At the end of noon, on the Longyou Road of the Tang Dynasty, on the official road of Dingxi County.
A bloody soldier in armor, waving his horsewhip anxiously, galloped down the spacious official road.
Two quarters of an hour later,
A personal guard rushed into the temporary military tent set up by Youwuwei.
"General Qi, the scouts sent out by the army have returned."
Yu Chigong, who was kneeling behind the desk, trembled when he heard the guard's announcement. He raised his head, dropped the brush in his hand, and shouted:
"Quick pass."
"Here."
Not long after, the guards led a soldier whose armor was stained with blood out of the tent.
The blood-stained soldier knelt on one knee with a plop, cupped his hands and said:
"Xiao Jian, a scout from the 8th Regiment of the 11th Zhechong Mansion of the Youwu Guards, is here to meet the general."
Ever since Xiao Jian walked into the camp, Yu Chigong had been staring at Xiao Jian's blood-stained armor.
Yuchi Gong took a deep breath, forced himself to be calm and asked:
"Is Dingxi still in the hands of Datang?"
Xiao Jian's eyes were red, he raised his head and said loudly:
"Reporting to the general, before my subordinates came back, the enemy troops had already withdrawn their troops, and Dingxi was still in the hands of Datang."
Yuchi Gong let out a sigh of relief after hearing this.
If Dingxi City is captured by the enemy, then his ten thousand light cavalry will become rootless trees. Let alone clearing the battlefield before the army comes, it may be difficult to protect themselves.
"How many troops have the enemy gathered to attack Dingxi this time? How many cavalry and infantry are there? Which city gate is the main attack?"
Xiao Jian cupped his fists and said bitterly:
"Reporting back to the general, the enemy has 5,000 cavalry and no less than 20,000 infantry. They adopted the strategy of surrounding three and missing one, and surrounded the three gates in the west, north and south."
"The enemy's main attack in the morning was the West City Gate, but all the enemy's cavalry were ambushed in the southeast corner of Dingxi City."
"When my subordinates came back, there were already sporadic people starting to flee from the east gate."
"If nothing unexpected happens, after the enemy's attack on the city begins in the afternoon, a large number of people will leave from the east gate."
"My subordinates suspect that the enemy wants to use cavalry to sneak attack the east city gate."
"Or maybe you want to sneak attack the people who are leaving the city."
When Yuchi Gong heard this, his expression tightened, he stood up and walked around in the military tent.
The personal guards have long been accustomed to this, because every time before making a major decision, their generals have to walk around a few times.
After a while, Yuchi Gong suddenly stopped and asked Xiao Jian:
"Xiao Jian, I want to ask you, the enemy army really only has five thousand Qingqi? Can you see clearly?"
Xiao Jian knelt down on one knee, performed a military salute, and said:
"I dare to use my head to guarantee that I will never get it wrong."
Yuchi Gong nodded slightly, glanced at the blood stains on Xiao Jian's armor, stared into Xiao Jian's eyes, and asked:
"Have any enemy scouts found any trace of you?"
When Xiao Jian heard this, he raised his head and said confidently:
"Don't worry, General. All the enemy's scouts have been dealt with by my subordinates and brothers."
Yuchi Gong carefully observed Xiao Jian's expression and saw that he looked calm and did not look like he was lying.
Yuchi Gong finally made up his mind.
He said to the guard on the side:
"After passing the order, except for the cook camp, the rest of the soldiers immediately entered a state of combat readiness. Two-quarters of an hour later, the army set off, targeting the West City."
"Order all generals at school lieutenant level and above to come to the Chinese army's tent within a quarter of an hour. If there is any delay, military justice will be carried out."
The bodyguard responded with his hands raised, turned around and left the tent.
After giving the order, Yuchi Gong turned his head and looked at Xiao Jian.
"Your name is Xiao Jian?"
Xiao Jian nodded and said loudly:
"yes."
Yuchi Gong nodded slightly and said:
"I will remember you. If this battle is successful, I will mark your merits."
Xiao Jian's eyes were filled with joy, he cupped his hands and said:
"Subordinate, thank you General for your support."
Yuchi hummed respectfully, waved his hand and said:
"You should step back first."
"Here."
A quarter of an hour later.
Dozens of generals from the vanguard army all gathered in the central army tent.
A pin drop could be heard in the big tent. None of the generals spoke. They all looked at their own generals with burning eyes.
Ever since the battle report from Lanzhou reached Chang'an City, these people had been holding back their anger.
In addition, they had been traveling non-stop for three days and three nights, which made them even more angry.
Therefore, after receiving the order from the general, they immediately rushed into the Chinese army's tent with great excitement.
[It’s finally time to fuck those bastards. The general’s spear has long been thirsty! ]
Thinking of this, their eyes almost turned green.
At this time, a personal guard walked up to Yu Chigong and whispered:
"General, all generals above the rank of captain are here."
Yuchi Gong nodded slightly and turned around with his hands behind his back.
He looked at a group of generals with green eyes, nodded with satisfaction, and said:
"The scouts just came to report that the enemy has five thousand light cavalry and is ambushing in the southwest of Dingxi City. They plan to take advantage of the siege to surprise the fleeing people of Dingxi City."
"Children, what do you think we should do?"
A young captain beat his chest and said loudly:
"Fuck you."
Yuchi Gong nodded slightly, waved his arms and said:
"That's right, just fuck him."
As soon as he finished speaking, the military tent was filled with all kinds of obscene remarks.
"Kill these uncivilized bastards!"
"Kill these bald thieves to death!"
"..."
A few moments,
Yu Chigong felt that the atmosphere was almost heightened, so he pressed his arms. Seeing this, all the generals hurriedly silenced their voices. They all looked at their own generals eagerly, for fear that they would not be robbed of the chance to fight.
Yuchi Gong looked around, coughed dryly, and shouted:
"Zhonglang General Zhang Jin, come forward and listen to the order."
Zhang Jin was overjoyed when he heard this. He took a step forward, knelt on one knee, held his hands high in the air, and said loudly:
"The end will be here."
Yuchi Gong picked up a command arrow from the desk, handed it to Zhang Jin, and said:
"I order your troops to be the vanguard, lead the 11th, 12th, and 13th troops along the Longyou Road to attack the mansion and clear the way for the Chinese army."
As soon as he finished speaking, in the big tent, Captain Zhe Chong from the 11th, 12th, and 13th Zhechong Mansion knelt down behind Zhang Jin with excited expressions.
Zhang Jin held the command arrow and said excitedly:
"Here."
Yuchi nodded with a smile, waved his hand and said:
"Go ahead."
"Here."
After saying that, Zhang Jin took Captain Zhechong, a subordinate of the three mansions, out of the camp.
"Left general Cui Zhan, right general Su Kun, come forward and listen to the order."
"The end will be here."
.......
A quarter of an hour later,
On the official road of Longyou Road, smoke and dust billowed, and the Youwu Guards, ten thousand light cavalry, came out in full force, like an angry black dragon, charging at Dingxi City with its teeth and claws.
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