Naturally, the actions of Song Shixin's troops spread to Guangning very quickly.

In the side hall of the Junwei Mansion, there was a simple map hanging on the wall. Yuwen Chengchao was introducing the situation to everyone at this time: "There is a Zhumapo on the north bank of the Songshui River. The road to Heishan is from Zhumapo.

Passing nearby. Song Shixin led five thousand troops out of Shunjincheng and passed by Zhumapo. He left a thousand troops behind, led by Han Ying." He looked at everyone present and introduced: "Huo Juncheng also told everyone before that Song Shixin is

Huangfu Yunzhao's powerful general, Han Ying, is Song Shixin's brother-in-law."

"The Han family originally did not belong to the Liaodong family, but was a wealthy family of the Liaodong Army." Huo Mianzhi stood up and said: "But the Han family was married to the Song family, and Han Ying worked under Song Shixin at a young age. Song Shixin, because of his backyard connections,

This brother-in-law is very caring."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "As far as I know, there are not a few nepotisms in the Liaodong Army."

Everyone laughed, and then Yu Wen Chengchao continued: "Han Ying stayed at Zhumapo and sent people to recruit labor nearby to build a camp in Zhumapo." He slid his finger and said, "There is no way to the west of Zhumapo.

As far as ten miles away, there is a lush forest, which they can take advantage of. After Han Ying's troops settled in Zhumapo, many craftsmen were also sent to Shunjincheng, and they formed teams to transport stones and other materials, blatantly demanding

Set up camp at Zhumapo."

"Lord Commander, if Han Ying really builds a camp in Zhumapo, the situation will be a bit troublesome." Among the people present, Lieutenant Chu Hua stood up and said: "My general is quite familiar with that area. He went to Heishan from western Liaoning.

There are three feasible roads. One is to go around Tianji Mountain. This road is rugged and difficult to navigate, and the distance is very long. It takes half a circle. The second is to leave western Liaoning and enter Yingping County, go eastward along the official road, and then

Turn to the north, pass the Songshui River, and go all the way north to Heishan. The last road is to go all the way east to Shunjin City, pass through Shunjin City, go north, and then turn northwest. The road is comparable to the road in Tianji Mountain.

Further. Among these three roads, the shortest and smoothest is the Songshui River road."

Yuwen Cheng nodded and said, "Exactly."

"But if Han Ying garrisoned troops in Mapo, he would also control the Songshui Bridge on the Songshui River." Chu Hua looked solemn: "The grain and grass equipment transported from western Liaoning to Songyang Pasture must pass through the Songshui River. After crossing the bridge,

, the grain road is only a few miles away from Zhumapo...!"

Yu Wencheng said: "Everyone, I am very clear about Captain Chu's worries. He is worried that Han Ying will control the grain road to Heishan after stationing troops in Mapo. In fact, Han Ying has already set up a military camp at Songshui Bridge.

At present, all vehicles going to Songshui Bridge need to check the checkpoint. The reason they gave is also very simple. They claimed that the bandits had plundered the arsenal in Changwu County and hundreds of weapons were scattered outside, so they were trying to eradicate that group.

Before rebelling against the bandits, all important roads must be strictly inspected."

"There is the Songshui River near Zhumapo that can be their water source, and the terrain of Zhumapo is quite high. It is not difficult to build a camp and garrison thousands of troops." Qin Xiao finally said: "They chose this place to garrison troops early.

Someone with a plan." He stood up, walked to the map, and said slowly: "Captain Chu just said that there are three roads to Black Mountain, and the Liaodong Army naturally knows this. The purpose of their sending troops this time is actually very clear, that is

It is necessary to cut off the connection between Songyang Grassland and western Liaoning and cut off the grain road."

Yuwen Chengchao said: "Han Ying set up a checkpoint at Songshui Bridge and took control of Songshui Bridge. Song Shixin led four thousand soldiers and horses into Changwu County. If nothing happens, they will suppress the bandits in these two days.

In the name of moving to Tianji Mountain, they had already let the outside world know that the group of bandits who attacked Changwu County Government were hiding in Tianji Mountain. Whether it was true or not was not important. What was important was that with this excuse, they could station troops in Tianji Mountain.

." He looked at Chu Hua and said with a smile: "So it is not easy to transport grain and grass to Heishan by going around Tianji Mountain."

The second master, Chen Zhitai, couldn't help but said: "There's no need to take a detour. We were a step too late and they occupied Zhumapo. Since they want to cut off our grain route, we don't have to be polite." He raised his hand to Qin Xiaoyi and shouted loudly.

He said: "General, you ask your subordinates to lead people to kill them. I promise to capture Zhumapo. After capturing Zhumapo, I will lead troops to guard there and see who has the ability to intercept the grain road."

Chen Zhitai was entrusted by Yuwen Chengchao with the important task of taking charge of a thousand-man team. Although he was once the second in command of the mountain and had hundreds of minions under his command, now he leads regular officers and soldiers with the imperial establishment, and they are

Team of Thousands.

He always felt that this was the smoke coming out of his ancestral grave. He was really a glorious ancestor, so he was naturally grateful to Qin Xiao. He thought that he would make military exploits no matter what, to repay General Qin for his kindness.

"Don't talk yet, while you are killing the enemy." Qin Xiao knew that the second master was brave but not smart enough, so he would definitely be as good as others when he went into battle, but it was better to talk less when making plans.

Chen Zhitai was quite well-behaved. When Qin Xiao spoke, he lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

Yuwen Chengchao smiled and then continued: "The situation is now very clear, and we also know the intentions of the Liaodong Army. Huangfu Yunzhao's move is indeed to cut off the grain road over Songyang Pasture, but this is just his intention

One." He raised his hand and clicked on the map a few times, and said: "Song Shixin's four thousand soldiers and horses were stationed at Tianji Mountain, and Han Ying built a camp in Zhumapo and controlled the Songshui Bridge... Shunjincheng is here.

On the side, Huangfu Yunzhao is personally stationed with 5,000 heavy troops. Everyone can clearly see from this picture that Huangfu Yunzhao's deployment has allowed the Liaodong Army to surround Songyang Grassland from three sides."

Zhao Shengtai, who had been silent until now, finally said: "They want to swallow up the grassland first!"

"That's right." Yuwen Cheng nodded and said: "The troops sent from Tianji Mountain are only a hundred miles away from the grassland, Shunjin City is less than two hundred miles away from the grassland, and Songshui River is even less than a hundred miles away from the grassland. These three routes

Once the soldiers and horses are dispatched, they can reach the grassland in a very short time, posing a fatal threat to the grassland. They will not take any action for the time being, because General Gu must be ready at the moment. But if the soldiers and horses of Huangfu Yunzhao's third group are always like this

Deployment, over there in the pasture is like having a sword hanging over your head at all times, and you never know when Huangfu Yunzhao will take action."

Qin Xiaodao: "Just before calling everyone here, we just got the news that Shunjincheng sent a grain team. Judging from the number of the team, at least 10,000 shi of grain were transported, and part of the grain was unloaded at Zhumapo

, the remaining grain was sent to Changwu County, from which we can judge that Huangfu Yunzhao has prepared a long-term plan."

"General, the Black Mountain Trade Center has just been opened not long ago." Huo Mianzhi said: "I heard that there have been a lot of transactions with the northern tribes recently, and the required goods are also being transported from the customs." He paused and frowned.

: "Songshui River is not only the only way to the grassland, but also the only trade route for the Black Mountain Trading Ground. If the Liaodong Army interferes and blocks our trade route, causing the goods to be unable to be delivered on time, this will be very difficult for the trading ground.

It’s a fatal blow.”

"Master Huo is right. The northern tribes value their promises. As long as an agreement is reached, the goods will be delivered as promised." Qin Xiao thought that the Zhenyu tribe took the lead in sending 7,000 war horses before receiving the silk. This can also be seen from this.

The Xile people indeed kept their promises and said solemnly: "If the goods are not delivered on time, the reputation of the Black Mountain Trading Center will be completely lost, and it will be difficult to do business with the northern tribes in the future." He raised his hand and touched his chin and said: "So

Songshui Bridge is not only the food route for the pasture, but also our trade route, and it must not be cut off by the Liaodong Army."

Yuwen Chengchao said seriously: "The problems to be solved now are to keep this road open, and to eliminate the threat from Huangfu Yunzhao's three troops to General Gu. The most important thing is to solve these problems.

, we cannot attack the Liaodong Army first."

Chen Zhitai didn't dare to say anything at first, but when he heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore and said loudly: "It's better to strike first, why can't we strike first?"

"The reason is very simple. The Liaodong Army and our Long Rui Army are both soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty." Yuwen Chengchao said solemnly: "Since the imperial court has not issued an edict saying that the Liaodong Army is a rebel, then if we attack the Liaodong Army first, then what will happen if we attack the Liaodong Army first?"

Even if they attack the imperial soldiers and horses, it is considered a rebellion. Although the people of the four northeastern counties have complaints against the Liaodong Army, they see things very simply. Whoever strikes first is a rebel in their eyes. Once they become rebels, the people of the four counties will naturally

Treat them as enemies." He glanced at the people present and said slowly: "If we want to gain a foothold in the Northeast, we must not lose the support of the people."

"If we can't fight, how about we just sit here and watch them cut off the food path?" Chen Zhitai was a little unwilling. Then he saw Qin Xiao staring at him, and he immediately lowered his head, not daring to say anything.

Qin Xiao glanced at everyone, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and said: "I have called you here today to start the deployment. Today's four northeastern counties have become a chessboard, and we will compete with Liaodong on this chessboard.

It's a game of chess between armies. Huangfu Yunzhao is the first to make the move, and his attacks are fierce. In this case, we can only use soldiers to block the water and cover up the ground." Yu Wen Chengchao nodded to Yu Wen Chengchao, and then he took out a few kits from his arms.

, smiled and said: "There are several tips here, and the tasks to be deployed are clearly written in detail. The person who gets the tips must act according to the deployment in the tips, and there must be no mistakes."

Everyone was a little surprised, but Yuwen Chengchao had already picked up a kit and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Shengtai takes the order!"

Zhao Shengtai immediately stood up and went forward to take the bag. He was not in a hurry to look at it, but held it tightly in his hand. There was excitement between his brows, knowing that he was the first to receive the order. This was Qin Xiao's respect for him.

Turning to Qin Xiao, he cupped his hands and cupped his fists.

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