Li Jing looked at Du Gou and said, "County Magistrate Du, can Mayi County prepare rations?"
There was indeed some rations brought out from Chang 'an.
In fact, there was not much left.
They needed to wait for the next batch of rations from the Imperial Court. However, military matters could not be delayed, and logistical resources like rations could not cause problems in the war. They had to ensure that even if there was a shortage of rations, they could immediately replenish them.
Du Gou said, "Manager Du, don't worry. I can temporarily arrange rations here. Manager Du, you have 30,000 men. For at least a month, I can guarantee that your soldiers will not lack rations. "
"Good!"
Li Jing stroked his beard and revealed a satisfied expression.
Mayi County alone could provide a month's worth of rations. Li Jing had no worries about this war.
Li Jing said, "Whether we can defeat the Turks or not depends on this war. Therefore, I hope that all of you can work closely together and focus on doing things. "
Everyone agreed in unison.
All of them were very cooperative.
After Li Jing arranged many things, he dismissed everyone and let them go to make arrangements. However, Li Jing kept Du Qi and said seriously, "Erlang, there is one more thing for this surprise attack on the Turks' tent."
"Yang Zhengdao, a remnant of the Great Sui, has been entrenched in Dingxiang County. They don't have many troops, so I think we should split up. "
"I will personally lead the troops and go straight to the Turks' tent. You will lead some troops and attack Yang Zhengdao together with Gao Manzheng. After killing Yang Zhengdao, you will meet up with me. "
"This way, you will be the army on the surface and will be responsible for attracting attention. The troops I will lead will be a surprise attack to achieve the effect of secretly attacking the enemy. "
Li Jing said, "What do you think?"
"No problem!"
Du Qi nodded and replied.
Du Qi believed in Li Jing's military arrangements.
This was the Tang dynasty's military god.
Moreover, Li Jing's arrangements were linked and very reasonable. Therefore, Du Qi was willing to listen to the arrangements.
Du Qi turned and left.
He directly returned to his own tent to see his elder brother Du Gou. When Du Gou came to the tent earlier, Du Qi had already arranged for Liu Jian to wait for Du Gou to leave the tent.
When Du Qi returned to his tent, he saw Du Gou and bowed, "Elder Brother."
Du Gou returned the greeting.
The two sat across from each other. Du Suo smiled and said, "Erlang, I didn't expect that you would actually come to this battle. Father and Mother are in Chang 'an, are they well? "
Du Qi said, "Everything is fine."
Pausing for a moment, Du Qi continued, "Before I left, mother said that she missed little nephew very much. If sister-in-law has free time, you can take little nephew back to Chang 'an to stay for a while."
After all these years, Du Gou already had a son who was a little over two years old.
He looked strong and dignified.
After all, he was the first grandson of the Du family. The Jeong Clan doted on him very much. Now that the Jeong Clan and Du Ruhui had returned to Chang 'an, the Jeong Clan missed this obedient little grandson.
Du Gou smiled and said, "I know. In a moment, I will arrange for your sister-in-law to take the child south to Chang 'an and stay there for a while. Moreover, your sister-in-law came to Mayi in Shuo Province and hasn't returned to her maternal home all these years. It's time to go back and take a look. "
Ever since Wei Yuanchun married Du Gou, she followed him north to Mayi.
She gave birth in Mayi.
Everything was in Mayi.
Therefore, it was Wei Yuanchun's idea to go south and take a look at her family.
Du Qi said, "Elder Brother, you can do as you see fit."
The two brothers talked about family matters. Gradually, they began to talk about government affairs. Finally, Du Gou said, "Erlang, you've been at the King of Qin's side since a long time ago. You've made great contributions to the King of Qin."
"Even if you've never gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy and never exposed your identity, your contributions are beyond doubt. How come when it comes to you, it's just a title of nobility and a position as a civil official? "
Du Gou said, "As for other aspects, there's nothing."
Du Qi said, "This is His Majesty's arrangement. I can't figure it out. In short, this matter is as it is for now. Don't worry about it. Elder Brother, you're the county magistrate of Mayi and your achievements are remarkable. Haven't you been promoted? "
According to Du Gou's qualifications, he could be promoted.
But he had been in the same place.
Du Gou explained, "In fact, the imperial court has been preparing to promote me to this position several times. But there are still many plans in Mayi that haven't been realized. I took the initiative to beg to stay, so I'm still the county magistrate for the time being. I don't have any objections to this position. I'll think about other things after I finish my work. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Elder Brother's concerns are reasonable."
The current Du Gou lacked the scholarly air.
He was more capable and experienced.
In fact, Du Gou's background was not bad. Du Gou's father was Du Ruhui, the Prime Minister of the imperial court. On the other hand, Du Gou's father-in-law Wei Zheng was also promoted repeatedly in the imperial court. He was also a small mountain in the imperial court.
Therefore, it was certain that Du Gou would be promoted.
However, Du Gou was not willing to be promoted quickly. He wanted to do things steadily.
He wanted to finish his work first.
Du Qi talked about some family matters before letting Du Gou leave. After Du Gou left, Du Qi changed into another set of clothes and headed towards Gao Manzheng's military camp.
Du Qi and Gao Manzheng were old friends.
They had known each other for a long time.
Now that they met again, Gao Manzheng looked slightly older. He was in charge of the Shuo Province. The Shuo Province bordered the territory of the Turks. Many places in the north of the Shuo Province were under the control of the Turks.
Gao Manzheng had always wanted to take back everything.
He wanted to wash away the humiliation.
Now that Du Qi was leading the troops to the north, Gao Manzheng knew that his chance for revenge had come.
He had a chance to win this battle.
Du Qi entered the tent. Gao Manzheng quickly invited him to sit down and smiled, "Young Master Du, you're finally here. How should we attack Yang Zhengdao who is attacking Dingxiang Prefecture? You have to know that Dingxiang Prefecture's Yang Zhengdao is not weak. Especially the Turks, they can reinforce Yang Zhengdao at any time. "
Du Qi smiled, "Dealing with Yang Zhengdao is not difficult."
Gao Manzheng asked, "What do you mean?"
Du Qi said, "The main battle this time is still in the Turks' tent. Our appearance is mainly to attract their attention. We don't need to be fast to go to Dingxiang Prefecture. We only need to advance slowly. "
"At most three days, the army led by Manager Li will attack the Turks' tent."
"With today's plan, Xieli will not expect the imperial court to launch a large-scale attack. Therefore, after Xieli's defeat, the remaining Sui Dynasty forces in Dingxiang Prefecture are not enough to be feared. "
"Therefore, we only need to grasp the timing and spread the news quickly. This battle will be won. What Yang Zhengdao relied on was the Turks. Without Xieli Khan's support and without the Turks' forces, Yang Zhengdao himself is panicking. "
Du Qi said, "If we want to win, it will be easy."
Gao Manzheng said, "Wonderful, wonderful!"
His eyes were full of joy, he smiled, "Fighting with Young Master Du is so easy. A few years ago, I also sent troops to attack Yang Zhengdao several times, but they all returned without success. This time, if we attack Yang Zhengdao again, it will not affect Yang Zhengdao and these people. The Turks will also not think much of it. It is only logical for us to send troops. This battle, we will definitely win! "
Du Qi smiled, "General Gao praises me too much."
The two discussed the matter of sending troops. After finalizing the general plan, Du Qi temporarily left.
That night, Li Jing led the troops to go to war.
The mighty army set off.
The next day, early morning.
Du Qi and Gao Manzheng led twenty thousand elites in the direction of Dingxiang Prefecture.
Gao Manzheng sending troops to deal with Yang Zhengdao was actually an extremely normal thing. Because in the past few years, Gao Manzheng had sent troops two or three times a year, but he did not win.
This news spread to the direction of Dingxiang Prefecture. After Yang Zhengdao knew about it, he did not feel much panic.
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