On Niulan Mountain.
Xiao Yuanqi and Ma Zhou were in charge. Xiao Yuanqi was not good at attacking, but he was very good at defending. These years, Xiao Yuan Qi had also been growing up. He had been constantly reading books to increase his knowledge. He had been studying more and more about the art of war. Xiao Yuanqi was no longer the Xiao Yuanqi of the past. He had changed a lot, and he was more mature and steady in using troops.
That was why Du Qi asked Xiao Yuanqi to be in charge of defending.
With the cooperation of Xiao Yuanqi and Ma Zhou, they made detailed arrangements according to the terrain of Niulan Mountain. Wave after wave of the Tang army was defeated.
"Report!"
At this moment, a scout dashed over.
He came from the rear.
Xiao Yuan Qi saw the scout rushing over. He didn't wait for the scout to report and asked, "How is the battle between the king and Duan Zhixuan?"
"A great victory!"
The scout was excited and continued, "General Xiao, His Majesty is now escorting all the captives to the front line of Niulan Mountain."
While talking, the scout handed over a letter.
Xiao Yuanqi opened the letter and read the detailed battle report. He was even more excited. Then, he passed the battle report to Ma Zhou and continued, "Mr. Ma, we have captured more than 50,000 Tang soldiers in this battle. Even Duan Zhixuan was captured. Now that His Majesty is coming to the front line of Niulan Mountain, the Tang army has no chance. "
Ma Zhou nodded and said, "General Xiao is right. The Tang army has lost this battle."
There was also excitement in his eyes.
Although the State of Great Xia was powerful, it was located in a remote corner and only had the Western Region. The Tang Dynasty was different. It was the most powerful country in the world, with a large population and great power. In particular, Li Shimin had countless civil and military officials under his command. Such an army of the Tang Dynasty was defeated by Xia Xia, which was very exciting.
"Report!"
Just then, a soldier at the front line came back and reported, "General Xiao, there is a situation at the foot of the mountain. The Tang army is digging quickly. It seems that they are coming to our mountain. "
Xiao Yuan Qi looked down the mountain carefully.
As far as his eyes could see, he could see the situation at the foot of the mountain. Although he was a little far away and couldn't see clearly, he could see the soldiers digging trenches quickly. At the same time, soil was constantly being poured on both sides of the trenches.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuan Qi sneered, "Even if they dig quickly, it will take them a few hours to reach the mountain. By then, the King's army would have already arrived. This was a useless matter. If they had made such arrangements from the start, it might have affected us to a certain extent. But it's too late now. It won't be of any use. "
Ma Zhou said, "General Xiao is right."
Pausing, Ma Zhou looked at the soldier who came to report and ordered, "Send the news that His Majesty has defeated 80,000 Duan Zhixuan's army and captured the Tang dynasty's general, Duan Zhixuan, along with 50,000 soldiers. His Majesty's army is rapidly returning to Niulan Mountain. "
When the soldier heard this, he was extremely excited.
Good news!
The soldier's morale was high. He immediately went to pass down the order. In a short period of time, the news had already spread on the mountain. Especially the soldiers in the trenches, all of them knew about this news.
For a moment, the mountain was filled with cheers.
Countless people were shouting.
Countless people were cheering.
All of Xia Xia's soldiers were excited at this moment. These Xia Xia's soldiers guarding the mountain were not only in high morale, but also no longer had any worries in their hearts. Before, when they were resisting the Tang army's attack, although these soldiers did their best, they were still worried that Niulan Mountain could not be defended. But now, they no longer had such worries.
The cheers on the mountain spread to the foot of the mountain. Even Li Shi Min could hear it. Li Shi Min's face was filled with doubt. He felt that the situation was very strange.
Li Shi Min looked at Zhangsun Wuji and said, "Weiji, look at Xia Xia's soldiers on Niulan Mountain. They found out that our soldiers have started to dig the trenches and are laughing out loud. Could it be that they think that what we are doing is useless? "
Zhangsun Wuji was also a little confused. Because the scene in front of him was really strange. He could not see through it.
Digging the trenches was a good move.
Once they dug through, they would not be far from the camp of Xia Xia's army. It would be easy for them to break through Xia Xia's defense. However, Xia Xia's side was cheering and laughing, which made one feel confused.
Zhangsun Wuji looked at Li Jing and said, "Duke Wei, why do you think this is?"
Li Jing shook his head and said, "Duke Qi, I don't know either. No matter what, we will not change. We just need to maintain the current situation and continue to dig the trenches. Xia Xia's army on the mountain has their own reasons for doing this. But we do not need to care about this and just do what we need to do. "
Li Shi Min agreed, "Duke Wei is right. Let's do that."
He agreed with Li Jing's arrangement.
This was a good suggestion.
On the Tang army's side, they were still digging the trenches in full swing. While the Tang army was digging, logically speaking, Xia Xia's soldiers on the mountain could use grenades or cannons to attack. However, Xia Xia's army on Niulan Mountain did not react at all. The army was leisurely guarding the place, which made one feel strange.
Li Shi Min and the others found it strange and could not figure it out. They could only wait and see.
The crowd waited quietly.
Time passed bit by bit.
Two hours passed!
Three hours passed!
In the blink of an eye, it was almost night time. At this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves suddenly came from the road leading to Xia Xia on the west side of the official road. There was also smoke and dust billowing.
A vast army was charging over.
This scene immediately attracted the attention of the Tang army at the foot of the mountain.
However, because there were scattered mines on the road at the foot of the mountain, the charging army stopped when they reached the west side of Niulan Mountain. The flag of the army was fluttering with the word "Xia".
This was Xia Xia's army.
When Li Shi Min and the others saw this army, including Li Shi Min, Zhangsun Wuji, and the others, their hearts sank. There was a serious expression on their faces.
Everyone knew that the situation was not good.
Because on the west side of Niulan Mountain, Du Qi's army was fighting with Duan Zhixuan. Now Du Qi's army retreated unhurriedly and was already stationed at the foot of the mountain. In particular, Du Qi's army began to climb the mountain from the west side. It could be seen that Duan Zhixuan's situation was not optimistic.
Li Shi Min could not help but smack his lips, and his expression gradually became gloomy.
There was a look of worry in his eyes.
Just as Li Shi Min and the others were worried, they suddenly saw Xia Xia's army stationed at the foot of the mountain escorting the generals of the Tang army began to climb the mountain. Although they were more than a hundred steps away, they could roughly see the soldiers of the Tang army being detained at the foot of the mountain and the generals being escorted up the mountain.
Seeing this scene, everyone's heart sank.
At this moment, Li Shi Min understood why Xia Xia's soldiers suddenly cheered. It must be Du Qi's scouts who sent the news to inform everyone of the victory. Under such circumstances, it could also be explained why Xia Xia's soldiers did not stop the Tang army from digging the trenches.
All of this was because Du Qi had already defeated Duan Zhixuan. That was why the Niulan Mountain garrison did not do anything.
Li Shi Min's face twitched slightly. He looked at Zhangsun Wuji and said with a dry mouth, "Assistant General, now that Duan Zhixuan's army of eighty thousand has been defeated on the west side of Niulan Mountain, what can we do?"
Zhangsun Wuji's mood was even more complicated. He did not know what to do for a moment, especially when Zhangsun Wuji panicked.
He did not know what to do.
He was worried that he would be targeted by Du Qi.
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