Sang Qiu Mountain was located 120 miles north of Rouyuan County.
Sang Qiu Mountain itself was a rolling mountain. However, many parts of the mountain had already turned into sand. Only some vegetation grew there. From afar, it looked barren. There was an official road at the foot of Sang Qiu Mountain that allowed people to pass through from the north of Rouyuan County to Yiwu County.
This area was very wide. However, all the way north, it was a desertified area.
There was very little vegetation and a lack of water.
Although Sang Qiu Mountain and other areas were heavily desertified, there were still many places where water could be obtained. However, if one continued north, it would be a desertified area where water was scarce.
Du Qi had already deployed his army in the area of Sang Qiu Mountain.
His army had already arrived and was ready.
At this moment, Du Qi was roasting meat on the mountain.
He was making roasted lamb chops.
This was a relatively simple stone slab roasting. He found a clean stone slab and built a simple stove. After the stone slab was heated to a boiling temperature, he poured oil over it and roasted the lamb chops.
The taste was also very good.
After all, Liu Jian, who followed the army, had sufficient supplementary materials.
Du Qi had nothing to do now, so he roasted the lamb chops himself. When the lamb chops were done, Du Qi handed it to Shangguan Yi and said, "Shangguan Yi, try it."
"No, no!"
Shangguan Yi hurriedly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten yet. How can I eat first?"
Shangguan Yi was a subject.
He could not overstep his authority.
Especially since Shangguan Yi was from the Central Plains. He had been deeply influenced by Confucianism since young. The idea of a ruler as a subject lingered in his bones. Shangguan Yi felt that he could not overstep his authority to eat before Du Qi, especially when Du Qi was cooking.
Du Qi smiled and said, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Take it."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Shangguan Yee had a respectful look on her face. She carefully took the lamb chop with both hands. She had a grateful look on her face. He even looked like he was willing to die for his bosom friend.
He actually got to eat meat roasted by Du Qi himself.
As a subject, this was a great honor.
Shangguan Yi stepped to the side. When he took the first bite, his mouth was filled with the fragrance of meat. There was no odor at all. His heart was filled with gratitude.
This was how a ruler should be.
What more could a man ask for?
Shangguan Yee's situation fell into the eyes of the people in the Cabinet, and each and every one of them was extremely envious. They were not envious of the aroma of the meat. They could eat roast mutton at any time. However, it was not easy for Du Qi to be the first to eat it.
Not everyone could eat it.
This was the difference in treatment.
Du Qi, on the other hand, was focused on roasting the meat. The meat he roasted was distributed to Lai Ji, Ma Zhou, Guan Zhilan, and the others. Xue Rengui also got a piece of meat.
Everyone ate the meat, but in their hearts, they were even more grateful to Du Qi.
They followed him wholeheartedly.
Because it was a king's grace.
So they ate one by one, and even their eyes were almost wet.
Du Qi roasted a piece of meat for himself. Eating the roasted meat, he nodded and commented. He had no intention of showing any kindness. In fact, he was just roasting meat to pass the time. In particular, although Du Qi was now the emperor of Xia Xia, in essence, some of his later thoughts still affected him.
That was why he casually roasted meat for Shangguan Yi and the others.
"Report!"
Just as Du Qi was casually sitting on the hillside and eating roasted meat, suddenly, a sentinel rushed back. The sentinel came to Du Qi's side and bowed. "Your Majesty, there's an urgent report from Rouyuan County."
Du Qi nodded and took the letter from the soldier. After glancing at it, he waved his hand and dismissed the sentinel. He directly threw the letter into the fire and said with a smile, "The Tang army has been defeated in Rouyuan County. After suffering a series of setbacks, they have divided their forces. The division of the Tang army is led by Li Jing, who led 50,000 elites to Mulberry Hill. The next battle is between us and Li Jing's 50,000 elites. "
Shangguan Yi wiped his greasy hands and said, "Your Majesty, Li Jing is not a simple person. He is very good at war and is extremely shrewd. He brought the army here. We have to supplement our current arrangement to prevent any mistakes. "
Du Qi also took the handkerchief from Liu Jian and wiped off the grease on his hands. He said, "Shangguan Yi, do you think there are any mistakes in the current plan?"
"The north!"
A glint flashed in Shangguan Yi's eyes. He said in a deep voice, "We have already set up a pocket formation at the front line of Mulberry Hill. As long as Li Jing's 50,000 elites come, it is equivalent to entering the ambush circle. However, we have not sent any troops to the north. These places should be blocked to prevent any mistakes. "
Du Qi said, "The desertification area in the north does not have the mountainous terrain of Mulberry Hill. Even if we want to stop them, it will not be easy. After all, the desertification area is too vast. Once Li Jing really wants to break through to the north, it will be very difficult for us to stop him. The mines can be placed on the official road, but this is only limited to the narrow official road and our forces can form a pincer attack to suppress the enemy. But now, at Mulberry Hill, it is very difficult to pin the enemy at the foot of the mountain and prevent them from escaping north. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Therefore, what I mean is to mobilize the army under our command. The main force is placed in the north near the desertification area. When Li Jing's troops arrive, we will use the advantage of the mountain to block and surround them and weaken them first. When the enemy wants to break through to the north, we will use a large-scale cavalry to kill them. Although we can't kill all of them, it's enough to kill most of them. At that time, even if they escape, it's impossible for all of them to escape. Moreover, if they escape to the north and enter the desertification area, they will also enter a dangerous place. "
Lai Ji said, "Your Majesty, I agree."
Ma Zhou also echoed, "Your Majesty, we have already set up a pocket formation here at Mulberry Hill and our troops are spread out. But in reality, this ambush of ours will leave quite a few troops unoccupied. It's also possible to leave all these troops on the northern front. "
The official also agreed.
Xue Rengui took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops to the northern front to ambush and wait for Li Jing's army to retreat. Now that Your Majesty is personally commanding here, there is no need for me. If I lead the cavalry north, I can completely block Li Jing's retreat. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Approved!"
Xue Rengui immediately took action and did not waste any time. This time, the number of cavalry Xue Rengui took away was not a small number. There were a total of 6,000 elite cavalry.
They were all elite cavalry.
Their role was to kill.
After Xue Rengui's army left, Du Qi and the others hid and waited quietly.
Because Mulberry Hill was only about a hundred miles away from the county town of Rouyuan County, Li Jing led his troops to speed up. In less than a day and a half, Li Jing's army had already entered the area of Mulberry Hill.
Li Jing's 50,000 elites were all full of fighting spirit.
They were all brave and courageous people.
However, Li Jing did not want his soldiers to die, so he was even more cautious. Li Jing had also carefully studied the route of Mulberry Hill. Mulberry Hill was the key to traveling from Mulberry Hill. If he obtained a breakthrough from Shangqiu Mountain, then the rest of the journey would be smooth.
The most important place was Mulberry Hill.
Especially when they approached Mulberry Hill, Li Jing was already on guard. He was careful everywhere.
He arranged for sentries to gather information at any time.
However, the sentries found out that there was no ambush. Therefore, Li Jing's 50,000 troops began to enter the front line of Mulberry Hill. The 50,000 troops rushed forward. Because the road at the foot of the hill was wide, when the army rushed forward, there were many soldiers in a row and the group looked very grand.
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