The General Is As Urgent as Law

After Jiang also informed Jia Dajia II of the news, the three of them hurriedly packed up and waited outside the camp as scheduled. Xue Ziqin and Guo Linchong rode on the horse without saying a word. Seeing them coming, Xue Ziqin also said to Jiang: "Go on horse."

Jiang is also puzzled. There are only five of them in front of him. Does Xue Ziqin intend to support Qin Guan with the power of five? He wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to ask more. It was Jia Da, but with a dignified face, he first saluted Xue Ziqin and said, "I don't know that General Xue doesn't remember us. My brother, Jia Jia and Jia, are all Qinguan people. ! Willing to support with the general! "

Xue Ziqin glanced at him: "Well, get on the horse and set off."

"Yes!"

The night was heavy, except for the night watchmen in the barracks, all of them were in their sleep. Xue Ziqin and Guo Linchong were in front, Jia Dajia, Er and Jiang Ye were in the back, and Zema left Hanzhou City and went straight to Yan Hangu.

A few days ago, Xue Ziqin tortured Jiang Ye every day and asked him to practice riding. At this time, Min Qiu's horse was under his crotch, and he didn't spend much effort to make this horse obedient, thanks to Xue Ziqin's Torture. A group of five walked fast in the night, and the empty Yan Han Valley echoed the sound of a "dada" horseshoe. Jiang also controlled the horse and looked at Xue Ziqin's back from time to time. He always felt that there was something that he forgot to explain, except for Wei Lin.

Until he left Hanzhou City, he did not say anything to Wei Lin.

Jia Dajia Er said goodbye to Wei Lin, and said that Wei Lin should heal well, but he said nothing.

It wasn't until they reached the center of Yan Hangu that Jiang also vaguely looked at someone not far in front, and there were still many people.

Xue Ziqin's speed was very fast. Soon after Jiang saw someone in front of him, Xue Ziqin pulled the reins and Bai Liu raised his front hooves, hissing loudly through the night sky, and the four people behind him immediately stopped, and then galloped into Xuxing Walk slowly towards the crowd.

Gradually approaching, Jiang saw clearly that there were many people in the open space of Yan Hangu in front of him, clearly hundreds of people. And they all ride on the war horses, and after walking in, they can hear the sound of the armor on them rubbing with the movement.

Xue Ziqin's horse came directly in front of the crowd, Guo Linchong and Jiang stopped on both sides of him, and Jia Dajia Er followed. The leader of the other party saw Xue Ziqin, and then in the moonlight, Jiang also saw his respectfully arched hand in front of him, full of voice, and said, "General!"

The people behind him followed, shouting the word "general" in full, the voice was a bit terrible in the silent night, the most terrifying was the momentum contained in the voice. Jiang couldn't say why, but he could vaguely notice that the people in front of him were probably all good soldiers.

Xue Ziqin nodded and turned over.

Jiang Ye saw a few people and quickly dismounted.

The leader also dismounted and walked in front of Xue Ziqin. I only heard Xue Ziqin Shen Sheng say: "Zhou Xiao, you come first, and Jiang Ye, Guo Linchong, three of you come with me."

"Yes."

Xue Ziqin took the three people to the side, a little distance from everyone. Jiang also paid attention to these people a bit and noticed a few points. When the four of them walked away, the people were still immobile. They sat on the horseback one by one, let alone gossiping, they didn't even move.

Well-trained, this is probably the case.

Xue Ziqin sat on the floor, and the other three also sat down. He took out a piece of parchment from his arms and laid it flat on the ground. Xue Ziqin took out the fire fold from his arms. Guo Linchong took the small torch he carried with his will. Come out and let Xue Ziqin order. The fire light instantly illuminates the parchment on the ground, and Jiang sees it clearly. It is a map that draws the maps of the two countries of Xuansui, but the map of the Sui Kingdom is obviously not detailed, only the label of the Chengchi Mountains, Xuanguo is a hundred times more detailed.

Then Xue Ziqin took the torch and approached the map. The other hand pointed at a line on the map and said, "We are now in Yan Hangu. According to the news, they should have entered the Qin Pass. Look here, this place is all Wuqu. The plain is high in the north and low in the south, and it is inclined without any obstructions. This is close to Sui Guo, and it is reasonable to camp here, so that Sui Guo can support it in time. "

After finishing this sentence, Xue Ziqin looked up and looked at the three people. They all stared closely at the map, and he continued to say: "The nearest road must have passed Yan Hangu from the border, but if you go straight like this, It will definitely be discovered by Sui Guo's scouts that 500 people have little effect on the frontal battlefield and may even be attacked first at the border. "

The man named Zhou Xiao kept looking at the map with Xue Ziqin's hand. From Yan Hangu to Qinguan, the two countries Xuansui are closely adjacent, and it is impossible to pass silently. Zhou Xiao bit his nails on the thumb of his right hand as if thinking about something. At this time, Jiang was also thinking, but he had no idea about these. The Chengchi Mountains marked on the map, he could see clearly. On this small map, he could not help seeing the terrain.

Zhou Xiao thought for a moment and looked up at Xue Ziqin. Xue Ziqin was also looking at him, as if waiting for his opinion. I only heard Zhou Xiao say: "Today's situation, it is too difficult to find another way. According to my humble opinion, it is better to cross through Yanzhou and go straight to the hinterland of Shangzhou," he said, drawing the route on the map with two fingers. Then he went out of the city from the side of Shangzhou. The general just made a very reasonable analysis. This is the best option for them to camp. If so, although we have detoured, we can attack the camp directly from the flank. "

Xue Ziqin frowned, and asked, "However, if you entered the hinterland of Shangzhou from Yanzhou, it was at least three days longer than the border."

"The general counts, if the Northern Army transfers troops to Qinguan, it will be half a month, or as long as 20 days, not to mention the large army marching, the time will be slower. We only have 500 people, and we will be out every day and night, tonight You can cross Shangzhou within ten days of departure. "

"Ten days?" Xue Ziqin was puzzled.

Zhou Xiao smiled, reflecting the fire, and Jiang also looked up at Zhou Xiao's face and wanted to hear him continue. Although I do n’t know who this Zhou Xiao is, I am afraid that he is not an ordinary person. He wanted to ask what was the origin of Zhou Xiao, but without Wei Lin around him, Jiang no longer knew who to ask.

Just a few hours apart, they have become unaccustomed.

"Don't forget the general, the borrowed thousand brothers are all the generals' personal soldiers. They have traveled to the South for more than ten years and traveled for eight hundred days a day.

Xue Ziqin nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, as long as we can exit from the side of Shangzhou, we can then play with the gang of barbarians in Wuqu."

Deciding on the marching route, Xue Ziqin put away the map, returned the torch to Guo Linchong, and returned to Fang Cai. Xue Ziqin ordered the march and saw the five hundred people in front of him, not wasting a little time, no extra moves, and lit torches one after another. Two of them did not wait for Xue Ziqin to speak, but Zhou Xiao was in the ear as if he had made an order, and he took the lead in the target direction.

Xue Ziqin turned his horse and shouted, "Go!" Then he ran out with a whip, followed by Guo Linchong and Zhou Xiao, Jiang Ye and Jia Dajia Er followed this group of well-trained elite soldiers , Move forward together.

Xue Ziqin took the lead, and the team did not stretch very long. The torches in the hands of the elite soldiers illuminate the sides of the avenue, and Jiang is also on horseback, and he is also intensively advancing. Even Jia Dajia and two people who are not usually shaped, are also infected by this atmosphere. The expression is serious, and he only cares about the horse, and he doesn't even have the mood to chat.

Jiang also looked back to see them so seriously. He also said that for Jia Dajia II, Qinguan is his hometown, sacred and inviolable.

More than 500 people, who traveled day and night, marched extremely fast, and did almost nothing. Apart from finding a place to rest, eat and sleep during the day, there is only one thing when the sky is dark, marching. Everyone was ready for dry food in his carry-on bag, including Jiang Ye, and also remembered it. A lot of dry food was brought in the bag.

The dry food is awkward and the cured meat can't taste, but no one complains.

At first I felt hard in the barracks, and this time with these elite soldiers, Jiang also suddenly understood what it means to kill the soldiers and what is a blood-blooded warrior. Although he has not seen it with his own eyes, he can be sure. To the enemy, they are absolutely as they are now, only obedience, only offensive momentum.

On the tenth day of the military campaign, as Zhou Xiao had previously said, he had reached the border of Shangzhou.

Along the way, Jiang also figured out a lot of things, for example, the two who set off first were scouts. They probed the situation ahead, and after a while they drove the horse back, and scolded not only the two of them, but also two of them rotating with them. It is precisely because of their hard work that the road to the battlefield is unobstructed, bypassing the city all the way, avoiding the places where other horses and horses pass, and only passing through the deserted wilderness to save time.

During the daily march time, Jiang would also think of Wei Lin.

I don't know how he is now, whether the injury is better than half. After getting along with each other for two months, Wei Lin had become a close-knit person, and was worried when he disappeared.

Shangzhou border.

Xue Ziqin had five hundred troops stationed at the border and took a day off, but the scouts had no rest. Five hundred people, although the goal is much smaller than the army, it is far less flexible than one or two people. After arriving at the border, the scouts were sent out by Xue Ziqin to investigate, especially where the other party was camping and lining up. There are also more than a dozen people who are not rested, and Xue Ziqin was sent to the Yuzhou purchasing point next door to supply food. Of course, Xue Ziqin made money.

The purpose of this cavalry is very clear, that is to disrupt the enemy camp, attack the flanks and small groups of horses, if they can burn the opponent's grain, it will be a victory.

Along the way, we can hear news from the Qinguan war. The battle of Qin Guan is urgent and the situation is urgent. Wei Yuanting had ordered the army to withdraw, leaving only Qin Guanshou and two thousand disabled soldiers to travel against each other, and instead focused on defending the hinterland of Shangzhou. Of course, Xue Ziqin knew his intentions. He just waited for Xue Changfeng to come over to clean up the mess.

The scout went out three people and came back first, and this person brought back a lot of news.

"General!" After the scout came back, he still had time to rest in the future, so he went directly to report to Xue Ziqin, "Suiguo and Wuqu camped just as the general expected, but there are many people in Wuqu, and the camps are large. There are four camps in each of the east and the west Surrounding the big camp in the middle, there is a tendency of iron barrels. The Sui people seem to be standing on the border of other countries, and they are not with the Wuqu people. "

"How many people can be found in Wuqu?"

"My subordinates heard that there were 5,000 people. Now about half of the people in Qinguan are fighting against General Wei in guerrilla fighting. According to observations in the barracks, there may be about 3,000 people."

Hearing this number, Xue Ziqin's face was even more gloomy. Zhou Xiao was starting to bite his nails again. Jiang was not far away and could not hear the specific content, but it was estimated that Zhou Xiao's performance was a bad thing. After several days of observation, he has already discovered Zhou Xiao's small habit. Once he is thinking, he will start biting the nails of his thumb.

Xue Ziqin had previously estimated that Wuqu people and horses should be slightly less than Suiguo, because Wuqu was originally a nomadic barbarian, and the number of the entire tribe was not much. But if he was judged correctly, then there would be more than ten thousand people. Now, if Wei Yuanting does not move, only five hundred people will fight against ten thousand people.

"You go to rest first." Xue Ziqin said, and then asked Zhou Xiao, "What do you think?"

"Um ..." Zhou Xiao thought for a while, "The general is worried, the two forces add up to over ten thousand people, but I think there is a problem."

"Oh?"

"It is reasonable to say that Wuqu and Sui Guo cooperated to attack Qinguan. Once Qinguan is completely occupied, for the Wuqu tribe, the benefits are huge, but for Sui Guo, it is not so important."

Xue Ziqin heard the words, thought for a moment, and said, "You continue."

"Qinguan is not a rich place, and the geographical location is not as useful as Yanzhou, especially Shangzhou is large. If you want to be fully included, I am afraid that it is a dream. Starting from Shangzhou is really a strategy. The general can think about it. If you are General Sui, what do you want in this war? "

"Naturally, he demanded compensation for cutting the land, and then nibbled at Yanzhou step by step." Xue Ziqin said, he wanted to get a rough idea as soon as he said this, "You mean, Wuqu is a large group of people, and Sui Guo only wants to borrow Robbery? "

"It's possible." Zhou Xiao said, "Wuqu is a group of barbarians on the grassland, but it has a strong combat ability, and they grew up on horseback. They can shoot it, but even so, Wuqu has gathered 5,000 people. I am afraid that I will do my utmost. Wuqu did his best, only because Sui Guo did not intend to help vigorously. "

Zhou Xiao said, glancing at Xue Ziqin, and finally came to the conclusion: "Suiguo at most, will only send 2,000 people, and should show a wait-and-see trend, the two sides form an alliance, and more are borrowing from each other, but Wu Qu, I am a great country, how can I be afraid? I am afraid that the two parties will form an alliance and suddenly start, it is difficult to be prepared. "

Xue Ziqin nodded. He thought about it and said, "That Hanzhou City, does Sui Guo plan to stop it? This is unreasonable." He just realized that something was wrong. Zhou Xiao nodded toward him: "They are afraid that the general is stationed in the Hanzhou City, and they dare not fight at will. It should be true, but if they know that the general is not in the camp, they are likely to start. Even if they don't start, if Qin Guan is completely lost, he will be punished. Invading the hinterland of Shangzhou, I was afraid that the court would also make peace and exchange Hanzhou for Qinguan. "

"What's the benefit of doing this?" Xue Ziqin asked.

He wondered why he was going around in this way, which was time-consuming and laborious, and he only exchanged cities once for peace.

Zhou Xiao said with a serious expression, "If Xuanguo seeks peace, he will inevitably pay for the land."

Xue Ziqin immediately understood the meaning: "I'm afraid there is an expert in the Sui Kingdom. Just persuading Wuqu to dispatch so many horses and horses, it can be seen."