Half an hour later, after careful treatment by military doctors and bandaging to stop the bleeding, Wang Zuo returned to the imperial tent again.
Facing the one-handed Wang Zuo in front of him, Yang Gao deliberately pretended to be caring. After greeting him for a while, he went straight to the topic: "Mr. Wang, your arm was cut off by Dou Jiande because of me. I will definitely I will not ignore you. You will be by my side as the chief registrar for the time being, and you will be re-appointed when I drive Dou Jiande back to Hebei and his master returns to the court."
When Wang Zuo heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground and thanked Tian En, and he was ecstatic in his heart: "Could it be that God has taken pity on me, Wang Zuo, and allowed me to stay by Yang Gao's side so easily? God is really wise! "
At this time, soldiers outside the tent came to report that generals Zhou Dewei and Lu Xiangsheng had returned with food supplies. Yang Gao immediately waved his hand and announced that the two of them had entered the tent.
Zhou Dewei and Lu Xiangsheng walked into the imperial tent one after another, bowed their hands to Yang Gao and said: "I will see your majesty at the end!"
"The two generals are free of ceremony!"
Yang Gao waved his hand and said with a smile: "The two generals have worked hard to collect food. Did you encounter any trouble along the way?"
Zhou Dewei cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, I didn't encounter any problems along the way. Now I have escorted 400,000 stones of grain and grass to the Dongling Grain Camp."
"good!"
Hearing this, Yang Gao slapped the table and laughed and said: "Now that our army has sufficient food and grass and strong morale, there is no need to worry about being unable to defeat Dou Jiande!"
All the generals in the tent bowed their hands and complimented: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Our Sui cavalry is invincible in every battle and can't defeat any attack. How can a mere Dou Jiande be your Majesty's opponent?"
Liu Bowen gently shook his feather fan and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I think Dongling Grain Camp is an important military area. Is it too little to leave only 8,000 soldiers and horses to guard it? Do you want to send more soldiers and horses to guard it?"
Yang Gao waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "The military advisor is too worried. Dou Jiande has been defeated repeatedly. How can he have the courage to leave the city now? Eight thousand elite soldiers are enough to deal with those little thieves who don't know whether to live or die!"
Liu Bowen raised his hands and said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true, but I am too cautious!"
Wang Zuo had been sitting quietly in his seat. Hearing the conversation between Liu Bowen and Yang Gao, he suddenly realized that this would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: "Food and grass are the most important thing for the three armies. If King Xia can raid Dongling, a handful of If the Sui army's food and grass are burned down by fire, perhaps they can turn defeat into victory and drive Yang Gao'er out of the Central Plains."
After the military meeting was over, Wang Zuo immediately returned to his military tent and wrote a letter to Dou Jiande, informing him that all the food and grass for the Sui army were stored in Dongling, not far from Xingyang County, and that the defenders were no more than eight. Thousands of people, it was suggested that he select elite soldiers and fierce generals to raid Dongling and burn the Sui army's food and grass.
After nightfall, Wang Zuo found an excuse to leave the camp and handed the letter to Xia Jun Xizuo in the way he and Dou Jiande agreed before leaving. Xizuo then sent the letter to Dou Jiande.
Dou Jiande was overjoyed after the viewing and immediately gathered all the generals in the meeting hall to discuss matters. After Zhu Wen, Cao Dan, Zhu Di, Wu Tianxi, Li Wenzhong and other generals arrived, Dou Jiande excitedly said to the generals: "Everyone, I have received a secret information. All the grain and grass of the Sui army are hoarded in Dongling, not far from here. Since the defenders only numbered more than 8,000 people, Gu decided to select an elite force to attack Dongling and burn the Sui army's food and grass."
Zhu Wen stroked his beard and smiled when he heard this, "Your Majesty, this plan is very clever. If all the food and grass of the Sui army can be burned, then the 200,000 Sui army outside the city will definitely be defeated without a fight! But Your Majesty, is this news accurate for reinforcements?"
Dou Jiande chuckled and said: "General Zhu Wen, don't worry, the information coming to help is absolutely reliable!"
Wu Tianxi immediately raised his hand and asked for battle: "In that case, what are we waiting for? Your Majesty, send troops immediately. The last general is willing to be the vanguard!"
Zhu Di also bowed and asked for his orders: "King of Xia, I would like to get 10,000 elite soldiers, kill them in Dongling, and burn the Sui army's food and grass with a fire!"
Dou Jiande stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This battle will be a battle for Daxia to turn defeat into victory, so I decided to go there in person."
Counselor Song Zhengben was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and your sword is invisible on the battlefield. If anything happens, my country will be in danger! Let others do this!" "
Dou Jiande waved his hand and said: "Sir, there is no need to persuade me. This matter has been carefully considered by Gu. At present, our army has been pushed to the end by the Sui army, and the morale of the entire army is low. If Gu does not go with the army, who among the entire army will be willing to move forward bravely?" "
Seeing that Dou Jiande had made up his mind, Song Zhengben said no more and slowly returned to the queue.
Dou Jiande turned his eyes, looked around the generals in the hall, and finally stopped at Zhu Di: "General Zhu Di, Xingyang County is of great significance to me in Daxia. This time, it is up to you and Li Wenzhong to lead the army to Dongling alone. The general will stay in Xingyang to guard against the Sui army!"
Zhu Di and Li Wenzhong beside him raised their hands and said: "I will obey your order!"
Dou Jiande immediately stood up, drew his sword in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The rest of the generals, together with Gu, will lead 30,000 elite soldiers to kill Dongling, burn the Sui army's food and grass, and complete their achievements in one battle!"
All the generals in the hall raised their hands and said loudly: "I obey the military orders of King Xia!"
. . . . . . . . . .
That night, Dou Jiande ordered 30,000 elite soldiers in the army. Taking advantage of the cover of night, he threw himself out of the east gate of Xingyang and headed towards Dongling under the guidance of his guide.
After running around all night, Dou Jiande's army arrived at Dongling at dawn the next day. Dou Jiande stood on the high slope and watched the Sui army's grain camp, but he saw that the grain warehouses in the camp were scattered like stars, densely packed and countless.
Dou Jiande couldn't help but secretly rejoice, "Wang Zuo's information is indeed correct, this must be the place where the Sui army stores food. God is really helping Daxia, Yang Gao, son, you took the line girl as your concubine, you bullied me too much! I will burn it all today Your food and grass, to repay the shame you brought to me!"
Dou Jiande's eyes were full of murderous intent, he waved his riding whip and shouted: "Kill, burn all the Sui army's food and grass!"
"Soldiers, follow me and kill!"
Wu Tianxi took the lead, waving a mixed golden clang, and 30,000 Xia army elites were like tigers descending from the mountain, rushing towards the Sui army's grain camp not far away.
"Oh no, Xia Jun is here to rob the camp!"
The Sui troops stationed in the grain camp immediately became confused and resisted randomly for a while. Then they dispersed like birds and beasts, crying and fleeing in all directions.
Dou Jiande urged his horse to go to the Sui army's camp, and walked into a granary at random. His face changed drastically. What was piled in the granary was not grain and grass at all, but piles of dry firewood and wormwood, with a lot of water stains on them. , exuding a pungent smell, which was clearly kerosene.
Dou Jiande turned pale with fright, stumbled out of the warehouse door, and shouted: "You have been tricked, get out quickly!"
Whoosh! ! !
Before Dou Jiande finished speaking, shouts of killing suddenly arose from all sides, and overwhelming rockets were shot down like a dragnet. The granary was filled with flammable firewood, which was instantly ignited, and the fire burst into flames.
