan Chongdao, don't be too happy. If we die, you won't live for long."
Cuan Qi, who was tied up, replied to Cuan Chongdao.
"Traitor, you deserve to die. Die! "
Cuan Fuchao reached out and slapped Cuan Qi.
Cuan Chongdao looked at the two and ordered, "Behead the two of them."
"Ka Ka"
Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi were beheaded on the spot. All the captured soldiers were also beheaded.
"Dong Dong Dong"
Just as Cuan Chongdao finished off Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi's rebellion, the sound of war drums could be heard from outside the city.
Nanzhao's twenty thousand strong army charged towards Weizhou City with an earth-shattering momentum.
Although Cuan Chongdao took care of the spies, he lost a lot of his troops in the process. Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi's troops were all beheaded. As a result, there were only seven to eight thousand troops left defending the city. Moreover, these were troops with extremely low morale.
While dealing with the internal chaos, Cuan Chongdao mobilized all the troops. Because of this, when the Nanzhao Army launched their night attack, the guards on the city gates and walls were very weak. Moreover, it was difficult to reinforce them in a short period of time.
Nanzhao did not give Cuan Chongdao any chance. The first wave of attack was an all-out assault. Moreover, they had already heard the sounds of fighting in the city. This meant that their spies, Cuan Qi and Cuan Shouyi, were most likely in trouble. As such, Gelofeng naturally did not expect these two to open the city gates.
The attack went very smoothly. The Nanzhao Army successfully took over the city gates in the first wave of attacks. They quickly rushed into the city and engaged in a slaughter with Cuan Chongdao's troops.
Nanzhao's troops had the absolute advantage, while Cuan Chongdao's troops had no fighting spirit. As such, the outcome of the battle was obvious. After a short battle, Cuan Chongdao's troops were defeated. Cuan Chongdao and Cuan Fuchao naturally became prisoners of the Nanzhao Army.
The exhausted Cuan Chongdao and Cuan Fuchao were tied up tightly and pushed in front of Gelofeng. < >
Gelofeng looked at Duan Jianwei beside him and asked softly, "Mr. Duan, these two are Cuan Chongdao and Cuan Fuchao."
"Yes, First Prince, that's them."
Gelofeng grinned and looked at Cuan Chongdao. "Cuan Chongdao, as expected, you have some backbone. Now say, do you admit defeat?"
Cuan Chongdao sneered and retorted, "You Nanzhao people used dirty tricks to win. What kind of ability is that?"
"Haha, you're still so stubborn even when you're about to die. There's no point in keeping you alive. Kill him." Gelofeng originally didn't want to kill Cuan Chongdao so quickly, but after hearing Cuan Chongdao's words, he felt very dissatisfied and changed his mind. There was no point in keeping him alive anyway.
"Congratulations, First Prince. You've finally defeated Cuan Chongdao. Now, there's no one in Cuandi who can stop Nanzhao from taking over this place."
Duan Jianwei thought that his plan had finally succeeded and was very happy.
Gelofeng was, of course, even happier. After a pause, he praised, "This is all because of Mr. Duan's good strategy. Mr. Duan is the main contributor to pacifying Cuandi. Hahaha."
"First Prince, now that Kun Province and Wei Province have been taken, Nanning Province is also at our fingertips. Qiu Province and Li Province should also be taken as soon as possible to avoid trouble."
Duan Jianwei reminded.
Gelofeng nodded in agreement. "Mr. Duan is right. All the important cities in Cuandi must be taken as soon as possible."
"First Prince, the city walls of Nanning Province are full of the Tang dynasty's flags. One thousand Tang Army troops have been stationed in Nanning Province."
A scout hurriedly came to report.
When Gelofeng and Duan Jianwei heard this, they were so shocked that their eyeballs almost fell out.
"How is it possible? How could the Tang Army suddenly appear in Nanning Province? When did they come?"
Gelofeng felt a burst of panic. One thousand Tang Army troops had appeared in Nanning Province without warning, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.
"What's going on? Tell me slowly."
Duan Jianwei was also confused. He had already sent scouts to Cuandi to inquire about it, but he did not find such a large number of Tang Army troops.
"First Prince, this group of Tang Army troops came from Luzhou. When they entered Nanning Province, they were a caravan selling lychees."
Duan Jianwei and Gelofeng suddenly understood. It turned out that the Tang Army troops had sneaked into Cuandi disguised as a caravan. No wonder their men did not find them.
"First Prince, this is the troop under Ang Lee's command. I didn't expect this person to suddenly enter Cuandi. He came at the right time. He took down a ready-made city without bloodshed. Brilliant!"
Duan Jianwei praised Ang Lee. Suddenly, his face turned pale with fright. His eyes widened, and his whole body trembled involuntarily.
Gelofeng was shocked and hurriedly supported Duan Jianwei. "Sir, sir, what's wrong with you?"
Duan Jianwei took a deep breath, looked at Gelofeng, and said softly, "First Prince, it's all my fault. I didn't think it through and failed on the verge of success."
Gelofeng sighed. "Mr. Duan, you don't have to blame yourself. Unexpected things happen. Although Nanning Province has been seized by the Tang Army, Kun Province and Wei Province are in our hands. Our Nanzhao is not without gain."
Duan Jianwei was anxious and asked loudly, "First Prince, Ang Lee has more than 1,000 troops under his command. Why is there only 1,000 troops in Nanning Province?"
Geluofeng's mind was instantly shaken. "Sir means that even more Tang soldiers have already entered the Cuan Lands."
Duan Jianwei nodded helplessly. "First Prince, our army did not station troops in Kun Province. Now, I'm afraid that Kun Province has been occupied by the Tang Army."
Obviously, since the Tang Army could think of snatching Nanning Province, how could they let Kun Province go?
"If Kun Province is occupied by the Tang Army, our retreat will be cut off, and occupying Wei Province will be meaningless."
Geluofeng also paled in fright.
"First Prince, 3,000 troops of the Tang Army have occupied Kun Province. Qiu Province and Lizhou have also been occupied by hundreds of troops of the Tang Army."
Another scout brought bad news.
Gelofeng and Duan Jianwei looked at each other. Their hearts were shattered, especially Duan Jianwei. His whole face was dark. Everything he had worked so hard to plan, but in the end, it was all for Ang Lee. One could imagine how depressed he was.
"We worked so hard to plan, but the Tang Army actually picked up a ready-made one. It's outrageous, outrageous."
Gelofeng was so angry that he wanted to tear Ang Lee into pieces immediately.
"First Prince, why don't we go all the way and directly send troops to take back Kun Province?"
"First Prince, if we attack the Tang Army, Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty will have shed all pretense of cordiality. We can't afford to bear this responsibility."
Nanzhao's generals had different opinions.
However, most of the generals were unwilling to take the initiative to start a war, because that would mean that they were in the wrong. They only regretted that they couldn't occupy Kun Province and other cities earlier, resulting in the current passive situation.
After all, if the Nanzhao Army occupied the cities first, the Tang Dynasty might not dare to attack. If they did, then the crime of provoking the relationship between Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty would fall on the generals of the Tang Dynasty, and Nanzhao would be in the right.
"Nanning Province is hundreds of miles away from here. Even if it is seized by the Tang Army, we can still divide the land of Xicuan equally. But if Kun Province is occupied by the Tang Army, it means that Nanzhao can't get a piece of land."
Duan Jianwei looked worried.
Gelofeng's neck turned red and he said sternly, "Our Nanzhao Army worked so hard, but in the end, the Tang Army took the ready-made land. I can't accept it. I can't accept it. We can't give up Kun Province to the Tang Army. We must take it back."
"First Prince, in this way, we will have to go to war with the Tang Army. In this way, the crime of starting a war will fall on us. Think twice."
"First Prince, think twice."
"First Prince, think twice."
All the generals maintained a cautious attitude.
Gelofeng frowned and said loudly, "Xiao Wang can't swallow this in any case. Let the soldiers wear the armor of Cuan Chongdao's soldiers and attack Kun Province City."
"What are you waiting for? Do it immediately."
Gelofeng was really mad and roared the order.
The soldiers accepted the order and immediately took off the armor of Cuan Chongdao's soldiers and put it on themselves. Even the military flag was changed to Cuan Chongdao's military flag to completely disguise the army as the army under Cuan Chongdao's command.
Of course, this kind of low-level disguise couldn't fool people, but it was better than being seen through directly. In order to take back Kun Province City, Gelofeng was ready to risk everything.
"First Prince, have you really thought it through?"
Duan Jianwei looked at Gelofeng with a worried face and asked softly.
Gelofeng sneered and said seriously, "The Tang Army only has thousands of people. As long as we annihilate them all, who will know that we did it?"
"Paper can't cover fire. This kind of trick can't fool people."
Duan Jianwei was still a little worried.
Gelofeng said disapprovingly, "Mister is right. But can we deny it? The Tang Dynasty needs us to fight against Tibet together. They may not dare to blame us."
"Well, since First Prince has made up his mind, I am willing to do my best to help."
Duan Jianwei was also very upset that Kun Province was occupied by the Tang Army. Therefore, when he saw Gelofeng insist, he went with the flow and said that he would cooperate.
After some preparations, the nearly 20,000 Nanzhao Army disguised as the Cuan Chongdao's army and marched toward Kun Province City.
In the direction of Kun Province City.
Ang Lee and his core subordinates were standing on the city wall of Kun Province City, admiring the surrounding scenery.
They took down Kun Province City effortlessly, which made the soldiers very happy. Most of the people in the city were the people of Cuan Rijin, and some of them were Cuan Chongdao's supporters. But no matter what kind of people they were, they didn't dislike the Tang Army. After seeing the Tang Army enter the city, they didn't do anything to the people and even put up signs to pacify the people. Therefore, no one resisted the Tang Army's occupation of the city.
Of course, after Ang Lee took over Kun Province City, he didn't stay idle. He felt that Gelofeng would not be willing to admit defeat. Therefore, he ordered the soldiers in the supply regiment to immediately assemble the defensive weapons. At the same time, he ordered all the soldiers under his command to be ready to teach the Nanzhao Army a lesson.
"General, there is a large army coming. It seems that there are 20,000 people."
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