A few moments
Qin Ming, dressed in a green shirt, appeared in the courtyard.
"Brother Xiao? Why are you here?"
Xiao Jian bowed and saluted, saying:
"Last general, see Qin joining the army."
"Join the army. The situation is urgent. This is not the time to talk. You and the general should go to the government office quickly. The manager and others are probably already waiting in a hurry."
Qin Ming nodded and stretched out his hand to signal Xiao Jian to go first.
"In that case, let's talk while walking."
Xiao Jian nodded and strode towards the entrance of the courtyard.
Qin Ming glanced back at the door behind him, then took Zi Shu and strode towards Xiao Jian.
"Brother Xiao, do you know why the manager summoned you tonight?"
Xiao Jian paused, looked around, and said in a low voice:
"There is new news coming from Lanzhou. It's not convenient to say the details. You'd better ask the manager in person."
After saying that, Xiao Jian glanced at the big locust tree at the entrance of the courtyard, intentionally or unintentionally.
Qin Ming's expression darkened when he heard this, because he was concerned about the safety of Lanzhou City, so he said anxiously:
"Then let's leave quickly."
When the figures of Qin and Ming disappeared deep into the veranda, a thin figure came out from behind the locust tree.
It was Song Muqing, the eldest lady of the Song Dynasty.
Under the moonlight, Song Muqing clasped his hands together, looked at the direction Xiao Jian left, and murmured softly:
"May God bless my benefactor with good health and prosperous martial arts."
.......
In the main hall of the Dingxi County Government Office, there were only two people, Yu Chigong and Xue Wanche.
Yuchi Gong sat high on the throne, his brows furrowed.
Xue Wanche, who was said to be upright, walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, sighing from time to time.
Yuchi Gong slapped the table hard and said angrily:
"Can you stop wandering around? My head is almost spinning because of you."
Xue Wanche's eyes were red, he turned his head towards Yuchi Gong and shouted:
"I'm upset. If I don't turn around a few times, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it anymore and will lead my troops to slaughter those beasts overnight."
Normally, if Xue Wanche dared to call him Lao Tzu, Yuchi Gong would definitely teach him how to behave.
But at this time, Yuchi Gong had been thinking about the information that had just been sent back, and did not want to waste time on Xue Wanche.
[Forget it, spare his life for now. ]
Thinking of this, Yu Chigong's thoughts were all focused on the information sent back tonight.
"Fat Cheng, hold on, the Chinese army will be here soon. If you wait a little longer, I will lead my troops to kill them soon."
Yuchi Gong murmured softly.
At this moment, the guard's announcement came from outside the door.
"Reporting to the general manager, Qin Canjun is outside seeking an audience."
Yuchi Gong suddenly stood up and shouted towards the door:
"Please quickly."
"Here."
Not long after, Qin Ming, dressed in green clothes, stepped into the main room.
Qin Ming saw that there were no outsiders present, so he bowed to Wei Chigong and Xue Wanche and said:
"My nephew, I have met Uncle Yuchi and Uncle Xue. My uncle called me late at night, but is there anything important?"
Yuchi was overjoyed, stood up, walked to Qin Ming, took his arm and said:
"My dear nephew, you are finally here. Just now, the scouts came back with a piece of news. I and the other soldiers have been discussing it for a long time, but they still can't figure it out."
"You've always been smart, so I want you to help the staff and see what those barbarians are up to."
Qin Ming didn't think that a rookie like him could figure out something that many soldiers could not figure out, so he said with some embarrassment:
"Uncle Yuchi thinks highly of my nephew. My nephew has never even been on the battlefield. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Yuchi Gong exclaimed, pressed Qin Ming on a low stool, and said:
"You said the same thing yesterday when you made a bet with the Gao boy, but what was the result? Everyone can see it."
"Looking at the entire Dingxi City, you are the most arrogant."
Qin Ming rolled his eyes when he heard this and said:
"Then just keep talking, kid, just listen."
Yuchi Gong laughed, patted Qin Ming on the shoulder and said:
"This is right!"
"This is what happened. Today, Tuoba Hong, the Khan of the Chenshi Party, threatened the lives of the people of the Tang Dynasty, forcing Zhijie to send five hundred light cavalry to fight their cavalry out of the city."
"In this battle, the left-leading army Wei won a great victory and successfully brought the people into the city."
"But next..."
Qin Ming frowned, grabbed Yu Chigong's arm, and said eagerly:
"Next, will they follow the same pattern and continue to consume the effective strength of the Lanzhou defenders?"
Yuchi Gong shook his head and sighed:
"On the contrary, instead of attacking the city in the afternoon, they divided their forces and stationed themselves in the four directions of Lanzhou."
"According to reports from scouts, party members have begun digging trenches outside Lanzhou City."
"Looking at their posture, it doesn't look like they want to attack the city, but they want to prevent people from Lanzhou City from coming out."
"This is what I can't figure out. Logically speaking, the commander-in-chief of the barbarians, as long as he is in his right mind, should continue to consume the defenders!"
Qin Ming lowered his head and said nothing.
Although he is not familiar with the art of war, he also knows that there must be a demon when something goes wrong.
The enemy's abnormal operation must have its own purpose, and this purpose is likely to affect the entire battle situation.
[With such a posture, the enemy obviously does not intend to continue attacking Lanzhou City. But if they don't attack the city, what's the point of besieging Lanzhou? ]
[Could it be...]
Qin Ming was silent for a while, then raised his head and asked:
"Uncle Yuchi, Uncle Xue."
"Do you think it's possible that the enemy army already knows the movements of the Chinese army?"
Xue Wanche stroked his short beard, frowned and said:
"It is possible. After all, Lintao is still in their hands. If we send scouts from there and follow the official road to the east, we will very likely find reinforcements."
Yuchi Gong frowned and said:
"If they really know that our army is approaching in the near future, shouldn't they concentrate their forces to capture Lanzhou City and then defend the city to resist the attack of our Tang Dynasty troops?"
Qin Ming shook his head and said:
"No, they have another option."
Yuchi Gong and Xue Wanche's eyes lit up at the same time, they came to Qin Ming's side and said eagerly:
"What choice?"
Qin Ming's eyes were shining, and he slowly uttered four words.
"Surround the area and call for reinforcements."
Yuchi Gong and Xue Wanche have been fighting for so many years, and this is the first time they have heard such a word.
The two looked at each other and saw doubts in each other's eyes, so they turned their attention to Qin Ming again.
"Surround the site for reinforcements? What's the solution?"
Qin Ming explained:
"To put it simply, it means to deploy a small number of troops to besiege a city or fortress, and then concentrate most of the troops to attack the reinforcements at the rescue stronghold."
Yu Chigong and Xue Wanche suddenly realized after hearing this.
At the same time, they quickly reviewed the wars they had experienced in the past in their minds, and they soon discovered that they had indeed encountered similar situations in small-scale wars in the past.
But in every war, the core strategic goal is to capture the city.
Never before has an army besieged a city and specifically attacked reinforcements.
What's more, no one had ever used such a superb military strategy during the melee at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
How could a mere barbarian come up with such a clever military strategy?
Thinking of this, Xue Wanche hesitated and said:
"My dear nephew, your insights into the art of war are indeed great, but with those uncivilized barbarians, how could they possibly have such a strategy!"
