Chapter 1,200 The Eve of the War (Part 2)

Although it was only more than 500 miles from Jincheng to Zhangzi, it would take more than two days with a fast horse. Because there was more than 100 miles in the middle, it was not easy to walk. Chen Gong could only pray secretly for time. Can come in time.

The leader of the wolf pack left the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Wei Xu and Li Feng hurried to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. As soon as they got off their horses, they nodded and said hello, and were greeted by the Prime Minister who was guarding the door. The housekeeper led him into Chen Gong's study.

As soon as the two of them entered the study, Wei Xu said: "Prime Minister, what's the important matter for us to meet you late at night?"

Without saying much, Chen Gong directly led the two of them to the map and explained his speculation to them in detail. After listening to Chen Gong's words, both of them were so shocked that they were sweating profusely. Wei Xu quickly said: " According to the wishes of the Prime Minister, how should we act?”

Although Li Feng didn't speak, he looked at Chen Gong eagerly. Chen Gong already had some preliminary ideas in his mind at this time. After hearing Wei Xu's words, he said: "Based on my guess, the Tang army should want to invade Shangdang territory through Baixing, so there should be no danger in Taiyuan." Yes, but the troops in the direction of Queshu Valley cannot be moved lightly, and the prime minister wants to continue to increase the troops, just in case. However, there are not many troops in the two counties now, and most of Shangdang's troops are deployed in the south. Among the passes in Taihang, there are only less than 4,000 troops and 2,000 cavalry in Changzi City, so the prime minister wants to ask General Li to lead 10,000 troops to Shangdang as soon as possible to support Shangdang. It would be best to defend the eldest son and the northern part of Shangdang. If things go wrong, ask the general to lead troops to retreat to the northern part of Shangdang. At the worst, we must defend here. "

After saying that, Chen Gong slapped his hand on the map. When the two of them looked up, it was Nie County. Seeing this, both of them couldn't help but take a breath. Wei Xu said carefully : "Prime Minister, could the situation deteriorate to this point?"

"This is not the worst result!" Chen Gong let out a long sigh and said: "As for Guo Wei, after General Li Feng took away the 10,000-strong army, there were less than 20,000 left in Jinyang City. People, please ask the state captain to recruit troops immediately. At least 20,000 more troops need to be recruited. Although these newly recruited soldiers cannot attack the city or fight in the field, there is no problem in defending the city. Also, please ask the state captain to send out. Three thousand soldiers and five thousand civilians rushed here. This place was originally a pass, named Nanguan, but it has been in disrepair for a long time. Please ask the state captain to send someone to repair it. If Shangdang cannot hold it, this place will be destroyed. This is the most suitable place in Taiyuan to defend against the Tang army."

The place where Chen Gong pressed his finger was one of the official roads connecting Shangdang and Taiyuan. It is located in the middle of Taiyue Mountain between Taiyuan and Shangdang, about fifty miles away from Nie County and about 50 miles away from Qi County. However, Eighty Miles is an important place stuck on the official road.

Seeing this situation, the two of them also realized the seriousness of the matter. After Chen Gong finished his instructions, the two of them solemnly accepted the order and left. For a moment, Jinyang City suddenly became lively. In the military camp in the south of the city, the sleeping soldiers were The general woke up, and groups of soldiers began to gather in the direction of the school grounds under the light of torches. The arsenal in the royal city was also opened, and carts of armor and weapons were continuously delivered to the military camp.

The movement of the military camp in the city woke up the entire Jincheng. The residents in the city looked in the direction of the military camp in the south of the city in shock, not knowing what was going on. After 10,000 Zhao soldiers left the military camp, they left the south gate of Jincheng with torches and headed southeast.

No one noticed that there was a pair of eyes on a small building near the military camp that saw all the changes in the military camp. A moment later, in the backyard of the small building, a flywheel rose into the sky in the darkness. After circling around Jinyang City, it found its direction and flew towards the south.

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Many people were destined to be sleepless tonight. Time passed little by little. At the third watch, in the valley 20 miles west of Gaoping Pass, in the Tang Army camp, after the watch drum sounded, the entire military camp quickly started to move. The horn to gather troops was just that the soldiers on duty woke up the sleeping Zepao from tent to tent.

Soon, groups of soldiers went to the kitchen to have their meal, then took two palm-sized pieces of dried meat from the cook at the door, stuffed the dried meat into their military robes, and then headed to the school grounds to assemble.

Soon, five thousand cavalry and nine thousand Iron Eagle warriors left the camp and headed east towards Gaopingguan under the moonlight, followed closely by three thousand infantry and five thousand crossbowmen. As for the 10,000 civilians, after organizing the camp, they were escorted by 2,000 soldiers and took all the luggage and materials to Gaoping Pass.

The commander of the vanguard army is Lu Zhong. Because Tian Yu is the leading general, it is impossible for him to serve as the vanguard himself. In addition, the Iron Eagle Ruizi is the main force participating in the war, so it is logical that Lu Zhong serves as the vanguard general. In fact, if possible, Tian Yu really doesn't want Lu Zhong to be the vanguard general, because he is more than ten years older than Tian Yu.

But Lu Zhong didn't think so. He saw that Tian Yu, who was less than thirty years old, had been following the king for nearly ten years and became the commander of the first battalion with his own ability. To put it mildly, he relied on his father. Yu Yin has achieved today's achievements, but if you really want to be granted a title of marquis, you have to rely on your own ability. Didn't the king say that? The honor of the Fan Yang Lu family cannot be ruined in the hands of this generation, so let yourself use the sword in your hand to win a generation of princes.

Looking at the more than 10,000 elite troops around him, Lu Zhong couldn't help but feel extremely proud in his heart.

The 14,000-strong army marched silently under the moonlight, with their mouths shut and their horses tied up. Apart from the rustling footsteps, no other sound could be heard.

Just after the fifth watch, after nearly two hours of urgent marching, the army finally arrived five hundred steps outside Gaoping Pass. With Lu Zhong's order, the army stopped here. Soon, a cavalry general came to Lu Zhong's side: "General, Gaoping Pass is five hundred steps ahead!"

"Pass the order down, and the army will rest on the spot!" After saying that, Lu Zhong raised his head again and looked at the sky. Now the eastern sky has turned slightly pale, but it will take nearly half an hour for the real daybreak. According to the news sent back by the shadow, Gaoping Pass usually opens and closes at 3:30 a.m. Thinking of this, Lu Zhong added: "Pass the order down, let the soldiers eat some dried meat! Wait for the gate of Gaoping Pass to open on the spot!"

"Yes!" The messenger next to him immediately agreed, and then turned around and left one by one, dispersing to pass the order.

Soon, low voices rang out in the team: "The general has ordered us to rest on the spot and eat some dried meat!"

"The general has ordered us to rest on the spot and eat some dried meat!"