The rain was drizzling, and in the depression, there were dark people in the ground, and more than 4,000 soldiers wearing two armors were squatting in the mud and resting.

Several scouts drove the war horses by, splashing mud and water all over the soldiers' faces, but the soldiers did not respond. Everyone stepped up their time and chewed raw corn and food.

The scout came, and a man with rough hands and feet, face like black dates, and a sore in the forehead, knelt in the mud with a thud and said, "King, the defenders in the county have been lured out by us. General Zhang and hundreds of brothers are looking for the running here."

The man nodded and said, "How strong are the officers and soldiers?"

"There are six hundred armoured cavalry and one thousand armourless soldiers, all of whom are the county soldiers who were originally stationed in the county."

Heavy armored cavalry? The man was lying on the ground regardless of the mud. After listening for a while, he stood up and said, "Well, it seems that it is very close."

"County soldiers are just a mob!" The man sneered and said, "This is simply the meat delivered to the door. If you don't eat it, you won't eat it. Luo Yi gave me a plate of good dishes. He wore armor and war horses, and I wanted it all!"

Gao Kaidao lowered his head and said, "Have the government army discovered any clues?"

"No, General Zhang worked very hard, and his subordinates have lost more than half of them."

A sneer appeared on Gao Kaidao's face and said, "Very good. Send orders to prepare for war!"

After ordering, the four thousand soldiers immediately blew the raindrops on their faces, stood up from the mud, and looked south.

Boom, thunder rolled, and heavy rain fell. At this time, several miles away, the cavalry of the official army and county soldiers first fell into the mud of grass and mud, chasing the bandits who were defeated all the way.

The sound of thunder and rain covered up all the movements and sounds of the two armies.

In the distance, in addition to the 4,000 soldiers from Gao Kaidao, there were 2,000 wolf cavalry trained by the Turks. Twenty miles away, there were more than 100,000 people who were brought from Anle County, and they were cannon fodders that attacked Changping County in a short time.

In Huaihuang Town, generals such as Li Hu, Wen Yanbo, Su Su, Ying Hefu, Ertuo, Tanzong, Ji Chuan, Wang Mahan gathered together.

Outside the foyer, it was raining heavily.

"Report!"

A soldier came in the rain curtain and said to Li Hu in the lobby: "Two days ago, Gao Kaidao led his army to lure the troops of Changping County in the wild. The deputy commander and the county lieutenant were killed in battle. Gao Kaidao took advantage of the situation to attack the city. Yesterday, he had already broken the city and captured Changping County. After the city was broken, Gao Kaidao executed the county magistrate and officials in the city, and took over more than 10,000 people in the city and returned to Anle County."

When the generals heard this, they were shocked. In less than three days, Yang Yichen sent troops, Gao Kaidao dared to take advantage of the uninhabited opportunity of Zhuo County to capture one of the nine counties in Zhuo County.

Ji Chuan said, "This Gao Kaidao is so capable. The county soldiers in Changping and the newly recruited village soldiers are no less than three thousand. The battle is over."

Wang Mahan sneered and said, "It's just a county soldier, not Xue Shixiong's mansion. In my eyes, the Zhuo County soldiers are just decorations."

Wang Mahan's words were received, and many military generals were supported by them. In the Great Sui military system, the government soldiers were considered semi-farming and half-war semi-reserve troops. They served for life before the age of 60, and sometimes they had to go to guard the capital. The county soldiers were recruited from the civilian households for one or two years. When they served in the county, they could only be considered civilians serving in the military.

As for the rural soldiers, they were mostly local clans, or the large family members were backbone. For example, Yang Jian was a large family in Guanzhong back then, and the Yang family alone raised thousands of royal soldiers.

In fact, the same was true in Li Chongjiu's army. For example, the cavalry controlled by Ying Hefu and Ertuo also served as soldiers in wartime and for the people in peacetime. However, the cavalry of the foreign soldiers and cavalry have been skilled in bows and horses since childhood. With a little practice, they can become soldiers.

As for Li Chongjiu's command, nearly 10,000 Han troops in Shanggu and Yanmen usually use troops to garrison, farming and training troops, similar to garrisoning troops. Otherwise, with Li Chongjiu's current economy, or the economy of this era, it would be very difficult to maintain a standing army.

"Now, among the county soldiers, except Wang Xuba, no matter where they see the rebels, they either fled if they see the wind."

"We all know that Gao Kaidao's forces can only fight."

"The soldiers of Zhuo County are brave, but Gao Kaidao defeated the soldiers of Zhuo County, and they were also fierce soldiers from the north."

"All the thieves like Gao Kaidao have captured a county, which shows that the troops in Zhuo County are just like this."

The generals said one after another.

"If Xue Shixiong does not return to Zhuo County, Zhuo County can fight with our army's military strength, and even if it is not good, it can wipe out half of the county within three months." Wang Mahan said confidently.

Wen Yanbo said: "Field combat is different from siege. If it is an attack of one city and one city, even if it is captured, most of the Zhuo County will be destroyed. Changping is just a small city, and Gao Kaidao is lucky enough to break through Jicheng will not be so easy."

Ying Hefu said, "I think what General Wang said is reasonable. As soldiers, we only need to consider that we can't defeat it. If it is a matter of post-war, it is not up to us."

Ying Hefu's words were unanimously supported by the generals of the foreign army, Yan Yelie and others. For the Hu people, the last time they followed Li Chongjiu to conquer Shanggu County, they made a lot of profits. All tribes had a good year. The second attack on Liaoxi, but the few tribes that did not go out were all jealous of Ying Hefu and the others' gains.

This time, it is the time when the autumn is clear and the weather is clear and the horses are strong. At this time, it is nothing to send troops. The horses lose some weight and are not easy to die. It is the time when the grassland tribes have always been going south to attack the enemy. If they miss this opportunity, it would be a pity. Therefore, Ying Hefu and entrusted the battle vigorously, hoping that Li Hu could agree to send troops.

The meaning of the Han generals such as Wang Mahan was to capture Ji County and take Li Chongjiu out. At the same time, they also meant to be greedy for the prosperity of Zhuo County. You should know that after the war in Shanggu County, there were less than 20,000 households left, western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning were equivalent to wasteland, and only Zhuo County could be called a county town in the north.

Among the people, only Wen Yanbo was strongly opposed, so Li Hu was unable to make a decision. At this time, Lin Dangfeng also sent Li Chongjiu's letter, saying that all major events in the army were decided by Li Hu, Su Su and Wen Yanbo. The generals of course encouraged Li Hu to send troops.

In Ji County, Li Chongjiu has been staying in Qu Yanran's building for the past few days, chatting with Qu Yanran every day, telling a few jokes with Chunxi and Dongqing, and the news from Lin Dangfeng every day has changed. In addition to the incident of Gao Kaidao's conquering Changping a few days ago, he thought deeply, life was quite comfortable.
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