Wang Zhongsi looked at the talisman in his hand and did not let go. He knew that now was not the time to open it.
"It's okay, you can disperse." He said to his soldiers, and then walked straight into his tent. When he saw that there was no one around, he slowly opened the talisman that looked like a talisman. Seal things.
Immediately, Ye Qingcheng began to speak slowly, which made him startled at first, then frowned slightly, and then fell into deep thought as he just said.
Ten thousand elite cavalry raided three surrendered cities, and they didn't know which one they attacked first. This made him a little confused as to what Li Huaixiu was doing. Even though the Post-Turkic Khanate fell into civil strife, Li Huaixiu's courage and appetite It was too big. When the Tang Dynasty used the Tang Dynasty to gather heavy troops to attack the Xi tribe, they ostensibly united with the Xi tribe, but secretly they had the idea of surrendering the city to Sanshou or even Shan Yuduhufu.
Although he also has more than 200,000 troops in his hands, including even 200,000 cavalry, these Tang troops came from the four towns of Longyou, Hexi and Hedong in Shuofang respectively. Some of them even delayed the dispatch of troops and have not been able to do so until now. While he was still on the road, he actually didn't have many troops at his disposal.
He thought for a while and shouted softly: "Come here, pass Li Guoren to me."
Li Guoren is the leading general under Wang Zhongsi. Although there are many generals under his command now, the ones he trusts are those from the original Hedong faction and the current Shuofang faction. Although the generals from Longyou and Hexi are all quite powerful, Moreover, the quality of the Tang troops in these two towns was higher than that of the other two towns, but after all, they were not his faction, so he could not trust them.
If Sanshou surrenders to the city and is lost, even if he defeats the Xi Qi coalition, he will not be able to explain to Li Longji.
Not long after, Li Guoren, wearing bright light armor, walked into the tent, saluted Wang Zhongsi and said, "Li Guoren comes to see Wang Shuai."
"Guoren is exempt from the courtesy. I am calling you here this time to give you an important task." Wang Zhongsi blew the ashes away in his hand and said to him calmly.
"Important mission? Is it related to the strange news that Wang Shuai just received?" Li Guoren asked curiously. The fact that Wang Zhongsi had just received a strange secret letter has now spread, and many people are discussing the contents of it. It was mysterious. Some said it was a secret order from the emperor. Some said it was a reward from the intelligence force secretly raised by Wang Zhongsi. Anyway, there were different opinions. No one knew what was written in the letter.
As soon as he entered the tent, he saw Wang Zhongsi blowing away the ashes in his hand. It seemed that the letter was indeed some kind of secret letter, and Wang Zhongsi had burned it.
"Why, has it spread outside?" Wang Zhongsi knew that this matter would spread sooner or later. After all, the scene at that time was indeed a bit strange. Many people had seen it, and there was no guarantee that they would not discuss it.
"You guessed it right. I will tell you directly that this is the message sent back by the scouts I sent to the rear of Khitan. The situation is urgent, so I want you to lead 30,000 troops, 20,000 cavalry, and 10,000 infantry to go immediately. If any of the surrendered cities is attacked, rescue them as soon as possible."
"What? Is someone coming to attack Sanshoujiang City? Who is it? Post-Turkic? Or Khitan?" Li Guoren was a little surprised that such an episode would happen when such a large army was gathering.
"The Khitans sent out 10,000 troops to attack the three surrendered cities, and they were the best among the elite. If we had not received this news, no matter how bad it was, they would have been able to occupy at least one surrendered city and contain us while we were fighting with their main force. We and the others can take over the Shanyu Protectorate with peace of mind."
Li Guoren was shocked. How dare the Khitan people have such courage?
"May I ask Wang Shuai where the news came from?" Before sending troops, he had to confirm the authenticity of the news.
"Are you questioning the source of my intelligence?" Wang Zhongsi's tone sounded a little unhappy. In fact, because of the busy military affairs, he had almost forgotten the existence of Ye Qingcheng and his party. It was only now that he remembered them. They were deep behind enemy lines. , sent back such important information to Datang, but was questioned by others, how could he feel comfortable.
"I'm telling you, this is information that others paid for with their lives. Just do as I tell you. Go and order the Hedong Army. Old Han and you are old acquaintances and will not embarrass you. We started the Hedong Army. The place, both the soldiers and the generals are trustworthy. This mission is very important. If any surrendered city is lost, you know what it means." He glanced at Li Guoren's expression again and sighed softly: "I I know that you want to make a contribution in this battle and are not willing to be sent to the border to prevent a mere 10,000 people, but there are many generals gathered in Lingwu right now, but I can’t trust many of them, do you understand what I mean?"
Li Guoren also sighed deeply in his heart, cupped his hands and said: "The last general takes command!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the tent. After all, he was still Wang Zhongsi's subordinate. Even if he wanted to go to the front line to fight for merit, Wang Zhongsi would not give him this opportunity. Now he can only hope that he can defeat the 10,000 elite Khitan cavalry and defend the three surrendered cities. Once he defends it, it will probably be a great achievement. This should be better than not winning anything even if he goes to the front line. He had better military exploits, he could only console himself in this way.
Seeing him leaving, Wang Zhongsi stood up slowly, walked to a map, looked at the place where Sanshou surrendered to the city, and murmured to himself: "Li Huaixiu, you have a big appetite, but I want to see it. If you lose these 10,000 elite cavalry, what will the remaining cavalry use to fight against my 200,000 cavalry?"
In fact, he looked down on the so-called Xi Qi Coalition Army at all. Although it was said to be 200,000, it was just a ragtag group of herdsmen. There were not many organized, trained and combat-effective troops. He was confident that he could defeat them in one battle. It was a mob, but the army had not yet been assembled, which made him very angry. Even though His Majesty had already issued an edict, these guys were still stalling for time, making it clear that they did not want themselves to get any credit.
But how could he satisfy them? If the 200,000-strong army was delayed in gathering, would he not be able to fight? He has made up his mind. If the army has not yet completed its assembly in half a day, he will still order the expedition. If there are still Tang troops who have not arrived, they will be dealt with according to the delay of military aircraft. The specific punishment will be discussed after the battle is over. , he will let those who don't want to see him know that he, Wang Zhongsi, is not easy to bully.
"Come here, tell everyone to get ready. The whole army will set off in three hours!" He suddenly shouted.
